The Villain's Counterattack

Chapter 365 He beat up the Tubo State Master, leaving him with a black eye and swollen face

"Your Majesty, Governor Murong has forced all county magistrates under his jurisdiction to study behind closed doors for two weeks, causing chaos in the official system under his jurisdiction. Half of the county magistrates have jointly submitted a petition requesting severe punishment for Governor Murong."

"Your Majesty, Prefect Murong has ordered all county magistrates under his jurisdiction to form a think tank and formulate a one-year work plan with results within two weeks. He has also organized a discussion and review with all county magistrates and prefectural officials, with each county magistrate personally explaining and answering questions. Almost all of the county magistrates have been left speechless and criticized, and have begun to resign."

"Your Majesty, Prefect Murong personally led a surprise inspection of the work of each county. He caught three county magistrates being lazy, one accepting bribes and neglecting their duties, and one absent. I request that these incompetent officials be severely punished."

"Your Majesty, Prefect Murong personally oversaw the formation of a local think tank, causing dissatisfaction among the county magistrates under Yazhou Prefecture. They have impeached Prefect Murong for arbitrarily changing the official system."

"Your Majesty, Prefect Murong has posted each county's annual work plan in Yazhou City and outside the county government offices. He has assigned special personnel to supervise and explain it, and has also sent personnel to supervise it. The county magistrates have submitted memorials to impeach Prefect Murong for abusing his power."

"Your Majesty, Prefect Murong has arbitrarily altered the assessment system. Under Yazhou Prefecture, there's a minor exam every month, a report every three months, and a major exam every six months. The various county magistrates are complaining and have jointly petitioned to abolish this unhealthy practice. Scholars should be respected."

"Your Majesty, the three magistrates under Yazhou have resigned. The reason is that they have been maliciously targeted by Governor Murong. For three consecutive months, they have been rated the worst in the exams. The comments are: even ghosts can do better than you, and your brains have been eaten by dogs."

Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty: Shouldn't the assessment rating be based on four levels: A, B, C, and D? Could it be that the county magistrates under the jurisdiction of Yazhou Prefecture couldn't even be rated D?

Then someone delivered the comments of various levels specified by Murong Fu: Grade A, knowing how to use people well, making overall plans in a measured way, arranging work properly, and guarding the area without any shortcomings. The Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty nodded slightly, feeling that it should not be very difficult.

Grade B: Hands-on, fearless, courageous, and ensuring quality and quantity. The Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty was puzzled. Shouldn't this be more difficult than Grade A? A closer look revealed a difference. The difference wasn't in attitude, but in ability. Grade A knew how to use people and rose to power, while Grade B fell short.

Grade C: serious attitude, motivated, well-behaved, well-reasoned, and safe. This can only be considered average, and a grade C is considered very respectful.

Grade D: Willing but incapable, diligent, barely adequate. The Great Song Emperor was somewhat dissatisfied after reading this, but then he thought about it: Yazhou Governor Murong Fu placed a high value on ability, and someone who worked diligently but couldn't do their job well was certainly not in his sight. Generally speaking, Grade D was already quite poor, but this didn't seem to be the case.

Grade E: A guard dog, he's stuck in the past, unable to achieve anything, and unlikely to accomplish anything great. This assessment is considered poor, but looking at what this magistrate has done since taking office, it doesn't seem too bad. He's considered above average compared to other magistrates. Could it be that Governor Murong's expectations are too high?

The emperor of the Song Dynasty saw this and thought, "Okay, this is indeed a big problem. However, according to the internal security report, it seems that most county magistrates have little power in the countryside. Could it be that most county magistrates in the world are unqualified?"

Geng-class, you are so noble, what use is there except to take advantage of your age? You have only a little bit of eloquence, but you don't know the people's sentiments, so you can only be a confused county magistrate.

Xinji, you are busy hanging out at bars and banquets, and you are tired of going back and forth.

Ren level, everyone is for me, I eat everyone, I can’t accomplish anything but cause trouble.

Gui-level and ghosts can do better than you. Your brain has been eaten by a dog, and tying a dog will not make the situation worse.

Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty: In one prefecture, there are actually three county magistrates who have been rated as Gui level for three consecutive months. How did these three county magistrates come to power? Investigate, and investigate thoroughly!

"Your Majesty, there's no need to investigate. Prefect Murong submitted evidence of the three county magistrates' crimes to the court. The evidence is irrefutable, showing dereliction of duty, bribery, laziness, and abuse of power for personal gain. However..."

Just what?

It seems like half of all county magistrates in the world have this problem, though not as severe as these three, but they all share some of it. It was these three magistrates who were unlucky. They had originally considered Murong Fu's ability exceptional and planned to work for him to achieve good results. They had painstakingly and painstakingly secured the position of county magistrate in Yazhou Prefecture, but their incompetence, attitude, and moral issues meant they were caught in the act.

In ordinary places, mediocre officials like them would not be a big problem, but the prefect of Yazhou was pursuing political achievements and wanted people who could get things done, not scum who were boastful and liked to do bad things, so they were caught.

