Zhu Nao

In the back garden of Chengdu Mansion, a middle-aged man with a fat head and big ears was sitting on a grand teacher's chair. A young girl stood behind him and squeezed his shoulders; two girls knelt on both sides of his legs and feet and beat his legs; A woman was sitting on a stone bench beside her, with a bowl of grapes on her lap, and she was peeling the grapes.After peeling one, she delivered it to the mouth of the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man's face was full of joy and enjoyment. He sometimes touched the woman's hand that squeezed her shoulders, and sometimes pinched the chin of the woman who beat her legs. Disgusting sound.

This person is Chengdu Yin Yuan Jilu, the highest official in charge of the Chengdu government.

There were two other men in the back garden. One older man was sitting opposite Yuan Jilu, sorting out the official documents in his hand without changing his expression; He didn't hide the disgust on his face.

Both of these two were adjutants under Yuan Jilu, and they were the two Shao Yins of the Chengdu Mansion.The person sitting opposite Yuan Jilu was named Xu Yu, 37 or [-] years old, with a fat body and an amiable face.He was holding an official document in his hand and wanted to hand it to Yuan Jilu, but there were a lot of young girls surrounding Yuan Jilu, so he had nowhere to start, so he could only continue holding it in embarrassment.

"Fu Yin," Xu Yu said, "There are new movements in Langzhou. A few days ago, Langzhou Mu issued a warrant..."

"Oh?" Yuan Jilu said with great interest, "Langzhou again? A wanted warrant? How is it written? Read it to me."

Chengdu prefecture governs the eight prefectures in Shu, and Langzhou is one of the eight prefectures.In terms of title, Yuan Jilu is Zhu Nao's immediate boss.

So Xu Yu took back the arrest warrant and read it to Yuan Jilu word by word: "The bandits in Tulangzhai are guilty of obvious crimes, the government is determined to punish them, and hereby offer a huge reward..."

When listening to the first half, Yuan Jilu was a little careless.Langzhou is his jurisdiction, and it is also the state with the most mountains and rivers in Shu.He had known for a long time how serious the disaster of bandits in Langzhou was, and it was not the first time that Langzhou had issued a warrant for arresting bandits.

And when Xu Yu thought of the wanted arrest of the chief and chief of the Tulang Village, Yuan Jilu let out a "huh" and finally let go of the girl who was playing with her.

When Xu Yu finished reading the arrest warrant, Yuan Jilu was a little dazed, and stretched out his hand in a daze.Xu Yu hurriedly handed over the wanted warrant, Yuan Jilu took it, and read it back and forth twice before finally fully understanding the meaning of the wanted warrant.

He was dumbfounded: "This, this is okay?"

After thinking about it, he wondered again: "Where did Langzhou Mu get so much money to offer a reward? Didn't they just get robbed by bandits?"

Xu Yu patiently explained: "Fu Yin, the bandits who robbed them are the Wolf-slaughter Village that was offered a reward this time. Once the Wolf-Slaughter Village is pacified, the stolen goods that were previously robbed will be returned. And then the new Zhu Nao, Mu Zhunao of Langzhou, came from a businessman background, and I heard that he paid for it himself, so he asked the merchants in Langzhou to borrow a sum of money to fill the treasury."

There are still some things Xu Yu didn't say.When he saw this reward order for the first time, he was applauded!It seems that the state government will spend a lot of money to offer rewards, but after careful calculation, it will not cost much at all.Once the plan is successful, there will be chaos in Tulang Village, bandits will kill each other, and after killing each other, wouldn't they be in a daze?When the bandit really took the head to claim the reward, there would definitely be many impersonators.The state government can also use this as an excuse to strictly censor, how can those bandits prove that they are the head of the person who was offered a reward?How dare they argue with the state government?

Taking a ten thousand step back, even if the Langzhou government is generous and truthfully distributes the bounty, it will only cost a few hundred taels of gold.Which governance method does not cost so much money?Including the stolen goods that can be handed back in the end, this deal is a surefire profit!

It took Yuan Jilu some time to figure it out, and he immediately started giggling: "I didn't expect this Zhu Nao to be quite capable. How's that wolf-slaughter village?"

Xu Yu smiled and said, "What does Fu Yin think?"

