Before Yuan Xi came, he thought there was nothing wrong with Jicheng, but now it seems that he needs to stay longer.
Originally, the Yuan family had just changed ownership of the city from Gongsun Zan, and it was just when they needed to win over people's hearts, but they caused such a mess, which made Yuan Xi disgusted.
He saw that except for a few soldiers patrolling in the city, there were no other soldiers. He couldn't help asking: "Are all Zilong's thousands of troops stationed in the city?"
Zhao Yun replied: "Except for the soldiers guarding the city defense, I asked everyone else to camp outside the north city gate to avoid disturbing the people and to guard against horse thieves coming from the north."
After hearing this, Yuan Xi suddenly reacted and turned to Tian Yu: "You tell the soldiers not to enter the city. Except for necessary personal guards, they will camp on the spot outside the four gates."
After hearing this, Tian Yu took the order and left. The people in the city were originally panic-stricken, but when they saw the soldiers retreating from the city again, they couldn't help but be confused.
Zhao Yun saw it and said, "Young Master responded quickly, but it is still not enough. Now the acting city guard is Xu You's nephew Xu Jie. He has been in office for more than a month and has already caused public resentment."
While the two were talking, they saw several carriages approaching in a hurry on the road in the distance. A man jumped out, wearing the robe of a county magistrate, and went to Yuan Xima to pay homage: "Your Majesty, Xu Jie, see you as your envoy."
Yuan Xi thought to himself, "What a bastard!" If you say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will be here, do you still have the nerve to come see me?
He said calmly: "Are you Xu Ziyuan's nephew?"
Xu Jie raised his head and said with a flattering smile on his face: "You are just a low-ranking official. I will be promoted by the envoy in the future."
When everyone heard this, they were speechless. They had seen thick-skinned people, but never such shameless ones!
Seeing this, Xu Jie quickly smiled and said, "The official has prepared a place for you to stay. Please move on."
Seeing Xu Jie's confident look, Yuan Xi thought that today she would like to see what kind of medicine the other party was selling in the gourd.
Everyone followed Xu Jie's carriage and arrived at a huge mansion in the city.
Yuan Xi jumped off the horse and saw the door of the mansion open. When he looked in from the outside, he saw flowers and green trees, cornices and brackets. It turned out to be a rather sentimental garden mansion!
Xu Jie immediately introduced Yuan Xi to the door and said with a smile: "Sir, this was originally Gongsun Zan's private residence. Now I have requisitioned civilians and renovated it within a month. It is no less than a noble mansion in Yecheng."
Yuan Xi walked towards them and saw that the hall was clean and well-furnished everywhere. He thought that Xu Jie was willing to spend money, but it was hard to say whose money it belonged to.
With his hands behind his back, he walked around several halls with Guo Jia and others, but Xu Jie mysteriously and bustlingly led everyone to a warehouse, ordered people to unlock the door, and said to everyone: "Your Majesty and all the superior officials have come from afar. The ceremony is a little token of my feelings, and I have prepared some small gifts."
Yuan Xi, Guo Jia and others walked in and saw large boxes stacked on several levels inside. The ground was so densely packed that there was no place to stay.
He winked at Sun Li, who stepped forward and opened a box. The valuables inside immediately blinded everyone.
Sun Li turned to Yuan Xi and said, "Brother, this seems to be something from the treasury."
After hearing this, Xu Jie hurriedly smiled and said: "Exactly, when the subordinate came to take office, he did not dare to touch the things in the treasury, so he moved them to the palace and left them for the envoy to deal with."
Yuan Xi thought to himself, what a bastard, are you using my money to give me gifts?
He said to Zhao Yun: "After the soldiers capture Yongcheng, can you open the treasury and give them rewards?"
Zhao Yun answered honestly: "The general is not in charge of internal affairs, but he put a seal on the treasury that day and did not touch it without permission."
Xu Jie broke into a cold sweat after hearing this. Is this an obvious accusation against him?
Yuan Xi shook his head and said: "Zilong is still a little too rigid. Giving rewards based on merit is what a general should do. Otherwise, if the soldiers are not rewarded for their merits, we can't let them rob the people, right?"
He turned to Xu Jie: "Do you think County Magistrate Xu is right?"
Xu Jie's heart twitched, and he quickly responded: "What you said is absolutely true. The subordinate was negligent."
However, Zhao Yun frowned and said: "Rewarding sergeants is something that the lord has to do. The general has no arbitrary power, so I don't dare to do it."
Yuan Xi thought that when he first bet with Zhao Yun in Beixin City, the other party was unwilling to take away the property, and couldn't help laughing, "Then I will grant Zilong arbitrary power now. Zilong will find a way to take out the things in this house." The share obtained will be awarded in the next few days."
Xu Jie was anxious and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, these are all good things carefully selected by the lower officials. We want to give rewards to the soldiers. There are still a lot of copper coins and linen in the mansion, which can be used as rewards. There is no need to waste natural resources." "
After hearing this, Yuan Xi smiled and said: "County Magistrate Xu understands very well. It seems that Magistrate Xu has been working hard these days."
After hearing this, Xu Jie hurriedly said: "It is an honor for a lower official to work for you."
Yuan Xi still had a smile on her face, but she was muttering in her heart.
Is this Xu Jie really stupid or fake?
