"What power?"
Chen Chong held the broom in his hand and looked at him. For some reason, when he saw the kind smile on his face, his hair stood on end.
"The Chen family was once prominent and ranked as a duke. Lord Chen, you were also an official in the Minister of State. You were glorious and had a bright future …" Li Yi shook his head and sighed. "But now, you can only sweep the courtyard with a broom. Have you ever thought …"
"Of course I have thought about it." Chen Chong glanced at him and said, "This is all because of you."
"Ah?"
"The reason the Chen family has fallen to such a state and the reason I have to sweep the courtyard with a broom is all because of you."
Li Yi raised his teacup and put it down. He thought for a moment and said, "I'm not talking about who or who. I'm saying … are you really willing to go from being an official in the court to only being able to sweep the courtyard?"
"I am willing."
Chen Chong poured a cup of hot tea for Third Young Lady Chen and calmly said, "I'm getting old. As long as I can live a stable life, it doesn't matter if I'm an official or sweep the courtyard. In my opinion, sweeping the courtyard is more leisurely."
Not thinking about progress, he was not thinking about progress at all!
In any case, he had come from the House of Duke and had sat in one of the most popular positions in the court. At his age, his career path was the smoothest and his future was the brightest. He should be the most ambitious and ambitious. Dong Wenyun had already reached the position of Prime Minister at his age, and yet he only thought about sweeping the courtyard? He only wanted to be leisurely?
Degenerate!
"Although life is full of ups and downs, we cannot forget to struggle. Old steeds are still in the stable and have great ambitions. Martyrs in their twilight years still have great ambitions. Jiang Ziya became Prime Minister at the age of eighty, Sun Wukong went on a pilgrimage to the West at the age of five hundred, and Bai Suzhen only descended the mountain to fall in love at the age of one thousand …"
Li Yi shook his head and said, "Lord Chen, you are just over 40, not even half of Jiang Taigong's age. How can you be so depressed? I have a position of provincial governor here, three levels higher than your previous position. Are you interested?"
Although he had a lot of power and could directly participate in national affairs, his official position was not high. He was only a fifth-rank official. The provincial governor of Shu Province was a fourth-rank official, which was three ranks higher than him. When Shu Province was promoted from a lower province to a higher province, his official rank would be unimaginable.
"Not interested." Chen Chong shook his head, his face expressionless as he picked up his broom and walked into the courtyard.
Li Yi stood up and said, "Think about it …"
"I won't consider it," Chen Chong said decisively.
"Just take it as helping me out …"
"I'm not helping. Compared to being a provincial governor, I prefer sweeping the courtyard."
"We're all friends, give me some face …"
"Does His Highness Gyeong Of Silla still need others to give him face?"
… …
These were words that went against his heart. When Li Yi had brought up this matter, he had clearly seen the glint in Chen Chong's eyes.
How could a person who had lived a glorious life, a person who could summon the wind and summon the rain in court, fall so low that he liked sweeping the courtyard?
Chen Chong was undoubtedly the most suitable person for this position. He had the ability and experience. His only flaw was that he had once made a serious political mistake. However, this was not important. He was the great Gyeong Of Silla, magnanimous and magnanimous. How could he not even have this little bit of tolerance?
The problem was that Chen Chong didn't seem to give him much face.
Li Yi looked at him and asked, "I'll ask you one last time. Will you accept the position of provincial governor?"
"No!"
Chen Chong turned his head, a mocking smile on his face. So what if it was Gyeong Of Silla? Even Gyeong Of Silla would have a time when he would beg him …
Li Yi shook his head and indifferently said, "Then don't blame me for being impolite."
Chen Chong was disdainful of this. If he didn't want to become provincial governor, could it be that he could suppress him?
Li Yi no longer paid attention to Chen Chong. He turned around and looked at Third Young Miss Chen, saying, "Mother …"
Third Young Miss Chen smiled and nodded. She raised her head to look at Chen Chong and gently said, "Second Brother …"
…
"Lord Chen, Provincial Governor Chen, I'll go back and issue a decree. You can take up your post tomorrow."
