Raising the Demon

Chapter 443 Like a Barrier of Time and Space
The forty-eighth chapter: a gentleman far away from a villain
Two days passed in a flash, and amidst the anxious waiting of the entire Zaitian Mansion, the new Zhizhou finally arrived.

The kingdom of heaven is so vast, and it takes ten days to travel from Shangjing to Zaitianfu, even on the fastest cloud ship. The new magistrate, in fact, had already started on the road when the eunuch who was in charge of reading out the decree set off. Just arrived today.

Before the new Zhizhou arrived, various rumors spread throughout Zaitian Mansion. Some people said that the new Zhizhou was once a disciple of Yinglongzong, and that Zaitianfu might fall into the hands of Yinglongzong in the future.

Some people say that the new Zhizhou is actually a member of the royal family, who came to stand in front of the emperor for the sake of the emperor.

Some people also said that the new Zhizhou is actually a depressed official. He came here this time because he wanted to do a lot of work, and it may not necessarily be worse than before.

But Zi Baifeng felt that the first two were unreliable. If it was a disciple of Yinglongzong, it was an exaggeration for Shangguo to protect Longzong that day. If there were really disciples of Yinglongzong It may be less than ten days after the arrival, Zaitianfu will really become a dead city. Although Zaitianfu is remote and sparsely populated, it is still a state with a vast area. The country sacrifices itself to feed the tiger?Although Gao Shan'an lost to Ying Longzong in the court, at most it was only a contest at the ministerial level.

And if it is said that it is for the emperor's driving, others don't know, but Zi Baifeng knows that there has long been a traveling fairy who went to Yinglongzong to take care of everything. Enter Yinglongzong.It is not necessary to send someone again.

Since it is not necessary, the possibility is not very high.

As for whether they are depressed officials, in fact, most of them are depressed. They all feel that their efforts have not been rewarded, and they all expect to get more.

In fact, Zi Baifeng knew it, and others naturally knew it. In the past two days, not to mention ordinary officials, even Xianjun Dayou, Elder Pingqi, etc., were discussing the topic of the new magistrate when they were chatting.

When the new magistrate actually arrived, everyone's glasses fell to the ground.

Although Zi Baifeng is just a man of mountains and rivers, his rank is not low, he is at the sixth rank.

When many officials from Zaitian Mansion went to greet them, Zi Baifeng was also pulled over, and stood in an inconspicuous position in the queue. They were located in the back row, in a remote location, surrounded by all kinds of idlers, Zi Baifeng counted carefully, and found that there were more than a dozen officials who were worse than his Shanshuilang.

The few people were not afraid of the future anyway, they were not as straight as the officials in front of them, they were all whispering to each other, discussing what kind of person they would trust Zhizhou.

Although Zi Baifeng didn't participate in it, he pricked up his ears to listen, and couldn't help but smile when he heard what they said was interesting, these people can really think.

But when the cloud ship arrived and Xin Zhizhou stepped down from the cloud ship step by step, everyone was dumbfounded.

The one who stepped down first was a third-rank official, wearing a big red robe.He is not tall, with his head tied in a bun and hidden in a hat. His face is white and beardless, and he looks a little thin.

But Zi Baifeng took a closer look, and it turned out to be a female official!

The kingdom of heaven is dominated by men, but the strictness of education and defense is not as good as that of Zi Baifeng's previous life. The biggest difference is that women can also participate in the imperial examination. For example, Chi Yanzi disguised herself as a man to participate in the imperial examination.This time, the proportion of women was about [-]%. Zi Baifeng also saw Chi Yanzi chatting with several female candidates.But although there are female officials, they are rarely in high positions.

Most of the female officials are concentrated in some idle positions, in charge of some less important work.

In fact, not to mention the present, even in previous lives, women still have more invisible ceilings than men.

"It's this lord!" The person next to Zi Baifeng was shocked, "It's a hard life."

"Is this lord famous?" After all, Zi Baifeng came to Tianfu for a short period of time, and he had never been in contact with the officialdom of the Tian Dynasty before.

