Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Chapter 459 Too Cowardly
Sun Xiang looked at him for a long time before he remembered who was in front of him. "Chief Zhang Yuan, I'm fine. I just had a stomachache, so I went to get two prescriptions. The doctor said I'll be fine after taking them. By the way, why are you here?" He spoke weakly, his voice barely louder than a mosquito's.

"I came to the prefect to report the matter of the wild man." Seeing that his face was getting paler and paler, Zhang Yuan hurriedly said, "I'll help you in and boil the medicine for you."

As he was about to go in, the leading guard reached out to stop him.

Zhang Yuan felt bad, but he was in front of someone else's government office, so he couldn't offend them rashly. "Brother, you see the chief clerk is really uncomfortable, why don't you send someone to help him in."

Finally, Li Ting couldn't bear it anymore and took the risk to step forward, "Leave him to me."

Zhang Yuan waited outside the door for a long time before the messenger came out and said, "The master asked you to go in and answer the question."

"Ah." Zhang Yuan muttered to himself as he stepped inside. He hadn't even seen the man yet, but he had already been slapped in the face by his official arrogance.

On the way in, Zhang Yuan had never seen so many rules before, such as which door to go to, which person to let through, and whether to look or not.

He just followed the manager with his head covered, and did whatever the other person said.

Finally, I arrived in front of the new prefect.

"Are you the leader of the Beishan camp?" Liu Dexiang left him alone for a long time before speaking.

Zhang Yuan was humble and smiled, "Yes, I am General Zhang Yuan, and I pay my respects to the governor."

"Since you are from Beishan County, why did you bypass your Lord Meng and come to pay respect to this government?" Liu Dexiang did not look at the person in front of him when he spoke, but looked at the tea leaves in the teacup seriously. Zhang Yuan lowered his head and replied, "Your Excellency, although I and others are stationed in Beishan County, it has nothing to do with Lord Meng. The matter of the Jiewan wild people has always been handled by the governor himself."

"Oh." Liu Dexiang slowly put down the teacup, took a long breath, and then said, "In that case, tell me, what happened to the savages?"

Zhang Yuan then had the opportunity to pass the list up, first to Liu Dexiang's follower, who then passed it on.

"This is a list that the Xue Ye tribe sent to the wall some time ago. It contains what they want for the winter." Zhang Yuan repeated the reason for sending things to the barbarians, and finally said, "Now that the Xue Ye tribe is becoming stronger, they may become a new threat besides the Yan army. Should we continue to provide them with what they want?"

"Supporting the leader of the Xue Ye tribe was originally the intention of the imperial court," Liu Dexiang said. "The imperial court has given orders, and we should obey them. Besides, these barbarians are nothing, so why are you so afraid?"

Zhang Yuan explained, "Your Excellency doesn't know that the barbarians are vicious and cruel. In the past, they were all kings, and there were frequent fights between tribes. In such cases, they could launch surprise attacks on Daliang. Now, many barbarians have submitted to the Xue Ye tribe. When they gather together, the threat is no less than that of the Yan army."

"Chief Zhang, I know what you are thinking." Liu Dexiang smiled, "Although it is for the good of Daliang, it is too timid. Besides, the court's thoughts may not be less comprehensive than yours. As a subordinate, you just need to obey orders."

Seeing that the other party could not be convinced, Zhang Yuan forced a smile and flattered, "Your Excellency is right. I will take my leave now."

After he left, Liu Dexiang threw the list in his hand to the servant and snorted, "It's just a trivial matter. It's not decent."

The servant was about to leave with the list, but Liu Dexiang stopped him, "Wait." He thought for a moment before saying, "Go and keep an eye on the people below and prepare the items on this list. I will personally deliver it to the barbarians."