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Chapter 108 Support
That evening, the couple invited Yue Jinyu to have dinner together. Under the moonlight, they chatted about their upcoming life in the military camp, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

The following morning, Yue Jinyu and Ji Boxi, along with his wife and children, continued their journey towards the border.

It wasn't until Ji Boxi left Tonghe County that the local people learned that their county magistrate had been promoted to a general on the border.

They were all very reluctant to part ways.

"We had no idea that Lord Ji had left. If we had known, we would have at least seen him off."

"Yes, Lord Ji has done a lot for Tonghe County over the years. The reason why Tonghe County is so good today is because of Lord Ji."

“It’s a good thing that Lord Ji has been promoted. I’ve seen it all along. Lord Ji is a capable man. He can’t stay in Tonghe County forever. Now that he’s been promoted, he might achieve even greater things in the future.”

"Yes, what we need to do is to bless the master."

"Yes, best wishes to Lord Ji."
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This area belongs to Lin'an Prefecture, where Tonghe County is located.

In the county government office, Prefect Zhao learned that Ji Boxi had been promoted to general and was going to the border to take up his post with Prince Li.

His expression immediately turned sour.

"I never expected that after suppressing Ji Boxi for so many years, he would still be discovered by the Emperor and have such a promising future. It's truly..." Prefect Zhao murmured.

"How exactly did His Majesty know about Ji Boxi? Does His Majesty also know that I'm suppressing Ji Boxi? If he does, will His Majesty...?"

Upon thinking this, Prefect Zhao immediately became worried.

After all, judging from Ji Boxi's appearance, it seems that he has been given an important position.

A while ago, when he learned that Ji Boxi had been summoned by the emperor, he had a bad feeling.

just now……

Just then, a voice suddenly came from outside.

"Father, have you heard? Ji Boxi has actually become a general?"

"How can he be a general? He should just stay in Tonghe County as a lowly county magistrate for the rest of his life!"

The person who entered was none other than Zhao Shuwan, the legitimate daughter of Prefect Zhao.

"You've returned from the Lin family?" Prefect Zhao asked.

The Lin family is Zhao Shuwan's husband's family.

Zhao Shuwan hummed in agreement. "Father, is it true about Ji Boxi?"

Prefect Zhao hummed in agreement. "It's true."

"How lucky is Ji Boxi? And Cheng Huan is just too lucky!" Zhao Shuwan's eyes were filled with resentment and jealousy.

At first glance, Zhao Shuwan took a liking to Ji Boxi, who was planning to participate in the martial arts examination.

She immediately asked her father to match her with Ji Boxi.

She assumed there wouldn't be any problems with this.

After all, her father was a prefect, a high-ranking official of the fourth rank, and she was the prefect's legitimate daughter.

Ji Boxi was just a minor official's son; it was his luck and good fortune that she took a liking to him.

Even Prefect Zhao thought so.

Unexpectedly, Ji Boxi refused, and the reason was that he had someone he liked, his cousin Cheng Huan.

After that, no matter how much Zhao Zhifu and Zhao Shuwan threatened or bribed him, Ji Boxi remained resolute.

Ji Boxi, who was supposed to be barred from participating in the martial arts examination, actually went to participate in the imperial examination.

He actually passed the exam and, through the efforts of Prefect Zhao, became the magistrate of Tonghe County.

There is no doubt that Ji Boxi is capable.

However, this did not prevent Prefect Zhao from allowing Ji Boxi to stay in Tonghe County for so many years.

He even considered having Ji Boxi stay in Tonghe County for the rest of his life.

Unexpectedly, Ji Boxi suddenly had good fortune and was even summoned by the Emperor and appointed as a General of the Cavalry.

This official position was immediately above his.

This inevitably angered, alarmed, and...feared Prefect Zhao.

He feared Ji Boxi would retaliate against him. Meanwhile, Zhao Shuwan was unaware of this.

She was furious. After Ji Boxi rejected her, she, who was of marriageable age, had no choice but to marry someone else.

Her current husband, although he seems alright to outsiders.

However, in Zhao Shuwan's opinion, it was bad in every way, and it was definitely not as good as Ji Boxi.

Therefore, Zhao Shuwan did not have a good life during the years she was married.

She could only feel happier if she thought that Ji Boxi and his wife were living even worse lives in Tonghe County.

But now, even that last bit of happiness is gone.

"Father, please think of another way to bring Ji Boxi down, Father..."

"Alright, your father is already afraid of Ji Boxi's revenge, and you're still thinking about these things..." For the first time, Prefect Zhao regretted spoiling his daughter too much.

"How could that be? Father, you are the prefect, a fourth-rank official..."

Prefect Zhao sneered, realizing for the first time that his daughter was brainless. "Your father is a fourth-rank official, but Ji Boxi is a General of the Cavalry, which is a first-rank official!"

From the highest rank!
These three words struck Zhao Shuwan hard.

"For a high-ranking official of the first rank to take down your father, the prefect, would be as easy as turning his hand."

Especially since this is a first-rank general of the cavalry, who is in charge of troops, what if Ji Boxi completely takes control of the military power in the future?

Not to mention him, even the emperor had to rely on Ji Boxi.

Zhao Shuwan was completely stunned, and finally realized the seriousness of the situation, and panicked.

"Then, what should we do?"

"How would I know what to do?"

Just as Prefect Zhao and his daughter were in a panic, suddenly, a servant rushed in, stumbling and crawling.

"My lord, my lord, the imperial edict has arrived!"

The father and daughter felt a sudden jolt of fear.

That's right, the imperial edict has arrived.

The Xuanhe Emperor issued an imperial edict to support Ji Boxi and help him avenge his family.

The imperial edict naturally wouldn't mention that Prefect Zhao oppressed Ji Boxi, as this was actually quite common in officialdom, and there was no way to convict Prefect Zhao.

Therefore, Emperor Xuanhe started from other aspects.

In particular, this Prefect Zhao himself is not clean.

Therefore, it would be easy for Emperor Xuanhe to control him.

Sure enough, the imperial edict listed many instances of Prefect Zhao's corruption, bribery, and disregard for human life, and directly sentenced him to have his property confiscated and beheaded.

The rest of the Zhao family naturally couldn't escape it either.

As for Zhao Shuwan's daughter, although she is married...

However, once Prefect Zhao was convicted, her powerful backer disappeared, and her future days would certainly not be easy.

After the imperial edict was read, the father and daughter sat heavily on the ground, looking utterly dejected.
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Ji Boxi saw the letter from County Magistrate Li on the way, or rather, County Magistrate Li.

The letter contained details about Prefect Zhao's family.

Although Zhao Shuwan was not implicated, she was divorced because of her childlessness and jealousy.

Back then, her husband's family had long been fed up with Zhao Shuwan, but because of Prefect Zhao, they had no choice but to support her.

Now that Prefect Zhao has fallen, they no longer need to tolerate Zhao Shuwan.

As for what will happen to Zhao Shuwan after she was divorced, we don't know.

Ji Boxi was deeply moved after reading it.

Ji Boxi always remembered that Prefect Zhao had cut off his path to becoming a military officer and prevented him from being promoted.

(End of this chapter)