Zhou Xu returned to Black Moon City and, after arranging the construction projects for the border fortresses and railway one after another, finally turned his attention to the work piled up before him.
He had not been gone for very long this time. He had led the troops out on campaign at the beginning of spring, and now that he had returned to Black Moon City, summer had not yet officially arrived. As a result, the accumulated workload was nowhere near excessive, and he soon cleared it all away.
On the new day, aside from the important documents that required his personal review, Zhou Xu basically handed the rest of the document processing over to Huo Qubing and Li Bowen.
After all, he had more important matters to handle for the next while—researching the enchantment on the Blood-Drinking Saber!
At present, he was the only one capable of taking on this task. By comparison, Huo Qubing could actually handle all the work documents. Zhou Xu knew that better than anyone. It was just that some matters involved too many factors and required him to make the final decision himself.
With that, Zhou Xu quickly adjusted his own work arrangements and openly handed over authority to Huo Qubing.
Behind this move stood an enormous amount of trust.
Huo Qubing, who understood this, was overwhelmed by the favor. Including the grace of having his life remade in the early days, his loyalty had now reached ninety-five points—a die-hard loyalist through and through. This also allowed Zhou Xu to cast aside his final reservations.
As for Li Bowen, he was a fine administrative talent of three-star rank whose talent perfectly suited the role. From the very beginning, his position in the Hall of Diligent Governance had been to help Huo Qubing share the