The best county magistrate

The Jiangzhou incident was settled, and Yang Xuanchen and Zhang Quandan separated halfway.

More than ten days had passed when I returned to Shangjing City.

On February 24th, Yang Xuanchen had just finished his shift and walked out of the palace when he met a man who looked like a servant.

"I am honored to see Lord Xiao Yang." The attendant bowed respectfully.

Yang Xuanchen raised his eyebrows and looked at him briefly, then asked casually, "Where are you from?"

"Your Excellency, I am the attendant of Mr. Park Guochang, the Junior Tutor of Northern Liao. Mr. Park invites you to a gathering at Zuixian Tower." He said as he handed over the visiting card.

After taking a few glances, Yang Xuanchen smiled and said, "Go back and tell Lord Park that I will go back to the mansion to change clothes and then I will be there soon."

"Then we will look forward to seeing you, Master Xiao Yang."

After returning home and saying goodbye to Zhou Miaomiao and Yu Wei, Yang Xuanchen took Zhang Biao to the banquet.

Zuixianlou was as lively as usual tonight. After entering the private room, Yang Xuanchen looked around and found that today's banquet seemed a little unusual.

He originally thought that at most there would be only Park Guk-chang and the Northern Liao Prince Park In-jae, but he didn't expect that Gu Li and her second uncle would also come.

With his signature smile, Yang Xuanchen bowed to the main seat and said, "Young Secretary Yang Xuanchen of the Great Yan Secretary's Office greets His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Northern Liao."

Park In Jae did not stand up. He looked at him carefully and then said, "Master Xiao Yang, you are too polite. Come on, come on, sit down quickly."

What followed was some pleasantries and small talk, which was quite boring.

After they had a few drinks, the topic slowly started to open up.

"Your Highness, the Zijinzhai auction will probably be ready in a few days, and we need to build momentum in the next few days."

"Your Highness, please wait patiently for a few days..."

At this point, Park Guochang on the side was a little unhappy, "Our prince has come from afar, and you still make us wait?"

"Alas, Master, what you said is wrong. As the saying goes, good wine needs no bush. Since Master Xiao Yang has promised that he has good things, just wait a few days."

Park In-jae patted Park Guk-chang's arm and told him to calm down.

At this time, Gu Li's second uncle Gu Sanshi laughed and said, "What the prince said is very true."

"Since Lord Yelu returned to Huajing, the Liao and Yan have made peace, and the border has been reopened to our merchants."

"It's been very busy recently."

Park In Jae nodded, agreeing with Gu Sanshi's statement, "I am deeply relieved that Huajing City can see all the objects of Qingshui County again."

"War can only bring disaster to the people. Only with long-term peace can the world prosper and be healthy."

Yang Xuanchen didn't expect that the prince of Northern Liao would have such a high level of awareness.

I hope you are not just saying this for show. Which emperor of your Northern Liao has ever given up on seizing the land of Dayan?

No matter who sits on the throne, expanding territory will always be one of his goals.

I don't believe that you, Park In Jae, are really that righteous.

Although he thought so in his heart, he didn't dare to say it out loud. Yang Xuanchen raised his glass and toasted, "Your Highness, the Crown Prince said it well!"

"With a benevolent ruler like His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the day of world peace is not far away."

Then he changed the subject and talked about trade.

"I wonder what His Royal Highness thinks about trade?"

Park In Jae narrowed his eyes and smiled, "There are three passes between Liao and Yan."

"Haiyang Pass, Xiagu Road and Luomajian."

"Haiyang Pass has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times, and it is full of disputes. I think this place is not suitable for trade."

"Luomajian is a steep and difficult place to cross! Not to mention merchants, even experienced people may not be able to cross it easily."

Hearing him say that, Yang Xuanchen also laughed. They thought of going together.

"Xiagu Road Trade!" they said in unison.

Then the two of them smiled knowingly, and the laughter gradually grew louder, as if they had found a confidant.

"The Xia Valley Road is long and narrow, with steep mountains on both sides, making it difficult for people to hide, so the two countries would not choose this route to march."

"As far as I know, there is a small town in the middle of Xiagu Road, but the town is full of good and bad people, and it has been a no-man's land since ancient times..."

