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Late at night, in the Governor's Office of Yuanzhou...

After seeing Liu Ce safe and sound, Jiang Xun and his wife's hearts were relieved and they began to rest early...

But at this moment, the butler who was vigilant suddenly hurried outside the door, knocking on the door and saying, "Master, wake up, wake up..."

"What are you yelling..."

Jiang Xun and his wife who were sleeping were awakened by the butler's rapid knock on the door. Jiang Xun muttered impatiently, his face full of disgust.

Mrs. Shi put on a coat and got out of bed to light the oil lamp. Then she put it on and opened the door. She saw the old butler in her fifties standing outside the door with a nervous look on her face.

Jiang Xun then tied his clothes and belts, came to the door of the room, and said with annoyance: "When is this time? Can't you talk about anything important tomorrow?"

The butler wiped the sweat from his forehead and said to Jiang Xun: "Master, the third master has arrived at the mansion and is waiting in the hall now. Go and have a look..."

"What? Jiang Ze is here? Now?" Jiang Xun was stunned when he heard this, with an incredible look on his face. "This Jiang Ze always doesn't play according to the rules in his daily life. It's really...ah..."

Jiang Xun sighed heavily, then said to the butler: "Hurry up and lead the way..."

Shi Yunlan hurriedly picked up a pair of boots and called Jiang Xun and said, "Master, you haven't worn your shoes yet. Why are you anxious? Uncle San will come, look at you being nervous..."

Jingshi Yunlan reminded that Jiang Xun realized that he was not wearing boots. He immediately sat at the table and put on his shoes, tidied up his clothes, and then rushed to the palace with the butler.

Shi Yunlan sighed helplessly, and then ordered the maids outside the room to prepare tea for entertaining guests.

Jiang Xun and the butler accelerated their pace all the way to the main hall, but saw a middle-aged man in red clothes standing in the hall, looking at a mirror hanging on the wall with his hands on his back.

This person was Jiang Ze who came from Hanling overnight.

Jiang Xun calmed down and coughed softly several times.

When Jiang Ze heard the movement behind his back, he immediately turned around and looked at it. When he saw that it was Jiang Xun, he immediately looked expressionless and bowed to him and said, "Brother, I haven't seen you for many years, are you safe?"

Jiang Xun looked Jiang Ze for a while, then walked to his master's seat and said to him: "This set of common etiquette between you and my brothers is spared. Since you have arrived in Yuanzhou, why don't you send someone to report to me? It's so late at night, so I can't let you sit there casually..."

Jiang Ze couldn't hear Jiang Xun's words of disdain for him, but he didn't care. He looked for a chair and sat down with a calm face, and said to Jiang Xun: "There is a reason for the matter. I didn't have time to say hello to my brother. I hope my brother will forgive me. I visited Hanling City today, which delayed a little time and disturbed my brother Qingmeng. Don't blame me..."

"Have you gone to Hanling?" Jiang Xun was shocked when he heard this, "Hanling is under the rule of General Zhendong. Can you go to his subordinates to visit him with his consent?"

Jiang Ze said slowly: "Brother is worried. I went to visit privately and did not reveal my identity. No one will find out."

Jiang Xun said: "I would like to advise you that it is best to handle the relationship with Liu Ce. In recent years, the situation in the Far East has improved because of Liu Ce. After you become the governor of Yuanzhou, you hope to continue to maintain this peaceful relationship with the Military Governor's Office..."

When Jiang Ze heard this, he sneered disdainfully: "Brother, it seems that you value Liu Ce very much, right, after all, he is your son-in-law, I can understand,

But don't forget, Liu Ce was the biggest suspect who killed his father and brother after all. If you forgot, the court forgot, it doesn't mean that I, Jiang Ze, have already forgotten it.

If my father hadn't died tragically, how could the current situation in the Great Zhou Dynasty become so unbearable? When my father was the prime minister, did he have the courage to rebel?

Do aristocratic families in the north dare to rebel against the Great Zhou and establish themselves? All this was harmed by Liu Ce. You even married Ruoyan to such a commoner of unknown origin. I really don’t know what you think!”

"Enough!" Jiang Xun shouted suddenly and stopped Jiang Ze's words, "Liu Ce will definitely not be the murderer who killed his father and brother! Don't speculate on yourself, let alone will you suffer a loss when marrying Liu Ce? The first-class imperial wife who was enthroned by the court is not enough?

I really don’t understand. If you haven’t seen you for so many years, you still look so self-righteous. Many things have become extremely extreme because of your suspicious methods. If the tribe members don’t like you so much, shouldn’t you think about where you were wrong?”

Jiang Ze snorted coldly, looked at the blue veins on Jiang Xun's forehead, shook his head and said, "Brother, I thought that among the many disciples of the Jiang family, you could understand me. I don't want to really disappoint me, so I dare to ask,

Has all the costs I paid harmed the Jiang family's interests? I sacrificed two sons, one daughter, and even my own in-laws. What I maintained was the pride of my Jiang family as the leader of the world.

As for the other people's view of me this way, I don't care, but as my most respected brother, why are you the same as those secular people? It's so disappointing to me..."

