Chapter 124

Chapter 124

General Zhennan kept silent.

But his face also showed guilt.

He really didn't expect that this incident would alarm the court.

This place of theirs has been unattended for many years.

Why would you even bother to send an inspector here?

After his uncle took over Ning'an Prefecture.

The emperor trusts them very much.

In fact, at the beginning, General Zhennan was not so rampant.

But he has been here for more than 30 years and has long felt that the emperor would not care about this place.

As big as the Tianqi Kingdom.

The South Pass of Dianzhou Prefecture is as far away from the capital.

As long as there is no big trouble, these little things can be let go.

As time went by, his appetite grew.

Even though he knew in his heart that this was wrong, what could he do?

It's hard enough for him to guard the border, shouldn't he get some benefits?

Once the door was opened, things naturally became more and more outrageous.

Lord Xu looked at it and understood it very well.

Ultimately, it was the court's lax supervision.

For more than 30 years, there has been no change of guard here, so everyone who comes here will be lax.

The Tianqi Kingdom had not seen a war for a long time. As you can see from the previous military examinations, if the generals did not want their sons to gain fame, they would not have called for a military examination.

It is actually a bit outrageous that there has been no martial arts examination in the past ten years.

But in recent years, the emperor has always refused to listen to these words.

He didn't really want to bother.

Just like covering a bee with a lid, as long as you don't open it, you can pretend nothing happened.

Actually, this is not wrong.

After all, would General Zhennan rebel?

Most likely not.

He is just greedy for money and lustful, the emperor knows it very well.

As long as the border is stable and there is no major chaos, it will be fine.

In fact, the borders of most ancient dynasties were basically like this.

no way.

Too far.

It’s really too far.

He understood it when he came from the capital.

Delegating power to soldiers at the border is the simplest and easiest way to guard the border.

The emperor asked him to come over because he didn't want to listen to his nagging and also because he knew that he had a good relationship with the previous General Lai.

This matter can be used as a small punishment to serve as a warning, but it cannot really punish the current General Zhennan.

Otherwise, more than just this one guard post will be affected.

There may be people in other garrisons who truly abide by the law.

But most of them are the same as Zhennan Pass.

If we make a move here, what will the soldiers at other levels think?

Will their hearts grow cold?

Sometimes these things have nothing to do with right or wrong, they only have to do with stance.

Lord Xu is a serious person and always enforces the law impartially.

But the emperor wanted to assign him such an assignment.

It is obvious that he is trying to tell him that he should think carefully in any position and not give advice at every turn.

General Zhennan obviously also understood this. He is 52 years old this year and has spent most of his life in Zhennan Pass.

Although this matter is not easy to fool, he is the nephew of the former General Zhennan after all.

There is this identity.

Everything will be easy.

Lord Xu looked at his expression, the light in his eyes slowly disappeared, he was not even that angry anymore, with an indescribable helplessness on his face.

Tianqi Kingdom is also good.

The emperor is also good.

Even him.

Why do they all seem so gloomy and timid?

Think about everything and be cautious in everything.

These emotions are like a ball of indescribable cotton cloth that makes people feel very uncomfortable.

But I have to hold back this bad air.

Is it okay not to compromise?

Is it okay not to weigh the pros and cons?

Just when Inspector Xu was about to make a decision against his will, Ji Yuan, the other party involved in the matter, arrived.

This was Ji Yuan’s second visit to Zhennan Pass.

This time, my mood is naturally different.

When I came here for the first time, although I knew that there would be a Hongmen Banquet waiting at Zhennan Pass, I still held out hope.

This time he came with unspeakable anger.

Of course, I also feel sad for the real soldiers of Zhennan Pass.

In this era, he is a skilled rider. He rides on the horse with a smooth and natural body. There is still a smile on his face, but his eyes are deep and unfathomable.

There are many, many people in his eyes.

It is clear and bright, yet makes people dare not look directly at it.

When Ji Yuan entered Zhennan Pass, many merchants coming and going subconsciously saluted, completely losing the cautiousness they had at Zhennan Pass, and seemed to be a lot more relaxed.

"Master Ji! Why are you here?"

"Your Excellency the Governor!"

"I didn't expect to meet you in Zhennan Pass!"

The people and soldiers at Zhennan Pass were surprised, and some even whispered, "That's the prefect. Aren't you afraid of getting beaten for talking like that?"

ah?

