Surrounded by soldiers in the post house and not allowed to go out, the toast and the leaders were all panicked and very uneasy.

Many of these people who rushed to Kunming after receiving Yu Zhong's order had a close relationship with the government, or they did not have any major conflicts, and they were okay with their faces.

Therefore, although I don't know what Yu Zhong wants to do when he asks them, but out of consideration of the long-term attitude towards the government, these people are generally more at ease, and do not think that a trip to Kunming is equivalent to entering the Longtan Tiger's "den", and even some come purely because they want to spend a few days in Kunming, the capital of Yunnan.

However, the toasts' idea of comfort quickly disappeared after the Orge sent troops to fence off the post house, although there were still a few people who still had this kind of "illusion" about the government, but most of the Tusi and the leaders who came had a feeling called "panic".

Thankfully, the panic didn't last long. Not long after the officers and soldiers surrounded the post house, a piece of news quickly spread through the post houses.

"Yuanjiang Ma Gyaltsen Tusi used a slave to pretend to be his own son in order to 'confuse' and 'confuse' the government. When the Governor received the secret report, he was furious, and ordered that all the inns be surrounded and that no similar incidents should be investigated......"

In other words, everyone has suffered from the pond fish!

Although many toasts did not know what it meant and what the word meant, it was because of this news that the toasts and the chieftains secretly hated the Ma Gyaltsen toast. Even those who do not have a high level of trust in the government and think that this is just a rumor spread by the government are also suspicious in their hearts.

After being placed under house arrest in the post house for a few days, the toasts got another piece of news:

The governor of Yungui wants to see them in Yuzhong! The location is the Governor's Yamen!

So, everyone was taken from the post house to the governor's palace by the officials and soldiers!

………………

The martial arts arena of the Governor's Palace!

Because the terrain is still quite open, Yu Zhong temporarily chose this place as the venue for himself and those toasts.

came with Yu Zhong, as well as Alinga and Yang Mingshi, in addition to that. There was not a single official from all over Yunnan. Of course, there were also personal soldiers of the Supervisory Battalion guarding inside and outside the venue, and these personal soldiers were all fully armed, which made the scene seem a little tense, and seeing this formation, the toasts and leaders who were brought became more and more uneasy.

"Hello everyone! I am Yu Zhong......"

A small high platform was temporarily erected in the center of the exercise venue, just enough for a few people to sit on it.

The three of them lived on the stage and looked down at the people sitting below.

Stand up first and speak.

"You should all be scolding me in your hearts right now, I don't know if I'm right?" Yu Zhong looked at the toast and the leaders in front of the stage with a smile on his face.

However, in the face of his "warm" attitude, no one in the audience answered the words. It's not because these people don't want to, but because they don't dare. After all, everyone is not a fool. In the past few days, many people have heard of this "brilliant" record in the Governor's Land.

"Treat human life as a mustard" is the most suitable comment that these toasts and leaders can come up with at the moment. However, although it can be said, who wants to be the "mustard" themselves?

"Scold me. Never mind! If I'm locked up for no reason. Also swearing. It's human nature! Therefore, I will never blame everyone for such a small thing! Yu Zhong continued.

"What is this called? Why does it sound like it's the wrong thing in these toasts? Sitting on the stage and hearing these words, Alinga couldn't help but roll her eyes.

"I think. You probably already know why these things have happened in the last few days...... So, I won't explain any more. Anyway, everyone has eyes and can see for themselves! Yu Zhong sighed "disappointedly", and then the pro-soldiers in the audience ordered: "Come on, bring that person up!" ”

"Wow!"

With Yu Zhong's order, the toasts and leaders in the audience turned their eyes to the sidelines. There, the emaciated Zhebao was surrounded by four personal soldiers and slowly walked towards the stage.

"Yuanjiang is a good place. There's a Magyaltsen toast there! Terrible! There is a strategy! And...... He also ate bear heart leopard gall! ”

Everyone's attention was quickly drawn to Yu Zhong's angry voice.

"I ordered the local toasts from all over Yunnan to come to Kunming, in fact, I just wanted to meet you.

