He Nan was woken up by Yan Chunlai. The two of them had been working day and night these days. He Nan was tired and had back pain, but Yan Chunlai was feeling better - his strong body was not that of a weak He Nan. Comparable to chicken.
"Don't you have to visit your senior brother today?" He Nan woke up when he heard Yan Chun calling him in the dim light.
After that night's incident, Song Wuyan's incident finally came to an end - only one of his foreign friends escaped, and the others all died on the spot thanks to Marshall. Song Wuyan was dead, and Di Shiyuan had no room to fight. He Nan did not kill him again, but he himself felt that the situation was over, so he left Xuanyang County with his family and the policeman Hong. Jiao was also successfully promoted to the position of chief catcher. From then on, He Nan followed his lead. As for He Lei, who had previously resumed his status as chief catcher, he also voluntarily resigned because of the suspicion of wanting to avoid He. Anyway, he is now focused on his fertile land. - The feud between him and Li Shitong was finally settled because of this incident. Moreover, County Magistrate Li was now only thinking about the imperial court issuing a transfer order to transfer him, and he didn't care about what happened back then.
Mrs. Song, who was rescued by Wei and Yan, was missing. At that time, the two of them were fighting with the Chamber of Commerce, so they had no time to care where the woman went - but presumably she had fled to a safe place to make a living.
After ending this misfortune, He Nan also wanted to go to Shuihan County as ordered by his master, so everyone parted ways in Xuanyang County - Wei Kui wanted to go home to visit his relatives, and his hometown was far away in Jindao County in the northwest, so he went westward; Yan Chunlai originally wanted to take Yu Ruyi back to the capital, but after He Nan's efforts to persuade him to stay, he still agreed to stay with him in Shuihan County for a period of time.
He Nan exhaled a breath of turbid air from his lungs and rested on the bed for a long time: "Well, today I have to visit my senior brother first. Second brother, it is inconvenient for you and Xiaoyu to reveal your identities, so you don't have to go with me today. ”
Although he wanted to visit his senior brother, He Nan still lay in bed for a long time. He didn't go out until it was dark in the evening, wandering around and asking questions all the way to the gate of the county government office.
The county-level yamen are really more impressive than the county yamen. There are two stone statues of wild beasts two people high displayed at the door. Next to the stone statues are a large red-lacquered drum with a tiger on a scaffold and one person high. The drums are covered with a layer of It's made of milky white cowhide with a portrait of Bi'an embroidered with gold thread. There was also a big list posted on the outer wall of the county government office, with something written in black and white on it, but He Nan couldn't see it clearly because it was too far away.
He Nan saw an old man hunched over from a distance, holding a rag in his hand and wiping the body of the drum. He wondered if he had arrived too late and the Yamen had withdrawn? As he approached, he asked: "Uncle, do you know if Lord Zhou, the prefect of our county, is still in the Yamen?"
The old man turned around, and He Nan took a closer look. There was no change in his face, and he could not help laughing in his heart - this old man looked to be fifty years old, but his waist could no longer be straight, and he had a slender face. The chin is hooked, a bit like the Buddhist weapon crescent shovel, the bridge of the nose is also raised high, like an eagle's beak, and a pair of eyes wander around He Nan's body. All in all, he looks fierce and a little funny.
The old man asked expressionlessly: "What do you want from the Sheriff?"
He Nan said with a smile: "I am his junior brother. Our master asked me to come here to join him. Can the old man inform me?"
"You said you and Governor Zhou are related, do you have any evidence?"
"There are some." He Nancong carefully took out the master's letter from his arms - although he didn't catch anyone and took out the letter from someone along the way, this thing was really a way to prove his identity. A good baby who pretends to be powerful. If He Nan couldn't imitate his master's handwriting, he would probably have to copy ten or eight of the letters as a backup to avoid having to keep them every day.
The old man held the letter and looked at it carefully, then put it into his arms and said in a calm tone: "Junior brother... you are here."
Hearing this, He Nan's eyes almost popped out of his sockets - the master, who is in his late seventies, is as well-kept as a man in his fifties. As he walked towards the Yuanting Mountain, the pines and cypresses were high-spirited and majestic, at least not Hunchback. The man in front of him who claimed to be his senior brother looked about the same age as his master. It was hard to tell who the master was just based on his stance.
