Chapter 456 The Way to Be a King

The city lord's mansion is located on the west side of the Morning Council Hall. The distance between the two is only fifty feet. The loud conversation between Wu Zhongyuan and Wu Songshi, and the loud explosion of Wu Zhongyuan's fire dragon energy can be heard clearly by everyone in the Morning Council Hall. , although they had never been to the scene in person, they could all guess what happened to Wu Songshiluo.

Hearing Wu Zhongyuan's words, Wu Zhou couldn't help but tremble, and hurriedly left his seat and stood up, answering the call.

Although he guessed that Wu Songshi had been killed, when he went to the scene and saw Wu Songshi's broken body, Wu Zhou still took a breath. The Fire Dragon Qi is a unique fire attribute skill of the Bear Clan. No one had ever mastered it before Wu Zhongyuan. .

The door frame of the wing room had been knocked down, and Wu Zhou could see what was going on inside the room from the outside. Wu Zhongyuan was looking at him with his head tilted, holding a water glass in his hand.

Wu Zhou withdrew his gaze from Wu Songshi's body, stepped forward quickly, clenched his fist on his left chest, "See Da Wu."

Wu Zhongyuan put down the water glass, smiled and said, "Come in and talk."

Wu Zhou responded, lowering his head and stepping in.

"Wu Zhou Jushan, do you have anything to say to me?" Wu Zhongyuan asked harmoniously. Wu Zhou is a middle-aged man in his mid-forties. He once followed Wu Rong and others to Daqiu to hold Wu Qin accountable, but although he came, he just sat quietly and did not make things difficult for Wu Qin.

Some people may be less talkative just because they are not good at speaking. Wu Zhou is one of these people. Hearing Wu Zhongyuan's question, he thought for a long time before he finally said, "I have no objection to Da Wu's command of the Bear Clan."

"Were you involved in the bad things done by Wu Ao and others?" Wu Zhongyuan asked.

It was obvious that Wu Zhou was not afraid, but nervousness was unavoidable. "On that day, Da Wu took the Jiuyin wizard away from Youxiong, and his subordinates also participated in the search."

"It's a trivial matter, so don't mention it. Wu Tong and Wu Tong have confessed and reflected on what they did before and the people involved." Wu Zhongyuan said.

Wu Zhou heard the underlying meaning of Wu Zhongyuan's words and hurriedly said, "Great Wu Mingcha, I really don't know what they are doing. My subordinates have dull qualifications and low cultivation. They have always looked down upon me, even if they have They won’t tell me any secrets.”

Wu Zhongyuan smiled and said, "Do you dare to say that you have never done anything untoward?"

Wu Zhou didn't dare to raise his head or deny it.

"Write it down," Wu Zhongyuan pointed at the desk, "No matter how big or small it is, you must not hide it."

Wu Zhou was terrified.

Walking over to pick up a pen to write, Wu Tong and Wu Rong both wrote six or seven pieces, while Wu Zhou only wrote two.

Wu Zhongyuan had to hold back from getting angry when reading the confessions of Wu Tong and Wu Rong, but he had to hold back from laughing when reading Wu Zhou's confession. This guy is really an honest man and he didn't do anything bad, but no one is perfect. As a human being, who can dare to say that he has never done anything wrong? Wu Zhou also had some wrong things to do. The problems mainly focus on two aspects. One is using power for personal gain. The second is the issue of style.

If the major city lords are officials in the feudal territory, Wu Zhou, a master of purple energy who is stationed at Youxiong, is a court official. Youxiong City is very large and requires many people to manage various things. Wu Zhou is responsible for managing the house. He uses Quanquan arranged several large houses for his relatives and friends. He explained in detail who arranged them and when. The first page mainly covers this aspect.

The second page explains the issue of style. He had a cousin who died in the war a few years ago, leaving behind an orphan and a widowed mother. Wu Zhou took great care of them out of sympathy, and he had an affair with his widowed brother and sister as time went by. They fell in love and secretly gave birth to a son.

After Wu Zhou submitted his confession, he kept his head lowered, as if he had made a big mistake and was resigned to it.

"It's okay, you can go back." Wu Zhongyuan walked to the table and dipped his pen in ink.

Wu Zhou raised his head in horror when he heard this, "Da Wu."

