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Great Zhou, Yongping Year, February. Emperor Yongping had just ascended the throne less than a month ago, so he changed his new year title to Yongping.

It was already bitterly cold outside, so the snow this year was much heavier. Snowflakes fluttered down from the sky like goose feathers. Although there was no biting cold wind, it still made people feel a chill in their hearts.

The city gates were tightly shut, and the soldiers on the city walls had drawn their bows and nocked their arrows. The arrows were aimed in the direction of a group of soldiers who were under the same banner as them.

"The soldiers on the city wall, listen up. The Minister of State, the Assistant Minister of Revenue, and Supervisor of the Sky, Lord Chen Yi, are here. Open the city gates, please." A soldier riding on a horse came to the city gate and shouted.

After the knight's order, the tightly shut city gate did not open, and the soldiers on the wall did not put away their bows and arrows either.

This made the knight feel very unhappy. This time, they had been pushed out of the way. They had been through all sorts of hardships on the way. Unexpectedly, they had to close the gate. As a military officer of the Southern Ya Forbidden Army, he was at least an official of the sixth rank. However, the people here did not know how to appreciate favors.

Just as this field officer impatiently waited and wanted to knock on the door again, a slightly bloated figure popped out from above the city wall.

"Please wait for a moment with Lord Chen, this official is Dingbei City City's guard, Mayu. In the past few days, bandits have been rampant, and for the sake of the safety of Dingbei City, this official still needs to verify the seal of the various Masters. " The words of the obese man came out from the city wall.

The field officer immediately frowned. Yesterday, he had already sent troops to notify the guards of Dingbei City, but today, a bandit ran amok. It seemed that Lord Chen, who was here to escort him, had already received the news and was similarly unimpressed.

The field officer turned his horse around and came to the first carriage in the group to guard. He cupped his fist and said, "Lord Chen, the Dingbei City defense needs to verify the seal letter."

"It's fine, let them test it." A cold voice came from the car after a brief silence.

With that, the door opened and the butler took out a small bag and handed it to the field officer. "Thank you for your hard work, field officer Wang."

"Uncle Chen, it's not hard at all, but this anger is a bit unbearable." Commander Wang shook his head. He then rode his horse to the city entrance and put the bag into the basket that was tied down from the city.

The door of the second carriage in the caravan opened, and a handsome young man in a white robe jumped out. A pretty maid with a comb through her hair stood beside him.

The young man came to the side of the first carriage and leaned against it, "Old man, are you watching? Your name has already spread far and wide, and you are not even treated favorably here. "

"The ascension of the new emperor should have been a day for everyone to happily rise to the top. Look at your classmates, they've all risen by at least half a level. Not only did you not get promoted, you were even sent here. You didn't even have the chance to participate in the level ceremony. I reckon that in our Great Zhou Dynasty, you are the most pathetic minister. "

"Bastard, a major political event in the imperial court, how can you speak nonsense like that? I... "Sigh!" A clear and cold voice came from the car once again. However, this sigh was filled with helplessness. It was unknown if it was for his own future or for the sake of his altruistic son.

"Young master, can you please speak less? After entering the city, this old servant still wanted to eat the hotpot cooked by the young master. It's freezing cold in the sky, isn't eating hotpot just right for me? " Uncle Chen leaned out of the car again and said to the teenager.

"The hotpot must be there. However, I will remind you one last time not to call yourself that in front of me, or else I won't give you any wine to drink in the future. " The youth said as he blinked his eyes.

Uncle Chen smacked his lips. The wine that Young Master made was really delicious, but did he have to break etiquette just for the wine?

"Uncle Chen, just listen to Young Master. It's not like you don't know Young Master's personality." The pretty young girl at the side covered her mouth and snickered.

"It's all because young master got used to it." Uncle Chen glared at the maid, but the maid wasn't scared at all. Uncle Chen looked at the teenager again, "Young Master, quickly go back to the car and rest. The snow here is very cold, don't freeze the young master's body."

The youth nodded and pulled the young maid's hand as they walked towards the carriage. His car was really big, at least twice the size of the one in front.

The youth who had returned to the car was not as relaxed as when he had left the car earlier. Even though the city gates had already opened, the city guard from before had brought a group of soldiers to welcome them.

"Young Master, are you unwell?" The little maid asked curiously.

"Foolish Youzi, young master really likes this kind of snowy weather, but young master's heart is really bitter. If you don't believe me, feel it." The youth looked at the young maid called Youzi and said.

"Young Master, you lied to me again. "How can you tell if your heart is bitter or not?" Youzi wrinkled her nose and said.

The youth laid down, not in the mood to look at the scenery of this bordering town. His heart was truly bitter, so bitter that he didn't want it anymore.

This young man, with the surname Chen, Shouxin, had been in the Great Zhou Empire for sixteen years. After so many years of habit, he had already accepted the reality of his transmigration.

He was planning on enjoying the privileges of being a second-generation official when he had the free time. He would use the authority of the old man to circle the land and become a small landowner, living a happy life of eating, waiting for death, bullying men and bullying women.

