"Your Majesty, Lu Xiangsheng is here."

In the early morning, Li Chaosheng had just arrived at the office to correct documents. At this time, Gu Zi came to report that Lu Xiangsheng was here. Li Chaosheng still attached great importance to Lu Xiangsheng.

"please."

Soon Lu Xiangsheng entered the room. Li Chaosheng laughed and said, "I haven't seen Mr. Lu for a long time, but he still has the same style."

After hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng glanced at Li Chaosheng and said: "Why should you, the dignified Lord of Lantian County, be hypocritical? Since you have already laid out your plans in the capital and are planning to plot against me, why bother greeting me hypocritically now? Come on, come all the way to get me from here."

When the capital comes, how are you going to call me, Mr. Lu?"

"Hahaha... Lu Gong is really humorous. What does it mean to be a messenger? I'm looking for Mr. Lu to discuss important matters. I'm asking Mr. Lu to come here to build Lantian. Don't be angry.

Even if Mr. Lu doesn't like Mr. Li, you won't refuse to do your part for the people of Lantian, right?"

Li Chaosheng looked at Lu Xiangsheng with a smile. Lu Xiangsheng heard this and said, "How dare I refuse? Lu signed the deed of betrayal. Since he sold himself to Lantian, he must fulfill his responsibilities."

Hearing this, Li Chaosheng laughed and said, "Mr. Lu won't be angry at me for inviting you to Lantian with a contract."

Lu Xiangsheng heard this and said, "I don't dare."

Li Chaosheng laughed loudly and said: "Hahaha... the Lu Xiangsheng I know is not a narrow-minded person."

Lu Xiangsheng snorted coldly: "The Lu Xiangsheng you knew is dead, and the person standing in front of you now is a person with a narrow mind."

Hearing this, Li Chaosheng took a sip of the tea on the table, narrowed his eyes slightly and said with a smile: "Lu Xiangsheng, how much more do you want to pretend?"

Lu Xiangsheng looked at Li Chaosheng in surprise and said, "What do you mean?"

Li Chaosheng said: "Okay, let's talk about the conditions. I will agree to you no matter what the conditions are."

Lu Xiangsheng narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Do you think I'm just pretending to be ready to negotiate terms with you?"

Li Chaosheng took a sip of tea and said: "Lu Xiangsheng, in fact, I know everything you do every day. Since you came out of Tianlao, you have been reading my Lantian law every day. After entering Lantian, you personally

Yu Nongjia checked out my methods of governing the people. I guess Lu Gong has been thinking about how to govern the people of Lantian these days."

"If Mr. Lu is really determined to die, or has the intention not to do anything for the people of Lantian, he just doesn't come to see me. Since he is here, it means that Mr. Lu still pretends to be the people of the Ming Dynasty in his heart."

"Now that we have started talking, please tell me what you think of Mr. Lu. As long as it is for the good of the people of Lantian, I don't think I will refuse to agree to Mr. Lu."

Li Chaosheng looked at Lu Xiangsheng with a smile. Lu Xiangsheng laughed loudly when he saw this and said: "Hahaha... Li Chaosheng, Li Chaosheng, you are indeed a person with a delicate heart. You can see Lu like this at a glance."

Thorough, that’s all, that’s all.”

At this time, Li Chaosheng stood up and poured a cup of tea for Lu Xiangsheng and said: "Mr. Lu, come and have a cup of tea. I will apologize to Mr. Lu. I know that Mr. Lu is an upright man. If he doesn't use some means, it will be difficult for Mr. Lu to escape from prison."

Come out, so I set up a trap in advance and asked Mr. Lu to sign the loan agreement. Please don’t blame Mr. Lu.”

At this time, Lu Xiangsheng picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea: "Okay, I won't mention those old things anymore. I am here to discuss with you the matter of Lu's debt repayment."

"Well, Mr. Lu still talks about this?"

