The Villain's Counterattack

Chapter 367 Murong Bo's Growth

Nan Murong got married, but before the wedding, he was demoted in reality and his job was taken away. The great Yazhou Prefecture, the result of several years of painstaking efforts, was taken away in one stroke, and became a big joke in the officialdom.

However, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty was still a respectable person, and at least gave him a title as a reward for Murong Fu's hard work in guarding the remote border for several years.

Ministers: Are you sure that Governor Murong, who was not in office for at least half of the time and wandered around with his guards and maids, was "hardworking"?

Before the wedding even started, Wang Yuyan's Viscountess's attire had already been delivered to Mantuo Villa. This was definitely not the result of Bao Bu Tong's threats against Yazhou Prefecture, but rather the goodwill of those civil and military officials who coveted Yazhou Prefecture and took the initiative to push for it.

After serving as prefect for three years, Murong Fu, who held great power, made many great achievements and also cultivated many talents, most of whom were sent to Tamra Kingdom on Jeju Island. All the counties under his rule were rich, completely surpassing his father Murong Bo.

Murong Bo is also a man of both civil and military talents, but unfortunately his control over details is not very good. Although he is decisive and efficient, he cannot handle overly complex details and easily overdoes it. If he were not for the help of students from Gusu College, the constant attention of Murong Fu, and the supervision of old lady Murong, things would have gone wrong.

Well, yes, it’s a bad thing!

The Song Dynasty had no shortage of incompetent people who were lazy and incompetent in governing. Although they were incompetent and lazy, at least they would not mess around. On the one hand, although local gentry were greedy, they also hoped for stability. It was not without reason that it was better to be still than to move. Although no change would not make things better, it would not make things worse either.

But Murong Bo was different. He came with a mission. He had to achieve political achievements to gain his son's recognition, so that he could take over the control of his son's overseas foundation and promote the great cause of restoring Great Yan better and faster.

Murong Bo was initially resistant to his son's request to govern a small county. If the stakes his son promised were not too good and too tempting, he would never have stooped to govern this remote and backward county.

He broke the three rules in just the first month. Murong Bo found that he could not handle the governance of a small county town by following the normal way. The intricate relationships and the myriad of current affairs made him feel dizzy.

Faced with the constraints of local forces, especially the number one family in the county, Murong Bo was furious and took ruthless action, using underworld means to solve the problem. Although his wife had to clean up the mess afterwards, and his son gave him the worst Gui-level evaluation and a three-thousand-word scolding.

What does it mean that he is more likely to cause harm than to accomplish anything? What does it mean that instead of strengthening the county's strength, he cuts off his own arm? What does it mean that there is no power that cannot be used, only fools who don't know how to use it? And what about saying that he practiced the "Purple Qi Coming from the East" in vain? Is it really that difficult to apply the principles in it to government affairs?

In short, County Magistrate Murong Bo had a decidedly bad start in the remote county, and many things were delayed in the next three months. After all, the first family in the county was not called that for nothing, and there were so many aspects involved. Killing most of the people in charge in one go had a huge impact.

How big is it?

Even the imperial court sent people to investigate and almost arrested Murong Bo. If Murong Fu had not caused such a big trouble in Yazhou at that time, diverting the attention of the imperial court, Murong Bo would have died before he could accomplish his mission and completely lost the gamble.

Murong Fu really wanted to stop his father, whose abilities had not yet grown, from interfering in overseas plans. As the saying goes, one is not afraid of god-like opponents, but is afraid of pig-like teammates. Murong Bo is not a pig teammate, but he is not much better. His governance and military abilities need to be continuously improved.

In the past, the Murong family was merely a family of the underworld, yet they were concerned with matters of national importance. It wasn't until Lin Bufan possessed Murong Fu that they embarked on the righteous path, and this was only after he diligently persuaded his mother, Madam Murong, to do so. If Murong Bo had always been around, this righteous path would have been impossible, because Murong Fu, as a child, was no match for the head of the family, Murong Bo.

It can be said that Murong Bo's leaving Chanhe Villa in hiding for twenty years actually helped Murong Fu a lot, giving him time to develop and initially complete the preliminary preparations for supporting Dayan.

Murong Bo returned at this time, and the timing was very good. On the one hand, Murong Fu really needed his help, and on the other hand, there was still time to relieve his illness and work hard to cultivate his abilities in all aspects.

For a period of time afterwards, Murong Bo was reviewed by his son every month. For a whole year, he did not pass any of the twelve monthly assessments. Instead, the more he did, the lower his evaluation was, which made him feel mentally and physically exhausted. If his wife had not been by his side and gave him guidance from time to time, he might not have been able to hold on.

By this time, Madam Murong had also discovered her husband's shortcomings. He was too influenced by the customs of the Jianghu and lacked experience interacting with the upper echelons of the imperial court, so his style of conduct was much worse. On the other hand, because of his good family background, he had little contact with the lower classes and did not understand their needs well. This made him feel neither up nor down, and he was neither side with anyone, which made him very uncomfortable.

Fortunately, Mrs. Murong was knowledgeable and had learned a lot from her son. She gave him guidance from time to time, so that Murong Bo would not give up halfway. His condition improved step by step, and after two years, he finally achieved initial results in governing a small county. For three consecutive months, Murong Fu received assessment results of Class C or even Class B.

