"Chengzai is equivalent to the prime minister of a city, the official leader who assists the city lord in managing government affairs, and Xiaozai is the scribe of Chengzai, which can be called a secretary in modern language."

When Wang Mu introduced himself, the magic mirror in the sea of Dongfang Lizhi suddenly introduced in a loud voice.

Dongfang Li smiled at Wang Mu and said, "Well, since you are the little zai next to Cheng Zai, can you see who is suitable for the work of pacifying the inner city tonight?" ”

"Tell the city lord, they are not suitable."

Wang Mu said without raising his head.

Dongfang Li asked curiously: "Do you think that none of these officials has the ability to share my worries?" ”

"Although they have this ability, there is no one who can replace the city lord, and the city lord should personally go tonight to pacify the people in the inner and outer cities." Wang Mu said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"Haha, you're interesting." Dongfang Li smiled.

When Wang Mu was talking to Dongfang Li, the other officials in Zhucheng were talking about Wang Mu in a whisper.

"He's the little Zai Wangmu who committed suicide to seek an official!"

"Yes, it's him, this Wang Mu is too thick-faced, he was originally a child of a blacksmith's family, how could he have the opportunity to be an official, it's not the last time Lord Chengzai went to the people for an investigation, and had a meal at his house, he had a thick face and asked Lord Chengzai to nominate him as an official, Chengzai didn't allow it, he also jumped off the cliff to commit suicide to die, and Chengzai had to recommend him to be a city zai for the sake of face."

"He is so thick-skinned, isn't it just that he had a meal at his house, he actually used suicide to blackmail Lord Chengzai, if I am Chengzai, even if I lose face, I will not be coerced by him."

"You see, he is now showing off in front of the new city lord again, I think he is too utilitarian, and it will be a blessing or a curse in the future."

"Hmph, a pariah / minor, look at it, he is also a dog slave when he is an official, how can he have the backbone of an official."

"But he's still quite capable, we just took a step slower, and this guy stole the limelight."

Dongfang Li heard what these officials said clearly.

Wang Mu is indeed a talent, unscrupulous for the sake of opportunities, and can seize opportunities when he sees them, this kind of person is either a hero or a hero.

Dongfang Li asked him a few more questions, and Wang Mu answered them fluently, obviously he knew enough about the affairs of Zhucheng.

"Good!" Dongfang Li stood up, walked in front of Wang Mu, and said, "From this moment on, you are the city ruler of Zhucheng, and now it is a verbal appointment, and the official document will be officially issued tomorrow." ”

"Chen Wangmu, meet the Hou Ye."

Wang Mu respectfully tracked the ground, and performed the courtesy of the minister.

The courtesy of the lord and the minister is not the etiquette of the official to the official, but the etiquette of the courtier to the king, or the etiquette of the guest of the house to the head of the house.

Dongfang Li calmly accepted this salute, pulled Wang Mu up and said, "Since you worship me as the Lord, then you will be my confidant from now on." ”

Afterwards, Dongfang Li said to the other officials: "Everyone, don't come and see the city ruler soon." ”

These officials looked at each other, and the director of Xincheng ordered Chengzai to be too hasty, but due to Dongfang Li's strength, he gave up his hand a little helplessly: "Meet Lord Chengzai." ”

They didn't want to meet Wang Mu, and they didn't dare to disobey Dongfang Li's words, at this time, disobeying Dongfang Li's words was no different from sending him to death, after all, you are a small official who dares not to give face to the city lord at a critical moment, and it is strange that you are not cleaned up.

Later, Dongfang Li appointed Dongfang Han as the governor of Zhucheng, in charge of the military of Zhucheng, and also appointed three famous Zhucheng officials to temporarily act as the patrol lieutenant, the law lieutenant, and the tax collector under Wang Mu's suggestion, two of whom were minor officials of the Dongfang family in Zhucheng.

After appointing officials, Dongfang Li began the pacification work in the inner city, and was busy until midnight before returning to the Jue Mansion with Dongfang Han.

In the Jue Mansion, the people of the Dongfang family are still waiting for Dongfang to leave in the main hall, after all, the evolution of the matter just now is beyond these people's expectations, and now it is not only about the position of the head of the family, but also about whether he can become the henchman of this new prince.

