Ye Feng, who had already embarked on his journey again, had no idea he was being cursed as a beast.
If he had known... he probably would have run back and worked for a few more days!
Double the happiness was rare!
After all,
The famous one who was kept by his wife Cao was probably only Lady Bian, right?
Others?
Either they were killed by the old man, or they were forgotten after being defiled once by him.
However,
It was said that Cao's daughters at home all looked quite good?
Hiss!
No!
Can't keep thinking about it, how old is she these days?
It's a sin!
While his mind was in a chaotic mess, Ye Feng did not forget to do business.
"Yan Qi?"
"Hmm?"
"Have the Embroidered Uniform Guard been dispatched? Don't let them be without news when I arrive!"
"My Lord, please rest assured!"
Yang Yanqi, who was slumped in Ye Feng's arms, reported with a slightly flushed face:
"Besides the eight thousand Embroidered Uniform Guard sent to Luoyang, the remaining two thousand have all been deployed."
"Don't be so obvious with the characteristics, we can find them even if they don't have any."
"But this takes time!"
"Time..."
Listening to Yang Yanqi's report, Ye Feng had a headache and couldn't help but call out to the system in his mind.
"Damn system, when can you be more helpful and give me some phones or cell phones?"
"???"
Even the system, which had decided not to bother with Ye Feng, couldn't help itself at this moment.
"Respected host, would you like me to give you a few more Gatling guns with blue fire?"
"That would be fine too!"
Ye Feng pretended not to hear the system's sarcasm, narrowed his eyes and smiled:
"Damn system, if you can really give them, I'll find a way to find you a female system."
"How about it?"
"???!!!"
Faced with Ye Feng's sudden teasing, the system almost crashed.
After a long pause,
The system that finally recovered popped out two big words in front of Ye Feng.
"Shameless!!"
"Oh?"
Seeing the somewhat angry system, the smile on Ye Feng's face deepened.
Why did this guy seem to be becoming more and more human?
This is good.
Compared to the cold and mechanical system before, it's more fun to bully the current system.
However,
Just as Ye Feng narrowed his eyes and was about to continue teasing the system.
"Report~!"
Following the sudden sound of horse hooves, a guard in a flying fish suit galloped over.
"Reporting to my Lord, we have found the target person in Jiwu County!"
"Oh?"
Ye Feng heard this, leaned out, and looked at the guard in front of him with some curiosity.
"Are you sure it's that guy?"
"Sure!"
After the guard nodded affirmatively, he said with a smile:
"My Lord, Dian Wei is quite famous in Jiwu County. We found him as soon as we arrived there."
"Good, good!"
Ye Feng smiled with satisfaction, waved the man away, and ordered:
"Pass the order, the whole army turns, and advances directly to Jiwu County!"
"Yes!"
With Ye Feng's order, the team that was originally heading towards Qingzhou immediately turned and headed towards Xuzhou.
This made some people unable to sit still!
After all,
News of Ye Feng's presence in Chenliu had already spread, and many people were watching him day and night.
His sudden turn did not matter much, but it scared the cities and prefectures directly in front of him.
The first to bear the brunt was Xiangyi County.
As one of the counties under the jurisdiction of Chenliu Prefecture, the county magistrate of Xiangyi County was already a little nervous.
Who asked Ye Feng's reputation to be so great?
Since he came to Chenliu, no one in Xiangyi has been able to sleep well.
For fear that one morning they would wake up and find that Chenliu Prefecture had changed hands.
Therefore,
They actively responded to Zhang Miao's order to collect grain.
Anything that can be solved with money is not a problem!
Fortunately,
Their efforts paid off.
With the grain and other supplies in place, Ye Feng finally led his men away from Chenliu.
But what did this guy mean by suddenly turning?
"Someone!"
"Quick!"
"Send someone to Chenliu County for help, and make sure the Governor intercedes!"
"Also..."
At this point, the county magistrate of Xiangyi paused, and finally gritted his teeth and said:
"Tell people to quickly collect grain again, as much as you can get!"
"It must be fast!"
"Ah?"
Hearing the magistrate's order, his subordinate was a little stunned and reminded him cautiously:
"Your Honor, a few days ago..."
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
The magistrate, with his brows almost furrowed, glared at the subordinate and said angrily.
"Just do as you're told, and once you say this, they'll all understand!"
"Yes, yes..."
Seeing the magistrate's displeased expression, the subordinate didn't dare to say anything more, agreed, and hurried away.
Seeing this,
The magistrate let out a long sigh and slumped into his seat.
What kind of world is this?
He is an official!
Why should he pay to buy peace when he heard that the rebel was coming?
Isn't this too humiliating?
For a moment,
The county magistrate of Xiangyi even wanted to gather the yamen soldiers and fight Ye Feng.
But after thinking about the news he received and his family,
"Alas~!"
With a deep sigh, the county magistrate of Xiangyi forced himself to stand up.
He couldn't fall!
At least,
He absolutely could not fall until he had tricked that devil Ye Feng.
