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Chapter 158 5．How slim is the unknown future
Until he came out of the Xuanyuan Hall, Third Young Master Shen was still in the fog, completely unaware of what was going on, so he got the temporary prefect of Shangjing City, and also got the title of Young Fu, the title of Jiuqing.Until I left the palace and came to the post outside the palace, I was still a little at a loss.

"How is it? What kind of official was appointed? How much was the reward?" As soon as Shen Yunfei came back, Huangfu Jing couldn't wait to greet him.

"Uh..." Shen Yunfei rubbed his head, but he hadn't woken up yet.

"Congratulations to the second brother, you have been promoted to the young master, and you can also go to Beijing to act as the temporary prefect. Congratulations." As soon as Shen Yunfei entered the door, the prince followed.Even Huangfuhua, Feng Boxi, and Feng Yumeng also gathered at the posthouse.

"Master! Prince, eldest brother..." Shen Yunfei turned his head and saw Feng Boxi walking in, and hurried forward to meet him, without bothering to answer Huangfu Jing's words.In the end, he still had no idea about this pie that suddenly fell from the sky.

"There's no need to be so nervous." Feng Boxi patted Third Young Master on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "We're here with you now for this matter. The matter of going to Shangjing to take up the post has to be discussed in the long run."

Shen Yunfei nodded, glanced at Feng Yumeng who bowed his head silently behind him, sighed, and let everyone into the room.

Seeing that he was bored, Huangfu curled his lips.Seeing that Hua Yingyue and Wen Ruxia followed into the inner hall together, she turned her head to greet Feng Yumeng, and then slipped in.

Standing outside the door, Feng Yumeng felt a little uncomfortable seeing Shen Yunfei following three women at the same time.She had met Wen Ruxia and Huangfu Jing before, one was his righteous brother's younger sister, and the other was his unmarried wife.And the remaining one, although she looks like a maid, but judging by her demeanor, she is not an ordinary woman.Thinking about it, it should be Hua Yingyue who got the Xunzhu.

Although he knew that these three women followed Shen Yunfei for a reason, but Feng Yumeng felt unhappy for some reason.But right now in front of so many people, she couldn't say anything.Seeing that Shen Yunfei ignored her, she stood at the door for a while and went to the backyard quietly, not wanting to get involved in those messy things.

Shen Yunfei looked back and saw Feng Yumeng went to the backyard, feeling a little lost in his heart.But that's fine, with her here, I'm afraid I won't even be able to speak very much.Especially after the master made such a request in front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, he and Feng Yumeng didn't even know how to get along with each other.

"These guys really figured it out." After listening to the prince's description of today's court hall, Huangfuhua hit his knee with a fist, and said with a frown, "Take the second brother to Shangjing, the name is so nice—— Grand Tutor and acting prefect of Shangjing...after the Penglai Saintess confirms the Dragon Ball, maybe she can also be named the Lord of the capital, the title of Shanggong...it's really hype, and the words are better than the songs."

"City Lord of Shangjing? So powerful?" Wen Ruxia glanced at Shen Yunfei, and asked in a low voice, "Is this official too well-appointed?"

"What is a grand tutor? What does it mean to act as a temporary governor?" Huangfu blinked at the side, asking her elder brother to inquire.The key is to find out what kind of officials the Taifu and the Taishou are, and how much gold they can have in a year.

"Teacher is a false title." Hua Yingyue said to Huangfu Jing: "The prefect is a local official. To put it bluntly, he takes care of the affairs of the whole government for the city lord when the city lord is away. And the city lord has long since disappeared in Shangjing. , the prefect is the biggest."

"Wow——" Huangfu Jing suddenly exclaimed: "Then speaking of it this way, wouldn't it be a lot of money?!"

"No profit." Hua Yingyue shook her head and said, "If you really want to change Fengxiang and Gusu, let alone a prefect, even a small county or county official will have to fight for their heads. This capital has been abandoned for a long time, and Hong Xi held on for such a long time, and this time there was a flood just now... If you want to control that place, you don't have 800 million taels of silver, so don't even think about it."

"It's not just money." Huangfuhua followed Hua Yingyue's words and said, "You have to ask for people. The boundary of Shangjing has not been managed for a long time. Although Hong Xi is dead now, the scattered wild monsters and earth flood dragons are still a serious hidden danger. If there is no With a strong army, I am afraid that within three to five months, there will be once again the world of demons and bandits."

"The selection of local officials is also a problem." The prince said: "Shangjing is different from other counties and prefectures. It is a clan fiefdom independent of the court. Although the Gonggong clan has declined now, in terms of ancestral system , The imperial court cannot lead Shangjing directly. Therefore, when the second elder brother goes, he will be responsible for managing all the affairs of the entire upper capital. The imperial court will not send officials, and the second elder brother has to figure out the necessary manpower."

"Since you knew this was the case, why didn't you say no when you were in the hall?" Huangfu Hua looked at the crown prince, "Even if you don't want to fight for such a big name, it's better to have a small official in front of you than it is now." A lot."

