Wife, you didn't really drug me, did you?

Susu!

Chen Jie was about to take the lump of Tai Sui flesh away when, unexpectedly, he felt an itchy sensation on his arm. Looking down, he saw a clump of white, thin flesh on his arm. This clump of white, thin flesh was the little thing that had been trembling, which was why he felt itchy.

This is a seedling of Tai Sui, which he brought out from the Kunlun Wonderland. It is said to have originated from a seed that fell from Shennong's staff.

It has a certain sensitivity to its own kind and to Shennong's staff.

Looking at the large cluster of Tai Sui in front of him and then at the small Tai Sui seed in his hand, Chen Jie thought that it must be a kind of resonance between similar beings.

After all, the little guy only reacted this way after seeing the large Tai Sui. Chen Jie thought to himself, walked up to the large Tai Sui, placed the small Tai Sui on the flesh and blood of the large Tai Sui, and let it eat some if it wanted.

The little Tai Sui showed no reaction whatsoever, as if it had no interest in such a delicious food as the big Tai Sui.

Chen Jie said, "You don't mean to eat that old man from earlier, do you? Forget it, he's so big and you're so small, so don't eat him."

Chen Jie muttered to himself, unsure whether the little Tai Sui could understand him. Anyway, he had already said what he wanted to say, and whether the little Tai Sui could understand was up to him.

The battle in Huangzhou Prefecture is still raging, so he can't stay here for long; there are still a lot of things waiting for him to handle.

At this moment, Chen Jie glanced at the mountain of flesh-like Tai Sui and thought that he couldn't leave it here. He was about to leave, and who knew if the Tai Sui would come over and eat the lump of flesh back. Wouldn't he have worked for nothing then?
As Chen Jie thought this, he looked at the mountain of Tai Sui meat and thought that leaving it like this would not work, as it would easily rot. So storage was a problem. However, storage might be a problem for others, but it was not a problem for Chen Jie. The reason was quite simple.

Because Chen Jie is a god who controls the four seasons, food spoils easily in summer, but not easily in winter. In particular, Chen Jie has lived through the future and knows what a refrigerator is.

Food can be stored in the refrigerator, such as frozen meat, and it's perfectly normal for it to stay there for six months or even a year.

Therefore, cold weather is the key to food preservation. Thinking of this, Chen Jie's eyes narrowed slightly, and he immediately activated his own cultivation technique: the Four Seasons Celestial Phenomena Technique, the Winter Technique, and the Profound Darkness Technique!
Chen Jie instantly fused his cultivation technique attributes into the Winter Character Technique, using the power of Xuanming to directly freeze the Tai Sui in front of him.

Freezing for preservation is a technique known to later generations. Moreover, once frozen, it is very difficult for an ordinary person to break through it, given the strength of one's own internal energy. It can also serve as a theft prevention measure, killing two birds with one stone, making it an absolutely worthwhile deal.

After completing the freezing work, Chen Jie then carried the enormous Tai Sui down the mountain.

When passing by Wild Wolf Gully, Chen Jie's figure was spotted by the villagers. After all, anyone would take a second look at someone carrying a small mountain.

When everyone saw Chen Jie's appearance, someone immediately ran to inform the village head.

The current village head of Xiantao Village is Wu Zhong, Chen Jie's uncle. Chen Jie wanted to promote Wu Zhong to a higher position, and for a period of time entrusted him with the administration of Mianshui County, making him the magistrate of this county that rose to prominence.

However, after working for a while, Wu Zhong went directly to Chen Jie and wanted to resign from his position as magistrate of Mianshui County. Chen Jie thought he was dissatisfied with the low rank, so he prepared to promote him. After all, Chen Jie had a very good relationship with the Wu family, and he would not be stingy with one or two official positions.

Unexpectedly, Wu Zhong refused outright, saying that the position was too high and he was not up to the task.

He insisted on returning to Xiantao Village to serve as the village head, ignoring everything else. Chen Jie checked Wu Zhong's performance after he became the magistrate of Mianshui County, and was shocked by what he found.

Wu Zhong served as the magistrate of Mianshui County and was truly incorruptible. Not only did he not take a single penny from Mianshui County, but he even contributed a considerable amount of his own money to the county.

As for his political achievements, while he may not have made any groundbreaking contributions, he simply followed the established practices and did not make any major mistakes.

Overall, among the many county magistrates in Hubei Province, he could be considered to be in the upper-middle range, and could be said to be a qualified county magistrate.

Chen Jie found Wu Zhong and asked him why he was unwilling to take the position of county magistrate. After persistent questioning, Wu Zhong finally opened up to Chen Jie.

