After lighting the candle, he respectfully bowed to the clay sculpture of Yuanshi Tianzun sitting above him, and then carefully inserted the three sticks of incense into the ashes of the incense burner.
"Tianzun," Zhang Meng looked at the clay sculpture of Yuanshi Tianzun amidst the fireworks and said, "Thanks to the blessing of Tianzun, I have been able to say that I have had smooth sailing over the past few years. If I can really become the governor of Xangda County this time, I will definitely become one in the future. People make a golden body for Tianzun."
"This Bodao County is actually very good, but the Bodao Tinghou Zhou Xing was a bit too domineering. But that day I was so angry that I read two volumes of Huang Ting, and realized that good and bad things depended on each other, so I put my mind aside and ignored it. Who would have thought that there would be refugees now? There was such a big fuss, and people in all counties were panicked. Although everyone didn't say it, they may not be envious of the fact that there is a person like Zhou Xing in our territory who has amazing cultivation and hundreds of private soldiers. With Bo Dao With his position and the domineering Lord Ting, Bo Dao may have nothing to worry about in the short term."
Just when Zhang Meng and the clay sculpture of Yuanshi Tianzun were whispering about their concerns, they suddenly heard the sound of anxious footsteps, and then the door of the Xiangtang was suddenly pushed open from the outside.
He took a closer look and saw that the person coming was his eldest son Zhang Yong.
"Why are you so panicked?" Zhang Meng had always been very satisfied with his eldest son. When he saw him rushing over, he suppressed his dissatisfaction and asked in a deep voice.
"Father, something bad has happened." Zhang Yong had lost his usual composure at this time and said anxiously: "A group of thieves pretended to be business travelers and sneaked into the county. They said they were sent by Li Xiang and have now attacked the county. At the yamen gate.”
"What!" Zhang Meng's face changed greatly after hearing this, "Quickly, you go to the back hall to protect your mother and others. I'll go to the front to take a look."
"Father, there are not many soldiers left in the city, and that group of thieves attacked very fiercely. When I came, the gate could no longer withstand it."
Just before he finished speaking, a male voice was heard throughout the county government office, "I am a general under the command of General Zhendong. I have captured Bodao. You must surrender quickly, otherwise Kill without mercy."
Hearing this voice, Zhang Meng and his son looked at each other, and both saw extreme shock on each other's faces. To be able to make everyone hear clearly from such a long distance, this person's cultivation should be above the fourth level.
At this moment, the first thing that came to Zhang Meng's mind was Zhou Xing, the Marquis of Bo Daoting, whom he had always looked down upon.
It would be great if he were here.
Of course, he didn't know that all this was Zhou Xing's handiwork.
The long-lost sunshine penetrated the dark clouds that had covered the Yizhou Plain for many days, injecting a lot of warmth into the cold winter, and seemed to bring a touch of life to the depression everywhere.
The courtyard of the Second Yamen Hall of Bodao County was crowded with people. These people were all the leaders of major households in the county. This is the first time in many years that so many heads of wealthy families have been gathered together.
It has been five days since Bodao Tinghou Zhou Xing "recaptured" Bodao County. There are still a few unlucky heads hanging on the not-so-majestic city gate of Bodao County, indicating the inevitability of "rebels" end. But for these large households who have lived in the local area for hundreds of years, Zhou Xing's seemingly complicated actions can actually hide too many people.
Of course, everyone was really scared at first. When they heard that Zhou Xing had once again led his army to recapture Bodao County and kill the bandits, everyone raised their eyebrows with their hands, thankful that there was such a person in the county. But as the people who fled from the county slowly gathered the information, some leaders of the big families who had already become elites discovered that there must be something fishy in this.
First of all, the thieves did not stick to Yingcheng and moved the materials from the city out.
Secondly, moving out is not moving north across the river, but moving south. To the south is the territory of Bo Dao Tinghou.
Finally, a few days later, when Zhou Xing attacked the thieves, the thieves actually came out of the city to fight, and then fled in all directions as soon as they fought, allowing the Bodao Pavilion Marquis to "recover" Bodao County easily.
It's just that you know this kind of thing in your heart, but you can't say it with your mouth. Who knows what the Bodao Tinghou is planning in his heart. When Zhou Xing sent people to invite them to come to the county government, most of the leaders of these large households were frightened. Some even left last words to their families before leaving, saying that they would suffer if they could not come back. Who should be in charge, what measures should be taken, etc.
