Most of the ten commanders were good at giving a try, and good players were more likely to admire people who were better than themselves. Lu Qi's magical arrow skills impressed them. When most of the soldiers dispersed, ten people came to say that they saluted Lu Qi and said that they were greeted by the lord. Lu Qi smiled and said politely to Yan.

Then he found the horse officers of the military camp to receive ten horses and distributed them to ten commanders. The Tang State had very strict control over military use. Only military officers could use official horses in normal times. When there was military service, the cavalry could lead horses to go out according to the quota. When there was no military service, they had to return the military camp. Lu Qi asked the king master Bo in advance and led ten military horses to use them frequently. The reason was to inform the gathering of soldiers as soon as possible to avoid misleading things. Wang Master Bo now needs Lu Qi's help, and the ten military horses agreed without slashing the eyes.

Lu Qi got on his mount and took ten commanders out of the training camp. As soon as he left the camp, he immediately took off his official uniform and put it into the military bag on his horse's back, revealing his light green hunting outfit.

The messengers were surprised to see him take off his official uniform. Lu Qi smiled and said, "I only wear official clothes during official duties, and I usually wear official clothes too restrictive. Today I have a connection with all my brothers. No matter how long I work together in the future, today, I, an official, invite my brothers to drink first, let's go."

Lu Qi took ten commanders to Shitan Fort City, the center of Shitan Township, and found the best hotel banquet in Shitan Fort. He chose to have a banquet in Shitan Township. First, because the training camp was far from Shitan Township, he could avoid being so angry. This was the biggest reason why he took off his official clothes. Second, the township hotel was cheap. A sumptuous banquet cost only three taels of silver, and the same banquet in the county was at least three times more expensive than the township.

At the wine table, Lu Qi was generous in cooking three bowls of wine with everyone, and used the wine to melt the estrangement of everyone towards him. Drinking wine was a good medicine to connect with feelings. The messengers began to make the soldiers cautious and wary. As soon as they got drunk, Lu Qi's generous and kindness made them all become enthusiastic.

Using the wine media Lu Qi tactfully told everyone that he, a county magistrate, was a wise man. Because he had no roots and no taboos, it was easy for Shangguan to misunderstand that he was building a military force in forming a party and building an army. This was a taboo for being a military officer at the bottom, so he could only invite a banquet in the village fort.

The so-called "eating people's mouths are short, and they will not understand when they get drunk. They toast to express their understanding. The soldiers are all poor people, and they vomit all their words when they drink and feel sad. Most of them have fathers, uncles and brothers who are recruited by households and become soldiers, and most of them have died on the battlefield. As soon as they know that Lu Qi had the same family situation as them, they immediately had a heart-to-heart relationship with each other due to resonance.

A banquet gave Lu Qi ten helpers. With these ten helpers, he would be able to follow his actions in the future and gain confidence in the future of escorting grain and suppressing bandits. He promised to the ten that in the future, except for the military and official pay, he would have to pay their own money, as long as the extra rewards and benefits were obtained, they would be evenly divided with everyone. Everyone would be poor. After hearing this, he would not be moved and enjoy the banquet.

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It was almost dusk, and Lu Qi rode back home with a little drunkenness. The first thing he did was of course to see his mother. In his mother's room, his sister-in-law Zhou Yue'er and Ning'er were both there. Ning'er's status was a concubine and maid, and Yu stood on the left side of Lu's mother.

Seeing Lu Qi come back, Lu’s mother smiled and said carelessly: “Xiao Qi, is your official business going smoothly today?”

Lu Qi was in a good mood and smiled with a scent of alcohol, "It's great. After the military training, the child invited several leaders to drink and made some basic favors."

Lu's mother nodded with a smile. She was born in a military general and married a military general. She knew that drinking is common and the most effective way to win hearts in the military, so she did not oppose her son drinking.

"Xiao Qi, Aunt Xin from the Zhou Mansion is here today and I apologize to us with gifts." Lu's mother said in harmony.

Lu Qi was stunned and said in surprise: "Apologize to us? What's wrong?"

Lu's mother shook her head and said, "Actually it's nothing. Aunt Xin from the Zhou Mansion really wants to talk about your marriage with Miss Zhou Mansion. As a result, Miss Zhou Mansion disagreed. For this reason, Aunt Xin came to the door to apologize for yesterday's presumptuousness."

When Lu Qi heard this, he felt upset. Everyone has self-esteem. He is now a seventh-rank official in the court. He unknowingly felt a sense of noble superiority. If he had not shown his talent yesterday, he would not care whether the marriage in the Zhou Mansion was successful or not, but now it is different. The failure of the marriage is a kind of denial of his talent, which has caused his self-esteem to be somewhat hurt.

