The horse's hooves fell.

The surrounding people exclaimed, some of them were timid, and even covered their eyes.

"Bang!"

There was a muffled sound.

What everyone imagined didn't happen.

The neighing of the horses sounded, and they fell miserably.

At its waist and abdomen, a very thick bamboo pole was inserted, and blood was gushing.

The middle-aged scribe stood with his hands in his hands, his eyes cold.

"Bastard!"

The man on horseback was furious and got up from the ground.

Because the mount under his crotch fell, he also fell.

The horse's blood was dripping all over the ground, and his breathing gradually weakened, and he couldn't survive it.

The man of the Qingxian Society suddenly turned red, he took off the whip on his body and whipped it directly at the middle-aged man.

Unexpectedly, the other party reached out and grabbed the whip, and took the whip, and the Qingxian Hui man wanted to pull him over, but the whip did not move at all, as if it was tied to an iron stake.

Lu Xuan sneered, and with a backhand pull, the man's body involuntarily leaned forward.

"Bang!"

Lu Xuan raised his foot and kicked him in the chest, kicking the big man of the Blue Immortal Society to the ground.

"Presumptuous!"

"Stop!"

There was a loud noise from behind, and several horseback men in blue and black costumes also arrived and surrounded Lu Xuan.

They didn't do it right away.

Because these people saw that the middle-aged man in front of them knocked the horse down, he was able to take the whip with his bare hands, and kicked a big man to the ground......

This is a practitioner, he has martial arts on his body, and he is not easy to mess with.

"Who are you?!"

A man on horseback scolded.

Lu Xuan glanced at him and took out a document:

"This official, the magistrate of Qingxian City, Wu Bond."

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the crowd.

No one could have imagined that the new county magistrate, dressed as a literati, would have such a skill.

"What? County magistrate? ”

Several people from the Blue Immortal Society were stunned for a moment.

Just then, another man came on horseback.

This man was wearing a blue and red suit, and he looked like he was in his forties, and he had sharp beak and monkey gills.

When he saw Lu Xuan, he hurriedly dismounted.

"It turned out to be the magistrate, it's all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding, my own family."

When the middle-aged man saw the confession in Lu Xuan's hand, he said with a smile on his face:

"The villain's name is Gu Feng, and he is the steward of the Gu family, and he has seen adults here.

The adults don't know, our three families in Qingxian City received the above documents, and they know that the adults are going to take office, and they are preparing to go out of the city to greet them......

I just didn't expect it, how did you come in by yourself? ”

"If I don't come in by myself, do I have to wait for you outside the city?"

Lu Xuan raised his eyebrows.

"Hey, what did you say?"

Gu Feng smiled:

"Isn't it rude for us not to come to greet you, your lordship?

Besides, you see that our Qingxian City is so chaotic, and this group of mud-legged people don't know what to do, so it's not good for adults to see it. ”

"So, are you riding your horses and ramming, or are you doing it for the good of the county?"

Lu Xuan looked at the frightened child.

He intervened in time to save the child, and now the child has returned to his parents.

"Naturally, it's for the sake of adults."

Gu Feng looked like a matter of course.

He asked:

"Where's the entourage of the guards?"

"I brought a master here."

Lu Xuan replied.

"Huh?"

Gu Feng was stunned for a moment, "What about the others?" ”

"I was robbed by bandits halfway through."

Lu Xuan casually made up a reason.

"This, this ......"

Gu Feng looked at Lu Xuan, and then looked at the farewell in his hand.

Lu Xuan raised his eyelids and stuffed his body into his hand:

"What, suspicious of the identity of this county?"

"Don't dare, don't dare."

Gu Feng hurriedly said, but he didn't stop opening the paperwork.

After confirming the image and the large seal on it, I breathed a sigh of relief.

"Questions?"

Lu Xuan's voice was calm.

"No, no ......"

Gu Feng smiled and handed it back:

"We are also afraid that there will be thieves impersonating and ruining the reputation of adults...... Thank you for your understanding. ”

"Now that I've picked up my lord, I don't have to go out of the city."

Gu Feng arched his hand:

"Come, please get on the horse, the three families of our Qingxian City will set up a banquet for the adults to catch the wind and wash the dust, and the three family heads are waiting at home."

Lu Xuan's eyes sank slightly, and he looked at the back of the team:

"When the county takes office, the three of you will send a steward to pick me up?"

"Isn't this coming to the Qingxian Festival, the three family heads are in charge of the affairs of the Qingxian Society, and they can't be lazy."

Gu Feng smiled hippiely, "My lord, come with me, it's not good to let the three family heads wait in a hurry." ”

"The county still has to go to the Yamen to hand over, and the matter of going to the banquet will be talked about another day."

Lu Xuan said lightly.

