Volume Two Feng Qi Anxi House Chapter 197 Officialdom is not my ambition
"The boss is very polite."
Lu Jiuzhang cupped his hands and sat on the table.
The person in charge of the banquet is naturally Prefect Xu, and he is also the host.
But something seems to have happened, and Prefect Xu has been delayed in coming.
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study.
Prefect Xu planned to go to the banquet, but he received an extremely important letter.
After reading the letter carefully, Prefect Xu was overjoyed.
The letter didn't say much, but Xu Taishou already understood that from today on, he would be Prime Minister Zuo's confidant.
"Come on, come on!"
Prefect Xu said with great joy.
"master!"
The housekeeper rushed over and bowed to wait.
"Take back all the taels of silver that I gave to Lu Jiuzhang before, and prepare another 8,500 taels of gold, making up a total of 10,000 taels of gold. Tomorrow, take these 10,000 taels of gold and go to the imperial capital."
Xu Taishou said, "No, ten thousand taels of gold is too little. In someone's eyes, this little gold is no different than a drop in the bucket."
"In this way, I will find a way to sell all the treasures in the treasure house in the mansion to collect fifty thousand taels of gold."
"Take these 50,000 taels of gold, go to the imperial capital, find Prime Minister Zuo, and hand it over to him."
"Remember, these 50,000 taels of gold are more important than your life. There are hundreds of people in your family, don't let them all become unjust ghosts because of your mistakes!"
The housekeeper understood that this was the master threatening himself with the lives of his family members.
That's fifty thousand taels of gold and more than fifty million taels of silver, which is too tempting for ordinary people.
With so much money, if something went wrong, I would definitely not be able to afford it.
The housekeeper was a little flustered.
It would be great to send someone else to do this, why do you have to send yourself?
"Master, even if we sell everything in our treasury, we probably won't be able to collect the five thousand taels of gold!" The housekeeper felt embarrassed.
This is no small sum.
If I had to force it together, I could still get it together.
But during this period, Governor Xu had been operating the position of county governor and spent a lot of money.
Even if the treasure house is emptied, I'm afraid there will only be more than three thousand taels of gold at most.
The difference is one thousand fourteen five hundred taels!
Where can I get so much money?
"It is indeed very troublesome!" Xu Taishou was stunned for a moment, "Then inform the county magistrates under your jurisdiction that I will celebrate my birthday in two days and ask them to bring gifts to congratulate me."
"In addition, you go to Qianji Tower and find the big shopkeeper and ask him to support me with some silver."
"If necessary, you can inform Prime Minister Zuo that I have favored him."
"If I can become the governor of Beilu County, I can get even the more than 10,000 taels of gold, not to mention more than a thousand taels of gold."
At this moment, Prefect Xu was extremely confident. If he had Prime Minister Zuo's support, would he be far away from becoming a county governor?
This position is not easy to obtain, at least I will become the strongest supporter.
If the big shopkeeper of Qianji Tower is not stupid, he will definitely support him.
"Sir, it's a long way to the imperial capital. You have to arrange some escorts for me, otherwise I'm worried..." The housekeeper's worries are not unreasonable.
There are too many dangers along the way.
If you don't pay attention, you may not be able to keep these coins.
What will be lost then is not his own life, but the lives of more than a hundred people in his family.
"No need, the more powerful the guards are, the more ostentatious they will be, the greater the danger." Xu Taishou pondered for a moment, "And most of those warrior guards are cutthroats. If they have evil intentions, they will kill you, take away the silver, and run away."
, how can we fail to achieve the goal?"
"Don't worry, I will send someone to protect you along the way."
Prefect Xu waved his hand, indicating that there was no need to discuss the matter any further.
After that, he left the study and walked toward the backyard.
Before they even got close to the banquet, Prefect Xu’s hearty laughter could be heard.
"It's my fault for keeping you waiting for so long. I hope you can forgive me."
Xu Taishou walked as he talked. He had already reached the main table and sat down.
"You're welcome, Governor Xu. You are busy with work, so it's okay for us to wait a little longer."
Someone quickly echoed.
"Hahaha!"
Prefect Xu laughed twice and looked at Lu Jiuzhang again.
Even if he is now on Prime Minister Zuo's lap, he cannot offend Lu Jiuzhang casually.
After all, the status of his teacher Xu Shi lies there.
However, Prefect Xu need not be too panicked. Prime Minister Zuo behind him has a higher status than Master Xu.
Master Xu is just the dean of the Overwatch Council and oversees all officials.
But Prime Minister Zuo has greater power!
Even if there is a conflict, Prefect Xu is not afraid of Lu Jiuzhang.
"Brother Lu, we had some misunderstandings before." Xu Taishou said, "This time I am here to clear up the misunderstanding and introduce you to these famous families in Anxi Mansion."
"I believe you already know them when you come in, so I won't introduce them one by one."
"Come on, let's all raise a toast to Mr. Lu."
Prefect Xu took the lead in picking up the wine glass.
The guests at the banquet stood up one after another, took glasses and made toasts.
But Lu Jiuzhang didn't get up yet.
"Official life is not my intention, nor is the shape of the documents and work. I, Lu Jiuzhang, do not want to agree with the mixed situation."
"The so-called Zhumen's wine-meat-smelly roads will freeze your bones to death."
"Prefect Xu, you and I are not the same kind of people!"
Lu Jiuzhang looked at the celebrities, noble families, and dignitaries in front of him, and was extremely disappointed.
I came to the prefect's residence this time to see what Prefect Xu meant.
Unexpectedly, the other party directly took out one thousand five hundred taels of gold.
Combined with what the county magistrate Wang said before his death that day, Lu Jiuzhang felt depressed.
Some things actually suck from top to bottom.
Before leaving, Lu Jiuzhang memorized all the faces of the famous people in front of him.
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It was never Lu Jiuzhang’s goal to become the deputy director of the Demon Slaying Department of Anxi Prefecture.,
He only got involved in the Demon Slayer Division to investigate the death of his elder brother Lu Huaigu, but now he can't get out.
In fact, the new emperor had previously wondered why the great scholar Xu Shi would value Lu Jiuzhang.
The reason is very simple. Lu Jiuzhang did not want to be an official, and Master Xu did not want to enter the officialdom.
The two are considered the same type of people.
Lu Jiuzhang was just forced in by the Bubu Killing Bureau and wanted to find out.
The great scholar Xu Shi was also coerced by the new emperor into joining the Overwatch Council.
But Lu Jiuzhang really didn't want to get involved in this situation.
After Lu Jiuzhang left, the atmosphere instantly cooled down.
However, Prefect Xu said, "Everyone, since Mr. Lu does not want to stay here, then everyone should eat and drink what they should."
"Don't ruin everyone's elegance because of Mr. Lu."
After saying this, everyone nodded.
On the other hand, Dean Bai of Anxi Academy was a little absent-minded.
Did Lu Jiuzhang do the right thing?
He felt good, and he did not want to participate in such an occasion.
But there was no other way. Xu Taishou invited him, and he really didn't dare to refuse.
The power of the prefect is not something that a small academy can bear.
"Brother Lu, Brother Lu, you and Master Xu are actually the same, but because of this, you are Master Xu's disciple, and I am only half a disciple."