The agreement that Qingshan Master mentioned was the sentence Luochuan heard when he was leaving the Bixia Palace that day, saying that when he went to Changzhou in person in the future, he would go to Bixia Island in Donghai County to talk about it.
On that day, Luochuan only thought that Master Qingshan was just chatting with him casually, and didn't take it too seriously.
Now he is a prefect of a county. Not to mention the legal constraints imposed by the Dading Dynasty on the prefects of each county and the endless number of matters that require his decision-making. The security issue alone is not enough to support him from traveling to Hanzhou in the southwest.
Going to Changzhou in the northeast and running through the entire Zhongzhou to Bixia Island. The so-called visiting Changzhou in person has naturally become an impossible thing and has become a polite saying.
But today, Master Qingshan once again reminded Luochuan of his agreement in front of all the major sects in Southwest Hanzhou. This matter should not be that simple.
Luochuan's thoughts were racing for a while, but he couldn't figure it out. When he looked up, he saw many people looking at him, especially Meng Jiaoyang, the prefect of Yongchang County, who looked at Luochuan with extremely complicated eyes.
Yan Siyu and Yun Sanshan didn't show any change in their expressions. Thinking of coming to a sect far away in Changzhou in the northeast, as long as they don't choose to join any county in Hanzhou in the southwest, everything else doesn't matter.
Yun Bailou was also looking at Luo Chuan, but when Luo Chuan raised his head, he turned away. He glanced at the increasingly noisy environment in the palace, looked at Meng Jiaoyang and reminded, "Mr. Meng, the three Taoist officials have expressed their stance.
That’s over, it’s the county master’s turn next?”
There was no sound in the hall, and everyone was waiting quietly. People's eyes flashed across the faces of the three sect leaders, and they were filled with thoughts.
For the disciples of the sect on the mountain, the official position of "county master" is enough to subvert the old order of the world on the mountain.
In fact, before Bai Xianji Tianyan first proposed the term "county magistrate" at the Northwest Heaven and Earth Conference, looking at the entire history of the human race, even extending to the distant tribal era, there had never been such an official position, or even "national magistrate" for common people.
I have heard of some official positions, but they only appeared briefly during the heyday of the Dading Dynasty and during the reign of certain emperors. They were basically empty positions.
But this time, the "county magistrate" proposed by Bai Xian is obviously different. Judging from the information leaked from the Northwest Wuzhou Heaven and Earth Conference, the status of this position is probably equivalent to that of a county magistrate or a county lieutenant. It is even more aloof, and is often called upon.
Granting actual positions and having the power to temporarily mobilize sect practitioners in a county at certain critical moments is the most important existence that breaks the barrier between the two worlds on the mountain and below.
It is a bridge used by prefectures and counties under the mountain to manage the sects and monks on the mountain. It is also the shortest way for the sects on the mountain to spread their influence to the people below the mountain.
It is much more important than the guardian officers held by the finalists of the Middle Three Realms, or even the Taoist officials held by the strong men of the Seventh Realm.
For the people in the counties at the foot of the mountain, the powerful force represented by the "county masters" themselves, and even the powerful force represented by the sects behind them, are enough to change or even subvert the old structure of the world under the mountain.
For strong counties like Li County and Guang County that are in vague confrontation, getting another county division may mean which side will win the battle once a war breaks out in the future. However, for Yongchang County and Anyang County, it currently seems
For a weak county in danger, one more county division may mean the difference between life and death...
Everyone knows what is going to happen in this hall today and what it means to the entire southwestern Hanzhou, whether on the mountain or at the foot of the mountain.
Meng Jiaoyang glanced at the heads of the three major sects, then at Luo Chuan and Yun Bailou, each of them smiled in a flattering manner and said, "Exactly, for this discussion, the heads of the four major sects in Southwest Hanzhou, the master
All the sects are qualified to become county magistrates, and the prefects of the four counties are also willing to invite the four sect masters to serve as county magistrates. So...it depends on what the four sect masters mean?"