Jiang Xun's face darkened and said to Jiang Ze: "It's this kind of rhetoric again. You've probably said this to everyone in the clan? Your so-called sacrifices will only shame my Jiang family, so how can I defend my Jiang family's interests?

This governor has never heard of a noble family who needs to sacrifice their own wife and children to protect their interests. You are clearly just exonerating your inhuman behavior.”

After hearing Jiang Xun's words, Jiang Ze said coldly: "Whatever you say, in short, from tomorrow, I will serve as the governor of Yuanzhou. You should hand over it back to Suzhou Prefecture earlier.

Thank you for your hard work over the years, don’t worry, I will clean up the mess you left behind for you and wipe out the smoky and chaotic atmosphere in the Far East in one fell swoop!”

"What a mess?" Jiang Xun was stunned when he heard this, "What are you going to do? Do you want to take action against Liu Ce? I would like to advise you that the current situation in the Far East provinces is the most stable time in the past decade, so it is best not to cause trouble!"

"The most stable? Haha..." Jiang Ze seemed to hear something amazing and couldn't help laughing out loud, "Governor Jiang, you are not a qualified Governor. If I hadn't been to Hanling today, I would have believed your nonsense."

Jiang Xun said: "The Hulan people have been beaten by the Military Governor's Office and almost all of them have been wiped out. Jizhou has also returned to the Far East territory. The people no longer have to worry about Hu Nu's invasion. They all live and work in peace and contentment. Do you think this is stable?"

Jiang Ze disdained this: "Yes, it seems stable, but Liu Ce buried a root of disaster in the Far East. Once it germinated and unearthed, would he still want stability? I am afraid that we aristocratic families will not know how they die!"

"What are you talking nonsense?" Jiang Xun asked, "What the root of the disaster, why do I have no idea what you are talking about?"

Jiang Ze took out the expired newspaper from his arms and said to Jiang Xun: "Just this thing! I don't want to know how Liu Ce made those so-called printing things,

But I only know that this small newspaper can print thousands or tens of thousands of copies word-for-word overnight, and then spread throughout the streets and alleys. People, regardless of their high or low, can know the latest situation in the Great Zhou Dynasty. What kind of power do you think this small newspaper contains?

In addition, all the books collected by my aristocratic family can be printed and popularized in the world to the newly opened schools in Hanling, and the children in the school are basically free of charge. Do you know what this means?

Those mud legs, craftsmen, tenants, and even hawkers have the opportunity to learn what they are in books. Of course, maybe these people don’t understand, but their children and descendants are all in ignorant years and will soon learn what they are in their books.

If these ordinary people understand the contents of the books, do you think the existing absolute advantage of my aristocratic family still exists? At that time, I was afraid that those people would want to tear us apart. Do you want to see this happen?”

Jiang Ze's words were evident, and he could see clearly the terrible effect that this printing technique would bring in the future in a very short time, which made Jiang Xun stunned.

After a while, Jiang Xun shook his head and said, "You are still too extreme. People can read good books. Why do we, the officials, have to speculate too much and not support them?

Books are dead people live. The key is how we should guide them to use the knowledge they have learned to the right path instead of just suppressing them. Wouldn’t it be better to let them know more about benevolence and righteousness and broaden their horizons…”

Jiang Ze retorted: "Brother, I don't agree with this. The more you read, the more people think. What can you forbid them?

Books should be read by children from aristocratic families with both moral character. How can such sacred words make some common people blasphemous?

In short, this must not be prevalent, otherwise within ten years, the advantages of our aristocratic family will completely decline. How can we establish prestige in front of the people?"

Jiang Xun frowned: "Which according to your opinion, is it in line with the interests of my aristocratic family that only ignorance of the people? More than one billion people in the Great Zhou Dynasty, at least 90% of them cannot read big words. Should they live in their established destiny for generations?"

Jiang Ze smiled and said, "Isn't this good? The people are ignorant, so the world can be peaceful. Just imagine, if everyone in the Great Zhou Dynasty could read the text and make words, and everyone has their own opinions, how should the court and aristocratic families manage it?"

"hehe……"

Jiang Xun snorted a few coldly, only thinking that Jiang Ze’s many fallacies were extremely ridiculous.

"Then look at the current Great Zhou Dynasty. What is it like? The court retreated to Shu and avoided the edge. Warlords from all over the country secretly expanded their power. If nothing unexpected happens, an unprecedented war will break out in the important areas of the capital within a few months. Is this also the trouble that the people you call for literacy?"

Regarding Jiang Xun's questioning, Jiang Ze just said to himself: "You are right. Now the Great Zhou is in a troublesome situation. The more you are, the more you need to prevent the villains from taking the opportunity to take the opportunity to take the initiative. The interests of the aristocratic families will never be violated.

Anyone or thing that threatens the interests of our Jiang family and the aristocratic family must be strangled in the bud this morning to avoid irreparable losses in the future.”

"It seems that you are determined to continue to waste time with Liu Ce?" Jiang Xun said coldly, "However, I can remind you that Liu Ce will not be as easy as you think. I advise you to do it yourself..."

Jiang Ze said: "It's not a matter of trouble for my brother. I have already had a preliminary understanding of Liu Ce before coming to Far East. Why are you not prepared?"
Chapter completed!