A few days later, with the departure of the governor Li Yan and the governor Taimin, Xinye County returned to its former peace.
However, Xu Zun's exclamation came from the Xinye County government office.
"No way?" Seeing Xu Zun holding a gold-edged imperial edict, he asked in surprise, "Is this the imperial edict? Isn't it a bit of a joke?"
In Xu Zun's impression, when an imperial edict arrived, he usually had to approach him from a distance, fall to the ground, bow his head, and shout "Long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live."
But now that the imperial edict arrived, there was no pomp and circumstance at all, and no one even read it out. The county magistrate Luo Wanwan handed it to Xu Zun for him to read.
"Oh, Lieutenant Xu County, don't be joking, oh, no..." Luo Wanwan hurriedly changed his words, "Now I want to ask you to punish me! The emperor's grace is so great that we are in awe, so we can't lie, haha...
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After the Iron Coffin case, Luo Xian Cheng's attitude towards Xu Zun changed greatly, and he no longer dared to look down upon this confused county captain in the past.
oh……
Relevant information popped up in Xu Zun's mind. It turned out that the imperial edicts of the Daxuan Dynasty were also divided into three, six, and nine levels. For people of Xu Zun's level, the royal family just issued an edict as a courtesy. It was not as exaggerated as in the TV series.
Only then did Xu Zun realize that he was in an imaginary dynasty, and many of its rules were different from those of the real historical dynasty.
Open the imperial book and see that the text above is simple and clear:
"Xinye County Lieutenant Xu Zun has made great contributions in solving the unsolved iron coffin case. He is hereby promoted to Tangzhou Tiexing, with an official salary of the seventh grade. He takes office immediately. I express my gratitude."
Punishment in Tangzhou?
Xu Zun soon learned that this Tangzhou punishment officer was the punishment officer of a provincial unit.
The nature of his work is basically the same as that of Chen Taiji, the censor of the Ministry of Punishment, which is to verify major criminal cases that occurred in various places. It is just one level lower than Chen Taiji, and the scope of work is limited to the jurisdiction of Tangzhou.
In fact, in the past few days, Xu Zun had a vague premonition that he would undergo big changes after the Iron Coffin Case.
I didn't expect it to come so quickly.
Logically speaking, it is extremely rare for Xu Zun to be directly promoted from the rank of ninth-rank county captain to the rank of seventh-rank county captain, so he should be happy.
But Xu Zun was a little unhappy.
Because Cai Kun, the leader of the Internal Guard Pavilion, tried his best to recommend me. If it really worked, then he should join the unit under the jurisdiction of the Internal Guard, right?
The candid criminal officer is subordinate to the Ministry of Punishment and appointed by the state government.
As we all know, Queen Mother Lin has a quarrel with the Ministry of Punishment. How could she enter the Ministry of Punishment?
Could it be... because he is the son of Xu Changlin, the minister of Dali Temple?
Or is it because Duke Shen is the Minister of Justice?
Or does Cai Kun want to arrange for himself to join the Criminal Department and be their spy?
"Xu Ti Xing," at this time, Luo County Cheng handed another official document with the official seal of the state government to Xu Zun and said, "This is an urgent document sent by the governor's office together with the imperial edict.
It was written by Master Li Yan himself, please take a look!"
oh?
Xu Zun took the official document, but found that it was written in an obscure and difficult-to-read manner. If he had not relied on Xu County Lieutenant's certain writing skills, it would have been difficult for him to understand it.
In the official document, Li Yan, the governor of Tangzhou, first expressed his appreciation for Xu Zun, and then congratulated Xu Zun on his promotion to the punishment officer and said some words of encouragement.
Finally, the document finally got to the point, which was to ask Xu Tixing, who had just taken office, to rush to Shangyuan City immediately to handle an urgent case.
Shangyuan City is the seat of the county seat of Shangyuan County and is a municipal-level city.
It stands to reason that since Xu Zun has now been promoted to a provincial official, he should first report to Wude City, the state capital.
It can be seen that this so-called emergency case must be very urgent!
"Xu Tixing," Luo Baiwan said to Xu Zun, "The governor's intention is that you must set off immediately, and... the carriage has been prepared for you!"
No way?
So urgent?
Xu Zun hurriedly asked: "Luo County Cheng, do you know what happened to Shangyuan City?"
"I don't know, but," Luo Wanwan said, "according to the messenger, the governor is also in Shangyuan City now!
"They also said that your official credentials and salary certificates are also with the governor, and they will be processed for you when you go!"
"oh……"
Xu Zun nodded and said to himself, it seems something big has happened!
Unexpectedly, after just a few days of rest, I would embark on a new journey. I wonder what kind of cases I would encounter there?
So Xu Zun stood up and said goodbye to Luo Wanwan.
"Ji Ying," Luo Wanwan said with shame, "Luo has been offended many times before. I really shouldn't have slandered you and Mr. Shen in front of the iron coffin in the secret room.
"However, I hope you can understand that in that situation, I was not only doing it for myself, but also for the entire Xinye County Government!"
After speaking, Luo Wanwan bowed to the end and apologized to Xu Zun.
Xu Zun hurriedly helped him: "Master Luo said something serious, anyone else would do that!"
"In the future," Luo Wanwan said again, "I hope that Lord Ti Xing will take care of you regardless of past grudges!"
"Haha," Xu Zun said with a smile, "You must never forget your original intention!"
Although the Tangzhou Trial Officer is only a seventh-grade official and has the same level as the county magistrate, because he has the power to supervise and correct mistakes, his power is naturally much greater than that of the county magistrate.
Of course, Luo Xiancheng did not want to offend this future leader.
"Master Xu, Master Xu, hahaha..." Who knows, just when Xu Zun was about to leave, the loud voice of the head hunter Zhao Yu came from behind, "It's great, I can work with Master Xu again in the future!"
Xu Zun turned around and saw Zhao Yu wearing a heavy cotton coat with a package slung over his shoulder, looking like he was about to leave for a long distance.
"You..." Xu Zun was surprised, already guessing something in his heart.
"Why, didn't Mr. Luo tell you?" Zhao Yu said with a naive smile, "I will be your personal bodyguard from now on!"
"Oh, look at my brain," Luo Wanwan said hurriedly, "His Majesty also issued a decree. Because Zhao Captou assisted in the Iron Coffin case, Zhao Captou was specially promoted to be a prison guard to assist Xu Tixing in the case.
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I go……
Xu Zun was shocked. He didn't expect that he was actually conferred by the emperor himself!
This is troublesome...
So far, although this Zhao Yu is brave and resourceful, his origin is unknown, which makes him unpredictable and he dare not get too close to him.
Especially after discovering Ku Niang, Xu Zun was even more afraid that Zhao Yu would get a glimpse of the secret.
If someone sends this Zhao Yu, I'm afraid it will be detrimental to him.
However, he was personally appointed by the emperor, and he could not dismiss him.
well!
how so?
Do...do we have to leave Ku Niang at home?
no……
Xu Zun firmly denied that the secret of Ku Niang has not yet been found out, and he must not let her leave his sight.
"Master Xu," Zhao Yu said happily, "when are we setting off? Don't worry, with me here, no matter what case arises there, we will definitely be able to solve it! Right?"
"Hehehe," Xu Zun pretended to laugh, put his arm around Zhao Yu's shoulders and said, "Of course, with Zhao Baotou as my companion, I will be more confident, hehehe..."
With that said, the two of them walked outside facing the winter sun.
Xu Zun had a smile on his face, but he was quickly planning something in his mind...