"Of course, the lord's surname is Hong, and his name is Hong Qinying. He is one of the most powerful female officials in the court. It is said that he is very close to many royal princesses and concubines. There are very few people in the court. I am willing to fight against him, otherwise I will kneel and wash the board when I go home." The man said, "Some people say that this lord is ruthless in his wrists and straightforward in his actions. Everything is extremely serious, and has won the trust of the emperor, and some people say that the emperor loves it..."

Before the man finished speaking, Hong Qinying suddenly turned her eyes and looked over.

The high-ranking officials of the Kingdom of Heaven, especially the full-time officials, are without exception people with extremely high levels of cultivation, and Hong Qinying is no exception. Not to mention what she practiced before entering the officialdom, after entering the officialdom, even more There is the technique of "Wen Dao", and the official voice is added to the body.

Judging from the reputation of Lord Hongqinying, this official voice is no longer idle, it is just like obsession, Uncle Qingshi is never forgotten, and even he can become "Qingshi Shenjun", and Benmashi can also be obsessed with obsession. Turning into a running horse, a stone statue in a small ancestral hall can also turn into a heavenly soldier, so what about the obsession of the people in one place?so what?
Therefore, Master Hong Qinying's cultivation is actually extremely high, so he can naturally hear the whispers below, and with a glance at this moment, the talkative official stood there dumbfounded as if struck by lightning.

Although he didn't say much, but Zi Baifeng heard it, and the words alluded to her having an affair with the emperor, female officials, I'm afraid that such gossip would be indispensable around her.

Zi Baifeng patted the man's shoulder and shed a tear of sympathy, but his eyes happened to meet Hong Qinying's.

Hong Qinying gave him a hard look, Zi Baifeng smiled slightly and said nothing.

That nonchalant attitude made Hong Qinying quite unhappy.

Not even the most basic sense of superiority and inferiority, Hong Qinying had a prejudice against Zi Baifeng, and now she feels even more displeased.

Of course Zi Baifeng didn't think so. He, Wu Yunhou, Gao Shan'an and others were very casual. How could He De, the new magistrate, make him respectful?
Hong Qinying's cultivation, to that official, is naturally superior, but to him, it is nothing. He has seen countless masters.

As for Hong Qinying, the magistrate of Zai Tianzhou, it's hard to say whether she can sit still.

Just this morning, Zi Baifeng felt that Ying Longzong's spirit gathering formation had been restarted.

The first thing that Master Hong Qinying does after taking office is that he will inevitably have to deal with Ying Longzong. It must work for the welfare of the people of Zaitianfu.

Zi Baifeng feels that this feeling is like the elections in the Western countries in the previous life. Official voices are like votes. If there are more votes, they are naturally powerful. However, this mechanism, automatic operation and direct feedback, is much more advanced than Western elections. .

In this world, some aspects are more advanced than previous lives.

On the other hand, if the magistrate of Zaitian Prefecture wanted to secure his position, he had to rely on Zi Baifeng.

Because the reason why the entire Zaitian Mansion is still standing here and not turned into a dead city is all thanks to Zi Baifeng.

The officials of Zaitian Mansion, who have a little knowledge, all know this, so even though Zi Baifeng is just a man of mountains and rivers, few people dare to make things difficult for him.

After Hong Qinying, several people came down. It seems that Hong Qinying did not take office alone. Zi Baifeng wanted to ask who those people were, but the people around him were silent because of Hong Qinying's glance just now. , remained silent, no one dared to speak again.

Zi Baifeng could only frown and look and listen carefully. Judging from the clothes, one of them was a doctor from the Ministry of Industry of the Heavenly Dynasty, surnamed Dong, and the other two or three were all brought by Hong Qinying. The entourage, perhaps her right-hand man.

The two parties exchanged pleasantries, and one of the officials whispered in Hong Qinying's ear: "My lord, the one behind is Zi Buyu, and the one standing in front is Wen Huaichu, the new lord of Changliu City."

Zi Baifeng and Mr. Wen had so keen ears that they could hear clearly a long time ago. They cast their eyes at the same time, and then looked at each other subconsciously.

It seems that this lord Hong pays special attention to them. Both of them have some doubts in their hearts, why should they pay attention to them?

