Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 64: "Three Kingdoms Fan" Xu Zhixian
Gao Chu already knew what his reaction would be when he saw the dead cat. Wasn't he the same way before?

Gao Chu immediately said, "Mingsir, I am not the only one who knows about this matter, so I cannot conceal it.

"However, I also know that if the prefect reports this to the governor, I am afraid that the prefect will hate the county lord..."

County Magistrate Xu said with a wry smile: "Oh? Gao Du Suo, you are really considerate..."

Gao Chu smiled and said, "I should have thought about you, so I came up with a good solution. I wonder if you have ever heard of 'Youqiusi'?"

County Magistrate Xu was stunned for a moment, and asked in surprise, "'Youqiusi?' Youqiusi, do you mean the Youqiusi that 'will respond to any request, and will deliver on any response'?"

This time, Gao Chu couldn't do it anymore.

He originally wanted to show off to County Magistrate Xu, but...

County Magistrate Xu actually knew about the “Youqiusi”?
As expected, only a low-ranking official like me is unaware of their existence.

Gao Chu quickly said, "I have only heard of it a little bit, could it be that the Master has also heard of it?"

Magistrate Xu laughed and stroked his beard calmly, saying, "Of course. I have never missed a single chapter of the 'New Three Kingdoms' that Mr. Qu mentioned."

Xu Haisheng turned out to be a mad fan of the New Three Kingdoms. He immediately started to talk nonstop: "When Liu Xuande visited Zhuge Liang three times, it was the experts from Youqiusi who gave him the advice. And Cao Mengde..."

County Magistrate Xu was so delighted that he even forgot the trouble that Chi Yu's death had brought him.

County Magistrate Xu said: "As the saying goes, young girls are charming and young women are charming! Cao Mengde, a great hero, could not get over this hurdle in his life!

“Back then, when he conquered Wancheng, he fell in love with Zhang Xiu’s aunt Zou at first sight.

"As a result, because Cao Mengde occupied the Zou family, he forced the northern spear king Zhang Xiu to rebel and killed his general Dian Wei..."

Gao Chu was completely confused. What the hell was this? Why was the county magistrate talking to me about the Three Kingdoms?

Xu Haisheng said with relish: "It was not just Dian Wei who was killed, but also his eldest son Cao Ang and nephew Cao Anmin.

"Cao Mengde became infamous and a laughing stock among heroes all over the world. How do you think he turned the situation around?"

Out of professional instinct, Gao Chu smoothly replied, "I would like to hear the details."

Magistrate Xu clapped his hands and exclaimed: "It was the master of Youqiusi who gave him a brilliant plan!

“They spread the word that Cao Mengde was not after beautiful women, but that he was after world domination.

"One of the women he married was the daughter-in-law of General He Jin, and his purpose was to appease the morale of He Jin's former troops.

"He married Zhang Ji's wife, Zou, for the same purpose!

"After Zhang Ji died, his old army was taken over by his nephew Zhang Xiu.

"But if Cao Mengde takes in Zhang Ji's widow, can he bypass Zhang Xiu and directly control this army?"

"what?"

Gao Du was stunned by what he heard.

My thoughts were suddenly drawn into the Three Kingdoms period, and I was a little overwhelmed for a moment.

County Magistrate Xu said with saliva flying, "There is also Lady Du, the wife of Lü Bu's general Qin Yilu. Cao Mengde took her as his concubine just to appease the old soldiers of Lü Fengxian.

"Cao Mengde cares about the world and is not afraid of being criticized. This is the demeanor of a hero in troubled times!"

Gao Chu was confused. Is that so? I felt like something was not right...

Xu Zhixian suddenly came to his senses, and his face darkened: "Gao Du Suo, why did you suddenly mention the 'You Qiu Si' in the story of the Three Kingdoms?"

Gao Chu stammered, "I...have never heard of the New Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and I didn't know there was a 'Youqiu Si' in the story of the Three Kingdoms.

"I just know that there is such a 'Youqiu Division' in Lin'an, our Great Song Dynasty!"

County Magistrate Xu was horrified: "No way? If this has been passed down from the Three Kingdoms period to now, it must have been passed down for eight hundred years." Gao Chu said embarrassedly: "I don't know, did this 'Youqiusi' exist during the Three Kingdoms period, or was it just a story told by the storyteller and someone made it up."

Magistrate Xu thought about it and immediately became furious: "Someone must have listened to Mr. Qu's talk about the New Three Kingdoms and was attracted by this 'Youqiu Division', so he set it up in imitation. They are shameless and have no sense of shame, bah!"

Gao Chu laughed dryly and said, "I don't know. However, I heard that this 'Youqiusi' is indeed very powerful.

"Many dignitaries privately ask them to give them advice and help them solve their problems."

Magistrate Xu looked sideways and asked, "Are you serious?"

It has come to this point, Gao Chu can only bite the bullet and endorse "Youqiusi":
"It is absolutely true! I thought that if I reported the cat's death to the prefect, it would not only be useless, but would also annoy the prefect.

"So I would like to offer you a plan. It would be better to ask you to come forward and ask the 'Youqiusi' for a plan."

After Gao Chu finished speaking, he quickly added: "I wanted to do it for you, but my status is low and I am afraid I will be rejected, so I offered my advice to you, Mr. Ming."

Although County Magistrate Xu is a fan of the Three Kingdoms, he doesn't believe that the "Youqiu Si" has been passed down from the Three Kingdoms period to the present day.

He would rather believe that this was created by someone who imitated Mr. Qu's new Three Kingdoms story.

Ask them for help? What can they do? It's ridiculous!
However, just as the words to rebuke Gao Dusuo were about to come out of County Magistrate Xu's mouth, he suddenly had something in his heart and swallowed the words back.

What does it matter whether “Youqiusi” is real or fake, and whether it really has the ability to solve problems?
What’s important is to let people see my attitude towards the Qin family’s affairs!
Magistrate Xu thought for a while, then nodded to Gao Chu with a smile and said, "Gao Dusuo, can you contact the expert at Youqiusi?"

Gao Chu remembered Xue Jiezi's promise to him, so he straightened his chest and said, "Don't worry, sir. I will find them."

"That's good! Take the dead cat to the concierge and ask him to buy some ice to keep it cool so it doesn't rot."

"I humbly obey my orders!"

Gao Chu bowed deeply to the ground and felt relieved.

It's settled. From now on this will be the magistrate's business. I, Gao Chu, can rest assured!

……

At six o'clock the next day, Lin'an County Magistrate Xu Haisheng rushed to the prefectural government office.

There was a huge crowd of people in front of the Lin'an government office, with a long queue forming.

There were both men and women in the queue, and judging by their clothes, they were from all walks of life.

But they all have one thing in common, each of them has a cat.

Some people were holding the cats in their arms, some were carrying cat cages, and some were tying the cats with a rope.

A table was set up inside the west corner gate of the government office, with two officials sitting behind it.

When people in line get to the table, they’ll hand over the cat with hope on their faces.

The servants behind the table would grab the cats, take a quick look at them, and then wave them away.

These people were all people who offered cats because they were attracted by the huge reward offered by the prefectural government.

They didn't know that the lion cat that Mrs. Tong lost was actually marked, so they all tried their luck, just in case they could get away with it?

only……

County Magistrate Xu suddenly saw a man holding a hawksbill turtle, and another holding a dark cloud covering snow...

Do you think all the officials in Lin'an Prefecture are blind?

You should at least hold a white...

Wow! There's another big orange one here...

(End of this chapter)