Ji Ruhai, the county magistrate, invited people into the county office, and there was still only one practitioner with him, and Chixia was responsible for the safety of the old and the young outside the door.

The girl woke up leisurely at some point, looking at the young man beside her who was trembling with excitement for some reason, her big eyes were full of doubts, "Brother Bai, what's wrong with you?"

Lu Wenbai came back to his senses, looked at the girl beside him, gently rubbed the top of her hair with his palm, and said with a smile, "I just heard Madame say a few words, and I feel very taught." ”

The girl nodded, but she didn't ask any more, but she just had a bitter little face, which was seen by Lu Wenbai and asked, "But do you feel hot?"

When the lady was there, she didn't think that as soon as the person walked away, it was much hotter in the carriage. It was especially at noon, and although the summer night was cooler, the fine sweat on the girl's forehead could be seen.

The girl shook her head and seemed to mutter, "It's okay to be hot, but there are a lot of mosquitoes, obviously there weren't so many mosquitoes yesterday." ”

Lu Wenbai took a look, and vaguely saw a red and swollen bag on the girl's arm, which was estimated to be the masterpiece of summer insects.

However, Chixia outside the carriage noticed that sentence...... There weren't so many mosquitoes last night.

Maybe the old and the second child didn't notice it, but along the way, Chixia knew very well that the faint qi deliberately released by the woman relieved the summer heat and only made people feel cool, and secondly, those insects who were already happy with heat retreated.

Although the qi machine is not a precious thing for these supernatural beings, the way it is "wasted" like this is really breathtaking.

In the prefectural government

The back hall, where the lights had been turned off, had already been lit by people, and Tao Ziyuan didn't go to pick up the tea cup brought by the officer, and waited until the officer withdrew before looking at a few people in the Fengbo Pavilion.

Yellow finch, rouge, willow, Aoshan.

Ji Ruhai noticed that these people who were usually guests in the county government office in the past, but now they didn't even dare to raise their heads in front of this woman.

What people on the outside hear is always hearsay, but what people inside the door really fear is the truly terrible people.

What is she scary?

Is it the title of Captain, or do you dare to reject the Son of Heaven to your face?

Neither.

It's that everyone in the Storm Pavilion knows that it doesn't matter if you do something wrong in this adult's rules, if Yu Ju does, she will kill you without hesitation.

It's like the person in charge of Danzhou who went on a mission with this adult a few years ago, and in the process of strangling the demons, it can be said that he rushed to the front with his life, but after the matter is over, this adult has not yet left Danzhou, and the person in charge of accepting bribes and buying and selling officials does not know who stabbed him out.

Then, Danzhou was replaced by a new person in charge.

There is also Jiangcheng two years ago, there was a tree spirit, the roots of the tree can stretch for up to a hundred miles, the disgusting thing is that if Dan leaves a little foundation for this tree spirit, he will come back from the dead.

When the adult heard the wind, he wasted all his strength to completely destroy the tree spirit, turned around and "chatted" with the local Fengbo Pavilion guard, I don't know why, the old man who likes the yellow flower girl and is not so upright in his means, he didn't see the sun the next day.

Of course, when something like this happens, people outside feel very happy, and inside the door only feels that it is inevitable to be chilling, but it is gratifying that the families of those who died are well taken care of, and the descendants of non-immediate relatives in the family have been brought up.

The thunder method also let people know the rules of this adult.

The relationship between the Fengbo Pavilion and the government has always been very delicate, because this department, which only obeys the emperor, is not only responsible for subduing demons and eliminating demons, but also can supervise local officials, so this is also the reason why officials from all over the country curry favor with the people of Fengbo Pavilion.

But over time, some people have a deep friendship with each other, and some things are not so simple.

Tao Ziyuan looked at the five people in front of him, his eyes swept lightly, and it fell on a few people in the Fengbo Pavilion.

Ji Ruhai saw the lady smile and asked a few people, "Have you drunk?"

The four of you, look at me, I look at yours, or the middle-aged man named Huang Que stood up,

Bending over the road,

"Back to Lord Duwei, a few of us have nothing to do and are greedy for a few glasses of wine, please punish Lord Duwei!"

Tao Ziyuan chuckled, "Why are you punished for being greedy for a few glasses of wine?"

Ji Ruhai thought for a while, and interjected, "Lord Yuduwei, the lower official and several adults have been working together for several years, and today I prepared drinks in the mansion and invited a few adults to come over the mansion to talk, if the rules of the Storm Pavilion are broken, the lower officials will be blamed." ”

Tao Ziyuan smiled and looked at the county official who dared to say anything in front of him at this time, since he wanted to say it, she didn't mind letting him say enough.

