The county magistrate then invited Ye and Cai to sit in the second hall, serving tea while asking with a smile on his face: "This errand can be handed over to someone to do, why do you come to visit the county in person?" ”

Ye Yongjia saw that his face was slightly drunk, so he didn't take the tea, and said coldly: "Don't worry, I still have to ask you." A dignified Ninghe magistrate, he actually drank in the yamen, and he still drank like this. What, don't want to do it anymore? If you don't want to do a big job, you can take off this official uniform and go home. ”

The county magistrate was terrified, hurriedly put down the tea bowl, and knelt down suddenly: "Adults are angry, adults are angry." The lower officials are conscientious and conscientious on weekdays, and they never drink heavily; However, I have been depressed for a little personal matter recently, so I am greedy for these few mouthfuls of yellow soup, which is really an unintentional loss...... I hope you will forgive the villain, and you will be able to make meritorious contributions! ”

Before Ye Yongjia could reply, he saw Cai Xianqing helping him up with a smile: "Since the county magistrate is so determined, it means that his ambition is still there, how can this official not allow it?" There is a great achievement right now, just waiting for the magistrate to establish it. ”

The county commander was stunned for a moment, and then bowed again: "If it is within his ability, the villain must do his best!" ”

"You also have to ask Ye Shangshu about this." Cai Xianqing glanced at it.

Although Ye Yongjia was unhappy in his heart, seeing that he had already said such a thing, he had no choice but to push the boat down the river: "For Cai Shilang's sake, I will reward you for this face." But if you do it again in the future, there is no reason to tolerate it! ”

"Yes, yes......" The county magistrate was speechless, and only kowtowed two heads in fear.

"The task we have given you is not difficult, that is, to report the news from Beitang to the Ministry of War one by one, and you must not harbor selfish intentions or conceal fraud in the slightest. If you can't even do this, it is an extravagant hope to make meritorious contributions. ”

The county magistrate dared to hesitate at this moment, and then replied: "Thank you two for your kindness!" ”

"Then you should talk about Wu Sijing first." Ye Yongjia said.

"Wu, Wu Sijing?" The county commander's body shrank suddenly, "...... What does he have to say. ”

"I have visited several times, and I have repeatedly heard the people in the village and township say that this person is not a missionary, and he has opened more than a dozen shops in Ninghe City, and the industry is strong, and the merchants in this county can't afford to provoke him, but can he have such a situation?"

The county commander gritted his trembling teeth, swallowed nervously, and kept ringing in his throat: "This is really ...... What a lie! Those people usually have nothing to do, so they love to make up nonsense, and spread those unobtrusive rumors, adults should not believe it! Fanshang is not allowed to set up an industry, this is a clear order issued by the imperial court, even if the villain has the courage to go against the holy will! Each store industry has a book to check, and the records are clear, if the adult wants to see it, the lower official will order someone to bring it up. ”

Ye Yongjia didn't believe it after all, and the county order sent a clerk to rummage through the account room, and after a while, he had already picked up the booklet.

He carefully checked the name on the booklet, but he didn't even see the word 'Wu', so he was speechless and asked someone to take it back.

"Then, this person was abducted and deceived and deceived the people, and was seen by the fisherman himself doing forbidden business with his own eyes, what do you say?"

"Beitang is a place where merchants gather, and there is a missionary temple, and the county is already strictly guarded and cannot be neglected. If the adults think that this matter is true, the villain should send troops to investigate it strictly! ”

Ye Yongjia saw that he was all vague, and he couldn't ask any details at all, so he had to nod and sigh: "Then we will believe you once." If you have the mind to be lucky and plan to hide it, it is an out-and-out capital crime! ”

The county magistrate only felt a buzzing in his ears, and hurriedly opened his throat and shouted: "Every sentence is true, every sentence is true!" ”

"Okay," Ye Yongjia said, "then we won't talk about this topic." Cai Shilang, you hand over the official documents of the imperial court to the magistrate. ”

Cai Shilang wiped the water marks on the table, then took out an official document from his arms and pressed it on the table.

"Understood," the county commander secretly breathed a sigh of relief, smiled and went to get the official document, "I'll ask someone to take it to Beitang to check ......"

"Wait!" With a 'snap', Cai Xianqing pressed his hand, "This thing is placed here." You asked someone to invite a few of them, including Wu Sijing, and we are ready to verify them face-to-face. ”

"Ah......" the county commander pinched the placket of his clothes, "Okay, okay, I'll send a messenger to ask for ...... Are you waiting here? ”

"You can wait." The two said in unison.

"Haha, it seems that I don't have hospitality. You two haven't eaten yet, have you? The county immediately prepared a few dishes, and the adults moved to the guest rooms to eat, just in time to take a nap. ”

The two of them felt that it was all right, and immediately agreed, and the county magistrate took them to the guest room, and after cleaning the house, he took his leave, closed the door, and ordered the people to go to the fire room to cook.

He went all the way back to the inner courtyard, and when he saw those Qingke gathered at a table to drink, he greeted him with a smile and said, "My lord, we are done with business, we haven't had a good time, and we will bet on a few more fucking games!" ”

"Collect all these leaf cards." The county magistrate sat on the stone bench with a depressed face, and his speech was very irritable.

The cleaners immediately restrained their smiles, didn't dare to ask, and silently put away all the cards.

"The wine is still drinking." He lifted his eyelids, his eyes full of resentment.

The Cleaners hurriedly poured it for him.

The county commander fanned his sweat-soaked clothes and said, "These two people from the military department are really unlucky!" If you have something to do with me, you still ask this, ask that, it seems to scare me to death! ”

When the Qingke saw that he spoke, they dared to follow and say two words: "The people above are all so virtuous, blindly demanding the implementation of the people below, and they don't understand the suffering of the county parents." ”

The county commander shook his head and poured himself another sip of wine: "They are especially concerned about that Wu Sijing. This man is also a bad thing, you should have heard of it, he bought those shops in the name of a local, and the government really can't do anything with him. This group of people really drilled into the eyes of money, and began to give some silver treasures to the county government, and recently developed, they made a lot of money! Bastard thing! ”

"He's still giving you a lot of benefits......"

"That's right! Because of this, I can't expose his old bottom! He slammed the flask on the table, and his speech was a little unpleasant, "I—I'm so cheap!" I was still eyeing that little bit of money at the beginning, and I made it into this field......"

"But the people of the court have come to him, and he is now in trouble. It is better for you to take advantage of the time to consult with him, and it is better that he cannot do without your help. "The Clearers have a proposal.

"I'll think about it again." The county's eyes were a little confused, he still wanted to pour out the residual wine from the wine jug to drink, but fortunately, the Qing guests still understood the matter, so they said that they took away his wine jug, and helped the county lord to sleep in the back room.