Afterwards, Murong Fu sent his father Murong Bo to Jeju Island, Tamra State, to exercise the power of the Tamra State's ruler. However, in the early stage, he only had the power to govern one area and was not allowed to interfere in military affairs.

This made Murong Bo very dissatisfied, but he also knew his son's worries. Fortunately, there were many people available on Tamra Island. He learned some methods of the superiors from Old Madam Murong. Professional matters require professionals. He only needed to coordinate planning and do a good job of supervision. Although it was his first time to take office alone and he had been stumbling for half a year, he did a pretty good job.

After that, he was transferred again by Murong Fu and went to the northern part of Goryeo to take charge of an area. The situation there was more complicated, but it was more military-oriented, which made Murong Bo feel refreshed. However, all aspects involved with tens of thousands of bandits were not trivial. Although Murong Bo was a martial arts master and had some experience in governance, he was still exhausted. In the end, he had to rely on the officers trained by Wang Erlang and Feng Bo'e to barely hold on.

The mountain king is still a king, but the composition of these people is complex. The majority of them are native Koreans, and other Han bandits account for one-tenth. In addition, there are also many Hu people from the grasslands outside the Great Wall. Coordinating relationships and suppressing disobedience took up a lot of Murong Bo's energy.

Murong Bo, with Xianbei blood flowing through his veins, possessed a resilient spirit. He had also learned to delegate power. After establishing his authority through sheer force, he still relied on the same officers and bandit leaders as before to command his troops. As his experience in governing the two regions grew, he gradually had more people around him to draw upon. With Madam Murong's power fully open to him, Murong Bo gradually replaced the bandit leaders who posed a risk.

He was a highly skilled martial artist and had many available resources. Even if the bandit leaders knew about it, they could do nothing about it. Moreover, Murong Bo also knew how to divide and win over others. Although there were some ups and downs, it did not bring too much turmoil. On the contrary, because of his strong personal martial arts, he was able to forcefully defeat several competing illegal forces in Goryeo.

Well, it’s commonly known as black eating black!

One day, Murong Bo, seated at the head of the Loyalty Hall, received a letter from his wife. A faint smile crossed his face. "Fu'er is finally getting married. So, I don't want to be an official in the Song Dynasty anymore. With our father and son's abilities, we can conquer Goryeo within three years, conquer the grasslands and deserts within ten years, and establish a new Great Yan Kingdom that will rival the foundation of our ancestors."

After three years of training, he saw the importance of talent and naturally would not give up Gusu Academy easily. If he wanted to keep control of Gusu Academy, the Murong family would definitely not be easily exposed. He couldn't help but sigh, "But it will be hard for you to continue to fight with those corrupt scholars in the land of the Song Dynasty and suffer their wrath."

Looking at the map in front of him, which showed that the territory of Great Yan was getting bigger and bigger, Murong Bo took a deep breath, and an idea emerged in his mind: Fu'er couldn't be exposed for a while, otherwise it would be detrimental to the great cause. So, could he establish himself as the ruler of Great Yan after annexing Goryeo?

The letter mentioned his next move: once he had secured control of the Goryeo Kingdom, he would head to the grasslands beyond the Great Wall to take over the cavalry and tribal nomads. By then, the Murong clan's remaining forces would be completely under his control. Controlling the nomadic tribes was not difficult, likely because their leader was Deng Baichuan, the owner of Qingyun Manor.

He established his career outside the Great Wall, learned the Western Tantric Dragon Elephant Kung Fu and the Shaolin Vajra Indestructible Kung Fu, and was quite skilled in using heavy weapons. He had deep internal strength and infinite power. He was a first-class master both on horseback and on foot. He also trained a large number of good fighters, and he had almost no rivals in the 800-mile area outside the Great Wall.

Recently, Deng Baichuan, the leader of the horse bandits who goes by the alias Fei Tianying, has become so famous that he has attracted the attention of the Liao Kingdom and even attracted the attention of the Liao Kingdom's top leaders, who tried to recruit him.

It goes without saying that Murong Fu trusts people he employs and does not trust people he does not trust, but Murong Bo is worried and prepares to go to the frontier to find out the truth. If possible, he plans to personally take charge of the army outside the frontier and let Deng Baichuan serve as an official in the Liao Kingdom so that he can better attack the Liao Kingdom in the future.

Yes, it is to attack the Liao Kingdom!

After careful research, Murong Bo discovered that if he wanted to develop better from Jeju Island to Tamra Kingdom and then to the grasslands outside the Great Wall, he would have to annex the Liao Kingdom. If he only developed the marginal corners, he would inevitably be hindered by the Liao Kingdom. If he annexed the Liao Kingdom, he would be able to achieve great success.

"It's a pity that I can't preside over Fu'er's wedding in person." Murong Bo's face became serious and his gaze looked into the distance, where his wife and children were. They were all his helpers, and everything was for the restoration of Dayan!

Suddenly, Murong Bo thought about how he had faked his own death, and how his wife and children had painstakingly built up such a huge foundation. Before the Great Yan Kingdom was exposed in the future, would his son also need to fake his own death and leave Gusu after leaving behind an offspring to take power in the Great Yan Kingdom?

So, as long as I don’t want to expose the relationship between Gusu College and the Great Yan Kingdom, I, the king of the Great Yan Kingdom, can only be a “dead man”?