Da Zaojun

Chapter 133 The Great Clans’ Plan
The county magistrate finally died holding the black examination horn for the City God exam in his hand.

Then, the black examination hall slogan spontaneously combusted without fire and turned into a puff of smoke, which turned into the entrance to a secret realm, pulling the soul of the county magistrate into it.

[Luofeng Examination Yuan]
Looking inside from the entrance of the secret realm, one can vaguely see all kinds of creatures, be they demons, ghosts, gods, or mortals, as if in a dream.

There were three phantoms sitting on the examiner's seat. Although they were phantoms, their aura was real.

One of them looked like a majestic emperor, wearing a black dragon robe.

[King Guang of Qin]

One has a compassionate face and wears a green lotus robe.

[The True Emperor Cave God Heavenly Venerable below]
A man with a face as red as a date, loyal and righteous beyond compare.

[Guan Shengdijun]
Song Wuji thought to himself, "Are these three sacred beings truly spiritual, or do they only exist in this secret realm?"

Lu Han and Chen Xiu looked at Song Wuji and said, "The county magistrate and I have both had a heart-to-heart talk. From now on, we will assist you as the county magistrate, and we will continue to hold our old positions."

The county magistrate's wife, Tian Ning, covered her face and wept, "My husband said we should only have a simple burial and cremate it on the spot. It's not appropriate to mobilize a large force or erect a tombstone."

Although Song Wuji was also heartbroken, it was not the sadness of life and death separation, but the worry about whether he could pass the exam. In today's world of chaos caused by demons, death is not the end for those with power.

But he still consoled her: "Please accept my condolences, Madam. County Magistrate Tian will surely succeed in his examination of the City God and will be able to protect Taichang."

"Even if he were a ghost or god, they'd still be separated by the Yin and Yang. How could being a god be the same as being a human? I only sigh that he himself calls them 'parent officials, parent officials.' Is there any parent official who doesn't love his children?"

"It doesn't matter if he lost his life after doing all this. As long as he can extend the lives of the people in the city, it will be worth it."

Next to the county magistrate's wife was his youngest son, who was only seven or eight years old and named Tian Zhixuan. There was also an old nanny holding a baby in her arms, who was Lin Jue.

Song Wuji sighed, "County Magistrate Tian was a good official. Without him, the people of Taichang would have had difficulty surviving these life-and-death crises. I will carry on his legacy and make Taichang County even stronger."

Then he said, "Although the county magistrate forbids a grand funeral, we cannot but hold a funeral. We just slaughtered the pig demon, so we can hold a funeral ceremony and invite all the people in the city to eat meat."

"County Magistrate Tian has been carrying the evil karma of Taichang City in the Rakshasa Ghost Market. Every citizen has benefited from his kindness and does not need to repay him. If you have any strength of will, you can help him to take the examination of the City God and win a share of his fortune."

Lu Han also nodded: "Indeed, we should announce it to the whole city so that the people can come and pay their respects, but we still need to respect the wishes of County Magistrate Tian."

The county magistrate's wife wiped her eyes and said, "Just listen to what my husband said before he died. He didn't have anything to take with him in his lifetime anyway, just a few boxes of manuscripts. The people can offer their condolences, but please don't accept any gifts or burn any paper money. After the condolences, cremate him. My husband said he would be buried in Baliting. He wanted to defend Taichang County, and he wanted to see the city open to traffic with his own eyes."

The funeral was actually very simple, without any paper figurines or paper figures, and no grand ceremony.

The people spontaneously changed into white clothes, and the whole city was in mourning. They even chanted over and over again: "What a good official! What a good official!"

Many people were crying quietly. Although everyone knew that it was the young Song Sizao who was leading them all, no one knew what his abilities were. They only knew that he was very powerful.

Compared to the simple common people, the county's wealthy families, who hadn't suffered any serious damage, were directly and openly testing their will. Before the demonic chaos, the county's wealthy families all had farms outside the city and kept domestic slaves. There were hundreds of tenants in the farms who were loyal to them.

Now that the big demons are gone and it is spring plowing time, the land outside the city has become ownerless.

Although these lands are not valuable now, it does not mean they will not be valuable in the future.

Therefore, several large families in the city gathered together and said, "Now that your family and I have been staying in the city, it is difficult to continue. We are living off the land. Now that the big demons have been eliminated, the remaining ones are small demons. Even if they are ranked, they are only ninth-grade demons, which can be dealt with. Why not split some of our family members and settle outside the city, rebuild our homes, and explore the secret realm by the way."

"In the future, the foundation of our clan will be the secret realm. Originally, you and I could have a share of this county's secret realm, but the Tian family has been guarding us tightly, refusing to let our craftsmen enter the secret realm. Even Cang Zhongguo has selected humble farming families to enter and offer sacrifices there, mastering the ritual power of the Ninth Rank Five Elements Minister of Agriculture."

"This time he placed power in the hands of a cook, and that's why. Otherwise, Lu Han was a Juren, Chen Xiu was a Wu Juren, and even within your clan and mine, there are also young men with experience in the world. How could they not shoulder the heavy responsibility?"

"Don't underestimate his magical powers and strength, but his ability to govern a city is more than enough."

"Everyone, gather all the artisans and farmers with connections in your family and ask the man surnamed Song to allow them to enter the secret realm to work. Little by little, we will actually control the secret realm in our hands."

"Will Mr. Song agree?"

"Haha, it's not us who forced him to agree, it's the people who forced him to agree!"

While they were plotting, they didn't know that after Song Wuji became the lord of the city, everything that happened in the city could be known as long as they wanted to know.

After hearing this, he just smiled and said nothing, because he was also racking his brains over how to drive these big players out.

In addition, simply defending Taichang County would definitely not be conducive to developing the entire land that has become wilderness again.

There is an endless stream of demons being born in the wilderness, all of them influenced by the essence of the sun and the moon, or the spiritual charm scattered in the secret realm. In short, it is as if the spiritual energy has been revived.

Those villages have all been destroyed by demonic disasters and have been abandoned, and rebuilding them requires manpower and resources.

But Taichang County has not yet been repaired after the last war, and various fortifications are still under constant construction. After all, this is not like a game that can be completed immediately with just a click.

Each family has its own village. Separate them out. As for the secret realm in the village...

Song Wuji didn't believe that anyone could pass through the secret realm faster than him. As long as he had the secret realm token in his hand, what did it matter if he let these people run the secret realm and share some of the profits?
If you make the cake bigger and don't worry about anything else, you can get a share. This is much better than monopolizing the cake but having to take care of everything yourself.

In today's chaotic world full of demons, the Zhou emperor's system of enfeoffment of princes is actually in line with it.

Let them go and cultivate wasteland and develop the land. Only after we have completely regained the sovereignty of the human race can we consider the issue of unification.

Moreover, there are so many secret realms in the wilderness. If these big clans can really occupy one for themselves, what will happen? As long as they have the power, they will have to pay tribute to the secret realm output even if they occupy the secret realm token themselves.

If for no other reason, as long as it is in the wilderness, there will be danger. They live together outside, and only Song Wuji's stove fire can provide complete protection.

(End of this chapter)