Get beaten?

This is Lord Xiao Ji.

Ji Yuan got off his horse and said with a smile, "I came here to do something."

“Our cows are still here.”

Everyone laughed.

That’s true.

Ji Yuan looked at the goods that everyone had loaded and said again, "You can make money, but you can't cheat people. If you are found to have sold fake goods to Ning'an Prefecture, you really have to be careful of getting beaten."

Everyone laughed again.

We have been doing business with Ning Anzhou for more than half a year, so everyone understands this.

A good environment can indeed change a lot.

This kind of top-down supervision makes it easier for both merchants and local residents to do business.

The people at Zhennan Pass were even more shocked.

In their impression, Ji Zhizhou of Ning'an Prefecture should be a very tough person.

Facing such a powerful General Zhennan, he would ignore him if he said he would ignore him, or curse him if he said he would curse him, and even wrote articles to curse him in various ways.

But why is he so gentle to ordinary people?

Wu Renhao, Chai Feng and others behind Ji Yuan also had a good attitude, and it was obvious that this was how they usually were.

No one expected that officials from Ning'an Prefecture would appear in Zhennan Pass.

Lord Xu also thought that after he dealt with the matter at Zhennan Pass, the trouble here would be resolved and the problems in Ning'an Prefecture would be solved on their own.

I didn’t expect Ji Yuan to come in person.

It is said that he attaches great importance to local farming, and I guess he is also worried about the cattle and sheep.

Lord Xu glanced at General Zhennan again. It was all this man's good deeds.

This is also good, after all there is a victim in this matter.

These two places are so close, and they will be neighbors in the future, so they can't make things too awkward.

The prefect of Dianzhou Prefecture, who had been silent, couldn't help but look outside the door.

He has not met this top scholar Ji yet.

Everyone says he is handsome and writes well.

Now it seems that he is also good at governing.

With his arrival, the General Zhennan will surely suffer even more.

On the contrary, Lord Xu is not so optimistic.

General Zhennan only gave a minor punishment to warn others and could not be too harsh.

Ji Yuan will probably be disappointed this time.

Moreover, Lord Xu did not recommend that Ji Yuan become too rigid. This General Zhennan was, after all, a stumbling block on this road.

Without him, who will take care of the army here?

Without this person, who can control the soldiers on this frontier?

Such practical problems will cast a shadow on his reputation for enforcing the law impartially.

Lord Xu's eyelids drooped, and when he realized these problems, he looked even older than when he had just arrived after the long journey.

"Greetings to Mr. Xu, and greetings to the prefect."

"Meet General Zhennan."

The young man's voice was clear and bright, and unusually steady for his age, which directly broke the current situation.

Ji Yuan is taller than most people, and when he salutes at this moment, it only makes people feel that he has an upright figure.

Compared with the old-fashioned and bloated General Zhennan, this young man felt brightened and his mood improved.

Lord Xu felt a lot more relieved.

No wonder their Minister of Rites wanted Ji Yuan to be his grandson-in-law. There was a reason for it.

At this moment in the Zhennan Pass prefectural government.

The highest position must be Lord Xu from the capital, followed by the prefect of Dianzhou Prefecture.

Next came the General Zhennan and the prefect of Zhennan City.

The two of them are on the same boat.

Finally, it is the era.

General Zhennan and Ji Yuan sat down on the left and right, and the atmosphere on the field became awkward again.

After all, this matter was because General Zhennan and his men blocked the east and west of Ning'an Prefecture.

If it didn’t work the first time, I’d try again the second time.

The thing was small, but it challenged the imperial power, so the emperor sent people to investigate.

But the investigation cannot be too in-depth to avoid chaos at the border.

This kind of balance is easy for someone like Chu Daxueshi.

But for Lord Xu, it was an unspeakable torture.

Lord Xu knew that Ji Yuan was being wronged, so he spoke less.

The best he could do was to smooth things over.

Tell General Zhennan to stop blocking the goods, cattle and sheep from Ning'an Prefecture.

Real punishment is probably not going to work.

Thinking of this, Lord Xu closed his eyes, feeling as if his heart was being cut by a knife.

Is it going to be this that will destroy my lifelong principles?

But he couldn't let the soldiers stationed on the borders feel discouraged just because of Zhennan Pass.

