Mediocre Officials Collude with Cunning Merchants, Local Magnates Feign Loyalty to the King's Plan

The moment Du Heng saw Wang Ji's posture and heard him talking about what he would do tomorrow, his heart began pounding wildly.

"Envoy, please don't rush, don't rush. You've come a long way—why not rest for a few days first?"

"As for those matters, we should familiarize ourselves with the county's situation before proceeding gradually."

Seeing him like this, Wang Ji's brow furrowed even tighter.

The next moment, he abruptly rose to his feet. The wind from his sleeve knocked over his wine cup, spilling the remaining wine across the table.

Both hands braced against the table's edge, his towering body leaned forward. Two unquenchable flames blazed in his round eyes. "Magistrate, I came to Sour Jujube County not to retire, much less to accompany you in proceeding gradually!"

Du Heng was startled by his sudden imposing aura and instinctively leaned back. "Envoy Wang..."

"By order of the Marquis of Blood Robe!"

Wang Ji's voice boomed like a great bell, making every candle flame in the hall dip low. "Wherever a divine artifact arrives, one must cut through tangled hemp with a sharp blade! If there are no results within three days, bring me your head!

"If you keep stalling and making excuses, I'll choose a policy myself and push it through—tomorrow, Li Family Manor west of the county; the day after, Gongsun Clan Estate to the east. I'll push through them one family at a time, and we'll see whether their armor is harder, or the divine artifact in my hand!"

"Absolutely not!"

Du Heng's face went deathly pale. He hurriedly waved his hands, fine beads of sweat seeping from his brow.

He truly feared that this reckless brute would charge headfirst into Li Family Manor's blade formation tomorrow and drag him down to lose his head as