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Chapter 110 What is this special agent county magistrate?

The postman was called over to tell Xia Lin what he had done again. All the officials in the court looked at each other. Most of them thought it was ridiculous. A small number of people thought it was against the rules and started to think about reporting it. But when they thought about it, the other party was just a seventh-rank county magistrate, and he had not violated any law. Reporting him would be a bit embarrassing...

Even Gao Shilian felt that this was just a lucky coincidence. The small county magistrate and his small caravan were just caught up in the storm of the change of dynasties and were just passengers on the ship. All those exaggerated stories were just gimmicks that this person wanted to attract attention. If a small seventh-rank county magistrate had such ability, then why did the court still need to support generals? It would be better to support county magistrates instead.

So everyone laughed and didn't take it seriously, except for one person, Lu Gan, the Minister of Honglu Temple, whose eyes were rolling around. He listened carefully the whole process. This method and skill must be from some junior brother.
As a member of the strategist family, he knew this method very well. However, he knew it, but to implement it, he had to unite heaven, earth and man. The day was the right time. Drought, flood, extreme cold, famine, etc., only at such times could so many people gather. The land was the right place. If it were not the grassland but the Central Plains, with its great rivers and mountains, it would be difficult to make a difference if the news was not convenient. And the most important thing was the person.

A strategist does not rely on his eloquence alone. In ancient times, there were Su Qin and Zhang Yi, and later there were Lu Su and Chen Gong. They were all brave and resourceful. Ordinary people, let alone being able to get along with everyone in this complicated and chaotic situation, would be scared just by encountering the sound of iron hooves.

However, he was able to take risks, advance and retreat in an orderly manner, and even finally sent the king back to the court. He was a real strategist's son, but Lu Gan had never heard of any family that had such an outstanding disciple.

But no matter what, at this point in time, Confucianism is at its peak and the school of diplomacy is waning. No matter whose family the children come from, they are our own people. As the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, if I don't say a few words for my own children, how can I explain to my senior teachers when I leave?
So Lu Gan, who always disliked talking nonsense in the court, suddenly stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to say."

At this moment, Emperor Hongbao was feeling very happy. When he saw that the "silent man" below actually spoke, he waved his hand and said, "Lord Lu, please speak."

"What the messenger said just now moved me. This method is exactly the art of vertical and horizontal tactics. Since ancient times, the art of vertical and horizontal tactics is about conquering the enemy without fighting, and conquering cities and territories without bloodshed. Now it seems that this boy must have mastered the essence of vertical and horizontal tactics. He single-handedly took back the 70 miles of lost land for the Great Wei. Although the land is not much, it is the first time in ten years that the Great Wei has recovered lost land. Congratulations."

"Well, Lord Lu, please go ahead." Emperor Hongbao thought it made sense, so he nodded and said, "Go on."

"I think that if this boy is given an important position, he will surely make a great success. So I hope to promote him to the Honglu Temple. I will be extremely grateful." Lu Gan said and bowed down: "I hope Your Majesty will grant your approval."

"This……"

Emperor Hongbao's heart skipped a beat, thinking, "That's Lao Jiu's son-in-law. How can I explain to Lao Jiu if you brought him to the capital? Also, if his identity is revealed, he will be stripped of his official title and become the son-in-law of the emperor. Why did Lao Jiu keep it a secret? Isn't it to keep it for his son-in-law? You kid, aren't you making things difficult for me?"

It just so happened that Gao Shilian was dissatisfied with everything at the moment. Although he had never taken the Honglu Temple seriously, Lu Gan was not one of their own. Since he was not one of their own, there was no need to make him powerful.

As the old saying goes, personnel are politics. The more people there are in the court, the greater one's power will be. No matter how small a mosquito is, it is still a piece of meat. So even if it is insignificant, Gao Shilian decided to disgust Lu Gan.

He stepped out and bowed to Emperor Hongbao, saying, "Your Majesty, this is not allowed. Our dynasty has a ban on trade with the barbarians. This seventh-rank county magistrate broke the law knowingly. Considering that he is still young and is working for the benefit of the people, and that he helped Wei recover seventy miles of lost territory by mistake, I will not report him. But if he is promoted to the capital as Lord Lu said, this is disregarding the national law and the imperial order. It is better not to investigate it in detail, but if it is investigated in detail, the crime of breaking the law knowingly will be aggravated. Lord Liu, what should we do according to the laws of Wei?"

The Minister of Justice stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, according to the laws of the Wei Dynasty, illegal trade is considered smuggling, and smuggling is a serious crime, punishable by tattooing on the face and imprisonment of 3,000 people. If you know the law and break it, the crime will be punished by hanging."

Honglu Temple Minister Lu Gan turned his head to glance at the two men. Although he didn't show much expression, he was actually cursing them in his heart.

"Okay, don't mention these things when you are so happy."

Emperor Hongbao laughed at this moment, and he breathed a sigh of relief. He finally didn't have to think about how to explain to Lao Jiu. But before he finished his next sentence, he heard Prime Minister Gao speak again: "Your Majesty, although the marriage was temporarily shelved last time, it coincides with the transition of the old and the new in the grassland. Our Great Wei should have the demeanor of a superior country and bring up this matter again with the grassland to show our good relations."

When the topic was brought up again, Emperor Hongbao frowned, "What does Lord Gao think we should do?"

