Magic world

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ps: It’s really troublesome to check the information...

More than a month later, Ito Cheng came to the address and approached the Governor's Mansion.

In fact, with Ito Cheng's speed of movement, no matter how slow it is, it will not take more than a month to arrive at the delivery address, or even half a day at most. But that is not in line with reality. The imperial edict of appointment was only officially issued the night before. How could it appear in front of the governor the next day? Even if the governor Zhang Jin recognized the true violation of the imperial edict, he would think it was an act of hypocrisy. Not only would he not give him correct treatment, he would also directly order Ito Cheng to be beaten as a rebel and captured!

Although Ito Cheng’s strength does not possess any of these...

Therefore, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Ito Cheng spent more than a month arriving at the site with the intention of traveling around and admiring the scenery of ancient China.

Of course, at this time, Ito Chengya was no longer alone, and there was a man dressed as a servant beside him.

"Stop, whoever is coming!" Seeing Ito Cheng and the others, the soldiers guarding the Governor's Mansion immediately shouted to stop them.

"This is the governor's residence. Anyone waiting here should get out of here quickly!"

"This officer, my lord is the newly appointed governor of Cangwu. I would like to ask a strong man to inform the governor on your behalf." Without Ito Cheng's instructions, the servant man on the side immediately stepped forward and greeted him with a smile on his face. The two soldiers guarding the gate introduced.

The two soldiers were stunned when they heard this, and couldn't help but look at each other.

"Just wait." One of them said hello without daring to neglect. He turned around and ran into the governor's house, leaving another person to guard Ito Cheng and the other two.

Until a few minutes later. The soldier then ran back again.

"My lord, please come in." The soldier said.

"Thank you." Ito Cheng bowed his hand to the man, then turned to the manservant beside him and said, "Just wait here."

"Yes, sir." The manservant bowed and responded.

Then Ito Cheng ignored the manservant and followed the soldier towards the interior of the Governor's Mansion.

Although it is the governor's mansion, because it is located in the south of Lingnan, with most of the mountains, forests and mausoleums under its jurisdiction, and most of the people are wild people, the governor's mansion is not very luxurious. It is very simple and simple, but the houses inside There are many pavilions, one next to another. There are seven or eight rooms, and a young woman wearing plain children's clothes walks quietly through them, doing ordinary work.

Just like that, under the curious gazes of the maids, Ito Cheng followed the soldiers to a house.

The room is not small, about three or four square meters. A platform made of dirt about ten centimeters high is built at the innermost end of the room. There is a black low table with two tilted heads on it. On one side of the table are piled ten There are several scrolls of bamboo slips as thick as an arm, and one person is wearing red Hanfu. Wearing a high crown, his hair is mixed with black and white, his face is somewhat majestic, and a red cloth is tied around his forehead. A tall scholar who looked to be in his forties or fifties was sitting behind a low table, holding a scroll of bamboo slips and watching with interest.

"My lord." The soldier saluted and called.

The old man raised his head. With bright eyes that seemed to be able to see through people's hearts, he looked at Ito Cheng who came in with the soldiers.

"Chen Xicheng, a late student, pays homage to the governor." Ito Cheng stretched his arms forward. Stand with the thumbs of both hands high and the other eight fingers bent and pressed. First he raised it high above his head, and then he bent down with his head and arms together to pay homage to Tao.

Among the nine rites of the Han Dynasty, the ritual used was the only one that was used to worship Huang Tianhou's ancestors.

"You said you are the new governor of Cangwu, do you have proof?" The governor, Zhang Jin, put the bamboo slips in his hands back on the low table, looked directly at Ito Cheng and said quietly.

Although it was just a normal question, a long-standing majesty spread from him in an instant, pressing directly towards Ito Cheng.

Ito Cheng was naturally not afraid of the majesty of a mere mortal superior. What's more, he had obtained the official position according to the orthodox method, and he was not afraid of Zhang Jin's censure, so he took out the bright yellow silk cloth from his sleeve with a very plain expression. He held up the imperial edict in his hand and said, "I have a letter of appointment from the emperor himself."

After speaking, he stepped forward and respectfully handed over the imperial edict in his hand.

Seeing the imperial edict, Zhang Jin quickly stood up from the futon, stretched out his hands to take the edict, and unfolded it in front of Ito Cheng.

In an instant, an imperial edict written in Mandarin, containing Ito Cheng's information and appointment letter, plus a large jade seal, came into Zhang Jin's eyes.

"Hahahahaha, if Yi Neng comes to hand over the address, Cangwu will definitely have great success." After a while, Zhang Jin completed the imperial edict, laughed loudly and walked down the mud platform, looking at Ito Cheng with admiration and said.

