"This person has no real talent and learning, and it is in vain to participate in the examination, so you can go to the Ministry of Officials and make up for the lack of a county order for him. After all, a Xie Yuan is still a person, and the actual county order is not a disadvantage to him, but there are a few people in the world who can reach the achievement of Haigang Peak. ”

The meaning of these words is very obvious, Li Wenzhang is not optimistic about Yue Su's future, let alone marrying his daughter, and he didn't even mention the words of seeing Yue Su, and led Li Qiongying to leave directly. Although Li Qiongying said that she didn't want to leave like this, she didn't dare to disobey.

After Li Wenzhang left, Zou Jiaren called Yue Su to the study, and had to reprimand him, but said that the cheating could no longer be investigated, and asked Yue Su to hand over the arrow. The arrow had been cut by Yue Su, and the arrow had been lost, but fortunately, he remembered the approximate appearance and size of the arrow, and immediately made an identical one out of wood.

Zou Jiaren saw that Yue Su still had this talent, so he just smiled helplessly, promised him an errand to know the county, and asked him to go home and wait.

Yue Su didn't die, it's not bad, I didn't expect Zou Jiaren to be so righteous, not only did he not blame the past, but also said that he was really moved to protect the county, and strongly said that he would definitely change his past mistakes and be a good official who is the master of the people.

Leaving the political envoy's mansion, Yue Su went out of the city and returned to his hometown, and at dusk, he unconsciously came to the left side of Shantang, he walked with his head bored, but he didn't pay attention.

At this moment, I heard someone shouting, "Brother Yue! ”

Yue Su turned his head and saw that it was Tie Qiu, and there was a child riding on Tie Qiu's neck. Tie Qiu put the child down and beckoned Yue Su to enter the good hall, Jin Cicada was playing with the children inside, and was very happy to see Yue Su coming, so he let the children play by themselves, and the three of them went outside to find a noodle shop to drink.

When the wine was strong, Yue Su said that he could get the county order errand, and the political envoy asked him to wait at home, and he would take office soon. Jin Chan and Tie Qiu were very happy, and expressed their willingness to follow left and right and assist Yue Su to be a "Yue Qingtian". That night, they stayed in Shantang for a night, and the next three of them said that Uncle Mu, Aunt Ren and the children resigned, and the children wept bitterly. At this scene, Yue Su couldn't help but be moved, and everyone shed tears.

Returning to Yunmeng County, after the New Year, the officials really came down with an official letter, appointing Yue Su as the county commander of Yangshuo County, Guangxi, and the official uniform and official certificate were sent together, that is, he took office.

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A month later, Yue Su, Jin Chan, and Tie Qiu came to Yangshuo County.

Yangshuo County is still relatively lively, the city is full of buried and sold, the three of them saw a tavern not far in front, wanted to have lunch and then went to the Yamen to seal, and walked over. At this moment, I suddenly saw a mess in front of me, and I heard someone shouting: "Catch the thief, catch the thief......"

In these years, the men on the rivers and lakes are not good people in the eyes of the people, don't look at them as murder and arson, touching the law of the country. But they also look down on those sneaky thieves in the market, just like in "Water Margin", many Liangshan heroes look down on the fleas on the drum.

As soon as I heard the sound of catching a thief, I saw a skinny boy running towards this side in a panic, looking at the posture, this is the thief in people's mouths. Tie Qiu despises this kind of thief the most, because they all steal the money of some women, children, and honest people, especially now that they follow Yue Su, they can be regarded as half officials. Seeing the man rushing over, he suddenly stopped him, and the thief still resisted stubbornly, but where was the opponent of Tieqiu, he only held him down in one round.

Then, seven or eight tolerances rushed over from the crowd, and the tolerances were out of breath, and when they came to Yue Su and the others, they were out of breath.

One of the guards grabbed the thief and took a few breaths before saying, "Boy...... Aren't you able to run...... Wait until you go back to the county office...... Look at grandpa, how do I clean up your ......"

