Genshin Impact: The Sage's Disciple Doesn't Want Fame

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Without defending herself, Ying knew she had committed a grave offense and readily confessed, saying, "I'm sorry, I'm willing to accept punishment."

"Of course there will be punishment. From now on, you will be a constable and ambassador of Guili County, without any salary."

Ying scratched her face: "Wasn't the punishment too harsh?"

With veins bulging on his forehead, Ji Ming simply reached out and grabbed her face, pulling her outward forcefully: "Ying, the grievance drum is not for playing around. You've set a precedent today. If some uninformed outsiders imitate you and beat the grievance drum, it will greatly damage the credibility of law enforcement in Guili County!"

"Mmm... I understand."

"Good, do you have any further objections to the punishment?"

"That's all, that's all. I'm willing to accept the punishment."

That's more like it; it's just working for free. If Yinglian isn't even willing to accept this kind of punishment, then Ji Ming really needs to reconsider whether their friendship is legitimate.

With a sigh, Ji Ming found a wooden chair and sat down. There was no tea in the empty office, so he just sat there watching Paimon play with the Heart of God.

This silly little girl was trying to stuff the Heart of God into her chest.

It's no use. The Heart of God has already accepted the Lord. Unless He voluntarily gives up or His vital signs disappear, the Heart of God will not be accepted by others.

Ying moved a wooden chair over, ran over and sat down, grinning as she said, "Ji Ming, you smell like another woman. Are you cheating on me?"

Ji Ming rolled his eyes: "This is my girlfriend's scent, don't go around spreading rumors."

Ying was utterly shocked, and Paimon stopped fiddling with the Heart of God. The two girls exclaimed in unison, "Shouldn't your girlfriend be Barbara?"

“My girlfriend is right next door. Barbara is my pet in Mondstadt.”

Of course, she might be one of his girlfriends in the future. After all, Ji Ming has a good impression of Barbara. Who doesn't like a soft little angel?

The only threat is that he might be sacked by a loyal subordinate of the acting commander.

Ying looked at the wall, behind which was another office. She lowered her voice and asked, "Ji Ming, what is your girlfriend's identity?"

"Yuheng Star, one of the seven stars of Liyue."

Upon hearing this incredible gossip, Paimon exclaimed excitedly, "Wow, it's actually Yuheng Star! So Ji Ming likes to defy his superiors?"

Ji Ming's face darkened: "I am now the governor, and in a sense, I am directly under Yuehaiting and Yanwang Dijun. I have an equal relationship with my girlfriend."

The two girls remained silent, their expressions suggesting they had already seen through him, which infuriated Ji Ming.

"As expected, I'm going to lock you all up in jail."

"No! We were wrong!"

Chapter 173 Historians Record Events Directly

"Fuck your mother!"

Looking at the sentry post in front of him and the Thousand Rock Army patrolling back and forth below it, Ji Ming, who was stopped outside the sentry post, couldn't help but swear. He was then hit on the head by Ke Maomao behind him.

The cat crossed its arms and said, "Don't swear."

Ignoring the cat carving, Ji Ming glared at the scholar standing behind the barricade, his tone inexplicably irritable: "Who are you, and why do you dare to stop me?"

The scholar's smile remained unchanged, the lenses of his glasses reflecting the sunlight, and his tone was calm: "I am the military supervisor of the Guili Avenue outpost, and I am subordinate to the General Affairs Department of the Imperial Academy."

"So, you're a historian? Wow, I've never heard of a historian serving as a military supervisor. Whose subordinate are you? Don't you recognize me?"

“Of course I recognize you. You are the Prefect of Guili County, Lord Ji Ming.”

Ji Ming looked very impatient, and his left foot began to unconsciously stomp on the ground. The movement caused the machete, the prefect's token, and the dragon-head jade ruyi at his waist to start swaying.

The sharp machete, the traditional token, and the dazzling dragon-head jade ruyi all demonstrate Ji Ming's noble status.

Even if they didn't know Ji Ming, just by looking at the things around his waist, the people of Liyue could immediately recognize his true identity. After all, there was only one person in Liyue who received such favor from the Emperor.

Ying, hiding behind Ke Qing, watched with great curiosity as the tension between the two escalated. She couldn't help but walk up to Ke Qing and ask, "Lady Ke Qing, what's going on? Why are Ji Ming and that person arguing?"

Keqing tilted her head and whispered, "Just call me Keqing. That person belongs to the Imperial Academy Hall, one of the eight gates of the Liyue General Affairs Department. He is a historian and military supervisor. He is probably here to make things difficult for Ji Ming."

Ying was somewhat puzzled: "As far as I know, that person's rank is lower than Ji Ming's and yours, so why did he dare to stop us?"

As Paimon slowly flew over, he joined the conversation: "He's not trying to stop us, he's trying to stop Ji Ming."

Ke Qing was the one who went forward to negotiate. At first, the scholar was very respectful and there was nothing wrong with his hospitality. However, after Ji Ming appeared, this person began to find fault with him openly and secretly.

In short, this historian is deserving of love.

Ji Ming exhaled a breath of stale air and said impatiently, "If that's the case, why did you stop me?"

"The Liyue government has long stipulated that officials like Lord Ji Ming who come to the capital must report a month in advance, dress appropriately, and have their entourage meet the required standards. Why did Lord Ji Ming fail to comply?"

"To whom should we report?"