"Do you think I don't want to?" The prince shook his head and smiled wryly.If he had spoken out against it at that time, I am afraid that the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty would not know what would happen.

"As for the officials, I can think of a way to temporarily transfer some people to you. However, if you want to govern for a long time, you still need to have your own talents. As for the army... the imperial decree didn't mention the transfer, so Xuanyuan Army doesn't have to think about it." If you want to recruit soldiers in a short period of time, you won't be able to achieve anything. Otherwise..."

"Otherwise, there's still me." Huangfuhua laughed and looked at Feng Boxi at the same time. "Sir-in-law, as long as you have a word, it shouldn't be a problem to transfer 2000 troops, right?"

Feng Boxi smiled gently, pointed at Huangfuhua and said, "You, now that you have a brother, you don't even care about your master? I remember that your mission seems to be to protect the crown prince, right? Now I think of helping Yunfei to ask for troops, If this matter is going to be spread, won't it be said that I, Feng Xiang, stretched my hand too far?"

"Uh..." Huangfu Hua was slightly taken aback, he hadn't thought of this section.

"That's easy!" The prince chuckled and said, "Since it's protecting me, brother can follow me wherever I go. Anyway, I haven't finished my task of finding the Dragon Ball, so I'll go to the capital to look for clues. In this way, when we find clues, the second brother's army should be almost established, right?"

Listening to Huangfuhua's words and suggestions for Shen Yunfei's ascension to the prefect of the capital, Hua Yingyue glanced at Shen Yunfei secretly, and said in her heart: You are such a nobody, yet you can get such help from the crown prince and Huangfuhua.Could it be that you are really destined to cause a storm in China?
Everyone chatted in the post overnight, and early the next morning, Shen Yunfei's appointment as the temporary prefect of Shangjing was sent over.

This time the work efficiency is quite high, it seems that none of the officials in the Manchu Dynasty would like someone like Shen Yunfei to stay in the Yellow Emperor City any longer.

Along with the documents, there was also 50 taels of gold.Among them, 30 taels is the reward that Shen Yunfei should receive, and the remaining 20 taels are the funds allocated by the imperial court to rebuild Shangjing as the new prefect.After all, Shangjing City has been abandoned for a long time, and the monsters took advantage of it.Now that it is going to be rebuilt, if the court doesn't spend some money, it will appear too insincere.

Although the 50 taels of gold seems to be a lot, if you want to use it in the capital, it will be like throwing a stone into the sea, and you won't even see a single bubble.

If you want money but no money, no one if you want people, if Shen Yunfei really can manage Shangjing well, then there will be a ghost.Fortunately, now with the help of the crown prince and Huangfuhua, and the advice and advice of his master Feng Boxi, although Shen Yunfei has no idea, he has more or less confidence.

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Now that he has obtained the documents, he must leave Beijing immediately.The crown prince had just returned to Beijing, so he had to stay for a while, so Huangfuhua had no choice but to stay in Huangdi City to protect the crown prince.Feng Boxi wanted to take Feng Yumeng back to Fengxiang, and Wen Ruxia wanted to go back to Chivalry Gate. Huangfujing originally wanted to go with her, but Huangfuhua was afraid that she would get into trouble again, so he forced her to stay by his side.Therefore, Hua Yingyue was the only one who could go with Shen Yunfei.

When leaving the city, the prince brought twenty people and said they were for Shen Yunfei's servants.But in fact, these are the people he dispatched to help Shen Yunfei rebuild Shangjing.

However, these people are not serving officials, even if it is a prince, it is against the rules to privately transfer officials.

Shen Yunfei knew at a glance that half of the twenty people were scholars with no background.Kong has a stomach full of knowledge, but in a place like Huangdi City, there is no room for suffering.

And the remaining half are real servants.However, they are not ordinary servants, but family members or servants of criminal officials who have always been punished by officials.

The family members or servants of these criminals were sold as slaves because of the crime of their masters.It is impossible for them to enter the court as officials, but they can only be slaves for life.

Although he is just a servant, but because he followed his master before, he has learned some skills more or less.And these abilities are very useful for Shen Yunfei to manage Shangjing.However, there is still a long way to go if they want to act as officials directly.

Shen Yunfei, who was expecting the prince to find some good helpers for him, could only shake his head and sigh after seeing these twenty people.It is really impossible to want experienced people. Those who are really capable, who would be willing to follow Shen Yunfei to Shangjing City, where monsters and bandits are rampant.It was these poor scholars, and slaves who did not have the right to choose themselves, that could obey the order and follow Shen Yunfei to endure hardships.

Seeing those twenty people bowing their heads and standing in front of him in an orderly manner, nothing was a problem, and nothing was said, San Shao knew that the crown prince must have explained to them before coming here.Since this is the case, there is nothing to say.

Shen Yunfei put the roster in his arms, bid farewell to Feng Boxi, the prince and Wen Ruxia, took Hua Yingyue and the twenty servants, and set foot on the road to Beijing again.And until he left, he and Feng Yumeng never spoke a word.

(End of this chapter)