Realizing This Is A Wuxia World After Cultivating For 300 Years

In the reception hall of Juhe County Government Office.

Cui Heng sat on the chair, and Xu Fengan stood behind him, like a follower.

Liu Litao came here with Qian Cang and took a look at Xu Fengan. He felt that he looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him before.

Then, his attention was focused on Cui Heng.

The Juhe County Magistrate did not seem to stand up and salute.

However, Liu Litao, the county governor, was not dissatisfied.

He randomly found an empty seat and sat down, took the initiative to start a conversation, and said with a smile full of admiration: "County Magistrate Cui is young and promising. Only a few days after taking office, he has managed Juhe County in order and made the people live in peace."

"I'm just fulfilling my responsibilities." Cui Heng smiled and asked directly, "Prefect Liu Yuzun is here. What's your purpose?"

"Ahem!" Liu Litao obviously didn't expect Cui Heng's speech to be so direct. He coughed a few times and said, "Since Magistrate Cui said so, I won't let it go.

"To be honest with County Magistrate Cui, I occasionally caught a cold a few days ago and have been feeling unwell. It has become difficult for me to handle the government affairs of the county. I can no longer hold the position of county governor.

"At this time, I happened to hear that Magistrate Cui repelled the army of Yan thieves and restored people's livelihood in Juhe County, which had been impoverished for a long time. So I thought about it and wanted to ask Magistrate Cui if you want to serve as the prefect of Lu County. Job."

With that said, he asked Qian Cang beside him to open the bag and take out the three things inside.

"Haha, the governor is really well prepared." Cui Heng laughed as soon as he saw it, "He even prepared the letter of recommendation."

The three things Liu Litao brought were the seal of the prefect of Lu County, the official uniform of the prefect, and a letter of recommendation.

The first two are essential items for serving as a county guard.

The above recommendation letter is the procedure for transferring the position of prefect.

In fact, the procedure for transferring the post of prefect was originally not simple.

According to the official system of the Jin Dynasty, if the governor wanted to give up his position, he could appoint a non-kin candidate to take over the position of governor by making a recommendation to the court.

After the imperial court receives the recommendation letter, it will send officials to inspect the recommended person.

After the imperial court receives the results of the inspection, it convenes the ministers to discuss, and finally approves the appointment. The appointment letter is sent back to the county, and only the recommended person can actually take office.

But these are policies that can only be fully implemented in an era when the imperial court has strong dominance over local areas.

Since a hundred years ago, the Jin Dynasty's national power has been deteriorating, and its control over local areas has become weaker and weaker. Gradually, it has developed to the point where a new governor can take office only by sending a letter of recommendation to the imperial city.

This is because the inspection officials sent by the imperial court could not reach the local area at all, and were always killed by bandits inexplicably on the way. Later, the imperial court simply gave up this step.

Nowadays, the world is in chaos, and it is difficult for government orders to leave Zhongzhou, so the prefectures, counties and localities have more freedom. Although the above recommendation letter still exists, it has been reduced to a face-saving project.

Even the step of sending it to the imperial city was saved.

All you need to do is set up an altar, burn the recommendation book above in the direction of the Imperial City of Zhongzhou, and bow down again, and the recommendation is completed.

The new Sheriff can take office directly.

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Now Liu Litao has even prepared the letter of recommendation, which means that as long as he burns the letter of recommendation on the spot and bows in the direction of Zhongzhou, Cui Heng will become the official governor of Lu County.

Cui Heng had originally planned to win the position of Lujun's prefect, but he didn't expect that the Lujun's prefect actually came to his door on his own initiative, which made him a little surprised.

However, he did not agree directly. Instead, he shook his head and said with a half-smile: "Does the Grand Administrator really just feel cold and unwell, and is unable to continue handling political affairs, so he can only give up his position?"

In the past, he would have been indifferent to Liu Litao's reasons for giving up the position of prefect.

But after listening to what Xu Feng'an said, he felt it was necessary to let Governor Liu tell the truth.

"This..." Liu Litao was speechless for a moment.

At the same time, he glanced at Qian Cang beside him doubtfully, as if asking, "Didn't you say that this county magistrate is bound to win the position of prefect? ​​Why do you still ask so many questions?"

Qian Cang was also confused. Why is this attitude different from what he showed before?

Could it be that I made a mistake in "guessing my mind"?

However, Liu Litao was a sharp-minded person after all.

After a brief moment of astonishment, he realized that Cui Heng should know something, so he turned to Qian Cang and said, "You go out first, I have something to talk to County Magistrate Cui."

"Yes." Qian Cang quickly excused himself and left in a hurry.

He now deeply understands that as a minion, he must have the self-consciousness of a minion, and it is better not to get involved in too many things between big shots.

"It seems that the Grand Administrator does have something to say." Cui Heng said with a smile.

"It made Magistrate Cui laugh." Liu Litao smiled bitterly, looked at Xu Fengan behind Cui Heng, and hesitated, "This is..."

"This is Xu Feng'an, the Supreme Elder of Yuhua Jiange." Cui Heng introduced briefly and said with a smile, "If you have anything to say, Prefect Liu, just say it."

"Xu Feng'an! The interior view of Yuhua Sword Pavilion is stunning. The best master in Lu County, the White Jade Sword God, one of the nine swords in the world?!" Liu Litao couldn't help but exclaimed, and looked at Xu Feng'an with wide eyes in shock.

No wonder he felt familiar, it was actually him. I had only seen him from a distance at a conference three years ago.

