Volume 8 Chapter 26 - Chapter Twenty-Six: Country Settling (1/2)

Yan, Zhongshu Commandery, was now called Zhengguo (Country Settling) Commandery, the fief that the Yan Emperor had given Zhang Yi.

When Zhang Yi reached Zhongshu Commandery, he was very shocked. The city was very large and prosperous, and had some of the air of the Yan capital.

Such a large city was given to him like this as his fief?

When he reached the former Zhongshu marquessate establishment, the present Country Settling Marquessate Establishment, Zhang Yi was so shocked he could not speak. Not because the compound took up a shocking amount of land, and not because there were many retainers and cultivators in the marquessate establishment. In reality, the Zhongshu Marquis had been the leader of the rebels against the Yan Emperor, so the retainers and the private army had been destroyed long ago.

What shocked him so much were the beauties.

In the guest hall of the marquessate establishment, there were dozens of beautiful young girls and women who welcomed him, not including the attendants who were standing outside. These beautiful women were the wives and concubines of the Zhongshu Marquis, all of them with their own special beauty, and some were even foreign women from beyond the forts.

Zhang Yi had not expected that the Zhongshu Marquis would leave him such “riches.” When he heard the official responsible for the handover recite and give the “wives and concubines” to him seriously, he was at such a loss as to what to do he almost fainted.

Le Yi and Murong Xiaoyi who came with him had not expected such a thing. Looking at the extraordinary attire of these women, the two were blushing harder than Zhang Yi.

“What, Country Settling Marquis does not like these beauties?”

When Zhang Yi unconsciously started to refuse such “riches”, bright laughter sounded from inside the hall.

A young man walked out of the hall, hands behind his back.

When Murong Xiaoyi saw this handsome man’s face, she grew serious, bowed solemnly and said, “Greetings, Crown Prince.”

Zhang Yi was stunned and then reacted, bowing immediately.

This laughing handsome man was the crown prince of the Yan Dynasty, Ji Dan.

Ji Dan had a good reputation in the Yan Dynasty, especially when he had gained experience since young with the border army and close ties to many generals. Murong Xiaoyi had met him many times so recognized him at a glance.

“I did not know Crown Prince was here, and have embarrassed myself.” Zhang Yi felt that his face was burning after he bowed.

“There are some expressions which cannot be concealed. Such beauties that will move those who see, but just now, when I saw you, you were bashful, but you had no greed in your eyes, and you were going to seriously refuse. So just like the rumors say, Country Settling Marquis, you are a gentleman.” Ji Dan smiled again and said, “But I want to ask you seriously, you accepted the award from my dynasty. If one day, my dynasty fights the Qin, you may become a person the Qin spits on, why do this?”

These were things that Zhang Yi had thought about. He grew sad, and unconsciously hung his head. “I want to help my junior sect brother.”