Chapter 263 Children Are Debts
Black Wind Village
The Houcheng negotiation team headed by Lu Desheng signed a three-year peace treaty with the Xianbei royal court. Ordinary people were happy about this great achievement, and the bandits and robbers in Liaodong County and even Pingzhou were also very happy.
As the saying goes, when there is no tiger in the mountain, the monkey becomes king!
"In the next three years, our Black Wind Village will definitely rule the world!" said the leader of Black Wind Village confidently.
The other bandits echoed, "This Lu Desheng is making wedding clothes for us."
When it comes to the new Houcheng County Magistrate, the bandits have endless things to say.
"I heard that this old man has been busy trying to persuade Nong Sang recently."
"Encourage farming and sericulture!"
"Yes, yes, that's it."
"What does this mean?"
"Stupid! This means encouraging farmers and ordinary people to farm."
"That's great! Farming is great! Farming is great! Come autumn, we can steal the grain!"
"That makes sense, hahaha."
The village chief took a sip of wine and sighed, "This old man is great. He solved the crisis in Houcheng and even the entire Liaodong County as soon as he arrived. Otherwise, we would have planned to run away." Now we can live comfortably for another three years.
The people below immediately echoed, "This old man is indeed good. From what I know, many families have secretly set up longevity tablets for him, hoping that he will live a hundred years and continue to work in Liaodong County."
"Tomorrow, we in the Black Wind Village will also erect a longevity plaque for him! Hahaha." The leader of the Black Wind Village laughed.
At this time, the patrolling minions rushed into the hall and said, "Boss, something bad has happened!"
As soon as Xiao Luo Luo finished speaking, the bandit next to him patted his head and said, "Can you speak? Your boss is fine."
The leader of the Black Wind Village nodded in satisfaction at the young bandit who was training him, and then said to Xiao Luoluo, "Tell me, what's the matter?"
"Boss, the government has sent troops to attack your Black Wind Village."
"What do you mean by yours and mine? You should say ours, understand? Wait, what did you say?"
"I'm telling you, Boss, the government has sent troops to attack our Black Wind Village."
"Who said that old man Lu Desheng was a good person just now?" The leader of the Black Wind Village slowly turned his head and said, "Come out, or I'll beat you to death!"
The bandits were silent.
No, they haven’t done anything recently and have been very quiet. How come they attracted the attention of the government?
"Boss, what should we do?"
"What else can I do? They've already come to my doorstep. Of course I have to grab my weapons and kill them!"
An hour later, the leader of the Black Wind Village died, and all the bandits except those who resisted stubbornly were killed. Those who surrendered were tied up and taken back to the county government office for further punishment.
The most important thing is that the warehouse of Heifengzhai was emptied.
Qin Sheng even personally led people around the Black Wind Village and dug out some hidden gold, silver and jewelry.
After Qin Sheng and others took their men away, Heifeng Village became deserted until late at night when the village chief's confidant climbed out of a dry well.
As soon as he came out, he ran to the place where the village chief hid his treasure. When he arrived, he was dumbfounded and started cursing. Do the officials have dog noses? The village chief hid these boxes of gold, silver and jewelry so carefully, how could they find them?
Houcheng County Government Office
The imperial envoy who came to Chang'an City to commend Lu Desheng and his party finally arrived.
After the incense table was set up, the imperial envoy began to announce the imperial edict.
"The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, proclaims: Our minister, Lü Desheng, is a man of great talent and shrewdness, and has demonstrated remarkable courage and resolve in times of crisis for the Li people. He saved the day and averted the danger of another Xianbei invasion southward. I am deeply gratified, and I hereby appoint you, Zhai Ba, as the governor of Liaodong County to commend your meritorious service. I hope that in your new position, you will continue to work hard and serve the court to the best of my ability! I decree this!"
Lu Desheng expressed his gratitude, "I bow down to thank the Emperor for His Majesty's grace. Long live the Emperor!"
The rest of the Lu family also followed suit, expressing their gratitude, "Thank you, Lord, for your grace. Long live the Emperor!"
The imperial envoy who came to announce the decree this time was none other than Zhou Chengzhong, Lu Desheng’s former superior in the Censorate.
"Sir Lu, congratulations." Zhou Chengzhong handed the imperial edict to Lu Desheng, who placed it on the incense table and congratulated him at the same time.
"Congratulations." Lu Desheng smiled.
Zhou Chengzhong shook his head. How could he be happy? This Lü Desheng was still as out of tune as ever!
However, this man's luck was really good. This time he left Chang'an without any official uniform. Everyone thought that it would take a long time before they could hear news about him. Some people even thought darkly that when they heard news about him again, it might be bad news.
Who would have thought that he had made great contributions as soon as he took office, and the emperor had to reward him. It took less than half a month for him to be promoted from county magistrate to county governor. This promotion speed was too fast.
Lu Desheng was unaware of his sigh. After offering the imperial edict, he bowed to Zhou Chengzhong and the others and said, "I have prepared a banquet in the VIP building. I hope you will not mind. Please move on."
"Master Lu, you are too polite."
Lu Desheng had a meal with Zhou Chengzhong and others, arranged accommodation for them, and left Lu Zhiyuan to run errands for them.
When Lu Desheng returned home, his family congratulated him one after another.
"Congratulations, Dad. Congratulations, Dad. May you be promoted and become rich. May you rise step by step."
"Congratulations, Grandfather. Congratulations, Grandfather, may you be promoted and make fortunes, and rise step by step."
Looking at his children and grandchildren, Lu Desheng said happily, "Let's celebrate together, haha."
He stroked the moustache on his chin and thought to himself that the position of county magistrate was too low a position before. Now that he has become a county governor, he can better protect his family, relatives and clansmen.
The next day, Lu Desheng stayed in bed for a rare time and didn't want to get up.
Jiang was tidying up the house. "You'd better get up. Ah Li is waiting for you. She must have something to say."
Lu Desheng pulled the quilt over his head, looking like he was not going to listen.
Jiang didn't care about him and didn't even try to persuade him.
Sure enough, not long after, Lu Desheng lifted the quilt and got up reluctantly.
He muttered, "These children are all debts!"
When Lu Desheng and Jiang came to the main hall together, they found that not only the younger daughter and son-in-law were there, but also the eldest son and daughter-in-law, the younger son, and the eldest daughter and her husband. It was obvious that his younger daughter had something to say.
Lu Desheng looked at his daughter and said helplessly, "Dad just got promoted yesterday. Can't you let Dad be happy again? Can't you let him rest for a while?"
The others covered their mouths and laughed.
Lu Songli also laughed, and after laughing, she flattered her father in a servile manner, "Dad, you are so young, one night of rest is enough."
"Tell me, what's the matter?" Lu Desheng couldn't do anything with her.
"Dad, I want to open a college and have you serve as the honorary principal."
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