"The daughter of Prince Teng is still guarding the principles for her brother, but she can set the wedding date first. This will demonstrate the sincerity of our country."

This is really bullying because Xia Lin is not here. If he was here, Gao Shilian would definitely be fucked again. This old bastard would really not be willing to not be beaten up.

Emperor Hongbao tilted his head and looked at Gao Shilian who was spitting all over the place, with a half-smile on his face, but he couldn't refute this matter directly, because a king never jokes. His previous plan was to just find a palace maid or a clan member's daughter to marry, but who knew that Gao Shilian was simply a beast, and he insisted on choosing the daughter of the ninth prince.

Everyone knows what the purpose is, just to make the ninth prince hate him, so can we use other princesses? It really can't, because Emperor Hongbao has no legitimate daughters, but he has several illegitimate daughters, but they say that they will use the prince to marry, and here they send a illegitimate daughter, which is not equal.

Then why is the daughter of the Ninth Prince equal to the other? Gao Shilian said: Your Majesty and the Ninth Prince are from the same mother, and the Ninth Prince's offspring is no different from your Majesty's, and the Ninth Princess is married to you in a formal ceremony, so she has a noble status.

Anyway, he always has all kinds of weird reasons and he always claims to be in the right, which is very annoying. If Emperor Hongbao had the control of Emperor Taizu, the founding monarch, he would have wiped out Gao Shilian's entire family long ago. But it is not possible now. The aristocratic families will really rebel, and their intertwined relationships are too complicated. By then, there might be another Rebellion of the Eight Kings.

"I know about this matter. There is no need to rush. Today, you are happy and you can stay in the palace to have dinner."

The emperor said that he would invite everyone to dinner after the meeting, and everyone was naturally expressing their gratitude. However, Gao Shilian had an indifferent expression. His mind was now full of ways to appease the emotions of the merchants below. After all, the things that they had previously exclusively operated had now to be shared with others.

The people below would certainly be very emotional, and how to deal with them was a big problem. At this moment, Emperor Hongbao came to the back garden and curiously asked the chief eunuch Tian En: "Tian En, what did the county magistrate say? Tell me in detail."

"The reason General Guo wanted to change the township into a county was because of him. I heard from the messenger that the boy called General Guo "Dad", and General Guo did not refute. And his relationship with Princess Changchun of the Jiuqiansui family seems to be known to everyone. It is said that..."

"explain."

Tian En bowed and said, "It is said that the madness of Prince Teng and Princess Changchun's observance of the Dao are also related to him."

"Oh?" Emperor Hongbao frowned, "I was wondering how it could be such a coincidence, it turns out that there is such a monster around Old Nine."

"And... Your Majesty. The Internal Guard has discovered something, but I don't know if I should tell you about it or not."

"Oh, Tian En! I think you are getting more and more confused as you get older. Why don't you just say what you should and shouldn't say?"

The old eunuch bowed and came behind the emperor and whispered, "Your Majesty, according to the internal security investigation, he was the one who built the dragon boat for Your Majesty, and he was also the one who built the temporary palace. Jiu Qiansui and General Guo did not pay a penny."

"Ah!?" Emperor Hongbao paused in astonishment: "Where does he get so much money?"

"This boy is not only good at business, but also good at studying things. He has made many things and set up many workshops. He is very good at opening up new sources of income. Now the inner guards have gone to Yanmen Pass to investigate the truth of the northern expedition of the grasslands, but I think that if nothing unexpected happens, the man behind the northern expedition of the barbarians is this boy."

"Good fellow..." Emperor Hongbao stood up and said, "It is said that when a country is about to prosper, there will be auspicious signs. Isn't this an auspicious sign?"

"But your majesty, no matter how I think about it, I feel that he is a monster."

"That's because you are stupid." Emperor Hongbao sneered, "Gao Shilian is a demon."

"Yes...I am confused."

Emperor Hongbao sat back down and said, "Find some more people to keep an eye on him. I want to see what tricks this kid can come up with."

"Your Majesty, he has done such a great deed, so why not reward him?"

"Didn't you hear what Gao Jian said? The merits and demerits have been offset." Emperor Hongbao waved his hand and said, "No reward this time. It's not a good thing for a young man to be promoted too quickly. By the way, Tian En, you have to be on your guard. Gao Jian doesn't like such people to appear in the court. Do you understand what I mean?"

"I understand. I will send someone to Fuliang to lie low. If there is any change in the court, let them know in advance."

"Ah."

Emperor Hongbao stood up and sighed deeply: "Alas, it's a good thing that Gao Jian is here today. If Lu Gan had really agreed to his suggestion and transferred him to the capital, it would have been a waste of talent."

"By the way, Your Majesty, I also heard that the magistrate of Dantu County in Gyeonggi Province is a newly crowned top scholar. He and the magistrate of Fuliang County were both arranged by the Crown Prince."

"Number one scholar? I have some impression of him. He is a talented person. Why are you talking about this suddenly?"

"He seems to be in close contact with Prime Minister Gao."

"Hmm?" Emperor Hongbao raised his eyebrows: "There is such a thing?"

"It is certain, but I am not sure whether I should tell the Crown Prince."

Emperor Hongbao waved his hand and said, "Be patient for now. It's time for Jing'er to experience some life on his own."

(End of this chapter)