Because of Wu Hong!

Wu Hong was the top supervisor in the Huangzhou Prefecture system, wielding immense power that no one could rival. Moreover, he reported directly to Chen Jie, placing him firmly in the favor of all officials.

Huangzhou Prefecture is currently thriving, so it's not that obvious yet, but if the world is at peace, Chen Jiu Si will truly gain control of the country.

Then this conflict will accumulate at an alarming rate. At that time, Wu Hong will become a sitting duck, and countless people will target him. And some seemingly insignificant problems may turn into terrible, even unsolvable, problems that could be fatal.

Wu Zhong trusted Wu Hong's character; he wouldn't do anything that would give others leverage against him. However, Wu Zhong felt he might not be up to the task. He lacked foresight and sometimes acted impulsively. For example, back in Xiantao Village, when Wu Hong was injured and needed the Blood Spirit Mushroom, Wu Zhong impulsively entered the gray fog, risking his life.

Actually, if he had planned things out properly at that time, he might have found a different way to resolve the issue. But Wu Zhong didn't. He chose the most impulsive method, and it was because of that incident that Wu Zhong realized his impulsiveness.

His son has now taken on a job that offends the entire bureaucratic system of Huangzhou Prefecture, and he knows his son's ruthless and unforgiving nature.

Offending people is inevitable, and it's not impossible for him to be attacked in the future. At that time, he might become a handle for his son. In order not to leave any handle for his future political enemies to attack Wu Hong, he should do his best.

Therefore, Wu Zhong cannot hold power. Only by voluntarily severing ties with power can he avoid giving others any leverage to deal with his son.

This is the best example of how far parents plan for their children.

In order to enable Wu Hong to realize his life ambitions, Wu Zhong directly gave up the opportunity for a high-ranking official position and generous salary.

Chen Jie was moved by this display of humanity, but he was helpless because he needed Wu Hong as his tool. He couldn't let Wu Hong take the position, because only Wu Hong had the courage to investigate the matter to the end, no matter what.

Only Wu Hong, Chen Jie's nominal elder brother, had the ability to instill awe in the entire Huangzhou Prefecture system.

Do you think there's anyone in Huangzhou Prefecture more incorruptible and unafraid to offend people than Wu Hong?
Yes, there are, even quite a few, but it's useless, because not everyone has the right to offend people. If you're not senior enough, you can't offend them even if you want to.

Wu Hong was an elder in Xiantao Village, so he had a certain degree of control over the arrogant and unruly soldiers in the army. After all, back when they were still disliked in Xiantao Village, Wu Hong was already a constable in the county. His status was naturally higher than theirs, so there was very little resistance when Wu Hong investigated many things.

Some civil officials who later entered the Huangzhou Prefecture system were well-versed in the ways of officialdom and were also very opportunistic. If you tried to pressure them by using their past experiences in the village, they would not submit.

Therefore, Wu Hongchen's status became very valuable at this time, and these civil officials dared not act recklessly.

In addition, Wu Hong also served as a law professor at the university founded by Chen Jie. Law courses were a strict requirement of Chen Jie. Anyone who wanted to take up an official position in Huangzhou Prefecture in the future had no room for negotiation and had to pass the law course.

To pass the law course, one must be supervised by Wu Hong, who will be the teacher of all future officials. Therefore, his investigations into corruption, abuse of power, and so on will proceed very smoothly.

This greatly improves the management efficiency of the entire Huangzhou Prefecture system. Of course, there is an uncontrollable factor: Wu Hong must be absolutely loyal and cannot have any improper thoughts about power.

This is extremely difficult to do; who can be without any improper thoughts about power?
Can Wu Hong escape the common practice?
To be honest, Chen Jie really trusted Wu Hong. First, Wu Hong was indeed an upright person who was not greedy for power. He was an idealist who wanted to do good things, so he could investigate and punish bad people without considering personal gain or loss.

Secondly, if Wu Hong wants to become the kind of person who can control everything, he must get rid of Chen Jiu Si. Only when Chen Jiu Si is dead can his power be unchecked, thus allowing him to control everything.

But Chen Jiu Si is very difficult to kill.

Of course, it's not that Chen Jie is immortal. The main point is that if Chen Jie dies at this stage, the Huangzhou Prefecture regime will collapse. At that point, there will be no more all-powerful control. Just being able to survive will be a blessing.

Secondly, after Chen Jie gained control of the world, with the life force infused by his cultivation of the Four Seasons Celestial Phenomena Technique and the Spring Nourishing Technique, Chen Jie was destined for longevity. Perhaps even after Wu Hong died, Chen Jie would not die.

