I have been a county magistrate for ten years. My subordinates insist on giving me a yellow robe.

On the main road of Taiping County, a young man in a white robe looked around with a frown.

"Could this be a mistake? Is the Prince of Zhao really in this city?"

The military advisor holding a feather fan smiled and looked at the white-robed general beside him.

Ning Fei, the younger brother of the current queen of the Great Duan Dynasty, is a true royal noble and a member of the imperial family.

What is even more rare is that Ning Fei does not have any of the arrogance and domineering attitude that a son of a powerful family should have. He is a truly perfect man.

If one had to pick out a shortcoming, it would be being too confident, but in his opinion, this was not a shortcoming.

The sword at my waist is three feet long. If I am not arrogant, who will be?

"General Ning, the intelligence cannot be wrong. There is only one city like this in the vast mountains within a radius of a hundred miles. Unless the orphan of the Zhao family has taken advantage of our battle to hide in the mountains."

"But everyone around here is ours. This possibility is extremely small. The only possibility is that it's inside the city."

Ning Fei exhaled and looked at the small town with a serious expression.

"According to the records of the previous dynasty, there are only a thousand households and ten thousand people in the city. The three thousand dragon guards under my command should have turned it upside down long ago."

The military advisor pondered for a while and was about to speak when he saw a soldier and two guys running towards him quickly. One of them was tied up, while the other was free.

"General! I have captured the county magistrate of this city and am handing him over to you for disposal."

Ning Fei nodded and looked at the soldier with appreciation: "Not bad, Zhao Kai, you can be promoted to sergeant."

The soldier named Zhao Kai suddenly grinned.

"What's the use of corporal or not? As long as I can follow the general, I'm willing to be a groom."

"Okay, then you can be a groom." Ning Fei had a smile on his face.

Zhao Kai puffed out his cheeks, speechless for a moment, "Are you fucking kidding me?"

The military advisor glared at Zhao Kai helplessly and said, "It's really unfair for you to be General Ning's groom."

"No grievance! No grievance! I'll report right away!"

Zhao Kai came to his senses, dropped the rope in his hand and ran away.

Being an ordinary groom certainly has no future, but being Ning Fei's groom means he is a close confidant. After working for three to five years, he can be picked out as a general at random!

The two guys who were brought here were Jiang Yuan and Wang Gang.

Jiang Yuan glanced at Ning Fei and suddenly felt despair.

On the way, he had already discussed with Wang Gang that if there was an opportunity later, they would directly take an important person hostage, and maybe they could escape.

But now, Jiang Yuan no longer has any hope.

Thousands of soldiers avoid white robes. In the army, those who dare to wear white robes are no simple people.

"Who are you two?"

A faint voice interrupted Jiang Yuan's thoughts, and Ning Fei looked at the two of them with indifferent eyes and asked.

Jiang Yuan was stunned. Who am I? Do you have donkey hair in your ears, or did you take what Zhao Kai just said as bullshit?

I've already reported my full name and even my position, and I'm just short of reading out my ID number, and you still ask me who I am?

Despite his complaints, Jiang Yuan still spoke softly, "Jiang Yuan, the magistrate of Taiping County."

Ning Fei nodded: "Well, come here, take him down and chop him off."

Jiang Yuan opened his mouth, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Zhao Kai took great pains to catch the two of us, running at least two or three miles.

You don't even ask, just chop it down?

There was no need for Zhao Kai to bring us here. It would have been much easier if he had just chopped it down on the spot.

As soon as Ning Fei finished speaking, two soldiers came over.

"Wait a minute!" The military advisor holding a feather fan spoke quickly and waved at the two soldiers: "Retreat first."

"promise!"

Ning Fei no longer paid attention to Jiang Yuan and the others, and began to wipe the sword in his hand.

The military advisor came over, waving a feather fan. "Why don't you kneel when you see General Ning and me?"

Jiang Yuan's expression froze. Just because of this? Is it worth it?

If you had told me earlier, I would have kowtowed to you.

"Is it too late to kneel now?"

Now it was the military advisor's turn to pause, and his eyes turned complicated as he looked at Jiang Yuan.

Before attacking the city, didn't you shout that you would live and die with this city?

What are you doing now?

Where is your noble character and unwavering loyalty as a scholar and patriot?

In just a short while, it's all gone?

The military advisor bared his teeth, fanned his feather fan a few times, and said, "Master Jiang, please don't toy with me. I know you won't kneel."

"How can someone who said he would die with the people and live with the city just give in like this?"

Jiang Yuan looked at Wang Gang beside him in disbelief: "Did I say all these?"

Wang Gang nodded seriously.

Jiang Yuan smiled bitterly and sighed. It would be hard to survive now.

Anyway, I came here inexplicably, and maybe I can go back after I die.

At this point, Jiang Yuan simply looked at the military advisor and said calmly, "Yes, I really won't kneel to you. A man of seven feet tall shouldn't kneel to anyone casually."

Instead of getting angry, the military advisor looked as if he was just as I expected.

But Jiang Yuan changed the subject and his voice suddenly became excited.

"I kneel to the king who created a peaceful and prosperous era, the emperor who cares about the world, and the emperor who seeks blessings for all living beings!"

After Jiang Yuan finished speaking, he looked at the military advisor silently.

What do you think? Aren’t you satisfied with this flattery?

There was a hint of surprise on the military advisor's face. This bastard still wants to wash himself?

But his eyes rolled, and he immediately came up with an idea and quickly smiled.

"I never thought that a county magistrate from a small border town could say such words. It really opened my eyes."

Ning Fei on the side also showed a look of surprise. Before breaking the city, it would not be an exaggeration to chop Jiang Yuan down directly just because of his words about living and dying with the city.

But now, these words instantly changed his impression of Jiang Yuan, from a loyal minister to a gangster.

This is too shameless.

Jiang Yuan didn't care about Ning Fei's contemptuous look at all, and continued to speak righteously:

"Before we captured the city, I was worried that you would massacre the civilians after entering the city, so I was naturally willing to risk my life. But now it seems that I misunderstood you, the soldiers of the Great Duan Dynasty."

"All along the way, I've only seen soldiers lying on the ground, not a single innocent civilian killed tragically. You truly deserve the title of a benevolent and righteous army."

The military advisor immediately looked at Ning Fei and said, "General Ning, I think County Magistrate Jiang is a man of integrity and has the people in his heart. Killing him would be a shame. How about detaining him for now and making plans later?"

Ning Fei waved his hand casually: "Then let's follow what the military advisor says."

The military advisor turned to look at Jiang Yuan, bowed, and said, "Then I'll have to inconvenience County Magistrate Jiang for the time being."

After saying this, the military advisor immediately waved his hand and called a soldier to take the two men away.

The military advisor's expression turned indifferent only when Jiang Yuan and the other man disappeared from his sight.

"General Ning, have you noticed that there's something very wrong with County Magistrate Jiang?"

Ning Fei looked at the military advisor helplessly: "Alright, you scholars don't need to tell me about your cunning thoughts anymore."

The military advisor smiled and shook his head, then narrowed his eyes and looked in the direction where Jiang Yuan disappeared, muttering to himself.

"Prince Zhao hasn't been found yet. Keeping him here might help lure the snake out of its hole..."

On the other side, Jiang Yuan and his companion were taken away by two soldiers and brought all the way to the prison.

"Go in, be quiet, and don't cause any trouble!"

After giving a few instructions, the soldier turned around and left without any further ado.

Jiang Yuan immediately looked towards the cell where two men were already imprisoned. They looked like they belonged to his side, so perhaps this was their chance of survival.