According to Liu Yi's idea, since he wants to be the county magistrate of Zhuo County, the first step is to try his best to please the county guard, after all, the county guard has a lot of decision-making power in the personnel arrangement of county-level cadres, so Liu Yi plans to take the congratulatory gift instead of Sun Yu to congratulate the county guard.

After a few days of long travel, Liu Yi and his entourage finally arrived at the county seat of Zhuo County, and after arriving at the county seat, everyone stayed in a small inn under the arrangement of Lu Duyou.

"How's it going, guys? This county is much better than our county, right? Cui Si looked proudly with a face of "brother is a local".

"I still like to stay in the county, it's too noisy here!" Wang Sankou said disbelievously while looking curiously outside.

"You're not looking for progress! What's the point of always nesting in the county! After dinner, my brother will take you out for a walk! ”

Wang Sanyi nodded happily when he heard this.

After putting away their belongings, everyone found a remote corner on the first floor of the inn and sat down, ready to have lunch.

"Brother Yi, do you think Lu Duyou can help us get things done? What if it doesn't work? Yao Lie on the side asked while drinking tea.

"So many of our congratulatory gifts have been taken by him, if we can't sit on this county magistrate! Isn't it a loss? ”

"Yide, be quiet! You're not afraid of being heard! ”

Zhang Fei hurriedly shrunk his neck when he heard this, looked around, and only relieved himself when he saw that no one was paying attention.

"Whether this matter can be done or not, there is no loss for us, killing Sun Yu is already earned for us, whether we can become the county magistrate or not, let it be fate, it's a big deal, let's go back and kill pigs."

Liu Yi actually didn't particularly care about whether he could become the county magistrate, because he knew that the opportunity for everyone to make a career was the "Yellow Turban Uprising" a year later, and the position of county magistrate was just a small episode for them.

In the next few days, everyone did not wait for the news of Lu Duyou, usually a few people except for resting in the inn, most of the time was wandering around the county, with Cui Si as everyone's guide, and took everyone to walk around the county town.

It is said that after Sun Fei returned to Zhuo County with Sun Yu's body, he held a very grand funeral for Sun Yu.

The old housekeeper of the Sun Mansion, seeing that Sun Fei was so depraved, finally couldn't help but go to Sun Fei's room to persuade him after hesitating for a long time.

"My lord, the birthday of the county keeper is just around the corner! Shouldn't we be ready to go to celebrate our birthday? ”

As soon as Sun Fei heard the housekeeper say that he wanted to congratulate the county guard, he angrily smashed the wine glass in his hand and scolded, "Congratulations? What is the birthday? Lao Tzu's father was murdered because he congratulated him on his birthday! Now you still ask Lao Tzu to congratulate him on his birthday!? ”

"My lord is angry, my lord, think about it, the lord has passed away, and the position of the county magistrate is vacant, and now I don't know how many people outside are thinking about this position, if you let someone else go, it will be difficult for adults to deal with Zhang Fei and others in the future. Since you are the county magistrate of this county, it stands to reason that you are the most likely person to sit in the position of county magistrate, and you can't miss the opportunity because you can't think about it for a while! ”

Sun Fei looked at the old butler thoughtfully, and after being silent for a long time, he nodded and said, "What the housekeeper said is that I must become the county magistrate, and when I become the county magistrate, I must first take Zhang Fei's puppet Liwei!" ”

"Your Excellency is wise!" After the butler finished speaking, he was going down to prepare.

Sun Fei stopped the housekeeper who was about to go down to prepare a congratulatory gift, and said in a vicious tone, "You take someone to Zhang Fei's mansion now, find me a crime at will, and copy his house for me, Lao Tzu wants to take advantage of his absence to get back some interest first!" ”

"No!"

The housekeeper took dozens of people to Zhang Fei's mansion and slashed them, and when he left, he set a fire to the entire mansion.

Liu Yi and the others didn't know what was happening at home at all, and they still wandered around under Cui Si's guidance every day.

On this day, Liu Yi and the others were just about to go out for a walk after breakfast, when they saw a person hurriedly coming to the inn, walked up to Liu Yi and the others and asked, "Ladies and gentlemen, may I ask who is Lord Liu Yi?" ”

"Here's down! What is the matter with the little brother looking for Liu? ”

"The villain is a servant in the mansion of the county guard, and the county guard is invited, and I also ask Lord Liu Yi to go with the villain to meet the county guard."

"Huh!? So fast! Wait a minute, let me prepare! ”

After Liu Yi finished speaking, he hurriedly ordered everyone to entertain the servant, and then went into the house with Yao Lie to prepare, and the two hurriedly came to the servant after they were ready.

