Chapter 583

The scribe in charge of the Department of Appointments and the Department of Revenue stood there with unfriendly expressions. Ye Xiaotian flipped through the account books and lightly said, "Tell me, in just half a year's time, your two departments have used up more than one hundred and eighty brushes. Is our Hulu County that busy with official business? Or are you saying that these brushes are inferior products? "

The scribes did not have a salary or salary. They only relied on the cost of paper and brushes, copying, and food to support their families. Their income was meager, so it was difficult for them to stay clean. It was common for them to take bribes and stuff their own pockets. That was why there was a saying, "Even if your official is as clean as water, it is inevitable that your official is as slippery as oil."

However, among the six branches, the most powerful ones were the Department of Appointments, the Department of Revenue, and the Department of Justice. They had a lot of extra money, so it was reasonable to say that there were fewer cases of embezzlement. However, when Ye Xiaotian flipped through the account books, he found that the Department of Revenue and the Department of Appointments had the highest number of scribes.

Beating a child on a cloudy day was a waste of time. Besides, the people in these two departments were either County Magistrate Hua's men or Registrar Wang's men. Ye Xiaotian didn't have any trusted subordinates in these two departments, so he wanted to make an issue out of this and make things difficult for them.

The scribe in charge of the Department of Appointments rolled his eyes and was trying to find a reason to get away with it when Dian Ci suddenly cried out, "The County Magistrate Hua is here!" Hearing this, everyone looked towards the door and saw Magistrate Hua standing at the door with a smile on his face.

Magistrate Hua's smile was a bit forced. He was the County Magistrate, the highest official in the county. He wanted to summon a lowly official, but the other party actually refused to come. Not only that, he had to condescend to accommodate the other party and take the initiative to come to his door. Now that he saw everyone's surprised eyes, Hua Qingfeng's face was burning hot. He hurriedly said to himself, "My temperament is still not cultivated enough! I have to endure! I have to endure! I have to endure to become a Buddha! "

When Ye Xiaotian saw Magistrate Hua, he could not help but reveal a trace of a mysterious smile. He stood up and waved his hand at the scribe in charge of the Department of Appointments and the Department of Revenue, asking them to step aside. He took two steps forward and slightly cupped his hands. He asked a question he already knew the answer to, "County Magistrate Hua, you are the parents of the county, the ruler of a hundred miles! If you have any matter, you only need to send a message and I will pay you a visit. Why did you come here? "

County Magistrate Hua pretended to be calm and laughed. He strode in and said casually, "I am not that arrogant. As an official, I should be courteous and approachable. As a parent of a county, I don't have the right to be high and mighty. I have to lower myself in order to understand the feelings of the people. Hehe … "

As Magistrate Hua was talking, he had already walked into the Warden's room. Ye Xiaotian was full of smiles and was very polite. But he did not say "County Magistrate Hua, please take a seat". Magistrate Hua shamelessly walked up and sat down on the seat that Ye Xiaotian was sitting on. He waved his hand and said, "You all go out first. I want to have a chat with Yeh Dianshi."

The petty officials felt as if they were pardoned and hurriedly slipped away. Seeing that the atmosphere in the room was not right, these small fish and shrimps did not want to get involved.

When the room was empty and there was no one watching, Magistrate Hua immediately relaxed and could really put down his pride. He sighed and sincerely said to Ye Xiaotian, "Yeh Dianshi, I regret not listening to your advice!"

Ye Xiaotian casually took a chair and sat opposite Magistrate Hua. He was surprised and asked, "Your Excellency, why do you say that?"

Magistrate Hua said, "Yeh Dianshi, you are a vigilant person and good at adapting to circumstances. The battle between the Gao and Li stockaded villages should have been mediated by you. But at that time, County Magistrate Xu volunteered. I thought that both of you are new here and since you are willing to share the burden of the county, I will let him go. After all, he is your immediate superior and it is not good to make him lose face. Who would have thought that the outlanders would ignore the law and the imperial court. They actually took County Magistrate Xu as a hostage. Now … Yeh Dianshi, I can only ask for your help. "

Ye Xiaotian suddenly understood and said, "Ah! So this is what Your Excellency is talking about. I will not hide it from Your Excellency, I did volunteer on that day. But I had just arrived at Gourd County and it was the time when Your Excellency held a banquet for me. I still do not know the situation in the county government. "

Ye Xiaotian sighed and said to Magistrate Hua, "I only found out after I officially started my official duties that County Magistrate Xu has already ordered me to manage only the ceremonial items. As for the other matters, this lowly official can't interfere. Your Excellency is not in his position, how can you … "

Before Ye Xiaotian could finish, Hua Qingfeng laughed and waved his hand, saying, "Yeh Dianshi, you have misunderstood, you have misunderstood."

Ye Xiaotian smiled and said, "Oh? I wonder what I have misunderstood? Please enlighten me, Your Excellency. "

Magistrate Hua said in a serious manner, "County Magistrate Xu did say something like this, and he also asked for my permission. At that time, you had not yet taken office. County Magistrate Xu was worried that some crafty people would take advantage of this opportunity to bend the law, so he ordered that all cases must be reported to him. If he does not agree, no cases can be handled. When you officially started your official duties, he had already gone to the mountains, so he did not have time to revoke this order. This caused this misunderstanding. "

Ye Xiaotian nodded and said, "I see!"

