novelpro Chapter 148 This woman is not cute anymore (1/2)
Chapter 148 This woman is not cute anymore (1/2)
"I am willing to serve the Marquis as a dog and horse." Si Changchi said excitedly. He has been working hard for this matter for the past few years, but he has never seen any hope.
In Liaoyuan City, the Xiang family is not so powerful, but at least the city lord Wang Mingyuan basically turns a blind eye to their affairs as long as they are not excessive.
He will not confront Xiang Yijing, the favorite concubine of Liaoyuan Marquis, for the sake of the common people. Feng Tianzong has no family, so the Jin and Xiang families, as the family members of Feng Tianzong's favorite concubine, are almost equivalent to royal relatives.
In addition, Jin Jinyun and Xiang Yijing hold real power in the city, and the big and small officials in the city do not dare to bring their family matters to them.
Si Changchi is really good at hitting the snake with the stick. He follows Feng Tianzong in the name of gratitude, and he also knows that Feng Tianzong does not like to deal with mundane affairs and leaves all the affairs in the city to Wang Mingyuan.
If he was sent by Feng Tianzong to do something, he would be Feng Tianzong's confidant who supervised many officials. Not to mention that he would rise to the top and be on par with Wang Mingyuan, he would at least be a middle-level official in the city, and the middle-level officials would not dare to look down on him.
Feng Tianzong saw the other party's little calculation clearly, but he did not expose it. Learn the arts of literature and martial arts, and sell them to the emperor's family.
The other party's intention to join him was so obvious, and from the way he acted, the other party did have some ability.
He could see Feng Tianzong's extraordinaryness in the crowd at a glance, and he knew all the big and small affairs in the city and all the people in power.
This ability was not much worse than Wang Mingyuan. The most important thing was that when he was counting the fortune just now, Feng Tianzong also saw the boy's previous things clearly, studied hard, and knew how to adapt.
He was indeed a talented person. If such a person was willing to be his subordinate, Feng Tianzong would certainly not refuse.
However, he did not want to agree directly. If he did it completely as the other party wanted, it would seem that he, the Marquis of Liaoyuan, had no scheming and was completely calculated by the other party.
"You do have some talent. Now our Marquis of Liaoyuan is expanding rapidly and preparing to annex the entire northern border. The government is indeed in urgent need of manpower. If you are willing to join us at this time, I can also give you a chance.
Now that General Zhang Weiyu is leading his army to the battle, there will be news of a triumphant return soon. When the time comes, we will take over the new city and recruit a group of students to follow the officials to govern the newly included city. You can go with them then.
If you are really capable and stand out among this group of students, then I will not be stingy with the official position. You also know that our Liaoyuan City is expanding and there are a large number of vacancies. Now is the best time to get a position. Seize this opportunity well." Feng Tianzong patted Si Changchi on the shoulder and said.
"Thank you for your cultivation, my lord. I will definitely live up to your trust." Si Changchi said excitedly. Although things did not go as he expected, this result also made him very excited.
Although he was just like other ordinary students who had just entered the imperial court, he had already registered in the heart of Liaoyuan Hou Feng Tianzong. What is this called? This is called being in the heart of the emperor.
Even if Feng Tianzong only asked a question when he occasionally remembered, it would be a great benefit to him.
As long as he can work diligently and do things well, the lord will see it. He regarded this as a test from Feng Tianzong.
"Okay, then go back first and wait for the government's conscription notice. I will give you an explanation about your parents' affairs." Feng Tianzong said.
"I obey your orders." Si Changchi bowed respectfully and left the room.
"My husband, you have to believe me. I have never sought any benefit for my family. You know that those people in the city are not my close relatives.
There is no need for me to upset you for these people. Please believe me." Xiang Yijing saw Si Changchi leave the room, and immediately knelt on the ground with a pale face, saying sadly.
After following Feng Tianzong for ten years, she knew her husband's temperament too well. It is taboo to know such things.
Although Feng Tianzong did not like to deal with government affairs, he could be said to love the people like his own children, especially for the people's livelihood. He would never allow anyone to oppress the good from a high position.
She knew that those people were finished, and she did not even dare to plead for them. If she did not handle it well, she would fall out of favor today, which she would never allow.
