The Qianshan Sect's elders' meeting was held half a month earlier than agreed. On the one hand, Jiang Feng was worried that the ruins might be opened at any time. On the other hand, he also hoped to finalize the candidate for the "Guardian of Nuangu County" as soon as possible. It happened that Wang Xiandao and other three elders came from Gu.
He returned from the "Xueya" training dojo in Han Town, so he immediately summoned the five elders and held a meeting in advance. He planned to deal with relevant matters as soon as possible before going to Nuangu and Donghu counties to visit.
As for Donghu County, the issues reflected in Zhou Xing's report must be taken seriously. If material support is needed, he can help deal with it as soon as possible. At the same time, Zhang Sixi and his second apprentice Jiang Yunqi have probably settled down, and may need to communicate some links by themselves. At least, they should
Jiang Yunqi was temporarily entrusted to Zhou Xing for training. Among the three apprentices, he was the only one who could not be invisible and took his "infrequent" guidance with him.
As for Nuangu County, if the problems mentioned by Zhou Xing also have symptoms in Nuangu County, I have to say that the probability is still quite high. After the town is converted into a county, the resources of Nuangu County will not be able to bear the sudden influx of foreign population.
, this is almost the same as Donghu County. As for how to deal with it, it naturally needs to be decided after investigation and screening, but Jiang Feng plans to leave the problem to the future guard Li Youde.
The three elders are dusty in life, but their faces are full of glory.
Zheng Luda, who had made the most preparations, improved his cultivation level by one level, reaching the seventh level of Xuan level. Although Wu Quanzhong and Wang Xiandao failed to improve, they further stabilized their cultivation levels. The cold effect of the "Snow Cliff" training ground has been experienced.
The test is effective against the Black Snake Spirit. Although the road is still difficult, there is a glimmer of light after all.
"Congratulations, Master, for taking one step further!"
Wu Quanzhong was the first to discover that Jiang Feng's cultivation level had improved again, and congratulated him. He originally thought that Jiang Feng was unable to go to Guhan Town because of his busy schedule, and missed a good opportunity to improve his cultivation level. He felt very sorry for him. But he didn't think about it for a few days.
I haven't seen Jiang Feng improve again in his cultivation. It's really...
This is a matter of "luck". He can only comfort himself in this way. As for the cultivation resources in his hands, after the sect's treasury cannot be used casually, Jiang Feng's resources behind him will not be more than his own. At least that's what he thinks.
of.
"Everyone has made progress, and we are all happy and rejoicing together."
Jiang Feng could read the look in Wu Quanzhong's eyes. It was a look of envy and slight admiration. He had thought in the past that if he had enough training resources, he would definitely lead the members of the sect to advance to a higher realm, but now he has
Knowing that only resources are not enough, you must have your own "Tao" to uphold, and you must also have your own principles for doing things. Only by condensing the "Elixir Theory" as soon as possible can you achieve the road to prefecture level. In this regard, Jiang Feng is also exploring,
Therefore, he cannot share it with everyone for the time being. It's okay if his ideas are correct, but if there are deviations, it will cause serious harm to others.
Wang Xiandao and Zheng Luda were also polite, and sat on either side, chatting about the family affairs of the children of each family. Zhao Wenjun and Wei Jie were the last to arrive, discussing the issue of weapon refining.
The six people gathered together again.
Wang Yi, who was originally responsible for closing the door, has long been replaced by another thin-faced boy named Zhang Mingyang. He was originally a slave and was purchased from Chixiamen Huiyao City for Jiang Feng. Because he was quite clever, he was arranged by Jiang Hai to stay in Fengyu Tower.
, only the Nine Dharma Appearances and the Great Dao are hopeless.
Because the sect's meeting was early, several of them did not send a letter to Jiang Feng in advance as usual, so everything went to the meeting to discuss directly. Judging from everyone's expressions, Wang Xiandao, Wei Jie, and Zheng Luda all had something to discuss in the meeting. .
"Let me say a few words first."
Jiang Feng handed Zhou Xing's memorial about Donghu County to Wang Xiandao next to him, telling him to read it and pass it around in sequence.
"Zhou Xing mentioned the conflict between the indigenous groups and the new ethnic groups in Donghu County. I think this will also happen in Dayi County and Nuangu County. Dayi County has Elder Shen in charge, so I am relieved, but Nuangu County has Elder Shen in charge. This position has always been vacant, which is really a hidden danger. For this reason, I have urgently hired a Xuan-level monk to help us guard Nuangu County."
