In the past two days, wherever there are people in Baishan County, you will hear similar discussions.
The former county magistrate, who had always been indifferent to matters, led soldiers from unknown sources to raid the Si, Fang, Shang and Zhong Prefectures in one day.
More than 200,000 taels of disaster relief money were confiscated from the Si Mansion, as well as a lot of grain;
A total of several hundred thousand kilograms of dabai and corn bearing disaster relief seals were copied from the Zhong family;
It was even worse when it came to the merchants and the Fang family. The two families were preparing to transfer relief food, but they were caught red-handed by the former county magistrate.
Four families that once held sway in Baishan County suddenly became prisoners.
Not only that, these four families had extensive connections in Baishan County. After the former county magistrate interrogated them overnight, many people were implicated.
All the officials in the county government, except those who were only responsible for registering household registration, were all imprisoned;
There are only one out of ten government officials left;
There were many merchants in the county, and most of them were taken away in two days, leaving the remaining half in danger.
The former county magistrate truly responded to what he said: If you don't make a sound, you will make a big splash.
Before taking people, he sealed the city first and then took people. Everyone was trapped in the city and couldn't escape even if they wanted to.
The scholars sat around the teahouse and expressed their opinions:
"I didn't expect Si Xian Cheng and others to be so courageous. They would also dare to embezzle money and food for disaster relief."
"What's unexpected about this? The entire Baishan County is in their hands. Isn't it up to them to decide whether the disaster relief money and food grains are distributed to the victims?"
"Brother, what you said is reasonable, but I feel that they have also done something to deceive the superiors and conceal the truth from the inferiors."
"Oh, I want to ask my brother for advice."
"I don't dare to ask for advice. I have a humble opinion. Brother, just listen to it and let it go. Don't laugh at me."
"Brother, you are too modest."
Twelve, who was not far away from the two of them, sounded tired. Can we just stop nagging each other?
Fortunately, it didn't take long for the two of them to go back and forth. Before Twelve was about to get angry, the person with the humble opinion finally spoke out his humble opinion with a hint of self-respect.
"Our entire city is not severely affected by the disaster. At least compared to other surrounding cities, we can still be self-sufficient in the city.
I don’t know, brother, but I went to a relative’s house in Fengcheng a while ago and learned that Fengcheng did not report any damage.”
He approached another scholar with a mysterious voice and whispered: "In the entire city under lockdown, the only one who reported the disaster was our Baishan County."
The scholar's eyes were rounded with shock, "How dare you do this?"
Twelve looked at Qi Bao'er, whose eyes had darkened across the table, and his heart was filled with turmoil.
If the scholar hadn't lied, there would be a problem if the city was closed.
Qi Bao'er didn't say anything, and Twelve didn't bother to ask. After a while, the scholars in the teahouse began to argue elegantly about poems, and the master and servant left the teahouse quietly.
Within the county government office.
The former county magistrate had not slept for two days and two nights. His eyes were already bloodshot and he looked like he had some strange disease. However, he was tired now, but he was still excited. He felt that there was no problem in interrogating seventeen or eight more prisoners.
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Le Baichang, who had already trimmed his beard, revealing the cheeky look of a middle-aged man. Well, he was no longer a bodyguard now. He should be called Le Baichang. He came over.
"My lord, the princess is waiting for you at the secretary."
The former county magistrate hurriedly stood up. Because he was so anxious, his vision went dark and he threw himself straight towards the ground.
It was Le Bai who had the sharp eyesight and quick hands to grab the person, "Mr. Yuan, are you okay?"
The former county magistrate shook his dizzy head, and after his eyes became clear, he smiled at Le Bai and said, "It's okay, I'll go see Princess Anle right now."
Le Baichang followed him for a few steps and reminded him rather worriedly: "I heard that Mr. Yuan has not slept for two days. Although there are many things going on now, Mr. Yuan still has to take care of himself.
good."
The former county magistrate knew that this was for his own good, so he smiled and thanked him and hurried to the study.
Seeing him like this, Le Bai knew that he didn't listen to his reminder, but he just said more because he saw that this man was a good official. As for whether others listened to what he said, it was none of his business.
He turned around and went about his own business.
On behalf of Qi Jiajun, Princess Anle took their entire escort bureau under her command. The total number of escorts in her bureau exceeded a little over one hundred. The princess said that he should be humbled for the time being and become a hundred commander first, and then he would be promoted after he had made meritorious service.
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Le Baichang himself is simple, but he has a smart wife.
After he went home and told his mother-in-law about this, she told him that cooperating with the former county magistrate in Baishan County was a test for him and an opportunity for him to be promoted.
If he does well, he will not only gain the trust of the princess, but may also be promoted to squad leader.
Therefore, Le Baichang and his men have been very active these days. Soldiers who don't want to be generals are not good soldiers. If they embark on the road of joining the army, they naturally hope to gain more merit and become a general.
No one cared about what Le Baichang thought. The former county magistrate had already hurried into the study.
Qi Bao'er was sitting on the couch inside drinking tea. The person standing at the door was not Twelve, but an unfamiliar, burly man who gave off an unfathomable feeling at first sight.
Wang Liu nodded towards the former county magistrate with a cold face and made a gesture of invitation.
The former county magistrate adjusted his clothes first, and then walked in with steady steps.
"See Princess Anle, the princess is a thousand years old."
"Get up."
"Thank you, Princess."
Qi Baoer knocked the table with his fingertips and said, "It seems that the former county magistrate was well prepared. He originally gave you three days, but you took Baishan County into your hands in less than two days."
The former county magistrate couldn't tell whether Qi Bao'er was angry or not. He was shocked and knelt down again as soon as he got up. "The princess clearly knows that the official has no intention of taking advantage of the princess; in fact, although the official has been trapped for the past two years,
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Qi Bao'er didn't listen to his subsequent explanation, "Stop, I don't blame you. You were able to be trapped in the past two years without giving up secretly. This is your ability.
As long as what you do is for the court and the people, why should I blame you?"
Instead, it saves her trouble, okay?
When the former county magistrate heard that Qi Bao'er really didn't mean to blame, he breathed a sigh of relief and took another sip, "The princess is righteous."
If he were replaced by a petty-minded Shang Feng, he might end up in the official position.
He didn't really want to hide it from Princess Anle. The problem was: he wanted to tell Princess Anle about his secret power and what he had discovered, but where could he tell her?
Although he has power in the county, it is pitifully small. He does know which inn Princess Anle lives in, but he promised to complete the princess's task within three days. The time was too tight, so none of his pitifully few men could
It has to be used for three or four people, and the princess is often away from the inn, so he really can't arrange for someone to wait in the inn all the time.
He knew that what he had done could not be hidden from the little imperial envoy. To be honest, he felt lucky in his heart, but he also felt that he would not be able to get a good result after finishing the matter.
After all, as far as the superiors are concerned, he is considered dishonest.