Although Langzhou is under the rule of Chengdu Mansion, Chengdu Mansion is located in the southwest of Shu, while Langzhou is in the middle of Shu. The two places are separated by mountains and rivers, and there are bandits controlling the roads.As soon as the arrest warrant was issued, someone sent it immediately, and the fate of Tulangzhai has not been heard yet.But there is no suspense.

Yuan Jilu laughed loudly: "Good, good! Interesting!"

The young man standing by the corridor hadn't spoken a word, but at this moment he sneered: "Yuan Jilu, I warned you earlier. That man dared to pretend to be the shepherd of Langzhou, and even dared to call himself the bead of the royal family, he must be an ambitious man. You At that time, there was a chance to contain him, but you ignored it. Now even if you want to control him, you can't control him anymore!"

Everyone in the garden looked towards the corridor.The man under the corridor is very young, but about 25 years old, but the clothes are gorgeous and delicious, and the official position is quite high.He has a handsome appearance, his brows are like swords, and his red phoenix eyes are full of disgust.This person's name is Lu Qinghui, and he is another young Yin from the Chengdu Mansion.

There is one Fu Yin and two Shao Yins in the Chengdu Mansion. These three are the three highest officials in Shu. It is said that the Shao Yins are Fu Yin's adjutants, so they should have more respect for the Fu Yin.However, Lu Qinghui and Yuan Jilu both came from powerful backgrounds, and the Lu family was even more powerful than the Yuan family.Lu Qinghui had already become a Shaoyin at a young age, and he was talented. He didn't like the licentious Yuan Jilu at all, and never gave him face.Yuan Jilu had nothing to do about it.

Yuan Jilu didn't take it seriously: "Oh, look at what you said. Can a mere Langzhou shepherd rebel? I just wanted to see how capable he is, so I kept ignoring him. If I really want to, how can I not control him?" Woolen cloth?"

Lu Qinghui said disdainfully: "Then you can summon him to try. Do you think he will come?"

Yuan Jilu was stunned, and was about to say something, but Xu Yu quickly smoothed things over: "We have never met that Langzhou shepherd Zhu Nao, so what he said is just random speculation. In my opinion, Zhu Nao's actions are certainly a bit daring. , but the situation in the world is chaotic now, and the employment should be eclectic. He has the ability to share the worries of the governor, instead of containing him, it is better to make good use of this person and let him share the worries and solve the problems for the governor. "

Lu Qinghui raised his eyebrows and stared at Xu Yu, trying to see something from his face.However, Xu Yu has always had that gentle and smiling look, his chubby cheeks squeezed his eyes into a small slit, making it difficult to see his mood.

Yuan Jilu obviously agreed with Xu Yu's statement, and lay back on the grand teacher's chair, motioning for the woman to continue peeling grapes for him: "That's right. This Yin is generous and employs eclectic people. Xu Yu, go and write a commendation letter to praise Lang Lang." The state shepherd has done a great job in controlling the bandits, so I will prepare some gifts and send them to you."

When Lu Qinghui heard this, he rolled his eyes, stopped talking nonsense, turned his head and left.

Not long after, Xu Yu chased him out: "Qinghui, Qinghui, wait for me."

Lu Qinghui slowed down.Although he hated Yuan Jilu, Xu Yu was hard-working and had a good temper, and the relationship between the two young men was pretty good.

Xu Yu caught up and said: "Qinghui, I heard that Zhuzhou Mu is about the same age as you, I want to prepare a gift for him, what kind of gift do you think he will like?"

Lu Qinghui stared at him with a complicated expression: "Why did you encourage that idiot to feed a tiger?"

Xu Yu looked left and right, saw no one around, smiled, and said in a low voice: "Yuan Fu Yin may not be as stupid as you think, he has his own way of being an official. You just said it, now even if We want to control Zhuzhou Mu, but we can't control it anymore. Since we can't control it, why don't we try to win him over?"

Lu Qinghui's eyebrows were tightly frowned: "Win? What are you doing to win him? You want him to be used by us? Do you think he will listen to us? Look at what he did, which one, which one is not audacious!"

Xu Yu was still wearing the reward order that he presented to Yuan Jilu just now, and he couldn't help looking down and agreeing: "Yes, he is bold, but he is also really talented, isn't he?"

