At this time, the county commander suddenly put his big face up again, and stared at Zhang Jingxu with blazing eyes: "Since Zhang Zhutou has the intention to make meritorious contributions and is not afraid of the difficulties of the Divine Mansion, then, there is one here in this official... Hey, there's a good errand. ”

Speaking of this, he pretended to be serious and said: "But I don't know if Zhang Zhutou has the courage to take on this errand." ”

In officialdom, if the official speaks to you in this tone, then no matter whether the task is difficult or not, the smart subordinate must first choose to push back.

can push it or not, officialdom is normal.

After all, the more you do, the more mistakes you make, and the lazy and foolish officials can stay up for a long time.

However, Zhang Jingxu did the opposite, not only did he not push back the task, but he was eager to do it......

If you don't do anything, how can you have merit.

So without hesitation, he directly arched his hands, clasped his fists and asked: "But I don't know what kind of errand it is, although the county lord commands, ......"

"Hahaha!" The county magistrate seemed to be extremely satisfied, stretched out his hand to wrap Zhang Jingxu's shoulder, and said eagerly: "I can't talk about the order, let's discuss it together." ”

As he spoke, he lowered his voice and pretended to be mysterious: "Here's the thing, there is a village thirty miles outside the city, and for five days in a row, people are killed every day, but the official sent officials and servants to investigate, and the investigation turned out to be a normal death......"

Zhang Jingxu frowned slightly, and muttered: "Someone died for five days in a row? This is not normal in itself. ”

"That's right! The official also thinks it is abnormal. ”

The county commander slapped his thigh, his face was full of flesh, and he said quite fiercely: "But limited to the ability of the officials and servants, it is impossible for them to investigate more deeply, especially what makes the official even more anxious is that this village has been dead for five consecutive days, if it continues like this, this matter will be taken over by the Divine Dependents' Mansion......"

Zhang Jingxu's heart moved, and he asked tentatively: "Is there some rule restriction on the matter of the Divine Dependent's Mansion taking over the jurisdiction of the Yamen?" ”

"Yes, there are limitations!"

The county commander nodded, and carefully introduced: "Since ancient times, all dynasties have set up divine palaces, which are responsible for worshipping and worshiping the gods, and at the same time taking into account the duties of exorcising ghosts and destroying demons. The imperial court is responsible for the people's livelihood, governing the country so that the people can live a good life......"

"So Zhang Zhutou, you can understand that the division of labor between the imperial court and the Divine Dependent's Mansion is different, the imperial court manages the living people, and the Divine Dependent's Mansion is responsible for the ghosts."

"Just like what the official said just now, someone died in the village outside the city for five consecutive days, and after the investigation of this matter, it was a normal death, so according to common sense, the yamen should continue to be responsible!"

"But ......"

The county magistrate suddenly said in a solemn tone: "But if there are people in this village who continue to die, and they die for several days in a row, once the number exceeds seven people, it must be determined that there are ghosts doing evil." ”

Zhang Jingxu thought for a moment and said in a deep voice: "And once it is determined that the ghost is doing evil, then this matter will be taken over by the Divine Family's Mansion, right?" ”

The county magistrate nodded again: "Yes, that's it." Now that five people have died in that village, and there are only two people short of the number of seven, if this official is right, I'm afraid the Divine Dependent's Mansion has begun to pay attention......"

When the county commander said this, his voice was suddenly lowered, and he said mysteriously: "Zhang Zhutou, we are not outsiders, the official told you clearly, we must hold this matter in our hands." If we can find out the truth and solve it, both you and I will have benefits. ”

Are there any benefits?

Those who mix officialdom must pay attention to this sentence.

Zhang Jingxu's heart moved again, and he hurriedly asked, "I don't know what the benefit is?" ”

The county commander laughed twice: "If there is really a ghost thing to make trouble, after solving it, it will be given merit by the gods, how precious the merit is, it is not only needed by the gods." ”

As he spoke, he glanced left and right, and lowered his voice again: "For example, if this official obtains the merit of this matter, he can immediately report the merit of officialdom once." But if I accumulate merit and don't report it, I can change it after accumulating a certain amount......"

