Chapter 20, Abandoning the Darkness to the Mingdi County Commander
"Don't dare, don't dare, Brother Shen is too polite!" Chen Hongyu quickly helped Shen Ming up.
At this time, they were almost reaching the county seat, so the two people who got off their horses simply headed straight towards the county seat.
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At night, after three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Shen Ming's face remained unchanged in the county magistrate's mansion.
Beside him, several guards and officials who had followed him from the county remained silent.
Chen Hongyu sat aside and looked at the slight anger on Shen Ming's face, but he knew why he was so angry.
The high-ranking magistrate of Yumen County is not an economical lamp. Regardless of whether the death of the previous magistrate has anything to do with him, his control over the county government is unquestionable.
I believe that when the county magistrate arrives, a banquet will naturally be held to welcome the wind and wash away the dust.
However, this banquet was nominally a banquet for Couture and the county government officials to welcome Shen Ming, who had taken office, but in fact it was to demonstrate his control over the county government as the county magistrate and to give Shen Ming a show of confidence. No wonder this happened. Shi Shen Ming would be so angry.
In the official system of the Zhou Dynasty, each county had one magistrate, who was of the seventh rank.
The county magistrate is a person of the eighth rank. He assists the county magistrate in handling government affairs on weekdays.
A county captain, from the eighth rank, is responsible for the security of a county and the arrest of thieves.
Under the county magistrate, the county magistrate, and the county captain, there are the chief officials and officials in the county government.
But at this time, the county magistrate Gao Ding had the entire county government under perfect control, and the county lieutenant Diyi even wore a pair of trousers with him.
Even the County Recording Department has actually existed in name only, otherwise the evil spirit entangled with officialdom above the county government would not be so conspicuous.
After the normal banquet, Shen Ming just decided on the person to be the host.
The chief clerk is usually the county magistrate's own master, who supervises the county magistrate and is responsible for written and clerical matters.
This person is responsible for money, food, and household registration, and reports to the county magistrate. In fact, the county magistrate created the master to check and balance the county magistrate.
Therefore, the Taoist accompanying him was Shen Ming's internal leader Bo.
Names and tools should not be faked. If a Taoist has an official position, he can use the luck of the court to practice. Although Shen Ming has a high background, he is at the stage of starting a business and cannot tolerate waste of luck.
It just so happens that this master is not qualified to be an official, so he can be temporarily handed over to the accompanying Taoist.
However, due to high-definition reasons, this main thin film will not be able to play its due role in a short period of time.
After a moment of silence, Shen Ming could be heard sighing and saying: "The relationship between the Gaoding family is deeply entangled in Yumen, and the county captain Diyi is also on his side.
Within a period of time, I will not be able to control the county government at all. Now, I can only take a long-term approach and slowly seize power."
He still underestimated Gaoding's control over the county government. Originally, the few scribes who followed him from the county were the officials he and the county governor wanted to come to serve as officials after clearing Gaoding. He holds an important position in the county government and helps him take control of the county government as soon as possible.
However, it seems that at this time, they have to wait a little longer.
At this moment, the guards outside the house reported that the county captain Diyi had come to pay his respects.
"County Lieutenant?" Shen Ming looked shocked, "Quick, please come in, County Lieutenant Di."
When Di Yi entered the back hall, he saw Shen Ming and Chen Hongyu sitting in the main seat, saluting respectfully at the same time.
"I've met the county magistrate in my official residence!"
Seeing his respectful expression, Shen Ming hurriedly stepped forward to help him: "Master Qiu, please wake up quickly. I wonder why you are here to look for me at this time?"
"Sir, Gao Ding has colluded with monsters, and the common people have been suffering for a long time in Yumen County.
As soon as I saw you, I knew that you would be able to slay the evil spirits, clear away the moths, and restore peace and tranquility to our Yumen County."
Di Yi came straight to the point and spoke righteously. While complimenting Shen Ming, he directly expressed his intention to surrender.
In short, the reason why Di Yi followed Gao Ding before was because he was forced by the situation and had no choice but to do so.
In fact, Di Yi is a good person, a good person who is motivated to be an upright official. This time he met Shen Ming, the Qingtian Grand Master, and was impressed by his temperament.
On the side, Chen Hongyu looked at Di Yi with interest, his eyes open and he was telling lies.
Being able to talk about taking refuge so confidently is also a talent.
Thinking about it, he used the Taiyin Qi Watching Technique and looked towards Di Yi.
"Huh?"
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Half an hour later, Di Yi was sent out of the mansion by Shen Ming.
Looking back at the county magistrate's mansion in the night, Di Yi took a deep breath and quietly walked towards his mansion.
In his opinion, County Magistrate Gaoding is a fool.
It's just that he is an outsider after all, no better than Gaoding, who comes from a local wealthy family. Therefore, on weekdays, he always seems to follow Gaoding's lead.
However, Couture was domineering and had no scruples. He even colluded with monster bandits and murdered the former county magistrate, which had touched the bottom line of the court.
Fortunately, he had a good friend who worked in the prefect's mansion and knew that the new magistrate had a great background and extraordinary methods, so he could not resist.
It just so happened that he could directly join the new county magistrate. At this time, County Magistrate Shen was the best at employing people. If he joined him, he would definitely be reused.
"Haoding kid, you would never have thought that I would directly join the county magistrate!"
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In the mansion, Shen Ming sent Di Yi away and then came back.
"Do you think this Di Yi is pretending to surrender? According to what I know in the county, this county captain usually follows Gao's orders."
"It should be trustworthy!" Chen Hongyu said.
Seeing several people looking at him, Chen Hongyu said calmly: "First of all, the county magistrate originally had an absolute advantage, so there was no need to send Di Yi to pretend to defect to him.
Secondly, during the banquet, I paid attention to the county magistrate and the county magistrate. The Di Yi Di magistrate sometimes looked at Gaoding with undisguised contempt."
Speaking of this, Shen Ming and others looked surprised. Unexpectedly, Chen Hongyu had already started to pay attention to these details during the banquet.
After a pause, Chen Hongyu said with a smile: "Of course, the most important thing is that I used the method of looking at Qi.
Changes in luck cannot fool anyone."
Speaking of this, Chen Hongyu couldn't help but sigh secretly.
This county magistrate is also extremely extraordinary. His natal life is pure red with gold. Even if he is in charge of a county, he will have no problem.
"I don't know if it was due to luck or the help of Shen Ming's background. I just came here and was still thinking about how to break the situation. Di Yi actually threw himself directly under Shen Ming's command."
After hearing Chen Hongyu's analysis, Shen Ming became more and more determined in what he was thinking. He had previously observed Di Yi's expression and thought that he was sincerely seeking refuge, but now that he received Chen Hongyu's confirmation, he completely believed it.
However, some precautions must be taken. Tomorrow we will send someone to the county to find out the details of Di Yi in more detail.
"Since Di Yi has come to surrender, most of the force in the county government is biased towards us."
Having said this, Shen Ming looked at Chen Hongyu: "Daozhang Zhou, please take action to get rid of the monster that colludes with Gaoding!"