That Person In That River and Lake

  Chapter 2 Conspiracy to seize power

   "Go and call me Master Ma."

   After Gu Qingci exited the system space, he immediately gave instructions to a servant next to him, and he turned back to his own mansion.

  He now has confidence, and is no longer as anxious as before. Before, he was thinking about finding ways to save his life, but now it is different. He is ready to take the initiative and cannot sit still.

As for Master Ma that Gu Qingci spoke of, he was called Ma Shilian, a Juren who came from the capital together with him, and was also his classmate. At the beginning, Gu Qingci passed the Jinshi examination, but Ma Shilian failed, so he followed Gu Qingci to Changling County .

According to the memory of his previous life, Gu Qingci knew that Master Ma was his confidant, and he was the only person who was still on his side in the entire Changling County, because Ma Shilian had no extra choice. He, like Gu Qingci, did not belong to the Any power in Changling County is not uncommonly excluded in the county government on weekdays.

  So, Ma Shilian must be Gu Qingci's person, and he can be used with confidence. Moreover, as a master, he can only rely on Gu Qingci. Without Gu Qingci, he is nothing.

   Gu Qingci was sitting in the living room sipping tea. Not long after, Ma Shilian dared to come over in a hurry, and respectfully said as soon as he entered the door: "Your Majesty, Ma Shilian, see you sir!"

  In addition to being a teacher, Ma Shilian also took up idle positions in the Yamen for the sake of convenience, so he has always called himself a subordinate official.

  Gu Qingci slowly put down the teacup, and said: "You don't need to be too polite, come over and enjoy the fire, it's quite cold today."

   Ma Shilian and Gu Qingci have known each other for many years. They are both subordinates and friends. He was not too polite with Gu Qingci, so he immediately moved a chair and sat down opposite Gu Qingci.

  As soon as he sat down, Ma Shilian couldn't wait to ask: "My lord, are you in good health?"

   "Well, skin trauma, it's not a problem." Gu Qingci said lightly.

   "Great," Ma Shilian said happily, "My lord, my subordinates have already made arrangements. As soon as your body recovers, we will leave overnight to Langya County to seek the protection of the prefect."

Speaking of this, Ma Shilian paused for a moment. He knew that the previous Gu Qingci was a person who never understood the past, so he persuaded: "My lord, I know that you have great ambitions, but you have also seen that the Cheng family is in Changling County. It can be said that we can cover the sky with one hand, we can't fight, let's admit defeat for the time being, and keep the green hills. We don't worry about running out of firewood, we just need to go to the county guard to ask for soldiers, and then go to the six gates to borrow some experts, and then we will come back and arrive at At that time, the Cheng family will definitely be wiped out."

Gu Qingci admires Ma Shilian quite a lot in his heart, because from the memory of his predecessor, he can be seen that this person is a smart person, very smooth, and has always played the role of a good old man, but in terms of pure personal ability, he is much better than his predecessor. What's even more rare is that this Ma Shilian has never turned to other people to betray Gu Qingci.

As Ma Shilian said, he also kept looking at Gu Qingci's face, because he knew Gu Qingci's temper well, and even if he died, he might not necessarily be willing to flee. Sharp eyesight, no self-knowledge.

Gu Qingci stared at Ma Shilian for a long time without saying a word, and made Ma Shilian into a mess. After a long while, Gu Qingci said coldly: "Shilian, this county has decided to do something big. If it succeeds, Ronghua Wealth, if you fail, you will die in Huangquan, do you dare to bet with me?"

While talking, Gu Qingci slowly got up and stared at Ma Shilian, his eyes revealed coldness, which made Ma Shilian shudder involuntarily. He looked at Gu Qingci in horror, and suddenly found that his classmate seemed to have changed .

In the past, Gu Qingci always looked gentle and elegant. When did he have such a fierce aura, especially when he saw Gu Qingci holding a sword in his hand, he always had a feeling that if he dared not agree, I'm afraid I won't be able to leave this mansion today.

