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Chapter 138 Hanlin editing and editing, catastrophe everywhere

Near Jinting Mountain, the moon and stars were sparse, the cool breeze was blowing, and the sound of cocks crowing could be heard in the distant villages, it was obvious that dawn was approaching.

Under the reflection of the waning moon, a handsome young man wearing a light blue robe and a loose posture of crane bones suddenly appeared in the midair.

It's just that the young man suddenly fell down, cursing, as if he was very dissatisfied with the place where he appeared.

Fortunately, a gust of wind was called in time to support him, which allowed him to land smoothly.

Of course the young man was Zhou Bai who was thrown out by Jinting Cave. He was treated so well there, but he was thrown away as soon as the time came.

If it weren't for the Yufeng technique to pass the test, wouldn't it be really a mess, and if the Jinshi who came out in front of him were all in mid-air like him, they would definitely not be able to please.

However, for the sake of concealment, this location was really well chosen, away from the road, and there happened to be a dense forest below.

Now Zhou Bai's spiritual sense can detect a radius of [-] feet. Within this range, there is not even a living thing with intelligence, so naturally the coordinates of the cave will not be revealed.

Flying to a high place, he found the direction of Shenjing City, and then flew low.

One is to take the scene, and the other is that there are still some unfinished business on the court side, such as the conditions for conferring officials and Jinshi.

Back to Dingzhou, you must not use the wind control technique to hurry. The spiritual tide of the main world is coming slowly, and everything in the world needs to be given time to adapt, otherwise the mortal order will be completely out of control.

Based on Perfect Daoji's sensitivity to aura, Zhou Bai can judge that the concentration of aura in the Gyeonggi area has not increased by more than [-]%, and has not yet undergone a qualitative change.

In this way, while chasing the stars and stepping on the moon, the rising sun gradually appeared, and the sky was bright, and Zhou Bai happened to be the first group of early visitors to enter Shenjing City.

Regardless of whether it is the outer city gate or the inner city gate, the number of soldiers on duty has more than doubled, and the defenses have obviously become stricter.

During the month that Zhou Bai left, something must have happened to Daxu.

However, the light curtain of the protective formation was not lit, which meant that it hadn't moved at all, and the huge Shenjing city was still full of people coming and going, full of life.

Feeling the long-lost atmosphere of the world of mortals, Zhou Baichu was still a little uncomfortable at first, and even wanted to leave here immediately and find a secluded place in the mountains and forests without people.

This is the normal reaction of most monks who are interested in the Tao. If you enter the world of mortals, you will be infected with the aura of calamity, which will definitely hinder the progress of your cultivation.

But Zhou Bai was different, he just stood in the crowd of people for a moment, and the aloofness on his body due to subconscious cultivation dissipated in an instant.

He even took the initiative to go to the most lively and crowded morning market, talk to the old man who got up early and went out for a stroll, helped the vegetable vendor who couldn't handle vegetables, took out money full of copper smell, and ate in this ordinary morning market play.

This is a place that Taoists should stay away from, but Zhou Bai is like a fish in water. The dragon carp above his head, which has not moved for a long time, becomes active, and his luck is also connected to the distant Dingzhou.

A large cloud of white air fell from the sky, and it flowed continuously. He quickly judged that it was the newly added foundational air.

Looking at the current time, at the end of April 47 in Daxu Xiangxing, it should be that the mining of Shiwanshan Field has been completed, and all spring planting has been completely completed.

The foundation of the grain field is gradually formed, so it has the spirit of the foundation.

Zhou Bai's way is not to transcend the mundane, but to transcend the mundane.

In front of a breakfast stall, the rich aroma of donkey meat in sauce blows over.

Zhou Bai couldn't help but stop: "Boss, let's have donkey meat on fire, and add more donkey meat."

"Okay, young master, please wait a moment." As soon as the stall was set up, customers came to the door, not to mention how happy the stall owner was.

