Chapter 135: Governor of Shuzhou

Zhang Yuelu wanted to seal off the brothel and investigate the demon thoroughly. Tang Yongde dared not disapprove, but someone dared not disapprove.

Tang Yongde was the head of Yong'an Palace, and Baidi City was in Shuzhou. Naturally, he had the mother-child talisman to contact the Shuzhou Daofu. After Zhang Yuelu contacted the Shuzhou Daofu through Tang Yongde's mother-child talisman, the people from the Shuzhou Daofu had not arrived yet, but the backer behind this brothel came first.

A tall woman dressed as a man came here surrounded by the crowd, wearing brocade clothes and jade belts, heroic and rich.

She was certainly not the brothel's madam. A mere madam dared not challenge Zhang Yuelu. To be precise, this woman was the daughter of the backer behind this brothel.

Brothels were undoubtedly a highly profitable business, and the brothel's customers were mixed. If there was no backer background, this business would definitely not be able to continue. And the backer of this brothel was not someone else, but the governor of Shuzhou.

The Great Xuan court established nine governors-general, namely: the Governor of Jingji, the Governor of Jiangnan, the Governor of Liaodong, the Governor of Xiliang, the Governor of Youyan, the Governor of Qinzhong, the Governor of Lingnan, the Governor of Yunmeng, and the Governor of Shuzhou.

Among them, the Governor of Jingji, also known as the Governor of Zhili, was in charge of the Zhili prefectures, Qizhou, and the East China Sea Navy, and was the head of the nine governors-general. The Governor of Jiangnan was in charge of Jiangzhou, Chuzhou and the South China Sea Navy. The Governor of Liaodong was in charge of Liaozhou, Fengzhou and the North China Sea Navy. These three governors-general controlled the three major navies of the empire respectively, were responsible for maritime trade affairs, and were regarded as the top three governors-general.

Next were the Governor of Xiliang, the Governor of Youyan, and the Governor of Qinzhong.

The Governor of Xiliang was in charge of the most extensive Xizhou and Liangzhou, and controlled the Xizhou Protectorate. The Governor of Youyan is in charge of Youzhou and Yanzhou; the Governor of Qinzhong is in charge of Qinzhou and Zhongzhou; these three governors just form a line to defend the Golden Horde in the north. Although they have no navy, they have one-third of the elite field troops of the entire empire, responsible for border trade and trade routes in the Western Regions, and are regarded as the middle three governors.

Finally, there are the Governor of Lingnan, the Governor of Yunmeng, and the Governor of Shuzhou, who are regarded as the lower three governors.

The Governor of Lingnan is in charge of Duanzhou and Wuzhou; the Governor of Yunmeng is in charge of Huzhou and Xiaozhou on both sides of Yunmengze. Because there are few wars in these two places, the military power in the hands of the two governors is not heavy.

As for the Governor of Shuzhou, he is at the end of the nine governors. Most of the other governors are in charge of two states, and only the Governor of Shuzhou is in charge of one state. One reason is that Shuzhou is vast in area. Except for being slightly smaller than Xizhou, it is far better than other states, and in terms of population, Shuzhou is far better than Xizhou. Secondly, Shu was in chaos before the rest of the world, and Shu was not when the rest of the world was settled. This place was also connected to the southern border, and the chieftains often started uprisings, so the court specially set up a governor here.

Although the nine governors were divided into different levels, there was no difference in rank, it was just a matter of rank. For ordinary people, these nine were real frontier officials, and local officials had already achieved the ultimate. The next level was a Shangshu and a cabinet minister, and the power in their hands was imaginable.

The current governor of Shuzhou was born as a military general. In his early years, he accompanied the emperor to the Western Region as a deputy general commander to suppress the rebellion. After the war, he was promoted to the general commander of Yuguan based on his merits, and later served as the Minister of the Imperial Household Department and the Right Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War. In the 32nd year of Jiu Shi, he was sent out as the military commander of Shuzhou. Because of his merits in suppressing the rebellion in the southern border, he was promoted to the governor of Shuzhou in the 39th year of Jiu Shi after retiring from the post of governor of Shuzhou.

