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Chapter 246 Governor
Governor Xue’s letter finally arrived.

Jiang Shaohua twitched the corner of his mouth with unclear meaning: "Send the letter over."

Chen Jinyu responded and submitted a letter. Jiang Shaohua took the letter and quickly opened it and read it.

Xue Cishi is a high-ranking official of the imperial court and the highest-ranking civil servant in Jingzhou. In the past, when King Nanyang was still alive, Governor Xue often sent letters and sent greetings, and the correspondence was quite close. After King Nanyang died of illness, it was natural for him to become estranged.

It is normal for people in officialdom to drink tea to cool off. Jiang Shaohua, the Nanyang Princess, is just an underage girl. Governor Xue maintained a superficial respect, which was enough for him, and there was no need to fawn over him.

In the past two years or so, Jiang Shaohua has been secretly recruiting troops and hoarding strength while rectifying his administration, but he has kept a very low profile to the outside world. What is most often mentioned are the letters and generous gifts sent to Jingyang Palace every month. In Xue's view, this was clearly Jiang Shaohua's guilty conscience and lack of confidence to use the big tree of Empress Dowager Zheng to provide shade.

Because of this, Governor Xue did not take Princess Nanyang seriously.

I never thought that if the princess did not move, the ground would shake.

Governor Xue received a letter from the princess a few days ago. After reading it, he was shocked and speechless for a long time. Then, he took up the pen and wrote this reply.

In the letter, Governor Xue expressed his sincere gratitude and respect for the princess's generous action in sending troops to suppress the bandits, and expressed his deep gratitude to the princess on behalf of all the people and officials in Jingzhou. Finally, he also expressed that he would give money to reward the Nanyang Army officers and soldiers.

"This Governor Xue is very wise." After Jiang Shaohua saw what happened, he laughed happily and gave the letter to Feng Changshi: "Feng Changshi doesn't have to worry about military expenses."

Feng Changshi read the letter hastily, and relaxed his frown, and said happily: "It is indeed good news. When the court asks questions in the future, Governor Xue will be there to block us."

Jiang Shaohua hummed.

Chen Jinyu now has a broad vision and is quite knowledgeable. Hearing this, he laughed and said in a low voice: "In my opinion, this Governor Xue is extremely shrewd. After the princess gave the order, the Nanyang Army sent troops brazenly. How could Governor Xue not be frightened? , so he generously donated a sum of military funds."

Jiang Shaohua smiled lightly: "He is the most sensible."

The next sentence is, if he is not sensible, the princess will teach him to be sensible.

The princess's words and actions were becoming more and more domineering.

Chen Jinyu looked over with admiration. Jiang Shaohua was amused: "Okay, don't play tricks here. Go and prepare pen and ink. I want to write a reply to Governor Xue."

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Five days later, the governor's office.

"Sir," a middle-aged man of ordinary stature entered the study room holding a letter: "The princess's personal reply has arrived. Please read it."

Governor Xue, who had been anxious recently and had trouble sleeping and eating, and his eyes were red, immediately put down the document in his hand, took the letter, and read it carefully.

Jiang Shaohua, the princess of Nanyang County, wrote exquisite hairpin flowers in regular script, just like an ordinary lady. The content of the letter made people's hearts beat.

"...The Nanyang Army is the garrison in Jingzhou, and it is obligatory to protect the safety of Jingzhou. This dispatch must wipe out the bandits. If there is insufficient strength, there are still elite soldiers in the Nanyang Guards Camp on standby. Please. Governor Xue relaxes and waits for good news."

How could he relax?

These words were like a huge stone weighing on my heart, so heavy that I couldn't breathe.

Seeing that the governor's face was ugly, the staff member asked in a low voice: "Why does your face look so bad? Is there something wrong with the princess's letter?" This staff member's surname was Zhang. At that time, Governor Xue was just an ordinary sixth-grade official, so he was recruited as an aide. After that, Xue's official career went smoothly, and he became the governor of Jingzhou all the way. Zhang's staff followed him all the time.

There are currently five staff members in the Governor's Mansion, and Staff Zhang is the oldest and most trusted by Governor Xue.

Governor Xue sighed and gave the letter to Staff Zhang. After looking at it, Staff Zhang's expression became solemn and he lowered his voice and said, "Sir, this princess is really not simple."

Isn't it?
He calmly controls the Nanyang Army, and has an elite and invincible personal guard under his command. With such brazen military strength, they are enough to run rampant in Jingzhou.

Governor Xue calmed down and said: "No matter what, it is always a good thing if the princess is willing to send troops to suppress the bandits. Otherwise, if there is such a bandit near the official road in Jingzhou, the merchants will not dare to come or go, and the people will also be alive. Worry makes people feel uneasy.”

"You go to the household now and ask the household to pay 50,000 taels of silver and order someone to send it to the Nanyang Prince's Mansion. If the princess sends troops, the military expenses will naturally come from the governor's palace."

Staff Zhang thought for a while and said in a low voice, "Otherwise, the military expenses should be sent directly to the Nanyang Military Camp? The money has been spent, so the military officers should think about the benefits of the governor."

Governor Xue frowned: "That's inappropriate! The Nanyang Army is the princess's territory. What I did was to win over the princess and win over the soldiers."

"Let's not talk about whether fifty thousand taels of silver can win over the soldiers. Even if it is of some use, it will also anger the princess. It is really not worth the loss."

I have to say that to be the governor of a state, Xue Governor is indeed outstanding. Once he became aware of the formidable strength of the princess, he immediately adjusted his respectful posture and acted with extra caution.

Staff Zhang smiled coquettishly: "Your Excellency, you are still thoughtful, but I was too reckless."

Governor Xue said calmly: "Go to the household and complete this errand. Also, always pay attention to the movements of the court. Once there is news, report it immediately."

Staff Zhang stepped back.

A few days later, the money was delivered to Nanyang Prince's Mansion.

Jiang Shaohua was not polite and ordered Feng Changshi to collect the money and put it into the treasury to use as military expenses.

In the past few days, Yu Chong's Nanyang Army had found traces of the bandits and fought against them. On one side are the bandits who lack weapons, horses and armor, and on the other side are the elite soldiers who eat, drink and train all day long. They will show their superiority in a fight.

The bandits were defeated and fled.

Yu Chong's troops were divided into three groups and pursued endlessly. Several hundred bandits were killed and more than three hundred people were captured alive.

This battle was fought cleanly and beautifully. After the imperial court received the battle report, it praised the Nanyang Army lavishly. The Nanyang Army also became famous.

In the guard camp, Qin Zhan and Meng Dashan both felt a little regretful and unwilling.

"The princess ordered the Nanyang Army to send troops, which made the Nanyang Army stand out. If it were our personal guard battalion, we would have won a decisive victory."

"Isn't that right? If you want anything alive, just chop it all!"

Liu Hengchang's expression remained unchanged and he said in a low voice: "It would be too eye-catching if the personal guard camp is sent out. The princess ordered the Nanyang Army to send out troops, which will suppress the bandits without arousing the jealousy of the imperial court."

Qin Zhan and Meng Dashan looked at each other and said nothing.

Others don't know what's going on, so they naturally know the true strength of the Guards Battalion. In short, it should never be the strength that a vassal king or princess should have. It should indeed be more low-key.