Zhou Wei left.

Xiao Cheng personally delivered it to the dock. He didn't turn around until Zhou Wei's boat disappeared from sight.

Judging from Zhou Wei's salute, he has made a lot of money in Qianzhou over the years!

Big bags, small bags, big boxes and small cages, a whole shipload.

However, this person is still good, at least in the handover, he did not make any mistakes, but very seriously and clearly handed over the big and small matters to Xiao Cheng one by one.

More importantly, he gave some reminders to Xiao Cheng. Although it was very cryptic, Xiao Cheng still accepted his feelings.

This person cannot be said to be a good person or a good official, but he is the most standard ordinary bureaucrat of this era.

In Xiao Cheng's own words, he is an official with the most basic conscience.

Such officials are the mainstream of officialdom at any time.

Officials who are too evil-minded and too corrupt will always be pulled out as role models and eliminated as a sign that the court shows to the people that they care about the people and fight corruption with an iron fist.

It is difficult for officials who are too honest and upright to go very far in the officialdom. In the face of countless obstacles, these people will probably perish halfway.

The ones who can really go far are officials like Zhou Wei, who can blend in with everyone and seem to pose no threat to anyone.

Of course, Zhou Wei won't go too far.

Because even though he has such qualities, his talents can only reach this point.

If you go up further, you will be a person on another level.

Fifth grade is a huge watershed.

Above this level, if you want to move up, ability and background are indispensable.

Even the Censor Zhongcheng, who specializes in trolling, is very good at trolling. If he doesn't troll, he can get to the point with one spray, and he can knock down a high-level official with one spray. But if you want to troll,

So accurate and well-founded, without any skill, skill, or strength. How can it be done?

Of course, Li Guang's mentor was also one of the former Dongfu Xiangong who retired honorably.

The lottery hall in Qianzhou finally belongs to me.

The official hall of Zhizhou is the main hall.

The signing hall is not a house, but two rows of side rooms on both sides of the main hall, which are divided into small rooms.

Of course, as the deputy of Zhizhou and the second-in-command of Qianzhou, the room where the contract was signed was the first one on the east side next to the main hall of Zhizhou Yamen. The room was also the largest, with two suites inside and outside, and the outside could be used as a living room.

Inside is the office.

The other officials only have a small signing room.

As for the other officials, they could only squeeze into the big room at the outside. There were rows of desks on the ground, and everyone was crowded together to work.

In November in Qianzhou, the weather is already quite cold.

Different from the cold in the north, the cold in Qianzhou is like sharp thorns, digging in everywhere along the gaps in clothes. If we were in Bianliang, the earth dragon would have been burning at home by now, but here,

In the room, there was only a pot of charcoal fire placed in the inner room of Xiao Cheng's signature hall.

Li Xin was shivering from the cold outside, and Xiao Cheng was sitting in the room with cold hands. From time to time he would rub his hands or put them in his armpits for a while.

There are piles of various files in the house, not only on the big cases, but also on the ground.

Xiao Cheng wanted to see past files and learn about the specific situation in Qianzhou, so the soldiers below brought so many files.

It's a very old-fashioned way of giving authority to a superior.

As soon as Xiao Cheng came, Ma Zhizhou fell ill at the right time. The people below naturally knew what to do!

Ma Zhizhou is a resident of Qianzhou. He has been the magistrate here for many years. He has intricate relationships with people from all walks of life.

As for Xiao Dianping, he is new here, and I heard he is not yet eighteen years old. His knowledge may be good, but he may not even have all the hair on his body. How can he fight against the mature Ma Zhizhou?

How to choose a team is a question that doesn't need to be considered.

Xiao Cheng was naturally mentally prepared. He had no intention of looking at these things at all. If he really wanted to look at them, he wouldn't be able to finish them all in a year, let alone see why.

Now, he was frowning, annoyed by the howling cold wind.

Officials really don’t build their own offices!

This house is drafty from all sides.

When the wind blows, you can hear the sharp whistling sound while sitting in the house. Xiao Cheng even wonders if he should prepare a few pots to collect water in the house if it starts to rain.

With this appearance, let alone only one charcoal basin in the house, even if the earth dragon is burned, the temperature will still not rise.

If this is the case in my own room, others may not be much better.

"Li Xin, come in and warm yourself by the fire!" Xiao Cheng poked half of his head out and looked at Li Xin, who was huddled in a ball and sitting in the room outside.

The two of them sat by the charcoal fire. There was a copper kettle warming next to the fire. It was steaming, and they finally felt a little warm.

Greedily reaching out his hand to the fire, Li Xin glanced at the case files in the room and said with a flat mouth: "It's this again, they don't think it's too old-fashioned!"

