The five governors, the four families, until Zhou Liang gave him the complicated situation in the land of Yan, it was dark outside.

....

A pot of tea has bottomed out, and the cups of the two are empty.

Zhou Liang stood up, even though his back hurt when he was sitting, he still maintained a respectful attitude.

"My lord, I'll make you another pot of tea."

Summer breeze waved his hand.

"No, it's not early, I'm going home, Lao Zhou, you can also get off work early and rest."

Zhou Liang stood straight and smiled lightly.

"The lower official still has some documents to stay for approval, so let's take the first step."

This sentence made Xia Feng a little embarrassed, to put it bluntly, he had to pull Zhou Liang over to chat, so he delayed people's work and off-duty time.

"Okay, then you go get busy, I'll clean up and go back."

"Yes."

....

After responding, Zhou Liang did not leave directly, and still stood next to Xia Feng.

Xia Feng was slightly puzzled.

"Is there anything else you can do?"

Zhou Liang's upper body leaned forward slightly.

"My lord.... If it's small talk, then the lower official wants to ask one more question, right..... Regarding you personally, in fact, the lower official is just curious, and I don't know whether to ask or not. ”

After getting along for so long, this was the first time Xia Feng heard that Zhou Liang was going to take the initiative to ask him a personal question.

"Of course you can ask."

The office was quiet at night, and most of the staff at the Governor's Palace had already left work.

The two professionally trained shadow guard girls stood in the doorway, as if they had merged into the night.

Zhou Liang's voice was not as serious as just now, but it revealed a heartfelt human touch.

"My lord, you asked me so much about the situation in the land of Yan, I think you don't know anything about Yanguo, and the lower official asked with great courage, when the dispute was settled, why did you sit in the position of governor of Yanguo."

.....

If Zhou Liang's question is asked abruptly, it does sound offensive.

According to Zhou Liang's cautious character, asking this kind of thing is obviously not his style, and he is more likely to be suspicious of his boss.

However, Zhou Liang still asked.

Xia Feng knew that in fact, Zhou Liang was not questioning him, but wanted to know as much as possible about him, the top boss, in addition to the scope of work.

Or perhaps, in Zhou Liang's humble heart, he also wants to regard him as a friend.

.....

Faced with this question, Xia Feng did not show any displeasure, but replied truthfully with a smile on his face.

"This matter is a long story, to put it simply, the Xigong family is kind to me, I have sworn to protect the Xigong family in an invincible position in this dispute, and now, the dust has settled, with the intervention of both Yanguo and Victoria, I can only fight for the position of governor in order to fulfill my oath."

This answer does not have the power conspiracy that the superior often accompanies him, but is pure and full of affection.

Hearing Xia Fengken answer his question so sincerely, Zhou Liang was very moved.

"My lord, you are really a loving and righteous person, this is not flattery, it is the sincere words of the lower officials."

In the empty office at night, the summer breeze faded the mask of the Governor's superiority.

His smile was mixed.

"Lao Zhou, I am actually very happy that you can look at me like this, to be honest, I am not sure if I am a loving and righteous person, I have made a lot of mistakes, killed many people, and lost important brothers and sisters, so far, I can only try my best to climb to the peak of power, I don't know if what I am doing now is right, I can only blindly believe, only in this way, when the unpredictable storm arrives in the future, I can no longer leave regrets."

.....

Men rarely show others their weakness and confusion.

Looking at the man in front of him who was young and in a high position, but his eyes were vicissitudes of life as if he had experienced vicissitudes, an indescribable emotion appeared in Zhou Liang's heart.

Loyalty, righteousness, worship, and emotion, it doesn't seem to be, if you have to describe it, it's like a subtle tacit understanding between men.

Secretly glancing at Xia Feng's right eye covered by the blindfold, Zhou Liang continued to speak.

"Your Excellency, you seem to have been through a lot."

Now when it comes to this topic, Xia Feng has nothing to avoid, let alone something to hide.

"A lot of things, it's not counted, it's just a little bit more than normal people in a specific period of time."

Seeing that Xia Feng was not displeased, Zhou Liang wanted to take the opportunity to learn more about things, so he had the courage to continue to ask.

"My lord, the lower official dares to ask again, ..... You seem to have a good relationship with Victoria, ...... of them."

"Do you want to know why?"

Zhou Liang lowered his head.

"The lower official didn't guess what you meant, if it's inconvenient, just don't ask the official at the moment."

"Old Zhou, before you came to Yandong, didn't you hear of me?"

Zhou Liang raised his head and thought for a moment.

"The news on the mainland of Yan is not well-informed, and the previous position of the lower official, I can't get much news from abroad at all, I only know that Victoria experienced a civil strife 1 year ago, and then ...... After the civil strife was put down, the Empire officially declared you dead....."

.....

With Zhou Liang's position, he knew so much about the real situation in Victoria at that time, which was already the limit.

For Victoria, the Dark Ages were not an event to be celebrated, and could even be called a disgrace to the Empire.

It stands to reason that the Empire will deliberately block the details of the civil unrest, and it will be difficult for outsiders to know the specific truth except for its own citizens.

[The civil strife started due to the queen's expulsion of the infected, and later due to the intervention of the surrounding allies and the uprising of the infected in the Southern Military Region, the final victory was obtained, and Vina, who led the rebels, became the new king. 】

This is the Victorian incident from an outsider's point of view, and officials like Zhou Liang may know more, but not too much.

The real details can only be known by people like Yan Guoxiang, Lin Hong, and Wei Yanwu, and for them, these things need to be investigated.

.....

Zhou Haoqi's matter is human nature.

Xia Feng didn't have the slightest feeling of bitterness and hatred, but replied in a relaxed tone.

"It's not a secret, yes, my relationship with Victoria was built in that civil strife."

"Adult ......"

Xia Feng leaned back in his chair and said leisurely.

"At the height of the civil strife, I armed an army of more than 2 million infected people with my own money, all the way from the city of Sandi in the south to the city of Lentinium in the north, and then, I picked up my right eye, split the city wall with a sword, and sent King Vena to the throne of Victoria with his own hands."

.....

The words of understatement fell, and the office fell silent.

Not only was Zhou Liang shocked by this answer, but even the two shadow guard girls who had been standing at the door of the office with expressionless faces couldn't help but look sideways at Xia Feng with unbelieving eyes at this moment.

Standing up from the chair, Xia Feng stretched his waist widely.

"Okay, we had a great time chatting tonight, Lao Zhou, I'll go back first, Xiaokong, Xiaoling, you'll get off work when I leave, haven't you been looking forward to me leaving quickly, haha, okay, let's rest early."

.....

With that, Xia Feng put on a black coat and left the office briskly.

Only Zhou Liang and the two shadow guard girls were left, immersed in the shock of the last sentence.