It's better to be an empress than a county magistrate

Ling Xiao showed a puzzled look, "What else do you want?"

"Of course we have to take off their clothes." Feixue looked at Ling Xiao as if he was an idiot.

Ling Xiao suddenly felt his cheeks getting hot, "How do you know everything?"

Feixue also felt a little embarrassed.

"Anyway, I just know that men and women must be naked in bed. If they wear clothes, that's not normal."

Ling Xiao looked at Feixue.

Feixue's face turned red when he looked at her.

"If you are willing to help, then help. If you don't want to help, then get out." Feixue said unhappily.

"He is a man after all. I will take off his clothes and you take off the clothes of these two women." Ling Xiao said.

Feixue nodded.

In the end, Feixue stripped off the two women's clothes, and Lingxiao stripped off Magistrate Kang's clothes.

But the two of them were completely deceiving themselves.

The woman Ling Xiao has also seen it, and Prefect Kang Feixue has also seen it.

They both rushed out of the room with red faces.

It's just so thrilling.

The next morning, Lu Xingchen continued to patrol the city wall, went to the military camp to check the construction progress, and went to Zhang Fan to inspect the selection of soldiers.

In the early morning, several officials wanted to find Prefect Kang but couldn't find him, so they had to go to find Mr. Liao.

Mr. Liao knew that Magistrate Kang must have been up late again last night, so he sent someone to look for him.

The little maid entered the room and found something was wrong.

Finally, he let out a shrill cry.

Mr. Liao hurried to Governor Kang's room, only to find that Governor Kang had fallen into a coma.

Soon, the doctor came over.

"Mr. Liao, I'm afraid the prefect is dying... Cynomorium songaricum." The doctor sighed and said to Mr. Liao.

Mr. Liao didn't know what to say for a moment.

Jizhou City has always been ruled by Prefect Kang alone. He is the only prefect, and there is no governor.

"Okay, then you can leave. Don't publicize what happened today." Mr. Liao instructed the doctor.

The doctor naturally nodded in agreement, took the silver and left quickly.

At noon, Lu Xingchen went to see Mr. Liao.

"Mr. Liao, why haven't you seen the prefect? ​​I have something to discuss with Prefect Kang."

Mr. Liao pulled Lu Xingchen into a room and said in a low voice, "I'm afraid the prefect is not going to make it."

Lu Xingchen showed a surprised look. "How could it be? The prefect was in good health, how come he is not well now?"

"In fact, the prefect's health has been seriously poor, and his life is immoral..." Mr. Liao seemed to be hesitant to speak, and Lu Xingchen also showed an understanding look.

After all, Lu Xingchen has now returned to her body as a daughter, so Mr. Liao still needs to be careful when speaking to her.

"What should we do now?" Lu Xingchen looked embarrassed.

"Military defense matters cannot be delayed either."

"If the Qiang people attack again now and the fortifications of the city wall are not repaired, it will be a disaster for us."

"And the barracks also need to be renovated."

"Besides, I am recruiting soldiers. The reason why Jizhou City was afraid of the Qiang people before was because we had too few soldiers."

"In addition, the troops also need to be readjusted and trained."

"All of these require money. Does Mr. Liao have any money?"

Mr. Liao shook his head hurriedly. Where did he get the money?

"Without money, nothing can be done. What should we do now?" Lu Xingchen looked at Mr. Liao.

"Sir Lu, your official position is higher than mine. How should I know if you ask me?" Mr. Liao looked embarrassed.

"Then, apart from Prefect Kang, who has the final say in Jizhou City, which other official has the final say? Ask him to come out and raise money for me. It will cost at least 10,000 taels of silver to do all these things." Lu Xingchen looked at Mr. Liao.

"Jizhou City has always been ruled by Governor Kang alone. Everyone else just follows his orders." Mr. Liao said helplessly.

"Now that Lord Kang has fallen, there is no one who has the final say in the entire Jizhou City."

Lu Xingchen was immediately furious, "How can that be possible? The country cannot be without a ruler for a day."

"The city cannot be without a master for a day."

"Please ask Mr. Liao to call all the officials to the lobby, and let everyone discuss and elect someone who can have the final say." Lu Xingchen said immediately.

Mr. Liao was pardoned.

He almost thought that Lu Xingchen let him make the decision and asked him to give him 12,000 taels of silver. Wouldn't that be asking for his life?

So Mr. Liao summoned all the officials of Jizhou Prefecture to the lobby of the government office.

"I have some unfortunate news for you all. Magistrate Kang had a serious health problem last night. To put it bluntly, it was due to excessive sexual indulgence."

"The doctor said that if a man has this condition, he is almost certain to die."

"Jizhou City cannot be without a leader for a day. Everyone, please nominate someone to temporarily take over the duties of the prefect."

Mr. Liao has always been the spokesperson for Prefect Kang. When he spoke out at this time, everyone believed him.

There was an uproar in the audience.

Seeing that no one took the initiative to volunteer, Mr. Liao looked at Mr. Zhang.

"Mr. Zhang, you are the magistrate of Jizhou. You are the highest official now. How about you take over the position of prefect temporarily?"

Mr. Zhang didn't expect such a big pie to fall on his head.

He was just dreaming in his mind that it would be great if he could become the prefect of Jizhou.

I didn't expect Mr. Liao to be so perceptive and actually recommended him to be the prefect of Jizhou.

"Yes, Lord Zhang, you hold the highest official position now. It would be most appropriate for you to act as the prefect." Some officials immediately began to flatter and curry favor with Lord Zhang.

"Mr. Zhang is very capable and has always been Mr. Kang's right-hand man. Now that Mr. Kang has suddenly fallen seriously ill, Mr. Zhang is stepping in to act as the prefect. This is indeed what everyone wants."

Voices of recommendation and compliments came one after another.

Lord Zhang had a low-key and reserved expression on his face, but the corners of his mouth were almost raised to the corners of his eyes.

Ling Xiao curled his lips to the back of his head, thinking that these scholars were so disgusting.

My heart is filled with joy, but I still have to pretend that I don't care.

Lu Xingchen suddenly spoke, interrupting everyone's compliments.

"Since Sir Zhang is the popular choice, please act quickly."

"The city walls and defense equipment attacked by the Qiang tribe all need to be repaired. Soldiers need to be trained... The families of the soldiers who died in the battle need to be comforted, and the shortage of soldiers needs to be replenished in a timely manner. All of these require silver."

"A rough calculation shows that it's 20,000 taels..." Lu Xingchen looked at Lord Zhang and said.

The desire that had just risen in Lord Zhang's heart was instantly extinguished by Lu Xingchen's bucket of cold water.

Everyone shut up instantly, and no longer flattered or praised Lord Zhang. They only felt happy about his misfortune.

Twenty thousand taels of silver...where can I get it?

Lord Zhang looked at Lu Xingchen awkwardly, "Lord Lu, the military affairs are under your charge..."

Lu Xingchen nodded, "Yes, I am in charge of military affairs. I am responsible for recruiting soldiers, training, building military camps, and repairing city defenses. But the matter of taking the silver needs to be solved by the governor."

"I'll take care of the rest after I get the money. The prefect doesn't need to worry about it."

"If the prefect suspects that I am corrupt, you can send an inspector to keep an eye on me."