The tenth year of Tianbao, September.
The sky in Cheng'an is still gloomy. Although there are no dark clouds, it is not bright either. It seems that some mud has been sprinkled into the white dye vat, and the mud has spread, making the sky not clean and clear.
Outside the tall city wall, someone was busy.
Lu Qubing stood at the door, neatly dressed, with his hands behind his back, looking into the distance.
Several clerks stood around him with sad faces, trying to persuade him, but Lu Qubing ignored him.
Liu Taozi held her belt with both hands and stood not far away, looking very majestic.
"Old Master Lu, if you come here in person, this is not like a greeting. This will be considered a demonstration!"
"Just wait for him to come and see you. This is the best."
There were experienced officials around Lu Qubing who tried to teach the county magistrate how to do things.
Today, the new county captain was about to arrive, and Lu Qubing chose to go there to greet him in person, which surprised everyone.
Not all counties have lieutenants. Most of the cities only use patrols to take charge of public security. Only seven places around Yecheng have formal lieutenants, so they are also called Qi Bu Wei.
And the prime ministers and lieutenants in these seven places always had some trouble getting along.
Scholar-officials and nobles are always at odds.
The people gathered around Lu Qubing at the moment all hoped to avoid a bigger conflict with the county captain.
Now Lu Qubing decided to come to greet the county captain in person, which made everyone feel inappropriate. They were afraid that the county captain would regard Lu Qubing's behavior as a provocation against themselves.
Lu Qubing remained unmoved.
"Just mind your own business."
"Taoliu Youyou, please come here."
Liu Taozi walked to Lu Qubing's side in a few steps. Lu Qubing was still staring into the distance and slowly said:
"The county captain is here."
"In the past few days, I have advised you several times not to be a cruel official. Now it's okay. If the county captain wants to hold you accountable for what you have done these past few days, I won't be able to protect you."
Lu Qubing only felt a headache at the moment.
In the past, Taozi always killed people secretly. After becoming a prostitute, he started to kill people openly and openly. The killings were so bright that the family members carried out castrations, which made him look more like a Qi official than a Qi official!
Seeing that his good brother had perfectly integrated into the county government style, Lu Qubing was impatient. He went to Taozi several times to persuade Taozi not to do this again, but it had no effect.
Fortunately, there is a high probability that this new county captain will not get along well with him, and Youyou is directly under the jurisdiction of the other party.
As long as the other party settles old scores, what Tao Zi has done is enough to pull him out and execute him.
Taozi stood beside him with a calm face, "The county is much better."
"You've already been so cruel, is it okay??"
Lu Qubing's face was full of helplessness, "I dare not say whether what you did is right or wrong. Maybe the city really lacks such cruel methods as you, but the question now is, how to protect you?"
Liu Taozi didn't care much about this problem, "The county captain can't kill me."
Lu Qubing trembled all over and grabbed Liu Taozi's hand, his whole body trembling.
"Taozi!! I beg you! Don't kill! Don't kill!!"
"Enough people have died. If one more person dies, the temple may really send a large army to the city for a bloodbath."
Lu Qubing was very afraid that the county lieutenant would accuse Tao Zi, but what he was afraid of was not that the county lieutenant would kill Tao Zi, but that Tao Zi, who was being questioned, would kill the county lieutenant directly.
As he was talking, Kou Liu appeared not far away on a fast horse, "Here we are! Here we are!!"
Lu Qubing let go of Tao Zi's hand and said no more.
A group of knights appeared in the distance. This time, the county captain did not come by car.
His way of traveling is completely different from that of Gao Xun. Most of the people Gao Xun brings are strong, neatly dressed, and look arrogant.
But this time, the knights who appeared in the distance were not tall, had obvious bow-legs, eyes one big and one small, stooped back, almost shaved hair, and no beards.
Taozi's face became serious and her eyes were sharp.
They just arrived in front of Lu Qubing and quickly separated to both sides, revealing the innermost knight.
The man was probably in his forties. He had an obvious aquiline nose, thin eyes, and not many eyebrows. At first glance, he looked a bit scary.
He had long arms and good riding skills. He jumped off the horse easily and walked to Lu Qubing with a smile.
Liu Taozi noticed that he was limping when he walked, and his left leg seemed to be inconvenient.
"Is he Mr. Lu? He is indeed young and promising, unlike us old guys."
