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

Although it is the end of the dog days, the weather is still hot, so the group can only travel in the morning and evening when the sun is not too strong.

We set out early in the morning and finally arrived in Pingyin County at the end of the morning.

The weather was hot, so the curtains of the carriage were open. As soon as Qin Yunhe entered Pingyin County, he saw the enthusiastic Pingyin County magistrate and his subordinates.

It was obvious that the people were deliberately dispersed inside the city gate. At this moment, apart from the county magistrate and his group, there were only Qin Yunhe and his group.

Qin Yunhe felt a bit overwhelmed.

I have been greeted many times along the way, but fortunately the scenes were not too exaggerated.

But this time, Pingyin County is really a bit exaggerated.

The magistrate of Pingyin County hurried over with a smile on his face and greeted him through the car window: "Tian Zongyao, the magistrate of Pingyin County, led the county officials to welcome the inspector."

Although he felt somewhat reluctant, the magistrate welcomed the carriage at the city gate. If he pretended not to see it and let the carriage pass by, he would inevitably appear arrogant.

Fortunately, no one left the city to welcome him, so it was not considered a violation of the rules.

Qin Yunhe had no choice but to get off the car and return the greeting: "Thank you for welcoming me, Lord Tian. I will invite Magistrate Tian to talk to me after I settle down."

Having said that, he wanted to get back in the car and continue into the city.

Magistrate Tian Zongyao hurriedly asked, "Where will the inspector stay?"

"I intend to stay at the City God Temple in your county. If it is convenient, please ask Magistrate Tian to send an official to lead the way."

"The City God Temple is inconvenient, why don't you stay at the county government office? I have already asked someone to clean up the county government office and prepared some light wine to welcome you."

"I am here on a tour of inspection under the order of the emperor. I will keep the reception simple and will not attend a banquet. Sir Tian, ​​please return to the yamen first."

"Your Excellency's integrity and uprightness are truly admirable to us. In fact, it is just some plain rice and yellow vegetables, just to show your gratitude, and I also want to ask you for your advice."

Forget about welcoming him, Qin Yunhe really didn't dare to drink with him. He was just anxious to get away.

"No need to trouble you. I have come a long way and now I just want to settle down as soon as possible. Sir Tian, ​​please take your subordinates back first."

Seeing that Qin Yunhe had no intention of attending the banquet and was determined not to stay at the county government office, County Magistrate Tian had no choice but to get on the sedan chair and personally take Qin Yunhe to the City God Temple.

Qin Yunhe was helpless: "County Magistrate Tian, ​​I need to print an imperial edict when I come here. If you are not busy, why don't you help me print the imperial edict first? Then I will issue a notice to inform the people that they have come to the county. If the people in the county have any complaints, grievances or suggestions, they can go to the City God Temple to see me."

When County Magistrate Tian saw Qin Yunhe's behavior, he had no choice but to send a few officials to lead Qin Yunhe, while he and his subordinates watched the inspector leave.

Tian Zongyao sat in the sedan chair and watched Qin Yunhe's carriage gradually moving away. He murmured for a moment and said, "This inspector seems a bit stubborn."

A chief clerk came up to Tian Zongyao and muttered, "Not necessarily. He must have been scared by the report before the inspection was completed. He was afraid of making mistakes. Didn't he say he was being careful all the way?"

Tian Zongyao nodded: "That's easier. Tell the subordinates to be more careful. After all, the inspector can't stay here for too long, so just send him off properly when the time comes."

"Yes, sir, don't worry."

Qin Yunhe and his party followed the official to the City God Temple to settle down. The temple priest had obviously received the news early and was already waiting at the door.

After the two sides exchanged greetings, Qin Yunhe and his party entered the temple and settled down.

After they were settled, they sent someone to invite County Magistrate Tian.

"…..Your Excellency, you have worked hard on your journey. I have already had the imperial decree printed and a notice issued. I believe that the people in the county will soon know that you have arrived. Do you have any other instructions?"

"This time, my inspection tour is mainly to deal with the cases of fraudulent examinations in various counties. County Magistrate Tian, ​​please first talk about the verification of the backgrounds of the scholars in the county."

Magistrate Tian said, "Sir, since your majesty ordered a strict investigation of fraudulent examinations, I have had people repeatedly check the backgrounds of the county's students and even the candidates, and have not found any fraudulent examinations."

"What about those who reported false examinations? There aren't any, either?"

Magistrate Tian was even more proud when he said this: "Your Excellency may not know that the people in our county are simple and honest, and there are no such people who attack others for their own selfish reasons. This is really a blessing for our county."

Qin Yunhe was a little surprised.

During his journey, although there were not fake examinees in every county, there were always some deliberate attacks on fake examinees, but many of them were confirmed to be false accusations after investigation.

This county doesn’t even have a whistleblower?

Qin Yunhe hesitated for a moment before saying, "Then Magistrate Tian, ​​please send the county's tax and grain books and case files here first. I need to check them. In addition, I need to borrow a few yamen runners and clerks to serve you."

"Okay, I'll make the arrangements right away. If you have nothing else to do, I'll go back and give you the instructions."

"Well, here's Master Laotian."

The county's tax and grain books and case files were delivered quickly.

Qin Yunhe took the money and grain book and calculated it carefully, and had someone take him to the granary to check. With his understanding of money and grain, he did not find any major problems.

Even if there were some minor issues, I basically got a satisfactory answer after asking County Magistrate Tian.

As for the case files of Pingyin County, they were well organized and there were no major problems. They were basically handled in accordance with the law. Private grievances and disputes among the people were also basically handled fairly.

Apart from the somewhat exaggerated welcome, there is really nothing wrong with this county.

In just a few days, Qin Yunhe had almost finished checking the money and grain books and case files.

That day, Qin Yunhe had reviewed the case files and was planning to take a walk around and visit the community school in Pingyin County.

Since leaving Nanping County, Qin Yunhe began to pay special attention to the conditions of community schools and county schools in various counties.

"Where is the nearest community school in your county?"

The official who was asked did not expect that the inspector would be interested in community schools.

"Your Excellency, the nearest community school in our county is a mile or two away from here, but... there are not many students studying there."

Although there are community schools in the county, they are basically in a semi-abandoned state. Most people who really want to send their children to school would send them to private schools or hire a teacher themselves, and few would go to community schools.

"It's okay. I just went to take a look when I had nothing to do. It's fun to watch the students study after working hard all day."

"Sir, although it's not as hot as it was at noon, the heat is still there. How about I take you there tomorrow morning?"

The official didn't know what was fun in watching the schoolchildren study, but since the inspector wanted to see it, he naturally had to take them to watch.

But he has to wait until he asks the county magistrate before taking the inspector with him.

Unexpectedly, Qin Yunhe insisted, "It's almost the end of the dog days now, and the sun is setting a little. Just take me there slowly."

Then he asked Hesheng to find Wang He to go with him.

After all, the clerk was just a clerk. He had no choice but to take Qin Yunhe out with him because of the inspector's order.

He just secretly told the other officials who were on the mission and asked them to inform the county magistrate.