The Great Seminary

Chapter 267 Earthly Fiend Tribulation
As the old saying goes, "Officials don't repair their government offices, and guests don't repair their inns."

In addition, Shanhai County was originally a poor place in the northern frontier of the Ming and Song dynasties, so the government office was even more dilapidated and cramped.

The main hall was about the size of a luxurious city like Pingyang County in the south, or the size of a typical courtyard house in an ordinary household.

The backyard was naturally in an even worse state.

Zhang Gui and his group stood by the gong in the yamen.

Zhao Tou asked, "Sir, are you asking me to go and inform my magistrate?"

The magistrate of Shanhai County listened.

I am the heir apparent of the Ming-Song foreign kingdom of Shishi, and the general of the Dragon Tiger Army, Tsugō Seichō.

I have come to your esteemed land to save the common people; I humbly request an audience.

Zhang Gui waved his hand, signaling Zhao Tou not to waste time, and shouted loudly.

The sound echoed over the county town, attracting more people to crane their necks and peek out, discussing the matter.

But Magistrate Fan failed to appear.

Zhang Gui's face slowly fell, and he looked down at Zhao Sanshi, then gave a perfunctory order:
"Lieutenant Zhao, since your superior has ordered you to assist me, I will not stand on ceremony."

Please disperse your troops and bring Magistrate Fan of Shanhai County to see me.

"Your Majesty, please do not stand on ceremony. Our two countries are allies."

Although I am the 'guest general' and you are the 'guest lord', there is still a distinction between ruler and subject.

"Just issue the decree."

The two of them put on a show, singing, reciting, acting, and fighting, at the main gate of the yamen.

In the side room of the backyard of the yamen.

The gaunt Magistrate Fan, with a goatee and a somber face, stood before a curtain of water, looking at them and saying in a deep voice:

"Truly, when a nation is about to perish, monsters will inevitably emerge!"
The deer was lost in the Ming and Song dynasties, but Yuanshan did not take it.

Now even those barbarian states that disappeared long ago dare to cause trouble.

"Isn't this because your Emperor Hezheng, in order to control his own son, issued an edict granting this monster 'name and weapon'?"

That's what made him want to have Shu but not Long.

This is only human nature; who can be blamed?

A fat man in brocade robes across from them said with a half-smile.

Upon hearing this, Magistrate Fan remained silent for a moment, refraining from commenting on whether his emperor was right or wrong.

Only after seeing Zhao Sanshi and the others disperse and grab the gatekeeper of the yamen as they walked towards the backyard did he change the subject:

"You wait here, I'll go and meet this Stone Corpse Prince first."

"Go ahead.

In the past few dozen days, he has been at the Ming-Song Northern Frontier with our "Ciren Society," trying to persuade and harass us three or four times.

It is said that he is impervious to both soft and hard tactics, and invulnerable to swords and spears.

"After you see him, I might have to go and weigh myself in with him too."

"Jiang Lianpeng, we may be indulging in some verbal sparring, but this man is said to be a true figure who rose from humble beginnings."

At a young age, he was already a Class C extraordinary being, and he traced the true form of the Divine Cluster.

"It's your business if you have a bad temper and want to make things difficult for him, but don't cause trouble on my turf."

Magistrate Fan snorted coldly and strode out of the room.

As I strolled into the courtyard, I heard a loud banging on the door.

"Is Magistrate Fan in the courtyard?"

"Oh dear, sir, our magistrate is indeed not in the yamen."

The front hall is gone, and the backyard is gone too.

I already told you, he went to the grain depot early this morning to check the remaining grain.

"I hear some noise in the yard."

"No, sir, please don't be impatient. I'll go to the granary myself right away."

Hearing the gatekeeper outside the yamen trying to cover for him, Magistrate Fan opened the courtyard gate expressionlessly.

Upon seeing him appear, the old doorman stopped making excuses and said with a forced smile, "Sir, so you've returned."

He pretended to be stupid and retreated to the side.

