Chapter 104 New House, Widow, Governor
The next morning, after breakfast and sending the four letters, Wei Changtian finally saw what his new home looked like.
The three-story house, including the courtyard, is over a thousand square meters in size. There are four large rooms in total, including the east and west wing rooms, the main house, and the back house, as well as several small rooms for servants.
The location of the new house is very good, just a few hundred steps away from the general's mansion. If anything happens, we can run to get help in time. No thieves dare to visit on weekdays.
Before everyone arrived in Shuzhou, Liang Zhen had already sent people to clean the house thoroughly inside and out, and also bought all kinds of furniture, which were of high quality and must have cost a lot of money.
"Changtian, can you take a look at these furniture? If you don't like them, send someone to buy new ones."
Yuan'er, Zhang San and others were directing the Liang family servants to unload the belongings brought from the capital from the carriage, while Liang Zhen was strolling around the house with Wei Changtian.
The quaint courtyard is full of greenery, with red flowers and green grass filling the curtains.
“These are good enough.”
Wei Changtian had no requirements for furniture. Even if he wanted a sofa, there was none available.
"Uncle Liang, I wonder how much it cost to buy these things? I put the money..."
"My dear nephew, why should we bother about money?"
"This... let's put it this way. I can't just take advantage of you for nothing."
"If you want to talk about making a profit, then I am making a profit from you."
Liang Zhen smiled and said, “Just the demon spirit pill you gave Qin’er is enough to buy several houses like this in Shuzhou.”
"Well, Qin'er has grown up with me since childhood, so a demon spirit pill is nothing."
Wei Changtian rubbed his nose and stopped talking about paying for the furniture. Instead, he casually asked, "Uncle Liang, who lives next door?"
This house is at the end of the alley and has only one neighbor.
Those who can live here are definitely not ordinary people, but they should not be from famous families either.
Sure enough, Liang Zhen immediately introduced: "I have sent someone to check, it is a widow with a son."
"Her husband was originally a well-known escort in Shuzhou City, but he disappeared while escorting a few years ago. It is said that he encountered bandits."
"But fortunately, he saved a lot of money from escorting, and he also kept the house next door, which is enough for the mother and son to live on."
"A widow..."
Wei Changtian glanced at the wall of the courtyard next door and thought that such a neighbor had both good and bad sides.
After all, as the ancients said, there is always trouble around a widow.
"Uncle Liang, let's go over there and take a look."
"good……"
…
Everyone had lunch at Wei Changtian's house, which was considered as the first time they had cooked.
The cook and several servants were temporarily borrowed from the Liang family. They would be used for a period of time and would be returned when Wei Changtian found suitable candidates in the future.
After dinner, Yang Liushi said that she wanted to go to a wood shop and buy some women's dressing tables and other items.
Because Liang Zhen didn't know that Wei Changtian would bring a woman with him, he didn't prepare these things. In the end, he asked Liang Qin to accompany him to avoid any accidents caused by Yang Liu poet's unfamiliarity with the place.
Although Liang Qin was reluctant, she still agreed with a pout, and soon took Yang Liushi and Achun away in a carriage.
Not long after they left, Liang Zhen took Wei Changtian to the provincial government, preparing to meet the governor of Shuzhou first.
Unlike other states where the governor controls both military and political power, the military and political power in Shuzhou are separate.
The governor has the final say on government affairs, while the general has the final say on military affairs.
The two are at the same level in terms of official positions, and it is difficult to distinguish who is the top leader and who is the second in command unless there is a war. Basically, they each take care of their own affairs and do not interfere with each other.
Of course, if it is wartime, everything will be based on the general.
The Shuzhou government office is located in the north of the city, occupying an area similar to that of the Xuanjingsi headquarters in the capital. The high and low buildings are connected together, and are vaguely divided into several blocks, which should be the office areas of different "government departments".
Soon, the two met the governor of Shuzhou, Shao Ying'an, in a teahouse.
According to Liang Zhen's introduction on the way here, this Lord Shao was born in a poor family. He won the top spot in the imperial examination thirty years ago. He first served as an official in the capital for ten years, and then worked in various places for nearly twenty years. Finally, he was promoted to the governor of Shuzhou a few years ago.
It is inspiring to see him go from a poor scholar to his current position step by step.
"I am Wei Changtian, nice to meet you, Master Shao."
Looking at the old man with a kind face and a strong scholarly air, Wei Changtian politely bowed and greeted him.
Shao Ying'an quickly stood up and said in return, "I have heard of Master Wei's literary talent for a long time. Today I see that he is indeed a man of talent!"
"The clouds resemble clothes, the flowers resemble faces, and the sword is drawn and the horse is on the twelve states. I admire these two poems of yours very much!"
I have to say that Shao Ying'an's words are absolutely flawless.
He never mentioned the killing of the prime minister, but only praised Wei Changtian for his good poetry.
No wonder he could become a governor.
"I am so grateful for your kindness, Lord Shao. I am overwhelmed."
Wei Changtian smiled and sat down with Shao Ying'an. Liang Zhen, who was standing beside him, said at the right moment, "Sir Shao, if Changtian encounters any problems in Shuzhou in the future, please feel free to give me some advice."
“It’s natural.”
Shao Ying'an smiled and said, "Master Liang, don't worry."
Everyone is an experienced person and knows how to say polite words.
As for whether he would help if Wei Changtian really came to him for something one day, it was hard to say.
The house is filled with the aroma of tea and the sun is shining outside.
The three of them drank tea and chatted for a while until Liang Zhen asked:
"By the way, Lord Shao, nothing happened during the two months since I returned to Beijing, right?"
“Everything is as usual.”
Shao Ying'an nodded, but then he seemed to suddenly remember something and frowned, saying, "There's only one thing that's a little strange."
"What's the matter?" Liang Zhen asked.
"I just got the news too."
Shao Ying'an asked in confusion, "A merchant caravan came back from Anzhou yesterday, but when they reached the border between the two states, they discovered that half of the boundary stones of Shuzhou were missing."
"cough!"
Liang Zhen coughed up a mouthful of tea and interrupted, "This matter... isn't anything strange, is it?"
"There's nothing strange about ordinary boundary stones, but that one is the Immortal Locking Stone with words engraved by the previous emperor."
Shao Ying'an asked in confusion: "Master Liang, didn't they say that no one can cut the Immortal Locking Stone more than three inches deep? How come it is now half gone?"
"this……"
Liang Zhen and Wei Changtian looked at each other, and the scene of that afternoon when they took turns to cut the three-meter-high stone in half with one stroke emerged in their minds.
"Master Shao, perhaps this matter was not man-made."
Wei Changtian analyzed seriously: "Although the Immortal Locking Stone can block the true energy of heaven and earth, it cannot block brute force, and the power of monsters is far greater than that of humans, so... maybe it was done by a monster?"
"monster……"
Shao Ying'an nodded in agreement: "Mr. Wei, what you said makes sense. I will send someone to notify Liuye and ask them to send someone to investigate."
"Um."
Wei Changtian suppressed his laughter and volunteered, "Sir Shao, I will be going to the Shuzhou branch of Xuanjing Division soon, so why not let me tell them about this."
"That's even better. Thank you, Master Wei."
"You're welcome."
(End of this chapter)
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