When Ji Han and his men traveled to the Three Kingdoms crew

Chapter 648: Problematic Deng Ai
Lantian County.

A carriage stopped in front of an inn, and the inn's servant came out with a smile on his face to greet him, "Dear guest, dear guest, please stop here."

Under the guidance of the servant, the carriage successfully stopped in a shed nearby.

The servant looked at the guests this time out of the corner of his eye. There were four of them in total. They were men of different ages, one was old with gray hair, one was in the prime of life, and the remaining two were a teenager and a child.

The four men were dressed in plain clothes, looking ordinary. If they were placed in the market, the total value of the four pieces would probably be less than four hundred coins.

Even so, the servant did not dare to look down on the four men. The middle-aged man among them exuded a confident and flamboyant temperament. Even though he was dressed in ordinary clothes, he gave people a feeling of being indescribably noble.

On the contrary, the elderly man looked as ordinary as his clothes, no different from the ordinary people on the streets.

The servant couldn't help but guess, this person should be the noble's follower? As for the young man and the child, I think they are the noble's nephews?
This cannot be neglected, it cannot be neglected.

Speculations aside, as a professional servant, his actions were not slow at all. He made a gesture of invitation, "Dear guests, please come this way."

After inviting the four people into the inn, the waiter found the older man seamlessly and asked, "Are you guys staying overnight or staying at the hotel?"

"Stay here for a day." The man's voice was low and gentle.

The servant nodded and said, "Okay!"

The waiter asked again, "What are your names?"

The man smiled and pointed at himself first, "My name is Jian Liang."

Then he pointed at the middle-aged man, the young man, and the child respectively, "They are Jian Xie, Jian Wei, and Jian Chan."

The guy at the front desk who was in charge of recording wrote down the words one by one, while muttering to himself, "Jian Liang, Jian Xie, Jian Wei, Jian Chan."

Jianliang, Jianxie, Jianwei and Jianchan are naturally the pseudonyms of Liu Bei, Liu Xie, Jiang Wei and Liu Chan.

While recording, Liu Bei skillfully started a conversation with the servant. The servant was a little confused, he didn't know why he started chatting with the man in front of him.

From family matters to national affairs, the more the servant talked, the more excited he became. "Father-in-law, don't disbelieve me. I have met General Guan and General Zhang! If I hadn't had to support my mother, I would have followed General Guan and General Zhang to fight against the Kushans! Speaking of the Kushans makes me angry. Last time, I was cheated by a Kushan merchant. The merchant shook his head and said that it was the cloth worn by Kushan nobles. I used this cloth to make a dress for my mother. Guess what? It tore after less than five days of wearing. It's not as good as the cloth sold in the market for dozens of coins a piece! General Guan and General Zhang are good at fighting, good at fighting. They are so good at cheating even after fighting, how can they be left alone?!"

"Isn't this a scam? Have you reported it to the police?"

"Of course I reported it to the police. When the county magistrate learned about this, he took the head of the pavilion and a group of county soldiers to catch the guy. Not only did he beat him up, he also returned the money and property he had defrauded to the original owner!"

"County magistrate? Who is the county magistrate you are talking about?" Liu Bei frowned slightly. He didn't care that the county magistrate beat up the Kushan merchant, but shouldn't the county lieutenant be responsible for public security? How did it become the county magistrate? The county magistrate is the deputy of the county magistrate and the county head, in charge of taxes, river management, public security, household registration and patrol, etc. Even if he is in charge of public security, he can't bypass the county lieutenant and lead the county soldiers to attack the criminals directly.
The servant laughed, "Old man, I don't think you are from Lantian, are you? The Lantian County Magistrate was the first in last year's imperial examination, the sixteen-year-old talented Deng Ai Deng County Magistrate!"

"I see. I just wonder which restaurant in Lantian County has good food and a good price?"

"Hey, old man, you finally asked the right person. The Xilesi in front is very good."

"Thank you very much."

As he said this, Liu Bei stuffed several pieces of money into the servant's pocket. When the servant saw it, he was delighted, thinking it was a good harvest.

After seeing off Liu Bei and the others, the servant was about to go out to the street to look for the distinguished guest. But just as he took a step, the guy in charge of recording suddenly exclaimed, "What a name!"

"Hmm? What's wrong?" The boy turned back and asked curiously, "Is there anything wrong with their names?" The waiter pointed at the two characters Jian Xie on the list with a trembling finger, swallowed mouthfuls of saliva, stared with eyes wide open and said in disbelief: "Jian Xie. No, it's Jian Jun. Last time I heard my brother mention that the nephew of Lord Jian's family is called Jian Xie. He likes to pretend to be a commoner and use his identity as a commoner to lure out corrupt officials, criminals and arrogant people, and then beat them up together."

"So it's Lord Jian. Wait, what Lord Jian are you talking about?! Is it Lord Jian, the Minister of Agriculture?!" The servant, who had not taken it seriously at first, could no longer sit still. He did not expect that the guest would be such a distinguished guest.

Happy House

As Liu Bei, Liu Xie, Jiang Wei and Liu Chan enter this restaurant, they can feel the bustle coming towards them.

Looking around, the restaurants were full of people, talking and laughing, and it was as lively as a vegetable market with an endless stream of hawking sounds.

Liu Bei, Liu Xie, Jiang Wei and Liu Chan found a seat and sat down, then ordered a few dishes at random.

Then he pricked up his ears and listened to the conversations of the diners around him.

"Hey, brothers, do you know? That widow selling tofu in the east of the city is so pretty!"

Ahem, this is just a passing note and is not suitable for young men and children to listen to.

"Yesterday's story of the 300 Shule warriors was so gripping that I wished I could run into the story and help Geng Gong defend the city. But at the critical moment, the damn novelist had something going on at home and refused to tell me. I was so angry! Do you know the address of the novelist named Ding?"

Well, this is for the listeners who are urging for more updates, this one is just a passing glance.

"I made a hundred bucks in the workshop today. Brothers, I'll treat you to a meal!"

This is a worker who is paid daily wages, and this one is also passed by.

Liu Bei, Liu Xie, Jiang Wei and Liu Chan listened patiently. Thanks to their hard work, they finally found the news about Deng Ai.

"It has to be the county magistrate. He should lead the team to check the accounts of the workshops. Those workshop owners who should be dismissed should be dismissed, and those who should be fined should be fined honestly. This will make people happy. It will make people happy."

"By the way, Brother Zhou, why don't you speak?"

"Brother Li, you don't know. The owner of my workshop falsified accounts, but not only was he not investigated, he was also named an outstanding workshop owner by the county magistrate."

"How is this possible?"

"I heard that he bribed the officials around the county magistrate."

"No, this is no longer an ordinary workshop owner. Brother Zhou, let's go report to the police!"

"Hush! Brother Li, forget it. You and I have no evidence, and the county magistrate is protecting the workshop owner. Forget it. I heard that the Taifu Temple is coming to check the accounts. It's better for you and me to have less trouble than more."

After saying this, the two stopped talking about the matter and started eating their meal with a huff.

Liu Bei took a deep breath and looked at Liu Xie, Jiang Wei and Liu Chan, "What do you think?"

Liu Xie frowned and gnashed his teeth as he said, "There is something wrong with Deng Ai. Not only is he very utilitarian, he is also suspected of corruption."

(End of this chapter)