Chapter 90

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Yang Yi was finished. This was a common understanding among the officials in Anyang City. Yang Yi had offended the Second Prince, who was already the certain heir to the throne. With the old emperor's health failing, the Crown Prince had no chance of a comeback. As a result, Yang Yi and his faction were almost politically dead.

Even the guards at the county office knew this. For the past few days, the general had been visiting the county office almost every day, but without exception, County Magistrate Cheng Pingzhi would not see him. Instead, he continuously summoned Deputy General Suqiu, a clear signal. Each time the guards saw Yang Yi leave the county office with a hunched back and a disappointed look, they felt a sense of schadenfreude. Yang Yi was not an easy person to deal with. In the past, when he was in power, he never gave them a second glance and would beat and scold them if they did anything he didn't like.

However, today, the guards were wide-eyed. The once dejected General Yang Yi now looked radiant, his back straight, his eyes bright, and his dirty uniform replaced with a brand new general's uniform.

Yang Yi walked in with his head held high, followed by an unfamiliar old man. The two were heading towards the county office.

"Good morning, General Yang!" Although they no longer respected the soon-to-be-deposed general, the guards still had to maintain the formalities. They stepped forward and bowed to Yang Yi.

"Hmm, is the County Magistrate in?" Yang Yi, having regained his arrogance, asked the guards with his nose in the air.

"Well?" An older guard hesitated, "He is, but the County Magistrate is currently speaking with Deputy General Suqiu about bandit suppression. Perhaps the general should come another day."

Yang Yi sneered, "I need to see County Magistrate Cheng now. Why don't you go and inform him?"

"Well, well..." The guards looked uneasy but did not turn to inform the magistrate. Yang Yi became furious and stepped forward towards the county office.

"General, please don't make things difficult for us!" The guards stepped in front of Yang Yi.

The next moment, the two guards bent over in pain as Yang Yi slowly retracted his fists. With his martial prowess, dealing with two guards was like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut. Seeing the two guards curled up on the ground, whimpering and trembling, Yang Yi coldly said, "You lowly dogs. You dare to belittle me? If I don't show you my strength, you won't know that the Lord of the Horse has three eyes."

He turned around, and his angry face instantly transformed into a smile, "Lord Xin, please, come in. In this remote place, these ruffians are uncivilized and crude. I apologize for their behavior. Please come in."

"Let General Yang go first!" Xin Jianli smiled.

The screams outside caused a commotion inside. When Yang Yi and Xin Jianli entered the gate, more guards emerged from the side rooms, looking in surprise at the confident Yang Yi. Through the open gate, they could see two colleagues rolling on the ground.

Yang Yi ignored them, walking straight through the crowd. The guards looked at each other and unconsciously made way for him. Even a soon-to-be-deposed general was still a general, and they didn't want to offend him. Look at the two colleagues outside, still rolling and moaning!

Cheng Pingzhi appeared at the entrance of the hall, his face full of anger. Behind him, Suqiu looked smug.

"Yang Yi, what do you want? Are you trying to fly to the heavens?" Cheng Pingzhi roared. "What kind of place is this? Is it where you can act wildly?"

Yang Yi stopped and smiled, bowing to the other, "County Magistrate Cheng, I have urgent official business to discuss with you. Those two ruffians actually blocked me from seeing you. Don't you think they deserve a beating? If they delay official business, can they bear the responsibility?"

Cheng Pingzhi narrowed his eyes, looking at Yang Yi and snorted, "I am discussing bandit suppression in Anyang with Deputy General Suqiu. I don't have time to see you now. Go away, and I will send someone to find you later."

Yang Yi sneered, "County Magistrate, you just called Deputy General Suqiu. Clearly, you know that Suqiu is only the deputy, and I am the head of the Anyang county troops. What do you mean by discussing military affairs with his deputy instead of the head?"

Hearing Yang Yi's questioning, Cheng Pingzhi became even angrier. "Yang Yi, you are bold. Since you know I am the County Magistrate of Anyang, I will decide how to handle official business. When did it become your turn to lecture me? Now, go back and reflect for three days, then come back and tell me where you went wrong."

Yang Yi was not intimidated. He had a powerful ally by his side and did not care about Cheng Pingzhi's anger. He sneered and stared back at Cheng Pingzhi without backing down.

Suqiu coughed and stepped forward, "General Yang, Cheng is in a bad mood. You should go back and come again when he calms down."

"Get lost!" Yang Yi glanced at him, "What, seeing me about to fall, you can't wait to kick me? Suqiu, you should know, I am still your superior. What right do you have to interrupt my conversation with County Magistrate Cheng?"

Suqiu became furious, thinking, "You are about to be deposed, and you are still so arrogant. In the past, I feared you because you had the support of Chancellor Yang Yihuo. Now that Yang Yihuo has fallen, you won't last long. You still act arrogantly in front of me." He stepped forward, his fists cracking, and his martial skills were higher than Yang Yi's. Yang Yi was just a regular seventh-level expert, while he was at the peak of the seventh level, one step away from the eighth level. If they fought, he could easily defeat Yang Yi. Now, he had nothing to lose.

Seeing that a fight was about to break out, Xin Jianli coughed and stepped forward, "County Magistrate Cheng, Yang Yi indeed has important official business to discuss with you. He is not bluffing."

Cheng Pingzhi turned to look at the unremarkable old man, feeling puzzled. Yang Yi's unusual behavior today must be related to this person. From his attire and demeanor, he was clearly not an ordinary person. Who could he be?

"Who are you? What right do you have to speak here?" Suqiu sneered.

"I am just a commoner, but my employer does have some status." Suqiu pulled out a waist badge from his pocket, took a few steps forward, and handed it to Cheng Pingzhi.

At the sight of the golden waist badge, both Cheng Pingzhi and Suqiu's eyes widened. This was an Inner Guard badge. There were three types: iron, silver, and gold. Iron badges were for regular Inner Guards, silver badges for mid-to-high-level personnel, and gold badges were rare. According to Cheng Pingzhi, there were no more than ten gold badges in the entire Inner Guard system.

"County Magistrate, can General Yang now speak with you?" Xin Jianli's smile was still there, but it was colder.

Cheng Pingzhi took a deep breath, "Of course. Sir, please come in."

Yang Yi laughed and strode in. Cheng Pingzhi looked at Yang Yi's back, his face full of anger, but he could only follow helplessly. Yang Yi's ability to find new allies was truly admirable. How did he manage to find support so quickly?

Suqiu, following behind, wanted to enter, but Xin Jianli suddenly turned around, "General Su, the matters we need to discuss today are highly confidential. You should go back. General Yang will inform you if there are any issues."

Suqiu was taken aback and looked at Cheng Pingzhi, who helplessly waved him away.

Watching the door close in front of him, Suqiu's face turned increasingly colorful.

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