(Thanks to Qinggrad classmates)

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"Smack!" With a crisp sound, a stocky man was slapped horizontally and almost fell to the ground. But even so, he still didn't dare to have the slightest sense of resentment, and quickly returned to his original position, bowing his head and hanging his hands, looking like he was admitted.

The reaction to all this was only because it was Xiao Mo, the general of the Guangling County garrison camp, who beat him, and he was just a confidant general under his account. After slapping him hard, the anger on Xiao Mo's face did not cut too much, and he still glared at his subordinates viciously: "Rubbish!" It's because you didn't get things done that day that I'm so passive today! ”

"Humble and wrong!" The man replied dejectedly, with only a pang of bitterness in his heart.

A month ago, when the news of Lu Jin's return was known to Xiao Mo, he learned a lesson. And today, the total adult was deflated on the other party, or brought up the old things again, and took himself under the knife, which made him really suffer, so he could only endure it silently.

To be honest, he felt that he had not missed anything that day. Although he couldn't stab someone to death with a single knife, he watched Lu Jin fall from a cliff nearly twenty feet high. It was a cliff of about 20 feet, and it was in the wilderness, who would have thought that this guy would still be alive.

But now that the facts are in front of him, he naturally can't tell the difference, so he has to bear the consequences of his ineffective work.

After scolding a few words, beating people again, and venting his anger, Xiao Mo squinted at several subordinates beside him: "Tell me, what should I do next?" ”

"Generally, there is only one way to do it now, while he doesn't have much power, quickly get rid of people."

"Yes, my lord, since he was not careful to do things before his humble position and allowed him to live, this humble position is willing to go again, and he must be killed to avenge today's revenge!"

"No!" Just as these subordinates were about to kill Lu Jin, an old man who was dressed completely differently from them immediately interrupted them: "You are doing this to cause more trouble to the general master, not to solve the trouble. ”

"What do you mean by that?" Xiao Mo still valued this old man quite a lot, so he asked curiously.

When the others saw him ask, they swallowed back the objection that came to their lips, and looked at the old man with strange eyes. The old man sighed: "Lord General, I am afraid that today's events have been spread all over the city at this time, and everyone knows that you have suffered a big loss at the hands of Lu County Order, and the two sides have formed a grudge." If he suddenly dies at this time, I'm afraid everyone will think that you are the murderer. We must not do such self-defeating things! ”

Xiao Mo is not a fool, after listening to the other party's words angrily, he really showed a thoughtful expression: "Yes, now is indeed not the time to attack him." And when I left, he deliberately mentioned the matter of grain and grass...... "At this point, there was a trace of worry in his eyes.

"Then we can't attack him, if we can't assassinate him, he will definitely shake this matter out, and then ......" The latter words don't need to be said.

"How is this good? Even if we don't do it, I'm afraid he will report it......" Xiao Mo's heart is even more bottomless, this is a manifestation that rarely happened to him in the past.

The old man shook his head after a moment's thought: "Things are not so bad, from the fact that he is willing to point this point out to his face, you can see that there is still room for maneuver." Or he was afraid that he would offend the general manager too much this time, so he used this incident as a talisman to blackmail the adult. ”

This was reasonable, and Xiao Mo nodded unconsciously. But then, he said uneasily: "Even this is not a thing, what should I do if he holds the handle like this?" ”

The old man touched his somewhat messy white beard under his chin, and thought, "Actually, the old man feels that things have not reached the point of no return. Do you remember what he asked him to do more than a month ago? ”

Xiao Mo naturally remembered this: "Are you asking me to promise him?" But he couldn't come up with such a large sum of silver, so he couldn't help but add a sentence in his heart.

This idea was also seen by the old man: "It's not to agree completely, but to stabilize him with money first, so that he doesn't mess around." Since he is greedy for money, there is still something to talk about. As long as we take out a few hundred taels of silver to hand him over and stabilize him, we will naturally have a means to deal with him. ”

"By what means?" Knowing that the old man had always been more strategic, Xiao Mo's spirit was lifted.

"A county order is less than fifteen taels of silver a year, if the boss Yamen knows that he suddenly has a net worth of a few hundred taels of silver, what do adults think they will do?" The old man squinted his eyes and smiled.

"Wonderful! Kill with a knife! Xiao Mo couldn't help but pat the case and said happily. Although it is no longer like in the time of Taizu, if officials are convicted of corruption, their fate will not be very good.

