Chapter 12: Hengyang City
"This brother, do you know the Hengyang City Lord very well?" asked Yun Xudu.
No matter what this person's impression of the city lord is, if he dares to publicly slander the city lord on the occasion of so many people, this person must not be an ordinary person, and he can get news from him that others can't get.
The beast skin man said: "Originally, the blood desert was a borderless land, and after Ling Wenjin Lao'er came, he regarded it as his own home, prohibiting anyone from entering the blood desert to hunt for treasures, not to mention, even the people who originally lived in the blood desert were driven away, and now the entire blood desert is under the control of Ling Wenjin Lao'er, if you break in without permission, you will kill one by one." ”
Yun Xuan was a little unconvinced: "Although the scope of the blood desert is not as good as the desert in southern Xinjiang, it can also cover hundreds of miles, and the terrain is even more complex and changeable, not to mention the long-term blockade of the blood desert, even if it is to clear the bandits in the blood desert, it is very difficult, let alone blockade, let alone transform the blood desert into a jungle within ten years." ”
The beast-skinned man was a little annoyed: "The change of the blood desert has been witnessed by the people of the entire Hengyang City, half of the people here have had the experience of being forcibly recruited to plant trees in the past, will the Sprinkle family still lie to you?"
After speaking, Dahan glanced at the crowd of onlookers.
"Yes, I was asked to plant trees. ”
"The lord of the castle doesn't know what is crazy, if you don't plant enough trees, or make enough contributions in other aspects, you will be targeted by the people of the castle lord's mansion. ”
"We are not a wealthy family, we can find someone to do it for us, and we don't dare to contradict the city lord's mansion, so we can only work hard ourselves, alas!
"Those who make mistakes will be punished for work, those who have not made mistakes must work obligedly, and if you don't plant trees and don't work, even if you don't plant them, if it weren't for the power of the city lord, we would have ...... a long time ago."
"Shhhh ”
Under the obscenity of the Great Han, everyone began to complain about the actions of the City Lord's Mansion, but in Jiang Ming's opinion, it was not so much that they were forced to say this, but that they were using the Great Han as an excuse to take the opportunity to complain a few words.
"It seems that the city lord of Hengyang City is quite unpopular. Yun said with a smile.
"I think this city lord is not simple. Jiang Ming retorted.
"How so?"
"If City Lord Ling Wenjin is unpopular, then why don't the people of Hengyang City go to other cities?" Jiang Ming said.
Yun Xuan was stunned for a moment: "Maybe the road is dangerous! Although the bandits we encountered were all deliberately attracted by me, even in normal times, the possibility of encountering bandits is very high." ”
Jiang Ming said: "If there is really a large-scale escape, who cares about this?"
Yun Xuan was silent, he had seen the scene of famine, and people who couldn't survive could do anything to survive.
"And, look at what these complainers are wearing. Jiang Ming reminded.
After being reminded by Jiang Ming, Yun Xudu took a serious look at it, at first glance, it seemed that there was a new and an old, no different from other places, but now it seemed that there was a detail that was easy to overlook: their clothes had no patches.
It is normal for clothes to have no patches, he himself never wears clothes with patches, but it is not normal for a large area of people to have no patches, and even two people present are wearing clothes with torn clothes.
Jiang Ming's eyes swept over the nearly 100 people around him, and said leisurely: "Although the people here are a little tired, they can still get by in life, and even people who have no martial arts dare to wear beautiful clothes, the security of Hengyang City must be very good." ”
After speaking, he no longer paid attention to the reactions of everyone present, and directly got up and walked towards Hengyang City.
For this interesting city lord, he really wanted to meet it.
There is a cloud of empty identity tokens, even if Jiang Ming does not have an identity token, the two of them entered Hengyang City without hindrance, there is no link of investigation, just a soldier quietly left the city gate.
The strong are privileged at all times, and the strength of the cloud is also the top among the strong at the city lord level, even if he has bad intentions, it is not something that the soldiers at the city gate can stop, but may cause trouble out of thin air, it is better to let it go directly, and then report the matter to the city lord's mansion, and the city lord's mansion will decide.
"Now someone should tell the city lord's mansion the news of our entry into the city, let's go slowly, and when we get to the city lord's mansion, the city lord should be ready to greet him personally. Yun said confidently.
This is also the default etiquette for high-ranking people to visit each other, so that when the other party does not have time to receive them, they can give each other enough time to prepare, so as to avoid embarrassment on both sides.
As for whether the city lord will take him seriously, this small question was subconsciously ignored by him, he was able to win the position of the city lord with no background, and his strength was the top even among the city lords. Only if the Hengyang City Lord is in his right mind, he will show him enough respect.
The two of them were not in a hurry, and observed the situation in Hengyang City all the way on the way towards the City Lord's Mansion. As Jiang Ming said, the living standards of the people in Hengyang City are generally good, both the appearance of ordinary residents and the bustling streets are a grade stronger than that of Tiannan City.
There are even many people who are not wealthy families, and some people with small money make gold and silver into jewelry and wear them in conspicuous places, and they are not afraid of the crisis caused by leaking money, which is unimaginable in many places in Dongzhou.
"It's not advisable to listen and believe partially, I didn't expect to hear it at the same time!" Yun Xuan sighed, in his opinion, the people here complained that the city lord was simply in the blessing and did not know the blessing.
The last time they came to Hengyang City, they were still photographed by the ferocity of the bandits of the Thirteenth Road of the Blood Desert, and they were worried every day.
Jiang Ming didn't say a word along the way, he faintly felt that there was something wrong with the atmosphere in Hengyang City, but he couldn't say it.
Coming to the City Lord's Mansion, just as Yun Xuan expected, the people of the City Lord's Mansion were ready to greet them, and a passage composed of people led the two to the meeting room.
"This is the genius city lord Yun Xuan! The youngest city lord in Dongzhou, when I saw it today, it was really a masterpiece!" A steward in a bright black brocade robe greeted him, with a smile on his face that was neither humble nor arrogant, "Below is the steward of the City Lord's Mansion, the city lord is not in the city, if the two of you need anything in Hengyang City, just let the orders be." ”
Yun Xuan said: "I am no longer the city lord. ”
When he said this, Yun Xudu's expression was indifferent, as if he was saying something that didn't concern him, so that the city lord's housekeeper didn't know whether he was happy or angry.
"The city lord said, Yun Xudu is a rare genius in Dongzhou, but unfortunately he is disturbed by fame and fortune, and he is obsessed with power, and now the lord has lost the position of the city lord, but it is a blessing rather than a curse!" the housekeeper smiled.
Yun Xuan snorted coldly: "Obsessed with power? If you are not obsessed with power, why should your city lord be the city lord of Hengyang City." ”
It is true that he is obsessed with power, but it is also because of his poor family background and the moral concept shaped by his background. Moreover, as the same city lord, what qualifications does Ling Wenjin have to say that other city lords are obsessed with power?