Chapter 63

In ancient China, after the Sui Dynasty, the county was abolished as the prefecture, and there was no prefecture.

The post of governor was only available in the Ming and Qing dynasties. Similar high-ranking officials in the past were Xuanfu envoys, Jiedushi envoys, state shepherds, etc.

In this world, the three-level official positions of the city lord, the county governor and the provincial governor coexist, which is very different from the ancient Chinese official system.

It can only be said that my Dayan Dynasty has its own national conditions.

But Shen Lang can probably understand the reason.

First, the level of military force in this world far exceeds that of ancient China, so the most outstanding talents are often both civil and military, so this makes it difficult to completely separate the civil and military officials.

Second, there are a large number of fief aristocrats in all countries. As a local chief, if you want to suppress these old-fashioned aristocrats, you cannot do without military power, so it is difficult to completely separate military and civil power.

...

In the evening, the Earl of Xuanwu welcomed two big men.

The messenger of the Governor's Office of Tiannan Province, and the staff of Lord Zhu Rong, the Governor-General, speaks without restraint.

The prefect of Nujiang County, Tiannan Province, Zhang Chong!

The escorts included Liu Wuyan, the owner of Xuanwu City, Boyan, the former advocate of Xuanwu City, and Zhang Jin, the leader of the defenders of Xuanwu City.

In order to express their welcome to the visit of the two dignitaries, the prince Jin Mucong and the young lady of the Earl's House Jin Mulan personally led 200 cavalry out for twenty li.

Then the Count led his wife, Shen Lang and others to greet him at the door of the Count's Mansion.

This is also the first time that Shen Lang, as the uncle of the Earl's House, has appeared on such an important occasion.

Before that, Shen Lang did detailed homework for Yan Wuji and Zhang Chong.

Yan Wuji, male, fifty-three years old.

Yueguo Palace test flower!

Cow or not? Duck or not?

The country of Yue is also a big country with a population of nearly 20 million, and he can be ranked third in the country.

Such an arrogant person should have been a high-ranking official himself, but why did he become Governor Zhu Rong's staff?

Because his family committed a crime, Yan Wuji was implicated in it. After being forced to leave the officialdom, he opened an academy, taught for ten years, and became famous throughout the country.

After that, he was favored by Lord Zhu Rong, visited the door three times, and finally became a staff member of the Governor's Palace.

This person is highly trusted by the Governor, and his words and deeds can represent the will of Lord Zhu Rong.

Many people even say that it is better to offend the son of the Governor than to offend Yan Wuji.

For example, it is better to offend Ma Yingjiu than to offend Jin Pu Cong.

Some people say that Yan Wuji is Lord Zhu Rong's sleeve. What does this mean, a pure and beautiful man like Shen Lang doesn't understand.

...

As for this prefect Zhang Chong, he is definitely a great man, a super great man.

His father was a military attache, and he himself was an all-rounder in both civil and military affairs. He could lead troops to fight when he mounted a horse, and he could govern one side of the people when he dismounted.

In the past 20 years, he traveled to various places and served as five city masters.

He has made outstanding achievements in every term of office, but he has been wasted, and his official luck is not prosperous.

There is no way, the widow sleeps, no one pushes behind her.

And the battle three years ago made his reputation shake the whole country of Yue. Since then, he has been favored by the monarch and the Zhu family, soaring into the sky.

At that time, he was the Lord of Wangya City in Dongjiang County.

In the past 100 years, who is the prefect of Dongjiang County? no one knows.

But when it comes to Dongjiang Earl's Mansion, it is famous far and wide and everyone is in awe.

Almost everyone thinks that the Earl of Dongjiang is the heaven of Dongjiang County, the emperor of the earth for hundreds of years.

Compared with Earl Xuanwu, Earl Dongjiang is much more domineering, and his methods are extremely fierce, completely suppressing the governor of the county.

Wangya City, where the Dongjiang Earl's Mansion is located, is also known as the death zone of the officialdom.

The New Deal of the Yue Kingdom is completely impossible in Dongjiang County.

This Zhang Chong spent five years driving the Earl of Dongjiang into a corner. The domineering Earl of Dongjiang led the army to attack the City Lord's Mansion.

Zhang Chong led his army to defeat the enemy and won a great victory.

So far, Earl Dongjiang lost all military power and fiefdom, and Earl Dongjiang committed suicide.

In the end, the monarch was kind, and he didn't start killing people, and he didn't even deprive the Hai family of the title, but the Dongjiang Earl's House completely became an empty shell.

After Zhang Chong became famous in the first battle, he was transferred back to the capital and kept a low profile for three years.

Last year, he was sent to Nujiang County as the prefect to implement the administration.

Who is the local emperor of Nujiang County? Earl of Xuanwu.

Therefore, where this Lord Zhang Chong pointed his sword could not be more obvious.

Back then, when he was just a city lord, he killed Count Dongjiang. Now he is the prefect, with military and political power in his hands. No wonder Count Xuanwu is like a thorn in his back, always cautious.

However, after this Master Zhang Chong took office, he did not set fire to three fires as everyone imagined, nor did he go head-to-head with the House of the Earl of Xuanwu. Instead, he seemed to be particularly low-key.

...

After seeing these two big men, the image is similar to what Shen Lang imagined.

Yan Wuji is a beautiful middle-aged man. He looks friendly, but he is arrogant and arrogant. Moreover, his clothes are incense, and he even drew a little eyebrows. Don't think Shen Lang didn't notice.

Sure enough, the rumors are not all groundless, even though he has no holes.