"It's because he is talented!" Lu Qinghui became a little anxious, "It's not scary to be ambitious, but to be both talented and ambitious! If you continue to indulge, you will not only breed tigers, but also bring chaos to the world!"

Xu Yu smiled, her attitude was still calm: "Then what do you think should be done?"

Before Lu Qinghui could open his mouth, Xu Yu continued asking and answering: "The imperial court separates the military from the government to prevent military disasters. We have a huge Chengdu mansion, and we don't even have military power in our hands. Thousands of soldiers conscripted, They can only be handymen, and they are not vulnerable. Zhuzhou Mu organized the Changming Village, the largest village in central Sichuan, into Xiangbing soldiers. He is also a Xiangbing army. I am afraid that his hundreds of people are more powerful than the thousands of us Can fight, can't you?"

After a pause, he continued: "Yes, he is so bold that a mere state shepherd dares to amend the tax law without authorization. But his change will definitely become the aspiration of the people of Langzhou. He not only has soldiers, but also the hearts of the people. What can we do with him?"

Lu Qinghui stared at him with wide eyes.Of course he knew what Xu Yu said, and it was precisely because he knew that he said that they could no longer control Zhu Nao.But when he said this, he said it with concern.And when Xu Yu said it, he was full of appreciation!

"Are you crazy?" Lu Qinghui was incredulous, "You...you..."

Xu Yu lowered his eyes, suppressed the emotions that had just been revealed, and raised his eyes kindly: "Qinghui, don't think too badly about things. Since he has the ability to govern, for the sake of the people of our Sichuan For the sake of thinking, it is natural to win him over is the best policy. If you want to contain him and suppress him, if it causes turmoil, it will not be worth the loss."

Lu Qinghui took two steps back, with a face full of disapproval: "Nonsense! So what if you have talent? For thousands of years, which rebellious officials and thieves have no talent? You said that you are thinking of the people of Sichuan, but do you know that to indulge such a person is a disaster for the people of the world? The world is divided The collapse and the restlessness of the country are caused by such people! He even dares to pretend to be a royal family member, I think he has the heart to steal the country!"

Xu Yu sighed helplessly: "He is just a Langzhou shepherd, why is that? My brother, don't think too much."

Lu Qinghui's brows were furrowed, and he let out an irritable "tsk".

Zhu Nao took the position of shepherd in Langzhou at the beginning of this year.Due to the chaotic situation in central Sichuan and bandit rampage, it was actually nearly half a month before the news reached Chengdu.Zhu Nao's nonsense rhetoric may be able to convince the people and officials of Langzhou, but it cannot fool the officials of Chengdu.They immediately knew that the original incumbent was probably replaced by Zhu Nao because of something.

Ordinarily, it is a serious crime to pretend to be an official of the imperial court, and the Chengdu government should immediately take action to control it.However, at that time there were many incidents of refugees gathering to make troubles in Shu. Lu Qinghui was busy rectifying the refugees and was at his wits' end, so he could only advise Yuan Jilu to punish Zhu Nao immediately.Who would have thought that Yuan Jilu thought that Langzhou had been messed up by bandits, and he was not happy to take over this mess, and he said that whoever took over Langzhou would be unlucky, so he indulged Zhu Nao like this.

As a result, after a few months, not only was Zhu Nao not unlucky, but he managed Langzhou in an orderly manner.He changed the tax law and immediately stabilized the chaos of refugees.Through various measures, even the disaster of bandits was put down!By the time Lu Qinghui had time to take care of it, it was already too late.

"Okay, okay," Xu Yu persuaded, "I will find a way to properly handle the matter in Langzhou, so you don't have to worry about it. Don't worry if I'm watching. You just finished organizing the autumn tax. Take a good rest for a few days, and don't tire yourself out."

Lu Qinghui looked at Xu Yu coldly, and vaguely noticed something.He squinted his eyes and warned: "Old fox, don't be too naughty, be careful to shoot yourself in the foot with a stone."

Lu Qinghui has such a temperament, he doesn't even pay attention to Yuan Jilu, so naturally he doesn't give Xu Yu much face.

Xu Yu was not annoyed at all, just smiled.

Lu Qinghui flicked his sleeves, turned his head and strode away.

Xu Yu looked at his back, and said in a low voice: "Senior family, don't be too lofty, be careful to cut off your own way." After saying that, she shrugged and went to work with the arrest warrant.