Jiujiang Group, looking at the three ancient characters written in ancient seal script, Zhang Mingtu breathed out gently, and couldn't help but look towards a small island not far from the river. To be precise, it was a group of small islands.
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Rui Hai, who was also on the plywood, saw a hint of joy on his face when he saw the three ancient seal characters.
After trekking for a day and a night, they reached their destination.
After many years of wasting time, he was finally able to show off his talents and ambitions in Jiujiang County.
Rui Hai is looking forward to this place, the core of Jiangnan West Road.
When I got closer, I saw a bunch of officials standing at the gate, each one decorated with flowers. There were a bunch of government officials standing on both sides of the road, some playing gongs and drums, and some holding ceremonial greeting utensils, cheering there.
When we walked closer, we could still see that there were no scattered small businesses and hawkers on both sides of the road. Judging from a commercial center like Jiujiang County, it seemed a bit withered.
Next to the main road, the area without bluestones looks quite neat, as if it is paved with yellow wooden boards. When you look closely, you will find that it is not wooden boards, but a thin layer of loess.
The whole team looked standardized and neat, and very lively.
Zhang Mingtu was in good condition. When Ruihai saw this scene, his expression became slightly bad, but he still maintained his usual calmness.
After all, this is not his first day as an official, and he has been exposed to a lot of things like welcoming people and sending them off. Although he doesn't do much, he still understands the processes and rules.
As for the group of landlords holding Wanmin umbrellas cheering for him at the back, Zhang Mingtu's mouth twitched as he looked at them.
This is a fixed process everywhere. Every time a big man comes to take office, the various welcome ceremonies need to be lively to express this joy.
Then during the grand wedding banquet that followed, we briefly discussed some issues related to profit distribution.
Zhang Mingtu has not experienced this, but his future brother is well-informed and is quite familiar with these things. It can even be said that he is familiar with them.
Rui Hai sighed and walked to the front. The leading officials and landlords took the initiative to have an intimate conversation with the newly appointed "Qingtian" master, but Rui Hai directly ordered to cancel it.
related activities.
Originally, Rui Hai shouldn't have come forward to deal with such a matter, it should have been handled by his servants or subordinates, but there was no way, there were still not many people around Rui Hai.
There are many things left for him to do, and no matter what happens to the group of people in front of him in the future, these people are still dressed up to welcome him, and they are still polite to each other in terms of etiquette.
To refuse these, Ruihai would have to step forward.
Zhang Mingtu was just a little transparent among the entourage.
Even in a strict sense, he is not a very clear entourage, and cannot even be regarded as an entourage.
After all, he still has a position in the Jinyiwei. The most basic rule of the Jinyiwei is to be directly responsible to the imperial power and not to have too close contacts with relevant officials at the local level.
However, after more than 800 years since the founding of the country, the relevant systems and regulations have long since collapsed and are no longer as rigorous and harsh as they were originally.
Rich families have deployed a large number of people in the Imperial Guards, and the relevant regulations are no longer as strict as they were originally.
However, being a general bannerman is not a very big position, and no one pays attention to it among the general population.
Zhang Mingtu was very happy and leisurely, walking around among the crowd.
If you accidentally discover a strange man in yellow not far away, that person is covered in yellow clothes sewn together like scraps of paper, with red lines on them.
At first glance, Zhang Mingtu thought it was some thousand-year-old zombie that broke through the seal and escaped.
After taking a closer look, he discovered that it was not a thousand-year-old zombie, but a person whose body was covered with various runes from his feet to his neck and even his head. Moreover, this person was no stranger to Zhang Mingtu.
"Xue Cheng?"
Zhang Mingtu was stunned for a moment before he figured out who that person was. For a moment, he felt a huge sense of humor in his heart.
Xue Chengding was in that area, and his overall condition was not good, and his face was still a little flinching, but the bright sky around him gave him a lot of comfort, making him calmer and calmer.
Evil spirits are often weird and terrifying, and are extremely scary for low-level characters.
But in broad daylight, with the sun shining brightly, the evil spirits will be much restrained and will not become too rampant.
"Is this too bad because of evil spirits?"
Xue Cheng's overall attire is extremely weird. Not only is his body covered with various Taoist and Buddhist talismans used to draw talismans, but the hair on his head is inserted with a jade-colored hairpin.
The hairpin has a very distinctive Taoist style, and there is faint brilliance flowing inside. It should also be engraved with runes such as exorcism charms.
Wearing a string of Buddhist beads on his left hand, each of the beads is moist and shiny, obviously having been ordained by a Buddhist master.
The pendant around the waist is even more outrageous. The two pendants are strung together. The left one is a jade plaque engraved with the Buddhist Heart Sutra, and the right one is a small jade gourd with a Taoist style. The top of the gourd is also engraved with densely packed Taoist scriptures.
Zhang Mingtu is not unfamiliar with this, it should be the original Tianzun's Sutra of Delivering Humans.
