Yuanmin County was recovered, and Zhou Bai followed the old practice and set up the Yuanmin County Office of General Fumo. The county office was located at the county government office. As for the original county government office, it was natural for the original county government office to set up another location to "office".
For county officials, except for a small number of core personnel who were transferred from the general's office, most officials, including county magistrates, were recruited locally.
Zhou Bai only stayed in the Yuanmin County Office for three days, and the main subordinate officials of the six houses were replaced. Except for the house owner of the official house, Ping Cang was transferred to the post, and the remaining four houses were filled by former county government officials.
The official office of the temporary county government of Yuan Min has left the official seals of countless county magistrates and officials, including half seals and full seals.
After leaving, you can accept the county office.
Among these official seals, there is also the seal of Tao Xiangwen, the magistrate of Daxu County. Many people believe that this fellow Jinshi will go to the capital to report on his duties like the county magistrate Yinmu, in order to seek other appointments from the court.
However, the dignified Qipin County Magistrate of Xu, a member of the Third Grade and a Jinshi, actually went to the Yuanmin County Office to seek employment.
This kind of thing is not uncommon under the rule of many powerful warlords. For example, in some prominent large counties, many gentry and even fellow Jinshi chose to serve as officials.
However, Tao Xiangwen's surrender to General Fumo, who was not very well-established, was because he was too "gambling". You must know that even the serious Bei'an Jiedu did not have a county magistrate to submit to him.
Even if he is not promoted temporarily and is allowed to hold his original position, Zhou Bai still has the courage to be the magistrate of Yuanmin County (inspecting the school).
Zhou Bai had great expectations for Tao Xiangwen. If he was willing to follow the general's government ideas and sincerely surrender, he would definitely have a seat at the center.
However, Wu Mingzhi and Pan Ru served as county magistrate and chief registrar.
They were all Juren, and they were originally the ninth-grade secretaries of the General's Secretariat. They were appointed to the right place this time.
On November 20, after the arrival of a battalion of demon-subduing troops officially took over the defense of Yuanmin County, Zhou Bai returned to Pingcang.
Now half of the county is in hand, Cangshan Mountain is the backbone, and the creatures in hundreds of miles of land rely on its protection. More than 500,000 soldiers and civilians in the three counties are all vassals.
Gathered in the political center, the aura over General Pingcang Fumo's Mansion became increasingly intense, with wisps of red aura brewing among the countless white auras.
General Fu Mo set up official offices, selected scholars as officials, and established twenty-four townships to govern, truly extending the control of the system to the grassroots.
In the three months since its establishment, after experiencing changes in the celestial phenomena, exorcising ghosts and bandits, annihilating foreign demons, and the recent "great harvest" of the autumn harvest, it can be said that the people of Pingcang County have stabilized.
Taking another look, the institutional French net over General Fumo's mansion has taken shape, and the core of the entire French net has turned light red.
The remaining 10% is pure white. If this winter passes safely, it will naturally turn red.
But Zhou Bai can't wait any longer. Whether there is a stable legal system is crucial to dealing with the next attack by ghosts.
In the cold winter, ghosts come out.
Seeing the vastness of the world, the first winter snow in the forty-seven years of Xiangxing came unexpectedly, and the ghost tide in various places became more and more intense.
On November 25th, the temporary code of the General Fumo Mansion, which was personally reviewed by Zhou Bai, was officially announced in the three counties.
This temporary code is mainly based on criminal law, but also includes litigation, civil, administrative and other aspects. It is basically modeled on the laws of Daxu and previous dynasties.
However, he added a lot of his own things, such as improving the social status of craftsmen and farmers, abolishing the base system, enforcing the treatment of military dependents of heroes and martyrs in accordance with legal provisions, and providing heavy rewards for reporting spies, etc.
There are definitely many imperfections and even unreasonable aspects in the interim code, but when it is formally introduced, it is an important core of a system and an important criterion for binding officials and citizens.
In terms of luck, official laws can make up the last link in the legal network of luck.
From now on, any new territory that is captured can be brought under rule faster and more firmly.
And the most important thing is that as soon as the temporary code comes out, Zhou Bai's attitude is officially known both inside and outside the country.
A force that has its own laws so early and can be an ordinary warlord must be determined to conquer the world.
The court reacted the fastest. Lei Haomiao, the governor of Dingzhou, later denounced this as a disorderly government, even if it was used by the government for its own use, and urged General Fumo's government to revoke this law.
Peng Li, the censor of Dingzhou, set out directly to question the charges face to face. However, the Qingxu fleet put great pressure on the state government, and there were rebels and bandits in various counties, so Peng Li was forced to return before leaving Dingzhou County.
Without becoming a king, Zhou Bai was sure that Lei Haomiao would not dare to force him to rebel, so he calmly promoted the implementation of the temporary code internally.
At the end of November, the core of the institutional legal network, which was last white, finally turned light red due to the announcement of the independent legal system.