"Are you Senior Brother Zhou Xun? Senior Brother, how expensive are you this year?" He Nan swallowed his saliva and couldn't help but ask.
Zhou Li still had a blank look on his face: "It's free of charge. I'm 30 to 40 this year. I just look a little anxious."
A forty-three-year-old looks like someone in her fifties? Isn't this too anxious? However, the atmosphere was a little awkward now. In order to ease the situation, He Nan said again: "Senior brother, you are the county governor and you still have to come out and clean the drums yourself?"
Unexpectedly, the senior brother actually answered sternly: "It's not because you are worried. You said that these government officials can't even wipe the drums clean, so it's even harder to ask them to do other things... If we really encounter any major case. , is that okay?"
After listening to Senior Brother Zhou Yu's words, He Nan finally understood why Senior Brother was aging before he got old - with this hands-on attitude, if he didn't die from exhaustion, it was God's blessing for his rigorous heart. No wonder he looked mature.
After saying that, Zhou Li patted He Nan on the shoulder and motioned for him to follow him into the county government office. As he walked, he said: "Master also sent me a letter, in which you were mentioned in many pages. He praised you. You are a talented person, and you are very good at judging cases and ending prisons. I want you to be a clerk under me. Since we are brothers and the master respects you so much, I will not be polite. You can take up the post directly and be a clerk. Prison officer, there are quite a few cases that need manpower recently."
Of Li Zhanchun's twelve and a half direct disciples, He Nan was naturally the last half, and Zhou Zhen ranked seventh - this order was not based on age, but on the time of entry. Zhou Lun's age is also among the top three in twelve and a half years. The oldest disciple is more than ten years younger than Li Lunchun, but he is only one place ahead of Zhou Lun. However, these two should be ranked in the top five. A "senior brother" has to be called that.
In terms of official positions, Zhou Xiu is really not a small one. He is the governor of a county, and it is the northeastern border far away from the Emperor Tiangao. If he really wants to live his life, he will be just like a "local emperor", but with Zhou Xiu's character There is absolutely no reason to impose excessive taxes. Among Li Zhanchun's direct disciples, the one with the highest official position is the third senior brother "Ye Zhan". He is currently the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Justice and a third-rank official - a position that is on par with the commander of the Tianbian Guard. Considering that most of the first-rank official titles in Shengguo are empty titles and have no real power, the weight of the third-rank official must be raised a few points, not to mention that Ye Zhan has just passed his thirties and has a bright future. ——Many people believe that Ye Zheng was raised by Li Zhanchun to take over his job.
In fact, He Nan has followed Li Mastiff Chun for so long, and is not very familiar with his twelve senior brothers. He has only met a few of them and heard their names, and even the names of many more are unknown. Li Mastiff Chun rarely interacts with his Disciples talk about their senior brothers.
Along the way, Zhou Xun introduced various customs and customs of Shuihan County to He Nan in detail, and the conversation was not finished until the two of them had finished drinking two cups of tea each. Although Shuihan County is remote, it has a vast territory. The combined territory of the entire county is even much larger than the capital, but the population is sparse due to various reasons.
Zhou Xun originally thought that the Sheriff of Shuihan County was a idle position, and he was still a little reluctant when he was transferred. Who knew that after he came, he realized that the court had really given him a thankless job - because the anger of Emperor Sheng that year had far-reaching consequences. All the senior officials in Guangzhou and Shuihan counties at that time were questioned and executed. For a time, these northeastern counties were all hot potatoes and no one was willing to take over. The officials who were later transferred here either sat idle all day long, looking forward to the stars and the moon, waiting to leave as soon as possible, or they worked desperately to plunder the people's wealth and pave the way for their departure.
There is a saying that the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked. This is true for the county guards and county magistrates, so the officials below are even more careless. Salaries are paid, but people's livelihood and people's feelings are forgotten. Over time, people are panicked and resentment boils - all kinds of violations of the law are endless. Petty theft is considered a good thing. Most of the incidents of roadblocks, robberies and murders are left unattended. .
