Martial Cultivator

After the heavy snow stopped, the weather gradually became warmer, and soon the snow in Tianqing County had almost melted.

Many people began to clean up the remaining snow in front of their homes.

But for many ordinary people, they still cannot take it lightly. After surviving the cold winter, there is still an important hurdle, which is the late spring cold. This is the case for many old people, who have survived the winter, but cannot survive the late spring cold.

However, in the Liang Dynasty, such things were too common.

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At this moment, in the county government office, the county magistrate Mi Ke is talking with Chief Zhang.

Holding a sunspot in his hand, Mi Ke thought about it for a long time, but still couldn't place it.

A full quarter of an hour passed.

Chief Zhang couldn't help but said, "Sir, if you don't make a move, it's time for lunch."

Mi Ke said oh, put the chess piece back, nodded and said, "It's time to have lunch."

Seeing Mi Ke answer the question shamelessly, Chief Zhang twitched his lips and said angrily, "Sir, you can't be so shameless every time."

Mi Ke took a look at the situation on the chessboard. He saw that his side had almost no chance of recovery. He estimated that with two or three more moves, he would basically have to surrender. However, Mi Ke still said shamelessly, "I The official is still too thin-skinned, otherwise he would not be the county magistrate. "

Chief Zhang was startled and worriedly asked, "There is news from above that your Excellency is being dismissed?"

Listening to this, Mi Ke rolled his eyes and said with some displeasure, "I am an honest official. I have been governing Tianqing County for these years. Has there ever been any problem? Removing me? If I were all dismissed, what would happen to me?" All county magistrates in the Liang Dynasty must be the same as me!"

This is not true. Mi Ke has indeed not done anything corrupt in recent years, and he is considered a good hand in handling political affairs. He cannot be said to be dedicated to serving the people, but he is definitely a good official.

"But my lord, I may not be able to serve as county magistrate for a few more days."

"Your Excellency is infected with a serious disease? I know a famous doctor, so I will go and fetch him for you."

"That's not the case."

"That means your Excellency is tired of the official battles and wants to go into seclusion?"

"That's not the case either."

"Don't you think that your salary is too low to support your family?"

Mi Ke glanced at Master Zhang in front of him and sighed, "Old Zhang, you and I have worked together for many years, but you are still so stupid."

"This official is stupid, please show me." Master Zhang lowered his head.

"I am about to be promoted."

After listening to these words and looking at Mi Ke's expression, Master Zhang's dark face was touched. He couldn't help but take Mi Ke's hand and asked with a choked voice, "My lord, after all these years of hard work, I finally got the reward." ?!"

A streak of cold sweat broke out on Mi Ke's forehead, and he withdrew his hand without leaving a trace. As early as when he occasionally felt cold, he felt that something was not right with the old boy in front of him. Looking at it now, it seemed that something was really wrong.

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"I received a letter from the county governor a few days ago. The court has decided to transfer me to Wanshan County as the county guard. The letter of appointment has been issued from the Ministry of Personnel and will be delivered to me in the beginning of spring."

Speaking of this matter, Mi Ke was in high spirits. After years of struggling in the officialdom, he had long been disheartened. He originally thought that he would only serve as a county magistrate in his whole life, but he did not expect that now he is really valued by his superiors. , finally promoted.

When he received the letter, he immediately wanted to rush to Wanshan County with his whole family. However, there was a complicated and necessary process for officials in the Liang Dynasty to take office. No matter how anxious he was, he still had to wait for the process to go gradually. Just finish it.

"Then I will congratulate the county magistrate."

Master Zhang was a little listless and weak when he spoke.

"Sir... I mean, is it possible..." Master Zhang suddenly thought of something and became more energetic.

"No way!" Mi Ke waved his hands with a determined look on his face.

Master Zhang was surprised and said, "Sir, you already know what it is before I even tell you what it is?"

Mi Ke's old face stiffened, he touched his beard and said slowly, "I have worked with you for so long, how can I not know what you are thinking? But when I leave, if you, the chief clerk, also leave with me, How should the new county magistrate manage the affairs of the county? For the sake of the people, I am afraid that you should stay. "

Master Zhang opened his mouth and said dejectedly, "My lord has misunderstood. What I mean is that my lord owes me a few days of money and I have to pay it back."

"That's natural, that's natural..." Mi Ke looked a little unnatural.

The atmosphere was a little awkward for a while.

"Lord Mi, Guardian Chen is here!"

There was a sound outside the door. It was the Yamen servant talking, which happened to solve Mi Ke's dilemma. ♦♦🆂🅷🆄🆇.🅲♦🅼

"Please." Mi Ke took a deep breath, strengthened his legs, and stood up.

Chen Chao, dressed in black, had strode in. He was still a young man with a knife hanging from his waist. He seemed to have grown taller. When he saw Chen Chao, Mi Ke came up to him and asked with a bright face, "What, Chen Chao?" The governor also knows about my promotion to the county guard? "

"..."

What Sheriff? How would I know?

Chen Chao looked at Mi Ke, a little dull.

"Congratulations to Master Mi. You work diligently for the people. Not to mention being a county governor, even being in charge of a state is not an exaggeration."

Although the current situation is not clear yet, as the saying goes, if you wear a thousand clothes, you will never wear a piece of shit. No matter what he is doing, there is nothing wrong with flattering him first.

Sure enough, Mi Ke was extremely helpful and nodded frequently.

