On the way home, Xu Chu asked Guo Jia how likely it would be for his father and son to become officials.

Guo Jia said with a smile: "As expected, the Zhou father and son will visit the county officials more in five days, so as to know the depth of the lord and then make plans." Then he shook his head and said, "Five days is not long or short, and there is not enough time to visit the county sergeant clan, but there are some things, and the lord still did it early." ”

"What?"

"Visit the county school."

This is a change of law to remind Xu Chu: Talent is important, and Zhou's father and son must work hard, but as a superior, what should be done cannot be delayed.

Xu Chu knew that what Zhou's father and son were watching was nothing more than whether he handled things appropriately and profitably after he arrived at the county government, and whether his henchmen and subordinates were brave and strategic.

Xu Chu is very confident in his subordinates, even if it is Zhou Yu, when he sees Xi Zhong, Xu Shu, Gan Ning, Le Jin and others, he is afraid that he will not take it lightly. These are all one-in-a-million talents, and they will definitely give Xu Chu extra points. But the other thing is difficult to say, Xu Chu has just arrived in Lujiang, there are not many things he can do, and it is indeed difficult to show his ability.

Guo Jia said that the visit to the county school may also give Xu Chu extra points. This is true not only for Zhou Yi and Zhou Yu, but also for those officials in the county and state.

Xu Chu said: "What Feng Xiao said is that after visiting the county school, he will visit the county sergeant clan on a day to select talents. ”

Back at the county government, Zhang Yun and Xie Zhen heard that Xu Chu was back, and they came over with the case. As soon as it was a trivial matter, Zhang Yun, Xie Zhen and other officials sent it to Xu Shu and Xizhong to discuss and finalize it according to what Xu Chu said.

For example, some big and powerful people in the counties of the county have committed crimes. What can be sent to the county for filing is generally not a trivial matter, and it is often 'thief', 'murder', 'land swallowing' and the like. When Lu Kang was there, his attitude towards these big and small heroes was: Don't go too far, the county will not go deeper. Another example is the thief, it stands to reason that this is a very taboo crime that the government is very taboo and must be severely punished, but in Lujiang, the situation is obviously different. Lujiang's **, robbers are the most difficult to control part of the people, these people are complex, just three years of Lujiang County Haoqiang Huang Sui united Jiangxia barbarian rebellion, that is, Haoqiang and barbarians, bandits colluded with each other; There is also the area of Dabie Mountain, which is deserted, and dozens of thieves of all sizes are hoarded there, and if you want to send troops to recruit, it is still unknown whether you can see them. If you force people to the opposite side of you, and there will be another rebellion of more than 10,000 people, how can Lujiang County withstand it? Collusion with thieves to loot some goods, kill a few people, annex some fields, turn a blind eye and pass away, but when encountering large-scale thieves, these fornicating thieves can provide information and support to the county. Therefore, Lu Kang had no choice but to choose this strategy.

The county officials led by Zhang Yun and Xie Zhen were a little afraid of Xu Chu in their hearts, which was due to Xu Chu's strong soldiers, but more importantly, they were afraid that Xu Chu would 'make trouble'. As soon as he heard that there were powerful thieves and murderers, he was furious and wanted to punish these people. Yang Zhai and Zhang's family have all been killed, are you still afraid of these small fish and shrimp?

When they presented the lawless affairs reported by the counties to Xu Chu for reading, both of them were in their hearts.

Xu Chu didn't even look at it.

"I don't dare to compare with the sages, but 'Xiao Gui Cao Sui', just arrived in the county, and he took Lu Yuzhang's old routine to handle county affairs. The second monarch has been in the county for a long time, and how to do it, the second monarch can decide by himself, and it will be said when it is really difficult to decide. ”

Zhang Yun and Xie Zhen breathed a sigh of relief, and after they went back, they were full of praise for Xu Chu's approach. Because Xu Chu's 'Xiao Gui Cao Sui' is very beneficial to them, the old officials of the county and county.

One is that the power has not only not changed, but has increased in the short term; One is to see Xu Chu's sincerity in establishing a good relationship with the local scholars.

From the perspective of Lujiang County alone, Xu Chu's arrival has brought earth-shaking changes to the entire pattern. Xu Chu worked as a taishou in Yingchuan, and there must be a group of capable people around him who are enough to participate in political affairs, and this part of the people will have a huge impact on the old power structure. Xu Chu of the county government night banquet stated that there would be no change in personnel for the time being, and now he announced that he would delegate power to the people below.

The two retired, and Xu Chu couldn't help but think: I don't know if this matter is handled properly or too weak in Zhou Yu's opinion? Thinking about it, he laughed at himself, this was not his decision alone, but it was discussed with the strategists, if Zhou Yu couldn't even look down on the plan made by Xi Zhong, Guo Jia, and Xu Shu together, it would be too appalling.

The day to go to the county school was set for tomorrow, and the sky was not beautiful, and it rained lightly.

Visiting Zhou Yi is in the name of a private person; Going to the county school to visit is a business matter, and it is a business affair, and it is impossible to avoid the county officials, so I greeted the county officials before coming, and everyone came to accompany Xu Chu early in the morning.

Lu Kang is a famous person, and the county school is naturally valued. The school building occupies a large area, but I don't know if it is because there are not many people in Lujiang who read books, or because the people in the county are too strong, the school building is deserted, and there are only four scripture teachers who came to greet Xu Chu.

