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

Qin Yunhe invited the gentry to sit down in his office and expressed his gratitude again.

"You are all respected gentry in the county and role models in the village. It is because of your public opinion that the case was successfully decided and convinced by the public. Qin is deeply grateful."

The gentry said one after another: "Your Excellency is too polite. Your Excellency makes wise decisions, and we are only here to bear witness."

He Sheng served tea to everyone.

Qin Yunhe exchanged pleasantries with everyone, and only after everyone had finished their drink did Qin Yunhe get to the point.

"I invited you all here, firstly to thank you for your help this time, and secondly to understand the local government and people's sentiments."

The gentry naturally knew the importance of the matter. When they heard Qin Yunhe's direct question, they looked at each other and then Mr. Pan spoke first: "Your Excellency understands the people's feelings, and I admire you."

Mr. Pan said, "The people in our county have always been simple and honest. We can't say that they leave their doors unlocked at night, but the people still live and work in peace. Even the incident of the student attacking the fake exam is really an isolated case."

Qin Yunhe naturally understood the feelings of the gentry in protecting their own hometown, so he continued: "To be honest with you, before leaving Beijing, His Majesty specifically asked me to go to the local area to understand the people's sentiments and clean up the accumulated malpractices. This time, I came here on orders, and I dare not be careless.

You are all righteous people in the village, people trusted by the people, and I believe you must have brilliant ideas. I hope you will share your knowledge."

Qin Yunhe thought that the gentry probably didn't know where to start, so he continued, "I heard the people talking about how Magistrate Lu learned from other counties and implemented some measures to encourage agriculture and sericulture, but they were implemented carelessly. I wonder if this is true and why?"

After Qin Yunhe said this, the gentry knew what he wanted to know, and they couldn't help but smile at each other, looking a lot more relaxed than before.

It was Mr. Pan who spoke first: "Your Excellency, Magistrate Lu did implement some policies.

The measures taken by the magistrate of Dangyi County, such as encouraging agriculture and sericulture and measuring land, were very effective and were commended by the governor. Magistrate Lu must have really wanted to do something practical for the village, so he copied them.

As for the execution effect..."

Mr. Pan couldn't help shaking his head and laughing, and the others followed suit.

"Your Excellency, you may not know that Magistrate Lu is indeed a little..." Mr. Wang carefully considered his words and finally said, "confused. He certainly has good intentions to make achievements in politics, but he has not learned it well and is not diligent enough..."

"Brother Wang..." Li Shishen seemed to want to remind him that this was inappropriate.

Mr. Wang said, "Brother Li, don't stop me. The inspector has come here on behalf of Your Majesty to understand the situation. This is Your Majesty's move to understand the people's sentiments.

If you and I, as gentry, are too self-centered and unwilling to speak up, who will speak up for the people? If you and I become officials in the future, will we also turn a blind eye?"

Qin Yunhe nodded approvingly: "Brother Wang is righteous."

Unexpectedly, after Mr. Wang finished his impassioned speech, he changed his tone and said jokingly: "The magistrate doesn't seem to care much about these things, so I guess he won't blame me."

The others also made people laugh.

Then Mr. Pan spoke again, saying seriously, "Sir, we actually have no problem with the magistrate's decree. Whether it was learned from others or the magistrate came up with it himself, it is a good thing for the people after all.

When the magistrate first announced the decree, we were all determined to cooperate with its implementation.

However, the county magistrate seemed to only know how to announce the decrees, but did not care much about the implementation process and results, so that although the decrees were good, they did not bring much benefit to the people. "

"You should have had some dealings with the magistrate, have you ever given him advice or warnings?"

"Well, it's not that we haven't advised and reminded him. It's just that the magistrate is busy with something every day. He listened but didn't make any changes. We can't give him suggestions every day."

Qin Yunhe frowned, and thinking back to the incident in which Magistrate Lu casually added seals and knots, he probably had some understanding of him.

"Besides that, how does the magistrate handle cases? Are there any wrongful convictions or confusing cases?"

"This one……"

"Could it be that Magistrate Lu is a man who takes money to do his job and decides cases based on the amount of money paid?"

"The county magistrate is not someone who would take bribes to show favoritism..."

Qin Yunhe thought that it did have some advantages.

Several gentlemen looked at each other again, as if this aspect was also difficult to explain.

"As for the county magistrate's case-solving skills, we really can't praise him enough. As for unjust cases and muddled cases, I just want to say that fortunately the people in the county are decent and the affairs are relatively simple..."

Qin Yunhe motioned for him to continue: "Don't worry, everyone. You can talk about it. I have gained a general understanding of Magistrate Lu in the past few days, and I will confirm it from multiple sources later."

Mr. Wang sighed and said, "The principle of the county magistrate in judging cases is that if there is a dispute between the elder and the younger, no matter what the matter is, he will favor the elder. If there is a dispute between the rich and the poor, no matter what the matter is, he will favor the poor. If there is a dispute between the stubborn and the foolish, no matter what the matter is, he will favor the foolish and the honest."

Very good, it saves me a lot of trouble.

He really doesn't want to spend any more time on it.

But if you say he is wrong, he is compassionate to the poor and the elderly.

Li Shishen finally spoke up at this moment: "The county magistrate also learned this from a county magistrate in a certain place. It is said that the county magistrate only took a hundred taels of silver as a gift when he took office, and he would never accept money or show partiality when judging a case.

The magistrate used this set of rules when he settled cases.

Later, the county magistrate was promoted to the head of the Ministry of Revenue because of his political reputation. "

A county magistrate was directly promoted to Beijing to take charge without any formal examination. This was a great temptation for any local official who wanted to pursue a career in politics.

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"Later, I learned from my detailed understanding that the reason why the county magistrate was promoted to the head of the Ministry of Revenue was because he also implemented many policies to benefit the people in the local area, and the results were very good."

Li Shishen also sighed: "County Magistrate Lu only knows the rules of the county magistrate who does not accept money for favoritism and judges cases, but he does not pay much attention to the government orders..."

Qin Yunhe was also speechless about this.

As they were talking, He Sheng came in and reported, "Sir, Magistrate Lu is here."

Qin Yunhe specifically asked Hesheng to guard outside the door to prevent County Magistrate Lu from entering the main hall directly.

When the gentry heard that the county magistrate was coming, they naturally refused to say anything more and stood up to say goodbye.

Qin Yunhe knew that today's conversation would probably have to end here, so he had to stand up to see the gentry out and welcome Magistrate Lu in.

When they arrived at the door, several gentry first bowed to Qin Yunhe and took their leave, then greeted the county magistrate before taking their leave.

Magistrate Lu looked at the backs of the gentry's carriages and said, "Your Excellency, have you finished talking to the gentry so quickly?"

Qin Yunhe's mind was still dizzy from the "great achievements" of County Magistrate Lu that he had just learned about.

"County Magistrate Lu, please come in first. I have something to ask you."