Hejian County, Chief Historian's Office.
The office of the chief historian was located in the most prosperous area of Hejian County. Here, every inch of land was worth gold.
It was daytime.
The streets outside the Grand Historian's Office were bustling with people.
The chief historian's manor was decorated in an extremely imposing manner.
In front of the manor, there were two huge, lifelike stone lions.
On both sides, there were more than ten county soldiers guarding.
A group of more than ten people slowly approached the convoy, heading straight for the Grand Historian Manor.
The two soldiers saw this.
He raised his weapon to stop him and shouted,""Stop!"
The convoy stopped.
The first carriage, the first carriage
The old man smiled and cupped his hands at the two soldiers.""Generals, I have something to ask of the chief historian!”
"Is there a visiting card?"
a soldier asked.
The old man answered honestly.
"No, I haven't."
Hearing that the old man did not have a visiting card, the two of them sneered and said,"If you don't have a visiting card, please leave. The chief historian is busy with government affairs and isn't someone you can meet whenever you want.”
The old man shook his head and smiled mysteriously.""Please pass on the message. I think the chief historian will definitely see me.”
"Oh?"
The soldier was surprised.
The old man took a step forward, raised one hand, and reached into his sleeve with the other, feeling for something.
Seeing the old man's actions, the two soldiers subconsciously took a step back and looked at him warily.
The old man did not mind.
He took out the thing from his bosom and stuffed it into their hands without leaving a trace.
Then, he whispered something in their ears.
The two of them weighed the thing in their hands, sensing its weight.
The corners of his mouth curled into a smile.
"Wait here, I'm just passing on the message. If the chief historian doesn't want to see you, you can't blame us."”
The old man smiled and nodded.
A soldier turned around and ran into the chief historian's manor.
In the Chief Historian's Office.
A tall and thin old man with a gloomy face was sitting on an armchair.
He was holding a string of jewelry made of unknown material in his hand.
He sized her up carefully.
At this moment, someone knocked on the door. The chief historian put away the jewelry in his hand.
A hint of dissatisfaction flashed across his eyes.
He cleared his throat and said,"Who is it?"”
"Master, it's me."
"Come in."
The door was pushed open and a person who looked like a butler walked in.
He bowed respectfully to the chief historian and said,""Old Master, the guards outside have just reported that someone outside the residence has requested to see Old Master.”
"Do you know the identity of the person who came?"
the chief historian asked.
"Master, I don't know."
Hearing the butler's answer, the chief historian frowned.
He snorted coldly."Then don't see me. I have a lot of things to do. How can I be seen by anyone who wants to see me? Chase them away!"”
the chief historian is dissatisfied.
"But the person who came said that he has something important to see you about. He has a great gift to offer!"”
This sentence immediately piqued the chief historian's interest.
Big gift?
It seemed like he was a sensible person.
So he changed his words."Lead them to the side hall and let them wait there. I'll go see them later."”
"Yes, Master."
Soon, the old man and his group were invited into the Grand Historian's Mansion.
After sitting for a long time, the chief historian still did not come.
A guard beside the old man said worriedly to the old man who had a calm expression on his face,"Sir Manager, do you think the Chief Historian stood us up?”
The old man ignored him.
The guard did not dare to ask further.
A moment later, the sound of hurried footsteps came from outside the door. The old man hurriedly stood up and tidied his clothes.
The door was pushed open.
The chief historian walked in, surrounded by the butler and maids.
Seeing the old man, he laughed and said,""I have important matters to attend to. Sorry for the delay and making you wait.”
After saying that, he sat down on the main seat.
Hearing the chief historian's words, the old man cupped his fists and bowed.
He said respectfully,"Greetings, Lord Chief. It's my honor that you're willing to take the time to meet me. How can I take offense?"”
The old man's words made the chief historian feel extremely comfortable.
He was in a good mood."You said that you have something important to see me. May I know your identity?" Why? Tell me about it."
The chief historian went straight to the point.
The old man quickly introduced himself.
"I am the steward of the Chen family in Ji County.”
"The Chen family of Ji County?"
This family sounded familiar.
The chief historian thought for a moment and slapped his forehead. He instantly remembered. Wasn't this the family that dared to kill the county magistrate of the imperial court?
Just yesterday.
He was still worried about how to deal with the Chen family.
