The county magistrate then invited Ye and Cai to sit in the second hall. While serving tea, he asked with a smile on his face: "You can just leave this errand to someone else. Why don't you two adults come to visit me in person?"
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Seeing that he looked slightly drunk, Ye Yongjia refused to take the tea and said coldly: "Don't worry, I want to ask you something. A magistrate of Ninghe County actually drank in the Yamen and drank like this. Why, I don't want to
Have you done it? If you don’t want to do it, you can take off this official uniform and go home."
The county magistrate was so frightened that he quickly put down his tea bowl and knelt down suddenly: "My lord, please calm down. Your Majesty, calm down your anger. I usually work conscientiously and never drink too much. However, I have been depressed recently due to some private matters, so I took a few sips of yellow soup. It was really unintentional."
I hope you will forgive me for my mistake, and I will certainly be able to make meritorious deeds!"
Before Ye Yongjia could reply, Cai Xianqing helped him up with a smile: "Since the county magistrate is so determined, it shows that his ambition is still there, why should I refuse to allow it? There is a great achievement now, and it is just waiting for the county magistrate to do it."
The county magistrate was stunned for a moment, and then bowed again: "If it is something within your ability, the villain must do his best!"
"You have to ask Ye Shangshu about this." Cai Xianqing glanced out of the corner of his eye.
Although Ye Yongjia was unhappy, seeing that he had reached such an extent, he had no choice but to follow suit: "For the sake of Minister Cai, I will give you this face. But if you do it again in the future, there will be no tolerance!"
"Yes, yes..." The county magistrate was speechless and only kowtowed twice in fear.
"The task we give you is not difficult. It is to report the news from Beitang to the Ministry of War one by one. No selfish motives are allowed, and no concealment or fraud is allowed. If you can't even do this, it is just an extravagance to hope for meritorious deeds."
The county magistrate dared not hesitate at this moment, and immediately replied: "Thank you, sir, for your kindness!"
"Then first tell us about Wu Sijing," Ye Yongjia said.
"Wu, Wu Sijing?" The county magistrate suddenly shrank, "...what does he have to say?"
"I visited several times and repeatedly heard from people in the villages and towns that this person was not a missionary. He opened more than a dozen shops in Ninghe City and his business was so strong that even the businessmen in the county could not afford to offend him. But
Do you have this feeling?"
The county magistrate gritted his trembling teeth and swallowed nervously, his throat kept ringing: "This is really... it is a lie! Those people usually have nothing to do, so they like to make up random rumors and spread unreasonable rumors.
Don't believe it, adults
!Businessmen are not allowed to establish property. This is an explicit order issued by the imperial court. No matter how courageous a villain is, he will not dare to violate the holy will! Every shop industry has its own records that can be checked, and the records are clear. If you want to see it, please read it below.
The officer will order someone to bring it up right away."
Ye Yongjia still didn't believe it, so the county magistrate sent a clerk to the accounting room to search, and after a while, the book was brought up.
He carefully checked the names on the booklet, but he didn't even see the word "Wu". He was speechless and asked someone to take it back.
"Then, this person deceived and deceived the people, and was seen by a fisherman doing prohibited goods business with other people. What do you say?"
"Beitang is a place where merchants and merchants gather, and there is also a missionary temple. This county has been strictly guarded and cannot be neglected. If you think this matter is true, I will send troops to investigate!"
Ye Yongjia saw that he was all vague and couldn't find out any details at all, so he could only nod and sigh: "Then we will believe you for once. If you are lucky and plan to hide the truth, it will be an out-and-out death penalty!
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The county magistrate felt a buzzing in his ears and hurriedly shouted at the top of his voice: "Every sentence is true, every sentence is true!"
"Okay," Ye Yongjia said, "then we won't talk about this topic. Minister Cai, please give the official documents from the court to the county magistrate."
Minister Cai wiped off the water marks on the table, took out a piece of official document from his arms, and pressed it on the table.
"Understood," the county magistrate secretly breathed a sigh of relief and went to get the official document with a smile, "I will ask someone to take it to Beitang for verification..."
"Wait a minute!" Cai Xianqing held his hand with a 'pop' sound, "Put this thing here. Ask someone to invite a few of them, including Wu Sixing, and we are going to check it face to face."
"Ah..." The county magistrate pinched the hem of his clothes, "Okay, okay, I'll send a messenger to ask... can you two wait here?"
"It can wait." They both said in unison.
"Haha, this makes me look like I don't have the courtesy to treat guests. You two haven't eaten yet? The county will prepare a few dishes immediately, and the adults will eat in the guest room, just in time to take a nap."
The two felt that it was okay, and immediately nodded in agreement. The magistrate took them to the guest room. After cleaning the room, he left and went out, closed the door, and ordered people to cook in the fire room.
He returned to the inner courtyard all the way, and when he saw the purifiers gathering at a table to drink again, he greeted him with a smile: "Sir, the business is over, and we haven't had enough fun yet. Let's have a few more fucking games!"
"Take all these leaf cards." The county magistrate sat on the stone bench with a depressed look on his face and spoke very irritably.
The cleaners immediately stopped smiling, did not dare to ask questions, and silently put away the cards.
"Still drinking." He raised his eyelids, his eyes full of resentment.
The purveyors hurriedly poured it for him.
The county magistrate fanned his sweat-soaked clothes and said: "These two people from the Ministry of War are really unlucky! Just leave it to me to deal with it. They ask this and that, as if they want to scare me to death!"
When the Qing guests saw that he had spoken, they dared to follow suit and said a few words: "The people at the top have the same moral character. They blindly demand the execution of the people below and do not consider the hardships of the county parents."
The county magistrate shook his head and took another sip of wine: "They are especially concerned about Wu Sijing. This person is also a bad person. You should have heard of it. He bought those shops in the name of a local. The government really can't take it.
What about him? These people are really obsessed with money. At first they donated some silver treasures to the county government, but recently they became prosperous and went to make a lot of money of their own! Bastards!"
"He still gives you a lot of benefits..."
"Yes! Just because of this, I can't expose his background!" He smashed the wine bottle on the table and said a little awkwardly, "I, I'm so fucking cheap! I was interested in that little money at first,
The situation has become what it is now..."
"But people from the imperial court came to see him, and he is now in trouble. Why don't you take the opportunity to discuss with him, and it would be best to make him unable to do without your help." The Qing guests had a suggestion.
"I'll think about it again." The magistrate's eyes were a little blurry, and he actually wanted to pour out the remaining wine from the jug to drink. Fortunately, the purifiers were sensible enough to take the jug away from him and help him.
The county master went to the back room to sleep peacefully.