Chapter 339 Goodbye Jade Seal
"How are we progressing in taking over the remaining political power in Chenzhou?"

She was still relieved when Qingying was doing the job. Shen Xiangwan talked about something else. If the prefect had not been replaced by their people long ago, those people would have started a fire in the back while they were fighting in the front. It was really annoying from the bottom of their hearts. No matter what, they had to take over all the remaining power in the shortest time possible.

"It's a bit troublesome."

Speaking of this, Qingying couldn't help but frowned. "Although we have evidence of corruption and bribery among many officials, those people have been rooted in Chenzhou for a long time. Many of them seem to be determined to fight to the death. Unless we directly send out troops with a tough attitude and uproot all of them at the same time, it will be difficult to achieve results in a short period of time."

But if they did that, the people's impression of the army would definitely decline. If someone secretly fanned the flames, I am afraid that the people's hearts that they had worked so hard to win would be destroyed.

Sitting up straight, Shen Xiangwan also frowned, tapping his fingers on the table rhythmically. After a long while, he raised his head and asked, "So what are you going to do next?"

"We don't have any good solutions at the moment. We can only take it step by step and take them down one by one."

After saying this, Qingying couldn't help but sigh again. Fortunately, the prefect was one of their own. As long as they handed over the evidence of those people's corruption, bribery, and bullying the people in the village, they could bring them down one by one. It would just take a longer time.

"too slow."

Shen Xiangwan didn't want to keep those people around any longer: "How about we get an imperial envoy to inspect, and then have him ask the military to take action in the name of the imperial envoy?"

The imperial envoy represents the court and the emperor. With him mediating, the people will not be easily instigated, nor will it affect the image that the army has worked so hard to establish. The only bad thing is that the imperial envoy dealt with those people in the name of the emperor and the court. Even if it was the military that really made the effort, the people will only be grateful to the emperor and the court.

"what?"

Qingying was stunned. They wanted to appoint an imperial envoy? How?
Seeing through his thoughts at a glance, Shen Xiangwan smiled slightly, and between her hands, a jade seal the size of a palm appeared in her hand: "Did you forget that we still have this thing?"

At the beginning, they used this jade seal to forge the imperial edict and replaced the prefect of Chenzhou without anyone noticing. Now they are just doing it again.

"I really forgot."

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Qingying smiled and patted his forehead. With the imperial seal, it would not be difficult to find an imperial envoy, and everything would be legitimate.

"Well, make good use of it."

Shen Xiangwan handed him the imperial seal. Although it was not impossible to seize power by force, it would ultimately be disadvantageous. They wanted to build Chenzhou into a solid backing. In addition to developing the army and people's livelihood, it was also extremely important to win the hearts of the people. Because they had defeated the Western Hu people, the army currently had a very good reputation in the eyes of the people. She didn't want to be defeated by those bastards.

With the addition of the imperial envoy, they no longer have to endure the hardship of taking things step by step, nor do they have to worry about the army's intervention leaving a bad impression on the people. If they handle things well, they will be able to clean up the Chenzhou bureaucracy in three months at most and firmly grasp the power in their own hands, and they will no longer have to worry about a fire in the backyard.

"it is good."

After receiving the jade seal, Qingying agreed very readily, with countless thoughts flashing through his mind. Then they talked about some things about military recruitment. About half an hour later, Shen Xiangwan left the small study with him. That day, Qingying took the jade seal and left Yong'an Village.

The next day, after inspecting the workshop, Shen Xiangwan saw Yue Ruyan on her way back, and a smile immediately appeared on her face. She only had two or three friends in this world. The scale of the papermaking and printing workshops was getting bigger and bigger, and Gu Yunzheng was too busy to care about her. Mu Yunran also learned a lot of medical skills from the military doctors in the army this time, and needed to consolidate and master them thoroughly. He even stopped taking care of the workshop affairs, and was also busy. Therefore, Yue Ruyan was the only one who could talk to her on weekdays. "Have you dealt with the things in the building?"

Stepping into the main room, Shen Xiangwan asked casually, Yue Ruyan went back two days ago, and it seemed that something happened in the building. She didn't say anything, and she didn't ask. If there was any help needed, she would naturally take the initiative to ask.

"Ah."

Rubbing her brows with a slightly tired look, Yue Ruyan said calmly, "Don't worry about it anymore."

"what happened?"

Shen Xiangwan was stunned when she heard that. Zhao Yuping and Yun Mengyi also looked at her in confusion. They all knew how much she valued Huanxi Tower. Why did she just ignore it for no reason?
"nothing."

Shaking her head, Yue Ruyan didn't intend to say more. Shen Xiangwan looked at Zhao Yuping and Yun Mengyi calmly and took the initiative to invite them: "Shall we go sit in the small study?"

"it is good."

Knowing that she had guessed that she was reluctant to say more because of the presence of the elders, Yue Ruyan did not refuse and stood up. The two of them nodded to Zhao Yuping and the others respectively, and left the main room one after another.

"Meng Yi, what happened to Ruyan?"

Looking at their backs, Zhao Yuping asked worriedly.

"It shouldn't be a big deal. Okay, they all have their own ideas. Let's not worry about it."

If they said they were not worried, they would be lying. But Yun Mengyi was more open-minded than Zhao Yuping. If the children did not want them to know, they must not need to do anything. Why should they worry so much? Besides, whether it was Ruyan or Wanwan, they were both very opinionated. Many men could not compare to them, and they would not let themselves suffer any loss.

"What's going on?"

In the small study, Shen Xiangwan picked up the teacup that Yuanyue had brought him, shook off the tea flowers floating on it, brought it to his lips, took a few sips, and then asked.

"It's not a big deal."

Yue Ruyan also drank two sips of tea before saying, "I went back this time because a girl in the building accidentally got pregnant. This kind of thing happens all the time, and the way the building handles it is very simple. If the father of the child is willing to take responsibility, he will take the initiative to redeem the girl as a concubine."

"On the contrary, if the father of the child is unwilling to take responsibility, then we can only abort the child and take care of her health as if nothing had happened. But this time the girl went a little too far and almost ended up in court. I was so angry that I confiscated the money she had saved over the years and treated it as if she had redeemed herself. I also kicked her out of Huanxi Building and let her go find that man on her own."

She didn't consider herself a mean person. She was not close to the girls in the building, but she was not harsh either. Moreover, after meeting Shen Xiangwan and opening the shop with her, she also wanted to end the business of Huanxi Building. No matter if someone helped the girls to redeem themselves or they wanted to redeem themselves, she only collected some money symbolically and did not make things difficult for them. But this time, the girl was really annoying, and she was too lazy to care. What would happen if she was penniless and wandering on the streets? It was all her own fault.

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