"Is the boss's business going well recently? I think there are a lot of people in Shenjing City."

Zhou Bai recalled the convoys he had seen at the gate of the city before, with his family and his family, they all rushed out of the city in the middle of the night and poured into the city early in the morning.

And those defenders are not surprised at all, obviously not a special case today.

"Young master, you don't know that there was a riot in the green forest half a month ago in Dongtai, and there was a lot of movement. Although the prefectures and counties were not broken, the green forest rebels looted the population, money and food of dozens of counties in the three states. There is nothing we can do about them." When the stall owner mentioned these important matters, his eyes brightened and he kept talking.

"Oh, that is, the new gentry in Shenjing City are all fleeing from Dongtai? But the mere thieves, the county soldiers, and the Sanzhou state army can't control them?" Zhou Bai pretended to be the same as before, asked.

While handing the wrapped donkey meat to Zhou Bai, the stall owner felt compassionate: "Well, everyone knows that the largest river in the world is the Tianjiang River, but no one cares about the longest and largest mountain range, the Taishan Mountain Range. It's dangerous, and the green forest bandits drill into the mountains, so what's the use of having more officers and soldiers."

Should I say it or not, this is the point.

But Zhou Bai didn't keep chatting with him, but paid the money and continued to walk forward.

After eating the spiritual fruit for a year in the cave, I almost thought that my stomach couldn't adapt, but it tasted like this when I ate it.

People who eat qi are gods and live long, and eating ordinary food will affect the Tao body. In fact, the real impact is very small.

The dirt remaining in the body, not to mention that the Perfect Dao Foundation can be metabolized naturally, at most it would waste some mana to clean it up.

Since he wants to walk a different path from ordinary monks, Zhou Bai can't abandon the habits of ordinary people, lest he stand high and break away from his own foundation.

The color is fresh and tender, the meat is fragrant but not woody, the fragrance is long, soft and palatable...

After eating the donkey meat for breakfast, Zhou Bai made a comment, and then continued to analyze Dongtai while listening to other information from the crowd.

There are 48 prefectures in Daxu, which can be divided into several major sections according to geographical attributes, [-] prefectures in the central region, nine prefectures in Eastern Thailand, ten prefectures in the southern border (four prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River and six prefectures in Jinghu Lake), seven prefectures in the Western Sichuan Province, and seven prefectures in the northern border.

For example, the fifteen prefectures in the central region are centered on the location of Shenjing and bounded by the prosperous areas of the ancient Central Plains; Jiangnan is separated by the Huaijiang River, but this is only in a narrow sense. In a broad sense, all south of the Tianjiang River are Jiangnan.

Dongtai is also a standard geographical location to demarcate the boundary. The long and huge Taishan Mountains are separated between the Central Region and Dongtai. The traffic is very closed with only a few waterways and mountain roads. It is almost as famous as Western Shu.

The great unified dynasties of all dynasties have attached great importance to maintaining the rule of Dongtai, Xishu and other places.

Not only were soldiers garrisoned, but the Daolu Division also stationed many Taoist officials along the way to keep the news flowing. This was also a means for the imperial court to control local officials.

It is very difficult for mortal soldiers to cross mountains and mountains, but Taoist officials can do it with a little time. It is not uncommon for high-ranking Taoist officials to directly cut off the heads of traitors with flying swords.

Now Dongtai suddenly broke out a rebellion that swept through dozens of counties in the three states, which shows that there are problems within the government of Dongtai and Kyushu, and the army and Taoist officials may be infiltrated.

In this way, Dongtai and Kyushu did not dare to join forces to send troops easily. First, they were afraid of causing more trouble, and second, they were afraid of exhausting resources and being easily cracked by the inner ghost.

This is why many knowledgeable gentry in Dongtai fled to Shenjing for the first time, because they knew that when the central government was unable to send troops, the Greenwood rebellion would only intensify rather than subside.

