343: Chapter 1 Qingyang Town Male_1 343: Chapter 1 Qingyang Town Male_1 “In a world where the heavens and earth are supre, the Great Emperor decrees: ‘I govern the world with culture and pacify chaos with martial power.
The military commanders and generals truly are the cornerstones of the Court, the bulwarks of the nation.
They have both literary and military prowess, and have exerted their strength for the service of the state.
How could their achievents be obliterated and not be rewarded with titles and honors?
There is one nad Jiang Wang, of humble beginnings, yet devoted to serving his country.
First, there was the rit of aiding Sunshine County, followed by the feat of capturing the flag in Red Tail.
With successive rits and honors, he is now ennobled as a baron of Green Sheep Town, truly comndable!”‘
In Green Sheep Town, Zhongxuan Sheng read through the imperial edict in one breath, then rolled up the scroll in his hand and tossed it to Jiang Wang, “Don’t just stand there, Baron of Green Sheep Town!”
Yang Country was secured in one battle, and now it was ti to divide the fruits of victory.
Leaving others aside, Jiang Wang alone was conferred the title of Baron of Green Sheep Town.
This was a title with actual territory, far from being comparable to those honorific titles without land.
The official positions in various countries under heaven may differ, but the noble titles are quite similar, simply descending from royalty: duke, marquis, count, viscount, baron.
Generally speaking, different countries have different customs.
Even among smaller nations, a City Lord from You Nation rely secures food for turtles and beasts, and clearly does not have the sa status as a City Lord from Yang Country.
However, noble titles generally correspond to one’s hierarchy, and so when nobles from different countries et, they often judge each other’s status by their titles.
This investiture edict was brought to the military camp along with an Angel, with the highest rit naturally belonging to Zhongxuan Chuliang whose award ceremony had already concluded within the camp.
After the Angel returned to the Court to report, Zhongxuan Sheng was responsible for passing on the edict.
With his background, he was used to such matters and did not hold them in great regard.
Holding the investiture scroll in his hands, Jiang Wang also felt a special kind of emotion in his heart.
He had struggled for many years in Zhuang Country, first entering the Outer Building, then the Inner Mansion, his studies not yet completed, without the opportunity to establish his career before he had to leave his hotown.
Unexpectedly, he had ended up with an actual noble title in Qi Country.
Needless to say, Xiang Qian.
Zhu Bijing, a mber of the Sect from the Near Sea Archipelago, didn’t have much feeling about Daqi’s rit system.
As for the likes of Zhang Hai and Dugu Xiao, and the rest of the people from the hall in Qingyang, they all shared in the glory.
“From now on, my lord will truly be a noble!” Zhang Hai said with a flattering laugh.
Since the battle when the Dragon assaulted Qingyang Town, he had been subtly excluded from the core of Qingyang Town.
Being one of the rare Transcendent Cultivators in Qingyang, his position was quite awkward.
However, as the entire Yang Country had been overturned in the battle, there likely wasn’t a place more stable than Qingyang Town, and he didn’t have the confidence to move elsewhere.
He could only reluctantly continue to mix in Qingyang Town, trying to change Jiang Wang’s impression of him, putting more effort into his work and being overly sycophantic.
Fearing death and clinging to life is human nature, but you reap what you sow.
He did not have Xiang Qian’s strength or Dugu Xiao’s courage, so naturally, he could not receive the sa treatnt.
Jiang Wang also wouldn’t be harsh on him just because he didn’t contribute in the heat of battle, and would treat him fairly.
“Putting everyone to their best use” was not an easy task, but it was sothing he had to learn to do.
As a baron with actual land, he of course was a noble, especially now that the entire realm of Qingyang Town, both in law and in reality, belonged to Jiang Wang.
This was the result of Zhongxuan Sheng’s efforts.
“Let’s go inside to talk.”
Dismissing the others, he led Zhongxuan Sheng into the quiet room.
Now, the pestilential air throughout Yang Country had already been drained by the White Bone Saint, and although the plague had caused severe damage, those who survived ultimately had to look forward.
Qingyang Town was the first area to restore order, and it had gathered quite a number of refugees (in fact, most of them were townsfolk from nearby cities who had moved over, simply claiming to be refugees), and now the registered population of the town had just surpassed the mark of forty thousand.
Jiang Wang had by now settled down in Qingyang Town.
Although he personally did not care much for luxury, his living quarters had been necessarily improved.
He no longer lived cramped up with the town hall, but had moved into a separate elegant residence with a few servants.
The housekeeper of the residence was none other than little Jiang Anan, who took care of Jiang Wang’s affairs personally and rarely let others handle them.
For Jiang Wang, the quiet room for cultivation was his usual dwelling place, while his bedroom was seldom used.
This quiet room was styled very simply, with bare walls around and only a ditation mat.
The mat that Zhongxuan Sheng sat on had been taken from the spares.
“Congratulations.