Li Chaosheng frowned slightly, and Lu Xiangsheng said: "I'm serious, although you tricked me into signing the loan agreement, but I used the gunpowder, and I have to admit it, so Lu is here today to ask the county magistrate

How can I repay my debts, and what can I do for the people of Lantian?"

After hearing this, Li Chaosheng said: "I was shocked. I thought Mr. Lu wanted to bring up the old matter again. Does Mr. Lu have this method in mind to repay the debt?"

After hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng said: "Lu actually considered this matter seriously when he came. Lantian is now prosperous. There is no shortage of talents in politics, military, or other fields. Lu has studied it again and again. If he must,

Pick one that Lu can do, Lu feels that Lantian’s laws are still in their infancy.”

"Furthermore, Lantian needs a judicial officer who is not in the Lantian system. You must know that the relationship network in Lantian is complicated now. Everyone is either related by marriage, or from the same clan, fellow villagers, and lastly, they also have classmates. The judiciary pays attention to independence and cannot be allowed to

He has too many and deep connections with various parties, so after much deliberation, Lu decided that Lu, an outsider, is the most suitable person to hold the position of judicial officer, and he is also the least likely to bend the law for personal gain. I wonder if the county thinks so?'

Lu Xiangsheng looked at Li Chaosheng and asked. After hearing this, Li Chaosheng nodded lightly and said: "What you said is true. This is what I think. Lantian does need an independent judicial system. At least it cannot be influenced by Lantian's personal relationships."

Implicated."

Lu Xiangsheng said: "Yes, it seems that this position belongs to me."

When Li Chaosheng heard this, he cupped his hands and said, "Then I will teach you the power of justice in Lantian."

"Wait a moment."

Lu Xiangsheng did not take over directly, but stretched out his hand to stop Li Chaosheng.

"Does Mr. Lu have any other advice?"

Li Chaosheng looked at Lu Xiangsheng in confusion. Lu Xiangsheng looked at Li Chaosheng and said, "If you want me to take over, you must agree to three conditions, otherwise Lu will not be able to take on such an important task."

"Conditions? What conditions?"

Li Chaosheng's face became serious, but Lu Xiangsheng said without fear: "First, the judicial department must be completely independent, not subject to the control of any department, and not subject to the assessment of the officials. No one can interfere with the fairness of the judiciary, including you, the county minister.

Of course, if our Ministry of Justice wants to arrest someone, we will definitely provide sufficient evidence, and we will never arrest people indiscriminately like Jin Yiwei did. I don’t know if the county magistrate will agree."

After hearing this, Li Chaosheng said: "Can't I intervene?"

Lu Xiangsheng said: "No."

Li Chaosheng nodded and said: "Yes, but your judicial department cannot become a place outside the law. Our official department can ignore you, but I will send special personnel to supervise your judicial department. Of course, the supervisory department is not allowed to interfere in the trial of any case to ensure that your judicial department

The agency handles cases independently.”

Lu Xiangsheng nodded and said, "Yes."

"Second, the personnel appointments of the judiciary need to be decided internally by our judiciary. Other departments are not allowed to add sand to our department and affect the purity of our department."

Lu Xiangsheng looked at Li Chaosheng. Li Chaosheng thought for a while after hearing this and said: "Yes, but your internal appointments must also have an assessment agency, and personnel appointments also need to undergo strict assessments. Otherwise, your Ministry of Justice will become a place outside the law.

When the time comes when it is passed down from father to son, it is not allowed for generations to eat this bowl of rice."

Lu Xiangsheng said: "Of course, we just don't want to have two ignorant leaders in our judicial institution."

After hearing this, Li Chaosheng said: "In that case, I promise you this too."

Hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng said: "Third, I hope that the laws of Lantian will apply to everyone, and there will be no outsiders."

Li Chaosheng was stunned for a moment and said: "Now there are no outsiders in Lantian law, and anyone can be controlled."

After hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng looked at Li Chaosheng and said, "No, your Lantian law has a blind spot now."

"Dead corner?"

