Chapter 574: Don't Let Prefect Liu Run Away

The Shichang is the largest stone quarry in the suburbs of Jinghua.

Liu Zheng expressed that he was very satisfied.

Only then did Deng Wenhui heave a sigh of relief; with a wave of his hand, he declared the Hanlin Academy had requisitioned it!

A large group of yamen runners began to move into this Shichang.

The people at the Shichang began to feel unhappy.

They muttered among themselves.

"What is going on here?"

"Who knows!"

"I heard that man is Prefect Liu!"

"What? Really?"

With everyone talking at once, this piece of news spread throughout Jinghua once again.

What was the content?

Prefect Liu had ducked into the Shichang and wouldn't come out.

He even ordered the yamen runners to seal the entrance, not letting anyone in at all.

He further ordered Deng Wenhui to go and purchase basins and buckets of all sizes.

And of course, all sorts of tools, like pushcarts, shovels, and hoes.

At this, people were even more bewildered.

"Prefect Liu is going to run away!"

"He's digging a tunnel!"

"This, this, this, he actually wants to escape!"

"How disappointing!"

A cowardly fellow!

Countless people cursed him roundly.

"He wants to escape?"

After hearing this hearsay, Gu Jin felt dizzy.

Good!

She just thought, "Well, that's a fine one!"

You went to such lengths to snatch away my opportunity as "GeneralDirector," and it turns out you're not going to manage anything now, just thinking about running away?

"Jin'er, he definitely doesn't have that in mind..."

Shen Manqing, standing nearby, was caught between laughter and tears.

Gu Jin roared: "What do you mean he doesn't? That's clearly what it is! Then tell me, what is he doing at the Shichang! Huh? Is it his Blessed Land?"

She gritted her teeth fiercely: "Sister Manqing, is this the Prefect Liu you have been infatuated with for so long? This time he is sure to disappoint you!"

No matter how Shen Manqing tried to explain, the others kept chattering away.

Gu Jin said angrily: "No, we cannot let this coward Prefect Liu run away!"

We cannot let Prefect Liu run away!

Once this slogan was shouted, it immediately received strong support from many people. Soon, the young masters and wealthy young ladies of Jinghua followed behind Gu Jin, taking to the streets together and shouting in unison, making for a very lively scene.

These young masters were naturally hostile toward Liu Zheng; just kidding, this Prefect Liu was known as the dream of hundreds of millions of young girls in Longyan. If he appeared in Jinghua, and for the past few days people only talked about him, wouldn't that mean this group of people had no presence at all?

Trample!

Trample him!

Soon, Gu Jin gathered all the young masters and noble children of Jinghua, and they marched in a grand procession toward the Shichang.

"Shichang?"

The Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace.

Hearing this, he couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Does this Prefect Liu really think he can conjure anything out of a Shichang? That is ice and snow! Not Lime!"

The people around him also burst into laughter.

Almost all of Longyan knew the history of Prefect Liu's rise to fame; his initial display of brilliance began with using Lime to repel the Bandits in Yangzhou.

But now you are going to the Shichang again...

A Strategist nearby, a flash of self-proclaimed wisdom in his eyes, chuckled: "Your Highness, I actually think this Prefect Liu may not necessarily want to escape..."

Xie Fang frowned: "Given his character, he naturally wouldn't truly want to escape. Then what do you think..."

The Strategist laughed: "Your Highness, this subordinate believes that Prefect Liu is making a feint to the east while attacking in the west! As everyone knows, his theme requires a large amount of ice and snow. Currently, wanting to obtain such ice and snow is simply a pipe dream..."

"Then, could he be settling for second best, using this method to attract people's attention first! And then go look for something that can replace the atmosphere of ice and snow?"

Once these words were spoken, the Crown Prince's Think Tank all exclaimed in surprise.

It's possible!

Very possible!

This Prefect Liu is just that devious!

The Crown Prince.

