Chapter 210: Attacking Chenglin County
After a long while, a skinny old man in black came forward and whispered, "Sir, how about I go to Fangqiao County?"
"No need, let's wait until the storm has passed!" said the majestic man, waving his hand.
In the governor's mansion, a tall and slender man with a handsome face and five long beards, who had a rather elegant temperament, stroked his beard leisurely and said to a man dressed as a scholar beside him: "None of Xiao Anyang's sons and grandsons are really talented, but he has a granddaughter who is amazing.
She became a bone refining master at the age of 25, and according to Wei Yufu, her true strength is no less than that of a mid-stage bone refining master. This talent is the best in the entire Xiyun Province!"
"It seems that your Excellency is interested in talented people!" said the scholar.
"She killed Pang Qiwei, and is at war with Pang Zhiyuan to the death. She is such a genius, so naturally I have to admire her. This time I appoint her as the county magistrate. You go there in person and bring a fourth-grade lower-level bone-refining secret medicine. It is difficult to carry out the work alone, so we have to train one or two great bone-refining martial artists around her as soon as possible." said the bearded man.
"Are you worried, sir, that Pang Zhiyuan will take action against her?" the scholar asked.
"It shouldn't happen in the short term, after all, the Judge's Office is also involved in this matter. And with Xiao Qing's strength, there are only a few people under Pang Zhiyuan who are capable of killing Xiao Qing with lightning speed without alerting others. And Xiao Qing is not stupid, he will definitely be on full alert at this time. In this case, even those few people will find it difficult to kill Xiao Qing without alerting others.
However, after this storm has passed, with Pang Zhiyuan's character, he will definitely not let it go after losing Fangliao County and having his nephew killed. He will probably find an opportunity to kill Xiao Qing. Therefore, Xiao Qing still needs to have one or two bone refining masters around her, so that it will not be so easy for Pang Zhiyuan to kill her, and he also has to worry about the risk of leaking the news. "The long-bearded man said.
"A talent like Xiao Qing is hard to find. Since you are worried about her, why not transfer her to your side to train her?" The scholar suggested after hesitating.
"How do you know she's willing? She's a 25-year-old master of the early stage of bone refining, and her real combat power is not inferior to that of a master of the middle stage of bone refining. She must have her own ambitions and wishes. Once I order her to be transferred to my side, it may backfire.
Moreover, although Fangliao County is a poor, mountainous and water-restricted place, its location is still relatively important. Once problems arise in Jiugao County and Heya County, it can serve as a buffer and restraint, and requires a strong person to be in charge.
As for Xiao Qing's safety, why should I worry about it? If she can survive the danger, it means she is a real talent. At that time, she will only hate the Pang family more, and in order to guard against and deal with the Pang family, she can only rely on me completely. If she fails to withstand the test and dies, it will not be a big loss to me. On the contrary, Pang Zhiyuan is the biggest suspect in Xiao Qing's death, and I can report him then. "The long-bearded man stroked his beard and smiled.
"Your Excellency is far-sighted!" said the scholar, bowing slightly.
"Haha!" The bearded man laughed heartily upon hearing that.
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Guan Goufu.
Qin Ziling sat in the upper seat, and Jin Yichen sat below him with his head held high, like a junior who was listening to instructions.
A few days ago, the ownership of Fangqiao City changed in one day, and it did not cause any major turmoil. All the main figures of the Pang and Lin families were either killed or arrested, and no one escaped.
The outside world attributed all these achievements to Xiao Qing and the inspector sent by the provincial governor's office, praising them for their keen insight, meticulous planning, swift and decisive action, and profound accomplishments.
In particular, Xiao Qing killed two Blood Wolf Guards directly with a single shot in the training ground of the West City Military Camp, and later stabbed Pang Qiwei to death with another shot. After the news spread, it caused a huge sensation, and Xiao Qing's reputation instantly climbed to its peak.
Moreover, news has come from the provincial capital. After a struggle among various forces, all parties finally reached an agreement. Xiao Qing will hold the seal of the county governor and the military power, which can be said to be the combination of military and political power in one person. However, Xiao Qing must quell the rebels in Chenglin County within one year, otherwise he will be dismissed.
Nowadays, the door of the Xiao family has almost been trampled down by the leaders of various forces, big and small, in Fangqiao County. Everyone wants to meet Xiao Qing and make arrangements with her in advance.
But Jin Yichen knew very well that the real mastermind behind all this was the young uncle in front of him.
Everything was as planned by him, proceeding step by step in an orderly manner.
So even though Jin Yichen was the head of the Guan Gou Mansion and was nearly forty years old, he acted like a junior in front of this uncle who was just in his early twenties.
"You did a great job this time." Qin Ziling looked at Jin Yichen with admiration in his eyes.
This time, Jin Yichen is a very crucial link.
Without Jin Yichen, even if Pang Qiwei was killed, there would be a lot of troubles afterwards, and it would be difficult for Xiao Qing to successfully ascend to the position of the prefect of Fangliao County.
"Uncle Master is in charge of the strategy, and I am just following his orders." Jin Yichen said modestly.
"You don't have to be too modest. Orders are one thing, and execution is another. You have strong execution ability, and that is your ability and credit." Qin Ziling waved his hand and said with a smile.
"Thank you for your praise, uncle." Jin Yichen said modestly again.
Qin Ziling smiled and pointed at Jin Yichen and said, "Your personality doesn't seem like a swordsman at all!"
