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Chapter 10 Prefect He's Dinner Wasn't So Delicious

Let us temporarily go back to the morning before Chao Qing and Zhu Dian came to find Lei Heng. It was already high in the sun, and the hardworking and hard-working people had worked for most of the day to survive.

Lei Heng was still hungover, and beside him were two beautiful singing girls.

Although he is the deputy envoy of regiment training, he doesn't have much experience in leading troops. After all, he was just a leader before.Moreover, the real power is also in the hands of the regiment training envoys. In the eyes of the state-level officials, Lei Heng is actually just regarded as a high-level thug.

So Lei Heng was actively pursuing his career, building good relations with the officials, and wanted to make a further step in the officialdom; on the other hand, he also started a life of pleasure and pleasure. Isn't it all about power, money and sex in this life?

After finally coming from a small county to a big city, I still have to enjoy it and linger in romantic places every day.The entertainment industry in Jeju City is indeed much more developed than that in Yuncheng.

At this moment the steward woke him up and said that the prefect He Taiping had sent someone to invite him to the banquet at noon.

As soon as Lei Heng heard it, he jumped up from the bed, grabbed the invitation card, read it over and over carefully several times, and then burst out laughing.

My time, Lei Heng, has finally turned, and I'm going to be lucky in the officialdom!

You must know that officials of his level generally do not have the opportunity to attend the private banquet of the prefect.Of course, he still participated in banquets like the birthday banquet, but what was the use of attending such a large banquet, he couldn't get close to the prefect at all, after a banquet, he didn't even have a chance to talk to the prefect.

And this time, Prefect He sent an invitation card to invite him, what does it mean?
What else can I explain, this shows that Prefect He is going to get closer to Lei Heng, thinking of it for his own use, and accepting it as a confidant.

Lei Heng got up happily, hummed a little tune, and took care of himself.The dark face was also washed several times with clean water.After taking a shower, he made sure that the smell of sweat and alcohol on his body would not irritate Prefect He.The unshaven beard was also trimmed, and then he put on a new dress, and headed proudly to the house of He Taishou for a banquet.

There were only three people attending the banquet, a refined and elegant middle-aged man - He Taiping, a scheming strategist - He Taiping's confidant Gao Jian, and Lei Heng, who was full of quagmire.

The three exchanged pleasantries for a while, and He Taiping greeted Lei Heng, caring about how well he ate, lived comfortably, how he got along with his colleagues, and whether he had any difficulties in life and work after he came to Jeju City. Even if you come to him, he will definitely help.

The phone call moved Lei Heng to tears, and he immediately expressed his loyalty to He Taiping, thanking the leader for his care, life is not difficult, and he will definitely do his job well.

He Taiping was also very happy, and said: "I have heard for a long time that the name of the winged tiger thundering across the rivers and lakes, I have also seen the performance in the city in the past few months, and he is indeed a talent to be made."

"It's all taught by the prefect." Lei Heng had a humble face.

"As long as you work hard, the prefect will definitely remember your achievements, and you won't bury your talents."

Gao Jian also chimed in and said, "The prefect often praises Lieutenant General Lei to me in private, saying that you are reliable and capable. He has always been very optimistic about you. Now the Jeju regiment is very old. The seat has been vacated, and I often tell the prefect that Lei Heng is a reliable person, if this person lets him sit, our Jeju City will be safe."

It is too clear what these words mean, Lei Heng was so grateful that he almost shed a few tears.

Gao Jian continued to smile and said: "Lieutenant General Lei, a great future is in front of you, you have to take good care of it, don't make mistakes!"

Lei Heng only felt that the happy atmosphere of the banquet just now disappeared without a trace, as if someone was dragged out of the warm bed in winter and thrown into the ice cellar, as if a hypocrite suddenly tore off his hypocritical and kind mask, Show the fangs behind.

He peeked at the two of them, only to see that Gao Jian was still looking at him with a smile on his face. This smile made people feel warm just now, but now it makes people shudder.But He Taiping seemed to turn a deaf ear to the words of the two of them, and was just drinking and eating on his own.

Lei Heng's mind raced quickly, and he said cautiously: "What Master Gao said is true. I, Lei Heng, must follow the prefect wholeheartedly and share the prefect's worries. The prefect said to go east, but Lei Heng will never go west."

"Very good, very good. Lieutenant General Lei is loyal and reliable. The prefect has been worrying about something recently. I believe that Vice General Lei will be able to handle this matter well and relieve the prefect."

"Please prefect and Lord Gao give orders!"

"Recently, Yuncheng County sent a rebellious prisoner called Song Jiang. This guy was the prison officer in Yuncheng County before. Vice General Lei must know him?"

Lei Heng looked fearful and sincere, and said: "Although Song Jiang and I are from the same county, we have only had some official contacts and no personal friendship, so we don't know much about this person."

