The strongest Marquis in history

Lu Zhou was quite courageous, he dared to attack Tao Dihu when Tao Dihu was about to evacuate.

When Wang Qi arrived near the counties, he got the news that Tao Dihu had withdrawn from the county.It's just how Tao Dihu evacuated and what happened in the middle, Wang Qi doesn't know the specific situation for the time being.

After all, the scouts arranged in various counties have not sent back any news for the time being.

Wang Qi nodded and said: "When the counties were in danger, Duke Lu took the initiative to stand up without fear of life and death. I admire you. I am here to thank you for your dedication, and thank you for your contribution to the court and Langya Kingdom. "

Lu Zhou hurriedly said: "The Prime Minister praises Miao, this is what my Lu family should do."

Wang Qi said: "When I first arrived in the counties, I have many things to deal with first. Today, I am busy with business, so I don't have time to ask Duke Lu for advice. Tomorrow morning, I will come to visit in person and ask Duke Lu for advice."

Lu Zhou was overjoyed immediately.

The opportunity is here.

This is his chance.

Why did Lu Zhou smash Tao Dihu's army when Tao Dihu left? It was to gain Wang Qi's favor, to gain Wang Qi's appreciation, and even to gain benefits.

Wang Qi said that he would visit the Lu family tomorrow, which is when the Lu family will benefit.

At this moment, Lu Zhou felt at ease.

Lu Zhou's face was full of smiles, and he took the initiative to say: "The Prime Minister is busy with affairs, I understand. I will go back to Lu's house to clean up, sweep the couch, and wait for the Prime Minister to come."

Wang Qi said: "Thank you, Mr. Lu."

Lu Zhou hurriedly said that it was not hard work, and left with the people of the Lu family.

Wang Qi waved his hand, Xiao Qingzhi ordered the soldiers to enter the city, first take over the city gate, and control the counties.Then, Wang Qicai led the army into the city and took control of the Sifang City Gate.

The army was stationed in the city, while Wang Qi took a few soldiers and went straight to the county government to station.

After Wang Qi settled in the county government office, a sentry spy lurking in the city came to the county government office to report the news.

The whistler bowed and saluted, and handed over the news he had found.

This was arranged by Xiao Qingzhi one step ahead.

On the one hand, spread the news in the city, let people spread the situation of Wang Qi's army;

Wang Qi flipped through the letter and checked the situation carefully.

In the letter, Tao Dihu's affairs in the various counties were recorded, as well as the general situation of the Lu family.In addition, it wrote in detail that Lu Zhou led people to the granary, confronted Tao Dihu, and forced Tao Dihu to leave.

In addition, there are some counties.

In fact, the main content is about Tao Dihu and Lu Zhou.

The Lu family is the largest family in the counties, with a profound family background and a master of the Grandmaster realm.

Wang Qi waved his hand to let the sentry back down, then looked at Zhuge Feng who was sitting below, and said in a deep voice: "Brother, Tao Dihu has left the counties, there is nothing to say, after all, he never took anything away."

"On the contrary, this Lu family is not weak. They actually have their own industries in Xuzhou and other states."

"In the counties, the Lu family has influence."

"It's just that the Lu family is not a wealthy family. It mainly has influence in business, but is weak in officialdom. The family doesn't even have a county magistrate. This limits the strength of the Lu family."

Wang Qi said: "Now that Lu Zhou forced Tao Dihu away and made great achievements, how do you reward him?"

Zhuge Feng thought for a while, and said: "The reward for the Lu family must be to buy a horse bone with a thousand pieces of gold, and give a heavy reward. This time we won the counties, and Lu Zhou made meritorious service. After we reward heavily, we can publicize it to the outside world. .”

"At that time, everyone in Langya Kingdom will know that Lu Zhou has benefited."

"Everyone will envy and even follow suit."

"Only in this way, people from all over the Langya Kingdom will resist the bandits and strive for benefits. This will be of great help to us in sweeping all over the place. Of course, even if these people have not succeeded in fighting the bandits, it can also weaken the bandits. bandit."

Zhuge Feng said: "So I think it must be a big reward."

Wang Qidao: "A heavy reward is nothing, I'm just a little worried."

Zhuge Feng said: "What are you worried about?"

