Huang An asked his waiter to prepare a table of food for him and asked him to deliver it to the house in person.
Naturally, the young man had no objections, let alone dissatisfaction. This was his duty.
Moreover, Huang An was so generous, and he was happy to do so. He even vaguely guessed that Huang An wanted to ask him about something.
The clerk's guess was good. Huang An was indeed planning to ask this clerk about the current situation of the master's family of three and where they were staying in Youzhou City.
If the clerk is not sure, he can ask the clerk to ask someone to ask.
Six days later, Huang An was going to deliver a letter to his master.
Similarly, he needs to buy a suitable small courtyard in Youzhou City, and he also needs information from local people.
Youzhou City is different from Feng'an County in that it has a large population and frequent movement of people.
In the vast sea of people, Huang An can behave much more generously than in Feng'an City, and he doesn't have to think about everything in his actions.
Feng'an City was a big place, and Huang An only stayed there for about half a year before he was intercepted and killed by three waves of people because of money.
It was because the place was too small that no matter how careful he was, he could not hide the fact that he was rich.
Fortunately, the first person he met was the Zhao family, a father and daughter with high integrity, and they did not ask or inquire about the origin of Huang An's silver.
Otherwise, Huang An would have been swallowed to the point where not even the bones and dregs would be left.
Now that he enters Youzhou, he is like a fish entering the sea or a bird flying in the sky. As long as he is usually cautious, he will not attract the attention of others.
This guy really has his skills.
Huang An treated him to two plates of food and gave him twenty copper coins. He patted his chest and said that as long as the money was enough, he could solve all Huang An's current problems.
On the third day after arriving in Youzhou City, Huang An already had his own courtyard in the southeast corner of the city.
The yard was not big, about fifty square meters, and it cost him eighty-two taels of silver.
The price was actually too high, but the situation of that house was special, and Huang An was also in urgent need of a place to stay, so he suffered some small losses.
Mainly because of the environment and location, Huang An is very satisfied.
The small courtyard in the southeast of the city is far away from the three urban areas in the east, north, and west where dignitaries gather, but close to the Nancheng District where the major martial arts schools in the city and various markets similar to the commercial streets in my hometown are located.
There are many medicine shops here, and low-level warriors can be found everywhere. It is the most suitable place for Huang An to live and practice martial arts.
However, he will not be able to officially move there until the day after tomorrow, because the previous owner of that yard died not long ago.
The nephews of that family are still cleaning up the yard. The two parties have already agreed on the price, but only paid a deposit.
Huang An can move there only the night after tomorrow.
In the past two days, Huang An has not been in a hurry to break through. He only has Dabu Decoction in his hand now, and he is really unsure about breaking through to the Six Fu realm.
He wandered around the city, asking for all kinds of information he needed.
I have a deeper understanding of the specific location of the city lord's palace, the martial arts office, the state commander's court, the governor's office and other major court departments.
More importantly, he walked through the streets and conducted on-the-spot inspections of medicine shops and medical clinics in the city.
I bought three prescriptions for large tonics, and spent more than three hundred taels of silver to buy two large packages of large tonics.
These tonics include some precious medicinal materials from his hometown that he is familiar with, such as ginseng, deer antlers and the like.
There are also some medicinal materials unique to the Ming Dynasty that warriors used to replenish qi, blood and strengthen the spirit, such as blood-activating root, Chaoyang fruit, etc.
He went in and out of the inn, and carried large and small bags of medicinal materials around the city. He had long since found an opportunity to put them in the Wanjie garbage dump.
As for the technique of brewing medicinal soup, Huang An himself learned some related techniques of brewing medicinal soup from Xiao Wu, so he had some basic knowledge.
However, he still spent one hundred copper coins to consult the pharmacists in two drug stores who specialized in brewing medicine, and learned how to do it.
As for Guiyuan Tang and exotic beast blood, Huang An has never encountered either.
He once went to the treasure medicine point specially set up by the Martial Arts Department in Youzhou City. Unfortunately, he was forcibly kicked out by two guards without a certificate.
Even if he secretly stuffed the money, it wouldn't work.
There is no Guiyuan Tang, so how can we talk about the blood of strange beasts?
There are very few exotic animal bloods available on the market.
Usually they are taken down directly by insiders as soon as they appear, and basically they are not spread widely.
Huang An had no background and no backing. He couldn't find a way to buy the blood of exotic beasts even with his money.
As for using money to reward the blood of exotic beasts?
Huang An is not crazy. Even Li Wei, the young lord of Feng'an City, is chasing him and he dare not go home. How can he talk about the local forces entrenched in Youzhou?
He also thought of a way to use money to buy a certificate from another martial arts gym owner?
But the strange thing is that he found that this road did not work.
Because he went to a martial arts gym in the southwest of the city and spent ten taels of silver to meet with the gym owner in private. As soon as he proposed the idea, he was kicked out by the sullen gym owner.
He didn't even say the price and was kicked out.
It can be seen that the secrets are beyond his ability to understand, and the purchase and sale certificate will not work.
Unless, he worships a master.
