Ink panel: Hunting the sun and surveying the sky from the bow

At the beginning of the lanterns, Yongzhou City is brightly lit.

In a private room of Shenji Restaurant, the flower lamps are scattered in an orderly manner, and the light is bright, reflecting the whole room like daylight.

The square Eight Immortals table is dyed with crystal red paint and carved with texture, giving it an air of nobility.

Shen Qing was sitting on the main seat on the left, looking majestic and majestic, his eyes revealing the calmness of a powerful person, surrounded by small vendors.

Among this group of vendors, a burly man with a sinewy face was particularly eye-catching. He stood up and said loudly: "Come on, come on, let's all have a glass of wine in our hands to pay homage to Vice President Shen." !”

Before he finished speaking, a warm response suddenly sounded in the box, and the crisp sounds of the collision of wine glasses intertwined into pieces.

After hearing the news, all the merchants in Xinyi Square gathered in Shen Ji Restaurant to celebrate Shen Qing's promotion.

Now everyone knows that the Weiwu Division does not have the position of chief inspector, and Shen Qing, the deputy chief inspector, is the leader of this government office.

The Weiwu Division is not as powerful as the Military and Horse Division, but no one can tell whether there will be some remnants or demons from the Huangtian Sect inexplicably in the future.

These businessmen are all human beings. After hearing the news, they all came to pay homage to the mountain and become familiar with each other.

Shen Qing originally didn't want to join in the fun, but after thinking that he was not alone and weak, and wanted to expand his power, he simply agreed to the banquet.

"Brother Hong, you're welcome. Thank you for your support."

Shen Qing's gentle words were like spring breeze and rain, making everyone present feel a burst of goodwill.

Zheng Yuanqiu, the original chief of the Weiwu Division, only cared about benefits all day long and cared about nothing. He was greedy and they have been suffering from it.

Occasionally, demons were needed to deal with the police, so they framed them randomly, causing countless families to be destroyed.

These people had been resentful for a long time, and now that someone had finally been replaced, everyone was relieved and at the same time guessing about the temperament of Vice President Shen Qing.

Now it seems that the newly appointed vice president is easy to get along with, which makes them feel relieved.

Shen Qing picked up the wine glass and stood up, looking at everyone at the table, and then drank it all in one gulp, with a bold movement.

"It's so refreshing!" Someone among the crowd was the first to exclaim, with sincere appreciation in his voice: "Vice President Shen is really a sweetheart, let's toast to Vice President Shen again!"

"good."

Unconsciously, the atmosphere became more and more lively.

In the Great Zhou Kingdom, the status of merchants was not high, only higher than that of slaves. Therefore, if they did not have strong force, they would basically be suppressed and exploited.

On the one hand, they have to deal with the business competition of the Thirteenth Industry, and on the other hand, they have to deal with the extortion from the government and local gangs. In general, their life is not very good.

Since Shen Qing joined the Weiwu Division, he has been either killing monsters or practicing, and he has not been extorting much from these small traders in his jurisdiction.

In addition, Shen Qing's murder of the Black Claw Gang was well known to these traders, so these traders had a very good impression of Shen Qing.

After three drinks, the atmosphere became more harmonious, and Hong Tao brought up the recent demon incident.

"Speaking of which, Master Shen, does he know about the recent injury to the Sheriff? This matter has caused quite a stir in the city, and we are all a little uneasy."

Shen Qing groaned softly, and a trace of imperceptible solemnity flashed between his brows: "What about the snake demon?"

Hong Jingtao nodded and lowered his voice and said: "The Sheriff is a great innate martial artist. His cultivation is unpredictable and he has overwhelming power. I heard that he fought with the snake demon and leveled several mountains in succession. But like this Are you still no match for that monster? If that monster enters the city, won’t we all die without a burial place?”

Shen Qing remained silent. No one here knew the terror of the snake demon better than him.

but……

Under everyone's gaze, he picked up a wine glass and said leisurely: "I don't think so."

"What does Master Shen have to say?"

Shen Qing couldn't help but think of Huangfu Rou's words: "What do you think of the strength of Yongzhou's Thirteenth Line?"

Everyone looked at each other: "It must be strong."

"Then it's over. Do you see any movement on their part, any move to leave Yongzhou?" Shen Qing said seductively: "A gentleman does not stand behind a dangerous wall. They must understand such a simple truth."

"If there is no action in private now, it means that they are not in a hurry and still have support. I don't think Yongzhou City will be in chaos for a while, so you can rest assured. People who will watch Thirteen Lines one day will not be able to calm down. , then you really need to worry.”

A vendor reacted and said: "Yes, if the sky falls, there will be tall people holding it up. What are we in a hurry for?" I heard that in the Thirteenth Line of Yongzhou, many old immortals rely on the panacea at home to stay alive. Even though they are still alive, all of them are in the Xiantian realm, and the demons can’t make trouble in this city.”

"It makes sense." Hong Jingtao agreed.

"The soldiers will block the water and come to Tutun. Come, have a drink, and don't talk about these troublesome things!"

Hearing this, Shen Qing raised his glass happily, while the rest of the people also stood up one after another.

"Master Shen, I heard that your Weiwu Division is going to expand its manpower?"

At this time, a vendor suddenly spoke uneasily.

Shen Qing didn't mean to hide it, nodded and said: "It is indeed such a thing? What's wrong, do you want to join the Weiwu Division?"

"No, no, I am so old, how can I suffer such a crime."

"Then you are?"

"I have a son at home who has learned a little bit of boxing and kicking. I wonder if you would be able to help him, sir? Even if he can be a servant."

Shen Qing touched the rim of the wine glass, showing a hesitant expression.

"Sir, don't worry, I know some rules."

Shen Qing knew that most of these people were just ordinary people. Maybe they were originally farmers, but they had to start a business because their family suffered a disaster.

How far can such people practice martial arts?

Not all of them are as "gifted" as him.

But then again, those children from high families would not even look at him with a straight eye, and he really has no one to use at the moment.

The huge Weiwu Division cannot be handled by him alone.

Shen Qing smiled and said, "Then let him try. If he is a good-for-nothing, then he can go back to where he came from."

"Okay, okay, thank you, sir."

Seeing that someone got there first, the other vendors couldn't wait to speak.

"Sir, there is also me..."

"I have a little girl at home..."

"..."

Shen Qing waved his hand and said, "Let them all try. I will give them a chance if they are suitable."

"Thank you, Sir Shen, thank you, Sir Shen."

The banquet lasted for an hour before it ended.

Before leaving, these vendors generously donated money. Knowing that Shen Qing's mount was damaged in the war, they also pooled money together to buy Shen Qing a horse.

Shen Qing accepted it generously.

At this time, he suddenly realized that after standing in a certain position and gaining some power, there are many more things he can do.

...

Before Zheng Yuanqiu was in office, he had always been scheming and left a bad debt to the Weiwu Division.

After Shen Qing took over the position of deputy chief of the Weiwu Division, he found that all kinds of accounts and old cases were in a mess.

Fortunately, he had lived two lives and knew a lot of tricks. These were not difficult for him. It was nothing more than a lot of effort.

Time passed bit by bit.

After a month, Shen Qing finally sorted out the income and expenditure of the Weiwu Division in recent years and the overall demon cases, and had a clear idea of ​​them.

In his opinion, this was an inevitable step to completely control the Weiwu Division.

Because he was busy dealing with accounts and old cases during this period, there was no change in the Weiwu Division, so it seemed that he was doing nothing.

Gradually, rumors of his "incompetence" spread among the Weiwu Division, and these voices grew louder and louder.