At the county government dinner, as Qian Nichang walked into Xu Lin's courtyard, the laughter and laughter of the group suddenly became less wasted.
It wasn't until a stick of incense passed that these people from various forces in the county gradually felt something unusual.
And a middle-aged man in the Sheriff's Mansion has the ugliest expression among all the people here. @ESSENTIAL\/书馆*First update~~
"Master Li?"
Someone called out softly, and the meritorious master of the Sheriff's Mansion came to his senses just now.
Li Wenqing is the chief minister of the county governor's office. He has the power to appoint and remove personnel in a county. In terms of high status, he is only lower than two or three adults.
He picked up the wine glass on the table and took a sip. His eyes flickered, as if he was pondering something.
In Luoxia County, almost all the forces knew that Li Wenqing, who seemed to have nothing to do with Ming Xinxuan, was actually the illegitimate son of the head of the Li family.
Even if this person was able to rise through the ranks and finally sit in the position of the leader of meritorious service, it was indispensable for the Li family's secret operations and spending countless silver taels to manage various channels.
"Go and have a look."
Li Wenqing slapped the table and immediately stood up and walked out.
As soon as he reached the threshold of the lobby, he suddenly stopped, turned around, looked at everyone at the dinner, and said thoughtfully: "Today's banquet is to discuss the resettlement of the people in the city, how can we miss Master Xu who killed the devil?
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"Why don't you all go with me to invite Mr. Xu?"
He said with a smile, seemingly asking, but the look in his eyes was quite sharp, and everyone present could only nod their heads.
A mortal who has no cultivation at all, but who happens to be in charge of meritorious service, has the right to appoint and remove all officials in a county from the county magistrate on down, without the need for the seal of the county governor.
Otherwise, the weakest person present is also a first-level monk or martial artist, and there are also major forces in the county and city behind him. It is impossible for ordinary people to bow their heads just because of a few words.
So under Li Wenqing's greeting, a large group of people walked towards the small courtyard where Xu Lin lived temporarily.
When this group of people appeared outside the small courtyard, the policeman who had been guarding here for a long time quickly ran into the courtyard to report.
The three people chatting happily in the room looked at each other, and a smile couldn't help but appear on their faces. This was a coincidence. They just mentioned these people for a few words, and the other party came to the door on their own.
In this way, it would save them a little trouble.
"Then let's do what we promised before?"
Xu Lin asked seriously.
Opposite him, Ji Yuan was sitting with a leisurely expression. When he heard the voice, he blinked: "That's how it should be."
Seeing this scene, he laughed heartily and put the jade box in front of him into his arms with satisfaction. Even though he had seen many rare treasures and precious spiritual objects, he could not restrain the ecstasy in his heart.
With the help of this Mist Barrier Breaking Pill, he is sure to break through the small bottleneck in half a year, and it will take at most another year to reach the peak of the second realm!
Just a pill can save him two or three years of hard work. How can he not be ecstatic?
"Hahahahahaha, what kind of happy event has Master Xu encountered that makes him so happy?"
Outside the house, Li Wenqing's voice sounded and slowly entered the hut.
Xu Lin immediately stopped laughing. The three of them looked at each other, then stood up one after another and walked to the small courtyard outside the house together.
After taking a look at more than a dozen faces with different expressions, Ji Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly and took a step behind calmly, trying to minimize his presence as much as possible.
"Master Li, is there something wrong?"
The moment he stepped out of the room, Xu Lin's face returned to a cold expression, and even his eyes were filled with a coldness.
He is like a horizontal sword on his waist, exuding a sharp edge that makes people think that it is difficult to deal with him just by looking at him.
There is quite a feeling of not being able to approach strangers.
"I am hosting a banquet for all parties today, intending to discuss a solution to the current plight of the people in the city. I am here to invite Mr. Xu to the banquet."
Li Wenqing smiled and while talking, his eyes swept over Qian Nishang and Ji Yuan calmly.
As for the maids and policemen on the side, he simply ignored them, and no one wanted to come here. (This chapter is not finished yet!)
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Even after realizing that the latter only had the cultivation level of the early stage of enlightenment, no one would waste their energy anymore.
Not only was Ji Yuan not angry at this situation, but he was actually happy about it. The lower his sense of existence, the less trouble he would have in the future.
Otherwise, offending most of the forces in the county and city at once would be too much for even a second-level monk.
"Solution to the dilemma?"
