When Xiao Chen arrived in Changshan Prefecture, he was delighted to meet Chen Jisheng, Ye Baiqing, Lin Yue and others.
"I thought you, old man, had lost weight because of tiredness. How come you're still fat?" Seeing Chen Jisheng's face glowing red and full of energy, Xiao Chen was really happy from the bottom of his heart. He was afraid that the old man was working too hard.
"I'm just sitting here giving orders, and doing everything is done by Cong Shu. Lin Yue, Bai Qing, Tianlong and the others eat well every day and sleep soundly. What's the point of being tired?" Not only did Chen Jisheng not feel tired, he was still in high spirits. It’s getting better and better!
He is the kind of person who gets sick only if he is left idle.
"Cong Shu, thank you for your hard work." Xiao Chen nodded and smiled at Liu Cong Shu, "Isn't this old man hard to take care of?"
"Returning to Governor Xiao, the old man is in charge of the overall strategy and the command is determined. We all do things according to his instructions. We are just running errands, but we don't bother to do anything, let alone talk about hard work." Liu Cong recounted.
"Oh, Cong Shu's words are bad. Are you accusing me of taking too much power and not giving you room to express yourself freely?" Chen Jisheng laughed.
"Old man, that's not what I meant by the official position!" Liu Congshu was startled.
"Do you take my joke seriously? Xiao Chen, Cong Shu is talented and worthy of a big job!" Chen Jisheng's words carry a lot of weight.
"Hey, this seems to be the first time I hear you praise someone, old man. We have been with you for so long, but we have only been scolded, and we have never heard you praise me!" Xiao Chen said with a smile.
"Old man, you..." Liu Congshu was greatly moved, and his eyes were red.
"Old man, don't be partial, you can praise Tianlong as much as you want." Ye Baiqing said with a smile.
"Tianlong is a soldier, and he is not under my control. Can you praise him?" Chen Jisheng said, "But I can praise you a little."
"Oh, thank you, old man. I don't take the compliments seriously. Just stop scolding me a few times!" Ye Baiqing said.
"Brother, you've suffered... lost weight." Xiao Chen looked Ye Baiqing up and down and smiled meaningfully.
"Farewell!" Ye Baiqing stood up and left.
"Don't bother me, Brother Bai Qing, tell us, is Larisa beautiful?" Duan Ling'er grabbed her.
Ye Baiqing knew that he could not escape their cynicism, so he covered his ears with his hands and refused to listen, while the bad guys chanted sutras...
After joking for a while, we got back to business.
Li Wanjiang gave Xiao Chen two orders. The first one was full of encouragement and praise, so there was no need to say it.
In the second secret edict, Xiao Chen was scolded.
What it probably means is that your boy dares to openly deceive me?
The little prince Moro has obviously led his troops to withdraw from Yanyun County, and Wanyan Pingqiu's 100,000-strong army has not even set foot in Niutoushan. I know the reason why!
You kid made secret arrangements with them behind my back and colluded with them. You also formed some kind of covenant and opened some kind of mutual trade.
Humph, you kid is trying to rebel!
Don't give me any excuses. If you want to prove that you are truly loyal to me, then come back and explain the situation to me... You must come back within one month after receiving the order.
Otherwise, I will definitely send King Fengyang to lead an army to annihilate you and sweep across Xiaoxiao in Northern Xinjiang.
By then it will be too late for you to regret it!
The tone and wording were quite harsh.
Xiao Chen just thought he was farting.
It was you, Li Wanjiang, who let the tiger return to the mountains, and I took advantage of the opportunity to travel around the world. Now you want to control me, but it is not that easy.
Do you still think you are in Fengyang City? If you want to mess with me, then mess with me. If you want to kill me, then kill me?
What are you thinking about?
Whether I can go back or not depends entirely on my mood...
But I'm in a pretty good mood right now.
"It's urgent, it's urgent!" He handed the secret edict to Chen Jisheng and asked the old man to read it.
"I don't need to read it to know what's written on it. Is it just asking you to go back?" Chen Jisheng knew a lot about Li Wanjiang.
"Boss, you must not go back now!" Ye Baiqing said, "Why did we give Yanyun County to Li Wanjiang for nothing?"
"Yes, boss, as soon as you step out, he will definitely send another governor!" Lin Yue said.
"Your Majesty, he is just trying to scare people. Now Xiao Xinghan in Yizhou is plotting an uprising and is preparing to lead the navy to attack Minzhou County. King Fengyang's army has turned back south to prepare for war. How can they send troops to the north? If they could have come, they would have come long ago. Here it comes!" Ye Baiqing said.
Several people were chatting happily, but Liu Congshu and Feng Tianlong were dumbfounded and looked pale.
Damn, what are you doing?
What do you mean that the Yanyun County we conquered cannot be handed over to Li Wanjiang?
Li Wanjiang is the Emperor of Zhou, isn't he?
As the saying goes, everything in the world is the land of the king, and on the shore of the land, there are the ministers of the king!
Yanyun County doesn't belong to the emperor, does it belong to Governor Xiao... yours?
"Cong Shu, Tianlong, what do you two think?" Chen Jisheng saw that the two of them were silent and asked questions by name.
What do you think?
Rebellion?
"We all listen to Governor Xiao!" they both replied in unison.
"Haha, have you thought about it?" Chen Jisheng said with a smile.
"I didn't think about it, but I was willing to die to follow Governor Xiao." Liu Congshu felt that it was better to tell the truth at this time, but for some reason, he felt secretly relieved.
In fact, with his intelligence, he had already noticed that something was wrong.
Who is Chen Jisheng? He was a guilty official of the Great Zhou Dynasty. I heard that the emperor almost killed him at first, but later he was dismissed and returned home after all the officials begged for mercy, never to be hired again!
But now he is openly in charge of Changshan Prefecture and even the entire Yanyun County.
All government affairs were handled without going through the imperial court. His father had the final say alone.
For example, when Liu Congshu Kaicheng surrendered to the enemy, he must be executed according to the law. He also had the intention of death, but unexpectedly Chen Jisheng absolved him of his crime with a light word and allowed him to continue to serve as the governor of the state.
For such a big matter, he doesn't need to ask the court for instructions?
Negotiated with Governor Peter, opened a mutual market in Bailong City, appointed and dismissed high-ranking officials in Yanyun County, exempted the common people from taxes for one year, and publicly announced that they would never forcibly requisition civilians or impose exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes...
None of these major events passed the imperial court!
Removing officials from the position of director can be said to be an act of rights, but exemption from taxation requires the permission of the court and the emperor's personal decree!
A local governor... Oh, he is still a criminal who exercises the governor's powers on behalf of the governor, but he does not have the power to make decisions.
Not to mention the governor, even King Zhongcheng Li Wanyun did not have such great power.
So I'm afraid Governor Xiao Chen is planning to run his own business in Yanyun County, a place far away from the sky and the emperor...
This cannot be said to be a direct rebellion, but it is similar.
No matter who you are, beheading is inevitable.
So where should Liu Congshu go? In fact, it is a very simple multiple choice question.
He had already made his choice in his heart.
It's just that I'm still a little confused, because the death penalty for surrendering to the enemy in Kaesong is not the same as the death penalty for open rebellion.
I also remembered the conversation I had with Mr. Chen Jisheng that day.
King of the country, who is more important?
Which is more important, the lives of the people or the emperor's imperial power?
