Since the time of Qinzhi County, this Lingnan has always been a place of exile for officials. Although it has been included in the Chinese territory for more than 800 years, because of the miasma, it is still slow to reproduce and the population is not prosperous. Although the Lingnan land is quite rich in today's society, the Tang Dynasty more than 1,000 years ago; This Lingnan region is as primitive as the Amazon rainforest today. Not only are the people strong, but they are also uncivilized.

In this way, a group of three people galloped and headed south. Nearly a month later, I came to the territory of Rongzhou, Lingnan Road; This Rongzhou includes four counties: Rongshui, Wuyang, Huangshui, and Anxiu. Since entering this Rongzhou, the three of them have suddenly been overshadowed. Although before taking up his post, he knew that Lingnan was a poor and remote place; But what I never expected was that the living environment was so bad. The mood full of interest all the way disappeared without a trace in an instant! Although the government is relatively perfect, there are thousands of common people, and the population is also 40,000 or 50,000; But productivity is very low.

The three of them didn't inquire much, but they found this Huangshui County Ya, precisely because the county seat of Huangshui County is the size of an ordinary market town in the north, with no city walls and two fewer traders!

But in the center of this "market town", there are more than a dozen houses. The middle one sits in the north and faces south, although it looks quite neat, but the plaque of "Huangshui County Ya" on the blue brick and gray tile house is crooked and hanging very eye-catching, and this is the main hall of Huangshui County! Along with the main hall, there are four wings on the left and right, and several large holes in the roof make the wings look very "transparent".

With the main hall looking to the north, the three back offices are still clean because of the residents, and with the main building looking back to the south, on the huge county government square, scattered dotted with the class rooms where these officials stay. It's also because of the people, although it looks dilapidated, but the inside is clean! Several officials, wearing dirty official uniforms, lay on the door pier, bathing in the warm sunshine, feeling lazy and bloated!

When the three of them saw this, they were completely dumbfounded. This...... This is the county government, I thought of bitterness, but I didn't expect it to be so bitter!

Zhou Zeng looked at the lazy servant, so he went up and kicked it. The official who was awakened was about to scold, when he saw that it was such a burly man, and stared at them with wide eyes and angry eyes, and suddenly lost his temper. Sleepiness, no sleep in an instant!

Seeing this scene, Zhou Zeng immediately put away his expression and said to them with a smile: "Lord Mingfu is here, why don't you hurry up and greet them." This group of officials was suddenly confused by the second monk. It's been a long time since there was a county order, and the officials don't want to come, so really come to a Ming mansion? With a puzzled look, he followed Zhou Zeng's gaze and swept towards Wang Xuance.

Hey! These officials looked at a young man in his twenties, you look at me, I look at you, looking at each other, full of suspicion, so they said with a disdainful look: "Cut, who is it, how is it possible?" ”

Wang Xuance saw the suspicious expressions of the officials, and then gave Chen Maocai beside him a look; Chen Maocai immediately took out the document signed by the official department and the official seal issued by the official department from the horseback. The arrogant and domineering swayed in front of the officials, and said sharply: "Have you seen clearly, this is the dignified Huangshui Ling Wang Xuance Wang Ming Mansion!" ”

This Chen Maocai, a person from Wancheng, his parents died when he was a child, and he was raised by a brother, and he knew a little about pen and ink, because the family was a carpenter, so he also had a lot of research on siege equipment. Hearing that the war in Liangzhou was urgent, he joined the army from Wancheng, and since the last time in the battle of burning grain in Montenegro, he emerged, and killed more than ten enemies in the battle of pacifying Tuyuhun, so he was quite appreciated by Wang Xuance. Later, when chatting, I was attracted by the same life experience, so the friendship became deeper and deeper, because there were no relatives at home, I gave all the land and property to my brother, and then decided to go to the end of the world with Wang Xuance! And the little school that admired him mentioned above is also this person!

When the officials looked at this formation, it was really the Huangshui Order appointed by the imperial court. immediately beat the earth-shattering drum, and welcomed the three of them into the main hall of Huangshui County in a dignified and dignified manner. With the sound of drums, a middle-aged man in his forties, with a long face, an octagonal beard, shaking a goose feather fan, loosening his long robe, groggy and sloppy, walked out of the back office. This person is Jiang Yongde of Huangshui County, as soon as he heard that the official said that the Ming Mansion was coming, he was immediately perked up, and his spirit was much brighter, and he hurriedly sorted out his clothes and gave gifts again and again to accuse him!

Wang Xuance glanced at the groggy people, and instantly felt a sense of boredom; But after thinking about it, when I first arrived here, I had to rely on them for the time being, and then said to them in a slightly mocking tone: "Everyone, this daylight is also yawning and sluggish, it seems that our Huangshui County is also busy with government affairs." Everyone has worked hard, hard work! ”

At this time, all the officials, you look at me, I look at you, all turned their eyes to Jiang Xiancheng. Hearing Mingfu's question, and then looking at the expressions of the officials, Jiang Xiancheng had no choice but to return: "Mingfu, this is ...... It's all ...... Recently, we have been haunted in this county yali! ”

It turns out that in the middle of the night, every three or five times, there are always so many "ghosts". Dressed in white, with a cloak scattered, fluttering in the moonlight, one time east, one moment west, and screaming again and again, the people were very frightened! I never thought that I would come to toss again last night, so that none of these officials and Jiang Xiancheng could sleep peacefully!

