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

Just when both sides were at a stalemate, a young man came towards them, looked at Chen Liu who was driving with an arrogant look, and threw out a silver ingot.

What do you mean? Are you treating me like a beggar?

But the people in Taiping County are really rich. They can throw away a silver ingot just by casually throwing it away.

Chen Liu took it without saying a word and weighed it for a few times.

Hey! Ten taels of silver.

Although it is not much, it is still unexpected money. It should be said that this is the first income since I came to this damn Taiping County.

Seeing the other party accept the silver, a trace of disdain flashed in the young man's eyes: "Please move aside."

Chen Liu looked at the other party with a bewildered face. What was he giving in? Wasn't this ten taels of silver a gift from heaven, wild silver?

You didn't say you would return the money before you threw it away.

The disdain in the young man's eyes gradually turned into disgust: "Is it that ten taels of silver is not enough? I advise you to quit while you are ahead."

"Hehehe." Chen Liu, sitting in the carriage, sneered.

You want us to back off for ten taels of silver?

What a joke! How could a dignified emperor like the Great Duan bow down for ten taels of silver? If it were ten years ago, when Duanmu Xiongtu had not yet become famous, even one tael of silver would be enough.

But now, I’m sorry, things have changed over time, even a thousand taels is impossible!

"What are you laughing at?" The young man looked at Chen Liu with displeasure. Since he had accepted the money, he should step back. Otherwise, wouldn't he be treating him as a fool?

Before Chen Liu could speak, several constables guarding the city gate came quickly.

"What are you doing? Don't disturb the order here."

"I would like to leave, but the road ahead is blocked." Chen Liu said lightly.

Seeing the constable coming, the young man was not panicked at all. Instead, he came up to him with a smile and casually handed him a twenty-liang silver note.

"Sir, there are three or four carriages behind us, so it's really hard to retreat."

The constable frowned as he looked at the banknote in his hand: "What for? Are you bribing me? Take it! Take it away now!"

A hint of surprise flashed across the young man's face. You are just a constable, and I am already giving you face by calling you "Sir".

You don’t want it even after I gave you the money?

After this operation, the young man obviously couldn't do it anymore. He held the banknotes in his hand and looked at the constable in disbelief.

No matter where you are, the human relationships of money paving the way and wine building bridges remain unchanged. Why doesn't it work here?

The constable patiently pointed to the arrow marking the exit from the city and said, "Don't you see the markings on the ground? This is the arrow leading out of the city. If you want to enter the city, you should take the road next to it. Hurry up and line up again at the back. Don't block the flow of traffic here."

Chen Liu, sitting in the carriage, smiled complacently and said, "Boy, you don't understand the rules of Taiping County. If you want to use silver to pressure others, you are destined to be a daydream."

The young man felt his mouth dry for a moment, and after a while he recovered. He said to the constable in a deep voice, "We are here to see your county magistrate."

"That won't work either. The rules were set by the county magistrate. If there's an emergency, you can take the official road, but you can't interfere with traffic here!" the constable said righteously.

As soon as these words were spoken, both Chen Liu and Duanmu Xiongtu who was sitting in the carriage could not help but nod slowly.

"Okay, okay, okay!" After saying four "okay" words in a row, the young man waved his sleeves and turned away angrily.

As the young man approached the second-place carriage, his tone was filled with helplessness: "Sister, the other side refuses to give way, and there are those soldiers. I've already said that we are here to find the county magistrate, so let's retreat."

The woman in the carriage was probably shocked. After a long while, a cold and crisp voice came out: "If that's the case, then we will retreat."

The young man's face was bruised and white, and he lowered his voice and said, "Sister, we are already giving him face by coming here. Now we are being bullied before we even enter the city gate. In my opinion, we should just go back!"

"Stop talking nonsense and line up to enter the city." The cold voice came again.

The young man was helpless, sighed, and began to retreat with the carriage.

He took a step back, and Chen Liu drove the carriage forward, which almost made the young man explode with anger.

At this moment, Chen Liu, who was driving the carriage, felt refreshed from the inside out. After coming here for so many days, he finally had a good time.

After a while, Chen Liu drove the carriage out of the city gate and turned back to shout at the carriage, "Master, are we really going back like this? No more fishing?"

Duanmu Xiongtu lifted the curtain of the car, and the spring breeze in March was particularly gentle.

"Idiot, the two of us leaving is nothing more than a lack of bait. Do you really think we're wandering around all this time just because I want to relax?"

Chen Liu swallowed and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

To be able to follow Duanmu Xiongtu for so many years and be entrusted with such an important task as the head of the East Factory, how stupid could he be?

The journey took nearly half a year, but Duanmu Xiongtu was not in a hurry at all. He gave up the water route that could have taken only ten days, and instead took the land route.

What is the purpose? To enjoy the scenery along the way?

Stop it, the emperor's heart cannot be guessed.

"Is it possible that this time, my lord, you have mobilized people from the East Factory to follow us all the way?" Chen Liu's tone was a little suffocated.

"No, we only recruited 500 Black Guards."

Duanmu Xiongtu's faint voice came.

Chen Liu grinned and said, "Look at the ease with which you speak."

The Black Guards are the elite among the elites of the Great Duan Dynasty. If the Dragon Guards are the strongest force of the Great Duan Dynasty displayed in public, then the Black Guards are displayed in secret. If not the strongest, then they are almost the same force.

Although there are only 500 of them, these 500 can ensure that even if there are 50,000 troops to encircle Duanmu Xiongtu, the Black Guards can easily take Duanmu Xiongtu away.

Not to mention that Duanmu Xiongtu himself is a martial arts master of his generation.

"It's okay. A tight net has been set up in the city. Our trip is considered a success. Let's go to Luoyun City now." Duanmu Xiongtu's voice came.

Chen Liu subconsciously looked around, trying to see if there was any evidence of the Black Guards. However, after looking for a long time, he still didn't see a single figure. Chen Liu couldn't help but laugh at himself:

"If I could find out about this, I guess they wouldn't be able to be Black Guards anymore."

At the gate of Taiping County, after waiting in line for a while, the young people finally entered the city gate.

"Hmph! This is so fucking infuriating. Just wait and see whether I will not kick someone when he's down and add fuel to the fire. You dog official, forget it!" The young man looked angrily at the pedestrians coming and going on the street.

Just as the group was about to find an inn to rest, two guys with red ribbons tied on their arms were about to appear.

"Hey everyone, do you want land or a house? We'll give it to you for free!"

The young man squinted at the two of them and asked, "Free?"

"That's right, it's absolutely free!" the two detectives assured again and again.

The young man suddenly grinned: "Sorry, I don't want any free stuff from this place. If you want something, you have to take the most expensive one!"

After the words fell, the young man looked at the two of them with pride. This was the confidence that a child of a noble family should have!

The two detectives looked at each other and seemed to have met a sucker. It should still be time to increase the price.