Jiang Hu Qi Gong Lu

Chapter 134 Taking office
Lin Xiqi rubbed her head and said, "Isn't it for Senior Brother?"

Seeing that Renjiang wanted to knock him again, Lin Xiqi hurriedly shouted: "Okay, okay, I won't say anything. I didn't expect the Chiyan faction to put their posture so low, it's so different from Liushamen."

"The Liusha Gate has been too inflated recently." Renjiang said, "With the support of the Seven Star Sect, it is a bit unscrupulous."

Lin Xiqi nodded, now that the Liusha Sect is gradually gaining the upper hand, the Chiyan Sect is now almost suppressed in Dunhuang City, and basically cannot be touched in other places.

There were too many people who fell into trouble, and the power of Liushamen rose sharply.

"Brother, hurry up and integrate the forces on the site, and let Liushamen have a good drink as long as there is a chance." Lin Xiqi said.

He didn't have any affection for Quicksandra.

"Eat and sleep again, sleep and eat, you're going to be lazy." Lin Xiqi returned to Sifang Inn, rubbed Xiaohu's head hard and said.

Xiaohu gave a low growl with sleepy eyes, turned over and continued to sleep.

In fact, Lin Xiqi knew that Xiaohu was not lazy at all, it usually practiced in dreams at night.

If he uses the Mengyan Divine Art, Xiaohu will stay by his side and he can also enter the dreamland.

Otherwise, it will also take the dream pill by itself and practice in the dream.

Four days later, Du Fu came to look for Lin Xiqi, holding a small square wooden box in his hand.

"It's done?" Lin Xiqi asked.

"Master, this is the official seal!" Du Fuchong said as he handed the small wooden box to Lin Xiqi.

Lin Xiqi took a quick look, and it turned out to be the official seal of the magistrate of Sandao County.

"So I'm the magistrate of Sandao County?" Lin Xiqi still felt a little weird, so I became an official?
"Yes." Du Fuchong smiled and said, "The Sheriff's Mansion is dark enough, and the old slave spent 100 million taels to complete it."

Lin Xiqi frowned and said, "There are so many more, what's the trouble?"

"Someone also wanted to get the county magistrate's position." Du Fuchong said, "Later, the old slave inquired about it. It was the people from Liushamen, and they wanted to drive a nail in Sandao County."

"It's Liushamen again." Lin Xiqi said indifferently, "I didn't expect that the county guard would not give Liushamen face. Don't they know that Liushamen has the support of Seven Star Sect?"

"It's not that the sheriff's office doesn't give Liushamen face, but that the old slave's bid is much higher than that of Liushamen." Du Fuchong said.

Lin Xiqi nodded, still understanding in her heart.

The Sheriff's Mansion is under the imperial court, even if the Liusha Sect replaces the Chiyan Sect, the Sheriff's Mansion will not be too big.

As long as the Sheriff's Office has money to make, it doesn't matter who it is.

"I will take office tomorrow." Lin Xiqi said.

"Do you need to arrange troops?" Du Fuchong asked.

"Not for the time being, I'll check the situation first," Lin Xiqi said.

The county government of Sandao County is in Sandao City.

A day later, Lin Xiqi showed up in Sandao County with Xiaohu.

The county town of Sandao County is very dilapidated, most of the city walls have collapsed and have not been repaired for many years.

Seeing such a situation, Lin Xiqi still understood in his heart.

Each county magistrate usually lasts for five years. After five years, if there are no accidents, he can be transferred to other places.

All the county magistrates who came here to take office thought that they could leave after five years, so they had no intention of repairing the city wall.

In particular, Dunhuang County was far away from the emperor, and the Seven Star Sect was very powerful. As an official, he didn't provoke the people in the rivers and lakes here. These officials just wanted to survive five years in peace.

Lin Xiqi inquired and came to the county government office.

The county yamen was also dilapidated, and a yamen servant leaned against the gate and fell asleep.

"It sucks." Lin Xiqi thought to himself, "Looking at the appearance of this yamen servant, it is definitely the same as usual."

Lin Xiqi stepped forward and kicked the yamen servant awake.

"Who? Who is looking for death?" The yamen servant was still a little confused. He was woken up by someone, and he hadn't kicked him yet. He was in a very bad mood and couldn't help shouting.

After a while, he woke up and saw a boy standing in front of him.

