When Jiang Ming left Zuifeng Pavilion last night, he instructed 50 county soldiers to search for Young Master Luo's whereabouts overnight and to strictly prohibit him from leaving the city!
However, the secret letter sent to Jiang Ming by the county soldiers below reported that, as of now, the entire Dukang County had been searched, but Young Master Luo had not been found.
After the city reopened this morning, the records of people leaving the city were checked, and there was no one with the surname Luo.
This made Song Cheng somewhat suspicious...
It seems this kid values his privacy quite a bit; his counter-surveillance techniques are quite sophisticated!
He knows his true identity; if he isn't eliminated soon, it could cause big trouble!
......
"Mr. Jiang, what is this?"
Ji Bo often saw Jiang Ming frowning as he looked at the letter in his hand, and asked curiously.
"Oh...it's nothing!"
Jiang Ming smiled and said, "These are the lines from my divination."
"Yaoci?"
"right!"
Jiang Ming said with a smile, "Sometimes, you need to bury the divination letter in a special location in the city and take it out to look at it after a period of time... The local earth god will then write the auspicious or inauspicious divination result on it."
"Really? That's amazing! What did the local earth god write? Can I see it?"
"hehe......"
Jiang Ming smiled and put the letter in his pocket, not letting him see it: "Heavenly secrets cannot be revealed, or they will lose their power..."
Seeing Ji Bochang's dejected look, Jiang Ming smiled and said, "Don't worry, it's an auspicious omen!"
"That's good, that's good..." Ji Bochang swallowed, slightly relieved.
"Your Excellency, Prefect..."
Jiang Ming changed the subject and asked, "This Dong Shan often deals with a man surnamed Luo from the Zhongshan Kingdom. Do you know this man?"
"You're talking about Luo Yin, aren't you...?"
Ji Bochang replied, “That kid is quite capable. His business spans across the states, and he can be described as having ‘connections to the heavens.’ He is well acquainted with the ministers and officials of various countries, and he has even met our king.”
"Is that so?"
"Um!"
Ji Bochang nodded: "Once, our Yan state suffered a locust plague, resulting in a complete crop failure. It was thanks to the king's request for grain from Luo Yin that the urgent crisis was resolved..."
"So, this person is actually quite nice..."
"Hmph...what's so great about it?"
Ji Bochang scoffed, "They're just profiteers taking advantage of our misfortune. The price they pay for grain to our Yan state is more than five times the price they pay to other states!"
"Mr. Jiang..."
Ji Bochang paused for a moment and continued, "After that, when you take over Dong Shan's business, you will inevitably have to deal with him. He always has some rare items."
"Oh... Your Excellency, did you know that this Young Master Luo was in Dukang City last night?"
"I don't know!"
Ji Bochang was taken aback: "Mr. Jiang, where did you get this information from?"
"hehe......"
Jiang Ming smiled and said, "Your Excellency Prefect is joking. Who am I?"
"Oh, oh, oh..." Ji Bochang finally realized what was happening.
"Your Excellency, after you've dealt with the Xianbei matter, send someone back to spread the word that the prefecture is preparing to purchase a batch of grain at a high price and would like to invite powerful traders to negotiate. The price is negotiable..."
"food?"
"Um!"
Jiang Ming nodded: "Another thing to note is that after that Luo guy comes to our door, you should not go out and talk to him, otherwise there will be bloodshed. I will talk to him... But remember, never reveal who I am. Just say that I am a newly hired clerk in the county."
"Oh, oh, oh..." Ji Bochang nodded thoughtfully.
"Remember this!"
"Yes, Mr. Jiang, don't worry."
......
As the two were talking, the group had already arrived at Chenjia Village.
When the villagers of Chenjia Village saw the massive government army marching in, they mistakenly thought that the criticism meeting the night before had caused trouble... that the soldiers had come to suppress them, and they were all so frightened that they hid back in their homes.
Some simply kneel on the ground, forehead to the ground, buttocks sticking up high...
However, the 4,000-strong county garrison ignored them completely and marched directly to the foot of Yanshan Mountain.
Ji Bochang lifted the carriage curtain and stepped out, and indeed saw several thousand horses grazing on the foothills.
But when they didn't see the Xianbei army, they breathed a sigh of relief...
"This...this..." Ji Bochang swallowed hard, grabbing Jiang Ming's hand and asking, "Mr. Jiang, these...these horses, were they all a gift from the mountain god?"
"right!"
"My goodness, this is too much! I'm rich now, Mr. Jiang... As our family's butler, you'd better take good care of these horses for me..."
"hehe......"
Jiang Ming laughed and said, "Don't worry, my lord, I will definitely manage the household well for you. Before long, these horses will become a vast army of cavalry, dedicated to protecting you, the Prefect! Protecting Dukang Prefecture!"
"As expected of you! Hahaha!"
Ji Bochang laughed heartily, then realized what was happening and asked in confusion, "Where are the Xianbei people?"
"hehe......"
Jiang Ming smiled faintly: "I used the 'mountain-penetrating-earth' technique to trap them in the forest, otherwise, given our marching speed... the tens of thousands of Xianbei troops would have already reached Dukang County..."
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