Fangling City has changed its owner.

The flag on the city tower has also been changed from Kuai to Wei.

For ordinary people, the biggest change that can be felt is that the entry tax collected at the city gate has been cancelled. In other words, people outside the city do not need to pay any more when entering the city.

"Is Governor Wei really a good man?"

"I heard that Governor Wei was exempted from the city entrance tax after listening to his wife's persuasion. Mrs. Wei just arrived in the city yesterday. When she passed the city gate, she lifted the curtain of her carriage and showed her face. It was really shocking...

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Everyone has the desire to gossip.

Wei Shi's entry into the imperial palace did not attract much attention.

On the contrary, Han Qiang's arrival made the people in Fangling City excited. They even kindly canceled the city entry tax and blamed Han Qiang.

Wei Shi had no explanation for this.

It is also a good thing for Wei Shi that Han Qiang can win the support of the people of Fangling.

Of course, the most important thing is that Han Qiang was very grateful to Wei Shi after hearing the people's praise.

Wei Shi became a well-deserved eunuch, and Han Qiang became the eunuch's wife.

In terms of status, it is equivalent to a major change from a commoner woman to an aristocratic woman.

"Wei Lang is so kind to me, I will keep it in my heart and never forget it." Han Qiang rarely took the initiative, allowing Wei Shi to experience the pleasure of looking up at the bright moon.

.......

Vertical sun.

When Kuai Qi, Zhuge Lan and his wife heard that Wei Shi's wife Han Qiang had arrived, they sent a servant to send an invitation to Kuai Mansion.

A few days ago, Kuai Qi ignored his advice and insisted on going against Wei Shi, which made Zhuge Lan very angry. The two are still in a cold war.

Fortunately, Kuai Qi finally lowered his head and did not choose to fight to the end.

Wei Shi also treated Kuai Qi, the former eunuch, quite favorably. In addition to not being able to come in and out freely, Kuai Qi and Zhuge Lan's daily life and diet were not affected by the eldest prince.

This result made Zhuge Lan quite fond of Wei Shi.

Therefore, after hearing that Han Qiang had entered the city, Zhuge Lan urged Kuai Qi to contact him quickly and try to receive the new governor and his family as soon as possible.

To untie the bell, one needs to tie the bell.

Since the conflict arose due to the dispute between the governors, Zhuge Lan felt that if he directly let two men, Kuai Qi and Wei Shi, resolve the matter, there would be no good results.

It's better to go the madam route and let her talk to Han Qiang to see if there is any possibility of easing the situation.

Han Qiang received Zhugelan's invitation and was nervous for a while. She didn't know what formal clothes to wear or what accessories to wear.

Although Han Qiang had contact with Mi Zhen before, there was a huge disparity in status between the two parties. In front of Mi Zhen, Han Qiang needed to look up to her. But now, she is the mistress of the city of Fangling and needs others to look up to her.

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"It doesn't matter what you wear. Just remember that you are the wife of the prefect." Wei Shi took Han Qiang's hand, helped her onto the carriage, and warned with a smile.

As Wei Shi's status improves, the family members Han Qiang needs to face will become more important each one.

For Han Qiang, this is no small challenge.

Wei Shi hoped that Han Qiang could withstand this test.

Wei Shi had also thought about the specific etiquette, appearance and other matters between aristocratic women. He was going to write a letter and send it to the Tang family in Yingchuan to ask Hongnong Princess Tang Ying for a maid who had lived in the palace.

Qiang gave some instruction.

I believe Tang Ying will not refuse this request.

The improvement of Wei Shi's status is also a good thing for Tang Ying.

"Prefect Wei, please come in quickly. Kuai Lang, I haven't brought you the fine wine yet. Madam Wei, your skirt with the phoenix and bird on it is really beautiful. I don't know where you bought the linen."

"Oh, it turns out that Madam and General Zuo's wife are old friends. No wonder, I was lucky enough to meet General Zuo's wife at Liu Jingzhou's house the last time she came to Xiangyang."

