As soon as I heard this.

"It's so presumptuous!"

"How dare these county officials look at no one like this?!"

"It's just a county official, what does it have to do with that Laoshizi Zhu family, how dare you be so rude to Captain Wu?!"

“……”

Before Wu Liang could say anything, a group of officers and soldiers of the Wanren people were the first to raise grievances for him.

Now most of the soldiers of this group of people have followed Wu Liang on the expedition, and Wu Liang has always treated them well, especially when he went to Yuzhang County this time, he would rather put himself in danger than risk their officers and soldiers.

Therefore, these officers and soldiers have already become die-hard fans of Wu Liang, where can they see their idols bear such a wretched spirit.

"County order, big brothers, this is the meaning of the county officials, the villain is just a person who obeys orders, and it has nothing to do with this matter......"

Seeing this, Wan Wu hurriedly wrinkled his face and took himself out, for fear that he would be eaten alive by these soldiers if he was not careful.

"Brothers, be quiet, what are you excited about? Didn't they give me some gifts? If you always have this attitude, who will dare to give me gifts in the future? ”

Wu Liang waved his hand with a smile, signaling everyone in the Wanren Army to calm down.

Then he bent down and picked up the small wooden box under the seat and put it on the desk, and then opened the wooden box in front of everyone to check it.

It was filled with small gold cakes.

There are two rows in total, and there are five in each row.

"Look, aren't people quite sincere?"

Wu Liang picked up one of the small gold cakes and checked them, about two taels weighed, and ten of them were two catties.

This is undoubtedly a huge amount of money for ordinary people.

But for Wu Liang...... In fact, he couldn't get into his eyes at all, and even the soldiers of the Wanren army were a little disdainful, although they didn't have so much gold, but they were also people who had seen the "Golden Mountain", whether it was the tomb of King Liang Xiao or the tomb of the Marquis of Haiding, the gold in their hands was much more than this.

Of course, the most important thing is.

What they want is an attitude, these county officials do not respect Wu Liang, no matter how much gold they send, they will not be able to gain their favor.

But Wu Liang looked very satisfied, closed the small wooden box again, and said to Wan Wu with a smile: "When you look back and see these county officials, you say that I have felt a piece of their heart, and I have thanked them for me." ”

"Yes."

Wan Wu bowed his hand and saluted.

In his heart, he also had a trace of disdain for Wu Liang: this new county order brought so many people, and I thought there was something different, but that's it.

"One more thing."

Wu Liang then asked, "How many townships are there under the rule of Yongqiu County?" ”

"If you go back to the county magistrate, there are eight townships."

Wan Wu replied.

"There are three elders in the eight townships?"

Wu Liang asked again.

The so-called three elders? In fact, it is a kind of township official who is bounded between the government and the people? It is somewhat similar to the "village chief" of later generations, but it is not exactly the same.

The three elders of this era? Don't eat the court? Not an official official.

There are only two criteria for appointment to this position: first, it needs to be at least 50 years old; Second, personal virtue can serve as an example for the villagers.

Therefore, the duties of the three elders are also somewhat different from those of officials, they are similar to the "patriarch" of a township? The main work of ordinary times is to mediate civil disputes between villagers, and is responsible for the education of villagers? At the same time, it is another eye of the imperial court? It is convenient for the imperial court to find out the actual situation of the villagers and ensure that the taxes can be paid in full.

Normally, the three elders are all served by local elders with more appeal, in addition to being able to play a role in maintaining stability? It can also ensure the implementation of relevant policies.

Therefore? The imperial court and local officials paid more attention and courtesy to the three elders.

In addition to the prescribed exemption from military service and tax exemption privileges, they were often given some food, cloth, and even knighthoods......

"Yes."

Wan Wu nodded and said.

"You reported the names and addresses of the eight three elders, and now that the three dynasties are approaching, all the three elders have worked hard for a whole year? When I first arrived, I should have sent someone to invite them to thank them, and I need to rely on them to help me in the coming year. ”

Wu Liang said with a smile? "As for the other county officials, since they can't get out of it now? I can't be reluctant, so I have to wait for the three dynasties before drinking and talking. ”

"Yes."

Wan Wu did as he could.

Soon the information of the eight three elders was passed on to Wu Liang.

"Hmmm......"

Wu Liang took the list and glanced at it? Don't you want to send someone to invite you? And put it aside? He smiled at Wan Wu again, "Do you have anything else?" ”

"No, no."

