Li Pingzhi, the new official of the prison department, arrived at the yamen of the torture hall, and outside the door, he saw that inside, there was an official sitting behind the desk.

Nervous, he didn't dare to look closely, so he came in directly, and then bent down:

"The new prison officer of the prison department will meet the magistrate."

Chen Xiao snorted, looked at the prison officer and said, "No need to be polite! ”

Prison Li Pingzhi stood up, and then looked at Chen Xiao.

Chen Xiao looked at this person, frowned, familiar?

Li Pingzhi also looked at Chen Xiao, thinking that it was quite familiar?

Immediately after, the two spoke almost simultaneously: "It's you?" ”

Li Pingzhi's face changed in an instant, and all the superiority and pride of the new official taking office today disappeared in an instant.

He stared at Chen Xiao deadly, never expecting that he was actually his own chief, and he was actually the official in this yamen......

You know, if he can be a prisoner today, it's all because of the family's efforts and a lot of thought.

originally thought that even if Chen Xiao wanted to be an official, I was afraid that he would have to wait for several years.

Unexpectedly, he is not only an official now, but also his top boss, how can he accept this?

"What, is it a surprise?" Chen Xiao smiled and sat on the chair behind the desk.

Li Pingzhi's face was ugly, and he couldn't help but say: "This is impossible, even if you are a lifter, even if you are Xie Yuan, it is impossible for you to sit on the sixth rank official." I tried my best, and I only started from the ninth grade. ”

"This is the way this world is, some people who are too self-righteous will always be trampled underfoot, such as you." Chen Xiao said lightly.

Li Pingzhi was angry, you must know that the magistrate generally has to be a jinshi to be qualified.

In other words, Chen Xiao took the exam, just like taking the Jinshi exam.

Therefore, Li Pingzhi was so unconvinced, and glared at Chen Xiao angrily: "You...... Why are you? ”

Chen Xiao frowned: "Prison officer, pay attention to your attitude, is this the tone that you and this official should have?" ”

"You ......" Li Pingzhi's face turned pale, however, there was no way to do it.

At this time, some of the leaders of the third class of officials, as well as some civilian officials belonging to the Punishment Hall, all arrived here to meet the new officials.

In the Punishment Hall, dozens of people were standing, and they all bowed down: "Subordinates, wait, I've seen Lord Tuiguan......"

Chen Xiao's face was expressionless: "No need to be polite!" ”

This is the official, in charge of the criminal name, and praises the code.

In normal times, it is my duty to hear cases in my own prefecture. At the same time, it is also necessary to examine the cases that have been tried by the local prefecture and county yamen under the jurisdiction of the government and the government.

If the magistrate feels that there is a problem with the trial, he can raise questions and ask the lower-level yamen to retry the trial.

And the magistrate will also review and approve him, submit it to the criminal department, and if the criminal department thinks it is not suitable, it will also return and let the magistrate retry it.

To put it bluntly, it is similar to an intermediate court, connecting the previous and the next.

In addition, the people can report the case directly to the magistrate, and the magistrate must try it.

Magistrate is a very important position, which is directly linked to the security of a place.

Therefore, there are a lot of people under his hands, after all, it also takes manpower to investigate and solve cases.

Therefore, in the third shift, some of the fast guards belong to him, because they need to arrest people, similar to the police!

The militia of the Zhuang class needs to belong to him, because he has to guard the prison, that is, the prison division under his hand, similar to the armed police!

Most of the soap guards in the soap class are under his control, and he is responsible for following the chief to escort the left and right guards to open the way, standing on both sides of the hall during the trial, maintaining discipline, escorting criminals, carrying out torture and cane punishment, similar to the bailiff!

At this moment, these subordinates all stood up straight and looked at their new magistrate.

At this glance, many people were surprised, but they didn't expect this magistrate to look like he was only twenty years old.

Chen Xiao stood up and said lightly: "Everyone, this official has just taken office, I hope you can help this official to do his part!" ”

"Please rest assured!" Everyone gave up, but Li Pingzhi didn't react.

Chen Xiao said lightly: "Li Sijiao, you are also a first-time official, and the director of the prison is extremely important, this official hopes that you can do a good job, don't make mistakes, otherwise, you will never be spared!" ”

Li Pingzhi's face turned blue and white for a while, but he still took a deep breath and bowed: "Subordinate...... Got it! ”

"Okay, hurry up and catch quickly, go to patrol the streets, and the strong class and the soap officer will return to their posts. Wait for the officials, let's all go their separate ways! ”

"Yes~" Everyone bowed and then retreated.

Chen Xiao took a deep breath, thinking that being an official is really refreshing, and there are so many people.

So he got up, and turned his hands around in the yamen.

On the west side of this mansion, there is also the Yamen of the Qing Army Pavilion in the middle of the administration, and the Yamen of the Grain Supervision Hall that is sentenced.

Therefore, Chen Xiao walked out of the Torture Hall, and next to it was the Grain Supervision Hall.

At this moment, Zhou Tongju was slowly walking out of the yamen.

Chen Xiao frowned, snorted, and stepped forward and said, "Yo? Isn't this Zhou Tong's judgment? Long time no see! ”

Zhou Tongju was stunned for a moment, and when he turned around and saw that it was Chen Xiao, his face changed, and he said, "You...... Why are you wearing a six-rank official uniform? ”

Chen Xiao smiled: "Hehe, isn't this a big deal, if you are not careful, you will be a six-grade official, alas, it is also annoying to say, I didn't want to be a six-grade official, why did I just make a six-grade official?" Isn't that reasonable? ”

Zhou Tongju's face was pale, this Chen Xiao took a bite of a six-pin, it was really like an ear slap on Zhou Tongju's face.

I think that at the beginning, it was he who helped the Luo family, set up some relationships, and removed Chen Wenshan from Qipin County.

It was also him who erased Chen Xiao's name for the examination and didn't want him to take the imperial examination.

But now, Chen Xiao not only took the exam, but also became the first place, and also became an official, or from the sixth grade, and he was only one level away from the general judgment of the sixth grade.

The key is that people have real power, they are in charge of the judiciary, and they are in charge of grain storage, horse administration, military craftsmen, charcoal, canals, and embankments.

Zhou Tongjuan's face changed for a while, and finally squeezed out a smile and said, "Hehe, Chen Tuiguan, we were afraid that there were some misunderstandings before!" ”

"Oh?" Chen Xiao smiled and said, "Really? ”

"Haha, yes, it's all some misunderstandings, now, as an official, we should abandon our previous suspicions and work together!" Zhou Tongju laughed.

Chen Xiao also laughed and said: "Well said, well said, then since this is the case, I won't disturb Zhou Tongju's office." ”

Chen Xiao said, and turned to leave.

Seeing this, Zhou Tongju breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and at the same time sneered, thinking: What if you are a pusher? Don't you have to be friends with this official? Hum......

However, as soon as he thought so, he listened to Chen Xiao's instructions to a small official:

"Go and bring the case file of the investigation and punishment of the county order of Qingyang County some time ago, and this official will review it!"

Behind, Zhou Tongjuan, who was sneering, changed his face, and hurriedly caught up with Chen Xiao and said:

"Chen Tuiguan, didn't we say that we should abandon our previous suspicions and work together? You're ...... What are you doing here...... It's not fun to dig through old accounts......"