It's better to be an empress than a county magistrate

Lu Xingchen glared at him.

This old guy speaks without restraint.

Master Guo didn't care about Lu Xingchen's reaction.

He stood up and paced back and forth on the ground, fanning himself with a bamboo fan.

"There are three strongholds on Niutou Mountain, one is Niutou Stronghold, the other is Panlong Stronghold and Feihu Stronghold."

"The most powerful among them is Niutou Village."

"If we want to launch an attack, we must first destroy Niutou Village."

"We have taken down the Niutou stronghold, and the other two strongholds have either surrendered or fled."

"But if we destroy the mountain stronghold, the other counties around it will definitely be alerted." Master Guo looked at Lu Xingchen, "Do you want to greet them first before attacking, or just attack directly?"

"Of course we will attack directly. Discussing with them is equivalent to telling the village, and then there will be no effect of surprise attack." Lu Xingchen said firmly.

Master Guo looked at Lu Xingchen with a gratified expression on his face.

"What I'm worried about is what will happen if we defeat the mountain stronghold and the other counties launch a siege on us?" said Lu Xingchen.

Master Guo shook his head with a relaxed expression, "It's right to be thoughtful, but thinking too much will make people timid."

"I have met the county magistrates of these counties." Mr. Guo said, patting his chest with a bamboo fan, "None of them can achieve great things."

"If they had such courage, strategy and spirit, they wouldn't have stayed in this small county for so many years."

"The county magistrate of Wan County is a local tyrant. They think that being able to occupy Wan County and be the master of their own house is already a great honor for their ancestors. How could they possibly think of expanding their territory?"

"As for Tengxian, it's hard for me to survive..."

"We can set it as our next target, because Teng County has the worst reputation among the surrounding counties, and the reputation among the common people is also the worst. We can use the banner of acting on behalf of heaven to attack it."

"You have quite a big ambition." Lu Xingchen said.

"If you only want to attack a few mountain strongholds, you might as well stay here like your father and continue to live your peaceful life." Master Guo spoke bluntly.

"In that case, let's set a small goal first." Lu Xingchen said happily.

"Let's take down the three mountain strongholds first, and then we'll take Teng County next."

Master Guo also became full of vigor and vitality, as if youth was stirring again in his old body.

"But before that, we need to make major adjustments within Xing County."

"At least we should be of the same mind."

“We need to let the residents and people of Xing County know what the new county magistrate wants to do and what direction he wants to lead them.”

Master Guo turned the bamboo fan in his hand, suddenly stopped, and looked at Lu Xingchen with sharp eyes.

"Of course, this is not something that can be rushed, nor can it be achieved overnight. It needs to be done gradually."

Lu Xingchen nodded slightly.

*

Just as Lu Xingchen and Master Guo were discussing the future development of the entire Xing County, the second master Lu Nie came to Lu Kui's room.

"Brother..." Lu Nie had an embarrassed and helpless expression on his face.

"Second brother is here, come in, come in and sit down." Lu Kui was smiling, as if nothing had happened to him.

Lu Nie was a little surprised. He thought Lu Kui would not see him, or would simply scold him.

"Brother, I know I was wrong." Lu Nie came in, did not sit down, and said with his head down.

"It's okay, it's okay. Although we are brothers, it's normal for you to have your own ideas."

Lu Kui pulled Lu Nie to sit down, "But there is only one position for the county magistrate, I can only let Xingchen do it, I can't give it to you."

"Brother, I was too greedy. The position of county magistrate should belong to Xingchen. I thought about something I shouldn't have thought about." Lu Nie said sincerely.

This trip also made him realize that he was nothing without Xing County.

"I will do my best to assist Xingchen in the future."

Lu Kui patted Lu Nie's shoulder vigorously.

"We are a family."

Lu Nie's eyes were red and he nodded vigorously.

"Okay, go back." Lu Kui waved his hand, "Heal your wounds."

"From now on, don't worry about the affairs of the county government. Just be an idle person!"

Lu Nie looked at Lu Kui in shock.

"This is what the stars mean..." Lu Kui said.

Lu Nie was unwilling, but he could only agree and leave.

The second wife was worried that Lu Kui would scold Lu Nie harshly. After all, her husband loved her very much, so she kept waiting at the gate of the courtyard.

But her husband came out soon after he went in, and the second wife was still a little surprised.

"Why did you come out so soon? Is it because Big Brother doesn't want to see you? If Big Brother doesn't want to see you, just wait a little longer."

Lu Nie shook his head, showing a guilty expression, "Big brother saw me, and he was smiling, saying that we are a family."

The second wife was a little surprised after hearing this, and then she slapped Lu Nie hard on the arm.

"Look at what you have done, isn't it shameful?"

"I know, I know, I regret it so much." Lu Nie lowered his head and walked forward quickly.

*

Lu Xingchen said goodbye to Master Guo and had lunch.

She didn't have the habit of taking a nap in her previous life, so naturally she didn't need one in this life.

Then she took Feixue out of the government office and prepared to take a walk around the county town.

This is a very small county town, but among the surrounding counties, Xing County is the most prosperous.

But because of wars and constant conflicts everywhere, trade has long been less frequent.

Unless there is no other choice, no one would risk their head to do business.

Business can only continue to prosper and develop in peacetime.

Therefore, only a few shops in the center of the county town still sell some commonly used items for the people, and other shops in slightly more remote areas have already closed.

However, some powerful gentry in Xing County were still able to get some things from outside and sell them through their own channels.

However, ordinary people cannot afford these things and they are only circulated among some special groups of people.

So if he wanted to make money, he had to slowly develop his trade.

No matter what era, business is still the most profitable.

Feixue didn't know what Lu Xingchen was thinking. She just saw her walking and stopping, sometimes thinking for a while, and sometimes walking quickly.

Lu Xingchen walked around the county town for a few times and then turned into Baiyun Temple.

Baiyun Temple is just north of Xing County.

After Yuan Tianshi settled in Xing County, Lu Kui found him such a courtyard and transformed it into a Taoist temple.

The place where Yuan Tianshi practiced in the past was called Baiyun Temple, so he also called this place Baiyun Temple.

"Your Excellency the County Lord." A little Taoist boy was a little surprised to see Lu Xingchen.

The last time when Master Yuan performed a ritual for her, the little Taoist boy followed him.

There are only three people in the entire Baiyun Temple, Master Yuan and his two little disciples.

"Is your master here?" Lu Xingchen asked.

"Yes, yes. My master has been in the Taoist temple these past two days. He sits on the roof every night and looks up at the sky. He says he is observing the stars..." the little Taoist boy said solemnly.

Obviously, the little Taoist boy's words were told to him by Master Yuan Tianshi.