Bai Shan sighed, if Governor Guo hadn't caused trouble for him, he would have been quite free, because all the county magistrates and county captains under him were in use.
Different from other counties where the county magistrate and county lieutenant are on the other side, except that the county magistrate delegates power to the chief clerk, Baishan basically hands over the county affairs to the county chief and the county lieutenant Dong in terms of public security.
Therefore, Fangxian Cheng and Dongxianwei now have real power, and their power is not small.
It is also because of this that Fang Xian Cheng and Dong Xian Wei are very concerned about Bai Shan and the county government.
In the prime of life, who doesn’t want to build a career?
Not to mention Lieutenant Dong, who has always been ignored, even Prime Minister Fang is happy to have Bai Shan as his boss.
He was grateful to Magistrate Lu for his kindness, but he had to say that even if he was Magistrate Lu's confidant, Magistrate Lu couldn't entrust him with so many county affairs and then go to the countryside every now and then to be away from the county.
Yamen.
Emotions come from getting along, and people's hearts can also be biased. Fang Xiancheng's heart was a little biased at this time. He couldn't help but ask County Lieutenant Dong to discuss, "Do you want to ask Magistrate Lu for help? Bai Bai
It's not a problem that the county magistrate always hides outside. Now the Song family has sent people to guard outside the county government office. A man from Qingzhou City comes every other day and asks, I don't think the county magistrate can hide for many days. If he doesn't come back,
I'm afraid Qingzhou City will send people directly to the countryside to look for him."
It would be a bit ugly if Magistrate Bai was invited back like that.
County Lieutenant Dong: "This is against Governor Guo. Can Magistrate Lu help?"
Fang Xian Cheng was not sure, so he could only say: "Try?"
County Lieutenant Dong encouraged him, "You are familiar with County Magistrate Lu, go and give it a try."
Fangxian Cheng:......
He scratched his head and finally sighed: "I'll find an excuse to go to Qingzhou City tomorrow."
County Lieutenant Dong thought for a while and then said: "Didn't County Magistrate Bai say that he would recruit people to repair roads and water conservancy in June this year? How about taking the official document to Qingzhou City for approval?"
As long as this kind of service does not involve large-scale deployment and occupation of farm time, there is basically no need to report to the governor's office. The county can make a decision. However, it is not wrong to report, and it will appear closer. The most important thing is that they need a reason to go now.
Governor's Mansion.
Dong Xianwei thought his idea was good, so he looked at Fang Xiancheng and waited for praise.
Fang Xian Cheng glanced at him and said: "I'll take a rest tomorrow. Can't I take my wife and children to Qingzhou City to buy some fabrics and utensils? Why does the service have to go through the hands of the governor's office? What if he and Magistrate Bai get angry?
What should I do if I live there? Will we be recruiting any more servicemen this year?"
Lieutenant Dong Xian: ...It makes sense, but he has stopped thinking about it.
Sure enough, Prime Minister Fang County took his family to Qingzhou City the next day. At this time, Governor Guo, who was extremely annoyed, was also thinking about whether to go to Beihai County.
He glanced at the coral tree on the ancient shelf, stepped forward and touched it. It was as smooth as jade, and it was indeed a rare coral tree.
Since you have taken advantage of others, you have to help them eliminate disasters, otherwise this thing will definitely be returned.
Governor Guo was reluctant to do so.
After thinking about it, he loudly called his servants and ordered: "Let them prepare the carriages and horses. Let's go to Beihai County for a walk."
"When will Master Lang set off?"
Governor Guo said: "It's too late today, let's do it tomorrow."
After thinking about it, he still didn't want to make the relationship with Bai Shan too tense, so he said: "Send someone to Beihai County to send a message and tell them that I will go to the county for inspection tomorrow and ask the county magistrate to wait at the county office."
The servant agreed and sent someone to Beihai County to inform.
The official document was given to Lieutenant Dong County, and Lieutenant Dong County gave it to Zhou Man. He worriedly said: "Master Zhou, Governor Guo has come in person, are you going to call Master Bai back?"
Zhou Man put away the official document and asked, "Do you know where your Lord Bai is?"
"In Dajiawa, the county seat is not far away." So if we go to notify him now, Bai Shan can still come back in the dark, or he can rush back early the next morning.
Zhou Man raised his eyes and glanced at him and said, "No, you don't know."
"Ah?" Lieutenant Dong County looked at her confused.
Zhou Mandao: "I mean you don't know where Magistrate Bai is, and I don't know either. He went to the countryside. Beihai County is so big, and there are many remote and poor places. Who knows where he took his people to? Important
I've searched in several places, but I can't find anyone. The county affairs are handled by you and Fangxian Cheng, the assistant. You should entertain Governor Guo first."
Lieutenant Dong County understood what he said, "...Master Zhou, tomorrow is a holiday, and Prime Minister Fang County has gone to Qingzhou City."
Should he face Governor Guo alone?
He can't do it.
Zhou Man saw that his forehead was starting to sweat, so he didn't embarrass him and said, "That's it, our medical department will treat him."
Zhou Man thought for a moment and then said: "It just so happens that the medical office here in Beihai County is on the right track. People from some villages have been making appointments to see doctors in the past few days. There are still many patients. It's just time for Governor Guo to see the results. Qingzhou
It’s time for the city’s medical office to be opened..."
All of these require money.
Lieutenant Dong Xian also heard Zhou Man's hidden meaning and was speechless for a long time.
So is it a blessing or misfortune for Governor Guo to come here?
The next day, Zhou Man took out his crimson official robe and put it on. Then he sat in the county government office with a cattail leaf fan and waited for Governor Guo to come to the door.
Lieutenant Dong County was walking around in the yard, stretching his neck from time to time to look outside. Other officials and officials who knew that the governor was coming were also wandering around the yard a little nervously.
Zhou Man felt that the lobby was still a little hot, so he moved from the chair to sit on the corridor, blowing the occasional wind and fanning his cattail leaf fan. Seeing how nervous they were, he couldn't help but said: "I said, today is the day off."
Mu, don’t you guys want to stop bathing?”
Mr. Song didn't even go home. He came to the county office to work overtime for the first time. He smiled and said: "Master Zhou, the subordinates have never seen an official as big as Guo Jishi. I was so nervous and curious that I laughed at you.
Already."
Zhou Man tapped his official robes with his cattail leaf fan and said: "Look here, look here, what do you mean I have never seen such a big official? I am not sitting here?"
When the people in the yard heard this, they all turned to look at Zhou Man.
She was wearing a crimson official robe and an official hat. Her lips were red and her teeth were white, and her face was fair and tender. Because the official robe was made by men with a round collar, there was no distinction between male and female when wearing it...
Zhou Man raised his eyelids and glanced at them lightly, asking: "Does it look good?"
Everyone woke up with a start and immediately turned their heads away, not daring to look any further.
Zhou Man then snorted and said: "Isn't it just the fourth rank? It's worth making such a fuss about. I am still a Beijing official."
This seems to be true. In terms of dignity, Zhou Man seems to be superior to Guo Jishi, but the department is different.
Everyone looked at each other and seemed not so nervous anymore.
Zhou Man shook his cattail leaf fan and looked up at the sun in the sky, sighing, "Tomorrow is June, but it's so hot."
Everyone nodded together, it's very hot, very hot.