Daqin Zhentiansi

Chapter 221 The Arrival of the Provincial Surveillance Commissioner

Sheriff's Mansion.

County Magistrate Zheng Tianyuan, who was wearing a blue-gray robe, looked calmly at Zhang Yuan in front of him.

"Qingyang, I'm afraid that this time, clearing up the underworld in Zhengyang County is something I can do. I'm giving you my final support."

"Once the inspector has sorted out the information in Zhengyang County and returned to the Imperial City, I'm afraid not only me, but Yu Si Shou will also likely be relocated."

On the side, Yu Zhentang shook his head and smiled bitterly.

A county governor was already a high-ranking official in the Qin Dynasty.

Among the thirty-six counties of the Qin Dynasty, which county governor does not have the powerful influence of the imperial city behind him?
But at this time even Zheng Tianyuan was dejected, so naturally Yu Zhentang could not do anything.

"Things have come to this. We have no other choice." Yu Zhentang looked up at Zhang Yuan. "As long as we are in power, we must do our job well."

"There must be no mistakes in suppressing the bandits in Chilongling."

Zhang Yuan nodded.

Just as Zheng Tianyuan and Yu Zhentang said, they might not be able to stay in Zhengyang County for long as they serve as officials, but the plans they have now must be completed successfully.

If they cannot resolve this issue during their tenure, there will probably be various variables in the future.

A successor will never contribute to the unfinished work of his predecessor.

Seeing Zhang Yuan walk out of the lobby, Zheng Tianyuan sighed softly: "The remote frontier county in the past has now become a popular place."

"Someone is watching my position."

The original Zhengyang County was a border area, with wars of varying sizes occurring every year.

Now with the surrender of the Zhenbei Army, the front line has the intention of suppressing Northern Yan.

In this situation, as long as there is a victory, the officials in the county government will definitely get some credit.

For a time, the position of Zhengyang County Magistrate was targeted by many people.

"I'm afraid there are more people eyeing my position?" Yu Zhentang looked outside the lobby and spoke softly.

What he said was not a lie.

The Zhengyang County Supervisory Office, which was originally unknown, became famous because of the battle of the Eight Hundred Black Cavalry.

With such a powerful army under his command, it would be hard not to achieve great success.

Just as Yu Zhentang said, there are more people eyeing his position.

The two looked at each other, chuckled and shook their heads, then looked up outside the hall.

Outsiders will not understand what they are betting on now.

Sometimes, positions are dead, but people are alive.

A network of contacts may be more useful than a position.

What they are doing now is to make friends with Black Tiger Zhang Qingyang and maintain this network of contacts.

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Guangling River.

Two green wooden pleasure boats sailed down the river until they docked at Fengling Ferry.

A total of more than 30 tourists of different shapes and sizes and in different clothes disembarked from the two boats.

When they arrived at the inn at the ferry, the tourists slowly gathered and booked an inn directly.

More than ten people arrived one after another.

"Your Excellency, the information on the Guangling River has been thoroughly investigated. The situation on that day was not as Censor Guo Mingyi described. The troops deployed by the Zhengyang County government were unable to stop the rebellion of Northern Yan."

A middle-aged man in a black robe clasped his fists and reported to the people standing in the hall.

The Censors, officials who inspected various areas of the Qin Dynasty, were mostly transferred from the three provinces, six ministries and the military.

The rank of the Censor was determined by his duties and he did not have a specific official position.

Generally speaking, to investigate cases in a prefecture, the person in charge is the Inspector of Eight Prefectures, a fourth-rank official; to investigate cases in a county, the person in charge is the Censor-in-Chief, a third-rank official.

When the Censor arrived at a local area, he could directly take charge of the military and take charge of the powers of the county government.

Of course, since these are temporary powers and responsibilities, most of the local personnel arrangements of the Censors will not be changed.

The Censor that the middle-aged man in black robe was talking about at this time was a middle-aged man in his forties with a short beard, standing in the hall, wearing a green brocade robe and a black belt around his waist.

His name was Xun Huo, a military hero, and he served in the Imperial City Military Commission, holding the position of Associate Director of the Imperial Guard. This time, he was ordered to inspect Zhengyang County because the Imperial Censor reported that Zhengyang County was unable to suppress the Jianghu, leading to chaos. Furthermore, the Guangling River incident had also caused dissatisfaction among the Ministry of War.

Your Majesty summoned Prince Gu from Zhengyang County to the Imperial City to inquire about the affairs of Zhengyang County. According to Prince Gu, most of the officials in the Zhengyang County government were idle and the army was slack.

Although His Majesty was furious, he did not directly order the Zhengyang County governor and officials to come to the capital.

After all, now is an important time for the Northern Yan offensive.