It is nothing more than this for a daughter-in-law who has been a mother-in-law for many years.

After flattering you,

Chen Chao took the initiative to explain the purpose of his visit, "Master Mi, I am here this time to see the files on the Xuanming Stone Mine."

Although the Xuanming Stone Mine is not under the management of Tianqing County, people were recruited from Tianqing County in previous years, so there are many things about the stone mine there that have been recorded in Tianqing County.

Mi Ke looked at Chen Chao in surprise and asked, "Brother Chen, why do you care about this?"

Mi Ke still doesn't know about the things at the Xuanming Stone Mine, and it's still a secret that only a few people know.

"There have been monsters over there recently. Guard Li asked me to assist in the investigation and deal with the monsters as soon as possible." Chen Chao casually made up a lie, just to bet that Mi Ke in front of him was not informed of what happened there.

Mi Ke said oh, thinking that it turns out that the envoy Li came to see you for this matter.

"Don't worry, can Brother Chen know how to play chess? You and I, brothers, will have a game today!"

Mi Ke pulled Chen Chao and walked over there, "I'm not boasting, my mentor also praised my chess skills back then."

Master Zhang had already stood up and made room for them.

Chen Chao didn't want to waste time here, so he frowned and asked, "In which restaurant will the banquet be held at, Master Mi, for this promotion?" .🅆.

"Brother Chen, what did you say you did here just now?"

Listening to Chen Chao's question, Mi Ke naturally let go of Chen Chao and frowned, as if his old habit had returned.

Chen Chao had no choice but to tell him his purpose again.

"It almost delayed my brother's big event!"

Mi Ke slapped his thigh, a little ashamed on his face.

Chen Chao was speechless and wanted to give the magistrate a thumbs up as a sign of praise.

"Who, come and take Commissioner Chen to the archives. Don't delay Commissioner Chen's important event!" Mi Ke shouted, and when he turned around, Chen Chao had already arrived at the door.

He stood over there and waved, laughing loudly and said, "Congratulations to Master Mi on being promoted to county governor. I will definitely be there when there is a banquet to celebrate!"

As soon as these words were spoken, countless pairs of eyes in the county government immediately looked at Mi Ke.

Full of desire.

Mi Ke stood there blankly and greeted all the eighteen generations of Chen Dynasty's ancestors in a very short time.

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Tianqing County's file library is not large. Rows of bookshelves are spread out here. Inside, there are stacks of case files that Tianqing County has handled over the years. Apart from Tianqing County's own file for inquiry, there are also Another copy will be sent to Qingshan County.

After the yamen opened the door for Chen Chao, they left on their own. There were no confidential files here, and they were not too worried about the theft of files. What's more, the young man in front of them was the guardian of Tianqing County. With him Now, who dares to make a mistake?

Chen Chao closed the door and easily found the dossier on the Xuanming Stone Mine among the bookshelves.

On the top

The volume has accumulated a thick layer of dust, and it seems that no one has read it for a long time.

Lifting up his robe, Chen Chao slowly sat down and began to read through the files.

The Xuanming Stone Mine was opened ten years ago. At that time, officials from the Ministry of Industry came here to inspect and find the mine. Then the imperial court set up a mine here. Officials from the Ministry of Industry were responsible for recruiting civilians, while the monks stationed at the mine were It comes from Tianyuyuan.

It was an organization used by the Liang Dynasty to recruit monks. It was established up and down the country. Its main responsibility was to garrison some important places related to cultivation established by the Liang Dynasty.

Compared with the guardian envoys, the composition of monks in Tianyuyuan is complicated. In addition to martial arts, there are all kinds of monks.

Putting down the book in his hand, Chen Chao picked up the file below.

Within ten years, a stone mine was exhausted, which happened to be within the time limit.

Nothing wrong here.

What Chen Chao is looking for is something that Chief Li did not tell him, the truth about this matter.

He continued to look at the file in his hand, looking at it bit by bit, and finally found some problems among the clues.

"This is it!"

Chen Chao squinted and looked at a record in front of him.

"In the early spring of the eleventh year of Tianjian, a tunnel in the Xuanming Stone Mine collapsed. Fortunately, no civilians were injured. The mine has been mined for two months, and there is nothing abnormal..."

There was originally no problem with this record. The problem was the time.

Two months.

A mine has been mined for two months, which means that the mine has just begun to be mined. The depth of mining is no more than a few dozen feet. This is a depth that is absolutely impossible to collapse.

Even if the negligence of officials from the Ministry of Industry caused the mine to collapse...

the biggest issue.

But not here either.

But there were no civilian casualties above.

As we all know, once a mine starts to be mined, workers will be on duty day and night to ensure that there are always people in the mine.

There are people in the mine. Once the mine collapses, there is absolutely no chance that they will survive.

But here, it is recorded that there were no civilian casualties.

what does that mean?

Was it the mine that lied?

Chen Chao squinted his eyes and frowned slightly.

Civil servants have a certain number, and everyone is registered. Even if they want to lie, it is difficult to cover up. Chen Chao feels that they will not make a fuss here.

Since there is no false report, then what is recorded here is true.

So the question becomes, why were there no civilian casualties when the mine collapsed?

Because there are no civilians mining Xuanming Stone in the mine.

Xuanmingshi was not mined in the mine, so why did it collapse?

Chen Chao closed the file and looked thoughtful.