After the welcome, the leading figures in Zaitian Mansion, headed by Marquis Wu Yun, had already set up a banquet in his Marquis Mansion to clean up the dust for Lord Hong.

In fact, this kind of thing should have been done by Gao Shanan, and after the two handed over each other, Lord Hong hosted a banquet to see Gao Shanan off, but the two of them were in a hurry, and they never even handed over.

Naturally, Zi Baifeng had nothing to do with this kind of banquet, and everyone dispersed on their own.

Mr. Wen was one of the invited ones. Before he left, he gave Zibai Fengtou a meaningful look. Both of them understood what the other was thinking.

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In Zai Tianfu's government office, Master Hong was sitting in the study, looking at a stack of reports in his hand.

Except for the outermost plaque, everything else in this study room has erased the shadow of Gao Shan'an, as if he had never lived here.

The original thick Eight Immortals table has now turned into a long case painted dark red, which is filled with various documents.

As a newcomer, Master Hong has many things to get familiar with.

"Wen Huai Chu, Zi Baifeng." The two stacks of materials in her hands are extremely thick, especially the stack of Zi Baifeng, which is half a palm thick, and is densely written in small script.

Naturally, it is impossible for these materials to be prepared today. Obviously, the investigation of Zi Baifeng and others had already begun before Lord Hong arrived.

There were two people sitting opposite Mr. Hong, one of them was the doctor from the Ministry of Industry that Zi Baifeng had seen, and the other was also a woman, who looked older than Mr. Hong, and she was also dressed in men's clothes. She is Lord Hong's capable subordinate, and will be the Lord of Zaitianfu.

The former Lord Zaitianfu has also been removed from his post and used for other purposes.

"Yijun, Xintian, what do you two think?"

These two people, the male named Dong Xintian and the female named Pu Yijun, were both confidantes of Master Hong.

Dong Xintian didn't speak, he just shook his head slightly, he never talked much, Master Hong turned his head to look at Pu Yijun again.

Pu Yijun said: "My lord, in my opinion, Mr. Wen has a noble background, a profound background, and is upright. What he does is reasonable and reasonable. But this man is silent, behaves perversely, and has a long history of enmity with Ying Longzong. Gao Shanan The reason why my lord hates Ying Longzong so much, and would rather destroy his own future and fight against Ying Longzong, must be bewitched by this person. There is a saying among sages that a gentleman is close to a gentleman and a villain is far away. Mr. Wen is a great talent, and he will not be able to achieve success in the future Limit, this guy doesn't speak a word, although he is talented and learned, he is too narrow-minded after all, staying by his side will be a disaster after all."

A far villain is close to a gentleman, which has already explained Pu Yijun's attitude.

Dong Xintian put down the materials in his hands and said, "The land needed to build the Spirit Gathering Formation is now in his hands."

"Just take it back." Lord Hong said flatly.

Dong Xintian nodded and didn't say much.

"Shanshuilang..." Hong Qinying flicked the piece of paper in her hand, frowning slightly. What she hates the most in her life is others gossip behind her back. Her superior position is entirely the result of her own hard work, because as a As a woman, she was mistrusted by others, which made her very upset.Although Zi Baifeng didn't speak this morning, she has already held a grudge in her heart and has a bad impression.

And just after she took office, Ying Longzong had reopened the Great Spirit Gathering Formation. This blatant action put a lot of psychological pressure on her. One person died due to lack of aura.

Above the court, Ying Longzong had clearly promised not to open the Spirit Gathering Formation, but at this time, he reneged on his promise and became fat.

There is only a little more than a month before the official start of the Face Immortal Conference. I think the current Yinglongzong is not fully ready yet.

At this time, it is true that I have to go to Beijing, but I am afraid that it will take several days to go back and forth. Even if I have to go to Beijing, what can I do?Ying Longzong is already desperate for the meeting of immortals. Could it be that she can stop Ying Longzong with a single word?
It's just a matter of wrangling each other, as long as the Mianxian Conference is officially held, it will be nothing more than [-] big boards each.

Ying Longzong saw it very clearly.

But for her, or for her official career, it is not good news.

She doesn't want Gao Shan'an to be a lesson for her.

