Coincidentally!My name is Liu Bian

Chapter 145 Don’t leave Zhuge alone anymore

"I understand." Liu Bian twitched the corner of his mouth and concluded, "In short, Mr. Zhuge Gui and Mr. Zhuge Xuan are still living in the house, right? - Great! I will see these people now. Two people!"

It seems that he hasn't seen Zhuge Gui and Zhuge Xuan for several days... It's all because he has been busy processing paperwork all day!

Rolling his eyes, he asked: "Magistrate Shi, are you okay?"

Shi Yue was stunned for a moment and said hesitantly: "I have to sort out the paperwork tonight..."

"Ah? Do you also have documents to resolve?" Liu Bian opened his mouth wide and looked at Shi Yue in disbelief: Hey, hey!Was there any mistake?On weekdays, he is busy enough with checking documents and stamping documents, but Shi Yue also wants to... Shaking his head, Liu Bian said, "Magistrate Shi, it's already very late. I'll sort out the documents tomorrow. It's not too late." ?”

Shi Yue seemed to think of something difficult, and said helplessly: "No! There will be new documents to resolve tomorrow..."

Liu Bian said "Ah" and said in surprise: "There's more?!"

Shi Yue tilted his head and said amusedly: "Of course."

"How could there be more?" Liu Bian was anxious: The more documents there are, it means that the entire Bohai County is still in dire straits... It took him and everyone else to manage it for several months, how could there be no results at all? !This unscientific!

Shi Yue carefully observed Liu Bian's reaction, saw through Liu Bian's thoughts, and explained: "Your Highness, don't be upset, this is normal! This batch of documents is like people eating. Although people can go without eating for several days, they will eventually get hungry. You must eat; and the same is true for this document review!
There will always be disagreements or conflicts between people, and there will be interactions between counties. Only with disputes and exchanges can there be value in resolving disputes and communicating with each other. These disputes and exchanges can then be written into reports. Only by turning it into a document can it express the various aspects of life in a county, a county, or even a state!
In fact, more paperwork is not necessarily a bad thing!Imagine that there are no more documents in this place. There are only two possibilities: one is that the place is prosperous and the people really live and work in peace and contentment; the other is that the place is depressed and has no population!
Although I also hope that our Nanpi County is the former, looking at it now, it is not the case!
Your Highness, what do you think? "

Liu Bian moved his lips and was speechless.

——Shi Yue is right: if you are a person in power or an official, if you think about the people, reviewing documents every day should be a habit and should not be disgusted, but should be as a habit as drinking water and eating... Otherwise, the people will have In order to meet the needs and appeals, but their ideas and suggestions cannot reach the officials, what is the need for the existence of the officials?

If the wishes of the people are ignored, one day the officials will be scolded and will be infamy for thousands of years... To refresh himself, Liu Bian does not want to be infamous at all.

"Magistrate Shi, you are right, I am shallow." Liu Bian looked solemn and agreed with Shi Yue's statement, "Although I can't finish the documents, I am very depressed; but if there are no documents, This king will be even more irritable! It’s better to have documents, it’s better to have documents.”

"Really? Really?" Shi Yue's eyes narrowed, "Every time I can help the people solve their problems, it is really a happy thing."

"Yes, yes." Liu Bian was deeply touched and couldn't help but ask, "Magistrate Shi, may I ask if the documents you received are all within Nanpi County?"

"That's right." Shi Yue made some strokes, "Usually it's trivial matters, big or small, they can't be put aside, and they can't just sit idly by... When making judgments for the people, they often lament that the other party is brainless. , or are you angry that the other party is so petty that even though it is not a serious matter, it eventually leads to a tragedy and makes people sad because of such and such problems?"

"It can only be said that every family has sutras that are difficult to recite!" Liu Bian instead comforted Shi Yue, "When life is good, everyone still has to make a fuss; when life is bad, everyone has to tighten their belts... Alas! Also! I can’t tell if that’s good or bad.”

"Isn't that a good thing?" Shi Yue joked, "At least in the prosperous times, everyone no longer has to worry about being afraid, hungry, and cold, and there is no need to break up the family due to separation of life and death...?"

"A prosperous age?" Liu Bian murmured, "Will there ever be such a day?"

"As long as His Highness maintains his original intention, he will definitely succeed." Shi Yue stared deeply at Liu Bian.

"I hope so?" Liu Bian was stunned for a moment, with thousands of thoughts on his mind.

After that, Liu Bian and Shi Yue had a heart-to-heart talk about each other's ideas, and then he blinked and said coldly: "Magnificent Shi, you also said that sorting out documents is like eating, so I decided to let you eat later—— Later, why don't you and I go to see Mr. Zhuge Gui and Mr. Zhuge Xuan?
Don’t forget that a few days ago, you promised to sell fire barrels to the other party?
How long have you left these two gentlemen in the dark and not apologized to them?
Aren't you afraid of being complained by these two gentlemen? "

Shi Yue was really stunned for a moment, then he laughed and cupped his hands and said: "His Highness has mentioned this, how dare I disobey you? - Forget it, the weather is already cold, if I buy a fire barrel now, I believe Yanzhou can use it soon. Are you ready?"