Wu Liang asked suddenly, and Wan Wu didn't understand what he meant for a while.

"Since there is nothing else to do, I will also grant you a few days off, go back and have a good time, and have enough spirit to work hard in the coming year, go."

Wu Liang waved his hand.

"Yes."

Wan Wu had this intention, so he hurriedly thanked him and retreated.

Until I watched Wan Wu go out of the mansion and walk away.

Yang Wanli and the other officers of the Qiangren Army came over, gritted his teeth and said indignantly: "Captain, these county officials are just a group of petty officials who are not on the stage, they dare to be so rude to you, why do you still tolerate it again and again, this is not like you at all, the last general and others really can't understand!" ”

"Not like me? What should I be like in your hearts? ”

Wu Liang asked with a smile.

"If it were in normal times, the captain would definitely give some color to this group of small people who had no one in their eyes, and immediately let them know how powerful the captain was, where there was room for their arrogance."

Yang Wanli and the others arched their hands again.

Whether it was facing the grave keeper or the Yellow Turban Army, even if Wu Liang didn't do anything with him, he was obedient to his rule, and he never suffered a loss.

These things are in everyone's eyes and refreshed in their hearts.

Only today's events are very aggrieved.

"Don't talk nonsense! I am the kindest of people, how can I be so violent as you say? ”

Wu Liang grinned and smiled with a mouth full of white teeth, and then threw the list of the three elders into Yang Wanli's arms, and said, "Yang Wanli, this list will be handed over to you, you arrange it in advance, and the day after tomorrow will send someone to invite these eight three elders to the mansion." ”

"Why wait until the day after tomorrow?"

Yang Wanli was puzzled.

"Because today and tomorrow, I'm afraid you won't be able to invite any of these people, but the day after tomorrow you should be able to come again."

Wu Liang laughed confidently, and said something that Yang Wanli and the others were even more confused after hearing it.

"Why is that?"

Yang Wanli and the others looked surprised.

"Forgot what I do? Whatever you pinch your fingers and count, you do. ”

Wu Liang said with a smile.

In fact, he knows better than anyone else in his heart.

Although these three elders are nominally the representatives of local public opinion, in fact they assist the government and the nobles to control the agents of the common people, and play a role in maintaining stability and ensuring tax revenue.

Originally, Liu Bang, the ancestor of Han Gao, set up such a position for this purpose.

Therefore, Wu Liang can be sure that since the Zhu family has hands and eyes in this area, and the county officials of Yongqiu County are all from the Zhu family, then these three elders must also have an extremely close relationship with the Zhu family.

As you can imagine.

Without the approval of the Zhu family, no matter what kind of considerations these three elders are in, they will definitely use all kinds of excuses to shirk it, and they will not easily contact him, the newly appointed county commander, so as not to get into trouble.

However, these three elders play a pivotal role in the stability of a region.

At the same time, he also had the most accurate information at the grassroots level, which was very important for Wu Liang to implement the "Tuntian system" in the future, so he had to meet these three elders first, and then formulate a more detailed plan after obtaining this information.

It is also because of this that Wu Liang deliberately showed weakness in front of Wan Wu in front of the Zhu family just now.

In this way, the Zhu family must have thought that Wu Liang was already planning to become their vassal, and began to give him some cooperation in various aspects, including allowing these three elders to come to the banquet to give him enough face.

And today and tomorrow.

It was Wu Liang who gave the Zhu family time to react, which should have been very sufficient.

It's a pity that the Zhu family would have thought that Wu Liang actually just wanted to meet these three elders past them, and make the "Tuntian system" a soft landing as much as possible.

In fact, he didn't put the Zhu family in his eyes at all.

In other words, Wu Liang completely asked Cheng Yu to send troops to solve these problems by forceful means.

But now Boss Cao wants stability, Cheng Yu also wants stability, and Wu Liang also doesn't like to fight, so he doesn't plan to make things bigger.

And as long as those three elders are willing to come to the "banquet" the day after tomorrow, Wu Liang will definitely get what he wants from them, and the Zhu family has become the most irrelevant link.

In other words, as long as these three elders are "deceived".

If the Zhu family still dared to know the level as they do today, Wu Liangding would tell them what it means to change their faces in Sichuan opera and what it means to cross the river and tear down the bridge......

Small, dare to give me a horse!

This Qiu Xiaoye has written it down, and he will definitely return it in the future.

Take a look.

I've always been so kind, how can I be so violent as you say?

……

After leaving the government.

