"PS: I have to go to my relatives after dawn, deliver New Year's goods, and sleep. Book friends, don't forget to vote when you see it~』

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Fame and fortune, throughout the world, few people can really be indifferent, such as the cold outside and hot inside and upright Luyang townspeople, can not resist the temptation of fame, after discussing with Liu Wei, the canal under construction in Luyang County is named Jinggong Canal.

Wang Shangde is the same, it is rumored that he was born in a wealthy family, and he may not have any greed and obsession for money and other mundane things, but his reputation is still an inseparable temptation.

What is fame? Fame is the second face of a person, and although a good reputation may not always bring benefits, most of the time it will save face.

For example, some time ago, when the Marquis of Luyang went to Ye County, after the chief of the guard Zhang Chun revealed the identity of the Marquis of Luyang, the county guard guarding the city gate immediately stood in awe, smiled and said "I know you", and then did not carefully check the road guide in Zhang Chun's hand, and directly gave him permission - it is no exaggeration to say that if the county pawn recognized the face of the Luyang Township Marquis, and even did not need Zhang Chun to take out the road guide to indicate the identity of the Luyang Township Marquis, the county magistrate would let everyone go with respect.

That's face!

Therefore, in this era of valuing face, the world attaches great importance to a good reputation, don't look at Wang Shangde's previous desperate efforts to collect money and grain in Nanyang County, it seems that he does not value reputation, in fact, it is just Wang Shangde's choice - between reputation and obtaining enough money and food for the army, this Wang general chose the latter, that's all.

And who doesn't want a good name for nothing?

Suddenly there is a person who says that I want to be a bad person, and I like to be pointed at and even scolded all day long, then this person is purely different.

Because of this, Zhao Yu was very sure that he would be able to convince Wang Shangde.

You must know that from Fang Cai's share of Tian Li, Zhao Yu can see that this General Wang is not an atmospheric person, otherwise he would not have made a mess of Wanbei, which was not threatened by the rebels, in order to be greedy for more Tian Li's official income - of course, Wang Shangde was not for his own selfish desires, but to get more military rations.

Sure enough, when he heard his last words, Wang Shangde's complexion changed significantly, and he stared at Kong Jian for a few breaths.

At this moment, looking at Kong Jian, he was disgraced - even he knew that he had no power to return to heaven.

On the side, it seems that Liu Wei, Luyang Xianghou, and Peng Yong have more or less seen the victory and defeat, and secretly praised them.

The reason why they didn't speak out was just because they noticed that Wang Shangde was thinking and weighing the pros and cons.

Indeed, in the silent study, Wang Shangde carefully pondered Zhao Yu's words.

He knew that Zhao Yu was sowing discord, but it was undeniable that what this kid said did make sense.

Military market and Tuntian, even if these two strategies are enough to restore order in Nanyang County in Wang Shangde's opinion, they can indeed be called low-hanging fruit fame and merit, if the person who serves as the county guard is an upright talent, Wang Shangde naturally disdains to deliberately remove the other party from his position, so as to monopolize the reputation and merit in the future, but this is frugal......

Since this person took office, he has never fulfilled his duties as a county guard, and he has never really helped him restore the county governance of Nanyang County - he has never even thought about it, and his mind is full of using his power Wang Shangde to take revenge on the Luyang townspeople and Luyang County, and share the fame and credit with this kind of person? What's the difference between that and throwing fame and credit away in vain?

Suddenly, Wang Shangde instructed Peng Yong: "Peng Yong, you send the father and son of the Marquis of Luyang Township and Liu Xianling back to the post house, prepare some wine and food, and entertain them for me." ”

"Yes." Peng Yong clenched his fists and took the order, turned to Liu Wei, Luyang Xianghou and Zhao Yu and said, "The two, and you kid, please." ”

Liu Wei, Luyang Xianghou, and Zhao Yu are all very knowledgeable, and they are not entangled in Kong Jian not being removed from their official positions by Wang Shangde, because in their opinion, this is already a sure thing, but maybe Wang Shangde has a good face and does not want to admit in public that he was persuaded by Zhao Yu's children, so he wants to break them up.

