Xie Huchen never expected that as soon as he took office, he encountered such a thorny problem, and he gradually began to understand why his father would rather be a teacher than an official.

Now his biggest problem is that he is alone, and there is no one around him who can be trusted. But fortunately, before he went to work, Yu Zhong recommended two people to him.

"My lord, are you looking for me?" Wang Zhiyuan walked in.

"Zhiyuan, you help me find two people. Xie Huchen said.

"Who are you looking for? Don't worry, my subordinates will find it for you." Wang Zhiyuan patted his chest and said. Xie Huchen took a pen and wrote the names and addresses of the two people on a piece of paper and handed them to him.

Wang Zhiyuan took his name and address, took a few officials, and came all the way to a farmhouse, walked up and knocked on the door.

"Who's it? Chickens and dogs jumping in broad daylight. A big man scolded while opening the courtyard door, and when he saw that it was Wang Zhiyuan, he immediately changed his face.

"Yo, Lord County, what kind of wind blew you here? Dahan said.

"Are you Wang Da?" Wang Zhiyuan asked angrily.

"It's the villain, I didn't do anything, right?" asked Wang Da with palpitations.

"What about your brother Wang Xiaoer?" Wang Zhiyuan ignored Wang Da and continued to ask.

Wang Da hurriedly turned his head and shouted to the courtyard: "Little Er, Little Er, someone is looking for you." ”

I saw Wang Xiaoer put on his shoulders and ran out: "Brother, what's the matter, who is looking for it?"

"You are Wang Xiaoer. Wang Zhiyuan asked again.

"Hey, it's the villain, how many officials are here?" Wang Xiaoer also asked suspiciously.

Wang Zhiyuan didn't say anything, and said to a few officials around him: "Take it down for me and take it away!"

Several officials rushed up, regardless of the three, seven or twenty, ignoring the two shouting for injustice and snatching the ground, and kidnapped the two of them with a lot of flowers.

Inner government study.

"My lord, the man has brought it back. Wang Zhiyuan ran in panting.

"Take them to the front hall to serve tea?" Xie Huchen said.

"Ahh

"What's wrong, is there any problem?" Xie Huchen asked.

"Well, my lord, didn't you tell us to catch them back?" Wang Zhiyuan asked.

"What, did you catch them back?" Xie Huchen said in surprise.

"It's not, the five flowers are tied up, and the two of them have a lot of strength. Wang Zhiyuan replied.

"Nonsense, go and loosen people, and take them to the front hall to apologize. Xie Huchen reprimanded.

Wang Zhiyuan retreated with the question mark in his head, and he was also very puzzled in his heart: "Why did you arrest someone and catch the wrong person, obviously you asked me to find someone." ”

He hurriedly asked Wang Da and Wang Xiaoer to loosen their ties and bring them to the front hall to serve tea and snacks. The two of them also wondered in their hearts, how could they just give them a big tie, which would be good tea and delicious for them to sit.

After a while, Xie Huchen shook the folding fan and walked in.

"The two of you are frightened, please have tea. Xie Huchen said.

Wang Xiaoer was drinking tea, his mouth was still stuffed with snacks, and he asked vaguely: "Hey, I said who are you, why did you tie us here in broad daylight, it scared me to death." ”

Wang Da kicked Wang Xiaoer on the side and said, "I'm blind, we are in the yamen, this must be our new county master." ”

He then knelt down respectfully, kowtowing and saying to Xie Huchen: "My lord, our two brothers are law-abiding people, and they haven't made any mistakes on weekdays, why did you tie us up today." ”

Wang Xiaoer hurriedly followed the three kneeling and nine knocks and apologized repeatedly.

Xie Huchen couldn't help but smile and said, "You two have misunderstood, please get up, I came to you for something else." ”

The panicked mood of the two calmed down a little, and they got up and sat down, looking like they were sitting on pins and needles.

"Do you still remember Yu Gongzi, who was mistakenly captured by you on Erlong Mountain a few months ago, but finally helped you cure corrupt officials?" Xie Huchen asked with a smile as he shook his folding fan.

"Ah, remember, Yu Gongzi is a good person. The two of them nodded their heads like chickens pecking rice.

"Don't hide it from the two, Yu Gongzi is my sworn brother, this time I went to Yixian County to take up a post, he specially recommended the two of you to me, saying that the two of you are straightforward, kind, and trustworthy, so I want the two of you to go to the county government to seek an errand. Xie Huchen said again.

As soon as these words came out, the two of them knelt down in flattery, and Wang Dalian said loudly: "The county master, how can our two brothers be able to do so, two rough people, who don't know a few big characters, can make the big man look at it, as long as you have the place where our brothers can go, go up the knife mountain and down the sea of fire, you don't give up." ”

Xie Huchen hurriedly got up and helped the two of them up, and said: "Hurry up, you two, please get up, I am new to Yixian, there is a shortage of trustworthy people around me, I have the heart to do more good things for the people, and there will be many things that need the help of the two in the future." ”

When the two of them heard this, they thanked them again.