In comparison, officials like Li Shitong are pretty good - apart from being a little greedy for money, at least he is really handling cases and his attitude is very respectful. He will be the first to arrive when he goes to court in the morning and will be the first to leave at night. Don was also the last to leave.
It has been nearly two months since Zhou Yu took office here. He originally wanted to rely on the new official's three firepowers to rectify the atmosphere here with his own thunderous means, but he did not expect that even though he severely punished many people, he had little effect - more later The people who came up were just a bunch of crooked people, and they didn't take the majesty of the county guard seriously.
It seems that all the officials in the county have the same idea in mind - I have saved enough money anyway, and I have not broken any laws, I am just ignoring things, can you still want my head?
Zhou Xun was troubled by this - seeing that the number of lawsuits on his file was piling up day by day, how could it be possible that only he and a few people were willing to plead for the people?
"Senior brother... don't be afraid of being bitten if there are too many lice. I think the case can be put aside for a while. The right way is to straighten out the atmosphere of these officials first." He Nan made a suggestion.
Zhou Xuan held his forehead and said with a sad look on his face: "I thought so too, but after a month, not only was there no results, but the people's affairs were delayed a lot."
He Nan nodded thoughtfully: "Then what did you do?"
"I interrogated all those officials who were indolent and fish in troubled waters, and gave them a death order to quickly handle the people's cases. Violators were severely punished. If the cases of the day were not handled, they would have to stay up all night. I have to continue to go to court to handle cases. I also wrote the names of these people on a big list and posted it outside the government office - so that the people can monitor whether they are derelict in their duties."
After hearing what Zhou Li did, He Nan couldn't help but laugh: "Senior brother, is this the thunderous method you called?"
"If you hadn't told me, I would have thought that the big list outside was a list of honor. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a pillar of shame."
"Junior brother, what do you think?" Zhou Xi asked shamelessly.
"Brother, you are a gentleman, and the methods you use are all methods to deal with a gentleman - but have you ever thought that a gentleman himself does not need so-called supervision and orders." He Nan held his chin with his hand and gave Zhou a careful Senior Brother Liu explained: "They are all villains, and a gentleman's approach to dealing with villains will not work."
"To be disrespectful - your so-called thunderous methods are nothing like drizzle here." He Nan said with a smile.
"So my method is outdated." Zhou Yu said. He has been away from Shanhe Mansion for more than ten years. He has almost no understanding of his junior brother, and is also somewhat unfamiliar with the current Shanhe Mansion. "It seems that junior brother, you are going to show senior brother the tricks of young people."
"Brother, do you have the detailed resumes of these officials here?" He Nan asked for information. Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you be victorious in every battle. He was also ready to demonstrate the "thunder tactics" of the "New Shanhefu Doctrine" in front of his senior brother.
Not long after, Zhou Xiu brought a lot of files from the back hall and put them in front of He Nan: "Junior brother, you are tired from traveling all the way, so you must not have eaten a grain of rice. Why don't we eat and read at the same time?" He said I didn't know that He Nan had returned to his hometown, and thought that the other party came here directly from the capital.
The food prepared by Zhou Xi was not good, just some vegetarian dishes and a little meat that people usually eat, but he did not forget to read the lawsuit even while eating, and he answered all questions when He Nan asked him - this This kind of behavior couldn't help but make He Nan stand in awe - as long as He Nan asked He Nan about the resumes of all officials, this senior brother Zhou could answer them all. He really worked hard to study these people.
"Senior brother, I've finished reading." He Nan read at a speed of ten lines at a glance. When Zhou Xi put down his chopsticks, he had just finished reading the resumes of all the officials in the county government. "The current style of Shuihan County officials all originated from that case back then, so let's start with Wei and start with the people from back then."
"Junior brother...it seems that the idiom "start with Wei first" is not used in this way." Zhou Li reminded. He could see that his junior brother was well-informed and could understand what the other party meant, but he was so rigorous that he still had to remind him.
He Nan smiled, pointed to the name of a person on the file and said: "Wang Wei, the county magistrate of Shuihan County eight years ago."