General Zhennan over there also knew about this and looked down at Ji Yuan with a bit of condescension. He was still too young and had no idea of ​​the importance of Ji Yuan.

The troops he led were the soldiers and generals left by his uncle.

Apart from those with the surname Lai, who else do the soldiers and generals here obey?

This young boy, does he really think that he can do whatever he wants just because he is so smart?

Can the rules of Zhennan Pass that have been in place for so many years be changed just because of him?

Do you know what his fundamental basis is?

"Back then, when my uncle led his soldiers to fight, you were not yet born."

"Your parents weren't even born yet."

General Zhennan knew that he had already won, so he gave him a light punishment and a severe warning, and forbade him to seize Ning'an Prefecture's goods again.

This is already a loss for him.

Therefore, I still say a few words at this moment to make myself feel better.

General Zhennan was talking loudly, without noticing that Lord Xu had frowned.

Ji Yuan was still normal. Only when General Zhennan mentioned the achievements of his uncle, the former General Zhennan, Ji Yuan said, "I think many soldiers and generals shed blood and sacrificed their lives for the Laman people in Ning'an Prefecture."

After these words were spoken, Chai Feng, the only Laman present, softened his eyes.

Although he did not experience what happened back then, his grandfather had told him about it.

If it weren't for the soldiers of Zhennan Pass at that time, his grandfather would have been captured by the people of Jing and made a slave.

It was also because of this kindness that the Laman people soon called themselves the people of Tianqi Kingdom.

Because of this kindness, everyone still has nothing to say to the people of Zhennan Pass. They sent countless grains back then to express their gratitude.

At that time, the former General Zhennan said that Ning'an Prefecture had just been established and was poor, so there was no need to give them more.

Their soldiers would till the land themselves, and with salaries from the court, they were richer than they were.

The Laman Chai Feng lowered his head.

General Zhennan felt pleased to hear this.

That's right.

That's the right thing to do.

You haven't yet repaid his uncle's kindness.

General Zhennan did not expect that Ji Yuan would bring up this matter. He leaned back in his chair and said directly, "Hey, speaking of this, how many soldiers died back then? Don't you know?"

"The Jing Kingdom still has serfs. If they are really taken over, can the Laman people still do business and have their own land? This is just a dream."

"Zhennan Pass is here to protect everyone's safety. Why can't we do the rubber trade with Zhennan Pass?"

Seeing that the situation was favorable for him, Ji Yuan relaxed.

General Zhennan took advantage of the situation and immediately brought up the rubber business.

You know what, he is really greedy.

So many people were watching the rubber trade behind the scenes. If he could get a share of the profits, why would he need to look for other ways to make a living?

This place is too poor, otherwise why would he work so hard?

However, this is a reward for their guarding the border.

Without these benefits, who could live such a hard life?

Seeing that General Zhennan was talking more and more outrageous, the prefect of Zhennan coughed lightly and said, "Let's talk about the cattle and sheep crossing the city this time."

"The cattle and sheep have to pass through Zhennan Pass after all. If these war supplies reach Jingguo, it will not be good for anyone."

“We didn’t withhold it on purpose.”

"Since the inspector said everything is fine, I think it must be fine. The cattle and sheep will be released soon."

What I mean is that although Zhennan Pass is not in the right.

But since the inspector has arrived, let’s forget about it.

Let the cattle and sheep go, and don't complain.

This matter turns a big thing into a small thing, and a small thing into a small thing.

This is to give everyone an explanation.

Ji Yuan took a look at the Zhennan prefect and seeing his humble attitude, he knew that he had probably fought hard for this position.

Given General Zhennan's temper, he would definitely deduct some benefits.

Who made the people sent by the court have this attitude?

This is Lord Xu.

If the attitude were softer, Ning'anzhou and Zhennanguan would probably make money together.

Appeasing the soldiers is the top priority.

but.

Is it really comforting?

It's hard to say.

Ji Yuan looked at General Zhennan talking as if he had made great contributions to the local area, and his eyes gradually became disappointed.

Sometimes, you can rest on your laurels.

But it is absolutely not okay to just rely on other people's achievements to benefit yourself.

“That’s enough!”

The sleepy Lord Xu stood up.

He had heard enough.

Is his lifelong reputation really going to be ruined by this?

no.

Absolutely not.

This matter must be handled impartially.

Anyway, he is already 62 years old and will retire soon.

