Under the clear autumn sky, there is a vast expanse of gold. It is the time when the autumn harvest is busy.
The white energy from all directions converged towards Pingcang City, gradually completing the legal network that was extending in the center of the city.
Where is the center of the city, the political center of Pingcang County, General Fumo Mansion.
In a secluded courtyard of the Zhao family's ancestral residence, Xianyun and the other three Taoist officials who had not yet left were bored and passing the time by drinking tea and discussing Taoism.
A gentle autumn wind blew by, and the broken branches and leaves of several big trees in the courtyard fluttered and flew in all directions.
This sad autumn scene seems to reflect the mood of the people who live here.
"Zhang Lingdao was born in the Dongtai sect, so he had the confidence to leave with his seal, but we can only sit here." An older Taoist official complained with a sad face.
"Yes, the imperial court is in turmoil, which is not a good thing for small sects like me."
"I'm afraid that Zhang Lingdao not only doesn't want to get involved with General Fumo, but also because the sect behind his family is in trouble." Without his boss here, other Taoist officials are a little bolder in speaking.
Someone asked with a rather shocked expression: "Do you mean that the Shengyuan Sect, which lives in the corner of Mount Tai, will end up supporting the dragon?"
"Otherwise, when the eldest prince, Prince Ruyang, moved to Qingzhou, the core of Dongtai, how could the rebellion intensify? I heard that there are twenty-three rebels who have broken through the county in Dongtai Jiuzhou."
"Not only that, one of the most famous Green Forest rebels was a luxurious man named Fan Chong. He organized an army of 300,000 Green Forest soldiers and captured Linshan County, which is closest to Mount Tai, in one fell swoop."
"Fan Chong relied on Linshan County and Mount Tai behind him to repel the state soldiers several times. With the involvement of warships from outside the region, there were no soldiers to suppress him. Now he calls himself the Governor of Linshan on the grounds that the people have no one to rely on."
Having said this, the four Taoist officials all tacitly shut their mouths.
Unlike the inherited disciples of their respective sects who only need to retreat to improve their cultivation, they have been "serving" in the court all year round, living in the world of mortals, and have a clear view of many things.
Fan Chong did not call himself king or emperor, nor did he call him a public official. He only called him a governor. He occupied Linshan and stopped moving forward.
This means that there is still a lot of room for relaxation between Fan Chong and the court.
Fan Chong needed the territory to consolidate his foundation, and the court needed him to stabilize it temporarily until the situation stabilized slightly.
This kind of measured behavior has no one to give any advice. How could Fan Chong, who came from a rough background, have such a plan?
Therefore, it is not unreasonable for them to suspect Shengyuan Sect, and without the protection of monks with considerable cultivation, Fan Chong would have died long ago. It is impossible that the Jiuzhou Taoist Regiment could not find a few Taoist priests to assassinate him.
The leader of the 300,000 Green Forest Army is enough to pay the price of a Yin Shen Daoist.
The brief silence was broken by Xianyun, who took up the tea ceremony and said: "It is quite boring for three senior brothers to discuss things that are too far away. It is better to talk about the recent ones."
"You mean that one?"
Xianyun smiled and pointed to the top of his head: "Junior brother, my cultivation is shallow, and I have not practiced the Qi Observation method well. I wonder if senior brother can explain to me the current situation of the Dharma Net."
As they spoke, the four people's eyes naturally showed a hint of splendor, and then they looked towards the sky.
Looking at the situation of the French Open, it doesn't require too profound cultivation and spiritual eyes.
In their eyes, they saw that the court's legal net that originally covered the sky gradually dimmed, with only a few wisps of red at the core remaining above the head (the county government office).
Below the court's legal net, an independent institutional legal net is being formed. The red at its core has surpassed theirs, and the red threads in it are still extending.
"That's when General Fu Mo set up an official office, promulgated relevant laws, and the legal network was initially formed."
"In my opinion, within three months, Pingcang County will be under the control of the General's Mansion and will be unshakable."
"If the autumn harvest goes smoothly this time and there are no disasters in the cold winter, it is estimated that the people of Pingcang County will be able to stabilize."
With a glance and a word from the other three, they roughly described the external performance of this new French Open.
Xianyun nodded secretly in his heart. These three of his colleagues were capable and the practical talents that General Zhou needed.
"Since the senior brothers can understand the current situation, do you have any plans for the future?" Xianyun cupped his hands and asked tentatively.
But this question was followed by a long silence, and it was indeed a question of confusion.
"Our sect only has one real-life ancestor, and there are only a few other second-level elders. Without the luck and elixirs from the imperial court, it would be difficult to transform from the mortal world just by practicing on your own."
"Alas, but the court looks like this now..."
This is the difference between disciples from large sects coming to the court to serve as Taoist officials, and disciples from small sects coming to the court to serve as Taoist officials.
The disciples of the big sect always want to end their term as Taoist officials as soon as possible and return to the mountain gate to practice, because the big sect is rich in resources.
When the disciples of the small sect returned to the mountain gate, the resources the sect could provide were not as good as those outside.
At least the imperial court has spiritual stone salary and spiritual elixir subsidies for performing tasks.
Although there are not many suitable places and times for practice in the world of mortals, part of the luck of the ninth-grade Taoist official can already assist in practice.
How many casual cultivators seek an official position but cannot get it? It is not easy for cultivators from small sects like them to have an establishment.
As soon as he came down from the mountain four years ago, Xianyun wanted to complete his term as a Taoist official and then return to the mountain gate to practice pure and hard life.
