Fang Yun had a warm smile on his face as he slowly got off the boat. It was as if he didn't know that the official in front of him was his enemy. ⑧
Everyone in front of Fang Yun was the same. They all had very kind smiles on their faces. If one only looked at their expressions, one would think that they treated Fang Yun as family.
When he got closer, Fang Yun suppressed the disgust in his heart. He smiled and cupped his hands. "Greetings to the people of Ning An County. From today onwards, I am a member of Ning An County. I am no longer Fang Xusheng, but the county magistrate. I will rely on all of you in the future."
"In our hearts, you will always be the unparalleled Fang Xusheng," an elder said with a smile.
"With Fang Xusheng's arrival in Ning An County, Ning An County will definitely be peaceful forever. We are the ones relying on you!"
"Yes, with your arrival, our Ning An County will definitely prosper! I even went to your library yesterday. "
Everyone praised him.
Fang Yun was modest. At first, he was just being polite. Later, he gestured for everyone to stop praising him. However, these people were very enthusiastic and didn't stop.
When all of Fang Yun's family members and private soldiers had disembarked, even the carriages carrying the books and household items had disembarked. However, they still couldn't stop talking.
A middle-aged man in Han Lin robes stepped forward and smiled. "Everyone has said enough. Let me introduce you to Fang Xusheng."
Everyone shut their mouths in unison.
Fang Yun continued to smile. Ao Huang just blinked. Yang Yuhuan also didn't think much of it. She just felt that it was a little strange.
However, Su Xiaoxiao and the other scholars behind Fang Yun had slight changes in their expressions. This was an invisible show of strength. Fang Yun had talked for a long time, but no one listened. However, Han Lin's words stopped everyone.
Fang Yun smiled and looked at Han Lin. "If I'm not wrong, you must be the chief of the Trilateral Transportation Company, Geng Ge, Geng Ge, right? It's all thanks to you dispatching the provisions and military equipment from the rear. Otherwise, the soldiers on the frontline wouldn't have a day of peace. "
However, a few scholars behind Fang Yun snorted coldly. It was because of Geng Ge's secret operations that Gyeongo's Left Corps suffered a crushing defeat last year, resulting in countless casualties.
Whether it was Fang Yun, Geng Ge, or the officials of Ning An City, no one seemed to have heard the snorts of those scholars.
Geng Ge said with a smile, "To be able to receive Fang Xusheng's praise is truly a great honor for me. Come, let me introduce you to everyone present. "
Geng Ge looked around at the crowd and then pointed to an old Hanlin Academy official. "This is Beimang Army's Beimang General, Ding Haosheng."
This old Hanlin Academy student looked to be over seventy years old, but he was still strong and healthy. His body looked very healthy, but his hair was very white.
Fang Yun's expression turned serious. It was not a casual gesture, but a respectful bow. "Student Fang Yun greets Old General Ding. Every time I read about the Battle of Lang Mountain, I feel respect. If you hadn't broken through Hanlin Academy and injured one of the King of Wolf Barbarians' legs with the [Heart of Jade Blood], the thirty thousand troops would have been wiped out. All of you greet Old General Ding. "
"Greetings Old General Ding …"
Everyone greeted him.
Yang Yuhuan, Su Xiaoxiao, and the maids immediately bowed and curtseyed. Nunu and Ao Huang cupped their hands together like scholars. She looked so serious and cute.
Ding Haosheng's expression was firm. He was an experienced and calm person, but when he saw this scene. There was a flash of red on his face.
Geng Ge blinked, but in the blink of an eye, there was a flash of sharpness in his eyes.
Ding Haosheng hurriedly said, "Fang Xusheng, you're too kind. That's just my duty. It's not that big of a contribution. Your legendary war poem is the one that's unparalleled in the world. "
Geng Ge smiled. "Look, Old Brother Ding can't hold it in anymore. After entering the city. You two can talk all night long, but now let me introduce the second person. This is Manager Pang of the Transport Department. In the Transport Department … "
Next, Geng Ge introduced everyone present according to their status and position.
He first introduced the Jinshi present. Because Ning An County was very important, the officials here often had higher positions and ranks than ordinary counties.
Among the officials in Fang Yun's hometown, Ji County, only the county magistrate was a Jinshi. The others were all scholars or below.
Ning An County was different. Not only was the county magistrate a Jinshi, but even the constable of the county was a Jinshi. Other than the capital, only Ning An County was like this.
After Geng Ge introduced some of the officials of the Transport Department, Beimang Army, and the county government, he began to introduce Fang Yun to the local businessmen and tyrants.
Although Ning An County was only a small county, it had two prestigious families and seven prominent families. An ordinary county was nothing more than this. Moreover, these two prestigious families and seven prominent families were inextricably linked to the wealthy families of the capital.
As for the big businessmen, they were all Jinshi. They were the true members of the wealthy families and were in charge of everything in Ning An County.
Other than Geng Ge of the Transport Department and Ding Haosheng of the Beimang Army, these big businessmen had the highest status.
Fang Yun thought to himself that it was a pity. These merchants were actually very talented, otherwise they would not have been able to hold their own in Ning 'an. It was just that … these great merchants were naturally close to the School of Miscellany. This was because the first Half-Saint of the School of Miscellany, Lu Buwei, was the number one merchant during the Warring States Period. Stories such as "A word worth a thousand gold" and "rare goods worth hoarding" were all related to Lu Buwei.
These businessmen had the same ambition as Lu Buwei. They used the king as a commodity in exchange for power!
Therefore, these big businessmen were very close to the Minister of the Left and the Zong Family.
After introducing all the important people here, Geng Ge smiled and said, "Fang Xusheng's arrival in Ning An County is my honor. I can't describe my feelings. I'm willing to drive you to Ning An City!"
Not only were Fang Yun and his private army of scholars shocked, but many people in Ning An County were also surprised. A Hanlin was actually willing to drive Fang Yun's carriage. This was a treatment that not even the king deserved.
Xusheng was barely qualified. However, when a junior Jinshi had a Hanlin driving his carriage for him during the court examination, it wouldn't be good if word got out.
Fang Yun didn't expect this to be a trap.
It wasn't important whether Hanlin driving a carriage would damage his Literary Name. What was important was that once Geng Ge did this, the entire county would see it and think that Geng Ge was respectful to Fang Yun. If there was any conflict in the future, it would be disadvantageous for Fang Yun.
The Hanlin was already driving a carriage for you. What else do you want?
However, Fang Yun thought on a deeper level.
For Xusheng's position, even if the Minister of the Left and the Four Ministers worked together, they wouldn't be able to suppress Fang Yun's Literary Name, let alone a mere Hanlin. Since he couldn't suppress him, then he would continue to raise him up! Raising Fang Yun to a high position and completely cutting off his connections with the people at the bottom was one of the reasons. Taking away Fang Yun's power was one of the reasons. If he used other methods to attack him, it would create a strong contrast. The consequences would be unimaginable.
"No, no! What has this student done to deserve Old Mister's favor? "Fang Yun took a step forward and stood in front of Geng Ge.
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