Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Chapter 555 Too Small a Perspective
On the official road, Liu Dexiang, led by a groom from his residence, walked beside Feng Zhong'an's carriage.

“Beishan County is a very desolate place, and I still feel it’s not safe,” Liu Dexiang said with a smile. “Fortunately, it doesn’t have a large population, and the county government has only been built for a few years, so it should be able to investigate taxes very quickly.”

Feng Zhong'an was naturally wary and didn't pay much attention to Liu Dexiang.

The more silent he became, the more impatient Liu Dexiang grew, which manifested in his increasing talkativeness.

"Lord Liu," Feng Zhong'an said, "it's winter, so you should talk less outside, or you might catch a chill and upset your stomach."

"Yes, yes." Seeing that the carriage curtain was completely closed, Liu Dexiang made no attempt to hide the ruthless look in his eyes.

Hearing this from inside the carriage, Feng Zhong'an noticed that the horses that had been following beside him seemed to be falling behind, so he suddenly lifted the carriage curtain.

Liu Dexiang, who originally wanted to back away, had no choice but to tell the coachman to speed up and return to the original position.

"What are your orders, Lord Feng?"

"My relationship with you, sir, was originally only official." Feng Zhong'an still wanted to make use of this lead that had come to him, which is why he said these words. "But considering how hard you have worked for Liangzhou Prefecture, I still have to remind you of something."

Since we are temporarily residing in the prefectural capital, it would be best for other private guests to stay away for the time being, lest someone with ulterior motives see us and make a fuss about it.

Liu Dexiang knew that he must have seen the concubine he had summoned last night.

Since he was still willing to remind him of this, it's clear that he still wants to maintain a private relationship with him.

Liu Dexiang believed he understood what the other party meant and immediately assured him, "Don't worry, sir, no one else will enter the mansion."

The group arrived at the gate of Yangmen County and were stopped by the guards.

People inside the vehicle were asked to get out, and their travel documents were checked and the number of people was counted.

Liu Dexiang already harbored resentment towards these people, and seeing them handling things so formally only fueled his hatred. He was determined to deal with them.

Compared to him, the three people who were asked to get off the carriage didn't react much, only sighing that it was a border city after all, and strict checks were inevitable. "The adults are kind and benevolent, and they understand the difficulties of even the humblest people," Liu Dexiang said. "But they didn't know that these people were trying to use their meager power to deliberately make things difficult for the adults."

These words made the person seem extremely uncouth, and Feng Zhong'an didn't even want to talk to him.

Regardless of whether these guards have offended you, as a prefect, is it worth it for you to bother with these people?

Xu Xiaoyun, however, deliberately followed his lead and asked, "What makes you say that, Lord Liu?"

Liu Dexiang thought to himself, "It's rare that this Xu guy complied with my wishes today. Just look at this time, these people not only read the official documents, but also insisted that you gentlemen get off the carriages and let them search inside. It's simply disrespectful and insubordinate."

Xu Xiaoyun found it amusing, while Feng Zhong'an didn't even bother to listen and got into the carriage.

His rambling is only lowering his status.

The guards standing nearby were completely bewildered. They were conducting a routine inspection, so why were they being accused of such a serious offense?

The garrison leader was about to say something in his defense, but before he could even speak, he saw a man galloping towards him from afar.

Liu Dexiang recognized this man; he was a yamen runner who often ran errands for Mao Chunfang.

The constable dismounted at the end of the procession, quickly ran behind Liu Dexiang, and whispered to him, "My master said that the person the prefect is looking for is no longer in Beishan County."

Liu Dexiang immediately asked, "Where?"

"Weishan County." The yamen runner finished speaking and took his leave.

Liu Dexiang put on a smiling face and came to Feng Zhong'an's carriage. "Lord Feng, there is an urgent matter at the government office that I must return to handle. I cannot continue to accompany you. Please forgive me."

"I have two yamen runners with me who are fairly observant and can accompany you, sirs. If you have any orders, just give them them."

There was a long silence inside the carriage before a voice came out, "We have plenty of manpower around us, you go and handle your business."