Du Ji saw that many people walked into the county hall clamoring, holding all kinds of things in their hands, such as chickens and ducks, dustpans, fields... arguing endlessly.

"This dustpan is what I use to sift flour."

"Nonsense, I obviously used it for fishing!"

"this is mine!"

"mine!"

There was endless noise outside, in the room at the back of the mansion, Lu Bu was sitting idly, the magistrate Chen Yongxu sat on half of the seat, and accompanied him on the side, with a chessboard between them.

Lü Bu went ahead with the black in his hands, and made the move as usual.

"Marquis Wen, with so many cases, can this person really finish the trial in one day?" Chen Yong followed suit with a slightly curious tone.

Lu Bu also didn't have much confidence in this matter. He only remembered that when Du Ji settled the case in the Chang'an market, he was very organized and really had a few tricks.

Therefore, he also wanted to take this opportunity to test Du Ji's strength.

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County Hall.

Du Ji waited for a long while but still did not see Lu Bu summoning him. The villagers in the hall were yelling loudly, like hundreds of chickens and ducks, the noise was really annoying.

"stop fighting!"

Du Ji made a sound to stop these villagers, but they were only quiet for a moment, and after taking a look at Du Ji, they continued to quarrel.

Du Ji, who couldn't bear it anymore, walked to the seat of the county magistrate, picked up the gavel and slapped it on the case table, and with a bang, he shouted, "Quiet!"

He had been a magistrate in Zheng County before, and the majesty of that county magistrate radiated from his body with the sound of the gavel.

When the common people in the hall saw Du Ji's posture, they immediately called Qu Lianlian: "May the magistrate be the master for us!"

Du Ji had no choice at this time. Since the county magistrate didn't come, he could only take care of it for him first.He looked at the people in the hall with a serious face: "Tell me one by one."

Time passed, and an hour passed quickly.

The chess game in the back hall of the government office also came to an end. After Lu Bu ate a large piece of Chen Yong's chess pieces, the county magistrate of Duling surrendered.

"Marquis Wen's chess skills are unparalleled in the world, and it's hard for an official to flatter a horse!" Chen Yong withdrew from the table and bowed, praising him from the bottom of his heart.

Lu Bu smiled, this sycophant is not clever, but it is very comfortable to listen to.

His own chess skill, he knows it well, is far from brilliant, it's just better than when he first started.During the game, even he could see the flaws, but Chen Yong turned a blind eye and made careless moves.

It's obviously a deliberate attempt to please.

Lu Bu didn't blame him either, and asked Chen Yong to get up.

At this time, a messenger came to report, and his face couldn't suppress the excitement: "Master County, that kid surnamed Du is really amazing, he solved all those cases in less than an hour."

"It's all over?" Chen Yong looked surprised, as if he couldn't believe it.

The case that he has been unable to solve all this time will be quickly resolved by a kid, in less than an hour?Lu Bu is still sitting here, isn't this obviously a slap in the face?

The official nodded very firmly, and when he saw that the magistrate didn't believe it, he described it in a little more detail: "The humble official saw it with his own eyes, criticized it in his hands, uttered it in his mouth, and listened to the words in his ears. .Even those villagers kowtowed and worshiped after receiving the verdict."

"Marquis Wen, this..." Chen Yong looked embarrassed, and he didn't know how to explain it. Thanks to him saying how difficult these cases were, he was completely slapped in the face now.

Lu Bu glanced at Chen Yong, and seeing his fearful expression, he knew what he was worried about.It was nothing more than fear that he would give up his post as county magistrate and let Du Ji follow the trend to replace him.

However, Lu Bu's mind was more than that simple. Since Du Ji had such talent, it would be too inferior for him to be a county magistrate.

He looked at Chen Yong who was trembling like walking on thin ice, and said kindly: "Magistrate Chen, how many years have you been working in Du Ling?"

"Back to Marquis Wen, it's been five years."

After Lu Bu said 'hmm', he paused for a while, and nodded slightly: "You have handled it pretty well here in Duling, but the safety precautions here need to be strengthened. Work hard and strive to move up next year."

Chen Yong was taken aback, his eyes full of disbelief.He originally thought that Lu Bu would reprimand him severely, and then punish him for a crime of neglect of duty, but he did not expect that Lu Bu would speak out to affirm himself.

In today's world, there are a few officials who don't want to climb up. With Lu Bu's words, Chen Yong is basically on the verge of getting ahead.

"The next official will do his best to manage Duling well for Marquis Wen." Chen Yong said loudly, and when it was time to stand in line, he also took the initiative to express his attitude first.

When Chen Yong started speaking, Lu Bu didn't say any more. He patted his clothes, got up from his seat, and left the back hall.

When he came to the hall of the county mansion, Lu Bu turned around and came out from behind, clapping and praising: "That's good, that's a good decision, I really did see you right."

Du Ji took the initiative to step forward and bowed in salute: "Xiaomin pays homage to Marquis Wen."

Only then did he realize that those quarrelsome people were deliberately caused by Lu Bu, and they were specially used to test his ability.

Lu Bu walked up to Du Ji, and nodded with satisfaction: "You are a capable person, and for this Marquis, a capable person should make the best use of everything, serve the country, and do great things. Are you willing to work for the court?"

Facing Lu Bu's wooing, Du Ji was not pretentious, and clasped his hands and replied, "I am willing to listen to Wen Hou's orders."

Some became officials for money, others for power, and Du Ji wanted to glorify his family and restore the glory of his ancestors.

Seeing Du Ji's quick answer, Lu Bu was quite happy, and said to him, "When your filial piety expires, come to Chang'an to find me."

Du Ji nodded in response.

Afterwards, Lu Bu gathered his troops and horses, and set off again towards Chang'an.

Before leaving, Lu Bu called Chen Yong and asked him to help out more on weekdays.

Chen Yong nodded his head like a chick, expressing his understanding.Even if Lu Bu didn't say anything, he would still take care of Du Ji. After all, Du Ji had already accepted Lu Bu's invitation. In a sense, they belonged to the same camp.

Back in Chang'an, Lu Bu sent the soldiers under his command to the barracks, while Yuan Shu was handed over to Tingwei Mansion for trial.

The original Ting Weiqing was wiped out, and the new Ting Wei was a character named 'Qiu Lian'.This person was Ding Gong's early disciple, and under Ding Gong's influence, he also knew how to be an official.

Back at the mansion, Lu Bu stepped over the threshold, and when he reached the courtyard, his daughter and Dong Bai were squatting on the ground, teasing Black Ball.

"Little Bell." Looking at his daughter's innocence and vivacity, Lu Bu called out dotingly.

The little bell who was combing the black ball heard this familiar voice, and suddenly turned around. After seeing the extremely familiar figure, a pair of big aura-like eyes revealed incomparable surprise, got up and walked all the way. He came running, and happily rushed into his father's arms.

"Daddy, Ling'er misses you so much." The little bell leaning on her father's arms imitated the black ball ball's movements when trying to please her, and rubbed her small head on her father's body, acting coquettishly.

Compared to Little Lingdang's freedom, his two younger brothers, Lu Zhuan and Lu Xiao, are very miserable.

The two brothers turned two years old this year. As the first and second sons of the Lu family, they will definitely inherit the family business in the future.

So Yan Wei specially invited her husband to teach the two brothers how to read. This teacher, whom Lu Bu also recognized, was 'Xu Jing' from the recruitment center.

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