Li Wenyuan sat on his horse and watched a group of people in official uniforms pouring out of the city gate in the distance. Zhang Juntai also saw those people, and said to Li Wenyuan with a smile: "General, it seems that the officials of Wuwei County know that you are going to be the new governor and come out to greet you." ”

Li Wenyuan is noncommittal, as a person of later generations, he is actually very disgusted with this kind of formalistic thing, but when it really comes to himself, he is very useful.

The army arrived outside Wuwei County and set up a large camp, although many soldiers were anxious to go to the city to live happily, but they did not dare to violate military discipline at all, and they were camping in a proper manner. Li Wenyuan rode around on horseback and saw that everything was in order, so he took Xue Renyue and several dead guards to the city gate. The army has Zhang Juntai and Uderu in charge, and there is no longer any need to bother with it.

But Li Wenyuan knew that the real headache was coming.

Approaching the crowd, Li Wenyuan slowed down his horse, sat on his horse and clasped his fists at the officials in front of the city gate and said, "Colleagues, this is not the place to speak, how about we go into the city and go to the county guard's mansion to talk?" ”

Officials big and small also couldn't stand the scorching sun above their heads, and they wished they could go home early and drink a glass of cold well water to cool off the heat. Li Wenyuan sat on his horse and watched the officials walk towards the city, turned his head and said to Xue Renyue: "Son, look at these people, those are corrupt officials, and those are clean officials?" ”

Xue Renyue muttered: "The official in the silk robe is a corrupt official, and the one who is dressed in a somewhat shabby official house is a Qing official. ”

Li Wenyuan said with a smile: "Childe's words are wrong, although the official in the silk robe wears the best, but he is very careful when he walks, for fear of soiling the clothes, and the clothes will be damaged after being washed for a long time, it is estimated that it should be a dress that will only be worn on various major occasions." ”

Li Wenyuan pointed at another person with his eyes and said: "Those people whose official uniforms are a little shabby, but it is not easy to say, there are clear and greedy. It's just that when we first arrived here, we didn't understand the situation yet, so it was inconvenient to draw conclusions. ”

Xue Renyue looked at the officials walking in front of him as if he had an understanding, and Li Wenyuan continued: "The water of officialdom is the deepest, every word and deed in the depths of officialdom, every move, there are countless pairs of eyes staring at it, and if you are a little careless, you will end up with a tragic end without a body." ”

Xue Renyue frowned and said, "Master, otherwise I would have stayed in the army, and I would have been at ease with all these red tape." ”

Li Wenyuan shook his head: "Childe, I promised Ling Zun that I wouldn't put you in danger, and you still have to stay in the city." ”

Xue Renyue said suddenly: "Master, how about you stop calling me Gongzi in the future?" Since my father said that you should protect me, it is better to hide the relationship between the two of us, and I will be a descendant by your side, so you can just call me by my name? ”

Li Wenyuan's face was embarrassed: "Childe, this is not good. ”

Xue Renyue said: "Master who is not in the way, so I will enter the city with you." ”

Li Wenyuan weighed the pros and cons and said, "That's it, just according to what you said, Ren Yue will go and follow me into the city." ”

When he arrived at the county guard's mansion, there were people who had prepared all the relevant affairs, Li Wenyuan sat in the middle, Xue Renyue sat behind him, watching the crowd wait, whenever someone looked at him, Xue Renyue smiled and nodded, showing the Confucian demeanor in every move.

Li Wenyuan picked up the fruit from the fruit bowl next to him and put it in his mouth, and said to the officials around him while eating: "They all say that they don't say anything about eating, and they don't say anything about sleeping." But these days I have been fighting between the ranks for a long time, and today I am a little dry-mouthed, which makes you laugh. ”

The surrounding officials didn't dare to say anything, and they all said: "The general manager has all the opportunities, why bother to stick to those red tapes?" This kind of appearance makes it seem free and easy, and it seems that there is no official frame. New Year's greetings like that.

Li Wenyuan glanced around and asked, "Why don't you see the people from Yingyang Mansion?" Who is on duty in Eagle Yang Mansion now? ”

As soon as these words came out, the surrounding officials, big and small, all kept silent, and for a while, the entire hall suddenly fell silent, and there was a sound of needles falling.

Li Wenyuan put down the half-eaten fruit in his hand, and said with a sinking face: "Wasn't it very good to talk just now?" Why is it silent when it comes to the critical moment? Where is the county guard? ”

A person stood up on the side and said to Li Wenyuan: "Chief, the contemptible person is the Wuwei County Guard." ”

"Okay, you come and tell me, who is in charge of the Eagle Yang Mansion now?" Li Wenyuan said.

"Chief, now Li Liang is in charge of Yingyang Mansion." Wuwei replied truthfully.

"Then why don't you see Li Rail?"

"Li Rail, uh, Lord Li occasionally felt cold today, and he was sick and rested at home." Wuwei County Shou didn't dare to raise his head and said.

"Oh? Well, where is Juncheng? Li Wenyuan said again.

"The next official is Wuwei Juncheng." The other man stood up and saluted.

"Okay, I'll give you three days to count the population of Wuwei County, how many warehouses of grain and rice, and what the prices are. In three days, it will be compiled into a book and handed it to me. After Li Wenyuan finished speaking, he didn't care whether the county should be or not, turned his head and said to the county guard:

"I'm also bothering Lord Lao County Shou to take me to General Li Lang's mansion, I want to visit it in person." Li Wenyuan stood up and said to the county guard.

The friend of the county guard in Beijing brought him news, saying that this Li Wenyuan was a popular man in front of the emperor. At the moment, he didn't dare to offend Li Wenyuan, so he nodded.

Li Wenyuan saw that the county guard promised to lead the way, so he bowed his hand to the others and said, "Then what I want will trouble you adults." Then he called Xue Renyue and the guards and said:

"A few of you follow Renyue to help Lord Juncheng do statistics, and strive to be detailed."

"Don't worry, sir, I'll do my best." Xue Ren bowed and left.

Li Wenyuan nodded, stretched out his hand to the county guard, and said, "Lord the county guard, please." ”

The county guard shuddered, reluctantly smiled and said, "Your Excellency, please please." ”

Li Wenyuan thought in his heart, this Li Liang should have known about the affairs of Yongdeng County, this is to take the opportunity to give himself a dismount, and he wants to use this way to remind himself that he holds military power in this Wuwei County, and his words still have some weight.

Want to give me a meal? I'm afraid you have miscalculated, Li Wenyuan sneered in his heart. Not long after, Li Wenyuan, under the leadership of the county guard, came to the door of Li Liang's house, and the county guard stepped forward to call the door: "Guard, inform your master, the chief manager has come to visit." ”

The porter understood, called a family member to deliver the news, and he led Li Wenyuan and the county guard to the living room, ordered someone to serve tea, and said with a smile: "The two adults please wait here, my lord is a little unwell, and he has been in bed for many days, and the villain has sent someone to invite the master." ”