Realizing This Is Wuxia World After Cultivating For 300 Years
Chapter 61

Sects and Clans, Rich Traders

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The reception hall of Juhe County Office.

Cui Heng sat on a chair while Xu Feng'an stood behind him like a follower.

Liu Litao brought Qian Cang here and glanced at Xu Feng'an. He felt that he looked familiar, but he could not remember where he had seen him before.

Then, his attention focused on Cui Heng.

District judge Juhe County did not seem to intend to stand and bow.

However, as the county governor, Liu Litao did not feel disappointed.

He casually found an empty chair and sat down. He took the initiative to start a conversation and said with a amazed smile, “Judges of Cui County, you are still young and promising. You have only served a few days, but you have managed Juhe County in an orderly manner and the people live peacefully.

"I'm just doing my job." Cui Heng smiled and did not continue to convolve. He asked directly, "May I know why Governor Liu is here?"

"Ehem!" Liu Litao obviously did not expect Cui Heng to be so forthright. After coughing a few times, he said, “Because Judge Cui County has brought it up, I will not make you tense anymore.

To be honest, District Judge Cui, I caught a cold some time ago and was not feeling well. It has been difficult for me to handle the local government. I can't continue being governor anymore.

At this moment, I happened to hear that Judge Cui County had defeated the Yan Bandit Army and even restored the livelihood of Juhe County, which had been poor for a long time. Therefore, I want to ask if you want to become the governor of Lu.” County

With that, he asked Qian Cang to open his bag and take out the three items inside.

“Haha, the governor is very ready.” Cui Heng laughed as he looked at it. “You even prepared a letter of recommendation.”

The three things Liu Litao brought were the Governor's Stamp of Lu County, the Governor's uniform, and a letter of recommendation.

The first two are required to become regional governors.

The letter of recommendation is only for the procedure of transferring the governor's office.

Actually, the process of transferring the governor's office is not simple.

According to the official system of Jin Agung, if the governor wanted to give up his position, he could recommend someone unrelated to him to take over the position of regional governor.

After the Imperial Court received the recommendation letter, they would send officials to examine the recommended people.

After the Imperial Court received the results of the examination, they would gather officials to discuss. In the end, only after they had agreed to it and sent the appointment letter back to the district could the recommended person take office.

However, this was a policy that could only be fully implemented in an era where the Imperial Court had strong authority over the region.

Since a hundred years ago, Great Jin's national strength had declined, and his control over the local territory had become increasingly weak. Gradually, it developed to the point that as long as a recommendation letter was sent to the Imperial City, a new governor could take office.

This was because the inspection officers sent by the Imperial Court were completely unable to reach the local area. They will always be mysteriously killed by bandits along the way. Lately, the Imperial Court had simply given up on this move.

Now that the world was in chaos, it was difficult for the government's decision to leave the Central Continent. The county is even more free. Although the recommendation letter still exists, it has been reduced to mere formality.

He did not even need to send them to the Imperial City.

He only needed to set up the altar and burn a recommendation letter towards the Central Continent Imperial City. Then, he would salute and complete his recommendation.

The new district governor can immediately take office.

It just gets approval from the vacuum.

Now, Liu Litao had even prepared a letter of recommendation. In other words, as long as he burned the recommendation letter on the spot and bowed towards the Central Plains, Cui Heng would become the official governor of Lu County.

Cui Heng originally planned to take over the position of governor of Lu County. He did not expect this Lu County governor to take the initiative to come knocking on his door, which shocked him.

However, he disagreed directly. Instead, he shook his head and said with a faint smile, "Governor, please, do you really want to give up that position because you have the flu and can't keep dealing with political issues because you're not feeling well?"

If it had been, he would not have cared about the reason Liu Litao had given up the governorship.

However, after hearing Xu Feng'an's words, he felt the need to make Governor Liu tell the truth.

"This ..." Liu Litao was silent.

At the same time, he glanced at Qian Cang beside him in a daze and asked, “Didn't you say that the judge of this area is determined to become the governor? Why does he ask so much?”

Qian Cang was also dumbfounded. Why is his attitude different than before?

Could it be that he had made a mistake in "finding out the intentions of the superior"?

However, Liu Litao was a sharp person.

After a moment of surprise, he realized that Cui Heng had to know something. He turned to Qian Cang and said, “You can go first. I have something to tell Judge Cui County.

"Yes." Yeah." Qian Cang hurriedly left.

He now perfectly understood that as a child, he had to have self-awareness as a child. It is better not to get involved in the affairs of too many big shots.

"I've humiliated myself in front of District Judge Cui." Liu Litao smiled bitterly. He looked at Xu Feng'an behind Cui Heng and hesitated. "It's…"

"This is the Great Elder of the Yuhua Sword Pavilion, Xu Feng'an." Cui Heng gave a simple introduction and said with a smile, "Governor Liu, just speak your mind."

“Xu Feng'an! The top Inner World expert of the Yuhua Sword Pavilion, the number one expert in Lu County, one of the Nine World Swords, the White Jade Sword God?!” Liu Litao could not help but cry in surprise. His eyes widened as he looked at Xu Feng'an in shock.

No wonder he felt that he looked familiar. That's actually him. He only saw it from afar at the meeting three years ago.

