Mythical Qin: I, Gao Yao, will never be a eunuch!

Fortunately, Gao Yao still had some cooking skills, so it was not difficult for him to prepare some food on his own. At the same time, in order to establish a good relationship with Gao Yao, County Magistrate Chang did not hesitate to order people to quickly prepare fine wine and delicacies for his entertainment.

"My lord, this county magistrate is so stingy! He only gave you these things to please you." At this moment, Erniu was chewing a hard and dry pancake in his mouth, holding a piece of raw meat in his hand, and muttering with unhappiness on his face.

Hearing Erniu's words, Gao Yao couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. Without saying a word, he kicked Erniu and scolded him angrily: "You idiot! Do you think every place in the world can be like our Southern Territory?"

Having lived in the southern border for a long time, these soldiers were accustomed to the superior treatment. There, they could enjoy three meals a day, not only delicious dishes, fragrant rice, but also tender and juicy meat; even drinking was the fine wine brewed by Gao Yao himself.

Such generous conditions made them have too high expectations for the food standards in other regions. Now facing the simple and plain food and wine in front of them, they naturally felt dissatisfied. Gao Yao knew very well that this was because the treatment was too good, which fostered a spoiled mentality. He couldn't continue to indulge this bad habit, so he was very annoyed by Erniu's ignorant complaints.

The food provided by Pei County is nothing more than the most basic barbecue and dry biscuit set meal, and the drinks are all low-alcohol wines of this era. How can this be compared with the South Territory? It's just that the tastes have become more picky.

"After returning, the wilderness survival training time will be doubled"

"Ah? My Lord, please don't do that."

Upon hearing this, Erniu immediately showed a look of horror. Gao Yao's wilderness survival training was real survival. Not only could they not leave behind any equipment, but they were also not allowed to carry food and hunt large animals. In short, they could only catch pheasants and rabbits to fill their stomachs. If they couldn't catch any, they had to eat everything and maintain sufficient combat effectiveness. All kinds of snakes, insects, rats and ants also became their food.

Whether in ancient times or modern times, people are the same. It is inevitable to have resistance to eating these things, but there is no other way under Gao Yao's request. At this moment, Erniu also saw that all the soldiers looked at him with angry eyes. It was obvious that they were blaming Erniu for causing them to have to undergo training.

"If you ask me, we should let the lord take the position. The places where the lord governs are all good places. Look at what the people in various places are like along the way, and then look at what the people in the southern border are like."

“You’ve observed carefully enough.”

Listening to Erniu's words, Gao Yao also looked at Erniu in surprise. He didn't expect Erniu's reaction to be so fast. He had already learned to observe the people's situation. Again, many of Qin Shihuang's decrees were actually beneficial, including to the people.

However, the biggest problem is the execution ability. It is not true that it can be executed well just because you want to. Coupled with the problem of corvée, the people have suffered for a long time.

In particular, Gao Yao's idea of ​​a pulley block and some ideas for speeding up construction were indeed implemented to a certain extent, but they only accelerated the construction period without reducing the burden of corvee labor. This was not something Gao Yao could change.

Seeing that Gao Yao didn't seem to mention survival in the wild, Erniu breathed a sigh of relief. At this time, Gao Yao stood up and came to the door of the mansion to observe. Originally, Gao Yao's purpose was to see the status of his personal soldiers and determine the time to rest and set off. However, an unintentional glance immediately aroused Gao Yao's vigilance. Gao Yao could clearly see someone secretly peeking at this place from behind the wall not far away.

It was not out of curiosity. In the Qin Dynasty, not many people would be curious about Qin soldiers, especially the people of the land annexed by Qin, unless they were children. Judging from the other party's figure, it was obviously not a place.

Being targeted? Could it be the county magistrate? That shouldn't be the case. I came in openly and didn't cause any trouble for him. I just wanted to take a break. I was full and had nothing to do, so I had to do such a boring thing. There were no more than 500 people in Pei County, and they were all ordinary servants. It was unlikely that the county magistrate was colluding with others. I didn't say hello to anyone when I came, so the other party naturally couldn't be prepared.

This made Gao Yao even more curious, but Gao Yao did not alert the enemy. Instead, he pretended not to know and entered the mansion after a simple look. Because he was going to the southern border, all the servants in the mansion had been dismissed by Gao Yao. He could only do this by himself.

Originally, Gao Yao planned to let Erniu do this, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was not appropriate. Although he was loyal, he was not skilled enough. Gao Yao told Erniu to handle it as he would in the mansion. Everything was normal. If someone really came to visit, he should say that Gao Yao was resting.

Gao Yao himself changed into ordinary clothes and waited until night fell. He came directly to the wall of the courtyard. After confirming that there was no one else outside, he jumped down and gradually disappeared into the darkness.

It was not until the next day when the city gate had just opened that a figure hurriedly left Pei County, and Gao Yao's voice was also heard far behind. As soon as the other party left Pei County, Gao Yao knew that his guess was correct. The other party was indeed not that simple. He followed the other party for nearly ten miles. Gao Yao finally found the clue that there was a sentry. Fortunately, Gao Yao had been following the other party secretly, otherwise he would have been exposed.

The existence of sentries in the forest meant that there must be bandits. This made Gao Yao even more curious. After all, even if the bandits were looking for targets, they should be some merchants or at least some nobles. Gao Yao and his group were from the Qin Army, and they were all cavalry. The bandits would not provoke the Qin Army if they had nothing better to do. If they failed to fight well and attracted an encirclement, they would be finished. If they fought well, they would suffer heavy casualties, and it would be good if they could have some weapons and equipment left.

The bandits would not do such a thankless task. With this doubt, Gao Yao continued to secretly avoid the sentries and continued to follow the other party until he saw the bandits' stronghold. Gao Yao was also slightly surprised.