Thinking of this,
The county magistrate of Xiangyi tidied his clothes and strode out.
Soon,
Other families in the city who received the news also gathered at the county magistrate's office.
Facing the mountain-like pressure, no one held back.
Your family contributes a few hundred shi, my family contributes a few hundred shi, and soon they had gathered over three thousand shi of grain, as well as over a dozen cows and sheep.
This time, they didn't send it to Chenliu County, but directly to the official road outside the city to wait.
Their idea was simple.
You want something?
Okay!
This is all we have!
But don't march into the city so brazenly, we can't bear that kind of intimidation.
However,
After waiting outside the city for a day, the result they received made them all dumbfounded.
"What, what?"
Hearing the news from the scout, the county magistrate of Xiangyi had a bewildered look on his face.
"Left, left?"
"That's right!"
The scout nodded affirmatively, and his tone was full of excitement:
"Your Honor, they took another route and went directly to Jiwu."
"This, this..."
After confirming that he had not misheard, the aristocratic families, including the county magistrate of Xiangyi, were almost overjoyed and wept with joy.
What is called escaping from death?
This is it!
Even though they had collected over three thousand shi of grain this time, it was the result of them almost emptying their coffers!
Now?
They don't want it anymore!
For those families on the verge of bankruptcy, this was like a rebirth!
The next moment,
The heads of the aristocratic families, who had almost wept with tears, rushed towards the pile of supplies like the wind.
Mine!
Mine!
All mine!
...
Ye Feng, who was completely unaware of this scene, was staring blankly outside the carriage, feeling bored.
It wasn't that he didn't want to go to Xiangyi to extort some supplies.
Mainly, he felt too embarrassed!
After all, Zhang Miao had indirectly surrendered to him, so he couldn't keep milking him alone.
Therefore,
Even though he learned that Xiangyi was preparing supplies, he still chose to take a detour.
He,
Ye Mouren!
Although he usually liked to trick people, he still had some morals.
At least he wouldn't cheat his own people!
But others didn't know!
Although Xiangyi had escaped a disaster, no one believed that Ye Feng had turned over a new leaf.
So,
The county magistrate and aristocratic families of Jiwu County were as restless as Xiangyi County had been two days ago.
Especially,
When it was finally confirmed that Ye Feng's destination was their Jiwu.
From the county magistrate and aristocratic families to the common people, everyone became a little panicked.
The county magistrate and aristocratic families went without saying, they all knew what kind of person Ye Feng was.
As for the common people?
Their channels for obtaining information were very limited, and most of it was hearsay.
Under the usual propaganda of those aristocratic families and the county magistrate, Ye Feng was almost equated with the Yellow Turban rebels.
Although the Embroidered Uniform Guard had tried to whitewash Ye Feng through various means after their arrival, it was useless!
Once the first impression was established, it was difficult to change.
And the first impression of the common people was from teahouse storytellers and what the aristocratic families had spread.
They naturally believed it wholeheartedly.
So,
Even with the various efforts of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, they still failed to change the situation of the entire city's panic.
This made the county magistrate of Jiwu County quite cornered.
"Look!"
"Look at what you've done!"
Listening to the intelligence collected by his subordinates, the county magistrate of Jiwu furiously scolded the heads of the aristocratic families.
"I told you to keep your mouths shut, keep your mouths shut, but you didn't listen!"
"Now it's good, isn't it?"
"Governor Ye is coming with his men now, let's see what you're going to do!"
"..."
The ones being scolded like dogs by the county magistrate of Jiwu were naturally the overly active aristocratic families in the city.
It's not like they had any enmity with Ye Feng, but life in the late Han Dynasty was too boring!
Coupled with the fact that they were a thousand miles away from that place in Youzhou.
No one expected Ye Feng to come here!
So,
When they were drinking and chatting with friends, their mouths naturally became unrestrained.
Moreover,
Compared to some great hero emerging somewhere, Ye Feng, a rebel, was more eye-catching.
And the government did not forbid it.
Now what?
The aristocratic families of all sizes in the city, not to mention, even the storytellers were not calm.
And coincidentally,
The news of Ye Feng going to Chenliu and then to Jiwu earlier further confirmed this.
Ye Feng is a devil who eats people without spitting out bones, which had become the consensus of the people of Jiwu.
This is really interesting!
It's one thing to speak ill of someone behind their back, but it's not fun to be caught by the person themselves.
Thinking of those people who suddenly appeared in the city a few days ago, the county magistrate of Jiwu became even more troubled.
Damn it!
He should have guessed that those were spies, and the news must have been spread by them.
At that time, he thought Ye Feng would not come here, so he did not pay much attention to the reports from below.
What to do now?
Prepare supplies?
Would he take a liking to them?
Xiangyi had piled up supplies by the roadside, but Ye Feng didn't touch them and went straight to their Jiwu.
This clearly means he's here to settle the score!
What to do?
What to do?
Should I bring out the troops and confront him to buy myself some time to escape?
Or just lie down and surrender?