"Ghost? This blue sky and sunny...hehe..."

The old fisherman smiled dryly, and cold sweat dripped on his forehead. Finally, he knew something was wrong.

He had seen many passengers. When he encountered this scene, he was either filled with righteous indignation or frightened. He was so passionate that he would tremble slightly when his palms were trembling, but the guest officer was too calm.

If something goes wrong, there will be a demon!

The rich life experience made the old fisherman know immediately that something was wrong, but unfortunately everything was too late.

"Isn't it normal to see a ghost in the daytime?"

Wu Ming pushed the octopus into the water, then closed his eyes and seemed to sit and wait for death.

"ah!"

But behind, a fisherman screamed, and suddenly was dragged into the water by a metal tentacle, and blood emerged in an instant.

Bang!

Immediately, another small boat broke through the big hole, and the fisherman on it sank straight before he even screamed, and only a string of bubbles kept rising.

This scene suddenly made all the boats numb.

"There are monsters under the water!"

"It's a water ghost!"

"monster!"

"Boy uses evil methods!"

...

Those who do this blood-licking business are all young people who are strong and strong. At this time, they are brave enough to hold the fishing fork and want to finish the monster, or they may jump directly to help capture Wu Ming, the culprit.

However, even if it is just the simplest mechanical puppet, they cannot deal with it.

"Mom...Woooo...I'm so scared..."

The cry of the little fisherman came.

"Don't cry... I'm just making trouble for the water ghost!"

Wu Ming comforted him lightly, but his eyes glanced at the old fisherman, and the cold light made the other party shudder.

‘Level 1 puppet beast... can still be a big killer against ordinary people!’

Wu Mingmu had a face and let the octopus go around under the water, slaughtering all the sailors, but he silently compared the difference between puppet technique and Taoism in his heart.

‘Well... This mechanical puppet technique requires low-level puppets to control them with spiritual consciousness, but they have similarities to the cultivation of Taoist primordial spirits... I just don’t know how to manipulate them if a wise puppet is made in the future...’

"Why, why don't you leave?"

Looking at the old fisherman who seemed to have turned into wood, Wu Ming asked lightly.

"Now! Now!"

The fisherman was shocked and looked at his panicked wife and daughter. He didn't care that a guy who was still related to his family was under the water, but he gritted his teeth and left here with a black-sailed boat.

Behind him, the broken hull and the blood red were covered with blood, which made him know that this guy who seemed to be honest and honest actually killed people without blinking and had a strange skill, which was really not something he could deal with.

Wu Ming looked north with his hands behind his back, and didn't care about him.

The strength difference is so great that if there is any abnormal movement, just kill it directly.

At this time, he was silently thinking about the situation in Dingzhou.

"The Great Zhou inherited the foundation of the Great Business and also divided the world into the nineteen states. However, after the Yongping Rebellion initiated by Huang Jie, the court declined day by day and ordered the capital to accompany the capital. Local princes competed for hegemony. The chaos was faint, and the vassal states could not be stopped even if the state governors could not stop it..."

"There are seven counties in Dingzhou. There were originally one marquis and one vassal state. Dinghou governed Dingyuan County and Qi Lin governed Pingshan County. Now Wu Zhi suddenly split the Shuangfeng again. The court only left Rinan, Zhu Wu, and Jiude three counties. All faces were really torn off..."

"The governor of the state at this time seemed to be Xu Chun? County Wang was born and also a loyal minister of the court... Hehe, in this world, it is difficult to be a loyal minister..."

If you have the heart of a hero, you can monopolize the power, expand the army in the name of the governor of the state, and attack the rebellious officials.

However, as a loyal minister, he could only be subject to the etiquette of the court and tied his hands and feet.

After Wu Zhi's actions, the situation became even more difficult to reverse. Even if Xu Chun had the will, it would be too late.

After clearing out the ants, the road in the second half was indeed much calmer. In less than half a day, I arrived at Luoshui Wharf.

Dingzhou Prefecture is located in Jiude County, surrounded by mountains and water, and is also famous for its scenery of Luoshui.

Of course, there is also the Xie family, who has a bad relationship with Wu Ming, and the ancestral home is also located here.

"One ounce of shipping, one ounce of food, no shortage of you..."

Wu Ming smiled and put the silver into the fisherman's hands, who were trembling and almost unsteady, and Shi Shiran got off the fishing boat.

Not far away, a majestic city is in sight. This is the prefecture of Dingzhou, Dingzhou City.

"Well... Speaking of which, since the Xie family settled here two hundred years ago, it seems that they have really followed my advice... but the fate has been broken, so it is better not to see you..."

Wu Ming shook his head, but suddenly moved his heart, remembering the messengers Xie Linger and Xie Baoyu sent by the Xie family during the last wedding.

"On a whim, I will feel something!"

At this time, using Wu Ming's Taoist skills, if you calculate it slightly, it is the best to be divine will, to observe people's hearts, and to immediately know the causes and consequences.

"These two people still have a disaster, let's see it later..."

He is not the nanny of the Xie family, but for the sake of last time, if he could hit him, he wouldn't mind reaching out to help him, as their destiny would be considered as if they were not dead.

