"County Magistrate Zhang was recommended by Mr. Lin from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, who was a student of the current bachelor's degree."

The city lord put down his teacup,

"And a year ago, I received a recommendation from Mr. Lin, asking me to arrange a position for Zhang Feng in this city.

I didn't want to keep Zhang Feng as an outsider, but I delayed this matter for a whole year.

It's just that something like this happened to Hong County Magistrate some time ago, and the post of Qiguang County Magistrate was vacated.

Master Lin sent another letter to persuade me. I was also busy with military drills that day and had no time to step away, so I casually responded and asked Zhang Feng to take my place temporarily."

The city lord shook his head, "Who would have thought that something would happen after all. If I had known better, I should have met this person first."

"The murder of Magistrate Hong by the big demon did indeed happen in our Wanlinmen territory..." The elder suddenly smiled and softened his tone, "Master magistrate, please don't blame us, we are investigating.

It's just that the big demon has the ability to change shape, so it's difficult to trace. Especially since it appeared some time ago, it has attracted the attention of many sects.

If you want to look for it now, I'm afraid it will be difficult to find it in this city..."

"There are indeed countless such monsters." The city owner closed his eyes slightly, "If you can't find it, you can't find it. It's just that this time it murdered a county magistrate, and our court must show some dignity. I heard

, the Prime Minister sent out the cabinet 'Master Zhou', and temporarily appointed Master Zhou as the Governor of the East to thoroughly investigate the matter."

"Governor Dong..." When the elder heard this, he thought for a while and suddenly said: "This time, Qi Guang County and his party will not go. The full power will be left to the magistrate. I hope the magistrate will not let you go."

I, Wanlin Clan, am embarrassed."

The elder said that he was not afraid of Mr. Zhou, but was afraid of the word "governor".

Because the 'governor' in this world's imperial court is equivalent to an imperial envoy, inspecting the city lords in the areas under his jurisdiction.

The governor of the east was the twelve great cities that covered the imperial court to the east.

Huaihe City is one of them.

Such power, such official position and power are comparable to the Supreme Prosecutor, who has the highest power to detect corruption, temporarily remove the city lord, and forcibly detain the city lord.

is also like this.

Wanlinmen doesn't want to cause this trouble.

After all, as long as it involves the governor and the appointment of the prime minister, then this is a "family matter" of the imperial court.

Furthermore, according to the contract between the prime minister and various sects a few years ago, they cannot interfere.

The Wanlin Sect is not a big sect, so they really don't dare to talk nonsense, let alone go to find Zhang Feng's business when Governor Dong arrives.

"That's how it should be." When the city lord heard that the elder was not going, he thought it was natural and replied: "When this matter comes out, I will discuss the follow-up gains and losses with the elder."

"Then I'll trouble the city lord." The elder stood up and smiled and took out a piece of mutton-fat jade from his pocket. "My head heard that the city lord will enter the realm of a grand master recently, so he prepared a piece of heart-condensing jade for the old Taoist to deliver in person.

Come."

"You're welcome, elder." The city lord took it with a smile at this time, and suddenly talked about Zhang Feng and said: "I didn't want to keep Zhang Feng as the magistrate of Qiguang County. Now that the governor of the East is coming, I just want to

Go meet Zhang Feng for a while, test his moral character, and then talk to Governor Dong about this matter."

"Excuse me, City Lord!" The elder clasped his fists in thanks.

The city lord returned the greeting and clasped his fists, "I should thank the master for my kindness."

After the words fell, the two looked at each other and smiled, and the matter was settled...

..

Time passes unconsciously.

After the city lord and the elders secretly replied that day.

The city lord acted vigorously and resolutely.

On the morning of the third day, he simply took two guards and drove a carriage to Qiguang County.

Not long after.

Zhang Feng, who was practicing in the government office, heard Zhang Er's report that the 'city lord' had arrived outside his residence.

Wait for the hall to open.

The city lord's guards were waiting outside the county government office.

Zhang Feng also entered the main hall alone and closed the door.

The city lord was sitting at the front, looking at Zhang Feng.

Zhang Feng was holding a tray of tea, sitting on the left side of his head, and placed the tray next to the small table between the two of them.

"Please, Lord City Lord."

Zhang Feng smiled and put the tea away, using the title of city lord.

Zhang Er and others in the army usually call the prefect this way.

He looked more powerful, like a big shot in charge of a city thousands of miles away.

It will also appear more friendly.

Zhang Feng had been an official in the previous world and knew some official dialect.

"Does Magistrate Zhang know why I am here?" The city lord did not accept the tea, but asked directly.

"What's the matter?" Zhang Feng put down the teacup he just picked up when he heard the city lord's straightforward question, "Is it about the temple?"

"Since Magistrate Zhang knows..." Seeing that Zhang Feng had no intention of evading it, the city lord asked, "Then why did he rashly set fire to the temple without waiting for my letter to be sent back?"

When he said this, he became even more angry when he recalled some things he heard on the road, "I heard that Magistrate Zhang even placed his own statue in the original temple?"

"This is what the people did voluntarily." After Zhang Feng saw that the city lord seemed to be looking for trouble, his expression remained unchanged, "Of course, if there is any mistake, I will bear it alone."

"Responsibility?" Seeing Zhang Feng's simple words, the city lord shook his head and smiled, "You cannot bear this matter alone, and you don't know anything at all."

