Earth Immortal Righteous Path

Chapter 335 It's messed up, it's all messed up!

Tai'an, November 15, [-].

Wenchang Mansion, Maolin County.

The magistrate held a banquet and drank wine in the government office, and a thunderbolt fell from the sky, killing him on the spot.

More than [-] people in the meeting saw it with their own eyes.

On the same day, tragedies of violent deaths were reported one after another from all over the country!
Many of them are officials who have already retired, or are big family members.

For a while, Wenchang Mansion was in turmoil.

There was even a group of thugs who broke through the county seat of Ping'an, proclaimed themselves generals against rebellion, and openly raised the flag of rebellion.

On the shore of Daming Lake, there are fourteen other villages in Shuipo, where the leader of the alliance was launched, and he claimed to be the descendant of the former royal family, calling himself "Tang King" and separatist.

Jiangnan is in turmoil.

At the same time, when the general Wang drove through the palace gate, he encountered an assassin and was poisoned and fell into a coma. Chaos broke out in the capital, and people from all walks of life competed for the military power of the forbidden army.

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Since ancient times, it has been an undeniable truth that the greater the power, the more money is needed.

In order to raise funds, Ding Dang did not hesitate to act as a masked robber, looting hundreds of wealthy families in one month.

This left a legend of the masked bandit.

After that, he took the money and went to run an official.

That's right, literally, such things as selling officials and lords are common at the end of every dynasty.

10 taels of silver, even at this time, is not a small amount.

At this time, Maolin rice has risen to one tael or two silver per bucket, and 10 taels is almost half of the net worth of a grain merchant.

If you go to buy cattle, you can also buy hundreds of buffaloes.

This is already a huge sum of money.

At least that's the amount for an ordinary big family to continue for a lifetime.

However, only one county magistrate of the seventh rank can be bought here.

"My father-in-law said that if there is a 1 taels of vacant position above the seventh rank, if there is a real shortage, you have to pay an additional 3 taels. If it is the head of a county, it is 5 taels. If it is a county, or there are other Ask for more price."

"Guest, if you don't bring the full banknote, you can send someone back to pick it up, and it must be quick. It's late, and all the good seats have been picked out—"

Shouting in a thin voice, a man of half age, shouting in a secluded residential courtyard.

In the yard, there are tea and fruit snacks, as well as tables, seats and chairs for the guests to rest.

Dozens of guests, most of them dressed as wealthy businessmen, were waiting here.

From time to time, one person would come out from the inner room, and then another person from the outside would go in.

Every time, or a moment, or half a moment, a deal is settled.

Ding Dang was among those waiting.

He is the youngest of them all.

This is not the first time he has come to a similar buying office.

In fact, this is already on the sixth place.

In the previous five times, it was either a liar or there was no satisfactory position, and it was only now that it was delayed.

At this moment, they are actually selling officials, and standing behind them are all big shots in the capital. Seeing the chaos in the dynasty, they intend to take advantage of the chaos to make a fortune.

As the saying goes, "the power is not used, it expires and becomes invalid", and the power in hand does not know how long it can last for a few days, so it is serious to simply take the opportunity to make some money.

This is the residence of a eunuch in charge who was released from the outside world. He was originally from Prince Cheng's residence, but Ding Dang used the method to find out the news. In fact, this guy secretly colluded with several Yuanwailang from the Ministry of Officials and was madly reselling his official position.

The price is clearly marked, and the old man is not deceived.

As long as the money is in place, immediately official seals, confession documents, official documents, past resumes, official hats and gowns, official boots, sabers, accompanying guards of honor...etc. A full set of one-stop services.

Guaranteed no flaws, no trace of fraud.

Because it is true and can no longer be true...

Compared to other places, this place is not so dark at least, at least you can pass through with money.

After a while, a young servant came out, holding his throat and shouting:

"The sixth guest of C, please come in."

Ding Dang stood up, shook his clothes, and smoothed out the wrinkles on his body.