Such a military man is inevitably arrogant and domineering. His children are influenced by him and do not know how to restrain themselves. They act very domineeringly and openly open brothels, money houses, pawnshops, etc., which naturally gives others a handle. However, the governor is now in the emperor's favor and Jian is in the emperor's heart. No one can touch him. These are just details and are nothing.

The governor's mansion has three sons and one daughter. The eldest son has been an official for a long time. He has also taken the path of a military officer like his father. Now he has achieved guerrilla warfare. Without the emperor's grace, except for the imperial capital, fathers and sons and brothers cannot serve as officials in the same place, so he is not with his father.

The second son also took the path of a military officer, but unlike the eldest son, he was born in the military. Instead, he took a different path and took the route of Tianwu General. He was directly under the commander of the Qingluan Guard and was responsible for the palace guards and the emperor's ceremonial guards. There was also a distinction between internal and external classes. The internal class was mainly filled by the sons of meritorious officials. This may seem like a tough job, but under the premise that eunuchs have been abolished, they can make themselves familiar to the emperor, which means that they are close ministers to the emperor. In the future, they will not be too low-ranking officials. The governor-general spent a lot of effort to achieve this, so the second son is not in Shuzhou, but far away in the imperial capital.

Now the governor-general is accompanied by his youngest son and daughter. The third son has been neither good at literature nor martial arts since he was a child. He is a standard playboy. His only strength is that he is good at business. With his father's name, he has done a lot of business over the years. From the Golden Tent to the Western Trade Route, and then to the Western Ocean Trade, there is nothing he does not get involved in. He really made a lot of money. In addition, the grandmother and mother doted on him. The governor-general could not resist his mother and wife, so he let it go.

The governor-general's favorite is still the youngest daughter, which has also cultivated her arrogant and willful character, a typical eldest daughter's temper.

As soon as the fourth young lady of the Governor's Mansion entered the room, her eyes fell on Zhang Yuelu and she said coldly: "Who are you?"

Zhang Yuelu hated this kind of young man and young lady the most, and raised her eyebrows: "Who are you?"

Tang Yongde hurried forward to smooth things over: "Let me introduce, this is the fourth young lady of the Governor's Mansion, Wang Ruyi, and this is Zhang Yuelu, the deputy head of Tiangang Hall."

"Such a young deputy hall master, whose surname is Zhang, is probably from the Zhengda Da Zhenren Mansion. He is either the granddaughter of the Celestial Master, or the great-granddaughter of the Celestial Master." Wang Ruyi obviously understood the Taoist sect's charter, but was not afraid at all, "No Coincidentally, we in Shuzhou do not believe in Zhengyi Dao, but in Quanzhen Dao. No matter how powerful the Heavenly Master is, he cannot control the Earth Master's territory."

This young lady from the Wang family is domineering, but she is not arrogant. She is quite strategic. Even if word spreads about it, people in the Taoist sect will not say much. Because this is indeed the case. Nowadays, there are undercurrents surging between the three major factions, and the three patriarchs are also at odds with each other. It is difficult to explain in one sentence.

Zhang Yuelu said calmly: "I am a Taoist priest of Tiangang Hall, directly subordinate to the Grand Master. What does it have to do with Zhengyi Tao and Quanzhen Tao? Mr. Tang, when you do business in Shibo Hall, do you only do Quanzhen Tao business?" Aren’t you going to do the Zhengyi business?”

Tang Yongde couldn't bear such a big crime, so he quickly said: "Of course there is no such statement."

Zhang Yuelu's face turned cold and he said in a deep voice: "It's better if there is no such statement. Back then, Xuansheng integrated the Taoist sects and established three major systems. He clearly stated that each of the three major systems had their own responsibilities. One of them was responsible for the affairs of ghosts and gods, and the Quanzhen Tao was responsible for the affairs of creation. "Taiping Tao is in charge of human affairs. When did Xuan Sheng say that Zhengyi Tao is in charge of Wuzhou and Quanzhen Tao is in charge of Shuzhou? If the regions are divided by Taoism, what do the local Taoist governments do?"

For a moment, all the people in the Taoist sect did not dare to make a sound, and all of them looked solemn.

