Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 274 Appointment as Jiedushi

The moment the shining gold medal was revealed, Cui Shou's head buzzed and he instinctively knelt on the ground.

What is the concept of Jiedushi?
Let’s put it this way, the highest administrative officer in a state is the governor.

But the Jiedushi was even higher than him, and was in charge of administration, military affairs and finance.

All local garrisons were under his jurisdiction.

If you want to say what kind of official he is, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a local vassal king.

But Cui Shou soon felt something was wrong. He knew that the position of Jiedushi of Ruzhou was vacant, but if the other party was the Jiedushi, how come he didn't even have an entourage?

"Why, do you have any questions?"

Seeing Cui Shou hesitating, Xiao Ran put away the token and asked.

"This... May I ask, sir, is there any transfer order?"

"Humph!"

Xiao Ran walked up to Lu Cheng, pretended to search in his arms, and then took out the transfer order and handed it to Cui Shou in front of him.

When looking at the big seal on the official document, Cui Shou grinned, wishing he could slap himself in the face, and hurriedly handed over the document carefully.

Then he knelt on one knee, crossed his hands, held the thumb of his right hand with his left hand, and said to Lu Cheng in front of him: "I am Cui Shou, the captain of the lower government, and I am here to see you, sir!"

Cui Shou was not blind. He saw Xiao Ran standing next to Lu Cheng, and saw Lu Cheng sitting there calmly with his eyes squinted. Apart from anything else, the aura of majesty without even being angry made Cui Shou tremble with fear. He knew that this man was the newly appointed governor of Ruzhou, Gao Bing, Lord Gao.

This series of changes happened so fast that the proprietress was so shocked that she stood there dumbfounded.

As for the businessmen passing by, they all gasped.

This change happened so fast that everyone was caught off guard. They immediately started to discuss among themselves, "No wonder, the Iron Mountain Queen was easily destroyed. It turned out to be the Jiedushi."

"That's good. It's obvious that Mr. Gao is not comparable to those good-for-nothings. Our good days are coming."

"Yes, yes. If it weren't for Mr. Gao, we...ah, God bless us. We must celebrate when we get back."

Lu Cheng opened his eyes and looked up and down at Cui Shou who was kneeling on the ground. Although he did not say anything, Cui Shou's forehead was covered with sweat.

Lu Cheng had never been an official, but as a Peking Opera actor, even if he was a full-time Hong Dan role, he was very familiar with playing the role of an official without any trace of affectation.

Coming from a family of actors, when it comes to acting, no one is more professional than them.

In reality, the actors in those early TV dramas, such as Journey to the West, Dream of the Red Chamber, and Romance of the Three Kingdoms, were all recruited from opera academies, and their performances looked just like real people. This is the reason.

After a while, Lu Cheng said, "This store is colluding with thieves and bandits, and colluding with evil people. Catch them and put them in jail."

Cui Shou heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this. If he was allowed to work, then he would not be held accountable for his affairs. He immediately stood up and said, "Yes, arrest them all. Anyone who dares to resist will be killed without mercy!!"

The surrounding government troops immediately rushed forward, pinned the proprietress and the shop assistants to the ground, and quickly tied them up with ropes and marched them out.

The proprietress wanted to say something, but seeing Cui Shou staring at her eagerly, she dared not utter a word.

After all the innkeepers were taken away, Lu Chengcai continued, "Just now, these thieves confessed that there were 120,000 taels of stolen money in the cellar. Take out 10,000 taels and distribute them to these merchants as compensation for their losses. Seal the rest and escort them back to Ruzhou with these thieves. If a single ingot of silver is missing during this period, I will hold you accountable."

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, Cui Shou hurriedly accepted the order.

The merchants around were overjoyed when they heard this. They had suffered heavy losses on this trip and had never thought that they could get some compensation. Now that they heard about such a good thing, they were naturally surprised and stepped forward one after another, crossing their hands and raising them above their heads: "Thank you very much, sir. We will never forget your kindness."

Lu Cheng nodded with a smile on his face, and was about to say something, when he suddenly raised his head and looked upward. Everyone looked up in confusion, but the roof was empty and there was nothing but stars.

Xiao Ran was standing behind Lu Cheng. Seeing this, he guessed that those friends Lu Cheng mentioned were saying something to Lu Cheng again.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ran exclaimed in his heart: "I was wondering, when we entered the mystery city, there were so many gods on duty, could it be that they were all here to show Lu Cheng the way?"

"The last person who was treated like this was a man called Tang Monk. He had six Dings and six Jias along the way, escorting him openly and secretly. Am I the Monkey King?"

After a moment, Lu Cheng retracted his gaze, stood up, and said to the bewildered crowd in front of him, "Ruzhou should have been a land of prosperity and peace, but now it is full of evil ways and evil spirits that harm people. A Black Spirit Cult is roaming around and killing villagers. Its cruel methods are unheard of and unseen. After I take office, I will definitely clear out these evil ways and bring order to the world."

As Lu Cheng finished speaking, a bolt of thunder suddenly shook the sky.

Immediately afterwards, Xiao Ran received a prompt sound.

[Trigger side quest: Establish a government]

Mission requirements: Help Lu Cheng quickly gain a foothold in Ruzhou.

Mission Difficulty: E

Mission Reward: E-level

[Trigger side quest: Destroy the demon]

Mission requirements: Clear out all the major evil sects in Ruzhou and destroy at least three of them.

Mission Difficulty: C

Mission Reward: C-level (Note: A great chaos is about to happen, and it is time for a man to make achievements!)