"I'm tired of the little brother leading the way!"

"Adult, please"

The reason why Liu Yi took Yao Lie with him was because Yao Lie was much calmer than Zhang Fei and others, and if there was anything to discuss with him at that time.

The two of them came to the mansion of the county guard located in the center of the city under the leadership of the servant, and saw that there were two stone lions more than one person high in front of the county guard's mansion, and the angry eyes were majestic.

The two of them were led by the servant around the vestibule to the inner hall of the backyard.

Liu Yi and the others came to the door of the inner hall, only to see that at this time, the county guard was sitting upright in the main seat of the inner hall, and Lu Duyou was sitting below.

There was also a person sitting opposite Lu Duyou, who was more than eight feet long, with a majestic posture and good appearance, and he was not an ordinary person at first glance.

"Grass farmer Liu Yi came to meet Lord County Guard!" Liu Yi and the others bowed down at the door and bowed.

"Get up!" The old man sitting on the throne said proudly.

Liu Yi and the others hurriedly raised their heads when they heard this.

Lu Duyou on the side saw that Liu Yi and the others had visited the county guard, and hurriedly pointed to the person opposite and introduced, "This is Lord Sun Zhan, the Taishou of Beiping, don't hurry up and see you!" ”

Liu Yi heard that this person turned out to be Gongsun Zhan, he was shocked and turned his head to look, only to see that the person was also looking at him at this time, the expression on his face was not angry and arrogant, Liu Yi saw this and hurriedly bowed, "The grass people have seen Lord Gongsun Zhan, the prestige of the general and his subordinates, and the grass people have already heard of it!" It's a blessing to see you today! ”

The so-called thousands of people don't wear sycophants, after hearing Liu Yi's compliment, Gongsun Zhan's expression on the seat softened a little.

"Hmph, I didn't expect you to hear the name of the White Horse Yicong," Gongsun Chan said contemptuously.

Liu Yi saw that Gongsun Zhan was so arrogant, although he was unhappy in his heart, he still pretended to be respectful and said: "The heroic deeds of the general leading Bai Ma Yi Cong to defeat Hu Lu many times have already spread all over the world!" The general's prestige, women and children all know, and the grass people and others have admired the adults for a long time! ”

Gongsun Chan was very useful to Liu Yi's sycophant, and he didn't say anything about it.

Lu Duyou, who was on the side, came to the side of the county guard, pointed at Liu Yi and the two below, and said with a sneer: "My lord, this person is the Liu Yi I mentioned with you."

"Sit down!"

As soon as the county guard's voice fell, he saw the servant on the side come to Liu Yi with a small bench that was much shorter than Lu Duyou and the others, Liu Yi hurriedly stretched out his hand to take it, and then sat down respectfully. Yao Lie stood respectfully behind Liu Yi.

Gongsun Zhan saw that Yao Lie behind Liu Yi was very powerful, so he had the heart to recruit.

"I see that the person behind you is very powerful, I wonder if I can cut my love and let him follow me?"

As soon as Liu Yi heard that Gongsun Zan was going to dig people, he was unhappy but didn't dare to show it.

"Yao is not talented, I am afraid it is difficult to be worthy of the love of adults!" Yao Lie, who was behind him, refused neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"Humph! I don't know how to lift! Gongsun Zhan was very unhappy when he saw that Yao Lie had rejected him directly.

"That's it! As soon as this little brother came, you dug up other people's entourage, which is not good! The county guard on the main seat said to Gongsun Chan with a smile.

"Father-in-law taught me a lesson! In this case, there is still military affairs in the junior army, so I won't accompany my father-in-law for the first time" After Gongsun Chan finished speaking, he got up and bowed to the county guard, and then turned around and went out.

Liu Yi listened to Gongsun Chan call the county guard "father-in-law", his heart sank, recalling the memories of his previous life, thinking that Gongsun Chan recorded in history was indeed the son-in-law of the Zhuojun Taishou Liu family, thinking of this, his heart was a little drummed, and he was not sure if the county guard would be angry with everyone because of the episode just now.

