Chapter 1229: The Third Path of the Void Refining Stage: Becoming an Official in the Mortal World

Daxia Palace.

"Huangzhou is promoting Man Gu as county governor out of the ordinary?" Emperor Xia had a strange look on his face when he saw the name Man Gu for the first time. When he saw the name Man Gu, he thought it was someone with the same name.

But if you think about it carefully, it doesn't make sense. Only the Man tribe has the surname Man, and in the past thousand years, only Man Gu has been an official among the Man tribe.

Taking a look at the detailed personal profile at the end, I found that he is indeed the top scholar of Daxia, Man Gu.

The first three county governors reported the names to the court, and they only needed the approval of the Minister of Personnel. However, Mangu did not have enough term and qualifications, so he needed to be approved by Emperor Xia to be the county governor.

"Is Man Gu Gan so good that Huangzhou has made an exception to promote him?"

Emperor Xia carefully read the part of the memorial about Man Gu's resume, and his expression became more and more strange.

"In just half a month, all the governors of Zhongshan County were captured by Man Gu?"

"The old county governor was arrested, the county governor who was promoted from below was arrested, and the county governor who was sent down from above for training was arrested."

This is not because Man Gu is too good, it is obvious that no one else except Man Gu dares to be the county magistrate.

"But it's really strange. Man Gu was doing well as the county magistrate before. Why does he suddenly have so many problems recently?"

Later, when Xia Di was reading the details of the capture, he saw the words "Constable Lu, Constable Meng" appearing repeatedly and was silent for a long time.

The confusion was finally solved.

Emperor Xia wrote the word "准" at the end of the memorial.

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"Your Majesty approved it so quickly?" Mu Lu was quite surprised when he got the result. Normally, His Majesty would not make a decision so quickly on matters such as extraordinary promotion.

It seems that Man Gu means a lot to His Majesty.

The news that Man Gu was promoted to county governor out of the ordinary soon reached the ears of the county magistrates in Zhongshan County. They had their own sources of information, which were one step faster than the announcement.

"Man Gu is now the county governor?"

"He doesn't have enough qualifications, so why was he made the county governor?"

"If you think about it carefully, it makes sense. Man Gu is upright and impartial, and he enforces the law impartially. He is also the number one scholar chosen by the emperor, and he is also a disciple of the Taoist sect. He should have been the county magistrate long ago."

"It's not that simple. I have some connections up there. It is said that Mangu was on the shortlist when the county governor was decided the last two times, but several officials disagreed with Mangu being the county governor."

"Later, these officials were implicated in the Records of Officials, and it was unclear whether they could keep their official positions."

"Hiss, is this also part of Man Gu's calculation? How terrifying."

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"Lord Man is very wise and I admire you very much!" The chief clerk praised him repeatedly. He was Man Gu's deputy when Man Gu first became the county magistrate and had the longest contact time with Man Gu.

After such a long period of contact, he originally thought that Man Gu was a simple and honest person. To be honest, such a person would not get far in the officialdom. He could only cover up for Man Gu as much as possible and avoid making the relationship between him and his colleagues and superiors too awkward.

So when he learned that Man Gu had captured the previous previous county governor, he was extremely anxious. This was a big taboo in the officialdom.

Who would have thought that Man Gu's subsequent actions were completely unexpected. All the county magistrates who took office afterwards were brought down by him. If someone said that this was a coincidence, he would never believe it. There were not so many coincidences in the world.

This must be Man Gu's plan! I guess the way he behaves on weekdays is also to confuse his opponents and let them relax their vigilance.

This scheming, this forbearance, this calculation, is worthy of being a disciple of the Daoist Sect! He served six county magistrates, and he could tell at a glance whether these county magistrates would be promoted or retire in their original positions. He thought he had trained a pair of discerning eyes to judge people, but he didn't expect that he could not see through the barbarians at all.

"Ah? I got promoted?" Man Gu was confused as he held a transfer order. He looked at it from top to bottom to verify its authenticity.