Xu Lin raised his eyebrows, but without being polite at all, he directly tore off the disguise: "Isn't it just a division of the benefits that are about to be obtained? It sounds pretty nice."
There was an obvious sense of sarcasm in his tone.
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of everyone present immediately changed, and the eyes of several of them were filled with murderous intent.
Although this is indeed the case, it must not be put on the table. Whether it is self-deception or deception, it must be covered with a fig leaf.
Who would have thought that as soon as Xu Lin opened his mouth, he would lift off this fig leaf and move some tacit things directly from the darkness to the light without any scruples.
If word of this spreads, no one can predict the consequences.
Although their approach is well understood by many people, as long as it is not shown openly and openly, generally no one will really take it seriously.
But once it is really put in the public eye, and even arouses huge public resentment, not to mention that the people here represent half of the forces in the county, even the county governor's office cannot afford to take the blame.
Not to mention anything else, just the imperial court's supervisory agencies would swarm in like wolves that smelled the smell of blood, with lightning speed.
These guys are always watching, hoping that someone will show off, otherwise the achievements, oil, water, etc. will not fall from the sky in vain.
Not to mention, the various hostile forces and other factions will definitely add fuel to the flames and even add insult to injury. How could such a golden opportunity be missed?
So it's no wonder that among the crowd, some people have murderous intentions because of just one sentence.
"If you have thoughts of killing, I advise you to think carefully about it. If you can't bear the knife on your neck, you'd better give up your thoughts."
Xu Lin sneered, not caring that someone had murderous intentions.
He even wished these people would take action. It was a serious crime to attack and kill the sword holder of Mingjian Division, so he could directly fight back without reporting the crime.
Not to mention a famous sect in a county, even if it is a holy place of cultivation in a whole province, it is not too difficult to completely eradicate it.
After a pause, he seemed to suddenly realize something, and quickly added: "Everyone is eating steamed buns with human blood, and they have to erect a memorial arch even though they are pawns. I really don't know if your parents will do this.
Do you feel ashamed and regret giving birth to you?"
Hearing this, Ji Yuan twitched the corner of his mouth slightly, looked at the other person's back with a black line on his face, and had the urge to kick him.
Even if you want to anger some people here and cause them to lose their sense with anger so that you can bring Mingjian Division to your door to ask for benefits after the other party takes action, don't do it so...obviously!
No one with a right mind would be fooled by this!
Sure enough, as soon as Xu Lin said these words, the murderous intentions of several people who originally had murderous intentions immediately disappeared, and a kind smile appeared on their faces.
Just one by one, but they were complaining in their hearts. Wouldn't it be embarrassing to use such a clumsy method?
"Master Xu, why do you say this? We are all dedicated to serving the country and the people!"
Li Wenqing's eyes twitched, he suppressed the curse in his heart, and said with a forced smile.
No matter what, some superficial skills still have to be done. Even if the other party insists on breaking out, they can't really follow up. They must try their best to deny it no matter what.
As long as they refuse to admit it, without conclusive evidence, even if they know some things well, there is nothing they can do against them.
But he seemed to be muttering about the "uprightness" of the man in charge of the Mingjian Division in front of him.
"For the country and the people?"
Xu Lin sneered, with undisguised disdain in his eyes: "What exactly you have done is up to you. (This chapter is not finished yet!)
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Everyone knows better, don't pretend in front of me."
As he spoke, one of his palms quietly covered the scabbard at his waist, and he looked at it several times, as if he was observing where it would be better to strike.
Although he knew that this person was just pretending and just wanted to scare him, Li Wenqing still took a step back subconsciously, and some of the deeds that the other person had done could not help but come to mind.
This is a master who is not afraid of heaven and earth. With the support of the chief of Mingjian Department in the county, even the monks of the three realms do not look down on him. Whether it is the big shot in the county guard's house or the elders of various factions,
They were all verbally scolded by him.
However, with the support of a chief executive whose killing power surpassed all others in Luoxia County and was ranked among the top ten in one province, no one would dare to attack him as long as he did not violate the laws of the imperial court.
"Okay, please don't expose your scandalous things in front of my eyes, otherwise I'm really afraid that I won't be able to help myself."
Seeing that Li Wenqing seemed to be planning to say something else, Xu Lin waved his hand to interrupt.
However, after all, this person had been in the officialdom for twenty or thirty years. He was very good at cultivating Qi. He did not show any anger. Instead, he bowed and said goodbye with all manners.
