As the ancestral home of the Wu Family in Yunzhou, the Wu Mansion in Yunzhou could be said to be majestic, occupying about one-sixth of the entire Qinlingjun City. Apart from this ancestral home, 40% of the industrial land in Qinlingjun City belonged to the Wu Family, including dozens of rice and cloth shops, horse carriages, and so on. It could be said that the Wu Family had a monopoly on the ironware business in Jin, and in Qinlingjun City, they had a monopoly on everyone's daily life in Qinlingjun City. In Qinlingjun City, everyone's life was closely related to the Wu Family.
Except for one person.
Ma Tianchang, the Governor of Yunzhou of Jin.
Ma Tianchang, male, 48 years old, the Governor of Yunzhou of Jin. He was the trusted subordinate of the Emperor of Jin. Ten years ago, he became the Governor of Yunzhou and was the youngest Governor in Jin's history. Of course, he was also recognized as the most capable Governor.
During the ten years he was in office, he built Yunzhou, a strategic town on the border with Northern Yuan, like a bucket of water. From the second year after he took office, the Wolf Cavalry of Northern Yuan, who used to come to Yunzhou every year to harvest grass and grain, never came again.
Ten years ago, Yunzhou was only a strategic military town with a few counties under its jurisdiction and a population of no more than 50 million. Ten years later, the population under the jurisdiction of Yunzhou had reached 360 million.
Ten years ago, there was only one market at the border between Yunzhou and Northern Yuan, where smuggling was rampant. Ten years later, there were 18 trade routes and 29 markets from Yunzhou to Northern Yuan. The tax revenue kept increasing. Until now, the annual tax revenue to the imperial court was 102 times that of ten years ago.
Similarly, in these ten years, the people of Yunzhou only knew of the Governor Ma, but did not know of the imperial court!
The Governor Mansion was located in the northernmost part of Qinlingjun City. It was very big. Although it was not as big as the Wu Family, which occupied one-sixth of Qinlingjun City, it was still one of the biggest mansions in the city.
Deep into the Governor Mansion, there was a deep and small courtyard. In the courtyard, there was a pond, a rock garden, a pavilion, trees, and flowers. These were the basic furnishings of a large family's courtyard.
The pond in the courtyard was not big, the fake mountain was not special, and the trees and flowers were all very ordinary. As for the pavilion, it had long been a little shabby. It seemed that it did not match the name of the mansion.
Sitting in the pavilion was a middle-aged man, tall and slender, with a fair and handsome face, and a short, straight black beard. He sat quietly in the pavilion, holding a book in his hand, leisurely reading. He wore a cyan gown, and although the workmanship was exquisite and clean, it was very old, and some places had already been washed white. It was obvious that he had worn it for many years. For ordinary people, this kind of dressing was nothing, but for Ma Tianchang, the governor of the seven counties of the Yun Sea, with a population of three hundred million, and every year he paid hundreds of millions of silver to the national treasury, it was a bit shabby.
However, the man in the pavilion was Ma Tianchang, the governor of Yunzhou in the Great Jin!
A series of light footsteps could be heard. On the long corridor that connected to the pavilion, a maid in pink clothes hurriedly walked towards the pavilion.
"Hmm!"
Hearing the footsteps, Ma Tianchang frowned slightly. He didn't like people disturbing him while he was reading. Looking at the servant girl's hurried appearance, a trace of displeasure flashed in his eyes. However, this displeasure only flashed for a moment, and the servant girl didn't see it.
"Your Excellency, Madam has an urgent matter and wants to see you!" The maid walked in front of Ma Tianchang, bowed her head, and said in a low voice. Her voice was a little nervous, and from time to time she quickly and gently looked up, her eyes full of admiration and admiration.
"What's the matter?!" Such a small action could not be hidden from Ma Tianchang, but he did not intend to do anything. He just asked gently, his voice gentle and full of magnetism, like a spring breeze.
"Madam Zheng of the Mingyi School has come to see Madam, and together with Hero Ji!"
"Hero Ji?"
Hearing these three words, Ma Tianchang's eyes flashed, "The Man of Honor, Ji Zhongtang?!"
"Yes, Hero Ji Zhongtang!" The maid said.
"What is he doing here?!" Ma Tianchang frowned even more, "I don't know him!"
"This, I don't know!" The maid said carefully, "Madam has already invited Madam Zheng to the Inner Residence, and Hero Ji is drinking tea in the study. Looking at him, it seems that he has something important to see you about!"
"Got it!" Ma Tianchang said, "Go to Madam's place and wait on her!"
