Please, marry a white snake wife. It’s super cool.

Lu Yuan and others, with the help of motorcycles, arrived outside Dongchang City in a short time.

Lu Yuan still stored the motorcycle at a home outside the city.

This time, Lu Yuan chose to lead everyone on foot into Dongchang City.

When a new official takes office, he does not start with three things.

Instead, stay put and look at the overall situation.

Regarding his appointment as the prefect of Dongchang, not only did he receive the imperial edict, but all the officials in Dongchang City, large and small, also received the news.

Lu Yuan looked at the gate of Dongchang City. There were several guards standing with spears in their hands, checking the backpacks of passers-by.

Lu Yuan looked at this scene and said to the people around him: "This Dongchang City is very strict, and even passers-by are checked on weekdays."

The area where Lu Yuan is located is far away from the border, so it is difficult for bad elements to sneak into the city.

Therefore, in nearby counties and cities, the gate guards are relatively lax in their inspections.

In comparison, Dongchang City is indeed much stricter.

"Master nephew, do you need me to go in first and check out the situation?" A close aide approached Lu Yuan and said.

Lu Yuan said: "No, let's all spread out in a while. Don't get together to be conspicuous. Let's go in front and back."

All the confidants replied in unison: "Okay, young nephew!"

"You remember to find a place to hide your sword first." Lu Yuan added.

After saying that, all the cronies dispersed, gathered not far from the young nephew, and blended in with the few passers-by.

Su Liyan naturally took Lu Yuan's arm and walked towards the gate of Dongchang City with the bundle in her other arm.

When Lu Yuan and his wife passed by the city gate.

A city gate guard pointed his spear at Su Liyan fiercely and said, "Stop! Are you a half-demon?"

Su Liyan's pointed ears can be seen at a glance to be different from ordinary people.

Lu Yuan scratched the tip of the gun with one hand and said, "What happened to the half-demon clan? The current emperor and Queen Ma both agree."

"Stop talking!" The guard naturally understood the decrees issued by the court and immediately interrupted Lu Yuan.

"Open the bag for routine inspection!" the guard said reluctantly.

Today, the imperial court allows half-demon tribe to live openly and openly with ordinary people.

There are always people who look at the half-demon clan through colored glasses, which is why the half-demon clan lives in dire straits.

Not all half-demon clans have strong power to protect themselves.

Su Liyan's family are all monsters, and they have more or less talents and skills after returning to their ancestors.

Su Liyan saw this and did not resist. She obediently opened a corner of the bag and showed it to the guard.

The guard looked at the small pink clothes in the bag with fascination. It was the navel-baring dress that Lu Yuan bought for Su Liyan in the provincial capital a few days ago.

The guard held the spear in his right hand and switched it to his left hand. He stretched out his right hand to pick up the clothes.

Lu Yuan was not used to this guarding problem and directly grabbed the opponent's right wrist.

The cronies surrounding Lu Yuan saw this scene and tacitly blocked the sight of the other guards.

The guard was stunned by Lu Yuan's arrest and said, "What do you want to do?"

On weekdays, this guard was just making noises. The other guards were busy checking the backpacks of other passers-by, so they did not inform this guard.

"My lord, I've opened this baggage for you to see. It's just a few pieces of clothing, so don't unpack it." Lu Yuan said coldly.

My wife is so thin-skinned that she never wears this navel-baring dress to Lu Yuan.

At this time, Lu Yuan did not allow anyone to dare to humiliate his wife in public.

"I, I suspect there are prohibited items inside," the guard muttered, still making excuses for himself.

Lu Yuan used his right hand to exert a little force and whispered: "Master Jun, don't make a noise and call people, or I will cut off your wrist."

Lu Yuan's slight exertion had already made the guard's right fingers unable to move at all, and the five fingers turned purple at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Despite the fact that this guard is usually fierce and vicious, he is just a bully and a bully.

He only bullies the villagers and acts as a domineering person.

The guard saw that Lu Yuan was not a good person, so he relented, his attitude changed 180 degrees, and he said flatteringly: "No problem, my lord, please give me your permission!"

There are still such people under Dongchang City, which shows that the local officials are not much better.

Lu Yuan looked at this villain's behavior and felt that Zhen Ji's father was speechless - Zhen Ji's father was speechless!

Lu Yuan added: "You'd better not say anything, otherwise I will make you regret it."

After finishing speaking, Lu Yuan pushed the opponent's hand away, and the guard retreated a few steps before reluctantly pressing his spear to the ground to stabilize his body.