Before Jiang Feng finished speaking, he saw the expression on the face of the elder Wei Jie changing slightly. On the side of the wall, the elder Zhao Wenjun of the weapon talisman quickly handed over the words and asked one after another:
"Master, I wonder how this external monk's cultivation is? How is his footwork?"
What he meant was that of course the external monks were not trustworthy, but he completely forgot that he was also an external recruit. However, he knew the elegant meaning of the song after hearing the song. Combined with the change in Wei Jie's expression, Jiang Feng vaguely guessed that Wei Jie was also seeking this position? It is said that she had just received the position of the elder of the Chuan Gong, so how could she have the idea of seeking to "externalize"?
"A disciple of the Chu family of Li Zong. His surname is Li and his name is Youde. He is at the third level of Xuan level. His background is fairly clean."
Regarding Li Youde's origin, Jiang Feng had thought up an excuse early on. It was absolutely inappropriate to assume the identity of a "traitor of the Yufeng Sect". Even if the elders didn't care, this sensitive identity information would be spread out sooner or later. Even if Li Yufeng has opened up all the joints. Officially, it is impossible for the Yufeng Sect to turn a blind eye. There will definitely be a lot of trouble.
Therefore, he planned to let Chu Yiming endorse this person. He was also a fake, and he had also entered into a "watch and help each other" covenant with him, so he should admit this first. Besides, several elders The probability of going to him for verification is also low.
"It must be expensive, right?"
Wei Jie finally recovered from the sudden suffocation of her breath. She knew about the Chu family. Wei Ruoguang traveled to Zhenwu City and brought back a lot of information, including basic information about the five major families of Li Zong:
The Xiao family's power is mainly in the monk battle formation and the Flying Bear Army, the Chu family is in charge of the Lingdi Mine, the Yu family's power is mainly in foreign affairs and frontier fortresses, the Bai family's power is in the inner gate and the four mountains, and the head of the Zhu family is aloof from the world. , controls the overall situation through various in-law ties, and gathers more than half of the earth-level powerhouses in Li Zong, as well as Zhu Qianmu, the heaven-level powerhouse with the highest cultivation level.
Wei Jie knew that Jiang Feng had made friends with the Xiao family before. Although she had not personally attended the meeting of the Seven Alliances of the Hanshan Sect, she had heard many details in her interactions with Wu Quanzhong and knew that this matter could not be false; and among the informants of the Zheng family , when going to Dayi County for business, she also knew that the place where Jiang Feng usually stayed was the Yu family's shop. It was impossible to say that there was no connection. But now that Jiang Feng mentioned the Chu family, she was really shocked.
What connections did Jiang Feng rely on to get to know so many powerful clans in a short period of time?
This was a question worthy of further study. She planned to write a letter if necessary and ask her "cousin" Wei Ruoting. Although the relationship between the two was so far away that they could barely be called "cousins", there was the head of the Fuhai Sect. Wei Shendao's prior instruction to "act expeditiously and fully cooperate" meant that this "cousin" who had been serving as an envoy to Li Zong for many years could not help him.
Jiang Feng chose to place two third-level spiritual stones in front of the case, one fiery red and one golden.
The latter was replaced by him privately. Originally, Li Youde gave him a wood spirit stone, but the wood spirit stone may be useful to Jiang Feng, who has the "Two Metals and Eight Woods" attributes, at a critical moment, such as forcibly absorbing spiritual power to save his life at a critical moment.
.Therefore, he used the gold spiritual stone obtained from Moqiuquan to replace the wood spiritual stone of the same grade.
"This is the spiritual stone that the new guard voluntarily donated to the sect."
Of course, this meaning is similar to selling an official position, but it sounds nice. Seeing the surprised and bright eyes of several people, Jiang Feng added:
"This is the number every year."
"Well, Master, isn't there something wrong with this?"
Zheng Luda naturally understood in his heart that this was the buying and selling of official titles. No matter how he glossed it over or changed the vocabulary, he could not change this essence.
But he was still attracted by the two third-order coins in front of the case. He took them and rubbed them in his hands, making sure that they were real.
It is impossible to say that I have never seen so many spiritual stones, but as a general affairs elder, I have never handled such a large number in many years. Many affairs within the sect have always been unable to be implemented due to insufficient funds, and they have even been implemented at a discount.
, if these spirit stones can be put into it, then
"This is selling an official position. Ruda and I share the same opinion. This precedent cannot be set."