Learn more about it, and by the way, mediate the relationship between the government and the local toasts! It doesn't matter if someone doesn't come, at most it's rude, or not at ease with the government...... I can understand that. After all, I know in my heart how everyone has come over the years. But you shouldn't lie to me! Because. By doing this, you are not only insulting my face, but also insulting my intelligence! Do you think that I, the dignified General Zhenyuan and the Governor of Yungui, am a fool and can only be played by you? Yu Zhong shouted again.

"What a trick to cover the whole with a bias!" Yang Mingshi frowned secretly beside him. Yu Zhong's sentence of "you" is obviously attributing these toasts and leaders in front of him to Ma Gyaltsen's side, if those toast leaders don't hurry to distinguish them, then they will fall behind in words, and they can only be reprimanded by Yizhong.

"My lord, I ...... We didn't do that! This is all the fault of that Ma Gyaltsen toast! ”

"Yes. Governor, we are not with that Ma Gyaltsen! ”

"I don't know any Maggyaltsen! ……”

There are also people in the toast who realized the meaning of Yu Zhong's words, they don't know that Yu Zhong will not do anything to them like Yang Mingshi, seeing this murderous Governor Yu shouting such a paragraph in a loud voice, naturally they are all frightened and their faces change wildly, for fear that they will become the object of Yu Zhong's anger. You know, this kind of thing has happened a lot in the past. In the past, when they had conflicts with the government, the government rarely only investigated the offenders, and often implemented "joint seats"! Therefore, in a panic, everyone spoke out one after another!

"Hmm!"

Seeing that the audience became a little 'messy' because of the confessions of the toast leaders, the corners of Yu Zhong's mouth turned up slightly, and his hands pressed slightly, making the scene quiet again.

"I know that no one of you has gotten along with Magyaltsen, and that's good! I am happy!

You don't have to worry. I'm not going to do anything to you. Didn't I just say that? I won't blame everyone for such a trivial matter, and besides, if you are not wrong, I have nothing to blame! …… However, I think everyone knows that I don't have a good temper......"

Originally, hearing that Yu Zhongdi's tone slowed down, and there was a little bit of reassurance, all the toasts were secretly relieved. But they didn't expect Yu Zhong to suddenly come again, and suddenly, one by one, their hearts were lifted again.

"Don't you want us to compensate him with some money?" There is a land toast has even thought about it.

………………

"Did you bring it?"

Yu Zhong did not continue to say the following, and after hanging the hearts of everyone in the audience, he turned to ask the soldiers around him.

"Back to the Governor, the slave protector has been brought!" One of the four pro-soldiers who watched stood up and replied to Yu Zhong with a fist.

"Hmm!" Yu Zhong nodded, and then pointed to the protection of the person who was sandwiched between the four pro-soldiers, "Go and move him a seat!" ”

"Wow!"

A pro-soldier ran to the outside of the field, but the others on the field were a little stunned.

Those toasts, headsmen, and even Ah Ling'a and Yang Mingshi. I thought that Yu Zhong would punish this person heavily to make an example. After all, Zhebao was one of the main culprits who deceived the landlords, although he was instructed by others. But this crime cannot be taken off no matter what. What Yu Zhong did with him, the others had nothing to say. However, Yu Zhong suddenly asked people to move a seat for this slave boy......

Zhibao was also a little incredulous.

On that day, Orge personally led people to arrest him from the post house and beat him severely. Now, he still has a lot of bruises on his face. He thought that this time he was dead, after all, he had deceived a governor who was even more noble than Toast and did not know how many times. But now this is the case......

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"Sit down!"

No one thought that Yu Zhong would arrange Zhibao to the stage! And sit right next to Alinga! Although Alinga was very unhappy and uncomfortable with this arrangement, but. Under Yu Zhong's gaze, the governor of Yunnan finally held back. Because, before he came, Yu Zhong said to him and Yang Mingshi that today is a critical day for rectifying Yunnan's affairs, and no leaks are allowed, otherwise, you will bear the consequences. Obviously, this consequence is not so easy to bear. Of course, he Alinga is not afraid of Yu Zhong. It's just that he feels that this is not the time to speak. Even if you can't poke out any big leaks, you have to stir it up, and you must not let this guy live too comfortably.

"I ...... I ......"

Although Alinga didn't say anything, where did he dare to sit? At the same height as the Governor, on a platform, next to him were two noble lords, and there were so many toasts and chiefs under the stage...... The young slave had forgotten that he might be punished harshly or even the death penalty, and he only knew that he had been made a little dazed by Yu Zhongdi's arrangement.

