However, after waiting for a week, there was still no reply and no sign of anyone. This was no longer in compliance with the regulations of the state, county and government offices.
Datong was very puzzled.
The very next day, a sedan chair caused a sensation throughout the county.
The prefect is here!
The magistrate was ready to meet the prefect when he was still on the road.
Datong, Mr. Zhang, Haitang and others were also in the crowd, wanting to see how the prefect would deal with this magistrate who violated the law!
In order to prevent accidents, Mr. Zhang of the dye house and the guild hall has sent people to protect them secretly.
The prefect came in person and expressed the importance he attached to the case.
Before Datong could step forward to tell him that he was the one who wrote the petition, the county magistrate had already stepped forward...
"Cousin, you have worked hard all the way..." the county magistrate said with a smile.
"Good nephew, hard work..." the magistrate said with a smile.
"The inn where my cousin is staying and the gifts prepared for my cousin are ready." The county magistrate's smiling eyes became a line.
"We are all one family. We don't want any gifts. You're welcome." The magistrate's eyes lit up, and the brilliance was fleeting, as if he saw the gift at that moment and could imagine how golden the gift was.
Datong and Mr. Zhang were standing not far away, and they heard their conversation.
Moreover, the county magistrate did not shy away from the fact that the prefect was his cousin. Wouldn't it be better to let more people know that he had a backer? This is not a shameful thing, but a matter of showing off one's power and glory.
Now Datong seems to understand a little bit.
It turns out that the reason why the county magistrate did not touch the dyeing shop in Qiaotou Village, nor the guild hall, nor the Linzhong Secret Courtyard, was that he did not take these villagers seriously at all! He did not take this outdated number one scholar seriously!
They don't take you seriously, and they don't see you as an opponent. They think it's easy to defeat you, and you're not worthy of being an opponent.
"Yes, yes, my nephew heard that a lawsuit was filed against his cousin." The county magistrate said embarrassedly.
"It's easy to talk about. Let's talk about this behind closed doors when we go home. Let the crowd disperse. It would be better to be so active when paying taxes." said the prefect.
"They have been eager to see the magistrate's grace for a long time." As soon as the county magistrate finished speaking, the crowd burst into applause.
Two copper plates, four, six, twelve, eighty...
The master next to the county magistrate counted them, hiring a person to applaud was two copper coins...
In order to gain the favor of the county, it is worth spending some small money. If the dyeing shop and the guild hall are officially acquired, the money will be huge.
"Well, you did a good job, my dear nephew. From now on, you have to be careful about everything you do and don't be impulsive. Young people are easy to be impulsive. I understand, but I won't be able to do that in the future." The prefect said with a smile.
"Yes, yes, it's all up to my cousin," the county magistrate said with a smile.
Datong and Mr. Zhang looked at each other, and the officials were protecting each other. The chance of this paper being followed was very small.
Surrounded by the county magistrate and a group of people, the prefect walked to the county government office first, walked around in a circle, then went to the magistrate's house, and stayed at the inn in the evening.
A government official who was familiar with Datong told Datong that the magistrate did not read any files at all, and only spent time in the county government office to piss himself off, so he went straight to the magistrate's house.
There, there are good wine, good food and good people waiting on you...
It's easy for the county government to keep track of you, but it's not easy to keep track of people behind closed doors at home.
"Brother Datong, don't worry. I have a sweetheart who is a maid in the county magistrate's family. I will tell you what happens when the time comes." Another Yamen servant said.