manynovel Chapter 152: Seven Surnames of Chu
Chapter 152: Seven Surnames of Chu
Listening to the roars one after another, Qin Jingmo became secretly anxious, and even his hand that was taking out the silver bills from the storage bag trembled unconsciously.
"Thank you, young man. This is a 10,000 tael silver note. May I ask your name and sect? After all, money is only a part of one's body. I will never forget your life-saving grace."
"No problem, Xingxiu Sect's Ding Chunqiu."
Yang Qing just made up something, and the name he used was directly the name of the old immortal Xingxiu. They were not from the same plane, so even if someone wanted to check it, they probably wouldn't be able to find it.
"Young Master Ding, I wonder if you will still accept the bodyguard business?"
Hearing the roar in the distance getting closer, Qin Jingmo asked anxiously.
He himself does not know kung fu, and the only person he can rely on now is Xiang Mingxue. But with the skills she has just demonstrated, with so many evil spirits gathering in this remote area, it would be difficult for the two of them to survive the night, so he could only continue to seek help from the two people in front of him.
Judging from Ding Chunqiu's attitude, they should be willing to do the job for money.
"Yes, but it's not cheap."
Qin Jingmo was delighted when he heard this, as long as they were willing to take the money.
"That's good. Please send us to Baoqing Prefecture. You can name the price."
At this moment, Qin Jingmo felt that his back had finally straightened up a little.
"It's still ten thousand taels. In this remote place, escorting you to Baoqing Prefecture is like saving you again."
"Okay, the price is fair." After saying that, Qin Jingmo took out another stack of silver bills from his storage bag and handed it to Yang Qing.
"Also, I have one more condition." Yang Qing looked at the banknote but did not take it.
"Accepting your order is equivalent to offending the party that assassinated you. Although I have already offended them by killing a bunch of people, at least I have to know your identities.
Don't make up some rubbish identity to fool me. I have already seen the badge of the guy who lost his head. This girl is from the Baoqing Prefecture government army. I think your identity should not be simple.
So, who are you? And who is the one who came to assassinate you?
We who walk the streets all believe in karma. If I help you, I will accept your karma. So, tell me about it, so I can have a better idea of it. "
Because of the matter of this group of ninjas, Yang Qing can be sure that Akita's organization has infiltrated the Baoqing Mansion, but the specific details are still unclear. However, through the so-called eldest master in front of him, he should be able to find out some clues.
"it is good."
Qin Jingmo nodded in agreement without hesitation. Perhaps it was partly because the roar of the evil spirit was getting closer.
More than a dozen people had just died here, either beheaded or cut in half by Yang Qing. The strong smell of blood drifted far away under the blowing of the north wind. Normally, a large number of evil spirits would have been rushing here by now following the smell.
After Yang Qing gave Chen Weiwei a wink, he led Qin Jingmo into a small shabby house nearby. The latter understood and appeared with the Mandarin Duck Axe in his hand, blocking the direction where the evil voice came from.
Outside the house, Chen Weiwei's mandarin duck axe flew up and down, killing the evil spirits that attacked one by one.
Inside the house, Qin Jingmo recounted all the chases he had encountered along the way.
It turned out that this young man named Qin Jingmo was the eldest son of Qin Dayan, the prefect of Baoqing Prefecture.
The Qin family is also one of the seven major surnames in the State of Chu, but Qin Jingmo's family can only be regarded as a branch of the Qin family, not a direct line.
Speaking of this, we have to mention the subordinate relationship between the cities of the Chu State, or the subordinate relationship between the cities in the countries of various princes.
In ancient times, this continent was composed of a huge dynasty and some small branches and countries.
But since the advent of Tianyuan more than 10,000 years ago, communication between cities has become extremely inconvenient due to evil spirits, which has made it increasingly difficult to delegate power.
Distances of a few hundred kilometers are not a problem, and distances of thousands of kilometers can be overcome with luck.
But when the distance reaches thousands or even tens of thousands of kilometers, it becomes difficult for ordinary people to cross it.
This also leads to the further dilution of rights in the face of distance.
Once the policies of many countries exceed a certain scope, they are basically meaningless.
It also caused the huge and ancient empire on the continent to quickly fall apart, first turning one country into three regimes, and then further splitting into the current situation of dozens of vassal states.
But even if it was divided into various vassal states, sometimes power was difficult to control.
In addition, some cities are rich in resources and have excellent geographical locations, while some cities have barren land and harsh surrounding environment, and other various reasons have also created a huge gap in the development levels among cities.
However, defending against evil spirits and consolidating the regime requires a high price.
Therefore, a good city can bring great benefits to the ruler, while a poor city may not only bring no benefits, but also require a certain amount of thought and energy.
This made the kings of various vassal states give priority to placing their forces in favorable cities.
For example, the Mi clan of the King of Chu firmly controlled the income of the capital Danyang Prefecture and the twenty-one surrounding cities.
The State of Chu had more than 60 cities and covered an area of thousands of miles. In addition to the king's surname Mi, there were other forces such as Ye, Xiao, Han, Zhang, Qin, and Xie, collectively known as the seven major surnames of the State of Chu.
As for the remaining forty or so cities, they are basically controlled by these big clans.
For example, the previous prefect of Hengzhou Prefecture, Zhang Huaizheng, was a member of the prominent Zhang family.
The prefect of Baisha Prefecture was named Xiao, and the Liu family, to which Liu Fusheng belonged, was a staunch vassal of the Xiao family.
There are also a series of rules for the ownership of each city. In addition to royal appointments, interest exchanges between major surnames, etc., there is also voting among the people within the city.
The so-called prefect is just another name for the city lord.
The reason why he was still called the prefect was just to show the royal family of Chu that his city was still paying taxes and still accepting the nominal rule of Chu.
For example, this time Hengzhou Prefecture, after the incident of evil spirits breaking into the city, was ruled by the Zhang family and then taken over by the Liu family, and then became the city of their master, the Xiao family.
And this time, something similar was happening in Baoqing Prefecture.
Ten days ago, Qin Daying, the prefect of Baoqing Prefecture, was attacked while out. Two days after returning to the city, his injuries relapsed and he died. With his death, the position of prefect of Baoqing Prefecture naturally became vacant.
When the Qin family in Danyang Prefecture learned about this, they immediately sent nine elders of the clan to Baoqing Prefecture to express condolences and to arrange for a successor.
Qin Daying had two sons. Qin Jingmo was the eldest son, and his mother was the legitimate daughter of the Xie family, one of the seven surnames of the Chu State.
Qin Jingmo also has a younger brother named Qin Jingyu, but he is a concubine's son. His mother is the adopted sister of Wang Hai, the commander of the Baoqing city defense army.
Qin Jingmo's mother had been in poor health since giving birth to Qin Jingmo, and died of illness not long after.
Later, his father met Wang Hai's sister during a meeting with his subordinates.
The two fell in love at first sight and made love that night in search of happiness.
Not long after, Qin Dayan married her, and less than ten months later, Qin Jingyu was born.