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After bringing Sun Qian's family back to Da Shan City, Yang Rui immediately rushed back to Luoyang City. He wanted to find Zuo Feng. Even if he had to pay the price of another Asahi Pill, he wanted to teach Magistrate Liu a lesson for allowing Song of Gale to attack Da Shan City.
In fact, ever since Song of the Gale attacked Dashan City, due to Yang Rui's deliberate restrictions, the originally bustling trading town outside Dashan City had become completely deserted. Magistrate Liu's originally considerable tax income had almost been cut off. This could be considered Yang Rui's first blow to Magistrate Liu.
Regardless of his motives, Yang Rui had always treated Magistrate Liu with extreme kindness. Not long ago, Yang Rui had even chatted and laughed with Magistrate Liu and Magistrate Chen. Who would have thought that Magistrate Liu would approve Song of Gale's request to attack Da Shan City when Yang Rui was not in Da Shan City? It was an act of backstabbing!
Although this stab was not fatal, County Magistrate Liu's intentions were obvious. Yang Rui was not at ease with County Magistrate Liu's territory in the hands of this person. Although there was a half-month truce period after every siege, if the city was besieged from time to time, it would be absolutely devastating. Therefore, Yang Rui made up his mind to solve this matter! He only regretted that he was not the Provincial Governor of Yan Province. Otherwise, he would have dealt with County Magistrate Liu directly to vent his anger, regardless of whether it would have any effect!
"Blazing Sun, you came at the right time. I was just about to send someone to look for you!"
This time, Yang Rui went to Zuo Feng's residence. Zuo Feng happened to be in the residence. After knowing that Blazing Sun had come to visit, Zuo Feng warmly invited him in and enjoyed some tea with him.
"The Middle Secretary has benefited from Blazing Sun's Asahi Pill. His efforts were beginning to show results, and he was quite happy about it. He wanted to invite Blazing Sun to meet him! Blazing Sun, why don't you take a short rest and come with me to pay a visit to Lord Assistant Secretary? When the time comes, Lord Blazing Sun will surely be rewarded handsomely … "
Zuo Feng said to Yang Rui while fiddling with the tea.
After Yang Rui heard this, he knew that he needed to ask Zuo Feng for help. He didn't expect that the Assistant Secretary would meet him. It was a great opportunity! So after Yang Rui thought about it for a while, he told Zuo Feng the purpose of his visit. He hoped that he could communicate with the Middle Secretary first. Perhaps he could mention it in person when he saw the Middle Secretary.
Yang Rui already knew that the Assistant Secretary that Zuo Feng mentioned was the Great Eunuch Zhang Rang. And if Yang Rui wanted to find fault with Juping County Magistrate Liu, Zuo Feng would probably use Zhang Rang to act.
"Oh? There's such a thing? This County Magistrate Liu doesn't care about his relationship with Blazing Sun. He actually allowed others to attack Blazing Sun's Mountain City when Blazing Sun was out?! This is indeed too much. Not to mention that our Great Han Dynasty doesn't encourage players to attack each other's territories. Even if it's just because of the relationship between Blazing Sun and him, this County Magistrate shouldn't have hastily agreed to this matter! It's really unjust … "
Although it felt strange for Zuo Feng to say things like benevolence and righteousness, Yang Rui could feel Zuo Feng's position. That was enough.
"You can mention this matter when you see the Middle Secretary. I'll just say a few words. I think the Middle Secretary will make a decision for Blazing Sun. I just don't know how Blazing Sun is going to deal with County Magistrate Liu. "
Sure enough, as Yang Rui expected, Zuo Feng was going to help Yang Rui when he met with Zhang Rang. This way, the problem should be solved. However, Yang Rui didn't think of a suitable idea to use on County Magistrate Liu. The key point was that Yang Rui didn't know how far Zhang Rang and Zuo Feng could go.
"It's all up to Lord Zuo to make a decision for Blazing Sun!" Yang Rui didn't know what to do at the moment. So he bowed again and answered.
"Okay! Other than that, does Blazing Sun have anything else to do? As long as it's within my means. Why don't you mention it all at once? When you meet with the Middle Secretary later, it'll be solved together … "
At this time, Zuo Feng finally finished preparing the tea. After pouring a cup for Yang Rui, he also picked up a cup and tasted it.
After Zuo Feng mentioned it, Yang Rui hesitated for a while and decided to tell him about the wood stored in the West Garden. According to the reliable information provided by Jiao Wen, the total amount of high-grade wood was not a small amount. Most importantly, a lot of the wood was on the verge of being damaged due to improper management. No one in the palace really cared about this batch of wood.
However, before mentioning the wood, Yang Rui decisively took out a brocade box and gave it to Zuo Feng.
"This is?" Zuo Feng was puzzled.
"Blazing Sun fortunately didn't disappoint you. Since Lord Zuo gave me several sets of Asahi Pill materials, Ning 'er recently made another Asahi Pill. Please take a look, Lord Zuo!"
Before Yang Rui finished speaking, after hearing Yang Rui's tone, Zuo Feng couldn't wait to open the brocade box. After confirming that the brocade box contained the Asahi Pill of his dreams, Zuo Feng's face was full of surprise.
