Chapter 160 Pei Xiuyuan
Three days later, Han Zheng, wearing a purple-gold wolf armor, rode his horse to the front of Yanbo Mansion.
The walls of Yanbo Mansion were slightly mottled and old, and the whole body exuded a grayish-white color.
This was because when Yanbo Mansion was built, all the stones used were salvaged from Yanbo Lake.
It is said that there is a sunken ancient city under Yanbo Lake, and fishermen can often salvage some armor fragments, various pottery pots and porcelains from Yanbo Lake.
There are rows of stone slabs in the shallow water area near the shore, which seem to be the streets in the city in the past.
These stone slabs have been soaked into grayish white, but they are still flat. When Yanbo Mansion was built, they were used to build the city wall.
Entering the state capital, although it is not as prosperous as Kaiping Prefecture, it is also quite large.
Han Zheng asked people about the location of the Yanbo Mansion Demon Extermination Office and went straight to the Demon Extermination Office.
The headquarters of the Demon-Slaying Division of Kaiping Prefecture is in the center, because the Demon-Slaying Division was the first to be established, and then other yamen were established.
Yanbo Prefecture was established hundreds of years after the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty. At that time, the world was peaceful, and Yanbo Prefecture did not need the Demon-Slaying Division to be stationed.
Therefore, the central area had long been occupied by government offices and county yamen. When the Demon-Slaying Division Yamen was needed in the later period, it was of course not easy to drive the government away, so it could only be built in the East City.
In the center of the East City, black palaces occupied half of the street, solemn and solemn, but there were no demon sculptures on the headquarters of the Demon-Slaying Division of Kaiping Prefecture.
At this time, in the meeting hall of the Demon-Slaying Division Yamen, ten black armor guards of the Demon-Slaying Division were sitting on the left and right.
The two people in the front of the left and right were wearing purple-gold heavenly wolf armor, and they were the captains of the Demon-Slaying Division. The rest of the people were also wearing gold-patterned black armor, and they were all leaders who had reached the peak of the innate metamorphosis realm.
It can be said that although Yanbo Prefecture did not have a garrison commander, the rest of the configuration was not bad.
The two leading demon-slaying lieutenants, one of them was thirty-seven or thirty-eight years old, named Pei Xiuyuan, who was also a prominent figure in the previous generation of the Shannan Dao Demon-Slaying Division, and had already entered the Xuangang Realm in his early thirties.
However, there are more talented young people in this generation of the Demon-Slaying Division. Han Zheng and another one both entered the Xuangang Realm in their early twenties.
The other demon-slaying lieutenant was an old man who looked to be in his seventies.
Moreover, he looked extremely old, with white hair and beard, and some age spots on his face. He looked even older than Xu Cunbao.
This old demon-slaying lieutenant was named Zhao Rongye, who had survived in Yanbo Mansion for his entire life. It can be said that he barely broke through to the Xuangang Realm by relying on the elixir obtained by accumulating merits year after year.
However, when he broke through the Xuangang Realm, he was already in his seventies, and his blood and qi were no longer at their peak. Breaking through the Xuangang Realm could only extend his lifespan by more than twenty years, and there was no hope for him to continue to break through in this life.
Moreover, he had suffered serious internal injuries in the later period, and the life span that he had gained by entering the Xuan Gang Realm was lost instantly, which made him now have a decline in blood and qi, and entered the end of the warrior's life span.
Pei Xiuyuan held the hand order from the Shannan Dao headquarters at this time and sneered fiercely.
"Everyone, the Shannan Dao headquarters has issued an order to appoint Han Zheng to guard Yanbo Mansion.
That Lord Han has a rather extraordinary resume. He was the twin demons of the Demon Slayer Division, and he wiped out a family by himself. At a young age, he was already a popular figure in front of Lord Wen and Old Lord Xu.
The most important thing is that he has not even joined the Demon Slayer Division for a year, but he is actually guarding Yanbo Mansion. It can be seen how much Lord Wen and Old Lord Xu value this Lord Han!"
Pei Xiuyuan said these words with a gnashing of teeth.
In the Yanbo Mansion Demon Slayer Division, Zhao Rongye is naturally the oldest.
But Zhao Rongye is already old, his own blood and qi are declining, and his life span is coming to an end. He is responsible for taking care of the elderly and guarding the house in Yanbo Mansion.
Pei Xiuyuan had been in Yanbo Prefecture for nearly ten years, and he was in his prime, so he was quite capable.
So after the death of the last demon-slaying lieutenant who guarded Yanbo Prefecture, Pei Xiuyuan thought he could take over Yanbo Prefecture.