"These are all small things. Be careful in the future and don't get caught." Wu Zhongyuan said casually. If it were put now, people like Wu Zhou should be classified as honest officials. As for the issue of style, it is not worth mentioning. In modern reports on officials who violate laws and disciplines, most of them involve issues between men and women. Officials have received higher education and have higher consciousness and stronger self-discipline. Even they cannot control themselves, let alone Let alone ordinary people, it is just the difference between someone knowing and no one knowing.

Although Wu Zhongyuan said it in an understatement, Wu Zhou didn't think he really thought that. He stared at Wu Zhongyuan, wanting to see what he wrote behind his confession.

Seeing Wu Zhou trembling with fear, Wu Zhongyuan shook his head helplessly and pointed out Mianbo to him, "You are in the mountains and are no better than ordinary people. You still have to take your reputation into consideration. This woman is your sister-in-law. If you have an affair with her, you will not be criticized. , if I give you the marriage, you won’t have to worry about it. I have too many things to do, and I’m worried that I’ll forget them when I get busy, so I wrote them down as a memo.”

Hearing Wu Zhongyuan's words and seeing the words "true marriage" written by Wu Zhongyuan, Wu Zhou felt relieved and hurriedly knelt down and thanked him repeatedly.

"By the way, what kind of cultivation level does Ling Zheng have?" Wu Zhongyuan asked casually.

Wu Zhou didn't understand why Wu Zhongyuan asked this question, and replied confusedly, "Jian Nei has never practiced Qi, why does Da Wu ask this question?"

"She has no spiritual energy cultivation. How did you get the scratches on your face?" Wu Zhongyuan asked with a smile. The scars on Wu Zhou's face were caused by fingernail scratching.

Wu Zhou was very embarrassed, "I was attacked by him while he was sleeping at night. He was extremely aggressive and made me very angry."

"Be content, I don't think she's too aggressive, she just scratched your face." Wu Zhongyuan said with a smile.

Wu Zhou didn't know why and raised his head in confusion.

"Okay, get up and call Wu Huan over." Wu Zhongyuan said casually.

Wu Zhou stood up, but did not leave. He hesitated and stopped talking.

"Is there anything else?" Wu Zhongyuan asked.

"Will Da Wu let me go back now?" Wu Zhou asked.

"Huh?" Wu Zhongyuan frowned in confusion.

"My subordinate is guilty, please forgive me." Wu Zhou said.

"Just work hard from now on, let's go." Wu Zhongyuan waved his hand and urged him. He had to interview these twenty people one by one to understand everyone's temperament. As a big Wu, he couldn't even fail to recognize all the purple energy masters under his command. If more than ten people wanted to talk to each other one by one, it would take more than an hour no matter how fast the speed was.

After urging twice, Wu Zhou still stood and refused to leave. Wu Zhongyuan was a little annoyed and raised his eyebrows, "Why don't you leave? What on earth do you want to do?"

Wu Zhou panicked and answered, "Great Wu, please calm down. Both Wu Rong and Wu Rong have been punished. Their subordinates also made mistakes. How can they be exempted from punishment?"

Wu Zhongyuan's face darkened, "Are you worried that if you punish them but don't punish you, they will exclude you in the future?"

Wu Zhou dared not deny it.

"I am Da Wu of the Bear Clan, you should be afraid of me instead of them," Wu Zhongyuan raised his eyebrows and glared, "Go away and call Wu Huan over."

Seeing Wu Zhongyuan getting angry, Wu Zhou did not dare to stay any longer, bowed and backed away, turned around and left.

As soon as Wu Zhou walked out of the courtyard, Wu Zhongyuan heard the neighing of horses from above the square of the morning meeting hall in the east. Ordinary horses naturally cannot bray from the sky, and the ones that can go to the sky are naturally the dragon colts of the horse tribe.

Hearing the neighing of the horses, Wu Zhongyuan knew that Wu Qin had arrived. He went out and looked east. Sure enough, it was Wu Qin and Wu Ji who came.

"Wu Qin Dongyuan, come this way." Wu Zhongyuan said.

Hearing Wu Zhongyuan's call, Wu Qin responded. He waited until the dragon colt landed and hurried forward.

Since Wu Zhongyuan did not let Wu Ji come with him, Wu Ji returned to the morning meeting hall to wait for the summons.

