Xiao Cheng demonstrated unprecedented efficiency.
This was something that the intelligence personnel at Qinghe County’s Jinguancheng stronghold had never anticipated.
Based on the efficiency of officials of the Daliang Empire, they doubled this efficiency and formulated various countermeasures to deal with various emergencies.
Then, they were blocked in the shop by Xiao Cheng and his soldiers, full of confidence.
Documents were still being burned in the backyard in a hurry. The head of the stronghold, Yuchi Yangyun, stopped Xiao Cheng at the door with a smile.
"Sir Xiao, are you going to buy something? Oh, judging from your appearance, you are going to buy a lot." Yuchi Yangyun tilted his head and looked behind Xiao Cheng. There was a large group of soldiers dragging more than a dozen empty flatbed carts. Well, each of them carried at least two cloth bags. It seemed that they were ready.
"Stop pretending, you know exactly what you have done in Qinghe County. I'm here on the orders of the prefect to confiscate the properties of Qinghe County. If you don't behave, I'll take you down too." Xiao Cheng said viciously, but he stood at the door and didn't force his way in.
Yuchi Yangyun finally understood. Seizing property but not arresting anyone, sealing the property but not forcing entry, it seemed Xiao Cheng had no official documents. Ultimately, he was taking advantage of the situation to extort money. This time, however, the extortion was a bit grand. Yuchi Yangyun also understood what the county had done to anger these usually slow-witted bureaucrats, so he knew it was impossible to avoid taking any money.
Thinking of this, Yuchi Yangyun couldn't help but sigh. Although the prefect Gao Bin had ten thousand shortcomings, he was very cautious in using the people around him. Most of the people in the prefect's mansion were people he transferred from other places. His own intelligence officer tried every possible means to infiltrate, but he was still just a hanger-on in the stable. Otherwise, how could the intelligence be so far behind? If it was a little later, Xiao Cheng would probably arrive first and the intelligence would arrive later.
"My Lord Xiao..." Yuchi Yangyun's baby face was full of smiles. "I don't know who made our Lord Xiao so angry. If I knew, I would definitely help you to defeat him. But Lord Xiao came to me, which means he thinks highly of me. I will never let you suffer any loss."
After saying that, Yuchi Yangyun made way, turned around and glanced inside, then turned around and said to Xiao Cheng: "Come, come, Sir Xiao, brothers, please come in. The backyard is preparing wine and delicious food. Since everyone is here, you must have a meal before leaving."
Xiao Cheng wanted to suppress Yuchi Yangyun's momentum at the door, but when he looked back, he found that the brothers who had followed him to "confiscate the house" with murderous intent had let down their guard at some point. Many of them handed over their horses and carts to the coachmen from Qinghe County, and they threw their weapons on the flatbed cart and looked around at the door.
On second thought, Xiao Cheng also understood that there was no evidence of Qinghe's rebellion. Judging from the investigation of the Ministry of Personnel, Qinghe was the first-class political achievement of the prefect since he entered Xichuan. After all, not every province has a county that produces a lot of iron and crystal. Now he just wanted to get some benefits, and there was no need to tear his face. Who knew how far Qinghe County could go in the future?
When it comes to officialdom, it is best not to offend anyone if possible. This is the proper way of being an official.
Thinking of this, Xiao Cheng bowed and said, "Thank you for bothering me." After that, he walked into the door of Qinghe Specialties Store.
However, the large crowd of onlookers around were quite dissatisfied with this. Many of them moved their stools to the side and had their tea refilled, but they didn't expect to see this scene. They kept saying it was bad luck and could only turn around and continue chatting with others about the recent price increase at Yubo Tower.
Faced with a table full of delicious food, Xiao Cheng ate three days' worth of food in one go, thinking that he couldn't suffer any loss since he was here. It seemed that he had saved money on food for the next three days.
After three rounds of drinks, Yuchi Yangyun thoughtfully served Xiao Cheng a bowl of clear soup after dinner. "Master Xiao, you work day and night for the country. If you don't nourish yourself well, I'm afraid even your strongest body won't be able to endure. It just so happens that we have a new chef in our restaurant. Although his cooking skills are average, he can use the local specialties of Qinghe County to stew a pot of clear soup. It is extremely nourishing. Would you like to try it, Master?"
"Qinghe specialty. Isn't Qinghe famous for producing iron crystals and other things? How come it also produces food ingredients? Could it be that this soup was cooked in a Qinghe iron pot?" Xiao Cheng, who was full of food and wine, was even in the mood to make a joke.
"My lord, you are joking. Qinghe is a mountainous area after all, so it's not surprising to have some wild game. This pot of soup is fine in other aspects, but the ingredients in it may not be available even if you have money in Jinguan City. It is very nutritious." Yuchi Yangyun grinned wickedly, winked at Xiao Cheng, and made an expression that said "all men understand".
"Oh? Could it be?"
"Yes, this is Qinghe's specialty before the war, the Ten Whips Tonic Soup. Getting these ten whips isn't something you can do just by having money; it also depends on luck.
Otherwise, why do you say that you and this little brother are destined to be together? The ten whips just arrived this morning, and you're here now, saving me the trouble of sending you to the military camp, hahahahahahaha." Yuchi Yangyun laughed heartily while thinking that this clear soup with twice the dose of tiger and wolf medicine was indeed rare. If Xiao Cheng drank it, he would definitely feel very nourished."
Xiao Cheng's face lit up with joy. He quickly took the bowl and finished most of it in one gulp. He said, "It really tastes extraordinary. I made the right decision to come today, brother. It's a good thing I came. If I hadn't, you would have been sent to the military camp and ruined by those bastards. By the time I got back, most of the leftovers would have been eaten by them."
When Yuchi Yangyun also filled a bowl of soup and drank it like Xiao Cheng, Xiao Cheng finally let down his guard and told him the whole story, and also complained about the prefect and his servants.
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