As soon as he entered the main hall, before Dongfang Li sat down, he heard a clansman shouting: "My Zhucheng Dongfang family only has people like the head of the family to make the family prosperous, I must persuade the head of the family today not to resign from the position of the head of the family, how can we live without him." ”

Seeing this, the other clansmen scolded secretly, this slut, why didn't he snort just now, and now he knows that Dongfang Li has become the lord of Zhucheng, and he will be the first to jump out when he has the opportunity to open a mansion and build a country.

Dongfang Caracal was not to be outdone, and said: "I also support the head of the family, and after a while, I will let my son Dongfang Liang hand over the power of the Jue Mansion to the head of the family, today, whoever does not support the head of the family is against my Dongfang Caracal!" ”

"Okay, have you thought about it?" Dongfang Li pretended not to hear these miscellaneous statements, if he couldn't really take power, it wouldn't be the head of the family.

"If any of you here can compare with the head of the family, I hope that the head of the family will continue to serve as the head of the family." Everyone rushed to show their support this time.

"Okay, since you all support me, then I will continue to be the head of the house. But if you want me to be the head of your house, you have to fulfill one of my requests. Dongfang Li said lightly.

"I don't know what the head of the family wants?" Dongfang Li, the representative of the family veteran group, asked with some uneasiness, and he had an ominous premonition in his heart.

Dongfang Li didn't speak, but sat on the throne of the head of the family and glanced at everyone, before he said slowly: "My request is very simple, the family is one, with me as the center, to establish a new family system. ”

This is the idea he came up with after thinking about it for a long time, if he wants to canonize the god and become a righteous god to enhance his own strength, he can only become a candidate.

If you want to become a prince, now you are only two steps away, you have a title, you have a city, the first part is to let the dynasty recognize Zhucheng as his fiefdom, and the second part is the official opening of the country.

Complete these two steps to canonize the gods.

Dongfang asked again: "I don't know how the head of the family wants to change the family system?" ”

"Everyone in the clan must swear allegiance to me under the ancestral tablet, and from then on, they will serve me wholeheartedly and serve the great cause of the family, sharing blessings and misfortunes, and coexisting with honor and disgrace." The East is off the right color road.

"Can the head of the house let us think about it?" Dongfang Li's face changed greatly when he heard this, if this is the case, they are Dongfang Li's courtiers, and they will be killed and taken away in the future, and it will be difficult to resist, and they can't help but snort coldly.

He has been high in the past ten years, deciding the fate of many people in the family, and asking him to hand over the rights in his hands will make him uncomfortable and about to die, and now Dongfang Li still wants to be his king and control his life and death, how can Dongfang Caracal bear it?

"Consider, what is there to consider?" Dongfang Li smiled and said: "Everyone knows that with a knighthood, you can open a mansion and build a country, I now have Zhucheng, and I am only one step away from becoming a prince, so that our Zhucheng Dongfang family has a real eternal foundation." To put it mildly, if you just want to be a relative of the king and show off your might, and you don't want to really contribute to the future of the Dongfang family, what do people like you want in the clan? ”

"The head of the family, I have no opinion on us as your courtiers to surrender to you, but in addition to your identity, whether your strength can reach the level of suppressing the Quartet and keeping Bamboo City." One of the clansmen thought for a moment and said.

Dongfang Li said confidently: "You don't have to doubt my strength, I think everyone here already knows that I am a great grandmaster." ”

After his words fell, everyone expressed their opinions again, and suddenly there was a lot of noise.

The real unity of the family, then the private soldiers and businesses in his family will be controlled and managed by the head of the family, in order to maximize the benefits, before everyone was just united, what each head of the family will not care, just pay a certain percentage of money to the head of the family every year.

Now they have to be restrained by the head of the family in terms of force and wealth, and most people are not reconciled.

Separation is the mainstream of this world, reunification is only a response to crises, and the strength of individuals can sometimes determine the success or failure of things, and reunification is not so important.

Everyone is accustomed to splitting and doing their own things, and their own people just take care of it.

There are only a few bold clansmen who want to give everything they have to the clan and then reap greater rewards, but there are not many such people there.

Some of the families are resolutely opposed, some are silent and wait-and-see, and some are strongly supportive.

Seeing this situation, Dongfang Li also sighed secretly in his heart, knowing that this matter was not easy, unless these clansmen could obtain greater benefits than they were now, even if they died, some people would not agree.