Things progressed extremely smoothly. Xu Miao visited Lang Ping's mansion the next day, still looking as arrogant as before.
Lang Ping knew that Xu Miao's coming this time would definitely not be a good thing, but he also had a guess in his mind.
It wasn't until Xu Miao mentioned Gu Xiaotian's will that Lang Ping gave up his position without saying a word.
I originally thought I was going to have a few words with Lang Ping, but he was straightforward and Xu Miao didn't say much, which saved me a little trouble.
People were coming and going on the street, and several workers were busy working on Lang Ping's mansion.
I saw that Lang Fu was replaced by someone named Xu Fu.
The people talked a lot and marveled that Xu Miao, a scholar, was promoted too quickly.
And the common people immediately told those who talked about Xu Miao to shut up. Can the matters of that big shot be discussed casually?
Xu Miao became famous all at once.
Standing in the yard, Xu Miao held his wife's hand and said proudly: "Madam, I promised you prosperity and wealth, and now it has come true."
The wife watched this scene with tears in her eyes.
Over the years, Xu Miao has been studying, and she has been responsible for the rest of the family affairs. Now this scene makes her really unbelievable.
Gu Xiaotian bought a basket of fruit on the street and carried it to the front of Xu Mansion. The guards wanted to stop him, but Xu Miao happened to come here and immediately stopped the guards and scolded him a few words. , and then welcomed Gu Xiaotian into the mansion.
Gu Xiaotian took a look at the mansion and joked: "Xu Miao, how does it feel to sit in a high position?"
Xu Miao chuckled and said, "Sir, it feels very comfortable to speak from my heart."
Gu Xiaotian put down the fruit and asked, "How did your appointment with the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Household Affairs go?"
Xu Miao immediately raised his hands and said, "As far as I'm concerned, my lord, the invitations have been sent and they will come to visit in the evening."
Gu Xiaotian nodded and patted Xu Miao's shoulder, "Don't let me down."
Xu Miao immediately lowered his head and said yes again and again.
Gu Xiaotian smiled slightly, waved and left without staying any longer.
Now Xu Miao is completely under his control. To put it bluntly, he is his puppet.
And Xu Miao is also happy to be this puppet. After all, Gu Xiaotian has given him so many benefits, and he has no doubt about Gu Xiaotian's identity.
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At night, two carriages stopped in front of Xu Mansion.
The two people got off the carriage, hugged each other and exchanged greetings.
"Brother Wei, long time no see."
"Hahaha, Brother Fan, how are you doing lately?"
After exchanging a few words of greetings, Wei Shi from the Ministry of Personnel first expressed doubts: "Brother Fan, I heard that Xu Miao was just an inconspicuous scholar at Sage Academy a few days ago. How did he suddenly change his identity and take Lang Ping's position?"
Fan Cheng was also murmuring in his heart. You must know that he and Wei Shi came to this city earlier than Lang Ping to take up posts, and it took a lot of trouble to join the Ten Thousand Demons Association in the first place.
The two of them have much longer official years than Lang Ping. Although there is no hope of promotion, sitting in their position will not be too little.
In addition to the department the two of them belong to, it is even more important.
Moreover, there is an unwritten rule between them.
Recognize familiarity but not rawness.
Both of them were murmuring in their hearts, wondering whether Xu Miao was an undercover agent sent by Kyoto to insert himself between them and test them.
Thinking of this, both of them shuddered, looked at each other, and made a decision in their hearts.
If you can talk less tonight, then talk less, and don't show any flaws.
The two of them stood at the door for a while, and then Xu Miao slowly came to the door, clasped his fists and walked towards them with a smile, "I've met Mr. Wei, I've met Mr. Fan."
Wei Shi returned the gift and said with a smile: "I've met Brother Xu, and I heard that Brother Xu hosted a banquet for the two of us tonight, but we came here without even eating dinner. If Brother Xu has hidden some good wine, don't let it go. Stingy.”
Xu Miao laughed loudly, "Of course I won't be stingy. You two adults should come in quickly."
In the room, a table of dishes had already been prepared.
I have to say that Xu Miao is really good at handling interpersonal relationships.
Originally Wei Shi and Fan Cheng were worried that the dinner would be a bit embarrassing, but Xu Miao's opening of mouth was really not for nothing. A few words eased the atmosphere to an extremely relaxed level, and during the meal, Xu Miao did not show any concern at all. Asked about the Ten Thousand Demons Club, he just kept praising Li Bu and Hu Bu, saying what he would do now that he took over Lang Ping's position, and hoped that his two brothers could help him more at some point.
After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.
Wei Cheng and Fan Cheng were really drunk. Fan Cheng was also slightly tipsy. He immediately put his arms around Xu Miao's neck and said, "Don't worry, Brother Xu. If you come to my household department usefully in the future, as long as Brother Xu opens his mouth, my brother will definitely come." Got it done for you.”
Wei Cheng also nodded repeatedly, but then he thought that he was a member of the staff, and quickly waved his hand and said: "I hope Brother Xu will never use my staff in this life, that is not a good place."
The three of them laughed.
Xu Miao glanced at the faces of Wei Shi and Fan Cheng. Both of them were almost drunk, and suddenly sighed: "My two brothers take care of me like this. Xu is very grateful. It's just two brothers, Xu As soon as I sat in this position, there were probably so many pairs of eyes staring at Xu outside."
Wei Shi slapped the table and said angrily: "Brother Xu, don't worry, tell me whoever is targeting you outside, brother, I will catch him first and torture him for three days and three nights to make the decision for you!"