Wu Qin met Wu Zhou on the way there. Wu Zhou awkwardly greeted him and then went to the morning meeting hall.

On the way here, Wu Ji must have told Wu Qin about the changes here. Wu Qin couldn't hold back the joy in his heart and came up close to greet him, "Congratulations to Wu for bringing order to the chaos!"

"Same joy, same joy." Wu Zhongyuan pulled Wu Qin into the courtyard gate.

"This is..." Wu Qin then saw Wu Songshi's body.

"Not only does the guilty person not want to repent, but he is unconventional and trying to please others. How can we keep him?" Wu Zhongyuan said seriously.

Wu Qin nodded in astonishment.

"Wu Ji must have told you what happened before," Wu Zhongyuan walked towards the east chamber, "I am talking to them one by one. You came just in time to interview them with me."

"It's inappropriate, it's inappropriate," Wu Qin shook his head repeatedly, "There is a difference between superiority and inferiority, how can we usurp it? I'll go to the morning meeting hall first, and then I'll talk later."

"Don't leave in a hurry," Wu Zhongyuan said, "Now that Wu Ao is dead, we have taken control of the situation. The remnants are very abominable. In your opinion, how should these people be dealt with?"

Wu Qin pondered for a moment and then said, "Now that the Bear Clan is in the midst of employing people, it is not appropriate to severely punish and liquidate them. Be gentle first and worry about it later."

"It makes sense." Wu Zhongyuan nodded slowly. In fact, he already had his own plan in mind. The reason why he asked for Wu Qin's opinion was to show his respect for Wu Qin. The most important thing was that he knew very well that Wu Qin's answer was affirmative. Be consistent with your own thoughts.

"It is not appropriate for me to stay here at this moment, otherwise some people will suspect that you value closeness and despise distance. I will go to the morning meeting hall to talk to them first." Wu Qin said.

"Wait a minute, you can tell me briefly about the temperament of these people first, so that I can have an idea." Wu Zhongyuan said.

Wu Qin shook his head and said, "My understanding of them is not comprehensive, so I don't want to mix my own likes and dislikes. Da Wu might as well talk to them first. I will tell Da Wu about their impressions afterwards, so you can compare and reference them."

"That's fine." Wu Zhongyuan nodded.

Wu Qin was about to leave when Wu Huan came in from outside.

Seeing Wu Huan arriving, Wu Zhongyuan grabbed the kettle and poured a glass of water. When he handed the glass to Wu Qin, Wu Huan happened to come in.

Wu Zhongyuan deliberately chose this opportunity to pour water for Wu Qin to show his respect for Wu Qin.

Wu Qin hurriedly thanked him and took the water glass. If Wu Zhongyuan poured him water in a deserted place, he would also be moved, but he would not be so moved. He and Wu Huan had a good personal relationship. Wu Zhongyuan's move showed that he valued him very much. He was so grateful. He has a face.

"See Da Wu." Wu Huan saluted Wu Zhongyuan.

"No need to be formal." Wu Zhongyuan waved his hand and said with a smile, "You came just in time. Wu Qin Dongyuan has just arrived. You are also old friends. You haven't seen each other for a long time."

"Yes, I haven't seen you for a long time. Wu Qin Dongyuan is so charming and airy." Wu Huan said with a smile.

"Haha, that's natural. I returned to the Ming Dynasty long ago and looked up to the light. Unlike you, the pearls are covered with dust and your face is gray." Wu Qin also laughed. After laughing, he raised his head and drank the water in the cup, returned it to the table, and turned it around. And he said to Wu Zhongyuan, "Da Wu, Wu Huan has lived in the mountains for a long time and is well-informed about bears. If you have any questions, you can ask him."

After saying this, he said to Wu Huan, "I can't stay here to avoid criticism. I'll go to the morning meeting hall, and you can talk to Wu Huan yourself."

Wu Huan nodded, Wu Qin saluted Wu Zhongyuan, took three steps back, turned around and went out.

When Wu Qin went out, Wu Zhongyuan just withdrew his gaze. According to etiquette, subordinates could not turn away directly in front of the leader. They had to take three steps back and then turn around. Although Wu Qin accepted the courtesy, he did not forget his dignity, as if he knew it well. People who can be reused and treated kindly without reservation...