How to appease the local soldiers is indeed a problem.

Lord Xu gritted his teeth and was about to express his thoughts, but General Zhennan was visibly panicked. Did he say something wrong?

After years of living a life of luxury, he no longer felt as fearful of Beijing officials as before.

In addition, Ji Yuan's attitude softened, and General Zhennan really thought that his book of merits could help him overcome another difficulty.

Lord Xu’s words are enough, and he seems to be turning the situation around.

Lord Xu, who is always serious, really can't tolerate this kind of thing.

At this moment, Ji Yuan suddenly attacked the other party.

"General Zhennan, you said that fifty years ago, Zhennan Pass was sacrificed by the Laman people."

"Those soldiers who died or were injured are doing well now."

Lord Xu's words have made everyone think that the situation is about to change.

But Ji Yuan's words made people feel that the situation was even more different.

General Zhennan's eyes were filled with confusion.

Lord Xu didn't know what it meant either.

Instead, it was the local of Zhennan Pass, the prefect of Zhennan, who looked over immediately.

Seeing that no one was talking, Ji Yuan asked again: "Let me ask again, are those soldiers okay?"

It’s been fifty years!

Who knows!

Ji Yuan did not continue, but looked at Lord Xu: "Lord Xu, General Zhennan was right in saying a few things just now."

"He said that Ning'an Prefecture was indeed conquered by the soldiers of Zhennan Pass."

"So, we plan to give part of the rubber tax to the soldiers at Zhennan Pass."

After saying this, everyone else looked over immediately.

General Zhennan Pass's eyes were filled with ecstasy.

This, is this true?

But why?

Is Ji Yuan someone who compromises so easily?

Ji Yuan continued, "They are the soldiers who fought bloody battles for Ning'an Prefecture, and their descendants."

"Sir Xu, the people of Ning'an Prefecture and the government officials of Ning'an Prefecture are all grateful and repaying."

"We didn't have the ability before, but now that times are better, we are willing to help."

Ji Yuan emphasized again: "Now that fifty years have passed, there should be many soldiers and their descendants who are still here."

"It's not just about taxes, we also want them to join us in the rubber business."

Ning'an Prefecture is rich now.

Zhennan Pass has done them a favor.

They not only need to give money, but also provide livelihood and help them become rich together.

Lord Xu was shocked for a long time, then said, "If it is for the sake of smooth trade routes, this is not necessary."

"Don't worry, you will get justice in this matter."

It seemed to everyone that Ji Yuan had compromised. In order to ensure smooth trade routes in the future, he was willing to make money with Zhennan Pass.

General Zhennanguan felt that the surprise came a little too suddenly.

The prefect of Dianzhou Prefecture also had a puzzled look in his eyes.

Although I haven’t had much contact with Ji Yuan, his writing style and his previous behavior don’t seem like someone who would easily compromise?

Why is this?

Why?

The local prefect of Zhennan Pass twitched his lips.

He knew why.

He was actually the first one here to understand why Ji Yuan did this.

As expected, Ji Yuan said to Lord Xu: “This matter has nothing to do with the trade route.”

"I will never give you money for the trade route."

"But the livelihood of the soldiers must be considered."

Having said that.

It couldn't be clearer.

They have to pass the trade route.

This is a matter of trade routes.

They also have to take care of those soldiers.

This is to repay a favor.

Two things, clear and obvious.

Lord Xu looked at Ji Yuan with eyes full of admiration.

Lord Xu said, "Good, very good."

"General Lai, please bring out the roster of those soldiers from back then."

But the more satisfied Lord Xu was with Ji Yuan, the more dissatisfied he was with Lai Kunshun.

A light punishment or a severe warning will definitely not work.

Be sure to reprimand him/her properly.

Lai Kunshun said directly: "Why bother with that? Just give it to the troops stationed at Zhennan Pass."

"Ji Zhizhou, why do you have to take a detour?"

Even now, he is still quibbling.

Ji Yuan looked up at him: "How can this be the same."

"Are the soldiers and generals at Zhennan Pass today still the same people as before?"

Ji Yuan finally asked.

He laid so much groundwork.

I just wanted to ask this question.

You are sucking blood from the merits of the old soldiers.

What about them?

What are they doing?

The prefect of Zhennan Pass moved his lips slightly and said, "No."

It’s not that group of people anymore.