On the issue of Shuzhou, Li Xuan had given him a lot of freedom. From the position of provincial governor to that of local officials, he didn't need to go through the procedures of the Ministry of Personnel. He looked at the broom in Chen Chong's hand and said, "Of course, if you like sweeping, you can continue this hobby after you become provincial governor. No one will stop you …"
"See you later!" Li Yi waved at him again and walked out of the courtyard.
Chen Chong threw down the broom and walked to sit beside Third Young Miss Chen. He poured himself a cup of tea and gulped it down. He said with some dissatisfaction, "Miaoyu, you spoil him too much …"
Third Young Miss Chen smiled and said, "If I don't say anything, how can Second Brother find a way out of this embarrassing situation?"
Chen Chong's face turned red. "Miaoyu, you, what do you mean by that?"
"Nothing. I'm going to take up my post tomorrow. Second Brother should make some preparations …" She stood up with a smile and said, "I'm going to see my precious grandson. The Li family is still lacking in numbers. It would be great if Ruoqing and Zui Mo could add two more members to the family …"
She quickly walked out of the courtyard, leaving only Chen Chong sitting there, his face alternating between red and white.
…
In the short span of half a month, the problem of banditry in Shuzhou had been brought under control.
Even the local people of Shuzhou would not believe such a thing, let alone others.
Shuzhou had been plagued by banditry for decades. The previous provincial governor had dealt with it, the previous provincial governor had dealt with it, and the previous provincial governor had dealt with it. Even that good-for-nothing King of Shu had symbolically dealt with it twice.
But in the past few decades, no matter what the government did or what measures they took, it was only a temporary achievement. The effect was very small, and it could not be compared to the effect of His Highness Gyeong Of Silla's suppression of banditry.
His Highness Gyeong Of Silla had ordered that if the people suffered losses due to banditry, the local government would pay for it in advance.
Everyone knew that in these days, the government was a den of banditry. Just this rule alone had eliminated half of the banditry in Shuzhou.
Of course, there were also people who took advantage of the situation. A few people with bad intentions took the opportunity to falsely report their losses to the government. After being found out, they were severely beaten dozens of times. They were unanimously spurned by the people, and such things rarely happened again.
The situation in Shuzhou had really changed a lot recently.
In the past, people in Shuzhou would be in danger of encountering banditry even if they walked on the official road in broad daylight, let alone walking at night.
Now, when banditry walked on the mountain road in Shuzhou, they had to worry about whether there were soldiers lying in ambush in the bushes beside them. When they saw pedestrians walking alone, they had to think carefully about whether they were bait thrown out by the government or a hero with unparalleled martial arts skills, using himself as bait and waiting for them to walk into the trap …
For a moment, the banditry in Shuzhou was in a state of panic, and everyone was in danger …
They could not live on like this anymore …
In a mountain village in Ji County.
A thin man rushed into a room and said to the one-eyed man sitting in a seat in panic, "Big Brother, bad news. We've been surrounded!"
"What!" The one-eyed man immediately stood up and said angrily, "We haven't done business for a few months. Do the government have nothing better to do? Why are they here to cause trouble for us?"
The thin man panted and said, "No, it's not the government!"
"It's not the government?" The one-eyed man sat down again and asked, "Then is it Wang Er Mazi or Li Er Gouzi who came to snatch our territory? Did these two f * ckers eat bear's heart and leopard's gall?"
The thin man patted his chest and said, "It's, it's not …"
The one-eyed man suddenly slammed the table and said angrily, "It's not this and it's not that. Who is it? Finish it all at once!"
Only then did the thin man calm down and say, "It's, it's those baldies!"
"What!"
The one-eyed man stood up from the chair again and quickly fell back down. He asked, "What, what did you say?"
The thin man said sadly, "Big Brother, those baldies are here again!"
At that moment, dozens of people were blocking the entrance of the village. A strong bald man held a cone-shaped paper tube in his hand and shouted, "People inside, listen up. You've been surrounded. Put down your weapons and surrender immediately. Don't resist and fight for leniency …"
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