July 9th was a good day, and the whole Pingxi County was cloudless. Early in the morning, in the Pingxi County Sheriff's Mansion, Pingxi County officials at all levels, school captains, and prominent local gentry families, Everyone has gathered here. The Sheriff's Mansion is very busy. The street outside the Sheriff's Mansion has been cleaned up a long time ago. On both sides of the street, there are three posts, one post, five steps and one post, filled with Pingxi City defenders. , both sides of the street were also crowded, and countless people were waiting on the street outside the Sheriff's House to watch the excitement.
The news has spread a long time ago. Today, Pingxi County will be renamed Qiyun County, and the county governor's mansion will also be renamed Wei Qiyun Governor's Mansion. Today is the time when new officials take office and old officials leave.
In the governor's house, people from the Lu family came, Yan Dechang came with Zhou Tiezhu and others, Qian Su came with several head craftsmen from the manufacturing bureau to take charge of the business, people from the Shen family came, and people from Shi Dafeng's family also came. Also, the director of the Chinese Martial Arts Hall in Pingxi City and others are here, and even the second head of the Zhong family in the northwest is also here, and the big shopkeepers from the northwest states and counties who have cooperated with the World No. 1 Factory are here. They all rushed here day and night...
Not a single person from the entire northwest, Ganzhou, and Pingxi County is eligible to come here today!
Yan Dechang also wore a rare purple uniform today. Yan Dechang was originally tall and tall, but he changed his outfit today, and with several big and round apprentices waiting around him, at first glance, he looked like a local boss. His aura attracted a lot of attention from the people in the county governor's mansion. From time to time, someone came to him with excuses to say hello. Everyone knew that after today, this blacksmith Yan was really this Pingxi—oh, no, this is Qiyun County. The old man, the Yan family is really awesome now. I don’t know how much virtue the ancestors of the Yan family have accumulated. Green smoke is coming out of the ancestral graves. When it comes to Yan Liqiang’s generation, he suddenly became famous. In just a few years, he became a It is really enviable to have a strong and powerful party.
Yan Dechang was also extremely excited today. Only Yan Dechang himself knew this excitement. Originally, Yan Dechang thought that revenge was hopeless, let alone reviving the Qiyun Governor's Mansion. He did not expect that all this would be in Yan Liqiang's hands. It slowly became a reality. To be honest, Yan Dechang never dared to imagine the scene in front of him in his dreams before.
"My father-in-law, it's great now. The Yan family is proud of its ancestors..." The red-faced Mr. Lu took Yan Dechang's hand with both hands and held it firmly, showing his closeness to Yan Dechang in front of everyone, "It's all Father-in-law, you are very good at raising your children..."
"My father-in-law is too polite. I don't know how to teach any children. It's all the virtues accumulated by the ancestors of the Yan family and the child Li Qiang's own creation. Our two families are one family, so don't be polite..."
"My father-in-law is right, we are all one family, all one family, hahaha..." Mr. Lu laughed.
Gong Tieshan was also in the yard, standing among a group of military attachés from Pingxi County. He was filled with emotions. At this time, Gong Tieshan was thinking about the first time he and Yan Liqiang had done a few years ago. When they met, he met Yan Liqiang for the first time in order to buy the Yan family's scimitar. At that time, he felt that a young man who could get inspiration from the leg of mutton to design the kind of Yan's scimitar would achieve extraordinary things in the future, but What he didn't expect was that Yan Liqiang's achievements were more than extraordinary. In just a few years, he was still a captain of Yingyang and a battalion general. However, Yan Liqiang transformed from an ordinary boy into a dragon by leaping from the dragon gate. Now he is a veritable Qi. Governor Yun, sitting on a county, turned Pingxi County into his own back garden, and became his immediate boss. It was as if there were invisible hands manipulating everything in this world. It was really strange and strange. …
For people like Yan Liqiang, Gong Tieshan no longer had any jealousy in his heart, but was in awe.
Feeling someone behind him poking his waist with a finger, Gong Tieshan turned his head and saw Wang Naiwu, who was also a camp commander behind him, winking at him, leaning over and whispering, "Old Gong, I heard that You and the Supervisor have known each other for a long time and have always been on good terms. From now on, we brothers will all rely on you to protect us. Don’t forget to give us brothers more good words in front of the Supervisor when you have the opportunity. Mr. Liu is also leaving this time, and we all recommend you to the position of military governor... "
"Bullshit!" Gong Tieshan glared and cursed in a low voice, "Don't talk nonsense, you think this is children's play house. No matter how good the relationship between me and the Governor is, it is impossible for me to take the position of Lord Governor." , don’t try to trick me. Let me tell you, the Governor has reached this point not because of his relationship with anyone. In the Imperial City, the Governor was still working as an errand in the Imperial Mabu Division. He dared to fight with the Minister of Punishment and the prime minister, and he never frowned during the three trials. Later, he hated Lin Qingtian and had to return to Ganzhou. If you don’t believe me, go and ask. If you are a young supervisor, you want to be here. What does it matter if you show your seniority in front of the supervisor? When you are unlucky in the future, God will starve the blind bird to death. Let's just do the things we are doing well. Don't think about messy things. You know what the manufacturing bureau is doing. Are you working with the transfer yamen? Two years ago, the manufacturing bureau directly killed all the deputy transfer envoys sent by the transfer yamen to the manufacturing bureau. Which of you has the courage to do so in the battle at Tianchi on Canglong Mountain at the beginning of last year? It is far from the current reputation of power, but even famous figures like Cai Yingwu, the elder of Feitianmen, were killed with one arrow. You can weigh your own weight whether it is heavier than a deputy transport envoy and someone like Cai Yingwu. From now on If any of you disobey and get beheaded by the supervisor, don't blame me for not saying hello to you beforehand..."
