Chapter 131: Chapter 112: Killing with a Borrowed Knife, Profiting from Chaos
Five days passed in the blink of an eye.
Day had just broken in the rear courtyard of the Jade Peak County Magistrate’s Office.
Wang Tianfeng strode in from outside. Seeing the County Magistrate and the Master eating, he stopped, cupped his hands, and said, "My lord."
The two n, who had been conversing, stopped and looked at the newcor. Chang Younian asked, "What is it?"
Wang Tianfeng imdiately reported, "Reporting to you, my lord. After several days of deploynt and consolidation, all the Martial Artists and factions within the city are under our control. Those who refused to comply have been expelled. You may call upon them at any ti.
"Furthermore, so of the refugees outside the city suffering from the plague have been given dicinal soup, but our dicinal Materials are running low. The doctors were pressing for more just last night. The refugees have been very cooperative in the hopes of moving into the city. My lord, I must ask, when will the dicinal Materials arrive?"
Chang Younian turned to the Black-robed Steward. "Those dicinal Materials are already two days late. Why haven’t they arrived?"
The Master cupped his hands. "My lord, a letter has arrived regarding this matter. The road from the Commandery City to the County Town is long and filled with refugees. Many of them have turned into mountain bandits, destroying the official roads and robbing travelers. This has caused so delay. They should arrive by tomorrow at the latest."
"Good." Chang Younian smiled faintly. These past few days had been the most satisfying he’d had in a long ti.
A carrier pigeon had arrived from his family yesterday. It said that the Broken Blade had been obtained, and they expressed their approval and support for his discoveries and plans. The family would use this matter to inform their uncle in the Capital City and begin plotting.
This ant the previous reprimand was a thing of the past. The matter of the Prefecture governorship was basically settled!
"My lord!"
Just then, another governnt official ran in from outside, saying urgently, "My lord, soone from the Capital City has arrived!"
Hearing this, Chang Younian’s expression tightened. He quickly asked, "Where are they?"
"In the main hall!"
Chang Younian imdiately left the rear courtyard and hurried toward the main hall.
A few monts later, in the main hall.
A man with a pale complexion and sharp, narrow eyes, dressed in dark blue official robes, stood before the main desk. Two guards in Armor stood watch at the entrance.
Chang Younian was filled with doubt when he saw that the visitor was a eunuch.
’My family only just received the item yesterday. Even if they moved quickly, it shouldn’t be this fast.’
’Or has the Zheng Family already made their move?’
Pushing the thoughts aside, Chang Younian hurried to the front and cupped his hands toward the eunuch at the desk. But before he could speak, the eunuch turned, produced an imperial edict, and announced in a sharp, high-pitched voice:
"By decree of the Sovereign, Jade Peak County Magistrate Chang Younian, receive this edict!"
Seeing this attitude and hearing this announcent, Chang Younian’s heart sank.
"Your subject, Chang Younian, receives your decree!" Chang Younian said, cupping his hands and bowing low.
The customs of Da Liang did not require one to kneel.
The eunuch imdiately read the contents of the edict aloud: "Jade Peak County Magistrate Chang Younian, in his reckless pursuit of rit, has disregarded the lives of the people both inside and outside the city for his own selfish desires..."
Hearing the opening lines, Chang Younian’s face fell, and a cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
A single thought surfaced in his mind—’The Zheng Family failed! They couldn’t win against the Zhu Family!’
But when he heard the decree go on to accuse him of colluding with the local Noble Race to seize grain supplies and trample upon the laws of Da Liang, his face turned ashen!
He had never appeared himself, rely signaled for the people from the four Noble Race families to do it. Those four people had already been executed by the Reincarnation Bureau, so there should have been no evidence.
But for the Zhu Family to expose this matter ant they had proof!
In that instant, it was as if all his grand ambitions had been ground to dust.
Beside him, the Black-robed Steward, Li Xuejin, was also utterly shocked!
He had never expected the Zheng Family to lose so badly to the Zhu Family, allowing everything to be brought to light!
"...The people in the Land of Four Mansions are currently suffering and in need of governance. We shall spare your head for now, but you must address all the problems under your jurisdiction and restore order. Thus, We hereby reassign Jade Peak County Magistrate Chang Younian to the position of Prefect of Guang’an Prefecture in Linchuan Prefecture. You must restore order this year! If your governance is successful, your life alone will be forfeit. Otherwise, your clan will be exterminated to the third degree! By imperial edict!"
"Your subject... thanks the Sovereign for his sacred grace!" Chang Younian said, suppressing the grief in his heart as he accepted the edict.
The eunuch said no more, handing the edict to Chang Younian and preparing to leave. But the Master quickly stopped him and said respectfully,
"Sir, you have traveled far. Please, rest for a while. The County Magistrate would like to show you so hospitality."
But the eunuch replied with an indifferent expression, "There’s no need. We have to go to the Commandery City to deliver another edict. We just happened to arrive here first."
Hearing this, the Master felt a glimr of joy. This was exactly what he wanted to inquire about. But before he could ask, Chang Younian spoke up, "Then what of the Prefect...?"
The Master, standing to the side, quickly took out so silver notes he carried and discreetly placed them in the eunuch’s hand.
Seeing this, the eunuch’s expression softened. He said, "The Prefect of Qianye Prefecture is being dismissed from office and investigated for poor governance. In a few days, Sima Chengye, the Prefect of Baisha Prefecture, will be transferred to the post."
"And what of Jade Peak County?" Chang Younian asked, unsure if he should feel happy or sad.
"Luo Dingran, the Prefect of Guang’an Prefecture, has been deed ineffective in his governance and is being reassigned to Jade Peak County." Seeing the money, the eunuch added another piece of advice, "Whether one person dies, or three generations of your clan die... My lord, you should think on it carefully."
With that, he departed.
The two guards in Armor at the door followed him out.
Chang Younian walked toward the desk in a daze, his expression gradually twisting into a ferocious snarl.
BANG!!
In a fit of extre fury, Chang Younian erupted with a burst of Power, shattering the desk with a single palm strike!
"Why?! Why has it co to this?!" Chang Younian roared, utterly unreconciled to his fate.
He never would have imagined that the Zheng Family could be so useless!
He had clearly turned the situation around, and things were going even better than originally planned.
With just a little more effort, he could have completely brought Jade Peak County into their sphere of influence and even used it to support Qianye Prefecture.
But now, everything had co to this!
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