Chapter 202: Struggle for Power

It is a done deal that Yannan City will set up a county.

By then, the importance of Longyan Canal will be greatly enhanced.

Zhang Yichen's purpose is also very clear, that is, he wants to place a person.

Grab a position now, and you will get a lot of benefits in the future.

Liu Yuanchen is quite unhappy with his behavior.

Accepting your gift and helping you do a few things is acceptable.

Just like Hekou Town, it was not originally his territory, and he did not contribute during the construction.

It was just that the Chihuanghou Kingdom gave him a profit for the safety of the front line, and he did not want to take more.

Although the land god of Hekou Town is important, anyone can do it as long as he does not cause trouble to himself.

Zhang Yichen wants the position of the water god of Longyan Canal, which is too long, and it has reached the backyard of Dongyang Shenfu.

The dignified Kaifu God, appointing the water god in his own jurisdiction, does he have to listen to the words of a city god?

Now the demon clan is about to make a big move. As the first line of defense against the demon clan, the importance of Yannan City has been greatly enhanced.

The imperial court will definitely invest more resources in construction.

Yannan City will be upgraded to Yannan County soon.

The arrangement of the water god of Longyan Canal should be discussed by Liu Yuanchen and the future city god of Yannan County.

After all, the water of Longyan Canal flows from Yannan City, so Liu Yuanchen can be said to be eating ready-made food.

The water source of Longyan Canal is under the control of the Dragon King of Jin'ao Lake.

Logically speaking, even if the water god of Longyan Canal is to be appointed, the opinions of the upstream water god should be sought.

If you eat alone, you will be too unmanly.

If you do it according to Zhang Yichen's wishes, the Dragon King of Jin'ao Lake and the Dragon King of Huiyan Lake will definitely be unhappy, and the future city god of Yannan County will also be unhappy.

For Zhang Yichen's little calculation, offend the gods of a county.

The gifts he gave are not worth the price.

Especially in the future, Panlong Mountain and Yannan County will jointly form the defense front line, and the two sides will fight side by side.

If you offend them, you may be cheated in the future.

You don't need to use your own hands to cheat people. If important military intelligence is transmitted a little late, it will be fatal.

Even if Bahuang Pavilion wants to investigate, there will be no evidence.

No matter how small the possibility is, you can't joke with your life.

The best option is that Yannan County will recommend a candidate for the Dragon-Yan Canal Water God in the future, and we will make the final decision.

It can also be like the Earth God of Hekou Town, and both sides can confer titles together.

Of course, we can't offend Zhang Chenghuang too much.

After all, he gave gifts, and Panlong Mountain still has to do business with him.

Thinking of this, Liu Yuanchen chuckled: "The Longyan Canal is of great importance, and I can't act arbitrarily.

Especially since the water of the canal comes from Huiyan Lake and Jin'ao Lake, their opinions must be considered when choosing the water god.

This matter cannot be rushed, please ask County Magistrate Mo to explain the whole story to City God Zhang."

Mo Lianshan smiled and said: "Don't worry, Lord God, I will definitely convey this matter."

"We have finished discussing official matters, and I still have some private matters to attend to."

Liu Yuanchen had long guessed that the several cultivators brought by Mo Lianshan should want to work in Dongyang Divine Mansion.

He was short of people under his command, and it would be perfect for someone to come and join him.

"Just tell me."

Mo Lianshan pointed to a thin, shrewd middle-aged monk: "This is Jin Manting.

He has been a manager in the Qingdan Sect's Finance Hall and a shopkeeper in Qingdan City.

I heard that you are interested in recruiting talents, so Master Jin sent him here."

Liu Yuanchen recommended Jin Wanliang to be the county governor to manage the finances of the entire Qingdan County.

Jin Wanliang's family also rose with the tide and became the top noble family in the entire Qingdan County.

Speaking of which, the Jin family is also an important connection for him.

Although not as close as the Mo family, they are also trustworthy people.

"I don't have enough manpower, and I can manage a Panlong Lake market.

Now I also have a store in Hekou Town, but I can't spare the manpower to manage it.

Manager Jin is here at the right time, and can help me manage things in Hekou Town."

Hearing this, Jin Manting was also full of joy.

Helping Liu Yuanchen manage Hekou Town is equivalent to being a frontier official in the Dongyang Divine Mansion system.

He was overjoyed to get such an assignment just after joining Dongyang Divine Mansion.

He quickly bowed and saluted: "Thank you, Lord Divine, I will definitely repay your kindness."

Liu Yuanchen waved his hand: "No need to be polite, you have the ability, you will naturally be reused."

It is not appropriate for Jin Manting to take up an important position as soon as he arrived.

However, Liu Yuanchen also has other considerations.

Reusing Jin Manting is to win over Jin Wanliang and to show his determination to recruit talents.

Then, Mo Lianshan introduced another sturdy cultivator.

"This is Hu Maozhong, he is very powerful. He is only in his fifties, but he is already a peak cultivator in the Qi Hai realm.

When Magistrate Hu heard that Dongyang Divine Palace was recruiting talents, he asked him to come and help."

