After planning for a while, Magistrate Wei realized that he had a complete plan, so he was very confident and eager to try when he came out in the morning. But as a result, he was poured a basin of cold water on his head, and the matter was completely beyond his expectations and Master Cao.

It was past Chen, but the second hall of the county yamen was deserted. There were only two or three big cats and kittens. Almost all the signing rooms were locked up. There were no clerks in each room. Even the third yamen runners were swaying there. They were at a loss when they saw Wei Liang coming.

Wei Liang went to his public housing first with a strange look, but found that two assistant officials Feng Ping and Wang He were in the room, but it was not easy to go in and inquire. He thought that the people in the county government were just waiting for a while, but when the sun was noon, he still didn't see many people coming. Now Wei Magistrate finally couldn't sit still, so he immediately asked the servant Ximo, who was beside him to invite Master Cao to discuss.

Cao Jin slept a little late last night and couldn't get up this morning. He arrived only now. After seeing the deserted scene in Ertang, he was slightly stunned. Then his eyebrows were even more tight, knowing that things were more difficult and troublesome than judging.

"Sir, it seems that everyone in the county government is determined to go in and out with Zhuang Hong. What should I do?" Wei Magistrate Wei, who had never encountered such a situation, suddenly panicked. When he saw Cao Jin coming, he quickly asked for advice.

"The boss is a little restless. This matter is indeed beyond our expectations. The people in this small county are too brave and don't take Shangguan seriously!" Cao Jin also lowered his face at this time, "But the more we are, the less we can't weaken our momentum and lose our stance. Especially if we can't retreat, otherwise it will be difficult to save it."

"Of course I know, but you also saw it. I wanted to ask someone to re-examine the account books and documents in the racks as you mentioned last night, but now I have no one to use except you two."

"The boss should not be panicked. I think the matter is not going to be so. Even if Zhuang Hong is in the yamen, he will not be able to make a promise. For example, the head captain Lin Lielin did not cater to the hall yesterday. There are also the county magistrate and the chief clerk of the king. They are not their subordinates after all. Aren't they here too today? Why don't you let me invite them over and discuss it carefully?"

"Yes, they have been in the county government for many years, and they always know more about the inside story than we do, so I'll ask them to talk." Wei Liang nodded after calming down, "Then Mr. Cao will go and pass on a message."

After a while, Cao Jin invited the two assistant officials to the county magistrate's public room. The two of them looked respectful and polite, and they didn't dare to fully confirm even if they sat down, but they still felt a clear perfunctory intention.

After just a brief greeting, Wei Liang got to the point: "You both saw yesterday's incident. I thought this matter was very important, and it also involved the county officials. To correct people's hearts, what do you think?"

The two looked at each other, and then Feng Ping smiled and said, "It is really a blessing for the people of Jiangcheng County to think so. We naturally don't dare to have any objections."

"Okay! Since that's the case, I thought about starting with the books of the Pavilion Library and finding out if what Li Ling reported yesterday was true. But this account check must be done by professionals, so the people in the households will naturally take charge. But until now, I have not seen those officials arrive, so why is this? And why are the other people in the county government still not here today? This dynasty has been sealed off after the 20th day of the 12th lunar month, and it is only fourteenth today. They will not come, right?"

This time, Wang He helped answer: "Since the county magistrate has made up his mind, the two of them should cooperate with each other. However, the matter in the county government is full of things. Although we have a lot of people, everyone has errands on hand. Take the household house as an example. There are three people who need to go to the village below to collect unpaid autumn taxes, and many other chores must be completed before the New Year, so someone has not been able to come to the spot today."

"But even so, there shouldn't be only a few people coming to the yamen today, right?"

"Well, the others should have delayed some private matters. Please forgive me. The county magistrate. The county government has always been idle, so they sometimes take leave and work hard at home for a while. You also know that in the past, many things at home are very busy. Just like the officials who are alone here, there are not so many chores."

This person's answer was really easy to find, making people unable to find any major problems, which made Wei Liang dissatisfied and it would not be easy to have an attack on the spot. At this time, Feng Ping smiled and said, "This is also the responsibility of the officials. Yesterday, he received leave from twenty-five yamen runners, and he didn't have time to report this to the county master. However, as long as the New Year is over, it will be restored to normal."

