After the heavy snow stopped, the weather gradually became warmer, and soon the snow in Tianqing County would have almost melted.
Many people began to clean up the remaining snow in front of their homes.
But for many ordinary people, they still cannot take it lightly. After surviving the cold winter, there is still an important hurdle, which is the late spring cold. This is the case for many elderly people who have survived the winter but cannot survive the late spring cold.
However, in the Liang Dynasty, such things were too common.
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At this moment, in the county government office, the county magistrate Mi Ke is talking with Chief Zhang.
Holding a sunspot in his hand, Mi Ke thought about it for a long time, but still couldn't make up his mind.
A full quarter of an hour passed.
Chief Zhang couldn't help but said, "Sir, if you don't make a move, it's time for lunch." ??
Mi Ke said oh, put the chess piece back, nodded and said, "It's time to have lunch."
Seeing Mi Ke answer the question shamelessly, Master Zhang twitched his lips and said angrily, "Sir, you can't be so shameless every time."
Mi Ke took a look at the situation on the chessboard. He saw that his side had almost no chance of recovery. He estimated that with two or three more moves, he would basically have to surrender. However, Mi Ke still said shamelessly, "I
The official is still too thin-skinned, otherwise he would no longer be the county magistrate."
Chief Zhang was startled and worried, "There is news from above that the Lord is being dismissed?"
Listening to these words, Mi Ke rolled his eyes and said with some displeasure, "I am an honest official. I have been governing Tianqing County for these years. Has there ever been any problem? If I am dismissed, what will happen if I am dismissed?"
All county magistrates in the Liang Dynasty must be the same as me!"
This is not true. Mi Ke has indeed not done anything corrupt in recent years, and he is considered a good hand in handling political affairs. He cannot be said to be dedicated to serving the people, but he is definitely a good official.
"But my lord, I may not be able to serve as county magistrate for a few more days."
"Your Excellency is infected with a serious disease? I know a famous doctor, so I will go and fetch him for you."
"That's not the case."
"That means your Excellency is tired of the official battles and wants to go into seclusion?"
"That's not the case either."
"Don't you think that your salary is too low to support a family?"
Mi Ke glanced at Master Zhang in front of him and said with emotion, "Old Zhang, you and I have worked together for many years, but you are really still so stupid."
"This official is stupid, please show me." Master Zhang lowered his head.
"I am about to be promoted."
After listening to these words and looking at Mi Ke's expression, Master Zhang's dark face was touched. He couldn't help but take Mi Ke's hand and asked with a choked voice, "My lord, after all these years of hard work, I finally got the reward."
?!"
A touch of cold sweat broke out on Mi Ke's forehead, and he withdrew his hand without any trace. As early as when he occasionally felt cold, he felt that something was not right with the old boy in front of him. Looking at it now, it seemed that something was really wrong.
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"I received a letter from the county governor a few days ago. The imperial court has decided to transfer me to Wanshan County as the county guard. The letter of appointment has been issued from the Ministry of Personnel and will be delivered to me in the beginning of spring."
Talking about this matter, Mi Ke was in high spirits. After years of struggling in the officialdom, he had long been disheartened. He originally thought that he would just serve as a county magistrate in his whole life, but he did not expect that now he is really valued by his superiors.
, finally got promoted.
When he received the letter, he immediately wanted to rush to Wanshan County with his whole family. However, there was a complicated and necessary process for officials in the Liang Dynasty to take office. No matter how anxious he was, he had to wait for the process to be completed step by step.
Just finish it.
"Then I would like to congratulate the county magistrate."
Chief Zhang was a little listless and weak when he spoke.
"Sir... I mean, is it possible..." Master Zhang suddenly thought of something and became more energetic.
"No way!" Mi Ke waved his hands with a determined look on his face.
Master Zhang was surprised and said, "Sir, you already knew it before I even said what it was?"
Mi Ke's old face stiffened, he touched his beard and said slowly, "I have worked with you for so long, how can I not know what you are thinking? But if I leave, if you, the chief clerk, also leave with me,
How should the newly arrived magistrate manage the affairs of the county? For the sake of the people, I am afraid of you, Lao Zhang, but you still have to stay."
Master Zhang opened his mouth and said dejectedly, "Your Excellency has misunderstood. What I'm saying is that your Excellency owes me a few days' worth of money and I have to pay it back."
"That's natural, that's natural..." Mi Ke looked a little unnatural.
The atmosphere was a little awkward for a while.
"Lord Mi, Governor Chen is here!"
There was a sound outside the door. It was the Yamen servant talking, which happened to solve Mi Ke's dilemma.
"Please." Mi Ke took a deep breath, stretched his legs, and stood up.
Chen Chao, who was dressed in black, had strode in. He was still a young man with a knife hanging from his waist. He seemed to have grown taller. When he saw Chen Chao, Mi Ke came up to him and asked with a bright face, "What, Chen Chao?"
Does the governor also know about my promotion to county governor?"
"..."
What Sheriff? How would I know?
Chen Chao looked at Mi Ke, a little dull.
"Congratulations to Mr. Mi. You work hard for the people. Not to mention being a county governor, even being in charge of a state is not an exaggeration."
Although I haven't figured out the current situation yet, as the saying goes, if you try to wear someone else's back, you'll never be able to wear it. No matter what it is, just flatter him first. There's nothing wrong with that.
