Zhang Chong, the prefect of Nujiang County, did not return to the county town immediately, but instead found a yard by the Nujiang River to live in.

Then he stood at the window and stared at the surging river, motionless.

He wasted many years in the officialdom. Because he had no backer, had a tough personality and was not good at flattery, he could be called a down-and-out in the first ten years of the officialdom.

He was also a second-level Jinshi back then, and he was very proud of himself.

But I first polished it in the Censorate for a few years, and then worked in the Secretariat for several years.

It seems that the unit is very awesome, it is the Censorate and the Secretariat.

But there is no power to bullshit. Every day, you just write and copy, and anyone can call and drink.

For the children of wealthy families, these seats are all gilded, while for ordinary people, they are completely used to polish edges.

The Secretariat, the prime minister’s organization.

As a result, in the third year of Zhang Chong's entry, the Secretariat and the Secretariat were all abolished, and the three provinces were merged into the Secretariat.

The officials who were doing odd jobs on a large scale were cleared out, and Zhang Chong left the capital and began to serve as the city lord in a remote small city.

Several city lords have been working for more than ten years.

Until a few years ago, the battle to destroy the Earl of Dongjiang made him into the eyes of the king and Governor Zhu Rong.

He immediately soared into the sky, and after briefly gilding in the capital, he was immediately promoted to prefect.

This is already a rank of officials, almost the peak of local officials.

Of course, there is also a provincial governor above, but it may not be permanent.

If the Count Xuanwu Mansion is successfully destroyed this time, it is a foregone conclusion that he will be promoted to the lower governor of Yanzhou.

This is his chance to jump like a dragon gate.

The position of governor of Yanzhou is not to implement the new policy or to be a cruel official.

It is a test of Zhang Chong's ability to be full of overall perspectives in military, political and diplomatic aspects.

Because Yanzhou originally belonged to the State of Wu, the mighty Duke Bian Xiao of the State of Yue in Nantou also brought this territory.

More than twenty years have passed, but the people in this area have not yet completely accepted it.

The merchants, spies, and brokers of the Wu Kingdom, the Chu Kingdom, and even the Great Yan Empire were all here, and they were mixed with fish and dragons.

Being a low-level governor in this place is a great test of ability.

But once it is done well, it means that the next step is to go directly to the core of power in the capital and serve as the Minister of the Six Ministry, followed by the Minister of the Six Ministry, and finally ranked among the several prime ministers of the Shangshutai.

That is the pinnacle of life.

The king regarded him as a cruel official and as a knife.

But he did not let this cruel official be regarded as the end, and wanted to truly cultivate him to become a pillar of the country.

Before, when he was wasting his time in the officialdom and his ambitions were hard to fulfill, Zhang Chong often lived on the Nujiang River and watched the rushing river water.

His heart will soon burn again.

Once again, he was heroic and full of fighting spirit.

No matter how surging the political tide is, can it compare to the surging river in front of you?

Besides!

I, Zhang Chong, are the tide of the Nujiang River, and the Xuanwu Earl's Mansion is just a stubborn stone in the river.

Even the hard stubborn stone cannot stop the shocking tide. One day it will burst and disintegrate, turning into gravel, and rolling away.

Zhang Chunhua came over with the medicine soup and said softly: "Father, the wind is strong by the river, and your body has not been healed."

Zhang Chong took the medicine bowl and drank it all in one go.

"Chunhua, I'm sorry to you for my father, so I'll kill your emotions alive."

Zhang Chunhua shook his head and said, "Men and women love are just leisurely entertainment. What does it count as fate? Besides, what is emotion? It is just a reproductive impulse, and it is ultimately for the trembling moment."

I can't continue talking this day.

Zhang Chunhua said: "Father, Shen Lang won the battle for Jinshan Island. Is the situation very bad for us?"

Zhang Chong said: "It's fierce! Originally, I could have staged a scattered ambush gracefully and ended the fate of the Count Xuanwu's Mansion with relatively gentle means. There is no need to use too fierce means, let alone large-scale bloody battles. This is a successful politician. If I kill people and destroy Earl Jin Zhuo's family, it will seem that my ability will fall into a bad position."

"If there is a choice, I really don't want to cooperate with beasts like Qiu Tianwei. That will be a political/political stain in my future."

"But now that the Jin family has won the battle for Jinshan Island, the situation has instantly changed from a political struggle to a military struggle, and then there will be endless blood. And my reputation as Zhang Chong is even worse."

Zhang Chunhua said: "Although we won the battle for Jinshan Island, the difficulties faced by the Count Xuanwu Mansion have not changed, but have become more dangerous and intense, right?"

Zhang Chong said: "As long as the monarch's determination remains unchanged, the crisis of the Jin family will never be resolved. When you are a giant in struggle, a small loss is actually the best ending. If you win, the consequences will be even more tragic."

This is the truth.

Just like on Earth, a superpower teaches a lesson to a small country due to territorial friction.