Lu Yuan continued to lead his wife to the city.

Lu Yuan was walking on the streets of Dongchang City, and there were not many passers-by.

Many shops are still closed, creating a depressing scene.

The few passers-by lowered their heads and said nothing, and walked in a hurry.

The autumn wind blew across my face, making it look even more desolate.

Su Liyan asked Lu Yuan in confusion: "Brother, isn't this Dongchang City a big city? How can it be so depressed? It's not as prosperous as Taining City."

Lu Yuan responded: "That shouldn't be the case. I'll find someone to ask."

Dongchang City can be divided into prefecture-level cities using modern hierarchy.

Lu Yuan grabbed a hurried passerby and said, "Uncle, Dongchang City was not like this before. Why is it like this now?"

The uncle glanced at Lu Yuan and Su Liyan and lowered his guard when he saw that the other party was young.

The uncle said: "Young man, you must be from out of town. A few days ago, the prefect was chewed up by his servants, which is scary. Hey, let's not talk about it anymore. I have to buy some official salt. Who is going out now when nothing is wrong. "

Lu Yuan looked at his uncle's retreating back and cursed in his heart: "You old emperor, what kind of hard work is this for us? How can a fourth-grade magistrate be eaten by a prostitute?"

Could it be that he dug this green radish pit for Lu Yuan and me?

Lu Yuan couldn't figure out whether the carrot came first or the trap came first. He always felt that there must be a monster when something strange happened.

Lu Yuan had no choice but to walk to the city with his wife.

The palace where the imperial court handles affairs is usually located in the center of the county, so you can go inside.

Seeing that there were not many people on the street, Lu Yuan's cronies naturally distanced themselves from Lu Yuan again.

Lu Yuan walked to the door of the government office and saw that the door was wide open. The two gatekeepers were listlessly leaning on the left and right pillars outside the government office door and pulling their fingers.

He didn't take Lu Yuan and Su Liyan seriously at all, and simply regarded them as nothing.

Lu Yuan looked in and saw a dozen officials in court uniforms sitting in rows on both sides of the lobby.

Looking at the costumes, they are all officials of the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth grades, who should be Tongzhi, Tongpan, Tuiguan, Experience, Governor, etc.

These official positions are divided into left and right, such as Zuo Tongzhi and Right Tongzhi.

"Hey, these officials, big and small, are quite complete together." Lu Yuan thought to himself.

Although when Lu Yuan was in Taining City, he ignored political affairs and left them to his brother-in-law.

But this time when he took office as the prefect of Dongchang City, Lu Yuan still did some homework.

At least you need to know how this government office operates. If I were a pure novice, I wouldn't be fooled to death by these old fritters.

In Lu Yuan's eyes, these official positions such as Tongzhi, Tongjian, and Recommendation are to put it bluntly, they are to help the prefect.

After all, the prefect governs several states and counties, and it is too busy for one person to handle it.

The prefect is in charge of the government orders of a government and oversees the counties and cities under it. All government affairs such as court orders, governing the people, evaluating subordinate officials, collecting taxes, etc. are all the responsibilities of the prefect.

Of course, there are also certain powers, such as recommending or delegating subordinate officials, selecting and promoting Taoists, salt transport envoys, etc.

If you don't have any real power in your hands and can only arrange work for your subordinates, who will take the prefect seriously?

It's like a certain leader who has nothing to say about your salary and still orders you to do this and that every day. Can you feel comfortable and obey this leader?
Another leader will say to you: "Xiao Li, go and do this, and I will give you a salary increase of 5000 yuan."

Xiao Li replied nonchalantly: "Okay, boss (big daddy)!"

With an official position like Chief Envoy, it was just a matter of one sentence for Lu Yuan to be appointed as the magistrate of the county seat.

The prefect also has certain powers.

What Lu Yuan wants in his mind is to select a few capable officials to work for him and liberate himself.

After all, for a man who used to take the subway to work in his previous life, it was really difficult for him to deal with official duties.

Personnel management is still okay for Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan found a cleaner place at the entrance of the government office, dusted off the dust on the floor, and took his wife to sit down.

Lu Yuan also took out two pieces of flour cake from the bag, one for each person, and ate them in a decent manner.

From the outside looking in, this is a young couple resting here.

Lu Yuan's cronies stood at the intersections of various streets in the distance, some crossed their arms and looked around, and some kicked the stones under their feet in boredom.

The young nephew and the young nephew were always within their sight.

The distance between Lu Yuan and Su Liyan allowed them to clearly hear the voices of the officials in the lobby.