Before Zheng Luda could reverse his views, Wang Xiandao chose to directly pull him into his camp, and at the same time made the topic clear, "The leader also has good intentions, but it seems inappropriate to start with this."
"And will that person named Li Youde act recklessly in order to make more money and cause public dissatisfaction? At that time, not only will it take time and effort to clean up the mess, but he will also lose his popularity." Wang Xiandao added, expressing himself
worries.
"But if you want to earn back two third-level coins in Nuangu County, it is indeed a bit difficult." Wu Quanzhong said with a smile, "I'm afraid that even if the land is scraped three feet away, it won't be sold at this price."
Wang Xiandao was said to be a little embarrassed. He also knew that before the reform of the county system, the annual income of the Qianshan Sect was only about a third-level coin. Before it reached the sect's treasury, it had already been taken away by various expenses in advance.
He would never believe that he could get this kind of money through corruption in Nuangu County.
From Wei Jie's demeanor, he could tell that the other party might have some ideas about this position. However, he had just come back and the meeting was held in a hurry. Wei Jie did not say hello to him, but he believed that as long as he helped her, the other party would still have some ideas.
In return, besides, this is also a sniper attack for the leader Jiang Feng. Now two of the three counties have fallen into the leader's bag. It is better to contain the third county.
"I agree." Zheng Luda was still convinced by the spirit stone, "If you don't vote, this spirit stone is real."
"No, this is a matter of principle." Wang Xiandao stretched out his hand and pressed Zheng Luda's outstretched right hand, "Master, as the law enforcement elder, I have the right to veto issues that violate the historical system. This is selling out."
"Is there a compromise?"
Jiang Feng pushed the problem back. He saw that Wang Xiandao had something to report, and judging from his position as a law enforcement elder, it was probably related to this matter.
"This..." Wang Xiandao didn't expect the ball to be thrown back so quickly.
"Come on, tell me, I have already thought about how to spend this spiritual stone. If it goes wrong, you have to compensate me."
Zheng Luda deliberately showed off his "silliness", with a smile on his face, but kicked Wu Quanzhong, signaling him to come out and complain. The other party planned to set up a small courtyard in the northeast of Yufeng Sect, which would also function as a store.
, I had been angry with myself before. At this time, I naturally need to stand up, otherwise, I will not be able to accomplish anything if I am short of money.
"These two spiritual stones, as well as the subsequent annual income, will all be handed over to the sect's treasury. Xian Dao, if you have a suitable method, you might as well propose it." Jiang Feng added.
"Yes, Lao Wang, tell me." Wu Quanzhong knew what Zheng Luda meant, but he knew that Zhao Wenjun also wanted a sum of spiritual stones. His weapon refining team was also short of money. It was impossible to rely only on Wei Jie's short-term financial support.
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"Mr. Wang, from the perspective of the needs within the sect, we still need this spiritual stone. What do you think? Why don't we send a supervisor over, so that we can take care of both. Although there are changes compared to the old practice,
It's still safe." The wind changed suddenly, and Zhao Wenjun gave a seemingly reasonable suggestion.
"Wenjun's idea is good. How about sending a secular supervisor to each of the three counties. This will not look out of place, so as not to make the Chu family's disciples worry." Wang Xiandao took over the topic promptly, "Wenjun still has a broad mind.
, I’m old, hey, I’m old.” He laughed self-deprecatingly, and then looked at Jiang Feng, “What about this plan, Master?”
"Okay, that's it. It's up to you to choose the supervisor, Xian Dao, but you have to choose someone with a reliable temperament and temperament. Not only Li Youde, but also the face of Zhou Xing and Elder Shen must be taken into consideration."
"Yes, of course." Wang Xiandao successfully regained the game. With the supervisor, he was not only able to collect information from the three counties in a timely manner and act accordingly according to the situation, but also, in some aspects, mastered some of the information of the three counties.
that power.
"But this will not happen again."
Jiang Feng set the tone. In fact, he didn't want to sell his official position. For this reason, he went to "ask for instructions" from several previous heads. The reason why this "realization method" was ended was to prevent the situation from going up and down.
It was all a mess. As for the supervision, although Wang Xiandao was doing it for his own selfish interests, it was still reliable. Everything had to be looked at from a comprehensive perspective. This was the fundamental difference between him as the leader and the elders.
"Now that the matter of guarding has been settled, let me talk about another matter." As soon as the matter of guarding duty in Nuangu County was settled, Wei Jie made a shocking statement:
"I would like to resign from my position as the Elder of Chuan Gong."