Li Chaosheng frowned slightly, and Lu Xiangsheng said: "Let me ask you, can the laws of Lantian control you now? Lord Lantian County!"

Lu Xiangsheng stared at Li Chaosheng. Li Chaosheng fell silent after hearing this, and after a while he said, "What do you want?"

Hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng said: "I hope the laws of Lantian County can control the county."

Li Chaosheng pondered for a moment: "Can the laws of the Ming Dynasty control Chongzhen?"

Lu Xiangsheng said bluntly: "It can't be controlled, but doesn't the county magistrate always claim that Lantian is stronger than the Ming Dynasty? Since it is stronger than the Ming Dynasty everywhere, then the Ming Dynasty cannot control it, but Lantian should be able to control it."

After hearing this, Li Chaosheng looked at Lu Xiangsheng and said, "Mr. Lu, do you think I am someone who can be easily provoked?"

Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help but ask after hearing Li Chaosheng's words: "Isn't the county magistrate unwilling to agree?"

Li Chaosheng looked at Lu Xiangsheng for a long time and said: "It's not that I don't want to agree, but even if I agree, you can't do it. My prestige is too strong. If you insist on using the law to imprison me, the people of Lantian will not be able to do it."

Officials will not be willing to do so, and to put it bluntly, the law is a law governed by people, and it is people who enforce it. Lantian may have laws that can control me, Li Chaosheng, but how can there be anyone who can enforce the law for me, Li Chaosheng?"

After hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng was silent. Li Chaosheng was right. Maybe the law could really control Li Chaosheng, but if Li Chaosheng really violated the law, where would there be anyone in Lantian who could enforce the law against Li Chaosheng? He, Lu Xiangsheng,

?

If he can't do it, even if he enforces the law impartially, there is nothing he can do against a founding king like Li Chaosheng.

Thinking of this, Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help but feel a little lonely. Seeing how lonely Lu Xiangsheng was, Li Chaosheng said: "Mr. Lu, it doesn't have to be like this. Although I can't promise you, your laws can directly govern me, but I also make a promise to Mr. Lu.

According to the laws under the jurisdiction of the public office, as long as the evidence of the crime is conclusive, the rulers of Lantian will not have the right to release criminals, including myself."

"How about this? In fact, Mr. Lu is worried about me committing a crime. It is better to worry about me wanting to release criminals for various reasons. What does Mr. Lu think?"

Li Chaosheng looked at Lu Xiangsheng, and Lu Xiangsheng heard this and said: "That's all, in that case, I'll follow the county's instructions, but the county's official must write down what you said to me and stamp it with the official seal. You can't go back on it."

Li Chaosheng said: "That's okay."

"Millet, pen and ink, big seal."

"yes."

Li Chaosheng said something, and the next moment Guzi immediately brought pen, ink, paper and inkstone. Li Chaosheng picked up the pen and wrote on the paper: If the crime is serious, even the county magistrate cannot forgive it!

Then Li Chaosheng picked up the county official seal and put it on it and said, "What do you think, Mr. Lu?"

Lu Xiangsheng took the piece of paper and said, "But, the county magistrate must not forget his promise."

"Don't worry, I keep my word."

As he spoke, Lu Xiangsheng put the piece of paper away, then relaxed and said, "Your wording is a bit ugly."

Li Chaosheng's face suddenly turned dark, he looked at Lu Xiangsheng and said, "Do you want to pay me back?"

Lu Xiangsheng heard this and said quickly: "Don't even think about going back on your word. It's ugly, but it's useful. No matter how beautiful the words are, they're useless if they're useless. You say so."

Li Chaosheng laughed when he heard this and said, "That's true."

Lu Xiangsheng said: "In that case, it's time for me to take office. The first thing I do when I take office is to investigate whether there are corruption problems in our existing official system in Lantian from beginning to end. Corruption is the most direct way for a regime to deteriorate.

Performance, I hope Lam Tin has not reached this stage."
To be continued...