Yuzhou City was originally a county seat fifty or sixty miles away from Zizhumen, and later after the discovery of the spirit stone mine here, it got the attention of the government, and the county seat was promoted to the government city, after several expansions, it was quite large-scale, and the permanent population was about 300,000 people.

Yuzhou City has convenient transportation, two big roads run through the north and south, running through the east and west, there is a river meandering away, going around the city, so there are many pedestrians and businessmen in Yuzhou City in the past, and the gathering of people and logistics makes Yuzhou City become extraordinarily prosperous.

Yuzhou City is prosperous in commerce, and there is no shortage of wealthy businessmen with thousands of pockets.

After the prosperity of Yuzhou City, the imperial court attached great importance to this place, and stationed an army in Yuzhou City, which was mainly to protect the territory and the people on weekdays.

The Yuzhou Prefecture Detention Department is responsible for maintaining internal order and maintaining law and order, and there are hundreds of officials in the Detention Department.

In addition to the taxes of the imperial court, the cultivation of grain, the feeding of livestock, the weaving of cloth, the production of clothing and the supply of a large number of daily necessities, and even the mining of some spiritual stone deposits and the cultivation of a large number of herbs are also within the jurisdiction of each yamen of Yuzhou Mansion.

The prefect of Yuzhou Mansion is in charge of the overall situation and sits on one side.

The north of Yuzhou City is the sphere of influence of Zizhumen, and there are some scattered cultivators who occupy the mountains as kings and self-reliant sects in the vast deep mountains of hundreds of miles to the west. Among these unique sects, there are many people who have cultivated the Fa to be strong, and after these people are killed, they are not something that Yuzhou Mansion and the army stationed in Yuzhou can deal with. From time to time, these miscellaneous forces will harass Yuzhou City and loot some materials and items.

These forces naturally appear to be powerful and difficult to match in the face of the government and the official army that can only bully and exploit the people.

In the face of these powerful invaders, the permanent army of Yuzhou City is weak and insignificant, and then Yuzhou needs to be protected by famous factions.

Yuzhou City is the closest to Zizhumen, which is just within the protection range of Zizhumen.

Zizhumen is also a large sect recognized by the imperial court, and it is a matter of course to provide protection for Yuzhou. Zizhumen provides protection for Yuzhou City, and Yuzhou provides a large number of living materials to Zizhumen, so large that some of the buildings in Zizhumen are built by craftsmen sent by Yuzhou government, and all kinds of furniture and supplies inside are provided by Yuzhou. From food, clothing, housing and transportation, the clothes of many disciples, the carriages and horses used for travel, and all kinds of food, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar in the room are provided by Yuzhou.

Every year, Zizhumen will send an elder who cultivates to the peak stage of Qi Condensation and a few disciples who are in the early or middle stage of Qi Condensation to sit in Yuzhou City to ensure the safety of the party here.

It is also the protection of Zizhumen that has been safe and prosperous in Yuzhou City for decades. Thanks to the protection of Zizhumen, even if they are civil and military officials in Yuzhou City, when they see the elders of Zizhumen, they are respectful and grovel. Zizhumen even has a certain say in the appointment and dismissal of officials in Yuzhou City.

Not only Yuzhou, even if it is the vast Great Xia Dynasty where Yuzhou is located, it is also supported by the four major sects.

The four major sects rely on the Mansion Dynasty to rule over all living beings and provide endless resources. The four major sects each defended one side to defend against strong enemies and maintain the rule of the Great Xia Dynasty.

Zizhumen has such a high social status in Yuzhou, so the big families in Yuzhou City want to send their children to Zizhumen to practice, but most of the children of each family have mediocre qualifications, and they can't even pass the first test of the inner disciples. Therefore, the heads of some large families remembered the method of going through the back door with their connections, sharpened their heads and wanted to drill into the Zizhu Gate.