Wang Qi said: "The strength of the Lu family is not weak, but it lacks the strength of the government. If there is a big reward, it is very simple. It is to let the people of the Lu family take charge of the counties and serve as the county magistrates of the counties."

"The Lu family is originally a rich family, and they also serve as county magistrates. I am worried that the Lu family will grow up and even have two hearts."

"So we gave benefits, but we also need to let the Lu family have a sense of awe, so that the Lu family can do things in a down-to-earth manner. Otherwise, it will definitely be detrimental to us in the end."

Wang Qi said in a deep voice: "The counties are the counties under my rule, not the counties of the Lu family."

Zhuge Feng nodded and said: "It is indeed possible to show both kindness and prestige. It is just to show your prestige, but you still have to think about how to deter the Lu family, otherwise it will be too deliberate."

Wang Qi pondered for a while and said: "For the time being, there is no other way, so let's show kindness first. Anyway, when we leave, we should settle this matter. It shouldn't be difficult to scare the Lu family. Please invite people to the barracks to watch our lieutenant soldiers perform martial arts, and the effect will naturally be achieved."

Zhuge Feng nodded and said, "Yes, this is a good way."

He had an approving look on his face.

That's a good suggestion.

331 Allegiance

After the matter of Zhuge's family was settled, Wang Qi and Zhugefeng began to count the household registration and land yellow books of the county government.

This is the most critical.

Thanks to Tao Dihu who was in the counties, he didn't care about these at all, and he didn't understand the importance of household registration and land, so the household registration and land yellow books were preserved intact.However, today's household registration yellow book is actually of little use.

After the chaos in the counties, many people fled, the place is in a mess, and the population is difficult to determine, so it needs to be clarified again.The only advantage is that you can count with the help of the household registration yellow book.

Can save a lot of trouble.

The most important thing is the land yellow book. If there is a land yellow book, you can find out according to the map, and know where is the best fertile land in the counties, and where are the mountains and hills, which are not suitable for farming.

Wang Qi and Zhuge Feng took an inventory, and they stretched themselves at night after being busy.

Generally speaking, it is handled properly.

The two began to eat at this time, chatting while eating.

Zhuge Feng said: "Second brother, I have an idea today regarding the arrangements for the personnel of the various counties."

Wang Qi said: "Let's listen."

Zhuge Feng said in a deep voice: "The strategy we discussed in the morning is that you buy a horse bone with a thousand dollars, reward the people of the Lu family, and give the post of county magistrate to the Lu family. At the same time, take advantage of the situation to beat the Lu family. I think we need to make another arrangement."

Wang Qidao: "What arrangement?"

Zhuge Feng replied: "As you continue to master the counties of Langya Kingdom, the reserve power of Nanyang County can be continuously drawn out. For example, people who have been following you before, with a little bit of talent, can be arranged to come to the counties. "

"Let them come and serve as county magistrate or county lieutenant."

"The county magistrate is handed over to Lu Zhou, and the county magistrate and county lieutenant are occupied by our people."

"On the one hand, you can train our people. On the other hand, keep an eye on the people from the Lu family. If they are people from the Lu family who want to take money and break the law, and use their power for personal gain, you can directly take down the people from the Lu family and replace them with ours. "

Zhuge Feng said: "This is an arrangement that kills two birds with one stone."

Wang Qi thought about it carefully, and with a bright smile on his face, he said, "This is a good suggestion, it's feasible, let's do it this way."

The way of power and tactics, after all, is to pay attention to the balance of yin and yang, and to exert both grace and power.

Blind indulgence is prone to accidents.

There should be some supervision.

Wang Qi nodded and said: "Brother, your proposal can be generalized. Next, we will sweep the counties according to this strategy. Of course, if there is no one in the area, let our people serve as county magistrates and preside over government affairs. In short, every county has to have our people."

Zhuge Feng said: "That's what it means."

After a pause, Zhuge Feng said: "Second brother, actually the time left for us is still a bit tight."

Wang Qi said: "How to say?"

Zhuge Feng frowned gradually, and said in a deep voice: "According to the situation in Chang'an last year, the emperor at that time was already deteriorating and feeling more and more uncomfortable."

"At most this year, he will die."

"Now that Lu Shengqi proclaims himself emperor in Qingzhou, and other states proclaim emperor, the blow to the old emperor is bound to be extremely heavy. The current emperor's body can't last too long."