This Hu Maozhong should be the descendant of Hu Shanren's family. As a native cultivator of the Red Wasteland, he must have good talent to achieve such achievements.

Of course, without auxiliary pills such as Zhenyuan Pills, if you want to grow up, you have to slowly improve the quality of your magic power.

This process takes at least thirty to fifty years, and at most a lifetime.

The native cultivators of the Red Wasteland who can break through the Condensation Realm before the age of one hundred are all top talents.

Liu Yuanchen nodded slightly: "The talent is indeed good. Since he is the descendant of Magistrate Hu, he is trustworthy.

It just so happens that Panlongshan Market is still lacking a patrol inspector, and Hu Maozhong is just the right person. "

Given the important location and special significance of Panlongshan Market, it is entirely possible to set up a patrol inspection office.

On the surface, this patrol inspection office still needs the approval of the government, at least the approval of the county magistrate.

But the officials in the Dongyang Divine Mansion are actually all subordinates of Liu Yuanchen.

The government only has the power to stamp.

Hearing this, Hu Maozhong bowed and saluted: "Thank you, Lord. ”

The other cultivators who came with Mo Lianshan were quite ordinary.

They were all young people, and their talents were not very good.

People like this just came here to seek a future and try to get a job in the Dongyang Divine Palace system.

When Dongyang Divine Palace grows up in the future, these people will be able to get some positions based on their qualifications.

Mo Lianshan did not continue to introduce other people, but just said that they were all followers of Jin Manting and Hu Maozhong.

After finishing the business and chatting for a few words, Mo Lianshan left.

…

After seeing Mo Lianshan off, Liu Yuanchen planned to study Study the Book of Earth.

Now he has become the Heavenly Dao True God of Panlong Mountain and has the authority of the mountain god.

Even if some of the authority is incomplete and cannot really play a role.

However, the power of those authorities is still there.

In the sea of ​​consciousness, Liu Yuanchen constantly draws out strands of energy from the virtual shadow of Panlong Mountain and integrates them into the Book of Earth.

Then, he absorbs some incense power and sends it to the virtual shadow of Panlong Mountain.

It won't take long for the energy consumed in the virtual shadow of Panlong Mountain to be fully replenished.

After absorbing the power of the Heavenly Dao authority, the Book of Earth also began to change. .

The mark of the Panlong Mountain spiritual vein on the earth book gradually became thicker, and the spiritual energy in it became more and more.

After a whole day of tossing and turning, there was no new change.

The energy lost by the Panlong Mountain phantom in the sea of ​​consciousness was replenished by the power of incense.

Just consuming some incense power can make the mark of the Panlong Mountain spiritual vein clearer and obtain more spiritual power.

This deal is a big profit.

…

Early the next morning, someone came to visit again.

This person was wearing black armor, with black scales on his dark face.

There was a black scale on his head. With a single horn, his whole body is full of water spirit.

This guy's body should be a dragon or a snake.

Liu Yuanchen is not unfamiliar with this person. He met him when he was visiting the ghost market in the spiritual realm of the city god in Qinghe County.

Although he doesn't know his name, he knows that he is a subordinate of the Dragon King of Jin'ao Lake.

As for the specific relationship, it is hard to say.

It may be a descendant of the Dragon King of Jin'ao Lake, or it may be a thug he trained.

The dragon shouted loudly in front of the gate of Dongyang Divine Palace: "Long Lang, the patrol captain of the Dragon Palace of Jin'ao Lake, has been ordered to come to pay homage to the God of Dongyang. "

Before he finished speaking, a young man opened the gate of Dongyang Divine Mansion.

The young man who opened the door was named Liu Chengming, also a member of the Liu family, and was considered Liu Yuanchen's nephew.

He was close to Liu Yuanchen's lineage, and they were not out of the fifth mourning period.

Both his parents were mortals, but they gave birth to such a cultivator.

His talent was also okay, a top-grade immortal seed of the third grade.

As an uncle who was not out of the fifth mourning period, Liu Yuanchen naturally had to cultivate him well.

Because his strength was not strong enough, he was just a gatekeeper, so Liu Yuanchen could teach him at any time.

The seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister's door, the gatekeeper of Dongyang Divine Mansion, was not someone that anyone dared to mess with.

Liu Chengming bowed and said, "Captain Long, please follow me."

Long Lang also bowed in return, "Thank you, brother."

Liu Chengming led Long Lang to the main hall of the second courtyard.

Entering the hall, Long Lang bowed and saluted, "Long Lang, the river patrol captain of the Dragon Palace of Jin'ao Lake, pays homage to the God of Dongyang. ”

Liu Yuanchen waved his hand: "No need to be polite. I wonder what important matter has the Dragon King of Jin'ao Lake sent you here for?"

Long Lang bowed and said: "In reply to the God, recently the Hongyan River, Huiyan Lake, and Longyan Canal have been harassed by monsters and evil cultivators."

"Hongyan River and Huiyan Lake are fine. They are maintained by the Water Palace Army and have not caused too much damage."

"It's just that the Longyan Canal is currently unmanaged. Several cargo ships are attacked every day, and the losses are not small.

