Rebirth of the Tang Dynasty's strongest consort

Chapter 397
Knowing that the prefect of Caozhou went straight to the granary to settle down, Fang Yiai couldn't sit still, got up and wandered back and forth, muttering: "Why doesn't the prefect of Caozhou come to the county government to settle down? What is he doing in the county granary? Could it be that he also cares about the granary that is full?" Taxes?"

Fan Jin nodded and moved forward, whispering: "The magistrate is here to urge food."

"What!" Fang Yiai snorted coldly, and a cold light flashed in his closed starry eyes, "It's not yet the time to pay the rations, what kind of rations did he come to urge?"

"Reporting to the county venerable, in previous years, it was the mid-autumn festival in August, but this time when the county lord arrived, it was changed to mid-May. I'm afraid there is something tricky about it."

Fan Jin's words integrated Fang Yiai's doubts, and the two looked at each other, thinking in unison that this matter is by no means as simple as a routine.

"Master Fan, you go to the granary to keep an eye on it first, and then go to the inner office in this county, and then you will be there." After ordering Fan to go in to find out the truth, Fang Yiai hurried back to the inner office and found Xie Yaohuan who was looking through the account books in the study.

Seeing that Fang Yiai was in a hurry, Xie Yaohuan put down the account book in her hand, frowned slightly and asked, "Why are you in such a panic?"

"The magistrate of Caozhou has arrived and is urging to send the tax and food from the county government to the Caozhou government." Looking at the table full of ledgers, Fang Yiai felt dizzy for a while, and then asked, "Is there something tricky about this ledger?"

"These ledgers are done seamlessly. There is not a single flaw in the past four years. It's really suspicious." Xie Yaohuan stood up. She didn't change into women's clothes, and wearing a green shirt saved a lot of trouble.

"Put the ledger aside, and follow the county to the granary first." In desperation, Fang Yiai grabbed Xie Yaohuan's jade hand, and led the lady officer Xie out of the study in a hurry.

Following behind Fang Yiai, Xie Yaohuan's cheeks flashed pink, her beautiful eyes were full of shyness, she bit her vermilion lips lightly, her heart was beating wildly.

"This enemy, knowing that she is a daughter, why does he act like this? Could it be that he has already regarded me as an adult in his heart."

Thinking of the emotional part, Xie Yaohuan's heart swelled quietly. The whispers she had with Qin Jingniang's pillow conversation last night immediately echoed in her ears, which made the heart of this innocent talented girl jump wildly, and she couldn't help thinking about it .

When the two came to the county government office, they saw a six-carried sedan chair parked behind the door, and four policemen with knives stood at the gate of the granary. Tiger is several levels above.

"The magistrate of Caozhou is not a small battle." With a secret admiration, Fang Yiai let go of the beauties who had been held by him all the way.

Looking back at Xie Yaohuan, seeing her face flushed, Fang Yiai was startled for a moment, and murmured: "Not feeling well? I'm afraid you got sick from fatigue during the journey? It's okay, I'll treat you at night."

After finishing speaking, Fang Yiai walked into the granary first, and saw the same four policemen standing outside the main hall of the granary. Through the open door, Wang Tong, Mei Zhusheng, Fan Jin and others were all standing in the hall, and on the main seat Sitting upright was a fat man in his forties. From the dark red official clothes he was wearing, it was not difficult to see that this man was the magistrate of Caozhou and the immediate superior of Fang County Magistrate.

Entering the main hall, Fang Yiai stood directly in front of the prefect of Caozhou, cupped his hands and said, "I'm the magistrate of Meiwu County, see the prefect."

Looking carefully at Fang Yiai, the prefect of Caozhou, who had never read the resumes of his subordinates, nodded slightly and said, "Excuse me, please sit down."

The prefect of Caozhou wanted to show off his new subordinates, so he purposely sat on the chief seat, and the remaining guest room, Yi Ai, was neither sitting nor not sitting, so after a little thought, he swaggered and sat down.

Looking at Wang Tong and Mei Zhusheng who were standing on the hatchback, seeing one person's eyes full of resentment and the other calm, Fang Yiai sneered behind his back and said, "The reason why Wang Tong moved to the prefect of Caozhou is probably because of Mei Zhusheng, an old fox. idea?"

When Xie Yaohuan in men's clothing entered the main hall, Fang Yiai pointed at her and Fan Jin and said, "These are the two newly hired masters in the humble job, in charge of Zhengbi and Shuqi."

"Master Mei has always been able to do things well, why did the county magistrate do so much?" Caozhou magistrate's seemingly unintentional sentence clearly named his close friendship with Mei Zhusheng, and at the same time it sounded the alarm for Fang Yiai.

"Is the county magistrate from Beijing? I don't know where he came from? What's his surname?" The prefect of Caozhou is bad because he hasn't read Fang Yiai's resume. No matter how courageous he was, he dared not sit on the chief seat, leisurely questioning the situation of the county magistrate Fang.

"This fat man doesn't know my identity?" Fang Yiai muttered, and instantly understood the details, "It must be that Wansui suppressed my resume on purpose, and in addition, there are many noble houses in Chang'an City. The eyes and ears of the Imperial Army, that old fox Changsun Wuji must have smelled it, that's why he hasn't sent a letter to Changsun Anye for so long."

