Emperor Qianling looked at Shen Ping with a complicated expression, and didn't say a word, but Shen Ping didn't dare to speak, so he could only kneel in place all the time.

For a long time, Ye Jingjing really couldn't stand it anymore, and coughed to remind Emperor Qianling to come back to his senses, and the latter woke up like a dream and nodded, "Then you say, what is the matter?" ”

Shen Ping responded and said, "That's the case, Taiping County has been repairing the bridge recently, because some time ago it rained heavily and the water level of the river rose, which washed the bridge away.

"Originally, this matter was said well, the squires also donated money, and the workers were also found, but the bridge was broken within two days of repair, and every time it was like this, even if the lower officials let them be strictly guarded, the bridge will still break, which is really strange.

"If this bridge is not repaired well, there will be no way to give an explanation to the people, so the lower officials want to ask all the Qincha lords to help see what is the reason why this bridge is broken.

"Of course, Xia Guan also knows very well in his heart that he can't even handle this little thing, my black gauze hat is white on his head, so Xia Guan is willing to obey the disposal of a few Qin Cha adults, even if he loses his official position, it doesn't matter, as long as he can do something practical for the people, he has a clear conscience."

The words were sincere and sincere, and even Ye Jingjing couldn't help but applaud in her heart, feeling that this person was really honest and honest.

However, most of the people in the officialdom say that they are more beautiful than they do, and it is possible that this person is just talking.

Even so, Shen Ping's first impression on himself was already good, and Ye Jingjing decided to believe this person for the time being.

And the emperor Qianling next to him had a complicated expression, just nodded, and responded to this errand, without saying anything more.

Shen Ping was overjoyed and thanked, and then returned to his seat and ate with everyone.

After the dinner, when Shen Ping went out, Ye Jingjing asked in a low voice, "Did you find anything when you were eating?" ”

"Huh?" Emperor Qianling obviously didn't understand what she meant.

"Otherwise, why would you suddenly be furious? I think you must have noticed something was wrong, so you got angry. ”

"Ahem, what's this......" Emperor Qianling's expression was actually a little embarrassed. Actually, this is also a mistake in my judgment, but it seems that I have wronged a good person. ”

Ye Jingjing cast a puzzled look, and Emperor Qianling had no choice but to explain truthfully, "I heard that this Shen Ping is a good official who is honest and honest, but I see that he is well dressed and not covered with patches like other Qing officials, so I wonder if this person is really as good as the rumors."

"Later, when I saw that he continued to show us courtesy, I suspected that this person was planning to do something wrong and wanted to take the opportunity to flatter us, so I deliberately turned cold and wanted him to have something to say, but I did not expect that what he said was very different from what I thought.

"Although this Taiping County is rich enough, but after all, this is a frontier area, and the rich capital, Jiangnan and other places are still not comparable, I thought this Shen Ping wanted to convince us to give him a promotion, but it turned out that he was just seeking welfare for the people, which really surprised me."

Thinking that the changes in Emperor Qianling's expression before came were all corresponding to what he said, Ye Jingjing suddenly realized, and couldn't help but laugh dumbly, "You, you can't judge a person just from the surface.

"First of all, he knows that our identity is the imperial court, so it is impossible to dress too poorly, otherwise this is considered contempt for authority, of course, you have to choose your best clothes to wear, maybe this is his best clothes.

"Secondly, who stipulated that Qing officials must be so poor? As the saying goes, people rely on clothes and horses rely on saddles, and if an official is dressed like a flower child, there will be no majesty. ”

Emperor Qianling nodded, "Yes, I was negligent this time, but the book always says that the Qing officials of all dynasties are all clean and full of patches, and they can't eat ......."

"After all, it was written in the book, perhaps to meet the expectations of future generations and beautify him." Qi Wushuang interjected.

"Yes, you can't stay at the point of talking on paper, judging a person from the appearance is very unreliable, don't believe you think about it, is my father a good prime minister although he has a lot of money?"

Ye Jingjing deliberately joked with Emperor Qianling, but she didn't expect her words to poke at Emperor Qianling's heart, and the latter fell silent and didn't say a word.

Ye Jingjing thought he was amusing herself, so she pretended to be angry and said, "It seems that you think my father has a problem?" ”

However, Emperor Qianling still didn't make a sound, Ye Jingjing was a little strange, and hurriedly shouted twice, "Emperor Qianling, what's wrong with you?" ”

She stretched out her hand and shook the other party gently, and Emperor Qianling came back to her senses, looked at Ye Jingjing in confusion, and said with some guilt, "I'm sorry, I thought of the things in the court when I mentioned your father, and I was a little distracted." ”

He still decided not to tell Ye Jingjing the confession of the Wang brothers, so as not to make her have unnecessary troubles.

Ye Jingjing believed this excuse, and was about to say something, when she saw Shen Ping coming with a bunch of files in her arms.

Seeing this dossier as tall as a hill, Ye Jingjing's head became bigger, "Lord Shen, what is this?" ”

Shen Ping smiled embarrassedly, "This is a major case in Taiping County in the past ten years, and I also invite a few Qincha adults to take a look." ”

Qin sent to inspect the files of previous years, which is the tradition of the Great Calendar, so Emperor Qianling and others could not refuse, so they could only take it and take a look.

Qi Wushuang asked curiously, "The Great Calendar stipulates that the county magistrates of each county shall not serve for more than three years, why have you been here for ten years?" Is it because the court won't give you a promotion? ”

Shen Ping shook his head, "Xiaguan has been here for three years, and the imperial court will come, but after all, this is also a frontier area, who wants to come?" Those who have the ability have gone to the capital, and this kind of desolate little place cannot enter the eyes of those high-ranking officials.

"But a place can't do without the county order, plus Taiping County was in the midst of reform at that time, if I left temporarily, I was afraid that it would be a failure, so the lower officials discussed with the above, asked them to understand, and let me do it for a few more years.

"Fortunately, there was really no suitable candidate at that time, so the top was extra gracious and let the lower officials continue to stay here as the county magistrate, which finally pulled Taiping County up little by little. It's just that I didn't expect that this stay would be ten years. ”

Thinking about it, it must be that other officials are reluctant to come to the frontier, so they all treat Shen Ping as a soft persimmon and let him stay here to endure hardship, Ye Jingjing nodded, and her admiration for him in her heart was a little more.

"That's it, I'll write a recital another day and give you a three-level promotion." Emperor Qianling said.

Looking at him, it didn't look like a joke, Ye Jingjing was about to praise him for doing a good job, but Shen Ping shook his head, "Please allow Xia Guan to refuse." ”