The sweat on Ding Zhi's forehead had never dried up before. At this moment, under Zhao Yan's gaze, even his calves were trembling slightly.
God knows how scared he was.
He was not afraid of Zhao Yan's force, but he was afraid of being beaten away.
Zhao Yan controls his lifeline, and it can even be said that he controls the prosperity and wealth of his entire Ding family.
How could he not be afraid?
After spending a huge amount of money, he finally found a position as the manager of the Martial Arts Department in a small, remote county.
This is a fat job, and he is very satisfied with it.
But I didn't expect that within half a year, such a big change would happen in Feng'an City.
The city lord died, and all the bronze-skin realm warriors from the big families in the city, except him, died.
He comes here to provide for his retirement and to seek opportunities to enrich his pockets, not to die.
This time, he was frightened out of his wits.
Since he was afraid that the new city lord would not come, he would be implicated in this matter and would be replaced by someone else on some pretext.
I am also afraid that when the new city lord comes, he will directly drive away the "outsider" himself.
In the midst of this frightening entanglement, Master Zhao Yan suddenly arrived, the new city lord.
Caught off guard, really caught off guard.
Old Man Ding was dumbfounded when he heard the news.
After she came to her senses, she dropped the pretty maid who was holding her in her arms, ready to have fun, picked up her belt and hurried over.
He didn't dare to pay a formal visit, and he didn't dare to show off that he was a master of martial arts in the copper-skin realm. After greeting Mr. Zhao Yan from a distance, he directly helped Mr. Zhao Yan's people.
I have been busy until now, and the thin sweat on my forehead is partly due to being too busy.
After all, he is old.
The low profile is shocking.
However, Old Man Ding had to do this. He also wanted to get along with Master Zhao Yan normally as colleagues.
But it's simply not possible, the strength doesn't allow it.
He doesn't dare to do that at all. Where does he have the confidence?
The sudden appearance of Zhao Yan not only frightened the wealthy families in the city who had long been alienated from their morals, but also frightened the entire city lord's officials, big and small, out of their wits.
How could anyone be so low-key when taking office as city lord?
It doesn't make sense to not make noise with gongs and drums. Even if you don't make a big publicity, don't give them the opportunity to curry favor, or offer bribes, you should notify them in advance to give them like the city people time to prepare for the reception.
This is a very good time to make money.
And even if there are hostile officials who want to cause trouble, they can't be found here.
This is almost the first and best opportunity for a new official to make money after taking office.
It's an unspoken rule in officialdom. Isn't it normal to hold a big banquet, entertain guests, and receive some benefits?
But who would have thought that the young and high-spirited new city lord Zhao Yan would actually come here secretly.
At this time, he was entrusted by someone to come to check the situation, and at the same time, he fawned over City Lord Zhao.
However, he regrets it now.
This silver is not so easy to get.
I wanted to throw away the hundred taels of silver hidden in my sleeves, but after thinking about it, I held back.
You can't get yourself into trouble.
If you can't bear it any longer, just confess.
The cunning Ding Zhi finally made the right bet.
City Lord Zhao seemed to have not heard his words and just looked at him quietly.
Is it possible that I really want to be jerked off?
Just when Old Man Ding was about to lose his temper and was about to take out the money and confess everything, Zhao Yan finally spoke.
"Who is there?"
call!
Just like a drowning person taking his first breath of fresh air after coming ashore, Old Man Ding's emotions that were about to collapse were released in an instant, and a cold sweat broke out all over his body.
He quickly lowered his head and bowed back:
"They are Lishui County Magistrate, Yang Chao, County Lieutenant, and Mashan Dianshi. There are also several shops in the city, no, the heads of big families."
"hehe!"
"With so many people, they came quite quickly!"
Zhao Yan raised his brows and curled up into a smile. The junior brother really had a clever plan, and these people couldn't sit still.
She grew up in Feng'an City and is very familiar with the big shots in the city.
These four people, plus the Master of the City Lord's Mansion who is also in charge of the Martial Arts Department, are the most powerful warriors under the City Lord.
Li An was the new lord of Feng'an City, and the Li family he represented was the most powerful family in the city.
In addition to the Li family, the influence of the Yang family martial arts gym and the Yunshan Chamber of Commerce in the city cannot be underestimated.
In the past, these three families were each other's horns, fighting each other openly and secretly, and then joining forces to carve up and occupy the greatest benefits in the city.
At that time, my father and his own martial arts school were constantly being made things difficult by these three major forces.
The four people Ding Zhi is talking about now are people from these three parties.
There are two Li family members, county magistrate Li Shui and county captain Li Jie.
One person from Yunshan Chamber of Commerce, Dian Shima.
The chief clerk, Yang Chao, is from the Yang Family Martial Arts School. He is the owner of the Yang Family Martial Arts School and Yang Jianglong’s younger brother.
Of course, Yang Bailong is dead now.
Not only Yang Bailong died, but also the rest of their backers.
As for the heads of other wealthy families in the city, Zhao Yan no longer takes them seriously.
As long as these people don't jump, they can understand current affairs, and they can still preserve the family inheritance.
It was already past five o'clock in the evening when Zhao Yan led people into Feng'an City.
At this time, most of the officials in the city lord's palace had left.
The people left behind to guard the gate are also small people who have no backers in the city.
At this time, this group of people came all night, and they must be afraid of being beaten down.
