Chapter 171 What a coincidence

"It's unfortunate that this guest is here. The last blood ginseng in our store has just been bought."

After listening to the shopkeeper's words, Fang Yue shook his head and left the drug store.

However, although a little disappointed.

But more of them sigh, this Denglai City is indeed a more prosperous city than Shanyang Mansion.

Most pharmacies in Shanyang Prefecture have never heard of blood ginseng, let alone purchased it.

And in this Denglai city, I randomly visited a medicine shop and got something.

It's a pity that it came too late and was bought by someone else.

After leaving the door, I wandered around casually again, but I still found no results after visiting several drug stores.

I visited six pharmacies, four of which were out of stock, and the inventory in two pharmacies had just been purchased.

It would take at least three months for the drug store to restock the next product. Fang Yue couldn't wait that long, so he had no choice but to give up.

It’s just that he doesn’t know who bought all these blood ginseng before him.

But at this time, Denglai came to another part of the city.

"Husband, this blood ginseng is too expensive. It cost most of our money in one go. What will we do in the future?"

Zhang Shu looked at the three brocade boxes in front of her with distress, which contained three medicinal herbs called blood ginseng.

Medicinal materials are very expensive, the cheapest one cost eight thousand taels of silver.

These three blood ginseng cost a total of thirty-four thousand six hundred taels of silver.

"Female, what do you know? Our family has now left Shanyang Mansion. How can we gain a foothold in Guangfeng Mansion! If we cannot gain a foothold, this little money will be wasted sooner or later."

"Hehe, even if there is no one to protect us, I'm afraid I won't be able to keep this little money. Don't you see, the local officials in the city now have green eyes when they look at us."

Chen Shicheng sneered. He was from a noble family, so he naturally understood what these officials were thinking.

If his father was here at this moment, then he wouldn't be afraid. A veteran seventh-grade military attache and Qi-sensing martial artist could still control the situation.

But now, his father is still stationed in the Jiaoshan area to guard the junction of the two mansions, but he can't come to Guangfeng mansion.

It can be said that for someone like him, if he didn't think of a plan for survival earlier, he would be in trouble.

Maybe he will fall into the trap of some corrupt officials.

"These people are all wolves. They have been treated as fat by us people for a long time."

Chen Shicheng sneered, and after he finished speaking, he stopped explaining and went to visit the powerful figures who came to the city with gifts.

If we could get through some connections and transfer my father from the Junction Mountain to this area, it would still be a defensive junction area, but the situation would be completely different.

In this way, the Chen family can slowly integrate into the officialdom of Guangfeng Mansion and take root here.

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The next day, Fang Yue went out alone, preparing to go to the local government office.

Issue a general document of Guangfeng Mansion.

After all, what he had on him was only the documents that were accepted by Shanyang Mansion, and he could not be interrogated or blocked in Shanyang Mansion.

But when it comes to Guangfeng Mansion, it's not so easy.

The officials here will not recognize the general documents of Shanyang Mansion, or even if the officials above recognize it, they will not recognize the guards and government officials working below.

As soon as he went out, Fang Yue saw the mess on the street not far away.

"Hmph, I see that you guys look so treacherous. You look like traitors and spies at first glance. What do you want to do when you sneak into Denglai City? Why don't you arrest them quickly and take them back to me for interrogation?"

Several government officials wearing black and red clothes surrounded five carriages, holding weapons.

The leader looked fierce and looked at everyone in the carriage with a sneer.

Beside him, the other government officials also looked fierce.

"You, do you know who we are? If you don't get out of the way quickly, I'll just pretend this didn't happen."

In the motorcade, there was a middle-aged man in luxurious clothes, the fat on his face was trembling, he was obviously angry.

"Hmph, I know very well who you are. Aren't you just a traitor and a spy? Come with us now, but don't force us to do anything."

The leader of the Yamen shouted coldly.

"You...you are going too far!"

The middle-aged man's face turned red.

He is also a figure who has been in the officialdom, so he naturally knows that it is easy to get into the Yamen and it is difficult for the imps to deal with him. The county magistrate who broke the family destroyed the Yamen servants, and these Yamen servants were often more vicious than the officials.

It's just that nowadays, people are like knives and knives, and I'm like fish and meat.

In this Denglai city, his past relationships and his past face have become a joke.

But what made him even more unexpected was that even bribing these government officials with money was useless. These people didn't do this at all.

Soon, these carriages and these people were taken away by the government officials.

"Old man, what are you doing? Why are these government officials arresting people?"

