Donglai County is not located in Laoshan, so Kong Chen, the prefect, does not usually live here. However, he recently happened to visit here during his southern tour and encountered the Hu army.

Wu Liang was already thick-skinned, and he acted with great arrogance this time. When he was supposed to ask the Laoshan County magistrate for help, he handed over the matter to Kong Chen in the form of a "request", so that there was an official on his side.

Helping collect information, and Yang Wanli visiting the people at the same time, a two-pronged approach is naturally more efficient.

Wait for Wu Liang and others to return to Laoshan County.

The sky had completely darkened, but the lights inside the government office were brightly lit. The Laoshan County Magistrate and Kong Chen were waiting for him.

Especially the magistrate of Laoshan County was sitting upright.

This is an old man over fifty years old, named Dong Sanshi.

Originally, Dong Sanshi was just the third elder in the village. After Boss Cao occupied Qingzhou, the original county magistrate and some gentry state officials followed the then Qingzhou governor Tian Kai, Liu Bei and others to flee to Jizhou to join Yuan Shao, so the position of county magistrate became vacant.

After coming down, Dong Sanshi, who was relatively well-known in the local area, took a ready advantage.

Now that Wu Liang, a high-ranking official in the capital, and the prefect Kong Chen came to this small county town, Dong Sanshi had never seen much of the world, so he was inevitably a little nervous.

"Welcome Taishi Wu."

After receiving the notification from the gatekeepers, Kong Chen and Dong Sanshi quickly came out of the government office to greet him. When they saw Wu Liang, they gave him a salute. Kong Chen, as a representative, smiled at Wu Liang and said, "Dong County Magistrate ordered people to prepare early in the morning.

After we have prepared the food and wine, we are just waiting for Wu Taishi to return. If Wu Taishi does not come back, I will go up the mountain to welcome him in person."

"Hahaha, Prefect Kong is too polite, Magistrate Dong has spent money."

Wu Liang laughed and walked up to greet the two of them.

"Wu Taishi, please come in."

"please!"

After a few brief greetings, a group of mermaids entered the government office's living room for the first time. After sitting down, Dong Sanshi called a servant and whispered a few words, and then hot wine and food were brought in one after another.

Wu Liang first toasted the two of them, and then went straight to the point: "Prefect Kong, Magistrate Dong, has the matter I asked you to help investigate come to fruition?"

"Of course, Magistrate Dong is a native of Laoshan, so it is most appropriate for him to investigate this matter."

Kong Chen was not a person who wanted to take credit. After saying this, he winked at Dong Sanshi beside him and motioned him to show Wu Liang the results of the investigation.

"In accordance with Wu Taishi's request, I have recorded all the folk legends about Xu Fu that have appeared in the Laoshan area, and recorded them all in this slip."

Dong Sanshi stood up quickly and waved, and a servant came to Wu Liang carrying a tray. There were three volumes of slips in the tray. Dong Sanshi had also come to the side and put the slips in the tray with his own hands.

He gave it to Wu Liang and continued, "In addition, I also found Xu Fu's descendants. After Xu Fu went to sea, they changed their surname to Lao or Lao. Now there are three branches, living in three villages near the sea.

In the fishing village, in order to facilitate Wu Taishi's verification, I have ordered their clan leaders to come to the government office with their respective genealogies, and Wu Taishi can call them in at any time for questioning."

"County Magistrate Dong is so comprehensive in his work, it's really a bit unfair to just be a county magistrate."

After hearing this, Wu Liang nodded repeatedly and smiled appreciatively.

This Dong Sanshi's ability to do things is indeed very strong. Regardless of what Wu Liang mentioned or not, he did it all, unlike some mediocre people who can only move twice with a whip, and are extremely awkward to use.

And with just such a sentence, Wu Liang had already calmly drawn a big cake for him.

With more contacts with those officials, he unknowingly became infected with some bureaucratic atmosphere. Just one sentence of "disrespecting talents" can win over people's hearts and create an illusion for Dong Sanshi that he may be promoted.

really.

"Wu Taishi praises me greatly. It is my honor to be able to help Wu Taishi!"

Dong Sanshi trembled with obvious excitement, and the wrinkles on his face relaxed a little, but he added with a high level of emotional intelligence, "Actually, this is not my fault. My ancestors were rough people for three generations and couldn't think of such details.

Thanks also to Prefect Kong for his guidance."

"Prefect Kong is a member of a well-known family. I don't dare to make random comments. I only have admiration in my heart."

Wu Liang smiled and saluted Kong Chen again.

The Kong family is indeed a descendant of a famous family, and a very famous family, because they are the descendants of Saint Kong.

