I have just been promoted to Qianhu, and I was shocked to hear that this is a Liaozhai!

Chapter 6 Guobei County

on the official road.

Zuo Dao and others galloped wildly.

Only at noon did we stop to eat some dry food and let the horses rest for a while.

The rest of the time, I was on the road at full speed.

The group of people traveled on the official road for nearly a month before finally reaching the border of Youzhou.

……

Zhao Hu looked at the boundary monument not far ahead, with a smile on his face.

Said: "Sir, we have arrived in Youzhou."

When Zuo Dao heard this, he nodded slightly.

During this time, they traveled desperately on the official road in order to stay away from Kyoto.

It's just that Zhang Long and Zhao Hu didn't know.

He was afraid that the big centipede would send people again, so he simply speeded up and rushed to Youzhou.

After he established a firm foothold in Youzhou, he managed to survive in secret.

When the time comes, I must return to Kyoto and make wine with that giant centipede.

Looking at the boundary monument of Youzhou, Zuo Dao breathed a sigh of relief.

This place is thousands of miles away from Kyoto.

He didn't believe that Pudu Cihang could extend his minions to this place.

Zuo Dao and others rode forward and entered Youzhou.

Not long after entering the country, I saw a tea stall in the distance.

In the tea stall, a pair of grandfather and grandson were making tea and serving guests.

After seeing Zuo Dao and others, he quickly said loudly: "Sir, the weather is dry, why don't you stop and have a rest and have a cup of tea?"

When Zhao Hu and others heard this, they subconsciously licked their lips.

During this month, they had been traveling desperately, not only did they not get enough rest, but they also did not eat well.

Now that I have finally arrived in Youzhou, I naturally want to eat and drink when I come across such a tea stall.

Zuo Dao looked back at everyone and said, "Go down and have a cup of tea to quench your thirst. We will enter Youzhou later."

After hearing this, everyone suddenly smiled and got off their horses.

After a few people tied the horses, they sat in the tea stall, asked the shopkeeper for some wine, meat and tea, and sat down to eat.

Zuo Dao was drinking tea while looking at his surroundings.

There are only two people in this tea stall: grandfather and grandson. The old man looks to be at least nearly 50 years old.

You should know that Dawei can get married at the age of 16, and usually poorer families get married earlier.

Most of the people from relatively well-off families became grandparents in their thirties.

In addition, Youzhou is located on the border, and it is rumored that the people's lives are not as good as those in the Central Plains. According to later generations, the average age of death per capita is younger.

If this old man can live to be 50 years old, he is considered safe and happy.

While serving tea to everyone, the old man said, "Look at the direction the adults are coming from. Are they coming from the Central Plains?"

Zhao Hu picked up the bowl and drank the wine in one gulp, saying "Happy".

Then he laughed and said: "The old man has good eyesight. We are coming from Kyoto to take up a post in Youzhou."

Hearing Zhao Hu speak, the old man had a look of surprise in his eyes.

Then he cupped his hands and said, "I don't know how to recognize Mount Tai. I didn't expect that some of them are officials." Zhang Long waved his hands aside and said, "You're not really an official, old man. I don't know what Youzhou has been doing recently." What's going on?"

The old man thought about it for a moment, and then sighed: "A big deal? Is it a big deal if the people can't eat?"

Hearing this, Zuo Dao frowned and said: "Although Youzhou is located on the border and is relatively cold and miserable, it will not make the people unable to eat, but what happened recently?"

The old man said: "There have been a lot of abnormalities in Shiwanda Mountain recently. Evil spirits have broken out in half of the entire Youzhou. I heard that the officials also suffered heavy casualties."

"Originally, my tea stall was not here, but the evil spirits have been too fierce recently. My son wanted to go to the Central Plains, so he simply opened it at the border."

Hearing the old man speak, Zhang Long, Zhao Hu and others looked at each other.

They knew that Youzhou was not a good place, but they never thought that it would be so troublesome.

They have also heard of evil spirits.

It's just that they are in Kyoto all year round. There are immortals guarding the palace, and the fortune of the Wei Dynasty gathers in Kyoto.

But I really haven't seen any evil spirits.

The only evil spirits I have seen are the two human skin figurines that Zuo Qianhu killed a month ago, and they are still with them now.

Hearing this, Zuo Dao asked: "The official's casualties were serious? Where did the old man hear this?"

The old man looked around and said, "I heard this from my son. I heard that a high-ranking official from Kyoto once moved his yamen to a place close to Shiwan Mountain in order to suppress the monsters in the mountains."

"But not long after, people in the yamen were dead and injured. Later, they moved the yamen closer, and everything was fine."

"This is Youzhou! In addition to evil spirits, there are also spirits. Now some officials have begun to exploit the people, and some people are killing good people and taking credit. I don't know when we ordinary people will be able to live a good life."

When Zhao Hu heard this, he suddenly said: "The old man knows that we are coming to Youzhou to serve, and yet you dare to speak like this. Aren't you afraid that we will cause trouble for you?"

The old man was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "This official is joking. Even if I don't say anything about this kind of thing, you will still ask. What's more, the officials from the Central Plains are not so domineering."

After he finished speaking, he said with a proud look on his face: "My old man's tricks are bright. I can see that these officials are not evil people."

Hearing this, Zuo Dao couldn't help but chuckle.

Then he threw a lot of copper coins to the old man, stood up and said: "After you have eaten and drank well, let's continue setting off."

Hearing the words, the other people responded immediately, then mounted their horses and headed towards Youzhou.

en route.

Zhang Long said thoughtfully: "Sir, what the old man just said was Li Qianhu who came to Youzhou from Kyoto two years ago to work."

"I heard that Li Qianhu came to Youzhou to thoroughly investigate the officials under the orders of the capital commander, hoping to restore peace to Youzhou."

"But within half a year, news of Li Qianhu's death reached the capital, and the newspaper also mentioned the relocation of the Jinyiwei Yamen."

Hearing this, Zuo Dao said, "It's possible, but we won't know anything until we go to Linya City."

Everyone rode their horses all the way, and the further they walked into Youzhou, the more absurd the world they saw became.

They even encountered indifferent bandits in a wilderness.

It's just that most of these bandits were sallow and thin, holding farm tools in their hands, and some even took a branch as a weapon.

This made Zuo Dao couldn't help but cast a layer of gloom in his heart.

This Youzhou is more chaotic than he imagined.

It would be very difficult to restore Youzhou to life with just these Jin Yiwei.

this day.

They came to a county called "Guobei". It was getting late, so they stayed at an inn in the county.

Decided to leave Guobei County early the next morning and go to Linya City.

(End of this chapter)