mtl008 Chapter 341: City Lord Surrenders
Chapter 341: City Lord Surrenders
"Madam Zhu, Second Boss, why are you here? Who are these two? Please take a seat. Someone, serve tea to the guests."
It was getting late, and Jiang Changle had originally planned to call the Zhu family over tomorrow to learn about the situation in the ten cities from them.
Unexpectedly, the Zhu family was even more anxious. As soon as they heard the news of her return, they rushed to her temporary residence.
Madam Zhu bowed to Jiang Changle before saying, "I would like to guess that you are the Fourth Princess, right?
The cultivation method you taught us has been very effective for us under Yue Hong, and we have also followed your instructions to teach the method to our relatives and friends.
But I thought that you must want the entire ten cities to get better and better, so I told the city lord the cultivation method.
Your Highness, this is the Lord of Ten Cities, Master Han Ten. "It must be said that Madam Zhu is a very astute person.
Not only did she guess Jiang Changle's identity, but even after just a short period of contact, she could understand the Fourth Princess's intentions and expectations.
After Lady Zhu's introduction, the Tenth City Lord also bowed to Jiang Changle. His attitude was very sincere. "Greetings to the Fourth Princess. Thank you for your contribution of effective cultivation methods, which saved the lives of the ten cities."
The Ten Cities are remote and are actually a lawless area. At least whether the dynasty's decrees can be implemented depends on the mood of the Ten City Lords.
Naturally, there are people behind the ten city lords, but it definitely cannot be the queen.
Jiang Changle received this news at the beginning, so after arriving in the Tenth City, she did not go to see the city lord immediately. She knew without thinking that others did not welcome her.
It might even hinder her treatment of Xuanwu, so Jiang Changle could only use a roundabout method and first find the seemingly reliable Zhu Niangzi family.
At this time, Lu Xingyan suddenly leaned close to Jiang Changle's ear and said, "Most of the male officials are from the Gu family."
The Gu family advocates male supremacy and its position in the dynasty is very stable. After all, most of the people in the Eastern Dynasty are male.
It didn't take long for the beastly husband of the Jiang family to find a pattern after he went to Kyoto. The forces of Prime Minister Gu's lineage were basically all males, and they behaved very erratically.
He always tries to show off his masculinity no matter what, as if he is afraid of losing his presence.
Lu Xingyan has always been well-informed about all kinds of news. During the few days he has been here, he has checked the previous behavior of the Tenth City Lord and is 70% likely to belong to the Gu family.
Jiang Changle raised an eyebrow. So, was Madam Zhu deceived? Or was she switching sides?
However, when it comes to matters of life and death, factions really don't need to be considered. If it can save more citizens, Jiang Changle doesn't mind cooperating with the ten city lords.
You just have to be careful.
Jiang Changle's eyes turned and she understood what was going on. "No need to be polite. Saving the citizens of the city is everyone's wish. It's a good thing that my little trick worked.
Everyone, please take a seat. I wonder how the Ten Cities are recovering? I haven't seen any sea dwellers selling dead fish along the way."
Most of the citizens in the ten cities are deeply poisoned by the evil spirit. I think no one likes the evil spirit and eating smelly dead fish. Everyone is just helpless.
Most of those who were destroyed were poor people. The Tenth City Lord was able to stand up and take charge of the overall situation. Even if it was for the sake of practicing law enforcement, Jiang Changle looked up to him.
You have to know that the ten city lords belong to the Gu family. Gu Ci and the Gu family members that Jiang Changle is familiar with never consider the consequences of their actions and they don't mind how many orcs they kill.
The Tenth City Lord killed Madam Zhu's family without anyone knowing and seized the cultivation method. Even if she came back from the deep sea, it would be too late.
The situation will definitely be even more chaotic at that time.
However, what Jiang Changle didn't expect was that the Tenth City Lord was actually very frank and a little excited, as if he was really grateful to her.
He plopped down on his knees and kowtowed to Jiang Changle, "Your Highness, you don't know that your little trick saved countless citizens. If it had been a few days later, the ten cities would have turned into purgatory.
My children and my wife mutated simply by eating sea salt. They went mad like wild beasts under the red moon, and their bodies became weaker and weaker.
I also sent letters to Kyoto, but no one had any way to save him.
Just when I was in despair, the princess's cultivation method appeared. After a few days of cultivation, the seriously ill child's condition has stabilized and is no longer deteriorating.
I believe that if I study hard and practice diligently in the future, my body will recover.
Your Highness, I was blinded by greed in the past and believed in the slander of villains, which led to me doing many wrong things.
But after this incident, I have decided to turn over a new leaf. I beg Your Highness to give me a chance to make amends!"
After experiencing despair, the ten city lords realized that the Gu family was not reliable at all. They didn't even send anyone to check and just refused him entry, simply because they were afraid of being infected by evil spirits.
At that time, the Ten City Lords did not know that the sick sea was the result of the erosion of demonic energy. They only knew that it was not a good thing and would eventually kill people.
But the Gu family and other Kyoto forces knew that there was a problem with the sea salt, but they refused to bow to the Jiang family and let the orcs switch to eating well salt.
Instead, they actively promote sea salt and even dead fish, saying only that these things can increase people's strength, without letting people know about the harms.
This is why when Jiang Changle first arrived, he was shocked by the stinking dead fish on the street. At that time, the second boss said that the more rotten the dead fish, the better the effect.
Therefore, not only the sea of the ten cities was sick, but also the citizens, customs, rules, management, etc. were all sick.
The Tenth City Lord understood it, but when he wanted to send his wife and children away, it was too late. All the famous doctors could not cure them, so what could he do?
Fortunately, Princess Jiang Changle came. As soon as she arrived at the ten cities, the ten city lords actually received the news.
To be precise, it was he who sent the news from the Ten Cities of the East China Sea to the earthquake-stricken areas of the Nine Cities, deliberately luring the Fourth Princess to come, because he heard that the Fourth Princess was so smart that she was almost like a demon, and had special abilities.
As the rumors said, wherever the fourth princess of the Eastern Dynasty went, there was light and hope. Ten cities were revived just because of a method of cultivation.
There is no reason for the Tenth City Lord to be unwilling to surrender to Jiang Changle, and of course, the Fourth Princess is willing to accept his words.
Jiang Changle had no reason to disagree. Everyone's goal was to save and build the ten cities, so what if they joined forces? She couldn't just kill everyone associated with the Gu family.
It is impossible to use him as a confidant, but it is harmless to work with him.
"Lord City Lord, there's no need to be so modest. We're all doing this for the people of the ten cities. If there are any difficulties, we can sit down and discuss and solve them together.
Since you all know about the demonic energy, there is no need for me to hide it. The Black Tortoise in the deep sea is already purifying the sea. I believe it will be back to normal in a few days.
However, the beastmen who have been infected by the evil spirit need treatment. Practicing spiritual power is still too slow, especially when the condition is serious.
My servant He Shoufu is proficient in medicine. He will make the antidote and the city lord can distribute it.
As for the supplies that are in short supply in the ten cities, Lu Shoufu just happened to have brought the Queen's relief supplies, and the City Lord can distribute them together.
However, I heard that the Ten Cities are so numerous and chaotic, so the City Lord should have a way to be fair and just, ensuring that all supplies are distributed smoothly to those in need, right?"