If a great country wins, everyone will be happy.

If a great power loses, in order to save face and consolidate his international status, he will be angry and escalate the war into a war to destroy the country.

Zhang Chunhua said: "When the Xuanwu Earl's Mansion is completely destroyed, I will go and provoke Shen Lang again, and it will not be too late to go to bed with him."

Zhang Chong wanted to cover his ears, but sighed, "There is no possibility. Before, he could still maintain a little decent regardless of winning or losing. But next, he was going to die and corpses everywhere."

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An hour later, Zhang Chong dragged his sick body and took a carriage to the Earl's Mansion of Jinhai.

At this time, the entire Jinhai Earl's Mansion was in a mess.

Tang Lun was venting his anger frantically.

The beautiful rockery was smashed directly by him with a heavy sword.

He smashed the expensive famous kiln porcelain into pieces.

The calligraphy and paintings on the wall were also burned.

Because the servants in the mansion could not hide, four or five were killed by Tang Lun. The corpses were scattered on the spot, and no one dared to collect them.

When Zhang Chong walked into the study.

Jinhaibo Tang Lun rushed over with his big sword and shouted loudly: "Are you looking for death? Didn't I say no one is allowed to come in?"

The next second.

He found out that it was Zhang Chong, and he immediately put down the sword in disappointment.

"It's Taishou Zhang, what's the matter?"

Zhang Chong said: "I'll ask Mr. Jin, what are your plans next?"

Tang Lun said coldly: "What else can you plan? Of course, I'm not going to give it to you. I signed the contract, but it's a complete dream to want me to hand over Jinshan Island."

Zhang Chong said: "Even if this is the case, how long can you delay? When the king's order comes down, don't you hand over the island?"

Tang Lun sneered: "When the king's order comes down? The year of the monkey and horses are the month. The king wishes he could die in the Earl Xuanwu's mansion."

Zhang Chong said: "Can you listen to me?"

Tang Lun said: "Tell me."

Zhang Chong said: "Take the Jinshan Island immediately and hand over immediately. Don't destroy the iron smelting workshop inside, and don't destroy the mine pit. Give it a complete handover to the Count Xuanwu Mansion."

As soon as these words were spoken, Tang Lun, the boss of Jinhai, sternly said: "Premier Zhang, are you crazy?"

Zhang Chong said: "In this way, the Count Xuanwu Mansion will be ecstatic and send a large number of people to Jinshan Island. The iron ore grade of Wangya Island is too low. If the Jin family owes debts, they will definitely restore production on Jinshan Island in the shortest time, and will invest a lot of manpower, material resources, financial resources and military power on Jinshan Island."

Tang Lun said: "I handed over Jinshan Island to him intact. Wouldn't it be his opinion? Zhang Taishou, you really know how to plan for Jin Zhuo."

Zhang Chong said: "Jin Haibo, all the steel weapons of the army under the pirate king Qiu Tianwei are provided by you Jinshan Island, right?"

Tang Lun, the Jinhaibo, said: "Premier Zhang, you can't talk about such things randomly, something that is not possible."

It's really interesting. At this moment, you're still playing with stealing the bell?

Who doesn’t know that the Earl’s Mansion and his enemy are so good at wearing a pair of pants. Even Tang Lun is one of Qiu Tianwei’s white gloves in Yue Kingdom.

Zhang Chong said: "After you hand over Jinshan Island to Earl Jin Zhuo, you will sign a secret contract with the pirate king Qiu Tianwei and give him 70% of Jinshan Island. But he needs to send troops to seize Jinshan Island. Do you think Qiu Tianwei will come?"

"Of course?" Tang Lun said: "Qiu Tianwei is a cruel and greedy big shark. If I gave him Jinshan Island, how could he give up this big fat piece of meat?"

In fact, Tang Lun had a secret that he didn't tell.

30% of the iron capital in Jinshan Island belongs to Qiu Tianwei every year, which is considered a protection fee.

Zhang Chong said: "Qiu Tianwei will lead a large army to fight against Jinshan Island and the Count Xuanwu Palace. At that time, will the monarch issue an order to send troops to help Count Jinzhuo wipe out the pirates?"

Tang Lun said: "Of course not. The king wishes Jin Zhuo would die. Qiu Tianwei's military strength is several times that of Jin Zhuo, so he will win."

Zhang Chong said: "At that time, the Count Xuanwu Mansion had already invested a large amount of manpower, military power and financial resources on Jinshan Island. Once the battle with Qiu Tianwei, how many people would die? How much financial resources would be lost? For Count Jinzhuo, Jinshan Island is not just a piece of fat meat, but a meat mincing field, which will make the Jin family shed the last drop of blood."

Tang Lun said: "Immediately afterwards, Yin Yuanhui asked the Jin family for huge debts. Wangya Island was asked for mortgage, and the Jin family was finished. After saying this, the Jin family regained Jinshan Island, which was not only useless, but also accelerated death?"

That's what it means.
To be continued...