Wei Wenxun, standing to one side, felt his scalp prickle and his heart tangle into knots. Clan Head Shouzhe really intended to arrange even the Prefectural Governor down to the last detail?
His Excellency was a Purple Mansion Master... not Wei Wenxun, someone you could make strike whatever pose you pleased, was he?
Wei Wenxun truly feared that, in a fit of rage, the Prefectural Governor would implicate him as well. He hurriedly winked and signaled at Wang Shouzhe, urging him to stop before he genuinely enraged the Prefectural Governor.
Who would have thought—
As though he had not seen Wei Wenxun's signals at all, Wang Shouzhe continued, "My lord, nominally, Longzuo Prefecture holds jurisdiction over half of Qingluo Sea. But in reality, Longzuo Prefecture City is too far from Qingluo Sea, and its control is insufficient. Moreover, Jinkang in the north of Longzuo Prefecture has rather weak control over Qingluo Sea as well. As a result, Qingluo Sea has practically drifted away from Longzuo Prefecture and become Liaoyuan Prefecture's exclusive sea."
The moment those words came out—
Taishi Ankang's face darkened further. This brat Wang Shouzhe was practically pointing at a monk and cursing him for being bald. Did he, a dignified Prefectural Governor, not need to save face?
"But now, Longzuo Prefecture's opportunity has arrived." Wang Shouzhe said solemnly. "This time, the Liaoyuan Cao Clan has caused such an enormous incident. Put lightly, they have been harboring bandits to bolster themselves; put harshly, they have been gathering strength for rebellion."
"Leaving aside how the Cao Clan will soon be too busy looking after itself, did Liaoyuan Prefecture's Prefectural Governor know about this matter? If he did, then he is guilty of conspiracy. If he did not, then at the very least, he failed in oversight and neglected his