Chapter 262 Zhennan Governor Lieutenant Commander
In another year, Cheng Wenzheng, the envoy to the south of Daxia Town, will turn sixty.
According to the rules of Daxia, at the age of fifty-nine, he was really qualified to host a grand birthday banquet. As one of the largest military attachés in the entire southwest region, as long as the Cheng family released the news, countless speculators would swarm in, squeezing half of Shaonan City like cooked porridge.
But what surprised ordinary people the most was the arrival of Star Warlock Liu Kuangxing and the nearly 50 Star Warlocks who accompanied him.
Even gentlemen who don't know much about the world of Star Warlocks will have rich associations with the 50 Star Warlocks. The approaching Northern Han Dynasty put the border into a state of emergency and dispatched its own Royal Star Warlocks to guard it.
Cheng Wenzheng, who has been fighting for 40 years, really hopes that one day he can command 50 star warlocks.
It's a pity that he doesn't have this qualification. No one in the entire Great Xia is qualified to command 50 star warlocks in war. The generals are not good enough, His Majesty the Emperor is not good, and neither is the warlock Liu Kuangxing.
In fact, apart from Liu Kuang, who paid a symbolic visit to Cheng Wenzheng, the star warlocks who came to the Cheng family did not show much interest in the generals.
If Daxia's civil servant group is united and has the strength to fight against the Star Warlocks, then Daxia's military general group is too low-end. In addition to earning a lot of silver, they have almost no say in court affairs. Quan - it is civilian officials who decide to start and stop wars. Temple calculations even include specific strategic work. The generals in Daxia almost all perform the duties of low-level officers.
However, even so, under the influence of ethics, Cheng Wenzheng still showed his loyalty to the court and the emperor.
Or maybe he had so many children that he didn't even have time to care about Cheng Jinzhou. Even though he only has two direct grandchildren so far, Cheng Wenzheng doesn't seem to take Cheng Jinzhou seriously.
What he cared about was always revenge and the capture of the Northern Han Dynasty - in the war fifty years ago, the war between Daxia and Daliang was in full swing. The Northern Han Dynasty took the opportunity to capture Yongsheng and Cangyuan on the southwest border. Cheng Wenzheng's father, Cheng Yunan's grandfather and Cheng Jinzhou's great-grandfather, died in the defense of Yongsheng.
But in that era, there were so many nobles who died in the war with Daliang that the Cheng family did not receive many substantial benefits, or even sufficient pensions. Cheng Wenzheng was always fighting for this.
From young to old, from the battlefield to the court, Cheng Wenzheng has always regarded defeating the Northern Han Dynasty as his lifelong goal, and His Majesty Emperor Lizong also has the desire for war.
The main purpose of Cheng Wenzheng's duty in the southwest for so many years was to provoke and direct a war. The former is relatively easy, while the latter requires waiting for those old and famous generals to die one by one.
Perhaps Cheng Wenzheng's personal will was so strong that Cheng Jinzhou had no impression of this cheap grandfather. If I must describe it, a touch of dissatisfaction would be more appropriate.
When Sanfang needed help the most, when Cheng Jinzhou was isolated and helpless in the capital, the Lieutenant Commander of Zhennan never showed up.
On the contrary, he would still believe in and be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor when Cheng Jinzhou was at his best, which Cheng Jinzhou simply couldn't understand.
Because of this, when the airship appeared above Shaonan City and caused a huge sensation below, he did not go to Cheng Mansion to meet his grandfather, whom he had never met before, but went straight to the Cheng Mansion Courtyard.
The thick, long and solid hull, the fluttering white sails, and the numerous star warlocks floating around all indicate the identity of the airship.
The officials from Shaonan and the gentlemen from the Cheng family raised their heads, watching and excitedly participating in the discussion.
Warlock Liu Kuangxing, who had arrived two days earlier, also walked out of the study and looked at the airship's arrogant posture without saying a word.
When he came to Shaonan, he used the airship of the Star Warlock Association. In terms of luxury, the standard airship was far less luxurious than the personal airship of Jiang Huangxing Warlock.
Tang Wen came on behalf of Warlock An Fengxing. Looking at Warlock Liu Kuangxing's expression, he said, "I heard Warlock Jiang Huangxing didn't follow. With you guarding him, Cheng Jinzhou won't cause any trouble."
Liu Kuang's face was dull and he said nothing.
Regarding Cheng Jinzhou, whether it is the Star Warlock Association of Daxia, the Star Warlock Association of Xingzhou, or the Daxia court, it has long been a mess, and there is no conclusion yet. As a second-level Star Warlock, Tang Wen has no See the nature of the problem.
The association cannot allow Cheng Jinzhou to continue developing like this. In the long run, Cheng Jinzhou is bound to grow into a cancer.
However, the association does not have the ability to directly disband Cheng Jinzhou's team. The huge interests make persuasion almost impossible. And the short-term pain caused by forced dissolution is not something the association can bear.
Ultimately, the Association is not a powerful covenant organization at all.
Watching the airship slowly land in the courtyard of the Cheng family, Liu Kuang whispered to Xiang Xin: "Go and greet Mr. Cheng first and see if he is willing to come to Zhizhou Yamen to discuss with me."
He came to Shaonan as a member of the imperial court, and it was most convenient and comfortable to live in Zhizhou Yamen.
