"Welcome Lord Lu to appreciate the light - Lord Lu can come, that is the blessing of the grass people......" Lai Chuntao smiled and flattered him.

"Boss Lai's birthday, so many dignitaries are here, if I don't come, won't I be able to fight with my colleagues?" Lu Sheng said with a smile, as soon as these words came out, the faces of the officials present changed greatly.

I didn't know Lu Sheng's identity before, but now that I know, of course I was terrified.

Lu Sheng is not only an official from the fourth grade, but also an inspector of Wuzhou, and most of the officials at all levels in Jiangbei Province are at the level of officials. And coming to Jiangbei at this time, it goes without saying that it is related to this official assessment.

After three years of conscientious work, just to be able to go further in an assessment, he was caught by Lu Sheng at this juncture, and the mood of officials at all levels can be imagined.

Those low-level petty officials are okay, and they have never met Lu Sheng. Everyone was wearing civilian clothes, and Lu Sheng didn't necessarily know who was who. But the prefect of Cheng in the crowd was pale and sweaty at the moment.

recalled that before, his attitude towards Lu Sheng was not too friendly, and then he made a fool of himself in court. Now, he is participating in such half-black, half-white merchants' banquets. The prefect of Cheng can even foresee, not to mention that there is no hope for this promotion, even if he can work for a few years, it will be a problem.

"Lord Lu, please take a seat!" Lai Chuntao invited Lu Sheng into the main table with a spring breeze. And since Lu Sheng already knew that his identity was exposed, it would be too much to pretend.

At the main table, the prefect of Cheng hated Lai Chuntao half to death. If Lai Chuntao hadn't invited someone, he would have categorically not believed it. Even, the prefect of Cheng maliciously speculated, did Lai Chuntao deliberately set up a situation to ruin his future?

"What a coincidence?" Lu Sheng greeted the Cheng Governor's Mansion opposite with a smile.

"Lord Lu, this is just an ordinary entertainment. Lai Chuntao is a huge rich man in this house, and his family is worth 10% of the annual tax, and the lower officials are just ...... Just ......"

"Needless to say, I also think this is how it should be. As an official, should he have a good relationship with the people...... By the way, how many colleagues are here today? ”

When Lu Sheng said this, he was stunned by the prefect's face. In an instant, the abacus in my heart crackled and fluttered fast, why? Why was I caught by Lu Sheng, and you guys got through one by one?

Thinking of this, the corners of Cheng's mouth twitched slightly, and a bad smile appeared at the corners of his mouth, "Lord Lu, let's go to the officialdom of Nanfu, almost thirty percent of them have come, but there are many other prefectures in Jiangbei Province that are not far away.

That one is the prefect of Shuyang Mansion, and the one on the side is the general judgment of Shuyang Mansion, and that one, the prefect of Tianxu Mansion, ......"

Lu Sheng listened with a smile on his face, how did he feel that the prefect Cheng was so excited when he said these names?

"Cheng Governor's Mansion, why does he have so many colleagues who are not far away from him, even if it is for his money, isn't Dongcheng Yaxing in our Tongnan Mansion?"

"My lord doesn't know that this Lai Chuntao is not only the business of Dongcheng Yahang, but also other businesses throughout Jiangbei Province. In Gangbuk-do, there are seventeen or eighteen car dealers and bazaars.

I heard that because his family had a lot of money, he couldn't manage it himself, so he hired eighteen big shopkeepers to take care of various businesses for him. And these are not the reasons why colleagues are scrambling to be the first, the real reason is that Lai Chuntao can see the sky with his hands and eyes. ”

"Hands and eyes to the sky?" Lu Sheng looked at Cheng Zhifu curiously, and he already understood in his heart that Cheng Zhifu was planning to give it a complete fight.

According to the information and intelligence obtained by Lu Sheng, there is still a bottom line for the prefect to be an official. And that's thanks to his strong wife. In addition to Mrs. Cheng's bad looks and not very good temper, her vision and mind are incomparable to many men.

In addition to obeying the prefect's administration, she was not allowed to become a prefect to be greedy for a penny, nor was she allowed to be a prefect to derelict his official duties.

Sometimes, she will also give advice to the prefect of Cheng. Cheng Zhifu is only forty years old, and he is the sixth-grade prefect, which is a miracle for people who have no background and climb up step by step on their own.

But now, he has been working in the prefect of Tongnan Province for five years. If you are a prefect of any prefecture, it will be a fat difference in real power. But Tongnan Mansion has the same embarrassment as Jinling Mansion.

On Tongnan Mansion, there is also the Envoy's Mansion, big and small things are the affairs of the Envoy's Mansion, and the big and small achievements are also the merits of the Envoy's Mansion. The only job of the prefect's yamen is to take the blame for the envoy's office.

The prefect of Cheng has long wanted to move it, even if it is transferred to other states. A few years ago, the prefect of Cheng thought about establishing a good relationship with Lai Chuntao, and wanted to use this power to make himself go further.

But when he returned home, his wife beat him with a rattan stick, and strangled this budding idea directly, in his wife's words, it is better to take refuge in this kind of person who has no children and grandchildren? Maybe in a hundred years, future generations will be affected.

Cheng Zhifu can forget it if he thinks about it, but it didn't take long for the people who didn't deal with him to take refuge in the past, and even more so broke the idea of Cheng Zhifu taking refuge. I didn't take refuge, but that doesn't mean I don't care.

