Daqin Zhentiansi

Chapter 196: Hey, isn't this Zhang Shijiu? Master Jixue, let me introduce you.

A green wooden carriage slowly drove out of Sima Mansion.

In the carriage, Sima Zhou Zhengtong and Zhou Ru sat opposite each other.

"Father, are you really taking me to the banquet?"

Zhou Ru's face was a little reserved, and he clenched his fists. "I, I'm stupid. I'm afraid that such a scene would embarrass my father."

Zhou Ru remembered that the last time he attended a banquet for officials in the county government with his father was three years ago.

He knew that he was stupid and not good at speaking, and he didn't know where to embarrass his father.

"It's okay. Your elder brother will also go. You can go and accompany him then." Zhou Zhengtong looked at Zhou Ru in front of him and said.

Zhang Shijiu is Ji Yuntang's disciple, so Ji Yuntang will naturally bring him to the banquet.

"Will big brother also attend the banquet?" Zhou Ru showed joy on his face.

"My eldest brother told me last time that there is a way to increase my strength a little more, and I don't need to carry Grandpa Ji's scroll with me all the time. When I see you, I will ask you clearly."

Zhou Ru muttered happily to herself and turned to look out the window.

Zhou Zhengtong held a scroll in his hand and looked at Zhou Ru opposite him with a smile on his face.

At the age of thirteen, his boxing skills have reached perfection and returned to their original simplicity.

Not to mention Zhengyang County, a border county with poor cultivation, even in those upper counties or even the imperial city, he is considered a genius, right?
My son is not stupid, he is wise but appears foolish.

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County town, Jiang family.

Jiang Yulang, the son of the Jiang family, dressed in a blue-gray robe, walked quickly to the front of the hall and bowed.

"Father."

In the lobby, an old man in his early fifties turned around.

He is the head of the Jiang family and Jiang Changning, the prefect of the county government.

Although Jiang Changning was an official of the fifth rank, the county government office was an extremely embarrassing position.

If it were rich, the county government would definitely have the most money in the entire Zhengyang County.

But when it comes to power, Jiang Changning, a fifth-rank prefect, has far less real power than other officials in the government office.

In the county town, there are many people with higher official positions and power than Jiang Fucheng.

To put it bluntly, even if it was an official in the county government, Jiang Fucheng had to consider the relationships behind him and did not dare to offend him too much.

Seeing Jiang Yulang, Jiang Changning smiled and said, "Yulang, there is a banquet for the Master of the School. Please come with me."

Jiang Yulang was surprised when he heard his father say that he would take him to the banquet.

It seems that what I have done recently has finally caught my father's attention.

Indeed, he himself did not dare to think that he could use the Jade Buddha Bodhi Seed to enhance the Jiang family's influence in the city.

In his circle, many people now look at Jiang Yulang with admiration.

……

County Government Drum Tower Street, on the street.

Gu Zhuting, wearing a white robe, had a hint of nervousness on his face.

The middle-aged man in green robe beside him turned around and patted his shoulder: "Zhu Ting, this time your father is willing to sacrifice his dignity and ask the lieutenant general to take you to the banquet."

"This is the feast for the Master Ji, and those who can attend it are all the leading figures in the county."

"Today you can make yourself familiar with the crowd. Once you pass the assessment, I will ask Lord Sima to arrange a good place for you."

The middle-aged man in green robes showed emotion on his face and said softly: "Your father has no ability and can only be a Gongcao for the rest of his life. You still have a chance. The glory of my Gu family in the past..."

Gu Zhuting nodded heavily and looked forward.

As the son of an official, he is nothing in the county town.

The Gu family was once very powerful.

My father's business is all about restoring the glory of the Gu family.

Gu Zhuting is not a playboy, but he also bears the responsibility of reviving his family.

The sound of horses' hooves galloped, and several war horses came closer.

The old man in the front was wearing a brocade robe, with a dignified face, a white beard and sparkling eyes.

The commander of the Zhengyang County garrison, Lieutenant General Qin Muyang, sat on a horse behind him, Captain Qin Pingliang.