The heavens were unsatisfactory, but his old man had already ruined his life. These pleasures had yet to be officially implemented before they were brought over by the emperor.

He was depressed because of his old man. What's wrong with saying that you're in on it? He had to stand in a disorderly manner before the new emperor ascended the throne, what did it have to do with him being the emperor of the old Ji Family? Are you all right now? He was an angel, but an angel with folded wings.

Which official in charge of an official post would rely on such a destitute background, with only fifty soldiers following by his side. Who would be looked down upon by a lowly official like him? After drinking a huge bowl of wine, he was truly bullied?

His life was truly miserable.

"Youzi, pinch the young master's forehead." Sighing in his heart, Chen Shouxin said to his little servant girl.

"Young Master, there were a lot of hooligans outside the car just now, but they looked so dirty." Youzi shook Chen Shouxin's head as she recounted the scene she just saw.

"Hmm, let's ignore them. "I wonder how the mansion is doing here, and if I can sleep in the hot brick bed for a while." Chen Shouxin said with his eyes closed.

"Young master, what is a hot brick bed? Ever since we left the Imperial City, you have been talking about it. " Youzi asked curiously.

"The hot brick bed is a good place. Lying on the hot brick bed with Youzi in his arms, it would be great to have a bunch of little kids. " Chen Shouxin opened his eyes and said to his little maid.

"Young master, you're talking nonsense again." Youzi's face flushed red as she mumbled to herself.

The bumpy horse carriage slowly stopped. Chen Shouxin sat up immediately. He had been missing the hot brick bed since he came out of the Imperial City, because he used to live in the north.

He was looking forward to it. After getting off the car, the temperature dropped a little. This was not the mansion he had planned for his family to live in, but the inn. An old man about sixty years old was standing at the door. Judging from his clothes, he should be a postman.

"Old man, are the officials here all busy with government affairs? You don't even have the time to come over and see me? " Chen Shouxin walked shakily to Chen Changqing's side and asked.

"Master Shouchuan, there have been a lot of robbers recently, and Dingbei City has already entered into the wartime. The rest of the officials are currently defending the city from all over the city walls." The obese Mayu walked over and said carelessly.

Chen Changqing nodded and didn't say anything else. He walked into the relay station.

Chen Shouxin smiled as he glanced at the Dingbei City guard Mayu. It seemed that Dingbei City was really a good place to support a person, this Mayu had raised him to a fat white.

The area of the relay station was not small, but the interior was very spacious. There were only a few listless guards waiting here. There was also a six or seven year old child, who was wiping his nose as he peeked over.

"Sir Ma, I have the imperial orders. I wonder when Sir Ma will be able to send the Dingbei City books over here?" Chen Changqing asked without turning his head.

"Milord, we've been preparing since early morning. The living conditions of the Dingbei City were far from being as good as those of the Imperial City. "Master, please rest for a while at the relay station." Master, please rest for a while at the relay station. The books will be sent to you shortly. " Mayu cupped his fist and said with a smile.

"Thank you, Sir Ma." Chen Changqing looked at Mayu and nodded. Then, he rushed towards the inner chamber of the relay station.

"When I was in the Imperial City, I heard that Sir Ma had great management in the Dingbei City, and it was true that I saw him today. "Master Ma, it's best if you find a good house quickly. I'm not used to living here." Chen Shouxin said softly after pausing for a moment when he passed by Mayu.

"Young Master, don't worry. This official will definitely prepare everything." Mayu stared blankly for a moment before a smile appeared on his chubby face.

When the nearby field officer Wang noticed this, he felt disdain in his heart.

The young master of Lord Chen's family was extremely famous in the Imperial City. He was one of the three great evils of the Imperial City. In the past, it was all thanks to the old emperor's trust in Chen Changqing. Now that the new emperor had ascended to the throne, wasn't he being sent to the other side of the city? It's already like this, yet this scourge still wants to show off? He really thinks he's in the Imperial City.

Chen Shouxin came to the inner chamber full of joy. He wanted to see his kang. When he entered the room, all the remaining heat was gone. There was no kang, and it was also a bed. However, there was a big brazier inside, and the charcoal inside was burning quite well.

"Young master, their carbon is better than ours." Youzi stared at the fire in the brazier for a while, then said with a joyful expression.

"Ai, silly. You're so happy with just this little bit of broken carbon. Let's go outside and gather some food. We'll have hot pot later. " Chen Shouxin waved his hand and said helplessly.

He wanted a brick bed, not a brazier. It was easy to get carbon monoxide poisoning if you didn't use it well. This was killing people with invisible weapons.

He took another look at the bedding on the bed and sighed in his heart.

According to his understanding, the old man's task this time was not easy. They all knew that this side of Border Town was full of corruption. This time, Mayu had clearly made all sorts of preparations. Even if he found out something, it would be even more difficult to deal with him.

The Emperor had sent this old man over here, so he probably looked into the accounts just to find out the reason. Just based on these fifty lazy, old soldiers, did they want to make a move on this local boss? That would be equivalent to a dream.

Walking leisurely to the outside, he saw his old man standing in the courtyard with a face full of anger. Inside the courtyard, there were more than ten large boxes placed next to each other.