Although he was unhappy, he smiled and said, "What's the matter? It's normal for a family to have a woman and a hundred schools of thought to ask for it. Is it necessary to be humble?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Yue'er continued unhappily: "My cousin is too unreasonable. She is determined to marry a talented Wenlang. This time even Aunt Xin is angry. Let's see who she will rely on in the future."

When he heard about Aunt Xin mentioned him, Lu Qi said curiously: "Sister-in-law, does this Aunt Xin have a very high status in the Zhou Mansion?"

Zhou Yue'er said softly: "Aunt Xin is just a concubine, but my grandmother trusts Xin very much. Aunt Xin was ordered by my grandmother to take charge of the financial power of Zhou's mansion. No one in the Zhou's mansion dares to offend Aunt Xin. Aunt Xin also loves cousin Yan'er very much on weekdays, and specifically asks her clan niece to go to Zhou'er's mansion to serve Yan'er, with the purpose of letting her niece marry a family with a good family. However, this time, Aunt Xin is really angry with Yan'er's cousin. I said here that I will redeem my niece for her niece to leave the Zhou'er's mansion when I go back today. Aunt Xin is very disappointed with Yan'er's cousin now. In the future, she will never worry about Yan'er's cousin's life."

When Lu Qi heard this, he suddenly realized that he was so arrogant because he held the financial power. He didn't care about the following words and did not take it to heart.

He heard Lu's mother say harmoniously: "Xiaoqi, on the one hand, Aunt Xin apologizes, and on the other hand, she mentions a widow, wanting to be a concubine for your brother. I heard Aunt Xin say that she is very good, can you see?"

Lu Qi was stunned and thought to himself that Aunt Xin likes to be a matchmaker. He said in a harmonious voice: "This matter should be decided by my mother."

Lu's mother said in harmony: "Mom can make the decision, but you are the head of the Lu family. You must nod the head of the family incurred major property expenses. This is the rule that a family must abide by whether it can be stable and prosperous."

Lu Qi is the legitimate wife and son. According to the patriarchal law, it is indeed the first choice of the head of the family. Lu's mother asked him to make the decision on this matter and implicitly announced that he was the highest male protagonist of the Lu family. As the eldest son, Lu Tianhua can be respected by Lu Qi, but the income and expenditure of family property and key matters must obey Lu Qi's decision.

This is a family responsibility, which Lu Qi should bear. He nodded immediately and said, "Ning'er has also asked me for buying concubines and maids for my brother. Even if there is someone to choose Aunt Xin, I agree with this."

After Lu Qi said this, Zhou Yueer immediately looked at Ning'er with a strange expression. Ning'er always lowered her eyebrows and had no reaction after hearing Lu Qi's words.

"Yue'er, Xiaoqi nodded. You can go and have a look tomorrow. If you want it, please bring it back." Lu's mother said in harmony.

"Yue'er thanked my mother for her gift." Zhou Yue'er said softly. Lu Qi is a brother, and he doesn't need to thank her as the eldest sister-in-law.

Lu's mother nodded and said to Lu Qi again: "Xiao Qi, the elders from other branches of our Lu family have come today. They unanimously requested the descendants of the Lu family to gather and jointly elect you as the head of the family."

Lu Qi was stunned. The Lu family had been separated for more than ten years. At this time, he wanted to gather and elect him as the head of the family. It was obvious that he wanted to gain a wealthy family. Now the Lu family in the other branches are all poor.

"Xiao Qi, the elder of the Lu family branch said that the purpose of aggregation is to strengthen the momentum and take care of each other, and not to gather wealth. The Lu family has been a mess for more than ten years and has been bullied by others in everything they do. They need a backbone to uphold justice and gather everyone's strength to unite everyone to the outside world. If your father is alive, he will definitely take on this responsibility." Lu's mother's words were filled with emotions and supplemented.

Lu Qi heard the pain of his heart. What he respected most since childhood was his father. This gathering of the family was obviously a disadvantage for his family, but it contained the significance of the Lu family's growth and rise.

"Mom, it's good to get along. The child and brother are short of staff in business." Lu Qi agreed in harmony.

Lu's mother nodded with relief and said, "Since you agree, I'll let you know tomorrow's mother."

Lu Qi thought for a moment and said seriously: "Mom, if the Lu family wants to be harmonious and united, there must be an iron family rule constraint. Therefore, the rules must be determined by our family. These days, the child has no time to take care of the family. The rules will be drafted by the mother, and then the detailed information of everyone who is in the clan, including their specialties, age, and physical condition. The child will be assigned to operate the family power in the future. Please ask the mother to know the Lu family who is in the clan. In the future, the child will not consider the seniority of the child. If you want to be qualified, please stay at home for the elderly. All children will not use it."
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