Chapter 184 Write it down in a small notebook

There is an old proverb among the people:

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No action in 1929;

3949 ice walking;

5969, watching willows along the river;

The river opens at seven or nine, and the swallows come at eight or nine;

Nine-nine plus one-nine, the cattle are everywhere.

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Chen Ku and the three shopkeepers of Yaowangtang, master Yang Luchan and senior brother Kou Ming, walked together to the most noble place with majesty and power in the county.

Baojiao County Government Office.

Along the way, there was already a lot of spring in the air.

Not far away, the Longjiang River flows rapidly, and the ice has already melted, which is a symbol of the return of spring to the earth.

Kou Ming walked behind the shopkeepers and Yang Luchan with his hands behind his hands, walking side by side with Chen Ku. Listening to the sound of the surging river, he couldn't help but chuckle:

"The rivers bloom in the seventh and ninth months, and the wild geese come in the eighth and ninth. The cold winter of last year has finally passed, and our Yaowang Hall has ushered in the new spring."

As he finished speaking, he looked at the willows and flowers on the shore, reached out and pulled off a leaf, and smelled the green fragrance.

"Senior Brother Kou is so excited." Chen Ku chuckled and said, "I'm about to meet Master Qingtian, the biggest man in this county. You still have such a leisurely and elegant attitude, aren't you nervous?"

"Why are you nervous? Lord Shangguan won't do anything to our Yaowangtang. Could it be that Junior Brother Chen thinks that this time is to 'invite you into the urn'? So that he can catch us all?" Kou Ming said with a smile.

"That shouldn't happen."

Chen Ku replied.

But it was impossible to say that he was not worried at all. After all, he knew that although he and Lord Shangguan had not met each other openly, there were already many conflicts of interest in secret.

Tuoshanzhang, Xu family bloodline, Xiawang treasure...

These are all invisible "competitions" that must be fought, but they haven't exploded yet.

suddenly.

Chen Ku's heart moved:

"Now I actually have the idea that I can compete with Shangguan Yun for the Xia King's treasure at the same time. This change of mentality is really wonderful..."

Before, what he had been thinking about was to wait until Shangguan Yun went to explore the treasure of the Xia King, find an opportunity to follow him, see if others could eat the meat, and get some soup for himself, but now it turned into preparing to talk to Shangguan Yun Go and compete for the powerful state of mind of the Xia King's treasure.

"Sure enough, only Lixiong has great ambitions."

Chen Ku knew very well that all this was because his strength continued to improve and he had begun to reach the top of the county's ceiling.

Now, although his own cultivation level is only at the peak of the three realms, to be honest, except for his master and Shangguan Yun, the other eight of the top ten masters in Baojiao County are not afraid at all.

There was even a situation where he was 70% to 80% sure of assassinating those masters and successfully taking their heads, even if he tried his best.

The group of people from Yaowangtang walked through North Street, and people from every household, shop, and gang looked at them with a faint awe in their eyes, as if they were watching a group of tigers crossing the border...

After Chai Tiepu was destroyed and the Fish and Dragon Society went into hibernation, it is no exaggeration to say that Yaowangtang has now transformed into the king of Baojiao County.

Soon, Chen Ku followed the people from Yaowangtang and arrived at Baojiao County Yamen.

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In the backyard of the county government office now.

In a lobby, there is a picture of green mountains, pines and cypresses painted on the back. A scholar in blue shirt stared at the painting, stroking his beard and sighing: "The brushwork in this painting is powerful and powerful. Green mountains, pines and cypresses, the divine intention is almost coming out through the paper. I don't know who it is." Handwriting?"

"Master Huitan, this painting is the handiwork of Master Shangguan." Master Sui You looked at the famous imperial envoy.

"I heard that Shangguan County Magistrate has spiritual miraculous skills. Now I see that he can actually integrate his spirit into paintings. It can be seen that Shangguan County Magistrate's martial arts, calligraphy and painting attainments have reached the level of perfection."

Standing next to Tan Chongrui, the tall Qin Yuxian turned to Shangguan Yun, who was not far away and was wearing a white robe, and smiled:

"If Shangguan County Magistrate is not an official, he will be more than enough to become a martial arts master or a master of calligraphy and painting."

Sui's right eye turned slightly strange as he looked at this great master.

Grandmaster Qin, what does this mean? Is it overt praise or covert derogation?

However, he did not dare to say anything more, because the word "grandmaster" was not only praised by people in the world, but also a kind of "fame" from the court.

The Epoch Dynasty built its country on martial arts, and there was a clear division of the martial arts classes after martial arts examinations, which were divided into: Wu Sheng, Wu Xiucai, Wu Juren, Wu Zongshi and other grades.

If a martial arts student passes the exam, he will already have the rank of ninth grade. It can be seen that the county magistrate does not worship him. He is an official and has the same rank as the county captain of Baojiao County. If the martial arts student passes the martial arts scholar again, he will be the eighth grade, and his rank is comparable. County magistrate...