This big shot is on an equal footing with Toyoshu Makoto. He doesn't even get a chance to meet him on weekdays, so how could he appear here?

And he was still standing behind Magistrate Cui like a follower!

From this point of view, even if the rumors of calling for wind and rain are somewhat distorted, Magistrate Cui is probably a genuine immortal figure.

Far above the top of the world.

Until now, Liu Litao had been skeptical about the news that the Juhe County Magistrate had summoned the wind and rain to destroy an army of 50,000 men in a blink of an eye.

Not entirely sure.

After all, this kind of thing is too bizarre and completely challenges people's common sense.

If it weren't for the strong pressure from several sects and the assassination of Fengzhou Mu Caoquan first, he would definitely make a decision after further detailed investigation and confirmation.

But now seeing Xu Feng'an standing respectfully behind Cui Heng like a follower, he believed the news about Cui Heng at least 70%.

To be able to have a big shot at the top of the world be so respectful is enough to be revered as a god-like figure.

After Cui Heng heard the series of names Liu Litao revealed, he looked at Xu Fengan with some surprise. He didn't expect that this old boy had quite a long name.

"It's just a false reputation that makes the county magistrate laugh." Xu Fengan said with some embarrassment.

Before Liu Litao came in, Cui Heng had already agreed with him not to reveal his identity and just call him the county magistrate.

"If Liu Taishou has anything to say, you might as well say it directly." Cui Heng looked at Liu Litao again.

"Yes, County Lord." Liu Litao subconsciously changed his title. He organized his language, took a deep breath and said: "Since Elder Xu is here, I think you, County Lord, already know about the events of a hundred years.

"Now that the centenary period is approaching, these martial arts sects that are not the most powerful in the world have begun to covet the position of Zhou Mu, wanting to get a piece of the pie. Lord Fengzhou Mu Cao may have been killed because of this.

"Actually, before the position of Fengzhou Mu was vacated, the foreign affairs deacons of the Taichong Sect, Tianjianmen, Pingchuan He Family, Fashan Temple, and Qingyu Temple all came to me and wanted to promote me to the position of Fengzhou Mu. .

“Originally, I thought they were just boasting and not taking them seriously, but after Mr. Cao was assassinated, I discovered that they most likely really thought so.

"As long as they push me, an easy-to-manipulate person, into a puppet, they can divide the spoils unscrupulously, and they don't need to worry about my thoughts at all..."

"Even if they want to share the spoils, wouldn't you, Mr. Liu, take the position of state shepherd?" Cui Heng said with a smile, "This is the best of both worlds, why not do it?"

"My lord, the county magistrate, is joking." Liu Litao said with a bitter face, "They are not the only sects in Fengzhou who have no top sects, and there are top sects who may not give up the fight for the position of state shepherd.

"This is the cusp of a storm. If you don't pay attention, you may lose your life. Mr. Cao has learned from the past and I dare not not be afraid, so I thought that I would give up the position of the prefect to..."

At this point, he couldn't speak anymore and didn't dare to speak anymore.

"In such a dangerous position, why not give me the scapegoat?" Cui Heng pretended to sneer, "Isn't it?"

"Don't dare! I definitely don't dare to think like this!" Liu Litao was so frightened that he rolled down from his chair and lay on the ground in a panic to explain to Cui Heng, "I, I just think that you, the county magistrate, are like a god. He is a person who has the ability to move wind and rain. He is definitely not afraid of these sects and is not afraid of being assassinated. That’s why he made this decision. If the county magistrate is not willing, I will never mention this matter again. I also ask the county magistrate to forgive me. !”

"How are those sect families going to deal with you? Are they going to use force directly?" Cui Heng did not explain whether he wanted to accept the position of Lu County's prefect. Instead, he asked another question.

"It would be better if we use force." Liu Litao said with a bitter look on his face, "Your Majesty, you don't know something. These sects and big families are not just people in the martial arts world, they are also extremely rich and powerful, controlling the lifeblood of the people of a county or even several counties. .

"For example, the Taichong sect has been involved in the grain merchant industry for hundreds of years since its establishment. At the beginning of the founding of the Jin Dynasty, for the sake of stability, the Taichong sect was given some water transportation rights in Fengzhou.

"To this day, the Taichong faction can be said to be turning clouds and rain with their hands in Fengzhou's grain operation. With just one order, it is possible for Lujun City to be cut off from grain.

"There is also the Tianjian Sect, which is also a large sect that has been passed down for hundreds of years. Its main business is ore and coal. If it makes his family unhappy, it will leave the people with no charcoal to burn in winter, and then there will be wars and disasters.

"And the Qingyu Sect...Pingchuan He Family..."

As Liu Litao described, Cui Heng's face became increasingly weird. According to the economic lifeline of the Jin Dynasty, people's livelihood and all industries had long been controlled by various powerful families.

It’s outrageous that this kind of ghost country can survive for two hundred years.

"There is one more thing I want to report to you, the county magistrate." Liu Litao seemed to feel that he had said so much anyway, so he simply went ahead and said, "I probably can't hide my departure from Lujun City from these sects and families.

"They will probably also guess that I want to give up the position of governor. In order to show authority to the new governor, these sects and families have probably begun to restrict the people's livelihood and industries in Lujun City.

"If you take over the position of the governor of Lu County, I'm afraid you will face a city full of people who have been oppressed by these sects and families, whose livelihood is difficult, and who are full of rebellion."

"Oh?" Cui Heng narrowed his eyes slightly when he heard this.

Is there such a good thing?