Gong Tieshan's words made the several battalion generals behind him tremble in their hearts. After looking at each other, they all stood still and did not dare to talk or move.
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"Did you see that beautiful woman over there is Miss Lu from the Lu family in Huanglong County? I heard she is engaged to the Yan family..."
"Ah, wouldn't that woman be the guardian's wife from now on..."
"Of course, a wife is valued by her husband. With this status, even if she meets the governor's wife in the future, she will not be afraid. According to the rules of the Han Empire, if the two get married in the future, as the guardian wife, His Majesty the Emperor will definitely give her a title... "
Lu Beixin is also among the people of the Lu family. For today's occasion, Lu Beixin specially dressed up, both decent and generous. She looked at the strange looks around her and listened to the whispers in her ears. , Lu Beixin felt a little nervous in her heart, but she also felt a sense of pride as a woman that she had never felt before. She took a deep breath and stood calmly among the crowd.
Feeling a gaze falling on herself, Lu Beixin turned her head and saw Zhong Ruolan, who was also dressed in a bright and elegant dress, smiling and nodding to herself not far away.
Lu Beixin's eyes turned to Zhong Ruolan's face, and then she nodded to Zhong Ruolan with a smile.
A woman's intuition is so powerful. At this time, just looking at Zhong Ruolan, Lu Beixin's heart skipped a beat, and she felt that the relationship between Zhong Ruolan and Yan Liqiang seemed... unusual...
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The people in the courtyard did not wait long. Soon, when the auspicious time came, everyone saw Yan Liqiang, Liang Yijie, Wang Jianbei and Liu Yucheng walking out of the lobby. The four of them were all wearing official uniforms today. Yan Liqiang It was also the first time that he put on the official uniform of Governor Qi Yun. It was a dark purple official uniform with a black robe and jade belt, a purple gold crown and ribbon on his head, and a long sword hanging on his waist. He looked both majestic and elegant.
Yan Liqiang was quite handsome, but when he put on the official uniform of a supervisor, he immediately seemed to be illuminated by divine light. When they saw Yan Liqiang coming out, the eyes of Lu Beixin, Zhong Ruolan and many of the female relatives who came to watch the ceremony were all straightened. Each and every one's eyes are brilliant.
"The auspicious time has come, please declare the imperial edict..." The etiquette officer in the courtyard shouted. Yan Liqiang, Wang Jianbei and Liu Yucheng all stood on both sides of the table that had been prepared. The originally bustling courtyard fell into silence.
Liang Yijie stood on the steps, facing the table. After looking around, an attendant next to him held a gold box and stood in front of him. Liang Yijie opened the gold box and took out the imperial edict. Open it and start reading...
"By God's blessing, His Majesty the Emperor of the Han Empire issued an edict: Gulang Grassland has been the territory of the Han Empire since ancient times..."
The imperial edict reviewed the history of Gulang Grassland and Qiyun Governor's Mansion, and then briefly mentioned the current situation of Gulang Grassland. Finally, His Majesty the Emperor and the imperial court decided to re-establish Qiyun Governor's Mansion in Pingxi County. , and the decision to classify Qiyun County and Gulang Grassland as areas under the jurisdiction of Qiyun Governor's Mansion, Yan Liqiang originally had the title of Governor Qiyun, but with this imperial edict, he was completely confirmed as Governor Qiyun.
"... I am now bestowing the Golden Seal Tiger Talisman, ordering Qi Yun to supervise and protect Yan Liqiang's mansion. He will sit in the Qi Yun Supervisor's Mansion and take charge of the planning of all military and political matters in Qi Yun County and Gulang Grassland. He will protect our territory, promote our country's prestige, and ensure peace. This!" After reciting the imperial edict, Liang Yijie rolled up the imperial edict in his hand and put it back into the gold box.
"Yan Liqiang accepts the decree!" Yan Liqiang said loudly, bowed to the imperial decree, then took three steps forward, took the gold box from Liang Yijie's hand, and handed it to Shen Teng next to him.
"Please take the golden seal and tiger talisman of Governor Qi Yun!" Liang Yijie handed over another tray. On the tray were the golden seal and tiger talisman of Governor Qi Yun. The golden seal was the size of a fist, and there was a turtle on top of the golden seal. The tiger talisman is also as large as a stick, and the talisman is in the shape of a tiger, which is majestic.
Yan Liqiang held the gold seal in one hand and the tiger talisman in the other. He grabbed his head and raised the two things above his head. He showed them to the onlookers and then placed them next to Shen Teng's hand. In the tray.
"This is Dingkou of Pingxi County. It includes acres of land, treasury, grain, taxes, weapons, and official books. Please accept it, Lord Supervisor!" Wang Jianbei took a tray handed by others and handed it to Yan Liqiang in public.
"Thank you, Lord King!" Yan Liqiang bowed and took it, then handed it to Shi Dafeng next to him.
Wang Jianbei then handed over the gold, silver and tiger charms from Pingxi County to Liang Yijie. Liang Yijie put the two items into an iron box in public, sealed it with a seal, and put it away. At this point, the ceremony was completed.
Wang Jianbei and Liu Yucheng then left the county governor's house with a group of personal soldiers. Yan Liqiang personally sent them off to the gate of Dongcheng, where Grandpa Six and a group of villagers were already waiting there. He came, blocked Wang Jianbei and Liu Yucheng, and diligently served drinks, people's umbrellas, virtue cards, and generous words of praise, giving Wang Jianbei and his party enough face.
After drinking and accepting the Dezheng card and the Wanmin umbrella, Wang Jianbei and Liu Yucheng formally bid farewell to Yan Liqiang and rushed to other counties to take office.
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Happy Dragon Boat Festival to everyone!
(End of chapter)