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I had something to take care of this morning, so I updated early. If I can come back in the evening, I'll add another update, but don't even think about 12,000 words or anything like that; the historical record is 4,000...
Chen Xi looked at the city walls in front of him, and upon seeing the few officials of Fenggao come out to welcome him and the others, he sighed deeply. This place is too poor, he thought. Looking around, he couldn't spot a single fat person. The Bandits of Mount Tai really knew how to stir up trouble, shearing the sheep without bothering to let them grow. What's there to plunder from the poor?
Standing inside the administrative center of Fenggao, a gust of wind blew, causing a layer of dust to fall from the beams. Opening the granary, it was so empty even a mouse could starve to death inside.