Gao Ming shouted at Xiang Yu, "Could this hero please speak to Young Master Jiang?"
"What do you want me to say to the lord?" Xiang Yu glared at him, not wanting to pay any attention.
“Good sir, I have a message for your lord: if he spares my family, I am willing to give him two hundred thousand taels of silver.” Gao Ming, kneeling on the prison cart, held up two fingers.
Wu Tian sneered: "Lord Gao, I think you should give up on that idea. I know all about your money."
"I have already led men to confiscate all your money and handed it over to Lord Jiang."
"What money do you have left to give him?"
Upon hearing this, Gao Ming launched into a tirade of curses at Wu Tian.
"You beast, surnamed Wu."
“Over the years, I have never treated you unfairly.”
"You actually teamed up with an outsider to deal with me?"
"All the benefits I've given you over the years have gone to waste! Even if I become a ghost, I will never let you go."
Upon hearing this, Wu Tian pointed at Gao Ming's nose and cursed, "You bastard! Don't you know what you've done all these years?"
"You bastard, all you care about is money and women, and I'm just your dog."
"I don't want to be a dog now."
Everything you've experienced today is your own fault.
Gao Ming immediately deflated after being scolded by Wu Tian.
Wu Tian is right; everything he did was his own fault.
“You, surnamed Gao, although I am your advisor, you also owe my family a blood debt. When you are executed by slow slicing, I will definitely cut you ten times.”
Gao Ming immediately became dejected, like a wilted eggplant.
…………
Peach Blossom Village.
Li Feier and Li Xueer in the village chief's courtyard.
"Dalang has been in the city for several days now."
"Sister, when do you think Dalang will come back?" Li Xue'er sat in the courtyard gate, basking in the sun, with her hands supporting her chin.
Li Feier shook her head: "I don't know either. But Dalang said before he left that he wouldn't stay in the city for too long."
Xue'er slowly raised her head: "Everyone says that the city is a glamorous world, and the girls in the city are beautiful and have great figures."
"Sister, I heard that all the young girls in the city are good at singing and dancing, and they are all reincarnations of fox spirits. Could it be that Dalang has been bewitched by those fox spirits?"
"No, our eldest son isn't that kind of person." Although Li Feier said this, she wasn't sure herself.
Both sisters knew that the city was a dazzling, decadent world.
Men have much more freedom in the city than in the countryside.
“Sister,” Li Xue’er’s face flushed instantly, “I want to go to the city to find Da Lang.”
Li Feier quickly shook her head: "It's chaotic with war. We sisters can't go into the city. We might get killed by bad guys on the way."
"But I just miss Dalang. I haven't been able to sleep well these past two nights since he left. I also have no appetite during the day."
Li Feier sighed deeply: "Who says otherwise? I haven't slept well these past few days either."
Just then, a commotion arose outside the courtyard.
The two sisters quickly went outside.
A large crowd of people had already gathered outside.
Dozens of farmhands stood before the people: "What are you doing?"
"Where's Jiang Tian? Tell him to come out."
"We dug the well with great effort, just as he asked, but there wasn't a single drop of water."
"Jiang Tian once assured us that as long as we dug the well, there would be water, so we dug day and night."
"Nothing came of it."
The more ordinary people spoke, the harsher and harsher their words became.
Li Xueer and Li Feier stepped forward.
“What our eldest son says will always be kept.”
"Dalang has gone to the city, he'll be back soon,"
“As soon as Dalang returns, your wells will naturally have water. Have you forgotten? Dalang is the reincarnation of the Dragon King.”
The people simply did not believe what Li Xueer and Li Feier said.
They dug for a long time but didn't find a drop of water, and everyone was dejected.
Li Xue'er glanced at Wang Bin beside her: "Brother Wang, Brother Dian Wei went to Erlong Mountain to suppress bandits and hasn't returned yet."
"We are all weak women, it is not appropriate for us to go into the city to find Dalang."
"Could you please go to the city and call Dalang back for us? Tell him about what happened in Peach Blossom Village."
Upon hearing this, Wang Bin patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, ladies, I'll go right now."
After Wang Bin finished speaking, he turned around and looked at the villagers: "Fellow villagers, I'm going to the city to find Jiang Dalang now."
"Please calm down."
"I can make a round trip in a day."
"Don't make things difficult for these two girls until I get back."
All the villagers nodded.
All they wanted was water and food.
Jiang Tian has already given them a lot of food.
In any case, Jiang Tian is much better than their previous village chief, Gao Jun.
The villagers slowly dispersed.
Wang Bin rode a mule straight towards the county town.
Upon arriving in the county town, Wang Bin saw the county magistrate Gao Ming and his family being paraded through the streets in a prison cart.
The county town was too big, and Wang Bin had no idea where to look for people.
Jiang Tian led Xiang Yu straight to the city wall.
Xiang Yu had only a little over a hundred soldiers behind him.
Jiang Tian pointed to the military camp in the distance.
"Xiang Yu, the soldiers in that barracks are responsible for guarding three nearby cities."
"They will be a major threat to us sooner or later."
"The news of Gao Ming being paraded through the streets will soon reach their ears."
Xiang Yu cupped his hands and said, "My lord, the one who strikes first gains the upper hand, and the one who strikes later is at a disadvantage. Today I will lead my men to wipe them out."
Jiang Tian shook his head: "We have just taken over Longcheng, and our foundation is not yet stable. There are many people in the city who have close ties with Gao Ming."
"My lord's meaning..."
"First recruit soldiers. How many men do you have that are capable of fighting?"
One hundred and fifty people.
"I will give you five hundred sets of bright armor, five hundred horse spears, and five hundred hard bows."
"My lord, with these five hundred sets of armor and weapons, I, Xiang Yu, can guarantee that no one will dare to lay a finger on our Dragon City."
“We can’t let our guard down in the city. We must be on guard against any trouble. If anyone causes trouble…” Jiang Tian made a throat-slitting gesture.
"Kill without mercy."
“Yes, kill them all without exception.” Jiang Tian then looked at the people in the city. “Mobilize those people to build defensive fortifications.”
“Each person is given a pound of millet every day.”
"I think many people would be willing to do things for us."
"promise……"
Jiang Tian glanced at Wu Tian beside him: "You did a good job on this brilliant matter."
"Work hard, and I'll give you a bright future so you can roam freely." Jiang Tian pointed to the bustling streets in the east of the city. "Collect the taxes from each shop on time, compile them into a book, and submit it to me for review every month."
"I understand."
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