Money can make ghosts grind, in the face of the huge remuneration from large families, people like Steward Zhao in Zizhumen began to find ways to do things for others, the best way is to force the existing exercises to make slow progress, and the disciples who are on the verge of elimination take the initiative to leave the inner door and vacate their positions, and Steward Zhao and others will have a hole to drill.

Xiangrui Street in the east of Yuzhou City, the streets are all paved with bluestone slabs, which is very wide. On both sides of the street, a variety of imposing buildings rise from the ground and stretch out along the street into the distance.

This is the most prosperous place in the whole Yuzhou City, all kinds of shops and buildings are lined up, tea shops, restaurants, shops, pawnshops, silk villages and luxuriously decorated, full of fat powder atmosphere Fengyue places are full of flowers and green grass in front of the door, in order to attract passers-by.

The transportation here is convenient and there are many people, so some large families in Yuzhou City have also set up their homes here.

At the end of Xiangrui Street, there is a tall bluestone archway, behind the bluestone archway, is a large piece of the magnificent building enclosed by the high courtyard wall, here is the home of Yuzhou City Ding.

At this time, at the home of the Dingren outside the Yuzhou City, a young man dressed in the costume of a deacon at the inner gate of Zizhumen sat in the guest room, leisurely sipping tea.

Beside the young man, there stood a man in his forties, white and chubby, who was the housekeeper of Ding Yuanwai's housekeeper, Steward Li.

Steward Li was full of smiles, standing respectfully beside the young man, in addition to beckoning the maid in the house to offer fragrant tea, he also asked the maid to bring a lot of fresh fruits and a variety of snacks.

The young man wearing the clothes of the deacon of the inner gate of Zizhumen was Lin Jun, and after he put on Deacon Liu's clothes, he followed the example of Deacon Liu, and pasted a mustache under his chin to make it look like a young man of twenty years old.

Lin Jun looked at the dazzling array of delicacies on the tea table, and Lin Jun, who was grumbling with hunger at the moment, couldn't wait to eat these snacks and fruits like a storm. However, he came here at this time as the deacon of the inner gate of Zizhumen, and if he ate and drank here, he would inevitably reveal his identity.

So Lin Jun threw the tea bowl in his hand on the table, smashed his mouth, and said, "What kind of tea is this?" Then, casually glancing at the snacks and fruit on the table, he put on a dismissive expression.

Zizhumen is in the hearts of the people of Yuzhou City, that is, it exists like the government, and it is even heavier than the weight of the government. Besides, now the Ding family still has a request for Zizhumen, and now suddenly a deacon from Zizhumen comes to visit, Steward Li naturally does not dare to slack off, and takes the maids and servants at home to serve carefully.

Seeing that the guests were dissatisfied with the tea, Steward Li hurriedly summoned the maid beside him and said, "Why don't you change the tea for the adults, change it to the best Yunzhong tea, the best Yunzhong tea." ”

Lin Jun waved his hand and said, "Forget it, I'm not here to drink tea today, I have something important to tell your family, I don't know when he will be able to return?" ”

Seeing that the other party said this, Steward Li was already sweating profusely, and hurriedly asked the family standing at the door: "Have you found the master?"

At this moment, several people hurriedly came from outside, and the leader was about forty years old, wearing a brocade robe, and at first glance he was a person from a rich and noble family.

After this person ran into the living room, he bowed again and again, and said breathlessly, "Deacon Liu...... No...... I don't know if you are here, and you are far away, please forgive me, please forgive me. ”

Lin Jun was still sitting on the top seat, and when he saw Ding Yuan saluting him, he sat there and accepted it in a big way, and he didn't get up to return the salute, he didn't even nod his head slightly and returned the salute, and completely put on a feeling of being domineering.

After a short while, Lin Jun said slowly: "Let the family disperse, I have something important to discuss with you." ”

"Oh, oh, yes, yes. Ding Yuanwai glanced behind him, and Steward Li retreated with everyone in a playful manner.

At this time, only Lin Jun and Ding Yuanwai were left in the living room, and before Ding Yuanwai could speak, Lin Jun took out a letter from his arms and slapped it on the table with a "snap". The blow was too strong, shaking over many snacks and melons and fruits on the table, and the table was in a mess.