The winter rain rolled up the cold, the school house was bleak and cold, and the group walked along the road, and there were sighs from time to time.

Occasionally hearing the sound of reading, Xu Chu went over to ask for warmth to show encouragement. There are only about 100 students in total, and for a county school in a county, the number is indeed pitiful. So in fact, there is nothing to see, but you can't come in vain, Xu Chu motioned to Zhang Yun and Xie Zhen to come closer, and said to them: "Four scripture teachers, more than 100 students, too few." ”

Xie Zhen tried to reply: "Does the Ming Mansion want to expand the recruitment of county school personnel?" ”

Xu Chu nodded heavily, "Go and invite more erudite and virtuous Confucian scholars to be scripture teachers, and it is better to be over forty years old; In addition, an additional monthly allowance is allocated to supplement the teachers who come to give lectures and the students who come to study. Particularly poor students should pay special attention to it. Xie Jun, this matter is up to you. ”

Lujiang is not rich in money and food, but because Xu Chu's decision is conducive to the style of study, none of the county officials objected, and they all nodded solemnly. If it weren't for the backing of these grains brought from Yingchuan, to be honest, Xu Chu would not have spent any more money and grain on county education. But the benefits of attaching importance to county learning are also obvious, especially for a martial artist like Xu Chu, doing this will make the scholars naturally have a good impression of Xu Chu, and when they are about to do something, they will inadvertently favor Xu Chu. That's all for later.

However, it was said that when Xu Chu was visiting the county school, Zhou Yu went out in the rain and quietly came to the county government. Not for anything else, just to carefully observe Xu Chu's henchmen.

Many of the Cao's scholars, scholars, and other officials in the county government have known Zhou Yu for a long time, and with their help, Zhou Yu has his own way to observe the information he wants.

For several days, the more Zhou Yu looked at it, the more strange it became, and the more he watched, the more surprised he became. The strange thing is that Xu Chu employs people, all of whom are not famous children, as well as rangers from all over the world. What is surprising is that these children of the poor family and the heroes of the Quartet are also very within their reach, especially the military attache who commands the soldiers in the military camp, which brings Zhou Yu a very direct feeling.

Three days later, at home, Zhou Yu begged to see his father and said: "Xu Houzhi's command is full of heroes, I really don't know how he recruited these talents. ”

Zhou Yi said cautiously: "My father learned from the old friends in the county that Xu Hou's actions after entering the county were also praised by the officials in the county. After a pause, Zhou Yi suddenly remembered something, "Wu'er used to talk about Wucheng Hou earlier, and now I look at 'Zhaowu Hou', which of the two is better or worse?" ”

Sun Jian became famous early and has many military exploits, and his Jiangdong Tiger is already an adult tiger with full wings; On the other hand, Xu Chu is indeed much inferior in comparison, and the Yuzhou Tiger is still just a milk tiger and a young tiger.

Zhou Yu was secretly comparing the two, and when Zhou Yi talked about it, he no longer hid it, and said: "My lord, I originally planned to leave for Shouchun County in the near future to make friends with the son of the Marquis of Wucheng. But now ......"

"Now you've changed your mind? Do you think that Marquis Zhaowu should be better than Marquis Wucheng? ”

"Definitely. Yu had secretly known Wucheng Hou before, and his fierce generals, such as Danyang Zhu Junli, Liaoxi Han Yigong, and Beiping Cheng Demou, were all heroes of the world, and like his wife and brother Wu Jing and confidant Zu Mao, they were also capable of fighting. Ran Yu believes that Xu Hou is also as good as Xu Hou. ”

Zhu Zhi, the word Junli; Han Dang, the word Yigong; Cheng Pu, the word Demou.

Zhou Yi didn't want his baby son to know everything about Sun Jian's side for a long time, and suddenly he was also interested, and asked, "Where is Xu Hou good?" ”

Zhou Yu said: "First, Xu Hou is now the prince of this county; Second, Xu Hou's command is also full of talents, and adults must have heard of it now; Finally, and most importantly, Xu Hou respects celebrities, Nanyang He Boqiu, Chen Liu, Cai Bojiao and other celebrities in the world are friendly with Xu Hou. ”

As soon as this was said, Zhou Yi, who pricked up his ears and listened carefully, immediately sighed: "I know how to choose." ”

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On the evening of the day he came back from the county school, a person suddenly came to Shu County, wanting to be an official in Lujiang County, and by the way, he also brought a blockbuster news - Dong Zhuo deposed the fourteen-year-old son of heaven Liu Wei in the Chongde Palace, and established the nine-year-old Donghou Liu Xie as the new monarch.

Almost at the same time, letters from Cao Cao and Xun Yu were also sent to Lujiang. In addition to talking about the abolition of the Son of Heaven, the two also wrote in the letter: Yuan Benchu and Yuan Highway escaped from Luoyang because Taifu Yuan Kui had to agree to Dong Zhuo's abolition of the Son of Heaven.

Cao Cao, Zhong Xuan, Xun Yu and others still stayed in Luoyang, while Xun Yu abandoned his official position and returned to his hometown.

Xu Chu looked at the person who came, and said with a sad expression: "George, there are people in the world who are as rampant as Dong thieves!" ”