Han You walked through the south gate. The city gate had not yet opened. So many people saw him with their own eyes. Instead of digging a hole and running away, the news of his departure on the third day of the Lunar New Year spread like wildfire.
Even the common people felt that the mansions in the capital were more lively, and many servants received a lot of rewards.
As soon as Han You left, many people lamented that this kind of New Year is called the New Year.
It's not important to pass the New Year. It's important that Han You is gone.
Han You previously released the news, saying that he had obtained letters between Zhou Tianfeng and people in Beijing, which really frightened many people. It was not that he had any personal relationship with Zhou Tianfeng, but he was afraid that Yidaowei would use this to cause trouble. After all, The Yidao Guards from the previous dynasty liked to use this method.
Now that Han You has left, the Yidao Guard has no one who wields the sword. Many adults and members of the aristocratic family feel that their bodies are a little lighter.
To be honest, Han You hasn't fought many people since his debut. The main reason is that he has a relatively strong record. They are all KOs, not even submissions, and they are all challenges.
Everyone felt like Ming Jing, even if they didn't offend Han You, sooner or later they would offend themselves with this boy's virtue. This was the reason why many people were upset.
Don't mess with him, he will mess with himself, mess with yourself, you may not be able to fight him yet, don't fight him, you can't be willing to wait for death, fight him, his death will be even worse, if you don't take any action, you will be in trouble.
On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, it was time to go to the government office. Those who should go to the government office should go to the government office, and those who should go to court should go to court. These had nothing to do with Han You. At this time, he had arrived at the first stop on his southbound journey, Yongcheng.
Outside Yongcheng, Han You got off the carriage and frowned.
The miscellaneous soldiers have changed into regular uniforms and sneaked into the city. They are not allowed to reveal their identities and secretly inquire for information.
"Yongcheng doesn't look like it's suffering from a disaster."
Han You looked at the people who were walking in and out of the North City Gate. He didn't see any people with sallow faces and thin skin. Because the New Year was not over yet, many people were also beaming with joy.
Zhou Tong squatted beside the carriage, raised his head and said, "Has your father lived in the capital for a long time and doesn't know the details of this place?"
"First, when we go to the Southland, we are not allowed to call your father Father, so as not to reveal our identity."
Han You shook his head: "Second, Yongcheng's year-end tax money should be 370,000 to 400,000 guan, but only 220,000 guan was transported to the household department in the middle of the capital. The reason is that there was a disaster and the huge tax money of 150,000 guan was not used. To provide disaster relief, it’s understandable if this is the case for just one city. There are three twenty-one cities along the Southland, and they all paid less taxes in the name of suffering disasters. Do you think this is a coincidence?"
Zhou Tong shook his head.
He really didn't understand this kind of thing, but he just felt that the local governments would not dare to withhold tax money. Disasters would be known as soon as they were investigated, so even if tax money was withheld, they would not use this excuse.
Lu Baichuan, who had also changed his clothes, suggested: "Enter the city, take a look inside the city, and first ask the people if they have been affected by the disaster."
"good."
A group of people walked while listening to Lu Baichuan's introduction to the situation.
The prefect of Yongcheng is called Youmingtang, and he has served as the prefect of Yongcheng for twelve years. According to the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Officials, the people in Yongcheng live happily and live happily, and the people in the city are prosperous. These are all inseparable from the appointment of Youmingtang. The government is well managed.
There are two reasons why Han You wanted to stop in Yongcheng.
The first reason is that You Mingtang did not make any statements before and after Lao Ba ascended the throne.
As a fourth-grade prefect, he can be said to be a high official.
He is in charge of the government orders of the government and the general command of all subordinate counties. He is responsible for the government orders, criminal and civil lawsuits, governance of the people, assessment of subordinate officials, inspection of traitors, and collection of taxes.
It was such an important official. Before Lao Ba ascended the throne, You Mingtang did not have clear-cut support. After Lao Ba ascended the throne, the situation was decided, but You Mingtang still did not flatter him, as if who became the emperor had nothing to do with him.
