The position of a thousand households, with an official rank of five ranks, is the highest prefect of the Exorcism Division in the land of a mansion, and is usually held by monks of the fourth realm and above.

And Wei Jiusi, a thousand households in charge of Qingzhou Mansion, is a monk of the Fifth Realm.

After all, Qingzhou Mansion is the largest and most populous city in Jiaodong, and it is also a strategic town of the Great Qi Dynasty.

In addition, it is adjacent to Yishan Mountain to the south, and the Nine Baby Snake Demon is sealed underground.

Therefore, it is necessary to have a monk who is strong enough to take charge of the situation here.

Wei Jiusi was born in a famous family, and was deeply trusted by the emperor and his superiors because of his outstanding strength and ability.

At the same time, he was also industrious and thrifty, righteous and squandering money, taking the lead in battle, caring for his subordinates on weekdays, and was deeply respected and loved by his subordinates.

Therefore, the officials of the Exorcism Department of Qingzhou Mansion often put words like "being a man like Wei Qianhu" on their lips.

In their eyes, Wei Jiusi is an exemplary figure who can achieve "self-cultivation and governing the country with a family".

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"Let Qingzhou Qianhu Wei Jiusi come out to see me!"

At this moment, Chu Fengge stood at the gate of the Exorcism Division of Qingzhou Mansion, crossed his hands on his waist, and commanded lightly to the guards at the door.

Although he and Wei Jiusi are both fifth-grade officials and should theoretically be regarded as the same level, Chu Fengge still behaves arrogantly and uninhibitedly by relying on his identity as an official in the capital and a close confidant of the head of the department, as if he is the master of this yamen.

Because Chu Fengge had only come to Qingzhou Mansion not long ago, and his excessively beautiful face was really unforgettable, the guards quickly recognized his identity.

"I'm sorry, Lord Chu," the official bowed deeply to him, "Lord Wei is receiving a big man in the second hall of the Yamen, and he can't come out to see you for the time being. Please wait here for a moment and your entourage. ”

"Big shots? Bigger than me? ”

Chu Fengge frowned slightly.

As the pride of the Great Qi Dynasty, he hated the feeling of being left aside.

"I'm sorry, I can't give you the identity of that big guy." Once again, the official sincerely apologized.

Hearing this, Chu Fengge felt very unhappy.

However, although he is arrogant and sometimes dull, he is not really stupid.

He knew that in the Great Qi Dynasty, there were indeed some big people who he could not afford to offend.

So he said coldly: "Then please tell Wei Jiusi, I have an urgent matter here, and I want to see him as soon as possible." ”

"Obey, Lord Chu!" The official respectfully retired.

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Meanwhile.

Gu Xu stood in front of the bronze mirror at the gate of the yamen, silently tidying up his clothes.

He straightened his windswept sideburns and skirt and put on his turban again.

Then take off the "wind charm" attached to your chest and throw it into the wastepaper basket next to you.

Chen Jisheng used to often mention the name of Wei Jiusi, a thousand households in Qingzhou Mansion, in front of Gu Xu - his attitude towards Wei Jiusi has always been full of respect, thinking that Wei Jiusi is a real righteous gentleman and a capable minister.

"In the Great Qi Dynasty, one of the people I admired the most was Lord Wei of Qingzhou," Chen Jisheng once said, "You should know that during the eighth and eleventh years of Tianxing, there was a severe drought in Qingzhou Mansion.

But Lord Wei personally presided over the disaster relief work, ate and lived with the people, and even paid out of his own pocket to help the hungry victims. If it weren't for Lord Wei, the casualties back then would probably be even more severe. ”

Gu Xu and Wei Jiusi were not familiar with each other.

However, as Chen Jisheng's real and unknown disciple, he didn't want to embarrass Chen Jisheng in front of Wei Jiusi.

A moment later.

He looked at the reflection in the mirror and nodded in satisfaction.

I saw that the young man in the bronze mirror was handsome and neatly dressed.

Although he only wore a simple blue cloth shirt, it set him off even more out of the world, like an immortal.

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Qingzhou Qianhu Wei Jiusi did not let the two wait too long.