The old man's eyes flashed: "In addition, in this matter, we can also ask the county magistrate Hou Xiancheng and Shen Zhushu to join forces, and their old people will definitely know how to choose." ”

Indeed, although Lu Zhen has been in the limelight recently, he is still too much behind Xiao in terms of strength, and those two old officialdom fritters will always choose a path that is more beneficial to them. Moreover, Xiao Mo could even use the position of county magistrate to lure them, and he was not afraid that they would not cooperate with him.

"Just do as you say, and I'll pay a sum of money for them to use for me. I don't believe that this can't get rid of him with a seven-grade county order! Xiao Mo said viciously. This incident really annoyed him, and he just wanted to get revenge on him.

"Your Excellency is wise. However, we also need to be on the lookout for what happens. He Lao added again.

"How?"

"Judging from today's events, this Lu County Commander is not a stupid person, so it's hard to guarantee that he won't also strike first. So we still have to pay attention, in case he sends someone to report the matter to Datong. He Lao gave his own meaning.

"Okay, you ......" Xiao Mo pointed to the unlucky guy just now and said: "If you messed up the matter before, you will give me a meritorious service, this time you must show me that people are dead, and no one from the county government can slip out from under your nose." Got it? ”

"Yes, I will do my best!" The man hurriedly agreed, ready to monitor the official road day and night.

And Xiao Mo's expression was only a little better at this time, with this arrangement, he must be able to eradicate Lu Jin's henchman soon.

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Xiao Mo hit the idea inside the county office, but obviously, he still underestimated the two officials who had always been very low-key.

At this time, these two were gathering together, replacing wine with tea, and whispering about today's incident.

As the same officials, the two of them have been here for a long time longer than Lu Jin, so their roots are deep, and they know that cooperation is beneficial to both sides, and the two have joined forces a few years ago, and many things will be discussed.

Now that Lu Jin's sudden appearance has made these two people have to be cautious.

In the curling tea steam, Hou Xiancheng made a gesture of please, and then drank the tea in the cup. The Shen master on the opposite side also raised his glass and dried the tea.

After putting down the cup, Master Shen said, "This time, our Lu County Order really showed a big face. ”

"But it also caused a big disaster. Dare to completely tear your face with Xiao Mo, and our life will not be easy in the future. Hou County Cheng said.

"He's not going to blame everything on our entire county office, is he?"

"Impossible? Xiao Mo looks rough, but in fact, his heart is extremely narrow, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he will repay him. Will he swallow this breath this time? ”

"But ......" Shen Zhushu wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Hou Xiancheng: "Of course he won't attack us people clearly, but it's hard to guarantee that he won't start with us to deal with Lu Xianling, you say that when the time comes, what should we do?" ”

This time, Shen Zhushu really couldn't come up with an idea, and his face was full of embarrassment: "Our Lu County Commander is not a good person, and it may not be easy to be an enemy with him." ”

"This man is much more powerful than the old one. Quietly, Zheng Fu was first thrown into prison, and then even Xiao Mo couldn't help him. Hou Xiancheng sighed: "To be honest, I regret that I didn't break it that day, but now it is difficult to ride a tiger." ”

"Indeed, now that he has become a climate, it has become very difficult for us to reveal his identity, and we may even be bitten back by him and go with that Zheng Fu." Master Shen was deeply wary, and it was obvious that Lu Zhen had left a lot of shadows in his heart.

"So we just pretend we don't know anything." Hou Xiancheng concluded.

"By the way, what do you just say? That Xiao Mo is not something you and I can offend. ”

"We must not be involved in this matter too much...... And from the perspective of our own interests, Lu Jin's victory is the best thing! ”

"You mean ......"

"False and wronged!" The two of them looked at each other, almost in unison, and then they both laughed.

The two offenses are the best way to deal with this matter. But to do this, and not offend both parties, is a test of skill. Only these two old fritters who have been tested in the Yamen at the bottom can grasp the degree of this.

Subsequently, Hou Xiancheng said: "And in some key matters, we still have to favor our Lu County Order, and we must always help him win." ”

"To be honest, I'm curious to see what he's going to do next. I heard that he went to the prison to interrogate Zheng Fu, I don't know what he will ask. Master Shen said softly.

"Well, I guess it has a lot to do with Xiao Mo's weakness." While speaking, Hou Xiancheng filled the two of them with tea and made a gesture of please.

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Before the arrival of a new day, the third watch finally came out!!!! Then, the passerby frowned and found that things were not simple~~~~