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 hazy state.
After what happened that night, Song Wuyan's matter 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 also
With no room for resistance, He Nan did not kill him again, but he himself felt that the situation was over, so he dragged his family and left Xuanyang County. The catcher Hong Jiao was also successfully promoted to the position of chief catcher.
Only He Nan obeyed. As for He Lei, who had previously resumed his status as a police chief, he also voluntarily resigned because of the suspicion of wanting to avoid He. Anyway, he is now focused on his piece of fertile land - the rift between him and Li Shitong is also
It was considered settled because of this incident, and besides, County Magistrate Li was now only thinking about the imperial court issuing a transfer order to transfer him, and he did not take what happened back then to heart.
Mrs. Song, who was rescued by Wei and Yan, disappeared. At that time, the two were fighting with the Chamber of Commerce, so they had no time to care about where the woman went - but she probably 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, leaned on the bed and rested 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 need to go with me today.
Already."
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. He wandered and inquired 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 was made of milky white cowhide with a portrait of Bian embroidered with gold thread. There was also a large 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. He approached and asked: "Uncle,
Do you know if Lord Zhou, the governor 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 not be straight anymore, 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 high and straight, like an eagle's beak. A pair of eyes are wandering around He Nan. In short, he looks fierce and a little funny.
appearance.
The old man asked expressionlessly: "What do you want to do with 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 treasure that is as powerful as a fox. 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 save himself the trouble of keeping this thing every day.
The old man held the letter and looked at it carefully, then put the letter into his arms and said without any surprise: "Junior brother...you are finally 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 awe-inspiring, at least not.
He has a hunchback. And the person in front of him who claims to be his senior brother seems to be about the same age as his master. Just based on his standing posture, it is hard to tell who is the master.
"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 Yan still had a blank look on his face: "It's not expensive, I'm 43 this year. I just look a little anxious."
Forty-three years old looks like someone in his fifties? Isn't this too anxious? However, the atmosphere is a little awkward now. In order to ease it, He Nan said again: "Senior brother, you are the county guard and you have to come out to clean the drums in person.
ah?"
Unexpectedly, the senior brother actually answered sternly: "It's not because you are worried. You said that these government officials can't even clean the drums, 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 Xuan's words, He Nan finally understood why Senior Brother was aging before he was old - with this attitude of doing everything in his own hands, if he didn't die from exhaustion, it was God's blessing for him because of his rigorous heart. No wonder he looked so 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.
He is a talented person, and he is very good at judging cases and ending prisons. I want you to be the chief clerk under me. Since we are brothers and the master respects you so much, I will not be polite. You can directly take up the post as a clerk.
Prison officer, there are quite a few cases that require manpower recently."
Of Li Zhanchun's twelve and a half direct disciples, He Nan was naturally the last half, and Zhou Xiu ranked seventh - this order was not based on age, but on the time of entry. Zhou Xiu's age was 12
He is also ranked among the top three in the ranking. The oldest disciple is more than ten years younger than Li Zhanchun, but he is only one place ahead of Zhou Yu. However, these two people should be called the top five "senior brothers".
Call.
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 like a "local emperor", but with Zhou Xiu's character
There is absolutely no reason for arbitrary expropriation. Among Li Zhanchun's direct disciples, the one with the highest official position is the third senior brother "Ye Zhan". He is the current Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Punishment 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 supported 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 to He Nan the various customs and customs of Shuihan County in detail. They didn't finish talking until they each drank two cups of tea. Although Shuihan County is remote, it has a vast territory.
The combined territory of the entire county is much larger than the capital, but its population is sparse due to various reasons.
Zhou Xun originally thought that the governor of Shuihan County was a sinecure, and he was still a little reluctant when he was transferred. Who would have thought 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.
At that time, all the senior officials in Guang and Shuihan counties were questioned and beheaded. For a time, these northeastern counties were all hot potatoes and no one was willing to take over. And the officials who were transferred here later were either full and idle all day long, looking forward to the stars and the moon, waiting to be rushed.
To leave, you either have to desperately search for people's wealth and support here, and focus on amassing money to pave a way for you to leave.
There is a saying that the top beam is not straight and the bottom beam is crooked. This is true for county guards and county magistrates, so the officials below are even more careless. They receive their salaries and salaries, but forget about people's livelihood and people's sentiments. In the long run, people are panicked and resentment boils——
There are also endless violations of the law, petty theft is considered a good thing, and incidents of robbery and murder are mostly ignored.
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.
Tang 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 methods, 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 all a bunch of crooked people, and they didn't take the majesty of the county guard seriously at all.
It seems that all the officials in the county have the same idea in mind - I have already saved enough money anyway, and I have not broken any laws, I am just ignoring things, can you still want my head?
Zhou Yan was troubled by this—seeing that the number of lawsuits on his file was piling up day by day, how could he and a few people be the only ones who were willing to plead for the people?
"Senior brother... If you have too many lice, you are not afraid of being bitten. I think the case can be put aside for a while. Let's straighten out the atmosphere of these officials first." He Nan made a suggestion.
Zhou Li held his forehead, 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 Xi did, He Nan couldn't help but laugh: "Senior brother, is this what you call the thunderous method?"
"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.
"Senior 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 carefully
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 tactics are just drizzle here." He Nan said with a smile.
"So my method is outdated." Zhou Lundao 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 have to give me some experience.
See what young people can do."
"Senior 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 placed 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 had really worked hard to study these people.
"Senior brother, I've finished reading." He Nan read at a ten-line speed. When Zhou Yan put down his chopsticks, he had just finished reading the resumes of all the county officials. "The current atmosphere of Shuihan County officials all originated from that case that year.
Yes, then let’s start from 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."
This chapter has been completed!