The best county magistrate

After several people discussed for a while, they had dinner together and then went about their own business.

Yang Xuanchen came to the stable yard carrying two bottles of Mengxian wine and many questions.

"Master Wang, today I asked Miaomiao to make a jar of three-year-old wine. I would like you to have a taste, junior."

As he spoke, he placed the wine bottle on the wooden table in the room.

"You see, you kid is not holding anything back. Every time you invite me to drink, something happens!"

"Tell me, what's the matter?"

As he spoke, Wang Tieshan opened a bottle of wine, raised his head and took a big gulp.

In response, Yang Xuanchen touched his nose and smiled.

"Master Wang, you are the god in the sky. I can't hide anything from you."

Wang Tieshan waved his hand and said with a smile: "I see you frown all the time when eating. If you fart, just let it go. I am old and go to bed early."

Yang Xuanchen was too lazy to argue with him. He nodded first, then sighed, and then said: "Old man, I feel that the road ahead is a bit difficult."

"I always want to increase my strength, but I always encounter some people and things."

"Yu Wei, you know that her hatred is related to Concubine Shu. If her master is really killed by Concubine Shu, I don't know what to do."

"And this Wu Changqing, he is a talent, and I really want to use him, but his hatred has something to do with King Zhennan and the Sun family."

"These are people I can't afford to offend..."

Wang Tieshan threw him a bottle of wine and said nonchalantly, "Why do you want to think so much? It only adds to the trouble."

"You are just a county magistrate now. Next year you will be a sixth-grade imperial official."

"Why, do you still think you can really kill Duan Zhenglong?"

Yang Xuanchen did not refute his words.

He definitely wouldn't be able to do it with a famous sword and open gun, but if he has a gun in his hand, there's still no problem in carrying out an assassination or something.

This is what gave him the confidence to say what he said that afternoon.

"Master Wang, you have tried that gun. You know how powerful it is. Do you think I don't have the strength?"

Unexpectedly, Wang Tieshan not only failed to acknowledge him, but his tone became much more serious.

"Idiot, do you think killing Duan Zhenglong can change anything?"

In Yang Xuanchen's surprised eyes, Wang Tieshan stood up, with the aura of a superior person arising spontaneously.

"Have you forgotten what you said at Wangyue Tower two years ago?"

"I have always thought that you are a man of great talent, so you can say that you are able to make military plans first, and then make friends."

"I didn't expect that as time goes by, you will become ignorant of the world when you have a little trick in your hand."

His words were like thunder and the red sun, dispersing the fog in Yang Xuanchen's heart, making him instantly clear.

Ever since he had a gun and showed his prowess on Nanping Road, Yang Xuanchen had a wrong understanding of his own strength.

He thought that the advent of thermal weapons would sweep away this technologically backward era.

But he ignored one thing, which was his grasp of the current situation.

"Whether Duan Zhenglong dies or not is not the key. The key is that Chenzhou cannot be in chaos."

"Once he dies, Chenzhou will not only be in chaos, but it will also directly cause Chen and Liuzhou to fall into war. Worse still, if Jiangzhou is also implicated..."

Yang Xuanchen suddenly realized in Wang Tieshan's tone that he hated iron for not becoming steel.

"If Jiangzhou falls, the entire Great Yan will inevitably be short of food. Once there is a shortage of food, the army will be unsustainable."

"The day of national subjugation will not be far away by then."

Wang Tieshan snorted coldly and said: "Since you know the pros and cons, do you still want to kill Duan Zhenglong to win over Wu Changqing?"

Yang Xuanchen bowed his head. This ceremony seemed particularly solemn and sincere, "You know you're wrong!"

Seeing that he already knew his mistake, Wang Tieshan smoothed his beard, smiled, patted his shoulder gently, and motioned for him to sit down and talk.

"Do you think that boy Zhao Tianjian doesn't know Duan Zhenglong's ambition?"

"He wanted to kill him faster than anyone, but he didn't."

"Because the time has not come yet, and there is no name for the attack. Killing him will not bring justice, and it will make Dayan unrest."

Then he poured another sip of wine into his mouth and continued: "You can cultivate your Feiyue with peace of mind, train your security team, and don't worry about anything else."

"If something happens, I will carry it for you."

Then he shook the wine bottle containing Mengxian in front of Yang Xuanchen's eyes and smiled meaningfully, "Just think of it as the money I spent drinking your wine in the past few years."

An inexplicable emotion made Yang Xuanchen's nose feel a little sore.

It wasn't until today that he discovered that this old man who usually didn't care about worldly affairs was paying attention to his development all the time.

Things like Feiyue and the Security Corps, these things that should not have been developed by him as a county magistrate, were actually under his nose.

But Wang Tieshan neither asked him nor scolded him, but expressed the various hidden dangers that might occur for him.

At this moment, Yang Xuanchen felt that the weight on his shoulders seemed to be much lighter, and his back became much straighter.

Although his eyes were still a little red, he had controlled his emotions well.

"Master Wang, can I ask why?"

Wang Tieshan was unwilling to answer this question. After thinking about it for a while, he said it anyway.

"The time has not come yet. You will know when the time comes. Don't ask any more questions."

This was not the first time that this sentence had come out of his mouth. Yang Xuanchen knew that he could not ask anything, so he said yes and ended the topic.

So, he made another one, "Master Yan has written to me in the past few days, saying that the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Yushitai have great opinions on my political achievements."

"And His Majesty has promised them that he will send people to Qingshui County to retake the exam before the year."

"Master Wang, do you think those people who came to the capital can't wait and want to attack me?"

Wang Tieshan laughed when he heard this, "You can see it yourself, why do you ask me? Are you afraid?"

"What a rabble. What I'm not afraid of the most are civil servants!" Yang Xuanchen expressed his disdain.

"Okay, okay, I know you are awesome."

"But you still have to be careful, be careful if the boat capsizes in the gutter. Although the official department and the Yushitai are routine operations, the energy behind them cannot be underestimated."

Wang Tieshan reminded kindly.

Yang Xuanchen nodded, with a confident smile on his face, "I have recently gotten to know a few wealthy families in the capital."

"But the thigh I hold is the thickest in Dayan, hehe."

His words made Wang Tieshan laugh loudly again, "You brat, you are very naughty."

"The road ahead is long, and I'm looking forward to it."

"I won't disappoint this bad old man like you, haha."

The two wine bottles touched lightly and made a crisp sound, followed by heroic laughter from the two of them.

It's late at night and no one is quiet.

Caravans continued to come in and out of the two city gates of Qingshui County.

Outside the west gate, a man with a gentle face opened the car curtain and looked at the tall city wall in front of him with a shocked expression.

"This...is this Qingshui County?"