Jin Jinyun's face was also not good. Since those people in the Xiang family were like this, what would her people in the Jin family be like? She didn't think that her Jin family members were better than the Xiang family members.
In fact, based on her understanding of the Jin family, she was certain that the Jin family members had done more than the Xiang family members.
It was just that she was lucky today that the first case she encountered was committed by the Xiang family. Otherwise, it would be her, Jin Jinyun, who was kneeling on the ground at a loss.
At the same time, Jin Jinyun also made up her mind that she must interrogate those family members after returning to find out how many evil things they had done behind her back over the years.
It would be best if this hidden danger could be solved before her husband knew about it.
But what she didn't know was that when Feng Tianzong counted the Xiang family members, how could he leave behind the Jin family members?
These things were all in his mind, but there was no need to say them out for the time being. When he went back to deal with the Xiang family members, he would ask Wang Mingyuan to check it out and report the matter to him, and he would deal with it together. It would save trouble.
Feng Tianzong didn't listen to Xiang Yijing's explanation. Compared to other people's explanations, he still believed in his own Liantian Yishu point more.
After a quick calculation, Xiang Yijing did not know that those tribesmen were misbehaving outside under her banner, but she did give these people some convenient conditions.
Most of the Xiang clan members are descendants of a branch that are not valued much. Although they can be said to be from a wealthy family, they really don't have much money.
After arriving in Liaoyuan City, Xiang Yijing's influence allowed them to experience a life they had never experienced before.
If they act more forcefully, the officials in the city will give them one step, and they will become more arrogant.
Slowly, I really felt that I was superior to others, and acted more and more domineeringly.
This time, not many people from the Xiang clan came over. It was Xiang Yijing who asked the family for help, hoping for some trustworthy people who could handle things.
The family just sent him here, and the original intention was to connect with the Marquis of Liaoyuan and provide the family with an extra escape route.
"Get up, this matter really has nothing to do with you, and I won't blame you too much. After all, we were short of people in Liaoyuan City at the beginning, and you invited these people here to share my worries.
However, these people dare to act recklessly in my distant city and take human life lightly. They are simply audacious. Today I know that if I don’t kill the chicken to scare the monkeys, someone will definitely do it even more in the future. "Feng Tianzong lovingly helped Xiang Yijing, who was kneeling on the ground, up.
"Thank you for your understanding, husband. Now that something like this has happened, it is no longer possible for me to take care of things in the yamen. I will go back and explain myself now, and from now on I will serve my husband in the harem." Xiang Yijing said obediently, no Say a word for those tribesmen.
Feng Tianzong is still very satisfied with this point. When a woman marries someone, she is naturally a member of her husband's family, and she must bear her husband's surname. As the saying goes, a married daughter is the one who throws water, and she should naturally think of her husband's family wholeheartedly. That's right, their husbands are their God.
Feng Tianzong felt it would be a pity to kill those Xiang family members. After all, the Chinese New Year is coming soon, which is also a tax. No matter how small the mosquito legs are, they are still meat.
Keeping them is also a disaster, otherwise they should be relegated to pariah status and let them do the hardest and most tiring work, contribute to the construction of Liaoyuan City, and carry out labor reform.
It just so happened that the city wall was blown up by the monks of Qianshan Sect when they blew themselves up some time ago, and they haven't had time to repair it yet. Just let these people build the city wall, and then transfer some barbarian slaves from outside the city to work together.
Thinking of this, Feng Tianzong said to Xiang Yijing gently: "After all, you have served me for so many years, and you have worked hard without any credit. What's more, I was the one who robbed you when we were in the capital."
"Husband, don't say that. It was my fault that I failed to restrain those tribesmen, which caused them to make a big mistake." Xiang Yijing said in fear.
Feng Tianzong pulled the frightened Xiang Yijing into his arms, hooked her chin with one hand, and said gently: "I say this sincerely, those guys deserve to be lawless.
But they are your tribe after all. Considering that you have served me wholeheartedly for so many years, I don’t have to kill them. However, the death penalty can be avoided, but the living penalty cannot be escaped.
