Volume 2 Demon Ridge Jingyanggang Chapter 33: The Righteous Man's Order
The magistrate of Yanggu County was a middle-aged man in his forties. According to the standards of the Song Dynasty for selecting officials, he at least looked like a handsome middle-aged man with temperament.
He was wearing the most ordinary robe and sitting in front of the desk with a cup of tea. On the desk was the black bag that Wang Liang had just handed over.
When Wang Liang came in, the Yanggu County Magistrate slowly raised his head. Wang Liang noticed a gleam of light in his eyes, and then he saw a shrewd look flash by.
All these changes caught Wang Liang's attention. He judged that the ray of divine light should be the official power of the county magistrate, Baili Hou, which was trying to find out whether Wang Liang had any hostility.
And that shrewd look that flashed across his eyes was the essence of the Yanggu County Magistrate. He was able to serve as the county magistrate in this dangerous place for such a long time and do everything in detail. He was definitely not a stupid man.
Wang Liang bowed politely and stood aside waiting for the county magistrate's questions.
Seeing that Wang Liang was very polite, the county magistrate sighed inwardly and pushed the black bag forward.
"I gave this to Xiaoyi. It has my seal on it. If Xiaoyi hadn't given it to you voluntarily, you wouldn't have been able to hold it safely. Can you tell me what happened to Xiaoyi?"
Wang Liang quickly told him everything that had happened since the time he left the tavern.
It contains the story of two people who looked like they were here to hunt tigers leaving the team on the way, an incident at Jingyanggang in Yaoling, and how they wanted to seek refuge in the mountain temple at first, but ended up encountering a terrible attack. In the end, Wang Liang protected the fat merchant Wang Yi and broke out of the siege, and how Wang Yi died on the road even though they had already left Jingyanggang in Yaoling.
The Yanggu County Magistrate had been listening the entire time without saying anything, not even when Wang Liang was recalling the details.
After hearing the whole story, the Yanggu County Magistrate nodded and said, "I know about this. So what made you change your mind and come to me?"
Wang Liang was not embarrassed either. He had shown from the beginning that he did not want to appear in front of the county magistrate , and he had no intention of hiding anything at all.
When the Yanggu County Magistrate asked this question, Wang Liang directly placed Ximen Qing's private seal on the table.
When the Yanggu County Magistrate saw the private seal, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes. He must have been tempted by Ximen Qing's property.
But he didn't know why Wang Liang came to him. You have to know that he was not the only one in Yanggu County who had ideas about this property.
"I have talked to Lord Lu. It seems that Lord Lu has been busy these days preparing for the attack on Jingyanggang. Whether it is against bandits in mountain villages or goblins and ghosts, it requires a large number of soldiers to travel, so the logistics must be well managed.
I have no way of intervening in the food business , but as for the medicinal materials…"
Having said this, Wang Liang stopped and looked at the expression of the Yanggu County Magistrate.
The Yanggu County Magistrate also realized that Wang Liang was looking for an excuse for himself, an excuse to intervene in the attack on Jingyanggang.
And from his attitude, it can be seen that he asks for more than just one thing.
“Lord City God Lu and I have discussed our county’s attack on Jingyanggang. This time we must take down this demonized Yaoling and bring stability and peace to the people of Yanggu County. It is naturally a good thing that you are willing to participate.
Well, I will write a warrant to recruit you as a hero of Yanggu County to participate in the attack on Yaoling.
You are authorized to recruit hundreds of volunteers on your own and bring your own food, weapons and arrows to participate in the battle.
In order to ensure the fighting power of volunteers, the right to call upon the dark forces is allowed. These dark forces include but are not limited to thieves, rangers, ghosts, goblins, ancestral spirits and the like.
During the attack and defense of Yanggu County, these creatures walking in the dark were able to move freely in Yanggu County.
You have the priority right to choose 30% of the spoils of war from the enemies you defeat in the battle, and you have to purchase the rest with money.
All military merits are supervised by the Heavenly Dao. You can rest assured that the Heavenly Dao will not deduct any of your military merits.
After the war, the merit evaluation will be carried out in the same way as for regular soldiers. If there are great merits, they can be appointed as military officers..."
The Yanggu County Magistrate wrote on the paper while speaking. At the end, he looked up at Wang Liang and asked, "Do you have anything else to add?"
"Supply issues before and after the battle."
"Well, I can only approve a note for you for a limited purchase. After all, our county does not have enough supplies right now. It will be too late to transfer food and grass from other places. We must ensure the expenses of the regular soldiers."
The Yanggu County Magistrate quickly added a sentence at the end, then took out his county magistrate's seal and stamped it forcefully.
Wang Liang noticed that when the seal was pressed down, the ordinary white paper actually emitted a faint golden light.
This feeling was the same as the one Wang Liang had when he received the Heavenly Master's Thunder Department's imperial edict. There was a mysterious power protecting Wang Liang.
Wang Liang took the warrant in front of him and read it carefully twice before thanking the Yanggu County Magistrate.
The Yanggu County Magistrate didn't say anything, but pushed his hand on the table and pushed the black bag in front of Wang Liang.
"Take this with you, too. Don't show this to me again, or the one at home will be sad."
After saying that, he glanced at the backyard, fearing that someone would rush out from the backyard.
Wang Liang knew who the Yanggu County Magistrate was talking about. He naturally would not meddle in other people's family affairs. He put away his pockets, took the warrant, and said goodbye and left.
After leaving the county government gate, Wang Liang noticed something hidden in the shadows not far away.
It can be seen that Fushoumanyuan has been paying attention to this matter.
It's just that the official aura outside the county government was too strong, and he couldn't keep possessing the body forever, so he could only rely on his instincts, hiding in the darkness, waiting for Wang Liang's arrival.
Wang Liang did not ignore the matter of the three ghost cultivators. He waved to the shadow and took him to the place where they had gathered before.
That place is quite nice, there is little sunlight in the alley even at noon.
When Wang Liang went there, Gui Bu Ming and Nie Xiao Qian had also arrived.
Wang Liang immediately took out the warrant issued by the Yanggu County Magistrate and asked, "What do you think?"
After reading the words on the warrant, Gui Budie said loudly: "Count me in. It's just heroic, I did it."
"Count me in, too."
"And me. I also know a ghost king in the mass grave. He has five vengeful spirits under him. They are all quite powerful. You can bring him along."
After hearing what Fu Shou Man Yuan said, Wang Liang asked curiously, "Don't you have ghost soldiers? They can fill in."
