I'm just a soldier, why should I fight you in a duel?

The two of them were so busy that they had to face each other.

"Please, Lord Wei, save our lives for the sake of our colleagues in Lin'an!"

"Yes, Lord!"

"Please, Lord Wei, please be kind and say a few good words for us in Lord Liu's ear."

The three people behind him also stood up and took out a few banknotes from their arms and put them on the table in front of Wei Yuan.

"Alas!"

Wei Yuan sighed and glanced at the banknotes on the table.

"This..."

"This is a bit difficult!"

"You may not know that this inspector Liu from Kyoto is famous for being intolerant of any injustice."

"Over the years, there have been at least 800 officials who have fallen into her hands."

The county magistrate's eyelids twitched a few times, and his lips trembled and he choked with sobs.

"Sir Wei, we are also helpless and have no way to express our suffering!"

"Although we all have official positions, we are insignificant in the county government."

"Yes! Sir Wei!"

The county lieutenant on the side could not suppress the fear in his heart, and said in anger with tears in his eyes.

"The four of us originally disagreed with this matter of eating empty salaries."

"How could that bandit Lu actually send his men to threaten us?"

"He said that if we didn't obey, he would kill our families."

"We really had no choice but to succumb to the tyranny of bandit Lu."

"Now that bandit Lu is dead, we muster up the courage to meet you, sir."

The two chief clerks who had never spoken could not help but burst into tears when they saw their two superiors working so hard, and they bowed their hands in gratitude.

"Thank you, sir Wei, for killing this bandit and returning peace to my Lin'an County."

"Sir Wei is the justice of my Lin'an County!"

Looking at their indignant faces, Wei Yuan couldn't help but twitch his mouth a few times.

He was so angry that he immediately stepped forward and slapped them a few times.

But on second thought,

This crime of "eating empty salaries" doesn't seem to be a new thing in Daqian.

At most, most of the family property will be confiscated, and a few years of salary will be fined.

It's not a big deal, and you can't even be demoted.

I'm afraid I'll have to stay in Lin'an County for a few more years in the future, and it's not good to make enemies with these people.

If this matter is really exposed, I won't get any benefits.

It's better to...

Just let it go for the sake of the silver bills.

After a long silence,

Wei Yuan took the silver bills on the table with a big face.

After a rough count, the four people took out a total of 100,000 taels of silver.

Putting the silver bills back to their original place, Wei Yuan poured himself a cup of tea, with a somewhat embarrassed expression.

"Everyone!"

"This matter is really difficult to handle!"

"It's not that I don't want to help you, but I, Wei, really have no power."

Wei Yuan took a sip of tea, closed his eyes and leaned lazily on the back of the chair.

He didn't speak again.

Several people are old foxes who have been in the officialdom for many years.

Seeing Wei Yuan's embarrassment, they knew they had made the right bet.

This time there is definitely a chance!

The county magistrate gritted his teeth and hurriedly clasped his fists and bowed.

"We are stupid, but we hope that Lord Wei will be kind and point out a clear path for us."

"From now on, we will follow Lord Wei's lead."

Wei Yuan opened his narrow eyes and his mouth curled up slowly.

"Is it really so?"

Several people clasped their fists and bowed without hesitation.

"I will never break my promise!"

"Okay!"

Wei Yuan kept tapping the wooden table with his fingers, thought for a moment, and slowly uttered three words.

"You have to pay more!"

The faces of the four people suddenly froze at the same time.

Wei Yuan's tiger eyes were erected, and he snorted with displeasure.

"What?"

"I, Wei, am a decent person!"

"Do you think I am someone who takes advantage of others' misfortunes?"

The county magistrate came to his senses, his wrinkled face wrinkled, and he hurriedly explained.

"Sir Wei, you misunderstood. How can we judge your noble mind with our mean heart!"

"It's just...it's just that we really want to..."

"How foolish!"

Before the county magistrate finished speaking, Wei Yuan interrupted him and said with great sorrow.

"Who is this money to be given to?"

He pointed outside the door.

"You may not know what his status is, but I, Wei, know it very well."

"If you can really get close to that thigh, will it be difficult for you to rise to prominence in the future?"

He swept his sincere eyes over everyone present.

"You really don't have any ambition?"

"Are you willing to die in this poor Lin'an County?"

After hearing this

The people present were stunned for a moment, frowning and clenching their fists.

His expression was tangled, as if he was moved by what Wei Yuan said.

Cheng Ren, who was the only bystander, lowered his head, and his shoulders trembled visibly.

"Ahem!"

Wei Yuan coughed twice seriously, and Cheng Ren quickly raised his head to return to his original state.

But for some reason, the corner of his mouth raised an arc.

After a long time,

One of the middle-aged chief clerks suddenly loosened his tightly clenched fists, as if he had made some kind of decision.

Wei Yuan's words were deeply engraved in his mind.

He was still young and had many ambitions in his heart that he wanted to display.

But there was no one above him, and he could not be promoted even if he was old.

Seeing the opportunity in front of him, how could he not want to fight?

Anyway, he was already at the bottom of the valley, so how bad could he be?

Thinking of this, he clasped his fists and said with absolute certainty.

"Sir Wei, I will go home to collect money now."

"I hope you can give me more time."

Seeing that he spoke first, the other three also said.

"Sir Wei, I will go home to sell my property now."

"Sir Wei, you must keep Sir Liu!"

Scanning the old faces full of fighting spirit, Wei Yuan smiled with relief and clasped his fists solemnly.

"Don't worry, everyone, I will do my best to deal with you."

"Thank you, Sir Wei!"

After saying that, the four of them rushed out of the military mansion and ran towards their homes.

...

Comfortable!

Wei Yuan laughed loudly and picked up the teacup on the table and drank it all in one gulp.

Just relying on his mouth, he can fool so much money.

This tiger skin is really fun!

"Sir Wei?"

A voice as soft as a mosquito sounded in his ears, and Wei Yuan realized that the head of the yamen, Cheng, had not left yet.

"Hmm?"

"What else does Cheng want?"

As he was in high spirits, Wei Yuan tried to calm down, showing a harmless smile and asked softly.

Cheng Ren's tiger body trembled visibly, his Adam's apple rolled, and he swallowed his saliva.

He always felt that the expression of the person in front of him was a little scary, like a smiling tiger.

He was really a man who would eat people without leaving any bones.

He trembled and took out a silver note from his arms and handed it over.

Wei Yuan glanced at it,

It was a silver note of three hundred taels.

"What?"

Wei Yuan asked with interest.

"Could it be that you, Cheng, are also interested in this promotion?"

Cheng Ren smiled bitterly and lowered his head.

"Master Wei, you are joking. I am a dull person. I am not as ambitious as you."

"I am content to be a head constable in Lin'an County."

Wei Yuan raised his eyebrows and said in surprise.

"You are a very insightful person!"

"But what does this silver mean?"

"You are too kind. I am just a bystander."

"This is the stolen silver from gambling that day. I hope you will accept it."

Cheng Ren walked forward and silently placed the banknote on the table.

"If you don't have any instructions, I will leave first."

Looking at the back that left without hesitation, Wei Yuan's expression showed some admiration.

This kind of self-aware person is not common.

Thinking of this,

Wei Yuan said.

"Wait!"