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

In early spring, the mountains once again bloom with vibrant green.

On the bumpy road, one or two carriages slowly drove up, and the driver was none other than Chen Liu.

Duanmu Xiongtu was still looking at the scene outside with high spirits.

"Yes, after staying in the palace for so long, this journey has given me a refreshing feeling."

Chen Liu looked at the path ahead with concern: "Your Majesty, we are almost at the border. Should we go any further?"

"In this deep forest, if we run into bandits..."

"Chen Liu, are you used to staying in the palace? We all crawled out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood. Why should we be afraid of a few petty thieves?"

Chen Liu smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, the situation is different now. You are worth a fortune. What if..."

"Bullshit! Can't you say something nice?" Duanmu Xiongtu frowned, looking intimidating without even getting angry.

"I spoke out of turn." Chen Liu's heart tightened and he spoke quickly.

Duanmu Xiongtu looked at the map in his hand and nodded repeatedly: "We should be very close to that Taiping County. I heard from Qingzhu that the county magistrate there, Jiang Yuan, is an interesting person."

Chen Liu curled his lips slightly. Qingzhu's original words were that the county magistrate there, Jiang Yuan, was a shameless guy.

But considering that he still had some ability, he was allowed to continue serving as the county magistrate.

"Your Majesty, are we going to enter the city in a grand manner or cautiously?" Chen Liu asked in a low voice.

Duanmu Xiongtu pondered for a moment.

Why did he come to Taiping County? Wasn't it to use himself as bait to lure out Prince Zhao?

After all, Duanmu Xiongtu started out as a peasant, unlike those emperors who inherited the throne.

"Let's see it."

Half an hour later, as the time approached noon, Chen Liu wiped the sweat from his forehead and excitedly pointed at the city ahead, saying, "Your Majesty, we're here!"

Duanmu Xiongtu immediately got out of the carriage and looked in the direction of Chen Liu's finger.

A hundred meters away, a magnificent fortified city appeared before them.

From the city gate, a straight black avenue extends fifty meters outward.

Various flowers and plants are planted on both sides, and there are many buildings under construction on both sides of the road.

When the carriage drove onto the avenue, Duanmu Xiongtu's face was full of shock.

I originally thought it was a cobblestone road, but it turned out not to be at all. The road seemed to be made up of small stones, and they were connected to each other very smoothly, without even a trace of cracks.

"This! What material is this?" Duanmu Xiongtu looked at the road under the carriage in confusion.

After pondering for a while, Chen Liu quickly said, "How could I possibly know something that Your Majesty doesn't know? But we'll find out after we go into the city and ask Jiang Yuan."

Duanmu Xiongtu was about to nod, but suddenly shook his head: "Don't worry, the entire road is built so miraculously, let's go into the city first to see if there are any other strange sights."

As soon as Duanmu Xiongtu finished speaking, he looked up and was stunned.

The tall city wall is white all over and is twenty meters high!

This scale is comparable to a large city. Three large characters are engraved in gold on the city gate: Taiping County!

Duanmu Xiongtu suddenly felt his mouth dry. Such a city was simply an indestructible fortress.

Even my own palace doesn’t look this awesome.

"Chenliu, speed up! I want to go in and see what Taiping County looks like."

Duanmu Xiongtu couldn't wait to say that this small border town didn't make him feel the slightest bit dilapidated, but instead made him feel like a country bumpkin.

After a while, Chen Liu stopped the carriage at the city gate and handed over the pass.

"Where are you from? What are you doing here?" the constable guarding the gate asked casually.

"Isn't it all written on the pass?" Chen Liu said with a sullen face, "How can you, a constable, be doing the job of a gatekeeper?"

"Why are you asking so many questions? Just tell us where you came from!" the city guard asked again.

Chen Liu was anxious and pointed at the pass: "Isn't it clearly written here?"

The constable raised his head high and said, "I can't read!"

Chen Liu's forehead was full of black lines. You are so uneducated because you can't read. What are you proud of?

"We are from Qingfeng City. We are businessmen." Chen Liu immediately thought of a reasonable excuse.

The constable's eyes suddenly lit up, and a smile appeared on his face: "Okay, you two can go in."

Since the development of Taiping County, every merchant who comes here always leaves with a convoy full of goods. This is the God of Wealth.

What a face! What's wrong with the businessman? Shouldn't the businessman be more polite?

Chen Liu rolled his eyes, turned around and drove the carriage into the city.

Duanmu Xiongtu couldn't help nodding as he looked at the city wall that was three meters thick. It seemed that the wall of his own palace was not so thick, right?

"Don't look at it, sir. The city wall only looks good from the outside. The inside is just an earthen wall," a passerby kindly explained.

"Oh?" Duanmu Xiongtu was surprised. Others were hiding their true strength for fear that others would see it.

Why is it the other way around here?

"Our county magistrate felt that the mud wall affected the image of Taiping County, so he just put it up recently. This is a huge project, and three mountains in the neighboring Tai'an County were mined." The passerby explained again.

The expression on Duanmu Xiongtu's face was somewhat frozen.

If you want to save face, why do you want to take advantage of others?

"Oh, then your county magistrate is quite, quite willing to help others." Duanmu Xiongtu held it in for a long time before finally uttering a sentence.

The passerby grinned and said, "That's nothing. Our county magistrate loves to help the neighboring Tai'an County the most."

Duanmu Xiongtu's mouth twitched fiercely. If this was the kind of help, Tai'an County probably didn't really need it.

Walking into the city along the wide avenue, there were inns, restaurants, and various shops. Duanmu Xiongtu couldn't help but marvel at it.

Although Taiping County is located on the border, its prosperity is almost as great as that of the provincial capital.

"Chen Liu, find a place to stay. We'll rest here for two days."

Chen Liu took a quick glance and immediately drove his carriage to the inn with the sign of Taiping Inn hanging in front of the door.

"Hey, you two, do you want to stop by for a meal or stay overnight?" The waiter took the whip and rein from Chen Liu's hand attentively.

"Stay at the hotel."

"Okay, we have superior rooms, mid-range rooms, inferior rooms, and the best luxury suites. Which one would you like?"

Chen Liu didn't think twice and just waved his hand to ask for two luxury suites. After all, Duanmu Xiongtu didn't have to spend any money when he went out with him. This little money was enough for Duanmu Xiongtu's own piggy bank.

"Okay! Two luxurious rooms!" The waiter shouted towards the inn, then turned and looked at Chen Liu with a smile.

"Sir, two hundred taels of silver."

Two hundred taels of silver?!

Chen Liu's legs went weak and he almost fell to his knees.

"You're a fucking scam, two hundred taels a night?"

The waiter immediately lowered his voice and said, "Sir, this is wrong. The deluxe rooms have one-stop service."

Chen Liu and Duanmu Xiongtu were stunned. They understood what the waiter meant.

But what is one-stop service?