Two days later in the evening, Yongqiu County Government Office.

"Deng You, the third elder of Zhulin Township, pays homage to the county magistrate!"

"Please come quickly, please come inside."

"Xu Lu, the third elder of Hugang Township, paid a visit to the county magistrate. The young man specially brought some specialties for the county magistrate, and asked the magistrate to accept it."

"Hahaha, you're welcome, old gentleman, please come in."

"The three elders of Pingcheng Township..."

"..."

The officers and soldiers of the Hu army went to each township to invite people in multiple ways, and everything went smoothly. The three elders from each township came as promised. Not only that, they also prepared some practical agricultural and sideline products as gifts. At least on the surface, it seemed quite harmonious.

Wu Liang and Dian Wei stood at the door with smiles on their faces, greeting everyone warmly when they came, which gave these three elders a feeling of spring breeze.

So much so that the three elders who had already entered the living room had very good senses about him, and they had started discussing in private:

"Although the new county magistrate is not very old, he is very considerate in his work and even remembers to thank us old people."

"The background should be pretty good, otherwise the Zhu family would not have sent someone so quickly to allow us to come to the meeting."

"Shh! Don't say this nonsense. If someone hears it..."

"Thanks for reminding me. I made a mistake."

"However, the new official has three firepowers after taking office. I still don't know where the new county magistrate's three fires are going to be burned?"

"No matter where you burn it, it will definitely not burn the Zhu family. As for us... Over the years, we have always regarded the Zhu family as the leader, and we have been helping to supervise many of the Zhu family's rural properties. If the new county magistrate wants to burn it,

We, the Zhu family, will definitely not sit idly by and ignore it."

"The county magistrate of the Zhu family is iron-clad. How many county magistrates have been replaced in Yongqiu over the years, but the Zhu family is still in good condition? As long as we have established the backbone, and under this premise, try not to offend both sides,

Anyway, if the sky falls, it won’t hit us first.”

"What you said is absolutely true..."

"..."

This is the stance of the three elders. They are typical fence-sitters who support whoever is strong, but they also know how to protect themselves and will not be the first-timers who only get shot, let alone offend anyone casually.

But that's not important.

Wu Liang had no intention of gaining their support from the beginning. He just wanted to get the information he needed from them tonight.

Moreover, Wu Liang has already thought out his words in advance, and he will definitely convince them to cooperate...

What Wu Liang didn't expect was the result.

Just when these three elders had arrived and Wu Liang was preparing to start the banquet, a group of uninvited guests who were no longer on the invitation list came outside the government office.

Walking at the front was a large sedan carried by eight servants.

At this time, "sedan chair" was not called "sedan chair" yet, it was called "shoulder carriage".

Although this thing looks very grand, it was actually a very "LOW" practice in the Han Dynasty, because riding a horse-drawn carriage was popular in the Han Dynasty.

Trend is something that Wu Liang has never been able to understand. Anyway, in this era, sedans and carriages are as outdated as BP machines in front of smart phones... Moreover, horses at this time are indeed worth much more than people.

But it can still be seen? The people in the sedan actually wanted to show off in front of Wu Liang.

It's a pity that I used too much force? It turned out to be self-defeating.

Behind the sedan, there were a few well-dressed and neatly dressed people and more than a dozen accompanying servants. At first glance, these people were no ordinary villagers.

"Captain? They..."

Seeing this formation, Dian Wei looked at Wu Liang with some doubts.

"Whoever it is? What does it have to do with us? Anyway, our guests for today's banquet have arrived. Let's close the door."

Wu Liang had probably guessed the identity of the visitor, but he just smiled indifferently. As he turned around and walked into the government office, he said to Dian Wei and the soldiers standing guard at the door.

"yes!"

Dian Wei and others immediately followed him into the government office and closed the door heavily.

…

"Bang!"

The dull sound of the door closing reached the sedan.

Zhu Lu was startled. He immediately opened the curtain and looked out. He frowned and asked, "What's going on?"

"Third Young Master? This... we have arrived outside the government office, but when the people inside the government office saw us, they immediately closed the government office door..."

The accompanying servant quickly answered carefully, fearing that Zhu Lu would be angry if he said a word wrong.

"What?!"

Zhu Lu immediately became furious, slapped the window frame and cursed loudly: "Who is this new county magistrate? How dare you ignore me like this? Are you tired of living?"

While he was talking, other county officials had already arrived beside the sedan.

Ling Shi quickly stood up and persuaded: "Third Young Master, please calm down? We came here uninvited and didn't send anyone to notify you in advance? Is it possible that the new county magistrate doesn't know that Third Young Master is coming? Otherwise, he would not dare to treat Third Young Master like this."

.”

"No!"

But the meritorious officer fanned the flames and said, "In my opinion, the new county magistrate is deliberately not giving the Third Young Master face. How many people in a small county like Yongqiu can afford to sit like the Third Young Master?"

How many of these eight-carriage sedans can be as pompous as the Third Young Master? Even if the new county magistrate is blind, there is no way he can't see the noble status of the people in the sedan."

"You are right. This new county magistrate must be deliberately not giving me face. He is extremely arrogant and is looking for death!"

Zhu Lu was obviously closer to this meritorious man. After hearing his words, he immediately slapped the window frame and cursed.

But after scolding for a long time, Zhu Lu was still facing the cold door. He couldn't get in, and he lost face when he retreated. He had to ask the meritor again: "So according to what you see, what should we do now?"

How can I do this without losing face and teach that guy how powerful I am?"

"Why don't you send a servant to knock on the door and tell the third son's name?"

The meritorious officer thought for a while and finally said, "The new county magistrate will definitely not dare to pretend to be stupid after hearing the name of the Third Young Master, so he has to come out to greet the Third Young Master in person. If the Third Young Master is still unable to calm down after entering, he only needs to do it in front of those

The three elders deliberately said some unpleasant words to humiliate him. This would not only make the new county magistrate feel ashamed and dare not act like this again in the future, but also let the three elders know the third young master's attitude towards that guy.

If you dare to go too close to him, it will make it difficult for him to move within Yongqiu County. When the time comes, I am not afraid that the fellow will not come to ask for help from the Third Young Master."

"Well...what you said makes sense, so let's do it!"

Zhu Lu nodded, and immediately called a servant over, "You! Go and knock on the door, tell them that the third son of the Zhu family is here, and ask the new county magistrate to go out and greet him!"

"yes!"

The servant hurriedly ran to do what he was told.

But when he ran back after a while, the servant looked embarrassed and panicked, and said without daring to raise his head: "Third Young Master, the people inside refused to open the door, and said that the world is too chaotic now, and...
Chapter completed!