Zhang Jing's heart was shocked, and he subconsciously asked, "Can adults exchange merit for magic weapons?" How do you have a path to this? ”

The county commander nodded and said, "After all, I am from a royal family, and there is still a way to do this......"

Zhang Jingxu was shocked again, and said solemnly: "My lord is actually from the royal family? ”

I didn't know that the county commander didn't care about waving his hand, but his tone was slightly embarrassed, and he explained: "It has been eight hundred years since the founding of the imperial dynasty, and hundreds of thousands of royal bloodlines have been inherited, as many as carp crossing the river, which is simply countless, so my royal identity is not unusual." ”

"As for exchanging merit for magic weapons, this is the encouragement of the imperial court. And the Divine Family's Mansion is also happy with this kind of thing. As long as you are willing to make merit, the Divine Dependent's Mansion is very willing to exchange treasures for people......"

Zhang Jingxu realized that there were many royal families in this world.

At the same time, he understood another secret.

The merits in this world are very precious, so both the court and the Divine Families want it, and if someone is willing to take out the merits they have earned, then both the Imperial Court and the Divine Families Mansion are willing to exchange treasures.

As for why this happened, Zhang Jingxu couldn't guess the reason for the time being, but he believed that as long as he continued to mix in the officialdom, he would one day figure out all the secrets in this world.

This is the first time to meet Shangguan, and it is not appropriate to make more inquiries, after all, the friendship has not yet reached that point, and asking too many questions may cause Shangguan to be disgusted.

The best thing to do now is to keep getting closer.

Therefore, Zhang Jingxu was only silent for a moment, and then opened his mouth to pick up the topic just now, and said: "Although there are many royal bloodlines in the world, but the adults must be outstanding among them, and now you are the commander of a county, and you will inevitably become a court boss in the future." ”

The county order was stunned at first, and it seemed that it had never been so touted.

Then he opened his mouth, and seemed to be overjoyed: "That's right, this official became a county magistrate at a young age, and he is only seventeen years old this year, and he is already in charge of a county, unlike other brothers in the family, who are still eating and waiting for death in their twenties and thirties." ”

"So a handsome young man like me is indeed an outstanding person in the royal family, hehe, Zhang Zhutou is really accurate."

The county magistrate stood there boasting to himself, but Zhang Jingxu was dumbfounded.

He couldn't believe his ears.

First of all......

The county magistrate actually said that he was only 17 years old this year, and he was a handsome young man who belonged to an outstanding generation.

Are you kidding.

With your fleshy appearance, how can you have the confidence to say that you are a handsome young man?

There is also a height of eight feet, Kuiwei is like a bear, his eyes are wide open at every turn, and he has a vicious face......

If this posture is encountered in the wild, it will be a bandit who blocks the road and robs, and the timid person will immediately kneel, even if he is bold, he will tremble.

Secondly......

The prefectural magistrate said that he was an outstanding person.

These words were originally Zhang Jingxu's flattery, but can flattery be listened to as the truth?

Just you, excellence?

Is there a genius in the world who paints viciously with a brush and scolds his mother?

If the painting is good, it would be fine, but the thing you painted can't even be read by a ghost!

Zhang Jingxu took a deep breath, he vaguely felt that he was likely to have a strange Shangguan!

is obviously a rough man with five big and three rough, but he has to say that he is an outstanding person and talented.

obviously looks like a bandit, and even says that he is a handsome young man.

It's really, hilarious!

But the county magistrate was still boasting about himself there, and he seemed to be a little shy between his words: "Does Zhang Zhutou also feel that this official is an outstanding talent, and at my age, he is a rare outstanding person......

"Yes, yes, yes! Adults do! Zhang Jingxu obviously couldn't cry or laugh, and he had to praise him again and again, and said solemnly: "An adult can become the county magistrate in charge of a place at the age of seventeen, and this achievement alone can leave others far behind." ”

The county commander immediately grinned, smiling like a stupid roe deer: "Zhang Zhutou is really good, he deserves to be a kind and honest elder, in fact, according to my age, this official should call you Uncle Zhang......"

You even call me uncle?

Zhang Jingxu's heart suddenly moved!

There are some fleeting opportunities in officialdom, if you don't grasp them, they will disappear in a flash, such as Shangguan revealing his true feelings in front of you, then you must strike while the iron is hot.