After dealing with Wei Liang's inquiry, the two left, and left a bachelor's magistrate in the public room for a long time and couldn't speak. No matter how well he was in a state of cultivation, he was so angry that his face turned blue and his breathing was rapid, and even his body was trembling slightly: "It's so much that it's so much!"

The bullshit business is busy, so I can't go to the yamen. I have never heard of such an excuse not to report to the yamen. But it is such a crappy excuse that makes people see that these slick people's contempt for him, the county lord, don't even look for a reasonable and justified reason, and just take it to deal with it!

As for the so-called delay in waiting for normalcy after the New Year, it would be even more difficult to delay. By then, the prestige of his new county magistrate had already been wiped out, so why would he fight with these local tyrants? Even though Wei and Liang had just been a local official at the beginning, the reason for it was already told by his senior colleagues and Cao Jin, so he naturally understood how serious this matter was.

So after a little annoyed, he looked at Cao Jin again: "Master Cao, what should I do? Why didn't you say a few words to me just now? Those two guys are so slick and I can't handle it."

Cao Jin smiled bitterly: "I am not an official after all, how can I interrupt the negotiations with them?" As he said that, he sighed again. His boss looked at everything, but he still lacked experience in this area. After all, before that, he was just an editor in the Hanlin Academy. Even if His Majesty and several prime ministers valued it, he wanted to experience it before entrusting the important tasks, but the game in front of him was not so easy to break.

Wei Liang thought of this level at this time and couldn't help but murmur: "I didn't go to the prefectures and counties to enter the Tai Pavilion. I was a little confused about the rules set by Emperor Taizong before, but now I understand. Only when I get to the place can I overcome many problems and enter the center again can I take the weight easily and be at ease. I thought I was in the Hanlin Academy before, and I thought that everything would go smoothly in the imperial examination school, and I really underestimated the world."

If Li Ling heard him say this, would he have to say, "Why are you pretending to be a fool? Are you showing off your noble background or a bright future?" But Cao Jin didn't have such an idea, because when he was willing to be entrusted by his former boss to be a county magistrate's aide with the fame of the juren, he was also optimistic that the 25-year-old county magistrate's future would be limitless.

Well, Wei Magistrate Wei's personality was promoted invisibly. Others' teachers were scholars who failed the imperial examinations, and at most they were scholars. He was better off, and he actually found a juren to be an aide-Li Ling: This character is even taller and more handsome than taller and more handsome. Who is the protagonist?

"Yes, Emperor Taizong is far-sighted, and we are not able to follow him." After following this sentence, Cao Jin said solemnly, "This matter is indeed undesirable, otherwise it would be impossible to convict Zhuang Hong. By then, you will have no authority in the county government."

"Then what should you do? You and I are not good at money and food. We can't let us check these accounts by ourselves, right? And those servants and others are not allowed to take leave. The county government office has a lot of things. Can't we do it ourselves?" He felt annoyed again.

Cao Jin lowered his head and pondered: "Boss, I think I can start with the two of you if I want to break the deadlock."

"Which two?"

"One is the captain Lin Lielin mentioned earlier. I still feel that he and Zhuang Hong and others are not the same, but it is not good to express their opinions at this time due to the situation. As long as the county master can give him enough courtesy and trust, I believe he can stand on our side."

"Is Lin Lie? After inquiring a few days ago, he was a conscientious person. At least he had never heard of anything he had done to oppress the people. OK, I will see him in person at that time, hoping that he will not let me down. What about the other one?"

"The other one is the initiator, Li Ling!"

"He is just a commoner, can he help us in the county government?"

"The common man has the benefits of being a common man. At least he cannot be in a relationship with Zhuang Hong and others. And as long as you nod, it is not easy to let him take a position in the county yamen?" Cao Jin smiled and said, "There is another point that Li Ling led the way to expose this matter, so he would become a mortal enemy with Zhuang Hong and the others. At this time, he would help us, just help him. So I decided he would not refuse!"

Wei Liang thought about it and nodded deeply: "You are right, and there is another point that is more important. Since he can find out all kinds of corruption cases in the county yamen before, it is no problem to investigate it carefully this time. The only concern is that he has the identity of a plaintiff. Is this a bit of a demotion?"

"The boss is worried too much. The dominance of this matter is in our hands. Whether to accept it depends on you or not, not others." Cao Jin hurriedly cheered, "If the boss thinks it is feasible, I will go there and invite him to the county government."
Chapter completed!