The light red color of the system and legal network represents the support of the people and the established prestige of the government. It is a governing system with basically stable rule.
One move affects the whole body. The three counties' legal network connects traffic, and the power of the law flows and gathers, forming a complete legal network structure.
The county seat of Pingcang County is dark red, and the power of laws is the strongest. The remaining twenty-four townships are colored light red, and the power of laws is enough to expel and resist ordinary demons and ghosts.
However, Yangyuan and Yuanmin counties were captured in a relatively short period of time. Now they are just relying on the power of the central government and the law to forcibly set up a light red legal net in the county.
But this is enough. At least the core area of the Demon-Subduing General's Mansion will not have to worry about ghosts breaking into the city and unspeakable things happening.
On December 1st, the winter snow covered the vast and undulating Cangshan Mountains, which were dyed white.
However, it was in this icy and snowy environment that a grand meeting was ushered in on the mountainside. The Demon-Conquering General Zhou Bai attended the consecration ceremony of the Cangshan Mountain Temple.
The simple and unpretentious blue brick temple has no walls and is only surrounded by lush trees and green bamboos. It looks very eye-catching and full of vitality in the ice and snow on one side.
People have always been worshiping in Cangshan Mountain, hoping that the god of the mountain can protect them. However, ghosts have been stealing the spiritual eyes of the earth for a long time, resulting in the true god not emerging.
He is not a natural mountain god of Cangshan Mountain, and he does not have the edicts of the heavenly court or the humane dynasty. If he becomes a mountain god by arrogance, he will be a standard wild god.
However, Xiaoqingshan Mountain God forcibly refined himself in Cangshan Mountain, and controlled the spiritual eye veins everywhere. The mountain and the god merged into one, which can be regarded as gaining half of the innate divine status.
This time Zhou Bai came to attend the consecration, just to make the Cangshan Mountain God become the "righteous god" in the land of three counties, so that he could at least obtain incense in an upright manner.
As for granting a seal in the name of the General's Mansion, he couldn't afford it.
You have to be cautious when conferring the title of Qi Luck Master in one county, let alone conferring the title of Cangshan Mountain God of the lowest seventh rank in three and half counties.
If before the spiritual energy increased, Cangshan's status was enough for a seventh-grade god. Now, after nurturing a spiritual vein of at least mid-to-high grade, Cangshan's personality has spanned from seventh-grade to above fifth-grade.
The seventh-grade red edict is only the lowest level of god that can be conferred. An eighth-grade or ninth-grade mountain god cannot control 30% of Cangshan's earth energy.
When he saw the mountain temple, Zhou Bai was in a trance. It was exactly the same as the Xiaoqingshan Mountain Temple he saw when he first came to the world of reality.
In front of the temple, there was a crowd of people, including Zhou people and Hongni people who had moved to the mountains to settle, as well as "believers" who came from ten miles and eight villages near Cangshan Mountain.
Many people were thinking that since General Suppressing Demons himself went to pay homage, then this mountain god must be somewhat miraculous, and it would be a good idea to pray for him to keep his family safe.
But no matter what the purpose is, the consecration ceremony of Cangshan Mountain Temple is quite lively, and the incense must be enough.
The door to the main hall of the temple is open. In the middle of the hall is a high platform. A statue of a mountain god gilded with gold paint sits on a stone carving seat. The official uniform is more majestic than the one carved in the Yang Dynasty.
Zhou Bai and a group of people were at the front of the temple square in front of the Civil and Military Station of the General's Mansion, followed by the chiefs and chief officials of the county's wealthy and rural tribes, and the gentry and common people crowded into the square and the surrounding open space. The furthest line stretched to the foot of the mountain.
If Zhou Bai pays attention to it, the officials and people below will also pay attention to it.
How can they not come to gods that are respected by everyone in heaven?
It can only be said that even if Zhou Bai couldn't produce a formal seal, he had done everything he needed to do.
"The auspicious time has come!"
As the morning sun rose, a ray of sunlight shone on the statue of the god, and the temple blessing immediately shouted loudly.
Dong Dong~
The sound of bells and chimes echoed, everyone fell silent, and everything was silent.
"Mountain God, please take your place!"
"bye!"
"Goodbye! Goodbye!"
After three bows, Zhou Bai took a look at the mountain god sitting cross-legged at the root of the mountain under the temple, and then walked step by step to the incense cauldron.
He lit the incense himself and worshiped it himself.
As the aroma of the first incense floated into the main hall, the temple's blessings and deacon Yiying began to greet the pilgrims behind.
Civil and military officials, representatives of various ethnic groups, gentry and common people all looked solemn and respectfully offered incense as if they were pilgrims. Those who finished offering incense would withdraw from the side, and another person would follow behind.
In this way, as more and more incense sticks fill the incense cauldron, the mountain temple begins to fill with smoke, and the dense aroma of incense passes through the roof of the temple and goes deep into the mountain.
