Chapter 406

"Stay calm! No one can produce strong evidence to prove that you are not you, so no one can shake your position! As long as your will is firm, it will be as heavy as a mountain! "

When they were heading outside, while Yaoyao was walking in front, Tian Binfei was carried over the threshold by Tian Tianyou and Tian Tianbo. At this moment, he was walking shoulder to shoulder with Ye Xiao 'an, so he reminded him softly. Other than Ye Xiao' an, only Tian Tianyou and Tian Wenbo could hear him.

Ye Xiao 'an was uneasy, but he only nodded in a panic.

When the Palm Print Lady returned, Li Qiuchi and the others all rushed over to welcome her.

Li Qiuchi, Gedore, and the others had been in the middle of a discussion. Regarding the various personnel arrangements made by the chieftain today, Gedore, the leader, and the others all had objections, but they did not dare to directly question the chieftain. Instead, they all rushed to complain to the chieftain. After all, he was the "internal affairs" of Crouching Bull Mountain, and the number one advisor under the chieftain.

Li Qiuchi did not feel that Gedore, the leader, and the other meritorious officials were jealous of those who were more capable. This was because the people arranged to assist the government in establishing the judicial yamen would not affect the power and status of the "officials in the court". They were indeed worried from the perspective of protecting their own country.

The people that "Ye Xiaotian" had sent to various places to establish the judicial yamen for the court were all heroes who had recently sought refuge in Crouching Bull Mountain. There was not a single old person.

These people were able to stand out from the many people who sought refuge with them, so they obviously had talent and ability. Compared to the leader, who only knew about educational affairs, or Gedore, who was illiterate and only knew how to manage roughly, they should be more suitable for the task of establishing the yamen.

However, this first step meant that they could first exert their influence in the areas where Crouching Bull Mountain had just established its rule but had not yet exerted its influence. When the people sent by the court arrived, they would also need to rely on them as a bridge to interact with the local gentry and commoners. They would become the cornerstone of Crouching Bull Mountain's rule in these areas.

They played such an important role, but they did not have any old subordinates to watch over them …

Although it was said to use people without suspicion, the leader and the others felt that this was not appropriate. Even if most of the old subordinates of Crouching Bull Mountain did not possess the ability to govern, they were impeccable in terms of loyalty. Wasn't it safer to send them to work with the people who had recently sought refuge?

Besides, if they completely cast the old subordinates aside now, there would be fewer opportunities to use military force as the number of wars decreased. They would not participate in administrative affairs either, so they would only become more and more marginalized. This would make the old officials feel uncomfortable and disappointed.

Li Qiu Chi comforted everyone with kind words. Just as he was about to find time to report this matter to Ye Xiaotian, he heard that the Mistress had returned. Li Qiu Chi was instantly overjoyed. He finally had a pillar of support.

"As Ye Xiaotian became more and more, the same, became more and more important people would to. When Li Qiuchi was by Ye Xiaotian's side, he was no longer like when Ye Xiaotian was a district magistrate, a magistrate, or even a newly promoted local official whose life was in danger. He could say everything he knew without holding anything back.

He wanted to protect Ye Xiaotian's supreme dignity. Even if he wanted to give advice, he needed a strategy. Now that the Palm Seal Lady had returned, Li Qiuchi's greatest problem was immediately resolved. When Tian Miaowen was in charge of Crouching Bull Mountain, Li Dazhuang was completely convinced by her. He admired Tian Miaowen's wisdom and strategy from the bottom of his heart.

If he reported these matters to the Palm Seal Lady and had her give advice to the chieftain, it would be easier for Ye Xiaotian to accept it. As a result, Li Dazhuang was filled with joy when he arrived at the mountain gates. However, this joy only lasted for a moment before it sank to the bottom.

This was because "Ye Xiaotian" had accompanied his wife back to the hall and sat down. When he introduced "Tian Zaixing" to her, he actually said, "This is Tian Zaixing, Mister Tian. He is a hermit that I met on the road. He is wise and resourceful. I admire Mister Tian very much!"

"Ye Xiaotian" glanced at Li Qiuchi, whose expression was slightly stiff. He then said, "Now that our Crouching Bull Mountain has become a big business, we need to take care of it. We can't always stay in the old mansion. Mister Tian can't move around freely, so we'll have to trouble Mister Li with the matters outside in the future. Mister Tian will stay by my side as a subordinate. If Madam has any matters, you can discuss it with Mister Tian. Both of you have the same surname and are from the same family. I'm sure you'll be able to get along well. Haha … "

"Do we need Mister Li to trouble himself with the matters outside?" How big was the territory of Crouching Bull Mountain? Even if it was as big as the Great Ming Dynasty, was there a reason for the Grand Secretary of the court to be sent out to run around? Although the chieftain had spoken politely, he had clearly exiled Li Dazhuang. In the future, the number one advisor would obviously be this Mister Tian.

