"Lord Wang, don't I have a subordinate?"

Li Qing saw that Wang Changling meant to let him do it himself, and couldn't help but be a little stunned, could he really let a dignified Tang Jiupin official personally dial the abacus.

"The previous chief bookkeeper had two subordinates, but both retired last year, because the position of chief bookkeeper was vacant, I didn't fill it, I wanted to talk about it in a few days, but if Lord Li is in a hurry, I can transfer two people over."

Li Qing thought of the insightful Zhang Yiming, so he smiled and said: "That Zhang Yiming is for me, he is a local, I can use it, and find another old official with good calligraphy and actuarial calculations, these two people are enough." ”

Wang Changling shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Lord Li has a good vision, Zhang Yiming is my most capable subordinate, and what kind of old officials with good calligraphy and actuarial calculations, such people are difficult to find even in Nanxi County, but Lord Li is really lucky, I really have such a person in my hand." ”

He walked to the door, found a servant and whispered a few words, and the servant took the order.

"This person's surname is Shao, his name is Tianxing, he is an old man, he was originally written by the county government for people, because he writes well, and now he makes a living copying books for others, and occasionally catches knives for me, but his temper is stinky and hard, and he eats soft and not hard, and Lord Li has to follow him."

Li Qing nodded, suddenly thought of something, and asked again: "What's the matter with the right people to repair the bridge?" Listening to the tone of the adults, it seems to be a great difficulty, whether the adults can tell me about it, see if I can help. ”

A hint of anger flashed in Wang Changling's eyes, "Didn't I tell you about it last night?" I repair the bridge during the day, the man came to dismantle the bridge at night, this is the matter, the county seven mountains and one water two fields, the mountain is extremely high, the water flow is turbulent, there is a red water river, at the foot of the Qixing Mountain in the northeast of this county, the Qixing Mountain produces a kind of excellent tea, called the Seven Star Tea, there are hundreds of tea farmers who make a living by picking tea, there are also many merchants to buy tea, but no matter what comes, they have to cross the Hongshui River, there is a wooden bridge on the river, but it suddenly breaks, and then a ferry boat appears on the river, the ferry is also good, but the boat charges are very expensive, and it costs fifty Wen to cross once, Later, I learned that this boatman was actually the family of Tang Sheng, and then I led the people to repair the bridge twice, all of which were repaired during the day and destroyed at night, helplessly, if the people and merchants wanted to cross the river, they either took the ferry at a high price, or walked dozens of miles of mountain roads to Nanxi County to cross the river, and the people begged me to repair the bridge again, I didn't want to, but I was short of money, and I really couldn't get the money; Second, if you repair it, it will be ruined by someone, so it is better not to repair it. ”

"Do you just let him exploit the people like this?"

Wang Changling sighed: "I have read three books, but all of them have sunk into the sea, what can I do?" ”

Li Qing thought for a while and said with a smile: "I will leave the matter of repairing the bridge to me, don't want the official family to pay a penny, within two months, I promise to build a solid stone bridge." ”

Wang Changling was overjoyed, but he had some worries, "This matter makes Master Li bother, but the matter of the report should also be paid attention to, and you must write it down when you are late for the exam." ”

At this time, a voice came from the door: "If Master Li is willing to repair the bridge, I will make this report." ”

As he spoke, he walked in a person, this person was over forty years old, lean and shiny, without a trace of excess meat, he walked up to Li Qing and bowed and saluted: "In Xia Shao Tianxing, see Lord Lord." ”

Li Qing was overjoyed, his arrival meant that he didn't have to deal with these boring accounts, and hurriedly returned the salute with a smile: "Lord Wang said that Mr. Shao has a temper, I think Lord Wang is vain." ”

"Lord Wang is not wrong, if it weren't for Master Li's willingness to come forward to build bridges for the people, I would never take this job, I wouldn't have taken a penny from the county, and I wasn't in the list of public officials, so naturally I couldn't do it."

Li Qing said with a smile: "Mr. Shao did things for me and made money to support his family, how could I make Mr. embarrassed, I should compensate myself." ”

Suddenly, the sound of horses' hooves approached, and the man jumped down and shouted, "Master Li is here?" ”

When the sound arrived, a long figure dragged out of the door, Li Qing saw this person bald and one-eyed, recognized that he had seen it at the dinner table last night, known as one-eyed Zhu Sanpi, the current Cangcao, was Tang Sheng's right-hand man, he strode into the stone house, but saw Wang Changling and Li Qing standing side by side, couldn't help but gasp, and took two steps back.

"Master Li, my Lord Tang is invited, please come with me."

"Huh! Zhu Cangcao, please tell Lord Tang that the report will be submitted at the end of the month, and there are only five days left, and when he is done with this while, I will invite him to drink again. ”

Wang Changling glanced at Li Qing, and saw that he was vain, and was slightly surprised in his heart, "Does he still want to step on two boats?" ’

He is a straight person, the least good at pretending, so he and Li Qing first met, but also dared to speak generously, depreciating the government, the old Tang Dynasty book said that he 'does not protect the fine line, often seen derogatory', but it is not false, it is he who does not know how to be flexible, so he has no ambition in his life, and finally died at the hands of jealous officials.

