Volume 2: Yongzhou Mansion Chapter 55: Recruiting soldiers and horses
It has to be said that Grand Administrator Lin Feng's response and coping methods were quite spot on.
Only six hours had passed since the attack, and Yongzhou Prefecture had already begun to gradually accommodate those who lost their families due to the attack.
Pensions were distributed, the barracks were rebuilt, and everything seemed to be in order.
Of course, the most important thing is to interrogate the prisoner.
"ah!"
Ah Xin, who had already woken up, was beaten again and spit out a mouthful of blood.
He had been tortured for a whole hour in this dark dungeon.
"Speak. If you don't speak clearly, more cruel punishments will follow."
Ah Xin was tied to a bronze chair, and his hands and feet were locked with huge iron chains.
There should have been ten nails on his fingers, but now three have been forcibly removed.
Sitting directly opposite him was Prefect Lin Feng.
This was the first time that a prefect interrogated a prisoner in person.
"Who is the person behind you, and who instigated you!"
"I don't know! I really don't know! We all hang out with Aru! It's Aru, it's him!"
Ah Xin screamed at the top of his lungs, and the snot and tears on his face were mixed together, making him extremely embarrassed.
Liu Ruyu and the third prince sat beside Prefect Lin Feng.
Liuzi's death still left the two of them with a grudge.
Although Tang Ke killed Jin Kui, the two of them still felt guilty.
After all, the living will always feel guilty for the dead.
Just as Ah Xin gasped in pain, a messenger walked into the dungeon and whispered to Governor Lin Feng for a while.
"Why didn't he tell me earlier? Then why should I interrogate him?"
Prefect Lin Feng frowned, slapped his hand and walked directly towards the exit.
"Prefect, what should he do?"
The torturer glanced at Ah Xin who was panting, and heard the cold voice of Prefect Lin Feng.
"Pull down North Street and behead him in public!"
As Governor Lin Feng walked out, Liu Ruyu and the third prince also left the dungeon.
All that was left was Ah Xin, who was shouting with all his strength, but the executioner quickly blocked his mouth.
In the Lin Mansion, Tang Ke was lying on a large recliner in the living room. Uncle Donkey looked at Tang Ke with an annoyed look on his face.
Yang Ming and Lin Ruo were sitting at the round table drinking tea, while Lao Lu squinted his eyes and crossed his legs.
"You gentlemen, each one is more arrogant than the other. Do you have to wait for that old man Lin Feng to come before you say anything?"
"Can't I tell you Mr. Donkey in advance? Is it possible that Mr. Donkey is not qualified to know?"
"Young man Lu Cheng, you are at a higher level than me, so you can just embarrass me, you idiot!"
As he said this, Mr. Donkey pointed at Tang Ke with his hoof.
"This lazy idiot is actually playing tricks on me. Do you really think you are a person?"
"If your Mr. Donkey hadn't gone over to clean up the battlefield and found you, an idiot, you would have been taken away as a corpse!"
"You're such a stinky guy and you actually used the Blade of Triumph. If your elder brother finds out, he'll beat you to death!"
Everyone listened indifferently to Master Lv's nagging. Although Master Lv was extremely dissatisfied with Tang Ke, this grandson...
After all, he, Tang Ke, has also made meritorious deeds, and those who have made meritorious deeds will be protected.
He, Mr. Donkey, has also made meritorious deeds! Wasn’t it his fault that attacked Lin Feng in the two realms of transformation?
It's not that his background is not big enough, the most he can do is save Lin Feng's life.
Tang Ke, this bastard, helped the third prince to gain a grudge.
The governor or the prince, no matter how foolish they are, they all know which one is more arrogant.
After Mr. Donkey shouted for nearly two sticks of incense, Lin Feng arrived belatedly. The third prince and Liu Ruyu followed behind him, walking hastily.
"Look, look, this grandson just came here! What the hell are you two trying to do with me?"
"Sorry, Mr. Lu, Mr. Tang Er, you two have been waiting for a long time."
Lin Feng cupped his hands in apology, and Lu Cheng also lowered his legs and asked Lin Feng to take a seat.
"Damn it, just looking at people, I don't have any rights here!"
Mr. Donkey hummed a few words, and the third prince glanced at him, making Mr. Donkey instantly wilt.
Afterwards, Liu Ruyu and the third prince walked to the side seats together. After the third prince sat down, Liu Ruyu leaned over and sat down.
"Actually, I'm mainly waiting for Shopkeeper Liu. After all, Shopkeeper Liu knows the situation in Yongzhou Mansion best."