"Let you sit, you sit!" Yu Zhong's words were obviously not allowed to be violated, so after hesitating for a while, he had to sit down tremblingly.

"I heard that before coming to Kunming, Ma Gyaltsen accepted you as a righteous son! Isn't it? Seeing that the person sat down, Yu Zhong opened his mouth and asked the slave boy again.

"Yes, yes......" Zhibao only nodded.

"Why would he do that? Are you related to him? Yu Zhong asked again.

"I, I don't know! I...... Just a slave! Although Zhibao already knew that everyone present already knew his true identity, he still unconsciously lowered his head when he said it in front of so many people.

"Excellent! ......" Yu Zhong nodded, then turned to the audience and asked, "Does anyone know anyone from the Ma Gyaltsen family?" ”

"I know!" In the midst of the toasts, a young man in his early twenties stood up.

"Who are you?" Yu Zhong asked.

"Respectfully, Lord Governor, I am Cheng Lu of the Meng Lian Tusi family! Wishing you all the best! The young man bowed and said.

"You are Cheng Lu? I know you! You also came to Kunming instead of your father, Meng Lian Tusi, right? Yu Zhong asked.

"My lord, I did come to Kunming instead of my father. However, I'm the son of a genuine toast, not someone fake! Cheng Lu replied.

"I already know this. Rest assured, no one will suspect you! Yu Zhong smiled a little, and then asked this Cheng Lu: "Since you know the people of the Ma Gyaltsen family, then you will give it to all the toasts and leaders here." Was this Sebao the son of Maggyaltsen? ”

"Of course not!" Cheng Lu glanced at Bao who was sitting on the stage with disdain, snorted coldly, and said to Zhong: "That old guy Ma Gyaltsen and our Meng Lian family have been enemies for generations. He had a son, a daughter, and we all knew very well. The youngest son of this old fellow was almost thirty years old, and he had never heard of him having such a young son! Your Excellency the Governor, my father, Meng Lian Tusi, originally wanted to come to Kunming to see you in person, because he had heard of such a ridiculous thing.

Worried that Ma Gyaltsen old fellow was trying to engage in some kind of conspiracy and had to stay in the village to preside over the overall situation, he sent me to Kunming to expose his conspiracy to you. However, the Governor is very wise, and how can Ma Gyaltsen's little trick be hidden from you? Sure enough, you found out about Ma Gyaltsen's plot early, but we were a little troubled! ”

"Haha, that's good! You're a good talker. Have a seat! Yu Zhong laughed and waved for Cheng Lu to sit down again.

"Lord Yang, I can't imagine that there are such 'talents' in these old hats, ah!" Ah Ling'a quietly stretched out her head and smiled at Yang Mingshi.

"It's just a clever deal. But it's a little clever, and it's not a big character! Yang Mingshi replied in a low voice. He doesn't look down on people like Cheng Lu. Seeing that the old enemy Ma Gyaltsen had offended the governor. He jumped out immediately. On the one hand, he confirms the sins of the other party, and on the other hand, he shows favor to Yu Zhong, this kind of person. It can only be regarded as a cheap and well-behaved goods. Moreover, Cheng Lu didn't even figure out his own positioning, and his words were full of loopholes, although he was a little quick, he was not a knowledgeable character.

"Hmm!" Alinga nodded, signaling that he agreed with Yang Mingshi's point of view, but after answering Yang Mingshi, he did not stop, but raised his voice towards Yu Zhong and asked, "Lord Governor." Since this Zhebao is a real slave, and there is Chenglu Shao Tusi as proof, what are you going to do with him? ”

"Lord A, as the governor of Yunnan, you are in charge of the affairs of a province. Don't know what you think to do? Yu Zhong asked rhetorically.

"Humph! pretending to be the son of Tusi and deceiving Shangfeng should naturally be punished heavily. But ......"

Alinga turned his face and looked at the person who was sitting next to him with concern, "This young man is still young and has little knowledge. If we are not sensible, if we are too strict, it seems to make people think that we are too unkind. Why don't you sentence you to exile like this? ”

"Exile? Hehe, my lord, you can figure it out! Yu Zhong was not displeased by Alinga's deliberate 'insertion', he could see that Alinga was just unwilling to be suppressed by him and couldn't show it in front of everyone before deliberately 'inserting' his mouth. But how to deal with the matter he had already planned, how could he let Alinga stir up trouble here?