Therefore, Wu Hong's position is just right. Chen Jie is very comfortable using it, and it also has enough deterrent effect on the entire Huangzhou Prefecture.

Of course, if Wu Hong dies in the future, Chen Jie will definitely move to this position. Chen Jie cannot allow the power of prosecution to be placed in the hands of one person, otherwise that person would become a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Moreover, a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard who is not under the supervision of the emperor.

Therefore, Chen Jie is already helping Wu Hong establish a system.

Firstly, the future oversight system should be divided into two parts: one for overseeing the military system and the other for overseeing the civil service system. The structure of these two parts is that the civil service system oversees the military, and military officials oversee the civil service system, thus forming a system of checks and balances.

After the inspection is completed, the verification department reports directly to the Inspector General (Wu Hong) and is not responsible to the heads of the other two systems; they are on the same level.

Finally, there's the internal oversight of the Ministry of Supervision. How come you can supervise others but not allow others to supervise you? There are two heads of the internal oversight department: the first is the emperor, and the second is the chief overseer.

This system is in use, and its purpose is to effectively exercise oversight.

However, Wu Hong is still doing most of the work himself, and he is very cautious in exercising his supervisory power.

It was precisely because Wu Hong wielded too much power and offended too many people that Wu Zhong felt afraid. However, Wu Zhong dared not, or rather did not want, Chen Jie to stop using Wu Hong. He knew Chen Jie was in trouble, and if his own people didn't help him, who would?

Wu Zhong, Wu Hong, and Bai Wenjing all truly consider Chen Jie as family, which is why they act without considering personal gain or loss.

If you're going to suffer a loss, make sure it's your own family who suffers. What kind of behavior is it to make others suffer a loss?

Therefore, Wu Zhong's choice was to return directly to the village, so as not to give anyone any leverage to attack Wu Hong, which can be said to be invincible.

Wu Zhong was a veteran member of Chen Jie's startup team. No one said anything about him holding a high position back then, but now that he's retired, using him as leverage to attack Wu Hong will be frowned upon by everyone, not just Wu Hong's people, but even Wu Hong's enemies.

After all, everyone has their own standards, and who wouldn't understand what kind of person Wu Zhong is?
So Wu Zhong is paving the way for Wu Hong. Not only Wu Zhong, but Bai Wenjing is the same. They are not greedy for power. They only serve as the hospital director and the dean of the medical school. They do not participate in anything else and do not know anything when asked.

Given his status as Chen Jiu Si's master, he could have gained much more power, but he didn't. This way, he avoided making enemies and becoming a target for others.

This is how the Wu family supported Wu Hong across two generations.

This is also why everyone in the Huangzhou Prefecture government is afraid of Wu Hong; there's no way around it, he's too upright.

Chen Jie's whereabouts were reported to Wu Zhong, who immediately led his men out to greet him. Chen Jie had something to do, and the battle in Huangzhou Prefecture was not yet over, so Chen Jie did not say much to Wu Zhong, but simply left the frozen Tai Sui meat there.

At this moment, Chen Jie said to Wu Zhong, "Uncle Zhong, the battle in Huangzhou Prefecture is still raging, so I won't go home to pay my respects to my aunt. Once things are settled in Huangzhou Prefecture, please come over for a visit. Yun Jin misses her a bit."

"Hey, good."

Wu Zhongying immediately instructed his clansmen to carry the Tai Sui meat home, where he personally guarded it, waiting for Chen Jie to come and collect it.

Chen Jie bid farewell to everyone and then rushed back to Huangzhou Prefecture at full speed. At this time, the battle in Huangzhou Prefecture was also intensifying, especially the battle between the Holy Lord and the Grand Elder Li Dao, which was truly fierce.

However, this state of affairs is unlikely to last long, as the Holy Lord has already begun to consider resigning.

The battle just now crippled Tong Wei, and Tang Bao is nowhere to be found. Now, the army, led by Zhang Dingbian, is in a steady retreat and is completely powerless to turn the tide. Continuing the battle now would be tantamount to courting death.

Especially when Chen Jiu Si returns, he figured he wouldn't be able to escape even if he wanted to. At this moment, the Holy Lord said to the Grand Elder, "My friend, we have no deep-seated hatred for each other, so why be so aggressive? Why don't we each give way and shake hands to make peace?"

Upon hearing the Holy Lord's words, the Grand Elder frowned and said, "Shake hands to make peace? Me, shake hands with you to make peace? You wish! I promised someone I would keep you here, how can I break my promise?"

"So you'd better stay here obediently and not make things difficult for me!"

The Grand Elder spoke, then swung his broadsword directly at the attack! (End of Chapter)