Chapter 436: The sky is full of wealth!

But the more this happened, the more Xin Zhen felt it was unusual, and asked, "This doesn't make sense. Why exactly?"

It is indeed inappropriate for the occasion. This [Du Gong] holds a high position and great power. Why would Longhu Mountain give such a position to a young man who is neither a Longhu Mountain Taoist priest nor has a high level of cultivation, just because he is the top scholar of the destroyed dynasty?

Xin Zhen himself certainly wouldn't think so.

There are many talented people in Longhu Mountain. Just look at those high-level Taoist priests he just met. Their cultivation is no less powerful than his. Why should such an important position be given to him instead of them, just because he is handsome?
Of course, handsome people are handsome, but can being handsome be used to make a living? (It can be used to make a living, as the author attests) But this position is truly extraordinary.

If something goes wrong, it will be a monster.

Zhang Gongyu's face flashed with admiration, and he nodded and said, "In fact, there are many reasons, not just one or two reasons that led to this matter."

Xin Zhen nodded and said, "Just tell me slowly, don't miss any details."

Zhang Gongyu thought for a moment and said, "What is missing this time is Gongmuzhi, which is located in your hometown, around Taihu Lake, the original Jiangnan East Road.

Longhu Mountain has lost control of the Jiangnan East Road for a long time. You should still remember the Purple-Eyed Dragon King, right?
Back then, his young son behaved recklessly and was reported to the Heaven by my grandfather. Later, my grandfather acted on behalf of Heaven and killed the evil dragon, thus offending the Purple-Eyed Dragon King.

Later, the Purple Eyed Dragon King set up a siege on Chuzhou and tried to kill my father. Over the years, my grandfather hated the Purple Eyed Dragon King to the core, but the Purple Eyed Dragon King's whereabouts were hard to find.

This was the previous cause, and the feud between Longhu Mountain and the Purple-eyed Dragon King also made the relationship between Longhu Mountain and the dragon clan extremely bad. The eastern part of Jiangnan has Taihu Lake, the Yangtze River, and even the four seas, which are the traditional sphere of influence of the dragon clan.

Therefore, since Longhu Mountain came into conflict with the Dragon Clan, it has almost lost control of this area.

Thirty years ago, my father died in the siege of Chuzhou. After that, the twenty-four chief priests had evil intentions, especially the chief priest of Jiangnan East Road, who colluded with the Dragon Clan. Thinking that he had the support of the Dragon Clan, he became unscrupulous.

When my grandfather came down from Mount Longhu, he brought three heads of priests, one of which was from the East Road of Jiangnan. In that battle, my grandfather killed the Dragon King of Taihu Lake, who was the second son of the Dragon King of the East Sea.

Zhang Gongyu sighed and said, "After this battle, Longhu Mountain can no longer stand here. Grandfather sent three groups of people, but they either returned in disgrace or lost their lives."

Xin Zhen's expression became solemn.

Zhang Gongyu said: "So, this Du Gong cannot be from Longhu Mountain."

Xin Zhen nodded and said, "With the status of Longhu Mountain, it shouldn't be difficult to find a few independent cultivators with high cultivation. Why me?"

Zhang Gongyu said: "Because of me, Jiangnan East Road is the best place in the world. If you can control Jiangnan East Road, then I will have a base.

There are too few people I am bringing with me, and even fewer people who do not belong to Longhu Mountain. Apart from you, there is no other suitable person.

I don't have to be so anxious. The Dahua Dynasty suddenly collapsed, and Longhu Mountain must consolidate its foundation as soon as possible. At this time of great expansion, if I can't expand my power as soon as possible, Longhu Mountain will definitely be in chaos in the future. This is also a helpless move."

Zhang Gongyu looked at Xin Zhen seriously and said, "Although this matter is important, you are more important to me. Weizhi, if you feel that it is impossible, then just refuse this task. Grandfather will definitely have other ways."

Xin Zhen pondered for a moment and said, "Will the Dragon King of the East China Sea do it himself?"

Zhang Gongyu shook his head and said, "That's not the case. The Dahua Dynasty is gone, but the Heavenly Palace is still there. Longhu Mountain still has to play a role in stabilizing the world. If the Dragon King of the East China Sea dares to openly conflict with Longhu Mountain, it will not be a good thing for him.

However, the Dragon Kings in Taihu Lake and other water systems do not have this concern. Their power is still very strong for us, and this is still a life-or-death situation."

Xin Zhen pondered for a while, and suddenly asked, "Are there still people from Longhu Mountain in the East Road of Jiangnan?"

Zhang Gongyu shook his head and said, "No more. Those who dared to stay are basically dead."

Xin Zhen asked again: "If I go this time, how many people can Longhu Mountain give me?"

Zhang Gongyu smiled bitterly and said, "Longhu Mountain will not send any disciples there. If you go there, you will die."