Zhou Bai had expected in the cave that all the conflicts in the world would break out one by one after the imperial examination, but he didn't expect that someone would start it so soon.

Needless to say, Dongtai's green forest rebellion is definitely supported by someone, who may be Qianlong, or may be the pioneer of the dragon.

"The East China Sea, the South China Sea, and other sea areas including the Boundless Ocean, all official whaling ships have withdrawn to the port. There are rumors that countless waterspouts are gathering in the depths of the ocean, and countless seaside people are moving inward."

"Sequential earthquakes occurred in Western Sichuan, and the government's disaster relief ran out of warehouses."

"Jinghu Lake is severely drought, and Yunmeng is close to drying up."

"Locusts have appeared overwhelmingly in the northern border, and now the spring seedlings in three counties have been devoured, and the food shortage is foreseeable."

"At the same time, because the Dongtai green forest was not wiped out in time, the bandits in other places are ready to move..."

By the time he entered the inner city, Zhou Bai had already understood almost all the major events of this month. It seems that Da Xu's life is not long yet?
But in any case, the imperial court is still a well-deserved giant, and it is still orthodox in the hearts of ordinary people.

So Zhou Bai couldn't throw away the great banner of the imperial court for the time being, he would definitely take this official position, and he also had to submit to the imperial court the two conditions of passing the Jinshi examination.

Coming to the Ministry of Rites again, it was no longer an unknown official who received Zhou Bai, but Kong Hanyu, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites.

During the sacrifice to heaven a month ago, all the officials of the imperial court saw the attitude of the heaven, how dare they neglect the jinshi celestial beings who are in the mortal world.

Greeting each other with good face and tea, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites is a purple-robed official of the third rank, comparable to the governor of Dingzhou, which is completely enough for Zhou Bai to be appointed an official.

Moreover, Kong Hanyu didn't show any face, and talked softly and very harmoniously during the conversation.

"Zijian's path should be a great advancement, unlike Kong Moucheng who has been a Jinshi for 20 years and only entered the path after practicing. Alas, he is a vulgar mortal."

To test his mind?
Zhou Bai arched his hands, and said calmly: "My lord is laughing, you serve the country and the people, how can you compare with me, a Taoist thief who just wants to live happily and live forever."

Kong Hanyu was slightly taken aback when he heard this, and thought in his heart: Sure enough, he is just like the Jinshi in front of him, they all want to seek longevity and return to heaven as soon as possible to be among the immortals.

However, Kong Hanyu still wanted to do his best, and continued: "Zijian is the number one in the second class, have you thought about taking any official position?"

Zhou Bai shook his head, only to see that Kong Hanyu took out two confessions and showed them to him.

The first one was edited by the Imperial Academy, and it was the seventh grade; the second was the county magistrate of Pingcang County, Bei'an County, Dingzhou, and it was also the seventh grade.

"What is the meaning of the imperial court? Please answer the question, my lord."

Kong Hanyu got up and walked in front of Zhou Bai, and slapped both affidavits on his tea table.

Pointing to the first one, he said: "Originally, according to the usual practice, the number one in the second class can only be given the position of Shu Jishi, and he will be treated from the seventh rank. But Zijian is too good, and the court cherishes his talent and specially selects him to the first rank."

Then Kong Hanyu pointed to the second copy and said: "As for this, it is the promise made by the imperial court to you. As long as you are willing to serve the imperial court, the county magistrate of your hometown is yours. And there is no need to wait for the three-year relocation period, as long as one year, you will be able to do so immediately." Sheng, whether to stay in the county or become an official in the capital is entirely up to you."

After finishing speaking, Kong Hanyu stopped talking, and only waited for Zhou Bai to think about it slowly.

To be honest, this second confession is really tempting, especially for him who wants to fight for the dragon.

Who doesn't understand laying eggs through shells? In history, there are many potential dragons who eat and wear from the inside of the imperial court.

