The minor official immediately frowned and said unhappily,"Uncle, if you don't know the situation, don't speak nonsense. We are not serving the imperial court, we are just workers privately hired by His Highness the King of Zhao.”
When the nearby commoners heard Cai Yong's words, many of them stood up and said,
"When Prince Zhao recruited workers, he paid us wages and gave us food. Without Prince Zhao, we wouldn't be where we are today.”
"That's right. You actually dare to say that Prince Zhao's actions are a waste of money and manpower. I think you're no different from those corrupt officials who only know how to harm our officials.”
"That's right, that's right. His Highness, King Zhao, loves the people like his own children and has provided us with countless jobs. If it weren't for His Highness, we might have starved to death long ago.”
"Anyone who dares to disrespect His Highness the King of Zhao is an enemy of all the citizens of Yanmen.”
……
Cai Yong also didn't expect that he would be attacked by these commoners after just saying a few words about Liu Ye.
He had never expected Liu Ye to have such a strong reputation in the hearts of these commoners.
Cai Yong shook his head subconsciously, his face full of surprise as he looked at everyone and asked,"This old man is indeed from a foreign land and doesn't understand the situation here. I want to ask one more thing. His Highness King Zhao hired you to work, and he really gave you wages and food.”
Seeing Cai Yong's attitude improve, the minor official nodded in satisfaction and continued to answer,""The job that His Highness Zhao Wang asked them to do the most is still to build roads.”
"Prince Zhao said that if we want to become rich, we have to build roads first. Yanmen has many mountainous areas and plains. If we can build a few roads to connect all the counties in Yanmen, not only will it be convenient for everyone to travel, but it will also promote transportation, trade, and communication between different places.”
"If you want to be rich, build a road first!"
Cai Yong was still pondering over what the minor official had just said.
He was an old-fashioned person. Seeing that the people of Yanmen were living a rich life that had never been seen before, he felt satisfied. He was also happy for these people, and he was even happier for the Great Han Dynasty to have such a prince.
If the King of Zhao could send troops this time to wipe out the Yellow Turban bandits, sweep the world clean, and make a contribution to the Great Han Dynasty, perhaps the Emperor would be overjoyed and make Liu Ye the Crown Prince. In the future, Liu Ye would inherit David, which would be a blessing for the entire Great Han Dynasty.
Thinking of this, Cai Yong didn't dare to delay any further. Pulling his daughter Cai Yan, he hurriedly headed towards the residence of King Zhao.
Along the way, Cai Yan's eyes also had some curiosity.
"Father, tell me, who exactly is this Prince Zhao?”
"Your daughter thought that His Highness Zhao was demoted to Yanmen Pass and suffered injustice, so he destroyed the Southern Xiongnu to vent his anger.”
"I just didn't expect that after coming here, I would realize that His Highness King Zhao really loves his people like his own children. He is a wise ruler of a generation.”
Cai Yong also nodded with a face full of emotion: "That's right. I didn't expect that Prince Zhao would be so popular not long after coming to Yanmen.”
As they chatted, the father and daughter had already arrived at the entrance of the Zhao Estate.
"This is an important place of the Prince Zhao Residence.”
Before the two of them could step forward, they were stopped by the guards guarding King Zhao's residence.
Cai Yong hurriedly took out the imperial edict and said with a solemn expression,""I am Cai Yong, the assistant minister. I have received an imperial edict from the emperor to summon His Highness the King of Zhao.”
Seeing that Cai Yong had an imperial edict in his hands, the guard did not dare to neglect it and hurriedly went to pass it on.
"Assistant Minister Cai Yong, you brought the imperial edict?”
A cold smile flashed across Liu Ye's lips when he heard the guard's report.
"Earlier, he sent Bao Xin to lead an army to Yanmen to attack this king. So soon, he sent Cai Yong with a Saint.”
"However, even if you want to admit defeat and even beg this king to send troops, you still have to have a good attitude.”
"At the very least, you should let the three dukes of the imperial court come and invite this king. A mere assistant minister, isn't he treating this king too lightly?”
How could Liu Ye not understand Liu Hong's intentions? He wanted Liu Hong to send troops to deal with those Yellow Turban bandits, but he couldn't lose face, so he sent such a middle-sized official.
However, Cai Yong was still a great scholar of the current era and had a good reputation. Liu Ye did not want to make things difficult for the old man and cause trouble for himself.
"I've already passed it around. Let that old man Cai Yong come in. Also, get the servants to prepare tea and entertain him well.”
Not long after, under the lead of the guards. Cai Yong and Cai Yan came to the hall. Seeing that Liu Ye was sitting on the main seat, Cai Yong stepped forward and cupped his hands in greeting.
"There's no need to be so polite. Lord Cai has come from afar. This Prince has prepared some wine here.”
Regardless of whether Cai Yong agreed or not, Liu Ye directly ordered people to prepare wine and food, forcing Cai Yong and Cai Yan to sit down.
How could the two of them have expected Liu Ye to be so overbearing?
However, at this time, in Liu Ye's territory, the two of them could not say anything and could only follow the host's instructions.
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