Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 1737: Chapter 551: Annexing Beining Village, Chu Tianming’s Scheme (Part 3)

In Moao River, the title of advisor is actually considered quite sensitive, because this position is typically only set up in the Vassal Town Mansion, in other words, only the Landgrave can appoint advisors.

Chu Tianming is not a Landgrave, not even a Little Landgrave, so normally, he shouldn’t have advisors.

Speaking of this, we must mention an early event from the Chu Family in Chen Cang.

Chu Longteng was particularly concerned about seniority and hierarchy. As early as the Chu Mountain era, he established the primogeniture system. When this system was set, to set an example for the rest of the town, he did not directly appoint his eldest son Chu Tianxu as Little Landgrave, but he did give him the qualification to open the Overlord Mansion.

Therefore, among the Five Prefectures in Chen Cang, Heyang is the most peculiar one. Not only does it have advisors leading the government, but it also has a Manager for the Six Ministries, while the Commander leads troops to oversee all military affairs in the whole county.

In fact, this was an early indication from Chu Longteng that he intended to pass the Landgrave’s position to his eldest son Chu Tianming.

However, as time went by, Chu Longteng’s power and status grew, and Chen Cang gradually showed a tendency to unify Moao River. Naturally, many thoughts began to change, and many in Chen Cang began to deliberately downplay the influence of Heyang County and Chu Tianming.

The commanders present in the tent today were all from Heyang County, naturally considered Chu Tianming’s confidants. They were not unfamiliar with Fang Tianqing.

By rights, while Chu Tianming leads the troops on expeditions, Fang Tianqing, as his advisor, should stay in the county to handle county affairs and ensure the military’s logistical supplies. After all, there are many in Chen Cang trying to trip up Chu Tianming, so no one watching isn’t an option.

Why would Fang Tianqing come at this time?

As everyone pondered this, Fang Tianqing walked in from outside the tent.

An advisor, as the name implies, is the brain trust of the Mansion, and Fang Tianqing’s entire demeanor perfectly embodied this title with warmth.

He had a handsome face, wore a yellow coronet, appearing to be a middle-aged man in his forties. A black robe accentuated his slender figure fully, making him appear both scholarly and composed. A longsword at his waist added a few sharp edges to his elegance.

“Tianqing pays respects to the Prefectural Governor!”

Fang Tianqing was very respectful, and as he entered the room, he kept his gaze straight ahead, directly bowing respectfully to Chu Tianming on the main seat.

“Tianqing, no need to be so formal between us! Someone, bring the tea.”

Chu Tianming’s closeness to Fang Tianqing was clearly out of the ordinary. He walked down from the main seat, lifted Fang Tianqing with a face of mild reproach, and signaled for a servant to bring tea, which he then personally handed over.

“Have a sip of water first!”

Fang Tianqing took the tea, a touch of emotion naturally showing on his face. Advisors, after all, are merely close retainers, but to be treated so courteously by Chu Tianming was indeed rare.

The commanders in the tent, seeing this, all looked on with envy.

They had been in the military for a long time and had heard that this advisor, Fang Tianqing, was highly valued by the Prefectural Governor. Now it seemed the rumors were true!

With the host’s courtesy, Fang Tianqing certainly knew how to respond appropriately. After taking a small sip of tea, he smiled, cupped his hands, and said to Chu Tianming, “Prefectural Governor, Tianqing did not disappoint. The agreement with the Great Xia Capital is in place. At dawn, they will withdraw from East River City, and there’s a high probability that the 200,000 troops of Cai Qiu will not return. It’s time to take action over in Lin Chu County!”

As Fang Tianqing finished speaking, the tent instantly sank into a deathly silence.

All the commanders trembled, pupils dilating, looking up at Chu Tianming and Fang Tianqing, faces full of astonishment.

“Hahahahaha, good, good, good…”

And Chu Tianming burst into loud laughter.