In the early morning, before the sun rose in front of the Luyanggang County Government Office, people and officials at all levels were already crowding around, waiting for the new owner of Luyanggang.
The fifth grade county magistrate and the sixth county magistrate, and then the eastern defense envoy. Such an honor. Since the founding of the Dahe Empire, Luyan Port has never had such a talent. They are all eagerly looking forward to what kind of heroic figure he will be.
The Jade-faced Man is worthy of this great responsibility.
For a while, there was a lot of chatter in the crowd, and everyone was whispering to each other and listening to some news they got from gossip:
"I heard that the new commander is Lin Jinxiao, a descendant of the down-and-out royal family in Anlin Village."
"Oh, wasn't this person injured while escorting tax bankers a while ago? How did he become the new commander in such a short time?"
"Ahem, good morning. I heard that it was his wife with superb medical skills who cured him. She has already shown great power in Haikang County, and even the county magistrate of Haikang County has been dismissed."
"His wife doesn't have a good reputation. When did she learn how to heal people?"
A few people in the crowd who were talking about each other secretly glanced at the sergeants who were waiting everywhere, lowered their voices, and whispered: "Don't talk nonsense. It is said that Mrs. Chu is very powerful. She has helped the county thoroughly investigate many major cases recently.
How can it have a bad reputation?"
"I guess he was framed because of the affairs in the inner house."
One of them looked around and whispered: "I heard that Master Lin's stepmother, Mrs. Chen, is a cunning and domineering master. A while ago, while Master Lin was recovering from injury, she instigated her son to steal money from other people's homes. Her son was imprisoned.
After being imprisoned, this woman still refused to give up. She broke open the door of her stepson's house and went to steal things from her stepson's house, even the pots and pans."
"You are talking about Lin Jinhong and his mother."
Another person explained angrily: "That family is not a good one. They have been deceiving and abducting in the village for many years. They were all expelled from the clan a while ago. With such a mother-in-law, it is not unusual for Mrs. Chu's reputation to be insulted.
"
"Who says it isn't?"
The crowd was boiling with excitement when a burst of noise suddenly sounded: "The carriage has arrived."
When everyone heard the sound and went away, they saw a carriage coming slowly from the west entrance of the city. The sergeants around them were leading the way, followed by several Sima generals in armor riding close to the sides of the carriage.
Upon seeing this, Hu Maoxi led his subordinates to rush forward to greet him.
Everyone opened their eyes wide, waiting to catch a glimpse of the new Shangguan, but the first thing that caught their eyes was two black crutches, slowly emerging from the carriage.
Afterwards, a mutilated figure was helped to limp out of the carriage.
Everyone was dumbfounded, and the area around the county government office immediately fell into silence. Only the sound of turning around could be heard.
Hu Maoxi looked at Lin Jinxiao with a stiff face and whispered in his ear: "Mr. Lin, what's wrong with your legs?"
"Oh it's all right."
Lin Jinxiao smiled calmly.
"Then why don't you hold on for today?"
Hu Maoxi came closer to him and discussed in a low voice: "At noon, the Military Supervisor specially arranged ten tables of banquets at Qi's Restaurant. Firstly, to celebrate your appointment as my dear brother, and secondly, to apologize to you for yesterday's incident."
He glanced sideways at Jiang Xueyi who was standing not far away, and then glanced at the group of wealthy squires surrounding the stone pillars of the county government office, and then said: "In the evening, the wealthy gentry in the county also jointly purchased the Haojin Tower in the east of the city.
The banquet is waiting for you."
After saying that, he immediately motioned to the guards around him to come over and pick him up.
"No."
Lin Jinxiao held his crutches tightly and dismissed the officer.
Hu Maoxi's face became even stiffer: "Why is this?"
"Before going out, my wife specially told me not to leave the body with the crutch."
Lin Jinxiao raised his eyes and looked at the crowd around him. Thinking of Chu Nanzhi's insistence on handing the crutch to him just now, he couldn't help but feel a sense of joy in his heart.
