Chapter 243: Recruiting People
Wangping County Government Office
County Magistrate Chen Ping paced back and forth in the main hall with a frown on his face.
Li Dan, the chief clerk beside him, complained in his heart, "Sir, even if you spin him eight or ten times, there's still no way. Please stop spinning him. I can't think of any other way except to make him dizzy."
Chen Ping turned around three times and finally could only sigh, "Dan, do you think this is the end of my career?" He has been living in fear for so many years, and this time he might be in trouble. The situation this time is very different.
Li Dan was his servant, and they studied together. Later, when he became an official, he got him the position of chief clerk.
"Dan doesn't know either."
"It's all the fault of the county magistrate, Lord Le. What can he do?" Chen Ping muttered.
"Master, be careful with your words!" In the previous battle, Lord Le first saved Liaoyang from danger, and then ambushed in Houcheng, capturing Tuoba Lian who had returned with a spear alive, thus preventing Houcheng from being attacked.
In these two battles, Lord Le saved many people in Liaodong County, and the people were very grateful to him.
Chen Ping: If he doesn't want to talk about it, then don't talk about it! Go ahead and talk about something else!
"Dan, what kind of luck do you think that old man Zheng Qiao has?"
Before, when he heard that someone was willing to take over his position as county magistrate, he was just a little bit envious.
But at this critical moment, his successor actually showed up, allowing him to escape smoothly and flee this dangerous place. Did this guy step in dog shit when he went out?
Don't ask him why he knew so much. It was all because this guy actually borrowed the road from Wangping, took his trusted team and his family and went west, saying that he was going to Jizhou to take up his post.
This made him very envious.
Zheng Qiao ran away, and ran away with a legitimate reason.
He can't run away, because if he does, he will be charged with a serious crime.
Therefore, even though the area under his buttocks was extremely hot, he could not walk.
Alas, why wasn't he so lucky? Unlike Zheng Qiao, there wasn't a sucker willing to take over his position.
"Sir, there is an official letter from Houcheng."
Chen Ping stretched out his hand, "Give it to me."
He wanted to see what advice the new Houcheng County Magistrate had to offer.
When Chen Ping first opened the official letter, he was still careless, but when he saw the middle, he couldn't help but jump up.
Li Dan looked at him. What was written in the official letter that made him so excited?
"Dan, the new magistrate of Houcheng County actually said that he has a way to settle this dispute and asked me to come over to discuss the plan together. Do you think I should go?" When asking this, Chen Ping handed the official letter to Li Dan.
Li Dan read through it quickly and said, "Go ahead. Master, you can't solve the problem anyway."
At the end of the letter, they wrote that if they didn't come, they would be responsible for it themselves. This made it clear that if they didn't go, they wouldn't be allowed to play.
At this time, someone came to report that Liu Heshan, the magistrate of Wuliu County, was visiting.
Chen Ping naturally made an invitation.
Liu Heshan walked in with a figure-eight step. As soon as he came in, he asked directly, "Have you received an official letter from Houcheng County Magistrate Lü Desheng?"
"You received it too?"
"Are you going?"
"go!"
"Then let's go and take a look. Without some expertise, one wouldn't dare go to Liangshan. I heard that this Lord Lu Desheng was very powerful when he was in Chang'an. Perhaps he really has a way to solve this urgent problem."
After making the decision, the two of them rushed to Houcheng without stopping.
On this side, Le Guicai arrived in Houcheng first. When he arrived, he looked even more tired than the previous two days.
He has been very busy recently. If it weren't for the letter they sent, which was stamped with the seal of the Houcheng County Magistrate, he really wouldn't have had the time to come.
When Lu Desheng heard that he had arrived first, he decided to meet him first instead of waiting for Chen Ping and Liu Heshan to arrive before discussing it together.
He planned to defeat them one by one. Once he dealt with Le Guicai, he would be able to deal with the other two with half the effort.
Upon seeing Lv Desheng, Le Guicai looked him up and down before getting straight to the point, "Are you the new magistrate of Houcheng County?"
"Yes, my name is Lü Desheng. I was formerly the Imperial Censor and now the newly appointed Magistrate of Houcheng County."
"You said in your letter that there is a way to resolve the current crisis and settle this dispute without bloodshed?"
"Yes."
"How do we do this?"
"I intend to personally lead the negotiations with the Xianbei royal court, and I need to borrow Tuoba Lian from Lord Le. As long as the other party agrees to negotiate, I am confident that this matter will be brought to an end."
Le Guicai looked at him suspiciously, "You? The leader?"
Lu Desheng puffed out his chest and said, "Yes, I'll take the lead."
Le Gui was silent for a moment before he said, "Excuse me, but as a mere county magistrate, how can you bypass the prefect or even the governor to lead the negotiations? What qualifications do you have?"
"You know the character of the governor and the prefect, Zheng Xun. They don't care about the lives of the people of Liaodong County. Therefore, I have decided to take the lead and be responsible for negotiating with the Xianbei."
Le Gui finally realized what he said was true, "Are you really sure?"
"Really? I'm willing to issue a military order." Lu Desheng thought to himself, my daughter, Dad has suffered a great injustice this time.
Le Guicai fell silent.
Lu Desheng took it as his tacit approval of the cooperation and asked with a smile, "Lord Le, is Tuoba Lian still in your hands? In order to get the Xianbei to agree to negotiate, I need your help. I need to borrow Tuoba Lian for a while."
"how?"
"Master Le, please take him to Houcheng first. I will take care of the rest." Lu Desheng said, "Also, Tuoba Lian must be well protected. Make sure he remains in your hands and alive."
"Master Le, you have to believe me. My life and the lives of my daughter, son-in-law, and my whole family depend on Houcheng. I will definitely try my best to do this well."
"Your daughter and son-in-law?"
"Qin family, Qin Sheng is my son-in-law!"
Le Guicai suddenly realized that it was them.
"Lord Le, we only need to borrow Tuoba Lian for a while. You don't need to do anything else."
"I believe that with the situation having developed to this point, you must have considered returning Tuoba Lian. But you didn't do it because you knew in your heart that even if you returned him, the Xianbei would retaliate, and they would vent their anger on the land of Liaodong County."
"In that case, why don't you let me try?"
"Okay, I promise!"
Lu Songli knew that by persuading the local general Le Guicai in this way, he would get satisfactory results.
Therefore, don't be too ruthless in everything you do. If you leave your opponent with no hope, they will fight back desperately, even if it means they're all dead. The Xianbei were simply too overbearing and murderous.
"Sir Le, I have also invited two county magistrates from Wangping and Wuliu counties. Could you please wait a moment? We can discuss it together later." Lu Desheng planned to borrow the persuaded Le Guicai.
Le Guicai nodded.
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