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 amid 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 Zangda 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 little too domineering. But that day, I was so angry that I read two volumes of Huang Ting, and I realized that good and bad things depended on each other, so I put my mind down and ignored it. Who would have thought that the refugees would be homeless 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. According to 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 talking quietly 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 serious 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 Yamenkou.”
"What!" Zhang Meng's face changed drastically after hearing this, "Quick, you go to the back hall to protect your mother and others, and I'll go to the front to take a look."
"Father, there are not many soldiers left in the city, and the 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. Now that Bo Road has been captured by me, you must surrender quickly, otherwise
Kill without mercy."
Hearing this voice, Zhang Meng and his son looked at each other, and saw incomparable shock on each other's faces. To be able to make everyone hear clearly from such a long distance, this person's cultivation level must be
Grade four or above.
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. It also 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 the big families in the county. This was the first time in many years that so many heads of big families could be 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"
The end. But for these large households who have lived in the local area for hundreds of years, Zhou Xing's seemingly complicated actions could not be hidden from many people.
Of course, at the beginning, everyone was indeed frightened. When they heard that Zhou Xing had led his army to regain Bodao County and kill the bandits, everyone also raised their eyebrows with their hands, thankful that there was such a person in the county. But as time went on
The people who fled from the county slowly gathered the information, and some of the leaders of the big families who had already become elites discovered that there must be something fishy about it.
First of all, the thieves did not stick to Yingcheng and moved the materials inside the city out.
Secondly, moving out is not moving across the river to the north, but to the south. The south is the territory of Bodao 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 the battle started, allowing the Bodao Tinghou to easily "recover" the Bodao County.
It's just that you know this kind of thing in your heart, but you can't talk about it with your mouth. Who knows what the Bodaoting Marquis is doing in his heart. When Zhou Xing sent people to invite them to the county government, most of the leaders of these big households
They were all frightened, and some even left last words to their families before leaving, asking who would be in charge if they could not come back, what measures should be taken, etc.
Jianwei County governs a total of five counties, namely Wuyang (Pengshan Renshou area), Niuchang (Jianyang area), Zizhong (Ziyang Zizhong area), Nan'an (Leshan Qianwei area) and Bodao (Yibin Muchuan Nanxi area)
Bodao County is not only the area south of the Dajiang River, but also has many areas north of the Dajiang River. Although the imperial court's roster only records that Bodao has a population of more than 2,000 households, among the households in the early 2,000s, there are as many as 1,000 large households.
There are hundreds of households, and each household has dozens or even hundreds of people. At this time, these hundreds of people gathered in the county government office, whispering to each other, but they didn’t know that the rumored Marquis Bo Daoting called them.
What is the purpose of this.
"Everyone," Zhou Xing walked out of the back hall accompanied by Cuan Chen and Yan Meiting. At this time, he looked very high-spirited. Whoever got a large amount of money, cloth, silk, grain, and some spiritual stones from the county treasury
After using materials such as sand, I will be inexplicably excited.
"I, Mr. Gao, have invited everyone here today 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, "Everyone must have
Everyone already knows 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 with 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 households 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 it will happen again.
It happened like the refugee occupation of the county a few days ago. For the present plan, Gao Junhou has a distinguished status and has single-handedly regained the county. This leader is beyond the scope of the monarch and no one can take up the role." The person who spoke was named 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 lord of Bodao County next to Zhou Xing, saw someone taking the lead, and immediately said: "Except for the monarch, no one can take the responsibility."
After Yan Meiting was captured that night, he thought that he might not be able to escape this time, but he didn't expect that the leader of the other party let him and the county officials go without even asking for ransom, which made him very unhappy.
Explanation. Later, when he saw Zhou Xing easily regaining the county seat, he already understood it in his heart after having been involved in officialdom for so many years. The moment he understood it, his view of Zhou Xing turned into fear.
"This Marquis Gaoting talks and laughs with County Magistrate Zhang on weekdays, but he drives Magistrate Zhang away quietly. It's really a shame. Is it just because Magistrate Zhang blocked his way? Is he like this?
If you do something wrong, you won't be afraid of being held accountable by the court when the time comes?"
Although he was very dissatisfied with Zhou Xing in his heart, how could he not bow his head when he was under the low eaves? He thought to himself, if Zhou Xing wants to sit in this seat, there are so many people in this scene, and there is no such thing in Bodao County.
No one 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 immediately.
Seeing such a situation, Zhou Xing laughed. Originally, Gongsun Sheng's advice to him was to give in a few more times, but he thought 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 simplicity.
A rougher approach.
"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 brother."
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 Pavilion, to photograph the county magistrate of Bodao. Suddenly, "
There was a buzzing sound, and his eyes began to turn black.
"You bastard Bodao Tinghou, you are going to kidnap everyone in Bodao County! Once your name is signed and your fingerprint is pressed, you will be held accountable by the court in the future. What should you do?
"
"What a nonsense!" In the mansion of Qianwei Prefect of Wuyang County, Wang Zhan, the prefect of Qianwei, 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.
A slave in green clothes was kneeling on the ground carefully picking up the fragments in fear, while 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 Zhou Xing's wife and Wang Zhan's niece Wang Tianyun.
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 about the things he had done. According to Wang Tianyun, you are now the son-in-law of the Wang family in Jinyang.
, everyone in the world will regard you as a member of the Jinyang Wang family. Although you did what you did on your own initiative, everyone in the world will think that you were asked to do it by the Jinyang Wang family. The Wang family cannot just take the blame.
But he didn't even know what he had done.
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 wanted 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, it was Zhou Xing's secret plan.
After what happened, I 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, and 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 I didn’t expect that I would experience such ups and downs when I entered Shu.
Luo Shangnai, the governor of Yizhou, was an old official of Wang Rong and took good care of him. And he always adhered to the Wang family's way of serving as an official. He was loyal to his superiors and loyal to the country. He was always diligent and cautious. Who ever thought that he
His niece and son-in-law, the Marquis of Bodaoting, who was valued by his grandfather, could behave so wildly and regard the imperial system and laws as nothing.
"Uncle," Wang Tianyun naturally understood her uncle's feelings in her heart. She did the same 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 Shangqi cannot escape the blame. Seeing this, Gao Lang 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 can it be the turn of a small Tinghou who has no position to come forward?
Yes, whether Luo Shijun is responsible or not is also a matter for the court, and it is not your turn or my turn to speak."
"Is this how everyone can just 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.
"Humph." When Wang Zhan heard this, although he snorted coldly, he sighed in his heart. He was also worried about Yizhou's current situation in private, but after the defeat of the last expedition against the refugees, there was no one left.
I dare to take the initiative to mention that I will go on another expedition. First, after a big defeat, the soldiers have no fighting spirit. Second, if they really win, how can Luo Shijun behave? 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 told people in private that Luo Shijun was afraid of the enemy like a tiger. After Luo Shang found out about this, he finally found him.
He came up with an excuse, saying that Qin Si had secretly communicated with the refugees and beheaded him in public. It is said that after Li Yang knew the news, he put his hand on his head and said that Qin Si was the only rival in Yizhou. However, he did not expect that he was beheaded by Luo Shang himself.
kill.
Thinking of this episode, he became even more angry.
This Zhou Xing, I really don’t know what attracted the old man to him. 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 coldly 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."