When Xia Liangdong quickly stood up and saluted, Qin Tan had already sat down on the chair opposite him without ceremony.

"The food that goes with the wine is very good. It's quite rich. Mr. Xia's life is quite prosperous. This table of wine and food probably costs two taels of silver, right? It's worth half a month's worth of food for an ordinary person." Qin Tan looked at it.

Dishes on the table.

"Xia Liangdong, the lower official, has met the Fifth Young Master of Qin. I didn't know that you are here, but it is really rude, so I would like to invite the Fifth Young Master Haihan. Young Master, please sit down. The lower official immediately asked the shopkeeper to add food and wine. The lower official offered the Fifth Young Master a few glasses of wine to show his respect.

, and apologize!" Xia Liangdong's face twisted with excitement as he kept saying.

There were countless officials in the imperial court of the Song Dynasty. No matter how big or small their official positions were, except for a very small number of officials, no one knew the power of the Prime Minister of Qin and no one wanted to climb up to the Qin Mansion. Xia Liangdong even dreamed of climbing up to the Qin Dynasty.

One of the people who likes this tall tree. It's a pity that he is just a mid-level general of the Forbidden Army in the Central Guards. There are so many officials like him in Lin'an City, how can they climb up high? Of course he has seen Qin

Tan, also knew Qin Tan's name. However, Qin Tan was a high-ranking figure that he could not reach. But today, Qin Tan actually appeared in his box, which made Xia Liangdong extremely excited, and at the same time he was a little surprised and confused.

Uneasy. He felt that something was about to happen, and he didn't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing.

"No need, Mr. Xia, I'm not here to drink. I'm here to talk to you." Qin Tan waved his hands and looked at Xia Liangdong.

"Yes, yes, what's the matter with the Fifth Young Master, but please give me your orders. I'm a humble official and I'll die through fire and water." Xia Liangdong nodded repeatedly.

"What are you talking about? What do I want you to do through fire and water? Mr. Xia, sit down and talk. I feel uncomfortable with you standing like this." Qin Tan said with a smile.

Xia Liangdong nodded in response, leaning forward and sitting on the chair opposite, looking at Qin Tan expectantly with a smile on his face, waiting for Qin Tan's words.

"Master Xia, I hear your name a lot recently. You are very famous." Qin Tan said with a smile.

Xia Liangdong said in astonishment: "What does the Fifth Young Master mean by this? How could Liangdong, a mere district police officer, have such a reputation?"

"No, you are very famous. I heard your name from my grandfather the day before yesterday. Who is my grandfather? I don't need to introduce it to you."

"Ah? Did Prime Minister Qin mention the official's name? This... how is this possible? How could Prime Minister Qin know me?" Xia Liangdong was surprised, but also happy.

"The imperial court has recently prepared to tighten discipline and rectify the administration of officials. Does Mr. Xia know about it?" Qin Tan suddenly asked.

Qin Tan's thinking was so fast that Xia Liangdong couldn't keep up. He didn't know what this had to do with him.

"With a low official rank, how can I know about the important affairs of the court? I don't know about this." Xia Liangdong said with an apologetic smile.

Qin Tan smiled and said: "It doesn't matter if you don't know. To put it simply,...many people have reported to the imperial court recently, saying that some of the officials in and outside the imperial court are very shameless, causing public resentment. The imperial court also feels that

It needs to be rectified, so the emperor and my grandfather discussed that we should catch a group of officials who have acted recklessly and punish them, so as to tighten discipline and make the people angry. Demote some, depose some, and kill some!"

Qin Tan made a gesture of slamming down the batch with his palms. Xia Liangdong shrank his neck in fright, and his scalp felt a little numb. He suddenly felt something was wrong. Why did Qin Tan tell him this?

"Someone drew up a list and reported evidence of their corruption and bending of the law to my grandfather. My grandfather recently

We often convene officials to discuss how to deal with these officials. I heard it a few times and heard your name, Mr. Xia, and it seems that you were among them." Qin Tan said calmly.

Xia Liangdong was like a thunderbolt, and he was so frightened that he slipped off his chair. Then he knelt on the ground and climbed up to Qin Tan, kowtowed and shouted: "You are wronged, Fifth Young Master. I have never done anything corrupt and perverting the law, Prime Minister Qin."

I know everything clearly, so I must never wrongly accuse a good person."

Qin Tan said coldly: "Unjustly accusing good people? To tell you the truth, I have seen the files on those officials who did bad things. Do you think that no one knows what you, Mr. Xia, did? You withheld soldiers' pay, extorted money from the people, and abused them.

Soldiers under your command, right?"

Xia Liangdong was panic-stricken and shouted repeatedly: "I don't dare, I don't dare. Don't believe these, Fifth Young Master. These are all rumors of others. If you don't believe Fifth Young Master, go to my Yamen to investigate..."

Qin Tan sneered and said: "What does it have to do with me? Do I have to go and investigate? If you say it's a rumor, then it's a rumor. Whatever you say is true. Anyway, that's what's written in the file. What's wrong with you?

It's useless for me to say. I don't care about your nonsense."

"Fifth Young Master, Fifth Young Master, please be merciful and intercede with Prime Minister Qin for the lower official. If the lower official...if he can save the lower official's life, the fifth master will be the reborn parent of the lower official. The lower official is willing to obey the fifth master with all his heart.

Drive. Please, Fifth Young Master." Xia Liangdong kowtowed as if pounding garlic. He was so frightened that his liver and gallbladder were about to burst.

