The county government is the back of the office.

"Xiao Feng, you brought down Liu Cheng's evil officials this time, and eradicated a major tumor in the officialdom for my Dachu, which can be called a meritorious record! What reward do you want, just say it! ”

As soon as he finished the ceremony, Li Shan went straight to the point.

Xiao Feng made a gesture, and his mind was racing.

"If Master Li really has this intention, then Xiao will take the liberty of it. Please give me a penny and use it as my hard-earned money. ”

His tone was firm and attentive.

"What? A penny? Xiao Feng, do you know how much you have contributed to the rectification of the rule of officials, as long as I write Liu Cheng's matter to Your Majesty, you can at least be an eight-rank official! ”

Xiao Feng still maintained the smile on his face.

"I know, it's just that I, Xiao Mouzhi, am not here."

Li Shan's face showed three points of gloom.

"Isn't it here? Talents like you should go to the court to show their strength! Now that the court is actually filthy, the Great Chu River is already in danger, only by bringing more upright young people like you can we change the atmosphere of officialdom and set things right! Do you understand? ”

"If the adults summoned me to be an official to set things right, then Xiao has a few words to say."

As he spoke, Xiao Feng looked at the servants and guards beside Li Shan.

Li Shan waved his hand: "You wait for all to retreat." ”

The crowd immediately retreated, except for a young man sitting in a chair beside him.

Xiao Feng knew that he was the eldest son of the Li family, so he didn't care about it anymore.

"My lord, since ancient times, reformers have carried a lot of vehicles, but there are few successes, why is this?"

"It's because most people only want to achieve justice in their hearts with their passion, but ignore the intricate social structure behind it, so they are doomed to fail."

Li Shan disagreed.

"The Great Chu River is already terminally ill, as the people of Great Chu, should I watch the Great Chu sink day by day, until it is subverted?"

"Naturally!"

"Lord Li, it is true that thunder means are needed to set things right. But have you ever wondered if overkill really works? ”

"In the eyes of your Lord Li, officialdom has been decayed, staggered, and effective from the top to the bottom. All evil officials like Liu Cheng should be eliminated immediately, and all officials should care about the people and serve the public wholeheartedly. And in my eyes, this idea is really stupid! ”

Without waiting for Li Shan to react, the eldest son of the Li family took the case.

"What's wrong with that, you don't have to talk about it!"

"Zhuang'er stepped back and let him finish."

Xiao Feng glanced at him.

"Let the civil and military officials think about the common people and open the way for the vast number of poor people, it is completely the moon in the water and the flower in the mirror! Master Li, let me ask you, why do people like to be officials? ”

"Naturally, I am serving the court!"

"Serve the court? If you let your son abandon his official status and go to the countryside to study hard in the cold window, you can bear to leave him to serve the court? ”

Li Shan was speechless for a while, although he was dedicated to the public, but this son was the meat of his heart.

"Lord Li, even if bribery is common in the imperial court today and evil officials are rampant, the people's lives are generally stable and prosperous. As the saying goes, officials first for selfishness, no matter how great a person is, he can't accept that his three generations of business are no match for others. ”

"There are flatteries and deceitful in the court, but they each perform their own duties and do their own business. Once you reach out and touch the silver in their pockets, they are bound to hug each other and use all their strength against you alone, Master Li, do you think that your strength alone is enough to deal with all of them? ”

The eldest son of the Li family seemed to disagree with Xiao Feng's words.

"Why can't you deal with them, how many people in the court have taken silver that shouldn't be taken, as long as you find evidence, why can't you bring them down."

Xiao Feng took out two ingots of silver from his money bag and put them on the table.

"In that case, please tell me which of these two ingots of silver is dirty?"

"This ......"

Xiao Feng let out a long sigh.

"Master Li, if you are imprisoned because of this matter, the scholars of the world will know that fighting with the wealthy will never end well, and when the time comes, it will be difficult for the people to gather, and Da Chu will really die. Therefore, you should recruit more virtuous people and strengthen yourself. Find the right opportunity to save the Dachu officialdom step by step! ”

Li Shan only felt that Xiao Feng's words made him pause, and slapped the table and shouted three times in a row.

"Xiao Feng, looking at the entire Great Chu, you are the only one who can say this. If you are a person like you who are willing to serve the imperial court, I am sure that more like-minded people will gather here! ”

Xiao Feng understood what Li Shan meant, but he just wanted him to be the first person in the officialdom of the Li family, and as long as he had this big face, it would be a little easier for him to recover others in the future.

However, it is a pity that Xiao Feng is unwilling and unable to join his Li clan.

"Thank you for your love, but you can't be an official below, so please find someone else."

Li Shan's expression changed a little subtly.

A chill emanated from his deep eyes.

"What does it mean not to be an official? You Xiao Feng is not from a criminal slave background, besides, I heard that you have a meritorious reputation, what can't you do? ”

Xiao Feng couldn't hide it, so he simply told the truth.

"My lord, I appreciate your kindness. However, my Xiao Feng's fame has long been replaced, and now I can only survive for a while by being a rural villager! ”

Seeing that Li Shan's face was getting more and more ugly, Xiao Feng decided not to stay any longer.

"My lord, if you have nothing else to do, please allow me to leave, there are still many things to do at home, and it is not appropriate to leave for too long."

At this point, Li Shan had no reason to stay with Xiao Feng, so he recruited a handsome man who was guarding the door.

"Steward Qing, give Xiao Feng a penny, this is what I promised him."

Although the handsome man felt strange, he immediately found a penny and respectfully placed it in Xiao Feng's hand.

"Young Master Xiao, please come here."