The thief was so frightened that he trembled, and explained repeatedly: "Official, I didn't steal her money, but I just made a few quarrels, and she framed me for stealing money." ”

"Smack!" The servant directly slapped the thief and shouted: "Grandma, it's not that the thief can run so fast, at first glance, he is a habitual offender, talk to me in court." With that, he snatched the thief from the hands of the iron man. Then he glanced at Yue Su and the three of them and asked, "What do you three do?" ”

"Official, I just saw someone shouting for a thief, and my brother was afraid that he would escape, so he took the thief." Yue Su said politely.

The messenger looked Yue Su up and down a few times, listening to the accent of a foreigner, the burden was still a little heavy, and he thought that there was a lot of money, and said, "Then come with us." ”

"I don't know where to go?" Yue Su asked.

"Of course, I went to the yamen, I don't think the three of you are thieves, but like his comrades, here to answer and help transfer property. The burden on your shoulders is what he gave you. As he spoke, he gave his accomplices a look, and the other servants immediately understood, scattered, and surrounded Yue Su and the three of them, holding the hilt of the knife with their hands.

"It's really ridiculous, the thief is said to be a fellow party...... Yue Su said, looking at the thief in the hands of the officer, "You tell them if I am your comrade." ”

As soon as these words came out, many people stared at the thief. The thief looked left and right and said, "All three of them are my accomplices, and I gave them that burden." ”

As soon as the words fell, Jin Chan and Tie Qiu immediately became angry, and shouted, "What did you say? ”

The two of them were so loud that the thief was so frightened that he couldn't help but shiver again, and the other servants were also frightened and took a step back, but they immediately pulled out their waist knives and aimed them at Yue Su and the others.

"Boy, if you have anything to say now, come with us." The officer who carried the thief shouted. Although Yue Su was on fire, he didn't resist, he really wanted to see what this Yangshuo lobby looked like.

grabbed Jin Cicada and Tie Qiu, signaled that they didn't have to be reckless, and said with a smile: "There is a judgment on the merits, and we will go to court with you." ”

The same servant walked towards the yamen, and met two women on the way, who were said to be bitter masters. One of the two women was dressed in a silk and dressed seductively, while the other was dressed as a maid. Six people followed the messenger to the front of the county yamen, only to see that the gate was three rooms wide, the bright room was the aisle, the first half of the east tip was placed in the first half of the "injustice drum", and the first half of the west tip was erected two stone tablets, which were engraved with the words "false accusation plus three grades, and the more sue flogging".

When you enter the county office, you will find the lobby. In the middle of the lobby, hang the gold-lettered plaque of "Yangshuo County Main Hall". Glance around, under the plaque is the warm pavilion of the county trial, the front of the pavilion stands a sea water facing screen, and hangs the gold-lettered plaque of "Mirror Hanging". The three-foot Dharma table is placed on the wooden high platform in the warm pavilion, the four treasures of the study room and the arrow barrel are placed on the table, and a middle-aged man sits on the chair behind the table, the middle-aged man wears a black veil on his head, and wears an official uniform, and the center of the official uniform is embroidered with a yellow oriole complement.

Yue Su's official uniform was also embroidered with a complement, but instead of a yellow oriole, it was an emu (xīchì). As soon as he entered the hall, the sound of "mighty" sounded left and right, and then someone shouted: "Kneel!" ”

The thief was so frightened that he was the first to kneel on the ground, but the bewitching woman said: "Master, I am the sixth concubine of the Lord of Wufu, so I don't need to kneel if I want to come." ”

As soon as the eldest lord sitting on it heard that it was from the Wufu, he immediately accompanied him with a smiling face, and said continuously: "No, no...... Come on, look at the seats. ”

Immediately an errand came with a chair and asked the bewitching woman to sit down, while the maid stood behind her.

At this time, the eldest lord above looked at Yue Su San, and at this moment, he completely changed his face, and said sharply: "Who are you, why don't you kneel when you see this county?" ”

Jin Chan and Tie Qiu are both from the countryside, and the biggest official they have ever seen is a land protector, and this time they went to the lobby, although they knew that Yue Su was the county commander, but they were still a little confused, and they didn't know whether to kneel or not. Unexpectedly, Yue Su laughed and said, "I have a meritorious reputation. I don't know what kind of product you are, what is your function? ”

The reason why he finally asked this question was because the new county magistrate of Yangshuo County was himself, and if it was said that the former magistrate was sitting above, it was clear that the complements of the two people were different, and he wanted to understand clearly.

