Chapter 1248 - 345: Yuchi: She Is Your Mother! (Part 4)
To be honest, if there was a man like Yuchi who stood up when she was the same age as Bu Tingyue, she absolutely wouldn’t have been able to hold it together.
Yuchi smiled and gestured towards the pastries in front of him, "It’s from the heart, Mrs. Bu, please have some tea."
Bu Huoran: "Mmh!"
Yin Shuang was utterly taken aback by Yuchi’s side, and in the end, she understood, whispering into Yuchi’s ear, "No wonder you, Brother Yuchi, could have your showdown in the Great Tang Prison, you’re truly skilled."
Yuchi: "..."
Ancestor, can we just get past what happened in the Great Tang Prison!
It’s in the past, so let it be!
Afterward, Bu Huoran didn’t stay long in Jiangnan; her journey here wasn’t entirely smooth. She inspected several major cities’ Celestial Craft Workshops along the way, or she would have arrived in Jiangnan much earlier.
Now she still needs to return to Cuncha City, calculating the time, it’s about right that when she returns, she’ll just in time go with Bu Tingyue to participate in the Cabinet’s assessment.
She just had a meal with Yuchi, exchanged witty remarks with him all night long, smilingly said goodbye, feeling as if she had regained a hint of her youthful enthusiasm, and departed.
"Until we meet again in the rivers and lakes, with hopeful hearts."
...
In late August of the 990th year of the Jiuzhou calendar, the situation in Jiangzhou City was becoming untenable.
It truly was becoming untenable.
Why? Because the development momentum in Jiangnan was just too fierce. Before, people from within the town would go to Jiangzhou City to buy houses, providing tax silver to Jiangzhou City. But now?
Now people have started going to Jiangnan to swap houses in advance, and good heavens, this is a massive threat to the government officials comfortably enjoying life in Jiangzhou City.
At this time, the Four Major Institutions had already gathered, with Chen Weiran from the Celestial Capital Department, Yuan Tiangang from the Demon-slaying Bureau, that certain someone from the Defense Department, and an anonymous figure from the Imperial Decree Department. The four of them all had quite serious expressions.
Among them, Chen Weiran and Yuan Tiangang’s expressions were particularly fierce, while the one from the Defense Department and the one from the Imperial Decree Department appeared somewhat anxious.
Chen Weiran glanced around and then spoke directly:
"Now everyone should be aware of the situation in Jiangzhou City. For us in Jiangzhou City, this is a very dangerous matter. Is this little Jiangnan really thinking of going head-to-head with us Jiangzhou City?"
"I will not allow such a situation to occur. You must understand, Jiangnan was able to reach where it is today because of the full support of our Four Major Institutions in Jiangzhou City. Without our help, Jiangnan would still be Xufu Town, just a little Xufu Town under our control!"
"Here, we must mention someone named Yuchi, who shows us no courtesy at all. While we are supporting him on one side, he secretly attacks us on the other side. This puts us in a position of unrighteousness, so we must strictly eliminate Yuchi’s influence and nip the Commerce Association in the bud!"
Chen Weiran finished speaking; he had encountered Yuchi after the New Year. In only a few months without seeing him, the situation had suddenly transformed. Originally wanting to obtain much wealth from Jiangnan, silver was indeed received, and taxes were substantial. However, Jiangnan City was slowly undermining his position.
After Chen Weiran finished speaking, Yuan Tiangang from the Demon-slaying Bureau then continued:
"Yes, we need to react immediately. First, we must drive Immortal Robe Pavilion out of our Jiangzhou City, secondly, we must withdraw all personnel stationed in Jiangnan, leaving Jiangnan in a state of isolation. Later, we will secretly block Jiangnan’s allure to Jiangzhou City!"
"I trust everyone understands what I am saying!"
"If you don’t understand, I can speak in plainer terms!"
"First, we must throw dirt on Yuchi, directly putting a label on Yuchi. Slander is cost-free for us; even if Yuchi stands up to clear our rumors, it doesn’t matter anymore."
"The common people’s memory is very shallow. They will only remember the association between Yuchi and wild dogs but not whether Yuchi truly is a wild dog. This is the best result for us!"
"Second, we must tarnish Jiangnan’s reputation, especially the Jiangnan United Commerce Association’s reputation!"
"We need to belittle them, make them understand what it means to suffer immensely, and later reject any permission requests from them with a single-vote veto. We will no longer act on any written correspondence from Jiangnan!"
"Third, we will privately find someone to talk with Yuchi. If he’s willing to reconcile and hand control of the Jiangnan United Commerce Association over to us, then we can turn a blind eye!"
"After all, be it Jiangnan or Jiangzhou City, they are our assets. Otherwise, if he refuses to surrender the control of the Jiangnan United Commerce Association, we have ten thousand ways to deal with him clearly!"