Suche found that things were different from what he had imagined.
The ancient temple, the young swordsman, the wooden charm, the tree demon grandma, and the beautiful female ghost...
Everything should be like this.
But the thing now left under the grass in the courtyard looks like gold and jade.
Suche was keenly aware of it.
No, the style of painting has changed.
The so-called five elements, metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, are mutually reinforcing and interfering with each other, and are the foundation of all things.
From the perspective of the five elements.
The Qi of vegetation in Kumu Chanyuan is strong, so it should be in the wood row.
That thing last night had green light like a wheel, and its blue color also belonged to wood.
But the thing in front of him is as good as gold and jade. If it was really cut off from the monster last night, the monster should clearly fall into Jinxing.
Jin Kemu.
Suche cleared his mind.
Perhaps my understanding of the changes in the Five Elements is too superficial and I cannot understand the mystery behind it.
Young Master Su took out a yellow silk scarf from his sleeve.
This thing was a gift from Huang Tiandao when he left Beijing to take up his post.
On a piece of yellow silk woven from Shu brocade, Huang Tiandao, a highly skilled elder, used a jade pen and cinnabar to write countless "Edicts of Taiqing to seal spirits" on the yellow silk.
The incantation is continuous, the spiritual energy is restrained, and it contains the superb skills of the Six Heavens of Huang Tiandao, and has the power to avoid ghosts and gods.
This in itself is a treasure that can be used to seal away demons and protect yourself.
My brother turns out to be an expert in props. You have the hard work of the Shilipo Sword God coming out of the mountain, and I also have the ability to defeat the leader of the Moon Worshiping Cult with a throw of the universe.
Using Huang Tiandao's magic silk, he picked up the long strip that was neither gold nor jade and carefully wrapped it layer by layer. Suche then called on the group of herb collectors to go on the road together.
In this world right now, no one is willing to stay here even if it's sunny and sunny.
The group followed the mountain road and headed towards Shanyin County.
The herb collector named Zhou Si knew Su Che's identity and was very careful in his words and actions.
This couldn't help but make Suche a little disappointed.
I also hope to learn more about Shanyin County from the leader of the herb collectors.
But looking at his tight-lipped and cautious look, it became clearer.
The officials in Shanyin County, big and small, seem to have a bad attitude.
That's why the people fear officials as much as tigers.
Suche recalled the information he had seen.
Daliang divided county-level administrative divisions into four categories.
Jingxian, Shangxian, Zhongxian and Xiaoxian.
Jing County is where the capital city is located. Jiankang is divided into three counties, plus Jiangling County, it is combined into five counties.
As for the upper, middle and primary counties, they are all determined based on the number of household registrations. According to the old system of the previous dynasty, those with a household registration of 10,000 or more were called upper counties, those with more than 5,000 households were called middle counties, and those with less than 5,000 households were called small counties.
Since the demise of the previous dynasty, the world has been in chaos, with all the heroes occupying one side and wars going on without peace.
Among them, there are demons who take advantage of the opportunity to make profits, ghosts and monsters who steal blood and food, Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism are competing with each other, and there are also tyrants and corrupt officials.
A vivid picture of doomsday.
Household registrations are gradually declining, and the population is becoming increasingly sparse. So when Daliang was established, counties with more than 5,000 households were simply designated as upper counties, those with more than 3,000 households were designated as middle counties, and those with less than 3,000 households were designated as small counties.
Guobei County and Shanyin County are the essence of Dongyang County, and the two counties live next to each other. In the previous dynasty, Shangxian County had a household registration of over 10,000 people. Even after years of war, it still maintained a scale of more than 5,000 households.
Now everyone has his own difficulties.
There are ghosts in Guobei and demons in Shanyin.
Guobei County has a long history. It was established earlier than Shanyin and has a prosperous population. Later, it suffered from many wars during the disputes in the last years of the dynasties.
There are six massacres recorded in history books alone.
The condensation of resentment is the best soil for nourishing evil ghosts.
If Guobei's troubles are man-made disasters, then Shanin's problems are "natural disasters."
The trouble with Sanin is that it has good Feng Shui.
It lies on Xuanshan Mountain in the south and is surrounded by three rivers. It is worthy of the eight words "Zhong Ling Yu Xiu, a bell created by nature".
Find a Feng Shui master and look at the trends of the mountains and rivers. You can find out things like "Water Dragon Waterfall", "Wo Niu Di", "Phoenix Eye", "Qimian Point", "Well Outside the Sky", etc. several.
The bad things come from this good thing.
If Feng Shui is good, people buried here can bring blessings to future generations, and objects living here can turn into monsters.
There are many monsters in Shanyin County.
There are several officials in the county. The county magistrate's surname is Xue. He was a Jinshi in the imperial examination. Although he is a county magistrate, he has actually been under the supervision of Zhongcheng, the censor of the province, and does not come to the county to take charge of affairs.
There is also a county magistrate and a chief registrar. The county magistrate, whose surname is Jiang, is in charge of all affairs in the county. The chief clerk's surname is Tian, and he is in charge of matters such as writing, checking, and naming names.
These two people are both from local wealthy families, and they are also the princes who really dominate the ups and downs of the people in Shanyin County.
At this time, outside the east gate of Shanyin County, there were already inspections supervising the police and patrolmen to set up the pergola. The bamboo frame was wrapped with red and yellow satin, fluttering in the wind.
Nearly a hundred arresters and tourists formed a team, wearing black gauze robes, carrying swords on their waists, carrying crossbows and guns, or carrying bows and arrows on their backs.