The original group of people were marginalized and replaced.

If you are better off, you can leave Zhennan Pass.

Generally, they are no longer soldiers, but ordinary civilians.

The worst are the lowest-level soldiers.

As for the descendants of those sacrificed soldiers and generals, they don’t have a good life either.

He knew that it was not going to be easy.

The prefect of Zhennan Pass burst into tears.

Even the plans of the T era were interrupted.

He originally wanted to see how shameless this General Zhennan was and how he could forcefully gild other people's achievements.

By asking step by step, Lord Xu will know his shamelessness.

But the prefect was ignored.

Ji Yuan, Wu Renhao, and Chai Feng thought about the life experience of the prefect of Zhennan Pass.

The prefect is thirty-six years old this year. His grandfather and father were both military generals in their time.

At that time, the father and son fought bravely.

But after the war, my grandfather's legs were disabled and he could hardly move, and my father lost an arm but could barely survive.

Fortunately, there was another General Zhennan at that time who took good care of these soldiers.

With the rice and grain sent from Ning'an Prefecture and the medicine distributed from Zhennan Pass, everyone has no need to worry about their lives.

Until the previous general passed away.

Now this person takes over,

It was fine at first, but then things took a turn for the worse.

There is no rice and no medicine.

There was some problem with the magistrate's father's arm and he died when he was ten years old.

His grandfather committed suicide because of this blow, saying that he did not want to be a burden to his family. It can be seen that his family's situation was very bad before these two people passed away.

If he had not worked hard to take the imperial examination, and finally passed it, and had not found an opportunity to become the General of Zhennan, his whole family would have been impoverished.

Among the descendants of so many generals, he is considered lucky.

Yes, that's lucky.

Even my grandfather and father who passed away early were "lucky".

Most soldiers spent their later years in misery.

But did they ever mention any merits or the fact that they conquered Ning'an Prefecture?

No.

If asked, they would also say: "It's because the people of Jing are fighting in front of the Zhennan Gate of Tianqi State! Is this appropriate!"

"We are doing this for the safety of Tianqi Country!"

If we were in another place, they would fight too.

Their tone still reveals the pride they had when they guarded the border.

They also had no intention of repaying the favor.

For him, protecting the territory of Tianqi Kingdom and saving the people of a tribe are not worth mentioning.

Fifty years have passed.

Why bother?

It's just that they don't know.

Some people take advantage of this and drink blood and eat flesh.

Those who want to repay a favor will repay the wrong person.

Those who really did something were poor and destitute.

Under the accusation of the prefect of Zhennan Pass, Lord Xu, the prefect of Dianzhou Prefecture, was already furious.

Well, that's very kind of you.

I knew this general was absurd, but I didn't know it had reached this point.

But what happened next was even more shocking.

Ji Yuan didn't give the other party any face at all.

Bring out all the information he found out.

In terms of harsh treatment of soldiers and generals, the forced confiscation of government money by General Zhennan was a small matter.

Not only that, the 30,000 troops mentioned now are actually less than 10,000, and the empty salaries of 20,000 people all went into this person's pocket.

He has the final say in the entire Zhennan Pass.

List the evidence one by one.

Lord Xu gritted his teeth. He had never been the type to like to smooth things over, and now he hated it even more. He also wondered why he wanted to settle the matter.

If big things can really be turned into small things, small things can really be turned into nothing.

Then Zhennan Pass is really finished.

But at this point, General Zhennan Lai Kunshun still has something to say.

"If you touch me, aren't you afraid that the soldiers and generals from other places will be disheartened?"

"Where can't there be such a thing? Where can you not get some free money?"

"You're really going to become like this just for me?!"

The same thing.

Sometimes, it’s not about right or wrong, it’s just about where you stand.

And the current situation is obviously so.

No wonder he is so arrogant.

He doesn't want to rebel, he just wants money.

There is no need to deal with him.

Even if the emperor sent someone down, he would only punish them.

Really need to deal with it.

It's a bit difficult.

The prefect of Zhennan City shook his head slightly. If the Zhennan general had a sword in his hand, he would have probably been chopped to death.

But there was nothing he could do.

He had thought about these things many times, but there was no suitable solution at all.

Lord Xu is willing to risk his own career to make this happen.

At worst, I can take all the responsibility on myself, so that I can have an explanation when I tell others about it.

