Happy Little Scholar

Today is County Lieutenant Li's first day in office. Of course, County Magistrate Liu will introduce to him the important officials in the county government. Li Yi and Wang County Prime Minister Zheng greeted him politely and looked familiar. Even if they were acknoledged.

As for other petty officials, they need to take the initiative to come forward to see the ceremony.

After a solemn introduction, he took him to his usual office and inner house to have a look.

The inner residence is located in the back hall of the county government office and is divided into several separate courtyards for the officials' families to live. However, in the entire county government office, only four people, including Li Yi, have this privilege.

Before he came, County Magistrate Liu had already sent people to clean the place spotlessly.

According to regulations, officials can only bring their families to live in the county government office after serving for three years. However, even without this rule, Ruyi and the others probably would not come. Li Yi doesn't like the atmosphere of the county government office, so it is better to go back to Ruyifang to live here.

The three squads of government officials have already lined up neatly. The county lieutenant is in charge of the security of a county and is also the direct commander of these government officials.

Among them, the officials who stood on both sides of the courtroom to maintain discipline when the county magistrate tried the case knew Li Yi. Thinking of the scene in the courtroom that day when Li County Lieutenant tried the case, they looked at him with eyes full of reverence. color.

Some of the detectives had seen him before, but no one expected that this frail scholar they had met several times would actually become their immediate boss in the blink of an eye.

Although I did not witness it with my own eyes, I heard from some people about the trial of County Lieutenant Li that day. At this time, there were more doubts and curiosity in the eyes. However, when facing the County Lieutenant, there was a look of respect on his face. It still needs to be shown.

As the head of a county, County Magistrate Liu is quite busy with official duties on weekdays, so he cannot always accompany Li Yi. He briefly took him to get acquainted with the county government, and as for more detailed matters, he left them to a clever person. Yamen.

"Sir, would you like me to take you around the county government office again?" The government servant looked at Li Yi with a hint of fanaticism in his eyes and said with a smile on his face.

Ever since he saw Lieutenant Li's methods that day, a door to a new world opened for him. He seemed to have an enlightened mind. When assisting the county magistrate in handling cases, he repeatedly performed extraordinary feats, and not only received the favor of Magistrate Liu, He was awarded several times and promoted to a small leader among the government officials. At this point, the small government official who spent all day in the government office completely disappeared and was replaced by a young government official with feelings and ideals...

"What's your name?" Li Yi asked casually as the yamen servant seemed quite smart.

"Sir, my subordinate Liu Yishou." The officer said hurriedly.

"Liu Yishou?" Li Yi was stunned for a moment, thinking that Liu Yishou's father would really give his son a name. He waved his hand and said, "No need to go around, take me to the county captain's office."

"My lord please."

Liu Yishou responded and led Li Yi through the Yimen and towards the corridor on one side.

On both sides of the Yimen, there are small rooms separated, which are where officials other than the county magistrate work.

Liu Yishou led Li Yi into one of the check-in rooms, walked into the door, and saw a pretty woman sitting on the main seat. The woman looked up at Li Yi, put down the teacup in her hand, and said, "I thought you Won’t come.”

"How dare you disobey the imperial decree if you are a mere mortal?" Li Yi sat next to her, poured a cup of tea, and said in a moderate tone.

If this princess hadn't arrested him, he would still be basking in the sun in the yard of Liuye Village or Ruyifang. He was angry when he saw her, but he couldn't do it yet, and he felt a little depressed.

When Liu Yishou saw this scene, he wisely withdrew.

When gods fight, mortals suffer. He can't get involved in the affairs of these two big shots.

Li Mingzhu took a sip of tea and said calmly: "No matter how lazy you were before taking office, now that you have become a county captain, you can no longer be the same as before, otherwise..."

"Otherwise, what if my official position is terminated?" Li Yi turned to look at her and asked expectantly.

"The duty of a county lieutenant is very important. If he neglects his duties, leading to unstable public security and unjust, false and wrongful cases, he will be dismissed from his post and investigated, or at worst..." Li Mingzhu looked at him and lightly passed his hand in the air.

Your sister, do you want to play so big?

Li Yi's eyelids jumped, but after thinking about it, what she said did make sense. The county lieutenant is responsible for public security, arresting thieves, and hearing cases. None of it is a trivial matter. If he neglects his duties, the security in the county will be unstable, thieves will be rampant, or It was a random verdict that resulted in the death of someone unjustly. This is not just a matter of dereliction of duty. It is a waste of human life. Just dismissal may not be enough. Qing'an Prefecture Prison welcomes you...

He looked up at Li Mingzhu, his eyes extremely complicated.

I thought I was hugging a thigh, but I didn't know that the thigh dug a big hole for me to jump into. This feeling of suffocation and depression cannot be felt unless I have experienced it myself.

Speaking of which, Her Royal Highness the Princess is really weird to the extreme. She doesn't wait for you in the palace, and she doesn't treat you well. She has to come here to be a head catcher and suffer hardships. She can't live with herself. What's more important is that the emperor actually agreed------ Li Yi extremely doubted whether she, the princess, was his biological child.

"By the way, in the month before you took office, a lot of cases have accumulated and need to be tried as soon as possible." Li Mingzhu put down the tea cup and said.

"Your mother..."

Li Yi was already feeling aggrieved. He had just come to the county government office for a while, and the stool under his butt was not even warm yet. He had a lot of trivial things to deal with, so he couldn't help but complain.

Just halfway through the sentence, I realized that the person sitting across from me was a princess. Isn't it the same as cursing the queen? Insulting the queen is a crime of great disrespect and will cause your head to be lost...

Seeing Li Mingzhu's expression turn cold, Li Yi immediately put on a smile on his face, "Is your mother's health okay? Is your majesty's asthma better..."

"According to what you said, I cleaned the palace several times a day and removed all the flowers and plants in the palace. The frequency of my father's asthma has indeed been reduced." Li Mingzhu said with a trace of softness on his face.

Then, she turned to look at Li Yi and said, "I know you don't want to be an official. Why don't you do this? As long as you fulfill your duties as a county captain within half a year, I can write to the emperor after half a year. You are allowed to resign."

"Is this true?"

Li Yi was stunned for a moment, then looked at her and his tone became more serious.

Half a year may be short or long, but there is always hope. What she just said was like a glimmer of light in the darkness, guiding Li Yi in the right direction.

"Seriously." Li Mingzhu nodded. Half a year later was the time limit agreed between her and her father. Half a year was enough to temper him.

"High-five!"

Who knows if she just said what she said casually, and if she goes back on her word later, without any evidence, who will she go to to reason with?

The ancients believed that there is a god three feet above your head. High-fiving your hands means you have made an oath. If you go back on it, you will be punished by God.

Li Mingzhu glanced at him, but finally reached out and touched him.

Snapped!

Li Yi was hit by her palm and was knocked back two steps. His palm was a little numb, and he extremely suspected that she had just used her true energy.

"Okay, the oath has been taken. Can we go handle the case?" Li Mingzhu stood up, glanced at him, and walked out the door.

"Wait a moment."

Before he walked out of the door, Li Yi's voice came from behind.

"What else?" She turned to look at him.

"How about you create another document?"

Li Yi looked at her with hesitation. In case she doesn't believe in ghosts and gods, and doesn't swear, it's not the same, it's better to make a written pledge. Once the written pledge is made, there will be physical evidence when the time comes, so she won't be afraid of going back on her word...