Zhuge Feng said: "The old emperor is still there, and he still has some prestige, which can deter some people. After the old emperor dies, the new king will succeed, and the new king will have no influence and prestige, so it will be even more different."

"The world will not obey the new king."

"The chaos is coming."

Zhuge Feng said in a deep voice: "So right now, you still have to seize the time to pacify Langya Kingdom in a short period of time, then stabilize Langya Kingdom, and further expand your strength."

Wang Qi nodded and said: "The power of Langya Kingdom as a whole can protect itself, and it is not enough to be aggressive. I know this. But although the current situation is changing, it has not changed drastically. The real hero may not be the emperor. Let's just look at it, we are developing step by step, and every step must be stable, no matter what the outside world is, we will definitely have no problems."

Zhuge Feng thought for a while, and nodded in agreement.

Wang Qi's analysis makes sense.

The two were talking about the situation in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and while talking, Zhuge Feng changed the subject and said, "Second brother, you want to start a career, your father's place, have you ever considered it?"

Wang Qi said: "Don't worry, he will definitely support me."

When it comes to Wang Zongxi, Wang Qi is very confident.

Wang Zongxi is not a person who first has a country and then a family, and is not an old and stubborn person. On the contrary, in Wang Zongxi's place, Wang Qi is always ranked first.

This is the most critical.

Wang Qineng was sure that there would be a day when Wang Zongxi was involved, and Wang Zongxi's help was really needed, and Wang Zongxi would definitely help him.

Zhuge Feng nodded and said no more.

After all, Wang Qi had already made it very clear, the two continued to work after eating.

When it was almost early morning, they went to rest separately.

The next day, early in the morning.

Wang Qi took Xia Houhu, Su Lie and a team of personal guards early, left the county government office, and went straight to Lu's house.

He said he wanted to visit, so he would go there.

As soon as Wang Qi arrived at the gate, Lu Zhou came out.He had been preparing inside the door early on. As soon as Wang Qi appeared, Lu Zhou came to greet him in person, bowed and said, "Master, please!"

"Please!"

Wang Qi smiled and nodded.

A group of people went straight into the mansion.

The host is seated.

This time, there were all the direct descendants of the Lu family, Wang Qi and Lu Zhou, one on the left and one on the right, were in the main seat.

Wang Qi glanced around the people of the Lu family, looked back and said: "When the counties were in danger, the head of the Lu family stepped forward to protect the counties regardless of the danger. This kind of courage is very rare!"

Lu Zhou said: "The Prime Minister praises Miao. Everyone can punish the bandits in these troubled places. It's just that before Tao Dihu entered the counties, my strength was limited, and I had more energy than strength. It's forbearance."

After a pause, Lu Zhou said: "The Prime Minister led the army to the south, and because of the deterrence of the Prime Minister, I dared to fight against Tao Dihu. In the final analysis, my courage was given by the Prime Minister."

Wang Qi said: "You are always humble."

After a pause, Wang Qi continued: "When I do things, I have always been rewarded for my merits. The Lu family has made great contributions, and I have to reward them."

Lu Zhou's heart skipped a beat.

Why did he take the risk of fighting Tao Dihu to stop Tao Dihu when Tao Dihu left?

Just for the benefit.

Just to get Wang Qi's favor.

Lu Zhou didn't show any signs of it. He said calmly, "My lord, resisting Tao Dihu is what our Lu family should do. It's our duty. After all, the counties are the foundation of the Lu family."

Wang Qi chuckled, and said slowly: "Patriarch Lu has Patriarch Lu's starting point, but I should not be blamed for unclear rewards and punishments when I do things. I went to the counties yesterday and learned about the local conditions in the counties. A sage comes out, although he is not a famous scholar, but he understands the righteousness. Right now there are vacancies in the counties, I would like to invite a sage from the Lu family to come out to take up the post of county magistrate."

call!call!

Lu Zhou's breathing became short-lived.

Even though he is old and hot, and has seen countless battles in the mall, but at this moment, his heart is excited.

The Lu family's business is doing well.

But the Lu family has always wanted to be an official, and wanted to step into the threshold of the official career, but unfortunately they still couldn't get the door and couldn't enter.Now that Wang Qi opened his mouth, he gave the post of county magistrate to the Lu family.