Hearing this, the three of them also understood the reason for the incident. In an instant, I want to see what kind of ghost this is! After drinking and eating like this, the three of them went to the back hall to rest. In order to see the ghost, Jiang Xiancheng followed the two officials, and at night he chatted with the three of them in the room and waited. But they didn't show up for several nights, and all three of them thought they were lying; And although they are deeply aggrieved, they can't justify anything!

After a few days of familiarity, Wang Xuance also learned about the general situation of Huangshui County through Jiang Xiancheng and the officials. Under their leadership, the county government was also meticulously renovated. The hole was repaired and the plaque was straightened, and the place covered with dust and cobwebs was cleaned spotlessly, and at this time, the county government of Huangshui County looked quite magnificent and majestic!

With the fatigue of the past few days, the three of them have rested early, because of the simplicity of the county government, the three of them also lay together in the bunk. As a result, in the middle of the night, the ghost really appeared. Wang Xuance hurriedly whispered to wake up Zhou Zeng and Chen Maocai, looked at the ghosts outside the window, and listened to the screams from time to time, and the three of them all felt that someone must be messing around.

Chen Maocai didn't think much about it, he got up from the bed with a wheel, and came out with a knife, slashing at the ghost. This ghost had never imagined that this person would be so brave and struggling to dodge this knife in such a flash. Then under the cover of night, he fled with a "whoosh".

Wang Xuance and Zhou Zeng also came out with swords. Chen Maocai said to them with an affirmative tone: "Big brother, this must not be a ghost; It looks like she's pretty good, but it's a pity that she ran away! ”

"Damn" Zhou Zeng scolded casually!

Wang Xuance also saw the scene just now! I feel that this matter does not seem to be simple, who dares to pretend to be a ghost in the county office? There must be some grievances or holidays!

At this time, the officials and Jiang Xiancheng saw that they had beaten the ghost away, and immediately walked out. But seeing this Jiang County, he trembled and said to them: "You have caused a big disaster, we have done this before, but the next day it was even more fierce."

Hearing him say this, the three of them laughed and immediately thought about it. Since you're making more noise, I'm going to give you a net. After such a toss this night, there were indeed no ghosts, and everyone slept peacefully.

The next day, as soon as Wang Xuance and the two of them said this, Zhou Zeng and Chen Maocai went separately and prepared to go. Immediately, a few bold officials were called to help, and by the end of the night, according to the pre-plan, everyone had arranged to stop and wait for the ghost to appear.

Sure enough, in the middle of the night, I saw that the ghost was no longer one, but a cloaked hair scattered in twos and threes, accompanied by bursts of screams, bouncing out. Jiang Xiancheng watched this scene, and the goose feather fan in his hand fell to the ground in fright; After calming down for a while, seeing that Wang Xuance was supporting him, he immediately picked up the goose feather fan, calmed down and said, "Look...... You see...... I'm not wrong."

Wang Xuance immediately sneered at him. He took the Qingyu sword, pushed open the door, and stood at the door mightily and domineeringly, and scolded: "What kind of person dares to pretend to be a ghost and disturb my county government!" ”

These ghosts, looking at "hey" like this, are really bold. He didn't answer, and for a while in the trees, and behind the window, he kept frightening him. Wang Xuance saw that it was almost there, so he saw the right time, and with a wave of his hand, a big net fell from the sky. Most of the ghosts were caught red-handed by him like this; Those who were not caught scattered fled in all directions, and suddenly there was no ghost sound. But looking at this big net, it was a lot of excitement, only to hear a woman roaring angrily: "Let us go!" ”

Although this woman is dressed in white, her face is very delicate and fresh. Jiang Xiancheng fixed his eyes, it was none other than the little sister who was fighting against him a few days ago. Then he scolded sharply: "Okay, little sister, you want to take revenge on us, tie me up!" ”。 At the sound of his order, several officials rushed over with the prepared ropes!

Although the little sister and the others were caught in the big net, they still stood righteously and awe-inspiringly, without the slightest fear! Wang Xuance saw that it was such a fierce woman, and turned around and reprimanded the official loudly: "Stand down!" This domineering voice immediately suppressed these officials, and because of the Ming Mansion's words, they could only retreat in a huff!

Through Jiang Xiancheng's words, Wang Xuance already felt that they should know each other, so he asked him, "What the hell is going on?" Jiang Yongde listened to Wang Xuance's question, and he knew that he was at a loss, and he couldn't say anything.

