Early Tang Dynasty: forge ahead

Chapter 97 Zheng Rongwei Hao’s first day in office

(Note: Small mistake. In the early Tang Dynasty, the county-level official positions were county magistrate, county magistrate, county captain, and chief registrar. The previous county magistrate was wrong. It should be county magistrate. It has been corrected. Sorry!)
The day after Xu Zimu's departure was notified, Zheng Rong and Wei Hao each appeared at the county government office with documents from the court.

Chen Qingsi did not show any resistance when facing the two peach pickers. Instead, she greeted them warmly and welcomed them very much.

This is an unwritten rule in officialdom.

Discord and internal strife cannot be put on the surface, let alone undermine national affairs.

In any case, Zheng Rong and Wei Hao are official officials appointed by the imperial court. No matter how much they have opinions, they cannot be made public.

Those who are officials are number one in the city.

What's more, Chen Qingsi was already prepared.

The same is true for Zheng Rong and Wei Hao. As the newly appointed second and third leaders, no matter what their purpose is, they must respect Chen Qingsi, the superior official.

"I have met County Magistrate Chen!"

They both bowed and saluted.

Chen Qingsi nodded with a smile, accepted it calmly, and said: "You two came at the right time. Although Qingxi County is small, everything is complicated. With your help, I can feel a lot more relaxed."

Zheng Rong and Wei Hao returned the greeting again: "I am willing to serve the county magistrate!"

Chen Qingsi was really rude and said: "Just wait for what you two said. The original county government warehouse has been modified into a nursing home. Before the autumn harvest, the county government warehouse must be completed, and I am worried that no one will be responsible. , please ask Zheng County Cheng to supervise and take charge."

Zheng Rong said without any hesitation: "I will accept your order."

Chen Qingsi then looked at Wei Hao and said: "The people in Qingxi County are simple and simple, and they don't pick up things on the road. There are few robbers in the county. However, more than a month ago, a group of thieves hid in Lion's Nose, relying on it as a stronghold to commit great evil. I don’t want this situation to happen in Qingxi County, so you can lead people to search around to avoid similar situations.”

Wei Hao also did not hesitate and accepted the order loudly.

Chen Qingsi arranged the task, and did not bother to discuss it in detail. She issued an eviction order: "I still have important matters at hand, so I will not accompany you two. You two can go back to your house to rest, or you can go to the office to take over the affairs. You two The offices are in the left and right courtyards, and they are all well-marked and easy to find. In addition, you can come to the county government office for dinner in the evening, and I will introduce you to my colleagues."

Zheng Rong and Wei Hao were ordered to leave together.

Chen Qingsi watched the two people leave, still busy with what she was doing.

Still with the same attitude, he didn't mind if someone came to drink soup.But if you want to reach into his bowl and grab the meat, you can't.

Zheng Rong and Wei Hao did not choose to return to their house, but went to the office separately to prepare for taking over their new jobs.

Zheng Rong walked into the county magistrate's office, looked at everything neatly around him, sat down on his seat, closed his eyes and pondered. After waiting for a long time, he found that no one came to say hello, a trace of ridicule flashed in his eyes, and he couldn't help but secretly Thinking: "Is this a show of authority? You are so eager to show off your poor authority."

A Tianshehan is a Tianshehan. It is ridiculous to be so impatient and resort to such despicable means.

With a hint of ferocity in his eyes, he strode out of the office and walked in a random direction. Unexpectedly, he found that there was not a single person in sight in the huge county government hall.

What's happening here?
After passing through the first door, Zheng Rongcai saw someone posting old files and documents in the yard. He hurriedly stepped forward and said, "I am the newly appointed Magistrate of Qingxi County..."

After hearing someone's introduction, the other party reacted and turned around, but it was an old man who came forward to bow and said: "I have met the county magistrate, Su Yi."

Zheng Rong frowned and returned the greeting: "I wonder if the old man has any position? Why is there no one in the county government?"