Looking at the bloody mission that appeared before him, Xiao Ran was dumbfounded. He looked up at the empty sky above his head and sighed again in his heart: "Do you really treat me like Sun Wukong?"

When others look for side quests, they just try their luck.

Lu Cheng was so good that he came by himself.

This guy is simply cheating. He is not a beginner, but the treatment he receives is enough to make all beginners jealous.

"Your Excellency is righteous and awe-inspiring, and your virtues will last for thousands of years, and your contributions will be known to the world!"

The merchants congratulated each other and said happily: "This policy is really good news for us merchants. If you need it in the future, although we are powerless, we are willing to stand with you."

There was constant praise from the crowd.

It was obvious that they had been tormented enough by those evil spirits.

Lu Cheng bowed to everyone and walked out.

After walking out of the door, Lu Chengcai whispered to Xiao Ran: "Sorry, Xiao Ran, I'm sorry to have caused you trouble this time."

Lu Cheng was obviously aware that if he did this, the final trouble would still fall on Xiao Ran, so he said with a slightly apologetic look on his face.

"It's okay, but brother, this idea wasn't yours, was it?"

"Well, no, but a few of my friends told me up there that the Yellow Disaster is coming very quickly, and it's getting bigger and bigger. Now that we have an identity, we might as well take this opportunity to seize the opportunity."

After saying this, Lu Cheng felt a little embarrassed and whispered, "You know, it's not appropriate for me to go there empty-handed."

“Hahahaha… I understand.”

Xiao Ran couldn't help but grinning when he heard that.

What Lu Cheng said was not wrong. After all, the girl was a lady from a wealthy family. It was not right for them to go to her house with their shirts off to propose marriage.

Regardless of whether the girl is willing or not, the father-in-law will definitely not be happy.

Xiao Ran could have just knocked the girl unconscious and taken her away, but wouldn't they have been considered flower thieves, and would have ended up making things worse and ruined their good deeds.

"It seems that Brother Lu's 'friends' have already given him advice on this trip, otherwise they wouldn't have given him the title of Jiedushi."

Soon, all the silver in the cellar was carried out, and except for the 10,000 taels of silver that had been distributed, the remaining silver was all confiscated.

Immediately afterwards, the team headed towards Ruzhou City.

Even before the people arrived, the news had already started to spread.

Along the way, some garrison generals arrived one after another to escort them along the way.

At the same time, he was also sizing up the Jiedushi, hoping to leave a good impression in front of him. After all, the Jiedushi had great power, and the appointment and dismissal of local officials was a matter of his word.

It was not until they arrived outside Ruzhou City that Lu Cheng asked the team to stop. Then, under the arrangement of everyone, they took a bath, changed clothes, and changed their clothes.

After putting on the golden armor, if everyone had some doubts about Lu Cheng's identity before, now they were just glad that he rushed here as soon as he got the news.

Seeing this set of armor, Lu Cheng was wearing golden armor, which made the Jiedushi's figure look more majestic. Under his thick eyebrows, his expression was awe-inspiring without anger. Often, when he glanced at him, the strong sense of oppression made people have to bow their heads.

It was at this moment that Xiao Ran suddenly discovered that the figure of Guandi behind Lu Cheng seemed to become clearer, and Lu Cheng himself seemed to have undergone a change that was difficult to describe, a change in his temperament.

Even he felt the pressure.

This kind of pressure has nothing to do with strength, but is more like the invisible and intangible aura of the superior.

"All officers above the rank of lieutenant in the garrison will follow me into the city. The rest of the troops will return to their camps. We will begin to train military discipline today. I will personally inspect it soon. Anyone who is slacking off or lax in military discipline will be punished according to the law!"

"Yes!" Everyone took the order and began to change direction, returning to the base quickly with their men and horses.

Now that the leader has spoken, who among them dares to slack off? They should quickly go back and clean up all those things that should be dealt with and are not allowed to be seen in public.

The remaining few garrison officers and generals followed Lu Cheng. It was hard to say what they felt in their hearts, all they could say was that they were mixed with worry and joy.

At this moment, the gates of Ruzhou city were wide open and flags were fluttering.

When Lu Cheng led his men and horses and slowly drove towards the city gate, he saw a surging crowd of people outside the gate.

The officials were dressed in court robes, black gauze hats, and morning glow-colored silk ribbons draped over their shoulders. They stood in two rows, looking solemn and expectant.

When they saw Lu Cheng riding on horseback slowly approaching, everyone looked up and saw the golden armor on the warhorse shining brightly, and an air of majesty emanating from his cold face.

"Wang Liao, the governor of Ruzhou, respectfully welcomes Mr. Gao."

Before Lu Cheng dismounted, a group of officials came forward. The old man in the lead was Wang Liao, the governor of Ruzhou. In fact, he was also the top local official. Normally, he was only half a level lower than the Jiedushi, but now the border war was tense, and the Jiedushi had much more power than him.

To put it bluntly, if people are happy, they call you the governor, and if they are unhappy, they call you eat shit.

However, Wang Liao felt somewhat uncomfortable facing this airborne Jiedushi, but he did not dare to show it on his face. In his heart, he was thinking about how to buy himself as much time as possible while the other party was unable to gain a firm foothold. At least he already had a plan in mind to ensure that this Jiedushi would have a hard time in the next few years...

　Well... I can write about some characteristics of the times, but I can't write about that dynasty directly, because that involves a problem, changing history, and if someone reports it, the book will be banned, so I will write the background in detail in the future, but I won't mention the era. (This is different from the historical fiction, which is historical fiction and time travel, but the infinite flow has this problem. It's better to be careful, after all, I want to finish this book steadily.)
　　
　
(End of this chapter)