On the second day, Pei Zhou and Li Xuandu and his group left Linzao Pass. When passing the city gate, the guerrilla generals and garrisons stationed at Linzao Pass were guarding in front of the city gate. However, the two powerful generals only brought a few personal soldiers, unlike being blocked by the road. This made many Pei family guards breathe a little relieved. After all, revenge is one thing, and hostility to the defenders of one city is another.

The guards among the two generals raised their arms, and immediately a soldier held a box in his hands and came forward to deliver it to Pei Zhou. The travel general smiled and said, "According to the usual rules, this is six hundred taels of silver, of which two hundred taels of silver are for food and grass, and four hundred taels are Zhi Jing."

Pei Zhou was an official in the court for a long time, so he naturally knew these unwritten rules. Logically speaking, he returned home this time, not as a noble minister, but was a little disgraceful. Even if the local officials along the way were not embarrassed, how could they give Zhi respect? After all, it was not because of Mr. Li that he taught Qingluanwei a lesson. Now Fang Shisan's body is stopped in the barracks of Linzaoguan, which is why these two military officers with low rank but real power are willing to give Zhi respect.

Pei Zhou is not a corrupt official, but he is not a moral saint. He must abide by many unwritten rules, whether they are willing or unwilling to do so, otherwise he will be an enemy of the entire officialdom. So he nodded and immediately a follower came forward to take the box.

Pei Zhou bowed and said, "I would like to thank you two sirs for this."

When the two saw Pei Zhou taking the box, their faces were obviously much more relaxed, and they bowed back.

Both sides were not the same person, but after a few greetings, the two generals left.

Pei Zhou then opened the box and took a look. He had to say that although the two generals were thick, they were still thin. He saw fifty taels of snow-patterned silver neatly in the box, and five golden Taiping coins were placed in the corner of the box. The remaining four hundred taels were exchanged for silver notes, and were pressed down by silver and Taiping coins.

Pei Zhou sighed lightly.

This is the specifications of second-rank seniors.

According to the rules, one county is 600 taels of silver, one prefecture is more than a dozen counties, and one prefecture is more than a dozen prefectures. Even if all of them cannot be taken down, except for a few prefectures and counties that are not on the route of travel, only ten counties are calculated according to ten, that is 60,000 taels of silver, and two states are 120,000 taels of silver. This silver is too easy.

What's more, the territory of the Great Wei Dynasty is two capitals and ten nineteen states.

After a series of fierce battles and pursuits, Pei Zhou's accompanying guards were still more than 60 people. More than 60 people were from military backgrounds that were familiar with archery and horses, so they all rode horses, and some old servants who followed Pei Zhou back home were riding in carriages. Originally, Pei Zhou, Pei Zhu and Pei Yu were also riding in the same carriage. Now with Li Xuandu, Pei Yu no longer rode in the carriage, but rode alongside Li Xuandu.

Pei Yu asked softly: "Brother Li, you have met the Qingyang Sect. Do those people know magic tricks that can disrupt people's minds and bewitch people's hearts?"

Li Xuandu shook his head and smiled, "There must be some alchemists in the Qingyang Sect who can use magic, but it is nonsense that everyone knows what kind of magic is. As for bewitching people's hearts, it is true, but it is not magic, but fraud. When we walk for a while, you may be able to meet the people in the Qingyang Sect. It is not that scary, and often there is no big difference between them and ordinary people in the world."

Pei Yu continued to ask: "What do ordinary people in the world look like?"

Li Xuan was slightly stunned. After thinking about it, he asked back: "Have you ever met a minor official in the officialdom?"

Pei Zhou nodded.

Li Xuandu said: "Ordinary people in the world are similar to these minor officials to a certain extent. They should know how to observe their words and expressions. When they see powerful people in the world, they should be careful to serve them. When they meet those who are not as good as themselves, they will be arrogant and bully the superiors and bully the superiors. Of course, they cannot beat up a boat of people at one stroke. Among the minor officials, there are also those who are very loyal in the grassroots of the world. It is not easy to generalize, but this is generally the case."

Pei Yu nodded seriously and kept all these words in his heart. His attitude was much more concerned than reading the Book of Saints.

Compared to Pei Yu's admiration for Li Xuandu and wishing to be respectful of his disciples, Pei Yu's sister Pei Zhu has a very complicated feeling about Li Xuandu. She is grateful and awe for Li Xuandu's repeated rescue efforts, and is awe for Li Xuandu's former glorious identity. However, deep down in her heart, there is still a little indescribable subtle psychology. Some people of similar ages are dissatisfied, and coupled with the reserve of women, they rarely talk to Li Xuandu.

Li Xuandu said he was old or young, but he had experienced many worldly loves. After seeing life and death, and being used to joys and sorrows, his mentality was inevitable. Whether it was about Pei Zhu or Pei Yu, he had some intentions of seniors looking at juniors. He was not tired of Pei Yu's clinging, and he didn't care about Pei Zhu's distantness.

Continue to travel east along the way and after entering Lanling Prefecture, the situation becomes even more chaotic.

Because Lanling Prefecture and Langya Prefecture, plus the previous Dongchang Prefecture, the three prefectures are the most rampant places of Qingyang Cult. Originally, only the general Tang Qin of the Earth, and only the Hongyang General, could not make such a big noise, but Tang Zhou, who was in charge of Qingyang General, sent his three brothers Bai family under his command to assist Tang Qin, which greatly boosted the Tang Qin's momentum. Now, Bai Jue, the eldest brother of the three brothers of the Bai family, is in Dongchang Prefecture, and the third brother Bai Luo is in Lanling Prefecture.

On this day, the group came to Guantao County. The local county magistrate seemed to be a student of an important official of the Imperial Party. He naturally respected Pei Zhou, the senior of the Imperial Party, and held a banquet to welcome Pei Zhou. Li Xuan did not join in the fun. He wanted to follow the old rules and walk around the county town alone and see the local worldly ways. He happened to meet Pei Yu and Pei Zhu, who were also going out to stroll around.

Pei Yu ignored his sister's stiff face and insisted that the three of them travel with him. In this way, the three of them came to the most prosperous downtown in the county.

Pei Zhu wore a plain curtain hat, and with the two men, Li Xuandu and Pei Yu, the ordinary green scoundrels, did not dare to come forward to provoke him rashly.

Li Xuan wanted to buy two books, and came to a study. The shopkeeper was a poor scholar. At first glance, he was the kind of person who was not good at management and caused the family to fall. He spent half a pile of copper coins and bought a travelogue from the shopkeeper, which was said to be a ancestral travel record, which recorded the mountains and rivers of the 19 states of the Great Wei Dynasty. Whether it was true or false, Li Xuan treated it as a fun thing.

Since they arrived at the study, the siblings and brothers also bought a few books. Pei Yu bought a storytelling book in the martial arts and military books. After hesitating for a while, Pei Zhu bought a storytelling book that is very popular nowadays.
Chapter completed!