Xin Zhen said: "In other words, I only get the title of Dugong, and I have to go alone to the territory of the Dragon King of the East China Sea, and I have to take the territory away?"

Zhang Gongyu let out a long sigh and said, "It's not that serious. We can't send people, but we can provide money, weapons, and skills. You can recruit people on your own in Jiangnan East Road to fight against the Dragon Clan. With the righteousness of Longhu Mountain, you only need to fight against the Dragon Clan, and other inheritances will not dare to attack you openly."

Xin Zhen's eyes narrowed and he asked, "Other inheritances?"

Zhang Gongyu nodded and said, "Jiangnan East Road is a prime location, who wouldn't want to take it for themselves? Longhu Mountain wants it, and other inheritances naturally want it too. It's normal to fight for territory.

But they won't attack you openly, because Longhu Mountain is now the world's largest force. They won't attack Longhu Mountain openly, but they may use some tricks in private."

Xin Zhen now understood that this assignment was extremely dangerous. Once he took on the assignment and entered the East Road of Jiangnan, he would be venturing into a dangerous place alone.

The dragon clan wants to kill himself because of the blood feud with Longhu Mountain.

As for other inheritances, they covet this precious land of Jiangnan East Road and want to use some means to kill me, which completely eliminates the idea of ​​Longhu Mountain to fight for Jiangnan East Road. It is very likely that they will use the name of the Dragon Clan to kill me.

The risk is extremely high, and it may even mean a life-threatening situation.

But… the risks are huge, but if you succeed, the rewards will be staggering!
Xin Zhen looked at Zhang Gongyu and said, "I heard that the twenty-four governors of Longhu Mountain are basically hereditary?"

Zhang Gongyu laughed when he heard this and said, "Yes, Kong Cao Yan Hua, Jin Wei Tao Jiang, Qi Xie Zou Yu, Bai Shui Dou Zhang, Yun Su Pan Ge, Xi Fan Peng Lang, 24 jurisdictions, 24 surnames, except for Shui, Pan, and Lang, the remaining 21 surnames have all been in control for thousands of years. Unless they rebel, even the Longhu Mountain Ancestral Altar will not easily remove them.

In daily management, one only needs to preach and maintain local law and order according to the requirements of the ancestral altar, and offer some money and property. The rest is up to each person.

In the past, there was an imperial court that took away a lot of power, but now the Hua Dynasty is gone, and each jurisdiction has basically become the actual local government. As long as they can suppress other inheritances, they are local emperors!"

Now that things have come to this, there is nothing else to say, let's just get to the next step.

Xin Zhen has never been a fearful person. Back then, he dared to fight against Zuo Lengchan and Shaolin Temple, and later he dared to draw his sword against the Mongols. Now that he has come to the world of Liao Zhai, is he afraid of the dragon clan? Xin Zhen nodded and said, "Then take it!"

Zhang Gongyu said in a deep voice: "Weizhi, you have to think about it carefully. The Jiangnan East Road is a real dragon's den and tiger's lair. If you are not sure, we should not go into this muddy water!"

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "Jiangnan East Road is also my hometown. How can I let the evil dragons wreak havoc? Don't worry, although the dragon clan is powerful, I am not necessarily afraid of them."

Zhang Gongyu was a little worried, but seeing Xin Zhen's courage to take on the task, he was actually happy in his heart. He was also grateful for Xin Zhen's support for him, and said, "Weizhi, you must be careful. I am here on Mount Longhu. If you need anything, just tell me. I can still take charge of some things."

Xin Zhen's eyes lit up and he asked, "Brother Gongyu has already been appointed?"

Zhang Gongyu smiled and said, "It's nothing. I'm just in charge of the reception area. It can be considered as a kind of familiarity and experience."

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "That's a coincidence, isn't it?"

The so-called Zhike is the person who is responsible for receiving visitors and seeing off guests. The "Three Vehicles Collection" records: "Zhike responds to wise words and receives guests from all directions. He must have a deep understanding of affairs and understand human nature before he can be appointed.

This is extremely beneficial for people's experience. Basically, all the successors of Heavenly Master will go through such an experience. This receptionist is naturally not the one who greets pilgrims in the Taoist temple, but the one who represents Mount Longhu to receive the major inheritances and even the powerful people from all sides. This also makes it convenient for the successors to make various connections.

As for what Xin Zhen called a coincidence, it was because this receptionist was not only responsible for welcoming and seeing off guests, but also for managing the offerings of various governments, distributing supplies, managing warehouses and other matters.

In summary, the post of Zhike is the responsibility of both the diplomatic and financial departments. Although its power is not as great as that of the Supervisory Yuan, it can also form its own system.

In other words, in the future, the materials Gong Muzhi needs will be paid for by Zhang Gongyu, so there is no need to worry about someone taking bribes, and he can even be given a break when necessary.