This was a huge figure who could sit on the same level as Governor Fengzhou. He didn't even have a chance to meet her normally. Why is he here?

Furthermore, he stood behind Judge Cui County like a follower!

From the looks of it, even if the rumors about him summoning the wind and rain were a little fake, this Judge of Cui County was most likely a true Immortal.

He stood far above the martial world.

Liu Litao was still in doubt with the news that the county magistrate of Juhe County had destroyed 50,000 soldiers in the blink of an eye.

He's not entirely sure.

After all, this kind of thing was too strange. It really challenged one's common sense.

If not for the fact that some of the big sects were pressing too hard and Cao Quan, the Fengzhou magistrate, had been killed first, he would definitely have to investigate in detail before making a decision.

But now that he saw Xu Feng'an standing respectfully behind Cui Heng like a follower, he trusted most of the news about Cui Heng.

To be able to make a great hero standing at the top of the pugilistic world behave so respectfully, he was enough to be revered as a God.

When Cui Heng heard the series of names Liu Litao revealed, he looked at Xu Feng'an in surprise. He did not expect the name of this old man to be so long.

“It was just an empty title,” Xu Feng'an said awkwardly.

Before Liu Litao entered, Cui Heng had already told him not to reveal his identity and just called him the Region Master.

"Governor Liu, if you have something to say, just say it." Cui Heng looked at Liu Litao again.

"Yes, Mr. District." Liu Litao subconsciously changed the way he called out to her. He arranged his words and took a deep breath. “Since Elder Xu is also here, Region Master, I'm sure you already know about the events of that hundred years.

“Now that 100-year period is approaching, the martial sect that is not at the top of the martial world is starting to covet the position of State Supervisor. They want to get a piece of the cake. Mr. Cao, the State Supervisor of Fengzhou, was probably killed because of this.

In fact, before the position of the Fengzhou State Supervisor was vacated, the outer affairs deacons of the Taichong Sect, Heavenly Sword Sect, He family of Pingchuan, Dharma Court, and Green Jade Monastery had come looking for me, wanted to push me into the position of State Supervisor.

“At first, I thought they were just bragging and didn't take it seriously. But after Mr. Cao was killed, I realized that it was very likely that they really had this intention.

As long as they encouraged me, an easily manipulated person, to become the leader of the puppet, they could divide the spoils without worry. They don't need to care about my thoughts at all.”.

“Even if they want to split the spoils, Mr Liu, wouldn't you also be a State Supervisor?” Cui Heng smiled. “This is the best of both worlds, so why not?”

"Republican, you must be kidding." Liu Litao said with a bitter expression, “They are not the only top faction in Fengzhou. Moreover, even though they were the top faction, they should not give up on fighting for the position of State Supervisor.

This is a crisis. If I'm not careful, I might lose my life. I have learned from Mr. Cao's mistakes, so I dare not to be afraid. Therefore, I thought that I should give up the position of governor and.”.

At this point, he was unable to continue, and he did not dare to speak any further.

"You think, why don't you give me such a dangerous position, scapegoat." Cui Heng pretended to sneer. "Isn't that true?"

“I dare not! I definitely don't dare to think like that!” Liu Litao rolled out of his chair in fear. He lay on the ground and explained to Cui Heng in a very confused manner, “I, I just feel that you, the Region Lord, are, was a God-like figure with the ability to summon wind and rain. You definitely are not afraid of those sects, nor are you afraid of being killed. That's why I came up with this plan. If the Region Master is unwilling, I will definitely not mention this matter anymore. Please forgive me!"

“How will the sect and family deal with you? Will they use violence?” Cui Heng did not say whether he wanted to accept the position of Governor of Lu County. Instead, he asked another question.

"It would be great if they could use force," Liu Litao said with a bitter expression. “Master County, you may not know this, but the sect and the extended family were not just martial arts practitioners. They are also very rich and control the livelihood of a district or even several districts.

For example, the Taichong Sect has stood for hundreds of years and has been in the grain merchant industry for hundreds of years. At the beginning of the establishment of the Great Jin, in order to stabilize the country, the Taichong Sect was authorized to transport goods in Fengzhou.

To this day, the grain operations of the Taichong Sect in Fengzhou could be said to be as strong as clouds and rain. With an order, it was even possible to cut off the food supply in Lu County.

There was also the Heavenly Sword Sect. It was also a huge sect that had been passed down for hundreds of years. They mainly specialize in ores and coal. If you make them unhappy, they can make people have no charcoal to burn in winter. At that time, there would be chaos everywhere.

And that Green Jade Sect.

Following Liu Litao's description, Cui Heng's expression became increasingly strange. It turned out that the economic path of the Great Jin Dynasty had long been controlled by various sects and large families.

It's ridiculous that such a ghost country could still survive for 200 years.

"There's one more thing I have to report to you, Region Master." Liu Litao seemed to feel that since he had talked a lot, he should go out. “I don't think I can hide the fact that I left Lu County from that big sect and family.

They will most likely guess that I want to give up the position of governor. In order to bring down the new governor, the sect and the family had most likely already started to restrict the livelihoods of the people in Lu County.

If you take over the position of governor of Lu County, I'm afraid you will have to face a city full of people who are oppressed by this sect and family and experience a difficult life.”

"Oh?" Cui Heng's eyes narrowed slightly.

Is there really such a good thing?