Chapter 227, begging for corpses
Although Li Chengjing wanted to find the bandits to "borrow" some two or five essences, but Yizi City was too close to the border pass, and the army was on the side, even if the bandits ignored the law and discipline, they would not rob here without brains.
What the people are most worried about is not the bandits, but the harassment of the neighboring countries.
There are many Tu people in Daqing border pass, and Yan is even more so, the barbarians do not pay attention to the Confucian etiquette of Daqing, and there are often small groups of troops sneaking into Daqing to raid and plunder the villages.
Li Chengjing wanted to find some two or five essences, and it seemed that he could only pray that the other party's small troops could come more.
As for the bandits, they are too far away and do not match his recent purpose, so they can only be put on hold for the time being.
In the days that followed, Li Chengjing ingested the remaining water while helping the villagers in Tazhai Village rebuild their homes.
At first, the villagers of Tazhai Village naturally didn't dare to let the fairy master do such rough work.
However, in order to build a reputation and win people's hearts, where would Li Chengjing agree.
I have said countless times that I am not an immortal, but a cultivator who knows some spells, and I don't pay attention to the persuasion of the old village chief and others.
After a long time, the old village chief didn't say anything more.
Even the He Kaishan brothers, seeing that Li Chengjing was like this, it was even more difficult for them to go back immediately to make a difference, but chose to stay and help.
The officials who came to check from time to time saw this scene, and their eyes were about to fall.
hurriedly went back and told his county lord.
As a result, the county government summoned many people to come and help.
Tazhai Village, which would have taken more than half a year to rebuild, was rebuilt in just three months, and is even one-third larger than before.
The old village chief was so happy that he never closed his mouth every day.
And Li Chengjing, in the past few months, has completely absorbed the evil qi in the water evil beads.
The village was rebuilt, and other Tu tribes who inquired also sent congratulatory gifts.
Naturally, there were no valuable items, mostly wine, meat, and grain, as well as woven linen dyed in various colors.
Although the Turks have their own differences, they are also separated.
Tazhai Village can occupy this kind of feng shui treasure land by the Huaishui side, and its natural strength is not weak, and the relationship with most of the Tu people will not be bad, and there are many Tu people who support it.
Otherwise, where would the unruly Tu clan let the people of Tajiazhai enjoy this place exclusively.
In order to celebrate, the old village chief decided to hold a grand celebration, mainly to thank Li Chengjing, the fairy master, for helping them kill the demon in Tazhai Village, and celebrate the reconstruction of Tazhai Village by the way.
The magistrate of Yizi City, who heard about this, even summoned him to come over, and by the way, he sent several truckloads of fine wine, food and chefs from several restaurants in Yizi City in advance.
It seems that this county lord attaches great importance to this matter.
In the evening, on the official road connecting Tazhai Village and Yizi City, the sound of gongs and drums was heard.
Li Chengjing stood in his room in Tazhai Village when he saw a team of dozens of officers coming from the official road.
In front of it is a gong and drum to open the way, and there are many officials, holding green and yellow apricot umbrellas and various weapons. There is more silence, and the avoidance card is held high.
A sedan chair is as stable as the wheels below, which shows that the sedan chair man's kung fu is excellent.
When they got closer, they heard the gong sound seven times, and someone shouted: "If a gentleman is not heavy, he will not be powerful!" ”
Whether it is Daqing, Yan or Yuan, the official system almost inherited the previous dynasty and Jin, and there was little change.
This kind of patrol specification is naturally inherited from the previous dynasty.
When the county is on patrol, the gong can sound seven times and say seven words, which is "a gentleman is not heavy, he is not powerful." ”
Zhizhou went out on patrol, but the gong rang nine times and said nine words, for "I believe in it, love the people and relatives." ”
When the prefect goes out on patrol, the gong can sound eleven times and say eleven words, for "Zi Wen and strong, mighty but not fierce, respectful and peaceful." ”
and so on, all of which have strict regulations, and once there is a mistake or omission, they will be reprimanded by the imperial court at the least, and they can be punished according to the trespass.
Many people don't even have to look at the specifications of the line, the number of people.
You only need to listen to a few gongs and what they are saying to know what grade the officials in the team are.
As for the slogan, in Li Chengjing's view, it is just a slogan, and it is more for the sake of demagogic things, which should not be taken seriously.
In fact, these things, except for scholars who aspire to be officials, few ordinary people understand.
Because according to the law of Daqing, officials of rank and rank cannot go out of the city without major events.
That is, today's Tazhai Village was rebuilt, and the county magistrate came to win people's hearts and appease the people.
In normal times, if he dared to go out of the city, the first person to join him would be his main book, and he might even directly hand the documents to the center of the court.
This is both a measure of the right of local officials and an attempt to protect their safety.
Therefore, the specifications and rules of this kind of travel are naturally not understood by ordinary people, and even if they see them occasionally, they do not understand the reason.
Seeing that the team had arrived outside the village, Li Chengjing knew that it was time for him to appear.
Different from Li Chengjing's slowness, the old village chief has long led the whole village to guard the entrance of the village.
Seeing Li Chengjing come out, the villagers of Tazhai Village all happily made way for Li Chengjing.
