When Lu Yao walked out from Gao Changgong, he was still a little confused.
Gao Changgong said something very gentle that made his hair stand on end.
Putting these words together, it actually means one sentence: If you don't do well, you will die.
Lu Yao really didn't expect that the water in Cheng'an would be so deep. A county magistrate who couldn't see the city, a county lieutenant who pretended to be sick and didn't come to see him, and a former man who flashed his fangs but had a smile on his face.
The county magistrate, oh, and there is also a murderous villain named Youyou.
This opening was something Lu Yao had never encountered before in his life.
Lu Qubing led Lu Yao out, "The county magistrate and many officials in the government office have gathered in the lobby. Do you want to meet them?"
"Wouldn't it delay their work?"
"No, I have already made arrangements."
Lu Qubing took the county magistrate to the lobby, the county government lobby. This is where the magistrate usually gathers people to read out important matters. The place is spacious and can accommodate many people.
Lu Yao sat on the upper seat, Lu Qubing sat on the left hand side, and the counselor sat on the right hand side.
Lu Yao lowered his head. In front of him, there were more than sixty officials sitting in front of him. There were quite a lot of them. If you include casual officials, rural officials, local officials, county soldiers and officers, etc., the number would be even more.
It is indeed a big county.
Lu Qubing stood up and said, "This is Cheng'an Ling Lu Gong!"
He introduced the new chief official to everyone, and the officials quickly stood up and bowed in unison to meet him.
Lu Yao nodded, but his eyes searched the crowd. After searching around, he didn't see the one he wanted to find.
Lu Yao didn't care very much. After Lu Qubing introduced him to several important officials, Lu Yao also cleared his throat and spoke some official language, that is, to encourage everyone and ask them to fulfill their duties and be diligent and practical.
Something like that.
As Lu Yao was talking, the door of the hall in the distance was suddenly pushed open.
They saw Yao Xiong pushing open the door and standing at the door. Liu Taozi strode in immediately, Kou Liu followed behind him, Liu Taozi led the two of them and strode forward. He straightened his shoulders,
He grabbed his belt with one hand and strode away with sharp eyes. For a moment, all the servants in the hall bowed their heads in his direction and saluted.
Lu Yao's words were interrupted, and Liu Taozi walked to the front unscrupulously, saluted Lu Yao, and then sat at the front.
After he sat down, the officials raised their heads.
Yao Xiong and Kou Liu were sitting on his left and right respectively. Yao Xiong was surprised when he saw the person above him and was whispering something to the people around him.
Lu Qubing smiled and said to Lu Yao: "This is a local from the county. His surname is Liu, his given name is Taozi, and his given name is Zhizhi. He is brave, upright, and kind-hearted. After taking office, he punishes traitors and protects good people, and he is deeply loved by the city.
The people here love him, and the officials also respect him."
Lu Yao looked at Liu Taozi, who was staring straight at him, and laughed stiffly, "I can see it. I can see it."
"Liu Zhizhi?"
"This word is a strange one. It is convoluted and has no meaning."
The counselor on the side suddenly spoke.
A clerk whispered to Taozi: "Brother, the county magistrate has just appointed this person as the county chief."
Liu Taozi hadn't spoken yet, but Lu Qubing said first, "This is the word that the county official picked out for you."
The chief clerk originally wanted to say something, but at this moment he paused and became discouraged. "Actually, if I think about it again, I don't think it has any meaning. It's catchy and not bad. This word is really good."
Lu Yao said nothing more, told everyone to do good things, and then led the chief clerk and left the place.
Lu Qubing sent them away with a smile, and then ordered the officials to leave.
Everyone said goodbye to Taozi and then left one by one.
Liu Taozi walked to Lu Qubing's side in a few steps and looked at the magistrate's back together.
Lu Qubing put away the smile on his face, "I think the chief clerk was a little afraid of you just now, but now he is so stubborn. Did you offend him?"
"Something happened on the road."
"No wonder the county magistrate doesn't look right at you."
"What do you think of this guy?"
"have no idea."
"Go and do your work first. Remember to go to the backyard later. The county magistrate has something to tell you."
"good."
At the same time, Master Qian was following Lu Yao, looking unhappy and chattering incessantly.
"As you can see, this is a show of force! It must be backed by the county man, otherwise he is only a ninth-grade man, how can he dare to go against you?"
