The mess at Xianyin Mountain was ultimately taken over by the Gouzhou City officials. Cleaning up the aftermath was, as always, the specialty of those state-level bureaucrats who were otherwise fond of inaction.
Upon learning of the General’s arrival, the officials of Gouzhou City prepared a lavish banquet of fine wine and delicacies, intending to invite him to dine. However, when they went to the inn in person to extend the invitation, they discovered that Bei Ji and his party had already departed Mao Town.
The group of officials returned empty-handed, only to be handed a letter by the innkeeper. The message read: if the matter at Xianyin Mountain was not settled properly, the next thing to arrive would be the imperial decree dismissing them from their posts!
Chapter 909