Li Xuan'er seems to have everything under control, but the county government is in a hurry.

Rumors about the county officials having fornicated with the Iron Head Gang have spread to neighboring prefectures and counties in just three to five days. The first thing many people from the next city do when they enter Bazhong City is to ask: I heard that your officials here are all in collusion with bandits?

This is really an embarrassing thing that makes the Bazhong government unable to raise its head.

Today, the three largest officials of Bazhong County.

County honor, county Cheng, master book.

The three of them sat opposite each other, silent.

For a long time. Finally, the eldest county lord spoke.

"In recent days, rumors have been raging in the city, and this is our life. The county leader patted his thigh as he spoke.

"Yes, such rumors that smear us, we must investigate carefully to see who is talking nonsense there, and we must severely punish them after being caught!"

The county lord glanced at the master book and said, "What do you think of the master bookkeeper?"

The master is a middle-aged man with a sad face, in fact, he is just forty years old, but he has been polished by life like an old man in his fifties and sixties. Listening to the county honor's question, he respectfully bowed his hand and said: "Two adults, I think this matter is not trivial. As far as the people are raging, if it reaches the ears of the court, then we will be in big trouble. ”

The county zun and the county Cheng both secretly scolded in their hearts, you cunning goods, saying this is tantamount to not saying it, it is tantamount to fart!

But on the surface of officialdom, you have to be amiable. The county respectfully said: "Lord Bookkeeper thinks, how should this matter be resolved?"

The master thought for a while with a bitter face, and said, "But the mouths of the people cannot be sealed. I thought we could interview a few of the elders in the city first, ask them to provide us with information, and then give them the task of guiding the people, and I think they would be happy. ”

The county zun and the county Cheng glanced at each other, couldn't help nodding, and said, "You can try this method." ”

The county said: "This must have been deliberately spread by some people with ulterior motives, and it is really hateful to want to discredit our county government!"

The master pouted invisibly, thinking to himself, you people, you have enjoyed it for too long, and it is time for you to pay off your debts.

Although the people in the county government are all involved in it, they all know in their hearts, but everyone doesn't know who is involved. For example, the county lord and the county lord also have the main book, the three most powerful people in the county government, they don't know whether the other party is the protector of the Iron Head Gang. They can only guess there, but they can't be sure.

The prefectural lord didn't understand until now. When trading with the Iron Heads more than ten years ago, why did the Iron Heads Gang's military advisors propose that all the bribes should be approached by the Iron Heads alone. Except for the henchmen who belong to the respective officials, everyone else is given money by the Iron Head Gang one by one, and no one knows except for each person.

At the beginning, the county lord was quite satisfied with this request of the Iron Head Gang military division. Because of this, he protected himself very well. It is not a unified collection of bribes, and then a unified distribution, so that no matter who is caught exposed, he will not be able to confess to others, because he does not know who else is like him. Passionate about e-books

But now, in the face of this great crisis at hand. When the county lord wanted to unite everyone to plan, he found that he didn't know who to look for.

Of course, he can't ask Lord County: Is Lord County Cheng a member of the Iron Head Gang?

I can't ask the master of the book: Is the master of the Iron Head Gang?

Even a small official like the history of the canon can't ask.

The more critical the moment, the more they have to keep their mouths shut, and the more no one can believe them.

"It's really treacherous! I knew that this was the case, so why did I have to grasp some real handle in my hands!" After the county lord and the master bookkeeper left, the county lord of one person muttered quietly.

There are so many things to worry about, it's been a long time since I've heard good news, but today, there's still a good thing.

Early this morning, he received the news that his eldest son had successfully entered the Northern Army.

The eldest son said that the letter from the governor of Bashu Province allowed him to meet the general. Then the general threw him into a mock battle. The battle had been fought for a whole day and night, and for the first time in his life, he was so tired, but it was also the first time in his life that he was so afraid. Although it was a drill, the veterans around him clearly told him that it was normal for a few people to die in the exercise.

In the letter, the eldest son revealed only the slightest hint of fear. But knowing a son is like a father, he knows his eldest son very well, and he knows that the eldest son is a person who never easily shows his cowardice and fear.

Since the eldest son said in the letter that he was a little afraid, he was very afraid.

Fortunately, after the exercise, the general was quite satisfied with this son of the county commander from Xiaoxiao Bazhongcheng, saying that he had passed the examination and had incorporated him into the army.

At the end of the letter, the eldest son said in a tone that he had never said before: "Dad, don't worry, my son will definitely work hard in the Northern Army, strive to become a captain as soon as possible, make a meritorious career as soon as possible, and repay his father's kindness for raising him!"

Lord Xianzun looked at the letter again and again, as if he saw his son who had suddenly grown into a man on the frontier. Relieved in my heart, with tears in my eyes.

As a man, there's nothing more enjoyable than suddenly discovering that your son has grown up. What's even happier is that not only has my son grown up, but also my son's future is bright.

Lord Xianzun suddenly smiled, thinking about his life, I am afraid that the wisest choice is to send his son to the army, and it is also the Northern Army.

Having solved the back path of the eldest son, now he is going to start thinking about the younger son and daughter. These two dolls are still young and can't be sent away. But fortunately, many years ago, he was donating incense money to the Taoist Buddha Sect in Bazhong City in their name. Therefore, although the two babies are young, they are still very respected in the temples and Taoist temples in Bazhong City.

In case of.... It's just in case, in case he is ruined and his reputation is ruined, he will try his best to keep his wife and children safe, according to the law of the Great Song Dynasty, in this case, as long as he has a good attitude of confessing his guilt, his wife and children should not be implicated. After all, it is not a major crime of treason, the children are still young, and it should not be a problem to save their lives.

And, once that time comes, those temples and Taoist temples can be regarded as places where they will not be able to go out of fashion. It's very simple. In this world, there are some things that cannot be guaranteed. For example, when he was a county honorary, the relatives and friends he helped did not necessarily help his children who remained in the world after he became a prisoner.

But those monks and Taoists in the temple and Taoist temple will not, they will eat incense money, and they will treat the owner of the incense money well.