"So that's how it is!" Gao Jian acted like I completely believed your words. "Then Song Jiang is really a born rebel. After making troubles in Jiangzhou, he went to Liangshan. Speaking of which, Chao Gai, the leader of the Liangshan bandit, is also from Yuncheng County, and he and Song Jiang have long conspired against each other."

Gao Jian suddenly changed his tone and said, "I heard that Vice General Lei and that fellow Chao Gai have a good relationship."

Sweat was already oozing from Lei Heng's forehead, and he hastily defended himself: "To tell you the truth, I regarded Chao Gai as a friend before, but I didn't expect him to be so rebellious. Ever since he robbed the birthday card After I went to Liangshan to become a rebel, I cut off contact with him and no longer regarded him as a friend."

"Deputy General Lei still understands righteousness and has a heart for the court!" Prefect He seemed to be praising a child.

Gao Jian said to He Taiping: "Yes, yes. If you don't keep guard, how can you value Lieutenant General Lei so much. But I am a little worried."

He Taiping said nonchalantly: "What are you worried about? Are you worried that Deputy Lei will turn his back on the court?"

Lei Heng was terrified when he heard it, but he had to put on a calm look on his face.

Gao Jian said: "Even if Vice General Lei doesn't regard them as friends, who knows what these gangsters think, if they come to the door and want to pull Vice General Lei into the water, then what to do, we must not let the court lose such A talent."

Lei Heng hurriedly left his seat, knelt on the ground, and said: "If those Liangshan bandits dare to come to our door, I will definitely capture them myself and present them to the eunuch."

He Taiping helped Lei Heng up, and said in his mouth, "What is Vice General Lei doing, I know your loyalty, and besides, we are just chatting, there is no need to do that."

Just as He Taiping helped Lei Heng up, a servant came in with a blue cloth package, whispered something in Gao Jian's ear, and left again.

"What happened?" He Taiping asked.

Gao Jian said angrily: "So that the prefect will know. That Sun Kongmu actually had a secret relationship with the Liangshan bandits. This package is the silver that the Liangshan bandits gave him, and they wanted him to secretly communicate with Song Jiang. Our people just captured it. This piece of dirt was found in his home."

He Taiping was also furious, and cursed: "What a brave Sun Kongmu. I think he is tired of work. Gao Jian, I leave this matter to you. You must find out which bandit from Liangshan bribed Sun Kongmu. Then find out who else in Jeju City has something to do with Liangshan. No one will be left behind, and I will kill them all! Hang their heads on the tower to warn those who have second thoughts."

"As ordered!"

As soon as Lei Heng saw this blue cloth package, his heart jumped into his throat. It was clearly the package he gave Sun Kongmo the silver tael last night.According to Lei Heng's understanding of Sun Kongmu, this person is definitely not a loyal person. If he is caught, he will definitely confess himself immediately.

Lei Heng suddenly found that the way He Taiping and Gao Jian looked at him was so meaningful and thought-provoking.Good guy, it turned out that this was a grand banquet from the beginning, and I was so slow to react until now.His back was covered with sweat.

After the banquet ended here, there was basically no need to continue. He Taiping took Lei Heng's hand, showing a close relationship, and personally sent Lei Heng out.

"I know that Vice General Lei and Chao Gai were good friends before, but now they are rebels. Vice General Lei has a heart for the court and is a smart person. Naturally, he should know what to do!"

One side is my friends in the rivers and lakes, and the other side is my bright future, how should I choose?Or do you really have a choice?He Taiping's phrase "Hang your head on the tower" was clearly meant for himself, it was a blatant threat.

It is absolutely impossible to have both sides. Either completely abandon Brother Liangshan, use this opportunity to get a certificate of honor from Prefect He, and follow him wholeheartedly in officialdom from now on; or risk being killed by Prefect He , To assist the Liangshan hero to save Song Jiang, he lost his official position and fell into the grass of Liangshan.

Hey, how come I, Lei Heng, have such a hard life, I finally saw some hope in the officialdom, and ended up with something like this.Brother Gongming, you too, since you have fallen into the weeds, you can just stay in Liangshan, why do you want to come back, this is fine, let alone being arrested and suffering, and causing trouble to the people around you.

However, Lei Heng is not an indecisive person. After carefully analyzing the risks of these two options and the benefits he can get from them, he quickly made his own choice in his heart.And this decision completely affected his life.

Although he made a choice, he couldn't have the best of both worlds after all, and I wanted them both.So he was still a little depressed, so he went to find his friends in the army and got very drunk, so when Chao Qing came to him, he had just fallen asleep.

On the morning of the second day after Chao Qing entered the city, he and Zhu Dian went to Lei Heng's house again, and Lei Heng still warmly welcomed them.

(End of this chapter)