Outside the city gate, there were two county soldiers standing lazily.

Yuan Xu and others wearing armor came, and the two of them, who seemed to be about to fall asleep, suddenly cheered up and stood with their waists upright like two statues.

Ignoring them, Yuan Xu led the guards straight into the city.

It was already dark, and only a few liquor stores in the city were still lit up.

Shangcai City is quiet, and it doesn't look like there are thieves and troubles at all.

"Childe, it's a little weird!" The accompanying guards were all veterans who had followed Yuan Shao for many years, and they had experienced a lot of things, and one of them whispered: "If there is a thief or a trouble, the city gate should not be opened at night." ”

"It's really weird that the wine shops are also open to welcome customers." The other guard replied casually.

didn't say anything, Yuan Xu only said: "Go to the county government first!" ”

A few people rode along the streets, riding their horses all the way into the city.

Xiao Zhu, who was riding the same horse with Yuan Xu, kept looking left and right when he entered the city, as if he was very curious.

As he was walking, there was a sound of wooden wheels crushing against the bluestone pavement in front of him.

A horse-drawn carriage came slowly from the end of the street.

The carriage was smaller than the one that housed Gongsun Ying'er a few days ago.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, although the merchant was wealthy, his status was not high.

They can't ride horses or carriages when they go out, so they can only make do with ox carts.

Those who ride in the carriage must be relatives of the official eunuchs.

The royal hand of the carriage was a thin man in his thirties, and when he saw Yuan Xu and the others coming over, the man wanted to tell them to get out of the way.

found that Yuan Xu was wearing scaly armor, and the words that had reached his mouth immediately swallowed back.

Reined in the horse pulling the cart, the man hurriedly jumped out of the cart.

"Zhen Gui, why did you stop?" As soon as the car stopped, a woman's voice came from inside.

The woman's voice was soft, making people feel comfortable all over the pores when they heard it.

"Miss Hui, there are a few generals here!" Of course, Yushou has some eyesight, and from the armor Yuan Xu is wearing, he can already see that he can't be provoked, Zhen Gui replied in a low voice.

Stopping his march, Yuan Xu said to the guards beside him, "Get out of the way!" ”

The four guards were stunned for a moment, but they still moved to each side of the road.

Taking over as the lieutenant of Shangcai County, although Yuan Xu's position is not high, he is Yuan Shao's son after all.

Shu Shengzi has no status in Yecheng, and many generals and strategists will not take him seriously at all, but when he arrives in the local county seat, he is still much more noble than the county officials.

Yuan Xu and the guards got out of the way, and the royal hand hurriedly made a big salute, and said tremblingly: "Please go first, general!" ”

With a wave of his hand, Yuan Xu motioned for him to drive over first.

"The general gives way to the young lady......" didn't dare to get into the carriage easily, and Mide reported to the carriage.

"Since the general makes way, it is inconvenient to excuse myself too much, thank the general on my behalf!"

The nightingale's nice voice floated out of the carriage again.

"That's good!" Xiao Zhu, who was riding the same horse with Yuan Xu, was stupid and praised loudly.

Glaring at him, Yuan Xu said to Yushou: "A certain little brother is straightforward and fast-talking, and he said the wrong thing, please forgive me!" ”

Mide said that he didn't dare, got into the carriage, shook the reins, and drove slowly between Yuan Xu and the others.

The carriage passed by, and Yuan Xu vaguely smelled a faint fragrance.

I can't see who is in the car, and I can conclude that the woman in the car must be extremely beautiful just by the fragrance!

Seeing the carriage leave, until it disappeared on the street corner, Yuan Xu beckoned the guards to go in the direction of the county government.

Shang Cai ordered Zhen Yi to get the news that he was going to take over the post of county lieutenant and preside over the suppression of thieves.

Zhen Yi lived in the county government for several days, for fear of missing the greeting.

The county lieutenant was in charge of the military affairs of the county and was subject to the county order.

greeted Yuan Xu in person, Zhen Yi didn't value his official position, just because he was a descendant of the Yuan family.

The remnant sun sank below the horizon, raising its dim afterglow, and Shangcai City was shrouded in a dark night.

Two torches hung outside the main entrance of the county hall.

The evening breeze swept by, and the flames were blown and fluttered.

Yuan Xu and the others arrived outside the gate of the county government, and the gate was already closed.

The crowd dismounted, and one of the guards stepped forward, grabbed the knocker and struck it vigorously.

On a quiet night, the knock on the door was heard far away.

After just a few knocks, a lazy voice came from inside: "Who knocked on the door at night?" If anything, come back tomorrow! ”

"I'll escort the fifth son of the Yuan family here, and open the door quickly!" Hearing the voice, the guard who knocked on the door slammed it even louder.

The entire Shangcai County Government knew that Yuan Xu was coming here, and the janitor was certainly no exception.

Hearing the shouts of the guards, the messenger who was reluctant to speak just now hurriedly opened the door.

Opening the door, he saw several men in armor standing outside the door.

At that moment, next to the young man wearing scaly armor and dressed as a general, there was a shirtless young man.

Yuan Xu and the others were dressed in military uniforms, although Xiao Zhu's image was really not good, they still didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly made a big gift.

"A certain is the new county lieutenant of Shangcai!" Stepping forward, Yuan Xu said: "I came to supervise the suppression of bandits on the order of Yuan Gong, and I took care of it!" ”

"The county lieutenant, please come in and rest, the villain will go to inform the county order!"

Yuan Xu reported his intentions, how dare he slack off, and let them in the door with sincere fear.

closed the door and led Yuan Xu and the others to sit down in the front hall.

Just after taking a seat in the front hall, Yuan Xu asked the messenger, "Does the county order live here?" ”

Bowing down, the messenger said to Yuan Xu: "Back to the county lieutenant, Zhen County Ling has a house behind the street, but he only learned that the county lieutenant is coming, and he has only lived here in the past few days!" ”

Yuan Xu nodded and said to the messenger: "Annoyance to inform the county order!" ”

"Don't dare! Can't! He said he didn't dare, and sent someone to withdraw.

After he left, a guard said to Yuan Xu: "Zhen Yi is not a good bird when he thinks about it!" ”

"How do you say that?" Before he saw Zhen Yi's guard, such a sentence came out, which made Yuan Xu feel very puzzled.

"Gongzi doesn't know that officials from all over the country take office, and most of them live in official mansions. Only a small number of people who have money in the private treasury will buy a private house! Yuan Xu asked, and the guards didn't dare to hide it.

Another guard took over and said, "Childe is here, just a county lieutenant. Zhen Yi should not be afraid of anything, so he does not shy away from having a private house! ”

There was no sound, but Yuan Xu was silently thinking in his heart.

According to the county order, the annual salary is only 600 to 1,000 stones, Zhen Yi can afford to buy a private house, and he should not be honest in the local area.

The county order is like this, and it is clear how the county officials are, needless to say too much.

The appearance of thieves in Shangcai, whether it is the remnants of the Yellow Turban, or whether they were forced by officials to the point that they could not survive and rise up, this matter needs to be investigated in detail.

Yuan Xu and the guards analyzed the county officials, but Xiao Zhu walked around the hall, curiously stroking the vermilion pillars supporting the roof.

"Xiao Zhu, don't touch it!" Looking at Xiao Zhu, Yuan Xu called him.