(After being reminded by a book friend, I discovered that the names of people during the Three Kingdoms period were all single characters except those with compound surnames, so Ito Cheng’s changed name here is Chen Yi, with the courtesy name Xicheng.)

"Your Excellency, you are ridiculous. If Cangwu can achieve great governance, it must be due to the achievements of the governor in the past years, not Yi's power." Ito Cheng said modestly.

"Hahaha, Xicheng is so humble." Zhang Jin said with a smile on his face.

Sure enough, no matter what your status is, everyone loves to hear flattery. No, Yi, Yi, who was still very mandarin before, was called Shang Xicheng in a blink of an eye, and the relationship suddenly seemed much closer.

Ito Cheng smiled slightly and didn't say anything.

"Here comes someone." Zhang Jin turned his head and looked outside the room and shouted loudly.

"Sir." A soldier quickly showed his body and responded respectfully.

"Go and tell Master Cao to come to my place quickly. I'm going to hold a banquet." Zhang Jin ordered.

"Yes." The soldier agreed and quickly retreated.

"Sit down." After ordering the soldiers, Zhang Jin turned to look at Ito Cheng, pointing to a futon beside him with a smile.

However, at this moment, Zhang Jin felt Ito Cheng's eyes light up in front of him, and his consciousness became blurred. But this feeling didn't last long, and he woke up within a few seconds.

"Sir, are you okay?" At this time, Zhang Jin remembered Ito Cheng's concerned voice in his ears.

"Oh, it's okay. I probably read a book for a long time before. Suddenly I felt a little dizzy." Zhang Jin shook his head slightly, looked at Ito Cheng in front of him and smiled.

Just don't know why. Suddenly, I felt a lot better about this person from Youzhou who appeared out of nowhere in front of me. I thought this guy was a trustworthy person. No special attention or pressure is needed.

"Sir, you have a lot of responsibility, so you should pay more attention to your health." Ito Cheng said with concern.

"I know." Zhang Jin said with a smile, then turned around and sat down behind the low table, chatting with Ito Cheng.

After about a quarter of an hour, other people gradually appeared in the room. For example, the garrison general xx, the chief clerk xx, the military marquis xx, the military cao xx, the officials xx, xx, xx, etc. are assigned to the address. Including more than a dozen people from the upper echelon of Jiaozhi, they became familiar with each other under the introduction of Zhang Jin.

Then, everyone who became familiar with each other moved to a larger house under the leadership of Zhang Jin, where they drank and ate, and continued to deepen their feelings for each other through the banquet.

…

One day later.

"If Xicheng encounters difficulties in Cangwu, you can send someone to send a letter to my place. If I can help, I will help Xicheng solve it." Accompanied by several high-level officials at the address, Zhang Jin, the leader, looked at He looked at Ito Cheng kindly and promised.

"Thank you for your love, sir. I will not disappoint you!" Ito Cheng saluted.

"Everyone, I bid farewell." Then, Ito Cheng bowed to the others, and the others quickly returned the bow.

Then Ito Cheng straightened up. Turn over and sit on a strong horse, shake the reins, and make a snapping sound. He led his servants and galloped towards Cangwu.

A few days later, Ito Cheng and his servants arrived at Guangxin County, the county seat of Cangwu County.

Cangwu County. It is located in the south of Changsha County and north of Guilin County. The jurisdiction is roughly equivalent to the area east of Dupanling and Dayao Mountain in Guangxi today, west of Zhaoqing and Luoding in Guangdong, south of Jiangyong and Jianghua in Hunan, and north of Teng County in Guangxi and Xinyi in Guangdong. It is adjacent to Lingling and Guiyang, and is surrounded by Yulin, Hepu and Hainan counties. It has six counties under its jurisdiction, including Guangxin County, Xiemu County, Gaoyao County, Fengyang County, Duanxi County, and Zhangping County, which was added in the 14th year of Emperor Yongping of the Han Ming Dynasty. In terms of location, It's really not a good place. The territory is mostly covered with mountains, forests and hills, and the people living in the mountains are overflowing. There is always a danger of going out of the mountains to invade the territory. Moreover, if Cao Cao rises in the later period, it will be the forefront of the war with Jingzhou and the frontline of the army.

Ito Cheng and his servants drove their horses straight and arrived at the county government office.

"Who is coming?" A man who looked like a soldier asked loudly.

"Go and ask your master to come out and tell him that the new governor has arrived." The servant sat on his horse and looked down at the soldier and said.

The latter was shocked when he heard this, and ran into the Yamen to call the adults regardless of whether it was true or false.

