Fu Song

Chapter 224 Seizing Power
Being able to secure the position of recorder and enlisted army, the first among all enlisted troops in Qianzhou, Lu Ze naturally has his own advantages.

At his position, the relationship with Zhizhou has almost become a cooperative attitude. Although Zhizhou has more advantages because of its higher position, it is impossible for an official like Lu Ze to become Zhizhou. personal appendages.

This allows people like him to have more choices.

Jump out of the trough without any psychological pressure.

On the contrary, officials with lower status exist because they are attached to high-ranking people, and they have no right to choose at all. They can only be honored and humiliated.

So at some point, those who are desperate are such little people, because if they don't work hard, they will lose everything.

In fact, as far as Chu Xiang is concerned, he is not a loyal confidant of Ma Liang who knows the state. On the contrary, because of his relationship with Wang Wenzheng, the commander of the Tiannan Army, this person has a lot of influence on the underworld on the ground in Qianzhou. It has always been a separate line.

Xiao Cheng chose such a person to fight, firstly because this person has too many small arguments, and he doesn't need to work hard to grab a lot.Secondly, it is naturally because this person is not the confidant of Zhizhou Ma Liang, if he is touched, he will not let Zhizhou Ma Liang jump, and even Ma Liang will help him push him.

If Zhizhou Ma Liang knew that this was just an appetizer, and he would vomit blood with regret before the real dish was served.

It's just that in this world, there is no medicine for regret.

Getting rid of Chu Xiang was Xiao Cheng's battle to establish his prestige in Qianzhou, and he used this battle to establish his power in Qianzhou.

Originally, Xiao Cheng's background was not like this. When he came to a new place and faced a new situation, Xiao Cheng, who was not familiar with the place where he lived, originally planned to find out the situation first, and wait for his cronies in Dushan and other places to fully recover. After gaining a firm foothold and having support, we can talk about other things.

To put it bluntly, Xiao Cheng was planning to pretend to be his grandson at first.

But plans can never keep up with changes.

Even Xiao Cheng didn't expect that Sizhou Tian would jump out by himself.

Tian Chou, the eldest son of the Tian family, is really a very special person.Xiao Cheng felt very worried when he thought of how many of his arrangements in the Northwest had been scrutinized by this Tian Chou.

Of course, now that the Xiao family has established itself north of Hengshan, Xiao Cheng has nothing to worry about.

After a long night of talks with Tian Chou, the two sides temporarily have the intention of forming an alliance.

To put it bluntly, after a family like Tian's has a character like Tian Chou, they always think about problems in the long term.This is why they can last for thousands of years without falling.They are always more sensitive to changes in many things than the court and prepare for them in advance.

Just as Xiao Cheng never thought of rebelling, neither did the Sizhou Tian family, but this did not prevent them from trying to make their strength stronger and their voices louder.

The Sizhou Tian family has lasted for thousands of years and has gone through countless dynasties. It does not rely on poetic etiquette heirs or moral models. The bloody place here is no less than that on the battlefield.

With the support of Sizhou Tian's and Bozhou Yang's, Xiao Cheng immediately changed his plan, and went straight to the point.

Didn't Zhizhou Ma Liang want to show himself off?
Just in time!

Now I have the temporary power of a magistrate, if I don't use it now, when will I wait?

Well, when the Zhizhou came back, Qianzhou was no longer the Qianzhou of the Zhizhou, but the Qianzhou of the signing.

Chu Xiang collapsed.

What caused his mental breakdown was not his unspeakable crimes, but Wang Wenzheng's abandonment of him by Wang Wenzheng, whom he relied on.Those people on the road can help him when he is auspicious and majestic, and can make him call the wind and rain, but the people in the officialdom really shy away from him because Wang Wen is his eighth friend and because of the military power in Wang Wenzheng's hands.

In these years, in order to maintain the friendship with Wang Wenzheng, Chu Xiang has tried his best, and the money he sends out every year is like splashing water.

Wang Wenzheng is able to firmly control the Tiannan Army and run it like a monolith, and the money needed is not a small amount.

Wang Wenzheng didn't want him anymore, and Chu Xiang knew that he was completely finished.

After Xiao Cheng committed the crime of not holding his family members accountable, this guy poured beans out of the bamboo tube and said nothing!
When Xiao Cheng took Chu Xiang's confession and appeared in the court for signing the judgment, Lu Ze, the secretary of Qianzhou who joined the army, had been waiting outside the court for an hour.