Jianwei County governs a total of five counties, namely Wuyang (Renshou area in Pengshan), Niuchang (Jianyang area), Zizhong (Zizhong area in Ziyang), Nan'an (Qianwei area in Leshan) and Bodao (Nanxi area in Muchuan, Yibin) . Bodao County is not only the area south of the river, but also has many areas north of the river. Although the imperial court's roster only registered a population of more than 2,000 households in Bodao, among the households in the early 2,000s, there were hundreds of households in Guangda, each with dozens or even hundreds of people. At this time, hundreds of people gathered in the county government office, whispering to each other, wondering what the rumored Marquis Bodao Pavilion meant by calling them here.
"Everyone," Zhou Xing walked out of the back hall accompanied by Cuan Chen and Yan Meiting. At this time, he looked very high-spirited. Anyone who gets a large amount of money, cloth, grain, grass, spiritual stones, spiritual sand and other materials from the county treasury will be inexplicably excited.
"Today I, Mr. Gao, invited everyone here to discuss a matter together." Zhou Xing did not deliberately raise his voice. But with his cultivation, everyone could hear it clearly even if he was standing at the end. "I believe everyone We all already know that a group of refugees and thieves occupied the county government office a few days ago and exiled the county’s lord Zhang and his family along the river. To this day, no trace of them has been found.”
"I have sent people to Wuyang to report this matter to Wang Fujun. But a family cannot be without an owner for a day, and a country cannot be without a king for a day, not to mention that Yizhou is in troubled times now, and the refugees are in chaos everywhere. We Bo Dao cannot be without a person in charge. Before County Magistrate Zhang returns, or before Luo Shijun re-appoints a county magistrate, I hope that all of us in Bo Dao can jointly recommend a person of high moral character and high prestige to temporarily take charge of the county. The position of chief. What do you think?"
"Your Majesty is very worried." Just as the leaders of the big families looked at each other, someone in the crowd took the lead and said: "Now there is chaos in Yizhou and people are panicked. If there is no one in charge, or if the person in charge is not effective, I am afraid that it will happen again. It happened like the refugee occupation of the county a few days ago. For the current plan, Gao Junhou has a noble status and has regained the county by himself. This leader is beyond the scope of the monarch and no one can take up the role." The speaker is called Huang Yang. , is Huang Ang's younger brother. After Huang Ang was sent to prison, he became the new head of the Huang family.
"Yes, yes." Bo Yanmeiting, the head of Bodao County next to Zhou Xing, saw someone taking the lead and immediately said, "No one can take on the responsibility except the prince."
After Yan Meiting was captured that night, he thought that he was afraid that he would be doomed this time, but he did not expect that the leader of the other party let him and the county officials go without even asking for a ransom, which made him very unhappy. untie. Later, when he saw Zhou Xing easily regaining the county seat, he already understood this in his heart after having been involved in official circles for so many years. The moment he understood, his view of Zhou Xing turned into fear.
"This Marquis Gaoting chats and laughs with County Magistrate Zhang on weekdays, but he doesn't want to drive Magistrate Zhang away quietly. It's really a shame. Is it just because Magistrate Zhang blocked his way? Is he like this? Aren't you afraid that the court will hold you accountable for your misdeeds?"
Although he was very dissatisfied with Zhou Xing in his heart, how could he not bow his head now that he was under the low eaves. He thought to himself, if you Zhou Xing wants to sit in this position, there are so many people in this scene, no one in Bodao County can stop you, and no one dares to stop you. But why do you still have to take off your pants and fart?
"Yes, yes. This position belongs to no other than a prince!" Everyone saw that Yan Meiting, an old official, had spoken, and they all responded.
Seeing such a situation, Zhou Xing laughed. Gongsun Sheng's original suggestion to him was to give in a few more times, but he felt from the bottom of his heart that this was really taking off his pants and farting, and it was too challenging for his acting skills, so he couldn't do it. He preferred a simpler and rougher method.
"Since everyone is so sincere in electing me, I will be disrespectful." Zhou Xing said with a smile, and asked someone to take out a piece of blue paper with a lot of words already written on it, "No one is here, big guy." Just press your fingerprints and you can go home.”
Yan Meiting stretched his neck and looked towards Cuan Chen. He saw the blue paper in Cuan Chen's hand and wrote on it: All the sages of Bodao jointly recommended Zhou Xingzan, Marquis of Bodao Ting, to photograph the county magistrate of Bodao. Suddenly, there was a buzzing sound in his head, and his eyes began to turn black.