Tao Ziyuan tapped her fingers on the armrest of the chair, looked at Ji Ruhai, and said, "How many years has Master Ji been in Zhangcheng?"

Ji Ruhai replied, "Eight years." ”

Tao Ziyuan nodded and said, "Eight years, a long time, a promising person like Lord Ji is still a small county magistrate, it really makes Mrs. Ben's heart ache." Since your surname is Ji, why don't you ask the one in Yandu City for a Beijing official?"

Saying that, Tao Ziyuan added casually, "Master Ji, relax, I'm not one of those cynical and ignorant people, studying and becoming an official is not for gold and silver, and then for ruling the world and making a name." In other words, I don't want to go hungry either. I haven't been in officialdom, but I also know the rules, there are people and no one, and it is always different whether you have money or not. ”

Ji Ruhai's eyes lit up, he never expected to meet such an adult, of course, if he was one of the four people from the Storm Pavilion, he might not think like this, but at the moment, he just had some hope.

However, the reason why Ji Ruhai did not suspect that Tao Ziyuan's words were false, was because with his cultivation in the officialdom, he could roughly see what kind of mind this person was.

Ji Ruhai said excitedly, "My lord Mingjian, although the surname of the lower official is Ji, it is not Huishan Ji, and the lower official thinks that he is not a Qingshui Yamen, but he is not the kind of person who loots the people's fat and is so rich that he is rich." ”

Tao Ziyuan didn't think that he would lie to himself, but he remembered that the county master who Xing Xiu said drove those people out of Zhangcheng directly, and it didn't look like he had a heart.

But for what?

Thinking that Tao Ziyuan glanced at the other four humans, he said suspiciously, "There seems to be some great people in Zhangcheng recently, when I came from the north, I met a few beggars, saying that they were from Xinghua Village, and that they were driven out by the county magistrate, but our county magistrate is clearly a good official who loves the people like a son, what is going on?"

Ji Ruhai's complexion changed greatly, but the faces of several people in the Storm Pavilion became even more embarrassed.

The main reason is that I don't know if this adult already knows about Xinghua Village and came to Xingshi to ask about the crime, or if he really came to ask.

But if it's the latter, will this adult go directly into the city late at night and then knock on the door of the county government?

Huang Que was the first to kneel, and the other three followed, "My subordinates are guilty!"

Tao Ziyuan glanced coldly, and Sen Leng's gaze fell on Ji Ruhai's body, the latter wanted to explain something more, but the actions of a few people on the side already explained everything.

Ji Ruhai took a deep breath, but he didn't look nervous and afraid.

Ji Ruhai arched his hand and said, "Returning to Lord Duwei, the official is guilty of this matter, but to the end, the title deed is in the hands of the baggage, and even in Yandu, there is no statement that the land will be awarded to the tenant." As for the expulsion, the lower officials can admit it, because as long as those people are still in Zhangcheng for a day, they will be squeezed to death by the life of the person surnamed Li, and it is better to go elsewhere to seek a temporary livelihood. ”

Tao Ziyuan laughed angrily, "In this way, I will reward you for your inaction." In three sentences, he glanced at himself cleanly, Lord Ji is really condescending in this chapter city. ”

Ji Ruhai said calmly, "No matter what the adults say, Ji Ruhai has a clear conscience. ”

Tao Ziyuan smiled lightly, "What a clear conscience." ”

As soon as the words fell, he waved his hand, "Master Ji, go out, I have something to say to my subordinates who are not angry." ”

Ji Ruhai was slightly stunned, as if he didn't expect it to really pass like this, and it was several times easier than he imagined.

Anyway, Ji Ruhai still left the back hall, but after walking out of the house, he inevitably looked back for a long time.

Although what he said was not wrong and reasonable, looking at those displaced and homeless people Ji Ruhai couldn't bear it, but he was helpless.

Where did the forces behind the people surnamed Li come up with their own offenses? If they were not careful, they would lose their hats and lose their lives as the county magistrate of Zhangcheng.

He is one day, and there are always so many people who can live a good day.

It's just that these things, how can those who sit on high places, those who are far away at the feet of the Son of Heaven understand?

The one who could say such a thing to an old soldier at the gate of the county ya, Ji Ruhai was sincerely shocked, and if she was determined to punish herself for the matter of Xinghua Village, Ji Ruhai also admitted it, but she just raised it high and fell gently, did she see it clearly or did she not take those people seriously at all? Ji Ruhai does not know.

