As an official, Bai Yu had an unimpeded journey, entered the Yamen of Linfu County, and met the county magistrate smoothly.
According to Bai Yu's assumption, when he reported the matter to the county magistrate, the county magistrate would definitely be surprised. However, as soon as he saw the county magistrate, he was shocked himself!
"Why do you want to see me?"
The Linfu County Magistrate was quite arrogant and did not look at him at all. He just drank tea lightly.
As the old saying goes, "The magistrate who destroys the family is the magistrate who destroys the family." The county magistrate, as the parent official of a county, has great authority, and obviously looks down upon him, a ninth-rank inspection "miscellaneous official."
The county magistrate is in the seventh grade, and the patrol inspector is in the ninth grade. The grade difference is two and a half grades. This is still secondary. The most important thing is that the county magistrate is a full official and has a lot of room for improvement. Miscellaneous officials basically have no possibility of promotion.
There are essential differences between the two.
Of course, what surprised Bai Yu was not the attitude of the county magistrate, but the phantoms of the 鸂鸒 that surrounded the magistrate. They looked similar to the "martial spirits" in fantasy novels, exuding majestic power!
Bai Yu was confused. Although he was only a ninth-grade inspector, he was still an official. Why didn't he have something similar to a "martial spirit"?
Could it be because he is a fake? But this "original official official" has no such thing. Obviously, it has nothing to do with whether he is a fake or not.
Or, do you have to reach a certain level? Do you start at level 7 or level 8? He has not seen anyone in other official positions, so he cannot be sure for the time being whether it is related to level.
Or perhaps, something similar to a "martial spirit" was cultivated by the county magistrate himself and has nothing to do with whether he is an official or not?
Of course, there are many other possibilities, too many to list them all.
"Here's the thing..."
Bai Yu roughly recounted his experience of escorting exiled prisoners for ten years. Of course, he skipped the parts related to his identity.
As he listened, the magistrate stopped drinking tea. His expression gradually became serious. He looked over and asked in surprise, "Do you mean what you said?"
"Of course I take it seriously, there are documents to prove it."
Bai Yu took out the document and said, "Sixteen government officials and two hundred and eighteen exiled prisoners are outside the city."
The county magistrate quickly took the document and looked at it carefully.
After reading it, I fell into silence.
He stood up slowly, frowned, and paced back and forth.
Bai Yu was not in a hurry, he slowly picked up the tea cup on the side table, gently pressed the floating tea leaves with the tea lid, and took a sip. He felt that drinking tea like this was particularly cool.
The county magistrate stopped and said with a serious expression, "This matter is so big that I don't know how to handle it, so I can only report it to the superior. Before the people above arrive, no one in the team you are leading is allowed to leave Linfu County, including you."
Inside."
"OK."
Bai Yu didn't have any objections. He was an inspector of Qifeng County in Jingzhao Prefecture and was not subject to the control of Linfu County Magistrate. However, the county magistrate was a Shangguan after all, so he naturally followed the arrangements.
The county magistrate personally followed Bai Yu to a checkpoint outside the city, and escorted more than two hundred deportees into the Linfu County prison.
Bai Yu and sixteen government officials were arranged to stay at the inn.
The county magistrate sent a team of officers and soldiers over and surrounded the inn, obviously with the intention of monitoring and controlling it.
"I don't know who the higher ups will send to investigate. Although I have this official character card, I don't have the memory of the official. It's easy to expose the secret. I must be fully prepared."
Bai Yu thought about his current situation.
He called out to the tiger in his heart, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
There is a kind of secret connection between the tiger minions and the tiger master. They can call in the heart, but it is limited to simple calls. If they want to say something, they can only talk face to face.
In the middle of the night, there were sounds of cats meowing outside the window.
Bai Yu was very angry after being woken up, "Whose cat is so naughty? It's in heat in the winter."
As a feces scraper, I still know the estrus period of cats. It generally occurs in spring and autumn. Cats in estrus in winter are rare.
"I."