"Your Majesty, Prefect Murong submitted the Yazhou Prefecture's semi-annual assessment. County Magistrate Wu Fang took six assessments, achieving first place in the A grade twice and the B grade four times."

"Your Majesty, Governor Murong has established a merchant management office and has aggressively interfered with private commerce, setting maximum and minimum prices and issuing merchant certificates. Without these certificates, private traders are prohibited from entering many industries, causing widespread discussion among private merchants."

"Your Majesty, the tax revenue summary for Yazhou Prefecture has been released. It's increased by less than three times. According to investigations and evidence collected by our subordinates, a portion was returned to the local county government by Prefect Murong. I wonder..."

"Your Majesty, Magistrate Murong no longer works in the government office. He now works on a mobile basis, staying in each of his counties for a month, taking turns to be in charge. The subordinate magistrates are delighted, but the ministers in the court have some complaints."

"Your Majesty, the Tibetan border troops have made unusual movements. Prefect Murong, without prior orders, privately distributed several times the amount of money and food to the border fortresses and sent imperial troops to assist. Although they achieved a great victory, this violated the laws of the court. The ministers of the court request that Your Majesty punish them severely."

"Your Majesty, Prefect Murong has deserted his post again, and has been gone for two months. Fortunately, everything is normal in Yazhou Prefecture, and no major disturbances have occurred."

"Your Majesty, this year, taxes in Yazhou Prefecture have tripled compared to last year, with commercial taxes accounting for the majority. Tea, medicinal herbs, bamboo products, lacquer, horses, and silk have seen significant growth and have become a specialty of Yazhou."

"Your Majesty, Prefect Murong has spent tens of thousands of taels of silver to host various competitions. Talents from surrounding prefectures have flocked to Yazhou, causing dissatisfaction among the prefectures. I hope the court will ban this."

"Your Majesty, the Tubo army is invading the border, and the border troops are urgently requesting assistance. Prefect Murong personally led his men to fight. General Cao (Cao Yi) has won three battles in a row. Prefect Murong killed the Tubo general in battle and faced off against the Tubo Imperial Master."

"Also, before Governor Murong went to war, he submitted a memorial, planning to get married, and requesting to be granted leave for half a year." The eunuch who submitted the memorial found it outrageous. You know, being away from office for half a year is not much different from resigning. Does he really think that Yazhou Prefecture is under control and that he will be fine even if he leaves for half a year?

The wind rose, yellow sand filled the sky, and two figures stood facing each other on the desolate high ground.

"Your father and I are close friends. Mr. Murong is well versed in all martial arts in the world. I have received his guidance for a few days, and many of my doubts in life have been resolved. Mr. Murong has generously given me a secret manual of superior martial arts. I will never forget your great kindness." Jiumozhi was less than fifty years old. He was wearing a yellow monk's robe, and his face was full of spirit. There seemed to be a faint flow of precious light, just like a pearl or jade, naturally shining, showing his extraordinary martial arts skills.

"There was a rumor in the Central Plains martial arts world before, saying that all the martial arts in the world came from Murong. Although I used tricks to dispel the rumor, I was quite proud of it in my heart. It's just that I am young and shallow, and I didn't have my father's words and deeds to teach me when I was young. My martial arts have many shortcomings, and I dare not be arrogant. I can only let go in front of an acquaintance like the National Master, who is my father's generation." Murong Fu looked at the monk in front of him and couldn't help but sigh that this person had extraordinary talent. He was much younger than his father, but his martial arts skills were not inferior to his father's at all.

Would I be afraid of Jiumozhi?

To be honest, nearly three years have passed since the last battle with Qiao Feng. During these three years, Murong Fu reorganized what he had learned and conducted in-depth research on Taoist martial arts and Buddhist martial arts. By putting himself in a high position, he can see farther. Not only has his martial arts realm improved by leaps and bounds, but he has also integrated all his knowledge into one. Although he has not yet achieved full success, the improvement is definitely huge.

Half a year ago, he had a duel with his father who had mastered the Purple Qi Coming from the East Divine Art (Purple Cloud Divine Art). They fought for three hundred rounds without a clear winner, and this was the result of him only using 80% of his strength.

Now, my internal strength is not inferior to that of my father, Xiao Yuanshan, and Jiumozhi. Although I may not be as good as the three Xiaoyao elders, my martial arts skills are not necessarily worse than theirs. The only person in the world who can make me afraid is probably the mysterious sweeping monk in the Shaolin Sutra Library.

Murong Fu faced Jiumozhi without fear or arrogance. The Tibetan national teacher regarded him as a junior and his words often showed his intention to promote him. But when they really started fighting, he was really shocked. The young master of the Murong family had a strong internal force that was not inferior to his own. He could command the troops with ease. Moreover, the magical skill of Dou Zhuan Xing Yi made it impossible for him to display many of his martial arts, and he was actually at a disadvantage.

It seems that without a world-shattering martial art, it will not work. Murong Fu did not know that his move this time made Jiumozhi more determined to obtain the Dali Duan family's Six Meridians Divine Sword.

"Your Majesty, Magistrate Murong is causing trouble again."

"What did he do again?"

"He beat up the Tubo Imperial Master, leaving him with a black eye and a swollen face."

Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty: Hiss~