When night fell, the people finally dispersed, the county government returned to calm, and a huge full moon hung on the tower of the Oriental City, beautiful and blurry.

After more than ten days of tiring travel and fatigue, coupled with the fatigue and fatigue to enlighten the people, Cui Wenqing was already very tired, and ordered the officials to set up a banquet in the main hall, and the right to comfort himself.

Although it was a wine banquet, Cui Wenqing and Su Shi, who were addicted to alcohol, didn't drink for too long, and the first thing to do was to fill their stomachs.

Indeed, along the way, in addition to having a full meal in Hedong Road through Luofu, these 20 days have been spent sleeping in the open, often a barley cake and a piece of sauced beef, and they will be rewarded and a meal, so many days, Cui Wenqing's mouth is about to fade out!

I finally came to Baode County several times, and it was naturally a big piece of food, so it was not pleasant.

After a full meal, the servant boiled hot tea to ward off the cold, and Cui Wenqing and the others chatted casually.

Su Shi first smiled and said: "Brother Wenqing, your words today can be said to be quite the essence of attacking the heart, and in just a few words, many people have dispelled the idea of leaving Suizhou, which is really very good." ”

Su San said with a smile: "Yes, Cui Gongzi first won the people's favor with him by punishing the county order Ye Changchun, and then treated that old man Wang politely, gained the trust of the people, and finally administered fierce medicine. ”

Listening to the two of them praising each other, Cui Wenqing was a little embarrassed, and said with a smile: "Two of you, in fact, I am just trying my luck, if I meet unreasonable people, it is not only helpless, by the way, have you ever noticed how many people today expressed the idea of dispelling the idea of leaving?" ”

Su Shi estimated it for a while, and said, "It's about thirty percent." ”

Hearing this, Cui Wenqing took a long breath and said, "It's already very good, but we still need to let more people stay in Xuzhou, Brother Su, do you know why I set a five-day deadline?" ”

Su Shi didn't know what to do, so he asked for advice: "I want to hear it in detail!" ”

Cui Wenqing said solemnly: "In fact, the five days I asked for are to prepare for us to strive to leave more people, there is a great feature in our Daqi countryside, that is, the clan system, as far as I know, this time proposed to return to Jiangnan Road, many of them are hundreds of large clans, in my opinion, as long as the support of these big clans is obtained, it will naturally be able to get twice the result with half the effort." ”

Su Shi thought slightly, suddenly understood, and said with a smile: "Brother Wen Qing is worthy of being a master, and there is another point, these big clans have connections with each other, and even do things that everyone will do, one may go, maybe all will follow the trend, and one will stay, maybe all will follow, as the saying goes, seven inches to hit the snake, as long as it hits the point, why worry about not appeasing the people." ”

"Yes!" Cui Wenqing slapped his palm on the chair lightly, and said with a smile, "Cooperating with Brother Su is really like a tiger with wings, this time we will fight the snake by seven inches and take the most powerful clan in Baode County!" After finishing speaking, he called in a deep voice: "Master Li." ”

"The little ones are here!" The master who came out to invite Cui Wenqing and his party into the county government ran in, with a humble and flattering face.

This master's surname is Li, and he was originally Ye Changchun's cronies in the county government, and after Cui Wenqing dismissed Ye Changchun on the spot, Master Li has lowered his eyebrows and said that he wants to follow Cui Wenqing.

Cui Wenqing knew that he wanted to deal with the affairs of Baode County, and he couldn't do without the support of these local snakes, and he really needed Master Li to come to take care of the internal affairs of the yamen and understand the situation in Baode County, so he left this person.

Cui Wenqing nodded and asked, "Master Li, I don't know if the people who came to Xuzhou this time have come from other places collectively?" ”

Master Li has been in the county government for a long time, and he naturally knows all this, and when he heard this, he nodded and said: "Minister Qiqi Qincha, as far as I know, a total of about 32,000 people from Jiangnan Road were resettled in Baode County last year, of which 23,000 people came from the entire clan. ”

Cui Wenqing understood and asked, "Then I don't know what kind of surname is the most among these 23,000 people?" ”

Master Li thought for a while and said, "The most famous clan in Baode County is a side branch clan of the Jiangdong Lu clan, with as many as a thousand people. ”

Su Shi was stunned for a while, and said in surprise: "Jiangdong Lu is a scholarly family, and there are many princes and princes in the past dynasties. What is the rationale for this? ”

Master Li explained: "Master Su, I believe you should also know that the Lu clan in Jiangdong mostly lives in the Suzhou area, and Suzhou is the area where the flood is more serious, it is said that this side branch of the Lu clan is far away from the Lu family's big house, and there are too many people and barely enough food and clothing, it is no longer a scholarly family, after this flood, the patriarch of the Lu clan decided to come to Xuzhou. ”

Cui Wenqing nodded and asked, "Then does the Lu family also want to return to Jiangnan Road this time?" ”

Master Li said with a smile: "Don't hide it from Master Cui, the Lu clan can be said to be the most important initiator, and many small clans are only the Lu clan's leader, so there is such a big storm!" ”

Su Shi smiled and suggested: "Brother Wenqing, it seems that the Lu family is the seven inches of the snake." ”

Cui Wenqing bowed his head and said: "Yes, that's good, let's leave tomorrow and go to meet this Lu clan for a while!" ”

After deciding, Cui Wenqing, Su Shi and others went down to rest.

At the same time, in a wide and desolate village outside Baode County, several people were gathering together and whispering:

"Hall Master Wang, it seems that the new Lord Qincha today is not simple, and he sent these people away in a few words, and our efforts were in vain."

"Jie Ji, a stunned young man who is a beginner, all the ones who rely on him are just a little lucky, don't worry, I'll make him look good in a few days."

"What's the matter, could it be that the hall master has already made up his mind?"

"Of course, come with your ears."

There was a whisper of a drop in the spot.

"Haha, this method is high."

"Yes, but will Little Lady Lu give in?"

"Hmph, she has a handle in our hands, and she can't choose, and she doesn't really want to return to Jiangnan, this time we can be regarded as like-minded."

"But hall master, they must be the Jiangdong Lu clan, and the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse."

"Jiji, if it's on Jiangnan Road, we naturally have nothing to do with them, but this is Xuzhou, even if the little lady Lu is good, she can only be at our mercy."

……

The spring breeze whistled by, extinguishing these voices, and finally became inaudible!

(End of chapter)