Jiangnan County has the rules of Jiangnan County. The various sects can abandon their sectarian differences and discuss matters here honestly, and discuss jointly dealing with the imperial court. This situation is actually rare in other counties.
For example, there are two big forces in Donglin County, the Zhou family and the Xuanwu Zhenzong. However, these two big forces are one to the east and the other to the west. They are so distinct that it is almost impossible to get together.
The situation in Jiangnan County was not only due to the negligence of the court five hundred years ago, but also because of the flood five hundred years ago.
The flood that swept through the entire Jiangnan County forced all these sects to move around Jinling Mansion.
Jinling Mansion is big, but the area around Jinling Mansion is actually not that big, and it is simply not enough for these big forces to share.
Therefore, there were only two choices before these forces.
One is to kill each other. Since there is no room for them, they will fight to the end, and those who are alive will have the Jinling Mansion to themselves.
The second is that in the face of disaster, everyone has the same interests and unites to overcome the difficulties.
Five hundred years ago, the leaders of these major factions were not idiots. They knew which one to choose, so this tradition has continued to this day.
The branches of the Yamantaka Monastery in Jiangnan County are extremely special.
Many of the abbots of other branch temples are transferred from the main temple of Yamantaka Temple. Only the branch temple in Gangnam County has been selecting abbots internally for many years. It is just that after becoming the abbot, you have to practice in the main temple for a period of time.
Cai Xing can be said to be the most independent of the many branches of Yamantaka Monastery.
Under such circumstances in Jiangnan County, if outside envoys want to open doors, they can only follow the local rules of Jiangnan County like Li Tianqing, otherwise they can't force themselves.
If you forcefully cause the entire Jiangnan area to turmoil, and the martial arts forces resist, and it is even easy to implicate the Jiangbei area, do you still want to wear this mysterious armor?
Therefore, the previous governors of Jiangnan County had almost no choice but to cooperate with the local martial arts forces. These martial arts forces only wanted to maintain their own interests rather than rebel, so they would also give some to the governors.
The advantage is that you don't push the other party too hard.
Li Tianqing is the kind of person who is very aware of current affairs. He has stayed in Jiangnan County for more than ten years. These more than ten years can be said to be the most comfortable time for them.
At this moment, a practitioner wearing Jingyesi Xuanjia opened the door and walked in.
At the gathering of Jianghu forces, Jingyesi's Xuanjia Wei walked in openly, but no one present felt anything was wrong.
"Commander Zhang, has your new governor of Jiangnan County arrived?" Jin Wanshan asked casually.
Although this person is from Jingyesi, he has actually been bribed by the Jianghu forces in Jiangnan County. Even when he was a small black armor guard, the martial arts forces in Jiangnan County began to support him.
Let him become the night watchman, and then the commander-in-chief.
Although Li Tianqing is obedient, he is not one of his own after all, and this commander's position is entirely on the side of Jiangnan County's martial arts forces.
Commander Zhang was about thirty years old. Hearing this, he apologized with a very humble attitude and said, "Not yet. The position of governor can only be chosen after a period of struggle in the capital.
However, although the governor did not arrive, a temporary governor was selected.
News has been sent from the headquarters that Gu Cheng has been promoted to the supervisory envoy and is also serving as the acting envoy of Jiangnan County. During this period, he is responsible for guarding Jiangnan County."
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Elder Lin from Shenxiao Pili Hall immediately crushed the cup in his hand, his expression gloomy.
It's okay to have nothing to do with him in the hell realm. Unexpectedly, he was promoted and was able to take charge of Jiangnan County during this period.
Elder Lin stood up and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, I'm afraid things are going to be troublesome. We have a grudge against that Gu Cheng. Before the new town minister came, I guess he was going to cause some trouble.
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Yuan De frowned slightly and said, "There is no need to be so pessimistic. The behavior of Gu Cheng, a poor monk, is actually not that kind of crazy and irrational person."
Yuande did have opinions about Gu Cheng before. Just like the Yamantaka Temple, he also felt that Gu Cheng had robbed him of the skills of the Yamantaka Temple.
However, Buddhism pays attention to cause and effect. In the hell realm, in the ghost city of Song Dynasty, if it were not for Gu Cheng, they would all suffer.
In Yuande's view, this heavy weight of cause and effect offsets him, and he was too embarrassed to mention anything about the exercises.
And Jin Wanshan also said: "I think so, he Gu Cheng is just acting as an envoy to the town, and it is not official. In just two or three months, he came to trouble us, just in case the matter got bigger.
Himself, what does he want? Is he just looking for quick pleasure? Elder Lin, you are too sensitive."
The Jin family has insufficient foundation and is not one of the seven aristocratic families. Therefore, the Jin family's strategy has always been to steadily develop strength, have more children and trees, and avoid provoking this or that person when nothing happens.
They Jinjia were too lazy to make friends with Gu Cheng, a temporary governor who would leave in a few months, but they were also too lazy to offend him.