Lord Xu also looked at Ji Yuan.

In particular, we must protect the era.

Just treat this as something you did yourself.

Ji Yuan has already offended some civil officials in the capital, and he cannot offend the military generals anymore.

He himself is remembered, and that's nothing.

The era is still young and there is still a lot to be done.

Ji Yuan seemed to see what Lord Xu was thinking, and said, "Lord Xu, I have no intention of tampering with the soldiers at Zhennan Pass."

"I just want to seek justice for the local soldiers."

General Zhennan.

Soldiers at Zhennan Pass.

But it is not a whole.

The following are the oppressed classes.

The former is the one who forcibly binds the one behind and sucks his blood, while the one behind is completely unaware.

Ji Yuan also said: "Whoever makes a mistake should be punished. This is only natural."

"Moreover, what I have to do is to make the soldiers at Zhennan Pass better."

To put it bluntly, General Zhennan cannot represent Zhennan Pass.

The ones who can truly represent Zhennan Pass are the veteran soldiers on these lists.

Ji Yuan wants to invite them back and give them a better life.

Those who have made contributions will be rewarded, and those who have made mistakes will be punished.

This is the iron rule.

These old soldiers are not his amulets.

If visible to the naked eye, a layer of armor seemed to be peeling off from Lai Kunshun.

This layer did not originally belong to him. He forced it on and even wore out the edges of the armor.

Ji Yuan's words enlightened everyone present.

Even Lai Kunshun understood.

It seemed as if he was finished.

If Ji Yuan really treats those old soldiers well.

Then what am I?

Soldiers and generals from other places will only feel relieved, especially those at the middle and lower levels, who may not feel that happy.

Those people will be Jiyuan’s friends, not enemies.

It can be called Jiyuan, Jizhuangyuan.

Are you willing to make concessions?

Are you willing to share Ning'anzhou's profits?

Is he that generous?!

This really requires technology and money!

Ji Yuan looked at Wu Renhao, then at Chai Feng.

This was the result of discussions among their Ning'an Prefecture government, the Rubber Chamber of Commerce, the Fabric Chamber of Commerce, even the Logging Association, and the heads of forty-eight villages.

"Ning'anzhou's rubber technology is willing to be shared with Zhennanguan."

"We are also willing to build a real official road between the two places."

"Originally it only takes four days to travel between the two places. After this official road is built, both places will be connected."

"Let's grow the rubber industry together."

"The people and soldiers of the two places changed their lives together and operated the rubber industry together."

"This is Ning Anzhou's promise, and it is also my promise."

"I wonder if Zhennan Pass would be willing to do so."

Ji Yuan depicts a somewhat exaggerated scene for a while.

But what he said was very sincere.

He really thought so.

Cooperate together, make money together, and operate together.

Let’s make life better together!

Of course.

Before these things happen, certain people must be eliminated.

Lord Xu's attitude had become peaceful. He even looked at the General Zhennan with a smile. He thought that his fatal move was easily resolved by Ji Yuan.

Ji Yuan tore his ill-fitting armor apart bloodily.

What awaits him is only the real judgment.

"General Lai, you have no respect for military discipline and are causing trouble for the people."

"I am here to investigate this case at the order of His Majesty, and the evidence is irrefutable."

"Just follow me back to the capital to plead guilty and wait for the Emperor's Ministry of War and Ministry of Justice to decide on the punishment!"

Lord Xu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He was just a little bit away from becoming the kind of person he hated the most.

Fortunately, fortunately it was pulled back in time.

Even without any cost, the law can be enforced impartially.

Why is Ji Yuan so smart at such a young age?

Among all the people present, the prefect of Dianzhou Prefecture, who had been silent, couldn't help but look at Ji Yuan again.

This, is this an official from their Dianzhou Prefecture?

What virtue and ability do they have in Dianzhou Prefecture?

It would be great if we could get him.

Are you still worried about the lack of development in the local area?

The prefect of Dianzhou Prefecture was still calculating.

Lord Xu said directly: "The current governor of Zhennan Pass is also involved in the corruption case and will also be taken back to the capital for trial."

"During this period, Zhennan Pass is temporarily managed by Ji Zhizhou of Ning'an Prefecture."

Lord Xu's tone was filled with relief: "Ji Yuan, this place is also handed over to you."

ah?

he?

He is also in charge of Zhennan Pass?!