A sharp glint flashed in his eyes, and he slapped the table as he stood up: "Go, immediately pass down my order: because of the Emperor's birthday, which is the Son of Heaven's Christmas, all white objects in the city are to be sealed by my order; no trading is allowed!"

"If there is any trading, execute them without mercy!"

"Yes!"

The Crown Prince laughed wildly: "Prefect Liu, oh Prefect Liu, let's see how you die this time!"

……

After Liu Zheng entered the Shichang, he began searching for Saltpeter.

Then he instructed Deng Wenhui to lead this group of people and gather more and more Saltpeter.

Although this group of people did not know why, since the Lord had given the order, they could only obey.

After giving these instructions, Liu Zheng dove into a breakroom in the Shichang.

Birthday Ceremony?

Winter Is Coming.

This was indeed the first time for Liu Zheng to be the "GeneralDirector" of such a grand ceremony...

He had to prepare for it seriously.

On Gu Jin's side, she had already handed over the "program list." The entire ceremony process would start from sunrise that day and continue until sunset...

Good heavens.

One could imagine,

how tedious and long-winded this ceremony was.

The ceremony flow was divided into several parts.

From morning to noon, it was naturally various programs from the Longyan Dynasty side.

It could also be considered a welcome for those vassal states and tributary states coming from all directions.

Then, at noon, there would be a great banquet for the officials.

After that, it would be the vassal states presenting their own programs to celebrate the Christmas of the Longyan Emperor.

Therefore.

On the Longyan side, there were a total of fourteen programs.

One program was two quarter-hours, which was half an hour.

Liu Zheng looked through it once.

Most of the programs could actually be used directly. With Winter Is Coming, the important thing was the atmosphere.

As long as the atmosphere was right, even programs for warm spring or midsummer could be interpreted as the longing of the Longyan people for a better life during the winter.

Four Seasons Like Spring.

After looking through it, Liu Zheng had to admit that Gu Jin was indeed a person with artistic talent.

If he had not appeared, this ceremony would have been managed very successfully by her.

Liu Zheng picked up a pen and still made some modifications to these programs.

Seven days...

Time was tight and the task was heavy.

He could only do his best to achieve perfection.

Most importantly, this time, the Longyan side had no idea what programs those vassal states had prepared.

But Liu Zheng believed that as long as he could create the atmosphere of Winter Is Coming during this midsummer season, he would win.

"Take this to Gu Jin and ask her to help modify it. You are..."

After Liu Zheng had been busy for a while, he called for Deng Wenhui, but before he could finish his sentence, he saw that Deng Wenhui's face was pale and he was in a sorry state.

"My Lord, my Lord, something terrible has happened, something terrible!"

Deng Wenhui came in crying: "They, they have started smashing the door!"

Liu Zheng was startled. After Deng Wenhui spoke at length, Liu Zheng was suddenly caught between laughter and tears.

Flee?

He wanted to flee? Did these people have any brains?

In this situation, where could he flee to?

In the vast Longyan, was there any place for him to flee?

"Then there is no need to pay attention to them..."

Liu Zheng chuckled: "Let them make a scene, the more lively the better. As for this program list, just find a way to give it directly to Manqing and let her help modify it."

"Yes..."

He really wanted to see.

What kind of good shows these monsters and demons currently in Jinghua wanted to put on for him.

"Open the door!"

"Coward Liu Zheng!"

"Don't think you can escape!"

"Smash the door open for me!"

"Let the Viscount Liu come out!"

As soon as he walked out the door, good heavens, among that group of indignant people, some were already starting to climb the wall.

Liu Zheng smiled and ignored them.

"My Lord, if we... really want to dig a tunnel, we should start early, otherwise it will be too late!?"

Deng Wenhui followed behind Liu Zheng, hesitated several times, and gritted his teeth hard.

Bang!

Liu Zheng almost fell face-first onto the ground.

【Author's Note】

There is a funeral in the family, updates will be unstable, sorry.