The team stopped, and a fat old man dressed in an official mansion stepped down from the sedan chair, and then there was a burst of laughter, looking at the re-established Tazhai Village, seemingly very satisfied.
"The county lord is here!"
Dai Mao waved his hand, bowed to the people of Tazhai Village, and said: "It is a dereliction of duty on the part of the official to let the people of Tazhai Village suffer this great calamity. In order to compensate for the disasters suffered by you, after discussing with Master Jiao, the official decided to exempt the people of Tazhai Village from three years of forced labor and one year of taxes, so that you can recuperate! ”
When the old village chief and the villagers heard this, they were immediately overjoyed and polite.
Then, looking at Li Chengjing, he walked over quickly, it was a big gift, and said: "This time I was able to calm the difficulties in Tazhai Village, thanks to the immortal master's righteous action, please accept a certain worship!" ”
Li Chengjing forced a smile and helped him up.
said a bunch of unnutritious words, and finally welcomed Dai Mao and the others in before sunset.
The celebration of the Tu people is naturally different from that of the Central Plains.
In the spacious open space, a huge bonfire was lit, and most of the villagers sat on the ground, except for the utensils for wine, there was not even a single bowl and chopsticks, and they all used a wide leaf to hold food directly, and they were directly grasped by hand, which was very heroic.
Only where Dai Mao knelt and sit, a small wooden platform was laid, and Li Chengjing was accompanied by the old village chief and other elderly people.
Dai Mao originally came to appease people's hearts, so he naturally talked to the people in Tazhai Village the most, and Li Chengjing was also happy.
After all, Dai Mao is here, and although those Tu villagers don't talk about etiquette, they don't dare to come over and make a fool of themselves, and pour Li Cheng toast.
After drinking too much wine, the atmosphere naturally became warmer, and all kinds of exotic styles of songs were played by the Turkish villagers, and Li Chengjing, who watched all kinds of strange dances, was eye-opening.
I don't know if this is the original dance style of the Tu people, or if they are drunk and messing around.
It was late at night, and many young men and women snuck out into the woods, knowing what they were doing without asking.
The banquet dispersed, looking at the drunks lying on the ground, the corners of Li Chengjing's mouth twitched, that is, it was still midsummer, otherwise I don't know how many people would freeze to death this night.
Just when Li Chengjing was about to go back to the room to count, Dai Mao came over.
Although he drank a lot of wine, the fat old man was still in good spirits, as if he had drunk all the water before.
Sure enough, those who are officials may not be able to do it, but there are very few who can't drink enough.
Seeing that the other party had something to find him, Li Chengjing invited Dai Mao to a no-man's land and asked, "I don't know what the county zun is looking for Li?" ”
Dai Mao said with a smile: "Don't hide it, Dai is really a little unable to open his mouth in this matter." This ......"
Dai Mao looked like he wanted to speak and stopped, Li Chengjing had a bad premonition in his heart, but he still said: "Dai Xianzun has something to say, if Li can do it, he will definitely agree." ”
When Dai Mao heard this, he said: "The matter of Huaishui making trouble has reached the ears of the imperial court. Although the matter has subsided, the emperor seems to be extremely curious about what Jiaolong looks like, so he ordered the official to send Jiaolong's body to the capital. But the dragon was killed by Li Xianshi, and it stands to reason that it is Mr. Li's thing, so if he can, the official wants to ask cheekily, can Mr. Li cut his love, and the official and the local gentry are willing to buy it with silver, what do you think about 30,000 taels? ”
Saying that, even though Dai Mao had already grown old and his face was about to be thicker than the city wall, his old face couldn't help but blush.
Even if he is only a mortal, he also knows that such a magical thing as Jiaolong, 30,000 taels of silver, is not so much to buy as to rob.
But Yizi City is not a rich city, 30,000 taels of silver, he Dai Mao didn't know how many benefits he promised to the gentry, so he got it.
No more, that's really nothing.
The corners of Li Chengjing's mouth twitched, 30,000 taels is like buying a dragon corpse? Even the dragon scales on Jiaolong's body are more than this price.
But buying and selling in the world can't just look at the price.
Li Chengjing secretly thought to himself how to maximize his benefits.
There is no shortage of dragon corpses Li Chengjing, except that the corpse of the old Jiao has been damaged by the water at all, and there is no effect, there are eight Jiaolongs left, the mother Jiao is not dead, two have become meat puree, and five are still hidden by Li Chengjing under the water.
He's just one person, and there's nothing wrong with taking one out.
But just give Dai Mao so plainly and let him go to the top of the ladder, how could Li Chengjing agree.
Seeing that Li Chengjing was silent, Dai Mao was anxious.
said: "Didn't Immortal Master Li want to become a local recruiter before? If Li Xianshi is willing to cut his love, the official is willing to be a guarantor, so that Li Xianshi can become a local recruiter. How is it? ”
Li Chengjing glanced at the other party and smiled.
Then he said: "The whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister." Since His Majesty wants it, Li, as a courtier, naturally can't not agree. In this way, I am willing to take out two dragon corpses and present them to the emperor, but there is one condition below. ”
Dai Mao was overjoyed, and said without any hesitation: "Immortal Master Li, please speak, this official will definitely agree." ”
In order to be promoted and get out of this broken place, Dai Mao also fought hard this time!
Some people died, but not completely......