Lao Ba wants to know what this guy thinks and whether he is convinced by his emperor. If he is not convinced and his abilities are not good enough, then let Han You get some dirty information and secretly write it down in a small book, and then find an opportunity to clean it up later.
The second reason is that Yongcheng paid a lot of taxes, but as a result, they did not pay the full amount according to the account book before the end of the year. They said it was used for disaster relief. The emperor wanted to know whether it was true or false.
This was Han You's other priority when he went to the Southland besides capturing Zhou Tianfeng. He knew that some of the aristocratic families and officials in the Southland were dissatisfied with the emperor, some of them might have double-minded intentions, and some of them needed to be killed directly. .
Han You, Brother Hai, Da Chuan'er, Ah Zhui, Can Gui, Teacher Pei and an old master Duan, there are seven people in the group. Han You is dressed in fine clothes, Pei and Duan are wearing Confucian robes, and everyone else is dressed as a nurse. The group comes When we arrived at the North City Gate, we followed the people and lined up to enter the city.
The further he walked, the more Han You felt that something was not right.
Because there was only a yawning city gatekeeper and a few government officials standing at the door. They neither checked nor asked. When they saw the person, they looked back at some wanted criminals on the notice. They thought it didn't look like it, so they nodded and let them go.
"Is the defense here so lax?"
Jiang Zhui said in confusion: "When we were in the capital, those naughty guards wanted to touch them all over their bodies. They let people pass without even asking a question?"
No one said anything, which is really strange. Yongcheng is a rare upper city. It can be said to be the first big city south of Chujing. There are two garrison guards, one in Zhechong Mansion, one garrison camp, and Hu There are more than 70,000 people registered in the ministry.
When Han You and his party arrived at the entrance of the city gate, the lazy gatekeeper in his thirties quickly came forward with his eyes lit up.
"Are you guys from out of town?"
The words "Masters" really confused Han You.
You must know that city gatekeepers also have official positions. They are divided into places, ranging from the highest to the eighth rank, and the lowest to the ninth rank. They are considered officials regardless of whether they are big or small. They call people "Master" when they meet them. It is against the rules and does not suit their status. This is the same as It's outrageous to act like the Secretary of State of the United States. He goes to the common people's bathhouse to take a bath and calls anyone "big brother".
"We come from Pingzhou in the north."
Han You cupped his hand. Pingzhou was in Beidi, so he didn't dare to say he was from Beijing.
"Pingzhou?"
The city gate man was not old, and he could not be said to be handsome. He had an ordinary appearance, and his armor was loose on his body. He smiled and said: "Pingzhou is a good place with outstanding people. Isn't the old general Guan Wengguan, the general of the Zhu Dynasty of the Zhou Dynasty, Pingzhou?" From Asia?"
"Yes, that's right."
When Han You saw the smiling face of the city gate man, he couldn't help but ask: "But you want to interrogate us?"
"Hey, this young master is not an ordinary person at first glance. We in Yongzhou don't have this bad habit of interrogating our loved ones."
"Oh, I see."
Han You suddenly understood. He smiled when he saw the other party taking the initiative to talk. He winked at Wang Hai, and Brother Hai took out a banknote with a certain amount of money from his arms.
The city gate man waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no, no, no, Master You said that merchants from other places, young masters visiting, no matter who comes, can't take advantage of others."
Han You was stunned: "Then why this military master stopped us..."
Seeing that Han You was easy to talk to, the city gate man smiled and said: "Brother, I want to ask how long you want to stay in Yongzhou. Are you going to stay for two days for fun, or are you looking for relatives and friends, or..."
"Maybe, I don't have many friends in Yongzhou. I may stay for a few days, but not necessarily."
"Okay." The city gate man clapped his hands: "Seeing that the young master is dressed in an extraordinary way, brother, I want to introduce you to a good place in Yongcheng."
"A good place to go, what is a good place to go?"
"Four Seasons Villa, sir, do you know? Hey, we also have one in Yongcheng. It's called Three Seasons Villa. You can see it, sir. If you mention me, you will get a discount."
Han You was stunned, and so were everyone else.
The city gate man reached into his arms and pulled out a piece of yellow paper. Han You took a closer look and almost ran away on the spot.
