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"So Gongming, after all that, you just want me to go to Jinyang Prefecture to be the Magistrate?" Mr. Wu looked at his bright student with a puzzled expression.
Xu Qing: "The hometown of County Magistrate Zheng is in Jinyang Prefecture. If my mentor becomes the Magistrate there, he certainly wouldn't dare to mess around. It would naturally be easier for me to handle matters there."
"Alright, even if you hadn't mentioned it, I also feel that becoming the Magistrate of North Zhili is a good move." Initially, Mr. Wu harbored some illusions, but after Xu Qing analyzed the pros and cons, he had to admit that with his background, going to the Capital would be like cannon fodder, and it's better and easier to achieve political success as a local official.