Speaking of which, the signing room of Lu Ze and other soldiers who joined the army is only a few dozen steps away from the court where the signing is made. Lu Ze can sit on his own seat and wait for Xiao Cheng to return.

But he just stood in front of the signing court in a well-behaved manner, leaning slightly, and stood abruptly for an hour.

This made Xiao Cheng very emotional.

Xiao Cheng actually disliked such an official.

They don't have any loyalty at all. In their eyes, there are only interests, only advance and retreat.When you are strong, they are respectful in front of you, never dare to make the slightest mistake, and will earnestly complete any orders given to you.But when you are down, they abandon you, and they won't even say hello.

But these people are the mainstream and difficult in the current official system.

You can dislike them, but you have to deal with them, win over them, and use them.

Zhizhou Ma Liang, who was still soaking in the hot spring, probably would never have dreamed that one of his most important subordinates and allies had already abandoned him unceremoniously.

Standing outside the public hall, with the cold wind whizzing, like a small knife cutting one by one, Xiao Cheng looked at Lu Canjun, who was blowing the wind of time, with admiration, and invited him in. inside the house.

With such determination and a self-reliant city government, it is no wonder that this person can sit in this position.

Li Xin burned the brazier in the public hall extremely hot, and as soon as he entered the door, warmth rushed over his face.

After Xiao Cheng sat down on his big case, Li Xin immediately served steaming tea.

Lu Ze didn't pour a glass, and Lu Ze also consciously stood in front of Xiao Cheng with his head bowed.

After taking a sip of hot tea, savoring the warmth flowing through the five internal organs and six lungs, Xiao Cheng handed the stack of confessions in front of him to Lu Ze.

Now that someone has already made a commitment, it is meaningless to mock and sneer at the other party coldly, unless you are not ready to accept this person's commitment and are ready to beat him into the dust all the way.

Since it still needs to be used, it is natural to give face to the other party.

Earlier Xiao Cheng was joking with Li Xin that Lu Ze's illness was recovering too quickly, but now in front of Lu Ze, he never mentioned a single word, just like Lu Ze hadn't told him about his illness before.

To be an official, sometimes you must not only have the ability to do things yourself, but also have a great forgetfulness.

Of course, when many things need to be remembered again, they will naturally pop up from the depths of memory, which is a quality that ordinary people hardly possess.

"This guy is talking nonsense!" Chu Xiang's confession was very long and contained a lot of content. Naturally, there were many things about Lu Ze, the recorder who joined the army. "This person's crimes are beyond description. He was taken down by the judge in one fell swoop, and he talked about it indiscriminately in order to survive. This is a ploy to make a big case and let the judge use the rat's weapon to let him escape the crime."

"I think so too!" Xiao Cheng looked at the other party's distorted face with a smile, "So this confession can't be taken seriously. It also said that Ma Zhizhou robbed men and women, murdered and seized property, what kind of people are Ma Zhizhou , how can you do these insidious deeds?"

Lu Ze swallowed a mouthful of saliva, it was difficult to answer this question.

Because he didn't know what Xiao Cheng's purpose was.

If we want to bring down Zhizhou, then these crimes are the best weapons.Because he knows very well that these things are true.In Chu Xiang's confession, in order to hold Zhizhou's handle, this manager joined the army, but he used his power to preserve some life-threatening evidence. What's more frightening is that there are some people who should have died. The parties involved still exist alive.

Needless to say, these things are now in the hands of the judge.

And are you clean?Chu Xiang even boldly kept the handle of Zhizhou. How can he not keep it when he joins the army as a recorder?

Xiao Cheng looked at Lu Ze for a while, only to see that the other party was sweating profusely and didn't know where to move his hands and feet, then he smiled and said: "These old things, Xiao has no intention of chasing after them, let him go. !"

"There are a lot of judges, and I really can hold a boat in my stomach." Hearing what Xiao Cheng said, Lu Ze understood, this one, now he can only hold these evidences, as long as he is honest, he will not What are the side effects.

The current him really wants to eat Chuxiang's meat and drink Chuxiang's blood. You pig got these life-saving things, and in the end, you still can't save your life.