Even if Shangguan regrets it afterwards, he must seize this opportunity if he can seize it.

So Zhang Jingxu did not hesitate, immediately put out a cordial smile, and said solemnly: "An uncle, an uncle for life, the shout of the county magistrate reminds me of those nephews in the village." As an uncle, I think about taking care of my juniors every day. ”

The county magistrate was stunned at first, and then he gave a thumbs up and said, "Uncle Zhang is good, he is really a generous elder." ”

He didn't regret it.

This surprised Zhang Jingxu.

……

After the county commander called him uncle, the relationship between them was obviously more familiar, and then it was clear that the county order was really a young man's heart.

I saw that this guy was rubbing his big hands with excitement on his face, and he actually came directly to Zhang Jingxu, and said with longing: "Uncle Zhang, that matter outside the city is very important, now that five people have died, and if it continues, it will definitely be targeted by the Divine Mansion!" ”

"So... So... Hehe, Uncle Zhang, you should understand what this official means. ”

Zhang Jingxu heard the song and knew the meaning of the song, and asked with a smile: "The adults want me to be in front of me and hold this matter in my hands first, right?" ”

The county order opened his mouth wide, and said with a smile: "It's not enough to just hold it in your hands, the most important thing is to solve it successfully." Only by solving the problem can there be merit. ”

"Good!" Zhang Jingxu did not hesitate, and nodded directly in agreement: "After this matter is completed, if there is really merit, since the adults regard me as an elder, you will have seven merits and three merits this time." ”

The county magistrate was stunned for a moment, and said very unexpectedly: "I'm seven and you're three?" Uncle, you have divided me so much......"

Zhang Jingxu bowed his hand and said goodbye: "As an elder, you should be like this." It's getting late, so please allow me to leave on an errand. You seven and I three, that's it. ”

In the stunned eyes of the county commander, Zhang Jingxu's resignation figure left the backyard.

After a long time, the county magistrate seemed to come back to his senses, turned his head to look at the old housekeeper, and said in a daze: "Uncle Liu, did you hear it just now, he, he actually wants to divide my seven successful virtues." ”

The old butler's eyes were deep, and he looked at the direction where Zhang Jingxu disappeared, and said slowly in a low voice: "No wonder the chief steward of the palace personally sent a letter, saying that His Majesty attaches great importance to the night watchman surnamed Zhang who has just awakened. Seeing it today, our Zhang Zhutou is really worth paying attention to, not to mention his ability after awakening, this free and bold alone is worth handing over. ”

The county commander nodded involuntarily: "I called him uncle, just because of his age, I really didn't expect that he would give up my seven successful virtues......"

Between the words, he was quite moved, and continued: "Such a generous style, he really treats me as a nephew." ”

The old housekeeper nodded and solemnly admonished: "Others treat you as a nephew, so you must also treat people as elders sincerely." This time, he is going to grab merit from the Divine Mansion, and he will inevitably be reprimanded by the Divine Mansion...... When the time comes, you must not forget to rely on the official position to support him. ”

The county commander looked solemn and said in a deep voice: "I am the order of a county, and I have an equal official position with the Yicheng Divine Dependents' Mansion, if they dare to bully Uncle Zhang, I will go out and make trouble with them." ”

After a pause, he continued: "The two sides are making trouble with Your Majesty, and even in front of the great priest of the gods, and I will fight for it on the basis of reason, and I will not back down on this matter. ”

The old housekeeper nodded with satisfaction: "If this is the case, your kid can retain talents." The entire royal family and even His Majesty are willing to support you. ”

The county commander looked in the direction of the middle courtyard and said slowly: "The only thing I have to care about now is whether Uncle Zhang has the ability to find out about that matter...... It is necessary not only to find out, but also to solve. ”

Only by solving the problem can there be merit.

If the merit can be obtained, what if there is a quarrel with the Divine Lord's Mansion?

He told Zhang Jingxu that there were hundreds of thousands of royals in the world, but he didn't tell Zhang Jingxu a deeper identity......

is only seventeen years old, in charge of a county, this is not an ordinary royal treatment, this is a lineage that can be listed in the books of the Zongren's Mansion.

When His Majesty was the little emperor, he had to call him a cousin according to his generation.