Towards the middle of the night, the Kaicheng district on the edge is like a silent shadow of the bustling imperial capital, and despite its name, it is dark and quiet in stark contrast to the brightly lit city.

However, tonight's Kaicheng District and County Ya had a noise that was not in the past.

Li Dong looked at the busy and flustered officials around him, and his brows furrowed unconsciously.

Then he looked at the eldest grandson beside him imperceptibly.

I saw that the eldest grandson turned a blind eye to this, and just casually looked at the rockery and fake water in the county office, but Li Dong could still sense the dissatisfaction of the rest of the officials when they glanced at them.

"Ahem...... Prosperous...... Nameless Talisman, I'll make you smile."

Li Dong said to the eldest grandson with a little embarrassment.

The eldest grandson turned to Li Dong and saluted, still maintaining the prestige of the "Hubu Shangshu" in front of people.

"Lord Shangshu said with a smile, the brothers who tossed the county government so late at night, even the elite army will inevitably have some panic."

Li Dong frowned, and heard the voice of the eldest grandson, thinking that it was unnecessary for the county government to participate in this operation.

"The arrest of key criminals in the jurisdiction is the responsibility of the county government, and it is also their duty. If this is a toss-up, then what's the use of the court raising them."

Li Dong said awe-inspiringly.

People who don't know why may still think that Lord Shangshu understands the righteousness, but those who know the reason know that today's action is not to rub the hook of the county government in Kaicheng District.

But the eldest grandson saluted respectfully again, "What Lord Shangshu said is that the county government should participate in the action tonight."

At this time, a fat-headed and big-eared official trotted to Li Dong's side, and said a little out of breath, "Lord Shangshu, you are ready, you can go."

This person is Yuan Chengde, the magistrate of Kaicheng District.

Li Dong nodded slightly, and then walked towards the outside of the county office.

At this time, the catchers at the gate of the county government had already assembled, and in the middle were two sedan chairs.

I saw Yuan Chengde bypassing Li Dong, trotting to the sedan chair in front of him, and diligently lifting the curtain for Li Dong.

Li Dong sat in the sedan chair with an expressionless face.

Yuan Chengde lowered the curtain, and then straightened up the waist that had been bowing.

And with it, there is also the momentum of his county.

I saw that Yuan Chengde didn't give the eldest grandson and the others a good face, but just glanced at a few people with his eyes and walked towards the sedan chair behind.

It's just that before Yuan Chengde could take a few steps, Li Dong lifted the curtain.

"Yuan Chengde, you walk, the sedan chair in the back is reserved for the nameless talisman master to sit on."

Yuan Chengde turned around and bowed down as soon as he heard Li Dong's voice, and his flexible movements did not look like a bloated fat man at all.

However, after hearing Li Dong's words, Yuan Chengde's face was cloudy for a moment, and then he immediately put away his dissatisfaction and continued to put on a courteous face.

After listening to Li Dong's words, the eldest grandson was not happy about this, but frowned.

Li Dong said such things in front of everyone, not like showing respect for the eldest grandson, but more like an unusual way to highlight the identity of the eldest grandson to everyone.

Although Yuan Chengde realized it later, he also felt the unusual identity of the eldest grandson in time at this time.

Yuan Chengde hurriedly put on another flattering face, and said to the eldest grandson, "Nameless lord, please."

The eldest grandson frowned, then stretched out again, and said to Li Dong, who was in the sedan chair in front of him, "Thank you for your kindness, but I think this sedan chair should be sat by Lord Zhixian." After all, the time is not early, and if we test the strength of the magistrate's feet at this time, I am afraid that we will not be able to come back until dawn."

Yuan Chengde smiled awkwardly.

The eldest grandson continued: "Lord Zhou is still waiting for me to close the case and go back to restore my life, so it is important to investigate the case."

Yuan Chengde's expression froze, he didn't expect that this young person was actually sent by Dali Siqing, no wonder Lord Shangshu would attach so much importance to it.

Immediately afterwards, Yuan Chengde's expression became a little more attentive, and he hurriedly said yes, and then trotted into the sedan chair.

The team of the county government set off

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The procession walked on both sides, protecting the sedan chair in the middle, and the position of the eldest grandson was between the sedan chairs of Li Dong and Yuan Chengde.

The eldest grandson deliberately slowed down his pace a little, came to Yuan Chengde's sedan chair, and said seemingly casually, "I don't know how many years Lord Yuan has served in this Kaicheng District and County Office?"

The curtain of the window on the side of the sedan chair was lifted, revealing Yuan Chengde's courteous smiling face.

"Say it to make adults laugh."

"Yuan has been in this poor county for more than six years......

The eldest grandson did not show surprise and disdain, but silently estimated it in his heart.

The number of missing people in Kaicheng District has increased dramatically in the past ten years, and Yuan Chengde has been the magistrate of Ren County for more than six years.

The eldest grandson categorically did not believe it.

But the eldest grandson didn't show any performance, but said with admiration: "The danger and poverty of Kaicheng District are well-known in the imperial court, and it is really admirable that Lord Yuan has been up and down here for so many years."

Yuan Chengde couldn't hear for a while whether the eldest grandson was praising himself or laughing at himself, but his face was rarely red.

