Tianshui County, a slightly "shabby" county guard......

Lin Ruopu's face was so gloomy that he could almost drip water, and in front of him, the two officers were trembling, lying on the ground and not daring to raise their heads.

At his feet, Ma Qingyuan's body was completely cold, and only the Dao robe he was wearing was vaguely recognizable.

"Waste, all waste!" Lin Ruopu smashed the teacup in his hand and jumped like thunder.

The death of Ma Qingyuan has nothing to do with it, but the destruction of Taishou Spring is an unacceptable thing.

It's a full income of five million taels a year, although he can only get a very small part of the dividends, that year is also hundreds of thousands of taels, not to mention that over the years, relying on these wines, he is almost about to open up all the relationships.

The relationship between the Ministry of Industry is almost even!

"Waste, waste......" Lin Ruopu vented for half an hour, so tired that he was half lying on the Taishi chair and panting.

On the ground, several officers let the porcelain pieces cut their faces, and they didn't dare to breathe.

At this moment, a fresh breeze swept by the door, and an old man appeared in the courtyard.

Lin Ruopu's body trembled, and he quickly got up.

"Get out of here!"

Several officers were relieved and hurried away, as if they had not seen the old man.

Lin Ruopu straightened out his official robe, squeezed out a smile with difficulty, and ran out quickly.

"Huang Lao, the lower official ......"

Before he could finish his polite words, the old man waved his hand.

Lin Ruopu suddenly didn't dare to squeak.

"Lord Lin, do you know how important this Taishou Spring is?" The old man's voice was cold to the extreme.

Lin Ruopu was frightened, and nodded again and again: "The lower official understands, the lower official understands." ”

"Are you guilty?"

Lin Ruopu was so frightened that he pounced and knelt down suddenly. "Elder Huang, the lower officials have found out that these are all done by Lu Gong, and Judge Ma also died at his hands......"

"Hmph......" Huang Lao suddenly snorted coldly, "Ma Qingyuan obviously committed suicide in fear of sin, do you think I am blind?" ”

"The lower officials don't dare, the lower officials don't dare!" Lin Ruopu was shocked. "The officers and soldiers on guard that day can testify, my lord, the wild boar spirit who has been in cahoots with Lu Gong made a big fuss about the winery that day. and the river god family of the river, which is also inseparable. Don't worry, my lord, I will arrest these thieves as soon as possible. ”

"Arrested?" Huang Lao's eyes suddenly flashed with a cold light, and Lin Ruopu flew out in an instant. "You are a county guard, what are you going to do to capture a group of gods? Have you forgotten the rule that yin and yang do not interfere with each other? Don't forget, those old guys on several mountains are staring at us now, if they catch the braids, it will be a good thing, and a hundred Lin Ruopu will not be enough to die. ”

Lin Ruopu got up from the ground and didn't dare to speak again.

Huang Lao took a breath, his face was slightly pale, and he took a few deep breaths. "Get up first!"

Lin Ruopu hurriedly got up.

Huang Lao walked to the Taishi chair by himself, sat down, and changed the topic. "Good news for you, Your Majesty has already seen the design drawings sent to the Ministry of Works."

Lin Ruopu's body trembled and bent down.

"If nothing else, the Ministry of Engineering will soon have the paperwork down."

Lin Ruopu was puzzled: "Didn't you say last time, Lord Shangshu ......"

"You don't have to worry about that, we'll work it out, as long as you don't forget who you are. We have lost a lot of money this time, but this spring is not irreplaceable. We have enough inventory to last three to five years, enough to start anew. Huang Lao's voice was no longer so cold, "Lu Gong's matter is unavoidable, you should leave it alone, wait for Xinchenghuang to be in place, and according to the law of Yin Si, you will sweep him and the rest of the party together." ”

"Don't I have to do anything?" Lin Ruopu was unwilling.

After fighting with Lu Gong several times, he didn't get any benefits, which made him resentful. Although the distillery could be rebuilt in another location, it had nothing to do with him at all.

This is a dividend of more than 100,000 taels a year.

Without this money, how can I go further if I go to Kyoto in the future?

Cutting off people's wealth is equivalent to killing their parents, Lin Ruopu now only wants to break Lu Gong's body into pieces.

Feeling the anger in Lin Ruopu's chest, Huang Lao groaned for a moment and said, "If you want to be angry, it's not impossible, isn't there thousands of disaster victims and beggars in Tianshui County this day?" Even if you can't kill him for the time being, it's best to ruin their reputation and ruin all his achievements. When the new city god is in place, it is more logical to start doing things. ”

"Murder and heart! Huang Lao is smart! It's really high! Lin Ruopu's eyes lit up.

Now, the biggest problem in the entire Tianshui County, except for the great drought that no one can solve, is the people who have gathered from the surrounding areas.

These people, as long as they work well, are a powerful force.

Especially the gods at the bottom, what they are most afraid of is this kind of disaster victims who have no bottom line.

Huang Lao got up and patted him on the shoulder. "Remember, don't meddle in the affairs of Yin Si, do what you should do as a Taishou, and before leaving, leave a reputation for yourself, which is also your political capital for entering Beijing in the future."

"Thank you Huang Lao for mentioning it!" Lin Ruopu was respectful.

In this eight years of Tianshui County, there is always a chance to go further, and Lin Ruopu knows very well what he should do.

When Huang Lao left, Lin Ruopu sat back on the Taishi chair and closed his eyes to recuperate.

After a long time, he finally had a countermeasure in his heart and called the butler.

"What do you command?"

"The person who asked you to contact you before, has there been any recent movement?"

"Lord Qiqi, those starving ghosts are almost all taken in by us now, for a bite to eat, let alone let them do something, even let them kill people and set fires, there is nothing to do. The person surnamed Yang is in need of money recently, as long as he gives a little sweetness, the victims of the disaster in this city can be used by adults. ”

"Good!" Lin Ruopu nodded: "Do you remember the list that was given to you last time?" ”

"Your Excellency is talking about the list of corpses that you bought from Xiaokan Village?" It was originally the first batch of gods that the City God Temple was preparing to clean up, but after Zhao Fengyu's death, this list naturally fell into the hands of Lin Ruopu.

In their opinion, these low-level gods are the most unstable factors. They now see Lü Gong as a savior.

As long as these gods are in trouble, Lu Gong will inevitably be anxious and have no heart to deal with other things.

Regarding Huang Lao's words, Lin Ruopu only listened to half of them.

Don't care about the affairs of Yin Si, he can do it as much as possible, but Lu Gong, who ruined his financial path, must not be let go.

Of course, more importantly, that box must be destroyed before he goes to work in the Ministry of Works, otherwise the lie of the blueprint will be exposed one day.

At that time, he will never recover.

"Go ahead and arrange it. Let them see the sincerity of this house! Lin Ruopu took a deep breath and slowly closed his eyes, but the corners of his mouth were subconsciously smiling.

It's been eight years, and I'm finally back in Kyoto!