The leader, Gedore, and the others all looked at Li Qiuchi in shock. When Li Dazhuang heard this, his mind buzzed and he immediately fell into a daze. When the country was settled, most emperors would purge their old officials in order to lay the foundation for a new dynasty and order. Was this going to happen in Crouching Bull Mountain as well?

Tian Miaowen seemed to be slightly surprised by Ye Xiaotian's arrangements. She glanced deeply at "Tian Zaixing" before glancing at Li Qiuchi. However, she did not raise any objections.

Li Qiuchi could understand his mistress's silence. When Tian Miaowen had been in charge of Crouching Bull Mountain, he had cooperated extremely well with his mistress. Logically speaking, his mistress should have spoken up for him. However, even if she wanted to protect him, there was no reason for her to immediately refute his orders.

After the matter was over, she would understand his thoughts in detail and tactfully advise him. This was the most suitable solution. However, even though Li Dazhuang understood this, he still felt rather uncomfortable. However, faced with everyone's strange gazes, he still forced himself to remain calm and indifferent.

After hearing Ye Xiaotian introduce Tian Zaixing to her, Tian Miaowen also introduced the person she had brought with her to Ye Xiaotian: Dang Yanming. This was someone that her husband had known for a long time and could be added to the advisor's organization. The advisor's organization assisted the sir in making decisions and plans, which was linked to intelligence, so the intelligence organization was the most important extension of the advisor's organization.

Wu Daniu. His name was rather rustic, but he was not rustic at all. He was responsible for managing the estate, but he was not a farmer who would roll up his trousers and personally go to work. The Crouching Bull Mountain currently had estates, so what they lacked the most was people who knew how to manage the estates. He could be of great use to them.

Li Bojin was originally the chief accountant of the shop run by the Tian family. There were still many mountain folk who remained in the Crouching Bull Mountain. Mountain products, minerals, as well as the planned future livestock and planting herbs, all of these required business to maximize their profits.

The Crouching Bull Mountain lacked people in this aspect. Right now, the businesses of the Crouching Bull Mountain were affiliated with Law Tycoon, but to an organisation, this was definitely not a long-term plan. With Li Bojin, the Crouching Bull Mountain could rapidly establish its own group of merchants.

Tian Miaowen had only brought a few people with her, but every single one of them was the talent that the Crouching Bull Mountain lacked the most. She introduced everyone's names, talents, abilities, and specialties. She had already arranged what they would be responsible for in an orderly manner.

Tian Miaowen was the Palm Seal Madam of the Crouching Bull Mountain. The Palm Seal Madam was not just a title. The Palm Seal Madam possessed the corresponding authority. The clan of a chieftain was different from the clan of an emperor. As an imperial dynasty, the empress could not interfere with politics, but that was not the case in the chieftain's government. The Palm Seal Madam was the person in charge of internal affairs in the chieftain's government. She obviously did not overstep her authority when she made arrangements like this for these people.

"Yeah, about that …" Ye Xiao 'an really did want Tian Miaowen to place more people on her side, but he was still in Yang Yinglong's grasp right now. He could not put up any resistance at all, so how could he just agree to Tian Miaowen's request? As a result, Ye Xiao' an stealthily glanced at "Tian Zaixing".

"Tian Zaixing" did not seem to see Ye Xiao 'an's gaze at all. He only clapped his hands and praised, "Good, good! Sir, what you lack the most right now is talent in governance. The talents that the matriarch has brought back are all priceless treasures! "

Ye Xiao 'an secretly stopped worrying when he heard that. He nodded in a hurry. "The madam has brought back these people. It's worth more than a dowry of a million, so we should place them in an important position. Everyone, we're a family from today onwards. I hope we can all work together and strengthen our Crouching Bull Mountain! "

Dang Yanming and the others rose from their seats and clasped their hands at Ye Xiao 'an. They said loudly, "We are willing to serve sir!" Tian Miaowen smiled before casually introducing the indifferent and stern Zong Hua and Xu Sheng behind her. She said, "He's Zong Hua, and he's Xu Sheng. They're both my personal guards!"

Hearing that they had been introduced, the two of them bowed to "Ye Xiaotian" before clasping their fists at the people in the hall. They stood as straight as before. Tian Miaowen's introduction of the two of them was relatively simple, as they were only guards.

Dowry, regardless of whether it was a person or property, was still the property that belonged to the married woman, even if they had already married. Of course, as a person, he had his own thoughts, so there were also betrayals and personal choices.