He came to this world to become a mortal, not to be an official.

And he didn't do anything, so how could he get promoted?

"Congratulations." Lu Yang and the other man clapped their hands from the left and right. Their junior fellow apprentice was promoted, and the two senior brothers were happy for Man Gu from the bottom of their hearts.

"Can I be a good county magistrate?" Man Gu lacked confidence.

"I can't even manage a small county. Look, the dungeon is overcrowded recently. Some are gangs or burglars. If it weren't for the two brothers, I wouldn't know the county is so chaotic."

Meng Jingzhou kindly comforted Man Gu: "You can't say that. In my opinion, other places in Daxia are also in such chaos, but they just didn't notice it. The fact that these people were caught in our county just proves that you have a good governance."

"Besides, there are many people who have transformed from the mortal world to the mortal world in the Refining Void Stage, and many who have chosen to become officials. But look at them and see which one has a faster promotion speed than you."

"You are born to be an official." Lu Yang encouraged, "Maybe you can even take the third path of the Refining Void Stage and become an official in the mortal world."

"I didn't know I was so powerful." Man Gu had no doubts. How could his senior brothers lie to him?

Please...collect 6...9...books...!

Then Man Gu felt a little headache. So many cultivators were caught causing trouble in Quyi County alone. When he arrived in Zhongshan County, who knows how many more cultivators he would encounter.

Especially since his own cultivation level has not been stable, and his two senior brothers are about to leave after dealing with the haunted incident, and no one can calm the situation when Zhongshan County breaks out in chaos.

Man Gu expressed his worries. Lu Yang and the others thought that this was indeed a problem. It would be fine if the two of them were still here, but what if they left? Lu Yang came up with a good idea: "Why not buy some insurance? Although it can't prevent the chaos, it can reduce the losses."

Meng Jingzhou hammered his hands, thinking that Lao Lu’s idea was good.

Seeing that his two senior brothers thought this was a good idea, Man Gu also gained confidence.

"By the way, Master Liu, do you want to follow me to the county?" Man Gu asked. Thanks to Master Liu who taught him a lot of official rules over the years, when he arrived at the new place, he had someone to discuss anything with with him.

"Me?" Liu Zhubu was surprised that at his age he still had the opportunity to be promoted.

He bowed to Man Gu excitedly: "Thank you for your kindness!"

"What are the two brothers preparing for?"

Lu Yang shrugged: "I'll go to Zhongshan County with you. It won't delay the ghost hunting."

Besides, Man Gu had just arrived as the county magistrate, and the two of them had to go to the county to support him.

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"You want to buy insurance for the entire Zhongshan County?" The president of the Huangzhou branch of the Landing Money Chamber of Commerce was very surprised. The news that Man Gu had taken office in Zhongshan County had spread a long time ago. Why did this new county magistrate buy insurance right after taking office? Buying insurance for the entire county is a big deal.

"Yes, and you have to buy the highest amount of insurance." Man Gu said seriously, with Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou standing behind him. The three of them looked very businesslike.

"This..." The branch president was a little embarrassed. He felt that this matter was a little strange, but he didn't show it on his face. "You are prepared for danger in times of peace and are willing to buy insurance. We welcome it very much."

“It’s just that this is the first time that Zhongshan County has bought insurance, so we need to conduct a risk assessment.”

"I understand. Your branch will send people to our Zhongshan County to assess the risks and determine the costs." Man Gu said. In fact, he didn't understand anything at all. He heard these rules from Lu Yang and the others on the way.

The branch president shook his head and said, "That's the old rule. After the Sword Tower and the Mountain Moving and Sea Filling Sect incidents, our chamber of commerce suffered heavy losses, so the headquarters revised the rules."

"For an order as large as yours, we need to report it to the headquarters, who will then send someone to conduct a risk assessment, and then the president will make the final decision before there can be a result."

(End of this chapter)