He held his crutches between his legs, pretending to be sick, and said with cupped hands: "Everyone, please come back. My lower leg is not healed. Although I am reluctant to take up the post today, I should not be too tired. I appreciate the kindness of all the squires."
Already."
Then, he looked at Sun Wucai, the county magistrate with a cheerful face, and ordered: "County Magistrate Sun, the office will be open as normal today. If there are any official documents that need to be dealt with urgently, they can be sent to the back hall."
Sun Wucai looked confused when he heard this.
Although he is still the Prime Minister of Luyanggang County, he has been promoted from the original eighth rank to the seventh rank due to the adjustment of the government office structure. He is secretly proud of himself and wants to show off at today's banquet, but he has never thought that his new boss will directly
So I poured cold water on myself.
He stared at Hu Maoxi angrily. The two looked at each other and had to humbly agree.
Others could not detect the profound meaning of Lin Jinxiao's words, but Hu Maoxi understood it thoroughly.
He refused the banquet invited by the wealthy squires because his leg was not healed, but he went to office as usual. This shows that he deliberately did not want to make friends with these squires.
Last night, many wealthy nobles came to inquire about the new commander-in-chief. Hu Maoxi was thinking about what Lin Jinxiao mentioned when he returned from Haikang County about punishing the powerful and evil gentry in Luyan Port, and he also thought about easing the relationship between them before leaving office.
Unexpectedly, he had no such intention.
Following Lin Jinxiao, Hu Maoxi whispered in disbelief: "Brother Lin Xian, your legs are really good."
"Ahem, Mr. Hu, just think that my leg is lame."
Lin Jinxiao smiled coldly at him, then looked at Jiang Xueyi, the chief secretary and others who were following him, and loudly ordered with Li Ce: "Sanlang, didn't I hunt back a deer and two black bears yesterday? The meat was sorted out.
Yet?"
Li Ce nodded slightly: "Brother, ah, sir, they have been sorted out and are waiting for your distribution."
Lin Jinxiao stopped, looked thoughtfully at the prison officer Zhu Youan aside, and said eloquently: "You'an, give the bear paws to Mr. Chang and Mr. Nie, and send a pair each to me and Mr. Hu."
A pair, and the rest of the black bear meat will be distributed to the officers who were injured yesterday to replenish their bodies."
"No, no need, I'd better leave this bear's paw to Mrs. Chu."
Hu Maoxi waved his hand quickly: "If she hadn't reminded us yesterday to protect everyone from the two sides of the beast and the assassin, it would have been a question whether we could have come back alive."
Thinking of those ferocious beasts, Hu Maoxi was still frightened at this moment, and added earnestly: "I also asked someone to save a leg of the venison, and I am about to send someone to deliver it to Madam Chu."
"Yeah, that's fine."
Lin Jinxiao nodded in agreement: "Then send the bear paws along with it."
Finally, her beautiful eyes stared at Li Ce again, and she said with a smile: "The rest of the venison will be moved into the back kitchen, let the cooks cook it, and distribute it to the guards for use together."
The officers were very excited when they heard this, but several high-ranking officials frowned secretly.
This distribution method is very different from the past. In the past, hunters and police officers only had a role to play, and the precious prey they brought back were either shared privately by the county officials, or were used by the county magistrate to curry favor with others by borrowing flowers and offering them to Buddhas.
Today, the new commander gave all the black bear meat to the injured officers, and also enjoyed the venison with everyone. It was a sign of sharing the joys and sorrows, which was heart-warming. The officers who accompanied him through the hardships yesterday were all moved.
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Lin Jinxiao looked around at the officials, big and small, who had different expressions. His eyes flickered, and he looked quietly at the Military Supervisor Jiang Xueyi, who had a gloomy expression. He said coldly: "Military Supervisor, I can't go to the banquet today. Why don't you look at Haihan?"
Just stay in the Yamen and eat venison with everyone."
"I obey my orders."
Jiang Xueyi answered respectfully, and couldn't help but secretly admire this man's method of winning people's hearts.