At noon the next day, on the official road, Chen Sanlang and Laoshan Palace came to meet each other.

The messenger was chubby and rode on a red horse. It made people see it and couldn't help feeling tired for the horse. There were four followers behind him, all wearing soft armor and long swords hanging on their waists.

When he saw Chen Sanlang, the messenger did not get off his horse. He raised his head slightly, his big nostrils were exposed, and he looked very arrogant and asked lazily: "Who is the top scholar?"

Seeing this, Zhou Fencao and others showed anger. They thought that the other party specially sent an envoy to greet him, which was enough to show sincerity and enthusiasm, but unexpectedly, the envoy had such an attitude.

Chen Sanlang drove forward and fisted: "I am Chen Yuan, Jing County, what do you call me?"

The envoy glanced at him and snorted coldly: "The envoy's surname is Su Minggui. He came here to welcome the top scholar into the mansion under the order of the magistrate. You can follow me."

When I heard that his surname was Su, I was afraid that he was related to Su Zhenhong, so no wonder he was good at making things happen.

Chen Sanlang didn't bother with him and ordered the army to start.

Su Gui rushed to Chen Sanlang's side, suddenly coughed dryly, squeezed out a smile, lowered his voice slightly and said, "Zhuangcai Lang, Su has heard that Yangzhou in the south of Jiangnan has been prosperous. When I see you today, it turns out to be true."

Chen Sanlang said calmly: "Why do you say this?"

Su Gui smiled and said, "I heard that the top scholar came from a poor family, but he was the magistrate of Jingxian County for a short time. When he moved, he had hundreds of people and dozens of vehicles. If Jingxian was not rich, how could he come here?"

The implication is that Chen Sanlang took office and plundered people's wealth and cream, so he could accumulate so much family property and luggage.

In fact, he had no intention of mocking and ridicule. He was not greedy for an official or even an official? He just felt jealous. The supplies must be filled with gold, silver, jewelry, and food. These things are extremely popular resources in Yongzhou.

Today, Laoshan Prefecture is very poor, and there is no way. It is full of wilderness, people are displaced, large-scale abandonment, and no production. How can I get income? The city has not stored a lot of grain, and I have to save money every day.

When Su Gui saw the supplies in Chen Sanlang's team, he was very envious. As for whether Chen Sanlang's corruption gains, who cares?

Chen Sanlang refused to comment and said, "I dare not neglect the matter from afar. I am a little bit of advice, please accept it with a smile."

As he said that, he reached out and touched his waist bag.

Su Gui was happy when he saw him tactful. Unexpectedly, the next moment, when he saw Chen Sanlang just took out a small ingot of silver, one or two taels of inadequate appearance, his face suddenly darkened: "Zhuangyuanlang, is this to send beggars?"

Chen Sanlang looked at him coldly: "Your Excellency, I'll save it."

I really put the money back.

Su Gui was so angry that he almost burst into smoke from his orifices. He pointed at Chen Sanlang and shouted: "Chen Yuan, you don't know how to show off!"

Chen Sanlang's expression turned upright, his eyes glared, and said something strange. The red horse that Su Gui was riding suddenly fell down with his front legs. Now, the chubby messenger lost his balance and rolled to the ground, falling to his head and face, and was in a mess.

"Come on, call me!"

Su Gui called the sky and the earth, and four followers rushed forward to take action.

With a rush, more than a dozen Zhuang soldiers rushed up, with swords and guns in their hands. As long as the other party dared to take action, they would immediately kill him.

Su Gui struggled to stand up, pointed at Chen Sanlang, and was furious: "Okay, I said you came to Laoshan Mansion with bad intentions and wanted to rebel. Please wait, I will report back to the Lord, send troops to wipe out all of you..."

I reached out to pull the horse, but I didn't expect the horse to kneel on the ground and whimper, and no matter how I beat it, I would not get up.

Su Gui couldn't do so, so he had to turn around and leave under the escort of his entourage in disappointment.

Looking at them walking away, Zhou Fencao said worriedly: "Young Master, this messenger is rude and just offended him. I'm afraid he will talk bad things on Su Zhenhong's side. Otherwise, let's take a detour and not go to Laoshan Mansion."

Chen Sanlang smiled and said, "It's okay, the messenger is the messenger, and Su Zhenhong is Su Zhenhong. He can govern a prefecture, so he should not be the narrow-minded person who will not listen to the other side."

Zhou Fen Cao Dao: "Young Master, I don't know if I should say it or not?"

"Sir, don't be polite. If you have any words, come."

Zhou Fencao looked around and said slowly: "Since entering the Laoshan Prefecture area, I have carefully observed it, but I saw that the fields were deserted, the villages were dilapidated, and the people's livelihoods were withered. Many scenes did not change much from other places. Since Su Zhenhong has been in charge of this place for a long time, but he does not understand governance, I see this person, a reckless man."

Chen Sanlang smiled: "Sir, observe it in detail."

In fact, he had already seen these things one by one.

Zhou Fencao asked: "Since that's the case, why should we go to the prefecture city?" He was worried that it could never be eliminated. Once something happened to enter Laoshan Prefecture, it would be equivalent to sending a sheep into the tiger's mouth. Even if Chen Sanlang is very capable, hundreds of people can face thousands of enemies and be in danger.

"I have a reason to go to the city. Although I don't worry, the Taoist priest has already managed the city and there will be no trouble."

Chen Sanlang was confident that Zhou Bian Cao could not speak any more, and he thought that with the wisdom of the young master, he would never do anything that was unsure.

The team continues to set off and move forward.

Due to the baggage and family care, the speed of the army has never been fast, but this place is not far from Laoshan Prefecture City.

In the evening, a scout was sent to report that Laoshan Prefecture was within a 100-mile radius. However, because it was getting late, I had to find a place to spend the night and enter the city tomorrow.

The place was found soon, and it was a nearby village.

There are still people living in this village, with only a few, just seven or eight households. Each household, with only one or two, is basically the old and weak. Because young and strong people are either killed or go out to find a livelihood.

When these people saw Chen Sanlang's team coming, they were indifferent and looked at them with numbness. In these eyes, they basically couldn't see the hope of life.

Chen Sanlang ordered not to disturb the people and find an open space to settle down. In fact, there was nothing to disturb. If you turned the rice jars of all the families in the village, you might not be able to make up a few kilograms of food.

The camp was ready soon, and the family began to cook skillfully. Some were stewed soup and stir-frying, and the tempting aroma was emitted.

The fragrance attracted the residents all at once. Seeing that these strange corpses were not like evil people, they became bold and surrounded them one by one, staring at them eagerly.

When Xu Jun saw that most of these people were elderly, weak, women and children, he felt compassionate and couldn't help but say, "Sanlang, give them something to eat."

Chen Sanlang nodded.

Xu Jun immediately went down and asked someone to make a large bucket of rice, poured it on it, and delivered it to the outside, asking the villagers to line up and bring the bowls one by one to collect it.

The villagers were overjoyed and were excited and immediately kowtowed to thank him.

They have been in a long time and have not had a decent meal...
Chapter completed!