"This official is the county governor of Yangshuo County, and before the new county order arrives, all the affairs in the county are decided by this official. You say you're famous, but what proof do you have? Which subject and which list is on the list! Seeing that the other party claimed to be famous, the tone of the county was slightly softened, after all, in the Ming Dynasty, the status of scholars was very good, and without real evidence, they couldn't make trouble.

"Of course there are credentials." As soon as he heard that the other party was a county magistrate and not a county order, Yue Su laughed and reached out to take out his official credentials from his arms.

The clerk sitting at the bottom stretched out his hand to take it, looked at the words on it, jumped down, and hurriedly presented it to the county man sitting on it. Seeing that the secretary's face had changed greatly, the county Cheng wondered in his heart, when he saw the official certificate of the ministry, his face was even more ugly than that of the county officer, and cold sweat broke out. Where did he dare to sit in this position, he quickly left his seat, staggered to Yue Su, and gave a deep salute, "The lower official didn't know that the adult was coming, and he didn't greet him from afar, and he hoped to forgive his sins." ”

As soon as these words came out, all the officers in the hall were stupid, the county lord was the biggest official in Yangshuo County at the moment, he was so polite to the people who came, and he was careful when he spoke, anyone could see some clues. Now that the county order of Yangshuo County is vacant, the new county order is not in order, which is said to be coming, looking at the posture, there is ** in front of you.

The few errands who came back from arresting Yue Su were not stupid, and they immediately saw the signs of it, and they were so frightened that they almost collapsed on the ground. "My mother, why did you arrest the new master."

One of the errand officers was also clever, and quickly ran to Yue Su's side, knelt directly on the ground, and kowtowed vigorously, "The little one has eyes and no beads that offended the adult, and I hope the adult will forgive the sin." ”

One moved, and the others immediately followed, knelt in a circle beside Yue Su, and kowtowed vigorously. "Your Excellency forgives your sins." "The villain is blind." ……

"Bang, bang, bang......" The kowtow in the hall was like pounding garlic.

Seeing these servants kowtowing vigorously, Yue Su was amused in his heart, but his face was silent, and he said, "Get up, those who don't know are not guilty." ”

With these words, the officials were like being amnestied, kowtowed three more times, and honestly stepped aside. Yue Su said again: "I don't know the name of the county lord?" ”

"How can the lower official be worthy of the word adult in front of the adult, the lower official's surname is Xia, and his name is Xia Kuan." The county is respectful and authentic.

Yue Su nodded and said, "Yue is an official for the first time, and he is not very clear about the etiquette in the officialdom, so I ask Lord Xia for more advice." Don't know how to hand it over? ”

"The previous county commander Liao died of illness in office, and all the affairs in the county were handled by the lower officials, and the handover was simple, and after the adults took office, they could do it at any time."

"Very good, then Yue Mou will worship Yin now." As he spoke, Yue Su took off his burden and took out the official uniform inside.

Xia Kuan ordered someone to lead Yue Su to the back to change clothes, change into official clothes, and bring black yarn, Yue Su was simply a new look. The dignified seven-foot body with the jade belt of the official robe is really domineering, and he is not angry and arrogant.

After worshipping the seal in the hall, Yue Su boarded the wooden platform and sat down behind the public case, while the county Cheng could only move a chair to accompany him.

Yue Su sat in the lobby for the first time, fluttering and fluttering, his eyes glanced down, with a feeling of overlooking the common people. In his previous life, he was just a policeman, and although he was also a civil servant, he didn't know how many levels worse than the county magistrate. It's the first time to be such a big official, how can you not be excited.

After a long time, the excitement was barely suppressed, and his eyes were fixed on the kneeling thief below. The thief saw that the person he had just framed was the county lord, and his soul was frightened, and he didn't know that he had peed his pants, and he trembled all over, and almost fell to the ground with his body thrown to the ground.

With a "snap", Yue Su knocked on the startled wood heavily, "The thief kneeling in the hall, who is your surname, what property have you stolen from others, why do you want to frame this official again, and you still don't give me the truth!" ”