Chapter 310 - 172: Linjiang County, Speculating in Yin Residences
In October, the rice harvest is complete, and the season swiftly transitions from late autumn to early winter.
The area outside Linhe District is particularly bustling today, with the Prefect from Jinmen Prefecture, various officials from Linhe, and nearby county officials gathered at the city gate.
There were rumors since the beginning of the Linhe city construction that the Imperial Court intended to promote Linhe District to a county seat, designating Linhe Wharf as a new port district. However, due to unstable national fortune over the past two years and the untimely demise of Emperor Longping, the ascension of the new Emperor put this matter on hold.
It wasn’t until after the autumn examinations this year that Emperor Jingxing suddenly issued a decree to elevate two areas to county seats: one being Linhe District, the other the long-silent Wanshou Village.
Although Wanshou Village is geographically convenient, sitting south of Whiteshore and north leading to the capital suburbs, its population is far less than a county’s. The only noteworthy feature is the high prevalence of long-lived individuals in Wanshou Village.
In jest, some say that the combined number of centenarians in the twenty-four counties of Jinmen Prefecture pales in comparison to Wanshou Village’s.
Common sense would dictate that with only this feature, Wanshou Village doesn’t warrant exceptional promotion to a county seat. But Emperor Jingxing insisted despite opposition, claiming the area was visited by the late Emperor during his tours and is a flowing site of Earth Qi and Dragon Vein, thus deserving elevation for its prosperity and development.
People believed as truth, yet Xu Qing remained skeptical.
This wretched emperor must be feeling his luck is dwindling, thinking all his past wrongdoings have piled too high, and now is trying to fill his inner void with these trivial matters.
After all, the tomb of the former Crown Prince Zhao You is still standing in Wanshou Village.