In the second hall of Huating County, in the county magistrate's public room, Xu Gong was drinking tea leisurely and reading the novel in his hand. As a county magistrate, he was no longer in the county magistrate, and he was the most relaxed at this time, and he was finally able to get rid of his anxiety for many years.

I think Xu Gong served as an official in Huating County for ten years. From the county magistrate to the current county magistrate, he naturally gained a lot of benefits. However, he was also hindered everywhere and was frightened. In fact, it was not easy to live. Although Huating County is not big, it is even more poor, but the water is very deep.

Think about how my ex-magistrate had happened to me. It was not easy for me to be able to do it today without illness or disaster. Now, I have been ordered by the court and successfully resigned from another position as an official. It is too rare. I only wait for two days to meet with the people in the county and get some closure benefits and then I can leave calmly.

As for the various messes in this yamen, it is the successor's business. Anyway, there are many subordinates who are holding on, and those people are watching. What threat can an official who has just been sent from the capital?

Thinking of this, Xu Gong felt more and more proud. After taking a sip of tea, he sang a few softly: "I am a casual person on Wolonggang..."

At this moment, a subordinate hurried to the public housing and said anxiously: "Sir, then... the new county magistrate from the capital has arrived at the yamen..."

The second half of the lyrics suddenly stuck in his throat, and Xu Gong was stunned by it, and then exclaimed: "So fast? This is unreasonable!"

Yes, Li Ling's sudden arrival is indeed very unconforming to a hidden rule in the officialdom - normally, any official who works in the local area will only arrive in the local area three months after receiving the transfer order. This is not only a kind of attitude of showing his calmness, not an official fan, but also a buffer for his ex, finishing all the final work he should do, and then leaving earlier, so that the two sides will not be embarrassed and conflicted due to meeting.

After all, no one can be really clean when an official is in a local area. When leaving office, many officials will naturally cover up some problems, flatten the accounts and other things, and then wait for the successor to arrive, and then hand over it to the subordinates. In this way, even if there is really any problem, the successor can only endure it. After all, the parties involved have left long ago, and you can't completely tear your face and chase it.

But this time, the successor appointed by the court did not play according to the routine, and caught Xu Gong off guard, which made him feel panicked. He subconsciously stood up. After taking two steps, he realized that he was really guilty of going out to greet him, and stopped his steps, but if he didn't go out to greet him, he seemed a little unreasonable in terms of etiquette...

Just when he was not out, nor was he not out, the two had already made great strides with many yamen operators. Although the leading young man was just dressed as a scholar, the solemn aura on his body had already made Xu Gong determine his identity immediately: "It turns out that Li Ling is so young, no wonder..."

Thinking of this, Xu Gong only smiled a little on his face. He stepped out of the room and bowed with a smile: "This is Lord Li, the new county magistrate of the court. He is really young and promising, and I feel ashamed when I see him."

"Mr. Xu is so serious, I dare not take it." Li Ling hurriedly smiled and bowed, "I came a little abruptly this time and didn't send someone to pass the message earlier. But the court was urging me tightly. Since I was a court official, I should do my best to delay it."

"Haha, Lord Li is loyal to the king. How dare I blame him? Please, let's sit down and talk first." Xu Gong showed a warm and polite look, made a gesture, and asked Li Ling to sit in the public room to speak. At the same time, he made a judgment in his heart that this young successor looked really not like an ordinary young man, and he was dealing with it without any leakage. Perhaps he was really a character.

But that's good. If he understands the rules of the officialdom, even if he is in a hurry, he will have a lot of opportunities to escape, not to mention that this is his home court after all.

Just as to make him feel at ease, officials from the other entrustment rooms also came out one after another. After learning about Li Ling's identity, these people also came forward to greet him. They were naturally important figures in the county government office, as the county magistrate chief clerk, as well as the Dianshi and the Six-Dianguan.

These people are of different ages and look ugly and handsome, but their attitudes are pretty good. They look quite polite to him, Shangguan, and greet each other with a smile. Li Ling hurriedly wrote down his name and position secretly, and at the same time came to a conclusion that the regulations of the county yamen have not been reduced due to the poverty and weakness of Huating County. Even the three yamen staff in the yamen have a large number, with a total of about fifty people.

Of course, it is one thing to have too many people, and whether it can be used is another thing to do... Li Ling was talking to them, but his thoughts kept turning in his mind. After a greeting, he looked at Xu Gong who was still smiling: "Mr. Xu, I came suddenly this time, didn't it make you feel embarrassed, right?"

