Chapter 514: The Demon Concubine Who Brings Trouble to the Nation vs. the Bandit Emperor 125
The next day, a luxurious convoy stopped at the gate of the camp.
The carriage was extremely luxurious, pulled by the finest Arabian horses. Its roof was decorated with egg-sized luminous pearls, and the body of the carriage was covered with Shu embroidery from Shuzhou. The patterns were intricate and lifelike, and every inch of it was priceless.
The guards around were all wearing silver armor, tall and brave. In the desolate Lingzhou, it was rare to see such luxury and ostentation.
A middle-aged man with a beard got off the carriage. He was dressed elegantly, with a mutton-fat jade pendant on his waist, the popular scholar's clothing in Luojing City, and a jade crown on his head. He looked quite elegant.
Seeing Ji Liao, the man bowed down and was very polite. "I am Tu Fuquan, coming from Huanan City. I heard that General Ji is here, so my master specially prepared a small gift and asked me to come and invite you. I hope the general will do me the honor of going to Huanan City for a chat."
"Everything that happened before was a misunderstanding. Since General Ji is here, these people are certainly not a mob. The county magistrate frequently sent people to disturb the general and cut off the water supply to Lianxing Port. This is really wrong. I have already reprimanded the county magistrate of Lianxing County, and they will never dare to do it again."
Ji Liao knew that the fish had been hooked. Tu Guangjun wanted to use him, and he also wanted to use Tu Guangjun. It just depended on who had the better move!
Ji Liao put on the attitude of a great general, snorted coldly, and said disdainfully: "It's good to know. This general is stationed here to guard Lianxing Port. The local county magistrate should also show some expression. Since he knows he is wrong, he should also send money and food."
"Tu Guangjun is just a minor official. He was not worthy of seeing me before. Now he has been demoted to Lingzhou. How dare he expect me to see him as just a prefect? If he really wants to, he should come here in person to see me."
Tu Fuquan was full of contempt. Everyone said that Ji Liao was arrogant and conceited, and even looked down on the current emperor. Now that he was a phoenix in distress, he was no better than a chicken, yet he still wanted to act like a general. To put it bluntly, he was just an exile.
But judging from Ji Liao's tone, these people should be short of food, so things will be much easier.
Tu Fuquan smiled and gave Ji Liao enough face, "The prefect really wanted to come to see me in person, but now Lingzhou is in a state of disrepair, and the prefect really can't spare the time. He repeatedly urged me to invite the general back."
"I have served my master since I was young. He gave me my family name and I serve him. I am a small official. As long as the general is willing to go to Huanan City, I will immediately ask the local county magistrate to collect 300 dan of grain and send it to Lianxing Port."
Ji Liao's eyes sparkled, and he seemed very tempted by the three hundred dan of grain. But in a moment, he restrained his expression and said calmly, "Since Magistrate Tu sincerely invites you, I will go. Ji Da, you count a team of people and set off early tomorrow morning."
Ji Yunhuan was wearing a loose dress without a waist belt, and a red cloak on the outside, which covered her body tightly.
She was overjoyed when she heard this. Three hundred dan of grain! Although they had enough food, the more the better. She could also provide more porridge so that the people nearby would not go hungry.
She pulled Ji Liao's sleeve and said coquettishly, "Daddy! I want to go too! This place is so shabby, there's nothing here. I want to go shopping, buy rouge and powder, and buy beautiful clothes. South China City must be more lively than here, so take me with you."
Ji Liao deliberately put on a stern face and scolded: "Daddy is going to do serious work, not to play, what are you doing with him? You only know how to make trouble!"
Ji Yunhuan sniffed, lowered his head, and shrugged his shoulders, looking extremely aggrieved.
Tu Fuquan has already checked. Ji Liao has only one wife and one daughter, and he loves his daughter like the apple of his eye. Even with a veil, one can tell that Miss Ji is quite good-looking.
But after all, she is the daughter of a criminal and cannot be his wife. If any young master in the mansion marries this young lady, Ji Liao will definitely serve the master more wholeheartedly.
Thinking of this, the smile on Tu Fuquan's face deepened a little bit, and he quickly jumped out to smooth things over.
"General, you are too harsh. You are willing to scold such a lovely girl? Miss Ji is young and beautiful, so she should dress up well. This place is desolate, which is really unfair to Miss Ji. When you go to South China City, you will live a comfortable life in a high house with soft pillows."
"Huanan City is very prosperous. As long as Miss Ji likes something, feel free to choose it. It will all be put on the Tu family's account."
Ji Yunhuan showed a happy expression, "Dad, did you hear me? You always said that things are different now and you asked me to save some money. I won't spend your money this time. You should let me go, right?"
Ji Liao touched his daughter's head and said helplessly: "I really can't do anything about you, so let's go together. Don't run around when you get to Huanan City, otherwise I won't take you out anymore."
Ji Yunhuan blinked a pair of cunning eyes and nodded halfheartedly, "Yeah, Huan'er will definitely be good."
Of course she had to run around, otherwise how would she find the things that Tu Guangjun had embezzled? There were so many wealthy families in Nanhua City, she was going to get rich!
Her space had long been empty, so she had to sell all the jewelry Lin Yuan had given her. She asked Jin Yuanchen to sell them so she could redeem them when she had money.
She didn't tell Lin Yuan about this. Lin Yuan didn't know how to make money, so telling him would only add to his troubles.
Lin Yuan has a lot of things to do, including training troops for battle, surveying the coastline, patrolling the sea, building ports... As for the matter of money and food, it is the responsibility of the captain of the Phoenix team.
Tu Fuquan saw through Ji Yunhuan's little thoughts at a glance. It seemed that she was a lively and active person who could not sit still. When she was dazzled by the prosperity of South China City, she would definitely stay. Ji Liao loved his daughter dearly, so he could only obey Lord Tu.
The next day, three hundred loads of grain arrived at Lianxing Port, and Ji Liao, with his wife and daughter, set off for Huanan City.
At the city gate, Ji Da and others were stopped and the two sides almost got into a fight.
Tu Fuquan quickly came out to smooth things over, "It's a misunderstanding, they are distinguished guests invited by the prefect, not bad people, but according to the rules of South China City, you cannot bring weapons into the city, so I hope all heroes will cooperate."
"Don't worry, everyone. Lord Tu's residence is absolutely safe. He will never put the Madam and Miss in any danger."
Ji Liao nodded at Ji Da, and Ji Da and others unloaded their weapons, which were collected by the soldiers guarding the city and placed in a room at the city gate.
There were many confiscated "contraband" items inside, including weapons, food, fine wine, jewelry, gold and silver... everything. To put it bluntly, they were just plucking feathers from a passing goose. If you don't give them anything, don't even think about entering the city.
Ji Yunhuan's carriage passed by the room. She closed her eyes and probed with her mental power. Soon, a bunch of things appeared in the space. The weapons of Ji Da and others were naturally collected by her.
That heavy sword has been with Uncle Ji for more than ten years. There is no way it could be given to these people!
It is true that when the top beam is crooked, the bottom beams will be crooked too. Tu Guangjun is greedy for big money, and these people are greedy for small money. In the end, the people of Lingnan are the ones who suffer.
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