They are often dispatched only under special circumstances...
Such as disaster relief, such as counterinsurgency!
These envoys in brocade robes can directly mobilize troops and store supplies without going through two thousand stones.
He even dealt with the two thousand stone officers directly on the spot!
Great authority!
But later on, because the authority was too heavy, and the Confucian sect became more and more powerful, restricting the imperial power, there were very few envoys in brocade clothes.
At this time, a brocade-clad envoy was sent to this small Jicheng County, which was enough to scare the local county magistrate crazy!
"Get up, how did things go?"
This envoy in brocade does not look ferocious, but instead looks full of bookishness and gentleness. He looks like a Confucian scholar!
However, the more this happened, the more the Jicheng County Magistrate did not dare to be careless.
Who doesn’t know that Confucianism is now gaining power and controlling government affairs?
The emperor now rules from the top of the throne, and all the power of the court has fallen into the hands of the Confucianists.
At this time, there is no telling who can send the envoy in brocade clothes here!
"My subordinates have personally gone to Wudong, where the Luotong barbarians live, and canonized the Luotong people's shaman spirit as the Luoshan God."
The county magistrate said cautiously: "Fortunately, the envoy gave me the emperor's scepter for protection, and I encountered no danger along the way. Now send this scepter back!"
As he spoke, he carefully handed over a scepter wrapped in several layers of linen.
The envoy in brocade took the staff and took a look at it. It was mainly made of bamboo, with an eight-foot-long handle and a three-layered yak tail. It was not damaged at all...
Only then was he satisfied, he carefully took it back and said with a smile: "The county magistrate did a good job, you have worked hard all the way. Go back and rest first!"
"only……"
The county magistrate promised, but then hesitantly said: "Angel above, I have a question, I don't know whether I should ask or not?
Those barbarian witches who have not been transformed into kings are gathering in the mountains, and they have nothing to do with them. Why do they want to canonize the witch spirits of the Luodong people?"
The Jinyi envoy pondered slightly, many of his actions still required the cooperation of the county magistrate.
Although he has the power to force the county magistrate to act.
Even if the county magistrate disobeys and is killed on the spot, it will not be difficult to replace him with another magistrate.
But why bother?
Anyway, these things are not secret and will always be known to others in the future.
Therefore, the envoy in brocade clothes said calmly: "What happens to these barbarian shamans in the mountains? Naturally, the imperial court cannot control it, and it is not willing to do it.
But many important criminals wanted by the imperial court hid in the mountain...
For example, the mad Wu Tao who killed hundreds of people in Guangyang Fuhou Mansion has already gone into hiding in the mountains."
The magistrate of Jicheng County suddenly realized, "It turns out that the envoy wants to arrest that Wu Tao!"
"No, it's not just that. I heard that there are many wild ghosts who have fled into the Hundred Thousand Hengduan Mountains, occupying Guimang Mountain, and calling themselves the Ghost King... This matter is definitely not tolerated by the imperial court!"
The county magistrate was frightened when he heard this!
Within the Hundred Thousand Hengduan Mountains, there are three great ghost kings, and he has also heard about the things that occupy Guimang Mountain.
However, although Jicheng County is under the 100,000 Hengduan Mountains, it does not have jurisdiction over the mountains.
He even dared not report it to the court...
Don't worry about matters that don't concern you. This is the wise and wise way to protect yourself as an official.
There are many counties and counties around the One Hundred Thousand Hengduan Mountain. Don’t so many officials know about this?
But how many reported it?
Reporting this kind of thing is thankless and can easily offend colleagues.
If no one else is willing to retaliate, why are you going to retaliate? Are you crazy for wanting to make meritorious deeds? If you want to die yourself, don't hurt others.
The meaning of the court is also unpredictable. If you report it, the court may be busy with political struggles or other messy things, and will not pay attention to your report at all.
But the imperial court's attention is even worse. It must mobilize the power of surrounding counties and counties to go to the mountains and collect the money...
Who doesn’t know how big the Hundred Thousand Hengduan Mountain is and how dangerous it is?
If you go in, you will die.
The most likely outcome is that the entire army will be annihilated!
The Dayu system was the most severe. Once the army was defeated, no official at all levels could escape and would be punished and imprisoned.
Under all kinds of scruples, the best choice for officials is of course to selectively ignore it.
In fact, it’s not just here in Hengting Mountain. Why was the imperial court so slow to react at the beginning of many major events?
Don’t local officials see any signs?
Just because local officials usually choose to be ostriches... As long as nothing happens on my watch, I don't care who is unlucky after I leave office!
In a mature bureaucratic system, the best skills of bureaucrats who can survive are usually prevarication and wrangling.
And when the entire bureaucracy is completely filled with these, it has almost begun to paralyze.
When the county magistrate saw that the envoy in Jinyi knew about the Ghost Mang Mountain, he became even more frightened and trembled all over. He was afraid that the envoy in Jinyi would punish him...
If you don't know about Guimang Mountain, you are stupid and incompetent. The county magistrate doesn't even know about such big things around him. What's the use of keeping such a fool?
But knowing is even worse, that is, not reporting the knowledge and hiding it from the court. If you pursue it, you will be jailed...
In short, the county magistrate was trembling all over, and he could already think about whether he was going to commit suicide in prison, but he saw the envoy in brocade clothes saying calmly: "County magistrate, don't be afraid, as long as you cooperate with me, I have no intention of pursuing anyone else.
But if you violate the law openly and secretly, then you don’t have to think about going to jail.
The three-foot sword on my waist is just for this!"
The county magistrate almost collapsed to the ground, then quickly got up and kowtowed repeatedly: "Thank you angel, thank you angel. The subordinates must obey the angel's order and never dare to violate it!"
"Get down!"
"only!"
The county magistrate did not dare to stand up or turn around and retreated on his knees.
It wasn't until I left the lobby that I dared to turn around and stand up. When I was blown by the wind, I realized that it was winter and my whole body was soaked with sweat and my clothes were heavy, and I was trembling slightly.
I don’t know when the clouds are gathering outside, and it seems like it’s going to snow!
"A storm is coming..."
…
The mountains in the mountains block it, so the sun rises later.
The most important thing is that the dawn in the mountains is particularly fierce!
A ball of red fire suddenly jumped out from the mountains and was already in mid-air, emitting a dazzling light. It shot across the earth like a sharp arrow!
Even at this moment, the shot penetrated the barrier of the earth and shot directly into the Nine Netherworld.
The originally dark and void land of Hades revealed a thin light.
Boom boom boom!
Balls of flames fell from the sky, burning everything like fire from heaven.
The flames rolled like molten magma, rolling across the sky and the earth.
That is to say, in the blink of an eye, all the flames disappeared.
Then, it was as if the night was driven away and day began to fall.