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

Feixue glanced at Master Guo.

Before, their young master rarely interacted with Master Guo.

Recently, their young master has been coming to play chess with Master Guo more and more frequently.

Feixue served Lu Xingchen personally, so she naturally felt some changes in her.

However, she attributed it to the time when she and the young master went out and encountered bandits, in which the young master was injured, which led to the change in his personality.

"The old master wanted to pass the position of county magistrate to you, but the second master also wanted to be the county magistrate, and he had an argument with the old master."

"The Second Master said he wanted to go back to his hometown in Hexi Road, but the Second Madam disagreed and scolded the Second Master. The Second Master was furious and said he wanted to divorce the Second Madam."

Lu Nie naturally knew that she was a girl, so it was normal for him to want to become a county magistrate himself, and Lu Xingchen could also see it.

However, she was a little surprised that Lu Nie told Lu Kui directly that he wanted to be the county magistrate.

He thought that Lu Nie would wait for her to take the position of county magistrate, and then make public the secret that she was a woman, and then force her to abdicate and take the position of county magistrate himself.

It seems that he overestimated Lu Nie.

Lu Nie is not so patient, nor does he have such a strategy.

"Look, if we don't go out, internal friction will occur. Once internal friction occurs, outsiders will have an opportunity to take advantage of it."

Master Guo had a confident expression, as if he had seen through the situation today.

"It seems that if the master can no longer hold on, Xing County will soon become a fish on someone else's chopping board."

"Young Master, do you want to go and take a look?" Feixue asked.

Master Guo didn't say anything, as if this matter had nothing to do with him.

Lu Xingchen knew that Master Guo was probably waiting for her answer and testing her at the same time.

"Did my father let me pass?" Lu Xingchen asked.

Feixue shook her head. "I heard the rumors outside, so I came here to tell the young lady. There is no word from the master."

"Then I won't go."

"If Second Uncle wants to leave, let him go. Indeed, I haven't been back to my hometown in Hexi Road for many years. It's time to go back and take a look."

Of course, Lu Xingchen also knew that if Lu Nie did not obey her commander, it would continue to cause trouble for her in the future and might even become her biggest threat.

When Feixue learned of Lu Xingchen's attitude, she did not stay any longer and left.

Master Guo nodded with satisfaction, "The master wants to force the second master to leave. This is paving the way for you."

Lu Xingchen nodded slightly.

If it cannot become a stone for paving her way, it will naturally be swept into the road ditch.

Political struggles have always been cold-blooded and ruthless.

Zhu Di seized the throne from his nephew and sat on it himself.

This kind of thing is not uncommon in history.

*

Lu Xingzhu and her two brothers Lu Feng and Lu Yun were wandering around the county town. When they heard the rumors, they hurried back home.

Lu Feng and Lu Yun are Lu Nie's adopted sons. The name is also quite ambitious, Fengyunjihui.

Lu Nie didn't have a biological son, so he adopted two orphans and changed their original surname to Lu.

Lu Xingzhu is Lu Nie's biological daughter and is eleven years old this year.

Lu Kui also had several adopted sons, but he did not let them change their surnames. He let them retain their original surnames.

This is what he told his adopted sons. He can raise them, but he, Lu Kui, only has Lu Xingchen as his son.

On this point, Lu Kui was still foresighted.

So although these people he adopted were his adopted sons in name, they were actually still slaves of him, Lu Kui and Lu Xingchen.

Lu Xingzhu, Lu Feng and Lu Yun rushed back home.

"Dad, I heard that you beat Mom and wanted to divorce her." Lu Xingzhu looked at Lu Nie in disbelief.

Is this still the father she knew?

"You may have heard about this. I'm going to pack up and go back to my hometown in Hexi. The three of you follow me." Lu Nie looked at Lu Xingzhu, then raised his eyes to look at Lu Feng and Lu Yun.

Lu Feng is already eighteen years old this year and just got married at the end of last year.

Lu Yun is fourteen years old this year and is still a young boy.

They had never heard of this news, so they looked shocked.

"I won't go back to my hometown in Hexi Road with you. It's more than a thousand miles away. I want to stay here with mom. I want to follow Brother Xingchen..." Lu Xingzhu said firmly.

Lu Nie was feeling angry and had no place to vent, so he raised his hand to hit Lu Xingzhu.

"Dad, after you beat my mom, you're going to beat me." Lu Xingzhu glared at Lu Nie angrily, looking like he refused to admit defeat.

Lu Feng and Lu Yun hurried over to hug Lu Nie, "Foster father, my sister has a childish temper, please don't be angry."

"Yes, yes, don't be angry."

Lu Xingzhu snorted and went to find her mother. She walked to the door and stopped, then turned back to Lu Nie and said, "Daddy, you are shameless. You actually stole Brother Xingchen's things..."

Lu Nie was furious, but fortunately Lu Feng and Lu Yun held him tightly.

When Lu Xingzhu saw that Lu Nie couldn't hit her, she slightly stuck out her tongue at him.

"This damn girl has really been spoiled by me. She has really spoiled me. It makes me so mad. It makes me so mad."

*

Lu Kui was not idle either.

The next day, he invited Master Yuan Tianshi over.

The so-called Yuan Tianshi is actually a Taoist priest with the surname Yuan.

Almost ten years ago, the Baiyun Temple where Yuan Tianshi was located was captured by bandits.

He didn't want to be a bandit because his Taoist temple was used as a base by the bandits, so he had to escape from Baiyun Temple and wander around.

Finally, he wandered to Xing County. At that time, he was in rags, unkempt, and a real beggar.

Lu Kui found him, had him brought back, gave him food, and then gave him a new set of clothes.

After changing his clothes, Taoist Yuan instantly looked like an immortal.

At that time, Lu Kui already had a small ambition and wanted to make Xing County his own little world.

Since you want to be the master, you need an Imperial Observatory.

What's more, ordinary people in this era still believe in those stories about gods and ghosts.

Yuan Tianshi was indeed a man of insight. He took care of himself for a few days, made himself fair and clean, and had flesh on his face. Then he changed into a decent set of clothes and appeared in front of the people of Xing County in another way.

Of course, he was just being mysterious and creating the appearance that Lu Kui was the son of God, laying a solid public opinion foundation for Lu Kui to secure his position as the magistrate of Xing County.

Just like the founding emperors of every dynasty would portray themselves as the Son of Heaven before rebelling, giving the people the impression that no one else could do it but them.

Yuan Tianshi was shaking off a dustpan in his hands and sitting in front of Lu Kui, displaying his immortal aura to the fullest.

"Master, please help me calculate when is the best time for my son to take the position of county magistrate."

Master Yuan Tianshi had a faint smile on his face and did not say anything. Instead, he took out his left hand and began to calculate.

Naturally, he had heard about the conflict between the two masters of the Lu family.

Therefore, it is natural that the sooner the young master succeeds to the throne, the better.

Yuan Tianshi observed the expression on Lu Kui's face, pretending to be calculating carefully, and then said, "After the 25th is an auspicious day, it is suitable for the young master to succeed to the throne."

However, as soon as Yuan Tianshi finished speaking, Lu Kui's eyebrows twitched, and the wrinkles on his forehead visibly rose and fell.

These subtle expressions were naturally noticed by Master Yuan Tianshi, and he immediately changed his words.