Chapter 30 Five Years
In the courtyard of the Jiang family’s back house in Chenxi County, Southern Xinjiang Prefecture, there are several rugged rockeries stacked with strange stones, pavilions and pavilions. There is a clear water pond between the pavilions, with green lotuses floating in it. In bloom, there are golden and red koi swimming around, and occasionally jumping out of the water, causing ripples.
In the pavilion, there are two old men who are cooking wine and playing chess. They hold black and white stones respectively. From time to time, they swallow a cup of hot wine, and then they move their stones to strangle the dragon. It is very pleasant.
The old man in brocade robe looked at his drunken old friend in front of him and responded accordingly.
Back then, Han Zhi was high-spirited and ambitious and wanted to display his talents. He did not hesitate to travel thousands of miles to come to this southern Xinjiang mansion to take office.
As his former classmate and old friend, I naturally want to receive him well and support each other from now on.
Who would have thought that the people in Shiyuan County were vicious and uncivilized, and my old friend wanted to change the local status quo at first.
Only when he was in Shiyuan County, he saw a government official who collected taxes being cursed to death. Insects appeared all over his body, and he was eaten until only a piece of flesh and blood was left.
From then on, Han Zhi fled to Chenxi County and never talked about serving as an official to benefit a country and educate the barbarians.
Chenxi County is very close to Zhennanguan, and it is also a transportation hub for grain and grass for the border army, so it is relatively safe and prosperous. The Jiang family also took shares in the supply of military supplies, and they have just acquired this wealthy family business.
Snap.
Mr. Jiang was in the middle of the game, but the player in front of him was already drunk and fast asleep.
“Alas.”
Seeing this, Mr. Jiang sighed softly, took off his coat and stepped forward to cover his old friend.
I have raised Han Zhi for five years in vain, spending a lot of money without seeing any benefits. The younger members of the family have long complained in private, and even expressed some displeasure overtly and covertly in front of themselves and their old friends.
But, after all, we were close friends from our classmates...
At this moment, a steward in blue ran in panting from outside the park.
"Master, promotion, promotion!"
"Side, what are you panicking about, what promotion?"
After hearing this, Mrs. Jiang frowned slightly and scolded, a little dissatisfied with his family The housekeeper shows no composure during important events. There is no official in the family, so how can he be promoted?
"Old Master, it's...it's Duke Han Zhi. The appointment from the imperial court came down a few days ago. For his meritorious service in governing Shiyuan County, the imperial court specially commended him and appointed him Shaoyin of Nanling Prefecture!"
"What? ”
The civil service ranks of the Tang Dynasty were divided into nine ranks and twenty-nine ranks. The magistrate of Shiyuan County started from the seventh rank, and Shaoyin of Nanling Prefecture started from the fourth rank and was promoted to three ranks. This has been the case since the founding of the Tang Dynasty. It is also rare.
Side was kneeling there and looked at the drunken old man in brocade clothes lying on the stone table. He admired him very much:
Fortunately, the family is kind and kind. The old man is in charge of the eldest, second, third, and fourth wards. Those people usually have five or six jumping around, but they are not successful in cultivation, officialdom, business, and now it seems that they are also unsuccessful in life. Only when the old man is in charge can the family continue to enjoy peace and prosperity.
On the other side, Ishihara County.
With the establishment of the Chixin Temple, three Taoist priests, Lu Cheng, Chen Qingfeng and Chen Qingyun, took charge of the diversion of water from the Miasma River for water conservancy construction.
Like blood, it spreads throughout Ishihara County.
Use the power of Chixin Temple to suppress the ghosts and ghosts, and use the power of the sun to dissolve the miasma poisonous insects, so that the water of the Miasma River can gradually be used for irrigation and drinking.
The Taoist priests of Chixin Temple made an agreement with the local elders, and the three chapters of the law:
Those who kill will die, and those who hurt others and steal will be punished.
Once these three laws were implemented, and the four families of Li, Tu, Zou, and You were completely eliminated, the number of merchants increased several times due to the abundant local timber and some local specialties.
In just five years, the local area has undergone earth-shaking changes.
The life of the local people has improved visibly. They have enough food to satisfy their hunger and clothing to keep out the cold. They can support their parents and love their children. Some people from the mountains even came to Shiyuan County to join their hometown. This achievement It's called savage naturalization.
Since the establishment of Nanjiang Prefecture, Shiyuan County has almost never paid taxes to the court. It started paying taxes in the second year after Chixin Temple was established, and has now paid taxes for three consecutive years.
But even so, this credit may not be enough to be promoted to the third rank in a row. However, the imperial court learned about the relationship between Han Zhi and Huoyun Mansion through unknown channels. If it were not for the letter before Han Zhi came to Southern Xinjiang, , the imperial court probably doesn’t even know that the real Chi Shenzi still has relatives in the world, even though it has been many years.
In Chixin Temple, Shiyuan County, Nanjiang Prefecture.
In the quiet room of the main hall, there was a young Taoist sitting on a futon, breathing and practicing Qi. Along with his practice, a hazy Qi like a mist gradually spread around the young Taoist's body. After the ninth round of power and the magic power reached its peak, Lu Cheng's entire body floated on the futon and slowly rotated.
"Buzz...buzz..."
Hanging on the wall next to the quiet room, a series of flying swords buzzed along with the master's performance. It seemed to be spiritual, and it was talking to the master at this moment!
Five years.
The spirituality of this red pine sword has been cultivated to the extreme by Lu Cheng's cultivation of sword intention. A person's sword is clear and powerful, and a person's sword has its fierceness. The sword has its spirituality.
On the other hand, Lu Cheng has studied and practiced the great method of transforming spirits to a very high level. Even the direct disciples of Burning Wood Mountain, most of them cannot get constant guidance from a Foundation Establishment monk. With the blessing of the divine power of the Chixin Temple, Lu Cheng almost condensed his spiritual consciousness in the Chixin Temple and could observe the movement of mana in his body.
Whether it is the purification of mana or the control of mana, it is not something that ordinary Qi-training monks can compare with.
Lu Cheng floated in mid-air, with his body as the center, a stream of magic energy flowed and spread, and even spread to all parts of the quiet room. After a long time, sweat appeared on Lu Cheng's forehead, he slowly stopped his power, and his body also emerged from mid-air. Slowly descended and landed on the futon.
At this moment, a piece of talisman paper suddenly slipped through the tiny gap in the door of the quiet room. After the talisman paper got in, it stood up and turned into a little girl made of paper cuts, and ran Go to the young Taoist and shout loudly:
"Senior Brother Lu, please stop practicing. We made an appointment to have a banquet with fellow Taoist Tang today to discuss Taoism. If you come out as late as last time, it would be really rude!"
The person who used the talisman to cast spells was naturally Chen Qingyun. Lu Cheng smiled slightly when he saw this, gently pointed at the forehead of the paper man, pushed it down and said with a smile:
"I already know, I will leave the seclusion immediately."
(End of this chapter)