In just two or three minutes, a middle-aged man wearing dark Hanfu, thin figure, dark skin, and a small beard under his chin walked out of the office. And he was followed by the soldiers who had just gone in to report.

"Sir, it's them." The soldier said quickly.

"Sir, you said you are the new governor, do you have proof?" The man looked at Ito Cheng up and down, and saw that the clothes he was wearing, the horse he was riding on, the weapons on his waist, and the shoes under his feet were all different. After seeing what ordinary people were using, he immediately believed it and hurriedly stepped forward and said politely.

Ito Cheng, who turned over and dismounted at the right time, smiled slightly and said, "Of course," and then took out the imperial edict from his arms and handed it to the other party. The latter took it respectfully, carefully unfolded the imperial edict and examined it.

Sure enough, after a moment, the man's expression changed, he saluted and said, "My subordinate, the lieutenant of Guangxin County, Zhao Xin, has met your lord."

Ito Cheng nodded, accepted the courtesy, raised his head and held his chest high, and walked into the county government office.

"Hurry up and inform Mr. Zhou and Mr. Zhang to come to the county office as soon as possible." Zhao Xin did not hesitate when he saw this. He quickly whispered to the soldiers around him and quickly caught up with Ito Cheng to prepare for the newcomer. Shangguan leads the way.

After three or two turns, the group arrived at the back hall of the county government office.

"Is Lieutenant Zhao a local?" Ito Cheng, who sat down on the main seat, asked quietly.

"Yes." Zhao Xin's heart tightened upon hearing this, and he quickly replied.

"So you must be familiar with the situation in this county?" Ito Cheng raised his eyebrows.

"Know a thing or two." Xin Zhao replied with a more cautious expression.

"Well, please tell me about the situation in our Cangwu County, County Lieutenant Zhao." Ito Cheng said quietly.

"Yes." Zhao Xin responded respectfully, and then opened his mouth to talk about the situation in Cangwu County.

Through Zhao Xin's narration, Ito Cheng also quickly gained a general understanding of the distribution of forces in Cangwu County. For example, Ito Cheng now knows that there are several aristocratic families in Cangwu, what kind of connections those aristocratic families have with people in the government, some officials are from aristocratic families, the status of officials in each county, the status of the county, and The soldiers and population of each county prevented him from opening his eyes in the dark.

After ten minutes of this, two men in official uniforms, one tall, one short, one fat, one thin, walked in quickly from the door with the sound of hurried footsteps.

"I will pay homage to the Grand Administrator next week (Zhang Li)." Seeing Ito Cheng sitting high on the throne, the two people who entered the room quickly stopped and bowed.

Zhou Dynasty's character Fu Xun, according to Zhao Xin, is from Jingzhou. He is 46 years old and currently serves as the magistrate of Guangxin County. Zhang Li, courtesy name Renchao (zhao), was born in Yulin County, Jiaozhi. He was 38 years old and came from a noble family. He currently serves as county magistrate.

"Get up." Ito Cheng said quietly.

The two people quickly straightened up. But before they could see Ito Cheng's face clearly, two dazzling rays of light instantly shot into their eyes, as well as the eyes of Xin Zhao, who was drinking cooking next to him.

"Sir." After a moment, the three people who came back to their senses saluted Ito Cheng in unison. The look was like a slave in this era meeting his master's master.

"Xin Zhao, go gather all the soldiers in the county." Ito Shige, who used hypnosis to control the three people, immediately ordered without being pretentious.

"Yes." Zhao Xin accepted the order, turned around and exited the back hall.

"Zhou Dynasty, Zhang Li, go and invite all the heads of the aristocratic families in the county to me." Ito Cheng ordered again.

"Yes." The two responded and quickly exited the room.

"The road to hegemony starts from this small Guangxin County." Ito Cheng said softly to himself as he watched the three people go away.

…

"Master." At the same time, in the Zhao family in Guangxin County, a man who looked like a servant ran into the house and shouted.

The Zhao family is the largest family in Guangxin County, not because they are the strongest among all the families, but because someone in their family is working in the government. And that person was none other than Zhao Xin, the county lieutenant who was in charge of the soldiers and public security of the county. He was the biological son of the head of the Zhao family.

"What's the matter?" The old man sitting in the main room frowned slightly and said with a somewhat unhappy look on his face.

"I heard from people in the county government that the new governor of Cangwu County has arrived." The man replied quickly.

"Is this true!?" The old man's expression changed slightly and he asked quickly.

"It should be true. It is said that the man was brought into the county government office by the eldest son himself." The man replied.

Then at this moment, another man quickly walked into the house.

"Sir, Magistrate Zhou from the county government is here." The man reported respectfully. (To be continued...)