Fang Zhengyi leaned on his stick, struggled to stand up, walked to the city guard, and whispered: "Soldier, I'm not a beggar... I just live in the city..."
The soldier guarding the city snorted coldly: "Bullshit! Where is your pass?"
"Grandpa, I think you are a beggar from outside! From your accent, you are from outside the city. We in Yuding City do not accept beggars. If you are really from the city, how dare a beggar like you run away after entering the city?"
Fang Zheng's head buzzed.
Yuding City? Didn't he go east? The King of Wu had been relying on Yuding City as a transit point to secretly build ships.
That means the officials here might have connections with the King of Wu... I can't look for the government anymore. If something unexpected happens, I might not be able to save my life if I'm all alone!
You can only wait for others to come to you.
I don’t even have a pass! You need a pass to go anywhere!
Ordinary people could hardly take a single step without a pass.
Not only does he not have a travel permit, he doesn't even have an identity card. He is a complete illegal resident and has nothing!
Fang Zhengyi quickly felt around himself, but he had no money at all!
Shit! I had some silver on me, but I didn't take it out after exchanging clothes with the guards.
Finally, he could only look at the soldiers guarding the city with a wry smile: "Sir... I'm here to escape... I'll give you some food."
"Escape? Where did you come from?"
"Tieling."
"Tieling? Never heard of it! Get lost now!"
Fang Zhengyi continued shamelessly, "It's a small place, so it's normal that you haven't heard of it. I'm not a beggar, I'm a scholar! I'm really a refugee! If you don't believe me, I'll write it down for you to see."
The soldiers guarding the city were delighted and called out to everyone around them, "Hey guys, there's a beggar here who says he's a scholar and can write!"
Two more guards came over and looked at Fang Zhengyi with a teasing look on their faces.
"Write something and let us see it."
Fang Zhengyi took the stick and wrote three words on the ground.
[Hello, Army Master]
Three guards came over and laughed after reading it: "What does this say?"
"I don't know! I can't read, it looks like words!"
"Hahaha, I don't know if it's a good spelling, but what I wrote is so fucking ugly, like a dog crawling!"
Fang Zheng felt very angry when he heard the three guards criticizing his calligraphy.
Fuck you! This is the first time someone says my handwriting is ugly!
Who in the county doesn’t praise my calligraphy? What a bunch of damn illiterates!
After the three of them finished their banter, the guard kicked the words on the ground and scattered them. He pointed at Fang Zheng and said, "That's enough! Now that I know you can write, get lost. You can beg for food, but stay away from the city gate."
"......"
Fang Zhengyi turned around silently, walked to a place not far from the city gate, sat on the ground, and began to count the things on his body.
The situation is somewhat urgent.
No matter how useful your mouth is, you can't convince others even if you are wearing this skin.
You have to bring something valuable to get in.
If you delay it for another two days, you’ll starve to death!
Fang Zhengyi kept searching his body for a musket, a dagger, fireworks... a handful of soft leaves...
Suddenly he touched his belt and a look of surprise appeared on Fang Zheng's face.
Belt... His belt is inlaid with jade! There is a huge jade in the middle, which is obviously worth a lot of money.
Seeing this, Fang Zhengyi quickly stuck his butt out, picked up a dagger and pried up the jade on the roadside.
It didn't take long for the jade to be pried off. It looked like a piece of beautiful jade as big as half a palm, with auspicious animal patterns engraved on it.
He didn't know how much this thing cost. It was bought by Xiaotao. She was the one who usually bought him clothes.
But I don’t think it will be cheap!
After observing the soldiers guarding the city for a while, Fang Zheng spotted one of them who was the leader and moved closer again.
Seeing the "beggar" coming back again, the guard frowned and said, "Are you done yet? I tell you, without a pass today, even the king of heaven can't enter the city!"
Fang Zhengyi moved his hand, and the guard suddenly felt something warm. He rubbed it twice, then narrowed his eyes and looked at Fang Zhengyi.
Fang Zhengyi hurriedly said, "General, this is a precious jade that was passed down from my family... I am giving it to you, General."
"Huh? Are you bribing me?" The guard looked at Fang Zhengyi with a smile, then lowered his head and glanced at the jade, with a hint of shock in his eyes.
Fang Zheng looked around and saw that no one noticed their conversation. He whispered, "What are you talking about, General? I'm in such a state of poverty, how can I bribe you?"
"Why did I flee to Yuding City? It was the jade that brought me here to find an owner for myself! The precious jade is given to heroes, so it should be yours!"
The guard blinked and said in disbelief: "You... are such a sweet talker. I don't think you look like a beggar now."
Fang Zhengyi chuckled: "Then...do you think I can go home?"
The guard looked him up and down and nodded: "Well... OK, I won't embarrass you during the New Year. Just keep a low profile when you go in."
After saying that, he waved his hand towards the city, signaling him to go in quickly.
"What?! It's New Year's Day?" Fang Zheng was stunned.
"Fuck! The Chinese New Year has already passed two days ago. Stop talking nonsense here. It's not good if someone sees you." The guard urged.
Fang Zhengyi walked into the city in a daze.
It’s the New Year...it’s over...I still spend it in the mountains.
In the new year, I became a beggar...
Looking at the bustling crowd in the city, Fang Zhengyi's originally heavy mood improved a lot.
The governance here is obviously still very good.
The people are in good condition, business is well developed, and the scene is prosperous.
Fang Zheng shook his head and came back to his senses.
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