The title of a seventh-grade martial arts examiner is equivalent to the rank of a seventh-grade county magistrate in Shangguan Yun.

As for the 'Grand Master', who is the highest ranking person in the world, he has already surpassed the sixth rank of Shangguan Yun.

Although this merit system is for the imperial court to select talents to serve, they have not been appointed by the imperial court. Before taking office at the local level, the entire merit system is independent of the bureaucracy. The person responsible for this group of people is another organization of the imperial court. It was the "Martial Temple" of the imperial court.

Imperial examination selection is also the responsibility of the Wu Temple.

Therefore, Qin Yuxian, as the 'Martial Master' under the martial arts temple's merit system, can serve as the invigilator of the martial arts examination and be responsible for this martial arts examination.

No matter in terms of court rank or martial arts level, Qin Yuxian was completely above Shangguan Yun. He was certainly qualified to criticize Shangguan Yun in the tone of "the superior versus the inferior".

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Yun smiled calmly and said:

"As the only 'grandmaster' of the Qiulong Mansion, Grandmaster Qin already has the rank of sixth rank in the imperial court. If he becomes an official, he will be able to hold an important position in the city. If he is either a prime minister or a lieutenant, that will be more than enough."

Qin Yu first looked at Shangguan Yun in surprise. Even in the city, he was always polite to the magistrate when he met him. He didn't expect that the magistrate of Baojiao County could be so neither humble nor overbearing.

I couldn't help but think more highly of Shangguan Yun.

"Without further ado, the reason why I came to the county office from Yaowangtang today is because I want to meet with you, Mr. Tan, in front of you, the county magistrate, to see when the new system will be implemented. You have to tell me "The old man Tan Chongrui is here, so he won't talk nonsense at this time.

"I don't know about other people in the county government. I, Shangguan Yun, can express my position now."

Shangguan Yun smiled lightly and said:

"This county absolutely supports the new policy that Mr. Tan wants to implement. It requires people to give people, and power to power. In a word, Mr. Tan will follow his lead."

Qin Yuxian and Tan Chongrui were both a little surprised.

I didn't expect Shangguan Yun's attitude to be so straightforward.

But they also sensed Shangguan Yun’s hidden meaning at the same time:

"Who are the others?"

Immediately, several people flashed through my mind.

County magistrate?

County captain?

In any county, prefecture, state, or province in the Daji Dynasty, in the officialdom, it is almost difficult for the first, second, and third leaders to have the same mind.

If you encounter someone with strong skills, you can suppress your subordinates. If you don't have strong skills, even if you are the county magistrate, the second and third leaders below are obviously hindered by their obedience due to official rank, but secretly they have many ways to add obstacles. , to put it bluntly, it is still a matter of competition for interests and power.

The key is,

Shangguan Yun doesn't seem to be a weak person.

Before coming, they had investigated and found out that Shangguan Yun had appointed the magistrate of Baojiao County more than five years ago. In five years, almost all personnel in Baojiao County had been completely suppressed.

As if he saw what the two of them were thinking, Shangguan Yun turned around with his hands behind his back and looked outside the courtyard:

"Baojiao County is, after all, the thoroughfare of nine counties. Many forces are complex and deep-rooted. No one knows which mountain a person is behind. The most I can do is take care of the affairs of the county, but this time the imperial envoy wants to handle It is a big event and has a great impact, so we will encounter a problem. Some people listened to me before because I was the seventh-grade county magistrate, but then... secretly if someone with an official rank far higher than mine gives it to them "I gave the order secretly, so do you think they listened to me or to someone in a higher position?"

"So, Shangguan Yun can only guarantee that I fully support the new policy of the Imperial Envoy. Therefore, everyone who can cooperate will cooperate. However, other people and behind-the-scenes constraints require you and the master to find a solution."

Shangguan Yun finished speaking.

Just wait for the next reply from the two people.

Suddenly, reports came from outside.

"Two adults and masters, the masters and shopkeepers of Yaowangtang are here."

As soon as this statement came out.

Shangguan Yun, Tan Chongrui, and Qin Yuxian looked outside the hospital at the same time.

I saw a total of six people walking there. The tall body of the old man Yang Luchan was very conspicuous, but Shangguan Yun and Qin Yuxian looked at the young man next to Yang Luchan at the same time.

"Is this Chen Ku, who is very famous in this county recently?"

Shangguan Yun did not speak to anyone else first, but looked at Chen Ku, and even took the initiative to approach him.

Yang Luchan and others came here originally to bow and salute, but before they could salute, they saw Shangguan Yun coming in front of them, mainly in front of Chen Ku, looking at the young man with a hint of curiosity and scrutiny.

Although the other person spoke with a smile, he felt a strong sense of threat for no reason, as if the other person was staring at him with different thoughts.