By Kong Chen's generation, it was already the 20th generation. In addition to Kong Sage, their parents and ancestors also had many officials who had entered the palace. The highest one in historical records was even the teacher of Emperor Yuan of Han Dynasty.

"Prefect Wu's award is just a false reputation."

Kong Chen's behavior was much calmer, and he returned the courtesy to Wu Liang with a smile on his face.

After exchanging business compliments like this, Wu Liang handed the scrolls to Yu Ji and taught him to read the contents. He then said to Dong Sanshi: "County Magistrate Dong, since you have invited Xu Fu's descendants

Come over, why don't you teach them to come in and have a banquet with them, and I'll eat and drink with them while asking questions, so it won't be a waste."

"They are all vulgar people. I am afraid that Wu Taishi's elegance will be spared."

Dong Sanshi was in a bit of a dilemma.

"It's okay, I'm not that particular."

Wu Liang smiled.

"In this case, I have no choice but to obey your orders."

Seeing what Wu Liang said, Dong Sanshi naturally couldn't hold on any longer, so he had to call his servant over and whisper a few words.

And at the same time.

"..."

Kong Chen moved his lips, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he did not speak.

…

After a while.

Three men with dark, rough skin were brought in.

Their facial features and bodies don't have much in common. One of them is taller, about 1.75 meters tall, while the other two are slightly shorter, about 1.6 meters tall.

The oldest one seems to be over fifty, while the youngest one should be in his thirties or forties.

If there is anything they have in common, it would be the traces left by the sun and sea breeze on their bodies. Unlike people in the Central Plains, their cheeks are slightly darker in color.

"I've seen... I've seen..."

These three people had obviously never been exposed to such an occasion, and they looked even more embarrassed than Dong Sanshi. They didn't even dare to raise their heads and saluted quickly, but they didn't know who to salute to or how to address each other, so they got stuck as soon as they opened their mouths.

The shell fell off and he stood on the spot at a loss.

Fortunately, Dong Sanshi instantly noticed their embarrassment and quickly stepped forward to lead them to Wu Liang. He said with a smile: "This is Wu Taishi, the Taishi Ling from the capital. It is he who wants to see you."

"I have met Wu Taishi!"

The three of them did not dare to look at Wu Liang at all, but quickly bowed and saluted.

"This is our Governor Kong of Donglai County."

Dong Sanshi brought them to Kong Chen again and introduced them.

"I've seen Governor Kong!"

The three of them still looked the same, bowing and saluting quickly, their movements looking extremely stiff.

"Don't worry. Just answer whatever Taishou Wu asks you later. Taishou Wu is a kind and kind person. If you answer well, he might even reward you."

When Dong Sanshi saw the three of them looking like this, he was worried that they would not be able to cooperate well with Wu Liang, so he had to pat them on the shoulders again, smiling and reassuring them.

"promise……"

The three of them were still obedient and restless.

At this moment, Wu Liang had already stood up and came to the front of the three people. He said with a smile: "Why wait a moment? I have wasted your efforts by inviting you here today. You should have been rewarded. How can I ask you to come back empty-handed... Dian Wei

, you teach people to fetch three stones of corn, and give each person one stone to take with them when they go back."

A stone of corn sounds like that's it.

But the "Book of Han" says: "Thirty kilograms are Jun, and four are stones." Wu Liang opened his mouth and asked for one hundred and twenty kilograms of corn per person. This was no small feat in an era of war and famine.

.

And although these three people are all heads of the clan, judging from their appearance and clothes, their lives must not be satisfactory. In addition, Dong Sanshi just said that they all live by the sea, and it is basically impossible to grow in that kind of place.

In order to produce food, they could only make a living by fishing at sea. In this era, eating seafood was not popular at all and there was basically no market. Food naturally became more precious to them.

"real?!"

Hearing this, the three of them were instantly stimulated. They all raised their heads and looked at Wu Liang with a "ooh" sound, with disbelief on their faces.

"Prefect Kong and Magistrate Dong are watching, how could I break my promise?"

Wu Liang smiled and nodded slightly, while Dian Wei had already accepted the order and walked out of the hall in front of them.

"Thank you, Governor Wu! Thank you, Governor Wu! I'm so grateful!"

Only then did the three of them finally believe it, and then they knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Wu Liang.

"..."

Seeing this scene, the witch sitting in the corner felt complicated.

After hearing Dong Sanshi's introduction, she naturally knew that these three people were one of Xu Fu's descendants.

And Xu Fu is the ancestral god of their Japanese people, the supreme god in their hearts. It is somewhat unacceptable for the descendants of the ancestral god to be reduced to such a state, even to be so humble for a stone of corn.
To be continued...