The only thing I feel regretful about is...

Zhang Kun originally thought that after Ming Zheng typically killed the county magistrate and other worms, he might also be able to get a batch of dragon energy points.

No matter how much or how little, as long as you have it.

But it didn't.

"Could it be that during the certification of the humanitarian mechanism, you feel that the things done by the county magistrate Wen Zhongguang, the master, the prison guard and others are not important and do not affect the progress of the humanitarian system?"

When Zhang Kun thought about this, he shook his head and rejected it.

"Probably not. The most likely thing is that even if I kill these corrupt officials, nothing will change except for these dead people. Without Magistrate Wen, there will still be Magistrate Wu, or even Magistrate Zhao.

, Magistrate Qian, Magistrate Sun...

The crows in this world are generally black. Even if they are white at first, they will turn black after a while. Therefore, it is not important whether to kill Wen Zhongguang or not. In the hearts of the people, they are the imperial court and a high-ranking figure.

That's it. If you kill them, you won't get much gratitude, and if you don't kill them, you won't get any resentment..."

Besides, apart from colluding with foreign enemies, the magistrate's personal ability and ability to do evil are nothing.

In other words, his own ability is actually quite weak.

It is understandable that there will be no dragon energy points in return for killing him.

I had just thought that the imperial court might send Magistrate Wu, Magistrate Zhao, or something like that, but more than half a month later, in the early morning of this day, a motorcade hurriedly arrived from the direction of Yuezhou.

The convoy was quite large, with more than a hundred people including servants, bodyguards, accompanying scribes, etc.

Seeing a huge group of people coming to the city, before the city guard could ask questions, a burly man in iron armor rode forward and shouted loudly, which was heard for ten miles: "The new county magistrate, Mr. Gu, has come to take office.

, who is the city guard? Come and greet us quickly."

When the city gate opened, a group of men and horses came out to greet them. The first general dismounted and cupped his hands and said: "General Zhong Tieyan, I didn't know that Lord Gu came so quickly, so I didn't come far to greet you. Please forgive me! This is the county prime minister, Guanglou Gao.

Your Excellency, Chief Registrar Huang Yongan, Mr. Huang, the arrester Wei Lian and the three squadrons of government officials..."

Seeing a gentle middle-aged man in his thirties getting off the carriage, surrounded by people, Zhong Tieyan quickly stepped forward to greet him and introduced everyone present one by one.

He is a down-to-earth person, and he will do whatever his immediate boss Zhang Kun arranges.

Zhang Kun has been promoted to the rank of seventh-rank demon-subduing captain in the Tiance Mansion, and he is in his position to seek his own government. Recently, in response to the orders of the Tiance Mansion, he is making all-out preparations to go west to attack Bodhi Courtyard in the Pingjiang area, while practicing martial arts diligently.

, while concentrating on cultivating some good players under his command, especially trying to find ways to further stimulate the potential of Little Carp and increase her combat power as soon as possible.

Besides, Zhang Kun is now regarded as a seventh-rank official. He is essentially at the same level as the Baling County Magistrate. He stands at the city gate to receive the county magistrate's post. According to official rules, he can go or not.

Therefore, he appointed Zhong Tieyan to go on his behalf.

It's not too rude.

The rest of the people also followed suit.

The county magistrate Gao Guanglou was a weak scholar, who was born with the same Jinshi class. He had some literary talent, but his skills were not as good as Wen Zhongguang's.

When Wen Zhongguang was the county magistrate, he was suppressed like an invisible person, doing some clerical affairs, let alone power. Even the government officials didn't take him seriously.

Logically speaking, this life was miserable, and he thought so at first.

Later, I felt a little lucky.

When Wen Zhongguang fell, he was not implicated and his position was not changed.

Although another county magistrate was parachuted in from above to take up the post, Gao Guanglou, who had just escaped the disaster, was not sad at all and still maintained the invisible attitude of the past.

Don’t fight, don’t grab, and don’t stand out.

Just stay silent.

As for the chief registrar Huang Yongan, he was a scholar with excellent character personally selected by Zhang Kun. The former one who went to hell with Wen Zhongguang had nothing to say.

In addition to the chief clerk, the three squads of government officials, especially the police officers, were all Zhang Kun's capable men. When they saw the county magistrate, they all looked on with cold eyes, neither humble nor overbearing, it was just a routine matter.

"Why haven't you seen the county captain Zhang? It seems that the noble man is busy."

The new county magistrate Gu Yuanfang glanced at the people and came to greet everyone. His enthusiasm waned for a moment and he shook his head, "Lead the way. This county is tired from coming from a long distance. I have visited the county government office early to count the money and food in the treasury. We will open the meeting today."

As he spoke, he got on the carriage and entered the city.

Zhong Tieyan was a little embarrassed and thought, no matter how urgent it is, there is no need to be so anxious.