He stood in front of Lu Qubing, his head lowered, showing his strong white teeth. For some reason, Lu Qubing took half a step back.
"Meet the county lieutenant!"
"No need to be too polite. My name is Kassapa, the eldest grandson. I hope Lu Gong can give me more advice in the future."
"Don't dare."
The two of them chatted for a while, and Lu Qubing asked the officials to come forward to pay their respects.
When everyone saw this guy's appearance and the knights he brought, they couldn't help but feel a little afraid and trembling.
"Wandering around Liu Taozi to pay homage to Duke Changsun."
When Taozi stepped forward to salute, the eldest grandson Kasyapa was slightly absent-minded. He looked at Liu Taozi up and down and couldn't help but said: "What a mighty warrior."
Lu Qubing invited him to get in the car, and the carriage drove towards the county government office.
The two of them were sitting in the carriage. Lu Qubing put away his smile and said seriously: "Mr. Changsun, I came to greet you this time to discuss important matters with you."
"Gong Lu, please speak."
"After I became the county magistrate, all I thought about was to assist the county magistrate and manage Cheng'an well. Apart from that, I had no other thoughts."
"I was arranging the officials, but someone advised me to leave some vacancies, saying that you would mistakenly think that I was fighting for power."
"I swear to God, I have never had such an idea. I really don't want to have any conflict with you, let alone ruin the important matter of governing Cheng'an."
"If Mr. Changsun has any dissatisfaction with me in the future, please speak up. We can speak openly and do not want to affect Cheng'an. I wonder what Mr. Changsun will do?"
Kasyapa, the eldest grandson, was shocked for a moment, and then he started laughing again.
"good."
"Just as Lu Gong said."
Lu Qubing finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Kassapa, the eldest grandson, was not able to see Duke Gao, who was very busy these days.
Although he said he wanted to stay in Cheng'an, sometimes he was forced to go to Yecheng.
Although he looked a bit fierce, he did not have a fierce conflict with Lu Qubing as everyone expected. After he arrived at the county government, he stayed in his house and did not leave the door.
Some people couldn't sit still immediately.
Tu Nan stood at the door of the backyard, speaking unskilled Xianbei language and gesticulating with the soldiers for a long time before he was qualified to go in and pay a visit.
Tu Nan quickly walked into the house and hurriedly bowed to see him without looking.
"My subordinates pay their respects to Duke Changsun!!"
The eldest grandson sat on the bed, gently beat his left leg, and said without raising his head: "Is it you who records the history?"
"That's right! It's difficult for my subordinates to record events and history. Like Changsun Gong, they are all Chinese!"
At this moment, Changsun's eyes trembled, and he finally raised his head and looked at Tunan.
Tu Nan shivered and said hurriedly: "I was wrong. Mr. Changsun is a real Chinese, and I have a humble surname."
Kasyapa, the eldest grandson, said, "What do you want from me?"
"Mr. Changsun! I want to help you! There are not many Xianbei people like me in the county today. Even Youyou is a relative of Lu Qubing!"
"Lu Qubing took the initiative to go to the school and gathered a large number of people. These people are all from the law school. They colluded with each other to dominate the county government and do whatever they want, especially the wandering Liu Taozi!"
"This guy is a true Han Chinese, and he is worth the money!"
"He made the people uneasy in the county. He protected traitors and sages. In more than ten days, he actually caused nearly ten major cases. He is Lu Qubing's close friend."
The eldest grandson nodded, stood up with great difficulty, and stood in front of Tu Nan.
Tu Nan smiled and raised his head, "Pa~~~~"
Changsun held his belt and gave Tu Nan a hard blow on his face. Tu Nan grunted and staggered.
Zhangsun was struck again, Tu Nan fell to the ground directly, covering his face, blood gushing out.
"What Chinese?! What Xianbei?"
"The Xianbei people are all in Jinyang! They are licking the blood of their soldiers, fighting with the creeps outside the Great Wall, and fighting with Xihu!"
"Like you, who hides in the city, talks about your last name, engages in internal fighting all day long, and uses conspiracy and tricks to get high. What kind of Xianbei are you?! What is the difference between you and those Han Chinese who read shabby books?!"
Changsun's face turned ferocious, and he hit him hard several more times, so hard that Tunan fell to the ground, and he didn't even have the strength to speak.
"Pull out"
"Feed the dog."
Chapter completed!