"You bastard Bodao Tinghou, you are going to kidnap everyone in Bodao County! Once you sign your name and press your fingerprint, you will be able to decide what to do when the court holds you accountable in the future. "
"What a nonsense!" In the mansion of Qianwei Prefect of Wuyang County, Wang Zhan, the prefect of Jianwei, was walking back and forth in the house with his hands behind his back with an angry look on his face. The floor paved with green bricks was covered with fragments of teacups that he had just smashed. There was a slave in green who was kneeling on the ground carefully picking up the fragments in fear. From time to time, he secretly glanced at another woman in the room who was stunningly beautiful but had no trace of fear on her face.
This woman is none other than Wang Tianyun, Zhou Xing's wife and Wang Zhan's niece.
Naturally, the things Zhou Xing did could not be hidden from the people next to him. After he discussed it with Wang Tianyun, Wang Tianyun insisted that her family should know what he had done. According to Wang Tianyun, you are now the son-in-law of the Jinyang Wang family, and everyone in the world will regard you as a member of the Jinyang Wang family. Even though you did what you did on your own initiative, everyone in the world will think that the Wang family of Jinyang asked you to do it. The Wang family can't just take the blame and not even know what they did.
Wang Tianyun's words left Zhou Xing speechless. The next day, he asked Guo Wen to follow Wang Tianyun to Wuyang in a hurry.
Although Wang Tianyun was very angry at Zhou Xing for doing such a big thing without telling her, her husband had already done such a thing and it was a done deal, so she naturally had to think about how to make up for it.
Wang Zhan had no children, so he always regarded her, Wang Tianci and others as his own and loved her very much. But when he heard Wang Tianyun explain to him in detail that Bodao County was first lost and then recovered, all planned by Zhou Xing privately, he was extremely shocked.
"What does Zhou Xing want to do? Fortunately, a few days ago I asked Luo Shijun to ask the court for merit for him." Although Wang Zhan is not a talented person among the children of the Wang family in Jinyang, he is famous for his gentleness. A humble person always follows the rules. At that time, Wang Rong and Wang Yan thought that nothing happened in Yizhou, so they jointly arranged with the Cui family to appoint Cui Can as the governor of Yizhou, so they transferred him, who was originally an official in Xuzhou, to be the governor of Qianwei. But he didn't expect that he would experience such ups and downs just after entering Shu.
Luo Shangnai, the governor of Yizhou, was an old official of Wang Rong and took good care of him. And he has always adhered to the royal family's way of being an official, loyal to his superiors and loyal to the country, and has always been diligent and cautious. How could he ever think that his niece-in-law, the Marquis Bodao Ting who was valued by his grandfather, would be like this? He acted recklessly and simply regarded the court's system and laws as nothing.
"Uncle," Wang Tianyun naturally understood her uncle's feelings in her heart. She also felt the same way immediately after knowing the inside story. But at this time, she could only scold Zhou Xing in her heart while excusing Zhou Xing with her mouth, "Gao Lang He is also eager for the country. The situation in Yizhou is so bad that Luo Shang cannot escape his blame. When Gao Lang saw this, he was worried every day."
"No matter how worried you are, you can't do such a thing!" Wang Zhan said with an angry face: "The imperial court has to deal with the affairs of the imperial court. How could it be the turn of a small Tinghou who has no position to step forward? Yes, whether Luo Shijun is responsible or not is also a matter for the court, and it is not your or my turn to speak."
"Is this how everyone can only watch the situation in Yizhou worsen day by day?" The reason why Wang Tianyun was willing to come to Zhou Xing's defense was because she agreed with Zhou Xing very much on this point.
"Huh." When Wang Zhan heard this, he snorted coldly, but he sighed in his heart. He was privately worried about the current situation in Yizhou, but after the defeat of the last expedition against the refugees, no one dared to take the initiative to mention going out again. First, after a major defeat, the soldiers have no fighting spirit. Secondly, if we really win, what will happen to Luo Shijun? Isn't this just a naked slap in Luo Shijun's face?
A few days ago, news came from cd that after Qin Si, the general of Yamen, repeatedly asked to lead his troops to attack again but refused, he privately told people that Luo Shijun was as fearful of the enemy as a tiger. After Luo Shang found out about this, he finally found an excuse to say that Qin Si was liaising with the refugees and beheaded him in public. It is said that after Li Yang knew the news, he put his hands on his forehead and said that only Qin Si in Yizhou could rival him. However, he did not expect that he would be killed by Luo Shang himself.
Thinking of this section, he became even more angry.
I really don’t know what attracted the old man to this Zhou Xing. Doesn’t it make it difficult for me, the Wang family of Jinyang, to do things like this?
Wang Tianyun saw that he just snorted but said nothing. She rolled her eyes, put on a smile, pulled his sleeves like a baby and said, "Uncle, Zhou Xing is being cautious in this matter."
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