"Uh...... In front of a young talent like an adult, Yuan is really embarrassed...... It's also that Yuan's strength is not good, so he can only stumble in this shabby place......

Before Yuan Chengde could finish speaking, the eldest grandson interrupted, "Lord Yuan must not be so arrogant."

"Kaicheng District is also the first district of the imperial capital, and it can be regarded as the border of the center of power. Lord Yuan can always serve here, which is enough to show that his strength ......."

The eldest grandson's praise is very measured, which does not make people feel exaggerated, but can make people accept it happily.

Yuan Chengde's false diligence at this time was a little less, and his face regained a little bit of the majesty of the county.

The eldest grandson was a little closer and asked quietly, "Lord Yuan must have the guidance of a master, otherwise there would be no today."

Yuan Chengde's expression was obviously stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then he resumed his previous courtesy again, and said to the eldest grandson with a smile: "Your Excellency said that you are laughing...... If you talk about a master, when I was studying, I asked a fortune teller to tell my fortune, saying that my official luck is shallow, don't be greedy, and I can fight for a job."

The eldest grandson was also stunned, then laughed, and quipped: "There are such masters, Lord Yuan must introduce me, and I will also count them."

"Haha......"

Both of them took each other's words as a joke and had fun.

It's just that after the eldest grandson laughed, he said seemingly unintentionally: "It's difficult to mix in the court today, and if you take a wrong step, there will be no bones...... It's not wrong to ask someone like Yuan to help guide you......

"I still have a few official fortunes in my heart, but if I can climb the high branches under the guidance of the masters, I can also change my life against the sky, don't you say Lord Yuan......

Yuan Chengde didn't know what expression to make, his face was very unnatural, and in the end he could only pretend to be deaf and laugh awkwardly.

The eldest grandson didn't care about Yuan Chengde's pretending to be deaf and dumb, but then said to himself: "Lord Zhou is the best example, back then it was just a temple, but look at it now...... That's not climbing ......."

The eldest grandson stopped abruptly, and Yuan Chengde had already completely attached his fat body to the window on this side.

Dali Siqing is a real boss in today's court, who doesn't want to hear about the history of such a big man.

It's just that the eldest grandson suddenly seemed to have violated a taboo, and said with his palm: "Look at my mouth, I have started to talk nonsense again, Lord Yuan should not be concerned."

Yuan Chengde sat up straight in disappointment, saying that he hadn't heard anything.

After a while, the eldest grandson seemed to have something in his stomach, not vomiting or unhappy, and couldn't help but speak, "Lord Zhou can have today's status, it all depends on his own ability."

Yuan Chengde smiled and echoed when he heard this, but he thought in his heart, "I believe you are a ghost".

When the eldest grandson saw Yuan Chengde's appearance, he seemed to see what he was thinking, and suddenly said in a hurry, "Lord Yuan, don't you believe it?"

"Where there is......

The eldest grandson is like a boss at this time, and he must convince Yuan Chengde.

"Lord Zhou often educates me that I can't be a stunned young man in Dali Temple, I only know how to investigate the case with my head covered, and I don't know how I died one day......

Yuan Chengde deeply agreed with this sentence, even if he had never been in Dali Temple, but he understood the darkness of officialdom, and he only knew that a single mind to investigate the case would definitely not be long-term, at least in today's imperial court.

The eldest grandson continued: "Lord Zhou said that the investigation of the case is not only to see the facts of the case, but also to see the human feelings......

"Favors?"

Yuan Chengde was a little puzzled.

The eldest grandson leaned in and explained in a low voice, "If the case is complicated, the interpersonal relationships involved behind it must be more complicated...... If the case is not easy to move forward, then start with human feelings, and find out which people can move and who can't touch it, and we must find out as soon as possible......

"This is more important than the facts of the case, otherwise one day I touched someone who shouldn't have been touched, and the case was lost before I understood it, so it wouldn't be wronged......

Yuan Chengde suddenly realized, the two looked at each other, and they both smiled heartily.

But Yuan Chengde realized something.

The other party is reminding himself to show the background so as not to be injured by mistake.

Yuan Chengde pretended to be casual and said, "Yuan is not as perceptive as the nameless adult, and he can be deeply trusted...... Yuan just relied on his loyalty and honesty to do some chores for the adults......

The eldest grandson understood that the first "adult" in Yuan Chengde's sentence referred to himself, while the other "adult" referred to the people behind him.

Yuan Chengde continued, "But I still want to remind my lords that we as servants must understand who our master is......

"No matter how the imperial court changes, it will never be able to jump out of the 'Tang surname...... Sir, don't you think so?"

Yuan Chengde completely lost his courteous appearance at this time, and there were advice and warnings in his eyes.

Under Yuan Chengde's scorching gaze, the eldest grandson was first stunned, then frightened, and finally enlightened.

Then the eldest grandson clasped his fists at Yuan Chengde and said gratefully, "Thank you Lord Yuan for your advice!"

"It turns out that the master is around, why do you need to introduce it again!"

The eldest grandson's praise matched the previous emotional changes, which made Yuan Chengde extremely useful.

"Haha, the nameless lord is serious......

At this time, Yuan Chengde was no longer guarded in his eyes.