On a winter night, it is as dark as ink and the cold wind is blowing.

However, the prefect's mansion was brightly lit, and the hall was filled with charcoal, which dispelled the cold.

The gate of the prefect's mansion is wide open.

"The magistrate of Changyang County is here"

A loud voice came from the gate. After the soldiers sang their promises, Changyang County Magistrate Chang Xiong strode into the scene. Behind Chang Xiong, he followed his aide Sun Yi and a burly warrior.

"Qucheng County Magistrate arrived"

"The Prime Minister of the State"

"The magistrate of Dongmu County is here"

"Not the county magistrate arrived"

The sound of singing voices sounded one after another, and officials from each county in Donglai County arrived one after another. Under the leadership of the government servants, the officials of each county entered the hall one by one and sat down in the arranged seats.

At the moment of Xu, all the officials arrived at the prefect's mansion.

Before Wang Yan arrived, some of the officials in the hall closed their eyes and rested, some chatted with familiar people, and some looked around and looked at the situation...

Six positions are left directly above the hall and the first three rows on the left and right sides.

At this moment, the hall was noisy, like a bustling city. After waiting for about half a quarter of an hour, Wang Yan still did not appear for a long time, and the officials in the hall were a little impatient on their faces.

"The Prefect is here"

Just now, a loud voice suddenly came from the entrance of the hall.

The sound was abrupt, which scared many officials.

Everyone turned their eyes together and looked to the entrance of the hall.

"Dongdong"

The sound of footsteps one after another, from far to near.

Immediately afterwards, a figure walked into the eyes of officials from various counties.

Wang Yan was wearing a black big black collar shirt, a Jinxian crown, a jade belt, a high head and chest, and strode towards the top. His eyes were sharp, his face was cold, and his left hand was pressed against the hilt of the sword. Compared with usual, there was more majesty to keep people thousands of miles away.

Behind Wang Yan, Huang Zhong, Hu Zhao, Guo Jia, Jia Xu and others entered one after another.

Wang Yan walked directly above the hall, lifted his robe and knelt down and sat down.

Huang Zhong and Hu Zhao sat in the first place on the left and right sides, Guo Jia and Jia Xu sat in the second place, Shi A and Guan Hai sat in the third row on the left and right sides, only Dian Wei sat behind Wang Yan, staring at everyone with wide eyes, his eyes as if he was about to kill someone.

The hall suddenly calmed down.

The noisy officials from various counties no longer spoke and looked at Wang Yan.

Although Wang Yan was young, his young face had an inconsistent calmness and grandeur, which made officials in various counties and countries more or less improve in the hearts of them.

Huang Zhong stood up and walked to the center of the hall, bowed and said, "Greetings to the prefect"

Immediately afterwards, Hu Zhao, Guo Jia, Shi A and Guan Hai stood up one after another.

This scene made the officials of various counties embarrassed. They were Wang Yan's subordinates, Huang Zhong and others saluted. They could not fail to salute, so they could only be controlled like puppets, and got up and walked into the hall.

"Meet the prefect"

Everyone bowed and saluted, and the voices echoed in the hall.

Wang Yan's face was very calm, his eyes swept across everyone one by one, and after a while, he said in a deep voice: "They are here for a long journey, thank you all the hard way, sit down

When everyone heard this, they sat down one after another.

As soon as the officials of each county sat down, one of them stood up and bowed, "Sir, the prefect, Zhu Rong, the magistrate of Qianzuo County. The prefect has something unknown. Please ask the prefect to explain the doubts." Zhu Rong's location is located at the last position on the right. He is the farthest from Wang Yan, but his voice is loud and everyone can hear what he says clearly.

As soon as Zhu Rong spoke, the atmosphere suddenly changed.

The serious atmosphere suddenly became a turbulent tide, with a hint of smoke.

The officials looked at Wang Yan, looking forward to Wang Yan's reaction.

As soon as Wang Yan arrived at the hall, the banquet had not yet begun, the county magistrate of Qianzuo County jumped out to ask, obviously being here to make trouble. For a moment, the county magistrates of each county were watching the show and waiting for Wang Yan to make a fool of himself.

Chang Xiong sat in the middle with his mouth slightly raised, and he was even more looking forward to it.

The look at Wang Yan was even more disdainful.