Within the Taoist sect, Xuansheng's words are iron rules, similar to the ancestral precepts of the imperial court. No matter whether it is a heavenly master, an earthly master, a national master, or even the great masters of later generations, they cannot refute it.

Wang Ruyi's face turned slightly pale, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.

Zhang Yuelu stared at Wang Ruyi: "Miss Wang, you are not a member of the Taoist sect. You don't know Xuansheng's words and are talking nonsense. I won't argue with you. But if you still dare to speak nonsense here and sow discord between Zhengyiyi and Quanzhen Taoism, I can't tolerate you."

"Who are you going to tolerate?"

A deep voice suddenly sounded, neither sharp nor harsh, and the tone was very understated, as if it was just a greeting between friends. Everyone's eyes couldn't help but look at the uninvited guest who said this. They saw that the visitor was wearing the uniform of a military attaché of the Daxuan court. His rank could not be seen. He was standing in a dimly lit place with his hands behind his back.

No one knows when this person came here.

Zhang Yuelu's pupils shrank, and the person who came was actually a heavenly being.

This man stepped slowly, walked out of the shadows, and came to Wang Ruyi's side. He was wearing a big horse and a golden sword, and he was as powerful as a mountain.

When Wang Ruyi saw this person, he seemed to see someone to rely on. He no longer had the arrogance of just now, but more like a lady who knows etiquette: "Uncle Zhao."

This man smiled slightly at Wang Ruyi, then looked at Zhang Yuelu: "I, Zhao Fu'an, the commander-in-chief of Shuzhong, would like to ask Deputy Hall Master Zhang, who are you not going to tolerate?"

Qi Xuansu only felt that General Zhao's momentum was overwhelming, like a dark cloud over the city.

Zhang Yuelu is not afraid of this person. There are not many other things in Yujing City, but there are many heavenly people, not to mention other halls. As far as Tiangang Hall is concerned, except for her, the newly promoted deputy hall master, the other eight deputy hall masters , all are heavenly beings, and Master Zhangtang is a heavenly being in the stage of creation, only one step away from the pseudo-immortal.

Zhang Yuelu said: "You don't have to scare me. Don't say it's her. Even you, if you dare to talk nonsense, make wild remarks, and sow discord between Zhengyiyi and Quanzhen Tao, I won't tolerate you."

"I don't know how you can tolerate me?" Zhao Fuan pointed at his nose as if he heard a joke, "Are you threatening me, or are you threatening the court?"

Zhang Yuelu looked directly at Zhao Fuan: "You don't have to play the trick of changing the concept. Not to mention that I was just a warning and not a threat. You alone cannot represent the imperial court."

Zhao Fu'an narrowed his eyes: "I can't represent the court, how can you represent the Taoist sect? Although I don't have the power to deal with people from the Taoist sect, but because you threaten the court officials, I can take you down now and let the Taoist sect Come and get people.”

Zhang Yuelu responded tit-for-tat: "General Zhao, you are still threatening to take me down. I really don't know who is threatening whom. It doesn't matter, General Zhao can take action and take me down. Wait until the real person in charge and the When the tutor arrived, we slowly confronted each other. If I was really wrong, I would be willing to be punished. If Zhao Zongbing was wrong, I would have to report the matter to Zizhi Zhenren to see if Zhao Zongbing could still keep his life. official position."

Tang Yongde's face turned pale.

Zhao Fuan's face was gloomy and he slowly clenched his fists.

At this moment, Qi Xuansu suddenly said: "General Zhao, what happened today involves evil spirits. If the pursuit of the evil spirits is delayed because of General Zhao, then someone will inevitably ask whether General Zhao has something to do with these evil spirits." What's the implication? Otherwise, why would we try to obstruct him in every possible way? We can't ask General Zhao for advice today, but someone will come to ask General Zhao for advice later."

Zhao Fuan suddenly looked at Qi Xuansu.

Qi Xuansu did not show the slightest fear and said in a deep voice: "If we really want to let go of the evil cult monster, the Taoist sect will investigate. Today General Zhao can capture us and let the Taoist sect take over. I'm afraid that General Zhao will be captured by the Taoist sect tomorrow." I'll ask the imperial court to pick them up. I hope General Zhao will think twice."