Qin Tan glanced at him with disdain, sighed and said: "Mr.

It's not a big deal. As long as my grandfather burns your files, nothing will happen. For my grandfather, this is a piece of cake. Some things may be related to your wealth and life, but in my grandfather's opinion

, it’s as easy as blowing a breath to blow away a handful of dust. Do you understand?”

Xia Liangdong was overjoyed after hearing this. Qin Tan actually came to save him. Although this was a bit unbelievable, it was obviously a big surprise.

"I beg you, Fifth Master, to have mercy and save your life. Your Majesty..."

"Come on, come on, you don't need to swear, and I don't need you to act like a cow or a horse, through fire or water. There are so many people who want to be a cow or a horse for my Qin family, and it's not your turn, Mr. Xia. This matter is actually simple.

Very, for me, it’s a piece of cake. But..." Qin Tan frowned in thought, as if he had something to hide.

"Tell me, Fifth Young Master, if you have any orders, just tell me." Xia Liangdong said hurriedly.

"It's nothing. Is there a new boss in your yamen?" Qin Tan asked calmly.

"Yes, yes. His name is Fang Zian. What? Are the Fifth Young Master familiar with him?" Xia Liangdong nodded and said hurriedly.

"We are familiar with each other. We can't be more familiar with each other. He and I were both first-class Jinshi scholars. I was second in the imperial examination and he was third. We can be said to be colleagues of the same year. Hahahaha." Qin Tan said with a smile.

Xia Liangdong's heart skipped a beat, and he was shocked. Could it be that the Fifth Young Master of Qin and Fang Zian were friends? If that was the case, wouldn't he have stung a hornet's nest? No wonder Fang Zian was so tough, it turned out that he had such a backer.

You are blind, and you actually go against him. Now you are in trouble.

Xia Liangdong felt so regretful that he wished he could slap himself twice.

"That Fang Zian...are you still getting along with him?" Qin Tan laughed and said coldly.

"I...I...Xiaoguan

I don’t know... He is your friend. I will definitely apologize to him when I turn around. From now on... I will listen to him on all matters in the yamen." Xia Liangdong shouted tremblingly.

Qin Tan looked at Xia Liangdong with a strange expression, and immediately started laughing. Xia Liangdong was panicking, looking up at Qin Tan and laughing, at a loss. Qin Tan's laughter gradually stopped, and he shook his head and said, "He is my friend? Haha.

Haha, I can't compare to him as a friend. Fang Zian... Hehe, he is not my friend. He is the person I hate to the core. Xia Liangdong, I will not beat around the bush with you, this Fang Zian is my desire.

I have had a big quarrel with the person who got rid of him quickly. Now that he is an official in your yamen, I would like to ask you to do a small favor. If you do this favor, I will keep my promise.

You can go through this period of cleaning up the officialdom in peace. Not only will it keep you safe, but it will also ensure that you get promoted and make a fortune."

Xia Liangdong was surprised and happy when he heard this. In just a few moments, he had experienced several frights and surprises. But this time he was the happiest. It turned out that Fang Zian was the fifth master's enemy. This was so unexpected.

.

"It turns out that he is the enemy of the Fifth Young Master. I said that this person is not a thing. He is extremely arrogant and domineering. A bitch actually dares to offend the Fifth Young Master."

Qin Tan said coldly: "Don't talk nonsense. I'm just asking you if you agree to do me a small favor."

Xia Liangdong said: "I wonder what the Fifth Young Master wants me to do?"

Qin Tan said angrily: "I'm asking you whether you agree or not. Do you want me to say it first? If I say it, you will have to agree even if you don't agree."

Hearing this, Xia Liangdong raised his hands and said decisively: "Of course I agree, fifth master, but please give me your instructions."

Qin Tan nodded, smiled and whispered: "You... kill him for me."

…

The next morning, Fang Zian went to the yamen first. Unexpectedly, when Fang Zian arrived in Chenshi, people from all the government rooms in the yamen had already arrived. People who usually arrived sparsely after the hour had passed, today

They all arrived before Chen time.

Fang Zian secretly sneered. His fussing was still effective. Although Xia Liangdong had not yet surrendered, and those people still looked at him with the same fierce and disgusting eyes, they did not dare to confront him head-on.

Xia Liangdong's attitude made a 180-degree turn for some unknown reason. When Fang Zian left the Yamen and went to station under the fire-watching tower at Qiantang Gate, Xia Liangdong actually came forward with a smile and said a few words.

"Master Fang, you don't have to suffer this crime. Otherwise, let Li Dalong and Lei Hu take over their duties temporarily according to your wishes. You are the head of the Yamen, and you are also one of the chief officials. Why bother to act in person? I did the same yesterday

I didn’t think about it, I thought about it all night, this is not right. Although the two of us have some friction, we have to work together after all, and we still need to reconcile and understand each other, right?"

After hearing this, Fang Zian felt a little happy. In fact, there was no need for him to fight with Xia Liangdong. If Xia Liangdong could really change his gender, it would not be impossible for him to get along with him. Fang Zian didn't have mysophobia, nor would he because of Xia Liangdong.

He insisted on never having anything to do with him until he misbehaved. Fang Zian is not that naive and ignorant person. As long as things develop according to his own ideas, as long as things in this yamen are not so messy and not so excessive, Fang Zian will

I won't fight with others head-on.
Chapter completed!