Shangguan Yun's eyes are as bright as ink!

Chen Ku looked at the white-clothed county magistrate in front of him and looked at him.

Suddenly.

[Some Shangguan said that he suddenly doubted the master of the picture and wanted to test it, which would be detrimental to the master...]

Chen Ku suddenly felt that something was not good, and immediately felt that the county magistrate's eyes were like a bottomless pool, seeming to drag all his mind into it.

[The owner of the picture is under the spiritual influence from Shangguan Yun, which is not good for the owner...]

Almost at the moment when the change diagram reminded him, Chen Ku's painstaking warning, and Erlang's spiritual third eye of changing the eyebrows, were stimulated and the skin became hot and red.

"There is spiritual magic in his sight..."

Chen Ku was shocked. He never expected that the county magistrate would use tricks on him as soon as they met. He quickly gathered his energy and used all his mental power to resist the opponent's mental gaze with difficulty.

This moment.

Under the influence of Shangguan Yun's spirit, Chen Ku is like a fisherman holding a small boat in the sea. Facing the impact of the stormy waves, he has difficulty controlling the angle of the boat. If he is not careful, he will be swallowed by the waves, resulting in The boat capsizes and the mind is lost.

"Chen Ku!"

At this time, Yang Luchan also noticed something was wrong. He shouted in a deep voice, stood in front of Chen Ku, and said:

"Follow me to pay my respects to Lord Shangguan."

Give him a bow.

But it happened to block Shangguan Yun's sight, making Chen Kudeng feel as if he had been released, his heart was shocked, and then his mind was violently turbulent:

"Shangguanyun! He is indeed a great master in spiritual spiritual skills. But why did he use his methods against me as soon as we met? What is sudden suspicion..."

At this moment, Chen Ku had thousands of thoughts flickering in his mind, constantly guessing:

"Is it because of the incident between Zhao Yuyan and Zhao Chuanzu, and because of that 'unparalleled' mountain roaring and tsunami seal? Did you think of me at that time?"

"But the change diagram didn't remind me at the time. Could it be Shangguan Yun's whim at that moment?"

"Fortunately, I don't have the Qilin Blood Gu transformation on me, nor the aura of the Xu family's blood, nor the Zhao siblings, nor the aura of the Zhao family. Otherwise...if he had found out, would he have taken action here on the spot? "

Just when Chen Ku was guessing, he was frightened and angry.

Not far away, a voice came.

"The magistrate of Shangguan County, as the head of a county and a great martial artist in the Five Realms, used spiritual visitation on a young man when they just met?"

Qin Yuxian stood on the steps of the hall, folded his arms and said calmly:

"No matter what it means, it's not pretty."

Not to mention, he had already intended to give Chen Ku a martial arts examination gold order. Secondly, as a master of the generation, he couldn't stand this kind of bullying of the small by the big.

Hearing this,

Shangguan Yun put his hands behind his back and smiled, not because Yang Luchan protected Chen Ku, but because of Qin Yuxian. His eyes returned to their introverted state, and he said softly:

"There is no other reason. I just heard that Mr. Chen, the shopkeeper, was able to kill three realms and four realms using the method of 'spiritual witnessing'. This county also understands this, so I thought of trying Mr. Chen's talents. , Sure enough, despite his great reputation, Master Chen is seventeen years old and has a peak level of cultivation in the Third Realm, but he has the same "spiritual skills" as a martial artist in the Fourth Realm. "

As soon as this statement came out.

The three shopkeepers of Yaowangtang were startled for a moment, and then suddenly felt happy. They didn't think much about it, they believed it a little, but they were very surprised that Chen Ku had reached the peak of Jade Skin in the Three Realms!

When did you break through again?

But Yang Luchan and Qin Yuxian didn't believe a word of it, especially Yang Luchan. Just now he clearly felt that Shangguan Yun's mental power was as if he wanted to see Chen Ku from the inside out in an instant. The mentality of testing talents.

Chen Ku felt it most clearly, but at this time this was the county government, and the other party was the county magistrate. He could only endure this tone for the time being. After calming down, he spoke slightly:

"Thank you for the compliment, sir."

At this moment, I was secretly thinking:

"Just wait, I will keep an eye on you from today on. Sooner or later, this situation will have to be restored."

Last time he killed the remnant soul of the seventh-grade city god, and thus obtained a three-level national destiny dragon energy. If one day he could kill Shangguan Yun, who knows how many levels of national destiny dragon energy he would have?

Shangguan Yun didn't know what Chen Ku was thinking, so he just turned to Qin Yuxian and Tan Chongrui and said:

"Master Qin, as well as Mr. Tan, there are still some matters in this county. As for what you and Yaowangtang want to discuss, I will not be involved. I will take the first step."

After saying that, he gave Chen a forced smile and left with his hands behind his back.

Behind him, Master Sui You also smiled, saluted several people, and followed them away. (End of chapter)