"I have been in the officialdom for many years, and I understand that showing off one's edge too much can hurt oneself, and being too rigid can easily lead to failure. Therefore, my edge is only contained in the deepest part of my bones." Jin Yichen replied.
"Okay!" Qin Ziling nodded approvingly. His thought moved slightly, and a ripple appeared in the space. A pill bottle appeared out of thin air from his right hand, and then flew towards Jin Yichen.
"You have called me uncle so many times and helped me do such a big thing. As your uncle, I cannot treat you unfairly. Take this middle-grade Huayuan Pill. If you don't want to continue to refine and accumulate true energy, just take it. You should be able to condense your true energy in a short period of time and become a great Qi Refiner at the Zhenyuan realm." Qin Ziling said lightly.
"Intermediate-grade Huayuan Pill!" Jin Yichen took the pill bottle and was wondering what this thing was. When he heard these words, he was so shocked that his hands trembled and he almost couldn't hold the pill bottle.
He went down the mountain to seek a job at the Imperial Observatory, but what he really wanted was a Yuan Hua Dan.
However, Huayuan Pill is hard to come by. Unless you have made great contributions, you will have a chance to be rewarded, and usually it will only be a low-grade Huayuan Pill.
Jin Yichen was in Fangliao County, a poor and remote place, and had basically no chance of making any great contributions.
This time he did make a great contribution, but the real credit was taken away by Wei Yufu, and he only got some elixirs to improve his skills and high-quality healing pills.
In fact, even if he was rewarded with a low-grade Huayuan Pill, based on the skills Jin Yichen practiced and the number of golden snake phantoms reaching 168 in his dantian, his chances of success in condensing true essence would be extremely low.
As a result, Jin Yichen never dreamed that his uncle would casually throw him a mid-grade Huayuan Pill!
"Uncle Master, this..." Jin Yichen was holding the middle-grade Huayuan Pill and wanted to refuse it, but he couldn't bear to do so.
"Practice well, no need to see me off!" Qin Ziling stood up, threw down a word, and left.
Jin Yichen watched Qin Ziling's departing back. It took him a while to come back to his senses. He bowed deeply to the back that was about to disappear at the door.
…
Time flies and it is August.
The weather is getting hotter and hotter .
Three months have passed since the demise of the Pang and Lin families in Fangqiao County.
Two months ago, Xiao Qing was officially appointed as the prefect of Fangliao County and concurrently served as the county lieutenant.
After Xiao Qing took office, he immediately made drastic changes to all aspects of Fangliao County City.
The first thing is personnel appointments in official circles.
Xiao Qing appointed Zuo Le as the county lieutenant and Zheng Xinghan as the captain of Nancheng, making Shuiyue Villa truly one of the powerful forces in Fangqiao County.
Lü Jianhui of the Lü family resumed his post as the lieutenant of the East City, and there were no other changes. However, on the day when Lü Jianhui resumed his post as the lieutenant of the East City, Lü Xiangyu, the head of the Lü family, officially appointed Lü Taiqiang as the eldest grandson of the Lü family.
In addition to Shuiyue Villa and the Lu family, Xiao Qing promoted many talented and virtuous people to work .
During this period, Xiao Qing promulgated many policies that benefited the people, and continued to send people to clear out the surrounding bandit gangs. There were .
Today, Fangqiao County City has not only regained its peace, but has also begun to show a prosperous scene with a lot of things to be rebuilt.
Fields outside the city were reclaimed, smoke rose from some previously abandoned villages again, and a large number of people came in and out of the city gate every day.
Compared to the tranquility and prosperity of Fangliao County City, in the south of Fangliao County City, outside the gate of Chenglin County, on a vast flat ground, an extremely fierce and bloody battle was unfolding.
Half of the army backing the county town was composed of zombies.
Most of the zombies are black zombies and iron zombies, and a small number are bronze zombies.
Behind these zombies are a group of people wearing tall pointed hats, black clothes, and holding bells or flags in their hands.
As they shook bells or flags and chanted spells, the zombies rushed forward fearlessly. The thick evil aura of corpses rolled forward, bringing with it gusts of extremely cold and smelly winds.
The army facing the county town was composed entirely of human soldiers.
These soldiers were all dressed in bright armor, holding swords and spears, and were divided into the left and right armies and the central army.
In the center of the army, a heroic young woman was holding a Qinglong spear, riding upright on a clouded leopard horse, her eyes as sharp as swords, staring at the battlefield ahead. It was Xiao Qing.
Next to Xiao Qing, there was a middle-aged man standing side by side with her, and that man was Guan Gou Jin Yichen.
There are followers of the Corpse Demon Sect participating in the rebellion in Chenglin County, so naturally the people in Guan Gou Prefecture have to take part in suppressing the rebellion.
At this time, Jin Yichen's eyes became sharper than swords, and the fluctuations of his true energy were obscure and deep. He was already a great Qi Refiner in the Zhenyuan realm.
Leading the left army and charging in the front was a man with a calm demeanor, wearing armor, with a burly figure and holding a big sword.
The man rode his horse forward, slashing down with the sword in his hand, like a flash of cold lightning constantly cutting through the void.
With every chop of the sword, the oncoming zombies were cut in half, and filthy and smelly things were scattered all over the ground.
Even the bronze corpse rushed forward and was chopped in half with one blow using the momentum of the horse.
On the left and right of this man were two soldiers following closely.
