With these words from Luyue County Magistrate, the officials present seemed to have taken reassurance, nodded slightly, and then dispersed after a while.
At this time, in the Luyang County Mansion, Su Yong looked guilty and knelt down to Su Qi'an.
"My subordinate couldn't hold back his emotions and almost ruined Mr.'s important event. Su Yong is willing to accept any punishment."
Su Qi'an waved his hand, motioning for Su Yong to get up, and said softly, "It's not your fault. We would have taken action before, but you were just acting normally. Besides, Tong Zhan stopped him and it didn't lead to any big mistake. This It’s nothing.”
"If you really want to be punished, then learn more from Tong Zhan and control your emotions. There will be more things like this in the future."
Su Qian said with a smile. Su Yong stood up, nodded solemnly, and stepped aside.
How could he not know the test given to him by the Luyue County Sheriff? On the one hand, he wanted to see if Su Qi'an would come to help like before.
Of course, there is another aspect, which is to intimidate Su Qian.
It is normal for aristocratic families to have a family. Even if it is a merchant's house, there are more or less domestic slaves in the house. The arrangement of Luyue County Cheng is not to show off, and this matter will not anger Su Qi'an.
Mainly what the whipped house slave did represented the attitude they conveyed towards Su Qi'an.
On the surface, it seemed that the slave was stealing his master's food, but on a deeper level, he told Su Qian that he was in a local county in Dongzhou.
Although the grain fields have a good harvest, most of them are private fields behind the grain fields. Not to mention Su Qi'an, the inspector sent by the imperial court, even a bigger figure cannot threaten them with power and use his own power. of private food to provide frontline support.
You haven't even entered the Luyue County Mansion yet, but you came out like this. Isn't this a display of authority?
After understanding the intentions of these people, Su Qi'an would not be stupid enough to be fooled and ask for trouble to discuss the food and grass issue with them.
This inspection is just for fun.
Su Qi'an didn't take the statements of these people seriously. These people were just the spokespersons of the family behind the scenes. Even if this group of people were eliminated, the next group of people would continue to take office.
If you want to make these local aristocratic families suffer, you have to deal with them harshly, but before dealing with them, Su Qi'an has to meet someone.
That person was very important to Su Qi'an. Only after meeting him and having a conversation with him could Su Qi'an be truly sure of eradicating these behind-the-scenes families.
Seeing Su Yong stand up, Su Qian said softly, "Su Yong, there is something you need to complete next. This matter is very important. It is related to whether we can raise food and fodder for this trip and hope for a comeback."
Su Yong's face condensed. He rarely heard Su Qian make such a request, but once he made such a request, he knew how important the matter was.
Su Yong clasped his fists and said quickly, "Please give me an order, sir. Even if I go up a mountain of knives or go down into a sea of fire, as long as I am needed, Su Yong will do his best."
Su Qi'an nodded slightly, hummed, motioned Su Yong to come forward, and then whispered something in his ear.
Su Yong's original solemn gaze soon changed, with a hint of hesitation, "Sir, this..."
"Well, why do you think this matter is not a big deal? Let me tell you, as long as you handle this matter, it will be of great help to me. Not only us, but also the local people can get out of the sea of suffering earlier. Don't you willing?"
Hearing what Su Qi'an said, Su Yong's eyes flashed, he woke up, nodded solemnly, and said, "Su Yong understands, Su Yong will definitely handle this matter well and will never let you down."
Su Qi'an nodded with satisfaction, and then issued other orders to Xie Cang, Fang Jingzhi, Master Liu, and Tong Zhan beside him.
The news of Su Qi'an's arrival in Luyue County spread almost like the wind, but in just half a day, all the powerful families in the entire county learned the news.
According to etiquette, the dignitaries of these aristocratic families came to pay homage to Su Qi'an.
Su Qi'an did not refuse everyone's kindness. He told Luyue County Magistrate that he would book the largest restaurant in the county that night and hold a banquet for Su Qi'an.
That
One night, not to mention how lively it was, the lights were brightly lit and people were drinking and drinking. The banquet for Su Qi'an lasted all night, and most of the officials were drunk.
Although he was drunk, he drank happily. In their eyes, they heard that the inspector was ruthless and ruthless, but after meeting him, he drank several glasses of wine.
I found that this ruthless inspector was completely different from the rumors. He got along well with them and even understood them quite well in some fortifications.
This made these powerful families feel relieved. This inspector seemed to be the same type of person as them, but he wanted to achieve some political achievements because of face or pressure from above.
After getting to know Su Qi'an, I am still very fond of Su Qi'an. Does the quality of wine reflect his character?
At this banquet, there were those who believed and those who were skeptical, especially the county officials, mainly the governor of Luyue County.
Su Qi'an and the others didn't understand, but Zeng Mo's words to them before he left were always in their hearts. In addition to being cold and ruthless, this man was also cunning and changeable. What he did was mainly to take people by surprise and make them unpredictable.
