The deputy general was dumbfounded.
He didn't know what to say.
The mocking smiles on the faces of the other three deputy generals also froze.
Feng Yuanxing, Ma Junwu, and Zhen Mengsang all opened their mouths and couldn't believe what they had heard.
The little attendant was resourceful and gave people the impression that he was mature and prudent. At such a time, they were waiting for the little attendant to solve the problem in front of them, but they didn't expect that the little attendant was so impatient and directly cursed.
"Who are you?" The deputy general came to himself and stared at Qing Feng with an unkind look.
Qing Feng proudly held his head high and said, "I am the first attendant of Young Master."
He looked like he was a big shot.
The deputy general sneered and said, "It turns out that you are a little attendant. You don't deserve to …"
"Shut up." Qing Feng directly cut him off and said, "You are just a deputy general of the eighth level of the secondary class. How dare you insult a seventh-level official? This is a big crime. Although my words carry little weight, I can still scold you. There are so many people in the surrounding county, and they all saw and heard it. My Young Master is in the right. Killing you is as easy as killing a chicken. Why don't you apologize and beg for forgiveness?"
The little attendant's voice and countenance were extremely fierce.
Feng Yuanxing rolled his eyes. At this time, he suddenly understood Qing Feng's intention.
That deputy general was much weaker after being scolded continuously.
According to the imperial law, the public square was strictly hierarchical, and it was a big crime to insult a superior.
As a matter of fact, whether in the Western Qin Empire or the other two empires, such a disrespectful behavior toward a superior was a taboo. If Li Mu were there, he could have killed him on the spot.
"I … Why would I be afraid of your Young Master? Haha, I've walked out of the Asura Killing Fields, I've been on the battlefield, I …" The deputy general wanted to reorganize his words, but in the end, he was no longer as arrogant as before.
Qing Feng sneered like a little adult and said, "You have been to the battlefield, so what? My Young Master killed Sikong Jing with his saber and shot down Wu Biao with his arrow. With his fists alone, he suppressed more than five hundred masters in the Northwest Wulin World, including Sky Dragon Sword, Iron Hand Holding up the Sky, Cloud-dragon Sword, and Cold Mountain Sword. Can you do that? "
By then, the news of Li Mu's achievements in the county had spread.
He was originally challenged by a devil like Bloody-moon Evil Master, and he had gained enough attention before, so he was no longer a nobody. Moreover, after such a battle, it was impossible for his name not to spread.
"I …" The deputy general's aura weakened even further.
His cultivation was inferior to that of Dongfang Jian, the Sky Dragon Sword. Since Li Mu could defeat Dongfang Jian with one punch, he could naturally kill him easily.
Realizing this, his heart skipped a beat.
It was rumored that Li Mu, the county magistrate of Taibai County, was an unscrupulous man. He might really kill a deputy general who insulted him on the spot.
Qing Feng seized the opportunity to attack. "What? Kneel down and apologize! "
The Deputy General's expression turned ugly in an instant. Beads of perspiration appeared on his forehead.
"Well, I'm just kidding. What kind of person is County Magistrate Li? Of course, he wouldn't mind such a trifle." A slightly hoarse voice came from the carriage.
Thousands of armed soldiers respectfully opened the door of the carriage.
Two beautiful maids in cyan clothes, about 15 or 16 years old, came out of the carriage. One of them knelt on the side of the shaft, bent down, and used her delicate body as a stool. Then, a young man dressed like a scholar came out of the carriage, stepped on the back of the beautiful maid, and got off the carriage.
The young man seemed to be in his twenties. He had a fair face and regular facial features. At first glance, he could be regarded as a handsome man. But on his left cheek, there was a red flame-shaped birthmark the size of a child's palm, which ruined his overall temperament.
"Mr. Zheng. I'm sorry for my incompetence. "
The deputy general was afraid and quickly turned back to apologize.
At first glance, Feng Yuanxing knew that the young man with the birthmark was the rumored ruthless man in charge of the Chang 'an Magistrate.
Feng Yuanxing had been in the officialdom for a long time, so he had heard many stories about Mr. Zheng, who was called "Heartless Scholar" by all the officials in Chang 'an. But he never expected that the ruthless man, who had been feared by countless officials in Chang' an for more than 20 years, was so young.
It was rumored that the current Chang 'an magistrate trusted Mr. Zheng very much and relied on him as his right-hand man. Therefore, although Mr. Zheng did not hold an official position and was only an advisor, his words and deeds were enough to affect the fate of nearly 10,000 officials in dozens of counties in Chang' an.
"I've told you, haven't I? You've been living in Chang 'an for a long time and have become arrogant. You need to reflect on yourself and be more careful in the future. You can leave now."
The young man waved him off.
The Deputy General lowered his head and did not dare to say a word, then retreated to the side.
The young man took a few steps forward and looked at Feng Yuanxing and the others. He straightened his robe and then cupped his hands to salute them solemnly. "I'm Zheng Cunjian, a scholar. Nice to meet you, Your Excellencies." His posture was very humble, not as arrogant as Feng Yuanxing had imagined.
Feng Yuanxing, on the other hand, was frightened and hurriedly said, "I dare not. I didn't know Mr. Zheng would come in person. I didn't go out to greet you. Please forgive me."
Ma Junwu and Zhen Meng also stepped forward and saluted him.
"By the order of His Excellency Li of Chang 'an, I'm here to accompany Chu Shufeng, the new Deputy county magistrate of Taibai County, and Ning Zhongshan, the Dianshi janitor, to take office in Taibai County. Please forgive us for our inconvenience." Zheng Cunjian said with a straight face.