"I almost forgot that the Qian family is dedicated to serving the people and wants to cooperate with Mingjian Division to help the people of Qianyu City."
Xu Lin suddenly spoke up, and when he saw everyone who had already reached the entrance of the courtyard turning around, he grinned and said, "You should understand what I mean, right?"
The faces of a group of people suddenly darkened, and they didn't say anything. They hugged their fists and left one after another. Looking at their backs, they seemed to feel a little unlucky.
I guess I was regretting why I couldn't figure out why I had to come here. If I had stayed in the lobby to continue the dinner, I might not have encountered such a thing.
Now that the sword holder whom the head of the Mingjian Department valued spoke, even though they were unwilling in their hearts and reluctant to give up the benefits they had obtained, they could only dare to slander him.
"Thank you, Mr. Xu, for speaking out!"
After everyone left, Qian Nishang smiled lightly.
How could she not know that the benefits that these people were going to distribute at today's dinner were actually the foundation that the Qian family had spent countless money and manpower on over the past few days.
It's just that the declining Qian family, even if they knew it, was powerless to do anything about it. It couldn't compete with more than a dozen forces in the county and Li Wenqing of the county governor's office. _o_m
"This is the content of the transaction, everyone gets what they need."
Xu Lin shrugged, looking unconcerned.
In the previous transaction in the house, Ji Yuan had donated a Mist Barrier Breaking Pill and a generous amount of merit to the Mingjian Division, in exchange for his current attitude.
Otherwise, given his temperament, no matter how much he dislikes this group of people, he will not get involved in such nonsense just because of his wealth.
For him personally, a Mist Barrier Breaking Pill can save two or three years of hard work without any side effects or overdrafting one's own potential. This is something that cannot be bought with ordinary money.
For Mingjian Division, a huge amount of merit is something that cannot be missed. If Mingjian Division had not been short of financial resources, I am afraid that Qian Nishang or other forces would not have intervened, and he would have eaten it all.
Although Mingjiansi's skills are extremely lethal after practice, as time and realm increase, the murderous evil becomes more and more intense, and it requires a huge amount of merit to suppress and offset it.
Otherwise, if things go on like this, at least they will no longer be able to improve their cultivation, or at worst, they will lose their mind and fall into madness.
"But is Mingjian Division very short of money?"
Seeing that no one else was present, Ji Yuan couldn't help but ask: "After all, you have your back to the imperial court, so you can't do it so ugly, right?"
The posture that the guy in front of me just showed was like "come and kill me" carved on his face. He looked like he was eager for those people to take action so that he could be charged with attacking and killing the person in the imperial court and the swordsman of Mingjian Division.
And once such a crime is convicted, no matter who it is, there are only two consequences left, one is to hand over a large amount of silver, and the other is to be directly broken down by the Mingjian Division and ransacked the house!
"Is it that obvious?"
Xu Lin was stunned for a moment, then when the two people in front of him nodded, he turned to look at the policeman and maid beside him without giving up.
The two of them did not dare to nod directly. (This chapter is not finished yet!)
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, but the weird expression on his face is enough to explain everything.
Seeing this scene, he sighed softly, with a little sadness in his eyes.
"Although I rely on the imperial court, the little money I get every year is just enough to maintain my basic daily practice."
He shook his head slightly, looking quite helpless.
Although the Mingjian Department has a great reputation, there has never been a day without silver since its establishment. It is like a bottomless abyss. Tens of millions of taels of silver are thrown into it every year, and there is almost no sound.
And such a huge amount of money can only maintain the minimum daily practice. If you want to take a step closer to the realm of cultivation, you will need even more resources.
Even because of the martial arts they practiced, the sword wielders of Mingjian Division often had a murderous aura. When something happened, they would draw their swords and rush forward without saying a word. The fighting style was indeed ferocious and unusual, but they often returned injured.
Just in Luoxia County, the annual cost of sword holders on healing their injuries exceeds one million taels of silver!
Not to mention that under this style of play, coupled with the fact that people from the Mingjian Division appear in the most dangerous places, the probability of injury, disability and death is even higher than that of the border troops stationed in the territory.
This sum of settlement expenses, pensions, etc. will cost at least millions of silver in a year!
Everyone in the entire Mingjian Department, from the famous head of the department to the old lady who cooks and buys groceries, is thinking about how to save some money all the time.
And they, the swordsmen, are racking their brains to find more "ways" to make money for Mingjian Division...
Chapter 109 The Mingjian Department is short of money This chapter has been completed!