Sitting on this cheap table and chair for an hour or two, he has actually been sitting quietly to nourish his energy.

Following the boy into the inner room, Ding Dang saw a dozen maps hanging on the wall.

There were five or six people inside, and each of them had things in front of them, most of which were official robes and other things.

The boy led Ding Dang to one of the tables.

An old beardless eunuch in plain attire was greeting him with a smile.

"Guest, what kind of official position do you want to buy?"

He laughed, with a half-hearted smile, looking at people.

"I want to buy the county magistrate near Maolin..."

Ding Dang naturally mentioned the target he had been eyeing for a long time.

"The guest is really lucky..."

The old eunuch took a deep look at him and said with a sinister smile:

"Half a month ago, the county magistrate of Maolin Mansion was condemned by heaven on the same day, and was killed by a thunderbolt from the clear sky... These two seats are still vacant!"

Why is it empty?

Naturally, I am afraid!

It was said that he was punished by the gods, but in fact there were also rumors that he had offended a powerful person from a foreign race, an immortal who had attained the Tao, and that was the reason for the disaster.

There are also rumors that a ghost king was born in the Maolin area, and the death of an innocent official is an omen.

What's even more outrageous is that this is a sign of the country's subjugation.

There are different opinions, all kinds of opinions.

In short, for a while, no one dared to touch these two seats.

Left and right are not without other options, why take this risk.

At least for now it remains empty.

"Guest, here is the map, please take a look first."

The old eunuch showed Ding Dang a very crude map.

This map is really crude, and only the approximate territory can be seen, with ellipses circled on it, like fish scales.

Ding Dang, who has learned similar knowledge, knows this, this fish scale diagram for tax collection.

Each small circle above is a field, which is used as a basis for tax collection.

But this one doesn't draw roads, rivers, wells, etc. It's not a marching map, so it's not an important thing.

"I choose Beichen County."

Ding Dang chose one of them without hesitation.

"Government with virtue, such as Beichen, where the stars live and the stars support it..."

"My son really has great ambitions, and the future is limitless..."

The old eunuch joked with a smile.

"Thank you for your good words. This is 10 taels. I want a copy of the imperial decree issued by the Ministry of Officials and a guard of honor."

"By the way, is there a blank imperial decree? I need two copies. I need to use a seal and a red pen to approve the red one."

Both the guard of honor and the imperial decree have to be paid extra.

Blank imperial edicts are especially expensive. After all, imperial edicts actually have anti-counterfeiting technology, and it is not easy for an insider to forge them.

"Not so much, as long as 8 taels are enough."

The old eunuch even asked for 2 taels of silver bills, all of which were bills from a big bank, at least for now it can be honored.

Ding Dang pushed the money back with a smile, looked into the old eunuch's eyes, and said softly:

"The rest of the money, I want to buy a message from you."

"Oh?"

The old eunuch became interested, and put the banknote into his sleeve, his smile became much more real.

"Since our family left the university, no one has asked our family to buy any news... Just ask, 2 taels is enough for any news!"

"But let's say it first, our family can only answer the ones that can be answered, and the money will not be refunded."

"You don't regret it!"

This old eunuch is quite magnanimous, just like an ordinary old man, without the hostility of other eunuchs at all.

"What I want to ask is about the Ding family, Ding Shuhang, who was implicated in the Hongyu case that shocked the imperial city back then."

Ding Dang looked into the old eunuch's eyes and said slowly:
"Who is the one who falsely accused the Ding family of treason?"

"Who is the messenger behind it?"

"Who are the people who ransacked the house?"

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Ding Dang's voice was so soft that no one else could hear it.

Except for this old eunuch, the others here are all middle-aged and middle-aged. It can be seen that they are also from the palace and understand the rules.

When talking here, they don't glance over there, just doing their own things on their own.

"The Ding family... You are talking about the grandson of the old Marquis of Nanping, right? Our family has heard about this."