"Dingzhou City..."

Wu Ming smiled slightly, called a carriage and slowly drove into the city.

...

In the city of Dingzhou, in the governor's mansion.

A middle-aged man who looked like a civil servant held the copywriter and listened to the angry shout from the front hall, and immediately stopped.

"So bold! So bold! The female hen of Wu Zhi, Si Chen, dared to be called the governor, intercepted taxes from the two counties, claimed to be civil and military officials, expanded the military system, and really turned against him without hiding it. He should be punished!"

"Slowly! The state soldiers are weak and useless... Cough cough... Besides, we are officials of the court. If we do not have the will, we will not be able to expand our army. If we use the state soldiers to attack us, we should really hit the stone with eggs, which will cause the disaster of overthrow... Let's send an envoy to ask the court's meaning... Cough cough..."

"Otherwise, aren't you afraid of impeachment by the Sili Captain?"

Another voice was weak, and it was revealed that it was Gao Shun, the governor of this state.

'This must be General Zhang who sent the troops. However, the governor was weak and sick. He was in a few months and he had finished his post. He heard that he had already written a letter to beg for bones. How could he agree to use troops?'

‘And, even if the army is to be expanded, where will the money and food come from? Will the Lord of the State Council give it? Even if it is given, will the Sili Captain be allowed to be correct? It is still a matter of two things…’

The document was sighing in my heart.

Because of the disaster of the Jiedushi, the imperial court was even more uneasy with the states and adopted a strategy of decentralization.

According to the system, each state has a prefecture-government, which is in charge of administration, and has a prefecture-government, which is in charge of the state soldiers and the Sili School Captain. They are Beijing officials assigned by the court and are specifically responsible for supervision.

This is actually the separation of powers of administration, military and supervision, which makes no one person unable to dominate.

"However, the imperial court is getting worse and hard to return, but it is not a clever plan to bring about a life of life..."

The clerk sighed in his heart, came to the door, and worshiped: "Report to the governor, there are written documents from Pingshan and Dingyuan!"

"It's Yu Wen, please send it to me!"

Gao Shun coughed, but he could clearly call out the names of every official under his command. Obviously, he had a good memory and was admirable.

Yu Wen felt a little excited, and he tiptoed forward, put down the copy, then stepped back several steps to the corner, looking at his eyes, his nose, and his hands were still hanging.

There were several other people in the hall, a general wearing armor, who was bearded and covered in armor, immediately asked: "How?"

His voice was loud and his voice was like thunder, which made Yuwen's eardrums sound slightly.

"Hehe... Dinghou Shitai, Shenwu Zhi was rampant and illegal, killing his beloved son, and asking for a conquest... Hehe, he said he was willing to send troops to help suppress him. Isn't this using our power to avenge him?"

Gao Shun read one by one: "Just the next one is Qi Lin, the governor of Pingshan County, who recommended Wu Zhi as the governor of Nanfeng County. The two families seemed to have secretly colluded and even jointly condemned Dinghou. Cough cough... It's really yourselves after you sang and I'm on the stage, it's so lively..."

"Bastard! What do these vassal states regard the great names of the imperial court as?"

General Zhang shouted angrily and made a loud noise with boxing, obviously very resentful.

"Ahem... Lord Zhang calmed down, the court was weak, and at this time...hem... As long as they still know how to surrender and keep this last little title...hem, I have nothing to ask for..."

Gao Shunsi said helplessly, but General Zhang's chest was fluctuating violently and suddenly bowed: "I have to go to inspect the military camp, so I'll leave first!"

When I bowed, I was obviously extremely angry.

"Oh...ah...ah...ah...ah..."

Gao Shunsi wanted to stand up, but he coughed repeatedly and could only sit down.

"Please take care of yourself, sir!"

Yu Wen immediately stepped forward and helped Gao Shun to his seat: "Don't be anxious..."

"What...what..."

But after getting close, Gao Shun's whisper came to his ears: "I am willing to kill the thief but I can't help but return the world. There are more than 10,000 soldiers in our province, all of whom are old and weak, and the military preparations are not repaired, but the imperial court collects money more and more powerful. If I don't like it, I will be impeached by the Sili School Captain. What can I do with the Lord of the State Council?"

Yu Wen was speechless.

The situation in Dingzhou is pretty good, but there are a few domineering military governors.

The other states either have major floods and droughts or are rebellious every year. Although Huang Jie died, the other wars were not eliminated. There were even those who relied on the kings in the last days of the previous dynasty, claiming to be the one who wanted to rebel the Great Zhou Dynasty!

The pain of bone cutting is right in front of you, and the court can only add more levies and draw the last bit of elite troops to kill them.

I heard that the war was continuous, and both states were destroyed, the people were killed and injured, and the bones were exposed in the wild, which was a terrible sight.

Compared with these, although this state has caused trouble, the people can still survive. This is the credit of the state governor and the governor.

"What about these documents?"

"If I keep it, I will naturally report it to the prefect. As for the three vassal states below, let them make trouble..."

Gao Shun closed his eyes so tired that he read out his mouth shape, obviously trying to say 'Dog bites'.
Chapter completed!