When Xu He came to the county government office, the owner's surname had been changed from Li to Chen.
He remembered that it was here that he was recognized by Li Zhijie as the leader of the county trial case, and it was also here that he heard Xie Kun impassionedly scold Fang Qiu.
Nowadays, things and people have changed, and I don’t know what kind of person the new county magistrate is.
Thinking of this, he stepped forward and said to the door: "Is the county magistrate here?"
Menzi was also an old acquaintance. When he saw Xu He, he smiled and said, "I'll go and let you know that the second master is here!"
Xu He took out some money from his arms and pressed it into his hand. Menzi still wanted to refuse, but Xu He smiled and said, "I trouble you every time. This is my little thought. Take it for tea!"
Menzi silently held the money in his hand, retracted his hand into his sleeve, and whispered: "Mr. Xu, you are a student of the former eldest master. I will speak frankly about some things. Now in this county government, The second master is having a hard time, the boss..."
After saying that, he poked the sky with his finger and continued: "The guy above who just came here is very tight!"
Xu He nodded in understanding, but felt even more uneasy.
After a while, the door opened again and said: "The second master is waiting for you in the hall!"
Xu He nodded and walked in without saying a word.
As soon as he entered the county magistrate's pledge room, he saw Lao Hu immersed in documents and extremely busy.
When he saw Xu He, he made a sad face and said: "Mr. Xu, you are here, please wait a moment, I have some other things to do."
After saying that, he read the document again and drew circles on it. From time to time, the clerks and clerks from the sixth room came in and out.
Xu He waited for about half an hour before Fatty Hu finally dealt with half of the paperwork on the table.
He stood up, stretched and said with a wry smile: "These are documents that the new county magistrate needs urgently. I am in a hurry to get them. If I neglect them, I will neglect them!"
Xu He and he were old comrades-in-arms. He came closer and asked with concern: "Is Uncle Hu so tired these days?"
When Hu Xian Cheng heard him call him uncle, he suddenly smiled and said: "You boy, you are full of cleverness. I like Lao Hu!"
But then, his face fell, and he pointed at the remaining documents on the table and said, "No, they are all from today!"
Next is the grievance meeting.
Why, when Li Zhijie was there before, he ruled by doing nothing, but Hailing had a good government and people.
Now the new county magistrate is here...
He looked out the window and saw that there was no one there, and then whispered: "The chicken is flying and the dog is jumping!"
Seeing Fatty Hu's long-standing grudge, Xu He wanted to laugh but couldn't.
On the one hand, he sympathized with his plight, but on the other hand, he thought that he would have to ask to see the county magistrate soon, which was really embarrassing.
When Fatty Hu heard that Xu He asked to see County Magistrate Chen, he immediately waved his hands and said, "I can't go. I keep silent when I see him. He is not a flexible person to help!"
"..."
But Xu He was already here, even if he was going to the Dragon Pond or the Tiger's Den, Fatty Hu saw that Xu He was insisting on his own opinion, so he sighed and called a clerk and ordered him to report first.
After a while, the clerk came back and said that County Magistrate Chen agreed to meet Xu He.
Xu He was about to leave but was grabbed by Fatty Hu: "Xiaohe, since you called me uncle, I want to remind you that this Mr. Chen is not a talented person like your teacher Mr. Li. Ahem... see you You'll know when you get in front of him! By the way, don't do it in front of him, what he hates the most is people who sing in the wind and make fun of the moon, be careful with them, be careful with them!"
Xu He's heart sank. When he came to this world, it could be said that civil affairs made him unfavorable in interpersonal relationships. Unexpectedly, this time he didn't work!
With an anxious mood, Xu He came to the second hall.
After the clerk went to make another announcement just now, he walked out after a while and whispered to Xu He: "Come in!"
Seeing how cautious everyone in the county government was now, Xu He was even more nervous.
After entering the door, I saw a young man who looked like an old farmer sitting under the nave where the sea and the sun hung, with a solemn expression.
It seemed that the old farmer was not joking, but Xu He saw that his face was dark and his skin was as rough as sandpaper. If his smart and clear eyes hadn't told Xu He that he was a young man in his thirties, he would have thought that he was a man with a loess back. Chaotian farmers.
At this time, the other party spoke and asked in an incomprehensible Fujian Mandarin: "Are you Xu He?"
Xu He quickly stepped forward and bowed and saluted: "The boy Xu He has met the county magistrate."
Chen Hua was noncommittal and looked Xu He up and down and said, "I heard that you were the first in both the county and government examinations, and that you also had many poems that were widely circulated. Is this possible?"
Xu He felt a shiver in his heart. He was a small person, but the other party knew his situation very well just after he took office. This...
Xu He thought of Lao Hu's explanation again, so he said humbly: "The path of poetry is endless, and there is no end to learning! Most of the rumors outside are exaggerated! Your Majesty, you should take a warning!"
Chen Hua snorted coldly when he heard this, said nothing, and just continued to look at Xu He.
Xu He was so frightened by what he saw that he cursed in his stomach: "What the hell, I don't seem to have offended this person, right? Why are you so aggressive when you come in?"
"Why did you come to the county government office?" Chen Hua asked.
When this question was asked, Xu He really didn't know how to answer it.
Let's talk about it. These days, people from the Yue tribe go to the county government office to speak ill of their own clan. It's really not good for their reputation to spread.
But if you don’t tell the truth, how can the other party help?
Just when Xu He was in trouble, Chen Hua continued to speak: "If you have nothing to do, please leave quickly. This is a county government office, not a place where you, a little boy, can come and go casually!"
Damn it!
Xu He was helpless and had no time to think about it. He could only grit his teeth and tell the story.
Chen Hua's face was neither sad nor happy when he heard this. Xu He couldn't see any anger on his face and felt a little disappointed.
Chen Huadao: "Your second uncle, the eldest father-in-law, was sentenced to the Shandong Salt Division. This is a good thing for the Xu family. Why do you want to talk to me about this?"
Xu He said: "If this is done, eunuchs will have exclusive power not far away. The Xu family where the student lives has always passed down poems and books to the family, and the family reputation is clear. The student does not want the family reputation to be tarnished."
"Furthermore..." Xu He continued: "If the lives of 600,000 kitchen servants and smokers are exchanged for the benefit of a family, students would not dare to think or do it."
Chen Hua heard this and sneered: "The country governs the world with filial piety, so-called relatives hiding from each other. You came to my county government office so blatantly to report your clan uncle. Do you think I dare not let you, a scholar, suffer?"
"You!" Xu He was furious, "I plan for the imperial court's finances, I plan for His Majesty's reputation, I plan for the kitchen workers and salt households in Lianghuai, but I don't plan for my Xu family. If Chen County Zun hides each other with a kiss If this crime punishes me, then I have nothing to say!”
Chen Hua raised his chin with disdain on his face: "Only you, a little boy, can still talk nonsense about His Majesty the Imperial Court, come on!"
As soon as he finished speaking, two government servants came in.
"If a scholar doesn't study well at home and comes out to talk nonsense about state affairs, I will kick him out with a stick!"