Zhao Sanshi glared fiercely at the gatekeeper, but did not make things difficult for him.

He turned to look at Magistrate Fan and asked, "Are you the magistrate of Shanhai County?"

"It is indeed I, and who are you?" "I am but a lowly captain under the command of the True Dragon Emperor of an overseas island nation, not worth mentioning."

It's not me who wants to see you.

Instead, he is a first-rank official of your Ming-Song Kingdom, a descendant of a dragon.

Let's go. "

Magistrate Fan frowned but said nothing rudely, only speaking in a cold tone:

"In that case, lead the way."

Zhao was born into a peasant family when he was 30 years old. His family was destroyed and he fled the famine, and his parents, brothers and sisters were all separated.

Half of it was due to natural disasters, and the other half was due to corrupt officials exploiting the people.

Therefore, he always harbored a prejudice against the officials of the Ming-Song state.

Seeing Fan, the corrupt official, looking so arrogant, he couldn't help but grit his teeth.

He longed to transform into a giant and smash it flat with a single punch.

Unfortunately, this corrupt official was someone the emperor himself wanted to see, so he could only keep his head down and hurry up a few steps.

He led Magistrate Fan toward the main hall of Shanhai County.

On the road.

The more Magistrate Fan thought about it, the more he felt that it was not a good idea to confront this situation head-on. He thought that he should soften his stance and adapt to the situation.

But when he walked into the Shanhai County government office where he usually sat in court.

At a glance, he saw an unremarkable-looking teenager sitting high on the armchair that was usually reserved for him.

He was idly tapping his fingers on the table.

Blood rushed to his head, and his entire face turned bright red.

"Your Highness is truly audacious, daring to even usurp the main hall."

It seems they have completely disregarded the prestige of my Ming-Song Dynasty!

Why bother seeing a nobody like me, a mere county magistrate?

Just kill them directly.

"Why should Magistrate Fan belittle himself like this? You are a dignified 'Marquis of a Hundred Miles' of a county."

The great-grandfather, the elderly parents, the upright officials who hold the fate of hundreds of thousands of ordinary people within the territory in their hands.

Who, besides yourself, would dare to call themselves 'small'?

Upon hearing this, Magistrate Fan's beard trembled with anger, but he remained silent for a moment.

Seeing this, Zhang Gui added fuel to the fire, "especially at this critical juncture."

The lives of tens of thousands of people in Shanhe County are all in your hands.

Magistrate Fan took a few deep breaths, and his emotions gradually calmed down.
"What does Prince Tsang intend to do?"

“I have a large fleet located at ‘Red Sea’, which is more than 20 miles away from Shanhai County.”

It can easily transport the entire city's population to other places.

"Where are you going to migrate to? Your tiny fiefdom may not be able to accommodate so many people."

Are we supposed to go overseas and become uncivilized island barbarians?

"It would be better to sell oneself to a kind person."

"This grandson is indeed colluding with the 'Ciren Society'."

I always said that in such a small county town, there must be at least a hundred members of the "Ciren Society" thugs hiding there; the government must be involved.

Zhang Gui's heart stirred, and he thought to himself with smug satisfaction.

At this moment, several yamen runners from Shanhai County, their faces extremely grim, ran over from afar.

Upon arriving outside the main hall, they were blocked by a group of stone corpse warriors under Zhao Sanshi's command, who shouted loudly:
My lord, my lord, disaster has struck! The entire Liu family has been wiped out.

An elderly person said it resembled the "Earthly Fiend Calamity" of thirty years ago; you must go and take charge!
"Your Excellency from the capital, this 'Earthly Calamity' is no joke."

If an outbreak occurs, you might all suffer along with it.

"Don't detain our county magistrate!"

"That's right, that's right. At times like these, it's safest to work together."

I heard that if you survive the 'Earthly Fiend Tribulation,' you can obtain great treasures.

It's just what you important people need.

Please don't make things difficult for our elderly parents in the county anymore.

(End of this chapter)