For example, the two powerful guards by the third madam of Bozhou, Tian Xiufeng. They were originally experts that the Handprint madam had brought out from Mount Longhu. After the madam fell from grace, they saw that there was no future for them if they continued to follow the madam, so they followed Tian Xiufeng wholeheartedly. Tian Xiufeng had Yang Yinglong's support, so it was enough to protect them from the madam's punishment.

Hearing Tian Miaowen's introduction, everyone understood that the two of them would still be the Handprint madam's personal guards in the future. Although Dang Yanming and the others were also part of the dowry, since they had joined the ruling team of Crouching Bull Mountain, the chieftain could still order them around. However, even the chieftain had no right to order these two people around.

However, they were only personal guards, so everyone could not be bothered with them. They only glanced at them. The two of them understood their status very well, so they stood behind Tian Miaowen expressionlessly the entire time. Their expressions were cold and stern. Since they already knew that they were personal guards, they were most likely sacrificial soldiers, so no one found it strange that they behaved like this.

Crouching Bull Mountain was currently in a period of consolidation after rapidly expanding. As the territory they controlled after this expansion was over ten times larger than what they previously possessed, and the territory they previously possessed was not a stable foundation that had been in operation for several centuries. It had only been around for over two years at most, so what they lacked the most was people who could govern.

Even though the Gu God cult's rule in the mountains had lasted for over a thousand years, it was a self-sufficient structure deep in the mountains and forests. It was even smaller than a small-scale farming economy. There was no model that the Crouching Bull Mountain could learn from or make use of, nor could they nurture the corresponding people. As a result, they urgently needed to select a large number of people.

Right now was the time when the flow of people in the Crouching Bull Mountain was the most frequent, but it was also the most suitable time for such adjustments. Once a government established a stable structure, it would be very difficult for them to carry out such frequent appointments and transfer a large number of officials. An overly stable structure was beneficial to the stability of the government, but it was also detrimental to the reform of the government.

For example, Yang Yinglong wanted to appoint a new great shaman after the death of the first Ah Mu, but he had to consider the opinions of the various factions under him. He could not blindly act on his own. Emperor Wanli wanted to appoint a member of the cabinet, so he also had to consider the reactions of the various factions and balance their relationships. However, to the Crouching Bull Mountain, everything was currently in the process of building something out of nothing, so there was much less resistance to construction.

After a simple introduction, the arrangements for the group of people Tian Miaowen had brought back were settled. "Ye Xiaotian" stood up, wanting to take Tian Miaowen back to the residence to visit his parents. Everyone dispersed.

Tian Tianyou and Tian Wenbo pushed Tian Binfei's wheelchair. As soon as they returned to their residence, Tian Tianyou's face sank. He said in displeasure, "Tian Miaowen has entrusted her old subordinates with heavy responsibilities. This will cause great difficulty to our plan, so why did you agree to it?"

From his questioning tone, Ye Xiaoan's previous guess was right. He was the direct descendant that Yang Yinglong had sent. Even Tian Binfei, who was favored by Tian Xiufeng, actually had to listen to his commands. As for Tian Wenbo, he was a true follower.

Tian Binfei slowly turned his wheelchair around and looked at the furious Tian Tianyou. He smiled faintly and said, "Tian Miaowen is the Palm Seal Madam. Ye Xiaotian trusts her very much. Perhaps it can't compare to our Heavenly King Yang's obedience to the third madam, but it's not too far off."

"Do you think that it's reasonable for Ye Xiaotian to not agree to the Palm Seal Madam's arrangements? Even if they can't be trained, now that Tian Miaowen has left the household with nothing and has only taken away these desserts, it's reasonable for them to be arranged like this first. If they really can't be used, then they can be adjusted. "

Tian Binfei spoke unhurriedly and very calmly, "That's right! If Ye Xiaotian doesn't agree, Tian Miaowen has nothing to say. However, do you think that making enemies everywhere as soon as we've settled down in Crouching Bull Ridge, causing the wrath of the heavens and the people, will be helpful for us to plant people? "

Tian Tianyou choked up. He snorted coldly and said nothing.

Tian Binfei turned his wheelchair and turned his back to him. He said indifferently, "If we control the chieftains, we'll have the upper hand! Tian Miaowen planted a few people, but in the end, didn't they still end up helping us? Among the people sent by the heavenly king, there aren't many talents in this area! "

Tian Binfei turned his wheelchair to the back of the screen. His voice still rang out, "However, Tian Miaowen is very smart. I'm worried that Ye Xiao 'an won't be able to hide it for long under her eyes. If you're really worried, why don't you report to the heavenly king and implement the plan to control Crouching Bull Ridge as soon as possible? This opportunity can't be missed, it won't come again!"