It would be really stupid to continue to dwell on it at this time.

Therefore, when Peng Yong made the invitation, Liu Wei and the Marquis of Luyang immediately got up and saluted Wang Shangde to say goodbye, but Zhao Yu whispered to Kong Jian after saying goodbye: "Fifteen years of resentment, I think you still need to continue to hold back." ”

“……”

Kong Jian, who was gray-faced, looked at Zhao Yu and opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say.

I still remember that a while ago, he made a lot of nonsense in the Luyang Township Marquis's Mansion and threatened the Luyang Township Marquis, saying that he wanted to return the fifteen years of resentment, but he never thought that he would be defeated by a ten-year-old child, and the defeat was not an opponent at all.

"Zhao ...... Yu ......

Looking at Zhao Yu's immature face, Kong Jian deeply imprinted the other party's appearance in his heart, but he almost couldn't mention the idea of revenge.

On the one hand, because he knew that he was about to be removed from his official position, and on the other hand, he was afraid of this son.

This kid is even more powerful than his father, the Marquis of Luyang, and he has the means.

At this time, Zhao Yu, who waited for a while but did not wait for Kong Jian to return the favor, shook his head boredly, only to see him respectfully salute Wang Shangde, and said: "General Wang, the kid is not an aggressive person, but someone threatens and intimidates the father, which makes me angry, General Wang is open-minded, and he doesn't blame the kid for his rudeness, the kid is grateful." …… I wish General Wang an early restoration of Nanyang County and the early defeat of the rebels based on Nanyang. I hope that in the near future, the general's bravery, military exploits, and prestige will spread all over the world. ”

Everyone loves to listen to flattery, and Wang Shangde is no exception, looking at the back of Zhao Yu leaving, he asked casually: "Boy, you are the second son in the family, right?" ”

Zhao Yu stopped, turned around and nodded.

"How old are you?"

"Ten years old...... Right? Zhao Yu secretly glanced at his father with some humility.

"Ten years old...... Wang Shangde muttered, then nodded and said, "Okay!" I know, you go, remember to practice martial arts when you get home. ”

Hearing this, Liu Jian and the Marquis of Luyang were the first to react, and looked at each other in surprise, but because Wang Shangde did not have any promises, they did not dare to talk nonsense, and said goodbye to Wang Shangde again.

After waiting for the Luyang Township Marquis and his entourage to leave, Wang Shangde stroked his beard and exhaled slightly.

"Zhao Yu, the second son of Zhao Jing, Marquis of Luyang Township...... This ten-year-old child makes me feel as if I have seen Yang Ding......

After thinking for a while, Wang Shangde set his eyes on Kong Jian, who was still standing in the room.

Feeling a cold gaze falling on him, Kong Jian's whole person trembled, only to see him grit his teeth, barely showed a flattering smile, and arched his hand and said: "General, what that little boy said, the lower official has no way to justify, the lower official has betrayed the trust of the imperial court, the trust of the Taishi, the trust of the general, the lower official please resign from the post of county guard, just to stay with the general and make up for his mistakes." …… Generals, military markets, and tuntian all need manpower, although the lower officials have no official morality, but after all, they have been county commanders, and they will definitely be able to help the generals. ”

“……”

A little surprise flashed in Wang Shangde's eyes, and he snorted coldly: "You really know each other." ”

After that, he pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay! Since you proposed it yourself, then I will remove you from the position of Luyang County Warden as you wish. …… As for staying with Wang, hmm...... Oh, I'll leave you alone, and I hope you learn your lesson. Remember, don't disturb the father and son again. ”

"Yes." Kong Jian bowed his head deeply.

At this time, Peng Yong had already walked out of the study with the Luyang Township Marquis and his party.

Zhang Chun, Zhang Ji, Ma Cheng, Cao An, Jingnu and others, who were waiting outside the study, saw the father and son of Luyang Township Marquis and Liu Wei coming out of the study, and immediately surrounded them.