Unexpectedly, the higher-ups sent Liao Hongsheng instead.
But Pei Xiuyuan accepted it.
After all, Liao Hongsheng's strength was there. He was in the late Xuangang Realm, far more powerful than him. He was in charge of the Douzi Camp, the most powerful force in the Demon-Slaying Division headquarters, and was qualified to guard Yanbo Prefecture.
But now Liao Hongsheng was dead, and the Shannan Dao Demon-Slaying Division was extremely short of people, so Pei Xiuyuan thought that the higher-ups would promote him to a higher position.
After all, he had both the qualifications and the strength, and he also knew Yanbo Prefecture very well. If he didn't take charge of Yanbo Prefecture, who else would be qualified to take charge of Yanbo Prefecture?
But Pei Xiuyuan never expected that Kaiping Prefecture would rather send a newcomer who had joined the Demon-Slaying Division for less than a year to take charge of Yanbo Prefecture than let Pei Xiuyuan take charge of Yanbo Prefecture!
Why!
Why! ?
When Pei Xiuyuan just learned the whole news, his hands were shaking with anger. Did the higher-ups look down on him?
The leaders of the Demon Slayer Division below were whispering and looking at Pei Xiuyuan cautiously. No one dared to take the initiative to offend him.
They all knew what Pei Xiuyuan was thinking.
Originally, he thought that Yanbo Mansion was in his pocket, but suddenly a newcomer was sent to take charge of Yanbo Mansion without him. No one could stand it.
A man in his thirties with a rough appearance snorted coldly: "If you ask me, the headquarters is also blind!
The master just died, and Yanbo Mansion is in chaos. It should be Master Pei who should be in charge of Yanbo Mansion.
As a result, the headquarters sent a kid who is still wet behind the ears to take charge of Yanbo Mansion.
Does he know what the situation is in Yanbo Mansion? Does he have experience in guarding a place?
It's just nonsense!"
The man who spoke was named Zhao Jinhu, and he was Pei Xiuyuan's confidant. Pei Xiuyuan once saved his life from a demon, and since then Zhao Jinhu has been following Pei Xiuyuan's lead.
There were also several captains who had a good relationship with Pei Xiuyuan and they all whispered in agreement, and no one else spoke.
Although they were not as angry as Pei Xiuyuan, they were also somewhat puzzled by the order from the Shannan Road Headquarters.
All of these captains present had experienced dozens or even hundreds of missions, fighting demons, bandits, and those people in the underworld to get to where they are now.
As a result, they now have to listen to the command of a young man in his early twenties who has no experience in guarding a place. They are also a little awkward and even dissatisfied.
Pei Xiuyuan looked at Zhao Rongye, who seemed to be about to fall asleep, and said lightly: "Mr. Zhao, what do you think of this matter?"
Zhao Rongye raised his eyelids, as if he was suddenly awakened, and rubbed his eyes.
"I am an old man who is about to retire. What else can I do? Just use your eyes to see.
The orders have been issued from above. Then this young master Han is our superior. The Demon-Slaying Division has a strict hierarchy and cannot be questioned.
Anyway, I am old now. Whoever takes charge of Yanbo Mansion will not be left without a bite of food, right?
According to the time, that young master Han will be here almost today. Do you think we should have a welcoming ceremony or something?"
Seeing Zhao Rongye's stubborn look, Pei Xiuyuan cursed in his heart: Slippery old thing!
Zhao Rongye's age and qualifications are here. Whoever takes charge of Yanbo Mansion must be polite to him, otherwise he will be known as a bully of the old senior.
That's why he doesn't care about these things, and even wants to improve his favorability in front of the new superior.
This is how Zhao Rongye acted when Liao Hongsheng first took office. He coaxed Liao Hongsheng to be polite to him and treat him with no respect.
Pei Xiuyuan said sarcastically: "Well, if that's the case, let's think about what we should do to welcome this Lord Han!"
When he looked over, all the team leaders present lowered their heads. No one wanted to offend Pei Xiuyuan at this time.
But at this moment, the door of the meeting hall was suddenly pushed open, and Han Zheng stepped into the meeting hall with a big horse and a golden knife. Before everyone could react, he sat directly on the main seat in the center and slammed his hand order on the table.
"No need to welcome, I'm here to give an explanation to Lord Liao and to my Shannan Dao Demon-Slaying Division. There's no need to do those empty things."
Han Zheng looked around at everyone present, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, saying: "I am Han Zheng, ordered to take charge of Yanbo Mansion. You can tell me what you think, but I may not listen to it."