At this time, the heads of the famous and powerful families in Jinan were waiting outside the west city gate along with the officials of Jinan.
The person who can make these Jinan chief ministers wait for them in the midsummer is none other than the newly appointed Jinan Prime Minister Xun Nu.
It is said that this Xun Nui is well-known in the country. He comes from the Xun family in Yingyin, and his family has always had a clear name. Especially in Xun Nui's generation, there were eight moral people named "Xun's Eight Dragons".
The new Prime Minister of Jinan, Xun Nui, ranks second among the eight brothers of this generation, also known as "Two Dragons".
But what he is most famous for is not his identity as Erlong, but what he did that caused an uproar in Qingliu. He asked his son Xun Yu to marry the daughter of the late eunuch Tang Heng.
Some people say that Xun Nui coveted the power of the eunuchs and was shameless; some people defended him by saying that Tang Heng had already died, so how could he cling to power?
The aristocratic families waiting at the west city gate were also discussing this topic. No one of the two groups could convince the other until the head of the Gao family in the county said something:
"Don't worry about whether Xun Zhongci is clinging to power or not. Look, he has become the Prime Minister of Jinan now. What else is there to say? You don't know that the Prime Minister of Jinan has always been the private land of the eunuchs' children and has never been given to outsiders."
Everyone suddenly realized that the Gao family was indeed the taller one! They could see clearly.
Although the crowds who welcomed Xun Cui to take office all gathered at the west gate, they were actually divided into three waves, and the three groups were clearly distinguishable.
At the front are the Cao chiefs of the Prime Minister of Jinan and their staff, and then a little further to the left are the Gao family, Guo family, Liu family and other large families in the county and state. Both of them are representatives of scholars. The last wave of people has the largest number.
Also standing at the back are the local tycoons from various counties and townships, as representatives of the people.
This is what it means when the scholars and the people support the new Jinan Prime Minister Xun Kui in assuming office.
Among the crowd of people, Zhang Hong from Dasangli also stood out, but now he was extremely old and decrepit, and his originally hale and hearty eyes were now cloudy.
At this moment, several wealthy people near him were teasing Zhang Hong:
"Zhang Tiehu, you are also in a miserable state. You are already old, and you are still dying. Now you have a white-haired person giving a black-haired person. You said that you have to go into the mountains to hunt for good? This time, you will die in the hands of bandits.
By his own hand, even the body was gone, and he might have been eaten by some wild dog in the mountains. It’s so miserable!”
It's no wonder those local tycoons couldn't help but ridicule him. They had been tortured by Zhang Hong a lot when they were young. This man roamed the countryside with his halberd-throwing skills, and they didn't know how much suffering they suffered.
It's fine now. This old man has been childless for a long time. How can they be unhappy?
Moreover, there is malice hidden under this sarcasm. They have long been thinking about Zhang Hong's property. Now that he has no son, when he dies, won't those properties belong to them?
After hearing this, Zhang Hong's cloudy eyeballs did not waver at all, as if he was not the one he was talking about. Seeing that Zhang Hong didn't answer, the local tycoons on the side felt bored and snorted and stepped aside. I don't know.
What to discuss.
At this time, several people among the chiefs were also talking. Jinan's national meritorious Cao Gao Zong was accusing the military chief Wang Kang and the thief Cao Changguo Yong:
"You sir, I usually treat you well. We agreed before that you should not give me too much trouble until the new Jinan Prime Minister takes office. What did you say at that time? I will pat my chest one by one so that you will not be troubled.
What next? This is how you relieve my troubles. In just a few months, under our noses, a giant bandit was raised in Mount Tai and looted the walls of the surrounding docks. As far as I know, five or six people have died.
A small wealthy family.
Now the local tycoons in Licheng have jointly asked me to send troops to suppress the bandits. But where is the money in the treasury? As soon as Xun Zhongci takes office, those people will ask him to send troops again. At that time, Xun Zhongci will check the treasury and ask
Where's the money?
What do you think I'll answer? Don't blame me for not warning you, you've eaten a lot! You have to do something."
After saying that, he saw the Jijie convoy approaching on the straight road ahead. He didn't bother to talk to the two of them anymore, and led the soldiers and people to greet them.
Army Chief Wang Kang and Thief Cao Changguoyong were livid at the moment, but they knew Gao Zong was right, so they shook their heads at each other and followed.
The convoy coming was none other than Xun Zhongci, the second dragon of the Xun family in Yingyin.
Gao Zong, the leader of the people, was the first to pay homage to Zhu Lun’s ox cart:
"The servant Cao Cao of Jinan, Gao Zong, leads the soldiers and people of Jinan to respectfully welcome Lord Xun."
What came out of the curtain was a middle-aged man eight feet tall. As soon as he got off the car, Gao Zong exclaimed:
"It's so beautiful and graceful, it's extraordinary."
Then another person walked out from behind the curtain. He was about eighteen years old and eight feet tall. Gao Zong took a look and sighed in his heart:
"Zhilan Yushu, I don't know whose family's nephew it is."
When the man stood behind Xun Nu, Gao Zong suddenly realized:
"This is a real father and son."
Yes, the middle-aged man is none other than Erlong Xunnui, and the young man behind him is none other than his son Xunyu.
Xun Nui saw the meritorious man named Gao Zong in front of him in a daze, and felt strange in his heart. This man didn't seem to be very smart.
Although he was doubtful, he still took care of the etiquette. He supported Gao Zong and introduced Xun Yu to him.
Xun Yu was polite and respectful to his elders.
Then Xun Nu and Gao Zong exchanged pleasantries for a few more times, and Gao Zong began to introduce the various Cao chiefs behind him.
Xun Kuidu encouraged them one by one and tried to remember the names and appearances of these people. From now on, he would rule Jinan with these people.
Just as the atmosphere between the two sides was heating up, three slovenly local tycoons rushed out from the crowd.
As soon as they arrived, they knelt on the ground and began to cry, asking Mr. Xun to make the decision for them.
Gao Zong, who was smiling at first, immediately turned gloomy when he saw these three people. It was these three wealthy families who had come to him for help before.
At this moment, a middle-aged man who was the leader of the three stopped crying and suddenly said:
"As soon as Mr. Xun comes, Jinan will be blessed with heaven!"
When Xun Nui heard this, he was stunned and thought to himself that it was not good. He quickly looked at the Cao leaders out of the corner of his eye, and sure enough, the smile that had been on his face had solidified.
Even one or two people who were not good at nourishing qi had frosty faces at this moment. Just when Xun Ni didn't know what to do, Xun Yu behind him smiled and said to the wealthy people below:
"What you said is wrong! There is only one sky in this world, and that is the sky. There is only one sky in Jinan, and it is the sky. The sky hangs high, and it does not live or die based on the wishes of the people. Do you think what I said is right?"
The local tycoon's surname was Jin. After hearing this and seeing the gloomy faces of the other officials, he didn't realize that he had said the wrong thing. He immediately followed the young man's words and said yes.
He was complaining in his heart, these scholars are so miserable! It’s ridiculous to put it here.
But he didn't dare to offend these local aristocratic families, and he wanted to borrow troops to fight back.
After reading this, he secretly swore:
"When Mr. Naigong fights back, I must make those petty slaves worse than death to repay me for today's humiliation."