Three Kingdoms: Ten Times Speed, Diao Chan Says I'm Too Fast

Jinyang was the seat of Taiyuan Prefecture, so the prefect resided in Jinyang for a long time.

However, Jinyang was the county seat, and Chen Ye was a protégé of Prefect Liu Wei, so most of the county's official business was handled by Chen Ye.

As for Prefect Liu Wei, he was more like a reclusive bigwig living behind the scenes.

Liu Wei, dressed in fine clothes, was on the plump side with fair skin. Even in the harsh and cold land of Bingzhou, he was still very well-maintained.

At this moment, Liu Wei was feeding fish by the pond in the vast garden of his mansion, accompanied by several maids and concubines.

The concubines were all dressed up in their finest attire, vying to show off their charms in front of Liu Wei.

Liu was a prominent surname in the land.

For four hundred years, from the Han Dynasty to the present, the Liu family has spread throughout the world.

The exact lineage of Liu Wei's ancestors has long been lost to the annals of time.

He was born in Jiuyuan County, Wuyuan Prefecture.

His grandfather was a Grand Master of the Palace.

He was later recommended for his filial piety and integrity and rose through the ranks to become an official.

Although there were some family heirlooms, almost none remained by Liu Wei's generation.

Starting from the first year of the Guanghe era, the emperor decreed that all officials must pay a fee according to their official rank.

Liu Wei came from a poor and remote area. Fortunately, someone helped him, which enabled him to pay his taxes and successfully take up the position of prefect.

That's how we built our current business empire.

A handful of corn was scattered into the fishpond, causing the water to churn and dozens of large fish to scramble for it.

"My lord, Magistrate Chen requests an audience, saying he has important matters to discuss with you."

Just as Liu Wei was embracing his beautiful concubine and groping her, a servant came to report.

Liu Wei glanced back, then waved his hand: "Let him in."

After the servants left, Liu Wei waved to his concubines beside him and said, "You may all leave."

Before long, Chen Ye, with a bitter expression, arrived at the garden.

At this moment, Liu Wei had already taken a seat in a pavilion in the garden.

A maid was serving and brewing tea beside him.

Upon seeing Chen Ye arrive, Liu Wei glanced at him and then gestured for Chen Ye to sit down.

Chen Ye knelt nervously in front of Liu Wei.

"My lord," Chen Ye called out softly.

Liu Wei nodded, picked up his teacup, took a small sip, and said, "Zizhen, what brings you here?"

“It’s currently the busy season for spring plowing in the county, and the trade market is also open. Zizhen must be very busy lately.”

Chen Ye was inwardly groaning.

I don't know how to start the conversation.

After considering it for a moment, he said with difficulty, "Sir, a major incident has occurred in the county... I would appreciate your decision."

Ok?

Liu Wei frowned.

"Something big?" Liu Wei asked, frowning in confusion. "What's so big?"

Chen Ye stammered as he spoke.

"My lord... yesterday... yesterday... yesterday the bandits of Longshan, including Li Shanfeng, were wiped out," Chen Ye said, bowing his head.

"what?"

Liu Wei's hand trembled, and the tea in the teacup spilled out.

Staring at Chen Ye in astonishment, she asked, "What did you say?"

"Say it again!"

Chen Ye lowered his head even further and spoke in an even softer voice: "Sir, the bandits of Longshan, including Li Shanfeng, were wiped out yesterday."

Liu Wei clutched his forehead, feeling a buzzing sound in his head.

Then, gritting his teeth, he said angrily, "Who is it? Is it Dong Zhongying?!"

There were more than 300 bandits in Longshan.

Having occupied Jinyang for so many years, they have earned a fearsome reputation.

Without a strong army, how could we destroy them?

And in Taiyuan County, who else but Dong Zhuo would do such a thing?

When Dong Zhuo first arrived in Bingzhou, he wanted to kill people to establish his authority.

They started by taking action against the bandits of Longshan.

He still managed to obstruct things several times.

That's why Dong Zhuo didn't wipe out Lishan Feng.

But several years have passed since then, and Dong Zhuo should be aware that Lishan Feng is related to him.

"That Dong Zhongying, he's determined to oppose me to the very end!" Liu Wei gritted his teeth.

The fat on his face was trembling.

To say that he was a bandit wouldn't make Liu Wei grit his teeth in anger.

But this bandit wasn't wild; he was raised by Liu Wei.

Why did Liu Wei keep Lishanfeng as a pet?

The main reason is poverty.

Liu Wei, who came from Jiuyuan County, was not from a wealthy and powerful family.

Since the first year of the Guanghe era, the emperor decreed that officials should pay money according to their official rank before taking office.

The 20 million coins that Liu Wei initially earned upon assuming office as the governor of Taiyuan were borrowed from a friend.

Bingzhou was bitterly cold, with barren land and a sparse population.

Making money is not so easy.

Fortunately, there was a trade market in Bingzhou, which gave Liu Wei a way to make money.

This led to the matter of raising the wind of Lishan.

In other words, Lishanfeng is like Liu Wei's money bag.

"He is Dong Zhongying..."

"grown ups....."

Before Liu Wei could finish speaking, Chen Ye interrupted him, saying, "Sir, it is not Governor Dong."

Ok?

Liu Wei, who was about to lose his temper, suddenly froze.

"Not Dong Zhuo?"

Chen Ye shook his head and said, "No."

"Who is that?"

Chen Ye took a deep breath, realizing there was no way to avoid it, so he could only lower his head and say, "It's...it's You Jiao from Wucun Township, Duan Yu."

Wucun Township?

Touring?

Duan Yu?

what?

Liu Wei thought he had misheard.

Liu Wei from Wucun Township was unaware of this.

You Jiao was a minor official.

Who exactly is Duan Yu?

Liu Wei felt increasingly confused the more he listened.

So he frowned and looked at Chen Ye, saying, "Explain yourself clearly, what exactly happened?"

"My lord, the matter began with Wang Yun's eldest son, Wang Gai..."

Chen Ye lowered his head and described the cause and process of the incident in great detail.

Wang Yun's eldest son, Wang Gai, sought his help. Later, he dispatched the bandit Liu He to Wucun Township, and then Duan Yu went to suppress the bandits...

He explained everything in great detail.

"grown ups....."

"That's how it happened."

"At this moment, Duan Yu is leading more than three hundred heads of the Longshan bandits outside the east gate of Jinyang," Chen Ye said.

Liu Wei almost fainted from anger at Chen Ye.

He had painstakingly raised the bandits of Longshan for several years.

With the border trade market reopening in early spring this year, it's time to make money again.

Now they've been wiped out in one fell swoop.

Moreover, it was just a small outpost in a village.

"Chen Zizhen, Chen Zizhen, am I saying you're a good-for-nothing?"

"Or should I say you're incompetent?"

"You went to such great lengths to deal with a small village bandit group, and now you've even had the bandits from Longshan slaughtered."

"If Li Shanfeng hadn't died, and if he had revealed what happened to me, do you know the consequences?" Liu Wei said with a gloomy face.

Chen Ye was so frightened that he immediately knelt on the ground.

"My lord, I... I didn't expect this either," Chen Ye explained.

Liu Wei took a deep breath and said, "What's the point of saying all this now?"

"The important thing is to handle it well."

With a gloomy face, Liu Wei rolled his eyes and said, "Issue my order."

"Immediately mobilize the county troops and tell them that bandits are disturbing the city. Arrest that Duan Yu for me first."

"We absolutely cannot let him reveal what happened between me and Li Shanfeng."

"I want to see for myself who this Duan Yu really is."