"I heard Xiao Lu say that you saved him halfway, and not only did you not swallow Sun Yu's congratulatory gifts, but also came to congratulate Liu on his birthday with congratulatory gifts. I am very comforted by such a heart, and say, what reward do you want? ”

Liu Yi saw Liu Junshou asking, and hurriedly replied respectfully: "Lord Lu was originally the father-in-law of the next brother, and the younger generations should protect Lord Lu's safety. As for the reward, the county keeper usually takes care of all opportunities in order to let the people of the county live a peaceful life, and it is an honor for the grass people to congratulate the adults on their birthdays, how dare they ask for a reward! ”

"Hehe, this little mouth is sweet, no wonder Xiao Lu has been praising you in front of me for being sensible these days!" Liu Junshou changed his arrogant appearance and said with a smile.

"Adults have won prizes!"

Liu Junshou nodded and said, "County Magistrate Sun was unfortunately killed, and the position of the county magistrate of Zhuo County was vacant, originally I wanted to let his Sun Fei take over, I heard Xiao Lu say that Sun Fei had no way to rule, and it was his subordinates who pretended to be thieves to rob and kill County Magistrate Sun, is this really the case?" ”

"Your Excellency is wise! Indeed it is! After Liu Yi finished speaking, he didn't forget to give Lu Duyou a grateful look, and Lu Duyou nodded with a smile when he saw this.

"Since this is the case, then Sun Fei is not suitable to be the county magistrate, Xiao Lu has already recommended you to me to be the new county magistrate!"

"Thank you for your kindness! In the future, the grass people must only look forward to the adults! Follow your instructions! Adults let me go east, and villains never go west! Liu Yi hurriedly got up and thanked him.

Seeing this, Liu Junshou looked at Lu Duyou, pointed at Liu Yi and scolded with a smile, "This kid is really clever!" I haven't said that I agree to let him be the county magistrate, but he thanked him first, and it seems that I can't agree to it! ”

"Adults know how to make good use of people! Whether it is a talent or not, adults can know at a glance! ”

"You, you, you're sweeter than his mouth!" Liu Junshou pointed at Lu Duyou and smiled.

"Since this is the case, then I will appoint you as the magistrate of Zhuo County, but then again, since you have become the county magistrate, you must fulfill your duties and strictly discipline your subordinates, and nothing like Sun Yu can happen again" Liu Junshou said with a serious face.

"Obey the teachings of your lords!"

Seeing that the big thing had been accomplished, Liu Yi and the others were simply happy in their hearts.

"You can't be without officials in the county for a day, since the matter has been decided, I won't keep you here, you are ready to go back to office quickly, I will immediately order someone to inform the whole county about your appointment."

"Yes! The lower officials hereby wish the adults a healthy body, good life and good health! ”

"Go ahead!"

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After Liu Yi and the others bid farewell to Liu Junshou, they happily walked towards the inn.

On the way back, Yao Lie kept thinking that since the big thing had been decided, Liu Yi might no longer need the eighteen of them, and it was still a question of where everyone would go, Yao Lie thought all the way and finally made up his mind.

When Zhang Fei and the others saw Liu Yi and the others coming back, they hurriedly surrounded them.

"Brother Yi, how is it? What did the county keeper say? ”

Liu Yi looked at everyone with a smile and did not speak.

Seeing this, everyone had to ask, Yao Lie on the side pushed everyone away, knelt down on one knee in front of Liu Yi, clasped his fists with both hands and said, "Yao is willing to follow the lord to the death in the future, if he violates this word, the gods and men will be destroyed together!" ”

When the people brought by Yao Lie saw Yao Lie like this, they also knelt down one after another.

"I am willing to follow the lord to the death!"

Liu Yi was stunned by everyone, and hurriedly helped everyone up.

"Brothers, what do you mean?"

Yao Lie said, "In the past, the lord and I were all cloth clothes, but now the lord is the head of a county, and his identity is different from ours, we are willing to serve you as the lord, and I hope to continue to follow the lord's side."

Liu Yi was overjoyed when he saw this, grabbed Yao Lie's hand and said, "Brothers, you are polite, I can become the county magistrate, it is not all thanks to your help, I promise that in the future, if there is me, Liu Yi will have a bite to eat!" ”

After Liu Yi finished speaking, he looked at Zhang Fei and the three of them who were still stunned.

"What do you think I mean?" Zhang Fei shouted dissatisfiedly.

Among the three, Cui Si was the most clever, and took the lead in saluting, "Cui Liang greets the lord!" ”

Zhang Fei saw that Cui Si was so spineless, and scolded unwillingly, "I, Zhang Fei, meet the lord!" ”

"Wang Yue greets the lord!" Wang San saw Zhang Fei like this, so he also worshiped Liu Yi.

"Yes, yes! Hahaha~" Liu Yi laughed happily when he saw that Zhang Fei and the three of them also regarded themselves as their fathers.