Zhu Rong's questioning might make Wang Yan lose his dignity. If Wang Yan had lost his dignity from the beginning, let alone the subsequent report, the county magistrates of each county would definitely no longer obey Wang Yan's orders.

Wang Yan seemed very calm and said slowly: "Please tell me, County Magistrate Zhu."

The tone is calm and expresses strong confidence.

Facing officials from various counties, if Wang Yan himself showed fear, there is no need to mention the follow-up matters. Furthermore, Wang Yan came to Luoyang alone, met Dong Zhuo, fought against Li Ru, and even Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, not to mention a small county magistrate like Zhu Rong.

Zhu Rong looked unfair and said loudly: "Qianzuo County is located at the southernmost end of Donglai County and the farthest from Huang County, but it has a large population, and it is even a large county in Donglai County. Qianzuo County is not the worst, so why is Qianzuo County located at the last one? Could it be that when the prefect Wang ranked the seats, the distance between each county and Huang County was arranged? But the country is closest to Huang County, and the prime minister who did not see the country was ranked first."

A strong dissatisfaction and resentment were revealed in his tone.

These words ignited the voice of the county magistrate in the last part.

Wang Yan smiled lightly and said, "How do you usually arrange the guests when magistrate Zhu receives guests?" Hu Zhao once personally formulated several plans for Wang Yan to decide. It was the seating plan selected by Wang Yan.

Zhu Rong's problem hit Wang Yan's thoughts.

This time, we can take the opportunity to suppress the arrogance of officials from various counties.

Zhu Rong replied: "Arrange by importance"

Wang Yan shook his head and said, "Mr. Zhu did not understand what I mean. If the guests who came were familiar with them, they could be arranged according to their importance. But you don't understand these people, so how do you arrange your seats?"

Zhu Rong was stunned. He had never done such a thing.

Because this time he involved his seat, he asked. Now when Wang Yan asked, he didn't know that because of the usual reception, his subordinates arranged for him.

Seeing Zhu Rong’s embarrassment, Chang Xiong immediately jumped out and bowed: “Prince Wang, now he is the magistrate Zhu, and you are not asking for advice from the magistrate Zhu. So, please give a reasonable explanation.”

Wang Yan stared at Chang Xiong with his eyes cold.

Seeing this, Chang Xiong refused to give in and said again: "Please explain the doubts of the King."

Wang Yan suddenly laughed. Chang Xiong was really brave. If Chang Xiong refused to repent during this report, Wang Yan would never be ruthless.

In front of everyone, Wang Yan replied: "I just took office and I don't know the situation of the ten counties and countries of Donglai County. This time, this is the first time I meet you. Therefore, when ranking the seats, the strokes of the first character starting with the names of each county are in the order of order, with fewer ones in the front and most ones in the back. The Qian character in Qianzuo County has the most strokes among the counties, so it is ranked last."

After a pause, Wang Yan asked, "Mr. Zhu, are you still confused?"

When Zhu Rong heard this, he sighed in his heart, but he didn't expect the answer to be so simple. In front of the county magistrates, Zhu Rong's face was so hot that he felt embarrassed. He hurriedly bowed and said, "You are understanding, thank you for resolving your doubts."

"Sit down."

Wang Yan waved his hand, and Zhu Rong sat down immediately.

In fact, if Zhu Rong calmed down and thought, he could find out the reason. It was just that he despised Wang Yan from the beginning, and he thought that the county magistrate of Qianzuo County was sitting in the last position, and he was resentful. His mind was full of Wang Yan's intentional ranking, so this situation occurred.

Wang Yan looked around everyone and smiled and said, "Before the banquet, you can raise any questions you have. Especially the magistrate of Chang County, you are very active, what questions do you have?"

Chang Xiong's mouth twitched. He didn't expect Wang Yan to hold such a grudge and immediately pointed his finger at him. In front of everyone, Chang Xiong smiled and said with a full gesture: "Report to the Lord, the official is not confused."

Wang Yan asked again: "Where are you guys?"

The crowd shook their heads and looked at Wang Yan, but there was a slight change. The young prefect in front of them was very good at grasping taboos. He used Zhu Rong's questions to suppress Chang Xiong and firmly grasped the initiative.

Wang Yan waved his hand and said loudly: "Since that's the case, start the meal."

The attendant was waiting outside the hall. When he heard Wang Yan's order, he immediately started serving dishes and wine.
Chapter completed!