Wan Wu deliberately made a detour, and after making sure that no one was coming, he headed west of the city, where there were many large mansions.

Soon after, Wan Wu came to the front of a house with a plaque of "Zhu Mansion", and after calling the guards guarding the door to go in and report it, he finally saw Zhu Lu of Yongqiu County in the guest hall.

Zhu Lunai is the third son of Zhu Xun, the head of the Chen Liuzhu family.

This person doesn't have much ability, and he is a master who is greedy for enjoyment, so he is not as loved by Zhu Xun as his eldest brother and second brother, so he threw it here and made a county prince, so as not to be upset by himself.

At this moment, in the center of the guest hall, there are four beauties dressed in tulle twisting their waists and dancing to add to the fun, and the graceful bodies inside are looming with the twisting.

Zhu Lu was drinking and having fun with a group of guests, and there was a burst of animalistic laughter in the guest hall from time to time, which was very lively.

And these guests are none other than others.

It is a cadre of county officials in Yongqiu County, plus Zhu Lu himself: county lieutenants, Gong Cao, Ling Shi, prison peng, stables, and warehouse officials!

"Gollum!"

Seeing the beauty in the center of the guest hall, Wan Wu's eyes were slightly straightened, but he didn't dare to show it too obviously in front of Zhu Lu, and forcibly looked away while swallowing his saliva, and saluted respectfully: "Meet the third prince." ”

"Go down, go down first!"

Zhu Lu waved his hand and drove the four beauties out, then he lay on his side and asked, "See the new county order?" ”

"Back to the words of the third prince, I saw that this person brought more than 100 soldiers to take office, and now he has led people to settle in the government."

Wan Wu bowed and said.

"Who asked you that?"

Zhu Lu smiled indifferently and said to the other county officials, "My Zhu family has inquired in advance, although this person brought a group of soldiers, but in fact, it is just a remnant army that makes pottery for Cao Cao. ”

After speaking, Zhu Lu frowned and looked at Wan Wu again, and said impatiently: "I'm asking you how this new county magistrate reacted after seeing my arrangement?" ”

"I didn't have any special reactions."

Wan Wu replied, "He not only accepted the gold, but also said that he had felt the hearts of the third prince and you, and asked me to thank the third prince and you, and said that when I saw the third prince and you after the three dynasties, I would definitely drink and talk." ”

"Hahaha, what am I talking about? What do I say! ”

Hearing this, Zhu Lu immediately laughed, and said quite smugly, "This Yongqiu is the territory of our Zhu family, even if Cao Cao comes in person, he has to give my father three points of thin noodles, not to mention a small county order, even if I don't give him face, what can he do to me, don't you have to endure it?" ”

"What the third prince said is extremely true."

"This person can be regarded as aware of current affairs, otherwise it will only be him who will be embarrassed."

"Actually, the third prince doesn't even have to give him gold, it's really a bit of a promotion for him."

“……”

The county officials responded again and again.

"It's my father's intention to send gold, my father said that this person has some personal relations with that Cheng Yu, a few days ago, Zhou Yu also personally met my father to talk about this matter, and asked my Zhu family to make it easier for this person, if it weren't for my father to send someone to inform me and ask me to leave him some affection, I wouldn't even give him a hair!"

Zhu Lu pursed his lips in disdain and smiled even more arrogantly.

"The third prince is talking about ......"

The county officials nodded again.

"Did the man say anything else?"

After Zhu Lu smiled, he looked at Wan Wu and asked.

"The man asked the villain for the details of the three elders in Yongqiu Baxiang, saying that he planned to take advantage of the coming of the three dynasties to invite the three elders to thank them, so that the three elders could do their best in the coming year."

Zhu Wu replied.

"Huh...... This person can't invite us, so I have to ask these three elders to earn some face. ”

Zhu Lu still smiled nonchalantly, "Since this person is so obedient, then I will give him a little more face, send someone to inform the meeting, and ask these three elders to go to the meeting as promised, so as not to make him really unable to get off the stage, and my father will know that he will blame me again." ”

"Third Prince, we don't know enough about this person, I'm afraid it's not appropriate for him to meet with the Third Elder privately, right?"

Gong Cao pondered for a long time, and finally got up and persuaded him.

"What's wrong? Does anyone dare to talk nonsense? ”

Zhu Lu's eyes immediately narrowed, but after a moment of silence, he still said, "It's a big deal that when he invites the three elders, let's not invite ourselves, and then it's just time to take a closer look at the quality of our county magistrate." ”