Looking at the pendant lanyard on his chest and the bulging bulges in his clothes, it was obvious that there was more than just preparations. Zhang Mingtu looked at it and said in his heart what a good guy.
Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism are included.
When Zhang Mingtu took a closer look, he discovered that there were writings on the inside of the flying fish suit worn by this Jin Yiwei. There was a faint sense of literature and righteousness flowing inside. It should be that a great Confucian scholar was specially asked to write the relevant ghost-exorcizing runes.
"This guy..."
Seeing the faint fear on Xue Cheng's face, combined with the two sentences mentioned by the future brothers in the book of life and death, Xue Cheng died of evil spirits. Now after his own interference, Xue Cheng is obviously on guard.
Didn't die in the sailors.
But he must have been attacked, so once bitten by a snake, he will be afraid of snake bites for ten years.
Zhang Mingtu even suspected that Xue Cheng's underwear and clothing contained Buddhist and Taoist talismans. Well, there should be no words written by the great scholar himself. The great scholar couldn't bear the insult.
It is quite humiliating to put words on other people's underwear, even if they are members of the Jinyiwei Baihu family.
However, after a quick glance, Zhang Mingtu secretly sighed at the wealth of the Xue family and the Han family.
Even though Xue Cheng looks funny and ridiculous, the evil amulets and evil amulets painted in big temples and Taoist temples are quite expensive.
The evil amulet is okay, it just makes those evil spirits take the initiative to stay away. At the same time, when you find evil spirits around, it will generate a slight heat to remind you.
Usually it only takes one tael of silver to exchange for one.
Exorcism charms can really cause some damage to evil spirits.
Its refining is more expensive, usually costing ten taels of silver, and the ones from big sects can even cost more than twenty taels of silver.
Look at the talisman paper on Xue Cheng's body. The runes are drawn smoothly and rhythmically, and the cinnabar is bright red.
It can be seen that every one of them is from the major sect. If it is in Jiangnan West Road, it is likely to be from Donglin Temple.
The related Taoist runes are likely to come from the Wanshou Palace.
There are dozens or hundreds of talisman papers that he has put together in his lifetime. This one alone is enough to support the ordinary people in Jianyi for ten years. Judging from their thrifty style, it will take them ten years.
And this does not include the more expensive items, whether they are hostas, Buddhist bracelets, or pendants, they are all more expensive in total.
In the eyes of those who know the goods, Xue Cheng's outfit is all luxurious and customized, which is the top trend.
It’s just that ordinary people can’t accept this trend.
"Well, I do have an evil aura about me."
Zhang Mingtu mingled among the crowd, and even though Xue Cheng was covered in evil-exorcism runes, he could still feel an evil aura lingering on Xue Cheng's body.
I think that just recently, Xue Cheng was attacked by evil spirits.
And after taking a closer look, Xue Cheng, although he was in the True Yuan realm and was full of powerful True Yuan, his face was slightly abnormal and looked a little pale. This was due to unstable Qi and blood and a loss of essence and blood.
Zhang Mingtu is still somewhat familiar with this situation.
In Daxia, he was not attacked by evil spirits often enough, but in the Land of the Rising Sun, after his brother passed by, he experienced the Night Walk of Hundreds of Ghosts every night.
I have seen all kinds of monsters and monsters, and evil spirits always like to associate with monsters.
In the Land of the Rising Sun, going out to see ghosts is as simple as eating and drinking. If you go out one day and don't see ghosts, you will feel uncomfortable and uneasy.
If there are no imps nearby, it means that there is probably a powerful demon king or ghost king nearby.
"We still have to find a way to solve the problem for Xue Cheng."
Zhang Mingtu looked at Xue Cheng, who was timid and reluctant to go out. He found it funny but also a bit excessive.
Xue Cheng was his top tool man, and he immediately completed all the things he was asked to do. After completing the tasks, he even took the initiative to give gifts to Zhang Mingtu.
Although the tea and wine in the storage bag are useless, the storage bag is more useful.
People who have demons as tools are really good, and when there is danger, they are really good.
And not only did he take charge of it, but he also brought along a large group of capable people, and even took the initiative to invite people from the family to come and work for him.
In terms of work, Xue Chengna is really top-notch.
However, Xue Cheng, who was so capable, was always in bad shape, and was often killed by demons or attacked by the court.
Zhang Mingtu thought about it carefully and could remember that this top tool man had died several times.
Xie Sui killed him once, Blood Sword Hong Ji killed him once, and he seemed to be seriously injured once.
The real glory days seemed to be only after the underground demons were eliminated in Jianyi and during the period when Jinyiwei was publicizing it everywhere. The rest of the time, he was either being beaten or on the way to being beaten.
Thinking of this, Zhang Mingtu felt heartbroken for this tool man.
It’s too difficult, it’s really too difficult. Can this life get better?