The Longyan Canal is the lifeline of Yannan City. If it is cut off by monsters and evil cultivators, it may affect the court's eastward strategy. "

"The Dragon King has the responsibility to defend the land, so he specially sent me here to ask the God for countermeasures. "

Hearing this, Liu Yuanchen smiled in his heart: asking for countermeasures is fake, asking for an official position is real.

The Longyan Canal is very profitable, the Qinghe County City God is thinking about it, and the Jin'ao Lake Dragon King is also thinking about it.

Now it seems that the Jin'ao Lake Water Palace and the Qinghe County City God are competing.

And I, the Dongyang God, am the referee of both sides.

Who will get the position of Dragon King of the Longyan Canal in the end depends on my decision.

Liu Yuanchen asked a question that has nothing to do with the Longyan Canal: "May I ask what rank of Dragon King is the Jin'ao Lake Dragon King?"

Long Lang did not hide it either: "To answer the God, my Dragon King is a seventh-rank god. "

Hearing this, Liu Yuanchen understood.

The location of Jin'ao Lake is very important, and it is indeed time to place a higher-ranking deity there.

The Dragon King of Jin'ao Lake is of the seventh rank, and the City God is only of the seventh rank, one level lower.

The City God has the title of the head of the county's gods, and the Dragon King of Jin'ao Lake also has the title of the head of the water palace.

Moreover, the demons can get a god position, and even a god position on the front line, so they probably have a backer.

In addition, the water of the Longyan Canal mainly comes from Jin'ao Lake.

Both sides want the position of the Dragon Lord of the Grand Canal, and both have legitimate reasons and are equally powerful.

The position of the Dragon Lord of the Grand Canal of Longyan is left to me to decide.

Liu Yuanchen also looked embarrassed: "Although the Dragon Lord of the Grand Canal of Longyan belongs to my Dongyang Divine Mansion, the river water comes from Jin'ao Lake.

Logically speaking, this position should be recommended by the Dragon Lord of Jin'ao Lake, and I will appoint him.

But Zhang Chenghuang also wants to recommend someone."

"You all have your own ideas, and it's difficult for me to do it!"

Hearing this, Long Lang's eyes lit up.

His own Dragon Lord got the news that Zhang Chenghuang had given Liu Yuanchen a gift.

Before, County Magistrate Mo came to visit in person, and obviously he also talked about this matter.

Liu Yuanchen did not give a clear answer, so his own Dragon Lord still had a chance.

At this time, Long Lang could not care about anything else.

"To be honest with you, God, there is some movement among the demon tribes now, and the imperial court is planning to establish Yannan County in a short time.

At that time, the Longyan Canal will be jointly managed by Dongyang Divine Mansion and Yannan County.

The matter of the Dragon Lord of the Longyan Canal has nothing to do with the City God of Qinghe County."

"My Dragon Lord said that as long as you are willing to suppress this matter for a while, my Dragon Lord will definitely reward you generously."

"If God allows my Dragon Lord to recommend someone, my Dragon Lord will definitely reward you handsomely."

Hearing this, Liu Yuanchen understood in his heart that his previous guess was indeed correct.

City God Zhang wanted to make a fortune before the establishment of the county in Yannan City.

The main water source in Yannan County is Jin'ao Lake. After the establishment of the county, the status of the Dragon Lord of Jin'ao Lake will naturally rise.

He would certainly not allow City God Zhang to intervene in the matter of the Longyan Canal.

Liu Yuanchen was also a little embarrassed. There was only one location for the Longyan Canal, and both sides wanted it.

No matter who supported it, one side would be offended.

Liu Yuanchen felt like he was dancing on two eggs. Although there was no big loss if he stepped on the eggs and broke them, there would be some minor troubles.

After thinking hard for a long time, Liu Yuanchen suddenly thought of a solution.

Don't confer the title of Dragon King first, split the authority of the Longyan Canal into two parts, one for each family.

This will definitely not work for a long time, but it can still be maintained in the short term.

As for long-term matters, it is better to wait until Yannan City is established as a county, and the new city god will come to discuss with him in person.

"The Longyan Canal is of great importance and cannot be delayed forever.

It is not easy for me to make a dictatorial decision on the matter of conferring the title of Dragon King.

Let's set up a river patrol lieutenant on the Longyan Canal to protect the ships on the water.

Then set up a river patrol censor to search for the traces of evil cultivators and monsters on the shore."

"As for the matter of the Dragon King, let's talk about it after Yannan County is established."

Hearing this, Long Lang was stunned for a moment, and he didn't quite understand what Liu Yuanchen meant.

Liu Yuanchen chuckled: "Go back and report my intention to your Dragon Lord, and let him decide."

Long Lang didn't know what was going on, so he could only say goodbye and leave.

Having solved a headache, Liu Yuanchen was in a good mood.

The position of a Dragon Lord was split into two, and the two families would definitely come back to fight for the two positions.

As long as they are willing to bid, the two positions will be sold to one family.

This also shows his attitude of not wanting to offend both sides. If anyone jumps out and wants both positions, then he will not behave like a human being.