"Your Majesty, what should we do?"
Wang Jian stepped forward with worry on his face.
Cao Xiu is so weird!
He has lived for so many years and has known countless people. A young person like Cao Xiu, who has not yet reached the top of his class, can tell what they are thinking with just one glance. But Cao Xiu is an exception, and he doesn't play according to the routine at all.
"Don't rush."
Qin Shihuang calmly waved his hand and said, "It is said that the prosperity of the world is all for benefit; the hustle and bustle of the world is all for benefit. I am a king of thousands of chariots, a prince of thousands of families, and a king of hundreds of families. I am still suffering from poverty. What's more, the Zhuzi household registration Minhu?"
"What your Majesty said is true."
Wang Jian nodded in agreement.
How could a person as greedy for money as Cao Xiu not care about being promoted to a higher position? Money is just the lowest level, and the most important thing since ancient times is rights. You have great power, but are you afraid of not having money?
Cao Xiu is so shrewd that it is impossible not to understand. He just refused, obviously out of modesty. Or maybe they don’t trust them, so they don’t want to reveal their true feelings.
It doesn’t matter, time is still long!
How could a guy like Cao Xiu be able to outplay them?
"You are busy here, don't move around."
"I'll go over and take a look!"
"ah?"
Seeing Qin Shihuang escape, Wang Jian was dumbfounded.
He has to do this job alone? !
Okay, okay...it's all Cao Xiu's fault!
When he goes back, he must repay Cao Xiu well!
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Hall.
Mrs. Liu, who is over 70 years old, is leaning on a cane and sitting on a mahogany chair. Standing next to him was a middle-aged man who looked somewhat similar to him. Naturally, he was the famous Ren Xia Liu Ji from Peixian County!
"Unworthy!!!"
"When you meet the pavilion chief later, you must apologize profusely. You don't do your job properly on weekdays, and you are no better than your brother Zhong, so you are just an old man. But I didn't expect that you, a wicked person, would go out to drink and get into debt, and even offend the pavilion chief. If not, I still have some dignity, I’m afraid I’ve captured you and made you a city dandy! Liu Ji, Liu Ji, why don’t you look like me at all?”
Old Mrs. Liu banged her cane, spittle flying everywhere. As for what he said, Liu Ji went in with his left ear and out with the right ear. If he could really listen to the advice, he wouldn't spend all day fighting with some rich people from the right and left, fighting with chickens and running dogs, and playing with Liubo.
"Aweng is really good at joking." Liu Ji scratched his head and curled his lips and said: "In the past, my eldest father was the magistrate of Fengyi, but when it was my turn, I became an ordinary citizen. I, the Liu family, was originally from a powerful clan, but now I can only Living by farming, don't I look like Aweng?"
"I'll beat you to death, you treacherous son!"
Old Mrs. Liu stood up angrily, picked up the crutches and was about to take action. However, Liu Ji's skills were not simple and he could easily escape around the column.
In the early years, he went to the Kingdom of Wei to follow Lord Xinling with one man and one sword. He also encountered some short-sighted bandits on the way, but he surrendered them all. He didn't bring anyone to see the official, but instead let them all go. Before leaving, he even grabbed some oil and water.
Of course, Liu Ji would not fight back. This is not because he is very filial, but simply because Qin law stipulates that if a son beats his father, he will be tattooed as Cheng Dan. A few years ago, a case of unfilial piety occurred in Peixian County. An old man sued his son for being unfilial and asked the county temple to cut off his feet and exile him to Shu. He was not allowed to return to Peixian County for the rest of his life.
After careful consideration... the county magistrate agreed!
Yes, it’s so magical!
"Hey, how can you sing this?"
Cao Xiu slowly walked out from the back of the hall.
Watching the two chasing each other, his expression was cold.
"Ji, I've met the pavilion chief."
Liu Ji immediately bowed in salute, but Taigong Liu did not bow, after all, he was still young. As he is over seventy years old, he normally does not need to salute even when he sees the county magistrate.