Zhu Sanpi listened to Li Qing's words, and was also a little puzzled, this person was still a brother and brother with the eldest brother last night, and now he is standing side by side with the acid thief, but listening to his tone, it doesn't seem like forgetting his roots, so he arched his hand at Li Qing and said: "In this case, I will go back to report to Lord Tang, and I hope that Master Li will do it himself." ”

Wang Changling looked at him far away, turned back to Li Qing and said: "Master Li, Tang Sheng can't rub sand in his eyes, since sooner or later he will turn his face, I think it's better for adults to say it clearly." ”

Li Qing smiled slightly, did not answer him, and called Zhang Yiming to tell a few words, Zhang Yiming answered, and hurriedly ran to the military camp on the other side of the dock, only then did he turn around and smile at Wang Changling: "Tang Sheng will arrive later, I think there will be some argument in the future, Lord Wang, please avoid it for the time being." ”

Sure enough, in less than a quarter of an hour, more than forty angry horses galloped forward, and the men on the horses carried swords and knives, and the murderous spirit, and the horses' hooves trampled on the broken stones, stirring up billowing dust, and the people on the road were so frightened that they crawled and couldn't dodge.

"Master Li, I warmly invited you last night and treated me with sincerity, why did you turn your face this morning and abandon me!" Tang Sheng didn't get off the horse, pulled the horse and stood tall in front of Li Qing, and shouted and asked.

Li Qing saw him draw his sword and crossbow to intimidate himself, he sneered in his heart, but his face was silent, and he smiled: "What did the county lieutenant Tang say, Li Qing, as the new chief secretary, naturally has to hand over government affairs on the first day, if I don't hand over with Wang Xiancheng, will I still hand over with Tang County Lieutenant?" ”

Tang Sheng's eyes were suspicious, obviously half-convinced of Li Qingzhi's words, he had made it very clear at the wine table, he couldn't share the day with the acid thief, it was impossible for him not to know, it seemed that this person had different hearts and mouths, not a good bird, thinking of this, Tang Sheng sneered and said: "After the handover, Master Li can move to me, I have prepared a special official office for Master Li, how about it?" Pack up, I'll wait here. ”

Li Qing smiled suddenly, and said with a solemn face: "I was originally a businessman, favored by the emperor, regardless of my background, I was appointed as the head of a county, after eating this bowl of official rice, Li Qing naturally thought about how to be promoted, but I think about it, I am politically clear in the Tang Dynasty, and there is only one way to get promoted and make a fortune, that is, to do something practical for the people, so I came to Wang Xiancheng, just to find something to do within my ability, Tang County Lieutenant, sorry, the road is different and do not seek it, you can do it!" ”

Tang Sheng suddenly burst into laughter, his laughter stopped suddenly, and he said coldly with half-squinted eyes: "Master Li, do you mean that I don't do practical things for the people, is that so?" ”

"Don't dare! Li Qing just heard about it, and didn't see it in person, I was planning to build a stone bridge for the people on the Hongshui River, if the Tang County Lieutenant really has the heart to do things for the people, then can you come to assist Li Qing to handle this matter well, if I look away, Li Qing is willing to put on a three-day banquet to make amends for the Tang County Lieutenant, how about it? Lieutenant Tang would like to let me see your love for the people. ”

In terms of official position, Li Qing is from the ninth rank to the upper rank, Tang Sheng is from the ninth rank to the lower level, the two are one level apart, so it is reasonable for Li Qing to order Tang Sheng to assist, but Li Qing's words hit Tang Sheng's vital point, where is he willing to repair the bridge, his face changed greatly for a while, the anger in his chest gradually grew, his eyes glanced at the pile of paperwork like a hill in the house, and he had a plan in his heart, his horse slowly retreated, giving his subordinates a look, and immediately more than a dozen people rushed to Li Qing's house.

"Master Li, how can the account books and documents of the official family be placed in such a simple place, if they are lost, you and I can't afford to bear the guilt, I think it's better to take them away and keep them properly."

After Tang Sheng finished speaking, he saw a mocking sneer on the corner of Li Qing's mouth, silent, let his subordinates do it, Tang Sheng was surprised, suddenly felt something, couldn't help but look back, and was suddenly taken aback, only to see a team of soldiers running towards this side with murderous spirit, it was less than fifty steps, he suddenly remembered something, he was so shocked that he was drenched in cold sweat, the dock was full of military products, the military control was extremely strict, he led dozens of people with swords and knives, if he bit back, this consequence, Tang Sheng couldn't think about it.

"Let's go!" As soon as he lost his horse's head, he didn't care about snatching the paperwork and account books, and only led his men to flee in panic.

Li Qing looked at Tang Sheng's fierce back, and saw that he turned around from time to time and stared at him viciously, and suddenly remembered an old saying: "If Father Qing does not die, it will be difficult." ”