That's why Xun Huo led the team to Zhengyang County.

According to His Majesty's secret order, if the Zhengyang County Government is truly unable to support itself, then I will take over the County Government directly.

The team led by Xun Huo included both civil and military officials.

There are even military masters and strong men from the worship hall.

"According to what the fishermen said, on that day, the Zhengyang County army surrounded and killed the Northern Yan water monster. They slaughtered the entire river, leaving a ten-mile-long river covered in blood. They also killed all the priests of the Northern Yan Heavenly Monster Temple."

"This is consistent with the battle report submitted by Zhengyang County."

Hearing the words of the middle-aged man in black robe, several people in the hall nodded.

A middle-aged man wearing a light blue outer robe, lined with black leather armor, and holding his hair in an iron crown said, "Most of the censors in the Censorate are petty and despicable people who only know how to spread rumors and speak about things. They have no idea of ​​the difficulties of governing a place."

The middle-aged man in the iron crown had a faint surge of blood and energy on his body, and a flash of innate true energy flashed across his body. He was clearly a warrior in the innate realm.

His name is Cao Chunbao, and he is a lieutenant general in the Imperial Guard. This time, he is responsible for the safety of the Censor Xun Huo, and he also intends to take over the garrison of Zhengyang County at a critical moment.

Cao Chunbao was born into the Shanyue Sect, a major martial arts sect. He had considerable influence behind him and his own cultivation was in the late Xiantian realm. He was the representative figure of the Shanyue Sect in the officialdom.

Most of the top martial arts sects in the Qin Dynasty are semi-official and semi-gangster.

"To be able to penetrate Dajiang, Zhengyang County must have sent out the Black Cavalry."

At the side, a young man in a Confucian robe with gray hair on his temples, nearly fifty years old, spoke in a young voice.

His name was Xiao Lou. He passed the civil service examination in the first year of Yuankang. He rose from the local government to the imperial capital, from a seventh-rank county magistrate to a fifth-rank counselor of Jingzhao Prefecture. His resume was quite impressive.

He was also a disciple of Privy Councilor Feng Lun and the son-in-law of Minister of Personnel Sima Qingguang.

If the Zhengyang County case this time did not involve the underworld and require a military officer to take charge, then the leading censor would definitely be Xiao Lou.

According to His Majesty's wishes, Xiao Lou is also the candidate to succeed the governor of Zhengyang County.

"According to the fishermen, it was indeed the Black Tiger Commander who took action that day and killed the water monster in the river."

The middle-aged man in black robe in front reported again.

"Zhengyang County is located at the border, the eight hundred Black Cavalry have unparalleled combat records, and there is also the rapidly rising Qingyang County Master, the Black Tiger Commander. This is the key we need to deal with."

The white-bearded old man standing nearby spoke.

He is Wen Gezheng, the worshiper of the Worship Hall, and the most powerful among this group of people.

Xun Huo didn't know whether this Wen Gongsheng was a master or not.

Everyone looked at each other and nodded.

Xun Huo unfolded a scroll in his hand and whispered, "This is information I got from the Black Ice Terrace in Langya County. They've also been investigating the recent major events in Zhengyang County."

"Elite gathering at Prince Zhao's Palace."

"Also, the Qingxuan Dao Sect in Zhengyang County is convening a meeting of all parties in the martial arts world. These two things may seem unrelated, but they are somewhat related."

Xun Huo glanced at the crowd and said, "There's unrest in the county, but the Zhengyang County government seems oblivious to it, diverting its resources to the gathering at Prince Zhao's mansion."

"According to news from the Black Ice Platform in Langya County, Zhengyang County Magistrate Zheng Tianyuan has imprisoned Black Ice Platform's Armor Commander, Black Tiger. The Black Cavalry has been dispersed, with half being sent to a gathering of elites at Prince Zhao's Palace."

Xiao Lou shook his head and chuckled, "He wants the elites from all sides to speak well of Zhengyang Commandery so that he can keep his position and avoid being held accountable for dereliction of duty."

"I don't feel it in the imperial city, but when I get to the real place, the influence of a large family is still huge."

Xun Huo nodded and said, "After all, the news from Langya County is far away. We need to investigate whether it is true or not."

"Since we are inspecting a region, right is right and wrong is wrong. It is our duty and we must not slack off."

"Yes." Everyone in the hall bowed in response.

"Sir Xiao, go to the county town and secretly investigate the reputation of the county people towards the county officials, as well as the prices of goods in the county town." Xun Huo turned his eyes and spoke loudly.

Turning to look at Cao Chunbao, Xun Huo spoke again: "Brother Cao, let's go to Chilong Ridge together."

(End of this chapter)