In the early summer of May, the rain is abundant.

However, the rain in Suzhou is also so soft and graceful, not intense, but the rain does not stop, so that the world is covered with a layer of beads.

It was in such a season that Lu Jin appeared alone in the yamen of the Suzhou prefect. This time, Lin Lie and Qinggele did not follow them, because they had more important matters to deal with.

When Lu Zhen reported his name to the errand guards guarding the yamen, the faces of those somewhat lazy guys obviously showed a little surprise and amusement. During this period of time, Lu Jin's reputation in the city is really not small, although it is not a good reputation, but at least everyone already knows that there is such a person.

However, these people quickly came back to their senses, nodded at Lu Jinwei, said wait a minute, and then turned around and went to the yamen to report. Listening to his meaning, he will become a useful master by the prefect's side, and they naturally dare not offend these little people in the yamen.

After only waiting for a moment, the man who had followed Kang Sichuan to Lu Jin's residence, with a strong figure and a wooden face, greeted him. After smiling at Lu Zhen a little stiffly, he said, "Mr. Lu, my lord has been waiting in the second hall for a long time. ”

"There is labor." Lu Zhen smiled at the other party and arched his hand. He could see that this person who should be a close confidant of Kang Zhifu was naturally not lacking in courtesy.

However, this person's temperament is also the same as Mu Ne, and he didn't have any conversation with Lu Zhen along the way, only said that his name was Mu Hongwai, and he didn't say anything else. This made Lu Jin unconsciously say in his heart, his surname is really suitable for his character, and it is really wooden.

This Suzhou prefect's yamen is much more simple than that of Hangzhou, perhaps because there are too many beautiful gardens in the city, in order to hide it, the government did not think much about it. This is no different from the layout and layout of other yamen in the world, after the lobby is the second hall, and then it is divided into several public halls and signing rooms.

At this time, it was the busiest time of the morning, and many scribes and errands were busy with their own affairs, and some people ran out quickly with various papers in their arms, and rushed into the public house on the other side, obviously for fear that the papers would be wet by the rain.

And Lu Jin's appearance has also attracted the attention of many people. Although he didn't know his origin, he was able to be personally welcomed in by Mu Hong, who was a close confidant of the prefect, and his status was naturally not low, and many people looked at him curiously.

Lu Zhen traveled all the way, and he also smiled and nodded to these future colleagues, and finally came to the public hall belonging to the prefect.

At this time, Kang Sichuan was already waiting there, and when he saw his arrival, he even left his seat slightly to greet him, and his face was full of joyful smiles: "Shansi is really a believer, and he did not disappoint this official." ”

"I've seen the proprietor." Lu Zhen didn't dare to hold it up, and after entering the door, he first gave a salute according to the rules, and at the same time even changed the title of Kang Zhifu.

"Don't be polite, just sit down and talk." Kang Sichuan was quite satisfied with Lu Jin's attitude, so he pointed to a chair on the side, and at the same time ordered his subordinates to bring tea.

After tasting fragrant tea and greeting a few words, the two went straight to the point: "This official knows that you have great talents, but the affairs in this government also have its own rules, so this official can't hand over too much power to you, and I hope you can understand." ”

"I understand below, but I just listen to my lord's orders." Lu Zhen knew about the problem of power entanglement and contention in the yamen, so he naturally didn't dare to stand out in this kind of thing. Moreover, he is only here to have an identity, and he doesn't really attach too much importance to whether he has real power, or how much real power he has.

Seeing that Lu Zhen was so good at talking, Kang Sichuan smiled with satisfaction: "The things in this yamen, such as money and food, criminal names, and Cao Yun, etc., this official heard that Shansi has handled several cases in the capital, and you must still have some attainments in the criminal name, so I would like to ask you to help this official deal with related matters." In addition, although Caoyun has Caoyun Yamen watching, after all, it is related to my Suzhou tax, and this item is also handled by you, I don't know what you think? ”

Hearing the word Caoyun, Lu Jin's heart moved, and without too much hesitation, he nodded and agreed: "Since the proprietor trusts me, I should do my best to assist the proprietor in handling the errand." ”

"That's the best." Kang Sichuan smiled, then turned his head to Mu Hong, who was guarding the side, and said, "You go and call several of the main officials in the yamen, so that they and Shansi can get to know each other." ”

"Yes!" Mu Hong hurriedly agreed and walked out quickly.

After a while, a cadre of the government office, Zhou Wu, who was also a knowledge, sentenced Zhao Keyuan, and Li Xianfeng, the official of the government, rushed over one after another. After learning that the prefect had invited Lu Zhen to be his staff, mainly taking care of the criminal names in the yamen and matters related to Cao Yun, several people solemnly stated that they would cooperate with Lu Jin.