"Then I wonder what you plan to do with such a child, Lord Governor?" Alinga asked again. He deliberately accentuated the word "child", purely wanting to make some trouble for Yu Zhong.

"Disposition? Did I say I'm going to deal with this 'kid?' Yu Zhong laughed loudly: "My lord, you just said that although this child has committed something, he is still young after all, and he has no knowledge and ignorance, and I am the governor of the two provinces, so I can't be as knowledgeable as him, right?" ”

"Sir, do you want to spare this child? So where is your dignity? Where is decency? "Got by? Alinga frowned, and then asked again.

"My dignity? Haha, not bad, my dignity! Lady reminds me! …… Since that Ma Gyaltsen dared to play with me, I naturally couldn't let him go easily. Therefore, I not only want to deprive him of the position of Tusi, but also make him regret it for the rest of his life! Yu Zhongyin said with a smile.

"Then I wonder what you plan to do with Magimel, Your Excellency?" As soon as he heard that the old enemy was going to be unlucky, Cheng Lu stood up again and asked urgently.

"Haha, it's fun, of course it's so interesting! …… Someone, call the newly appointed Yuanjiang garrison of this official! Yu Zhong smiled and shouted at his own soldiers.

"Wow!"

"Yuanjiang garrison?"

Another round of talk! Most of the people present still understood what "garrison" was. But most of the area around the Yuanjiang River is the territory of Tusi in various places, and where do the officials of the imperial court have to "garrison"? Could it be that this governor wants to follow the example of the former Yunnan Governor Ha Yuansheng and send a large army to suppress the people of all ethnic groups in the Yuanjiang area?

"The gods are above, why do we always have so many disasters?" Some people in the audience began to secretly pray to their gods.

………………

"The last general will see the Governor!"

Soon, the "Yuanjiang Guard" in Yu Zhong's mouth arrived! A brand-new military attache uniform of the five grades. It looks very energetic!

"I'm sure some of you here know this guard, yes. His name is Ai Huolong, who was originally a leader under Ma Gyaltsen, and he can be said to be loyal to Ma Gyaltsen, but unfortunately, Ma Gyaltsen asked him to come to Kunming, which obviously let him come to die. Therefore, the people of Ai Huolongtou abandoned the darkness and turned to the light. Went out to the official and denounced Ma Gyaltsen's conspiracy, so that the official would not be embarrassed! Therefore, the official rewarded him with an official position as a garrison of Yuanjiang...... Encouragement! ”

“……”

Headman! - Garrison!?

Yu Zhong's words are finished. However, the people in the audience began to talk again. Ai Huolong, as the leader, betrayed his own toast, which made many toasts feel very dissatisfied and despised Ai Huolong very much. However, this is not the main thing. People are more concerned about another thing, that is, Ai Huolong is not a banner person, and the second is not a Han person. But he took up the position of an official in the imperial court. And it's a garrison one level higher than many toasts. What the hell is going on? I've never heard of this before.

"Ai Huolong!" Ignoring the chaos in the audience, Yu Zhong shouted loudly again.

"The last general!" Ai Huolong knelt on the ground, only to feel that his back was sweating for a while. Minorities are the most despicable of traitors. The gazes of everyone on the field made him very uncomfortable. Originally, he betrayed Ma Gyaltsen just to earn a wide avenue for himself, and if he was lucky, it was best to inherit the position of Tusi of Ma Gyaltsen. However, he didn't expect Yu Zhong to make him a guard. You must know that Ma Gyaltsen is just a six-grade land lawsuit, but the garrison is a five-grade one. However, although he got a higher official position than expected, he also understood that Yu Zhong's doing so was tantamount to cutting off his way back.

If there is no official position in the land given in it. He can still quibble and blame the reason for the leak on others, such as Meng Lian Tusi, and he can still continue to be his own warrior, and maybe, after Yu Zhong cleans up Ma Gyaltsen, he can still take advantage of the situation to seize Ma Gyaltsen's power. However, with such an official position as a garrison, coupled with such propaganda as Yu Zhong. Everyone will think that his official position was obtained by betraying his previous master, and in fact it is exactly the case, so that the simple and strong clansmen will no longer regard him as their own, and in the future, he can only follow Yu Zhong's side and do things for the court. Otherwise, for whatever reason, a "traitor" name alone would be enough to make him spurned from now on.