The city lord said, staring at Zhang Feng closely, "I have read Mr. Lin's letter of recommendation and know that Mr. Zhang is a scholar and a smart man. I must have seen the mountain god when Magistrate Zhang burned him to death that day.

, there are many things that I don’t say, even if the mountain god doesn’t say anything, you will guess it.

At this point, I asked Magistrate Zhang a question.

Do you think it is a good thing for the people of one place and one county to get the stability and support of Wanlin Gate?"

"So..." Zhang Feng also looked at the city lord, "The city lord has a deal with Wanlin Gate?"

"Why did County Magistrate Zhang ask knowingly?" The city lord leaned on his seat, turned around and asked doubtfully: "Since County Magistrate Zhang has noticed something and knows these things, do we have to break up with Wanlinmen and let us Huaihe

Is this what County Magistrate Zhang meant when the city lost part of its army’s income?”

"The city lord is wrong." Zhang Feng tapped his finger on the table, "We can clear out the Wanlin Sect and occupy their spiritual veins."

"Is this the work of the decent sect and the imperial court?" The city lord's face suddenly turned ugly, "What's the difference between this and bandits?"

"Is it true to steal people's incense?" Zhang Feng shook his head, "It seems that not only does the city lord not help the people, but he is too deeply possessed by the devil and really wants to collude with the evil heretics."

"What an evil heretic!" The city lord shouted angrily when he heard Zhang Feng slapped a "big hat" on him and called him colluding with those demons and evil cults.

"Is this the official who our court has chosen from thousands of people? Magistrate Zhang recommended by Mr. Lin? I tried my best to tell you, but you just can't listen!

If I had known that you were like this and wouldn’t have made any changes, when Mr. Lin recommended you that day, I, Huaihe City, would never have kept you!"

"It turns out that the prefect was kind enough to take me in." Zhang Feng leaned on his seat, "I wish I had known that Qiguang County was like this and the prefect was like this, trading the incense and faith of the people in each town and deceiving the people in each town. I was there that day

It’s time to talk to Mr. Lin and ask Mr. Lin to take off your official hat first. Then you can see that without these sects, I, Zhang Feng, can still make everything go smoothly and all evil will not invade."

"Take my official title?!" When the city lord heard this, he couldn't bear it. He stood up and shouted angrily: "As the lord of Huaihe City, you serve as a county magistrate for me. Do you know what the following crime is?"

"I don't know what the following crimes are." Zhang Feng was still sitting. "I only know that the imperial officials colluded with evil heretics. According to the laws of our dynasty, they should be punished according to their orders."

"You!" The city lord suddenly slapped the table next to him, and the table shattered into pieces with a 'crash' sound, but it turned into ashes within a square inch, without damaging Zhang Feng at all.

"What a confounding of right and wrong! Magistrate Zhang, I will write down everything you said today. I will send you a letter and hand it over to Governor Dong for his decision!"

"Are you going to remove me from the post of county magistrate?" Seeing that he insisted on settling the matter, spoke for outsiders, and destroyed his own tables and chairs, Zhang Feng stood up and looked at him, "Since the magistrate has made up his mind,

..”

Zhang Feng pointed to the door, "For the sake of the magistrate, I, Zhang Feng, have kept me as an official. I, Zhang Feng, will not say anything. Please do so. But after today, if you dare to step into this county again, don't blame me, Zhang Feng."

Feng is cruel and has no regard for his colleagues."

"You...Okay! Okay!" The city lord was trembling with anger and stared at Zhang Feng fiercely. He really wanted to slap this nerd in the face to wake up Zhang Feng and show Zhang Feng that this world is full of ghosts and monsters.

, it doesn’t take a rational nerd to run amok.

But in the end, the city lord thought that he was also an official of the imperial court, and was afraid that Zhang Feng would deliberately anger him. He read his book and said that he "takes advantage of his official position to attack the imperial official." So he suppressed his anger, turned around and flicked his sleeves,

"County Magistrate Zhang...I will convey the truth to the governor...you...you can take care of yourself!"

When the city lord said this, he walked to the door angrily, but couldn't help but turn around. His words seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth, and he said with hatred: "Why don't you know how to adapt! You can afford to offend Wanlinmen.

?!If I hadn’t told you that Governor Dong was coming, you probably wouldn’t have survived more than three days!”

After saying this, the city lord saw that Zhang Feng was still silent, and for a moment he felt as sullen as playing the harp against a cow. Coupled with the frustration of being contradicted by Zhang Feng before, he turned around and left.

He didn't want to talk anymore, he didn't want to say a word to Zhang Feng anymore.

Zhang Er and others saluted him along the way, but the city lord turned a blind eye.

After leaving the mansion, he sat on the sedan chair and went back. He didn't want to stay with Zhang Feng for a moment.

You must read Zhang Feng's book to let Zhang Feng know how powerful he is.

Don't rely on the care of Mr. Lin in the court and these useless theories to think that no one can cure him.

When Zhang Feng saw the city lord leaving, he touched the sword at his waist and looked to the southeast.

'The culprit of everything...'

Zhang closed his eyes and rested his mind, his consciousness wandering in the void, looking at a large sect one hundred and fifty miles away, Wanlin Gate.
Chapter completed!