"The county magistrate has a big agenda. He has colluded with a big business owner in Cheng'an and wants to do something that can be ignored!"
The two of them went all the way back to their residence. As soon as they walked in, the clerk closed the door and hurriedly sat down in front of the magistrate.
"Mr. Lu, why don't we withdraw?"
"The dead people gather outside the city, the big families in the city are doing evil, the prime ministers are bad, and the clan interferes with things here. It's too dangerous. In my opinion, it's better to find a way to leave."
"How can this be so?!"
Lu Yao frowned and said seriously: "Yang Xian trusted me and asked me to come here. If I just ran away, what would Yang Xian think?"
"What do the elders in my family think? How will I see people in the future?"
The chief registrar pondered for a moment, then tugged on his beard, "Since you can't leave, then find a way to take back the power. You are a fifth-ranked official. Not to mention the county magistrate, even the prefect and governor will not dare to act with you."
If you act arrogantly in front of you, when the county official leaves, you will have plenty of opportunities to take back your power."
"It's just that this road is very deep. It looks like it's full of flaws, but it's hard to scold. It's really hard to deal with."
"Perhaps we can start with the minions around him."
Lu Yao glanced helplessly at the chief register, "Yang Xiang sent me here to appease the local people, not to go against these people. Don't think too much about it. Get familiar with the local area first. You will take the people there tomorrow."
Go around each place and figure out the situation inside and outside. Don't worry about other things, they can be solved slowly."
The sky has darkened and a cold wind is blowing.
The backyard is brightly lit.
Gao Changgong sat in the upper seat, Lu Qubing, eldest grandson Kasyapa, Liu Taozi and others sat on his left and right respectively.
Drinks and food were placed in front of everyone.
Gao Changgong looked at everyone with a bit of reluctance in his eyes.
"The new county magistrate has also arrived, and I will leave tomorrow. Although I have not spent much time with you, I feel very cordial and have already regarded you as my confidants."
Lu Qubing gently wiped his tears and said: "We are not willing to leave the county magistrate. The county magistrate is the wisest official I have seen in these years."
The other people also nodded.
Gao Changgong said seriously: "Don't worry, everyone. Although I have to leave, I will still pay attention to the situation here. If anything happens, you can send someone to inform me."
He looked at Official Zhang who was standing aside, "If you feel it's not appropriate to write to me directly, you can also write to Mr. Zhang. He will stay with me in the future."
He looked at Lu Qubing again and began to give instructions, "Rongzu, you are an upright man, but you are too strong and don't know how to be patient. This is the emperor's feet. Such behavior will bring great disaster to you, so be careful."
He looked at Kasyapa, the eldest grandson, and said, "Captain Changsun, you are a general who came out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood. How can you be afraid of ghosts and monsters?"
The eldest grandson looked pale and reluctantly nodded. Gao Changgong sighed and said: "During these days, there will be no peace inside and outside the county. It is when we need you. I hope you can recover soon."
In the end, Gao Changgong looked at Liu Taozi, with some guilt in his eyes.
"You know, when I promised to ask for an official position for you, when the memorial to declare you as the Seventh Lieutenant arrived at the temple, there was no reply. I have no friends in the court. Even though I am opening a government, all the subordinate officials are still here.
Only if the temple agrees."
"Your reputation in the temple. Alas, I will find a way."
Liu Taozi shook her head and said, "Thank you so much, county man. If it doesn't work, there's no need to force it."
"No, I will do what I say. I will definitely get this official position for you! But you have to wait a little longer."
The banquet continued, everyone was eating, drinking and having fun. Liu Taozi sat there coldly, a little out of tune with everyone around him. Lu Qubing sat next to him, fearing that he would be unhappy because of the appointment and dismissal, so he explained to him: "Brother Taozi,
Officials and officials are all different. Almost all officials in Da Qi have a background in Confucian classics or have achieved meritorious service. If you are an official and want to go further, it will be easy, but it is really difficult to go from official to official.
"
"Don't worry too much, there will always be a way."
As Lu Qubing was talking, he suddenly remembered something and reminded him: "You are from Cheng'an. You can only be a clerk in Cheng'an, not an official. You must not think of artificially creating official vacancies."
Chapter completed!