In the lobby.

The fifth-rank official You Tongzhi coughed and said, "Colleagues, you must have heard the news that the magistrate of Taining City has been promoted to our superior magistrate."

"A small county magistrate can actually ride on our heads." A middle-aged man, a right-leaning official, spat.

This right-hand push official showed no restraint among other officials.

Su Liyan blinked, looked at Lu Yuan and said, "Brother, they are talking about you."

Lu Yuan nodded and responded: "It's such a coincidence that he's going to chew me from behind as soon as I come here. Go in slowly and listen for a while."

Zuo Tongzhi shouted: "Don't be rude."

Tongzhi You continued: "Calculating the distance from Taining City to here, we must be able to come in two days."

Zuo Tongpan said: "This, can we talk about the appointment as prefect?"

The right official rushed to speak and said: "What do you say, what does it have to do with me? In my opinion, clean the streets and make them more beautiful, and just mess with the new prefect."

The seventh-rank right judge relied on the fifth-rank right judge to know that he was his relative, and he showed no mercy when he attacked the sixth-rank left judge.

Lu Yuan felt that these people couldn't talk better. If they didn't go in, these people would go to eat.

Lu Yuan raised his hips, patted the dust, pulled Su Liyan up again, and said, "Okay, let's go in."

Su Liyan nodded.

Lu Yuan pulled Su Liyan and walked inside.

The guard at the door cheered up and blocked the way, "What are you doing?"

"Report to the official!" Lu Yuan said.

The imperial court stipulated that the guards at the door must not stop any common people who came to report to the official.

Some people are not aware of this regulation. They only think that the government office is a sacred place and will not take the initiative to report to the official here when something happens.

However, Lu Yuan has been a county magistrate for a year, so he still understands this.

The guard at the door then let Lu Yuan and Su Liyan in.

The officials in the lobby looked at the two young men who walked in through the door.

The right pusher had a bad temper. He stood up and shouted to the door: "Where did it come from? Go, go, go, don't you see we are busy?"

Tongzhi You glanced at them and felt that Lu Yuan and Su Liyan were not dressed like poor people, and they were sitting there calmly.

Zuo Tongzhi coughed and said slowly: "If you have anything to do, let me finish."

"This" the right pusher wanted to say something, but took it back.

Lu Yuan ignored the right-hand pusher and just led his wife inside.

Tui Youguan was extremely displeased when he saw that the two people in front of him did not even hang him.

Some officials were sitting on their chairs without even raising their hips.

Some officials stood up and looked at Lu Yuan and the other two.

Lu Yuan walked among the crowd and said, "I am the new prefect of Dongchang!"

After hearing this, everyone looked shocked, in their officialdom cognition.

Lu Yuan and Su Liyan both looked to be in their early twenties.

No matter how bad the imperial court was, it would never send such a young person to be the prefect.

The poor right pusher wanted to push Lu Yuan aside and said, "What kind of brat is this? He's not old, but he's not young."

Some people have heard that the newly appointed magistrate of Taining City a year ago was young, but no one has actually seen him.

Lu Yuan was not often in the Taining County government office.

Lu Yuan kicked the back of the right pusher's wave cap.

The official was unable to stand due to this blow, and he knelt down in front of Lu Yuan with a cry of "Ouch".

There are a group of civil servants in this lobby.

Faced with Lu Yuan's tough tactics, no one dared to step forward to stop him.

"How dare you be so vulgar!" Many people denounced Lu Yuan, making excuses.

There are also a few older people who also speak great principles.

Lu Yuan can’t understand!
Lu Yuan didn't care about the people who spoke up for You Tuiguan. He had just been observing outside the door for a long time and realized that the people who spoke up for You Tuiguan were all the same.

From Lu Yuan's point of view, the people above him were not upright, and the officials and officials below him were imitated and became very violent.

Lu Yuan, who had planned to observe them for a few days, heard them arguing at the gate of the government office just now.

They are obviously divided into two factions. One is headed by Tongzhi You, who has a numerical advantage;

Lu Yuan couldn't stand this group of people anymore, so he broke in.

"Get it!" The right pusher, who was kneeling on the ground, gritted his back molars and uttered these words with difficulty.

The guards in the Yamen courtyard and the guards at the gate all swarmed forward, holding swords or spears to point at Lu Yuan and Su Liyan.

Lu Yuan looked at the right pusher who was kneeling on the ground and was still unconvinced and said: "If I can't kick your shit out, then you can pull it clean!" (End of Chapter)