Yanggu County, backed by Dongping Prefecture and adjacent to Daming Prefecture in Beijing, is an important town from Shandong to Hebei.

Yanggu County was originally a poor and weak place in the Song Dynasty, but since the last county magistrate of Yanggu County resigned five years ago, Wu Zhi from Kongsongzhuang in Linxian County, who was a Jinshi at Tokyo High School, returned to his hometown to replace Yanggu County Magistrate.

Since then, Yanggu County has undergone rapid changes under the leadership of Wu Zhi.

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In the inner hall of the Yanggu County government office, Zhu Biao and the middle-aged scribes were sitting in front of the Zhujia Restaurant. The guests and hosts were seated, and a graceful woman served them hot tea.

I saw this woman who was about twenty-four or five years old. She had three thousand black hair tied with a wooden hairpin. She had a delicate face and clear eyes. She was dressed appropriately in a long aqua dress. She was from a lady's background. With every gesture, she looked...

It seems that he is well-educated and sensible, but also a little bit extravagant.

"You bastard, you haven't come to see my sister for more than half a year. A few days ago, I told Dalang that if you don't come to see me before this year, we won't go if you get married to my sister from the Hu family after this year."

The woman seemed very happy when she saw Zhu Biao. She smiled and joked towards Zhu Biao.

Zhu Biao stood up quickly, apologized to the woman, and said in a pretentious manner: "Sister-in-law, please do well, don't do this, don't do this, if you don't come, Sanniang is afraid that my ears will be filled with cocoons.

"

"Haha." The woman laughed and made a sound of silver bells, then said: "Then you will have to visit your sister more often in the future. If you don't come, the little sister of the Hu family won't come either; Erlang is a homeless person, and he will be there day and night.

Go catch the big bug on Jingyanggang; this big county government office is so deserted at night, just Dalang and I."

Zhu Biao heard this and was about to reply when the middle-aged scribe at the head spoke.

"Sanlang is in charge of the huge Dulonggang, and he has so many things to do every day. Now he has to prepare for getting married after the new year, so how can he find enough time to see you." The middle-aged scribe paused and continued.

"Erlang is the capital of Yanggu County, and he has learned skills from Master Zhou since he was a child. The big insect on Jingyang Gang has been causing trouble for a long time. He should think about eradicating this insect for the people of Qinghe and Yanggu counties.

Disaster."

"But you are the most reasonable, and you can explain everything clearly."

The woman raised her eyelids towards the other person, spat cutely, turned around and walked out of the house.

...

The middle-aged scribe is the creator of Yanggu County's current prosperous appearance. Yanggu County Magistrate Wu Zhi and Zhu Biao made one of the three largest investments in the past ten years.

Wu Zhi was originally from Kongsongzhuang, Qinghe County, Lin County. His family was poor since he was a child, and he lived as a long-term laborer in the house of Pan Taigong, the former magistrate of Enzhou where he became an official. Later, because of his loyalty and progressiveness, he was favored by Pan Taigong and became his disciple.

Although he was born into a poor family, he never had ambitions to achieve success.

After more than ten years of hardship, in the first year of Zhenghe, Wu Zhi, who was in his thirties, finally won the roll call of Donghua Gate, became a high school Jinshi, and became the magistrate of Yanggu County.

The first thing Wu Zhi did after returning home was to make a betrothal to Taigong Pan, with three letters and six etiquettes, and he would marry his childhood sweetheart, the daughter of the Pan family, back to his home.

The daughter of the Pan family, whose name was Jinlian, was passed down from Taigong Pan's poems and calligraphy to the family. She was knowledgeable about writing and ethics since she was a child. She and Wu Zhi shared the joys and sorrows for many years and had a deep affection for him.

After taking office as the magistrate of Yanggu County, Wu Zhi compiled a book for his brother Wu Song, ordered him to return to his hometown, and hired him as the head of the capital. The two brothers complemented each other in literature and martial arts, and re-tried the unjust, false and wrong cases in Yanggu County over the years.

At the same time, the government was rectified and the gangsters on the streets were driven away. For a time, Yanggu County took on a completely new look.

Then Wu Zhi walked alone and entered Zhujiazhuang, Dulonggang, which was already the largest powerhouse near Yanggu County at that time. He met with Zhujiashanlang in secret all night and returned to Yanggu County.

Since then, money from the Three Dulonggang Villages has continued to flow into Yanggu County, restaurants, inns, and shops have opened one after another, and the economy of Yanggu County has made a qualitative leap.

Five years have passed like a fleeting time. Today, Yanggu County's business is prosperous and the people live and work in peace and contentment. Although it is not as good as Kaifeng Prefecture and Daming Prefecture, it is a rare stable and prosperous place in the Song Dynasty.

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After Mrs. Pan left, the atmosphere in the inner hall was no longer as family-friendly as before, and the atmosphere seemed slightly serious.

Wu Zhi took a sip of hot tea and said to Zhu Biao: "I called you Sanlang today. I really want to discuss two things with you."

"Brother, please speak." Zhu Biao responded.

Wu Zhi shook his sleeves, sat upright and said: "A few days ago, the Xuanfu envoy from the imperial court secretly handed over the assessment and evaluation of Yanggu County. The officials summoned me to return to Beijing after the new year to report on my work."

Zhu Biao frowned slightly, thinking quickly in his mind, and after pondering for a moment, he said: "At this time, the official family summoned his brother back to the capital. It is simply because someone in the capital saw the assessment and evaluation of Yanggu County and planned to transfer his brother and send him to the capital."

Come and pick peaches by yourself."

"Yes." Wu Zhi sighed, "In the past few years, all the Xuanfu envoys who have come down secretly have been sent away by Mr. Wen in various ways. I'm afraid someone did it deliberately this time."

"Whether it is intentional or not, Yanggu County cannot fall into the hands of others." Zhu Biao said solemnly. "What do you think, brother?"

"It won't rise if it's not adjusted." Wu Zhi picked up the tea cup and put it down gently, speaking out four words in a steady tone.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Biao lowered his head slightly and quickly sorted out the network of relationships he had built over the years in his mind. Figures flashed past, and after a while, a figure was fixed in his mind.

Zhu Biao raised his head and said: "I will handle this matter. Brother, just feel free to return to Beijing to report on your work."

"Okay." Wu Zhi smiled slightly and said no more. He was good at governing one side, and it was better to leave the intrigues to those who were good at it.

After a moment of silence, Zhu Biao drank tea to moisten his mouth and asked: "Brother said there are two things, what is the other one?"

"Haha, good thing." Wu Zhi smiled heartily and said slightly mysteriously: "Sanlang's wedding is coming soon, and I may not be able to attend, so it would be nice to give you a big gift in advance."

Seeing that Zhu Biao looked slightly stunned, Wu Zhi shouted to the servant outside the hall, "Invite the guests to come over."

After a while, there was a sound of heavy footsteps, and a tall man eight feet tall came in from outside the hall.

I saw that this man had a pair of phoenix eyes, a tiger's head and a swallow's forehead, an ape's arms and a wolf demon, and a trace of evil energy between his eyebrows, like a Bodhisattva's lowered eyebrows or a vajra's angry eyes.

When he saw the eight-foot-long snake spear in the man's hand, Zhu Biao stood up with a "chun" sound and stepped forward with an excited expression.

What a great gift!
Chapter completed!