Su Yi said hurriedly: "The old man has no authority, he is just an old man. He was rewarded by the county magistrate and worked as a handyman for the county government to make a living. As for why there are no people in the county government? The county magistrate should be in the lobby. If he is not there, Jiang Wenshu and Shi Zuoshi will also be left in charge, and it is impossible for them all to be in the county government." Zheng Rong said: "There is no one else except the county government?"

Only then did Su Yi realize the meaning of Zheng Rong's words and said with emotion: "The county magistrate has just taken office and does not know our County Magistrate Chen yet. Magistrate Chen is considerate of the situation in the county and leads by example. In addition to the serving subordinates, We didn’t hire too many servants, and we did a lot of things ourselves. There was no one in the county government office, and most of them went to work on orders.”

Zheng Rong was stunned for a long time. This was the first time he encountered such a situation. He asked, "Where is the county chief? I would like to know about the situation in the county..."

Su Yi said: "Master Lei always leaves early and comes back late, which is the most difficult. If the county magistrate wants to check the household registration book, he can go to the county magistrate. He also has the key."

Zheng Rong originally wanted to find a colleague to get close to him, to understand the situation in the county and see how to take action, but all the departments were out on business, and he was blinded. After thinking about it, he decided to go to Chen Qingsi to get the key.

After all, he came unexpectedly today, and the other party was unprepared. If he was delayed for one day, something might happen.

Zheng Rong once again met the magistrate of Qingxi County who was working at his desk and expressed his intention to come.He bent down and secretly watched all Chen Qingsi's movements, trying to get clues from his every move.

It turned out that Chen Qingsi didn't have any unnecessary expression at all. He just took the key from the wooden box on the side, didn't even want to get up, just threw it over and told him to go to the Archives Office, completely ignoring it.

Zheng Rong looked at the key in his hand, feeling a little confused.

Do you really have a clear conscience?

Zheng Rong did not believe in evil and rushed into the Archives Office, where he stayed for an hour and a half.

Zheng Rong is a talented person carefully cultivated by the Zheng family. If it were not for the purpose of dealing with Chen Qingsi, it would not be possible for him to come to Qingxi County to serve as county magistrate for him.

In the Zheng family's internal school, there are senior officials who specialize in teaching the experience of being an official, including how to make false accounts, how to detect false accounts, etc.

Zheng Rong is the best at this, and any falsified account books will be invisible to him.

But Qingxi County's account books are as clean as water, without any impurities.

Rubbing his tired eyes, Zheng Rong came to Wei Hao's county captain's office with some reluctance.

Before I even entered the door, I heard snoring coming from the house.

Zheng Rong looked over and saw Wei Hao, who had come with him, lying on the ground and sleeping soundly, snoring like thunder.

Thinking about his own experience, the Zheng family man was so angry that he blew his beard and glared. He stepped forward and kicked him to wake him up. He said angrily: "Brother Wei slept so soundly."

Wei Hao looked at Zheng Rong with sleepy eyes, shook his head, and said to dispel his sleepiness: "All the old cases in the county have been dealt with by County Magistrate Chen. Except for the indispensable guards at the county government warehouse, all the guards have been arranged. I have completed the mission. What else can I do besides sleeping?"

Zheng Rong took a breath of cold air, "Is it the same here?"

Wei Hao stretched out and said, "I finally understand why County Magistrate Chen assigned us a task as soon as we met today. At first, I thought it was to intimidate us, but now I know that there is no task assigned by him. The county captain can only sleep."

Glancing outside, he said softly: "Want to take him out of control?"

After saying this, he shook his head.

Zheng Rong was dissatisfied and said: "I don't believe it anymore. He has only been here for half a year, and all the chief secretaries and meritorious officers under him have the same heart as him? The two of us share the same heart, and with the strength behind us, Chen Qingsi, a peasant man, is born What do you guys want to compare with us?"

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