After all, a dignified county magistrate of the Central Plains, a seventh-grade official of the imperial court, was actually killed by a member of his family.
This was a slap to the imperial court's face.
If it wasn't for the fact that they were afraid of the True Core Realm expert behind the Chen Clan of Ji County…
Today, he would send the county soldiers to attack the Chen family to show that he was listening.
He had not expected that before he could think of a way to deal with the Chen family, this person from the Chen family would come knocking on his door.
He narrowed his eyes and glanced at Chen Yonghe.
He said meaningfully,"Your Chen Family is quite bold. You even dare to kill an official of the Imperial Court. Do you think that you have the heart to rebel just because you have a True Core powerhouse behind you?”
Chen Yonghe heard this.
He quickly shook his head in denial.
He said,"Lord Chief, you must be joking. How could my Chen family dare to attack and kill an official of the imperial court? County Lord Zhang Zhidong fell into the water and died. It was purely an accident. It has nothing to do with my Chen family."”
The chief historian laughed loudly.
It was as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world.
He knew better than anyone else about the situation of Zhang Zhidong, the county magistrate of Ji County.
A Xiantian fifth stage expert would fall into the water and die?
This was truly the greatest joke in the world.
This Chen family really knew how to lie through their teeth.
Just as he was about to berate her.
Chen Yonghe said,"Lord Chief Historian, don't be anxious!"
After saying that, he gave a look to a guard beside him.
The guard nodded and waved his hand. Four strong men behind him carried a box and came forward.
The box seemed to be extremely heavy. It was unknown what was inside, but it was extremely difficult for the four burly men to carry it.
"Lord Chief Historian, please dismiss your attendants!”
The chief historian asked the maids to leave, leaving only the butler behind.
"This housekeeper is my confidant, so you can rest assured."”
Chen Yonghe nodded.
He came to the chest and opened it.
Instantly, the room was filled with jewels.
The chief historian quickly went forward. When he saw the eye-catching thing in the box, he immediately sucked in a breath of cold air.
The things inside were more than the gifts he received in a year.
Greed appeared in his eyes.
This chest was filled with all kinds of gold, silver, and jewelry.
Among them, there was no lack of priceless items.
Seeing the greed in the chief historian's eyes, a trace of contempt inadvertently flashed across Chen Yonghe's eyes.
However, the chief historian did not notice.
"This is a token of my family's head's appreciation. Please accept it, Lord Chief!" he said respectfully.”
"Your family head is really generous.”
The chief historian chuckled.
He did not stand on ceremony and gave the butler a look.
After the butler informed him.
He actually stepped forward with one hand and directly picked up the box that required four people to carry, and walked towards the backyard.
After accepting the box of gold, silver, and jewelry.
The chief historian said to Chen Yonghe with a beaming face,""Now, you can tell me why you are here. I accept money and help people eliminate disasters. As long as it is within my ability, I will do my best.”
"Since you came to me, you naturally know my rules. Even if you can't do it, what has entered my hands is mine.”
"This lowly one understands clearly. Please come over and listen to Lord Chief Historian.”
Chen Yong He said.
The chief historian leaned over.
Chen Yonghe whispered into the chief historian's ear.
He whispered,"Lord Chief, Zhang Zhidong really fell into the water and died. My family's head wants to ask Lord Chief to conclude this matter!"”
"In addition, Ji County's county officer is already old and will soon retire. Although my Chen family is not talented, we are willing to do our part for the court.”
After the chief historian heard this.
He raised his eyebrows and chuckled,""Killing Zhang Zhidong isn't enough, but your Chen Family is actually eyeing the position of county captain. Your goal isn't small, and this makes things difficult for me.”
Chen Yonghe understood the hidden meaning of the long history.
It was just that the things given were not enough.
He thought to himself,'Sooner or later, you'll have to spit out what you've eaten.”
However, he smiled and said,"As long as the chief historian succeeds, my family head promises that my Chen family is willing to contribute a sum of money to the chief historian every year. The amount is three times that of Zhang Zhidong's contribution!”
As soon as he finished speaking.
The chief historian laughed heartily.
"Hahahahaha, please rest assured, Patriarch Chen. I will help him do what he asks for!”
Chen Yonghe was overjoyed.
He didn't let down the family head's trust in him and completed this matter!
He bowed deeply to the chief historian and said,""I thank Lord Chief on behalf of my family head!”
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