The Governor-General's Action

Uncle Jie thought that he had regained some of his rationality and said, "Young Master, this is a rare opportunity. In the past, you just read theoretical cases on paper, and there was no possibility of witnessing it with your own eyes. You can really learn from him. He handled the matters so skillfully and courageously that I think only the governor-general who showed off his abilities when he was young can compare."

Li Yuchen jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. "Nonsense! That's impossible! This little liar is just bluffing! When Uncle Sheng was young, he was absolutely unstoppable. How can this little liar compare to him?"

Just as Uncle Jie felt that his patience was about to reach its end, he heard Li Yuchen say, "What he did today was built on a known and controllable foundation. He was the one who sent the imperial army, and his prestige was spread among the people. He knew that Fang Dashan wouldn't really shoot, and he also knew that he wouldn't be harmed by the refugees. I even have reason to believe that the civil unrest was within his expectations, so everything was planned by him. He was only here to win the support of the people. There was no danger at all."

"Uncle Sheng was much more powerful than him when he was young. He was a true hero!"

Uncle Jie and the others looked at each other, their eyes filled with surprise and a little joy. He gave a look, and a burly man immediately took out a pen and paper to record his words.

"Young Master, why do you think he is incomparable?"

Li Yuchen snorted and said proudly, "He cannot compare in every aspect! Twenty-five years ago, when Uncle Sheng was in Huangyang County in Ling State, he was only the acting county governor and the garrison commander. Yet, he dared to lead troops to encircle the Imperial Family's noble He Guishan's mansion. He had 500 men and 300 guns. He broke through 18 encirclements in a row and killed over 2,000 bandits and bullies. In the end, he captured the Imperial Family's noble and the tyrant of Huangyang County, He Guishan."

"At that time, Elder Qi Xin from the Supreme Council of Elders personally came to plead for mercy. Uncle Sheng ignored him and shot the bully He Guishan in the face."

"Haha! How could that kid possess such a heroic spirit?"

"That Elder Qi was so angry that he threatened Uncle Sheng that he would die a horrible death. So what? A few years later, he fell and Uncle Sheng soared to the sky!"

"How could that kid possess such strength?"

"Also, that year in Yuyang County, he was even more unbelievable."

When it came to the glorious deeds of his idol, Li Yuchen's words were like a river as he talked non-stop. He only stopped to rest after ten minutes.

Uncle Jie took the opportunity to say, "Do you want to be as impressive as Uncle Sheng?"

"Of course. That's my dream."

Uncle Jie continued, "Then you can stay by County Head Lin's side…"

Li Yuchen flatly refused. "That's impossible."

"Young Master, listen to me. Although County Governor Lin is far inferior to Governor Sheng, he is getting closer to Governor Sheng step by step. Look at him today. He is dressed in glory among tens of thousands of people and is singing the main tune. He killed evil fiends at the slightest disagreement and ordered a thousand people to disarm themselves. Isn't he very glorious? Very handsome?"

Seeing that Li Yuchen still wanted to speak, Uncle Jie immediately added, "Of course, it can't be compared to when Governor Sheng was young, but Governor Sheng is a genius. It's very difficult for mortals to reach his level. Although Lin Wen is young and doesn't have enough talent, he still works hard to get closer to the governor."

"Look at what he's done today. Apparently he also worships the governor. And he already has made some poor yet successful imitations. You've done nothing."

"Don't you want to take this step?"

In order to teach Li Yuchen, Uncle Jie had greatly improved his tongue and thinking today. If it were his own child, his fists and rod would have hit him long ago. He would not have spent so much effort.

Hard work paid off. Li Yuchen was obviously moved as well. He hesitated for a long time before saying, "Alright, alright, but I have a request. If he becomes like those mediocre officials, I want to leave immediately."

Uncle Jie smiled. "Of course. If he becomes like that, we will take you away too."

After settling Li Yuchen down to sleep, Uncle Jie wrote down the events of the day and sent them to the governor-general's office in the form of an encrypted telegram along with the subsequent conversations.

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Far away on the other end of the Dongqin State, Governor Sheng Huaixuan, who was also shrouded in darkness, still hadn't fallen asleep. He stood in the similarly desolate and remote wilderness, gazing silently at Little Frost Mountain, which was located at the border of the Dongqin State, as well as the only mountain path out of the mountain.

The night was like water, and the clear moonlight illuminated the 1,600 imperial soldiers in green uniforms behind him.

The night was so quiet, as if these people were just sculptures.

After a long while, the sound of footsteps broke the silence. A scout-looking soldier ran over and saluted Governor Sheng Huaixuan.

"Reporting! The target has finished their rest and set off. They are expected to pass through Little Frost Mountain in forty minutes."

Sheng Huaixuan nodded. "Continue scouting."

"Yes, sir!" The scout saluted again and ran back.

A man who looked like an officer next to the governor leaned forward and whispered, "Governor, why don't we change our clothes and cover our faces?" He pulled out a black cloth. "Look, I've brought the cloth."

Perhaps because the report was accurate and the situation had been settled, Sheng Huaixuan seemed to have relaxed a lot. He did not scold him because of this. Instead, he said with a faint smile, "Then make up another name? Should we say something like 'the Black Wind Bandits are robbing here, raise your hands if you don't want to die'?"

"That's great!" The officer praised. "That's a great name! The governor-general is indeed unparalleled. Oh my, uh…" He stopped mid-sentence as the governor-general's expression darkened.

"Dong Qianwang," Sheng Huaixuan said coldly. "If you don't want to be the first commander of the Qing Army anymore, take off your military uniform now. I can allow you to go home safely."

The first commander of the Qing Army, Dong Qianwang, was not a fool. He knew that the governor was being sarcastic and retreated with a silly smile.

Sheng Huaixuan glanced at him. "Where's the flag? Did I ask you to put it down?"

Dong Qianwang's face was scrunched up, but he didn't dare to disobey the governor-general's orders. He took out the flag of the Qing army.

On the flag was a green dragon circling around the map of the Dongqin State. This was the personal emblem of the Qing Army, which belonged to the governor-general's office of the Dongqin State.

Dong Qianwang didn't give up. After a few minutes, he came over and said, "Governor, why don't we go ahead and rob?"

The second commander, Ren Qingshan, couldn't help but say, "Stop spouting nonsense. Once they leave Little Frost Mountain, they'll reach the train station. How can you rob them after they board the train?"

Dong Qianwang was afraid of the governor, but he was not afraid of the second commander. He immediately retorted, "Did I ask you, Ren the Crooked Mouth? How did you know that they were going to take the train? Maybe they thought that they were too conspicuous a target and changed to a secret little train. Then we can go ahead of them and take them down without anyone noticing. Crack."

He made a cutting gesture. "Won't that be beautiful?"