Luzhou City, the county magistrate's office.

This is a six-story, antique building, with eagle sculptures with flying eaves painted in gold, which is the symbol of the Great Jin Dynasty.

Zhou Yu, the prefect of Luzhou, stood by the window and looked at the crowd outside the wall below, holding a slogan and blocking the mansion gate from Wuyang, with a gloomy face.

"What do they say today?" Zhou Yu asked.

Behind him was a young woman in a flying fish suit, with a gold belt around her waist.

Of course this is the Jinyiwei of the Great Jin Dynasty.

The Jinyiwei system was originally established by the Liang State. After Zhao Shengjun usurped the throne and changed the dynasty to the Great Jin Dynasty, he retained the Jinyiwei and used it as a violent institution for the court to supervise all directions.

Zhou Yu was an official in the imperial examination for ten years, but later he transferred to the Jinyiwei system. When Zhao Shengjun usurped the throne, he stood in the right position and achieved the goal of following the dragon.

So, it was reasonable to get promoted and make money. A few years ago, he was promoted to the position of commanding the Jinyiwei to restrain his affairs, and then sought to release the situation. He went to Luzhou, the second largest city in Jiangdong, and served as the prefect of a county, with real power.

After taking office as Luzhou, this young prefect, who had been a central official and also worked as an Jinyiwei, was also unwilling to be lonely.

As soon as he arrived, he had a lot of conflicts with the Jiang family, who was a local snake in Luzhou. Moreover, he found evidence of the Jiang family's rebellion, so he activated his relationship with the Jinyiwei system, gathered the strength of the Jinyiwei in Jiangdong, and cooperated with the Shangjun soldiers to destroy the Jiang family in one fell swoop.

However, the prefect, who had just arrived for less than a year, underestimated the reputation of "Wu Zhihaoxia" in the Jiangdong area.

After the news of Jiang Ming's death came out, the next day, the local gangs and lakes forces were asking for trouble for him, and the government's execution began to be blocked; the third day, that is, the day when Jiang Yun just escaped from prison, there were gangs and sects from other places, and local tyrants began to take action.

The people holding the door, "We must be fair!", "Murder people to pay for their lives!", "Qi Gou gets out of Jiangdong!", etc., are all local tyrants, and many of them come from other places.

The so-called "Qi Dog" scolds him, he is a native of Qi. The era of the Nine Kingdoms ended, and it was thirty-six years since the demise of the Wu Kingdom. Qi was even earlier and was destroyed by Liang more than a hundred years ago. However, people are still very strong in their local consciousness, and they are called the name because of the Nine Kingdoms.

Zhou Yu was under a lot of pressure.

These local tyrants are not a big deal. After all, he is the chief of a county and has a good relationship with the General Administration of the Jinyiwei of Jiangdong. However, when almost all local forces in Luzhou, and even all the wealthy families and famous families in Jiangdong began to fight against him, he was powerless.

At present, the people who raised signs and protested outside the county magistrate's office were just local forces against him. Although these people were almost all practitioners, and there were even some masters in the realm, he really wanted to expel the county soldiers and transferred them from the barracks outside the city and dispersed them in minutes.

However, this makes no sense.

From taxation to urban management, and even within government departments... the entire execution is now paralyzed.

Until now, he truly realized the meaning of the four words "Wu Zhihaoxia".

It was not only him who was worried. His boss, the Governor of Jiangdong, had sent a letter from Jianye to inquire about this matter. The meaning was that it was, "You can solve the mess you made quickly!".

Although he was in the court, he was not afraid of the governor, but he was his boss after all, so he was really angry.

He was under pressure from top to bottom, and he couldn't even sleep well these days.

Although he could continue to use the army to handle Luzhou affairs with tough means, he caused such a big storm and then dealt with the people gathered in Luzhou. How big would the storm be? If the rebels really aroused, no matter how strong he was in the court, he would not be able to withstand such a big responsibility.

Not to mention that a black hat is not guaranteed, your life may be thrown out and taken the blame.

If there are many concerns about power, we can only talk about it.

I have been talking for a few days, and the result is finally coming.

The woman standing behind him is Bian Ling, the deputy commander of the Jiangdong General Administration of the Jinyiwei. Zhou Yu was once a subordinate, but now the position of the deputy commander is not low. The two are now almost equal in identities.

"Mr. Zhou, the conditions they proposed have not changed. I won't talk about the complicated ones, but the main ones are still the same. One is to ask for a complete handover of Jiang Ming's son Jiang Yun, and the other is to ask you to resign and step down."

Zhou Yu remained silent.

He could not agree to these two conditions now.

Let’s talk about the second item first. If he admits his conscience at this time and chooses to resign and leave, it means that his political life is completely over. He would rather be dismissed than do so.

There is still a chance to resign from office. If he resigns, it means that he cannot withstand the pressure and cannot handle such affairs. He will not be able to move to a high position again. The upper class will not trust him, and the subordinates will not believe him.

In contrast, the first item to release Jiang Yun is not so important. Jiang Ming is dead, and Jiang Yun will release him. What can I do if he keeps Qi Sanxing, who has lost the Jiang power?

He had planned so well, if Jiang Yun had not escaped from prison.

Now that he wants to let him go, he has nothing to let him go.

Thinking of this incident, he asked again: "Is there any news about Jiang Yun?"

"No, it's like it disappeared out of thin air. In the past two days, we have turned Luzhou City upside down. Not only have we found him, but we don't even have any trace of him."

Zhou Yu became even more irritable: "Why is this happening? Why can he, a little thing in the realm of Qi, not even a trace in your Jinyiwei?"

"I don't know... But, speaking of it, it reminds me of the incident when Chang Lifeng, the 'Renkiller Sword', was imprisoned in the Luzhou Prison ten years ago. He also mysteriously escaped from the prison. Could it be the same method?"

"Nonsense." Zhou Yu said, "What kind of person is Chang Lifeng? Why can that kid be compared with a person in the Abyss?"

Bian Ling didn't speak, but she felt uncomfortable: Zhou Yu's words were a bit harsh and unceremonious, as if Bian Ling was still his subordinate back then.

But she has now taken the position of deputy commander, not the same system as Zhou Yu, and her official position is almost the same. She is really unhappy when she is called and drunk like this.

Zhou Taishou did not notice this, and he was now full of irritability.

After thinking for a while, he said, "Jiang Yun still has to continue looking for him and discuss with these powerful people. However, don't be too polite to find Jiang Yun, and don't post a wanted order, so as not to continue to stimulate these people."

"Yes." Buxian responded, and Bian Ling turned around and left.

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Chapter completed!