But at this moment, several old women held many apples, pears and various fruits in their hands, rushed to Hou Tianhua and knelt down violently.

They said gratefully: "Hou Zhixian, you are really the master of Qingtian, you are the contemporary Bao Qingtian, if it weren't for you, I'm afraid our grievances would not be whitewashed!"

Some people also cried: "My family's cattle that cultivated the land were stolen by thieves, if it weren't for the investigation of the case in Houzhi County, the cattle would not be recovered, how would our family live!"

"Yes, yes, my man is a junior in a tavern, and when he quit his job, he insisted on dragging out three months' wages and not paying them, if it weren't for the blue sky lord of Houzhi County, our family would not be able to live.

This sudden scene frightened everyone, including Song Ci, who was shocked.

Hou Tianhua seemed to have seen it for a long time, so he helped everyone up and said: "Folks, this official is the magistrate of this Ping'an county, as an important member of the imperial court, this official naturally has to make decisions for the people, otherwise I am sorry for the Great Song Dynasty and sorry for the emperor."

"Lord Qingtian, you are really a parent official, you are the master of the people, and the people of Ping'an County are blessed.

"Yes, yes, I was sick last month and didn't have the money to take medicine, but Houzhi County took some of the silver from the yamen and gave it to me, otherwise I would have lost my life long ago."

Hou Tianhua was still rejecting these good words, obviously looking like a clean official, and Song Ci shook his head one after another.

"My lord, just now outside the yamen, judging by what this person said and what he did, I don't think he was a good official.

Song Ci whispered: "Let's take a look first, no matter what, Song must look through the case file."

Sending these hired people away, Hou Tianhua said: "Song Tixing, these small things with big sesame seeds, this official is just a gesture, and it is not worth worrying about at all, but these people, it seems that they have a good impression of this official."

Song Ci said: "Song can see that Houzhi County is a parent official, but this case file, Song must read it, Houzhi County must not be misunderstood, Song is not only for you, but all county yamen, including the state yamen, the same."

Everyone entered the room and sat at the table, and soon someone brought a meal, which was caught by Hou Tianhua today.

He gave Song Ci a glass of wine and blamed himself: "Song Tixing, this official is indeed a parent official in the eyes of the people, but in the eyes of this official, what I have done is still not enough, otherwise how can the people be hungry?"

"I think that the official was transferred to this Ping'an County, for ten years, the county has gone from having more than half of the people in the county to not having enough to eat, but now, it is less than one-tenth, the people here have enough food and clothing, although the days are not very rich, but it is indeed in the whole Song Dynasty, it is good."

Song Ci didn't drink the wine, but said, "In the words of Hou Zhixian, are you praising yourself?" There are at least tens of thousands of people in a county, why did Song give up investigating the case file because of a few people?"

"Besides, if Houzhi County has no ghost in his heart, how can he be afraid of Song Mou checking the case files for several years? You won't object to that, will you?"

Hou Tianhua said: "Since Song Tixing has already said so, then tomorrow, this official will naturally transfer the case file of the last year, as a parent official, how can this official do some corrupt things?"

Song Ci said: "I hope that Houzhi County is as you said, Wencheng Wenwu, Xiaoyue and Lu Sheng, I should leave, and I hope that Houzhi County can make it convenient and arrange a cold house for us, of course, just live in it."

Hou Tianhua said: "Come on, arrange the best room for Song Tixing and a few people, there must be no mistakes, otherwise the official will not be able to spare you!"

Two catchers led the way in front, took Song Ci and the others to a room, and then left respectfully.

The house is fully furnished, the furniture is high-end, and it is made of good wood, which is impossible for ordinary people to enjoy.

Song Ci sat at the table and picked up the kettle and poured a glass of water and was about to start drinking, but Qin Xiaoyue hurriedly stopped, "My lord, I'm afraid that this water is poisonous."

Song Ci still drank it all, "Miss Xiaoyue, you have too much heart, Song Mou is a criminal prison officer raised by the imperial court, even if this Hou Tianhua has the courage to poison him, besides, we don't have evidence of his violation of the law now, do you think he will risk poisoning me?"

"Yes...... But my lord, I'm still a little worried, I'm afraid..."

Song Ci said: "You don't need to, Song believes in his own judgment, not every county is Guo Chengjun, Song believes that there are not many people who dare to do this, but Guo Chengjun is one."

"By the way, Wencheng Wenwu, we haven't eaten for most of the day, just now in Houtianhua Mansion, Song can't eat these corrupt food, you two go out to buy some food.

"Yes, sir." They ran out.

In the county yamen, in Hou Tianhua's house, he called Shushi over, and the two of them already felt the crisis.

"Shushi, you immediately go to the Yamenmen treasury and find some of the big case files that this official has broken and bring them to you, remember, don't take some of the case files that we don't know about the murderer, this Song Ci is not good!"

"Okay adult, however, the little one thinks that this Song Ci doesn't seem to be simple, adults should be careful, in case he catches any tricks, then the adult's future will be ruined.

"This official naturally knows, otherwise how can you specialize in finding some case files without loopholes? Remembering the history of the book, this matter must not be careless, you must find the kind of case without loopholes, you pick it overnight, if the matter is done, the official will be indispensable to your benefits, can you know?"

"It's the adults, and the small ones will do it.

In Song Ci's house, Wencheng Wenwu had already bought the food, and several people sat on the table and began to eat.

Wen Chengdao: "My lord, I have heard when I was out to buy food just now, this Houzhi County has one thing in front of one and one behind the other, and it is said that many big families in the county have suffered his losses."

Song Ci said: "You can talk about it, Song is also good at analyzing and analyzing."

"My lord, it is said that when the officials collect taxes, they often collect high taxes, which are more than the regulations of the imperial court, and I suspect that some of them were handed over to the state treasury, and some of them were privately swallowed by this Houzhi County."

"Also, for example, if some people in the county need to build a house, as long as anyone does not pay him a bribe, then they will be blocked, and even the built house will be demolished.

Song Ci said: "This is why many people want to compete to be officials now, no, the benefits have been seen, in the officialdom of the Great Song Dynasty, who can look at the white flowers and be unmoved?"

Everyone is silent, in the officialdom, these things are already on the surface, and they are already known without piercing this layer of window paper.

"Regarding this Hou Tianhua, Song has decided, no matter whether he has done an unjust case or not, as long as he is suspected of corruption, Song will not let him go, Wencheng Wenwu and Lu Sheng, you stay up all night tonight, I am worried that Hou Tianhua may do something in the case file."

"Yes, sir!"