In the afternoon, in the living room, Lu Fengyu personally visited Chen Yunxuan with gifts.
"Your Excellency the County Magistrate, this is just a small token of my respect." Lu Fengyu asked his servants to bring in the gift, but Chen Yunxuan quickly refused.
The gifts Lu Fengyu sent were really exaggerated. They included gold, silver, jewelry, and historical paintings. This was obviously too luxurious for Chen Yunxuan. He did not want to leave an image of being greedy in front of his subordinates.
The most important thing is to be grateful for what you have received.
If Lu Fengyu wants to do something in the future and the county magistrate who gave him the gift does not approve it, he will be at risk of being reported by him.
If you only accept the tea, it would be fine.
"Feng Yu, your intentions are good, but I have always been honest. Please leave." Chen Yunxuan waved his hand.
Lu Fengyu saw that Chen Yunxuan was indeed a man who did not covet money, so he asked his servants to take it away, leaving only a few packets of tea. "Sir, I asked a friend to bring these teas from other places. They are not expensive and taste great. Just consider me, Lu Fengyu, as your tea friend."
Chen Yunxuan glanced at Lin Tongxi, and after the latter nodded, Chen Yunxuan reluctantly accepted the gift.
Before accepting it, Chen Yunxuan weighed it with his hand to make sure there was something wrong with the tea inside.
"Okay, then I'll accept this tea. Don't send me any more in the future." Chen Yunxuan emphasized again, and then asked about the purpose of Lu Fengyu's visit: "I wonder what Lord Lu is visiting my humble abode for?"
Seeing Chen Yunxuan being so direct, Lu Fengyu also stated the purpose of his visit:
"I'm here because I didn't greet the county magistrate at the city gate yesterday. To be honest, I was busy with official business at the time."
"If I had known that the county magistrate was coming, no matter how busy I was, I would have made time to come."
"Even if I'm trapped, I'll at least let someone know."
Lin Tongxi had previously told him about Lu Fengyu's situation, that is, the other party claimed that he had not received any notification from Lei Liquan.
Chen Yunxuan needed to confirm this point. "Oh? I asked County Magistrate Lei, and he said he had sent someone to inform you."
"I'm afraid something went wrong. Anyway, please understand, my Lord. I, Lu Fengyu, have no intention of disrespect."
"I am solely focused on protecting the safety of the people of Guangyang County and will never do anything that is not beneficial to them."
"This time, I've brought a map of the distribution of bandit forces with me, and I'd like to discuss it with you, sir."
After saying that, Lu Fengyu asked his servant to open the map and point to the west of Lingyi Township.
This place is extremely special, as it is adjacent to the separatist forces of Bai'an County and Jinkang County.
Every time they were chased, these roving bandits would always receive the news first and then flee from the jurisdiction of Guangyang County.
Due to the complex terrain and the possible troubles that might arise, officials such as Lu Fengyu often had to stop the pursuit.
"Sir, I suspect there may be a traitor within our government. Please give me some more time, and I will find this traitor and then eliminate the banditry."
After listening to Lu Fengyu's words, Chen Yunxuan also nodded.
There was nothing wrong with what the other party said, and as his superior, he naturally nodded.
Having said that, Chen Yunxuan did not completely trust the other party.
Lin Tongxi also held the same idea. Lu Fengyu's current performance was too upright, even a little fake.
Just as the three men finished discussing the bandit suppression, another guest arrived. It happened to be another county magistrate, Lei Liquan.
"Oh, Lao Lei is here too. Sir, I wonder if I need to step aside?" Lu Fengyu gave the choice to his boss.
"Well, you can leave for now. Let the servants take you for a walk in the courtyard and enjoy the scenery." Chen Yunxuan said, and then added: "I will ask other servants to call you over later. I have something important to announce."
"Yes, as you wish." Lu Fengyu followed the servant and went to the yard.
Not long after Lu Fengyu left, Lei Liquan also came with a gift, but was also rejected by Chen Yunxuan.
Lin Tongxi was also puzzled. How greedy were these two people? They were so extravagant when they spent money.
He had never seen anyone generous in Ruihe Town. The only time he saw such abundant wealth was when he raided Song Qian and the other three families.
It seems that the water in Guangyang County is very deep! And these two people want to drag Chen Yunxuan into the water!
"Sir, these herbs were collected by me personally on the mountain by someone I sent. They can prolong life if taken after being boiled into a decoction. Please accept them." Lei Liquan requested again and again. Lin Tongxi used [Intelligence Detection] to take a look and found that they were not precious items like thousand-year-old ginseng, so he whispered to Chen Yunxuan that he could accept them.
Although Chen Yunxuan wants to be a role model for clean government, he cannot be too extreme.
As the saying goes, when the water is too clear, there will be no fish. In the future, Chen Yunxuan will use these two people to promote the development of the county.
After a round of pleasantries, Lei Liquan got down to business: "Sir, I heard that your subordinates are still vacant for the position of Chief Clerk. I have a candidate and would like to recommend him for the position."
After saying that, Lei Liquan recommended Shi Panyue, the prison official in charge of prison litigation.
Chen Yunxuan frowned. According to Zhu Li, although Pan Yue was under the jurisdiction of the county magistrate, he was actually on Lu Fengyu's side.
What on earth was Lei Liquan planning? Why didn't he recommend his own trusted Hu Cao, but instead recommended the other party's trusted confidant?
"Sir, this man is very good at managing prisons and lawsuits. I have read the documents he wrote and they are very good." Lei Liquan explained the reasons for recommending him one by one.
The first is outstanding writing skills, the second is rich work experience, and the third is being loved by subordinates.
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