"Later, I will arrange for someone to take you to go through the formalities, and you will be regarded as the tolerance of the county government, and in the future, you must remember not to forget the suffering of the people, and do not be the one who does evil. Xie Huchen said earnestly.

"Don't worry, my brothers have been poor since childhood, if it weren't for Yu Gongzi passing by last time and giving him a helping hand, I'm afraid that our two brothers are still on Erlong Mountain. Wang Da said again.

"My lord, our brothers' lives are yours in the future, you point to the east, and we will never go west. Wang Xiaoer also said.

Xie Huchen nodded with satisfaction, and then took Wang Da and Wang Xiaoer to go through the formalities and receive the clothes. The two of them have officially become a county magistrate.

Immediately afterwards, Xie Huchen summoned the county government officials and officials to give a lecture, and while announcing his own policy of governance, he also criticized some chaotic situations.

When this is criticized, some people will naturally be unhappy.

"Song Zhutou, I don't see that your breath is not very smooth. Seeing Song Zhutou walking with his head in front, Wang Zhiyuan hurriedly chased after him and asked.

"Can you be happy, this little scholar who doesn't have any hair on his mouth has even taught me Song Wu, how many years have I been a head catcher in this Yi County, do you still have to pay for tea when you drink some tea?" Song Wu said indignantly.

"Hey, haven't you seen it yet, our old man is a two-sleeved breeze, and he just burned all the things of our brothers in the strong class, you and your brothers who are in the fast class, let's take it easy. Wang Zhiyuan said.

"This can't be done, your brothers in the strong class are on duty on weekdays, and our brothers in the fast class are risking danger every day, coming and going in the wind and rain, maintaining the law and order of this land, which is no longer a little oil and water, so how can the brothers work. Song Wu complained.

"This new official has three fires, let's collect the funeral, maybe it will be fine after a while, yes, I won't tell you, the adults are still waiting for me in the study, you are busy first." After speaking, Wang Zhiyuan threw down Song Wu and sulked there, and ran away as soon as he slipped away.

Wang Zhiyuan came to the study, and Xie Huchen asked, "Zhiyuan, do you have any opinions on what I said just now?"

"Lord Hui, your style does have many differences compared to the previous masters, maybe you need some time to digest it slowly. Wang Zhiyuan hurriedly replied.

"Zhiyuan, you can understand the tax situation in this county. Xie Huchen asked instead.

"Don't dare to say anything else, the county's taxes, money, grain, household registration, and patrol and arrest, the subordinates can be said to know everything well. Wang Zhiyuan said.

"Good. Xie Huchen picked up a few account books, pretended to flip through them casually, and asked, "Zhiyuan, have you read these account books?"

"Of course, I have seen that every account book has been reviewed by subordinates before being sealed. Wang Zhiyuan replied.

"No wonder the accounts are all done clearly, with the slightest error. Xie Huchen said, but the corners of his eyes were secretly paying attention to Wang Zhiyuan's expression.

I saw that his eyes were lowered, his facial expression was stiff, and he looked obviously nervous.

"Multi-...... Thank you for the compliment, it's all a matter of subordinate. Wang Zhiyuan lowered his head and replied.

"Well, when the official first arrived, he discovered some drawbacks in this tax, and there were even tax collectors who set up names to collect miscellaneous taxes and fish the people, you know these things. Xie Huchen asked.

"My lord, the affairs of this county government are cumbersome, and I don't know much about some of the things that these lower-level officials do on weekdays, but fortunately, my lord found out in time, punished them in time, and saved the people from fire and ......water," Wang Zhiyuan said.

Hearing this, Xie Huchen already had an idea in his heart, this Wang Zhiyuan must have known about this tax matter, but for some reasons, he didn't dare to tell the truth to himself, so he didn't know if he had received benefits in this matter.

"By the way, today's master Huang Yibai of the state capital is here, and he mentioned to me about the taxes in these counties, saying that the new Master Zhuang asked our counties to strictly investigate taxes, do you know about this. Xie Huchen pretended to say this sentence unintentionally.

When Wang Zhiyuan heard this, he obviously hesitated, and replied: "Lord Hui, this new Jiangzhou Governor Zhuang, like you, is a recently arrived official, presumably this is also to have a comprehensive understanding of state affairs, which is also something that every superior official will advise, and adults don't have to worry, there is no problem with the county's taxes." ”

"Well, I am relieved to hear you say this, then you can step back first, this official has some other things to deal with. Xie Huchen saw that he couldn't get any more words out of Wang Zhiyuan's mouth, so he asked him to retreat first.

Looking at the account book in his hand, Xie Huchen couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

It seems that there must be many problems with the taxes in this Yi County, otherwise Wang Zhiyuan would not be so secretive, and the new Zhizhou Zhuang Menglong is also very concerned, maybe it has a lot to do with Cao Xiangui, who has fallen.

Thinking of this, Xie Huchen secretly made up his mind that he must find out about this matter, although he is a scholar, he is also quite chivalrous, for the sake of the people, he will definitely not hesitate to offend the powerful.