Once the magistrate of Pingcang County is appointed, not only Cangshan, but the entire Pingcang County can become his foundation, and he doesn't have to worry about being accused of conspiracy.

But the change of dynasty is the overall situation set by the heavenly court. If you can't be of the same mind and still do your best for the court, you will definitely not be reused by the heavenly court.

After the full-scale war between the two worlds broke out, could it be possible that Zhou Bai could rely on the Daxu court?

So without thinking for a long time, Zhou Bai reached out to sue the editor of the Imperial Academy.

This time, Kong Hanyu didn't let go, and told himself: "Zijian, the regent values ​​you very much, you may only be a small immortal official if you practice like this, and you will not live forever, but you will definitely have a seat in the high-level righteous god of Longting. "

It turned out that a few days ago, Emperor Xiangxing, who was seriously ill in bed, decreed that Jingrui was officially appointed as the regent, temporarily taking charge of state affairs, and the prince followed the left and right to study.

"Also, the county magistrate of Pingcang has changed, and I heard that he is not very friendly to the Zhou family."

Kong Hanyu said the last sentence very lightly, if Zhou Bai hadn't been good at hearing, he might not have been able to hear it clearly.

The county magistrate who will make things difficult for their Zhou family is probably the backstage of the Zhao family, but he is about to tear his face, so why worry about a county magistrate.

Carrots and sticks?It's a pity that Zhou Bai, who has his own plan, will not easily change his mind.

After he gave a firm smile, Kong Hanyu let Zhou Bai take it away and sue him.

"Well, now that Editor Zhou has made a decision, don't forget the court's kindness in the future."

"I will never forget the kindness of the imperial court, but do you think there are two conditions that Jinshi can ask?" Zhou Baike asked straightforwardly without any embarrassment.

"Since the imperial examination is custom-made, the imperial court will certainly not regret it. Let's talk about it. Remember it is a reasonable request." Kong Hanyu was startled, shaking his head and said.

Zhou Bai took a deep breath, and said seriously: "The city god of Pingcang County has made great contributions to the people, and is deeply loved by the elders in his hometown. Please ask the court to promote him to a god."

Kong Hanyu nodded, signaling Zhou Bai to continue.

"The other one is for the family, because I want to pursue longevity, so I want to seek a foundation for the family. Please the court reward Cangshan Mountain to my family, and use it to cultivate mountains and fields for a period of 60 years."

Kong Hanyu sounded quite reasonable, he didn't refute it, but he had some doubts: "Cangshan? No matter what you use it for, 60 years is too long, how about ten years?"

Zhou Bai agreed, and clasped his hands and explained: "I predict that there will be a shortage of food in the future in the northern border. I just want to grow something to satisfy my hunger. You can check that Cangshan is the only one where my family grows food."

When the dust settled, it was another greeting.

Zhou Bo happily left the Ministry of Rites with the seven-pin red robe official uniform, editor's suit, and a ten-year deed with the seal of the Ministry of Households.

With the help of the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, the work is extremely efficient, and even the inscriptions to Longting have been burned.

Only after Longting's confirmation, Pingcang City God will be able to complete the promotion of the divine rank.

This was the condition that the City God made when he took the initiative to clean up the ghosts in Cangshan Mountain and made an alliance with Zhou Bai, so he would naturally not forget it.

In the imperial city, the Regent King Jingrui had heard Kong Hanyu's report, and he was only a little bit sorry, and didn't suspect anything.

"Well, as long as you don't cause trouble for the court... You princes can loosen the rope, I want to see what they can do.

Zhou Bai went out of the city and returned to his hometown without stopping after receiving the scene at Taipu Temple.

There was also news from Xuan Yiwei that the new county magistrate was not very peaceful, and many plans of the inner government were blocked.

Looking from a distance, catastrophes are everywhere, and storms are about to come...

Dingzhou is at a corner, so it is slow to detect, but Zhou Bai can see clearly.

(End of this chapter)