Hua Qing Feng said, "That's right. Hahahaha … "The two laughed at each other for a while, then Hua Qingfeng suddenly stopped laughing and said," I will pass down the order now. Since Yeh Dianshi has taken office, you should take responsibility for the things that you should be responsible for. "

Ye Xiaotian said cheerfully, "Your Excellency is wise!"

Hua Qingfeng immediately followed up, saying, "Now that the Gao and Li stockaded villages are fighting, and the Li stockaded village has even detained an official of the imperial court as a hostage, such behavior is simply lawless. Yeh Dianshi is in charge of this district's justice and prison, so he is duty-bound to take responsibility for this matter."

Ye Xiaotian immediately frowned and said, "Your Excellency, I have the heart, but I am powerless."

Hua Qingfeng was displeased and said, "Someone has disregarded the country's law and imprisoned an official. As the district's Warden, how can you shirk your duty again and again …"

Ye Xiaotian said, "Your Excellency, it is not that I am shirking, but I am powerless. If I want to handle a case, I must have someone I can use. Does Your Excellency know what kind of person the scribe in charge of the Warden Office is? Heh! He was originally Ambassador Cang, a person in charge of the warehouse. No matter how good he is at managing the warehouse, can he handle the paperwork?

Besides, the Fast Shift Constable is in charge of arresting criminals and robbers, but Squad Leader Zhou was transferred by County Magistrate Xu to be the keeper of the house, and the keeper of the house was transferred over to be the Fast Shift Constable. A person who usually only knows how to register, receive and receive documents, and transcribe petitions, how can he be in charge of arresting rapists and robbers, solving cases, and freeing prisoners?

Colleagues should live in harmony. If someone with ulterior motives heard what I said in front of Your Excellency, they would think that I am deliberately slandering County Magistrate Xu. But the County Magistrate Xu is sincere to me, so how can I not treat Your Excellency with sincerity? In my opinion, County Magistrate Xu's actions are really muddle-headed! "

Ye Xiaotian's words made Hua Qingfeng's face turn hot again, but he still had to bite the bullet and agree, "Hmm …. County Magistrate Xu's actions are indeed inappropriate, this … if I transfer all the people back …."

Ye Xiaotian raised his eyebrows and said loudly, "Then I will immediately lead the people into the mountains!"

…

In the mountains and forests, eight thousand seedlings were marching towards the direction of Gourd County. There were eight thousand people, like thousands of intelligent apes, walking through the forest with vigorous steps, unexpectedly not making a single noise.

Sister Sun and Hua Yunfei walked side by side, her eyes shining as she asked, "You said that at that time, in front of so many people, Lord Venerable hugged Miss Yingying and kissed her fiercely?"

Hua Yunfei said helplessly, "Sister Sun, you have heard this part five times, why are you still asking me?"

Sister Sun's eyes were shining, her face was flushed with excitement, she slightly tilted her head and said with a fascinated look, "I just can't imagine that Lord Venerable would be so domineering, he is such a handsome person, hee hee, really manly!"

Hua Yunfei looked at her strangely, suddenly asked, "Do you like my big brother?"

Sister Sun's pretty face turned red, she hurriedly denied, "Of course not! Don't … don't talk nonsense. "

Hua Yunfei could not help but say, "If you don't, then don't. Why do you have to look like a thief? Don't worry, I have a tight mouth, I won't tell anyone. "

"I don't think you dare, otherwise …" Sister Sun glared at Hua Yunfei, she threatened, "I know how to use gu, if you dare to offend me, I will teach you a lesson."

Hua Yunfei snorted. He turned his head and looked at the seemingly endless number of Seedling Warriors that were following behind them silently. He furrowed his eyebrows slightly. Sister Sun glanced at him, "What, the aftereffects of being unhappy? How can a man be so petty? "

Hua Yunfei said, "I can't be bothered to be angry with you. I just feel that there are too many of you here. "

Sister Sun's pair of beautiful big eyes immediately widened, she said in surprise, "How can that be, this is building a house for Lord Venerable! Can it be built with less people? "

"Do you know that the supreme Lord Venerable in your heart is now just a lowly ninth-rank sesame official?" Hua Yunfei did not say this out loud, he only lightly sighed, he thought worriedly, "After interacting with Old Mao for so long, and also getting to know Tycoon, even I am starting to do things carelessly."

At the same time, Ye Xiaotian was also hurrying to the Li family village with his men. Squad leader Zhou, who had just been transferred back from the receiving room to the express shift, followed closely beside Ye Xiaotian, he asked as they hurried, "Does Lord have a plan for this trip to the Li family village?"

Ye Xiaotian said, "What good ideas can I have at this time, but with such a good opportunity, how can I not make good use of it? I will get you guys back first, even if this matter fails, as a county magistrate, can he take back the order he just issued? This isn't a child's play. "

Squad leader Zhou couldn't help but worry when he heard this, he said, "Lord, those outlanders don't respect the law. Even if the county magistrate personally comes, they may not have a heart of respect. Since Lord has no plan, you must be careful. The methods used to deal with people like Qi Mu are useless in front of these people."

As the saying goes, "The tyrannical fear the stubborn!" These tribesmen were different from Qi Mu, they were not as tyrannical and unreasonable as Qi Mu, but once provoked, they would be more difficult to deal with than people like Qi Mu, because once they were angered, they would not care about the consequences. The ignorant are fearless!

Ye Xiaotian smiled and said, "Don't worry, when I was in Guiyang, I have already seen how lawless these people are. These people are all obedient donkeys, I will act according to the situation!"