8mi #2014 - Chu Hao's prestige
#2014 - Chu Hao's prestige
Following that voice, a person walked out and stood between the people of Fengxian County and the soldiers.
"Lord Governor Shangguan."
The people, seeing who it was, immediately ceased their attack.
The soldiers did the same, putting down their weapons one after another.
The one who stepped forward to stop the battle between the people and the soldiers was Governor Shangguan.
"Everyone, although I have been dismissed by the imperial envoy and am no longer the governor, I still ask you to listen to me."
Governor Shangguan shouted loudly to the people and the soldiers.
"Lord Governor Shangguan, we don't know the imperial court, nor have we seen the king. We only recognize you, Lord Governor Shangguan. You are our Governor of Fengxian County."
Although Governor Shangguan had been dismissed, his integrity and love for the people during his tenure in Fengxian County had earned him a reputation and prestige that would not disappear simply because he lost his official position.
"Lord Governor Shangguan, we are also acting under orders, we have no choice."
The soldiers also had great respect for Governor Shangguan, but after all, they were soldiers and had to obey the orders of their superiors. Suppressing the people was also something they were forced to do.
"Everyone, our Fengxian County has suffered three years of drought, and now we are facing disaster from the Western Heavens. Take a look around, how miserable is Fengxian County now?
You soldiers see the suffering of the people. You are also citizens of Fengxian County. Your parents and brothers are also ordinary people.
Can you bear to kill these people who are rebelling for survival? Can your conscience allow it?"
Governor Shangguan turned around and said to the soldiers.
These words caused the soldiers to lower their heads in shame. These soldiers were not without conscience, and among the people opposite them were many of their relatives.
"Lord Governor Shangguan is right, I won't hit the people. I'd rather not do this job."
One soldier was deeply moved, directly threw away his weapon, and left the ranks of the soldiers.
"I won't do it either. I can't bring myself to suppress my fellow villagers."
"What imperial court? It's not worth risking our lives for it."
"We listen to Lord Governor Shangguan!"
With the first, there was a second, and then swathes of soldiers laid down their weapons, refusing to attack the people of Fengxian County.
The original thousands of soldiers were reduced by nearly half after the governor's words.
"No one is allowed to put down their weapons! Are you also rebelling?"
The one in charge of leading the army was You Hun, the confidant of the horse-faced envoy. Seeing this situation, he also began to panic.
If the soldiers under his command all put down their weapons, leaving him alone, what could he use to stop tens of thousands of people?
"Lord Governor Shangguan, you are spreading rumors and bewitching the people. You are the chief culprit of the rebellion in Fengxian County.
I will definitely report to the envoy and have you, a traitor, sliced into a thousand pieces to serve as a warning to others.
Men, seize him!"
You Hun said, ordering his men to arrest Governor Shangguan.
"Whoever dares to touch Lord Governor Shangguan, we will fight them to the death!"
Seeing the soldiers trying to step forward to arrest Governor Shangguan, the people rushed forward to protect him.
Chu Hao and Tang Seng and his disciples were also paying attention to the situation here, and seeing the situation become tense again.
"Brother, it seems that relying on the governor's prestige alone will not be able to change the situation."
"Boss, should we go and help?"
Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie asked Chu Hao.
"Immortal Chu Hao, although it is best for mortals to solve their own problems, we can still provide them with a guiding light."
Tang Seng naturally also hoped that Chu Hao would take action to stop this tragic situation that was about to happen.
"Don't worry, when it's time to act, I will naturally act."
Chu Hao still shook his head, not intending to intervene, because he felt that now was not the best time.
This tense situation here had naturally alarmed the horse-faced envoy, who was leading people here.
Only when the horse-faced envoy arrives will be the best time to solve the problem.
As expected, Chu Hao predicted correctly, the horse-faced envoy had arrived before the two sides clashed.
"You rebellious people, are you trying to resist the imperial court and resist the Tianzhu Kingdom?"
As the person sent down by the imperial court, this horse-faced envoy represented the Tianzhu Kingdom and the imperial court, so he immediately threatened the people like this.
"Envoy, is the imperial court allowing you to come and oppress the people of Fengxian County? Enslaving laborers to tear down houses and build temples, is the imperial court trying to force the people of Fengxian County to their deaths?"
At this time, Governor Shangguan retorted to the horse-faced envoy.
"This envoy represents the imperial court, and all my arrangements are the decisions of the imperial court and the authorization of the king. You are resisting this envoy, you are rebelling!"
The horse-faced envoy still tried to scare the people away with the big hat of rebellion.
"Our Fengxian County accepts the management of the imperial court in order to make the people live prosperously, not to accept the oppression of the imperial court.
If it is a昏聩imperial court, a monarch who only knows how to oppress the people, then what is the point of us being loyal?"
Governor Shangguan replied to the envoy tit-for-tat.
Governor Shangguan's words were naturally spoken for the people, and they also deeply touched the hearts of the people.
"Lord Governor Shangguan is right, so what if we rebel?"
"The imperial court sends envoys to oppress us, this is the government forcing the people to rebel."
"What Tianzhu Kingdom? We don't know the Tianzhu Kingdom, we only know that there is Fengxian County."
The people were also hit in the heart by the governor's words, and they discussed one after another, without any fear of the envoy's threat.
"Bold, you are so rebellious, you all deserve to die!"
Seeing this situation, the horse-faced envoy immediately ordered the soldiers under his command to attack the people.
Although the soldiers were unwilling, this envoy was after all a person from the imperial court, and they could only carry out orders.
Just as the two sides were about to start fighting again, another voice rang out.
"Stop!"
The one who shouted this voice was naturally Chu Hao.
At this time, Chu Hao had already appeared, standing in the air, speaking to the people and soldiers below.
"It's the Prison God!"
"Greetings, Lord Prison God!"
"The Prison God who protects our Fengxian County has appeared."
Seeing Chu Hao appear, all the people and soldiers immediately bowed down, paying their respects to Chu Hao.
Chu Hao subdued the Candle Dragon and resolved the crisis of Fengxian County's destruction. This kind of prestige has been deeply imprinted in the hearts of everyone in Fengxian County.
Those soldiers may not compromise when facing Governor Shangguan, but when facing Chu Hao, they cannot help but kneel, because no matter how prestigious the governor is, he is only a person, while Chu Hao is a god in their hearts!