Although he had some guesses in his mind, he was not so sure yet, so Fang Yue asked an old man next to him.

"Hey, what else could it be? I just saw a fat sheep and wanted to kill it." The old man chuckled.

"Oh, that's it."

Fang Yue suddenly realized that it was no different from what he had thought before.

This time Shanyang Mansion suffered a disaster, but many wealthy families fled.

And these people are prominent figures in Shanyang Mansion and Shanyang City, but when they come to Denglai City and Guangfeng Mansion, they are nothing.

A phoenix in distress is worse than a chicken, that's it.

It seemed that he had to go and process the official documents of Guangfeng Mansion as soon as possible, otherwise these increasingly unscrupulous government officials might find him at some point.

Just as he reached the street in front of the Yamen Gate, Fang Yue was about to go in.

"Hey, Junior Brother Fang?!"

At this time, a familiar voice sounded.

Fang Yue looked back and saw Zhang Shuzheng looking over in surprise from the carriage on the other side of the road.

"It turns out to be Senior Sister Zhang. I didn't expect that Senior Sister Zhang would also come to Denglai City. What a coincidence." Fang Yue said with a slight smile.

He left one day later than Zhang Shu, and since the Wei Dynasty had a vast territory, he thought he would never encounter Zhang Shu again in the future. Unexpectedly, he saw Zhang Shu as soon as he arrived at Denglai City.

"Junior Brother Fang, you couldn't be, could you have sneaked here? If that's the case, you'd better leave Denglai City as soon as possible. I heard that Denglai City is strictly investigating those who escape Shanyang Mansion without permission these days. Warrior."

The surprise on Zhang Shu's face dissipated, and she turned to look carefully at both sides of the street.

It's not far from the Yamen of Yaodenglai City, and there are yamen patrolling the streets scattered here and there. However, no one paid attention here.

"Thank you, Senior Sister Zhang, for your concern. I have something to do at the Yamen." Fang Yue said with a smile.

Zhang Shu used to be very unruly, but now after getting married, she has become much better. Otherwise, Fang Yue would definitely ignore her.

But even so, the two of them are only slightly better than strangers.

"I see, then you should be careful." Although Zhang Shu didn't believe that Fang Yue was going to Deng Lai City Yamen for business.

But he still politely asked the other party to be careful, because he thought in his heart that Fang Yue might be caught by the official who came to the city.

"Madam, this guy really doesn't know a good person's heart. When he is caught, he will suffer." Xiao Lu, the maid next to Zhang Shu, said with a pout.

As Zhang Shu's personal maid, she knew Zhang Baiyang's nephew. Naturally, we also know Fang Yue’s subsequent development.

"Madam, we have to stay away from him. If we are implicated, we will be in trouble." Xiao Lu was sure that Fang Yue had sneaked over. This kind of person might be brought to the city government office at some point. Caught.

It would be bad if you are close and misunderstood.

"Okay, Xiaolu, stop talking. It's not good to say bad things about people behind their backs." Zhang Shu scolded with a smile.

Immediately, she got into the carriage and began to wait for her husband.

Chen Shicheng went to the Yamen today to deliver gifts and do errands. He went in for a while and was about to come out.

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But on the other side, Fang Yue arrived at the gate of Denglai City Yamen.

"Stop! This is where the Yamen is. No other people are allowed to enter."

The government officer guarding the city glanced at Fang Yue and immediately stopped him, with a bad expression on his face. These days, there are a lot of people coming to the Yamen to do business and want to see me.

After all, many wealthy families from Shanyang Prefecture want to gain a foothold in Guangfeng Prefecture, so they naturally have to go through the yamen relationship.

Lin County Prime Minister has already told them that those with low status, no money, and those who do not have an official position of sixth grade or above in their family will not be seen when they come to see them.

"This is an official document from Shanyang Mansion. I have something important to see City Lord Zheng." Fang Yue said nothing nonsense and was straightforward.

Although Denglai City is a county, due to its special status, the chiefs of the yamen here are called the city lord.

"Official document from Shanyang Mansion? Who knows whether it is true or false!"

The gatekeeper looked at Fang Yue with an even bigger sneer on his face. These days, I see a lot of people like this. They all think that they can come and go at will with an official document issued by Shanyang Mansion. It's a joke.

Even if the master of Shanyang Mansion comes, he still wants money.

They are responsible for guarding the door. If the other party does not give any benefits, they will help him deliver the official documents. In this way, it is impossible to tell whether the official document is true or false, so Fang Yue cannot be let in.

