Nearly 200 officials stood in the hall of the county government, arranged in rows according to their status, looking silent.

"I also want to trouble Lu Zhisi, and spread what Le Mou said to the ears of the elders in the various towns and towns of Pingyu, if you want to do it for a long time, you can do it like this!" Lotte set his eyes on Ruji, who was standing at the front of all the officials, but the smile on his face was as warm as a spring breeze.

"Yes!" Rudbid's face twitched, and he responded.

As an errand boy in the government, the salary of a year is only more than ten yuan at most, and it is difficult to even support oneself, let alone support a family. Since the salary is not high, these people start to engage in gray income. If you talk about the gray income combined, the income of a year is probably more generous than the official salary of the county master.

These people who serve as elders in the township have no salary, but there are still people who grab their heads to be the heads, and there is no need to explain the reason.

Lotte has also been an errand boy, so he naturally knows what is dirty.

A house in the county town seems to be an astronomical amount in the eyes of ordinary people, and in the eyes of these errands, it is just a year's gray income, and these errands are not willing to lose their errands for a house, and besides, the house is not their own, and the relocation fees issued by the government are also rich enough.

Obviously, the expected effect was achieved, Chen Zhixian and Yan Zhushu glanced at Lotte together, and their eyes showed appreciation.

Two lives, Lotte is familiar with his previous life, when those developers of the Celestial Empire dealt with the demolition households, those many routines of civil and martial arts, black and white, I didn't expect that I was inexplicably played after crossing.

Things have been almost arranged, just wait for the result, Chen Zhixian made a final concluding speech, and instructed: "You guys step down and do a good job of the things that the Le Zhu Division has to explain!" ”

Qi Qi responded, and a group of messengers sent a salute and then retreated.

Just as everyone was getting up, Lotte suddenly spoke; "Lu Shusi, Fan Tiesi, Hong Yinshi, the three of you stay for a while!"

Lotte's words fell, and the people who were about to walk out of the county hall looked at the three of Lu Shusi, their expressions couldn't help but become complicated, and they faintly felt a little sympathy, but they didn't dare to say anything, and hurriedly retreated. At the same time, I tried to remember that my family had relatives living in the county seat, and I was hit by a fire a while ago, in short, I couldn't lose my errand.

Hearing Lotte shouting that the three of them stayed, this Lu Shusi, Fan Tiesi, and Hong Yinshi were afraid that the three of them were panicked, for no other reason, these three people were the eyeliner placed by the Lu family in the yamen.

These three people are all close associates of Lu He, and they have a shallow relationship, and today Lu He, the former Gongfang, openly quarreled with Huang Da and others, and the three of them were even more speculative in their hearts.

When everyone retreated, Lotte saw the three of them looking panicked, and said with a light smile: "Don't panic the three of you, Le asked the three to stay, it is to ask the three to pass a word for the master of the Lu family. ”

As he spoke, a big red bronzing invitation was handed to Lu Shusi.

Today, Lu Zhisi followed Huang Da to make trouble, which really surprised the three of them, for fear that they would be implicated, and they were even more worried when they were called by Lotte, but they didn't expect it to be such a dispatch. Immediately, the three of Lu Shusi glanced at each other, and each of them sighed in their hearts, and they hurriedly responded.

Pingyu fire, nearly half of the restaurants in the county were burned down, and Master Yan had no choice but to place the banquet in the county mansion, but also for fear of causing news leakage.

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Inside the county government mansion.

It was almost halfway through the unitary time, and Master Lu had not yet appeared. Master Yan looked at Lotte and asked, "Will this head of the Lu family come?" ”

"Yes!" On the side, he should affirm, and at the same time analyzed: "Since the torturer was driven out of the county office, the power of the Lu family in the county government has begun to weaken, and the removal of Lu Zhisi has made the Lu family feel even worse, so the subordinates are sure that the head of the Lu family will definitely come!" ”

Master Yan nodded slightly.

Before the words fell, there was a sound of footsteps in the county mansion, and then an old man wearing a scarf, a brocade robe, and a blob hanging from his waist, dressed like a rich man, led by a miscellaneous man, appeared at the door with a smile. Then he stepped into the house and bowed his hand to Master Yan: "Let the master of the master wait for a long time, Lu is rude!" ”

Seeing Lu Shusi following behind the old man, Lotte immediately knew what the identity of the old man was, and Master Yan also got up and arched his hand: "Could the old gentleman be the head of the Lu family?" ”

"Don't dare to be, the little old man is the first patriarch of the Lu family!" The old man dressed as a rich man in a brocade robe answered, and then said with a smile on his face and a little apologetic: "Recently, the fire in Pingyu, the little old man's house in the county town was burned to the ground, so he had to move to the countryside to live. ”

"Master Lu can come, Yan is very pleased!" Master Yan replied.

After a polite gesture, the guests and hosts sat down.

After serving the wine and food, chatting about some innocuous topics, after three rounds of drinking, Le Cai spoke: "Where is Lu Yuan's real estate in the city?" ”

"Near Jiufen Lane at the East Gate!" The head of the Lu family is very strict-mouthed, and he doesn't say a word of nonsense.

Lotte continued: "Recently, the county respects want to rebuild Pingyu, or use silver money to buy and collect the homestead of the affected people, or collect it in the way of changing homes. ”

"The house and land are left by the ancestors, if you rashly sell them to outsiders, wouldn't it be a loser!" It's not that this Lu Yuanwai doesn't show his words, or he has ulterior motives, and his mouth is tightly covered.

Some time ago, Lotte and Lu Abbot fought the law, how could the patriarch of the Lu clan not know.