Ma Shilian was stared at by Gu Qingci, and his forehead started to sweat. He knew a truth, the more tempered a person is, the more ruthless he is, the more frightening he is. He swallowed his saliva and asked cautiously: "The villain When you follow the adults, you just don’t know what plans the adults have?"

Hearing Ma Shilian's words, Gu Qingci took back the half-drawn sword. If Ma Shilian didn't agree just now, he didn't intend to kill Ma Shilian, but he would definitely raise the sword to force Ma Shilian to agree to him. It's really impossible to avoid leaking rumors. It is not impossible to kill Ma Shilian.

  Gu Qingci slowly returned to the chair, picked up the teacup, and said slowly: "I want to destroy the Cheng family with my own hands, and also clean up Changling County!"

Ma Shilian's eyes widened. This lord's words were so shocking that he almost knelt down and stammered: "My lord, our strength is not enough. Changling County was killed by two clans. Help take control, we..."

  If it wasn't for Gu Qingci's identity, I'm afraid Ma Shilian would want to yell at him now, so don't you have any self-knowledge? Just offending a rich young master from the Cheng family, you were almost killed, and now you still want to make enemies with the three major forces of the two clans and one gang!

  Gu Qingci naturally knew what Ma Shilian was thinking, and said without changing his face: "Don't worry, I don't want to hit a stone with an egg, let alone the three major forces, and the Cheng family alone is not something I can deal with now."

  Ma Shilian breathed a sigh of relief and said, "What do you want to do?"

   "It's very simple," Gu Qingci said: "The first step is that I need people. No matter what the plan is, I must first have people. I want to control the county soldiers of Changling County in my hands."

   "This..." Ma Shilian wondered: "My lord, with all due respect, you may not be able to order the county soldiers now, and they will not listen to your command."

   "Of course I know, so I called you here today to arrange tasks for you." Gu Qingci said.

   "My lord, please tell me." Ma Shilian said.

  Gu Qingci nodded and said: "There are more than 500 county soldiers in Changling County, and the military power is in the hands of the county lieutenant Pang Shilong. If I want to control the military power, I must take Pang Shilong down."

The posts of the county government are all assigned, and although Gu Qingci is the highest magistrate of a county, in fact, he only has political power at most, and the most useful military power and financial power are in the hands of the county lieutenant Pang Shilong and the county magistrate Liu Qian respectively. , the county magistrate, to be honest, can basically be said to have been emptied.

  Pang Shilong and Liu Qian are both old people in Changling County. Even though the county magistrate has changed several times, they have always been here, and the actual power of the county government has always been firmly controlled by these two people.

Pang Shilong relies on military power and his own martial arts, he is considered a figure in Changling County, and this Liu Qian is backed by Gu Qingci's old acquaintance Cheng's family, so Gu Qingci has never had any chance to intervene in these two places in Changling County. in an authority.

   If Gu Qingci wants to deal with the Cheng family, first of all, he must hold all the power of the county government in his hands, so that he will have a glimmer of hope and have some capital to fight against the Cheng family.

   "Ding, as a county magistrate, how can he allow his subordinates to seize power? System task: Get back all power within three days. Reward for success: One random lottery chance. Punishment for failure: Broken arm."

   At this moment, the voice of the system suddenly sounded in Gu Qingci's mind.

  Gu Qingci secretly smiled, this system task came really immediately, just in line with his idea, but the penalty for failure is too heavy.

Without paying too much attention to system tasks, Gu Qingci remained calm and said, "Shilian, this county wants to take Pang Shilong down, but I have to trouble you to make a trip, I believe, you won't let this county down, right? "

  Ma Shilian took a deep breath, looked at Gu Qingci and said, "My lord, please tell me!"

   "How many people do you have now?" Gu Qingci asked.

  Ma Shi thought about it for a while, and replied: "The lower officials can use up to fifty people."

   "Enough is enough," Gu Qingci said, "Tonight, you are entertaining Pang Shilong at Mingcui Tower, and the county will take him down tonight."

   Ma Shilian was startled, and said: "My lord, even if I send someone to stop Pang Shilong, it won't help him. I heard that Pang Shilong is a second-rate expert!"

  (end of this chapter)