"Hey, now I've picked up a bargain. Who can pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger?"

After making up her mind, Fang Yiai put on a respectful expression, cupped her hands and said, "The student is indeed from Chang'an, originally he was born as a top-ranked Jinshi in this discipline, and his surname is Fang."

"The surname is Fang!" The magistrate of Caozhou's face sank, he turned his head to look at Fang Yiai, sat up a little, and said tentatively: "The ancestral home of Fang County Magistrate is Linzi, Qizhou?"

"The student's ancestral home in Jingxiang Public Security County, Huguang, is not from Linzi." Fang Yiai said nonsense, after all, a person who dared to fool Tang Taizong would be afraid of a fourth-rank prefect.

Hearing about Fang Yiai's ancestral hometown, Caozhou prefect's expression eased. He looked at Fang Yiai and asked tentatively, "The county magistrate was born in Chang'an, and he has the same surname as the head of the dynasty. May I ask if he is from the same family as Prime Minister Fang?"

"The student's family was poor since he was a child, and he and Prime Minister Fang only have the same surname, but they are of the same family and clan, but they dare not climb high."

"Hmph! I thought you had something to do with that old Fang Xuanling, but I didn't expect you to be a stunned young man! Yesterday, I beat Wang Tong violently in the street. It was obvious that I didn't take my family seriously. You must be treated properly!"

With a curse in his heart, the magistrate of Caozhou brought the topic back to taxation and grain, "Magistrate Fang, this time the government came here to collect tax grains, but I just heard that the county magistrate Fang wants to open a warehouse to release grain without permission? Why not Make a report to the government?"

Seeing that the prefect of Caozhou knew the reason and asked, Fang Yi said lovingly: "Do I still have to send you a report? There are two loyal dogs, Wang Tong and Mei Zhusheng, and you have already smelled it!"

"The humble official saw the misery of the people under his command, and he was so passionate about it that he came up with the reason for opening the warehouse to release the grain. In a hurry, he forgot to report to the magistrate."

Fang Yi's love for the show, and his deliberate show of weakness, has deceived the prefect of Caozhou, and even Mei Zhusheng, who has confronted him several times, has not seen the flaw.

"This baby is young after all. It's just a matter of bickering with the old man on weekdays, but when you meet your immediate boss, don't you have to admit your mistakes obediently?" Mei Zhusheng nodded and smiled, how could he know that this is a trick that "Wen Chaogong" is good at.

The magistrate of Caozhou nodded his head, stroked his beard and said, "In that case, this tax and grain."

After half-talking, the prefect of Caozhou silently watched Fang Yiai, obviously wanting to test his feelings.

"The tax and food officials will send people to Caozhou tomorrow, how about today?" Fang Yiai stood up, deliberately pretending to be anxious, and asked softly with her head down.

"It's not in a hurry. I'll let Master Mei arrange it in the next few days, and just send the tax and food to the government office. The magistrate of Fang County should rest for a few more days after traveling a long way."

The magistrate of Caozhou was very satisfied with Fang Yi'ai's response. In his opinion, Meiwu County has one plum and bamboo student, and it is enough for Fang Yi'ai to come here and act honestly for two years. There will be one more unjust dead water ghost.

"It's all up to the magistrate." Fang Yiai turned to look at Mei Zhusheng, and asked in a low voice: "The magistrate has come a long way and probably hasn't eaten yet, and it's almost noon now, so I wonder if there is any good place to go in Meiwu County? "

Mei Zhusheng took a step forward, cupped his hands and said, "There is a Huimenglou in the east city, and the dishes are delicious."

"How about asking the magistrate to move back to Menglou? Or let the subordinates do their best." Fang Yi'ai had a humble face, and the trick of pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger became more and more handy.

"Okay, so Wang Dutou and Master Mei." The magistrate of Caozhou stood up, looked at Fan Jin and Xie Yaohuan who were standing aside, with a trace of contempt on his lips, and said, "The two newly hired masters should go too."

When Mei Zhusheng and Wang Tong accompanied the prefect of Caozhou out of the main hall, Fang Yiai lowered her palms, walked up to Fan Jin and said, "Be careful during the banquet, you must not drink."

"Drinking. Students must not go to Huimenglou to drink." Fan Jin waved his hands and took a few steps back, as if he had seen a man-eating tiger.

Seeing Fan Jin's face change, Fang Yiai let out a light sigh, "What's wrong? Huimenglou is the execution ground? What are you afraid of?"

"Reporting to the county lord, Huimenglou is very dirty, very dirty, this place of fireworks is definitely not a place for gentlemen to go to."

As soon as Fan Jin said this, Xie Yaohuan, who was standing aside, stared fiercely at Fang Yiai with her almond eyes, as if she wanted to peel her alive.

"Huimenglou Pingkangfang? There is also a brothel in Meiwu County? This county is just playing on the spot, and the two masters can supervise this county!"

After licking her face and saying her self-proving innocence, Fang Yiai quickly walked out of the main hall, not daring to look at Xie Yaohuan's cold gaze like a cold sword.

(End of this chapter)