Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 61 Have you heard of "Ask"?
One of the most effective and commonly used methods for dealing with crisis events is:

Take advantage of a point that you care more about, or an event that is more serious to you,

Shift your focus to divert the spotlight.

Deemphasize this side and strengthen that side.

When people care more about what they care about most,

Even if you, the instigator, come out and make a fuss, no one will be willing to waste their time to pay attention to you.

Gao Chu's attention was successfully diverted by Xue Liang at this moment.

All he could think about now was how to reduce the impact of this incident on him and how to restore his image in the eyes of his superiors...

"Xue Jiezi, you really know how to get things done!"

Gao Chu gritted his teeth and gave Xue Liang a fake smile, but in his heart he had the urge to strangle him to death.

Xue Liang said with great fear and trepidation: "Thank you for your praise. I think it is impossible to conceal this matter.

“But if we report this to the county, I’m afraid the county governor will be angry with Gao Du Suo.

"We have to report it, but it won't be appropriate to report it, unless..."

Gao Chu's heart moved, and he quickly asked, "Unless what?"

"Unless, when we report this matter, we can think of a reason for the county governor to deal with Cao Fuyin."

"Oh?"

"In this way, the county governor will not only not be angry with you, Gao Dusuo, but will also think that you are smart and capable and can share the worries of the superiors."

Gao Chu was moved and said, "But what can I do to help the county governor find a reason to answer the question from Prefect Cao?"

Xue Liang smiled flatteringly and asked, "Has Gao Du ever heard of the 'You Qiu Si'?"

Gao Chu was bewildered and said, "'Youqiusi?' Which government office is this branch of? What does it manage?"

Xue Liang smiled and said, "Gao Du Suo, you have misunderstood. This 'You Qiu Si' is not an office of the imperial court, but a society formed by some retired officials, nobles, and scholars."

Gao Dusuo frowned and said, “I have heard of associations of scholars, merchants, and gentry.

"But this 'You Qiu Si' you mentioned, why is the staff composition so complicated? What does this 'You Qiu Si' do?"

Xue Liang said mysteriously: "This group of people are very capable, and their connections are so great!

"They specialize in helping people solve their problems, and they claim to 'respond to requests and achieve results'."

Gao Dusuo said suspiciously, "There are people in the world who specialize in this as a profession? How come I have never heard of it?"

Xue Liang laughed and said, "These people only do business for the people above them, but when the people above them do things, they always need the people below to run errands.

"So, only the people at the top and us at the bottom know of their existence."

Gao Chu was also desperate to find a cure, and he couldn't help but become interested when he heard this.

But he changed his mind and shook his head again: "It's useless. Whether the superiors are happy or not depends on whether Prime Minister Qin is happy or not.

"What is this 'Youqiusi'? Do you think they have the ability to put a ladder to Prime Minister Qin?"

"Haha, Prince Tongyi, the current Grand Tutor, General Han Shizhong, you must have heard of Gao Dusuo, right?"

Gao Chu was surprised and said, "Of course I know about General Han Shizhong. Why do you suddenly bring him up?"

Xue Liang whispered, "Gao Dusuo, Han Shizhong, Yue Fei and Zhang Jun were all stripped of their military power and ordered to return to the court. They were then sent to the Privy Council and raised.

"But the endings of these three people are different:

"Zhang Jun, who attached himself to the prime minister of Qin, saved himself.

"General Yue Fei, who was at odds with Prime Minister Qin..." "You know what happened to him, Gao Dusuo. "But why do you think General Han Shizhong, who also did not rely on Prime Minister Qin, was able to maintain peace throughout his life?"

At the beginning, Yue Fei, Zhang Jun and Han Shizhong were all generals commanding troops. They had the power of local princes and were deeply feared by Zhao Gou.

Zhao Gou then recalled them all to the court, promoted them in name only, demoted them in reality, and arranged them in the Privy Council.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhang Jun had to show weakness to Qin Hui and was able to escape unscathed.

As for the outcome of General Yue Fei, everyone knows it.

However, Han Shizhong not only did not surrender to Qin Hui, but also angrily questioned Qin Hui in person because of the death of General Yue.

Just two months after General Yue's death, Han Shizhong built a "Cuiwei Pavilion" on Feilai Peak of Lingyin Temple.

General Yue Fei once wrote a poem called "Climbing Cuiwei Pavilion in Chizhou". Everyone knows who Han Shizhong was commemorating when he built this pavilion.

Despite this, he was still fine, and his ending was even better than that of Zhang Jun who defected to Qin Hui.

Is it...

Gao Chu glanced at Xue Liang.

Xue Liang nodded to him affirmatively.

Gao Dusuo couldn't help but gasp: "This 'Youqiusi' is so powerful?"

Gao Chu began to have some confidence in this mysterious "Youqiu Si".

He lowered his head and thought for a while, then asked anxiously: "Since this 'Youqiusi' has such a great influence, the reward it charges must be very high. I am afraid..."

Xue Liang said with a smile: "Gao Du Suo, how much money have we earned after working so hard? Can we still spend our own money?

"All we have to do is report the whereabouts of Chiyu and present the solution, right?

"Besides, Gao Du Suo, you have taken care of all the affairs by yourself. How can you expect our county governor to show his loyalty to Prime Minister Qin?"

Gao Dusuo was enlightened, and patted Xue Liang on the shoulder excitedly, praising him: "Great, great! Xue Liang, it's a waste of your talent to let you be a street kid.

"I will do as you say. As long as the county governor is satisfied with your handling of this matter, I will let you do it and share more of my responsibilities in the future."

In the Xianggong Office, the Xiangdian is responsible for citing and interpreting the legal provisions related to litigation;

The Jiezi was responsible for maintaining order in the streets and measuring the boundaries of the land;
The official in charge of the shop was responsible for managing the shop, and the clerk was responsible for handling miscellaneous affairs;
The patrol shop owner is responsible for fire protection and public security.

The most lucrative job was that of a "suoyou," who was responsible for documents such as property deeds and tax deeds, as well as customs matters concerning passing merchants.

Xue Jiezi was overjoyed when he heard this. He didn't expect that by following Erlang's plan, he not only successfully resolved the crisis of his brother-in-law's family, but also got himself a lucrative job!
Xue Jiezi thanked him profusely.

Gao Chu said, "There is no time to lose. I will change my clothes and go to the county government office."

Gao Chu hurried into the side room, then suddenly poked his head out and asked, "If the county lord wants to ask for help from the 'Youqiu Division', can you contact them?"

Xue Liang puffed out his chest and said in a resounding voice: "Don't worry, Mr. Gao, I will definitely find them!"

Gao Dusuo hurriedly changed into his official uniform, left the office without stopping, and headed straight for the Lin'an County Government.

At this time, Mr. Qu, who had just finished his last lecture on "The New Three Kingdoms" at "Mama Wang's Teahouse", also avoided the fanatical fans crowding at the entrance of the teahouse and went out through the back door.

Mother Wang had already prepared four kinds of gifts for him. She put them in an inconspicuous backpack and asked a servant to carry it for him.

Mother Wang was so considerate that she called a sedan chair for him and waited for him outside the back door.

As soon as Mr. Qu came out, two burly porters helped him get on the sedan chair.

The servant followed behind with the gift box on his back, and they hurriedly got on a sedan chair and rushed down the bluestone alley.

(End of this chapter)