When Feng Yuanxing heard that, he realized that the two middle-aged men in front of the carriage were the new Dianshi janitor and the deputy county magistrate of Taibai County, which made him have a strange feeling.
"How could the Chang 'an government send a Dianshi janitor and a county magistrate?
That doesn't make sense. "
Generally speaking, the county magistrate had the right to appoint and dismiss lower-level officials. As far as Feng Yuanxing knew, Li Mu had recommended candidates for the county magistrate and the Dianshi janitor in the official document submitted to the Chang 'an government, not the two people in front of him. But apparently, the Chang' an government rejected the candidates recommended by Li Mu and forcibly sent the two people to Taibai County, without even notifying the county magistrate.
The meaning behind this was thought-provoking.
As Zheng Cunjian spoke, he looked at Feng Yuanxing and said, "Secretary Feng, please inform His Excellency Li Mu of my arrival."
"Well …" Feng Yuanxing felt a headache coming on.
He subconsciously turned to look at Qing Feng, the little attendant. Seeing the latter nod, Feng Yuanxing understood. He bowed and said, "I'm on it."
Then, he turned and walked back to the county government.
At the gate of the county government, the atmosphere was a little weird.
Zheng Cunjian looked around indifferently. At last, his eyes fell on Qing Feng, and the corners of his mouth curled up, revealing an inexplicable sneer.
A moment later.
Feng Yuanxing walked out of the county government, looking embarrassed. He said, "Mr. Zheng, the door of His Excellency Li's training room is closed. I ordered someone to knock on the door, but there was no response. What do you think …"
Mr. Zheng nodded and said, "It doesn't matter. I'll wait for His Excellency Li in the county government."
As he said that, he turned from guest to host and issued a series of orders. Then, he led the new Dianshi janitor Ning Zhongshan, the new Deputy County Magistrate Chu Shufeng, and several deputy generals straight into the county government.
At the same time, a hundred armored soldiers also began to set up defenses inside and outside the county government, as if they were occupying the nest of a magpie. They drove away all the guards of the county government who had been guarding the county government in a very rude manner.
Feng Yuanxing and the others could only smile wryly and let it be.
Ten minutes later.
In the front hall of the county government, Zheng Cunjian landed on the main seat, holding a celadon teacup in his hand. He gently tapped the lid of the cup and took a sip at a moderate pace.
In addition to Feng Yuanxing and his companions, the other thirty or forty officials in Taibai County were all standing in the hall, not daring to breathe too loudly. They lowered their heads and dared not to look at the legendary Heartless Scholar, as if they were facing the magistrate of Chang 'an instead of a scholar with no official position.
"Since His Excellency Li is in closed-door training, let's do it this way. First, bring out all the files in the county government and hand them to Ning Zhongshan and Chu Shufeng for review. From now on, His Excellency Ning and Chu Shufeng will be in charge of the county government."
Zheng Cunjian casually stripped Feng Yuanxing of his dominant position in the county government as Li Mu's henchman.
His tone was neither fast nor slow, but it left no room for doubt.
Feng Yuanxing groaned inwardly, but he dared not say no.
Beside him, a clerk immediately answered and went to fetch the files.
Zheng Cunjian's eyes swept over the hall full of officials. He could clearly feel their awe and fear, which made him very satisfied.
He enjoyed the feeling of making these officials tremble with fear even though he was just an ordinary person.
Although he was not an official, he was more like one.
"Secretary Feng, what's the name of that little attendant?" Zheng Cunjian asked casually.
Feng Yuanxing lowered his head and answered, "His name is Qing Feng. He is His Excellency Li's henchman."
"Oh, his henchman? Haha." Zheng Cunjian said coldly, "It's said that His Excellency Li is ruthless. I didn't expect that his little attendant is also so sharp-tongued. Haha."
When Feng Yuanxing and the others heard the last sneer, they could not help but break out in a cold sweat for Qing Feng.
Everyone in the Chang 'an government knew that the Heartless Scholar would seek revenge for the smallest grievance.
"Secretary Feng, I heard that you have been in charge of the political affairs in Taibai County these days, right?" Zheng Cunjian asked again.
Feng Yuanxing hurriedly answered, "His Excellency Li is very busy. I just shared some of his responsibilities."
Zheng Cunjian sneered and asked unhurriedly, "A few days ago, the most beloved young master of the magistrate of Chang 'an came to Taibai County with several of his friends for sightseeing. But somehow, they suddenly disappeared. Do you know that, Secretary Feng?"
Feng Yuanxing's heart skipped a beat.
"What should come has come."
"But why did he come at this time?"
…
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In the county, the Righteous Manor.
The morgue was almost the same as the morgue and autopsy office on Earth. But all the unclaimed corpses and corpses involved in criminal cases would be kept in the morgue, and the corpses would be examined and preserved by the government coroner. That was a long-standing tradition of the Western Qin Empire.
Several experts of the Taibai Faction in white swordsmen's uniforms hurried to the Righteous Manor.
"Found them. It's really Senior Brother Lu and the others."
"How … how could it be? Senior Brother Lu and the others have been missing for four days. How could they be killed?"
"Who dared to kill the disciples of our Taibai Sword Faction?"
"Go and report it to Elder Zhou."
"Revenge. We must avenge them."
In the hall of the Righteous Manor, the disciples of the Taibai Sword Faction were stirred up. They recognized that the ownerless corpses on the ground were their fellow disciples who had been missing for several days. That made them furious.
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