In the Zhuo County Mayor's Mansion, everyone was chatting. Now that the Yellow Turban crisis had been resolved, everyone looked happier than usual.
Suddenly, a notification came from outside the door."
"The emperor's envoy has arrived!"
Immediately after, a dozen armored soldiers holding spears opened the way, and in the middle was an official in a eunuch's uniform.
Liu Yanwei, the leader, came forward with the crowd to receive the imperial edict. The eunuch held the imperial edict with both hands, looked around, and asked in a sharp voice,"
"Who is Lin Chuan?"
Under everyone's gaze, Lin Chuan took a step forward and bowed.
"I am."
"Mm, not bad, not bad. Heroes are indeed born from young people.”
The eunuch smiled sarcastically and waved the imperial edict in his hand."
"This is His Majesty's imperial edict.”
Wasn't this nonsense? Lin Chuan looked at the eunuch in confusion, but he still said,"
"Then let the angel read out the imperial edict.”
After hearing this, the eunuch immediately pulled a long face and repeated impatiently,"
"This is His Majesty's imperial edict of grace.”
Was this angel deaf? " Do you think we're deaf?" Lin Chuan looked at Liu Yan and Zou Jing suspiciously.
Liu Yan took a step forward and whispered,"
"Virtuous brother, the Imperial Court has its rules. You must show some sincerity for Jiaen's imperial edict.”
"Eh... Mayor Liu is still the most reasonable one. Lin Chuan, this tribute is a rule of the imperial court. You can't break it. However, don't misunderstand. This tribute isn't for me. It's to repay His Majesty's grace.”
Seeing that there were still people who understood this rule, the eunuch was relieved to save himself the trouble of wasting his breath.
"Brother, the angel has come from afar. It's not too much to receive some gifts. In any case, we have obtained so many resources a few days ago. Why don't we..."
Liu Bei, who was standing at the side, also came up to persuade him. At this moment, he was probably more eager to know the contents of the Imperial Edict of Jia En than Lin Chuan. After all, this was related to his future. He only hoped to become a general, or at least a lieutenant. It was not in vain to kill the enemy.
"Heh, rules? The front was tight, but the back was tight.”
Nine out of the thirteen provinces of the Great Han Dynasty had broken out in the Yellow Turban War. Why did the imperial court not rope in meritorious officials and instead take advantage of them? It would be strange if there were no riots in the imperial court.
If this was an ordinary person, they might have admitted defeat, but who was Lin Chuan? If he was the only one who took advantage of others, would anyone be able to touch his cake?
Lin Chuan gave Pei Yuanqing a look and said,
"Didn't you hear? Pay tribute to this angel."
Hearing this, the angel finally smiled. If you didn't know the rules of Zhuo County, you could forget about living in the future.
Pei Yuanqing's cold face did not change at all. He strode towards the angel and said,"
"Lord Angel, this pair of silver hammers is made of pure silver plated with platinum and weighs three hundred jin.”
"Yes, you're a promising child.”
Angel's mouth was almost reaching her ears. She was laughing so hard that she forgot about it. She had originally planned to just get a few hundred yuan to spend back home. Who would have thought that she would get such a treasure?
"Then you better take it."
After saying that, Pei Yuanqing gently swung a silver hammer over.
"No!"
Liu Bei took a big step forward, his right hand already holding the double-edged sword, wanting to save the angel. If you don't want to pay, just say it. I'll pay, I'll pay!
Unfortunately, before Liu Bei could make a move, he was blocked by Zhao Yun.
Bang ~
With a muffled sound, the eunuch's head was smashed into pieces by the silver hammer. The imperial edict was stained beyond recognition with his brain and blood.
This scene was too sudden, and the imperial guards did not have time to react.
Even if they knew about it in advance, could they stop Pei Yuanqing? Although the Royal Guards were a Tier 3 army, it was still child's play for a dozen of them to stop a peerless general.
"Big... How audacious! you... How dare you kill an angel for no reason? Aren't you afraid that the imperial court will punish you?”
The commandant of the Royal Guards was the first to react. He gripped his spear tightly with both hands as if he was questioning, but his tone was not very strong.
It couldn't be helped. The young man in front of him was a little temperamental. It was better not to offend him. Otherwise, he would be in trouble if he went with the angel.
"Sir, you have to think before you speak. He asked me for tribute, and I gave it to him.
Why don't we give this tribute to the lords?”
Lin Chuan asked with a fake smile.
"No, I'm not. No need, General Lin is right, this eunuch is greedy. I will report this to him when I return.”
What a joke. Did his death really have anything to do with him? The duty of the royal guards was to protect the angels from the Yellow Turban thieves on the road. It really had nothing to do with him if he couldn't accept the tribute. Even if he returned to the court, Zhang Rang wouldn't blame him.
After the imperial guards left, Pei Yuanqing picked up the imperial edict on the ground. However, the imperial edict was already soaked in the eunuch's flesh and blood, and the contents could not be seen at all.
Lin Chuan didn't care. What was the most practical thing in a chaotic world? Troops, cities, money, and food were his lifeline. He had always been a pragmatic person. At most, he would just find someone to inquire about the contents of the imperial edict.
Liu Bei, on the other hand, looked depressed. He had planned to bribe the angel privately after the announcement of the decree, so that he could bring his identity as a member of the royal family back to Emperor Han Ling.
If he could get Emperor Ling of Han to announce his identity as a clan relative to the world, he would be able to grow stronger quickly in the future. This time, his wishful thinking was ruined by Lin Chuan again. He was filled with hatred in his heart.
In this way, not only would he not be able to reveal his identity, he would not even be able to take credit for killing so many Yellow Turban bandits. Liu Bei could only feel the blood and Qi in his body churning.
After a while, Lin Chuan had the angel's corpse dragged away and continued drinking. He didn't want the angel to spoil his mood.
"Who are you? Come down!"
Zhao Yun's body did not move, but her gaze swept toward the eaves of the prefect's manor.
Soon, a figure jumped down from the roof and knelt down in front of Lin Chuan.
"Greetings, General Lin. I am the guard general of the assistant minister, Cai Yong. I have been specially ordered by my lord to deliver a message.”
Lin Chuan glanced at the person who had come. To be able to hide on the roof for so long, he was quite capable.
"The prefect's manor is really lively today. Tell me, why is Lord Cai looking for me?”
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