Seeing the attitude of the Yamantaka Monastery and the Jin family, other small forces present also echoed, and Elder Lin had no choice but to sit down.
The martial arts forces in Jiangnan County are united and united. Even if you have different opinions, they must be in the interests of the majority of people.
"By the way, did Gu Cheng say anything after he took office?" Jin Wanshan suddenly asked.
Commander Zhang shook his head and said: "The strange thing is that here, we have received the news, but Gu Cheng is still in Yongling City and has not come to take office.
Isn't he planning to just fool around with this period of time?"
Everyone present looked at each other and shook their heads.
They had all come into contact with Gu Cheng in the hell realm, and he should not be such a weak person.
"Forget it, you go back first. If anything happens to Gu Cheng, report to us as soon as possible."
Commander Zhang nodded and left cautiously.
At this time, Gu Cheng waited in Yongling City for several days before waiting for someone from the capital.
Kou Andu walked in and shouted: "Sir, is there anything to eat? I've been walking all this way and I'm almost starving to death!"
Chen Danggui said calmly behind him: "Starve to death? Who ate up all the dry food we prepared for seven days on the horse while rushing on the road? You are considered good if you don't starve to death!"
These two guys were a bit unreliable. Tie Tianying, who came in just behind them, asked: "Sir, how is the situation in Jiangnan County?"
Almost half of the people in the Eastern Territory Jingyesi Division are Gu Cheng's new confidants, but this time he only called Kou Andu, Chen Danggui and Tie Tianying, plus nearly a hundred elites.
After all, he is no longer the commander of the Eastern Territory. It would be a bad rule to call everyone from the Eastern Territory.
Chen Danggui and Kou An have always been on their own, and they have enough fighting power and dare to be ruthless. Tie Tianying is Jing Yesi's veteran, and he does things quickly and calmly, so the three of them are enough.
While Gu Cheng asked the palace steward to arrange a banquet for them to cleanse themselves from the dust, he said: "There is no optimism. The entire Jiangnan County is in a state of ruin. The former governor Li Tianqing was so virtuous. He has been in Jiangnan County for a long time."
After more than ten years, what do you think the people under his command are like?"
From the beginning, Gu Cheng had no hope for the people in Jiangnan County, so he didn't even take office now, and planned to wait until someone from the capital came to deal with them together.
Kou Andu and the others were running around non-stop. Even if their strength was not weak, they were still spending a lot of money, so Gu Cheng let them rest for a day, and then took the troops to Jinling Mansion to take office the next day.
In front of the gate of Jingyesi's headquarters in Jiangnan County, Jinling Prefecture, Gu Cheng looked at Jingyesi, which was also dark but decorated with glazed gold tiles. He couldn't help but shook his head.
Jingyesi is a place where demons, ghosts and evil cultivators are suppressed. Why do you act so coquettishly? There is no halo bonus.
I remember that when I first came here, I was perfunctory by Li Tianqing without even entering the lobby. Now I have to become the master of this place. Although it is only temporary, it is also a trick of fate.
The Xuanjia guards guarding the door had already seen Gu Cheng coming. They already had some suspicions in their minds, but they still came over cautiously and said, "May I ask who this lord is?"
Gu Cheng put his documents in his hand and said calmly: "Jingyesi Jiangnan County's acting envoy Gu Cheng, the generals from all over Jiangnan County should be here in the past few days, right? Go tell them to gather in the lobby to discuss matters."
The disciple guarding the gate suddenly felt a thump in his heart and immediately went to report the situation.
A quarter of an hour later, all eight commanders took their seats in the lobby of Jiangnan County Jingyesi.
That's right, there are only eight commanders in the entire Jiangnan County Jingyesi Division, which is pitiful.
It's not that Jiangnan County doesn't have the money to support more people, it's just that it's not necessary.
There are few evil things happening in the whole land south of the Yangtze River and north of the Yangtze River, and when it comes to targeting Jianghu forces, no matter how many people you have, it is useless. If this is the case, why do you still need so many people? Is there any benefit in sharing profits?
The eight commanders looked at Gu Cheng sitting on the main seat with different expressions, but it could be said that no one welcomed him.
Just because of Gu Cheng, half of the entire area under the jurisdiction of Jiangnan County was given to Jiangbei. Not only did Li Tianqing throw the cup in anger for several days, but their income also dropped suddenly.
Besides, Gu Cheng's attitude was unclear and he was a temporary governor, so they had no need to please him.
How many months can he, Gu Cheng, stay in Jiangnan County? If he has that energy, he might as well think about how to deal with the official governor.
Moreover, Gu Cheng himself felt somewhat unkind this time.
There were some senior commanders present who had stayed in Jiangnan County all their lives and had served as governors for several times.
But it was Gu Cheng's first time to bring so many people to take office. What exactly did he want to do?
Looking around at the people below, Gu Cheng knocked on the table, suddenly sneered and said disdainfully: "A bunch of crooked melons and cracked jujubes!"
The expressions of everyone present suddenly changed. No one expected that Gu Cheng's first words would insult them like this!