Seeing this scene, Wang Xuance didn't bother to embarrass him anymore, so he asked his little sister again: "Tell me, why do you want to pretend to be a ghost in this county?" ”。 Through the scene just now, the little sister already felt that this young man was not small. But adhering to the character of not being afraid of heaven and earth, no matter how big an official he is, the straightforward little sister said bluntly: "It's just to scare and scare you officials, who let you, there is no good thing."

Chen Maocai immediately scolded: "A little girl, how can you talk like this to the new Lord Mingfu, if you have any grievances, tell me quickly."

As soon as she heard this, the little sister looked at Wang Xuance in surprise, and her two eyes widened like two small round balls; lowered his voice and asked in a slightly low voice: "Are you the new Huangshui Ling?" ”。 However, he was surprised, but when he saw that his words changed, he boldly said: "What's wrong with the new Huangshui Ling, it's not a good thing, and he used this trick to catch us."

As soon as Wang Xuance heard this, he instantly became energetic: "You came to my county to pretend to be a ghost, and I am not allowed to arrest you." As soon as the words came out, I felt that there was no need to compete with a little girl, so I generously instructed Zhou Zeng and others to withdraw the big net.

Zhou Zeng hurriedly reminded: "Big brother, be careful"

But seeing that Wang Xuance returned confidently: "It's nothing, as long as she is human, there is nothing to fear."

With Zhou Zeng and others removing the net. The little sister patted the dust on her body and looked at this Wang Xuance carefully. is similar to his age, but he didn't expect it to be the new Huang Shui Ling; But it looks like a gentleman, but it's really a bit of an official. So he said to him in a relaxed tone: "They are officials, they don't want to do good things for the people every day, they just think about how to bully us, and every time they go to the village, they always want to loot something, so they can't stand it, it's like scaring them." ”

It turns out that although this yellow water is located in the border, the folk customs are quite simple. Although the common people are not as rich as the Central Plains, they have not been eroded by the war, and they are still full of food and clothing in the past few years. However, in recent years, because the country has just stabilized, the focus of the imperial court is on the northwest border, and it is really difficult to take care of this land. Seeing that the common people are rich, bandits and bullies have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain!

At first, the government was able to strictly manage it; However, with the weakening of management ability, it is naturally beyond the reach of the whip; Later, he colluded with these bullies and bandit leaders to oppress the people. The days of the people of this Miao village are under the leadership of the old Miao King, although it is okay; However, in the face of increasing taxes every year, it is also quite a headache. In the early years of the Tang Dynasty, the state had a clear edict, and the prefectures, counties and county governments could not increase taxes privately, but in this remote place, in order to fill their private pockets, a group of officials relied on the emperor to be far away, and this year has blatantly increased by fifty percent!

No, when they arrived at this little sister and their Miao Village, they naturally aroused the anger of the people, and they fought against each other, but in the end, Jiang Xiancheng and the officials also lost their temper and could only return to the county government. Then the little sister, who was full of a sense of justice, was ready to pretend to be a ghost to scare them, but it didn't take long to scare such a new Ming Mansion ---- Wang Xuance!

When Wang Xuance figured out what happened, he was immediately moved by the little sister's sense of justice! Jiang Xiancheng saw that he couldn't hold it anymore, so he gave Wang Xuance a trick on the matter. It turns out that these things are caused by a series of stubborn diseases of the government, not only Huangshui, but also the whole of Rongzhou, on the one hand, they have to have funds to work, and on the other hand, these officials have to support their families. In the face of a meager salary, it is really a drop in the bucket, so it can only go up and down.

Although Wang Xuance was quite angry, he also knew at this moment that he really couldn't do anything to these officials! If it's all clicked, who will do the errand for himself; What's more, when I first arrived in this yellow water, I was not familiar with the place, and I had to have their help, so it was better to see the after-effects, so I sold them a favor. After such a reprimand, these officials and Jiang Xiancheng instantly obeyed, and repeatedly promised that they would never dare to raise taxes privately in the future.

And the little sister didn't say anything, and she felt that it was very enjoyable for this dog county to be scolded like this. turned around and said "thank you", ready to take the "ghosts" out of the Huangshui County Ya.

Wang Xuance was happy when he saw it: "Did I let you go?" ”

The little sister was also happy when she heard this: "Didn't you let me go?" The two of them smiled with relief in embarrassment.

"Let's go, welcome to come to the county government at any time to sit."

When this little sister and the "ghosts" heard this, they also replied: "Welcome to come to Miao Village at any time to sit."

As soon as you sing, I ended tonight's "ghost catching" operation.

Wang Xuance didn't expect things to end in such a way, let alone that this Huangshui County and this Rongzhou would be such a place. It seems that there are too many things to deal with in front of me, and there are so many things that I can only solve step by step in a down-to-earth way, and one of the breakthroughs seems to be this little sister......

After tonight's incident, the little sister also felt that the new Ming Mansion seemed to be different from many officials. He seems to have an indescribable sense of narrowness, and seems to be able to make decisions for the common people; However, this is all your own speculation, and it depends on the actual actions in the future......

After this night's rest, Wang Xuance also began his plan to govern Huangshui County......