"It's not old-fashioned, not old-fashioned at all!" Xiao Cheng said with a smile: "From the state capital to the central government office, everyone does this. The old man became the third chief minister last year and just entered the government office.

Isn’t that what the envoys do too?”

"Erlang, do you really look at it?"

"What the hell!" Xiao Cheng said disdainfully: "Whatever comes before you is either fine or a trap. No matter which one, it's all thankless and I don't care."

"But if you don't look at anything, how can you do anything? You can't just keep warm all day long, right?" Li Xin blinked his eyes and said uneasily: "If you don't do something, how can you establish your authority and stand firm?"

Xiao Cheng laughed loudly: "Li Xin, being an official is not about doing things first."

"What to do?"

"First of all, we have to capture people!" Xiao Cheng said calmly: "If you can't capture people, how can you do anything? I am the second-in-command in Qianzhou, not the officials below. Is it possible that I have to go down in person and do everything personally?

?”

"That's right!" Li Xin said indignantly: "Logically speaking, today is your first day at work. Shouldn't the chiefs below come to see you one by one to report their work? Instead, there are baskets of files.

Come on, obviously uneasy and well-intentioned."

"Li Xin, let me test you!" Xiao Cheng said with a smile: "Tell me, if your young master wants to recruit someone, which one should he start with?"

Li Xin's eyes widened and he said after a long while: "Erlang, this is really difficult for me."

"Just tell me, I won't blame you if I'm wrong!" Xiao Cheng pulled the fire to make it burn brighter.

"You definitely shouldn't think about joining the army to record things. He is the leader of all Cao Cao, so he must be Zhizhou's confidant!" Li Xin thought for a while and said, "Don't even think about Sihu joining the army. He is in charge of money, not Zhizhou.

My confidant cannot sit in this position. According to me, only the manager and the judiciary can come up with ideas."

"Sure enough, there is still some progress!" Xiao Cheng laughed: "Then what do you think of it?"

Li Xin lowered his voice and said: "Erlang, I think we should find trouble with the manager first. The manager holds the jail in his hands, and I really don't believe it if he doesn't have a few unjust, false and wrong cases in his hands. All he needs to do is look for trouble."

If you come out, you can use this as a weapon to threaten him!"

Xiao Cheng smiled and said nothing.

"Erlang, did I say something wrong?" Li Xin asked cautiously.

"That's right!" Xiao Cheng said: "Well, since you came up with the idea, it's up to you to handle this matter and find a way to find out the culprit of this manager joining the army. I don't care what method you use.

Just go ahead and do it.”

"Let it go and do it?"

"Li Xin, this is also a kind of experience for you. I hope you can do well!" Xiao Cheng stood up, waved his hands and walked out.

"Erlang, where are you going?"

"Go and pay a visit to Zhizhou!" Xiao Cheng said without turning around: "Zhizhou is ill, so I will go and pay a visit."

The Zhizhou's home was integrated with the Yamen, with the Yamen in front and the Zhizhou's residence behind.

The governor of the state, Ma Liang, seemed to have already expected that Xiao Cheng would come to see him. As soon as the disciple informed him, Xiao Cheng was directly led into the small reception hall.

Compared with the shabby government office outside with leaky doors on all sides, the Zhizhou Mansion behind it is only separated by a wall, but it is a world between heaven and earth.

Although it cannot be said to be beautiful and beautiful, it can at least be considered exquisite.

It's just exquisite.

There is a big gap between the aesthetics of this place and the north. The north likes to be open and spacious, but the aesthetics here are somewhat the same as those in the south of the Yangtze River.

It was warm in the small living room, which was obviously installed with ground dragons. When you walked into the room, it felt like you were walking into spring, and your body felt warm immediately.

"Chongwen is here, sit down, sit down!" Ma Zhizhou sat on the Grand Master's chair without getting up. There was a thick blanket on his legs. He pointed enthusiastically at the chair opposite and said with a smile. "Today you are here."

On the first day of duty, I, the magistrate, should have taken you around each room, but as you can see, my old cold legs are acting up, and I have been unable to walk for several days. They didn't make things difficult for you, right?"

Xiao Cheng smiled and bowed: "Thank you, Zhizhou, for your concern. After all, I am also a state signing judge and my superior. How dare they embarrass me? If someone really has the intention to embarrass the lower officials, the lower officials will naturally do the same.

If you fight back unceremoniously, the person who comes forward will die first. They still understand this truth! I can't stand anger."

Ma Liang laughed loudly: "Young man Fengrui, this Qianzhou yamen is full of old and tired guys. Now that you are here, you are full of vitality. Okay, okay! With your signature, I think you will definitely come to our Qianzhou."

The old look is replaced by a new look.”
To be continued...