"Ai Huolong, Ma Gyaltsen knew that his old rival Meng Lian's family was also there, but he still sent you to Kunming, which is tantamount to letting you come to die. Therefore, I grant you permission to avenge yourself. I'll give you 500 soldiers, and you go and get Ma Gyaltsen for me!" Yu Zhong didn't know what Ai Huolong was thinking at this time, and even if he knew, he probably wouldn't take it to heart. He just gave the order loudly.

"The last will obey! The last general must have sent the whole family of Magyaltsen to the presence of the governor. Ai Huolong gritted his teeth and replied. Things have come to this point, and they can only go down according to Yu Zhong's arrangement. Fortunately, he is also a guard, one level higher than many toasts, and he can't be regarded as nothing. Ai Huolong comforted himself while thinking about how to deal with Ma Gyaltsen. In his heart, he has fallen to the point where he is now, and he can only blame Ma Gyaltsen for everything, so he wants to take revenge fiercely. Although Yu Zhong only gave him 500 elite soldiers, which was not as many as Ma Gyaltsen's people, as the first general under Ma Gyaltsen, he had his own way to clean up the other party.

"Ai Huolong, you are the Yuanjiang guard. As long as Ma Gyaltsen is caught, his territory will be garrisoned by you and the officers and soldiers. Did you hear that? Yu Zhong commanded again.

"The last general understands!" Isn't this a disguised way for me to make toast? Hearing Yu Zhong's words, Ai Huolong's heart moved again. However, before he had time to be happy, Yu Zhong asked again:

"When you are stationed, you have to get along well with Zhizhou, understand?"

"Zhizhou ......?" Ai Huolong was stunned.

"Yes! Ma Gyaltsen's Tusi is abolished, I plan to build a Yuanjiang Prefecture on his territory, and the candidate for Zhizhou will be served by Zhibao! Yu Zhong said with a smile.

"What?"

This time. The audience almost shouted together.

Let a slave serve as a governor?

Are you kidding?

"Ever since he played tricks on me, Ma Gyaltsen is no longer worthy to be a priest, so his slaves are no longer slaves. As the governor, I appointed a commoner to serve as the governor, although it was a little unruly, but this Yunnan matter is no better than other places. The official has the right to act cheaply, and there is nothing wrong with thinking about it. ”

The hearts of everyone present were full of questions, and their words were full of reproaches, and none of them agreed to let a slave serve as a formal court official in Zhizhou, but Yu Zhong only smiled slightly, chatted and said a few words before answering.

"Your Excellency, you have to act cheaply, and you have nothing to say about your humble position. However, can this person guarantee that he can do a good job of Zhizhou? "I see Yu Zhong's nonchalant look. Yang Mingshi asked a little unwillingly. He didn't care much about who he was. He just felt that it was too casual to let a teenager who didn't know anything be a Zhizhou. It's too child's play.

"Hehe, Ganluo is the twelfth phase, and young people can't be underestimated casually! What's more, Lord Yang, how many things do you think will happen in this future Yuanjiang Prefecture? What's more, after Ma Gyaltsen's Tusi was abolished, the situation there would definitely be a little 'chaotic', and wouldn't it be just right to deal with it if he kept his local life? Yu Zhong replied.

"Your Excellency, you must have said it too easily, did you? Even if it's a local.

Will it be possible to take care of local affairs? Yang Mingshi shouted.

'Yes, this man was born as a slave, and what does he know?' Alinga then said.

"Yes, Lord Governor, the forces in the Yuanjiang area are staggered, and the terrain is complicated, so it is not suitable for the direct jurisdiction of the government!" Someone in the audience also shouted.

"That's right. How can a slave be a governor? Someone shouted again.

"No......"

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"Are you done?"

The situation was a little 'chaotic', but Yu Zhong's face was gloomy. After he snorted coldly, the scene quickly fell silent again.

