Chapter 268: different magistrates
Chapter 268 A Different County Magistrate
In front of the Luyan Port County Yamen in the early morning, before the sun rose, the surrounding area was already surrounded by onlookers, gentry and officials at all levels, waiting for the new owner of Luyan Port.
The five-rank county magistrate and the six-county magistrate, and then the eastern defense envoy, is such an honor. Since the founding of the Dahe Empire, Luyan Port has never produced such a talent, and everyone is looking forward to what kind of heroic person will be Yumian Langjun is worthy of this great task.
For a while, there were constant discussions in the crowd, and each of them was whispering to each other, listening to some news from the gossip:
"I heard that the new commanding officer is Lin Jinxiao, a down-and-out royal descendant from Anlin Village."
"Oh, this person was not injured because of escorting the tax bank a while ago, how did he become the new Commander in such a short time?"
"Cough, good morning. I heard that his lady with superb medical skills cured her. She has shown her power in Haikang County, and even the county magistrate of Haikang County has been dismissed."
"His lady has a bad reputation, when did she learn the ability to heal people?"
The few people who were discussing in the crowd secretly glanced at the sergeants waiting around, lowered their voices, and said in a low voice: "Don't talk nonsense, that lady Chu is said to be very powerful, and she has helped the county thoroughly investigate many major cases recently. How could it have a bad reputation?"
"It must be because of the incident in the inner house that people accused him of slander."
One of them looked around and whispered: "I heard that Mr. Lin's stepmother, Mrs. Chen, is a tricky and domineering master. A while ago, when Mr. Lin was injured and recuperating, she instigated her son to steal money from other people's houses, and her son was imprisoned." Big Prison, this woman still didn’t give up, she broke through the door of her stepson’s house and went to other people’s house to steal things, even the pots and pans.”
"You're talking about Lin Jinhong and his mother, right?"
Another person explained angrily: "That family is not a good person. They have been deceived and abducted in the village for many years, and they were expelled from the clan a while ago. With such a mother-in-law, it is not uncommon for Mrs. Chu to be humiliated. "
"Who said it wasn't."
The crowd was boiling, and there was a sudden noise: "The carriage has arrived."
Everyone heard the reputation and looked around, only to see a carriage coming slowly from the west entrance of the city, surrounded by sergeants leading the way, followed by a few Sima generals in armor riding closely on both sides of the carriage.
Seeing this, Hu Maoxi led his subordinate officials to greet him quickly.
Everyone opened their eyes wide and waited for a glimpse of the new Shangguan's demeanor, but the first thing they saw were two black crutches, which slowly emerged from the carriage.
After that, a mutilated figure was limped out of the carriage with the help of others.
Everyone was dumbfounded, and the area around the county government office fell into silence, only the sound of thumping crutches resounded around.
Hu Maoxi looked at Lin Jinxiao with a stiff face, and whispered in his ear: "Master Lin, what's your leg?"
"Oh it's all right."
Lin Jinxiao smiled calmly.
"Why don't you persevere for a while today."
Hu Maoxi got closer to him, and discussed in a low voice: "At noon, the military supervisor specially set up ten tables of banquets in the Qi's restaurant. First, he came to celebrate your appointment, my brother, and second, he wanted to apologize to you for what happened yesterday."
He squinted at Jiang Xueyi who was standing not far away, then glanced at a group of wealthy gentry surrounded by the stone pillars of the county government, and then said: "In the evening, the gentry in the county also jointly set up a shop at the Haojin Building in the east of the city. The banquet welcomes you."
After finishing speaking, he immediately signaled the guards around him to come and pick up the abductee.
"No."
Lin Jinxiao braced his crutches tightly and repelled the guards.
Hu Maoxi's face became even stiffer: "Why is that?"
"Before going out, my wife specifically told me not to leave my crutches."
Lin Jinxiao raised his eyes to look at the crowd around him, thinking of Chu Nanzhi insisting on handing over the crutch to him just now, he couldn't help but feel a little joy in his heart.
