Chapter 4: Gao Shun vs. Zhang Liao
After coming out of Yunzhong County, Yang Fan and Gao Shun talked and laughed all the way. During this period, Yang Fan also called Gao Shun a preface. Zhongyun, since he met Gao Shun in Yunzhong, the preface must be monumental, right? Gao Shun also liked it very much when he heard about it.
"Master, we're here."
After several days of rushing, Yang Fan and his wife finally arrived at the gate of Mayi County. Looking at the border town full of wind and frost, Yang Fan felt a sense of pride in his heart and thought that he had finally arrived at his territory, which would be the place where he dreamed of taking off.
"Yeah, go into the city."
Yang Fan waved his hand and took the lead in the county town. The soldiers guarding the city did not stop him and directly released him.
‘This is my territory!’
Looking at the people walking on the street, although these people were dressed in rags and pale and thin, they did not have the fear and numb expressions that Yang Fan had seen elsewhere.
The Mayi County was not big, and Yang Fan soon came to the county government office where passers-by were instructed.
"Is this the Mayi County Office?"
Just now, Yang Fan took out his appointment document at the entrance of the county government office and handed it to the guards on duty at the door, while he himself stared blankly at the plaque that was about to fall above the gate.
"Oh, I guess you are the new county magistrate Yang!"
Just as Yang Fan was in a daze, a voice sounded in front of him.
"Who are you?"
When Yang Fan lowered his head, he saw a man with a round figure like a meat ball standing in front of him.
"I am the former county magistrate of Mayi, Liu Bo, whose courtesy name is Wenxian. Lord Yang has not been delayed, but Wenxian has been waiting so hard!"
Liu Bo held Yang Fan's hand and said enthusiastically, with an exaggerated expression and a very excited tone.
"Oh, it turns out it was County Magistrate Liu, who has been admired for a long time."
Yang Fan pulled away his hand without any trace and clasped his fists to Liu Bo.
"Where, where, the magistrate Yang County can dominate the country at a young age, and his future will be limitless. Let's hurry up and hand over. Wenxian will also go to Yunzhong County to take office."
Liu Bo said with a smile.
"Uh, that's fine!"
Liu Bo's tone was very anxious, and he felt that he would not want to stay here for a moment.
Liu Bo led Yang Fan to the lobby of the county government. Then several people with the appearance of civil servants came behind Liu Bo, each holding several bamboo scrolls in his hand. Obviously these were the various copywriting data from Mayi.
"These are tax policies, these are the money and grain registered by the treasury, these are..."
Liu Bo signaled these people to put the bamboo roll on the table and introduced.
"Mr. Liu County Magistrate, Mayi is still a county, so why is there so little money and grain registered in the treasury?"
Yang Fan casually picked up the bamboo scrolls that registered money and grain to watch, and then asked in confusion. Although he knew that most of the officials of the Han Dynasty were greedy, this was too greedy. There were even 20 gold, and millet was even less, only 20 stones. On the way to come, Yang Fan also asked about the conversion of Gaoshun coins. The twenty gold was four hundred taels of gold; a stone of millet was about fifteen kilograms, and twenty stones were only 300 kilograms.
"Mr. Yang's words are a bit unpleasant. In the months since we took office in Mayi, the Xianbei Hu people have violated them three times, and each time there were casualties, and these were all required. Not to mention that dozens of people in the county government, and people eat horses and chew them every day, which is also a huge expense!"
Liu Bo narrowed his small eyes and said lightly.
"If I remember well, every county will collect taxes at the end of the year. It is inevitable that it will be too dark for the magistrate Liu to do this. How can I explain to the prefect?"
Yang Fan obviously would not let Liu Bo go, and said in a cold tone.
"This is Lord Yang's own business. It's better for me to give Lord Yang an idea. Lord Yang was a county magistrate at a young age. I think my family is quite wealthy. It's better for Lord Yang to send a letter to his family and ask him to support him. By next year, the money will be back, right? If Lord Yang is kind-hearted, then just be a county magistrate for a few more years, and the money can be returned."
Liu Bo hugged his chest with his hands and sneered.
"Hmph, Liu Bo, do you think everyone is like you? You are so corrupt and abused, and you really think that I dare not take you? Since you are unkind, don't blame me for being unrighteous."