"Gu Zheng greets the Commander-in-Chief," the middle-aged man in green robe bowed, then looked at Qin Pingliang and said with a smile, "Captain Pingliang, the county government has given a very good evaluation of the captain of the army for capturing the bandits this time."

Although Gongcao did not have the power to decide on the evaluation of military merits in the county government, he still had the ability to make suggestions and transmit messages.

Gu Zhuting quickly followed his father in bowing.

Qin Muyang nodded and waved his hand, saying, "Let's go. It's a rare opportunity for me to be scolded by Mr. Gong, so it doesn't hurt to bring two more people."

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Yunteng Tower.

Above the fourth floor.

Zhang Yuan stood in front of the window and looked downstairs.

Behind him was a middle-aged man in a black robe holding a few pages in his hands, and on the other side was Qin Yuqing, the owner of Yunteng Tower.

"Sir, there are only so many Jianghu forces around Zhengyang County: three sects, four schools, and seven clans. The others are not even considered important."

"After all, it's the county seat, and the suppression of martial artists has never stopped over the years."

"As for the Guangling River, the territory of Zhengyang County is dominated by the Qingzhu Gang and the Dajiang Gang. Generally speaking, these two gangs act fairly."

The middle-aged man in black robe paused for a moment and looked up at Zhang Yuan: "Of course, since they are a gang, there are still many things to hold against them."

Zhang Yuan nodded without saying anything.

Qin Yuqing waved her hand, letting the black-robed middle-aged man leave, then looked at Zhang Yuan and asked, "Are you determined to suppress the martial arts world?"

After hesitating for a moment, Qin Yuqing whispered, "There are some differences between the Jianghu and the battlefield."

The Black Ice Platform originally had the responsibility to suppress and supervise the martial arts world, but now that the Black Ice Platform has declined, it is no longer able to control the martial arts world.

Zhang Yuan has learned so much about the underworld forces around the county government, probably because he wants to suppress them.

But as Qin Yuqing said, the Jianghu is different from the battlefield.

In battles on the battlefield, when armies charge into battle and thousands of men are involved, individual force plays no decisive role.

But there are many solitary masters in the world.

To suppress the martial arts world, the biggest headache is the challenges and assassinations from people like this.

"With no constraints on the Guangling River, it was easily infiltrated by the Northern Yan Heavenly Demon Palace." Zhang Yuan's voice sounded with a hint of coldness. "It's fine if we don't pursue the matter. If we do, the Black Ice Terrace of Zhengyang County will be implicated."

Zhang Yuan's words made Qin Yuqing open her mouth but said nothing.

Not only the Black Ice Platform in Zhengyang County, but also the county government and the garrison troops are all responsible.

She knew that if the two warships were really hijacked this time, many officials in Zhengyang County would probably be implicated.

"Let's talk about this later." Zhang Yuan shook his head, looked at the carriage outside the Yunteng Building below, turned around and went downstairs.

The sacrificial scholar Gong Yuzheng is here.

Watching Zhang Yuan go downstairs, Qin Yuqing's expression changed, and she whispered softly, "Are you asking me to send a message to them?"

Although Zhang Yuan is the commander of the Black Ice Platform in Zhengyang County, he is in his first year in office. There are many things in the Black Ice Platform that he cannot directly intervene in, so as not to make people think that he is authoritarian.

In addition, in order to suppress the bandits and suppress the underworld, it is necessary to mobilize government experts and garrison troops.

Behind Qin Yuqing are the garrison troops.

Downstairs, Zhang Yuan walked out of Yunteng Tower and stood in front of the stone steps.

Gong Yu got off the carriage and was walking slowly towards the gate of Yunteng Tower.

"Gong Jixue, Gong Jixue, I'm here early—"

Not far away, Sun Ze came running with a brocade box in his arms, bowed in front of Gong Yuzheng, then turned around and looked at Zhang Yuan standing at the door.

"Hey, isn't this Zhang Nineteen?"

"Master Jixue, let me introduce this, a brilliant student among the martial arts training students—"

Sun Ze quietly waved to Zhang Yuan.

Zhang Yuan straightened his clothes and walked forward.

On the street, two carriages and several war horses also came slowly.

(End of this chapter)