Governor Cheng is very hot about the power behind Lai Chuntao, but unfortunately it doesn't belong to him, and he is helpless.

Now there are two ways in front of the prefect of Cheng, one is to climb the thigh of the Nanling Palace, and the other is to eat and wait for death in Jiangbei Road. He was unwilling to wait for death, but the legs of Nanling Wangfu were unattainable.

Yesterday, when he learned that Lu Sheng was actually the descendant of Nanling Wangfu, he was so remorseful that he wanted to fan himself to death. It's all because he is indifferent to the affairs of the Jianghu martial arts, and the court keeps Lu Sheng's identity secret.

Although this kind of cover can't hide from people with intentions, the prefect of Cheng didn't pay attention to it.

knew that he had offended Lu Sheng, and he saw that the only way was about to be blocked. At this time, this scene was hit by Lu Sheng. If you don't take a stand at this time, don't take the last chance. In the future, don't talk about climbing up to Nanling Palace, even if you eat and wait for death, it is also a luxury.

Lu Sheng looked at the solemn eyes of the prefect of Cheng, and his heart was indifferent, "Where is the reincarnation of the five grains here?"

"Lord Lu, the lower official will take you there. Governor Cheng immediately stood up and smiled.

The two left one after the other, and naturally there was a pair of eyes staring behind them. But when he saw that both of them were heading to the hut, the staring eyes had to turn away.

"Governor Cheng, what do you mean by hands and eyes leading to the sky?" Lu Sheng asked casually.

"That Lai Chuntao can get on the line with the three princes! Now almost all the officials, households, and works of the imperial court are from the three princes.

The promotion of colleagues in charge of the ministry and the friendship with Lai Chuntao are nothing more than a show of loyalty to the three princes. In this way, if there is a vacancy in the future, it is natural to consider your own people first. ”

"As far as I know, that Lai Chuntao is just a gangster, not to mention illiterate characters, he worked as a coolie in his early years, he did a splash, and he was also in and out of the prison cell. ”

"Yes, at first, Xia Guan didn't believe it. This Lai Chuntao is just a small person in Shengdou, how can he have a connection with the three princes. But then I found out that the kid was really shit lucky.

He had an uncle who was too poor when he was a child, so he was sent to the palace by his family. Because Concubine Yu was a fellow villager, she later worked as an errand in Tianyu Palace. Won the trust of the concubine, fifteen years ago, the father-in-law Chen returned to his hometown to find Lai Chuntao, and after that, Lai Chuntao and the third prince got on the line. ”

"I said, this Lai Chuntao is too fast......" Lu Sheng smiled and didn't ask again. Being able to get this information from the mouth of the prefect of Cheng, Lu Sheng already felt that the trip was worthwhile.

The network that scared him wasn't as terrifying as it used to be. After all, fear comes from the unknown. It's like knowing that there is a net in front of you, and there is danger behind the net.

Before you open the net, you don't know whether it's a poisonous snake or a beast or a poisonous insect, and you will be afraid to open it in your heart. But if you already know what's under the net, and then you can take appropriate measures and then open it, then you don't have to be so afraid.

Such a huge network of relationships, if it is because of the three princes in the palace, it is reasonable.

Back at the wine table, Lu Sheng and Governor Cheng tacitly agreed not to continue the previous topic, and the rest of the talk was nothing more than wind and snow.

During the chat, Governor Cheng's senses for Lu Sheng changed again, and Lu Sheng was not as cold as he imagined. At least, when Lu Sheng talks about the wind and snow, he is more debauched than anyone else.

If it weren't for Lu Sheng's gorgeous achievements in front of him, I am afraid that the prefect of Cheng would only be able to think that Lu Sheng in front of him was a young and frivolous talent.

"Ladies and gentlemen, relatives and friends, old friends, and all my lords, Lai is grateful, thank you very much for giving Lai a face. Lai can have today, it all depends on two points, the first is luck, Lai is prosperous, so in the past ten years, there have been ups and downs in the business sea.

The other is that it is all about the help of friends, all of whom are friends of Lai, and they all know that Lai loves to make friends. Without the help of friends, Lai may still be moving things at the dock as a coolie.

Today is Lai's 40th birthday. It's a birthday, and Lai doesn't say anything about a big birthday. Today, good wine and good food, if you have enough, you can eat as much as you can. Since you're here, you must have a good time.

During this period, Lai prepared singing and dancing for everyone, and prepared beautiful women as companions. I also invited the first beauty of Tongnan Mansion, Qingxuan girl, to play the piano to cheer up. Although Lai is a layman, today, Lai is also a vassal and elegant! Everyone said, okay?"

"Okay!

"Hahaha...... Boss Lai's net worth, this bit of silver is a dime!"

"Hahaha, you're welcome, everyone, eat!"

"The chefs in the back kitchen, it's time to start—"

In an instant, the atmosphere of the whole scene boiled. This kind of lively atmosphere is absolutely impossible for a literati and elegant gathering. In Lu Sheng's view, this feels like returning to the lively disco bar in his previous life.

At the moment of the hustle and bustle of Lai Chuntao's birthday banquet, in the intricate alleys of Tongnan City, sneaky figures came out of the hidden places, they didn't seem to know each other, no one spoke, and no one made any exchanges.

It is as if robots, according to the set program, are approaching the same goal in parallel with each other.

In the dark night, there is silence.

Suddenly, Gai Ying, who was lying on the bed, opened his eyes.