Chapter 429: "For the country for the people"

"This is the manager's barracks. According to regulations, outsiders are not

allowed to enter. Have they all obtained the permission of the branch office?"

Zheng Ming asked even though he stepped aside.

"Hey, I said it was my friend, who is still an outsider. Why, can't you trust

Uncle Deng?"

"How come. But these people are born very well, they don't look like people

from the county."

"We're from a foreign country." The leader said, indeed it didn't sound like a

local accent.

"Yes, yes... it's a friend from outside." Uncle Deng patted him on the

shoulder, "Don't worry, they all got the permission, otherwise they won't be

able to enter the gate of the mining area. There are guards guarding it."

"Can you show me the license?"

"They are all kept at the gate guard post, lest you lose them. I said, you

kid, don't ask questions, and quickly enter the back room to pour tea for

everyone. I can buy a few good dishes today." Uncle Deng said halfway through

his voice. Suddenly he rose up, "Wait, where are you going to get dressed?"

"I went to the guard post and it was stipulated that this thing should be

carried with you. I will help you hold it without fear of losing it. Whether

it is entering the mine or the barracks, permission is required—"

The voice of colleagues stopped abruptly.

Huo Ying only felt the blood pouring, he saw a sharp knife emerging from

behind Zheng Ming, and the head of the knife reflected dim blood. The leader

pressed him tightly to his chest, causing him to convulse slightly, but he

couldn't make a single cry.

"Master Chai, this..."

"He is too wordy, we are short on time."

"Oh, what a pity." Uncle Deng shook his head, turned and walked towards the

house, "Master Huo, are you still there?"

Huo Ying, a scholar who has never seen such a scene, took two steps back and

sat down on the ground, "You, you..."

He didn't notice until everyone entered the room that these people were

carrying weapons around their waists.

"Don't panic, they are all your own, sent by the court." Uncle Deng stretched

out his hand and pulled him up, kindly comforted him, "You should know that

Princess Guangping has rebelled, right?"

"I..." Huo Ying didn't know what to pick up for a while. It was indeed a

treason to take the government office of Baisha County and let the branch

office replace it, but everyone accepted it willingly, right? At least none of

the locals do not clap their hands and cheer.

He remembered that Uncle Deng also participated in the celebration at that

time.

"I heard Zheng Ming say that you are a talented scholar, right? Scholars

naturally hate such things as treason, but they don't dare to say anything."

Uncle Deng took the key to the warehouse from the wall and threw it into his

hand. "Me too. Knowing that you have big ambitions in your heart, and you are

screaming for your country and people when you drink, now the opportunity is

here."

"Opportunity...Yes?" He said in a daze.

"Isn't this the time to show the country for the people to fight treason and

help the court and the Privy Council? The Baisha Mine provides the iron

material needed for Jinxia City. If it can interrupt its production, it will

be a great achievement." Deng Shudun After a pause, "Of course, you don't need

to be afraid of retaliation from the rebels. After doing this, they will **

you and me out of Shenzhou to settle in Shangyuancheng. I will be a rich man,

and you can also be an official in Gyeonggi. ."

"Really?" Huo Ying asked subconsciously.

"Of course, they have sent my whole family there. If you help Uncle Deng this

one, they promised to treat you like this."

During the conversation between the two, a dozen people in the room had

already put on a uniform, which was exactly the same as the Jinxia army.

Obviously this group came prepared.

The panic gradually receded, Huo Ying suddenly wanted to understand a little

bit, and it was not only Uncle Deng who decided to serve the court. For

example, there are usually five to six guards at the gates. They can come in

quietly and must be answered by someone inside.

Going to be an official in Gyeonggi... To be honest, this temptation has been

infinite for him. If he hadn't always failed to get a Jinshi, he would not

retreat and choose to go to the bureau to apply. Originally thought that he

would be able to make a big splash in the General Administration, but he did

not expect to be sent to Baisha County in the end. Huo Ying felt that it might

be a good choice to leave.

Besides, can he refuse?

The tip of the knife that pierced Zheng Ming's back was still dangling in his

mind.

"Are you finished?" The middle-aged man called Master Chai said blankly, "We

have to hurry up."

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"Give me some time-only he knows how to open the warehouse."

Huo Ying tilted his head to look at the other person, "What Uncle Deng said is

true? Can I go to Gyeonggi to become an official?"

The leader touched his arms and threw a bamboo tube to his chest.

He opened the lid of the tube. In addition to a roll of gold leaf, there was

also an appointment and dismissal document-the official title and name column

were empty, but the seal was already covered. "The specific official depends

on your contribution."

The answer is self-evident.

Huo Ying took a deep breath and put the bamboo tube into her arms, "What do

you need me to do?"

"Open the warehouse, we need to fetch a few things."

"Only mine tools are stored there. Destroying them will have little effect on

mine production."

"But there is gunpowder in these tools, isn't it?" Uncle Deng said with a

grin.

...

The Baisha mine under the curtain of night was completely dark. In order to

avoid being discovered by the guards, the group did not even lift the torch,

relying on the dim moonlight to distinguish the direction.

The warehouse is just west of the yard. It is an old two-story brick building

with no windows on all sides. The only entrance is a huge sliding iron door.

On the way, Uncle Deng's words lingered in Huo Ying's mind.

There is only one way to use gunpowder to interrupt the mine's production-they

want to blow up the mine and completely block the entrance to the mine.

It is almost impossible to open up these channels again for more than a

decade.

In terms of effect alone, this approach is indeed a once and for all.

But they didn't seem to have considered a problem.

What should Baisha County do?

This county seat was established because of the Baisha Mine. Many residents

living in the county have been miners for generations. They have been bound to

the mine for almost all their lives. If the mine is gone, can Baisha County

survive independently?

The answer is probably no ~www.mtlnovel.com~ These 8,000 people have to leave

their hometowns because of this.

The question is, besides Jinxia City, who else is willing to accept so many

refugees? Moreover, if the Princess Guangping failed to be killed, whether

Jinxia City could maintain the current practice would be a question.

The warehouse has arrived.

Huo Ying took out the key and hesitated, "Is it necessary to use gunpowder? If

the mine is destroyed, what should the thousands of residents of Baisha Mine

do?"

"What are you talking about, what you and I are doing now is a major fight

against treason! Without the stability of the country, there is no personal

peace!" Uncle Deng frowned, "This matter will be recorded in the annals of

history in the future, you Don't you want to leave a name in the book?"

"We are all working for Daqi, and the people in the world will benefit in the

end." Master Chai added in a deep voice behind, "Thousands of people and

millions of people, which is more important, you should be able to distinguish

clearly."

"I know."

Huo Ying inserts the key into the lock hole and turns it four times in

sequence-this special lock requires four bolts to be opened continuously

before the iron door can slide open to one side.

With a light click, the iron gate moved slowly, revealing a small gap between

it and the wall.

"Help me push it-this door is too heavy for me to open it alone."

Immediately, three or four people approached the door and tried hard together.

At this moment, Huo Ying pushed back Uncle Deng abruptly, causing him to bump

into Master Chai, and he turned the key to the wrong angle and lowered the

last bolt again.

Only a dull boom was heard, and the sliding iron gate suddenly stopped.

At this moment, the gap between the door and the wall just allowed him to pass

through.

Huo Ying clung to the wall and squeezed into it desperately. The middle-aged

man also opened Uncle Deng and drew his sword to stab him.

With a tingling of his waist, he finally passed through the crack of the door

and fell to the ground in the warehouse.