"Chu Xiang is in trouble now, but Si Li joins the army to take charge of the prison. The town is small, so it cannot be vacant for a long time. I think this position will be filled by Tian Yilai. First, I will send Si Li to join the army, and then I will write the book later. Transporter, what do you think?"

"I'm afraid Zhizhou doesn't want to!" Lu Ze whispered.

"He will definitely be willing." Xiao Cheng laughed: "I am willing, you are willing, and everyone else is also willing. Can he not?"

Lu Ze's heart trembled slightly.

"Now that Zhizhou is recuperating, there is no need to trouble the old man with some trivial matters. Let's talk about this matter, and we can figure it out. Chu Xiang's case is worth digging deeper, and Tian Yi should be appointed as soon as possible. , get things done, what do you think of Lu Canjun?"

Does Lu Ze dare to disagree?

He was sure that what Xiao Cheng said now was to dig deep, and he must be digging Zhizhou's roots, but if he disagreed, he might have to dig his own roots first, and he couldn't help digging. of.

"Tian Yi is the son of the Tian family. He has a long history of family education, and he has a lot of friends. He is also very famous among the state schools. He is worthy of the post of manager to join the army!"

"Power dispatch, power dispatch!" Xiao Cheng said with a smile.

Tian Yi took office immediately.

He didn't come alone, but brought dozens of helpers.

Anyway, his Tian family is not short of money, but what he will do next will definitely not work if there is a shortage of manpower.

Mr. Tian Yitian, who had the right to send Qianzhou's manager to join the army, took office in the morning, and in the afternoon he took people to smash the door of Wang Que, who joined the army in Sihu, and arrested Wang Queji, his family members, servants, etc., and put them in prison.

Sihu joins the army and Wang Que is the confidant of Ma Liang, the official Zhizhou.

If a prefecture wants power to be implemented, it must have two powers, one is personnel power, and the other is financial power.

The signing itself is used to supervise and restrain the power of Zhizhou, but Zhou Fang, who signed the sentence in Qianzhou earlier, was cowardly and did not want to make trouble. In his hands, and Sihu's joining the army is also Zhizhou's confidant. These two are the real reasons why Ma Liang controls Qianzhou.

Taking down Chu Xiang is just an introduction, and catching Sihu and joining the army is indeed Xiao Cheng's most important goal.

Although under the three trees, what supply cannot be demanded, but Xiao Cheng wanted to find some real evidence.According to Chu Xiang's confession, it is not a big problem to bring down a soldier who joins the army, but it is not necessarily possible to bring down a Zhizhou based on these problems.

If he wanted to control the Zhizhou who was soaking in the hot spring, Xiao Cheng would of course have to work with his confidantes in order to get more useful things.

Xiao Cheng didn't want to bring down Zhizhou Ma Liang at this time.

But it is necessary to hold him back and let him be obedient.

The transshipment of Kuizhou Road made Li Fang a person who only wanted to live a peaceful life, and the officials in Bianliang didn't have a good impression of him. If he brought down a Zhizhou as soon as he came to power, he would definitely It made Li Fang unhappy, and made the Supreme in Bianliang City think of himself again.

Xiao Cheng doesn't want to have the reputation of causing trouble wherever he goes.

And even if Ma Liang was brought down, this magistrate would not be able to fall on his own head. If the superior sent down a new magistrate, the first thing he would do would be to mess with himself first.

So, it is necessary for Ma Liang to be a clay bodhisattva for a while.

Lu Ze, who joined the army as a recorder, still seems to be a very sensible person, obedient and easy to use.

Judicial joining the army is mediocre and not worth mentioning.

Si Li, Si Hu's joining the army fell into his hands, Zhizhou Ma Liang could easily go to the hot springs every day, and let himself have a headache about these annoying political affairs.

Qianzhou city is full of wind and clouds, making people dazzled.

A steed broke through the wind and snow, and galloped towards a certain wild place in the mountains. After traveling for a long time, a rope suddenly bounced. Immediately, the knight let out an exclamation and fell off the horse. Already several people rushed forward and pushed him to the ground, and the four horses bound him up.

"Who are you? A certain home is Ma Zhizhou's nursing home!" The knight exclaimed.

"It's people like you who are being caught!" A voice made the knight despair. No wonder the family sent several groups of people out but there was no news. It turned out that the road had been cut off long ago.

(End of this chapter)