The smile on Gu Feng's face gradually faded, and he bowed down slightly:

"Don't you even want to reward this face?"

"I said, I've got something."

Lu Xuan said.

"Then the adults will go and get busy first, the villain wishes the adults all the best."

Gu Feng laughed again.

He took off a knife from the waist of the person on the side, and pointed at the man lying on the ground, with murderous intent in his eyes:

"This bastard has eyes and ignores Mount Tai, and dares to collide with adults...... It deserves to be put to death! ”

The next moment, Gu Feng's hand fell, and a good head flew up.

Blood splattered on his face and also at Lu Xuan's feet.

Gu Feng raised his head, revealing a face covered in blood.

He smiled and said:

"In Qingxian City, this kind of blindless person...... But it won't last long. ”

………………

"Killing people in the street, seeing no king's law, threatening the court officials...... This Qingxian Club is really covering the sky with one hand. ”

Walking on the street, Lu Xuan said to Cheng Lingzhu.

The man who was killed was a servant of the Gu family.

According to the law of the Dakang Dynasty, if the master kills a servant, he only needs to pay some silver and be buried.

Although Lu Xuan also felt that this person deserved to die, Gu Feng's behavior and what he said made it clear that he was threatening himself, the new county commander.

Those who don't give face to Qingxian will end up in a different place.

"The Gu family, the Bo family, and the He family are the three major families of Qingxian City, and these three families are united in the same spirit, and they jointly control the operation of the Qingxian Society, obviously to worship the immortal gods, but in fact, they are seeking benefits for themselves."

Cheng Lingzhu told Lu Xuan the information he got from the tea stall owner.

"Together? So united? ”

Lu Xuan asked.

"At least on the surface."

Cheng Lingzhu replied:

"The core members of the Qingxian Club are all composed of people from the three major families, and the three family heads take turns to serve as presidents and have the right to speak."

"But ......"

Cheng Lingzhu thought for a while:

"Five years ago, the previous head of the Bo family and his son were assassinated outside the city, and his grandson was too young to take on the heavy responsibility.

So the head of the Gu family served as the president of the Qingxian Association, and now the new head of the Bo family has reached adulthood...... But the Gu family has no intention of returning it yet. ”

The president of the Seongsen Club changes every ten years, and the day has come to change the president recently.

According to the order of handover, after the Gu family, it was the Bo family who served as the president.

In this way, the Bo family will serve as the president for fifteen years.

When Lu Xuan heard this, he bowed slightly.

He pondered for a moment:

"Let's go to the county government first."

………………

is different from what Lu Xuan imagined.

He originally thought that Qingxian City was controlled by the three major families, the government was weak, and the county government would be very dilapidated.

Unexpectedly, when I walked in, I found that the county government of Qingxian City was built quite magnificently.

The gate of the county government is solemn, the steps are carved from the top stones, and there is no stone lion at the door, but there are two statues of python gods.

Lu Xuan understood in his heart, thinking that the previous county magistrates had worked together with the Qingxian Society to exploit the people.

The county government of Qingxian City is the county government of the Qingxian Society, and as a "family member", the county magistrate's office is certainly not too bad.

However, there is no one standing guard at the entrance of the Qingxian City County Ya, and there is no standard drum of grievances, which is clean.

"Let's go, go in and have a look."

Lu Xuan pushed the door open and walked inside.

After the time of a stick of incense.

"During the daytime of the office, you hid in the treasury for me one by one to gamble?"

In the lobby, Lu Zhixian stood on the steps with his hands behind his back, looking at the officials below.

The officials bowed their heads and did not dare to look at him.

"Big, big...... My lord. ”

A stocky man in a long robe looked up and argued:

"No, no, no...... It's not us...... Don't do it, this is waiting for the big ~ people. ”

"Why do you stammer like this and still serve as a priest?"

Lu Xuan knocked on the table, "Didn't you interview when the county government elected officials?" ”

"No, no, no~ that's right."

Qingxian City's Oshi Lu Ping blushed:

"The villain is usually not ~ stammering, this is after seeing the big ~ adult, he was shocked by the adult's ~ majesty ......"

"Alright, alright, shut up."

Lu Xuan waved his hand angrily:

"Why don't you put this fart aside, and when you finish shooting, the horse runs out of the two miles...... Explain it to me in a clever way. ”

Broadly speaking, Oshiji is also a type of master.

As a staff member of the magistrate, the priest is an "official" rather than an "official".

The main work is to run errands, transcribe documents, and assist leaders in handling various affairs.

Because of the heavy tasks, there are often several "masters" in the serious county government.

Originally, the county government of Qingxian City still had a master, but when the previous county magistrate was promoted, he was taken away with him.

At present, the position of the chief secretary is vacant, and only Lu Ping, the chief secretary, is left to act as the chief secretary.

Lu Xuan didn't know if these things were in line with the rules.