"I don't need to be taught how to do things! If he is not sensible, I can send someone to help him. He can also find someone to help himself! Is this official doing this for fun? Yunnan has always had serious conflicts among various ethnic groups, the government and the people are not in harmony, and even the Tusi in various places is not stable, and there are often "chaotic" incidents. You all say it's because the officials only know how to protect the Manchus and the Han people! But I don't believe that. I'm doing this this time because I want to conduct a pilot project to see if you can get things done well by selecting your respective clansmen as local officials. If it is done well, the official will naturally continue to appoint people from various ethnic groups as officials, and if it is not done well, this matter will naturally not need to be mentioned again. However, I would like to tell you that this time, I am solely thinking about the future of your life and that of your people, so I do not want to hear any more opposition. If you insist on opposing it, then, well! I will ask the Ministry of Officials to send someone to the governor of Yuanjiang Prefecture, and if you send a candidate who disagrees with you, don't regret it...... Now, see for yourselves! ”

“…… Why did you have to choose a slave, Lord Doge? Doesn't anyone else make it? ”

The toast in the audience asked in a low voice.

"Then who do you think I should choose? Pick you? Hmph, as an official of the imperial court, do you think the imperial court will let you continue to be a toast? If you want to be this Yuanjiang Zhizhou, you can, first hand over the official position of the Tu Division! Don't blame me for not reminding you that there are many rules for court officials.

And it's always time to move! Yu Zhong said coldly.

"My lord, isn't it possible to make a little toast? Although he has a toast father, he is not a toast! Someone else said.

"Chenglu Shao Toast, are you willing?" Hearing such a question, Yu Zhongchao, who was sitting there, asked Chenglu.

"This ......" Yuanjiang Prefecture is Ma Gyaltsen's territory, although this old guy has been abolished from the position of Tusi, but his people are still there, and the power is still there, if I go, wouldn't it be a small life hanging in the balance? Moreover, what is the "color" of Ai Huolong? If you go over, you will definitely be seen as a threat, and when the time comes, if you don't become a puppet, I'm afraid you will have to ...... Cheng Lu thought about it and shook his head again and again.

"Since Cheng Lu Shao Tusi is unwilling. Well, that's it! Not allowing others to give any more opinions, Yu Zhong continued to say loudly: "This is the end of today's matter." The Tusi and the head man present each went to the yamen of the Kunming prefect to receive the key and the contract...... Alright, let's all disperse! ”

………………

"Keys and deeds? What keys, deeds? ”

Anticlimactic! This Yu Zhong is too anticlimactic! Why did you suddenly take a sharp turn? Before the toast and the leaders had fainted, they had already left the governor's yamen. They didn't realize that from the time they entered the governor's yamen until the meeting ended, they were following Yu Zhong's gestures, and in the end, they had even forgotten what they were coming to the governor's yamen for. Until he left the Governor's Palace, he was still puzzled by Yu Zhong's last sentence.

Fortunately, fortunately, they soon figured out the meaning of Yu Zhong's last sentence.

The Governor's Mansion prepared a house and a corresponding number of acres of fertile land for each of the Tusi and Chiefs present. It is said to be counted as compensation for the actions of the supervision camp. However, these houses and fertile fields were not given to them, and the things were in Kunming. The house is counted as their permanent "sexual" residence in Kunming, under the jurisdiction of the government, and they only have the right to use it, and similarly, the fertile land is similar, and they do not have the right to own it, but half of the annual harvest of these fertile fields belongs to them. Of course, these things belong to the "sexual" nature of love or not. If you don't want it, you won't have it, and if you want it, take the keys and the income sharing contract of those fertile fields, and collect the accounts every year when the time comes.

"What is this? Doesn't it make us all have to come to Kunming often? ”

The toasts naturally understood what it meant after receiving the key and the contract. However, a courtyard that is about or even better than his official residence, especially since it is still the provincial capital of Kunming, coupled with a large amount of land income, is really difficult for these people who can only show their wealth in their own nests......

"Perhaps, someone should be sent to Kunming! It's just that this person must be trustworthy! ”

Soon, someone figured it out!

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"I'm an official, I'm actually an official......"

The Tusi were thinking about sending someone to Kunming to guard this wealth that was not taken for nothing, and in the governor's palace, in a room that did not attract people's attention, after being publicly named as the governor of Yuanjiang, he was speechless and looked like a demented person, and he could finally speak.