Hearing what Zhou Chen said, Su Tong and Wang Yan had extremely frightened looks on their faces.

The people sitting in this banquet were either the cronies brought by Zhou Chen himself, or the sergeants and brocade guards who followed Zhou Chen's orders according to the order.

Only Su Tong and Wang Yan are outsiders, and they are the local forces that are already deep-rooted in Youyu County.

Therefore, Su Tong and Wang Yan knew very well in their hearts that the newly arrived magistrate was saying these words to the two of them.

There was no hesitation or hesitation at all, the two of them hurriedly got up from the banquet and walked out, knelt down on one knee in front of Zhou Chen, and said guiltily: "Lord Zhou, what are you talking about? How dare the two of them go against the will of the Shangguan! ”

If Zhou Chen's identity was just as simple as the magistrate of Youyu County, then Su Tong and Wang Yan really had nothing to fear.

Even if the two of them didn't dare to disobey the magistrate's orders openly, they could still do it if they secretly made a stumbling block, and they could still be contained.

However, with the current Zhou Chen's huge power as both the Right Yulin Guard Supervisor and the Jinyi Guard, the current situation is completely different.

Su Tong and Wang Yan can completely imagine that as long as the two of them dare to make any small moves in secret, the fate waiting for the two of them will definitely be ruined.

Not to mention the duties of the Right Yulin Guard, just offending a thousand households of Jinyi Wei is enough for the two of them to raid their homes and destroy them.

However, when Zhou Chen opened the skylight and said something bright and made all this clear, Su Tong and Wang Yan were much more relieved in their hearts.

While the two of them were sincerely afraid, they naturally heard the subtext in Zhou Chen's words that they didn't care about the three-acre land in Youyu County.

And the two of them can now see that their newly arrived magistrate in Youyu County is not a person who can stay more in a bitter cold place like Youyu County.

At most, it will be a few years, and he, the magistrate of the county, will be able to obtain enough qualifications to return to a wealthy place like the capital with a layer of gold.

During this period, as long as Su Tong and Wang Yan were loyal to their duties, then a few years later, the position of magistrate of Youyu County would most likely be the turn of one of the two of them.

It's only been three or five years, and they can still calm down and wait.

Of course, in addition, Su Tong and Wang Yan had no other choice, after all, the war knives in the hands of Youyu Lin Wei and Jin Yiwei were not placed there to see.

"Please rest assured, my lord, that the lower officials will do their best to assist you in the future, and will definitely not hold you back in political affairs."

County Cheng Su Tong hurriedly bowed to Zhou Chen three times, and solemnly assured.

And the chief bookkeeper Wang Yan also followed up and said: "Xiaguan's thoughts are the same as those of Su Xiancheng, Xiaguan must be loyal and loyal, and he doesn't dare to cause you the slightest trouble." ”

Seeing that Su Tong and Wang Yan, two outsiders, made repeated statements, the cold look on Zhou Chen's face couldn't help but ease a lot.

He walked forward with a smile, personally helped Su Tong and Wang Yan up, and said comfortingly: "Su County Cheng and Wang Zhushu are really reasonable people, the two of them can rest assured, as long as the two of them help the official to handle the opening of the mutual market properly, the current saint will definitely not ignore the merits of the two."

In terms of the ability of the two of them, if they want to come to this official career, they will definitely not stop at the position of the magistrate of Youyu County in front of them. ”

Zhou Chen drew a flatbread to Su Tong and Wang Yan, and arched his hand in the direction where the capital was located, as a sign of respect for Emperor Hongzhi.

After all, there is still a forbidden army in the field at the moment, and when he returns, it is very likely that Emperor Hongzhi will ask him what he has seen and heard on this trip.

Therefore, wherever he can have a relationship with Emperor Hongzhi, Zhou Chen has never been sloppy.

The deterrence that should have been there, and the comfort that should have been there was also no lack, so Su Tong and Wang Yan sat down again in the banquet under the leadership of Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen picked up the wine glass he had just put down again, held it high in front of him and said with a smile: "Okay, the unpleasantness has passed, and now we are going to have a banquet!"

I would like to mention a cup first, and wish everyone here a bright future, please drink this cup to your heart's content! ”

"I'm waiting to wish you good luck!"

Seeing Zhou Chen raise his glass to give a speech, everyone hurriedly got up and raised a glass to congratulate.

Subsequently, the banquet entered a warm atmosphere of pushing cups and changing lamps.

As the dishes on the plate gradually emptied, the wine in the cup slowly bottomed out, and the banquet prepared for Zhou Chen was finally coming to an end.

At this time, Xu Hongtu, a hundred households of the forbidden army, stood up and toasted a glass of wine to Zhou Chen and said, "My lord, since you have arrived safely in Renyouyu County, then according to Your Majesty's will, I should leave for Beijing tonight." ”

Regarding Xu Hongtu's sudden farewell, Zhou Chen was not surprised.

After all, they are the forbidden army in the Forbidden City, and it is impossible to leave the palace half a step under normal circumstances.

Emperor Hongzhi was able to send a hundred forbidden troops to escort him to his post, which was already considered a great grace of the emperor.

Although he knew that he couldn't do it, Zhou Chen still got up and said, "Do you have to leave tonight?"

It's getting late now, so it's not too late to rest overnight and start tomorrow morning! ”

Xu Hongtu shook his head, clasped his hands into fists and said, "My lord, the emperor's order is difficult to disobey, and the lower officials are also acting according to their will." ”

"Okay, then the official will send General Xu!"

As he spoke, Zhou Chen got up and escorted Xu Hongtu out of the room.

Seeing that the forbidden army was leaving, the others naturally couldn't sit still, and they were also sent out of the room with Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen deliberately slowed down his pace and walked side by side with Xu Hongtu, his arm shook slightly, and a silver ticket with a denomination of one hundred taels slipped into Xu Hongtu's sleeve.

Xu Hongtu was stunned, and couldn't help but look at Zhou Chen in a blink of an eye.

Zhou Chen smiled indifferently, nodded slightly, and everything was silent.

Although Xu Hongtu was a little unnatural, he finally accepted the silver ticket, after all, they, the forbidden army, were willing to leave the comfort of the capital to go out to run a mission, so they didn't come because of these tacit oil and water.

"My lord, this is a bitter cold place, and there may be an outbreak at any time, you should be cautious yourself, and the next official will leave!"

Xu Hongtu once again clasped his fists and saluted Zhou Chen, and then he led the more than 100 forbidden soldiers who were also full of wine and food to leave the county office.

Taking advantage of the night, he galloped back in the direction of the capital with stars and moons.