Fortunately, Dong Xintian came, this Dong Xintian is one of the best array experts in the Ministry of Industry, and they brought the jade money specially allocated by the Heavenly Kingdom for Zaitian Mansion during their trip, which is enough to give several people in Zaitian Prefecture A huge spirit-gathering array will be built in the city, and it will be supported for one year. After the face-to-face meeting and the return to immortal ceremony are over, the Yinglongzong will naturally stop gathering spirit energy.

The hard part is just this time.

Thinking of this, Hong Qinying felt a little more at ease.

The first thing is to quickly take back those lands and let Dong Xintian gather the spirit gathering formation.

Hong Qinying leaned on the back of the chair and rubbed her eyes with her hands. This is the first time she has truly become a magistrate of one place, the first time she is in charge alone, and she is no longer someone else's deputy. She must do everything to the best of her ability.

She believes that she can do her best, but she must not be careless at all, and must do her best.

There is still one month and seven days left before the Face Immortal Conference will be held.

In one month's time, the cloud warship going to Beijing will pass by Zaitian Mansion and head to Yinglongzong.

In seven days, Yinglongzong will officially accept monks from all walks of life to enter Yinglongzong.

And just five hours ago, Ying Longzong had just restarted the spirit gathering formation.

According to the distance between Yinglongzong and Zaitianfu, Yinglongzong's spirit gathering formation will affect Zaitianfu within a day.

The first day she came to Zaitian Mansion was so busy, even today when she went to the reception banquet, she didn't relax at all.

Time is so tight.

"Come on!" Hong Qinying said suddenly.

"My lord!" came the accompanying voice from outside.

"My lords, after half an hour, let's discuss the construction of the Spirit Gathering Formation."

Building a huge spirit gathering array requires a huge amount of manpower and material resources, requiring the coordination of all aspects.

"Yes, my lord!" He followed the order and left.

Although it said half an hour, but less than half an hour, everyone had already gathered, I believe that on the first day of Zhizhou's arrival, everyone dared to be careless.

Two deputy magistrates of Zaitian Prefecture, four governors of Zaitian Mansion, and the supervisor of the sixth department gathered together.

"...The top priority is to build a large spirit gathering formation to prevent Ying Longzong's spirit gathering formation from impacting us." Hong Qinying said.

"My lord!" A deputy was full of doubts, "Ju Ling has been silent for a long time, isn't it already completed, Mr. Zi?"

"Let Dong Langzhong explain this matter." Hong Qinying signaled to Dong Xintian.

"I've already investigated, and Zibuyu didn't build a complete spirit-gathering formation, but just built a few shapeless formations." Dong Xintian stood up and said, "Now Zaitianfu can still stand here, it's completely Because of the collapse of Yinglongzong's spirit-gathering formation, He Zibuyu has little to do with it, and all the formations he built before must be overthrown and restarted."

What Zi Baifeng relied on was not formations. The formations he built were just used to deceive people. For ordinary people, they can be deceived, but for Dong Xintian, a master of formations, it is not that kind of formation at all. something happened.

So what Dong Xintian said was very serious.

"This guy doesn't say a word. He's just trying to get fame. It's a shame for me to take all the credit for myself." Dong Xintian said. He is a master of formations and believes in his own judgment. Feng's approach is disgusting.

Everyone showed doubts. When Zi Baifeng built the formation, they saw the vision with their own eyes. How could the feeling of bursting spring thunder and overflowing spiritual energy be fake?

How abundant is the aura in Zai Tian Mansion now, how could it be a fake?

They naturally don't know that Hong Qinying has been living in Shangjing, and has long been used to the extra-abundant spiritual energy, and takes Zai Tianfu's abundant spiritual energy for granted. When Dong Xintian saw Zi Baifeng's so-called formation, he was already filled with righteous indignation. Nature has been blinded.

Some people want to refute something, but Hong Qinying is a Shangguan, and there are professional evidences, they all lack confidence, they can only look at each other, not knowing what to say.

Could it be... Mr. Zi is really, as they said, a person who bait for fame?

However, some time ago, the entire Zaitian Mansion had been difficult to operate, and in the end it was only relying on Master Zi to survive. This was the consensus of everyone.

　Completely torn down and rewritten...

　　Still writing today.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)