Chapter 63: Absolutely awesome, here comes the show!
Translator: 549690339
In ancient China, after the Sui Dynasty, the counties were abolished as state capitals, and there were no governor positions.
The position of Governor only appeared in the Ming and Qing dynasties. In the past, similar provincial governors were officials like the provincial governor, provincial governor, and Prefecture overseer.
In this world, the three ranks of city Lord, prefectural governor, and provincial governor coexisted, which was very different from the official system in ancient China.
I can only say that the great Yan Empire has its own national conditions.
However, Shen lang could roughly understand the reason.
First, the martial strength of this world far exceeded that of ancient China, so the most outstanding talents were often well-versed in both civil and military. This made it difficult for civil and military positions to be completely separated.
Secondly, there were a large number of feudal aristocrats in each country. If a Regional Chief wanted to suppress these old aristocrats, he had to have military power in his hands. Therefore, it was difficult to completely separate the military and civil power.
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In the evening, the palace of the Earl of Xuanwu welcomed two important figures.
Yan Wuji was the messenger of the governor’s mansion in Tiannan province and the advisor of Governor Zhu Rong.
He was the mayor of Nujiang County, Tiannan province, Zhang Ji!
The people accompanying him were the city Lord of Xuanwu city, Liu Wuyan, the former city Lord of Xuanwu city, Zhang Boyan, and the leader of the Xuanwu city guards, Zhang Jin.
To express their welcome to the visit of the two important figures, the Crown Prince Jin mucong and the lady of the palace of the Earl Jin Mulan personally led 200 cavalrymen to welcome them.
Then, the Earl led his wife, Shen lang, and the rest to welcome them at the entrance of the palace of the Earl.
This was also the first time that Shen lang, as the son-in-law of the palace of the Earl, had appeared at such an important occasion.
Before this, Shen lang had done his homework on Yan Wuji and Zhang Ji.
Yan Wuji, male, 53 years old.
The Yue Palace’s flower of probing!
Isn’t it awesome? Cool or not?
The State of Yue was also a large country with a population of nearly 20 million, and he was able to get third place in the National Examination.
Such a powerful person should have been a high-ranking official himself. Why did he become Governor Zhu Rong’s aide?
Because his family had committed a crime, Yan Wuji was implicated and was forced to leave the court. After that, he opened an Academy and taught for ten years. His name spread throughout the entire Yue country.
After that, Lord Zhu Rong took a fancy to him. He visited him three times and finally became the governor’s mansion’s advisor.
This person was highly trusted by the Governor-General, and his every word and action represented the will of Lord Zhu Rong.
Many people even said that they would rather offend the governor’s son than Yan Wuji.
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As for the governor, Zhang Ji, he was definitely an amazing person, a super amazing person.
His father was a military official, and he himself was talented in both civil and military affairs. When he got on the horse, he could lead troops to war, and when he got off the horse, he could govern the people.
In the previous 20 years, he had been to various places and served as five city Lords.
In every generation, he had achieved great achievements, but he had always been in a bad mood and his official career had not been prosperous.
He had no choice, there was no one behind him.
The battle three years ago had shaken his reputation throughout the entire Yue country. Since then, he had been chosen by the king and the Zhu family, and he had soared to the sky.
At that time, he had been the Lord of gazing cliff city in Dongjiang County.
In the past 100 years, who had mentioned the Dong Jiang County Governor? No one knew.
But when it came to the palace of the Earl of Dongjiang, it was famous and everyone respected it.
Almost everyone thought that the palace of the Earl of Dongjiang County was the sky and that it had been the local tyrant for hundreds of years.
Compared to the Earl of Xuanwu, the Earl of Dongjiang was much more domineering and aggressive. He completely suppressed the prefectural governor until he could not breathe.
The gazing cliff city, where the palace of the Earl of Dongjiang was located, was known as the death zone of the officialdom.
Yue country’s new governance was completely difficult to take a single step in Dongjiang County.
Zhang Ji had used five years to force the palace of the Earl of Dongjiang into a corner. The domineering Earl of Dongjiang had led his Army to attack the palace of the castellan.
Zhang Ji led his Army to defeat the enemy and gained a complete victory.
At this point, the palace of the Earl of Dongjiang had lost all military power and fief. The Earl of Dongjiang had committed suicide.
In the end, the king showed mercy and did not start a massacre. He did not even strip the hai family of their title, but the palace of the Earl of Dongjiang had completely become an empty shell.
After Zhang Ji became famous from that battle, he was transferred back to the capital and bided his time for three years.
Last year, he had been sent to Nujiang County as the governor to carry out administrative duties.
Who was the local tyrant of Nujiang County? The palace of the Earl of Xuanwu.
Therefore, it was obvious where Sir Zhang Ji was pointing his sword.
When he was still a city Lord, he had killed the Earl of Dongjiang. Now, he was the governor and had great power in the military and government. No wonder the Earl of Xuanwu was always so cautious.
However, after Lord Zhang Ji took office, he didn’t do anything as everyone expected. He also didn’t go against the palace of the Earl of Xuanwu. Instead, he kept a low profile.
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After seeing these two big shots, their appearances were similar to what Shen lang had imagined.
Yan Wuji was a handsome middle-aged man. He looked friendly, but he was actually arrogant. His clothes were scented, and he had drawn some eyebrows. Shen lang had noticed it.
As expected, the rumors were not all baseless.
Zhang Ji’s skin was very dark. His face was originally handsome, but it was too thin, like a knife and axe, making him look very gloomy.
