Ling Xue and her group were stopped outside the city gate, and Shen Zhen was trying to find a way to enter the city.
The officers did not dare to stop Ling Xue and her group when they saw their aggressive appearance, but even they could not get in unless the city gate was opened.
When Shen Zhenchao questioned them, they answered everything they knew. However, they were just low-ranking officers, and although they looked impressive in front of the common people, people with a little status would not take them seriously.
Shen Zhen's demeanor is very extraordinary, and it is obvious that he is not an ordinary person. The police officers dare not offend him, not to mention that they are now isolated and helpless, and are afraid of losing their lives.
"When did Yunyang Prefecture start collecting city fees?" Shen Zhen asked the officer next to him.
Their Shen family also has a villa in Yunyang Mansion. Shen Zhen used to come to Yunyang Mansion frequently, so he really didn't know about these situations.
The officer replied tremblingly, "It started half a month ago. The prefect gave the order personally."
Shen Zhen nodded and did not ask any more questions. He looked at Ling Xue, wondering if this young master had any ideas.
Ling Xue had never known about the prefect's situation before, so she really needed to find out more, so she asked Shen Zhen:
"Who is this prefect?"
Shen Zhen knew all this information, and he explained it to Ling Xue quickly: "The Yunyang prefect is named Cui Hu, a scion of the Luoyang Cui family. He is 38 years old and married to Liu from Hedong. He has a son and a daughter, and no illegitimate children!"
So, this prefect comes from a prominent family?
Everyone has a good family background, and people from good families are generally not loyal to the emperor. In their eyes, it doesn't matter who is the emperor, because whoever becomes the emperor must rely on their own aristocratic families, otherwise their throne will be unstable.
In this situation, how loyal do you expect them to be to the emperor?
Ling Xue and Shen Zhen looked at each other, and they both saw the decision in each other's eyes.
Yes, Ling Xue decided to use silver to pave the way!
However, before Ling Xue could use her silver magic, the city gate opened wide!
Ling Xue and Shen Zhen looked up and saw that it was the Shen family's servants in the capital city who came to greet Shen Li and Shen Zhen.
The officials in the prefectural city were all Shen Zhen's men, and they had heard about the young master's arrival long ago. However, after learning that the young master was stopped outside the city gate, they began to think of a way. Before they could find a way out, they learned that the prefect had escaped with his family.
Well, now they don’t have to spend money, they can just open the city gate.
As soon as the servants of the Shen family opened the city gate, they saw Manager Shen Zhen riding a tall horse and a handsome young man. They all knew Manager Shen, so the other one must be Young Master Shen Li.
"Meet the young master!"
Hundreds of servants hurried forward to pay their respects and knelt down on the ground in front of Ling Xue. The scene was simply outrageous.
With so many people greeting in unison, the sound was still very loud, and the refugees who were far away could hear it clearly.
The onlookers, including the officers and refugees, felt more and more that Ling Xue was no ordinary person after seeing this scene. She had captured a city without wasting a single soldier!
Ling Xue still didn't know what the people outside were thinking at this point. She didn't want to continue living in poverty outside the city. So, Ling Xue responded loudly, "No need to be polite!"
She didn't know that her straightforward response actually made the servants in the capital feel at ease, as they felt like someone had finally come to make the decision.
Originally, these people were all the master's people, but at this time, the master was nowhere to be found. They didn't know how to run, nor did they know where to run.
As servants of a master, it is difficult to survive no matter where they go because they are slaves.