A contingent of official soldiers numbering around a hundred escorted several horse-drawn carriages, arriving before a dilapidated and ancient county town. At this moment, the curtain of one carriage was drawn open, and a plump official inside gazed forward, seeing two large characters etched on the city tower: Ye County. The characters were long weathered, with the character 'Ye' missing two dots.
The man sighed and said, "Has it fallen into such disrepair?"
The convoy then entered the town, heading straight for the county government, where they completed the handover with the incumbent County Magistrate.
Just as the paperwork was done, and before the former County Magistrate had left the town, the fair-skinned official summoned the County Magistrate, steward, arrest officer, and County Magistrate, saying, "The rebel Liu Heihu's forces are in their prime, claiming a million strong. What strategies do you have?"
