Father, I really don’t want to be the emperor

"For the safety of His Highness, I suggest that Your Highness live in the Governor's Yamen!"

"The old thief has already begun to murder His Highness. If the ambush outside the city fails today, he will definitely find another way. Your Highness has to guard against it!"

After coming out of the Governor's Mansion, Zhuang Wen spoke earnestly.

Yue Chunping on the side also echoed: "Your Highness, we have to be on guard! Although Mr. Zhuang and I can barely restrain the old thief from making rash moves, this old thief has already put his hands into every aspect of Tianjiang! Even many of my men Mr. Qian is very close to the old thief!"

The two of them sang together, and Ning Fan felt a little moved.

After watching the dragon robe today, Ning Fan was indeed convinced of Song Chengzhou's rebellion.

But when it comes to living in the governor's office, Ning Fan doesn't think it's necessary.

The biggest reason why Tianjiang seems to be relatively stable on the surface is that Zhuang Wen and Song Chengzhou are keeping each other in check.

Both parties are keeping each other in check, so everything goes smoothly.

Ning Fan believed that Song Chengzhou did not dare to do anything to him yet.

"Master Zhuang, I have more than a dozen people accompanying me. It will be inconvenient to live in the Yamen."

Ning Fan declined.

When Zhuang Wen saw Ning Fan insisting, a look of worry flashed in his eyes: "Then live in the Qianjiang Villa! It is specially prepared for His Majesty. The scenery is beautiful and it is very suitable for living."

This time Ning Fan agreed. After parting ways with Yue Chunping and Zhuang Wen, Ning Fan and his party moved into Qianjiang Villa under the leadership of someone arranged by Zhuang Wen.

There were maids and servants prepared by Zhuang Wen in the other courtyard, but they were all driven to the outer courtyard by Ning Fan. There were ten Orion soldiers guarding the entrance of the inner courtyard, preventing outsiders from entering at all.

"Tianzhou is indeed a prosperous place in the south of the Yangtze River, with unique local customs and unique flavor."

Standing outside the east courtyard wall, here is a highland overlooking the entire Qianjiang River.

As soon as the wind blew, the alcohol he drank at noon came back, and Ning Fan felt a little dizzy.

"Your Highness, if Song Chengzhou dares to ambush outside the city, he may do something in the city. You must be careful."

Luo Yong has been a little nervous since he encountered an ambush outside the city. He has been tightening his nerves and not daring to slack off.

He has never taken off the long knife on his waist.

"Don't worry blindly, it's okay for now."

Ning Fan's eyes seemed to gradually regain their clarity.

Luo Yong didn't know why Ning Fan wasn't nervous. He wasn't as nervous as he was now when he was fighting among thousands of troops.

When charging on the battlefield, you only need to take care of your own safety, but here there are dangers everywhere, and Luo Yong has to protect Ning Fan at all times.

If something happens to Ning Fan, his wealth, life and future will be completely ruined.

"Go and meet with Wang Tao and Chang Yuan to see how many people have come in? Let them set up controls nearby. If there is an emergency, it won't be too late for us to rush out on Pegasus."

Ning Fan ordered.

Luo Yong got Ning Fan's order and hurried out.

Before entering the city, they had agreed on a place with Wang Tao, Chang Yuan and the others. Now Luo Yong simply changed his clothes and came out from the back wall, and went quietly.

All this was not discovered by anyone.

"Your Highness, I think we should make a fire and cook by ourselves. The city is full of dangers. If we can't protect ourselves, we will be poisoned."

When Ergou saw Luo Yong leaving, he came over.

Ning Fan nodded: "The dry food we brought is enough for a few days. If it doesn't work, we can eat on the street!"

"The ingredients sent by Mr. Zhuang should also be acceptable."

Ergou thought.

Before Ning Fan could answer, Yueying on the side said: "We are blind, don't believe anyone, don't listen to anyone's words, believe what you see with your own eyes and hear with your ears."

"Then you're not so nervous, then Zhuang Wen should still be reliable."

Ergou retorted.

Yueying seemed too lazy to chat with Ergou, snorted coldly, turned around and left.

"Look at this girl, with such a stubborn temper, it will be difficult for her to find a husband in the future."

Ergou was contradicted by Yueying and felt a little unhappy.

Ning Fan listened to the two bickering with a sullen face and said nothing.

Soon the night fell, Yueying got some food, and everyone ate some and planned to rest.

Ning Fan asked and found that Luo Yong hadn't come back yet, and he couldn't help but feel worried.

He sat on the shore, spread out the paper under the candlelight, and carefully recorded everything that happened today.

Including the process of discovering the dragon robe and some details, they are all clearly written.

After writing these things, Ning Fan analyzed them carefully.

He always felt that some things were foggy and unclear. Everything he heard and saw when he came to Tianzhou seemed to be led by others.

Ning Fan also observed Song Chengzhou carefully. He was so well disguised that there were no flaws.

"Your Highness, Luo Yong is back."

Ergou opened the door and came in to report.

Ning Fan walked out and realized that none of the Orion guards in the yard were resting. Some were standing on the trees and some were squatting on the walls. They were holding repeating compound crossbows in their hands and staring at the surroundings with wary expressions.

"Your Highness, a total of about one hundred and fifty people have come in! The weapons have not been brought in yet, and they will come in one after another tomorrow."

Luo Yong's face was excited and he didn't look as anxious as he did in the afternoon.

Ning Fan understands that this means having food in hand and not panic. Now that he has manpower, Luo Yong will naturally feel at ease.

"Try to hide it as much as possible. Don't alert the enemy unless necessary. Also, our staff cannot let Zhuang Wen and others know about it."

Ning Fan warned again and again.

After a night of silence, Ning Fan went to the Governor's Yamen to check some files early the next morning.

All correspondence and official documents are included in the review list.

"The Imperial Envoy wants to see the tax records?"

Song Chengzhou frowned, looking a little unclear.

"Master Song, after entering Tianjiang, what I saw and heard was completely different from my previous impression of Tianjiang!"

"Tianjiang is a prosperous place, but it's a pity that the common people can only eat some black flour steamed buns and gruel."

Ning Fan sighed.

Song Chengzhou fell silent when he heard what Ning Fan said.

When Ning Fan saw that the other party didn't answer, he sneered in his heart.

"Sir Song, according to the tax rate stipulated by the imperial court, the lives of the people of Tianjiang will not be so miserable!"

Ning Fan simply made it clear.

He just suspected that Song Chengzhou might have made some complaints about exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes to provoke a popular uprising. At that time, he could take advantage of the situation to win over the people's hearts and minds and coerce the people of Tianjiang to have breakfast together.

In fact, this is where Ning Fan is most suspicious. It is very difficult for a local official to rebel successfully.

Unless the local people support this person very much...

After entering Tianjiang territory, Ning Fan had suspicions, and this suspicion was confirmed step by step.

"Your Highness, I will ask someone to cooperate with Your Highness, but I am not feeling well and need to go home to rest."

Song Chengzhou said with a gloomy face.

Obviously, he was very resistant to Ning Fan's audit. Although he didn't say anything, he took practical actions.