After Lu Cheng said this, he took out the Black Flame Token.
"This is a token I found in King Qi's secret chamber. This token is a bit evil."
"According to the rickety old man, this key is used to
The key to a secret chamber."
After Lu Cheng finished speaking, Liu Ruyu felt confused. Now that King Qi's secret room had been found, how could another secret room come out?
"I suspect that there are two secret chambers in Yongzhou Mansion. One secret chamber belongs to King Qi, and the other..."
"Maybe, it's the one that King Qi is going to open..."
Governor Lin Feng knew about the missions of Lu Cheng and Tang Ke, so he also knew something about the original events of the Five Kings Rebellion.
After all, they are also people who have experienced that era. These old people still have fresh memories of the era when corpses were shrouded in horse leather.
"It's just that I don't know where this secret room is. May I ask Shopkeeper Liu?"
Liu Ruyu shook her head, saying that she didn't know either.
After all, he only came to Beigan to establish Liu Er in the past ten years, although she could basically understand the things in these ten years in detail.
However, things that happened fifty years ago were still a bit difficult.
"Prefect Lin Feng, what do you think?"
Prefect Lin Feng thought for a while and shook his head.
"That's all, let's put this matter aside for a while and let me talk to everyone first."
Later, Lu Cheng informed everyone of part of the news he received from Qing Lao.
Lu Cheng naturally chose to hide some things that they shouldn't know and couldn't let them know.
Even Tang Ke doesn't know about those things that belong to the realm of transformation into gods, let alone these people?
"The sect actually has such great energy. This is something I never imagined."
The third prince rubbed his temples, he seemed very distressed.
"There are still some things that I plan to report directly to the Zong family. Although I can't see the Zong family, I will report them after arriving in Yunjing."
Lu Cheng paused and said:
"The key is that there is a secret room in Yongzhou Mansion now. Where is the secret room and what is in the secret room?"
"This matter is an urgent matter that I need to solve, because there are many... ulterior things in it."
"For example...some dangerous existences."
Lu Cheng's sudden evasiveness left everyone unconvinced.
After all, Lu Cheng naturally hid something from these people.
Regardless of whether Liu Ruyu, the third prince, or Lin Feng, they cannot and should not be involved in these matters of the sect.
After learning about the general structure of the sect, Lu Cheng firmly believed that this matter was definitely not something that the Concentration Realm could intervene in.
This also led to some things that he couldn't explain and could only be vague.
"I can only tell you that this secret room has something to do with dragons."
Even though Lin Feng had stayed in Yongzhou Mansion for so many years, he had never heard of secret rooms related to dragons.
"Hey, forget it, since no one knows, let's leave today."
Lu Cheng waved his hand, walked down from the main seat, walked to the round table, and patted Yang Ming on the back.
"You did a good job this time. Let's go to Songhe Tower and have something good to eat!"
"Hey, Lao Lu is awesome! Senior sister, you go first, I'll call Hu Yue and Mo Lin!"
Yang Ming ran out happily, while Uncle Donkey was trembling with anger by the wall.
Damn it, this wicked Lu Cheng agreed to treat Uncle Donkey to a meal at Songhe Tower!
During that time of debt collection, his boss, Mr. Lu, had clearly blocked the debtor back. This wicked Lu Cheng would not admit his debt!
Songhe Tower! The best building in the world! This is the Songhe Tower that Mr. Donkey has been dreaming about for a long time!
Although Mr. Donkey was trembling with anger, Lu Cheng still took only the four young generals to Songhe Tower.
Hu Yue saved a lot of people that night and worked hard all night. When she heard that there was something delicious to eat, she refused to sleep and became very energetic.
Although Mo Lin is not in good spirits, she definitely deserves a meal from the master.
Five people in Songhe Tower can actually sit on the fourth floor!
Not only because Lao Lu is a powerful god-former, but mainly because Yang Ming is Zuo Gong's apprentice.
So Zuo Gong also joined the banquet, so the cooking was left to Zuo Gong's disciples.
That’s our ninth chef king.
Yang Ming was so unjust. He came here to enjoy the delicious food, but he ended up being a cook...
However, the ingredients are all fresh and the cooking is easy.
According to the recipes passed down to him by Zuo Gong, plus his own understanding, it is not a big problem to sit at a table with good food.
The special ingredients of Beigan are chicken and duck, as well as the plump carp from Liuhe River.
In the twelfth lunar month of winter, ice fishermen can dig fish holes in the thick ice, cast and collect the nets, and it will be a good harvest.