But with the current situation of the Dakang Dynasty in a stormy and smoky situation.

It's already a miracle that the county government can still function.

Originally, there was a master in the yamen, and Lu Xuan brought another one, but there was no conflict.

The officials explained in a rambling manner, and the new county magistrate, Master Lu, knew the cause and effect of the incident.

The reason why the county government is fishing and playing cards is as follows...... Nothing to do, really.

All the affairs of Qingxian City, such as tax collection, public security, etc., are taken care of by the Qingxian Society.

As early as a hundred years ago, the drum at the county gate was demolished and thrown into the warehouse.

The successive magistrates don't care about things, and the people have disputes to deal with on their own, or find the Qingxian Society-

The Qingxian Society does not know how to adjudicate cases, but can solve the problem of the person who raised it.

The whole yamen is not lit, the officials come every day to drink tea and gamble money, and when the time comes, they go back, and the door is closed, which is quite leisurely.

It is even said that those who are willing to come to the yamen to gamble are already considered excellent personnel.

When Lu Xuan first arrived, there were still many people at home who didn't come to work at all.

It took him half a stick of incense to call all the officials in the county office.

"We originally ~ wanted to get out of the city...... Out of the city to greet ~ pick up. ”

Lu Ping tried to straighten his tongue, but unfortunately the effect was very poor:

"But but~ Qingxian will not let ~ us go, saying that it is a wheel wheel ~ less than ...... The adults didn't go~ to the banquet? ”

Today, the magistrate of the county took office, but everyone thought that Lu Xuan would accept the invitation of the three major families and go to eat, drink and receive gifts first, but they didn't expect him to come directly to the county office.

"In the past, you were unrestrained, and the county was not to blame for all your actions."

Lu Xuan stood on the steps:

"But after today, you have to give me rules and regulations, and those who dare to be absent from work without reason will be dealt with according to the laws of Dakang!"

Everyone's hearts sank.

The laws of the Dakang Dynasty were very strict with officials.

During the non-rest period, if you are absent from work for one day without reason, you will have to play 20 small boards, and after three days, you will be upgraded to a large board, and you will be sentenced directly to prison for more than a month.

However, when Lu Xuan's regulations were finished, most people did not resist.

The reason is that he stays in the yamen all day long, and he is really idle, doing nothing every day, and gambling money is crooked.

At this time, they suddenly heard that the magistrate was going to work seriously, and this group of people actually had a faint expectation in their hearts.

It's hard to imagine what kind of state of mind this is.

"Pick me out of the treasury and put it back at the door of the county office."

Lu Xuan began to order:

"Lu Ping, you bring me the account books of the county office, I want to see how much silver is still on the account of the county office."

Lu Xuan has never been a county magistrate, but he used to be the quasi-son-in-law of the county magistrate and knows what he wants to do now.

After he gave the order, Lu Ping acted quickly and immediately went to get the account books, but the officials below did not move.

A few people looked at Lu Xuan, wanting to speak and stopping, as if they wanted to say something.

Lu Xuan frowned, and patted the shocked wood:

"If the county asks you to take it, you can take it, what are you doing slowly?!"

"You, you, and your ......"

He pointed to a few people, "You stay, I have something to ask, and the rest of them will carry things for me." ”

"Yes!"

Seeing that the county lord was displeased, everyone didn't dare to slack off, so they hurriedly went to work, and a few people named by Lu Xuan stayed behind to accept his questioning.

At this moment.

Inside the main altar of the Blue Immortal Society.

"You said the new county magistrate wouldn't come?"

The slender head of the Gu family held a wine glass and narrowed his eyes.

"That's what the county magistrate means when he goes home."

Gu Feng lowered his head and looked respectful.

"Hmph, it's another one who can't help himself."

The head of the He family, who was rich in stature, sneered:

"Inviting him to the banquet is to see his official status and give him a face...... It's really a toast, don't eat, eat and drink. ”

"It's understandable that I don't understand the rules of Qingxian City when I first arrive."

The head of the Gu family took a sip of wine and seemed to be unimpressed.

"Let's see what he has to do in the next few days, when he comes to our Qingxian City, he has to follow our rules."

The head of the Bo family spoke.

He looks quite young, only in his twenties, but he has an old-fashioned feeling.

"Find a chance, knock and knock, see that he is not too young, if he is sensible, it is fine, if he is a stunned young ......"

The head of the He family snorted coldly and made a movement to wipe his neck.

Dare to kill the horse of my Qingxian Society, it is really bold.

"Uncle Gu, in half a month it will be the Qingxian Festival, look at the handover of this president......"

The head of the Bo family raised his eyelids.

"First solve the matter of the county magistrate, and the matter of handover...... More on that later. ”

The head of the Gu family said expressionlessly.

(End of chapter)