With crutches in his arms, he put on a sickly look, cupped his hands and said, "Fathers, folks, please go back. I have not recovered from my lower leg illness. Although I can barely take up the post today, I should not be too tired. I appreciate the kindness of all the squires." gone."
After that, he looked at Sun Wucai, the county magistrate who was full of happiness, and ordered: "Sun County magistrate, the office is open as usual today. If there are any urgent documents, they can be sent to the back hall."
Sun Wu was at a loss when he heard this.
Although he is still the magistrate of Luyan Port County now, due to the restructuring of the government office, he has been promoted from the original eighth rank to the seventh rank. He is secretly proud of himself, and he still wants to show off at today's banquet, but he never thought that the new boss would directly He poured cold water on himself.
He stared at Hu Maoxi resentfully, the two looked at each other, and had to humbly respond.
As for the profound meaning of Lin Jinxiao's words, others could not detect it, but Hu Maoxi understood it thoroughly.
He refused the banquet of the wealthy squires because of his unhealed leg disease, but he continued to work in the government office as usual, which shows that he deliberately did not want to make friends with these squires.
Last night, many rich and noble families came to inquire about the news of the new commander. Hu Maoxi was thinking about punishing the powerful and evil gentry in Luyan Port mentioned by Lin Jinxiao when he returned from Haikang County, and also thinking about easing the relationship between them before leaving office. Unexpectedly, he had no such intention.
Following Lin Jinxiao, Hu Maoxi asked in a low voice in disbelief: "Brother Lin Xian, your leg is really real"
"Cough, Mr. Hu, you just think my leg is lame."
Lin Jinxiao smiled coldly at him, then looked at Jiang Xueyi, the chief secretary and others who were following him, and loudly ordered with Li Ce: "Sanlang, didn't you hunt back a deer and two black bears yesterday, and the meat was sorted out." Yet?"
Li Ce nodded slightly: "Brother Hui, ah bah, if you go back to the adults, they have already been packed and are waiting for the adults to distribute."
Lin Jinxiao stopped in his tracks, looked thoughtfully at the prison officer Zhu You'an, and said frankly, "You An, send a pair of bear paws to Mr. Chang and Mr. Nie, and leave a pair for Mr. Hu and me. One pair, and the rest of the black bear meat is distributed to the guards who were injured yesterday to replenish their bodies."
"No, no, this bear's paw should be left to Mrs. Chu."
Hu Maoxi waved his hand quickly: "If she hadn't reminded everyone yesterday to protect everyone from the double attack of beasts and assassins, it would be a question of whether we could come back alive."
Thinking of those ferocious beasts, Hu Maoxi still had lingering fears at the moment, and added earnestly: "The venison is also left with a leg and is about to be sent to Mrs. Chu."
"Well, that's fine."
Lin Jinxiao nodded in agreement: "Then let's send the bear's paw along."
Finally, the beautiful eyes stared at Li Ce again, and said with a smile: "All the rest of the venison will be moved into the back kitchen, let the cooks cook it, and distribute it to the guards for use."
The guards were very excited when they heard this, but several high-ranking officials secretly frowned.
The distribution method in this way is very different from the past. In the past, the hunters and guards only contribute their share. The precious prey brought back are either shared privately by the officials of the county government, or let the county magistrate borrow flowers and present Buddhas to curry favor with others.
Today, the new Commander distributed all the black bear meat to the injured guards, and the venison was also enjoyed with everyone. It meant sharing weal and woe, which was convincing. All the guards who accompanied him through hardships and dangers yesterday were all moved. .
Lin Jinxiao looked around at the officials, big and small, with different expressions. His eyes flickered, and he looked quietly at Jiang Xueyi, the military supervisor with an uncertain face, and said coldly, "Mr. Just stay in Yazhong and eat venison with everyone."
"The next officer obeys."
Jiang Xueyi replied respectfully, and couldn't help secretly admiring this person's means of buying people's hearts.
(end of this chapter)