Carp in winter are still very plump.
For a banquet for six people, six dishes and one soup are a must. In addition to chicken, duck, fish, and various delicacies.
What Songhelou is most indispensable for is high-quality ingredients.
Tianheng Mountain’s specialty bamboo fungus, dried mushrooms and winter cabbage are all available.
Eat two pieces of chicken, marinated and deep-fried, served with bright red chilies to excite your taste buds, the famous spicy chicken!
Chicken breasts are pounded into puree and mixed with pork fillings. The meatballs made from the two kinds of meat fillings are fragrant. Boil them into the stock to make stock meatballs!
Duck is perfect for roasting. Normal fire and Zhenqi can control the heat very well during the roasting process!
Roast duck can also be eaten in two portions. The crispy skin and smooth duck meat are sliced into thin slices and served on a flat plate.
Don’t waste duck bones. Use them to make a pot of duck soup with bamboo fungus. It’s a delicacy!
Twice-cooked pork with winter cabbage, the crispy winter cabbage paired with the fragrant twice-cooked pork, this feeling can only be known by those who have tasted it.
Zao Liu fish fillet is Lao Lu's favorite, so I must arrange a wave for him. The soft and waxy fish fillet is paired with a mellow sauce, and you can sip it lightly with your tongue.
Excellent texture and taste!
The last dish is a famous Beigan dish. After the big carp head is stewed over a high fire, it is spread on top of the freshly baked crispy bread!
Fish head cake! Crispy and delicious!
Six dishes and one soup, completed in just half an hour.
"Not bad, this bad fish fillet has the same taste as before!"
Zuo Gong took a bite of the bad fish fillet and praised it.
I have to say that Yang Ming's cooking skills are indeed very good.
"When Zongjia came to my place to eat fish, I also made him fish slices. He was really good at it!"
"Hey, you don't know, I only had this dish when I saw it on the Zong family's state banquet menu."
While Lao Lu was drinking wine, he negotiated with Zuo Gong again and again.
Zuo Gong has been in Yongzhou Prefecture for so many years and has seen a lot, so Lao Lu asked Zuo Gong with a try.
"Mr. Zuo, do you know that there is a secret room about dragons in Yongzhou Prefecture?"
Mr. Zuo drank the wine in his glass, thought for a while and said:
"I really don't know about the dragon's secret room, but I know about a dragon's well."
When Lao Lu heard this, he became energetic and hurriedly poured Mr. Zuo another glass of wine.
"Want to hear the details."
"There is a dry well over here in Xicheng District. It is quite old, at least a hundred years old."
"It is said that there is a magical thing under the well. When I wore crotchless pants to play in my early years, the old people told me not to play near the well."
"It's said that there is a dragon in the well, so you should always be in awe."
When Lao Lu heard this, he immediately slapped his thigh. He really didn't expect that he could find out something from Mr. Zuo.
"Excuse me, where is the well?"
"There is a dry well next to Hualong Pond in Xicheng District. No one lives in that area anymore."
"Okay, let's go after dinner?? Go!"
Lao Lu got motivated and started eating very quickly. He finished the plate of crappy fish fillets in just a few chopsticks.
Little girl Hu Yue didn't take a few bites, so she could only eat the cake with a look of displeasure.
It was the first time for Mo Lin to eat such a delicious dish. Although it was cooked by Yang Ming, the ingredients were much better than those on Tianheng Mountain.
After a hearty meal, Lao Lu led the four young men straight to the Hualong Pond in Xicheng District.
It's easy to find, but there's no one living in such an empty area?
In the square, there is a big stone with three characters "Hualongchi" written on it, with dragons and phoenixes dancing in the air.
Now the pond has long since dried up, and the dry well next to it is also covered with moss.
"I'll go down and take a look. The four of you, keep watch above."
After Lao Lu said that, he jumped down. Yang Mingxian didn't know what was wrong, so he picked up a stone and threw it down the well.
It took a while before the sound was heard.
"My God, this well is quite deep!"
Hu Yue picked up a huge stone from somewhere and held it in both hands.
"Come on, Yang Ming, try this!"
"Okay!"
With that said, he threw the big stone into the well.
What came across was not the sound of stones falling to the ground, but Lao Lu's voice: "Fuck!"
"You two are bastards! You have so much time to spare, right?"
"It broke and hit Lao Lu..."
Yang Ming was immediately frightened and watched helplessly as Lao Lu gave him a red envelope.
Chapter completed!