The Marquis of Huai'an learned this news from the Dong brothers.

As the royal guards of Huai'an Mansion, the Dong brothers were naturally familiar with the Marquis of Huai'an.

After the Dong brothers were summoned by the emperor, they immediately informed the Marquis of Huai'an.

When he heard that the Emperor had arrived, the Marquis of Huai'an was filled with excitement.

The lady who was working as a female hostess was shocked, "Master, is your Majesty really here?"

"That's not the case." Huai'an Mansion said with a smile, "Your Majesty has arrived in Qiu County, and I decided to let the soldiers take the opportunity to sweep away the bandits and bandits around. Don't alert your Majesty, and send people to clean up the city to welcome the Holy Emperor.

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"good."

"This is a must." Madam continued, "Do we need to prepare anything else?"

"As for the rest..." The Marquis of Huai'an thought for a while and said, "Although the emperor is young, his harem is pitifully small. Last time we sent our niece to the draft, she was not selected.

Those singers are not bad, why not let them tidy up and dance for the emperor, in case the emperor takes a fancy to someone, it will be of great benefit to us..."

"Yes, I will make arrangements right now."

"Okay, let's work separately and arrange everything before the emperor comes."

"Okay~"

"..."

The Marquis of Huai'an and his wife quickly settled down and prepared to welcome Guo Tianyi's arrival.

the other side.

After Guo Tianyi finished handling the affairs in Qiu County, he met with the 60-year-old county magistrate Tao Derun.

Guo Tianyi sat in the court, looked at the old and frail Tao Derun and said, "Tao Derun, do you know you are wrong?"

Hearing this, Tao Derun's eyes moistened and he said, "Your Majesty, I know I was wrong, I know I was wrong..."

Speaking of which, Tao Derun is also an unlucky guy.

He can be a county magistrate for a lifetime, which is also related to Guo Tianyi.

Tao Derun was an official at the age of 20. He was promoted to be a filial and honest official. When he first entered the official career, he came to Qiu County to serve as the county magistrate.

In the past, he was also full of passion.

Later, in the 33rd year of Yuande, I finally got a promotion.

However, Zuo Shilang, the official who submitted the promotion to him, was investigated by the King of Han Guo Tianyi for having an affair with the princes and Huaiguo.

Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Civil Affairs was originally a high-ranking official in the lineage of Duke Huai.

These high-ranking officials were dealt with, and many of their government affairs were dismissed.

This was Tao Derun's biggest promotion opportunity, but it disappeared inexplicably.

Later, Guo Tianyi supervised Guohou and promulgated the retirement law.

Seeing that he would retire in a few years, and with no hope of promotion, Tao Derun became a confused county magistrate.

As long as he doesn't obviously violate Dafeng's laws, he doesn't talk much about worldliness.

If it had been 20 years ago, Tao Derun would have scolded Qian Laoliu for being too evil-minded in a case like Wang Yue's trial.

But now he won't.

Because he still wants to take care of himself here after he retires.

We can't offend all the landlords and gentry, right?

Moreover, Tao Derun didn't know that the person who came to the county government to cause trouble was the emperor?

Until now, he felt that he was extremely unlucky.

He has never had good luck in his life. If he knew that the young man in front of him was today, he would never let go of such a great opportunity.

Once you get promoted, your pension will vary greatly according to the retirement law.

For no other reason than for his own life in old age, Tao Derun would give it a try.

Unfortunately, I am destined to be an unlucky guy.

Fortunately, the emperor was tolerant and now he was just admitting his mistake. Tao Derun knew that there was still room for redemption.

If the emperor directly questioned him, he would be completely finished.

Moreover, there will be no guarantee for late holidays.

Guo Tianyi looked at Tao Derun who was in tears and said, "Don't think that after being a county magistrate all your life, you will be depressed. I know that it is said among the people that county magistrates are not as good as current managers. Qiu County is large and small.

You have to take care of affairs. Every county official is the foundation of my great service. I hope you will know how to sympathize with the sufferings of the people in the future."

"Yes, yes, I understand..."

"Listen to His Majesty's teachings, and let the old ministers suddenly become enlightened..."

"Okay, stop flattering me." Guo Tianyi said calmly, "You are only sixty this year, and next year will be the triennial performance appraisal. If you want to improve, it depends on your ability. Don't always feel that you are unlucky."

Guo Tianyi also investigated Tao Derun's past.

I know he is an unlucky guy.

That's why we opened up the net.

Da Feng governs the country with filial piety, and even an eighty-year-old man will not kneel before you.

What's more, Tao Derun has been a county magistrate all his life and has made no major mistakes, so he can be regarded as incorruptible.

How can there be any absolutely honest official in this world?

That's all unreasonable.

Just like a court, there are upright and honest officials, there are also scheming villains, and there are also some powerful ministers to balance it.

There are so many truly corrupt officials in the world.

I can't handle it myself.

The only way is to find one and knock it out.

This is the bad nature of human beings, and even well-educated scholars cannot escape the word greed.

"Yes, yes, I will definitely live up to His Majesty's high expectations..." Tao Derun was overjoyed and kowtowed quickly to express his gratitude.

His Majesty said so eloquently, as long as he is a good official, if he has passed the examination of the censors, do he still need to ask for promotion?

It's not necessary at all.

This was the first time that Tao Derun felt that in addition to the majesty of the emperor, he also had a strong sense of humanity.

After a while, Guo Tianyi set off with Fan Xiong and a group of guards.

Prepare to go to the prefectural city of Huai'an.

The purpose this time is to find Lu Shiyu...

No, he was probably headed for Lu Shiyu's younger brother, the future great general Lu Zhang.

On the official road.

Guo Tianyi and others galloped.

Suddenly, the guard from the front came to report, "Your Majesty, it seems that the government soldiers are suppressing bandits in front of us, and the road is blocked."

Since ancient times, there have been many fierce bandits in the mountains and fields.

It's the same in the south and the north.

Especially in years of great disaster, some people go to the mountains to become bandits.

In this era, there are no cameras or advanced communication technology. These gangsters are on this hilltop today and on that hilltop tomorrow. It is extremely difficult to eradicate them.

For officials in many places, whether they can suppress bandits and ensure the peace of the people within their territory is a major performance assessment.

Even though the poor are all honest people.

Some people just like to fish for side jobs instead of doing their real job.

No matter how good the country's policies are, they can't save some scum who don't want to make progress and want to get something for nothing every day.

These people, at a young age, may engage in petty crimes; at a very advanced age, they may form gangs of gangsters.

"Walk."

"Let's go over and have a look."

Guo Tianyi looked at the mountains and fields with flags fluttering and became interested.

Although the Fu soldiers are local armed forces, they also have a certain degree of combat effectiveness.

The soldiers under the rule of the Marquis of Huai'an should go and see it themselves.

"Where can the thief escape!"

Suddenly, a young man's violent shout echoed in the mountains and fields.

After hearing the news, Guo Tianyi looked around and saw a young man in silver armor, holding a long spear, chasing a dozen gangsters single-handedly.

Moreover, it seems that this young general is only fifteen or sixteen years old.

But its ferocity made Guo Tianyi speechless.

I saw that his spear hit the vital point and his horsemanship was skillful.

The brutal bandits who were killed were unable to escape and abandoned their armor.

"What a young man in silver armor."

"You have the appearance of a tiger general!"

Guo Tianyi's eyes shone when he saw it, and he couldn't help but admired.
Chapter completed!