Arknights is too real, right?

Zhou Liang mentioned the five major governors in one breath, which sounded like a lot of confusion.

But for Xia Feng, it's not complicated.

First eliminate him himself, then eliminate Lin Hong, the guy who looked down on him, and finally eliminate Old Wei from Longmen, then there will be only two "new characters" left.

They are the Southwest Governor, Kunturiel, and the Governor of Yanchuan, Zhou Qing.

The Yan Kingdom has a vast land, and the dragon race is the majority, but other races also exist.

The southwest governor-general is under the jurisdiction of the southwest plateau area. From the map, it is a bitter cold zone with harsh environment and relatively desolate environment.

And the name Quinturiel doesn't sound like a traditional name from the Yan Kingdom.

Xia Feng couldn't even tell whether this person's surname was Kun, Kuntu, or Kunturiel, or whether the four characters of Kunturiel were the same surname.

If his speculation is correct, the southwest region should be a special racial survival area similar to "minorities".

Although it is integrated with the interior of Yan country, it may be no less remote than Yandong.

Another "new figure" Zhou Qing, the governor of Yanchuan, may be the most important among the major governors in the interior of Yan Kingdom.

Because Yanchuan refers to the central part of Yanguo, which is also the most economically developed area.

From this point of view, the person second only to Zhou Qing in terms of status may be Lin Hong, who is in charge of North China.

As for Old Wei of Longmen, he can only belong to a special existence.

After listening to these governors, Xia Feng picked up the teacup and asked half-jokingly.

"Old Zhou, you said that Governor Yanchuan's surname is also Zhou. Isn't he a relative of yours?"

The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional, and to Xia Feng's surprise, the things he randomly associated seemed to be accurate.

Zhou Liang suddenly stood up from his seat and replied incoherently.

"My lord, I don't dare to hide it. I am actually related to Governor Zhou who is in charge of the Yanchuan area."

Hearing this answer, Xia Feng almost spit out the tea in his mouth.

"Holy crap? They are really relatives. Old Zhou, don't tell me that Zhou Qing is your eldest brother."

Zhou Liang quickly shook his head like a rattle.

"No, no, sir, please listen to my explanation. It's actually like this."

According to Zhou Liang's explanation, Xia Feng probably understood the relationship between the two.

Zhou Liang and Zhou Qing are indeed related, but they are far apart. According to Zhou Liang himself, his grandfather's grandfather and Zhou Qing's grandfather's grandfather are cousins.

Hundreds of years passed until their generation. Although they both had the surname Zhou, they were no longer a family according to the tradition of the Yan Kingdom.

As if he was afraid that Xia Feng would misunderstand something, Zhou Liang continued to explain while sweating profusely.

"Sir, please don't doubt Xiaguan's loyalty. I have no personal relationship with Governor Zhou. I am able to sit in my current position only because of Xiaguan's many years of hard work. Well, of course, I have also walked a lot. However, in order to avoid suspicion, I have never asked for a favor from Governor Zhou. Please be assured of this, I am really not a spy sent by Governor Zhou!"

Seeing the big beads of sweat on Zhou Liang's forehead, Xia Feng didn't dwell too much on the matter.

"Okay, okay, I didn't say you were a spy, please sit down."

"grown ups."

"Listen to me, sit down and drink tea."

"oh."

He doesn't doubt those who employ him, and he doesn't trust those who doubt him. Although he has reason to doubt Zhou Liang, in comparison, he is more willing to trust his own intuition.

And to take a step back, if Zhou Liang is really the spy placed by Governor Zhou, then there is no need for Zhou Liang to admit that the two are related.

Thinking about the conspiracy theory, if Zhou Liang really predicted his prediction and came up with the ultimate counter-logic, then even if he was cheated in the end, he would have no regrets.

It can only be said that Zhou Liang's acting skills are amazing and he was convinced by the trick.

But for now, he has absolute trust in Lao Zhou. Moreover, he has no fatal secrets in Yandong that he is worried about being exposed.

Because his real core is not here for the time being, but on the south coast under Victoria's jurisdiction.

After personally refilling Zhou Liang's tea, Xia Feng continued to ask in a chatting tone.

"Old Zhou, you must have met all of these governors. Based on your impression, what kind of people are they?"

Faced with this somewhat delicate question, Zhou Liang looked troubled.

"It's hard to say that you are a low-ranking official. The major governors usually perform their duties and stay in their own areas. Unless there is an emergency, they will only gather in Fengyang City at the annual Congress. The status of a low-ranking official is basically irrelevant. I can’t even talk about it, let alone speculate on the temperament of several governors.”

Xia Feng agreed with this point.

Zhou Liang is very cautious and will never talk nonsense about things that he is not sure about. Otherwise, it may mislead the listeners in decision-making.

The topic of the governor ends here for now, but in addition to official matters, Xia Feng is also very interested in what Zhou Liang just mentioned.

"Lao Zhou, you just seemed to be talking about the major families that control the economy? That's right."

The topic broke away from officialdom, and Zhou Liang obviously relaxed a lot.

"Yes, yes, this is no secret to the Yan Kingdom's interior. Over the past few years, several major families in the Yan Kingdom's interior have been fighting in separate factions, fighting openly and secretly. Now their respective fields have gradually stabilized."

"kindness"

Xia Feng nodded thoughtfully.

Zhou Liang is right, this is indeed not a secret, but a national system that will inevitably arise under the monarchy.

To put it simply, if one person has the final say in a country, then the decentralized power must also remain in the hands of a few people.

In addition to administrative power, it also includes civil power. This "minority" is the "noble" in the conventional sense.

This is very similar to Victoria before she experienced the Dark Ages.

At that time, several first-level nobles in northern Victoria, such as the Capet family, the Mullen family, the Leif family, etc., were all large nobles who controlled the country's huge economy.

Even the second-level noble Li Ye family in Hapi City is the local emperor of their own city.

The reason why these nobles can obtain such great civil power is because they will strongly support the rule of the royal family and use methods of oppressing ordinary citizens and infected people to stabilize the majesty of the imperial power.

In Xia Feng's view, this is a sick social constitution and a sign of the ruler's lack of confidence.

Where there is oppression, there must be resistance, so the outdated Victoria was later overthrown.

Vina abolished the aristocracy and the Meta-Parliament and established the National Assembly.

Of course, the situation in the interior of Yanguo may be slightly different from Victoria.

Because the "nobles" of the Yan Kingdom are not in the open, but in the dark, such as the several major families mentioned by Zhou Liang at this time.

For Xia Feng, he obviously prefers civil wars where everyone relies on their own abilities, compared to the open and open fights in the officialdom that abide by the rules, because this is his old profession as a gangster.

This slightly dark family topic fully aroused his interest.

Although he had no grievances against him, and Zhou Liang had never heard of it before, he still had the urge to roll up his sleeves and compete.

"Old Zhou, tell us which big families there are and how awesome they are."