"I see." Fang Yue understood what the two men wanted.

He immediately took out a banknote and handed it to the two of them.

Seeing Fang Yue coming to the road, one of them took the official document from Fang Yue and went into the Yamen to find someone to identify it.

~~~~~~

At this time, I came to the inner hall of the city government office.

"Inspector Qi is a rare visitor. I wonder why he came to my place today?" Zheng Changsheng asked with a smile and poured a cup of tea for him.

Si Tianjian is as famous as the supervisor. Although his official position is not as high as his, Si Tianjian has a special status and he must treat him as an equal.

"Today there is an inspector from Shanyang Mansion who is passing through Guangfeng Mansion. He is not here to say hello to the city lord in advance. Please give him some convenience." Qi Ming said with a smile.

The supervisor of the Si Tianjian of Shanyang Prefecture personally conveyed the news, and also went directly to the Si Tianjian of Yujing City.

Si Tianjian had to provide convenience along the way, so even he didn't dare to neglect him, and he quickly came to say hello and make friends before the other party came.

"Easy to say, easy to say."

Zheng Changsheng laughed, then lowered his voice and asked, "Is this person very powerful?"

"City Lord, it's better not to inquire about some things. Even I don't dare to ask too much." Qi Ming shook his head and ended the topic.

But being able to make him so taboo made Zheng Changsheng feel that the person who came here might have a big background. I decided in my heart that Menzi should cheer up and not offend anyone these days.

"Haha, brother Qi, let's see what this is. Someone just asked me to send a blood ginseng as a gift. I borrowed flowers to offer to the Buddha and gave them to my brother. If he hadn't come to inform me, he might have offended others in the future. have no idea."

Zheng Changsheng took a brocade box from the table next to him and handed it to Qi Ming.

Qi Ming tried to refuse, but after several attempts, he had to accept it with a thick face.

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"Since City Lord Zheng accepted the gift, this matter will be much easier to handle. My father may be transferred here in a few days."

In the courtyard of the City Lord's Office, Chen Shicheng was walking out.

The joy on his face could not be hidden.

Because, giving gifts is also a science.

You are afraid that the other party will not accept it, and you are also afraid that the other party will accept it too straightforwardly. If the other party does not accept it, then naturally they will not do anything for you. If the other party accepts it too straightforwardly without any expression, they may also not do anything for you.

There are black-eating blacks among the bandits, and the same is true in the officialdom.

Fortunately, City Lord Zheng accepted the gift, which means that he is fine here, but Chen Shicheng still needs to finalize another person himself, that is, the deputy commander of the navy of Denglai City.

The matter has been half done, and Chen Shicheng is naturally in a good mood.

Walking to the gate of the yamen, I saw a man bargaining with the yamen runner, but after a few words, he still took the silver note.

"Oh, you are so petty. You only gave so much silver. It's strange that the yamen runner can do a good job for you. Maybe he will go in and walk around and then come out to send people away."

Chen Shicheng looked like a person who came over, and he couldn't help showing a sarcastic expression when he looked at Fang Yue not far away.

This person, some people just can't recognize their position.

"Oh, isn't this Mr. Chen? Look at you like this, the matter has been done. Haha, in a few days, I may have to call you Mr. Chen."

The yamen runner at the gate also saw Chen Shicheng coming out at this time, and immediately stepped forward to compliment him enthusiastically.

"Well said, see the reward."

Throwing a silver ingot to the yamen runner, Chen Shicheng turned around and left in a chic manner.

"See? This is called heroism. Learn more, it will be good for you. To do things, you have to spend more money. If you are willing to spend money, otherwise nothing will be easy to do." The yamen runner sent Chen Shicheng away and came to Fang Yue and said.

As he spoke, the yamen runner came out.

He came to Fang Yue and shook his head: "The county magistrate is not here. You should come again tomorrow."

"Really?" Fang Yue smiled.

He knew in his heart that this must be a trick of the other party. He must want to extort more money.

He said that the person was not here. I am afraid that he did not go to find him at all.

At this time, Fang Yue realized what it meant to be easy to see the King of Hell, but difficult to deal with the little ghost.

"Listen carefully, you two, be careful these days. If there is an inspector from the Shanyang Prefecture Sitianjian, you must invite him into the yamen as soon as possible."

"Whoever dares to neglect the distinguished guests, hum, the board of the City Lord's Mansion will not spare him!"

At this time, a serious voice sounded.

Soon, a middle-aged man was seen walking towards them quickly.