"Master Gu, my subordinates have prepared a banquet at Gaosheng Tower..."

"No need, Commander Zhong, remember to report all the city guard personnel and equipment. In the future, Lord Baling must be more careful in his defense, so as not to miss important events of the imperial court."

Gu Yuanfang gave the order with a calm face. Without further words, she closed the sedan curtain and the motorcade started.

He actually left behind all the people who came out of the city to greet him.

"Yes, of course."

Zhong Tieyan had no temper and responded casually.

He is a Shangguan, and whatever he says is right, so there is no need to speak harshly to his face. However, although the county magistrate can intervene in the matter of military training, in general, he still has to listen to the county captain.

I thought that this county magistrate might have a very extraordinary background or come from a noble family, so he could fill the vacancy immediately after the incident in Baling.

Judging from the scene seen at the city gate earlier, this person should know something about Baling, but he may not know the details. He actually regards Baling as his own possession and takes advantage of everything. I'm afraid it's not good.

However, this is not something that you should worry about. Just report today's incident to Mr. Zhang and concentrate on training troops, defense and fending off thieves. There is no need to worry about anything else.

Zhong Tieyan's guess was correct. Gu Yuanfang came from the Gu family in Jiangzuo. The family was very wealthy and powerful, and he also had Austrian aid in the court.

Although there are no children of the Gu family who hold high official positions, there are a few who have achieved fourth- and fifth-grade official positions, which is considered a powerful family.

This time, we were able to get the opportunity that was really lacking because of the Gu family's relationship in Tiance Mansion. They got the news and made plans early.

The five counties of Yuezhou have fertile soil and simple folk customs. They are considered prosperous places, although in recent years, there have been demons.

But nowadays, among all the counties in the Central Plains, there is no county that does not have some ghosts and ghosts, and these weird stories and the like cannot attract civil servants.

With the Tiance Mansion monitoring the demons in the world, and the officers and soldiers from various states coming and going to search and kill them, he wasn't too worried.

Overall, Gu Yuanfang is very satisfied with getting this opportunity.

The only thing I was a little dissatisfied with was that the demon-killing captain who was good friends with the Gu family said bluntly that he was appointed as the magistrate of Baling County. He must remember not to make an enemy of the county captain Zhang Bailing. He just wanted to be the magistrate of Taiping County.

Keeping it has its benefits.

Hearing this, Gu Yuanfang was dissatisfied.

He studied hard for more than ten years and became a scholar in Chang'an, where he was encouraged by others and stayed there for another ten years.

It's not easy to become a parent, but when I go to Xia County, I have to look at the face of the county magistrate. What is Taiping County Magistrate? This is a nice way to put it.

In fact, I just told him not to interfere with things, not to fight for power, just to follow Xiao's rules honestly and not to make his own decisions.

So is this still a county magistrate?

It would be better to say that he is going to be a subordinate official of the county consolation department.

After thinking about it again, Gu Yuanfang understood.

Perhaps, these days, Tiance Mansion has been fighting against demons and monsters every day, and their brains have been trained into muscles, and they have no idea what the righteousness of the court is? Or perhaps, what kind of background does Baling County Lieutenant Zhang Bailing have?

But no matter what, even if the other party also holds the military position of demon-subduing school captain, his position as a school captain in Baling County is an eighth-grade official.

In the same system, no matter how you say it, you are always inferior to the county magistrate.

Within a county, it is common practice for civil servants to dominate military affairs.

If this hundred-year-old is ignorant and submits a document to the court, his official position will not be stable.

He lifted his top directly.

Gu Yuanfang thought to herself that now that she was an official, it was the time to show off her grand ambitions. She was very high-spirited and wished she could immediately dive into her first life as an official.

As long as he can make some achievements and be promoted to the state capital, the day when the second wife of the Gu family will rise will not be far away.

The first thing that must be done is to have a good relationship with the state officials, accumulate more money and manage more every year.

As for what the people below are like, it actually doesn't matter.

Thinking about the official knowledge imparted by those who had risen to the top at the party of the same year, Gu Yuanfang smiled knowingly, opened the curtain, and looked at the street, thinking that it was pleasing to the eye.

"This is my people."

He seemed to see a large area of ​​walking "political achievements".

I heard that there are not many unruly people in Yuezhou, and it is easy to manage. Once a problem arises, just arrest a few and kill a few, and they will all be honest, and no one will rebel.

This is indeed a fat hole.

Just thinking of a happy place.

Gu Yuanfang heard a very discordant sound in her ears.

I saw a very unpleasant scene.

At the front of the street, I saw a few black-faced men with washed-out clothes, rolled-up trousers, and a foul smell on their bodies, talking and laughing loudly as they walked.

'Is this a fisherman?'

The three of them each carried a large or flat basket, with smiles on their faces, their faces tanned red by the sun, with a hint of joy.
To be continued...