Furthermore, this person was especially reticent. Only his eyes were as sharp as an Eagle’s.
Yan Wuji was dressed in elegant clothes, while Zhang Ji was dressed in a cloth robe without any valuable accessories.
Just by looking at his appearance, it was hard to imagine that the governor was actually a scholar.
After they met, Yan Wuji and the Earl of Xuanwu exchanged pleasantries. He then talked to the Earl’s wife about the traditional friendship between the two families.
That’s right, this Lord Yan Wuji was also born into a noble family, but he was the kind of noble who didn’t have any land.
From the beginning to the end, Zhang Ji had only said one sentence to the Earl, ” greetings, uncle Black Tortoise.
After that, this Governor, who was well-versed in both civil and martial arts, stood to the side and didn’t say a word.
“Lang ‘er, come and pay your respects to Mr. Yan and Governor Zhang.” The Earl said.
Shen lang went forward and bowed.
The two of them were enemies. His father-in-law had to be there in person, but he was still a nobody. His attitude was not important. He just had to be perfunctory.
Would the other party treat you better just because you had a good attitude? That was impossible!
As Shen lang was the son-in-law, the two important figures would not specifically greet him.
Yan Wuji smiled and Zhang Ye nodded his head. Then, they ignored Shen lang.
This was a normal attitude.
Next, the Earl of Xuanwu invited the important people into the palace of the Earl and held a banquet.
At that moment, Shen lang was focused on eating and drinking some sweet rice wine.
As he ate, he looked at Mulan.
Unknowingly, he had eaten even more.
Mulan could not do anything to her hooligan husband and could only pretend that nothing had happened.
What?
Shen lang came out to recite poetry? Acting cool and slapping his face?
It did not exist at all.
They had two big shots, one Tanhua, and the other A. I., Would they come here to test you on the knowledge of a son-in-law?
He was thinking too much.
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“Uncle Black Tortoise, another twenty years have passed.” Yan Wuji said.
As soon as he said this, everyone put down their chopsticks.
Because, it was time to get to the main topic.
Yan Wuji said,”the governor has sent me here to ask, what is uncle Xuanwu’s plan regarding the gold Mountain Island dispute?” Can the Governor-General’s Office mediate this peacefully?”
This was the true purpose of the two lords ‘visit.
The fief dispute of the gold Mountain Island was related to the conspiracy of a certain King many years ago.
The history did not need to be explained in detail. In short, the north side’s Earl of Jinhai believed that the gold Mountain Island belonged to him, while the palace of the Earl of Xuanwu believed that the gold Mountain Island belonged to the Jin family.
The two families had fought each other for more than a hundred years, and no one could clear up the lawsuit.
Both families could come up with a hundred pieces of evidence to prove that they had the inviolable right to the island.
In the end, the previous King issued a decree that the gold Mountain Island would have a civil and martial competition every 20 years. The winner would get the fief for 20 years.
If it was an ordinary Island, it would be fine.
The key was that there were high-grade iron ores on Jinshan Island, accompanied by other minerals. Whoever got the development rights of this Island would have at least a 30% increase in annual income.
20 years ago, the palace of the Earl of Xuanwu lost and lost a huge source of income. It was truly a huge blow.
The financial crisis of the palace of the Earl was not only because of Xu Wenzhao, but also because of the loss of Jinshan Island.
It could be said that after losing the gold Mountain Island, the palace of the Earl of Xuanwu’s spine was broken in half.
“Then, what do you think, Governor?” the Earl of Xuanwu asked.
Yan Wuji said, ” the governor has said that peace is the most important thing. We will split the island into two. The North will belong to the palace of the Earl of Jinhai. The South will belong to the palace of the Earl of Xuanwu.
The moment he said that, the Earl of Xuanwu was instantly enraged.
Do you think that I’m an honest person that can be easily bullied?
Everyone knew that the main mines of the entire Gold Mountain Island were located in the northern half of the island. The southern half only had a large area of saline-alkali land, sandy beaches, and a large forest.
However, despite his anger, the Earl would not reject him in person. He just raised his glass and said, ” “Let’s drink, let’s drink.”
Yan Wuji knew this was the result, so he didn’t say anything.
He represented the governor’s attitude and expressed that he had already come to mediate.
If the palace of the Earl of Xuanwu and the palace of the Earl of Jinhai want to kill someone, I have no opinion. The more ruthless the better.
After that, the banquet entered garbage time.
They weren’t very familiar with each other, and they were even enemies, so there was no need to chat awkwardly.
The Earl of Xuanwu was also not the kind of person who was good at socializing. Although the Countess was smart, she hated evil and did not like to hide it.
As for Prince Jin mucong?
Ya? I’m sorry, I didn’t realize you were here.
Although Shen lang was a live-in son-in-law and had a low status, he was still handsome. People could not help but take a few more glances at him. After that, they would think about it and rank the handsome men in their hearts. Was he first or second?
There was really no second place in terms of handsomeness and beauty.
As for the fat otaku Jin mucong, he was just a background character.
No one spoke, and the entire banquet was particularly quiet.
Just when the atmosphere was especially awkward.
Suddenly, there was a commotion outside.
One could faintly hear countless people shouting.
hand over Shen lang! A life for a life!
hand over Shen lang! A life for a life!
Shen lang heaved a sigh of relief. He was full of energy.
Aiya!
The good show is finally here. I’m going to fall asleep while waiting.
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[ note: to be honest, this chapter is quite difficult to write. ]
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