The more Su Qi'an showed his kindness that night, the more nervous the Luyue County Magistrate became.
In his opinion, Su Qi'an's overtures were just an act, just to win people's hearts temporarily, and then when the time came, he would turn against them and catch them all. This was his ultimate move.
After judging Su Qi'an's inner thoughts, Luyue County Magistrate did not panic at all and continued to stick to the original plan and accompanied him silently.
A person's disguise can be disguised for a while, but it cannot be disguised for a lifetime. There are only twenty days before the task of collecting 100,000 stones of food and grass from the front line, at Su Qian's patrol speed.
By the time the inspection of the eight counties was completed, it would be almost a month. Despite the absence of the eight county guards, they were temporarily unable to contact each county guard.
But the eight county guards had greeted them well before they left, leaving them with a backup plan. No matter what the inspector's methods were, as long as they bit them to death and refused to let go, even if the inspector had another chance. Even the big powers can't do anything to them.
When the one-month period has come, he is the only one who really wants to be held accountable.
While the Luyue County Magistrate was waiting for Su Qi'an to launch an attack, what surprised them was that the first thing Su Qi'an did after waking up from the banquet was not to summon them to discuss the so-called food and grass issue.
Instead, he asked what fun things there were in Luyue County. The Prime Minister of Luyue County was startled, but he still mentioned a few locations. Who knew that the inspector set off with a group of people.
This move made the Luyue County Magistrate stunned for a long time. He didn't believe it. Is this inspector really just for fun when he came to inspect the eight local counties?
Doubts remain doubts, but Su Qi'an's next actions were all monitored by the Luyue County Magistrate. Not only did the Luyue County Magistrate do this, but officials from the other seven counties also monitored Su Qi'an's every move.
As time passed, half a month passed in the blink of an eye. In addition to staying in Luyue County for four or five days, Su Qi'an continued his inspection at the next stop as planned.
Just like the situation encountered by Luyue County Magistrate, Su Qi'an briefly met with the local officials and casually looked at the government affairs of each county provided by the officials, then put them aside and started to travel around with his men.
During this period, we also encountered several attacks by untouchables, and witnessed the escape and flogging of slaves deliberately released by some nobles from aristocratic families.
But Su Qi'an was indifferent. Sometimes he urged everyone to leave, telling local officials to deal with these matters, and then just wandered around without caring about anything.
Time passed by minute by minute, and twenty days had passed. Su Qi'an was playing around at his own pace, regardless of the situation.
The eight local counties had already visited six counties in twenty days. From the looks of Su Qi'an, he didn't have any worries and was not in a hurry as he continued to patrol the next county.
Su Qi'an's actions on the 20th confused the officials in the eight counties. No one knew what the inspector wanted to do.
Wherever there was any appearance of patrolling, he just started traveling around in the name of patrolling.
As for the so-called food and grass, Su Qi'an didn't mention it at all, even if some of them made insinuations and wanted to
I tried to test his reaction, but he refused on the grounds that he would not discuss official matters.
At the beginning, everyone was full of confidence, but towards the end, they became more and more panicked. They had no choice but to contact their respective county guards. Luyue County Magistrate went to Xinzhou Mu through his own channels.
After several days of waiting, I received a reply with only four words: "Just wait and see what happens."
Although they were helpless, even Zhou Mu didn't know Su Qi'an's intentions, so what could they do?
Since Su Qi'an wants to play, just follow his temper. Anyway, when the time is up, Su Qi'an will naturally leave, and they have completed their respective tasks.
The eyes of the officials from the eight counties were all focused on Su Qi'an who was playing.
A rather remote mountain village in Zigui County, on the border with Qingshui County in Zhongzhou.
This small mountain village is surrounded by mountains. There is a river at the foot of the mountains. If you want to enter this small mountain village, the only waterway is this river.
The small mountain village has a small population, about a dozen households, and they are all scattered. If you don't explore this location carefully, it is difficult to find it, as it is isolated from the world.
One day, a small bamboo raft appeared on this waterway, with three uninvited guests wearing black clothes and bamboo hats on their heads.
After the three uninvited guests arrived at the small mountain village, they did not disturb the residents in the village. They bypassed the front of the mountain village and walked up the steeper cliff on one side.
If you look carefully, you will see that the stone steps on the cliff lead all the way to the hilltop behind the mountain village. Judging from the actions of the three people, it seems that they have determined their target from the beginning.
After a while, the three figures disappeared behind the cliff. After a hard climb, what appeared in front of them was a very flat stone platform.
The stone platform is very large, at least several hundred square meters. In front of the stone platform, there are several stone houses with several bamboo fences on the side, and several chickens and ducks are raised inside.
Who would have thought that there would be people living in such a remote mountainside.
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