The voice of the tiger.
Bai Yu opened the window, and a cerebellum with yellow and white fur and a king character on its forehead jumped in. At first glance, he looked like a fool.
Cerebellar Ax stood on the table, looking up at him, "What do you want from me?"
Maybe he felt that his small body was not enough to show the majesty of the tiger master, so he jumped on the cabinet and looked down at Bai Yu condescendingly.
Seeing how stupid it was, Bai Yu knew that this guy must not have realized that ten years had passed, so he told it right away.
"Ten years passed in one night?"
Cerebellar Ax was stunned.
Regardless of whether he was shocked or not, Bai Yu explained the seriousness of the matter and the situation he was facing now.
After speaking, Bai Yu's face turned serious, "The upper echelons of the dynasty will definitely send someone to investigate this team. I have no memory of the official, so it is easy to expose the secret. You should go to Qifeng County, Jingzhao Prefecture immediately to investigate the official's life experience."
Bai Yu added, "Rush there as fast as possible, and rush back as fast as possible. We must rush back before the investigators come to Linfu County, you know?"
Cerebellum nodded, "I know."
Bai Yu asked, "Remember, who were the playmates, neighbors, colleagues, and buddies of this official when he was a child? The clearer the better, do you understand?"
Cerebellar Ax responded, "Understood."
Bai Yu pinched his eyebrows with his left hand and waved his right hand, "Go ahead."
Whoosh!....
Cerebellar Ax turned around and jumped out of the window.
Leaping out of the station.
Walking through the streets and alleys, we arrived at the city gate.
The city gate had already been closed at night, and it jumped up to the city wall, jumped down, and left the city.
He ran wildly all the way into the dark forest.
It grew in size and turned into a large white-fronted insect.
The speed is getting faster and faster, and the trees are retreating rapidly.
Suddenly, the tiger stopped.
"Strange, I always feel like something is wrong..."
It frowned and thought about it, but couldn't remember.
Shaking his head, he couldn't think clearly and simply didn't think about it. Business was more important, so he continued on his way.
...
In the inn, I slept warmly and ate well. The only drawback was that I didn’t have a mobile phone to watch the young ladies dance. It was really boring and every minute and every second was extremely difficult.
As a modern person, Bai Yu was about to collapse. He sometimes sat down, sometimes lay down, and sometimes walked around, as if he was suffering from mania or addicted to cigarettes. He felt that his whole body was covered with ants and there was no trace of ants anywhere.
Comfortable.
I was very nervous last night and didn't think about this. Now that I have some free time, I realize that life in ancient times without Internet or mobile phones is really terrible.
Bai Yu couldn't help it anymore, opened the door and walked out.
The officers and soldiers stopped him, "Sir, I'm sorry, the county magistrate has said that no one is allowed to leave the inn without his permission."
Bai Yu said, "Go and report to your county magistrate, saying that I want to go to the library to read books. There should be a library in the county, right?"
Seeing that the officers and soldiers were not moving, Bai Yu's face turned cold, and he showed his official authority and shouted, "Go quickly!"
The officers and soldiers had no choice but to report it.
Not long after, the officers and soldiers came back, "The county magistrate said, please stay at the inn."
Bai Yu's face was expressionless and he said calmly, "Go and report again."
The officers and soldiers grimaced, "Please don't embarrass me, sir."
"Go and report it again."
Bai Yu was busy with the officers and soldiers, so he had nothing to do anyway.
"Go and report."
"Just this once."
"Just report it this time."......
Like a monk chanting sutras and like flies buzzing, the officers and soldiers felt their heads were heavy and they couldn't stand it anymore, so they had no choice but to report again.
After a while, the officers and soldiers came running back with smiles on their faces, even happier than Bai Yu, and finally no longer had to be tortured, "Sir, the county magistrate said that it is only limited to the library."
"lead the way."
Bai Yu walked out of the door.
He proposed to go to the library, first because it was too boring; secondly, because he knew little about this dynasty and needed to know more.