Finally, the sunlight mixed with the aroma seemed to gather into a cloud of smoke over the temple, and a mountain god statue actually loomed in the cloud of aroma.
"The mountain god has appeared!"
I don't know who screamed in surprise, Zhou Baifu looked at the root of the mountain in his heart, and the mountain god wrapped in incense gratefully saluted him.
There was a faint divine light lingering around him, and then he stepped up from the mountain roots step by step, as if there were layers of invisible long steps to reach the gods under his feet.
More and more people were offering incense, and the statues of gods appearing in the clouds of smoke in the sky became more and more obvious. One after another pilgrims fell to their knees.
Finally, the mountain god finally walked up the long steps and took another step. He walked out of the mountain, perfectly integrated into the statue in the temple, and safely accepted the worship of many believers.
Buzz~
The mountain god statue suddenly shook, and a faint divine light shone through the gilded gold. The stone eyes actually opened for a moment in broad daylight, indifferent and tolerant of all living beings.
This time, the saint appeared in the daytime and was also the representative of the righteous god. Many gentry with some family inheritance were obviously relieved.
General Fumo didn't lead them to worship the evil god, and this mountain temple wasn't a temple for obscenity.
As a result, chants were made to show the saints, and the movement of worshipers became louder and louder. A breeze blew by, and the coldness of the place disappeared. All believers who had paid incense felt that they were in a warm spring.
"I am in charge today, the God of Cangshan Mountain!"
The mighty and majestic voice echoed in the hearts of all the creatures in Cangshan. They all understood one thing, Cangshan now has a master.
miracle!
Not only that, the statue in the temple actually moved. The mountain god they were worshiping actually lowered his head in one place.
who is it?
Who can make the mountain god bow down? Many believers showed grief and anger, and they all searched for the target.
At some point, a man had walked into the main hall. He stood under the tall golden statue, but he didn't feel dwarfed at all.
A god bowing his head to the mortals who worship him?
However, if it was Zhou Bai, the demon-suppressing general, all the believers present would be relieved.
"What do you mean by honoring the god?" Zhou Bai put his hands on his back and communicated with the mountain god who was already in his position.
Incense was lingering, a virtual plane, and the divine realm gradually took shape around the temple, but the mountain god was busy talking to Zhou Bai.
"Today's achievement of the official position is just a virtual status of the seventh-grade divine position, but as long as enough incense is maintained, sooner or later it can truly become the seventh-grade red edict."
"As for my bowing my head, don't you understand?" The mountain god did not answer directly, but asked rhetorically.
Zhou Bai was silent for a long time, then slowly said: "Submit?"
While the mountain god was playing with his divine domain and feeling the movement of the Cangshan Mountains, he replied decisively: "Yes, you have helped me too much. I can't repay you, I can only serve as a minister."
"Cangshan is your foundation. I control this place. Can you really rest assured?"
"Of course, if you only want to be a king for one generation and only establish a mortal dynasty, then if you bow your head this time, pretend you didn't see it."
The mountain god's words should have been shocking, but Zhou Bai didn't seem to be much surprised, and there was another long silence.
Looking into his heart, he seemed to be really worried about handing over Cangshan.
Sometimes, not speaking means acquiescing.
In the divine realm, there were many magnificent palaces. Cang Wu stepped down from the throne and bowed his head to Zhou Bai again.
"In this way, all the past things will be thrown away. From now on, my name will be Cang Wu, and I will serve you as my master."
"Cangwu, the mountain god of Cangshan Mountain, has met your Majesty."
What seems to be ordinary words of surrender are actually a kind of divine oath, an invisible causal link between one person and one god.
Zhou Bai was in a complicated mood and promised: "When I unify the north and south of Cangshan Mountain, I will grant you the title. There will be enough room for growth in the Cangshan Divine Throne."
"The third authority of the Little Five Elements Reversal Formation will be given to you. Guard Cangshan Mountain and try to block the ghosts in Cangbei County."
"You...sigh."
As he talked, Zhou Bai saw Cang Wu only nodded and accepted the order. There was no longer the atmosphere of getting along with friends before, so he couldn't help but sigh and left the temple.
Whether it is Qi Hua and Zhou Rui as mortal friends, or Cang Wu and Chao Qu as gods, as his status and strength increase, the relationship changes again and again.
friend? For a person like him and the career he is going to do, perhaps it is really a luxury.
Back in the cave, Zhou Bai felt a little depressed and hugged Yu Yueyun and wouldn't let go.
She seemed to have noticed something. Although she was shy, she didn't make any struggle and just snuggled in silently.
"Yueyun, promise me you won't become a minister."
"That's natural. It's so boring to be a minister..."
On December 5th, Zhou Bai, who had untied his knot, organized his troops in the snow and prepared to pass through Kukou Pass and head to Cangbei County.
There is a ghost hero who gathers people to proclaim himself king, and Chao Qu, the city god of Cangbei County, is asking for help one after another. It may really be a ghost there.
(End of chapter)
