Volume 2 Fengqi Anxi Mansion Chapter 196 No Good Banquet
"Director Lu!"
As soon as Lu Jiuzhang's carriage arrived in front of the prefect's mansion, Prefect Xu came out to welcome him a moment later.
"Thanks to the arrival of Director Lu, the mansion will be in full bloom."
Prefect Xu smiled.
"Prefect Xu is too polite."
Lu Jiuzhang said slowly.
"Staying outside all the time seems like I have not treated you well." Xu Taishou said, "Director Lu, please come in."
The governor's residence is one of the most luxurious residences in Anxi Prefecture.
It contains pavilions, bridges and waterfalls, rare birds and animals...
Along the way, the corridor made of big mahogany wood is very majestic.
Lu Jiuzhang has also been marveling at how many skilled craftsmen were found to build this prefect's mansion, and how much money and people's support was spent.
"I was stupid about what happened before. I hope Director Lu doesn't mind." Xu Taishou said, "Now that Wang Xiancheng is dead, the matter is almost over."
"I picked out a gift for Director Lu, and I hope Director Lu will accept it."
Prefect Xu waved his hand.
The subordinate immediately understood, went to Prefect Xu's study, and brought a box.
In front of Lu Jiuzhang, Xu Taishou opened the box and said, "There are one thousand taels of gold in it, as well as many spiritual herbs for cultivation, with a total value of about one thousand five hundred taels of gold."
One thousand five hundred taels of gold and one and a half million taels of silver.
This amount of money is undoubtedly an astronomical figure for Lu Jiuzhang.
"Are Director Lu still satisfied?" Xu Taishou asked.
"This is Governor Xu's Chengyi?"
Lu Jiuzhang asked rhetorically.
"Isn't it enough?"
Prefect Xu was a little confused.
This is too much for a lion to open his mouth.
More than one million taels of silver, for a deputy director of the Demon Slaying Department in a city, is equivalent to his salary for almost ten years.
How many decades are there in life?
"It's not enough, it's too much." Lu Jiuzhang shook his head, "What I'm asking for is not money. Money can't move me."
In Changshui County, everyone knows me, Lu Jiuzhang.
All I ask for is a worldly way of life.
What is the way of the world?
The world is ups and downs; society is in ever-changing changes.
How to manage Anxi Mansion better, how to correct evil and return to the right path, and how to be praised by the people?
"this……"
Prefect Xu was in a dilemma.
What you are asking for is not money, that is the most troublesome thing.
"Director Lu, let's go and attend the banquet first. The guests are almost all here."
Governor Xu could only stabilize Lu Jiuzhang first.
…
In the back garden, guests are constantly coming and going.
Almost all the prominent figures in the entire Anxi Mansion have arrived, including heads of clans, wealthy merchants, and literati and elegant guests...
"Director Lu!"
As soon as Lu Jiuzhang entered the backyard, Dean Bai of Anxi Academy came over and said, "I heard that Prefect Xu is hosting this time and inviting you to the banquet. Now you are a new celebrity in the entire Anxi Mansion."
Just being a disciple of the great Confucian Master Xu, naturally you won't get such attention from Prefect Xu.
What Taishou Xu was worried about was that Master Xu would become the president of the Overwatch Council.
And this is also the case. It didn't take long for someone to hand over a document, impeaching Prefect Xu and demanding that he be imprisoned.
If the new emperor hadn't suppressed the matter, I'm afraid Prefect Xu would have died.
Prefect Xu is right to worry.
But the celebrities and noble families at the scene had no idea that this matter was so dangerous, let alone the whole story.
They only knew that Prefect Xu valued Lu Jiuzhang very much now. At this time, Lu Jiuzhang was already a popular figure in the entire Anxi Mansion, so they should not offend him if they made friends with him.
"Dean Bai, this matter is not that simple! The banquet is a good one, but the people who invited it are not kind-hearted, and I am also entangled in worldly things."
Lu Jiuzhang smiled bitterly.
"I don't understand officialdom matters, but now I heard that the Demon Slaying Department of Anxi Prefecture is in the process of being established. I may have a solution to your mundane matters." Dean Bai said with a smile, "There is a sect in Anxi Prefecture, so this matter
Does Director Lu know?"
Does the sect exist?
Lu Jiuzhang has heard of this, but doesn’t know much about it.
It is not difficult to establish a sect. As long as you are a warrior and have martial arts and martial arts skills, you can find a way to establish a sect.
But how to recruit disciples and even let the sect pass on is a big problem.
There is indeed a sect in Anxi Mansion.
Including Zhou Cheng, he was also a disciple of the sect before, but later, after the sect was destroyed and he was hunted down, he fled to Changshui County.
Thinking that his strength was acceptable, Director Zhong recruited him into the Demon Slayer Division of Changshui County.
When Dean Bai said this, Lu Jiuzhang finally understood.
He wanted Lu Jiuzhang to recruit some warriors from those sects.
If this works, you can go to those sects and have a look later.
"Thank you, Dean Bai, for reminding me."
Lu Jiuzhang bowed his hands and thanked him.
"There's no need to be polite. Xu Shiteng said that I am half his student, and you and I can be considered brothers in the same discipline." Dean Bai said with a smile.
Although he said this, Dean Bai actually still envied Lu Jiuzhang in his heart.
A half-student is still a half-student.
And Lu Jiuzhang is already suspected to be Master Xu's close disciple.
Teacher Xu is quite old, so he may not be able to accept any more students.
"Director Lu is indeed a handsome young man."
Suddenly, an old voice sounded in Lu Jiuzhang's ears.
I saw an old man with gray hair and a goatee walking towards me.
"This is the current patriarch of the Xu clan."
Dean Bai reminded, "Prefect Xu, the Director Xu before the Demon Slayer Division, and the great scholar Xu Master all came from the Xu clan."
Hearing this, Lu Jiuzhang was slightly polite.
Even though Lu Jiuzhang didn't want to see Prefect Xu, Master Xu was still a member of the Xu clan.
For the sake of Master Xu, I have to show some respect to this old patriarch.
"It makes Patriarch Xu laugh. He is just a village man from the countryside."
Lu Jiuzhang bowed his hands and said humbly.
"Master Xu's disciple, who dares to say that you are a country man?" said the patriarch of the Xu clan, "Furthermore, Changshui County is also a county under the jurisdiction of Anxi Prefecture. Logically speaking, you are also from Anxi Prefecture."
"Since we are all from Anxi Prefecture, why should there be such a distinction between countryside and prefecture?"
The words of the old patriarch still hold great weight.
As soon as these words came out, others saw that Lu Jiuzhang's attitude softened slightly.
"Come, sit with me."
The old patriarch took Lu Jiuzhang's hand and went to the table where he was sitting.
That is the core table of the banquet, and Prefect Xu should also be seated at this table.
On the table, Lu Jiuzhang also saw the big shopkeeper from Qianji Tower.
Lu Jiuzhang felt a little embarrassed when he remembered that he had made a joke and was mistakenly thought by the people in Qianji Tower that he and Director Zhao were not in the clear.
"Director Lu!"
The big shopkeeper took the initiative to stand up and say hello, "The day I saw Director Lu, he was just a demon slayer in a county, so I wasn't very respectful. I hope Director Lu will be respectful!"
The guests at this table were all extremely polite.
Their status is not low, so they naturally know that Lu Jiuzhang's backstage is very powerful.
Others didn't know the inside story and just thought that Lu Jiuzhang was lucky and was appreciated by big shots.
If they had been replaced, their achievements would not be lower than Lu Jiuzhang. This chapter has been completed!