Liu Bian raised his eyebrows and said, "What? Is County Magistrate Daqing Shi going to pinch you?"

Shi Yue smiled and said nothing, and only asked: "Your Highness, why don't you ask how many fire barrels there are?"

Liu Bian then asked: "How many are there?"

Shi Yue stretched out his palm and shook it.

Liu Bian said: "——Fifty?"

Shi Yue nodded.

Liu Bian gave Shi Yue a thumbs up and praised: "Great!"

So, Liu Bian and Shi Yue, followed by a group of guards, slowly headed to the residence of Zhuge Gui and Zhuge Xuan - this made Liu Bian pat his head and ask again:

"Last time, Magistrate Yuan Jiujiu - I mean, Magistrate Yuan Jiujiu agreed with Mr. Zhuge Xuan? I thought Magistrate Yuan Jiujiu would recruit Mr. Zhuge Xuan, but didn't he?" Shi Yue said: "Recruited, but Mr. Zhuge Xuan needs to wait for a while before he can take up the post?"

Liu Bian understood and agreed with shame.

Liu Bian and Shi Yue set off.

Before departure, Shi Yue specially sent a retainer to inform the other party in advance.

Still at the Prince of Bohai's residence, Liu Bian followed Shi Yue and turned left and right. During this period, he also rode a carriage with a stick of incense and circled two gardens before arriving at his destination.

When getting out of the car, Liu Bian was in a mess in the wind, and once again lamented that the mansion he lived in was too expanded... Stepping forward, Liu Bian and Shi Yue came to the courtyard in front of Zhuge Gui and Zhuge Xuan's house. Just then, I saw Zhuge Gui and Zhuge Xuan raising their heads. When they looked up and saw them coming, they immediately stepped forward, cupped their hands and saluted:

"Meet His Highness! Meet the Magistrate of Nanpi County!"

At that time, there were only two guards around Liu Bian: He Xian and Cao Ang.

The rest of the guards were waiting outside the door.

"You two gentlemen, there is no need to be polite." Liu Bian offered support.

Zhuge Gui and Zhuge Xuan straightened up.

Afterwards, Zhuge Xuan didn't say a word, while Zhuge Gui greeted him warmly and respectfully: "I'm really flattered by your highness's visit! How many cups of wine have I prepared, and do you want your highness to taste it?"
Your Highness, please sit down. The Nanpi County Magistrate should also sit down!I'll come later. "

After saying this, Zhuge Gui went back to the house for a while, then came back with a wine pot and wine glass in his hands, which were placed on a stone table in the courtyard.Putting the wine glasses away, Zhuge Liang picked up the wine pot and poured wine into each wine glass.At the end, Zhuge Gui raised his glass and said:

"You two, I don't have anything good left. I'll take a glass of wine and I hope you'll accept it."

Liu Bian picked up a glass of wine, while Shi Yue and Zhuge Xuan dared to grab the other two glasses.

At the end, the four of them toasted each other and drank, and the distance between them suddenly became much closer.

The four of them were sitting around the stone table, and they saw Liu Bian put down his wine glass and said, "When I came here, I suddenly remembered the fire barrel... Gentlemen, can you still buy the fire barrel?"

Liu Bian asked straight to the point.

Zhuge Gui and Zhuge Xuan were stunned for a moment.

Zhuge Gui and Zhuge Xuan never expected that His Highness would ask about this matter... They were extremely moved.But he saw Zhuge Gui cupping his hands and sighing: "Buy, buy, buy! It's a pity that this fire barrel cannot be bought with a lot of money!"

After saying this, Zhuge Gui glanced at Shi Yue faintly.

Shi Yue's eyelids twitched.

Liu Bian smiled slightly and said loudly: "Mr. Gui, you misunderstood! There were too few fire barrels before, and Magistrate Shi did not dare to sell more. He was afraid that there would not be enough fire barrels, so he could only keep some for emergency use... Now I am relieved, The number of fire barrels became five hundred, enough for the two gentlemen to buy them!

Is it just the price...? "

Liu Bian stopped abruptly at the right time.

Shi Yue gasped and stared at Liu Bian.

But I saw that His Highness was extremely calm.

Shi Yue's head was covered with black lines, and he suddenly felt that he was making a fuss.

After silently gathering his emotions, Shi Yue turned to Zhuge Gui silently, just in time to meet Zhuge Gui's eyes... Calmly, Shi Yue nodded and said lightly: "Yes, the number of fire barrels has increased dramatically, but you can't buy it at a low price. ! You should know what you are doing in Nanpi County, because this county magistrate will never sell at low prices!"

Zhuge Gui and Zhuge Xuan looked at each other.

Afterwards, Zhuge Gui said cautiously and seriously: "So, how much is the price?"

(End of this chapter)