Upon hearing this, Park Guochang continued Yang Xuanchen's words, "Just kill them all!"

"Hey, Master, you are too murderous. Master Xiao Yang, please forgive me." Park In Jae said, and drank a glass of wine. "Some people, we may not be able to kill them."

Ok?

What does this mean?

Could it be that there is some peerless master in the small town in the middle of Xia Valley Road?

Yang Xuanchen thought that Park Guochang's idea was feasible. Since it was a lawless area, most of the people inside were extremely evil.

Just kill him, what's wrong with that!

"Your Highness the Crown Prince said that there is something strange about that small town?" Yang Xuanchen asked.

"Let the Second Master of the Gu family tell me. I have only heard a little about that town, but I don't know much about it."

Gu Sanshi nodded and raised his glass to Yang Xuanchen to show his respect, "Master Xiao Yang, some of my Gu family's businesses have dealings with the Wang family in Pingzhou."

"We used to trade through Xiagu Road. Since the war broke out at Haiyang Pass, the mayor of Yueguan Town has raised the toll."

"Last month, Ali and his friends paid 20,000 taels of silver for the books they bought before they were allowed to go."

Yang Xuanchen raised his eyebrows. This guy was asking for too much.

Twenty thousand taels of silver is a considerable sum of money, but it is just for some books that the price is so high.

No wonder you haven't been able to resolve this lawless area. It turns out you've spoiled it.

"Ms. Gu, did you just surrender obediently at that time? You didn't even resist?" Yang Xuanchen looked at Gu Li and asked.

Unexpectedly, Gu Li glared at him with her beautiful eyes and said unhappily, "Why don't you resist? There are hundreds of Heaven Realm masters surrounding you. Do you dare to resist?"

Oh my god, what kind of outrageous thing is this Diaomao Town?

Hundreds of heavenly realm masters?

Seeing Yang Xuanchen's shocked expression, Gu Sanshi added, "Master Xiao Yang may not know this, but it is said that there is an extremely ruthless person living in Yueguan Town."

"His strength is even higher than the Heaven Realm, and he has already entered the legendary Holy Realm..."

"Your Highness, has your country ever sent troops to encircle and suppress them? Why did you allow such a group of people to go unpunished right under your noses?" Yang Xuanchen interrupted while Gu Sanshi was speaking.

Park In Jae exhaled a breath of foul air, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "The imperial court has sent troops to encircle and suppress them several times, but they all returned without success."

"What Miss Gu said is only very conservative. The film office has conducted investigations over the years and found that there are at least several thousand people living in Yueguan Town." Park Guochang added.

At this point, he tapped his knuckles on the table rhythmically. "Except for some ordinary people, Yueguan Town is like a small Jianghu."

"There are not only wanted criminals and notorious thieves from our two countries, but also some gangsters hiding from their enemies."

"According to the news from my Shadow Palace, those people are at least at the Earth Realm!"

Yang Xuanchen stretched his chin and began to think. If he wanted to engage in trade, then Xiagu Road would undoubtedly be an excellent place.

But the presence of such a group of people will undoubtedly increase the risk and add additional costs.

Merchants not only have to pay taxes in their own country, but also have to pay another cut in Yueguan Town. Then, these ducats will inevitably be counted on the people, and naturally prices will be high.

High prices will inevitably affect sales, which is not a solution.

If this place called Yueguan Town could be razed to the ground, it might bring greater convenience to the trade between the two countries.

The key is, who between Dayan and Beiliao will do it, and who can accomplish it!

"Your Highness, I believe that Your Highness has carefully considered the decision to choose Xiagu Road as the place for mutual trade."

"Since Your Highness has raised the issue of Yueguan Town, you must have given it some thought, right?"

Park In Jae's eyes sparkled, he laughed and said, "It's so nice to talk to Master Xiao Yang!"

"I have two ideas to share with you..."

"First, as Master Park said, suppress Yueguan Town by force!"

"Second, borrow the road from the people in Yueguan Town!"

Damn, can I borrow your way?

There are wanted criminals and bandits everywhere. After the trade is resumed, it will become even more chaotic. Damn it.

It would be better to kill them all and put an end to it all.

If you can't kill me, I will do it for you, but the conditions must be negotiated first, otherwise no one will be willing to be the scapegoat.