"No, nothing. Lord Li's arrival this time is still a good thing for the officials. I originally wanted to hand over the relevant government affairs to the Wen County Chief and the others first, but now I can hand them over to you directly."

County Magistrate Wen Xuan smiled and nodded in agreement: "Yes, I felt a heavy responsibility before I was appointed, and I was afraid that if there was a mistake in handing these errands to me, I would be hard to explain to the adults. Now I have a worry."

"Haha, County Magistrate Wen is too modest. You can see that you are a senior official with many years of experience. How can this job be difficult for you? Besides, aren't there many colleagues here? With their help, some business handovers are just a small matter?" Li Ling looked completely willing to make friends with them. He spoke casually and even called Tian Zhuzhu, Fang Dianshi and others, which made these people feel happy. It seems that this new county magistrate still respects his family very much, so he will get along with him much more calmly in the future.

Having said that, Xu Gong took the opportunity to say, "Since Lord Li has arrived, it is difficult for the officials to continue to occupy everything in the county government. I will hand over all the official documents to you, and then I can set off on the road with peace of mind and head to Huainan." The next official position he was assigned this time was to be a county magistrate in Huainan.

Unexpectedly, Li Ling waved his hand: "Hey, it's not busy. I just arrived in Huating and I can't recognize anyone. How could I take over immediately so quickly? Besides, wouldn't it be that I'll come and drive away County Magistrate Xu? Take the handover slowly, don't worry. At that time, I'd like to hold a banquet to entertain Lord Xu, and I'll send you off with gifts."

"Mr. Li is determined, but this business matters is the most important thing after all..."

"But I have family waiting outside. I have to settle myself first before I can handle official business with a heart. I feel that these things are not busy for a while. What do you think?" Li Ling insisted and put forward a legitimate reason.

"It turns out that the Lord brought his family with me. This is because we are negligent. Come here, please invite Lord Li's family to the yamen to rest." Xu Gong quickly arranged, and then said politely, "Since Lord Li, the new county magistrate, has arrived, I should give up the throne. In this way, I will let someone free up the yamen and arrange for Lord Li's family to move in?"

The local chief officials in Dayue usually live in the county government office. The back of the second hall will separate a large area from their families as the living area for the officials' families. When they are called the rear yamen, they will naturally not be allowed to enter except for slaves or other subordinates. This is also a benefit for the local chief officials.

Now, because the two county magistrates were intertwined, the ownership of the Houya became a problem. However, according to the rules and the attitude Li Ling had shown just now, Xu Gong felt that the other party would definitely refuse. After all, they had to give themselves a buffer and prepare. How could the new official have to sweep the old official out directly when he arrived?

But this time he miscalculated, and Li Ling's response was honest and rude: "Since it is Mr. Xu's kindness, I am disrespectful. In this way, isn't there a guest office in our county? I'll just complain that Mr. Xu and his family will rest for two days at the guest office. After I am familiar with the local situation and hand over the relevant affairs, I will hold a banquet to apologize and send you away. How about it?"

"This..." Xu Gong's face changed slightly, and he felt a little surprised and upset. He really didn't expect this person to agree. If he had known this, he wouldn't have been polite. But after he said it, there was no possibility of remorse. He could only smile and nodded: "Then I would thank Lord Li for this arrangement."

OK, someone drove you out of your residence, and after that, you have to thank others for arranging you into the guesthouse...

This abrupt change made Wen County Magistrate, Tian Zhuzhu and others a little confused. However, this was not something that their subordinates could interfere with, so they just smiled apologized. Then, under the order of Li Ling, the subordinates would go to Houya to clean up Xu Gong's soft and soft items, and then ask his concubines and related servants to leave Houya and settle in the inn. This busy work would have to be dark.

With Li Ling's incomprehensible operation, the atmosphere in the room became a little awkward. However, he was as if nothing had happened and even joked with everyone for a while. It was not until Li Moyun came over to say that the person had temporarily moved into the side room of the Houya that Li Ling claimed the excuse of caring about his family's situation and left.

When he left, all the officials in the room looked at each other and could not say anything for a long time.

"What kind of person is this County Magistrate Li?" Finally, a clerk spoke first.

Then someone hesitated and said, "It looked quite smooth before, but this last moment was really unrestrained."

"Also, he came too anxious this time. What does it mean?"
Chapter completed!