“One…two…three…four…”

On an already slightly dilapidated official road, it was originally very desolate, with weeds on both sides. Obviously, there were not many people on weekdays, but at this moment, there were loud shouts that shook the sky and the earth. The shouts also revealed the murderous aura of the army, soaring straight into the sky, shaking the birds and beasts around.

One man stepped forward and came to the front of a man in armor.

"Brother, we should be here soon?"

Another literati-like person on the side said, "Haha, the third general is anxious. Our army came from Guangwu County, Yanmen County the day before yesterday, and now it is only more than ten miles away from Yinguan City, the capital of Yanmen County."

At this time, a gust of wind blew over, raising the flag with the word "Liu" high.

The man in the leader looked straight ahead.

"The wind in the fortress here is filled with a vegetation that is about to wither, which makes people feel a bit solemn and murderous."

A strong man behind him heard this, and sniffed hard.

"I don't think there is any difference, it's all wind."

The literati turned his head and laughed and scolded, "General Zhu doesn't understand the lord's intention."

Zhu Ye scratched his head, but he always "don't think about things that he can't understand", so he didn't worry about them.

While everyone was laughing, they suddenly saw smoke and dust rising not far ahead, and a small group of people appeared in everyone's sight.

This team of men soon arrived in front of Liu He and others, but there were eight cavalrymen.

After seeing Liu He, the eight people got off the horse, knelt down on one leg, and held military salute.

"I have met Liu Duwei! We are here to welcome Liu Duwei into the city under the order of the prefect Lord Ye! The prefect is already waiting outside the city!"

This scene caught Liu He off guard. Strictly speaking, his rank is lower than that of the prefect, so there is no reason why the Shangguan personally greeted the subordinates. Liu He was afraid that there was something wrong with it, so he looked at Cui Jun beside him.

"Lord, don't bother. The prefect of Yanmen is named Ye Wang, whose courtesy name is Shixian, and is known as 'Mr. Lou Zhou'. He has always been focused on learning, has no power, and knows nothing about marching and fighting. He was excluded by his brothers in his family and arrived in Yanmen County. His former chief lieutenant died in battle at the beginning of the year. Now that the lord's army is coming, he must be happy and there is no possibility of conspiracy and traps."

Liu He nodded. The prefect Ye Wang was also a little familiar with history when he studied history in his previous life. The man surnamed Ye later moved south to the south, and for generations of officials, forming a larger clan. It was the head of Ye Wangqi. He resigned from his official position and returned to his hometown, ran from Yanmen to Qingzhou, and then headed south to a place equivalent to his previous life in Jiangsu to live in seclusion. After his descendants scattered, they gradually developed to various parts of the southeast coast.

"You all work hard, He is impressed and hopes to lead the way ahead. He will pay homage to the prefect as soon as possible!"

"Here!"

The eight people got back on their horses and led the way in front, with Liu He and others following closely behind.

The group soon arrived outside the gate of Yinguan City, and saw that the prefect Ye and a group of people were looking forward to it outside the city.

On both sides of them, three big drums were placed. As soon as Liu He and others appeared in their sight, Prefect Ye waved his hand and heard the sound of the shocking drums, which made people's hearts thrill.

Liu He, Cui Jun, Cheng Liang and others, quickly stepped forward, and when he arrived near to Prefect Ye, he turned over and dismounted.

"Subor Liu He, pay homage to the prefect!"

Ye Wang walked over quickly and stretched out his hands to help Liu He up.

"Oh, I heard that the young hero of Liu Dushi led the way and returned to the head of the rebel Zhang Jiao. Even the old general Huangfu praised him many times. When he saw him today, he was indeed a talented person and his reputation was worthy!"

"The prefect is too good. He is so humble, how dare you go out of the city to greet him personally!"

Ye Wang patted Liu He's arms and said excitedly: "The Xianbei situation is great, and the Yanmen County is in danger. Now Liu Duwei leads a large army to come. It can be said that it is a magic needle for the sea. I hope that I have no virtue or talent, and I am not good at military affairs. Everything depends on Liu Duwei! Come on, I have a little wine in the city to welcome you!"

Ye Wang grabbed Liu He's hand and walked into the city, but Liu He couldn't refuse.

Cheng Liang said, "Hehe, this prefect is quite conscious of the current affairs. It seems that our Yanmen life will be much better than expected."

Cui Jun shook his head, "Not that simple? Look at the other officials around him, not everyone welcomes us like the prefect."

Zhang Yong seemed to have noticed this: "Well, except for the prefect, there seem to be more than half of the other dozens of officials of all sizes and sizes, with bad expressions."

Cui Jun nodded and said, "Well, our army is a good thing for some people, but for others, it is hard to say whether it is a blessing or a disaster."

Ye Xiang wondered: "We are all ministers of the Han Dynasty. Now the foreign enemies are powerful. Isn't it a good thing to keep Yanmen alive?"

Cui Jun smiled bitterly and said, "Oh, you think too simple. But this matter has not yet been settled. These people and our army will be enemies or friends in the future. It is unknown now. I won't say much, let's go to the city first."

In the prefect's mansion, we were going back and forth, and many local officials toasted Liu He, Cui Jun and others in the name of "admiration".

Liu He was unintentionally drinking and asked the prefect Ye, "I came here for the first time and knew nothing about the military affairs of this county. I wonder how many troops there are in the county's garrison now?"

The prefect Ye looked very happy, but after hearing this, he suddenly felt a little embarrassed, but he quickly tried to calm down.

"Haha, Liu Duwei is indeed concerned about national affairs, and I admire him. But today we just need to have a banquet. Tomorrow morning, I will go out to the city with my county magistrate Jing Xin and Liu Duwei to inspect. At that time, everything will naturally be told to Yu Zunjia."

Liu He looked at his expression and felt a little confused, but after the other party said this, he had no choice but to continue asking questions.

Everyone had a banquet until the hour of Xu and stopped.

Liu He's lieutenant's mansion was ready, and he took Cui Jun and others back home to prepare for rest.

As soon as he entered the gate of the mansion, Zhu Ye started yelling.

"These local officials are really strange today. They always come to toast. There are dozens of them and only a few of us brothers. How can we drink them? There are still many problems after drinking too much, which is really annoying."

This reveled Liu He's alertness.

"What? What did they ask?"

At this time, Cui Jun walked over and said, "Among these people, some of them were afraid of being bad. They tried to inquire about the facts of our army, including the next military plan, etc. If they couldn't ask at one time, they would change the other person, come to toast again, and then ask again. They almost got them out of their way several times."

Liu He woke up halfway after hearing this.

"What are these people?"

"All of them are one of the most prominent families in Yanmen County, and there are people in their families who occupy important positions in the county."

Liu He frowned.

"It's these powerful and powerful families again! When inspecting the prefect tomorrow, this matter should be asked clearly. Otherwise, we will be in the front and these people will make trouble in the rear. Even if Sun Wu is reborn, it will be difficult to guarantee that he can defend this territory."

When Liu He was studying in his previous life, he had no good impression of the "big landlord class" in these places. Now his personal experience from Langdian County to Yu County has made this idea a bit deeper.

"Okay, it's been hard for everyone to march these days. Let's take a break soon. I'll have to go out for inspection tomorrow morning. Don't miss the time."
Chapter completed!