When he was supervising the Pingcang County Examination last year, he was on the last shift and got to know Zhou Bai.
But when he returned to the mountains and practiced hard for half a year, he found that it was difficult to make any progress in his cultivation level without luck or spiritual stone pills.
So Xianyun could only go out and try to re-enter the system. Fortunately, he was lucky. Pingcang was in a border area and was short of manpower, so he was included by the imperial court as a permanent county official.
"Yes, since the frequent natural disasters last year, the spiritual stone pills have been coming and going, and the luck of the ninth-grade officials like me has become less and less. I don't know where the way out is." Xian Yun originally wanted to persuade him. Unexpectedly, these three colleagues felt the same and sighed a few words themselves.
Ascetic training in the mountains was a trap, but returning to the court as a Taoist official was also a trap.
Do you really want to be like a casual cultivator, working hard outside to grab a spiritual stone or a spiritual pill?
Now that they are talking about a way out, the three of them can't sit still.
"I heard that Junior Brother Xianyun knows General Subduing Demons? It seems that we still met him at a young age. I wonder if there is any connection?"
"During this period, the General's Office has established twenty-four new township offices, and nearly seventy nine-rank positions of township heads, township chiefs, and township inspectors have been sealed off, but the system and legal system have not collapsed."
"If you can be a Taoist official in the General's Mansion, at least you won't lack our luck."
Xianyun didn't need to say anything himself, the three of them took the initiative to bring it up, and they were not repelled by General Fumo's Mansion and were very interested in moving.
Therefore, the four county officials followed the example of their superiors and formally surrendered to Zhou Bai.
On that day, General Pingcang's Mansion formally established a Taoist priest corps. In addition to the four former imperial Taoist officials, five more casual cultivators joined the Taoist priests.
Including Yueyun and Kuchun, the Taoist corps has a total of eleven monks who have entered the Taoist realm. Zhou Bai uses simple levels to divide the treatment enjoyed by the members of the Taoist corps.
The first level corresponds to the realm of entering the Tao, enjoying the luck of a ninth-grade official, and the standard supply of resources such as spiritual stones and elixirs; the second level corresponds to the mortal realm, enjoying the luck of an eighth-grade official, and receiving priority supply of resources such as spiritual stones and elixirs.
Yu Yueyun was the Taoist Envoy of the Taoist Regiment and received a temporary second-level salary, while the others all received a first-level salary.
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Regardless of justice, Sun Yucheng took advantage of the lack of power in the county and took the lead, causing the situation in Yangyuan County to collapse.
This was actually a very bad start in Dingzhou, indicating that the majesty of the imperial court was no longer enough to deter careerists.
Due to factors such as geographical environment, population density, and the protection of the Dragon King of Ningjiang, Dingzhou was far less damaged by natural and man-made disasters than many of the hardest-hit areas.
This second wave of invasion of the Qingxu Realm brought a rain of blood and a night march of hundreds of ghosts, including battleships taking root in the city, killing creatures and plundering various resources.
Only in this way did the people's support in Dingzhou fall to the lowest point, and the foundation of the imperial court's rule in Dingzhou was completely shaken.
Before Sun Yucheng, there were many small rebellions and uprisings, but the truly powerful powerful did not end.
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His move now is like a signal. Except for the core area of Dingzhou County, almost every county has powerful people taking action.
The turbulent winds of chaos blew throughout Dingzhou overnight.
Some experienced county magnates and county officials felt that Sun Yucheng's move was too reckless and attracted the attention of the governor. He seemed to be a pioneer of the real dragon.
But from Zhou Bai's point of view, this is a fierce method to stimulate the dragon Qi of Qianlong who lacks the support of dragon veins.
Zhou Baike never failed to pay attention to Sun Yucheng, and it was him that Xuanyi Guards focused on in the county.
In the previous life, it captured Bei'an County as its foundation and was so powerful that it was recognized as one of the hidden dragons in Dingzhou.
It's just that the Sun family's dragon veins seemed to have some congenital deficiencies. When Sun Yucheng came out in response to destiny and occupied a county, the destiny dragon elephant was actually just a big snake that had not yet transformed into a python.
At that time, Zhou Bai didn't understand why such a dragon vein foundation could be achieved before Dingxi Hidden Dragon Lu Ding.
Looking at it now, it is probably the work of Bu Yuanzi, the warlock next to Sun Yucheng.
Warlocks are Taoist priests who personally help the dragon. Anyone who practices this way is worthy of admiration regardless of success or failure.
Fight against heaven and man.
If you succeed, you will break through the realm with the master's luck and move forward bravely on the road to immortality. If you fail, the dragon's energy will bite you back, your body will die, your soul will disappear, and your soul will disappear.
Not to mention turning to the ghost path, there is no chance of even entering the underworld to find the lost reincarnation.
It can only be said that the Yi Shu method passed down by Bu Yuanzi is not simple.
Let Sun Yucheng become the leading careerist in Dingzhou. Under the pressure of life and death from the court and various forces, he stimulated the innately deficient little dragon veins and unleashed more dragon energy to support Sun Yucheng in doing great things.
Once the county seat is established, it will be used as a foundation to sweep across the seven counties and establish a system.
Finally, with the land of one county, the luck of more than two million people will feed back the dragon's energy, and the side effects of overdrafting the dragon's energy will be slowly eliminated.
Jump into the sky to ride the wind and observe the ups and downs of luck in the four fields.
I saw the boundless golden farmland outside the city. Every piece of land was producing white gas, and the strands were converging towards the county seat, forming layers of white clouds of luck.
Red system, after all, it takes time to convert.