Under the bright moon, the official in civilian clothes, his steps were a little heavy, and for some reason he sighed heavily, and then said self-deprecatingly,

"Useless is a scholar. ”

When the water is clear, there are no fish, Tao Ziyuan never hopes that this officialdom can really be crystal clear, just like the truth that there will never be no dust.

As long as someone is there, there will be selfishness, she is no exception, and Li Xiangqing is no exception.

But with these four people at his feet, Tao Zikite can't treat Ji Ruhai like he does.

The smile on his face faded, and Tao Ziyuan looked coldly at the yellow finch on the side, and said, "You don't know any news about the monsters in Xinghua Village, do you?"

Huang Que swallowed nervously, only to feel that his heart had risen to his throat, and several other people had already slammed their heads on the ground and did not dare to raise them.

After a long time, Tao Ziyuan finally heard a voice, which was a woman's voice.

"Lord Hui, the Taoist of Xinghua Village is a Taoist priest of Huishan, not a demon, even if we learn the news, we can't distinguish between right and wrong......"

Rouge's words were stopped by Tao Ziyuan with a sneer, and the latter sneered, "Is it possible that I also want to reward you for not interfering in mundane things, right?"

Rouge shrank for a moment, naturally hearing the coldness in his voice.

The more steady Huang Que said, "My lord is angry, the way that Dao person came from is indeed blameless, and the altar built is just to ask for rain, and it is really inconvenient for us to interfere." ”

Tao Ziyuan said coldly, "Asking for rain? Are you blind? Others can't see it, can't Aoshan see it! The place where Xinghua Village is located is full of demons, and you can also believe it if you build an altar in that place! It's true that Emperor Gao is far away, and no one cares about you, right?"

Aoshan is a young little fat man, and it is obvious that he does not have much say in these people.

However, it is also a new entrant to the Storm Pavilion in recent years.

Hearing Tao Ziyuan say this, Aoshan rushed before the yellow finch who had not yet spoken, and said, "Aoshan is guilty, but he just saw that the breath over there was unusual, and he didn't expect that there were monsters running rampant, please treat Aoshan's sin." ”

Huang Que looked at the young man over there, frowned slightly, and then said, "My lord, it's Huang Que who is not doing well, and he hasn't done what the person in charge should do, if you go to investigate, you can also find some traces." ”

Tao Ziyuan smiled, "There are also those who rush to confess, which really didn't make Mrs. Ben expect." Do you think that if you rush to confess your sins, you will not be held accountable by the law, and you will not be able to do it?"

Huang Que shook his head and said, "My lord, Ao Shan is still young, this matter is still young, in the end, it comes down to Huang Que's failure to do his duty, please punish Huang Que alone, and the four of Zhangcheng will definitely not have any objections!"

"Yellow Sparrow!" Rouge looked at the Yellow Sparrow next to him and pursed her lips.

Tao Zikite looked at the thin and tall willow who had never made a sound, and the person was really as tall as the willow tree as his name suggested.

But he didn't feel thin, but the latter seemed to have made up his mind and didn't ask or talk.

Tao Ziyuan retracted his gaze, looked at the finely carved white jade bracelet on his wrist, and said lightly, "It means that if I don't do this, you will have an opinion, right?"

Huang Que was stunned for a moment, and then said tremblingly, "My lord, forgive me, subordinate, that's not what I mean." ”

Tao Ziyuan bent the corners of her lips and said lightly, "Yang Liu, why did you say you entered the Fengbo Pavilion in the first place?

Yang Liu, who was named, lowered his eyes slightly, and said lightly, "There is no need to intrigue." ”

Tao Ziyuan smiled and said, "That's true, it's in line with your Yang Liu's temperament, if you don't do a good Tanhualang, you have to be a guard of the Storm Pavilion, maybe one day you will die in the mouth of the monster, then King Jing'an can't hate me to death?"

Yang Liu kowtowed, and others couldn't see his expression clearly, but a Tanhualang and a King of Jing'an were enough to make people who had lived together for several years surprise and couldn't close their mouths.

The faces of the people next to him were different, but Tao Zikite didn't need to look at it to think of the calm and indifferent face of that person.

"There is no Tanhualang here, there is no King Jing'an, there is only one guard Yang Liu, entering the Fengbo Pavilion, not for others, only for the people not to be disturbed by demons and evils, and the world is peaceful. ”

Tao Ziyuan sighed, looked at the begonia branches outside the window, and seemed to be looking far away, and murmured, "Where is there any peace in the world, it's just whether you can survive the hard days, and if you survive, it will be too peaceful, and you can't survive......"