Li You looked up at the sky and saw that it was almost dusk. He went to the custody room and wrote a note to his father-in-law. He ordered a soldier who could ride a horse to take out the only horse of the inspection department and quickly went to Liu's Mansion in the county seat to deliver the letter and see what his father-in-law said.
If the father-in-law was really benefiting from this matter, he would not deliberately create difficulties. Anyway, the purpose of establishing authority has been achieved. Even apart from the relationship between father-in-law and son-in-law, according to the rules, the successor should not slap his predecessor in the face casually.
Returning to the side hall, since he knew that Inspector Hong was probably an old acquaintance of his father-in-law, he could not treat him roughly. Li You waved his hand and said, "Let Inspector Hong go, please sit down and serve tea." He sat down again and said to Inspector Hong:
"I don't know whether what I said is true or not. I will sit with you and wait for the old inspector's reply. If there are no obstacles, I will hear back in half an hour, so don't worry."
Inspector Hong felt relieved after hearing this. Inspector Liu had taken money from him and guaranteed it, so if he explained the situation clearly, everything would be fine. But he felt relieved, and he no longer looked as arrogant as when he came in.
He knew that Li You was the next inspector, so he took the initiative to talk to Li You and build a relationship. What is face worth, and can it be used as food? He asked: "What do you call this gentleman and Inspector Liu?"
Li You thought there was nothing to hide, so he replied: "That's Jia Yue."
"Master Li is really young and promising, I admire him very much." Inspector Hong complimented.
Li You smiled slightly and flipped through some old documents without answering. Now he still has to put on the airs that his identity should put on.
Over there, the official Guan Shuli and Inspector Hong joked together: "That's right, my family is very famous. Everyone in this county knows about Li Dian and his history."
Inspector Hong was surprised and said: "But Li You, Li Dianshi and Li Tanhua? This is really something I have admired for a long time, like thunder piercing my ears!"
The official Guan Shuli then asked: "Hong Chai officials also know about it? Has it also spread to the Suzhou government office?"
"Others in the government office don't know, but my few friends who are friends with each other all know about Li Dianshi. They claim that they have three major wishes in their lives, one is to accumulate a thousand pieces of gold, the other is to marry into a Jinshi family, and the third is to have sex with Mr. Li.
Poetry.”
Secretary Guan smiled and said, "It's not Mr. Li now."
Hearing that Li You was a famous person, Inspector Hong said even more enthusiastically: "When you two come to Fucheng someday, you must come and see me. I must be a good host."
The two were talking lively, but half an hour later, the sound of horse hooves could be heard outside the house, as if the soldiers who had gone to ask for a message had returned. Inspector Hong quickly stood up and looked outside. He had made an appointment with a prostitute tonight.
Seeing that it was almost dark, I was still lingering, not worried on my face but worried on my heart.
The soldier who went to deliver the letter came into the room and knelt down to Li You and replied: "To answer my question, Mr. Liu, the inspector, read the letter and only had two sentences to reply."
"What are you talking about?" Inspector Hong asked.
The soldier looked at Li You, and then spoke again after receiving confirmation: "The first is that it was settled last time, and he doesn't know what happened this time; the second is that Mr. Li is asked to deal with it himself."
Hong Xun's yellow face turned blue with anger, he slammed the table and cursed: "Shameless old thief Liu!"
This kind of eating people without spitting out the bones is really infuriating! After all, he and Old Thief Liu have some friendship, so he dared to take this responsibility from his employer. Who knows that after Mr. Liu took the money and guaranteed it once, he...
He slapped his butt and left, and now he came back with an ignorant statement that had nothing to do with him, and didn't even offer any help. It was really shameless and disgusting!
You scolded me so well. Li You felt a little bit in his heart, but his face changed color and became furious: "Come here! Get me out and beat you! If you dare to insult the old inspection officer, I will teach you how powerful my inspection department is!" The guest next to him said
The official Guan Shuli is said to be the father-in-law's confidant, and he always makes gestures in front of him.
What's more, Li You and his father-in-law have been fighting each other for more than once or twice, and they still have some tacit understanding. The two sentences passed by the father-in-law are nothing more than saying that the background of the inspector is nothing, so he can clean it up again and see if he can find out.
What are the benefits? This is my first guess.
Of course, the second more brain-consuming guess is that the father-in-law knew that he would have the first idea, which would offend the patrol officer and cause trouble, and then the old man would personally come out to reverse the situation, showing that he is still smarter with age.