"… Blazing Sun is my family's lucky star! Follow me to the Middle Secretary's place … "
At this time, Zuo Feng couldn't sit still. Previously, Zuo Feng didn't give Blazing Sun a lot of materials. Even Zuo Feng himself didn't expect Yang Rui to make another Asahi Pill so quickly. Therefore, Zuo Feng didn't ask about it in the beginning.
"… Oh, that's right. Lieyang mentioned that he had something else to do just now. I almost forgot about it …"
Under Zuo Feng's urging, Yang Rui and Zuo Feng quickly got on the carriage and headed to the palace. At this time, Zuo Feng only remembered that Yang Rui seemed to have something to say before taking out the Asahi Pill.
Seeing that the time was right, Yang Rui told Zuo Feng about wanting to buy the West Garden's high grade wood. At this time, Zuo Feng was in a state of excitement, so it should be easier for him to accept. But this time, Yang Rui guessed wrong. After hearing Yang Rui's words, Zuo Feng didn't say anything. He even looked at Yang Rui with a strange expression a few times.
"Blazing Sun's information is really fast! But I can only mention this matter to the Middle Secretary. As for whether it will work or not, it's hard to say … "
At the beginning, when Yang Rui noticed Zuo Feng's strange behavior, he knew that the matter he mentioned this time might have touched on the other party's taboo. After seeing Zuo Feng's noncommittal answer, Yang Rui was even more sure that there might be some twists and turns in this matter. So he quickly thanked Zuo Feng and didn't mention it again.
Yang Rui and Zuo Feng's carriage left the Zuo Mansion and entered the palace's west gate. From start to finish, it only took half an hour. What made Yang Rui very surprised was that when the carriage entered the palace, Zuo Feng only stretched out his head to greet them. The guards at the gate didn't even know that Yang Rui was in the carriage.
This was enough to show the status of the eunuchs in the palace. But this wasn't what surprised Yang Rui the most. It wasn't until the carriage arrived at Zhang Rang's place in the palace that Yang Rui truly saw the status of the eunuchs in the palace.
It was almost evening. Yang Rui and Zuo Feng were informed that Zhang Rang and the Spirit Emperor were drinking and having fun in an imperial garden in the west garden. After Zuo Feng received the news, he ordered the carriage to rush over. The carriage only stopped at the side of the imperial garden when it was very close. At this time, Yang Rui could even see the Spirit Emperor's face clearly through the carriage's window. This showed how convenient it was for the eunuchs like Zuo Feng to move around the palace.
"… Everyone, drink to your heart's content. Don't be shy!"
In Yang Rui's vision, the Spirit Emperor, Zhang Rang, and seven or eight other people were sitting on a wide and beautiful carpet. The person in the middle was wearing a crown, bright yellow robe, and had a sword hanging from his waist. He was in sharp contrast to the people around him. There was no doubt that he was the Spirit Emperor.
This was Yang Rui's second time seeing the Spirit Emperor, but it was the first time he was so close. Although they were only in the dark, Yang Rui couldn't help but take a few more glances. However, the Spirit Emperor was really licentious. Not only did he eat and drink with the eunuchs, but he also arranged for many beautiful and enchanting palace maids to be distributed at the banquet. Their attire was simply of the highest grade.
Yang Rui noticed that even though Zuo Feng was just a lowly eunuch, he walked very casually into the Spirit Emperor's banquet. There were only a few eunuchs beside him. They all turned a deaf ear to Zuo Feng's arrival and didn't react at all.
Zuo Feng walked straight to a eunuch beside the Spirit Emperor. After lowering his head and whispering a few words, the eunuch suddenly stood up. He gave a brief explanation to the Spirit Emperor and left the banquet. He sat on another carriage and headed toward the west gate. Yang Rui and Zuo Feng's carriage followed closely behind.
The words and actions of these eunuchs surprised Yang Rui. At this point, Yang Rui had a new understanding of the privileges of these eunuchs. It was very different from what he had expected.
The two carriages turned left and right and actually left the west gate of the palace. After another fifteen minutes, they arrived in front of a luxurious mansion. Yang Rui saw a large plaque hanging above the main entrance of the mansion. There were two large golden words written on it — Zhang Mansion. At this time, the lanterns were already lit. Under the red light of the lanterns, the two large words were even more dazzling.
It turned out that Zhang Rang also had a mansion outside the palace. After entering, Yang Rui realized that this wasn't a mansion at all. It was simply a huge garden. After the carriage made many turns, it finally stopped after another fifteen minutes. Yang Rui followed Zuo Feng into an inconspicuous small courtyard.
"Thou art Blazing Sun?"
In a study in the small courtyard, Yang Rui was brought to Zhang Rang by Zuo Feng. Although they had only seen each other once from afar, Yang Rui could still confirm the other party's identity.
"Blazing Sun greets the Minister!"
After Yang Rui greeted him, he saw Zhang Rang nod and reach out to let Yang Rui sit at the side. He then looked at the brocade box that Zuo Feng handed over and whispered something to Zuo Feng from time to time.
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