When Xiang Xin took off as instructed, he saw two more black spots flying from the other courtyard.
"Wait a minute." Liu Kuang said softly.
The two black spots rapidly increased their speed and seemed to be leaving Shaonan directly. Liu Kuang winked and the two star warlocks climbed up to intercept them.
Naturally, Tian Shimin and Mu Yin were running wildly outside the city. Whether it was for reasons of face or actual needs, neither of them wanted to be exposed directly in front of everyone. After being released by Cheng Jinzhou, they wanted to sneak out before others were prepared.
Liu Kuang had star warlocks who specialized in combat, and Cheng Jinzhou released them at a time when they were attracting much attention. Seeing that they were about to be stopped, Tian Shimin and Mu Yin were forced to turn around and descend.
The circle of star warlocks is very small. When the two of them landed, Tang Wen, who was also in the capital, said with a smile: "You are sending gifts on behalf of the imperial court. Do you need to send them all the way to Shaonan? What did Cheng Jinzhou do that is unreasonable?" What happened?"
After all, he actually meant to provide some explanation for the two of them, but the unfamiliar Star Warlock couldn't help but have doubts in his eyes.
Tian Shimin was still able to maintain his aristocratic manners, but Mu Yin was ashamed and embarrassed. He waved his sleeves and was about to take off, saying: "I will burn their Cheng family's land first."
As the representative of the dandies in the capital, Mu Yin said that the burning was really burning, and there were no fireballs dancing around. He directly raised the temperature of the nearby building, causing the nearby woodshed to burn. Several servants rushed out shouting. , began to become a firefighter.
Seeing that he seemed to be making trouble, Liu Kuang said loudly: "This is the imperial court's land, not the Cheng family's. You two, go back to Beijing and explain yourself."
Neither Tian Mu nor Tian Mu is considered a star warlock of the association, and he has no intention of defending it.
After all, the Star Warlocks always have ambivalent thoughts about cooperating with the imperial court.
Xiang Xin took off again and flew towards the Cheng family courtyard.
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To everyone's surprise, Cheng Jinzhou refused to meet with warlock Liu Kuangxing.
His reason was meaninglessly good: I was here to attend my grandfather's birthday, and before that I wouldn't see anyone else.
According to Daxia's ethical thoughts, there was nothing wrong with his approach. Filial piety is always the best to make use of.
Not seeing outsiders like Liu Kuangxing Warlock did not mean that Cheng Jinzhou would not meet the Cheng family. So in the next few days, Cheng Jinzhou rode Lu Xu and took more than five star warlocks to meet the elders of the Cheng family one by one. Some of them At that time, he even brought Cheng's father and Cheng's mother who had just arrived in Shaonan.
Just like those aristocratic families with a long history, as time goes by, the rights of the aristocratic family itself are often in the hands of elders from different branches who are closely related by blood. Even if at some point, some family members become stronger due to their personal abilities, they often cannot take away the rights of the elders.
For example, if Cheng Jinzhou wants to do anything through the Cheng family, he still needs to obtain the consent of the clan in a reasonable and legal manner. The so-called clan refers to the elders most of the time. Unless there is a critical moment of life and death, there will be a referendum on the whole clan that will not work.
The reason why Xiao Cheng meets the elders one by one is also very simple, just to seek support, comprehensive and all-round support.
He didn't know what Warlock Liu Kuangxing wanted to do, nor what His Majesty the Emperor wanted to announce through Liu Kuang, but he knew one thing, the Cheng family was his backing after all. No matter where it develops, it has not developed as smoothly as in Shaonan, Jinzhou, or Daxia.
Even now in De'an, without the help of the Cheng family, without those capable stewards, without those trained accounting gentlemen, without those tested buyers, or other handymen, what would he be able to do by himself? Don't even think about getting things done.
In the agrarian imperial examination era, in addition to self-cultivation, spontaneously formed talents were striving for official careers. There will be no job fairs, no headhunting companies, and no professional managers.
Even the Star Warlock Association and the Holy Church, if they left Daxia's political structure and the Daxia court, would be in a situation where they had no food to collect and no taxes to send, let alone Cheng Jinzhou alone.
If we want to continue to develop, we cannot abandon the Cheng family.
Xiao Cheng is very lucky that he comes from a noble family and saves more than ten years of training talents. Because of this, he cherished it even more, and when he learned the news about Warlock Liu Kuangxing, he rushed over without stopping.
If it were just to celebrate his grandfather's birthday, it would not be enough for Cheng Jinzhou to come all the way.
Before meeting with Warlock Liu Kuangxing, Cheng Jinzhou brought Warlock Xing to visit him. In fact, there was no buffer or balance at all. The elders received sufficient gifts, and even if they did not, they would find it difficult to refuse the star warlock from the Cheng family.
The elders believed in the power of warlock Liu Kuangxing, but the latter did not mobilize and work at all, leaving people with no resistance at all in a one-on-one situation.
Liu Kuang didn't understand Cheng Jinzhou's delaying strategy until four or five days later. Before he could understand the importance of the Cheng family to him, Dr. Cheng Da had already completed the basic layout.
He had reason to believe that Liu Kuang's choice of Shaonan as the location for the conversation had completely lost its original meaning.
Although he didn't know the purpose of Warlock Liu Kuangxing at all.
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