Before he left, Yang Rui brought along the three hundred gold that he had accumulated in the warehouse in Mountain Town in case he needed it.
"Subordinate Lieyang pays his respects to County Magistrate!" When Yang Rui arrived at the County Commandant's Mansion, Liu County Lieutenant was waiting for him in front of the table in the study room. However, this County Lieutenant was not wearing his official robe. He was dressed like a scholar.
"Blazing Sun, you're here! I've already prepared the carriage. How about we talk while we walk? " After seeing Yang Rui enter, Liu County Lieutenant did not say anything else. He only greeted Yang Rui and left with him.
When the two of them exited the back door of the County Commandant's Mansion, there was already a carriage waiting for them. Liu County Lieutenant did not say anything and directly entered the carriage. Yang Rui naturally followed him into the carriage. After a while, when the carriage was about to leave Juping County, Liu County Lieutenant finally spoke.
"Blazing Sun, are you going to Luoyang City with me to do something?"
Faced with Liu County Lieutenant's serious question, Yang Rui was speechless. Was this a joke? He only remembered to ask this question when the carriage was already out of the city. Wasn't this an unnecessary question?!
"Of course, I'll listen to County Lieutenant's arrangements."
Although Yang Rui was complaining in his heart, he still answered honestly. However, wasn't this treatment a little too bad?! It was such a long journey to Luoyang City, and he had to take a carriage? Was this County Lieutenant going to take ten days to half a month to travel?
"Haha, great! Lie Yang was indeed worthy of the county magistrate's trust! Let's take a carriage first. When we reach Lin County, we'll use the teleportation portal and directly teleport to Luoyang City! "
Just as Yang Rui was wondering if he should ask Liu County Lieutenant to use the teleportation portal, Liu County Lieutenant himself explained the specific itinerary. Only then did Yang Rui come to a realization. This was a cover-up! NPCs really had a lot of tricks up their sleeves!
In fact, Yang Rui had already suspected that Liu County Lieutenant didn't wear his official uniform, but he didn't think too deeply about it.
However, after saying this, Liu County Lieutenant didn't plan on saying anything else. He didn't mention anything about why he came to Luoyang. It wasn't until they arrived at a nearby county, took the teleportation formation to Luoyang City, and settled down at an inn that Liu County Lieutenant mentioned the purpose of their trip.
"Blazing Sun, are you curious about the purpose of our visit?" Liu County Lieutenant sat down in the inn and smiled mysteriously.
"Please enlighten me, County Lieutenant!" Yang Rui didn't have time to criticize Liu County Lieutenant for keeping him in suspense. He had been thinking about this problem along the way, but he didn't ask too much because of his status. Now that Liu County Lieutenant wanted to talk about it, Yang Rui was happy to go with the flow.
"I can't explain it clearly in one or two sentences. Take a look at this first." Liu County Lieutenant didn't say much and directly handed a piece of silk to Yang Rui.
"On the 12th day of the third month of the sixth year of Guanghe, the Great Han Emperor wrote a policy book.
Due to droughts, floods, locusts, and other disasters in the world, the Great Han Dynasty's internal government was severely depleted due to the frequent invasions of the Western Qiang, Xianbei, and other border tribes. Due to the urgent needs of the country, the Great Han Emperor specially opened a shop in the West Garden. He hoped that the world's capable and wealthy people would stand out and donate money in exchange for official positions to strengthen the country.
Due to the limitations of each rank's responsibilities and abilities, those with a salary of one thousand shi will be charged one hundred thousand gold. Those with a salary of four hundred shi will be charged forty thousand gold. Those with a salary of one hundred shi will be charged forty thousand gold. Those with a salary of one hundred shi will be charged forty thousand gold.
Furthermore, one can pay a portion of the money first and pay the rest in installments within a set period of time. One only needs to pay the corresponding interest within the set period of time …
Regardless of the method of payment, the corresponding position will be conferred on the day the payment is made. If the corresponding amount is not paid within the set period of time, the corresponding position will be revoked. The amount of money previously paid will not be refunded regardless of the number of payments or the amount!
… …
In response to Tianshun's order. (Bottom line: Distributed to Juping County, Taishan County, Yanzhou) "
After reading the content, Yang Rui immediately understood. The piece of silk that Liu County Lieutenant gave him was an imperial edict! The content was even more obvious. The Great Han Emperor was going to publicly sell official positions and titles to amass wealth! Moreover, he could even get a 'mortgage loan'!
Could it be that Liu County Lieutenant came to Luoyang to buy official positions? After reading it, Yang Rui looked at Liu County Lieutenant thoughtfully.
"Blazing Sun might have guessed it. I came here because of the imperial edict of the Han Court."
Seeing that Yang Rui had finished reading the imperial edict, Liu County Lieutenant answered Yang Rui's doubts in a timely manner, "Blazing Sun has already followed me for a long time and made a lot of contributions to the county's Lieutenant Manor. Furthermore, Blazing Sun is very capable and knows how to handle matters. Perhaps there are some things that are not suitable for me to show up in Luoyang. Coincidentally, Blazing Sun can act as my personal bodyguard to do these things.
To be honest, if I let someone else do this, I wouldn't be at ease. This is because the County Magistrate and the County Deputy did not know that I came to Luoyang. I can't think of anyone more suitable than Blazing Sun!
In addition, I also intend to let Blazing Sun broaden his horizons. It won't be in vain for Blazing Sun to follow me wholeheartedly! Haha … … "
"Thank you, Sir County Lieutenant, for your trust and guidance!" Yang Rui promptly responded to Liu County Lieutenant's words. This made the Lieutenant very satisfied and he nodded his head repeatedly.
Ever since he entered the game again, Yang Rui began to curry favor with the County Lieutenant Manor in order to accept missions. He had indeed learned a lot of things that could only be learned in officialdom. Perhaps this was another reward that the game brought to players.
When Yang Rui and Liu County Lieutenant arrived at Luoyang, it wasn't even noon yet. After deciding on an inn, Liu County Lieutenant and Yang Rui stayed in the inn and chatted. After the two of them ate lunch, the County Lieutenant even took a short nap. He didn't seem to be in a hurry at all.
Yang Rui thought that the County Lieutenant wanted to rest for a day, so he took an afternoon nap. The afternoon quickly passed by while he slept.
"Change into a Confucian scholar's clothes and pretend to be my follower later."
Unexpectedly, when it was close to dusk, the County Lieutenant directly gave Yang Rui a set of Confucian scholar's clothes and told Yang Rui to change into it before they left the inn together.
The inn had already prepared a carriage for the two of them at the entrance. The two of them sat in the carriage and rushed all the way. Although he wasn't sure where the destination was, Yang Rui once again chose to remain silent and didn't ask anything.
In his previous life, Yang Rui had been to Luoyang before, so he knew how majestic Luoyang was. As the capital of the Great Han Dynasty, its scale was needless to say! After about an hour, the carriage finally stopped. According to Yang Rui's estimation, the two of them had just arrived at the city center from the outskirts of the city!
"This is the West Garden."
After Yang Rui and the County Lieutenant alighted from the carriage, Liu County Lieutenant whispered into Yang Rui's ear, "After entering, don't wander around randomly. Just follow the eunuch who holds the lantern and leads the way. If you encounter any problems, be careful and follow my instructions. Otherwise, you will be punished with a death sentence …"
As Yang Rui listened to the County Lieutenant's instructions, he sized up the grand entrance in front of him. There were three large words written on it: "Go to the West Gate!"
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