Li Mu has never been a good person in the traditional sense.
He has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and he is aggressive and aggressive. He has caused many troubles since he was a child. In order to deal with the enemy, he will do whatever it takes.
Just like Gu Tianlin, who had always been against him, at a very small price, he just found a few ladies from the bathing center to kill Gu Tianlin and ruined his reputation.
However, when acting in modern society, he still restrains himself and will not break the law. Fights are fights, and hitting someone is only a flesh wound, so he has to use his discretion.
Even now that his cultivation has improved and he has become a legendary Qi practitioner and half-god, he still chooses to abide by the rules of modern society and be an ordinary, kind-hearted and law-abiding good citizen.
Occasionally, there are surprising actions, but they are done out of necessity and are not the norm.
But after coming to the Great Yin Dynasty, killing people and slaying monsters, the pride in the blood was aroused, and there were fewer worries in doing things.
That Hao Jingui just now was disgusting, a common man, arrogant and domineering, he really made me angry just by looking at him, and his words were even more shameless than those of experts in modern society.
I can’t kill the modern bad guys, and I can’t kill the corrupt officials of the Yin Dynasty?
Therefore, after sensing that Hao Jingui had evil thoughts towards him, Li Mu became murderous.
He is a fan of martial arts novels. Since childhood, he has longed for the kind of knights who rob the rich and give to the poor, and kill corrupt officials, local tyrants and evil gentry. Although when he grew up, he found that robbing the rich and giving to the poor was a bit inappropriate, but for killing corrupt officials
The martial arts plot is still full of admiration.
Are corrupt officials considered human beings?
He has long been deprived of human rights in his heart.
The court doesn’t care, I’ll take care of it!
Just cut it off with one knife!
Therefore, when he was sure that Hao Jingui was indeed targeting him, Li Mu threw out a giant snake puppet without hesitation and swallowed up Hao Jingui and his bodyguards.
This little puppet technique has been practiced to such an advanced level that the puppet can really behave like a normal creature without much difference. Although this giant python puppet cannot really digest and absorb the person it swallows, Li Mu secretly placed a pure Yang in its abdomen.
Real fire, as long as these people are swallowed into the belly of a snake, they will be instantly vaporized and burned into nothingness.
But in the eyes of outsiders, Hao Jingui and others were indeed swallowed by the giant snake.
As for the giant snake disappearing after death, why the bodies of Hao Jingui and others were not left behind? That is a matter of monsters and cannot be understood by mortals.
In this world, things caused by monsters and monsters are common. Monsters eat people. It happens from time to time. But there are not many monsters who have the courage to eat people in the city or eat officials at the yamen gate.
“Eat well!”
Zhang Shihong and others did not slowly come back to their senses until the giant snake disappeared, and then they had the strength to stand up. Some of them were so scared that they peed and their pants were wet. They were embarrassed to stand for a long time and apologized. They were so wet.
Let's go first.
More people came to the Yamen and looked at the Yamen that was smashed by the giant snake, with worried expressions on their faces.
After all, the Qinghe County Magistrate is a local official. If he is here, no matter how stupid he is, he will have someone who can make the final decision on whatever happens.
Now that he has been swallowed by the snake demon and his body is gone, it is impossible for the court to send officials to take office soon. Qinghe County is afraid that it will be in chaos for a while.
That's fine. The key point is that the honest envoys sent by the imperial court to investigate the place were also devoured by the snake demon. This is a big deal.
Although this good Jingui is just a deputy envoy, he is also a fourth-grade official, which is extraordinary. If he is swallowed by a monster, the court will definitely be furious. It is hard to say whether this is a good thing or a bad thing.
"Unfortunately, the county magistrate was buried in the belly of a snake, and the honest envoy was also harmed by evil spirits. We must quickly inform the court and let the government magistrate deal with it."
Several scholars stood at the gate of the county government office for a moment. After discussing with each other, they recommended Zhang Shihong to temporarily take over the responsibility of the county magistrate and handle many matters in the county.
According to the laws of the imperial court, if a major change occurs in a certain place and the county magistrate dies, the local magistrates and scholars can nominate a prestigious person to temporarily manage the place. When the situation stabilizes and the imperial court sends new officials to take office, it will be determined according to the situation.
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Zhang Shihong did not refuse: "A country cannot be without a king for a day, and the same is true for counties. Brothers, I have little talent and knowledge. Thank you for your love and support. You have recommended me to take the position of county magistrate temporarily. I will do my best to do it."
At this time, the city's leaders were arrested, and the government officials also gathered around. They had no reputation, and it was not their turn to take on the responsibility of the county magistrate.
But if we want Qinghe County to be stable, we need them to maintain law and order. Zhang Shihong's cousin is the county government arrest chief, and there are many people from the Zhang family even in the league training in the city.
Now Zhang Shihong has been appointed as temporary magistrate of Qinghe County. Naturally, the old Zhang family strongly supports him. He is a civil servant and has a good reputation, so he has become the temporary magistrate of Qinghe County without any resistance.
A local old man reminded: "Shihong, the county magistrate and the honest envoy were swallowed by monsters. This matter is not trivial. It involves the imperial court and the underworld. You must not only write a letter to the imperial court and report the details, but also burn incense and bathe, and report it to the city god.
Burn yellow paper to inform the underworld."
Zhang Shihong said: "Isn't the City God's Temple burned down? We don't have a City God in Qinghe County, so what should we do?"
The old man said: "Then ask the witches and witches to tell the ghosts and gods how to do it."
Zhang Shihong did not dare to neglect: "Then I will ask my father-in-law to take charge of this matter. I am ready. I will write the memorial myself and report it to the underworld."
After all the things were arranged, Zhang Shihong came to Li Mu and said, "Brother Li, the safety of our entire Qinghe County depends on you!"
