After killing the black wolf, things in Huangling County are far from over.
After Li Fei was deposed, Huangling County had no arrests. It was absolutely impossible for Lin Ji to just walk away.
If something happens in Huangling County during this period, if Lin Ji is not here and the arrester is abolished, then no matter what happens in the end, the responsibility will fall on Lin Ji.
As for the county magistrate, we have to wait for Xiangzhou officials to make a decision. However, this is a matter of the civil service system. Even if a county magistrate is appointed, he must get the nod from the prefect of Xiangzhou before he can be appointed.
Therefore, Lin Ji did not need to wait for the fate of Huangling County Magistrate. He only needed to wait for the new arrester to take office and confirm that Huangling County had the person in charge of the Supervisory Sky Division, and then he could leave.
Again, the Supervisor Tiansi and the civil service system do not control each other. This has been a rule of the Qin Dynasty for many years, and no one can exceed it.
Therefore, Lin Ji could abolish Li Fei without any burden, but he could only report the matter to the county magistrate.
…
This wait lasted three days.
During the past three days, Lin Ji stayed in the archives of Huangling County Yamen, looking up news about Leiyun Temple.
Three days later, Xiangcheng sent a third-level monk named Li Xiang to serve as the head catcher of Huangling County.
After Li Xiang met Lin Ji, he first scolded Li Fei for his evil deeds, and then took out a letter written by Ouyang Ke, the official of Xiangzhou Town.
In the letter, Ouyang Ke made it clear that Li Fei was just a black sheep and asked Lin Ji not to take it to heart.
He also said that he would report the matter to the capital, and that Lin Ji's contribution would not go away, and other polite words.
After seeing the letter, Lin Ji read Ouyang Ke's hidden meaning from the entire text.
Make big things smaller and don't make excuses.
The town official of a state, a third-rank official, writes a personal letter to a fifth-rank Youxing official. The meaning of this must always be pondered.
"If it weren't for Li Fei's words earlier, I would really have been prevaricated. But now this little head arrest has to alarm the town official to explain himself... Ha, it's a cover-up." Lin Ji thought to himself.
In addition to explanations, this letter may also contain threats.
This is what officialdom is like. Even the Supervisor Tiansi, a violent organization composed of monks, cannot escape from the clichés.
Lin Ji put away the letter but looked towards the sky.
Ouyang Ke can sit in the position of a town official, so he is naturally well versed in officialdom, and Lin Ji, as a star official, is certainly not a stupid person.
A letter says nothing, but everything is left unsaid.
After thinking for a moment, Lin Ji smiled bitterly.
This Xiangzhou... is getting farther and farther away from the capital, so the situation is becoming more and more strange.
In some cases, it seems that even the town officials are involved.
"I'm here to find a way to survive. Even if I want to take care of these things, I don't have the strength. People need to be self-aware."
Thinking of this, Lin Ji bowed his hands to the new head catcher Li Xiang, and said: "I came to Xiangzhou on an errand. I need to check the file library of Huangling County. I would like to ask the head catcher Li to make it easier for me."
"What's up with Lin Youxing?" Li Xiang waved his hand quickly.
Lin Ji nodded, bid farewell to Li Xiang, and then dived into the archives.
Saying hello was just prevarication, and he knew Li Xiang wouldn't stop him.
It's just that there is no one in charge of the yamen before, so naturally he can do whatever he wants. But now that Li Xiang has taken office as a new official, he should give him some face and say hello to prevent him from feeling unhappy.
…
Lin Ji stayed in the archives of Huangling County for another three days, searching through archives from a hundred years ago.
Regarding Leiyun Temple, there are many records in the archives.
A hundred years ago, Leiyun Temple was also a large temple in Xiangzhou. The monks in the temple often traveled everywhere, so they also left some deeds in Huangling County.
But other than that, Lin Ji gained nothing except knowing that the former site of Leiyun Temple was south of Xiangzhou.
After walking out of the file library, Lin Ji felt a little discouraged.
"That's all, I expected that things wouldn't be that simple. Let's continue going south."
Lin Ji greeted Li Xiang, declined the other party's idea of seeing him off, and then asked for a map of Xiangzhou.
After taking the map and returning to the inn, Lin Ji packed his luggage and left Huangling County directly.
Compared with the mountains and rivers in Liangzhou, the terrain in Xiangzhou is smooth.
There are also mountains and rivers, but it is not like Liangzhou, which is traversed by mountains and divided by rivers.
Like Liangzhou, this place is also the granary of Great Qin. It is said that the food produced here every year is enough to supply the people of two or three states, and by the way, it can also support the soldiers and horses stationed in Yunzhou.
In the evening, Lin Ji had already left Huangling County for more than a hundred miles.
The sky is getting dark, and a dozen miles ahead is another county seat, Baili County.
"It's interesting that Baili County is named after being hundreds of miles away from Xiangcheng."
The map Lin Ji took not only showed the terrain of Xiangzhou and various counties, but also many annotations.
It is said to be a map, but in fact it is not much different from a map.
But looking at the location of Xiangcheng on the map, Lin Ji always felt a little strange.
Xiangzhou is much larger than Liangzhou. Just over two hundred miles into Xiangzhou is Fucheng. So how should we manage the vast area further south?
Lin Ji walked forward with some doubts, and walked for a while. The outline of Baili County could be vaguely seen in front of him.
With a few quick steps, Lin Ji entered the county seat.
It was already dark at this time, but the lights in the county were brightly lit.
The vendors on both sides of the road had oil lamps lit in front of each stall. It was obviously dark, but they were unwilling to close their stalls.
"In Qingyang County, the county is already quiet at this time."
Lin Ji felt a little strange. The people in this world have always been at sunrise and sunset.
Those who don't sleep at night, except for official business, are probably not a good person.
That is to say, only those who drink wine, listen to music, and gamble will stay up late at night and often stay up all night.
Very few vendors still do business at this point.
Not only that, after taking two more steps in Baili County, Lin Ji also keenly discovered that these vendors frequently looked in the direction of the county, as if they were waiting for something.
Lin Ji deliberately slowed down and waited for a moment.
Not long after, a voice suddenly sounded next to him.
"coming!"
Lin Ji looked in the direction pointed by the person shouting, and immediately saw a group of monks.
"What are the vendors waiting for these monks?" Lin Ji felt a little incredible.
This is not the West. There is Buddhism, but it is not so prosperous, right?
Immediately afterwards, Lin Ji saw the monks dispersed and standing casually in front of various stalls, clasping their hands and saying compassion.
The vendors who were found by the monk also took out their silver coins and the goods they sold and handed them over, imitating the monk's example of clasping their hands together.
"What's going on with someone who is so grateful for being begged by a monk?"
Lin Ji's original view of Buddhism was neither good nor bad. He didn't particularly like it, and of course he didn't particularly dislike it. After all, whether it was Taoism or Buddhism, there were both Taoist masters and gentle scum.
Seeing this scene at this time made him confused.
This Baili County is a bit too strange.