It was extremely quiet in the hall, and no one of the three major sects spoke first.
Then, among the people of the Cangyan Sword Sect who stood behind Luo Chuan and stood side by side with Wang Chuan Sword Cultivator, the Six Realm Great Monk who had discussed Taoism with the young female Taoist that day and was also shortlisted took two steps forward and was level with Luo Chuan.
He waved his sleeves and swept his simple Taoist robe, and then saluted everyone in the hall, "Principal Taoist Ling Zhenzi, Master Qiming Zhenren has accepted the invitation from the prefect of Lijun to assume the position of prefect of Lijun. With the power of Cangyan Sword Sect,
, fully support Lijun’s fight against the foreigners!”
Upon hearing this, Luochuan turned sideways and saluted the middle-aged Taoist priest who called himself Ling Zhenzi, then turned slightly and saluted the Cangyan Sword Sect disciples without saying a word.
All the Cangyan disciples, including Lingzhenzi and the young female Taoist, also returned a solemn salute to Luochuan.
Many people in the hall had already heard Headmaster Cangyan admit this matter personally outside the hall, and they were not surprised to hear it now.
"Congratulations to Prefect Luo of Lijun County!" Meng Jiaoyang smiled and hugged Luochuan, then turned towards the direction of the Golden Sword Gate. This time, she did not hesitate and asked directly, "I wonder how Master Ling An chooses?"
Ling Anzi, the leader of the Jinjian Sect in a golden Taoist robe, stroked his long beard and raised his head and said, "The sect of the Jinjian Sect is located in Guangjun, so it is not easy to move. Moreover, our sect has a deep connection with the Yun family of Guangjun." He looked towards Xiaoyao Valley
The leader, Wan Qingsi, then said to everyone, "I also admire Guangjun Gongzi Yun Bailou. Not only is his grand style amazing, but he is also full of wisdom and tricks. At this time when the human race is in danger and is in chaos both internally and externally,
It is the right time to work together with such a person in order to gain a stable foothold in such troubled times, so I should be the commander of Guangjun!"
Yun Sanshan, the prefect of Guangjun, was not at all angry at the neglect in Ling Anzi's words. Instead, he smiled and bowed his hands in the direction of the Golden Sword Gate with Young Master Yun Bailou.
Luochuan watched with cold eyes, staying for a long time on Yun Sanshan's plump face.
"So, congratulations to the Governor Yun and Mr. Yun of Guangjun," Meng Jiaoyang also smiled and bowed her hands in the direction of Yun's father and son. The smile on her face became more sincere, but the next moment, the fat on her face was wiped out by the sky outside the palace.
The roar that came from inside made me tremble a few times.
With the huge roar, the earth shook, and the originally slightly dim hall was lit up in an instant. Red light mixed with gold and blue reflected on everyone's faces, immediately attracting everyone's attention to the hall.
outside.
But this shock was not much different from the previous ones, and everyone in the hall quickly came to their senses.
Meng Jiaoyang, however, seemed to have lost her soul and stood there blankly, not knowing what to think. After the sound of the explosion had passed for a while, everyone looked over and finally came back to her senses. She coughed a few times in embarrassment to clear things up.
He said in his voice, "Two of the four headmasters have already made their choices. Next, please..."
His voice suddenly became hoarse and seemed a little unnatural, "Please let Master Zhong Shuye of Feng Pavilion make his choice!"
Luo Chuan frowned slightly and looked at Meng Jiaoyang's fat figure with his back almost turned to him, and suddenly felt a bad feeling in his heart.
Then, before Zhong Shuye's name was called, a cynical voice suddenly sounded high-pitched from a completely unnoticed corner on the other side!
Spread throughout every corner of the hall!
"How can Master Zhong Shuye have any choice?! He can only obey Li Jun...!!"