Xu Miao waved his hand and said, "That's not necessary. It's just that Brother Wei, I have one thing that I'm extremely curious about."
Wei Shi spread his hands and said, "Brother, please speak."
Xu Miao's expression suddenly changed and he said gloomily: "I wonder how many people from the Ten Thousand Demons Guild have under Brother Wei."
Hearing the words "Ten Thousand Demons Club", Wei Shi and Fan Cheng, who were still relaxed at first, suddenly started to wake up and woke up from the wine.
Sure enough, what is supposed to come will come.
Wei Shi's hand holding the wine glass froze in place, and his eyes changed when he looked at Xu Miao.
Seeing this, Fan Cheng immediately came to the rescue and said: "Brother Xu, as an elder brother, I would like to remind you that you should ask some things that you should ask, and don't ask if you shouldn't, otherwise it will cause you trouble."
Unexpectedly, Xu Miao didn't listen to these words at all. Instead, he turned around and asked Fan Cheng, "I dare to ask, which families under Brother Fan have relations with the Ten Thousand Demons Association?"
Fan Cheng hesitated for a long time, and wanted to make a joke, but seeing Xu Miao's serious look, he suddenly felt guilty and had to turn his face away, not daring to look at Xu Miao.
Xu Miao smiled bitterly and shook his head: "It seems that the two brothers still don't trust me, but it doesn't matter. I know the rule. Recognize familiarity and not recognize strangers. It's just that if you live once, you will become familiar the second time, right? Lang Ping I will be responsible for the position from now on, and the three of us must work together."
At first glance, Wei Shi felt that Xu Miao's words seemed to make sense.
When they were together with Lang Ping before, they also directly discussed the progress of the Ten Thousand Demons Society in the city. Now that Lang Ping was replaced by Xu Miao, there was really no need to keep silent.
Wei Shi thought for a while, then slowly said: "In this case, I won't hide it from Brother Xu. Now all my staff are members of the Ten Thousand Demons Association, including the jailers and prisoners, but those prisoners You can’t let it out yet, you have to do more to save your face.”
Seeing Wei Shi speak, Fan Cheng also followed up and said: "There are three famous families in the city. The Wu family and the Guo family have already reached cooperation with me. It's just that the Sha family, which ranks second in strength, is a tough guy. It's a bit difficult." bite."
Xu Miao nodded repeatedly, clasped his fists and said: "It's surprising that all the brothers are so honest. Xu is no longer hiding anything. Xu invited the two brothers to come this time for another purpose, which is to hope that the two brothers will These Ten Thousand Demons Association can all be managed by Xu."
Seizing power has always been a very sensitive topic.
Especially at this juncture, the topic has become even more sensitive.
Lang Ping was not the only one to receive the letter, Wei Shi and Fan Cheng also did so.
But at this juncture, Xu Miao jumped out and hoped that the two of them would give up the subordinates under their control. This was obviously a very puzzling thing.
Fan Cheng frowned and asked: "Brother Xu, when we cooperated with Lang Ping before, we always stayed within our borders and never extended our hands into other people's territory. Why did you ask us to give up our power as soon as you took over? It seems like Isn’t it a bit against the rules?”
Xu Miao smiled and said: "Brother has misunderstood. It's not that Xu wants to seize power. Xu is just following the instructions from above."
After hearing the two words above, Wei Shi and Fan Cheng finally sobered up.
The two looked at each other, thinking of the same person.
That person is the person in charge of this area and has met them before.
They all have the same characteristics, their left foot is disabled and they walk lamely.
However, the superior mentioned by Xu Miao was actually Gu Xiaotian.
Wei Shi hesitated and said, "What does that adult really mean?"
Xu Miao nodded.
Fan Cheng asked directly: "Brother Xu, please ask me more, what are your characteristics?"
This can be regarded as confirming whether Xu Miao lied.
What if this is just a reason made up by Xu Miao?
However, Xu Miao smiled evilly and said, "Brother Fan, talking about adults behind your back is not necessarily a good thing, right?"
One sentence left Fan Cheng speechless.
But this is indeed the case.
It's really not good to talk about adults behind their backs.
And looking at Xu Miao's expression, Fan Cheng murmured in his heart, could it be that that adult really meant it?
As an official in the Ministry of Personnel, Wei Shi had a certain charlatanism about him. He had finally mastered this power. Now that he wants to delegate power, he must delegate it. He couldn't accept it for a while. He slapped the table and said: "Brother Xu, I I’m not blaming you, let’s shelve this matter for now, and I’ll make a decision only after I ask the adults.”
Xu Miao sighed and said: "Brother Wei seems to have misunderstood something. I am not discussing with you, but giving orders."
Seeing Xu Miao's appearance, Wei Shi became furious on the spot.
Fan Cheng also stood up with a cold face.
Wei Shi pointed at Xu Miao's nose and cursed: "Xu, don't be so shameless. It's not your turn to tell me what I want to do with your grandfather. It's not your turn to tell me what to do. I just won't delegate the power to you. I guess that Your Excellency won’t blame me, but Brother Xu, I’m afraid you won’t be able to escape punishment.”
Xu Miao rubbed his head and said helplessly: "I originally planned to make peace with my two brothers, but now it seems that Xu thought too well."
Then, he clapped his hands twice.
There was a sound of footsteps immediately outside.
The door was pushed open, and the leading guard walked in, clasping his fists and saying: "Master Xu, everyone is here, what are your instructions next?"
Xu Miao held his chin with both hands, looked at Wei Shi and Fan Cheng, and said with a smile: "Then we will naturally have to wait for these two adults to decide how we will act."
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