"Naturally, it's the General Affairs Department that will hand it over to Yuehaiting."

Do you know who my senior sister is?

"I know, Lord Gan Yu of Yuehai Pavilion."

"Do I still need to report?"

"need."

Ji Ming took a deep breath: "Fuck you..."

Ji Ming was knocked again. He turned around and saw Ke Qing with a kind smile on her face, saying gently, "Lord Ji Ming, please mind your manners."

Fine, if you're not allowed to use foul language, then don't. But since the cat is standing right behind me, I'll let the historian in front of me off the hook for now.

Ji Ming took a deep look at the historian, memorizing his appearance, waiting to settle accounts with him later.

How dare a mere historian presume to come here and flaunt his scholarly pride, trying to gain eternal fame?

The historian was like this: back then, Ji Ming was a nobody and had never encountered officials who liked to use their pens. Now that he had risen to a high position in the court, he finally discovered how annoying these people were.

Historians are not afraid of death, but they are afraid of not leaving their names in the history books. So they hang their heads and go around begging for death. It is said that even the dignified Tianquan star Ningguang was scolded by a historian, who said that the dignified Tianquan star only cared about Mora.

When Ji Ming first heard the news, he was overjoyed and praised the historian's greatness for several days. But now that he's been caught by the historian, he can't be happy anymore.

Some historians are good historians, while others are completely incompetent and only want to die.

By the way, historians in Liyue Harbor often also serve as censors, just like the person in front of me, who also serves as a military supervisor. Both jobs are the kind that are easy to offend people with.

As for whether it was political enemies coming to sabotage him, Ji Ming didn't really believe that guess. As the most favored official of Liyue by the Emperor, those political enemies who didn't like him only dared to trip him up in secret.

An official like this is probably just stubborn and simply wants to criticize Ji Ming, the emperor's most favored official, in order to gain a good reputation.

Thinking about it this way, Ji Ming wasn't really angry anymore. These extremely upright historians might become a sharp weapon to restrain officials, and it might be possible to build a system of historians in the future.

Incidentally, the army in Guili County also has military supervisors, but these supervisors are professional supervisors who are only responsible for the army's appearance, discipline, and ideological education. They are always part of the Guili County army system, not subordinate to the political system.

The bureaucratic system in Liyue Harbor is complex. A military supervisor in the Thousand Rock Army might be a historian from the Imperial Academy, while the attendant beside the Star of the Thousand Rocks is very likely a centurion in the Thousand Rock Army.

Sometimes, a situation where you are in me and I am in you is not a good thing. In terms of the division of power, Guili County has undoubtedly done a good job.

Ji Ming became smug, but when he came to his senses, he found the scholar taking notes in a small notebook.

No, you're not Qiqi, why would you remember anything?

A sense of unease rose in Ji Ming's heart, and he asked sternly, "Hey, what are you writing?"

The scholar smiled slightly, picked up the small notebook in his hand and waved it, saying: "On the fifth day of the third month, Ji Ming, the prefect of Guili County, verbally abused me, disregarded the government's prohibitions, and attempted to force his way through the checkpoint."

Ji Ming looked closely and realized that what the man was holding was not a small notebook at all, but a simplified historical record that every historian had, specifically for recording people or events, especially various officials of Liyue.

In short, this is history.

Imagine this: in the first millennium after Ji Ming became the second-generation Rock King, the children in the school are holding books and diligently learning about his dark history from a thousand years ago.

Oh my god, don't do that!

Ji Ming took out the token: "This is the authority granted to me by the Seven Star Secretary Gan Yu on the Emperor's orders. It is not that I forcefully break through the barrier, but that I have the right to pass through directly. As the supervisor, you have no right to stop me."

The scholar smiled and continued writing in the "Simplified Record": "On the fifth day of the third month, the prefect of Guili County used his power to intimidate people. He nominally obeyed the emperor's decree, but in reality, he used the emperor's decree to forcefully break through the pass."

"Are you really a historian?"

"As you can see, yes."

Ji Ming, his face dark, asked, "What's your name?"

Upon hearing this, the scholar laughed even more heartily. Fearing that Ji Ming would not retaliate against him, he immediately replied, "I am Sima Yi, born into the Sima family of Liyue. To this day, the Sima family has served as historians for generations."

"I'll ask you one more time, can it be changed?"

"Historians record events truthfully, without altering a single word."

Good, good, young man, you've got guts. So you're Sima Yi, huh? You'll get what's coming to you later.

Chapter 174 Cat Teacher Teaches You How to Build a Harem

"Alright, you two can stay in the east wing. The east wing is cleaned regularly, so you can move in right away."

Ji Ming waved his hand, urging Ying and Paimeng to move into the east wing as soon as possible. His expression was not very good; what happened at the outpost an hour ago had left him in a bad mood.

Perhaps knowing this, Ying and Paimon simply offered a few words of comfort, and then tactfully left the stage to Keqing.

After closing the wooden door, Ke Qing walked behind the armchair, gently kneaded Ji Ming's shoulder, and said softly, "It's alright. The 'Simplified Record' is just a casual record. The contents of each month will be sent to the Imperial Academy for review and approval. Only those that pass the review will be compiled into a true record."

Feeling the pressure on his shoulder, Ji Ming's expression softened considerably. He leaned back in the armchair, nuzzled Ke Qing's belly, and let out a helpless sigh.