"Hey, have you heard?"
"The city lord has taken in some amazing people again..."
"Although servants like us shouldn't point fingers...but that's a murderer, right? A murderer who killed his own wife."
"I heard from the blacksmiths who left that taking human life to forge is a forbidden technique... If the Lord City Master is keen on this way, one day we will also be—"
"Shh, keep your voice down!"
Walking on the street, such sounds abound.
Liushi has lived in Yuxi City for three days, and during these three days, all kinds of rumors in Yuxi City have become more and more outrageous.
The matter of Liushi cannot be hidden, it is better to say that this person is too famous in the forging world, in a negative sense. He was just a small person before, and it was his honor to be favored by the high-level Yoshihirata family in the forging world. It is absolutely intolerable for a person like this to brutally kill his wife in the end, betray his backer, and escape alone.
Many people pointed at me behind my back, and I knew they were upset with me.
While I don't care about any of this, to be honest, things have clearly gone too far lately.
For example, during the private visit of Weibo, I saw with my own eyes foreign businessmen mocking the people in our family:
"See? Kill your own wife to make a fortune! Your city lord not only likes men, but also widowers!"
So to speak.
Although Shuang is not with me, I can check this kind of thing by myself.
He held the shoulder of the businessman a little bit, and took him to a dark alley for a chat, and he told me very readily that he was stuffed with a lot of money before he came, and others taught him to say this.
This is also helpless, like this kind of person who does not belong to any Anbu organization, but spreads rumors in the form of extra money, it is impossible for the Anbu organization in Yuxi City to keep them all out. This time, not all of the incidents were aimed at Liushi, at least half of them were aimed at me.
And there are plenty of guys who hire these exaggerated people.
For example, Li Neng is very keen on doing this. After the surprise attack during the Spring Festival was beaten back, he did not have enough troops to attack me again for a while. According to the information obtained by Shuang, my cheap old man seems to be a little disappointed with him, and instead of giving him new troops, he went to train other city lords. At present, my elder brother Li Yi is helping him in secret, but the resources that the successor of Yunyang can mobilize are definitely not as good as those of the lord of Yunyang. It is unrealistic for Li Neng to make a comeback in a short time.
Another example is the Yoshihirata family who drove Liushi out, and they are also very dissatisfied with my move to take Liushi in. Coincidentally, the Yoshihirata family is also from the side of Kaiya with squinting eyes. The master and servant don't like me, so naturally they hit it off and worked together. I don't quite believe that a family of blacksmiths is capable of provoking me, the lord of the five cities, if nothing else happens, there must be Kaiya behind them to back them up.
But the trouble is that these things cannot be said.
Because there is no evidence.
Only at this time did I realize that Bai Feng is really a smart man, and Liu Shi's situation is actually a hot potato. Everyone knows that he is a genius in the forging world, but he has been wandering outside for three years, but no territory is willing to take him in. Liu Shi guessed that he had heard about Bai Feng's reputation, so he planned to join him, but Bai Feng was not the kind of person who really embraced all people, so Liu Shi didn't need him.
In other words, for Bai Feng, he did more harm than good. Even if it was Bai Feng who took him in, it would still cause quite a disturbance.
I don't know if Liu Shi saw this, and I don't know what kind of mood he came to Yuxi City.
But he has also gone to the streets to buy materials himself in the past few days, and I guess he knows something about it.
"Give someone a handle..."
When handling official business with Erlang's legs crossed, he couldn't help complaining.
He Yue, who was sitting opposite me, put down her pen, raised her head, and said:
"Finally have such a self-awareness?"
"No, I'm still very conscious of myself. It's just a little more violent than I expected."
He Yue looked at the document in her hand and said:
"The blacksmiths who managed to stay left 70% in one breath. This kind of situation doesn't seem to be able to be confused with the word 'slightly'. My side is fine, but Baihuang's side has recently But it's going to explode with anger. After all, you didn't listen to her to make things like this, and if the situation continues, it won't be surprising that she will return to the sea of clouds in a fit of anger."
I drew a circle on a piece of paper and replied:
"I really hope that day will come sooner. But before the matter of Bai Feng and Bai Ye is resolved, it is impossible for Bai Huang to go back."
He Yue picked up the pen again, pointed at me, and said:
"If Bai Huang hears this attitude, she will be sad."
I collapsed on the chair and sighed helplessly.
In this matter, Bai Huang is indeed the victim, and I only visit privately occasionally, but Bai Huang takes the inspection team around every day. The overwhelming public opinion outside had the greatest impact on her. Although that guy is always careless, I don't know what she thinks.
But it is impossible for her to reconcile with Liu Shi at present.
He Yue continued:
"By the way, we have negotiated business with Umi. The other party is quite experienced in this point, and I just tried my best."
With that said, He Yue handed over an agreement.
I took a quick look around and hybrid rice seeds are selling for a pretty good price. To be honest, I'm quite surprised that someone like Umi can talk like this. It turned out that in my expectation, it would be considered good if I could get 60% to 70% of this number.
Seeing that I didn't speak for a while, He Yue couldn't help asking:
"Is it low?"
I shook my head, drew a circle on the agreement, handed it back to He Yue, and said:
"No. I just applaud your miraculous technology in my heart. By the way, it's really reassuring to praise you."
In this regard, He Yue said:
"After all, the city lord of our family doesn't care about anything... I often have to work harder, right? By the way, speaking of it, Umi seems to be planning to develop a little personal friendship with you. He asked me to ask you a question in the letter , in addition to the things stated in the agreement, you can make another personal request."
I held the pen and thought for a while, and while continuing to comment on official documents, I said to He Yue:
"That's it. You ask him, after the incident in the capital city is over, Tamrose's property should be confiscated into the national treasury. This property includes property and servants, and most of the servants will be sold. You ask him to help me Pay attention to one of the women named Yayu, she is a crazy guy from a brothel. If you find it, send him to Yuxi City."
He Yue raised her delicate eyebrows and said to me:
"If you ask him for someone, I'm afraid Bai Yiqing won't give it to you so easily. Most of them will think that this woman is strange, so she will hold her back and ask her privately. Is there any suitable reason?"
"The reason..."
I scratched my head and said:
"Just tell him that I'm actually a mature woman. That girl is actually my first love, the kind of love at first sight - so he probably won't say anything."