"There is another question." Xin Zhen said.

Zhang Gongyu nodded and signaled Xin Zhen to ask anything he wanted.

Xin Zhen said: "Since Gong Muzhi's Dugong is so dangerous, those high-level Taoist priests seem to be somewhat concerned about my chance to take over the position?"

Zhang Gongyu laughed and said, "This matter is of course extremely dangerous, but it is also a great fortune. Several waves of people who went there before either returned in disgrace or died, but there are still people who are eager to try. If it weren't for grandfather calling a halt, there would probably be more than a dozen waves of people.

Who doesn't want to be a local lord? Who doesn't want to own a piece of land? Now it is different from the past. Now if you own a piece of land, you are a real lord.

Of course they know it's dangerous, and they also want to laugh at you, but what if you really succeed?"

Xin Zhen hadn't even had time to get comfortable in Longhu Mountain before he went down the mountain alone with Gong Muzhi's seal.

Longhu Mountain did not make a big announcement to the outside world that it had sent people to the East Road of Jiangnan, and this was exactly what Xin Zhen wanted. Now people were alone, so it was natural for them to hide behind the scenes to do their work. If they were exposed, many things would not be possible.

After Xin Zhen left Longhu Mountain, he did not go back to Wujiang directly, but went to Luyang, Anhui. He wanted to pick up Ren Yingying and others. Although Ren Yingying and others did not have deep cultivation, many things still had to be done by someone.

In addition, Xin Zhen also wanted to borrow some people from the Fan family. The people from Longhu Mountain could not be used, but the people from the Fan family could be used. If he could borrow one or two golden elixirs, things would be much easier.

However, Xin Zhen did not have much confidence in this. After all, the chaotic times had just begun, and the Fan family also wanted to expand its influence, and there were many places where people were needed.

Generally, powerful people like Yuanying will not take action easily. In this case, Jindan masters are the real top combat force in such battles. It is estimated that the Fan family does not have many Jindan-level masters.

Xin Zhen had already developed a thick skin, so there was nothing shameful in asking for a loan. Even if he couldn't borrow it, it didn't matter. But what if he happened to borrow it?

The distance from Longhu Mountain to Luyang, Anhui is not actually very short, but Xin Zhen can now fly with a sword, so the speed is much faster, and he arrived in Luyang in just half a day.

Xin Zhen had a look of satisfaction on his face, as he was finally able to drive the car... Phew, he was finally able to fly on a sword.

Xin Zhen was like a person who had passed the driving test but hadn't driven for a long time. It was such a pleasure to drive on the highway.

In fact, the dog tycoon Zhang Gongyu gave him a flying boat, but compared to the flying boat, he wanted to fly with a sword more. He traveled thousands of miles on this journey and finally got enough of the fun.

The Fan family's ancestral home was naturally very easy to find. As soon as he entered Luyang County, he just asked a passerby and the person would point out the location of the Fan family's ancestral home. Xin Zhen didn't even need to look for it because the Fan family's ancestral home was at the end of the road.

The journey did not feel like going to the ancestral home of a family, but more like a pilgrimage to the palace. There were many checkpoints along the way, and the people guarding the checkpoints were all soldiers in armor. The armor of these generals was quite different from that of the army in the capital. I guess they were Fan's own private army.

In the past, it probably wouldn't be flaunted so unscrupulously, but now the little emperor elected in the capital has not been recognized by everyone, and now everyone is scrambling for territory, so who cares about this?

After passing several checkpoints, they arrived at the ancestral home of the Fan family. Xin Zhen could see the ancestral home of the Fan family from afar. The ancestral home of the Fan family had become like a fortress. The towering walls were enough to resist a small-scale beast tide, and naturally could withstand the attack of a large army.

Xin Zhen nodded, feeling somewhat happy. Looking at the situation, maybe he could borrow a Jindan master.

But Xin Zhen was a very confident person. He only thought about whether Fan had it, but never thought about whether Fan was willing to lend it.

Led by Fan's people, Xin Zhen came to the gate of the city wall and found that Fan Jijiu was already waiting at the gate.

Xin Zhen bowed deeply to Fan Jijiu and said with a smile, "How can a son-in-law be qualified to ask his father-in-law to come out to greet me? It's really embarrassing for me."

Fan Jijiu said with a smile: "A top scholar deserves such treatment. The Fan family has never produced a top scholar in its thousand-year history. Weizhi has brought honor to the Fan family."

Xin Zhen smiled and glanced behind Fan Jijiu, but no other members of the Fan family came over. He already had something in mind.

Fan Jijiu looked at Xin Zhen's expression and snorted coldly, "Although the Fan family is strong, there are many short-sighted people. Don't bother with them."

Xin Zhen nodded and said, "I dare not."

(End of this chapter)