Rebirth: From being expelled from the imperial court to becoming a high-ranking official

The carriage entered the city, and the servants led the way attentively.

Zhang San and Li Si sat outside the car looking at the street. The street was relatively calm with people coming and going.

Before the carriage arrived in front of the county government office, someone came to greet it.

"It would be disrespectful to not greet the superior when he arrives."

As soon as Zhang San saw the official uniform on the man, he knew it was the county magistrate, so he quickly jumped down and saluted: "Greetings, county magistrate."

It seems that someone had already come back to report.

Liu Dianshi heard the voice in the car and hurried out. When he saw that it was the county magistrate, he did not dare to wait for the carriage and jumped out quickly: "I am sorry, I am sorry. Dianshi Liu Qing greets the county magistrate."

"Master Liu, please don't be polite. I am sorry for embarrassing you."

Liu Dianshi was shocked by the magistrate's modesty: "I dare not, the magistrate is embarrassing me. You can just call me Liu Qing."

The two exchanged some pleasantries, and the magistrate led Liu Dianshi inside. Liu Dianshi turned around and told Zhang San, Li Si and others: "You go to the post station to settle down first. I will go after I finish my errand."

The magistrate also quickly ordered the runners who had come before him: "Wang Ping, take a few runners to the post station, and don't be negligent."

Zhang San and Li Si received the order and were taken to the post station by the officers to settle down.

"Brother Wang Ping, right? Thank you for your hard work."

"You are too polite, I just want to show you the way."

"Brother Wang, I heard that there is a famous restaurant called Huiminglou in Pingle County. We would like to go and have a look after we settle down. Please show us the way."

The officer said, "Well, you two may not know that the owner of Huiminglou was arrested on suspicion of being an accomplice of the robbers, and Huiminglou has been sealed off."

"It's sealed? Tsk tsk," Zhang San smacked his lips and said, "What a pity, I won't be able to enjoy this."

"Those who were close to Pan Qing used their power to bully others, but now they can't do anything about it anymore."

"Does the owner of Huiminglou really dare to collude with the bandits? The business of Huiminglou is so big that it's not enough for his family to eat and drink. How could he collude with the bandits?"

"Haha, who knows. After all, a restaurant is a capital-intensive business. How can a business without capital make money faster?"

"Hey, when I entered the city, I saw that the city gates were pretty tight. Are there still bandits that haven't been caught yet?"

"Such a big bandit leader has been in the city for several years. How can he be caught so easily? The magistrate is afraid that they will escape, so he guards the city gates and arrests those suspected of collaborating with the bandits. They are being tried now."

"Our new lord of Pingle County is really vigorous and resolute..."

Here, Liu Dianshi brought Zhuzi into the county government office.

"I wonder what instructions the superior has for you this time?"

Liu Dianshi guessed that the officers should have already told the purpose of their visit. Seeing that the Pingle County Magistrate was so anxious, he did not beat around the bush and directly took out the official letter and presented it to him.

"Please have a look, magistrate. This is an official letter from the government office. It's nothing serious, but there are a few old files that are a little unclear.

The Magistrate thought that the Magistrate, as a new official, might not understand the situation, so he ordered me to bring the files to explain the situation, so as to avoid wasting time on the way back and forth.

"Yes, yes, your Excellency the Magistrate has sympathized with me. I am deeply grateful."

In fact, there was nothing wrong with those case files. I just looked for them as an excuse to come here.

Fortunately, Liu Dianshi had been doing this for many years and was very good at finding mistakes. He also magnified them, making it seem not so deliberate.

The magistrate of Pingle was hastily appointed from his post as a teacher. Almost all other officials in the county government were arrested, and there was no one around who knew the business.

Now, I see Liu Dianshi pointing out problems one by one without any doubt, but I just take notes carefully, afraid of missing any.

When Liu Dianshi had finished discussing all the issues in the case file, the Pingle County Magistrate still seemed to be reluctant to speak.

"Lord Liu is very capable and knowledgeable, and he personally came to teach me. I am truly grateful to him."

As he spoke, the Pingle County Magistrate leaned forward, pretending to be open-minded and asking for advice, and said, "Sir Liu, I have just taken office and am not very familiar with official documents and criminal cases. I wonder if Sir Liu can give me some guidance."

Although the Pingle County Magistrate looked like he was asking for advice, Liu Dianshi was only a Dianshi, so he didn't dare to be so arrogant as to give him any advice. He could only be polite and talk about some trivial details of the official document file format.

I don't know if the Pingle County Magistrate really felt that he had learned something, or was just being polite, but he looked grateful: "Thank you very much for your consideration, Mr. Magistrate, and for coming to give me your guidance. I have benefited a lot from this."

Then he complained to Liu Dianshi: "To be honest with you, sir, I am a little confused about the affairs of the county when I took over. Since I took office, I feel ashamed of the court and the people."

After hearing this, Liu Dianshi felt a little ashamed.

It seems that the Pingle County Magistrate is sincerely seeking advice. He is not ignorant of affairs and arrogant, nor does he seem like someone who would do anything wrong.

This bluff of mine was really not very decent.

Thinking of this, Liu Dianshi asked tentatively: "Sir, when I entered the city, I found that the city gates were under martial law. I'm afraid that it's a bit... inappropriate to say something in this peaceful time."

Upon hearing this, the Pingle County Magistrate hurriedly said, "Master Liu, you misunderstood. It's not martial law. It's just... it's just that I'm afraid there are still bandits in the city, so I asked the officers to guard the city gates to prevent the bandits and their accomplices from taking the opportunity to escape. If they get away, I will be guilty of a great sin."

"Ah... I see..." Liu Dianshi asked again, "Are there any other accomplices in Pingle County? Since this case was brought to the capital for trial, our office has not paid much attention to it."

At this point, the Pingle County Magistrate began to complain again: "Alas, Lord Liu, you don't know. I have been unable to sleep well these days because of this matter.

Pan Qing had many friends in Pingle County. Not to mention the former county magistrate, the secretary, the county magistrate and other officials. After several years here, who didn't have many friends?

I have been unable to sleep these days just trying to identify their accomplices."

"You don't have to be too anxious. Once the case is decided in the capital, the three judicial departments will issue orders, and you can act according to the orders."

"Oh, Lord Liu. I also want to wait for the order, but I don't know how long it will take to finalize the case. What if the criminals have already escaped by then? If they find out that it was my poor performance that caused the criminals to flee, wouldn't that be a crime?"

In fact, Liu Dianshi understood by now that the Pingle County Magistrate was not a cruel and reckless person. If what he said was true, he was probably a newcomer who was eager to achieve results and was afraid of making mistakes.

I'm afraid he doesn't know how to interrogate and only knows how to use torture.

But after all, this is the job of the county magistrate, and he has the right to do so.

Naturally, Liu Dianshi had no right to criticize anything.

Not only could Dianshi Liu not point fingers at anything, but even Qin Yunhe might not be able to handle this matter.

Not to mention that it is the magistrate's right to decide how to conduct the trial. Even if the magistrate's trial method is inappropriate, Qin Yunhe has no right to criticize.