It can be said that Zhao Yan and these four people are relatively familiar with each other. Compared to the past, when they were being made things difficult for them, the two sides often met each other.
But who would have thought that today's attack and defense would be different, and Zhao Yan would return to Youzhou City as the city lord?
They knew that based on the past conflicts between their own family and the Zhao family, their life in the city would definitely not be easy in the future.
But there was nothing they could do.
You can't defeat them with force, let alone fight them.
Zhao Yan is a Bronze Skin Realm warrior. I heard that there was also a beautiful girl named Luo Feiyao who also came together.
This girl is also a warrior in the copper-skin realm.
What made them even more desperate was that Zhao Yan had a good background, and her father was Mr. Zhao Dun, the head of the firearms department.
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The sweet daughter of heaven, her father is the commander-in-chief of the entire Youzhou, a second-grade official, and a martial arts master in the Golden Body Realm.
An existence that can suppress an entire state with one man.
Even more than the backers, they didn’t even carry the shoes with me.
Their dead family leader was in despair when facing these two people.
If the head of the family can go to Youzhou and want to meet these two girls, he will not even be able to meet them.
Therefore, they could only surrender and pray that Zhao Yan had just arrived and had no useful people under his command, so that they could continue to serve and control Feng'an City.
It's just that they are too anxious.
The thoughts of flattery are obvious.
Asking for a meeting all night long, doesn't this reveal that they are paper tigers, panicking and seeking medical treatment in a hurry?
Zhao Yan is not a generous person.
Last year, her father was seriously injured. Although she didn't say much about it and has recovered now, she had a gut feeling that her father's injury must have something to do with these guys.
Now that she has returned as the king, how can she not take a hard look at her?
She glanced at the respectful old man Ding, and with a flash of eyebrows, she remembered what Huang An said to him.
"...The manager of the Martial Arts Department of Feng'an City told me the secret that you can buy the Six Fu Realm exercises in Youzhou City that day, and you can do things with money. He is quite exciting, and he should have the ability, so we can use it temporarily.
....."
This is how my junior brother described Old Man Ding. Now it seems that it is quite different.
I would also like to add that he is very discerning and can really get things done.
His attitude and ability when he was doing things just now were okay. Whether he can still use them in the future depends on whether he is obedient and how he continues to behave in the future.
Thinking of this, Zhao Yan's beautiful eyes flashed and she suddenly smiled:
"Master Ding, you have worked hard today."
Ding Zhi's head suddenly froze, and a joyful expression appeared on his face.
I was flattered and had an uncontrollable smile on my face.
Master Zhao, did you praise me?
Can I continue to be the steward of my martial arts department?
He immediately bowed and his waist was almost level with the ground. He didn't care at all about the disdainful looks from the warriors around him and said humbly in the most respectful manner: "Thank you, Lord City Lord, for the compliment. This is what a lower official should do."
After Huang An finished her compliment, she showed her recognition of Ding Zhi.
Old man Ding is a mature man, so he can naturally understand what Zhao Yan means.
After passing the test, at least he has no problems and doesn't have to worry about being raped for the time being.
As long as he behaves well in the future and doesn't get caught, he will most likely be safe.
He was still able to spend his old age in his position as manager and master of the Martial Arts Department, and at the same time continue to provide a steady stream of money to his Ding family, as well as political resources that were insignificant but cannot be ignored.
Being able to serve as a steward of a county's martial arts department has been a lifelong wish for many ordinary warriors, and even for warriors from two or three generations of warrior families.
Ding Zhi's reaction made all the warriors feel sad.
Think about it, they are not even as good as this old man.
If they had half as much flattering skills as this old man, they wouldn't all become Bronze Skin Realm warriors and still hang out in the army.
The position of steward of the Martial Arts Department is obviously more prestigious and more noble than their position of head of a hundred households or even the chief flag officer.
The future of money is also greater.
Zhao Yan pondered for a moment, then turned around and said:
"It's late today, send them back!"
He stared at Ding Zhi calmly, the meaning in his eyes was very clear.
You, Ding Zhi, go and deliver the message.
Ding Zhi's old face stiffened, but he still agreed bravely.
"Yes, Mr. Zhao! I'm going to go right now, go right now!"
After that, he bowed and quickly left.
He didn't even dare to ask when they would be allowed to enter the city lord's palace.
This offending job eventually fell on him.
He also knew very well who those four colleagues were.
He can guess now that these four little guys will definitely hate him for saying these words from his own mouth.
Because they felt that Master Zhao Yan's decision not to see them was made at their own instigation.
Lord Zhao Yan came suddenly this time and led his army directly into the city and stationed at the city lord's palace. It was foreseeable that the person who came was not good.
They were unable to take action against Mr. Zhao, so they would definitely bear a grudge against themselves for having no basis in Feng'an City.
What a disaster.
However, Old Man Ding still felt refreshed.
All the wealthy families in the city will be in trouble, and at the very least they will have to pull out a layer of their skin.
If virtue is not matched, and there are no bronze-skin warriors in the family, it will be impossible to defend the interests gained from past generations.
How much you can get in Feng'an City this time depends on how greedy Mr. Zhao Yan is and how vicious his hands are.
If you can work in it, you may not be able to move a branch of your family far away in Fufeng County to settle down in Feng'an County and strengthen your family.
Although Ding Zhi is old, the greed inherent in a warrior has not diminished at all.
If a warrior is not greedy, he is not a qualified warrior.