Records of the Human Emperor Chapter 678: Operating a City!

Chapter 678: Operating a City!

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

"Big Uncle, the lands of Zhao are good, but I've already thought of a place." Wang Chong suddenly spoke, interrupting Wang Gen's words. The seated Wang Gen's expression froze, his entire body stunned.

"…I've also thought for a very long time about the question of the fief. Although Zhao County is good, for me, there's an even more suitable place."

Wang Chong blew the bubbles off the surface of his tea and took a sip, his expression unperturbed as he spoke.

"You already have an idea?"

Wang Gen's eyes widened, his mind unable to grasp the notion. Wang Chong's words had caught him completely by surprise.

"Where do you want your fief? What place could be better than Zhao County?"

"Wushang!"

Wang Chong extended a finger toward an unremarkable location on Wang Gen's map, to the west of Longxi. Upon seeing the place that Wang Chong pointed out, Wang Gen found himself growing nervous, the smile fading from his face.

"Chong-er, are you joking with me?" Wang Gen said in wide-eyed disbelief. His first reaction was that Wang Chong was playing a joke on him, he had misheard, or Wang Chong had pointed to the wrong place on the map. But the earnestness on Wang Chong's face clearly indicated that this was no joke, so Wang Gen quickly turned serious.

"Chong-er, a fief is no minor matter. Do you know how many clans and nobles are envious of us? These are the golden words of the Sage Emperor, a major affair unprecedented in the last few decades. Other than the capital, you can pick any place in the entire Great Tang. This is an enormous show of favor."

Wang Gen had always viewed his nephew with great importance and trust. From a certain point of view, he favored him more than his own son. Others said that Wang Chong, not his own son Wang Li, was the Qilin son of the Wang Clan, the number one figure of the Wang lineage's younger generation, yet not only was Wang Gen not displeased, he felt honored and proud of such praise.

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