Nowadays, there are so many displaced people in Qinghe County. If someone incites them, these victims may attack the county.
The plague has begun to spread, and victims have died from time to time. Even people in the city have been infected with the disease and cannot afford to fall ill.
It is really in danger of internal and external troubles.
Zhang Shihong knew that his abilities were limited and he was afraid that he would not be able to handle this matter. The only person he looked to was Li Mu.
As long as this strange person like Li Mu supports him, he will have nothing to worry about.
Li Mu smiled and said: "Brother's abilities are limited, so I'm afraid I won't be able to help Brother Zhang."
Zhang Shihong begged Li Mu: "Brother Zhang, I know you are very clever, so please save me! This Qinghe County is where we and I are temporarily acting as magistrates. It cannot be decided by me alone unless we are brothers."
The reason why he temporarily acted as county magistrate was because he wanted Li Mu to manage Qinghe County with him. With Li Mu in charge, Qinghe County would not be in chaos.
At the same time, the imperial court will give great care to students who have made contributions to the local area during the imperial examination. Those who have outstanding ability to govern the local area will even be exempted from the examination and promoted along the way.
Zhang Shihong has already passed the exam, so he naturally wants to go further. At the same time, he also wants to help Li Mu and give half of the credit to Li Mu.
When the time comes, there will be no obstacles for Li Mu to take the scientific examination.
Li Mu didn't quite understand his calculations, but he saw that Zhang Shihong had previously petitioned for the people and begged Hao Jingui to exempt the victims from taxes, and now he wanted to govern the place. Although he had selfish motives, he also wanted to save the world and save the people.
So he smiled and said: "The victims outside Qinghe County must be resettled as soon as possible. I have some resettlement strategies. Brother Zhang might as well try them. It should have some effect."
Zhang Shihong said: "Brother Li, please give me some advice!"
At that moment, Li Mu gave him some ideas, asking him to organize the victims to build temporary shelters, separate those suffering from the plague from ordinary people, build more public toilets, and stop drinking raw water.
At the same time, work-for-relief is used to allow healthy victims to participate in the work, building bridges and paving roads, digging rivers to reclaim wasteland, weeding and fertilizing for the landlords and wealthy households, and only need to take care of the food.
He also called on wealthy households to donate money and materials, build charity tents, and provide porridge on credit to save people.
After telling Zhang Shihong some of the knowledge he had read in the book, Zhang Shihong was very excited and exclaimed: "Brother Li, such a move made me suddenly enlightened. You are a prime minister! You don't need to have such a talent. It's really true."
It’s the imperial court’s fault!”
Li Mu laughed loudly: "Prime Minister? I don't dare to be!"
After informing Zhang Shihong of all the details, he said goodbye and left.
When I returned to my house, I saw someone hanging from a big tree at a nearby intersection, with a pool of blood on his pants, his legs kicked up, and he was struggling in extreme pain.
"It seems like someone is plotting to destroy Ke's chess piece again!"
Li Mu looked at the hanging man and couldn't help but shake his head and laugh: "I didn't expect that the matter about the chess piece has not stopped yet. It seems that some violent methods will be used to do it!"
When he arrived at the gate, Hu Yunniang was already waiting at the gate.
As soon as he saw Li Mu, he stepped forward to salute and said with a smile: "Sun Honglie said that the master is back, but I still don't believe it. I was thinking about why the master went to the shop first instead of returning home first. Later, I heard the movement at the Yamen Gate and found out that you are the master.
Don’t have any other plans.”
Li Mu smiled and said: "What's going on at the Yamen Gate? Don't talk nonsense!"
When he walked into the courtyard, Hu Yunniang hurriedly helped him wash his face and rinse his mouth. She also ordered someone to bring tea and soup: "I would also like to ask you to rinse your mouth."
Li Mu smiled and said: "Stop working so hard, I'm just like a wealthy landlord. Our family doesn't have so many rules, so we don't have to copy the food of other wealthy families."
Hu Yunniang said: "Yes."
After serving Li Mu tea, she whispered to Li Mu: "Master, I'm afraid there will be a disturbance in our county recently."
Li Muqi said: "Trouble? What kind of turmoil?"
Hu Yunniang said: "My master killed the city god, which made the nearby Blackwater King very angry. He was an acquaintance with the local city god for eight worships. When he learned that the city god was killed, he decided to poison the people of the city to pay tribute to his sworn brother, the city god."
Li Muqi asked: "Who is this Blackwater King?"
Hu Yunniang said: "The plague in nearby Baoming County is caused by the aura leaked by King Blackwater when he was refining magic weapons. It is said that his body has the blood of ancient nine-headed poisonous insects. He is the best at using poison. He has a thousand years of Taoism and dominates the black dragon.
No one dares to provoke him, and all monsters within a thousand miles of him obey him."
Li Mu was silent for a moment and said: "How powerful is he?"
Hu Yunniang said: "Before, there was a golden elixir stage master who fought with him, and was poisoned by him in the end, and left in embarrassment. Later, several monks came to destroy the demon, but he was killed by him. After that, there was no one
Go mess with him again."
"So cruel?"
Li Mu smiled and said, "Do you know when he will come to Qinghe County to cause trouble?"
Hu Yunniang said: "I don't know the specific date."
"To deal with this kind of monster, you have to take the initiative to attack. You can't wait for him to come to you."
Li Mu stood up and walked around the room with his hands behind his back, pondering for a moment: "I'll go meet him tomorrow to see what kind of person he is."
He waved his hand and drove Hu Yunniang out, took out a few steel figures and plastic figures, and smiled: "Let's see if this Blackwater King is more powerful, or my puppet army is more powerful!"