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"Madam, no matter when, sir's initial team is always sir's most reliable foundation. Most of them come from the mountains, so they might not be very familiar with the outside world. They might not be able to do much in the establishment of the various judicial offices, but it's not good to completely exclude them and disappoint the old subordinates!"

Tian Miaowen paid her respects to her in-laws and returned to her usual residence in Crouching Bull Ridge. This was also the master bedroom of the chieftain's back residence. "Ye Xiaotian" was currently maintaining the rule for his deceased brother. He had a hard bed and straw mat and lived elsewhere. This was still her residence.

Tian Miaowen had just taken a bath and freshened up. She changed into a light, soft robe and came out to sit down. A pot of "Jade Stream Bright Moon" had been brewed until now. The temperature of the water was just right, and the fragrance of the tea was pleasant. Tian Miaowen had only taken a few sips when Li Qiuchi came to see her.

Tian Miaowen was most familiar with him among the people of Crouching Bull Ridge. She was even more familiar with him than Ye Xiaotian's sworn brothers, Hua Yunfei and Law Tycoon. When she heard that Li Dazhuang had come to see her, she obviously had no reason to refuse.

Li Dazhuang saw Tian Miaowen and exchanged some pleasantries. He then told Tian Miaowen in detail about the Chieftain's announcement that the people who were sent to assist the Imperial Court in establishing the judicial yamen were all new talents. Tian Miaowen sipped her tea and listened to him seriously.

When Li Qiuchi finished, Tian Miaowen thought for a while and said slowly, "The Chieftain must have his own considerations for making such arrangements. New people bring new atmosphere. Perhaps the Chieftain is trying to create a new atmosphere. I will find some time to have a good talk with him. The feelings of the old officials must be taken into consideration."

Li Dazhuang did not expect her to agree immediately. He only sighed and said, "Yes! Regarding this matter, Gedore, Leader Yinggou and the others are all dissatisfied. The Chieftain will be sending people to various places in a few days. If this matter cannot be resolved before these people leave, I'm afraid the hearts of the people will be disappointed. "

Tian Miaowen nodded and said, "I understand. I will discuss it with the Chieftain tomorrow!"

Li Dazhuang wanted to say something but stopped. Tian Miaowen raised her eyebrows slightly and said, "Is there anything else?"

Li Dazhuang swallowed the words he wanted to say and stood up, "This is all I wanted to say. Madam, please rest. I will take my leave now!"

Tian Miaowen nodded and watched Li Dazhuang leave. She sighed softly and leaned against the table. She rested her cheek on her hand and looked at the steam in the cup, deep in thought.

Behind her, on the other side of the six-fan palace maids' screen, a person suddenly came out, walked quietly behind her, opened his arms and gently embraced her slender waist.

Tian Miaowen was neither surprised nor flustered, as if she already knew there was someone behind her. She only patted the hands gently and said in annoyance, "Don't mess around!" However, the hands around her waist did not let go. Instead, they hugged her even tighter …

Li Qiuchi walked along the veranda with a heavy heart. He wanted to say something but stopped because he wanted to ask the Palm Print Lady about his future. He was good at giving advice to others. If he was sent out, what he could do would be limited.

Furthermore, no matter how the power of Crouching Bull Mountain developed or how vast the territory they ruled in the future, the center of power could only be where the Chieftain was. If he was sent out, it would be equivalent to being exiled from the center of power.

Li Dazhuang was not the same as before. He was no longer the litigation master from before. When it came to his own future, he was a little embarrassed to say it, so he hesitated and did not speak in the end. However, he also knew that it was easy to walk out of the circle of power, but it was extremely difficult to walk back in.

He could already see the guards at the gate. If he walked out and missed this opportunity … Li Qiuchi stopped and thought about it. In the end, he still turned around shamelessly.

Li Qiuchi walked quickly towards Tian Miaowen's residence. The closer he got, the lighter his footsteps became. The closer he got, the slower his footsteps became. When he got close, he raised his hand and put it down again. Just as he was hesitating, he suddenly heard a soft chuckle from the room. The laughter was charming and carried a hint of sweetness.

Li Qiuchi was slightly taken aback. This did not sound like the laughter a person would make when they were alone. He subconsciously leaned against the crack of the door and peeked in through the crack. He saw a young man in a Taoist robe. It was the Palm Print Lady's personal guard, Xu Sheng.

What shocked Li Qiuchi was that Xu Sheng actually opened his arms and wrapped them around the Palm Print Lady's waist. His cheek rested on the Palm Print Lady's shoulder. The Palm Print Lady turned her face slightly and looked back. Her cherry lips were tender and beautiful, and her eyes were watery. The flirtation was very obvious.

Li Qiu Chi's fright was no small matter, and he cried out, "Ah!"