On the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth lunar month, Huo Tingyu arrived at the place agreed with Lu Ze as agreed.
Lu Ze has been waiting for a long time.
Huo Tingyu walked slowly and sat down opposite Lu Ze.
"Does County Magistrate Lu have any business with me?" Huo Tingyu showed impatience on his face.
If Lu Ze doesn't put his Chaiyang City in order, why is he planning on himself?
Lu Ze looked at Huo Tingyu with a smile: "Shuai Huo is really a busy man. It has been such a long time and he has not even asked me a word during this period."
Huo Tingyu looked Lu Ze up and down: "I don't seem to have anything to do with you."
He spoke without any emotion, and Lu Ze's face turned dark visibly.
But he still had to put on a smile when asking for help: "Look at what you're saying? We don't know each other even if we don't fight, right?"
"Not really. Chaiyang and Yucheng want to join forces to deal with me, Yongzhou. I also want to protect my city and people."
Huo Tingyu's face was expressionless, and he vaguely showed some contempt.
Lu Ze was stunned. Huo Tingyu's words were meant to embarrass him.
But Lu Ze still felt dissatisfied in his heart. He knew that Shao Peichen had taken away part of Huo Tingyu's position in Yongzhou. The previous Yongzhou city was named Huo, but now it is no longer Yongzhou that belongs to Huo Tingyu alone.
"What's going on, Marshal Huo? Could it be that I took some gunpowder before?"
He was insinuating that Huo Tingyu spoke harshly.
But Huo Tingyu didn't care about this. Since he handed over the annoying official duties to Shao Peichen, he has lived a relatively comfortable life.
But Lu Ze obviously didn't think so.
"Then Marshal Huo doesn't have the final say in Yongzhou now. Is it possible that Marshal sees that there is no urgency at all?"
Lu Ze kept talking, trying to make Huo Tingyu suspicious of Shao Peichen.
But Huo Tingyu himself saw with his own eyes that Shao Peichen was also a person who loved and protected the people. Although his methods were unpredictable, he was still a person who was willing to serve the people, and that was enough. As for the twists and turns in the officialdom, Huo Tingyu was the most bored.
something.
"What's the matter? It's just trivial matters." Huo Tingyu was playing Tai Chi with Lu Ze, and he still wanted to understand Lu Ze's true thoughts.
Could it be that if you make an appointment with yourself like this just to let yourself attack Shao Peichen, wouldn't that be too brainless?
But what Huo Tingyu didn't expect was that Lu Ze was such a brainless person.
"I don't believe you don't know what Shao Peichen has done in the officialdom over the years. You can push Dou Zhun, who is half your benefactor, into eternal disaster. Then, as the commander who shares the same city with him, why can't you be the next target?"
Hearing what Lu Ze said, Huo Tingyu couldn't help but sneered: "What are you talking about? Is it possible that you are talking nonsense?"
Lu Ze choked. He didn't expect that he had even used Dou Zhun as an example. Huo Tingyu still had no suspicion at all about Shao Peichen?
Huo Tingyu noticed the change in Lu Ze's eyes and couldn't help but keep an eye on him: "It's just that Dou Zhun died because he was greedy for the power of foreigners."
"As for Shao Peichen, he seems to be doing a good job so far."
Huo Tingyu stared at Lu Ze. He had already said this. If Lu Ze had a real purpose, he would not hide it anymore.
"But the two people he had relations with before, Shao Peichen, are dead. Zhu Hong and Dou Zhun, will you be the next one?" Lu Ze looked at Huo Tingyu with a gloomy face.
He has made up his mind to overthrow Shao Peichen this time. As long as Shao Peichen is in Yongzhou for one day, he will never be able to get corresponding help from Yongzhou.
Yongzhou is now the richest city in the northwest, why can't it develop with the surrounding cities?
With the Chen family at your back, you don't have to worry about taxes.
Looking at my own Chai Yang again, I have collected taxes for a year, but it is still not as good as the occasional filial piety from the Chen family.
Lu Ze sent someone to check. A few days ago, Chen Jinjun added a lot of money to Yongzhou's warehouse. You know, Chen Jinjun was not in Yongzhou last year, so even if the Chen family's business had a lack of income, then
It is also something that cannot be underestimated.
After saying this, Huo Tingyu understood: "In the final analysis, does County Magistrate Lu think Shao Peichen is not good, or does he think Chai Yang is not good?"
He narrowed his eyes and looked at Lu Ze meaningfully.
"Shuai Huo, as long as Yongzhou and Chaiyang join forces, won't everyone in the northwest have the surname Huo?" Lu Ze slowly tried to make a profit.
But Huo Tingyu already knew Lu Ze's purpose, so there was no need to compromise with him.
"County Magistrate Lu, you should save your time. If I, Huo Tingyu, had wanted to, the entire northwest would have been named Huo, and Chaiyang would no longer be called Chaiyang." Huo Tingyu was not angry and proud, and the momentum of the battlefield overwhelmed Lu.
You can't breathe.
Huo Tingyu has military merit.
Lu Ze opened his mouth, but under Huo Tingyu's oppressive eyes, he couldn't say a word.
Huo Tingyu sneered: "Chai Yang has had a hard time these years, after all, the Jiang family did a lot of evil before."
Suddenly Huo Tingyu stabbed him in a sore spot. Lu Ze really didn't know what to say and could only stare at Huo Tingyu angrily.
But the look he thought he had on Huo Tingyu showed no threat. In Huo Tingyu's eyes, Lu Ze was just a clown.
Lu Ze looked at Huo Tingyu's superior appearance and couldn't help feeling aggrieved.
He was also one of the outstanding graduates of the first class of Tiannan Military Academy, otherwise he would not have been selected by Zhu Hong and transferred to Chaiyang to be the county magistrate, keeping an eye on Shao Peichen.
However, this land in the northwest has never cared about kings, generals, ministers, or serving as officials.
Lu Ze couldn't help but cover his face, his palms wet with tears.
What is his use?
He still clearly remembered that when he first arrived in Chaiyang, he boasted about Haikou in front of the people of Chaiyang.
"I've been in Chaiyang for one day, and Chaiyang County will never tolerate roosters, dogs, and thieves!"
This is my original intention, but it still can't compare to this cruel reality, right?
But Huo Tingyu had already turned around and left, without giving himself the slightest chance.
Lu Ze took a deep breath and looked at his county government with empty eyes.
But it was all in vain. My initial ambitions were no match for this thick cloud of history.
Where can I find my place?
Chai Yang was in a mess, and he had a grudge against Shao Peichen. At that time, he and He Cheng relied on Zhu Hong's trust to exclude Shao Peichen. Has the tide finally turned?
He is not willing to give in!
Lu Ze seemed to have had all his strength taken away from him, and he collapsed on the sofa, like a lifeless corpse.