The chief clerk of the Protectorate's House's voice is deep and slow, "I have met the general with a humble position."

Zhang Liao nodded and asked, "The West Sea is now full of chaos, the people are suffering and all industries are exhausted. Do you have something to say?"

The chief clerk of the Protectorate Office said with a righteous look: "Report to the general. Since he was appointed as the chief clerk, he has been diligent and trembling, as if walking on thin ice. The sufferings of the people of the Western Regions are understood and remembered in his heart. Since he was appointed, he has taken the revitalization of the Western Regions and the peace and stability of the Western Sea as his responsibility. However, the power of the humble position is limited, and there are inevitably some inappropriate care. Some worms are also traumatized by the name of the Protectorate Office...

『Oh?" Zhang Liao smiled and said, 『So, who is it?』

The chief clerk quickly glanced at Zhang Liao, "Reported to the general, after investigation, it was found that the affairs were complicated and the staff were insufficient, so the report was reported to the Ministry of Protectors and temporarily recruited some minor officials...

"Haha, who is the biggest?" Zhang Liao said with a smile.

"Uh... it's... the general is wise..." The chief clerk's eyes were rolling, and his face was still full of righteousness. "Why don't you understand the rules and seek success and do something wrong? This is also a mistake for the subordinates to miss the supervision! The subordinates are willing to be punished and never shirk responsibility!"

It seems to be very honest.

It's smooth, too.

Zhang Liao refused to comment and said again: "Since the Great Protector has sent troops, why is the rear so chaotic? Why are the villages outside Xihai City attacked? Is there no count of casualties?"

"The Protector went to war in a hurry, and there were horse thieves around him, and there were many attacks. "The chief clerk's voice was steady, as if he was reciting scriptures, "However, we are firm in our faith, united, obeyed the orders of the Protector, coordinated the local area, and fought against the trend, and bravely defended the West Sea without losing..."

The chief clerk spoke and kept talking, and couldn't stop for a while. Obviously, he was very skilled in this set of rhetoric.

Zhang Liao listened, glanced at Zhang An, who had been lowering his head, and then looked up at the sky.

The sky is clear.

Azure blue.

But even so, it still cannot calm down Zhang Liao's disgusting feeling that he saw the pile of dirt in front of him.

Are you really a fool?

The person who is so poor that he even patches his robes cannot cover up the oil on his face even if he is dusty!

And that belly, can you raise it by a hardworking person?

The chief clerk continued to talk about the villages outside Xihai City. His voice was low and seemed to be full of sorrow. "...There are many shortcomings in the West Sea. One is that the development is not fast, and some people still have insufficient food and clothing. Two is that the traffic is not smooth, and most sections of roads cannot be repaired. Three is that the problems left over from the Western Regions have not been resolved yet...

Zhang Liao sighed slightly, "Do you think I'm stupid?"

The chief clerk was stunned and stared at Zhang Liao. Obviously, he was incomprehensible about Zhang Liao not playing according to the routine. He had already expressed his title as a gubernator many times, why did Zhang Liao still look so resolute?

Could it be that Zhang Liao did not care about the reputation of the Great Protector?

How is that possible?

How dare Zhang Liao?!

The rank of the Great Protector is higher than that of Zhang Liao!

Zhang An also raised his head and looked at Zhang Liao.

Zhang Liao stood up, picked up the sword, held the scabbard, and slowly walked to the chief clerk.

The chief clerk quickly lowered his head, and the other officials of the Protectorate also bowed their heads, not daring to look directly at Zhang Liao, but saw the battle knife scabbard in Zhang Liao's hand gently colliding with Zhang Liao's pace with the armor of the war skirt.

"Crash."

『Crazy…』

Zhang Liao approaches step by step.

The heart of the chief clerk rose up little by little with Zhang Liao's pace.

"Before coming to the Western Regions, I was still lucky." Zhang Liao sighed and stood not far from the chief clerk. "I thought I would not... I should not deceive the Protector so much, nor would I misrepresent the kindness of the General of the Cavalry..."

The chief clerk lowered his head and agreed, "If it doesn't matter, it must be no..."

The sword light flashed violently!

The head of the chief clerk was still bent down and bowed his head, but his head flew up with the light of the knife. When he fell to the ground, his whole body fell heavily forward, and the blood gushed out dyed the wooden steps in front of the hall brightly red!

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Chapter completed!