The more brain-consuming guess is that my father-in-law knew that he was clever and would guess his second thought, so...
Forget it, Li You got out of the dead cycle in time. If he continues like this, he will become a lunatic. How could he have such an old father-in-law who has been unlucky for eight lifetimes? Just bear with it. When the official appointment is made, you will cry.
Sometimes, you have the opportunity to see what an upright conspiracy is.
Although Li You thought a lot, there were only a few moments when he only heard a "Wait a minute" from the other side!
Inspector Hong kept cutting off and shouted: "I am willing to pay thirty taels of my hard-earned money to beg Inspector Li to hand over those scoundrels to me and escort them back to the capital!"
Li Xunjian suddenly became inspired by poetry. He walked a few steps and chanted leisurely: "There are fifty strings of brocade strings for no reason. Each string and one column reflects the past."
Although Inspector Hong is semi-illiterate, he still understands the meaning of fifty, one string and one pillar, and almost vomits blood. The benefit he received from Fucheng was one hundred taels, and Inspector Liu took half of it, so now he only has five
A gain of ten taels. Although the new inspector in front of him was young, he opened his mouth to exactly the same number. His ruthlessness and accuracy were exactly the same as Inspector Liu.
He thought about the gains and losses, and decided to fish the person out first. This was related to his reputation of using people's money to eliminate disasters for others. He took a hundred taels from his employer to protect the matter, so why did the thugs come?
The reason for being locked up in half a day. Otherwise, if so many people open their mouths and spread the word, his reputation will plummet and it will be difficult to start a business in the future. He is not like Mr. Liu who has no time left and will retire soon. He doesn't need to talk about it.
Credit is earned one lump sum at a time, but his days are still long.
"I don't have any money with me. I'm willing to sign a written note and deliver it tomorrow. Can I let him go today?" Inspector Hong vowed: "My reputation in doing things is well-known in Suzhou Prefecture. Mr. Li, feel free to worry."
Seeing the sincerity of the other party, Li You's expression softened and he was about to speak. Inspector Hong felt relieved when he saw that the silver bullet offensive was effective. At worst, he would go back to his employer to ask for a hard-earned fee.
How can it happen to anyone else?
The clerk then invited Li You aside and whispered: "I need to remind you something. This year, the Inspection Department has arrested 145 people. If we add these 56 people, it will be
The number is two hundred and one. We will consider the calculation soon before the autumn harvest in August. How to decide, please make your own decision."
Li You remembered that the inspection department's assessment is based on the number of thieves caught. If there are less than thirty people a year, it is incompetent. If there are enough people, thirty people are ordinary. If there are enough people, one hundred people are competent. If there are enough people, two hundred people.
It's Zhuo Yi. Two hundred and one people, he just happens to be Zhuo Yi.
He still had some plans for the future in his mind. After thinking about it for a while, he felt that an outstanding evaluation was still more useful than fifty taels of silver.
Thinking of this, Li You changed his mind and said to Inspector Hong very seriously: "This matter is of great importance. I have to consider my responsibilities carefully. I have to ask the county magistrate and the county magistrate for instructions. It is not easy to make decisions without authorization. Inspector Hong, please go back.
I will let you know if there is any news, but please don’t worry.”
I originally thought that the situation was certain, and Inspector Hong was secretly worried about his money. But something happened again in the blink of an eye. Today, Inspector Hong was almost having a heart attack due to the capricious torment of the father-in-law and his son-in-law, and he was cursing in his heart that he was really shameless.
The son-in-law said anxiously: "Is fifty taels too little? This is really the most money I can give you now. If you let me go this time, I will definitely repay you in the future!"
Inspector Li blurted out and reprimanded: "Don't talk nonsense! You are also a member of the public, so you should set an example. The laws of the country are child's play, why don't you back down!"
This official saying was so natural that it came out of Li You's mouth without thinking about it. He was very surprised after he said it, secretly thinking that I still have the talent to be an official? When I thought about it again, I remembered that this was clearly what Magistrate Chen once scolded him for.
I learned the original words without knowing it...it's really good.
It seems that I already have some official status the day after I took office, Li You said proudly. The clerk next to him also thought the same and praised him for being the son-in-law found by the old inspector. Although he is young, he has stepped into the role very quickly.
Inspector Hong wanted to say something else, but there was another movement outside. The doorman came to report: "The county government has official business coming. It is the county magistrate who urgently summoned me. There must be no mistake."