Zhang Chong's complexion was very dark, and his face was originally handsome, but he was too thin, like slashing with a knife and axe, looking very gloomy.

Moreover, this person is especially taciturn, with only a pair of eyes that are as sharp as falcons.

Yan Wuji was wearing elegant and elegant clothes, while Zhang Chong was wearing a cloth robe without any valuable ornaments on his body.

From the looks of it alone, I really can't imagine that the prefect is actually a scholar from Wen Jinshi.

After the meeting, Yan Wuji and Count Xuanwu had a long chat, and chatted with the Countess about the traditional friendship between the two families.

That's right, this Lord Yan Wuji was also from a noble family, but he was just the kind of noble without a fief.

From the beginning to the end, Zhang Chong just said one sentence to the count: "Chong, see Uncle Xuanwu."

After that, the prefect, who was both civil and military, with great power, stood sideways and didn't say a word.

"Lang'er, come and meet Mr. Yan and Prefect Zhang." Lord Earl greeted.

Shen Lang stepped forward and bowed his hands slightly.

These two are class enemies, and the father-in-law needs to cover everything, and he, Shen Lang, is still a small person at this time, and his attitude is not important, just a little perfunctory.

Does the other person treat you better just because you have a good attitude? impossible!

As Shen Lang's son-in-law, the two big men will not greet you specially.

Yan Wuji smiled reservedly, Zhang Chong nodded, and then ignored him Shen Lang.

This is the normal attitude.

Next, Earl Xuanwu invited several important people into the Earl's Mansion for a feast.

At this time, Shen Lang was just burying his head in eating and drinking some sweet rice wine at most.

While eating, look at Mulan's charming waist and hip curves.

Unconsciously, I ate more.

Mulan had nothing to do with her rogue husband, she could only pretend that nothing happened.

What?

Shen Lang came out to recite poetry, right? Pretending to be slapped in the face?

Completely absent.

Two big people in the family, one is the third flower, the other is the first-class scholar, will they come to test the knowledge of your son-in-law?

think too much.

...

"Uncle Xuanwu, twenty years has come again." Yan Wuji said.

As soon as these words came out, everyone put down their chopsticks.

Because, to get to the point.

Yan Wuji said, "Your Excellency the Governor sent me here this time just to ask me what Uncle Xuanwu's plans are regarding the dispute over Jinshan Island? Can it be peacefully mediated by the Governor's Office?"

This is the purpose of the visit of the two adults.

The dispute over the fief of Jinshan Island is related to the conspiracy of a certain monarch many years ago.

There is no need to elaborate on the history. In short, the Earl of Jinhai in the north believes that Jinshan Island belongs to him, while the House of Earl Xuanwu believes that Jinshan Island belongs to the Jin family.

For this reason, the two families almost beat their brains out. After fighting for more than a hundred years, no one can clearly fight this lawsuit.

Both families can cite a hundred pieces of evidence to have the inviolable ownership of Jinshan Island.

In the end, the monarch of the previous generation decreed that Jinshan Island would have a 20-year cycle, and the two sides would conduct civil and military competitions.

If it's an ordinary island, that's fine.

The key is that there are very high-grade iron ore on Jinshan Island, along with other minerals. Whoever gets the right to develop this island will increase their annual economic income by at least 30%.

Twenty years ago, the Earl of Xuanwu lost a lot of money, which was really traumatic.

The current financial crisis of the Earl's Mansion is not only due to the big moth like Xu Wenzhao, but the loss of Jinshan Island is also a more direct reason.

It can be said that after the loss of Jinshan Island, the backbone of Earl Xuanwu's mansion was broken in half.

Earl Xuanwu said, "What's the governor's opinion?"

Yan Wuji said, "Your Excellency the Governor said that everyone valued harmony and divided Jinshan Island into two parts. The north side belongs to the Earl of Jinhai, and the south belongs to the Earl of Xuanwu."

As soon as these words came out, Earl Xuanwu was immediately angry.

Do I get bullied when I'm honest?

Everyone knows that the main minerals of the entire Jinshan Island are in the northern half, and the southern half is only a large area of ​​saline-alkali land, sandy beaches, and a large area of ​​woods.

But despite the anger in his heart, Lord Earl would not refuse in person, he just raised his glass and said, "Drink, drink."

Of course Yan Wuji knew this was the result, so he stopped talking.

On behalf of the Governor, he expressed his attitude, on behalf of I have come to mediate.

The rest of you, the Earl of Xuanwu and the Earl of Jinhai, I have no problem if you want to play shit, and the harder you fight, the better.

Next, the banquet entered garbage time.

You don't know each other very well, and you're still class enemies, so there's no need to talk awkwardly.

Earl Xuanwu is not the kind of person who is good at dancing with long sleeves. Although the countess is smart, she hates evil and does not like to hide.

As for the son of Satoshi Kaneki?

ah? ! Sorry, didn't realize you were there.

Although Shen Lang is a son-in-law and has a low status, he is handsome anyway. Others can't help but look at him a few more times. After reading it, he has to think about it and silently rank the beautiful men in his heart, whether it is the first or the second. Woolen cloth?

Really handsome without first, beauty without second.

As for Jin Mucong's fat house, it's completely a background board.

Everyone present did not speak, and the whole banquet seemed particularly quiet.

Just when the atmosphere was particularly embarrassing.

Suddenly there was a commotion outside.

You can still hear countless people shouting.

"Hand over Shen Lang, kill for life!"

"Hand over Shen Lang, kill for life!"

Shen Lang breathed a sigh of relief, and the whole person was full of energy.

oops!

The good show is finally here, I have to wait until I fall asleep.