Five minutes later, he hurried to his arrival.

"I'm sorry, Lord Chu, I've kept you waiting," he bowed to Chu Fengge and said in an apologetic tone, "You said you had something important to discuss with me. ”

Although Wei Jiusi and Chu Fengge were both fifth-grade officials of the Exorcism Division, Wei Jiusi put his posture very low, and his attitude was extremely humble and respectful.

Because Wei Jiusi knew very well that Chu Fengge, as a famous genius in the Great Qi Dynasty and a big celebrity around the head of the division, would inevitably become the high-level of the Exorcism Division in the future, and might even become the next head of the division.

There's nothing wrong with being respectful to this kind of person.

"It's not that I have something important," Chu Fengge shook his head, then retreated to the side, and at the same time stretched out his hand to point at Gu Xu next to him, "It's that he has something important to discuss with you." I'm just his bodyguard now. ”

Wei Jiusi's eyes widened in surprise.

Like the official just now, after seeing Gu Xu's young face and plain cyan shirt, he only regarded Gu Xu as Chu Fengge's entourage, and didn't take him to heart at all.

But he never expected that this plainly dressed young man would be the one in charge, and Chu Fengge would claim to be this young man's bodyguard!

What kind of identity does this young man have, so that the Exorcism Division can send a Tianjiao like Chu Fengge to escort him?

I'm afraid that even the children of the three major gates don't have this kind of treatment!

Wei Jiusi took a deep breath and tried to keep himself calm.

Then he walked up to Gu Xu and bowed, "Dare to ask this son's name?" ”

"Xiaguan Yishui Exorcism Division has experienced Gu Xu and met Master Wei!" Gu Xu immediately returned the salute.

"Gu Xu ......"

Wei Jiusi silently recited the name.

Because he often paid attention to the imperial court newspaper, he quickly remembered that this name belonged to a genius boy in Yishui County - he had a cultivation talent no less than Chu Fengge, and he was also looked down upon by the head of the department in the promotion assessment, and was exceptionally promoted.

It's just that even if Gu Xu is really a rare cultivation genius, he won't let Chu Fengge be his bodyguard.

Could it be that he has some other hidden identity?

For example, the illegitimate son of the emperor?

Or the illegitimate son of the head of the department?

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Wei Jiusi, as an old fritter who has been in officialdom for a long time, often thinks about problems in a more complex way than ordinary people, and a lot of speculations pop up in his mind in an instant.

And just as he was silent, Gu Xu spoke again: "Lord Wei, the lower officials came to Qingzhou Mansion this time to solve the case of the Lu family's murder house on the orders of Lord Si. ”

Hearing the words "Lu's murderous house", Wei Jiusi was once again surprised.

Because in his perception, Gu Xu was just a monk of the second realm.

Prior to this, many Third and Fourth Realm monks had been attracted here by meritorious awards and tried to solve this big case, but in the end they were unsuccessful.

Gu Xu only has a mere second realm cultivation, who gave him the courage to challenge this difficulty?

Could it be that he really has some unknown hole cards?

Wei Jiu was puzzled.

"Lord Wei, take us to the Lu Clan's murderous mansion! We don't want to waste any more time! At this time, Chu Fengge spoke again.

Looking at his expression, he was obviously quite dissatisfied with Wei Jiusi's hesitant attitude.

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Meanwhile.

At the gate of the Yamen of the Qingzhou Exorcism Division.

A young man in his thirties and an old man with gray hair followed the corridor one after another, bypassing the shadow wall, and came to the gate of the yamen.

Although they were all dressed only in coarse cloth shirts and without gold or silver, they all looked energetic and extraordinary.

"Uncle Fan, let's set off to Yishan tomorrow to deal with that snow girl!" The young man smiled slightly and said to the old man beside him.

"Your Highness, in fact, we don't need to be in such a hurry......" The old man frowned and said with a respectful attitude.

"Strike first, strike last," the young man said in a firm tone, holding the sword at his waist, "Also, in front of outsiders, stop calling me 'Your Highness'." I don't want to reveal my identity just yet. ”

"Okay, young master."

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Exegesis:

(1) "Strike first, strike later." —The Book of Han