Zhuge Lan showed a flattering smile on his face and started chatting enthusiastically with Han Qiang.

Zhuge Lan also experienced many such social scenes when she was not married. Her marriage to Kuai Qi was the result of Cai, the wife of the famous celebrity Huang Chengyan.

After a private banquet, Wei Shi and Kuai Qi, two successive governors of Fangling, gradually became close to each other.

When Kuai Qi heard that Wei Shi was interested in developing business in Fangling and was preparing to sell the nugget gold mined on Junshan Mountain, his gloomy eyes suddenly lit up.

"Prefect Wei, apart from the Cai family, is there any other family in Jingzhou that can compare with our Kuai family? You can rest assured to leave the gold to me and I will guarantee a good price."

"Our Kuai family can also resell other things on our behalf. I, Kuai Qi, guarantee this with my character..." Kuai Qi patted his chest and assured with confidence.

If you can't become a prefect, that doesn't matter.

As long as you can make money.

Kuai Qi, who saw the opportunity to make a fortune, looked at Wei Shi again as if he were seeing a relative.

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Wei Shibing captured Fangling without any bloodshed.

This important news spread quickly in the three eastern counties. Shangyong was closest to Fangling and was the first to receive important military information about Kuai Qi's surrender and Wei Shi's arrival.

Brothers Shen Dan and Shen Yi set out from Xiping to reinforce Fangling. When they arrived at Shangyong, they suddenly encountered Liao Hua and Hou Yin from Nanyang.

There was a chaotic battle between the two sides across the water blockage. In the end, the clan soldiers of the Shen brothers occupied the left bank of the water blockage, while Liao Hua and Hou Yin controlled the right bank of the water blockage. It was evenly divided, and no one could do anything to the other.

Of course the Shen brothers were not satisfied with this result.

But facing Liao and Hou's troops, whose equipment and weapons had been upgraded, they only had an advantage in numbers and could not change the stalemate for a while.

"Brother Yiju, this Kuai Ziming is too incompetent. He can't wait for us."

"Also, Liao Hua, Hou Yin and other Nanyang bandits are like chicken blood. They are not afraid of death. When all their men are dead, what will they be proud of?"

In Shangyong City, Shen Yi, who was short and ugly, rushed into Shen Dan's residence angrily, muttering complaints.

Shen Dan was looking through the slips in front of the desk. When he heard Shen Yi's words, his bulging goldfish eyes widened and he scolded:

"Brother Yi, why are you panicking? Before we sent out the troops, I already said that it would be best if we could capture Fangling this time. If the situation changes and we cannot capture it, we should not be anxious and guard the two cities of Shangyong and Xiping.

That’s fine.”

"Our Shen family's soldiers are the troops accumulated bit by bit by the clan and cannot be easily destroyed. Whether the surname in Fangling is Kuai or Wei is a matter for Liu Biao of Jingzhou to worry about."

"Next, let's make a truce with Wei Shi first, and send people to Fangling to find out what the Wei governor is saying. If he is not ambitious, then we will slowly pursue it and then look for opportunities to annex it."

"If Wei Shi wants to seize Shangyong and Xiping, then we will unite with Zhang Shijun of Hanzhong and send out the ghost soldiers of the Five Dou Rice Sect to wipe out Wei Shi, a rural man in one fell swoop."

Shen Dan stood up from behind the desk. With his thin body, he was half a head taller than Shen Yi. He looked quite oppressive.

"There is also Du Yi, the leader of the Jin people, who can send a message to the familiar people, saying that Wei Shi has obeyed the imperial edict and is coming to conquer their Jin people tribe. If there is a dispute between Jin people and Wei Shi, then give it to them.

Our chance..."

The ancestors of the Shen family have been in Xiping for more than 20 years and are very familiar with the situation in this area.

Wei Shi's arrival was like dropping a pebble on the calm water.
Chapter completed!