Chapter five hundred and twentieth eighth one hand covers the sky
Zhang Wu breathed a sigh of relief, pointed to the city not far away, and said with lingering fear, "Master Yun, in front of you is Guangxin City, the main city of Nanyi Prefecture."
Nanyi Prefecture belongs to the Zhili Prefecture of Lingnan Province, and its status is equivalent to but lower than the prefect. The Guangxin City in front of you is the main city of Nanyi Prefecture and is also Lingyun's final destination.
As for why the speaker, Zhang Wu, appeared next to Ling Yun, we don't care for the moment, because Ling Yun himself doesn't know.
It was said that since Zixuan left that day, Zhang Wu caught up with them three days later and brought seventeen people with him. He could clearly feel that the seventeen people Zhang Wu brought with him were all soldiers, even if they were not
A soldier is someone who has served in the military.
The reason for Zhang Wu's appearance was very simple. It was a pretense of escorting him for a journey. However, during this journey, he arrived at his destination in the blink of an eye, and Zhang Wu showed no signs of leaving.
Every time Ling Yun asked why he wanted to go to Nanyi Prefecture with him, Zhang Wu was always vague and evasive. When he asked if it was related to Zixuan, Zhang Wu reacted even more strongly and kept silent.
No matter how he made insinuations, he just gritted his teeth and said nothing.
This made him even more convinced that the appearance of Zhang Wu and his group of eighteen people was because of Zixuan.
It is worth mentioning that with the participation of Zhang Wu and his party of eighteen people, they did not encounter any enemy attacks from Annan to Nanyi Prefecture.
Ling Yun stretched his head out of the window, glanced at the small city, and said feebly, "Brother Zhang, let's go into the city and find an inn to rest first."
Zhang Wu frowned and said doubtfully, "Master Yun, shouldn't we go to the Yamen first? In this way, even if we can't live in the magistrate's mansion immediately, the officials in the city will arrange a post for us, so there is no need to stay in an inn."
Ling Yun shook his head and did not explain. Zhang Wu wanted to say something else, but when he thought of the lady's instructions when he came, he pursed his lips and finally did not speak again.
After entering the city, he asked passers-by about the direction to the inn.
As soon as we arrived in front of the inn, the waiter inside the inn was very discerning. The moment he saw them, he hurriedly came out to greet them. His attentive attitude made it clear that something would happen at a glance.
After giving a few instructions to Zhang Wu and Nangong Zheng, Ling Yun took Yang Sanniu into the inn and into the room. The first thing he did was wash the mud off his body, then eat something and drag his tired body to sleep.
The next day, Ling Yun, who had had enough sleep, stretched out and opened the curtains of the room. When he looked outside, he saw pedestrians coming and going, and it was very lively.
Estimating the time, this time is probably close to noon.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and Yang Sanniu's voice came from outside the door.
"Master, are you up?"
Ling Yun responded directly, "Sanniu, come in!"
Yang Sanniu held a small basin in his hand and placed it gently on the desk.
"Master, please wash up."
While washing, Ling Yun asked Yang Sanniu to instruct the waiter at the inn to bring some food to the room.
When Yang Sanniu heard this, he nodded and left the room.
When I came back, the waiter from the inn from yesterday was followed behind me.
The waiter put the things on the table and asked in a low voice, "Master, do you think these dishes suit your taste?"
Ling Yun glanced at the dishes on the table. Although the quality was not as eye-catching as in the capital, it looked pretty good, so he nodded and said, "Yeah! Leave it for now."
After a slight pause, he added, "By the way, waiter, I'm here for the first time, and I'd like to know where do you think it's more appropriate to go if I want to learn about the various situations in Guangxin City?"
The inn waiter's eyes wandered, and he immediately stepped forward and asked, "I wonder, sir, what do you want to know?"
Ling Yun thought for a moment and said casually, "Well~ I came here on the orders of the family master. The main reason is to understand the various forces in Guangxin City and to consider whether this place is suitable for us to do business."
The waiter at the inn exclaimed and said excitedly, "Oh, sir, you really asked the right person. If you want to talk about other things, I may not know, but if you ask about this matter, I still know a thing or two."
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As a result, the waiter at the inn said with an adoring look on his face, "If you want to say that the most powerful person in Guangxin City is Lord Tongzhi."
"oh?"
Ling Yun's eyelids twitched, showing an expression of surprise, then he took a breath and said doubtfully, "Isn't this... wrong? According to what I know, this fellow acquaintance should be Lord Zhizhou. How come he has changed when he arrived in Guangxin City?
Is it the most powerful person to become Tongzhi-sama?"
The waiter of the inn continued to approach Ling Yun, looked around, bent down and said in a low voice, "Sir, as soon as you say these words, anyone with a discerning eye will know that you are an outsider. In our Guangxin City, who doesn't know that we are here?"
I know how awesome you are."
While talking, he looked back at the door of the room and found that the door was closed. He breathed a sigh of relief. He glanced at the window again and found that the curtains were not closed, so he turned around and crossed Ling Yun and gently closed the curtains.
After finishing, he returned to his original position and said secretly, "Sir, I secretly tell you that our Guangxin City is different from other places. Let's just talk about it! Whatever the Lord Zhizhou can solve, Tongzhi Lord
It can also be solved, and if the matter that Master Zhizhou cannot solve, it can still be solved by asking Master Tongzhi."
Ling Yun pretended to be shocked and said, "Oh! Is it really as surprising as you said?"
The waiter at the inn chuckled and said with an arrogant look, "Hey! Master, we locals all know that Mr. Tongzhi is the god of our Guangxin City. He can say it for sure, not only in Guangxin City, but also in Nanyi Prefecture.
When we talk to Master Zhi, we are better than Master Zhizhou."
Ling Yun frowned more and more, and said in confusion, "What...why is this? I have been to many places in the past, and there has never been such a unique example."
"Sir, you don't know something. The magistrate of Nanyi Prefecture has never been held by local people. It is said that they are all sent from the capital. But you also know that our place belongs to the south, and the place in the capital belongs to the north.
The magistrates who came here either left because they were dissatisfied with the climate, or they couldn't stand the climate here and got sick..."
"Anyway, in the end, those pampered officials won't be able to stay for long before they leave. The only person I've seen since I've been here for so many years is Mr. Wang, the magistrate who has served for three years."
The waiter at the inn sighed softly and said regretfully, "It's a pity that Mr. Wang, who stayed here the longest, also left a few months ago."
"So, Master, if you want to do business or do anything in Guangxin City, you must find Mr. Tongzhi, but..."
The waiter at the inn looked embarrassed in the middle of his words and did not continue.
Feeling that there was something in the waiter's words, Ling Yun frowned and asked, "But what?"
The waiter at the inn looked up at Ling Yun, with a bitter look on his face and hesitated to speak.
Seeing this, he took out five taels of silver from his pocket and threw it to him. The latter immediately beamed with joy.
"Sir, this Lord Tongzhi of Guangxin City is said to be very gentle to others, but he always hesitates when doing things. If he doesn't give enough benefits, most people won't be able to see him in person. If there are enough benefits, no matter what
Whatever it is, as long as you nod your head, Tongzhi-sama, you will definitely be able to do it."
Ling Yun grasped the key point and confirmed, "Did you just say that as long as you give enough benefits, Tongzhi-sama can accomplish anything?"
"That's right, Sir, our Lord Tongzhi is a man of his word. Although he wants more benefits, as long as he promises something, he can definitely do it."
"So, this Lord Tongzhi covers the sky with just one hand in Nanyi Prefecture?"
"Master, you can indeed say that, but you can't say it openly, otherwise it will cause big trouble."