The old eunuch obviously thought of something from Ding Dang's surname, and looked over with some sympathy.

"Speaking of which, the Ding family really suffered an innocent disaster. They just said something fair in the court, but the national teacher found out, so they were beaten into the rebellious party."

"Taoist chaos started from this point, not only Ding's family suffered..."

"It's really difficult for our family to talk about the mastermind behind the scenes."

"Our family was only a sixth-rank internal official in the palace back then, so we didn't know so deeply. It's just that the national teacher didn't like it. The Ding family claimed to be clean, and most of them were just rumors."

"Times have passed, what happened back then, I'm afraid it's hard to know except for the person involved."

"Young man, our family entered the palace at the age of ten, and left the palace at the age of 56. We have been in the palace for decades, and we have seen many such things."

"This kind of thing is actually a messy account, which can't be cleared up!"

"It's nothing more than party struggle!"

"Now that the sun is setting in the Liao Dynasty, what's the point of young people not thinking about starting a career and always clinging to old things?"

"This world is already in chaos, let's think about how to save our lives!"

Ding Dang was silent for a while.

After calming down, he clasped his fists in thanks and said:

"Thank you for your forgiveness!"

The old eunuch smiled and said:
"You don't have to thank me. If I want to thank you, I thank you for taking care of my business."

Isn't that right? After saying a few good words, you can earn 2 taels in vain. This kind of good business is not something you can have every day.

Of course it deserves a thank you.

Ding Dang also knew this, but he still thanked him sincerely.

"Then, please fill in the imperial decree for me, and I will take it away now."

The old eunuch summoned a few servants, took blank confession papers, and began to fill them out in front of him.

The exchange of official documents is also regulated, and the writing is quite cumbersome, and there are many anti-counterfeiting marks.

However, there is no need to worry here. After all, this is a fraud within the system, and it really cannot be true.

Soon, his confession documents, imperial decree, official seal, saber, and matching official robes were all available.

Only the last guard of honor is left, which is used to show off. After all, there are always some people who want to show off when they take office.

The old eunuch wrote a note to Ding Dang, but the handwriting on it was crooked and unclear.

"The guard of honor is temporarily short of people, but there are still a few sets of items in the warehouse. You go and have someone take them away, and you will be cleared of money and goods."

Ding Dang took the note and walked out from the small door next to him, and there was another street outside.

"grown ups!"

There are 50 people waiting here, all of whom are Taoist soldiers donated by Jiang Bo.

This is Ding Dang's confidence.

"You, ten people, come with me to move things."

It's just some brands, clothing, and musical instruments, and it's only because the format is difficult to imitate that they can be sold for a price.

After taking the things, Ding Dang and others got into the hired carriage, and the group left in a low-key manner.

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After Ding Dang left, the old eunuch sighed suddenly, and said to the two young men on the left and right:

"It's messed up, it's all messed up!"

"This Daliao, I'm afraid it's only a few days away. Let's pack up our things tonight and don't live here anymore!"

The half-child who led Ding Dang asked strangely:

"Godfather, what happened?"

The old eunuch shook his head, his expression darkened.

"You don't know, back then the national teacher... that demon Taoist once said that the Ding family has the air of a king."

"So, at that time, the Ding family was arbitrarily given a name, and the family was ransacked and exterminated!"

"Even the ancestral graves have been dug up and moved elsewhere!"

"I thought that after so many years, this incident has long passed..."

"But our family saw the Ding family again today!"

The old eunuch had a look of fear on his face, recalling what happened back then.

"The demon way still has real skills. In the first few years when his ambitions were not revealed, he did a few practical things."

"Since he said that the Ding family has a royal air, everyone thought it was a lie, but after seeing him today, our family believed it."

"You have seen those ten people during the day. All of them are rare generals in the world. They can be called the enemy of ten thousand people in the army, but they are willing to be servants."

"If this person doesn't rebel, who can rebel?"

(End of this chapter)