"You don't have to be polite with your steps."
Liu Ji's appearance is actually quite good. Even though he is thirty-seven years old, he can still be called a handsome man. He has a high forehead and a beautiful beard, which is a plus point. He also has a casual and chivalrous demeanor in his movements.
Taigong Liu stood nearby and said straight to the point: "I hope the pavilion chief will forgive me. I have no way to teach my son to get into this evil obstacle. I have offended the pavilion chief by selling wine and owing debts, so I came here today to plead guilty."
If he were an ordinary pavilion chief, Taigong Liu would not have such a humble attitude. The chief of the pavilion was just fighting against the petty officials at best, and the Liu family had some connections in Pei County. But Cao Xiu, the pavilion chief, is different. He has great power. I heard that even a local stingy man would not change his position!
Cao Xiu was not a native of Pei County, but moved from Shanfu County of Dang County. Danren's cousin was Cao Shen, the jailor of Peixian County, and the Cao family was second only to the Xiao family in Peixian County. Cao Shen has outstanding abilities and is prospering in Pei County. In the annual assessment, he is only slightly worse than Xiao He.
In addition to personal connections, Cao Xiu also has outstanding abilities.
When he took part in the pavilion chief assessment, he beat Liu Ji by a head. Originally, Liu Ji was confident that after three years of hard study of Qin laws, and with his martial arts skills, he would be more than enough to be a pavilion chief, but in the end, he was cut off by Cao Xiu.
Under the management of Cao Xiu, the Sishui Pavilion can be called the first pavilion in Pei County. Even the magistrate of Peixian County once praised Cao Xiu. He originally wanted to promote him to Fengyi Township's stingy man, but Cao Xiu said that he was still young and needed experience, so he was stunned and rejected. Provoking Cao Xiu in Surabaya Pavilion is equivalent to making enemies of all Guizhou leaders under his rule!
For this reason, Mrs. Liu didn't sleep all night last night. Before dawn, he took Liu Ji from Zhongyangli to Cao's house. Binjiu's debt was minor. If Cao Xiu was offended because of this, how would the Liu family gain a foothold in Peixian County in the future?
Although Cao Xiu's official position is low, he is still a Qin official no matter how low he is. It is too easy to punish them. For example, to persuade the corvee, the Qin State stipulated that all adult men must serve every year. But the service time is very particular. It would be unlucky if you were arranged to serve during the New Year. Not to mention the cold weather, I can’t reunite with my family yet.
This is why the people do not fight against the officials.
Fortunately, his Liu family is relatively well off.
"Ji'er!"
After Liu Ji was scolded by the old lady, he reluctantly took off his robe, bowed reluctantly and said: "I hope the pavilion chief will not blame Yu Ji. Ji is the king's wife and the warrior woman is used to drinking, so I forgot to write off the account, so I came here today to apologize and pay!"
With that said, Liu Ji took out all the money from the bag. These are all high-quality copper coins, which are very dazzling in yellow. It is obvious that Old Madam Liu specially picked the good coins.
"The pavilion chief can click on it."
"No need." Cao Xiu turned around and said, "Cao'er, go get those bonds. Liu Ji, I have heard about you. You are much older than me, and I can't call you Mr. Liu too much." But since you took the exam, you haven’t been engaged in production and have been idle all day long, which is not acceptable.”
"That's what the pavilion chief taught me!" Taigong Liu nodded in agreement, "When I go back, I will definitely teach this evil boy a lesson."
Although Liu Ji remained silent, he was really unconvinced. I'm thinking that Nai Gong eats more salt than you eat rice. Is it your turn to teach Nai Gong a lesson? !
Of course, he will definitely not show it.
"In that case, please come back first."
"Thank you, Director!"
Old Mrs. Liu immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, his attitude was humble enough, otherwise something would have happened!
"Wait!"
"Um?"
Cao Xiu turned around and saw Ah Zheng running out from the side.
Damn...where did this guy get out of here? !
