Happy Little Scholar

"Your Highness, this..." In front of the crowd, an official's face changed and he said, "The loss of property caused by bandits to the people is paid by the government. This, this is a bit unreasonable..."

What the county magistrate Wei of Ji County said touched everyone's heart.

Officials cannot be bullied like this. Not to mention how they can find out if someone falsely reports losses, even if there are people who really suffer losses due to bandits' looting, they should not be the ones to pay. After a long time, they can't afford it...

The most important thing is that they can control the bandits they raise, but they can't control all the bandits!

Li Yi looked at the middle-aged official and asked, "You are..." The official immediately said, "I am Wei Dapeng, the magistrate of Ji County." "Magistrate Wei, do you have any objection to me?" "I dare not!" The magistrate of Ji County looked flustered and said immediately, "I just think that Shuzhou is seriously plagued by bandits. Although the government is also responsible, there has never been a precedent for officials to compensate the people for their losses. I am afraid it is a bit inappropriate. This matter should be discussed in the long run..." "How do you discuss it in the long run?" "Your subordinate, your subordinate thinks..." Li Yi suddenly spoke Asked: "Where is the Ji County Magistrate?"

The crowd was silent for a moment, and then someone immediately walked out of the crowd and said respectfully: "Your Highness, I am the Ji County Magistrate."

"From now on, you are the Ji County Magistrate."

Li Yi said to him, pointed to the Ji County Magistrate beside him, and said: "Catch Wei Dapeng for me. As a county magistrate, you are passive in the suppression of bandits. I suspect that you are colluding with the Ji County bandits. I will deal with you after I find out the truth!"

Immediately, two guards in armor came forward and took down the Ji County Magistrate.

The magistrate of Ji County was stunned, his face changed drastically, and he immediately said: "Your Highness, Your Highness, I am innocent, I am innocent..."

"Innocent?" Li Yi looked at the Ji County Magistrate who had just been promoted to the magistrate, and asked: "He said he was innocent, what do you think?"

"Your Highness, I don't..." The Ji County Magistrate thought for a while, paused, and suddenly bowed and said: "Your Highness King Jing, I report that the former Ji County Magistrate Wei Dapeng colluded with the famous thief Liu Huzi in Ji County, and condoned Liu Huzi and others to do evil in Ji County, harming the people and seeking benefits from it for several years. I have been... I have evidence of their collusion in my hand. Please see clearly, Your Highness, King Jing!"

The magistrate of Ji County turned pale, pointed at him, and said in a trembling voice: "You..., you, you are slandering me..."

His voice became smaller and smaller, and his face turned pale. He never thought that King Jing would act so decisively and take him down directly after a disagreement. He never thought that there would be a traitor around him who betrayed him at the critical moment...

Beware of fire, theft, and the county magistrate. In order to get to the top, he actually did such a conscienceless thing. People's hearts are sinister, people's hearts are sinister!

The magistrate of Ji County was soon taken away, and the magistrate of Yong County was no longer so lonely in prison.

Li Yi glanced down and asked, "Does anyone else think that what I just said is inappropriate?"

More than 20 officials looked around, and after a moment, they bowed at the same time and said in unison, "Your Highness is wise!"

The magistrate of Ji County just said the truth, and his official hat was taken off and thrown into jail. Who dared to speak or have any opinions?

This King Jing is obviously not as kind as he looks. Just a few days after arriving in Shuzhou, two county magistrates have been dismissed one after another. Who knows if they will be the next one?

Li Yi shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter. If there are any problems, we can discuss them together. Only with discussion can there be progress. Just speak freely. I won't blame you."

An official thought for a moment, stepped forward cautiously, and said, "Your Highness King Jing..."

"You are..."

"Your subordinate..." The official subconsciously wanted to answer, and seemed to have thought of something. His face changed, and he suddenly covered his stomach and said, "Your subordinate has unbearable abdominal pain. Can I go to the toilet first..."

"People have three urgent things, go." Li Yi waved his hand and said, "Who else has any opinions?"

The crowd was silent.

If it weren't for what happened just now, they might have thought that His Highness King Jing was reasonable, open-minded and generous, but now, unless they are brain-damaged, they will fall into such a clumsy trap.

An official smiled and said, "Your Highness is wise, I admire you and have no other opinions!"

"Flattery, disgusting!" Behind him, a man looked at him with extreme contempt, walked forward and bowed, saying, "Your Highness has a plan, and my admiration for you is like a surging river, endless..."

"I have no opinion..."

"I have no opinion either..."

...

"Since no one has any opinion, then this matter is settled." Li Yi looked at them and said, "You should return to your jurisdiction immediately. Someone will inform you in two days about how to suppress the bandits."

Seeing His Highness King Jing walk out of the county government office, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

An official suddenly turned around and looked at another person with a bright smile on his face, saying: "Zhang County Magistrate, we haven't had a good gathering for so long, why don't we go back together? I'll host a banquet at Chunxiang Tower tonight..."

"Fang County Magistrate, we haven't had a drink together for a long time, let's have a couple of drinks today..."

"Sir Gou, I'm sorry for offending you before. I'll host a banquet at my home tomorrow, you must do me a favor..."

...

On the way back, Lao Fang looked puzzled and asked: "Uncle, there are not many good people among these officials. Why don't you just kill them all? What are you keeping them for?"

When Lao Fang is smart, he is like a fox, seeing through the world and all the vicissitudes of life. When he is stupid, he is like a stupid fox...

When they first arrived in Shuzhou, the biggest problem they faced was that there was no one available.

For him, it was just a matter of one sentence to replace all the officials in Shuzhou. But after they were replaced, would Lao Fang be allowed to become the county magistrate?

These people can pass the imperial examination and sit in the position of county magistrate and county magistrate. Which one of them is not really capable? What's more, they have been in Shuzhou for many years, and no one knows everything about Shuzhou better than them. People are more suitable to sit in this position than they are.

Of course, the premise is that they are obedient.

The sacking of the magistrates of Yongxian and Jixian this time should allow them to live in peace for a while. Things in the future can be done step by step, and there is no need to rush.

He looked back at Lao Fang and said, "Go and call Wang Wei."

Not long after, a bald head appeared in front of Li Yi.

Wang Wei touched his head and asked expectantly: "My lord, what are your orders?"

"Don't you lack people to build roads and build houses..." Li Yi thought for a while and said, "Let's put aside the matters in the chaotic land for now. The bandits and bandits in Shuzhou will be left to you this time."

Wang Wei was stunned for a moment, then said ecstatically: "Can we move out on a large scale?"

"Just pick a hundred brothers. I will ask people from the Liu League to assist you. This time, no bandits from Shuzhou will be allowed to stay!"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty!" Wang Wei patted his chest and his eyes flashed: "How can we let these miscellaneous fish fool around in our place? This time we robbed them together with their money. After raising them for so long, it's time for them to arrive. It’s time to close the net…”