I am going to demote them to pariah status and send them to build city walls and undergo labor reform. "
Since they are not planning to kill these Xiang clan members, they naturally have to sell favors to the concubine, and the woman still has to coax them. The same thing, if expressed differently, can make the concubine feel grateful and serve her with all her heart in the future. Why not? This is called eating two fish.
"Thank you for your magnanimity. I am deeply grateful. My husband is willing to take care of me. I... I am already my husband's person." Xiang Yijing burst into tears with excitement and hugged her husband's neck. said.
If your husband is willing to take care of your feelings, it means that you still have a high status in his heart.
Feng Tianzong patted his concubine's plump butt with satisfaction: "Okay, don't cry. The sisters are still watching, and you don't mind being shy."
"What's there to be ashamed of? We've all done this together to serve our husband countless times. What does this matter?" Xiang Yijing said without shame.
This girl is not as cute as before.
Feng Tianzong actually still likes the kind of girl who blushes at every turn. He misses the time when he was robbed and still thinks about Xiang Yijing who wanted to be his wife instead of a concubine.
It's just that after doing too many embarrassing things, the girls have become resistant and rarely show that shy expression anymore.
"Time passes like water, but I am the only one who will live forever. It's really... great. It seems that we need to select a new batch of girls to enter the palace as soon as possible.
It just so happened that this time we went to Northern Xinjiang, and after taking over the entire Northern Xinjiang, based on the population base of Northern Xinjiang, there must be a lot of beautiful girls. "Feng Tianzong thought happily.
Now he has a very discerning eye. In the past ten years, the entire Liaoyuan City, with a population of 100,000, will select the most beautiful girls and send them to the palace every year.
It is true that ordinary beautiful girls cannot catch his eye. They must be extremely beautiful and have good talents, such as the Yulian girl who is light and can dance on the palm of her hand.
Before, he had the idea of looking for qualified and beautiful women to teach them how to practice so that they could be with him for a long time.
This idea has long been forgotten now. If the woman around him had some cultivation, wouldn't she be able to sense the speed at which his cultivation was improving?
And even if a woman has cultivation, she can't accompany him forever. The longer they spend together, the deeper their feelings are. When they finally part, he will feel more uncomfortable.
It's not as good as an ordinary woman. She only has more than ten years of youth. The beauties around her keep changing. It's actually quite good to accompany her with her body but not her heart.
"Okay, it's almost the New Year. Let's be happy. Today, your husband brought you out to relax. Let's go shopping.
Look at Liaoyuan City now. What is it like now? Is it still my Liaoyuan City?" Feng Tianzong said with a smile.
Jin Jinyun followed Feng Tianzong in fear, for fear of encountering the crimes committed by the Jin family. At this time, she envied Xiang Yijing a little. The sooner she died, the sooner she would be reborn! The matter was resolved, and at least she didn't have to worry about it now.
She was not worried that Feng Tianzong would execute those clansmen. After all, they were just some clansmen, not her father. She didn't have much affection for her father, let alone the clansmen who were not close to her.
She was always worried about whether she would be disliked by her husband. After all, for a woman, her husband is her heaven.
The group walked along the main road in the city. Although they had just experienced a war and many people died in the city, it did not affect the atmosphere of the New Year in the city at all.
There were patrolling yamen runners in the city. Occasionally, if someone had a quarrel, it would be quickly resolved by the yamen runners who came.
It was indeed a prosperous scene, which showed that his governance of Liaoyuan City in the past ten years was still very effective.
Although there were still some rats in the city, the flaws did not outweigh the merits. Feng Tianzong was going to clean up a batch from time to time in the future. If one was caught, the whole family would be demoted to pariahs.
The closer to the prosperous area, the more people there were on the street. Feng Tianzong was afraid that his woman would be secretly taken advantage of by others, so he directly used magic power to separate them.
Ordinary mortals could not get close to them at all.
"Husband, look there, that little girl is so beautiful!" Xiang Yijing suddenly pointed to the direction of the second floor of the house on the side and whispered to Feng Tianzong.
Feng Tianzong turned his head and saw a young girl with outstanding temperament, wearing a light pink robe and with an elegant temperament, standing on the second floor next to him, looking at the crowd below.