Yang Fan winked at Gao Shun. Gao Shun understood and approached Liu Bo intentionally or unintentionally.
"What? Lord Yang still wants to force me to stay in my official position?"
Liu Bo glanced at Gao Shun contemptuously, patted each other with his hands a few times, and suddenly a group of yamen runners rushed into the door, about ten people, each of whom pressed his hands around his waist and waited for Liu Bo to give the order.
"Haha, no wonder Lord Liu dares to do this? Is there anyone else? Why not call us together and let's gesture."
After seeing Gao Shun's skills, facing these people, Yang Fan had not changed his color, he smiled generously.
"Hmph, if Lord Yang asks me to leave, even if this matter is given up, if Lord Yang holds me and keeps me away, then don't blame me. Mayi is often robbed by the Hu people in Xianbei. If Lord Yang encounters any unexpected happening here, it will be a loss to the court."
Liu Bo sneered, and the group of yamen runners immediately rushed towards Yang Fan.
"Oh? Then Lord Liu encountered an unexpected accident here, which can it be said that it was caused by the Hu people in Xianbei?"
Liu Bo's words suddenly made Yang Fan's eyes lit up, and he had already had a scheming in his heart. He suddenly said to Liu Bo: "Liu Bo, as an official in the court, you are actually corrupt and abused the law. I think you have committed a crime for the first time. If you return the greedy thing, I can do it without any blame. If you are stubborn again, don't blame me for being cruel later."
"What can the boy who is not dry and has no choice but to speak loudly in front of me? Come and take it down with me."
Liu Bo didn't expect Yang Fan to dare to speak like this, and immediately shouted in anger.
"Hao!"
The yamen runners pulled out their ring-headed swords one after another, and heard Gao Shun screaming and rushed towards him and others. Such crazy behavior immediately stunned the yamen runners. Just as the yamen runners were stunned, Gao Shun was quite capable, snatched the ring-headed sword from one of them, turned his sword, and hit the yamen runner with the back of the knife.
'ah!'
The yamen runners were unable to defend themselves and were knocked to the ground by Gao Shun. The rest came to their senses. However, it was too late. Gao Shun was like a tiger coming out of the cage, and he was unforgivable. He hit the vital points of the yamen runners. At the very least, he fell to the ground and roared sadly, and at the worst, he fainted directly. After a moment, the group of yamen runners were no longer standing.
Gao Shun solved the group of yamen runners and walked towards Liu Bo with a ring-headed sword.
"Who are you? I am the new magistrate of Yunzhong County, so I won't stop."
Liu Bo was also panicked at this time. He never expected that Gao Shun was so powerful. More than ten yamen runners were no match for him. He kept retreating and pulled the civil servant beside him to block him.
"snort!"
Gao Shun snorted contemptuously and reached out to get Liu Bo.
"Ye, where did the thief come from? He was actually rude to the county magistrate and looked at the arrow."
At this moment, a loud shout suddenly sounded outside the door, accompanied by a strong wind.
Gao Shun suddenly had hair everywhere, and a sense of crisis arose. He ignored Liu Bo and turned around in an instant, and the ring-headed knife in his hand also faced the strong wind.
Only a "clang" sound came. Yang Fan looked at the sound and found that it was a sharp arrow, which had been shot down by Gao Shun at this time. Yang Fan looked out the door and saw a young official standing outside. This man was not old and had a green face, but his body exuded a strong aura that had been through the battlefield for a long time, which made Yang Fan feel a little chilled.
"Wen Yuan, save me. They want to be detrimental to me, so take him down quickly."
When Liu Bo saw this young man, he was overjoyed and shouted quickly.
"Sir, don't worry, wait until I take them down and hand them over to the adults for disposal."
The young man who was far away from the slogan lost the bow and arrow in his hand, pulled out the ring-headed sword and rushed towards Gao Shun. The two of them quickly fought together. Although Gao Shun was simple in his path, his move was fatal; the young man was also good at martial arts and was immediately hard to solve.
‘Wen Yuan? Could it be him?’
Yang Fan watched the game from the side and stared at the young man in the field with a slightly raised mouth, thinking that he would have forgotten the birthplace of the famous general.
Chapter completed!