Just taking a brief look at it, I felt like an elite in a hundred battles.
Jiangxian Cheng is fat and tall, like the Vajra Dharamshatra at the temple entrance wearing clothes that are two sizes too small, and everything looks wrong.
The landlord was short in stature, with a red nose and a rosy nose. His hands were sleeved up, and he looked very worried.
"I'm talking about the county magistrate," the landowner cleared his throat habitually: "What is the background of the newly appointed county captain?"
This was one of his speaking skills. In fact, the landlord had already asked someone to find out who Mr. Su Che was.
At this time, it was just a matter of teasing Jiang County Cheng, otherwise the two of them, one tall and one short, would be basking in the sun.
It's really a bit boring.
"The Du Lingsu clan is originally a warrior from Yongzhou. There is nothing to say." Jiang County Cheng said, but he sighed quietly in his heart.
There are some things that you say you don't care about, but you still get angry in your heart.
I don’t know when the Shanyin Jiang family will be able to leap over the dragon gate and become the lintel of the Su family.
"The whole family was almost completely clean about the defeat at Fangtou during the Northern Expedition of the King's Division more than ten years ago. Except for the previous generation, there was still one person in the palace, and there were only three others left."
Eunuch, the landlord knows that the elder of the Su family is not low in the inner court consisting of the Twelve Supervisors, the Fourth Division, and the Eighth Bureau.
And it is very likely to take another step forward recently.
"Except for those in Fangtou, there are three people left in this generation of the Su family. The eldest has just appointed the governor of Northern Yu, General Ping Kou. Now Wei Dadu is under the command of the governor."
The rule of Daliang is that civil and military forces share the same path. It is common for military generals to concurrently hold local official positions, and for civilian officials to be given the title of military general.
Mentioning Wei Huaiwen, the pillar of the country who could frighten the enemy, the conversation between Jiang County Prime Minister and the landowner could not help but pause for a moment. This name was enough to make Liang people pause for a moment and respect him.
"The second young master is the secretary. I heard he is a humble and reasonable gentleman. He also studied in Yuelu Mountain. And then there is our Su County Lieutenant..."
Jiang Xian Cheng looked at the landowner's register: "I heard that this man led a group of evil young men to surround the car of the wife of a member of the Ministry of War..."
"Oh?" The landlord looked surprised.
"...The lady is already forty-nine, and her eldest granddaughter is about to leave the government..."
"What a fire." The landowner couldn't help being shocked.
In troubled times, early marriage and early childbearing are quite common. The lady Suche molested did have several children and grandchildren.
"Then I bumped into a student who was out to study in Bailu Cave. I caught him and beat him up. The family probably didn't want him to get into trouble, so they sent him here to vent their anger on us."
Jiang Xian Cheng looked at the landowner's book and explained: "The government has already sent someone to explain. Let's coax him carefully. In a few months, his elders in the capital will remember him and promote him to another place. We will Even if your meritorious deeds are complete.”
"I hope he will be very angry," the landowner said, rubbing his brows, "put three fires on to smoke up Shanyin County."
Jiang Xian Cheng suddenly looked nervous: "What? Money is missing from the treasury again?"
The landowner sighed: "The accounts always don't match up, and now I can make a difference of almost a hundred taels. I still can't figure out whether it was someone who brought it in, or some demon who is proficient in moving the five ghosts."
"This has been going on for almost a month, right?"
"It's been fifty days since today."
"Will a demon who can move five ghosts only steal two taels a day?" Jiang Xian Cheng frowned as he looked at his colleague.
How could he be so dim?
Jiangxian Cheng asked himself, if he knew how to move the five ghosts, he would have to move the landowner's house cleanly. How could he steal five taels today and then rest for two days?
"He's here just in time for him to do it."
Jiang Xian Cheng looked from a distance, but the Third Young Master Su was still nowhere to be seen.
I guess you don’t know where to go to sleep with flowers and willows, right?
Old Jiang thought of his youth, which was like a copper pea that could not be boiled or broken by beating.
"I would like to report to you two adults...huh..."
A dusty scribe emerged from the city gate.
"Let's take a moment to speak." The landowner's secretary stared at him: "Why, is there less money in the warehouse again?"
"The new county captain...the new county captain has arrived..."
"Are you here?" Jiang County Cheng's lips became dry for a while.
Why doesn't this bastard act according to the rules? When a new official takes office, it is customary to set up a tent at the east gate to welcome him.
There is a name for this called Zi Qi Dong Lai.
The person named Su is really unruly.
"Huh, why are you still standing there? Tell someone to collect all of this."
The county magistrate glanced at the main register.
"Let's go and meet others."
"My lord, wait a moment." The landowner took hold of Jiang Xian Cheng's arm.
"That Su County captain, how many people came with his party? Did you order the Duke to prepare food?"
The landowner asked the scribe.
"The students have ordered the kitchen to prepare food. Su County Lieutenant has no other retinue, he just brought a book boy with him."
The landowner turned to look at Jiang County Cheng.
The two looked at each other.
Jiang Xian Cheng chuckled.
"Still the coolest brother."
"Simple and simple, change your appearance. This Third Young Master Su is also a sensible person."
"After spending so many years in the capital, I should understand something. The sage said: Teaching by example is better than words."
Jiang Xiancheng greeted the inspectors around him.
"Don't hang around, let's disperse after cleaning up."
The landowner then added: "The others dispersed, and the three inspectors will come back to the Yamen next time to greet Su County Lieutenant together."
The three inspectors looked at each other, confused about the current situation, so they had no choice but to accept it.
