In the morning, Long Chen came out of the military tent, stretched out, and saw Bai Tingting, who was hanging on the tree, kicking her legs up and down.
"Are you still used to hanging on a tree, Master Bai?"
Long Chen walked under the tree and felt that Bai Tingting had a pretty good figure.
It is said that her mother, Bai Qiulian, was a famous beauty in the capital when she was young, but later she married Li Junjun for unknown reasons.
Bai Tingting made a whining sound from her mouth.
Long Chen pulled out the thing from her mouth, and Bai Tingting shouted: "I need to relieve myself!"
Long Chen smiled and said: "People have three urgent needs. You should have told them earlier."
Bai Tingting cursed: "My mouth is blocked, what can I say?"
Long Chen put down the rope, held the rope with one hand, and kicked Bai Tingting on the butt: "Let's go, I will take you to relieve yourself!"
Bai Tingting became anxious and said: "You are shameless, I am peeing, why are you following me!"
Long Chen chuckled and said, "If I don't follow you, what if you run away?"
Bai Tingting was unwilling and cursed: "Shameless eunuch, you are dirty!"
Zhang Qian came out when she heard the commotion and asked what was going on.
Bai Tingting said to Zhang Qian: "I want to relieve myself and he will follow me. He is shameless and dirty!"
Zhang Qian snorted coldly: "It's great if you are willing to accompany you, but if you dare to scold me, I will make you pee in your crotch, believe it or not."
Bai Tingting was scared and walked towards the river angrily. Long Chen threw the rope to Zhang Qian, he was too lazy to watch Bai Tingting relieve herself.
"Don't you like these the most?"
Zhang Qian thought that Long Chen would personally observe and see if Bai Tingting was angry.
Long Chen said: "Don't talk nonsense, I am a serious person."
Bai Tingting pulled the rope in front and shouted: "I need to pee, hurry up!"
Zhang Qian took Bai Tingting to the river by herself.
Wu Jian came out of the tent and said, "Sir, are you still going into the city today?"
There was an assassination attempt by the Imperial City Secretary yesterday, and Wu Jian was worried that Long Chen would be in danger if he entered the city.
Long Chen said: "Of course I go, what are you afraid of?"
Wu Jian nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go prepare."
Wu Jian went back and summoned thirteen knights to protect him, asking them all to be alert in case anything happened on the way.
Not long after, Zhang Qian came back with Bai Tingting in hand.
"Sir, what should I do with her?"
Long Chen glanced at Bai Tingting who was unconvinced, pointed to the tree next to him, and said: "Continue!"
Zhang Qian quickly hung up the cursing Bai Tingting and blocked her mouth.
"Let's go to the city."
Long Chen led everyone on their horses and went to Qianjiang County.
When they arrived outside the city, they saw Sima Dou Yufei coming with soldiers and horses to greet him.
"Sir Long, the Governor greeted Xiao Ming and asked me to report to you that the Third Grandfather has already agreed and is waiting at the Governor's Mansion."
A greedy look appeared on Long Chen's face, and he smiled and said: "That's right, things are easy to discuss. Let's go and meet the local wise men."
Zhang Qian and Wu Jian also showed joy on their faces.
Dou Yufei's soldiers and horses opened the way, Long Chen entered the west city gate, and the street was still lively.
Long Chen suddenly said: "I'm hungry. Let's eat something to fill my stomach."
Dou Yufei immediately said: "Sir, the Yamen has prepared breakfast, but there is absolutely no seafood."
Long Chen ignored it, got off his horse, and invited everyone to eat together.
The stall owner was overjoyed that this was a big customer, and he immediately served wontons, noodles, and rice porridge as ordered.
A young man came over with a bowl of wontons, placed it gently in front of Long Chen, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, please use it at your leisure."
Long Chen saw a note pressed at the bottom of the bowl, and glanced at the young man slightly. The young man left with a smile and went back to his work.
Dou Yufei waited patiently on the street.
After Long Chen finished eating his wontons, he got on his horse and headed to the Governor's Mansion.
Dou Yufei followed behind, feeling strange in his heart, why was Long Chen still doubting the food of the Governor's Mansion?
After entering the governor's office, Chen Zu greeted Xu Zhi, Yuan Tengfei, and Wang Zhong immediately and stood up outside. Other officials of the governor's office stood behind.
"Lord Long."
Everyone bowed respectfully to Long Chen.
Long Chen pointed at Xu Zhi and the three of them, and said with a smile: "I think these three are the third ancestors of Qianjiang County. I'm glad to meet you."
The three of them laughed and replied: "It's all false rumors. We are just ordinary people in Qianjiang County. What about the third grandfather and the fourth grandfather?"
Long Chen sat in the front seat, while Zhang Qian and Wu Jian stood guard beside him.
The governor Chen Zu introduced them one by one: "This is Yuanwai Xu Zhixu, this is Yuan Tengfei Yuanwai, and this is Yuanwai Wang Zhongwang."
Long Chen looked at the three of them carefully and said with a smile: "Chief Chen should have talked to the three of them, so I won't be verbose."
"The Holy One ordered me to come here to exterminate the pirates, but he did not give me soldiers, horses, money or food. He asked me to recruit troops and raise money on the spot. These three are the leaders of Qianjiang County. I hope you can help me."
Xu Zhi and the others were also sizing up Long Chen, wondering whether they could get things done by giving Long Chen money.
"What your lord is saying is that as the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty, we should contribute to the imperial court."
"It's just that we have some concerns. After we pay, will the court allow us to live in Qianjiang County?"
Xu Zhi was the most powerful among the three of them and the most eloquent, so he was the one to speak.
Long Chen glanced at Xu Zhi and sneered: "What Xu Yuanwai means is that I'm afraid that even if I take your money, I won't be able to keep you safe?"
Xu Zhi laughed and said: "How dare you? Lord Long is famous in the court, and he has made great military exploits and shocked the enemy. How dare you doubt me?"
Long Chen sneered and said: "I have been here for a few days. I heard that there are people in Qianjiang County colluding with the pirates, especially you three."
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The air suddenly became stagnant, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense. No one expected that Long Chen would speak so directly. Is this going to be a showdown?
Seeing the shocked expressions on everyone's faces, Long Chen softened his tone, smiled and said, "Of course, these are all rumors. I think Qianjiang County is very good, and the three of them are good citizens."
"Don't worry, after I take the money, I will recruit troops and put down the pirates. Qianjiang County is a peaceful and prosperous place. No one in the court will dare to say that there are pirates here."
Xu Zhi and the others knew clearly that Long Chen's words just now hit them hard.
Long Chen already knew some of the situation, but he didn't intend to pierce the window. He just wanted to take the opportunity to ask for bribes.
"My Lord Mingjian, there are no pirates here."
Xu Zhi smiled and picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea. He just thought that Long Chen was going to show off his cards, and he had already planned to kill Long Chen to silence him.
Yuan Tengfei said in embarrassment: "We are all good citizens, and we will definitely implement the imperial court's orders, but we can't come up with so much money at once."
Wang Zhong also said: "Yes, recruiting troops to quell the pirates requires too much money. We can't afford so much money at once."
Long Chen chuckled and said: "You three, I haven't said how much it will cost, but you are crying because you are poor. Isn't that not good?"
this...
Xu Zhi and the others laughed and said nothing.
The governor Chen Zu asked: "Sir, how much do you want?"