"How's it going, Squire?"

"Liu Gong ......"

In the face of everyone's gossip and inquiry, Liu Jian and the Marquis of Luyang glanced at each other, and then the former said with a smile: "Thanks to the second son, General Wang...... Let's go back to the post house first, don't disturb General Wang. ”

Seeing that Liu Wei and the Luyang townspeople were all smiling, Zhang Chun, Zhang Ji, Ma Cheng and others could naturally guess that everything was going well on this trip, and the boulder hanging in their hearts was finally put down.

When returning to the post house, Liu Wei and the Luyang townspeople, as well as Zhao Yu and Jingnu rode in the same carriage.

In the carriage, Liu Wei said to the Luyang Township Marquis: "Kong Jian's position as the county guard, I'm afraid he can't keep it, if he knows each other, he should resign from his official position, like this, Wang Shangde can still tolerate him, otherwise, Wang Shangde wrote to impeach, impeached Kong Jian for personal vendetta and power for personal gain, Kong Jian will definitely die!" ”

The Marquis of Luyang nodded when he heard the words and said: "Kong Jian is not without talent, he just has no virtue, after my son persuaded Wang Shangde, then Kong Jian didn't say a word, obviously he also knew that the general trend had gone, this person is cunning, he may not resign to save his life." …… I'm just worried that he will return to the royal capital and ...... to that prince."

"This countryman can rest assured." Liu Wei stroked his beard and said with a smile: "For Wang Taishi, there are many people who can replace Kong Jian, the big deal is to change someone to serve as the county guard of Nanyang, is it worth his energy to deal with a little person like us?" What's more, Kong Jian may not dare to return to the royal capital, I guess if he is smart, he should choose to stay by Wang Shangde's side, assist Wang Shangde in raising the military market and Tuntian, and slowly gain Wang Shangde's trust and reuse...... If this is the case, the townsfolk should not take it lightly. ”

The Luyang townsman nodded solemnly.

On the side, Zhao Yu said with a smile: "If your father is not at ease, you can find a way to make friends with that General Peng, send him some drinks from time to time, and ask him to keep an eye on Kong Jian." …… In fact, I think that after this incident, Kong Jian should be honest for a while. ”

"Befriend General Peng, this is indeed a way."

Liu Wei nodded, then looked at Zhao Yu and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, today's second son is really an eye-opener for Liu, Liu thought that he had seen the intelligence of the second son, but he didn't want to, the intelligence of the second son is far beyond the estimate...... The second son is really a genius! ”

Hearing this, the Marquis of Luyang immediately said: "Gong Liu, as I said, although the dog has a bit of intelligence, he can't afford to be a genius, right?" ”

"Eh, you deserve it."

Liu Wei waved his hand and said with a smile: "Being competent is called a talent, Liu is not boasting, like me, if I can be qualified for the position, it is called a talent; On top of talents, they can deal with difficult things that ordinary people can't handle with their whimsical ideas, which is called geniuses. …… A while ago, when I had refugees in Luyang, the second son offered a work-for-relief policy; Later, he offered a plan to persuade the county orders of Rushui counties so that I could get funding for Luyang; Today, can it be said that Wang Shangde and Kong Jian are defeated, is this not enough to be called a genius? ”

Although Liu Wei said it was reasonable, the Marquis of Luyang still shook his head and said: "This son is still young, and he can't stand praise, so Liu Gong still doesn't want to ......."

Before he finished his words, he heard Zhao Yu say with a smile: "Liu Gong, in fact, before me, my father had already come up with a strategy of cashing in for work, and it seems that my father is also a genius......

"Uh......"

Liu Wei was a little embarrassed, he glanced at the Luyang townsman who also showed embarrassment, and immediately laughed: "Naturally, the townsman is naturally a genius!" ”

In the midst of laughter and laughter, in the embarrassment of the Luyang townspeople, the group returned to the post house happily.