Lotte asked again: "Today, the former prisoner of the torture room, Lu He, Huang and Qin, came to the county government to make noise, did Lu Yuanwai know?" ”

"It seems that these people's thoughts coincide with the old man, and they all focus on the ancestral family business, so they will make such a move!" The head of the Lu family faced Lotte's questions and began to play Tai Chi.

Sure enough, it is an old man, and what Lu Abssi said has no place for people to grasp, which makes Lotte secretly angry in his heart.

It seems that there are no dry goods, the old patriarch of the Lu family is unwilling to give in, Lotte said: "As far as Le knows, I Pingyu County Yaxu and the officials, most of them are elected by the local noble families and wealthy families, and now the rest of the families are gradually sitting on the big side of the county government officials, and the Lu family has lost troops one after another in the county government, and now this Lu He is even more angry with Huang Da, openly opposing the county government and the county respect......"

When speaking, Lotte has been paying attention to the look of this Lu Yuanwai, but to Lotte's disappointment, this Lu Yuanwai is still at ease, as if what Lotte said has nothing to do with him.

"The county lord said that if someone does not sign the requisition contract, the relatives who hold public positions in the county government office where they are located will be implicated and will go to their positions in the yamen." Speaking of this, Lotte accentuated his tone: "If the Lu family does not follow the words of the county lord, I am afraid that Lu Shusi and others will inevitably return to the family to farm!" ”

Lu Shusi was dismissed by the government unexpectedly, which means that the Lu family has lost the last few eyeliners arranged in the county government, which means that the Lu family has fallen into a trough and no longer has the strength to compete with other families.

Lotte's words fell, and the head of the Lu family's expression was no longer as indifferent as before, and his face instantly became ugly. Then he looked at Lotte and sneered: "I'm afraid this is not the meaning of the county honor, but the idea of the Le Charge Division!" ”

"The eldest master is dedicated to the people, and he is just doing his best to assist himself!" Lotte neither admitted nor denied it, and the next words began to be full of temptation: "As long as Mr. Lu is willing to sign the homestead deed, and persuade that Lu He no longer makes trouble with Huang Yuanwai, he can preserve the strength of the family, and at present, the position of the prison director is still vacant, and the master of the chief bookkeeper can say a few words in front of the county lord, and let Lu Shusi be the prisoner of this torture room!" ”

Hearing this, Lu Shusi's eyes widened in disbelief, and then his eyes were full of blazing color.

The head of the Lu family was moved, but he was a little embarrassed: "That Huang Da is the younger brother of the old man, and my Lu family is also ......."

Obviously, the head of the Lu family has his own unspeakable secrets, and the Lu family cannot afford to offend Huang Tong.

"I have a system for being an official, and there are only two terms of office in one place, and there are very few terms, and the two terms of this Huang Tong sentence in Caizhou are nearly complete, and I don't know where I will move to." Lotte stepped forward and said, "One is the general judge who is about to expire, and the other is the Zhengyin of a county that is still two and a half years away from the expiration of his term.

After thinking for a moment, the head of the Lu family smiled lightly: "The Lu family is willing to serve the county lord!" ”

There are no eternal friends, only eternal interests, this sentence is not false at all, it did not exceed Lotte's expectations, and the head of the Lu family was finally taken down by himself.

When the matter was done, Lotte smiled lightly, and did not say much, and the rest of the matter was discussed by Master Yan.

The incident is not only eye-catching in the public opinion, but also in the city of Caizhou, there are countless pairs of eyes staring at this scene.

A discerning person can see at a glance that Huang Da was pushed to the front of the scene, and Huang Tongju was secretly fueling the troubles. Everyone is secretly watching this contest to see who is the final winner.

Lotte's Zhulian method was so successful that the officials from all walks of life who worked in the government tried their best to persuade their relatives who were relocated to the family after returning home.

The position of the detention director of a torture room even bribed the Lu family, causing the former detention director to die down and honestly shut up.

Seeing that the people who were making trouble with him were all turning back, Huang Da and Qin Yuanwai were only anxious to break the product, but it was to no avail.

The three-day limit that Huang Da shouted at the county government soon arrived. On the day when the three-day limit came, in front of the county yamen, the people did not gather as expected, and the office officials came and went, and everything returned to its former appearance.

A farce finally subsided.

Huang Tong judged that one Buddha was born and two Buddhas ascended to heaven, and he had planned for a long time, and the plan to attack Chen Zhixian was perfect, but it was actually dissolved in Lotte's understatement, and he was extremely angry but helpless in his heart.

After venting some scolding, Qin Yuanwai began to accept his fate a little, he seemed to be unable to fight the young man with a weak crown, and he couldn't help but be a little afraid in his heart, what kind of revenge would he suffer if he offended Chen Zhixian and Lotte twice in a row.

In the city of Caizhou Mansion, a pair of eyes are also staring at this farce in Pingyu. What surprised these people who were officials and old fritters was that this farce had just begun, and it ended so silently.

Since then, the name of Lotte, a county official, has been imprinted in the hearts of a group of officials who are watching from the sidelines in Caizhou.

Disturbing trouble in front of the people's yamen has always been a headache for officials close to the people, and the punishment is very likely to cause civil revolt; The punishment is light, and these people may get an inch. Lotte's method of resolving conflicts is a classic in officialdom.

Many patriarchs with big surnames in Pingyu, as well as many officials and so-called scholars in the ya, also began to look at Lotte differently, originally these people thought that Lotte was just doing a few floating words, relying on the ability of flattery to get the county's respect. When I usually see Lotte, although I am respectful in my words, I always show a bit of tiredness in my eyes, and I am indispensable in private.

However, since Lotte put down the troubles, these people's eyes on Lotte have changed immediately. From this moment on, Lotte's prestige has been established in Pingyu, and it is no longer the image of a villain who can only flatter in the eyes of others.

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