Sure enough, Mi Ke was extremely helpful and nodded frequently.
It is nothing more than this for a daughter-in-law who has been a mother-in-law for many years.
After flattering,
Chen Chao took the initiative to explain the purpose of his visit, "Master Mi, I am here this time to see the files on the Xuanming Stone Mine."
Although the Xuanming Stone Mine is not under the management of Tianqing County, people were recruited from Tianqing County in previous years, so there are many things about the stone mine there that have been recorded in Tianqing County.
Mi Ke looked at Chen Chao in surprise and asked, "Brother Chen, why do you care about this?"
Mi Ke still doesn't know about the things at the Xuanming Stone Mine, and it's still a secret known only to a few people.
"There have been monsters over there recently. Guard Li asked me to assist in the investigation and deal with the monsters as soon as possible." Chen Chao casually made up a lie, just to bet that Mi Ke in front of him was not informed of what happened there.
Mi Ke snorted, thinking that it turns out that Chief Li came to see you for this matter.
"Don't worry, can Brother Chen know how to play chess? You and I, brothers, will have a game today!"
Mi Ke pulled Chen Chao and walked over there, "I'm not boasting, my mentor also praised my chess skills back then."
Master Zhang had already stood up and made room for them.
Chen Chao didn't want to waste time here, so he frowned and asked, "In which restaurant will the banquet be held at, Mr. Mi, for this promotion?"
"Brother Chen, what did you do here just now?"
Listening to Chen Chao's question, Mi Ke naturally let go of Chen Chao and frowned, as if his old habit had happened again.
Chen Chao had no choice but to tell him his purpose again.
"It almost delayed my brother's big event!"
Mi Ke slapped his thigh, a little ashamed on his face.
Chen Chao was speechless and wanted to give the magistrate a thumbs up as a sign of praise.
"Who, come and take Commissioner Chen to the archives? Don't delay the important matter of Commissioner Chen!" Mi Ke shouted, and when he turned around, Chen Chao had already arrived at the door.
He stood over there and waved, laughing loudly and saying, "Congratulations to Mr. Mi on your promotion to the county governor. I will definitely be there when there is a banquet to celebrate!"
As soon as these words were spoken, countless pairs of eyes in the county government immediately looked at Mi Ke.
Full of longing.
Mi Ke stood there blankly and greeted all the eighteen generations of Chen Dynasty's ancestors in a very short time.
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Tianqing County's file library is not large. Rows of bookshelves are spread out here. Inside, there are piles of case files that Tianqing County has handled over the years. Apart from Tianqing County's own file for inquiry, these things are also
Another copy will be sent to Qingshan County.
After the yamen opened the door for Chen Chao, they left on their own. There were no confidential files here, and they were not too worried about the theft of files. What's more, the young man in front of them was the guardian of Tianqing County. With him
Now, who dares to make a mistake?
Chen Chao closed the door and easily found the dossier on the Xuanming Stone Mine among the bookshelves.
On the top
The volume has accumulated a thick layer of dust, and it seems that no one has read it for a long time.
Lifting up his robe, Chen Chao slowly sat down and began to read through the files.
The Xuanming Stone Mine was opened ten years ago. At that time, officials from the Ministry of Industry came here to inspect the mine in person and found the mine. Then the imperial court set up a mine here. Officials from the Ministry of Industry were responsible for recruiting civilians, while the monks stationed at the mine were
It comes from Tianyuyuan.
It was an organization used by the Liang Dynasty to recruit monks. It was established up and down the country. Its main responsibility was to garrison some important places established by the Liang Dynasty and related to cultivation.
Compared with the guardian envoys, the composition of the monks in Tianyuyuan is complicated. Apart from the above, there are all kinds of monks.
Putting down the book in his hand, Chen Chao picked up the file below.
Within ten years, a stone mine was exhausted, which happened to be within the time limit.
There is nothing wrong here.
What Chen Chao is looking for is something that Chief Li did not tell him, the truth about this matter.
He continued to look at the file in his hand, looking at it bit by bit, and finally found some problems among the clues.
"This is it!"
Chen Chao squinted and looked at a record in front of him.
"In the early spring of the eleventh year of Tianjian, a tunnel in the Xuanming Stone Mine collapsed. Fortunately, no civilians were injured. This mine has been mined for two months, and there is nothing abnormal..."
There was originally no problem with this record. The problem was the time.
Two months.
A mine has been mined for two months, which means that the mine has just begun to be mined. The depth of mining is no more than a few dozen feet. This is a depth that is absolutely impossible to collapse.
Even the negligence of officials from the Ministry of Industry caused the mine to collapse...
the biggest issue.
But not here either.
It's because there were no civilian casualties above.
As we all know, once a mine starts to be mined, workers will be on duty day and night to ensure that there are always people in the mine.
There are people in the mine. Once the mine collapses, there is absolutely no way they can survive.
But here, it is recorded that there were no civilian casualties.
what does that mean?
Was it the mine that lied?
Chen Chao squinted his eyes and frowned slightly.
Civil servants have a certain number, and everyone is registered. Even if they want to lie, they can't hide it. Chen Chao feels that they will not make a fuss here.
Since there are no false reports, then what is recorded here is true.
So the question becomes, why did the mine collapse and no civilians were injured or killed?
Because there are no civilians mining Xuan Ming Stone in the mine.
Xuanmingshi was not mined in the mine, so why did it collapse?
