Chapter 185

From last night until this morning, the sounds of pleasure almost never stopped.

Several maids, taking advantage of Duan Yu turning around, quietly sized up Duan Yu's sturdy body, their eyes revealing an indescribable envy.

Under the service of several maids, Duan Yu put on a brand-new official robe, with a jade belt around his waist, an official seal hanging on the left, and a jade pendant on the right.

He wore a martial cap and had a long sword at his waist.

On his feet were a pair of black long boots.

This attire, coupled with Duan Yu's height and build, was extremely conspicuous no matter where he was.

It was one thing to have an outstanding figure, but his appearance was also very handsome.

After coming from the inner courtyard to the front courtyard, Duan Yu saw Tie Shitou and the others leading forty personal guards training in the front courtyard's drill ground.

Duan Yu was now an official.

Naturally, he couldn't be without personal guards.

The forty young men from the village before had all been appointed as Duan Yu's personal guards.

Twenty of them stayed in the residence as guards, and the other twenty served as personal guards, with the forty rotating shifts.

The personal guard team was led by Tie Shitou and Wang Hunu.

As for Chen Qing'an, he was specifically named by Gao Shun to enter the West Camp for training.

And Duan Yu had other arrangements for Liu Bai Tu.

In the West Camp, besides the five hundred Liangzhou soldiers left by Dong Zhuo, Dong Zhuo also transferred four of his great generals.

They were Li Jue, Guo Si, Li Meng, and Wang Fang.

These four generals were part of Dong Yi's dowry; from now on, they would not belong to Dong Zhuo, but would directly become Duan Yu's family generals.

This move actually had a deeper meaning.

Jia Xu also gave an explanation.

The four small generals around Duan Yu now, including Gao Shun, were his direct subordinates.

But at the same time, they were also his wife Diao Chan's fellow villagers.

Especially Tie Shitou, Wang Hunu, Chen Qing'an, and Liu Bai Tu, who were all Diao Chan's fellow villagers.

Although Diao Chan and Dong Yi were equal in status, both being equal wives.

But they were not one family after all.

Dong Zhuo was about to be transferred to Hedong Commandery.

Naturally, he couldn't support Dong Yi in Taiyuan in the future.

Therefore, these four nominal family generals were actually Dong Yi's.

Not Duan Yu's.

The purpose was to stay by Dong Yi's side and support her when Dong Zhuo was not in Taiyuan.

Of course, these people had to completely obey Duan Yu; their role was only to deter others so that Dong Yi would not be bullied by other wives and concubines.

It had to be said that Dong Zhuo was extremely concerned about this only daughter.

This led to Duan Yu's subordinates directly doubling in number.

Tie Shitou, Wang Hunu, Chen Qing'an, Liu Bai Tu, Gao Shun, Li Jue, Guo Si, Li Meng, Wang Fang.

That was already nine people.

Plus Jia Xu.

Strategists plus generals made ten people.

Family generals were different from subordinates.

That is to say, all the expenses and salaries of these ten people in the future needed to be paid by Duan Yu.

Not the imperial court.

Including those five hundred Liangzhou soldiers.

When Jia Xu calculated this account at the time, Duan Yu was also stunned.

Before, he felt that after getting married, he suddenly became wealthy.

But the money and grain that needed to be spent suddenly increased dramatically.

This didn't even count the rewards for festivals and meritorious service.

Just the personnel expenses were a huge number.

But it was okay.

As long as the market for white paper and the secret supply of snow salt to those noble families continued, there would soon be a large amount of income.

Now Duan Yu finally had a bit of the feeling that those warlords were troubled by money and grain.

Before Cao Cao occupied Jizhou, his days were so bitter that he needed to rob graves to replenish military funds, which was evident.

He only needed to raise a few hundred people now, while others were calculated in tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands.

After tidying up, Duan Yu sat in the main hall of the front courtyard.

The residence Dong Zhuo prepared for him was divided into three areas: front, middle, and back.

The front courtyard was the area for guards, attendants, commoners, and daily activities.

There were meeting rooms, studies, political discussion rooms, and a small drill ground.

The middle courtyard had gardens, pavilions, ponds, and some temporary rest areas.

It could also be used to summon important guests.

As for the backyard, it was Duan Yu's private area.

It was where his wives, concubines, and children lived.

Only women were allowed; men, even servants, were not allowed to enter.

In the main hall of the front courtyard.

Duan Yu sat in the seat of honor, with the four small generals on his left and right.

Maids and servants served breakfast one by one.

Duan Yu, who was 'tired' for a whole night and morning, was also hungry and began to eat heartily.

The four small generals, with longer and longer training time, were growing stronger and stronger, and they were eating more and more.

Just as Duan Yu was eating with his head down, preparing to go to the county government after eating.

Jia Xu, wearing a black robe and serving as Duan Yu's chief clerk and advisor, walked into the main hall with a solemn expression.

Unable to see Jia Xu's expression, Duan Yu knew something had happened immediately.

So he put down the lamb chops in his hand.

"What's wrong, Wenhe?" Duan Yu asked after taking the silk from a maid to wipe his mouth: "Has something happened?"

Jia Xu nodded slightly and said: "Someone just reported to the government in the West Market that a murder case occurred because of a fur trade."

A murder case.

Duan Yu immediately straightened his expression.

Besides being responsible for military preparations during wartime, the main responsibility of the County Commandant was to maintain the security of the county.

Such as suppressing bandits, arresting, issuing wanted notices, and maintaining urban security—these were all the responsibilities of the County Commandant.

But these ordinary tasks were usually done by people below.

Such as the bandit officer, patrol officer, or pavilion chief.

Logically speaking, such matters would not be reported to him.

But since Jia Xu came, it meant that there must be another reason for the matter.

Duan Yu looked at Jia Xu.

Jia Xu said: "The killer is not a Han person, but a Hu person, and now both sides are sticking to their own stories."

"Originally, this matter could be handled by taking them to the county government according to the law, but people from Jinyang are involved and have come forward to protect the Hu people who killed."

Duan Yu's eyebrows wrinkled instantly.

The killer is not a Han person.

But a Hu person.

Most of those who sell furs in the West Market are Xiongnu, Xianbei, and a small number of Qiang people from Liangzhou.

"Who are the people involved?" Duan Yu asked directly.

Those who can make the county government unable to act cannot be ordinary people; they can only be the big clans of Jinyang.

"The Wang family." Jia Xu spat out two words. ===== CHAPTER 187 =====