"You're too polite." Li Yi made a gesture with his hands and said, "Since you've said so, I can't just sit back and do nothing. But this matter can't be explained clearly in a few words. Let's sit down and talk about it slowly."
After getting Li Yi's promise, Magistrate Wang and Registrar Zheng's dejection was swept away, and their faces were full of expectation.
Even County Magistrate Liu had to respect County Magistrate Li before. Since he was so confident, the possibility of success should be 80-90%.
"What's your plan?" Magistrate Wang looked at him and asked.
Li Yi didn't answer directly. Instead, he looked at them and asked, "Before that, I want to ask you two first. County Magistrate Wei squeezed you out. Did you really have no preparation at all?"
If the two of them really watched them fall to this point without taking any measures, Li Yi felt that it would be better for them to be an empty shell.
Magistrate Wang and Secretary Zheng looked at each other and hesitated for a moment. Then, they looked at Li Yi and said with a smile, "You must be joking. If I really didn't have any preparation, I'm afraid I wouldn't have the chance to be the county magistrate more than 10 years ago."
As soon as Magistrate Wang finished his words, Secretary Zheng smiled and took out a booklet from his arms. He handed it to Li Yi and said, "Have a look at this, Mr. Li …"
Da Niu and that constable looked at each other quickly. Having worked in the county government for so many years, how could they not have any political sense? They knew that what these officials were going to say should be something big, so they hurriedly said, "Mr. Li, we'd better stand outside and watch."
Li Yi waved his hand and said, "It's not a big deal. You can listen to it if you want."
Magistrate Wang's face showed a trace of thinking. The next moment, he said, "Listen to Mr. Li. You can stay here."
Secretary Zheng nodded slightly and understood the implication of Magistrate Wang's words — from now on, Daniu and Wei Qiang would be their trusted subordinates.
Magistrate Wang no longer looked at Daniu and the others. He turned his head and looked at Li Yi with a trace of worry on his face, "To tell you the truth, although County Magistrate Wei has done things perfectly, we still have some information that we can use against him. However, these are far from enough."
County Magistrate Wang and Secretary Zheng certainly wouldn't sit still and wait for death when County Magistrate Wei forced them like this. However, the problem was that the things they collected were far from enough to bring down County Magistrate Wei. In the officialdom, if they couldn't kill County Magistrate Wei with one blow, what awaited them would be more terrible things.
"These things are indeed not enough, but what if you add this?" Li Yi took out a plate from his pocket and threw it to Magistrate Wang.
Magistrate Wang hurriedly took the plate. After looking at it for a while, he asked in confusion, "Lord Li, what is this?"
Looking at the puzzled expressions on their faces, Li Yi had the urge to turn around and leave.
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"What? That Li Yi actually didn't come?" In another room of the Drunken Fragrance Tower, a young noble young master said with a slightly angry expression.
The young man, who looked a little embarrassed with a scratch on his forehead, gritted his teeth and said, "Young Master, that Li Yi obviously didn't take you seriously. Are we just going to let this go?"
"Is the Li Yi that Young Master Wei mentioned the first talent of Qing 'an Prefecture?" A young man in the room suddenly asked.
"What? Is there a problem with that Li Yi?" The noble raised his eyebrows and said.
The young man hesitated for a while and said, "Not really, but his background is indeed not that simple. If Young Master Wei wants to touch him, you better be more careful."
This Young Master Wei had just arrived and hadn't heard the rumors about that person. Although he didn't know that much about that Li Yi, it was best to say what he knew to avoid unnecessary trouble.
"Although my father doesn't allow me to cause any trouble during this period of time, you have hurt my people. If I just let this matter go, would I still have any face left?" Although he had already raised some vigilance in his heart, the noble young master was still unyielding with his words.
The young man at the side suddenly thought of something and said, "Young Master, Sir seems to be at Drunken Fragrance Tower tonight, we …"
"So what if my father is here?" The noble slammed the table and said, "I don't want to do anything. Can't I just have a meal here?"
Although he acted very domineering, the young man knew that his young master was scared. He had caused trouble a few times in a row and almost had Sir Wei punish him. During this time, he was much more peaceful than before …
"Sir Wei, let us toast to you!"
In the first room of Drunken Fragrance Tower, a dozen people all stood up and raised the wine cups in their hands. They bowed and toasted County Magistrate Wei who was sitting in the middle.
County Magistrate Wei calmly raised his cup and took a sip, while the others could only drink up the wine in their cups.
"In the future, we have to rely on Sir Wei more."
Everyone knew the purpose of tonight's banquet. After talking for a while, they had to express their attitude straightforwardly.
Before this, they had done enough research on County Magistrate Wei. They knew that he had an extraordinary background and acted in an overbearing manner. In the county government, County Magistrate Wang and Secretary Zheng were both suppressed by him and could not turn over a new leaf. The balance in the hearts of those who were close to County Magistrate Wei gradually tilted.
They chose an official just for the better continuation of their families. Since Magistrate Wang and Secretary Zheng had lost their power, they naturally had to choose a new big tree to rely on.
Although County Magistrate Wei didn't show any expression on his face, he was very satisfied in his heart. After glancing around, he suddenly frowned and asked Advisor Chen, "What about the people in the theater?"
Advisor Chen's face was also a little bad as he said, "Sir, that old man Sun really doesn't know how to appreciate favors!"
County Magistrate Wei didn't speak anymore, but his eyes narrowed.
Since ancient times, officials in the capital were three ranks higher than those in the capital. Although his rank didn't change after he was transferred to Qing 'an Prefecture, he didn't think much of places other than the capital, even though this was Qing' an Prefecture, a place that even the King of Shu valued very much.
With the help of his superiors, he had been doing things smoothly these days. When he encountered some small obstacles, he felt that it was a little interesting.
County Magistrate Wei showed a trace of a smile on his face, which made the people around him feel cold.
At this moment, the door of the room was pushed open. County Magistrate Wei, who was thinking about something, didn't notice it, but the others saw it immediately.
When they saw Magistrate Wang and Secretary Zheng, some people looked a little embarrassed, because just a few days ago, they were on the side of these two people. More people were confused and shocked. They didn't know why these two people, who shouldn't be here, would appear here.
Magistrate Wang glanced at the crowd and said expressionlessly, "You guys go out first."
Even if Magistrate Wang was suppressed by County Magistrate Wei, they couldn't disobey him. When immortals fought, it was better for ordinary people like them to stay far away.
County Magistrate Wei finally collected his thoughts. Seeing that everyone had left the door, he did not stop them. Instead, he looked up at County Magistrate Wang and Secretary Zheng and said with a smile, "Oh, I wonder what brings you here?"
Although Magistrate Wang and Secretary Zheng were half a rank lower than the county magistrate, as the second-in-command and third-in-command of a county, County Magistrate Wei's attitude was extremely arrogant.
Daniu and Wei Qiang had already closed the door, leaving only County Magistrate Wei and Advisor Chen. Magistrate Wang wasn't angry about County Magistrate Wei's attitude. He threw a booklet in his hand on the table and said lightly, "Sir Wei, you've committed a crime!"
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