Then a few people had a polite and greeting with Lu Jin. However, from the smiling faces of these people, he still saw something different, obviously they each had something hidden in their hearts. As for how to see yourself, I can't see through it for a while.

After such a socialization, Lu Zhen has really become a staff member by Kang Sichuan's side. The next step is to start familiarizing yourself with the relevant errands and take them over as quickly as possible.

But obviously, Lu Zhen still underestimated the errand of this staff. He thought that he had the experience of being an official in two county offices and one government office, and at that time, he didn't invite any masters, which should be enough to deal with the things ordered by Kang Sichuan.

But after taking over, I realized that these were two completely different jobs. What the master has to do is much more trivial and troublesome than when he was an official. In the past, he only needed to pass on a word, give an order, and have his own people to run errands and be busy. And now, as a master, Lu Zhen obviously does not have the power in this regard, and many things need to be done by himself little by little, which is much more busy.

This is the difference between being a leader and being a secretary. Although the leader is under more pressure and needs to make his own decisions at any time, the secretary only needs to do what the leader tells him. But in those small things and miscellaneous matters, the leader will not pay attention to them, and all the hands and tails will be handled by the secretary.

Fortunately, after all, Lu Zhen has relevant experience in the county government, although the matter is complicated and detailed, as long as he is willing to put some thought into it, he can still arrange everything properly. This also made many officials in the yamen have some respect for him.

Of course, that's an afterthought. At least when Lu Zhen first entered the palace, many people still had some different opinions about him, especially the recent rumors, which made them talk about it in private, and they didn't understand why the prefect suddenly invited such a person with a bad reputation to enter the yamen.

And before the government was dispersed, the news that Lu Zhen was hired by the prefect as a staff member has been spread.

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As the Yan family, which has a close relationship with all the yamen in Suzhou, naturally received the news in this regard very quickly. And after getting the news, Yan Runzhang, the current head of the Yan family, called his two sons back.

He naturally knew what Brother Yan Yuqi had done outside before. However, because he felt that Lu Zhen had no future, he didn't take it too seriously, and even pretended not to know.

But today, the situation suddenly changed, and he could no longer pretend to be deaf and dumb, so he immediately called his two sons to him and stared at them with a serious expression for a long time. Seeing that the two sons were a little furious, they said: "Yuqi, because of the matter of the daughter of the Chu family, you have been doing a lot of things recently." ”

"Dad, I'm ......" Yan Yuqi just wanted to explain something, but was interrupted by Yan Runzhang waving his hand: "The previous thing is just that." But today, I have received news that Lu Zhen has been hired by the Kang Governor's Mansion as a staff member of the Yamen, so you should be careful in your actions in the future. ”

"What? So Kang Sichuan actually hired Lu Jin? Yan Yulin's face was incredulous: "Wasn't he dismissed by the imperial court, how could anyone still use him?" ”

"Hmph, how can people like us see through the things in the court? I have called you here today to remind you that you can no longer do what you did before, or the consequences will be unpredictable. Yan Runzhang didn't go around in any circle with them, and spoke directly.

Originally, the Yan brothers were going to add more fuel to the fire, but since the father had raised it so solemnly, it was naturally difficult to disobey, so he had to nod his head stupidly: "The child obeys the order." ”

"Also, the daughter of the Chu family, Yuqi, don't bother anymore." Yan Runzhang's face looked a little better, and he commanded again.

Before Yan Yuqi could speak, Yan Yulin was already a little unconvinced: "Dad, isn't he just a master, is our Yan family still afraid of him, and he still let the eldest brother back down like this?" ”

"What do you know?" Yan Runzhang glared at his youngest son fiercely, and then looked at his eldest son: "Actually, you were messing around before." The daughter of the Chu family has long been Lu Jin's wife, aren't you robbing someone's wife by doing this? If it were an ordinary person, it would be fine, but he now has a deep relationship with the government, and a careless mistake may lead to trouble. When the time comes, we will be very passive. ”

Yan Runzhang's words were very reasonable, even though Yan Yuqi was dissatisfied, he didn't dare to insist anymore. I had to smile wryly and nodded: "The child understands." In the future, the child will definitely stop thinking about it. Although his mouth answered, it was difficult to say what he thought in his heart.

Yan Runzhang didn't see his son's thoughts, and nodded with satisfaction: "It's good that you can understand, why is the eldest husband without a wife." In addition, we must also be extra careful about the affairs of Cao Yun in the future, this Lu Zhen is also in charge of Cao Yun in the Yamen, and it is difficult to guarantee that he will not take the opportunity to retaliate. ”

"Yes, the child will be careful." Yan Yuqi answered again, but he was quite unimpressed. The Yan family has a deep foundation in this area, and he doesn't think that Lu Jin's energy as a master can pose any threat to his family.