A county magistrate dares to open the treasury. Is it because he was used to being domineering and thought it was a trivial matter, or is he relying on something and feeling that he can't cure him?
Logically speaking, as Xu You's nephew, he is greedy, so he shouldn't be so mentally retarded, right?
Or was he sent by Xu You to test him and could be sacrificed at any time?
For a person like Xu Jie, I would actually kill him now if I kill him with one knife. But the matter has come to this, and it is most urgent to think about how to remedy it first.
But there was something strange about this matter. Yuan Xi thought to himself that he would first figure it out in the next few days and see what kind of medicine Xu You Gourd was selling.
He led everyone out of the warehouse and walked around the courtyard. He found that there was a stream of living water running through the mansion. Several rockeries were made along the way. The water flowed gracefully, and fish tumbled and jumped in it.
The stone bridge railings on the mountain are quite new, and they obviously spent a lot of effort to repair them. Yuan Xi was quite unhappy. He had just conquered the city and did not repair the river outside the city wall. Instead, he spent money on such a place!
He turned to Guo Jia and said, "Sir, what do you think of this place?"
At this time, Guo Jia was cursing Xu Jie in his heart. He had seen people seeking death, but he had never seen anyone do this. It was his fault that he said he would temporarily indulge Xu You and his nephew, but he was too unscrupulous.
Xu Jie was unaware that he was using the tools of the Yecheng gentry to curry favor with the young master. Wasn't he looking for death?
He could only laugh dryly and said: "It's really well taken care of. Jia is very envious of it and wants to live there by himself."
After hearing this, Yuan Xi smiled and said, "In that case, sir, I'll stay here temporarily."
"Zilong, find me another house, a smaller one will do."
Zhao Yun understood the idea and said immediately: "I will go and take care of it immediately."
He thought that Yuan Xi could see clearly that the people in the city were undecided, but they impatiently moved into the mansion. What would the people of Jicheng think?
Thinking of this, a smile appeared on his lips. At least Yuan Xi has not forgotten his roots yet.
Xu Jie looked at Yuan Xi blankly and led everyone out of the mansion, cold sweat streaming down his forehead.
Before he took office, his closest confidants said that Yuan Xi would never dare to offend Yuan Shang, so as long as he was bribed heavily, he would definitely turn a blind eye to what he did.
Looking at it today, Xu Jie vaguely felt that this was not the case?
However, his uncle Xu You made a lot of money in Beixin City. Jushou wrote several letters to complain to Yuan Xi, but didn't he just let it go in the end?
Xu Jie comforted himself that maybe things were not so bad. Yuan Xi might want to imitate Liu Yu's simple style and was just afraid of being criticized for living in a big house.
Thinking of this, he felt that he had guessed the truth, and he slapped his head so hard that he had flattered the horse on the leg!
Mrs. Wu saw the beautiful scenery inside the house through the gap in the car window, and thought she was going to stay here. Unexpectedly, the carriage turned around and drove out of the house.
She wondered: "Don't you like this mansion, Master?"
Zhen Mi opened the car curtain, took a brief look, and said with a smile: "My husband is not very picky. He can live in a big one or a small one. If he wants to live here, he can live in it." Living."
"Although this place is not as good as the Zhen family's mansion, it is much better than Beixin City. My husband must have done this for a reason."
Seeing the light flashing in Zhen Mi's eyes, Madam Wu couldn't help but said, "Madam and the young master know each other well, it's really enviable."
Zhen Mi turned her head strangely, "Isn't this the case among nobles?"
Mrs. Wu smiled bitterly and said: "How could this happen? Women from aristocratic families have many rules. It is rare for a husband to have the patience to explain the ins and outs of things to his wife."
"Most of the time, what the husband says, the wife just does."
Zhen Mi listened and said softly: "Madam, was this the same before?"
After hearing this, Mrs. Wu's face darkened, she shook her head and said softly: "Every family has its own difficulties."
While they were talking, there were some shouts outside the carriage. The two women hurriedly looked outside, only to find some people kneeling beside the road, kowtowing to Yuan Xi at the front, and saying that they were real people.
When Mrs. Wu saw it, she said: "This is the Taiping Dao salute. These people should be the remnants of the Yellow Turbans."
Zhen Mi heard this and said: "Madam is really well-informed, are they not afraid of being caught?"
Mrs. Wu smiled bitterly and said: "Although ten years have passed since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, most people in the world have been involved in the Yellow Turbans. How can they kill them all?"
"How could these people recognize the young master as a real person?"
She came to Beidi from Guangling and didn't know about the rumors about Yuan Xi. Zhen Mi briefly explained the matter. Mrs. Wu was stunned and lost her voice: "Young Master is too courageous!"
"You must know that rumors and prophecies are the most taboo!"
Zhen Mi smiled and said, "Really? I think so too."
"If my husband loses, I'm afraid our house will be confiscated and our family will be exterminated."
After hearing this, Mrs. Wu's eyes were filled with disbelief, "Madam knew it clearly and didn't try to persuade him?"
Zhen Mi chuckled and said, "Because Madam doesn't know what Mr. Dao is thinking."
"I believe that once my wife understands what my husband wants to do, I'm afraid she will be convinced."
Mrs. Wu was a little confused. What should she do?
Isn’t the greatest thing to do is to be an emperor?
(End of chapter)