However, the two parties have not known each other for less than a quarter of an hour, so where is the basis for trust?
One party is worried about being cheated by this apprentice of unknown origin. After all, becoming a disciple requires registration in the city lord's palace, and written evidence will be left behind.
If Huang An, this new apprentice, is a spy sent by a competitor or enemy, then Huang An only needs to go to the city lord's palace to report him, and he, the master, will definitely not be able to take advantage of it.
Ling Fangfang is also worried that his money will be coveted by his master.
With no choice but to do so, Huang An could only place his hope on his former master Zhao Dun and his two senior sisters.
Despite his old face, Huang An also asked for a certificate, otherwise his path to martial arts would be too difficult.
Huang An has also found out about the current situation of his master and senior sister.
Huang An originally thought that the master's position had already been arranged, and he might even have gone to work at the Qianhu Office somewhere.
However, what is very strange is that the master is still staying in Youzhou City, living in seclusion every day.
Unemployed!
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Yes, his position has not been arranged yet.
Not only the position, but also the master's government office has not been approved.
He took his two senior sisters and lived in a temporary house.
The owner of the house has a rich background.
It turned out to be the head of the Martial Arts Department in Youzhou, Kong Zhong!
This is one of the most important people in Youzhou, almost on an equal footing with the governor.
Huang An was very surprised by the results of the investigation. Even the clerk who informed him was smacking his tongue.
Even he, a native who has lived in Youzhou City for more than 20 years, has never seen such a bizarre thing.
The information given by the clerk was combined with the information I heard.
Huang An was very puzzled by his master's current situation.
Combining what he saw between Yu Mao and the bandits in Huilong Mountain in Xialin Village a few days ago, he already had a very bad association in his mind.
When many unreasonable things appear in front of you, connecting these things together becomes a natural way of thinking.
According to the regulations of the imperial court, warriors like Zhao Dun who were in and out of the army also fell under the command of the state commander after entering the army.
For the joint deployment of the commander and the governor.
In other words, Zhao Dun's position was decided individually or in consultation with the commander, Luo Luo, and the governor, Gao Zhenggao.
This will happen very quickly, and you can usually settle down in three to five days.
Youzhou is a border area, facing great military pressure and having many military structures.
Just looking at the official establishment of the regular army, there are twenty-five thousand-household units, with a total of 1,000 people in the army.
Therefore, the military power of a border state like Youzhou is jointly controlled by the state commander and the governor.
The governor holds military and political power. In addition to being in charge of the political power of a state, he also has the power to appoint personnel in the military.
The state commander holds military power and is in charge of foreign campaigns. The two governors under his command have the right to report directly to the capital, which can be regarded as a certain check and balance on the governor.
The powers and responsibilities of the governor and the state commander overlap to a certain extent, and they restrain each other.
In terms of level, the governor is half a level above him.
As for the master, Zhao Dun, he didn't dare to put it under the control of anyone, since he couldn't escape the order of being a soldier.
Whether it is to go to the border to guard the border and directly fight against foreign tribes, or to be transferred to each thousand households to guard one side, they are still soldiers. In terms of status, they are both generals of thousands of people and adults of thousands of households!
But what now?
He completely deviated from the jurisdiction of the governor and commander, and instead submitted himself to the leader of the martial arts department who was beyond reach.
The Martial Arts Department mainly arranged a position for him in the Martial Arts Department, but now he is working at home, which is weird.
"Does the Master of Martial Arts want to take advantage of the turmoil in the capital to get his hands on the military power in Youzhou?"
Huang An looked gloomy and felt a little upset.
He is most afraid of unexpected things. It feels very uncomfortable when such things are out of his control.
The envelope given by Yu Mao is still lying in the Wanjie garbage dump. He will deliver it to the master's door in three days, and the master's current situation is incomprehensible.
"I don't know what the purpose of that letter is, but I always have a bad feeling! What on earth are Yu Mao and the Huilongshan bandits playing? If something unexpected happens, can I still get a certificate from the master?
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If you can't get proof, how should you solve the problem of precious medicines for future practice?
Is it possible that I have been using Dabu Decoction, which is the least effective, to assist in my cultivation?
This is not possible, this is too uncomfortable!
Huang An frowned and pressed his fingers lightly on the table.
The issue of treasure medicine was the biggest problem. He had to ensure that he could successfully obtain a new certificate from his master!
People can't stand talking about it.
After thinking hard to no avail, Huang An walked out of the room again.
The old horse is still in the stable outside the inn. Today is the agreed handover time with the nephew. Although the agreement is in the evening, he plans to move the old horse to the small courtyard now to settle down.
Then go and look around the city to see if there is any chance of encountering any black market, or if you are lucky enough to come across a warrior selling the blood of an alien beast or something.
However, Huang An was stopped just as he stepped out of the house and before he could get out of the inn door.
"Huang An!"
A familiar voice of surprise came from diagonally above his head, making Huang An stop in his tracks.
He raised his head and looked up.
Yu Mao was in the private room by the window on the second floor. He and another person were leaning against the window, facing him from the side.
Huang An saw that the man sitting opposite Yu Mao was also dressed as a warrior.