"Yes!"
The maid replied carefully, instinctively realizing that her Excellency seemed to be very displeased with Ji Zhongtang's sudden visit.
After the maid left, Ma Tianchang put the book in his hand on the stone table in the pavilion, slightly tidied up his clothes, and walked towards the study.
In the study of the Governor's Mansion, a middle-aged man in gray slowly paced, with a faint smile on his face, looking at the rows of books on the bookshelf. On the table, there was a cup of tea that was half drunk. Suddenly, his footsteps stopped, and the smile on his face became even wider.
"Hero Ji has graced us with his presence, I, Ma, have failed to welcome you from afar, I have been disrespectful!"
From a distance, Ma Tianchang's unique magnetic voice came over.
"Not at all, not at all, I, Ji, have taken the liberty to visit, I hope you don't take offense!" Ji Zhongtang turned around, with a face full of smiles, and welcomed Ma Tianchang. The two of them exchanged greetings as if they were old friends, and the attendant at the side promptly added tea.
After chatting for half an hour, they finally got to the main topic.
"I wonder why Hero Ji has come?!"
"Oh, I, Ji, have taken the liberty, this time mainly for my nephew's marriage!"
"Pfft –!" Ma Tianchang, who had just taken a sip of tea, fiercely spat out half of it, and the other half, spilled all over the chair. The attendant standing at the door was also stunned, and hurriedly came forward to clean up. From time to time, his eyes glanced at Ji Zhongtang, flashing a strange expression.
"It seems that I have taken the liberty!"
Seeing this situation, Ji Zhongtang sat to one side, smiling without saying a word.
"Sorry, sorry, I have been rude!" Wiping away the water stains on his clothes, Ma Tianchang said with some embarrassment, "It's just that Hero Ji's words, I don't quite understand, your nephew's marriage, does it have anything to do with me?!" Looking at his appearance, it seemed that he wanted to say, I am a man, are you sure you are talking about my nephew and not my niece?
"Your Excellency Ma must be joking!" Ji Zhongtang cupped his fists and said, "I have long heard that Your Excellency Ma's daughter is both talented and beautiful, and has reached the marriageable age. She is a good match for my nephew, therefore …!"
"You mean Linglong?!" Ma Tianchang raised his eyebrows, staring at Ji Zhongtang, and said bluntly, "Forgive me for speaking bluntly, my daughter is indeed at the marriageable age, but to be a match for your nephew, this age gap seems to be a bit too big!"
"Age is not a problem, what's more, the age difference between the two is only sixteen years, Shaoyou is just in his early thirties, a good match for your daughter!" As he spoke, he took out a letter, held it with both hands, and handed it to Ma Tianchang.
The envelope was completely empty, without a single word. Ma Tianchang gave Ji Zhongtang a puzzled look, opened it, and saw the handwriting in the letter. His expression changed, and as he read on, his expression gradually became stiff. After a long while, Ma Tianchang let out a long sigh, carefully folded the letter, and put it back into the envelope. He then hid the envelope close to his body, raised his head, and said, "If it were an ordinary matter, then so be it. It's just that this matter is of great importance, and I need to think about it carefully!"
"Of course!" Ji Zhongtang said, "This is an important matter, and naturally needs to be thought over at length. I will not disturb Your Excellency, I will now stay at the Tongfu Tavern's First Heaven Courtyard. If Your Excellency has made a decision, please send someone to inform me. Farewell!"
"I will not see you out!" Ma Tianchang sat upright and motionless, a trace of a smile had already returned to his face. He picked up the tea beside him, gently took a sip, and actually did not look at Ji Zhongtang again.
A flash of anger flashed in Ji Zhongtang's eyes, and he cupped his hands towards Ma Tianchang, turned around, and left.
Ma Tianchang quietly sipped his tea, the atmosphere in the study seemed incomparably oppressive. The manservant waiting at the door stood with his body bowed, his face full of fear, not even daring to breathe loudly.
After drinking the tea, Ma Tianchang slowly raised his head, looking at the stone path outside the study, his gaze gradually became icy cold, his left hand placed on the table, lightly tapping.
"What is this? Testing, beating, making me take a side, or some other intention? Mingyi School, White Blademaster Lu Shaoyou, is that so great … hmph? "
Finally, he ended his thoughts with a sneer, and stood up, bringing with him a gust of cold wind, causing the manservant at the door to shiver a few times.
The Excellency, seemed to be angry!
… …..
There was another chapter in the evening!
In addition, he sweated, his book group was full!!
He was depressed!
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