Judging by the dress of the other party, he is not an ordinary person.

The yamen servant suppressed his temper and asked, "What's the matter with you? Sigh, why did you trespass on the county yamen..."

Before he finished speaking, Lin Xiqi went straight into the county office.

Soon came to the county government lobby, Lin Xiqi looked at the dilapidated house, also a little speechless.

"Go, call all the people from the county government, I want to lecture you!" Lin Xiqi said lightly.

The yamen servant originally wanted to chase people away, but after hearing Lin Xiqi's words, he couldn't help being stunned.

"Are you~~ are you the new county magistrate?" The yamen servant responded and asked.

Lin Xiqi flashed the official seal and said, "Did you see it?"

The yamen servant hurriedly nodded and said, "Young one, call for someone immediately."

Although this adult is a little younger, the official seal should be true.

Even if I don't know him, when Mr. Chen comes over, he will be able to tell the truth from the fake.

After a while, some people came in here and there.

Most of them are yamen servants, only one dressed as a scribe in his 40s. He took a closer look at Lin Xiqi's official seal.

"I've met you, my lord!" The scribe bowed to Lin Xiqi, confirming that Lin Xiqi was the real county magistrate.

"Are you the master here?" Lin Xiqi asked.

"Not really, student Chen Changjie, from Sandao County." The master said, "Every magistrate will bring his own master, and the younger ones usually help with the affairs of the county government. It has been more than 20 years."

Lin Xiqi heard what he meant. Chen Changjie was not from the county magistrate, but a local.

And it has been here for more than 20 years, and it is obviously not taken seriously.

However, he is a local and has more than 20 years of experience, so he hopes to get some reuse.

Generally speaking, the magistrate who took office would bring his own master, but he didn't bring anyone with him.

Probably this made Chen Changjie a little bit excited.

"Is everyone here? Tell me about the situation of the county government?" Lin Xiqi asked while sitting on a chair.

"If you go back to your lord, only Wang Dong and Wang Butou have yet to arrive." Chen Changjie said.

"Let's talk about the situation first." Lin Xiqi waved his hand.

He doesn't care about Wang Butou or Zhang Butou, they will all be replaced at that time.

So, Chen Changjie reported to the staff of the county government and Lin Xiqi.

Apart from Chen Changjie, there are no other civil servants in the county government office, nor are there any magistrates, chief registrants, and the like.

There are really not many people who will come here to work.

There were a total of twelve yamen servants, including Wang Dong who didn't show up.

In a normal county, there are at least hundreds of government officials.

Some larger counties may have more.

From Chen Changjie's mouth, I learned that the county has already owed the salaries of the yamen servants for more than half a year.

Here, the yamen servants had nothing to earn, and in the end most of them couldn't do it anymore and left one after another. There were only a dozen or so yamen servants left.

People in the arena outside are stronger than them, so they don't pay attention to them at all.

And the magistrate only cares about his own benefits, and doesn't bother to care about the rest.

The arrears of salary and silver are the affairs of the court, and it is impossible for the magistrate to pay for it himself.

At that time, the county magistrate raised a group of cronies to protect his safety. As for these yamen servants, let them fend for themselves.

"Mr. Chen should be famous, right?" Lin Xiqi asked after listening.

"Juren." Chen Changjie said.

"My lord, Mr. Chen is a child prodigy in our Sandao County and even Liangzhou." A yamen servant hurriedly shouted.

"Nonsense." Chen Changjie scolded.

"Tell me, I'm very interested." Lin Xiqi smiled.

The yamen servant then told Lin Xiqi about Cheng Chen Changjie.

Chen Changjie was selected as a scholar at the age of ten, and a candidate for Juren at the age of 13. He deserved his name as a child prodigy.

It's a pity that he was unlucky. When he was 15 years old, when he went to Beijing to rush for the exam, he offended the son of an official, was framed, and was implicated in the cheating case in the exam room that year.

Later, there was no conclusive evidence, so there was no sentence.

But Chen Changjie was also banned from the exam for life, and finally had to return to his hometown, and later found a job in the county government to make a living.

Except that the previous magistrates had their own masters, they would not really reuse a person with a stain on him.

Even if there is no evidence for this matter, it has had a huge impact on Chen Changjie's life.

No matter how ambitious Chen Changjie is, he cannot realize his ideal.

(End of this chapter)