After the meal, the group of people bowed to each other and said goodbye happily.
Guo An and Zong Zhi both staggered away with the support of their respective guards.
On the side, Wang Zhen strutted directly towards his home.
As for Han Zhiren and Shi Dazhen, they could only support each other and sway towards the City God's Temple in Beiping Prefecture.
The two of them took office in a hurry. They did not have a residence in Beiping Mansion, and the Wanping County Government did not find a good house for them, so the Chenghuang Temple was the best place for them to stay tonight.
After the pedestrians around him began to thin out, Shi Dazhen raised his head and looked around. The confusion in his eyes gradually dissipated. He leaned next to Han Zhiren and said with a painful face: "Brother Han, I didn't expect Guo Zhixian to be so trusted by King Yan."
?Didn’t the two of us just escape from the wolf’s den and enter the tiger’s den again?”
Han Zhiren smiled bitterly, "Yes, I was still wondering why no one from Wanping County came to serve as an official in such a high county?
I didn’t expect that this place would be like burning in a pit of fire for me and the second official to come!”
Shi Dazhen looked deeply convinced, "How should we two get along with each other?"
"Hey, your Majesty did not punish the magistrate Guo during the two impeachments. Among the more than a thousand magistrates in the entire Ming Dynasty, who can have such great favor?"
Hearing this, Shi Dazhen's eyes suddenly widened, and he was still a little incredulous, "Who is Han County Cheng?"
As he spoke, he quietly raised a finger and pointed at the sky.
Han Zhiren quickly shook his face with fear and said: "Don't say anything more. This matter is just a wild guess on our part. However, as long as that person does not lose the favor of His Highness King Yan, the two of us can only be honest.
Shi Fu Zhe, respect this person!"
"Oh, life is so hard..."
"Who says it's not the case? We have been suppressed by those aristocratic families for so many years, and we finally waited for this opportunity to make a comeback. As a result, now, the two of us don't even dare to think about it..."
"However, this person is not so domineering and ruthless in his actions, and maybe he won't hurt the two of us!"
"I hope so!"
"well……"
Under the night, the two figures became more and more curved.
…
The next day.
Early in the morning, Guo An rarely went to the Shangzhuangcun Iron Mine.
Instead, after going to the morning office and explaining to the newly arrived county magistrate Bo to the clerk in the sixth room, he hurried out and headed to the Yan Palace.
He believed that the Jiefeng barbecue last night would definitely make the two new assistant officials more honest, at least not against him in Wanping County.
As for whether they will do some small tricks secretly?
Tsk, the two impeachments in front of Lao Zhu did not remove him as the county magistrate. These two assistant officials should not be so stupid!
As Guo An took Dianshi Wang Zhen out, the entire county government office fell into a strange atmosphere.
"Ning De, the clerk in the small household, has met Guo Xiancheng and the two benefactors, Bo!"
"The villain Feng Fuchun, the clerk in the office, has met Guo Xiancheng and the two benefactors, Bo!"
"Qinong, the clerk in the small workshop, has seen...!"
Ning Deyou, Feng Fuchun, Qinong... and other six-room clerks, as well as Yu Huowang and other three yamen squad leaders, all stood in front of the county prime minister Han Zhiren and Shi Dazhen, with humble expressions on their faces, ready to welcome these two people.
A new official, Zuoer, established their authority.
However, what Ning Deyou, Feng Fuchun and others did not expect was that in the face of the humility of their third class and sixth housemates, the two new county magistrates and principals also had humble faces!
"Everyone is polite. I have received His Majesty's holy grace. I, like you, are officials of Wanping County. I must fulfill my duties and serve the public health wholeheartedly!"
"Everyone, please take a seat. Since Mr. Guo County has asked me and you to familiarize yourself with various affairs of Wanping County, I will need to trouble you in the days to come!"
"You two officers are so polite!..."
The atmosphere in the county government office was more harmonious than Guo An imagined.
…
Yanwang Palace.
Zhu Di frowned tightly, and after carefully reading the imperial edict in his hand, he picked up the letter Zhu Biao had given him, his face full of sorrow.
Immediately, some unbelievers put down their letters and picked up the imperial edict again...
Unfortunately, no matter how many times he checked it, the above content still required him to prepare the armor and weapons needed for an army of 10,000, without any change.
"Why is this so? How could my father issue such an imperial edict?"
"His Highness has been in Peiping for less than five years. I am afraid that the wealth he has accumulated cannot even equip two thousand soldiers and horses. How can he provide an army of ten thousand?"
Below, Zhu Fu also said helplessly.
"Your Majesty, is it possible that there are evil spirits coming forward to slander Your Majesty?"
"snort!"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Di immediately gritted his teeth, stared angrily, and said in a cold voice: "Brother's letter, the censor and some thieves in the court have repeatedly impeached my father, and I have been with the magistrate of Wanping County all day long.
Instead of taking care of business and governing Beiping Prefecture, he opened a barbecue shop to compete with the people for profit.
Or maybe he was hiding in the iron mines and neglecting his duties..."
Hearing this, Zhu Fu's eyes flashed and he said thoughtfully: "So, in addition to this matter, is His Highness also implicated by the Guo Magistrate?"
Zhu Di was startled and looked at Zhu Fu strangely, "How could Zhu Changshi think that it was me who was implicated by Guo An, the thief official, and not Guo An who was implicated by me?"
"Your Highness, calm down!"
Zhu Fu's face turned pale, and he quickly held up his hands and explained: "Your Highness is the King of Yan, how could he be wrong? This matter must have happened because the magistrate of Wanping County wanted to cling to His Highness, and was discovered by the inspection censor, so he was impeached.
In front of His Majesty.
As for the impeachment of Guo An and His Highness by other officials, it was because Guo An did not abide by the way of being a minister and dared to get close to a vassal king like His Highness in private. Those officials couldn't stand it, so they impeached him.
In this way, in order to warn His Highness, His Majesty asked His Highness to take out ten thousand soldiers and armor, so that His Highness would retreat in the face of difficulties!"
"hehe……"
Zhu Di chuckled lightly, and now he understood clearly, "Is it because the king is close to Guo An and has violated the taboos of some officials, that is why he and Guo An are impeached like this?
It even attracted punishment from my father?"
Zhu Fu quickly raised his hands and saluted, "Your Highness is wise!"
Zhu Di looked at Zhu Fu coldly, "Does that also violate Zhu Changshi's taboo?"
Zhu Fu's face turned pale and he knelt down quickly, "Your Highness, I forgive you. I have no other intentions."
Zhu Di asked again: "Oh? Really?"
There was no expression in the words, but it made Zhu Fu's heart sink again, and he quickly explained.
"Your Highness clearly knows that Wei Chen is already the chief minister of the palace. No matter how much Guo An is favored by His Highness, it cannot affect Wei Chen.
Wei Chen just... just feels that His Highness is the vassal king, and as a court official, Guo An is too close to His Highness, will outsiders think that His Highness is colluding with local officials, which will cause some people's displeasure
, and then implicated His Highness..."
"Shut up!"
Zhu Di looked at Zhu Fu with a cold look on his face and said angrily: "Are you a traitor trying to sow discord between my brothers?"