Lin Jun suddenly got up, walked in front of Ding Yuanwai, pointed at his nose and scolded him: "You fool." If you have anything to say to Steward Zhao, just ask someone to send him a message, what are you writing for? In case the letter falls into the hands of the elders of the Inner Gate, don't say that if your son doesn't want to go to Zizhumen to cultivate, even Steward Zhao will be implicated. You're a half-buried person in the loess, and you don't even understand this basic truth?"

"Ah...... This ......" Ding Yuanwai thought that Deacon Liu could bring him some good news, but he was reprimanded on the spot.

Then, Lin Jun threw the letter on the table to Ding Yuanwai and said, "Look at what you wrote in the letter, you will be thanked after you say that you will be thanked." What does this mean? Do you doubt the ability of my housekeeper to do things? Are you afraid that if you can't get things done, your money will be wasted? Do you want to pay with one hand and deliver the goods with the other as if you were buying things in the store? You are also a businessman, why is your temper so small? My housekeeper is extremely annoyed by your hidden behavior. There are also two outsiders who are now begging my housekeeper to let their children enter the inner door, and they are 20,000 taels as soon as they make a move, which is much more arrogant than you. My housekeeper said that these children can be considered, not necessarily your children, you should think about it. ”

Ding Yuanwai was dazed by this sudden reprimand, and there was a great contrast with his psychological expectations, Ding Yuanwai was like someone poured a bucket of cold water from his head, and the whole person almost collapsed to the ground.

Looking at the other party's cowardice, Lin Jun felt that the heat was almost over, so he sat back in the chair and ate tea alone.

After all, Ding Yuanwai had been in an accident for a long time, and he quickly woke up from the panic and tasted the deep meaning of Lin Jun's words. Ding Yuanwai turned around, beckoned Steward Li, who was waiting outside the door, and whispered a few orders in his ear.

After a while, Steward Li walked in with three family members. Each of the housekeepers carried a rectangular wooden plate covered with red silk cloth. Ding Yuanwai unveiled the red silk cloth and said to Lin Jun with a smile: "Deacon Liu, there are five hundred taels of gold here, and there are six silver tickets worth one thousand taels. Please transfer five hundred taels of gold and five thousand taels of silver tickets to Steward Zhao, and the remaining one thousand taels of silver tickets are for your hard work for Deacon Liu, and I hope to accept it with a smile. ”

Lin Jun got up again and said, "Okay, for your business, Steward Zhao has been working up and down, and the little silver you sent at the beginning has already been spent." Now, all kinds of relationships have been dredged, and your son's affairs are all in place, almost as a matter of course. Steward Zhao is kind-hearted, he doesn't care about you, he is entrusted by you, and he will still do things for you. It's just that this matter is extremely difficult to handle, although there is a vacancy, but I don't know how many pairs of eyes are staring at it, you should be able to understand the difficulties of Steward Zhao. ”

Lin Jun said, took out the storage bag in his waist, put all the gold and silver tickets sent by Ding Yuan into the bag, and then said to Ding Yuanwai: "After five days, you can let your little son come to the inner gate of Zizhu Gate, and when you get to the gate, you can give your name, and naturally someone will greet you and arrange it for your little son." After becoming a disciple of my Zizhu Sect, Steward Zhao will arrange the best master for Xiao Gongzi and teach him the best exercises. Cultivated by my Zizhumen, it is estimated that it will not take a few years, and its cultivation can at least reach the level of the peak of the forging body, when the time comes, if you can make a breakthrough and reach the realm of condensation, it is naturally the best, if you can't break through, there is Zhao Steward, recommended by my Zizhumen, and it is not a difficult thing to make Gongzi go to the Yuzhou City Defense Battalion as a commander.

Hearing that his son would be an official in the future, Ding Yuanwai was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth, he felt that happiness came too suddenly, too quickly, and bowed down again and again to thank him.

Lin Jun exchanged a few words with him, then got up and left.