Zhang Meng, the magistrate of Yandao County, is 47 years old this year and is a native of Hanjia County. Originally, he was just a subordinate of Hanjia County, who was responsible for dealing with the Qiang people in Hanjia County, so he was valued by the county guard, and after being recommended, he became the county magistrate of Xuanniu County. From Hanjia Xuanniu County to Wenshan Shengqian County to Qianwei Yandao County, he has been a county magistrate for nearly ten years. Compared with the difference between the Qiang people in Xuanniu County and Shengqian County, Yandao County is obviously more satisfying to him. This is also the reason why he gave a lot of bribes to Zhao Min, the assassin of Yizhou, to be transferred.

When Zhao Min rebelled, Qianwei Taishou Liu Fu was the most supportive of Zhao Min. When Liu Fu recruited soldiers from Yandao County, Zhang Meng fled with the seal to show that he would never be a thief. His move was greatly appreciated by Luo Shang, the later assassin of Yizhou, and he had even heard the news that Luo Shang had recommended him to the imperial court and wanted him to serve as the county guard of Qiqi County. The news made him excited.

From the county magistrate to the magistrate of a county, this span of countless people cannot be crossed in a lifetime. His family is a poor family in Yandao County, that is, it is the same nature as Huang Yuan and Cao Jian, and they are all tun households that migrated from other places hundreds of years ago during the period of Emperor Wu of the former Shang and Shang Merchants. He was the first county magistrate to come out of their family's ancestors. If he can really become a county guard, he will be the first county guard of their Zhang family.

Winter nights always come so early. Just after dinner, Zhang Meng went out of the dining hall alone and came to a small incense hall in the deepest part of the county government.

It's not big, but it's brightly lit. In the center is a clay statue. Just look at the face of this statue is lifelike, wearing a golden crown, holding a three-treasure jade Ruyi in his right hand, and his left hand is bluff, coupled with a compassionate look, as if he is telling the profound Taoist truth to all sentient beings. In front of the clay sculpture is an offering table, on which an incense burner is placed, and the brass incense burner has been filled with incense ashes, showing how devout the owner burned incense. The incense burner is lined with seasonal melons and fruits, and two candles with the thickness of cups are placed on both sides.

The statue enshrined in this offering is a statue of the Taoist Yuan Shi Tianzun. There is a way that:

Hongmeng's initial judgment has a reputation, and he has refined the five elements of innate gathering.

The three flowers on the top of the head face the north, and the five qi in the chest penetrate the south.

The group of immortals is called the beginning of the yuan, and the mysterious court has not yet spoken.

Mandao fragrant flowers with the hub, vicissitudes of life with Geng.

Chaos has always been moral, and it is all based on metaphysics.

Tai Chi two instruments and four elephants, Tiankai and Zi let it be.

The ugly man Yin Wu is in charge of teaching, and Huang Ting is a fan of two volumes.

Yujing Jinque is a disciple, and the tinder Jinlian is me.

The six roots are quiet and remove troubles, and few people know the mystical method in the mysteries.

The two-finger dragon can subdue the tiger, and the auspicious light of the eyes moves the world.

On the top, the clouds are 30,000 feet, and the clouds are flying around the body.

Idle riding is not like four like, sitting silently in the Tan Kowloon car.

Flying beasts are handrails, and they are happy to trust the three treasures and jade Ruyi.

The white crane Qingluan led the way, followed by Danfeng dancing fairy clothes.

The feather fan separates the clouds and mist, and the fairy child jade flute blows on the left and right.

The yellow turban wrestler listened to his orders, and the cigarettes rolled with the immortals.

The leader of the preaching Fayang True Sect, the Yuan Shi Tianzun left the jade pool.

Since ancient times, Taoist incense has been very vigorous. Zhang Meng originally didn't believe it, but when he was doing a history in Hanjia County, he was met by a Taoist priest and said that he would become the county magistrate in the near future. He didn't believe it, but within two months, he was really appointed by the imperial court as the magistrate of Xuanniu County. Since then, he has become a devout Taoist.

Of course, what he didn't know was that the Taoist priest was a guest of the county guard of Hanjia County, and he learned the news in advance at the county guard, so he naturally saw it very accurately. As a result of this experience, Zhang Meng became a devout believer. When he was in Xuanniu County and Shengqian County, he gave a large amount of cloth and money to the Taoist priest called Song Ming every year, and supported the other party to build a Taoist temple in Shengqian County.

When he arrived at the Yandao side, although the number of believers here was far less than that of Han Jiawen Mountain, and there were not many Taoist priests coming and going, Zhang Meng still vacated a house in the depths of his county government for the first time to worship Yuan Shi Tianzun. After so many years, this has been his spiritual pillar. He always thinks that he can prosper in the official road, that is, someone in the dark is blessing him.

Today, as in the past, he entered this small incense hall, first took out three incense sticks from the offering table, lit them on the candle, and respectfully worshiped the clay sculpture of Yuan Shi Tianzun sitting above, and then carefully inserted these three incense sticks into the ashes of the incense burner.

"Tianzun," Zhang Meng looked at the clay sculpture Yuan Shi Tianzun in the midst of the fireworks and said: "Thanks to Tianzun's blessing, I have been able to say that it has been smooth sailing over the years, if I can really become the county guard of Qiqi County this time, I will definitely ask someone to make a golden body for Tianzun in the future." ”

"This Yandao County is actually very good, but the Yandao Pavilion Marquis is too domineering. However, after I was angry that day, I read two volumes of Huang Ting, and my heart was dependent on blessings and misfortunes, so I put down my mind and ignored it. Who would have thought that the displaced people would make such a big noise now, and the people of all counties and counties would be panicked. Although you don't talk about it, you may not envy that there are people in my territory who have such amazing cultivation and hundreds of private soldiers. With the position of the Yandao, coupled with this domineering pavilion marquis, the Yandao is afraid that he has nothing to worry about in the short term. ”

Just when Zhang Meng was talking to the clay sculpture Yuan Shi Tianzun in a whisper, he suddenly heard a sound of anxious footsteps, and then the door of the incense hall was suddenly pushed open from the outside.

He fixed his eyes and saw that it was his eldest son Daniel Zhang.

"Why are you so alarmed?" Zhang Meng had always been very satisfied with his eldest son, and when he saw him coming in a hurry, he suppressed his dissatisfaction and asked in a deep voice.

"Father, something is wrong. Daniel Zhang had long lost his former composure at this time, and said urgently: "There is a group of thieves who have infiltrated the county town pretending to be a business traveler, saying that they were sent by Li Xiang, and now they have attacked the county gate." ”

"What!" Zhang Meng's face changed greatly when he heard this, "Quick, you go to the back hall to protect your mother and the others, and I'll go to the front to take a look." ”

"Father, there are not many soldiers left in the city, and the thieves are attacking fiercely, and when I came, the gate could not be resisted. ”

Just as he could finish speaking, he heard a man's voice resounding throughout the county office, "I am a general under the command of General Zhendong, and I have taken down the Dao now, so if you don't surrender quickly, otherwise you will be killed." ”

Hearing this voice, Zhang Meng's father and son glanced at each other, and they both saw the incomparable shock on each other's faces. Being able to hear it clearly from such a distance can still make everyone hear it clearly, this person's cultivation should be above the fourth grade.

At this moment, the first thing that came to mind in Zhang Meng's heart turned out to be the Hou Gaoming of the Pavilion who he had never looked at.

It would be nice if he were here.

Of course, he didn't know that all this was originally a clever handiwork.