You’ve won the bet again,” Jiang Wang said after sitting down.
“It’s not ti to call it a win yet,” Zhongxuan Sheng said modestly.
Despite his words, the smile in his eyes could hardly be hidden.
“Qi Ting has always been generous.
This ti, for your reward, in addition to bestowing the actual title of Baron, he also granted a hundred Pri Stones, each worth ten thousand, as well as a secret Dao Technique from the royal treasury.”
Zhongxuan Sheng said, taking out a box and handing it over: “The Dao Technique is one I picked for you.
Do you think it will be useful?”
A hundred Pri Stones worth ten thousand each was a “huge fortune” for Jiang Wang, and it ant that he could now repay the top-grade Channel-opening Pill for Jiang Anan.
Of course, compared to the Path Origin Stones, the invaluable secret Dao Technique from the national treasury held greater importance to Jiang Wang.
The cultivation techniques and Dao Techniques awarded by the Qi Court had always been divided into two categories: national treasury secrets and imperial family secrets.
The forr were broad and extensive, while the latter were few but exquisite.
However, that did not an that the national treasury secrets were inferior to those of the imperial family; it’s just that the thods of acquisition for each were different.
As the na suggests, national treasury secrets were obtained through Qi Country’s conquests, while imperial family secrets were primarily the personal gains of the Qi imperial family, akin to the difference between a public and a private treasury.
Any technique included in the national treasury was certainly no ordinary item.
Moreover, with Zhongxuan Sheng’s discerning eye, he would not choose anything worthless.
There was no need to rush, so Jiang Wang casually took the box and set it aside, ready to inquire about Zhongxuan Sheng’s future plans.
But the plump man started urgent protests: “Take the items and give back the Storage Box!
I still have to return it later!”
“…Didn’t you just say that Qi Ting is very generous?”
“Generosity is one thing, but that doesn’t an rewards should be excessive.
Qingyang Town was granted to you, as well as the secret technique from the national treasury and the hundred Pri Stones.
This Storage Box is worth almost as much as the hundred Pri Stones, how could I just give it to you for nothing?”
Zhongxuan Sheng rolled his eyes.
However, due to his small eyes, it wasn’t very noticeable.
Jiang Wang wasn’t embarrassed though, as he moved the Path Origin Stones into his own Storage Box, he grumbled resentfully: “Ah, I risked life and limb.”
“Enough already,” Zhongxuan Sheng said smugly: “Your barony in Qingyang Town is just the first step.
Brother, I think three steps ahead, get it?” He spoke mysteriously: “Next, I plan to secure the position of Governor of Sunshine County for you!”
Jiang Wang frowned: “I am only at the Ascending Dragon Realm.
I’m afraid that might not be sufficient, right?”
The position of Governor was a temporary official title designated for situations like those in Yang Country, whose primary responsibilities were to “pacify” and “comfort,” essentially equivalent to the Prefectural Governor during peaceti.
If one’s performance during tenure was proper and their strength kept up with the demands, the position of Prefectural Governor was almost a certainty.
However, Jiang Wang’s cultivation was rely at the Tenglong Realm.
For any Prefectural Governor in Qi Country, a minimum is required of a practitioner at the God’s Inner Mansion level with the External Building Environnt as the standard.
Even for governors of Yang Country, the baseline was the Inner Mansion Realm.
Purely in terms of cultivation, Jiang Wang was far from eting the standards, and even his rits were insufficient.
“Humph,” Zhongxuan Sheng scrutinized the quiet room.
It would not be in such harmony with the environnt unless one practiced day and night within it.
“With your talent, coupled with this kind of effort, it won’t be long before you are strong enough to fight on your own against soone like Song Guang of the Inner Mansion.
And your ascension to the God’s Inner Mansion is a certainty, so what’s the issue with your cultivation level?”
“As for rits…
relieving the threat to Sunshine County, capturing the flag, maintaining peace before the battle, and comforting the people’s hearts afterward.
Now in the entire Yang Country, beside Huang Yixing, you, Jiang Wang, are the one the common folk continuously long for.
How could you not be suitable for the temporary position of Governor?”
The Huang Yixing that Zhongxuan Sheng spoke of was a man who entered the battlefield alone, sternly advised against brutal slaughter, and stopped Zhongxuan Chuliang’s plan to massacre the Yang Realm.
His reputation in the Yang Region reached an unprecedented high, and he was regarded as a savior by the people there.
As Yang Region had recently been annexed and in consideration of comforting the public’s sentint, he was currently the Governor of Hengyang Prefecture.
If he perford well, he would be the future Prefectural Governor of Hengyang.
All official personnel in Yang Country either died or defected.
At most, so were demoted and retained.
The only exception was this man, who advanced even further than before the war.
Hengyang Prefecture was the forr capital of Yang Country and certainly not comparable to Red Tail Prefecture.
This reality could not help but provoke reflection.
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