After the court meeting ended, Chen Xiao quickly received an official edict.
The imperial court conscripted him and conferred him the title of Overseer of Youzhou!
At this point, Chen Xiao had completed the magnificent transformation from a son-in-law to a duke!
When Zhen Jiang saw the edict, he was stunned.
"Husband, this matter…is settled just like that?”
Was her husband the ruler of Youzhou from now on?
That was a high-ranking official with a rank of 2,000 stones!
Moreover, he was a border governor!
The Imperial Court…had sold them out just like that?
"This is expected. What's there to be shocked about?”
Chen Xiao pinched Zhen Jiang's slightly dazed face and said with a smile,""For this Youzhou Mu, we have spent a total of 250 million yuan and paid such a huge price. If we fail, wouldn't we be letting down Madam's support?”
In the court meeting, He Jin spoke up for him.
Zhao Zhong and the other attendants did not object.
Even Grand Tutor Yuan Kui, the head of the officials, didn't choose to help Liu Yu, Lu Zhi, and the others.
He had paid a price for all this!
Although the money given to these people was not worth mentioning compared to the money used to buy official positions and the bribes given to Zhang Rang, it was still a huge sum!
It could be said that Chen Xiao had used money to knock the entire Great Han Imperial Court unconscious in this matter of buying an official position!
It was obvious that once this matter was spread, it would soon set off a huge wave!
Up to the officials, down to the common people, there must be a turbulent fishing wheel!
" I still feel like I'm dreaming…"
Zhen Jiang's face was flushed red, and her crystal clear eyes landed on Chen Xiao.""His Majesty the Emperor can even sell such an important official. This is simply appalling. No wonder the people say that…the Imperial Court is immoral and the Emperor is muddle-headed!”
She hesitated for a long time, but still said the last eight words.
"He's not stupid. Instead, he's very smart.”
Chen Xiao laughed." The price list he set for selling official positions. The price of each official position is about 10,000 times the annual salary of the official position. Even the officials appointed by the imperial court have to pay one-third or one-fourth of the official salary. It's almost equivalent to 25 years of annual salary…"
"To be able to do such a profitable business to such an extent, how can it be considered stupid?”
"It's just that it's not used to govern the country.”
Zhen Jiang knew that the price of buying an official position was extremely high, but he had never calculated this.
When he heard this, he couldn't help but sigh deeply,"" No wonder those officials would plunder and accumulate wealth after taking office, disregarding the lives of the people. They spent so much money, but they could only be officials for one year, and they had to continue to pay in the second year..."
As she spoke, a hint of worry appeared in her eyes.
"Husband, although you've succeeded this time, you can only be the governor of Youzhou for a year. Moreover, the person who bought the official position has a bad reputation. I'm afraid that the prefectures of Youzhou won't obey him so easily, right?”
As the eldest daughter of the Zhen family, Zhen Jiang had studied since she was young.
Although she didn't know much about politics, she could understand these things with just a little thought.
Youzhou was a bitterly cold place on the border. Hu and Han people lived together. Not only were the folk customs tough, but there were also occasional invasions from other races. At this moment, the rebellions of Zhang Chun, Zhang Ju, and Qiu Liju had yet to be quelled!
Therefore, it was almost wishful thinking for Chen Xiao to think of securing the position of the Overseer of Youzhou Province within a short period of one year!
Even with the Zhen family's help!
It couldn't be helped. It wasn't easy to be the governor of Youzhou!
The previous Youzhou Provincial Governor, Tao Qian, had been doing well. However, he suddenly encountered Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju's rebellion. Because he failed to quell the rebellion, he was directly dismissed by the Imperial Court!
The Zhen Clan was located in the Zhongshan Kingdom, adjacent to Youzhou, so they were no stranger to these matters.
Even so, Zhen Jiang did not have any complaints. He chose to support Chen Xiao without hesitation and helped Chen Xiao convince Lady Zhen and his second brother, Zhen Yan.
This was why he had this trip to Luoyang.
However, she did not understand why Chen Xiao chose Youzhou when the Great Han had thirteen prefectures.
Even if it was Jizhou, where the Zhen family was located!
Chen Xiao saw the doubt in Zhen Jiang's heart and could not help but look at the imperial edict on the table.
"Firstly, I won't be the governor of Youzhou for only one year.”
He didn't explain in detail and just smiled.""Secondly, although Youzhou is a cold and barren land, its people are valiant and there are many heroes. As long as the Hu rebellion is resolved, we can train an elite army. In addition, there are not many aristocratic families in Youzhou, so it will be much easier to govern.”
"Third, although it's difficult to completely control Youzhou, I'm not completely useless.”
As she spoke, Chen Xiao took out a few official documents from under the imperial edict.""After spending so much money, the reward is not just a piece of conferring edict!”
Zhen Jiang seemed to understand.
She looked at the official documents and found that they were actually several imperial court transfer orders.
The one on the top was for Bing Province Governor Ding Yuan.
" Zhang Liao, a subordinate of Provincial Governor Ding, will be appointed as the Cavalry Commandant of Youzhou Mu..."
Zhen Jiang muttered softly and asked curiously,""Husband, who is this Zhang Liao? Why would you put in so much effort to transfer him under the name of the Imperial Court?”
Who is Zhang Liao?
Who was Zhang Liao and Zhang Wenyuan, the leaders of Cao Wei's Five Generals in history, the ones who broke through 100,000 soldiers with 800 soldiers, who shocked the Xiaoyao River and scared the children of Dongwu to stop crying?
Chen Xiao's eyes flickered.
"Right now, he is just a minor official under Ding Yuan.”
Pausing for a moment, under Zhen Jiang's increasingly curious gaze, he couldn't help but curl his lips slightly."But if he comes under my command, he will become a famous general who will shake the world!”
These orders were the reward for bribing Zhang Rang with 20 million.
Chen Xiao had never thought of slowly subduing those famous generals and strategists of the three countries.
After using money to stun the entire court, he directly transferred people in the name of the imperial court to fill the official office of the Youzhou Prefecture Overseer!
This was the power of the combination of money and power!
Forget about Zhang Liao!
Even Lu Bu, who was also under Ding Yuan, Chen Xiao could transfer him to her side with a single order!
However, Lu Bu was not very useful.
In addition, Dong Zhuo's Rebellion would completely destroy the Han Dynasty's last trace of luck. If Lu Bu wasn't here, Dong Zhuo might not have been able to do anything.
Thus, Chen Xiao had never thought of transferring Lu Bu over.
In comparison, Lu Bu's subordinate Gao Shun was more in line with his wishes.
Apart from the transfer orders he had for Ding Yuan, there was also one for Lu Bu!
He wondered what Ding Yuan and Lu Bu's expressions would be like when they saw the transfer order!
"Who else is working for the Imperial Court at this time?”
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