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

Qin Yunhe is not stupid. He was already trying to please County Magistrate Lu when they first met. How could Qin Yunhe not see that the county magistrate and the county magistrate were not getting along?

County Magistrate Meng looked to be in his forties, about the same age as County Magistrate Lu, but he seemed much more stable than County Magistrate Lu.

After the two men exchanged greetings, Qin Yunhe invited County Magistrate Meng to sit down.

"I heard that County Magistrate Meng is in charge of implementing the policies such as land surveying?"

"Your Excellency, I am in charge of the county's money, taxes, household registration, land, and arrests."

It was no wonder that County Magistrate Meng was dissatisfied with the county magistrate. County Magistrate Meng was in charge of almost all the important matters in the county, and County Magistrate Lu was really a hands-off manager.

"I heard that the policy was not implemented smoothly? I wonder why."

County Magistrate Meng took a deep breath and said, "I am an incompetent and incompetent person who has accomplished nothing."

The chief official and the assistant official of Tongyang County really all have their own grievances.

“The affairs of this county are complicated and I am not unaware of the difficulty in implementing government policies.

County Magistrate Lu is not well versed in county affairs. As the county magistrate, your hard work in assisting with county affairs must have been noticed by the people in the county.

However, as the two chief officials of the county, if you do not get along, the people will suffer and you will be the ones who will waste your careers."

County Magistrate Meng looked up at Qin Yunhe with slight surprise.

Qin Yunhe said again: "Meng County Magistrate, since I asked you to come here to ask questions, it is not just to hold you accountable. I have been busy with the matter of taking the exam for the past few days and have not had time to ask you questions. Now that you are done with your work, if you have any grievances in your heart, why don't you tell me?"

County Magistrate Meng took a deep breath and said, "As subordinates, we all have to obey orders from our superiors. I dare not complain.

In order to achieve political achievements, the magistrate learned many measures from others and asked his subordinates to implement them.

I, the magistrate, have thoughts for the people, and I can only do my best to implement them.

However, no matter how good this measure is, it depends on whether it is applicable locally, and more importantly, how to carry it out and how to implement it. Since I received your order, I have worked hard to promote your order.

In order to prevent any omissions, people were sent to other counties to inquire about the details of the promotion.

The magistrate only needs to sit in the hall and talk, and the land will be surveyed and the silkworms will grow on their own.

How can the gentry and landlords agree to the land survey and tax reduction? Who will count and check the number of mulberry fields and silkworm households in the county?"

Qin Yun was more than certain after hearing this, he knew that the affairs of the county were indeed handled by the county magistrate.

County Magistrate Meng continued, "The magistrate has issued orders and ignored all these difficulties. Just because he heard some gossip from a few candidates, he called me in and scolded me..."

Qin Yunhe could not help but frown. He did not expect that County Magistrate Lu's so-called "order to implement it as soon as possible" actually meant calling his subordinates over and scolding them.

It is no wonder that County Magistrate Meng was disappointed.

Not to mention that the omissions in the case file were not necessarily intentional by County Magistrate Meng, even if he really was deliberately turning a deaf and dumb, it would not be surprising.

"What's up with that case file that missed the law?"

When it comes to this, County Magistrate Meng seems to be even more aggrieved and angry: "Sir, it is my duty to share the worries of the county magistrate, but I only have one pair of eyes and one pair of hands, how can I take care of so many things?

Not to mention household registration, arrests, and taxes, just implementing the magistrate's so-called people-friendly policies is enough to make me overwhelmed.

It is precisely because of this that it is inevitable that some things are overlooked, perhaps because of momentary negligence, they are not seen.

Who would have thought that the magistrate would actually believe that I was the one who deliberately wanted him to be punished, and from that day on, he was always displeased with me!"

Although everyone's statements were definitely to defend themselves in a way that was favorable to them, but thinking about what Magistrate Lu had done, Qin Yunhe still generally believed what County Magistrate Meng said.

"That's fine, but the county magistrate has been saying things that suggest I was the one who asked Xue Hai to falsely accuse him."

Qin Yunhe did not comment on this.

Even if it was really County Magistrate Meng who ordered it, he would definitely not admit it.

Besides, Qin Yunhe didn't want to deal with this matter personally. If the county lord and the deputy chief couldn't even handle this matter, there was really no need for them to stay in this position.

Qin Yunhe did not respond, but asked: "Then why is the county magistrate so discouraged and staying at home?"

As soon as this question was asked, County Magistrate Meng choked up.

He knew that his little thoughts could not be hidden from the inspector, so he said:

"At that time... I was indeed upset and had some thoughts of... complaining. But, sir, I also felt wronged.

The magistrate was indifferent to everything else and only cared about the printing of additional copies, but he didn't take it seriously.

That would be fine, but he became so discouraged after being scolded by the prefect that he even dropped the official duties at hand. He even stopped attending court..."

This was indeed outrageous, otherwise Qin Yun would not have scolded County Magistrate Lu.

"Everything in this county..."

County Magistrate Meng was about to continue complaining, but Qin Yunhe suddenly asked, "Does County Magistrate Meng want to be transferred?"

"Wha...what?"

County Magistrate Meng was shocked and looked a little confused and flustered.

"Sir, I hope you will consider my diligence in Tongyang..."

Qin Yunhe waved his hands and said, "I don't want to punish you. It's just that the county magistrate and the county magistrate are not on good terms, which is not conducive to the implementation of government orders and the handling of county affairs.

The county magistrate will definitely not be transferred. If you no longer wish to serve under Magistrate Lu, I can submit a petition to the Ministry of Personnel to have you transferred to another county."

"Sir, I have been in office in Tongyang for several years. I have devoted my heart to the people here and have always wanted to make some achievements..."

It seems that he doesn't want to be transferred.

Sure enough, County Magistrate Meng continued, "Now is the critical moment for the implementation of the decree. I really don't want to give up halfway..."

Qin Yunhe nodded and said, "In this case, it is best for you to continue to implement the decree here.

You don't have to be too depressed.

I have already reprimanded County Magistrate Lu, fined him his salary, and ordered him to pay more attention to county affairs.

You have assisted Magistrate Lu in managing county affairs, just like his arm. I hope you will work together in the future. If you can really implement these policies, it will naturally benefit the people.

You must know that Tongyang County’s political achievements are also your credit.

As long as it can really improve people's lives, it is not impossible to be recommended."

Qin Yunhe's words were equivalent to giving him a guarantee that as long as he did his job well, he would not have to worry about wasting time as county magistrate and not getting promoted.

County Magistrate Meng was only a juren. If he could be promoted to the chief official of a county...

County Magistrate Meng's eyes lit up immediately, and he quickly cupped his hands and said, "I will do my best to implement the decree and live up to your expectations."

Qin Yunhe sent the overjoyed County Magistrate Meng away, smiled and shook his head: It is clear that just a few words can make County Magistrate Meng loyal to him, County Magistrate Lu is really, alas -

Qin Yunhe couldn't help but want to call County Magistrate Lu back and scold him again.