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

After receiving Qin Yunhe's instructions, Tian Zongyao immediately returned to the yamen to find the instructor, the chief clerk and the legal advisor to discuss countermeasures.

"......Sir, according to what you said, the inspector did not have much reaction, so those scholars should not have said anything."

"He didn't say it at that time, so who knows if he would say it later." Tian Zongyao paced back and forth in frustration.

These days passed peacefully, but I never expected that the situation would suddenly change just when the inspector was about to leave.

Normally, when an imperial envoy arrived at a place, he would meet with the county students or gentry, and he would ask the county magistrate or the teacher to make arrangements. This was the first time I heard that an inspector went to the gate of the county school himself to question someone.

The lawyer stroked his beard and bowed his head, thinking for a while, and said, "My lord, you should take a few trusted gentry over as soon as possible before the scholars say anything. Now that the teahouse is guarded by yamen runners, those scholars will definitely not dare to say anything."

The magistrate had naturally sent people to invite the gentry he was on good terms with, but even so he still felt uneasy. He always felt that things were about to get out of control.

The teacher naturally noticed the magistrate's anxiety, but he had always been in charge of the affairs of the county school and was not as shrewd as the magistrate and others.

"Sir, are we overthinking it? In fact, the inspector didn't want to ask anything at all. He just wanted to ask about the students in the county."

The magistrate was speechless at the teacher's stupid brain.

"If you really care about the students, you only need to contact the county or arrange for a few students to go to the City God Temple to ask questions. Why do you have to go to the county school to find someone yourself?"

The magistrate was usually quite calm, but now even he was a little flustered, and the instructor couldn't help but feel a little nervous as well.

"Sir, the inspector is also a human being. He is not so stubborn. If this is really not possible..."

The teacher winked at the magistrate, who naturally understood what he meant. He also twirled his beard, wondering if this would work.

If you can lose money to avoid disaster, that would be the best. The magistrate was most afraid that this matter would result in a loss of money but also in disaster. After all, this inspector did not behave like a smooth person from the beginning.

The magistrate was still pondering the feasibility of this matter when an official ran in from outside and reported: "Sir, the inspector has taken a few scholars back to the City God Temple!"

In the teahouse, Qin Yunhe watched Magistrate Tian leave behind a few yamen runners and then leave, and his expression became more solemn.

If he had only slight doubts before, Qin Yunhe was now very sure that there must be something seriously wrong with Pingyin County.

Qin Yunhe looked back at the scholars. This time even Scholar Gu didn't dare to speak, and they were obviously a little panicked.

If there is no problem, why would the people in the county be afraid to speak up?

Whether it was Tongyang County or Nanping County, every time Qin Yunhe asked questions, the people guarding outside the door were actually local yamen runners.

The gentry of Tongyang County sat inside, making fun of Magistrate Lu and talking about his jokes. Those words might not be objective or fair, but they dared to say them.

They also knew that there were county officials outside the door, but they were not worried that Magistrate Lu would find out.

Although Magistrate Lu was also worried that the gentry would speak ill of him in front of the inspector, he did not obstruct him in the end.

Although County Magistrate Lu was not very competent, the gentry were more helpless than afraid of him, and they did not even hate him.

Of course, it is not something to be praised for the fact that parents in a county have no dignity, but it seems rare in comparison at this moment.

Then there is Nanping County.

Zhou Defu was just a villager, yet he dared to sit there and complain to the inspector Qin Yunhe, expressing his "dissatisfaction" with the county magistrate's decision to force all the children in the county to attend community schools.

Although he was worried that the yamen runners outside the door would hear him say that the previous yamen runners were not good, he actually didn't pay attention to the officials outside the door when he was talking.

Fu Qingyun was not worried about Qin Yunhe's investigation and inquiry everywhere.

Maybe he was even expecting Qin Yunhe to ask more questions.

Qin Yunhe wanted to tell these scholars that they don't have to worry about the bailiffs outside the door. As long as they tell him, he will take care of it for them, and all those who need to be dealt with will be dealt with one by one.

But thinking that they would be the ones living in the county in the future, what could he promise without words? In the end, he decided not to insist on asking in the teahouse.

"Everyone, I am now staying at the City God Temple. Would you like to follow me to the City God Temple to chat?"

Whether they were willing or not, the scholars naturally could not refuse the inspector, so Qin Yunhe took a few people back to the City God Temple.

As soon as Qin Yunhe and a few scholars returned to the City God Temple, he immediately ordered the officials and others who were under his command to retreat to the outside of the temple gate to guard it. Even the archers who accompanied them were sent to the temple gate.

The clerks were sent to a side hall on the other side, leaving only Wang He and He Sheng in the hall where they stayed.

After everything was arranged, Qin Yunhe spoke again: "If you have anything to say, I will make the decision for you. Not to mention that the words in the hall will not spread outside, even if they do, you don't have to be afraid.

"Your Majesty has entrusted me with the task of eradicating evil and eliminating wickedness before I left Beijing. I will not let any corrupt official go."

The scholars looked at each other nervously again, and finally it was Gu Xiucai who made up his mind the fastest: "Sir, I will report the magistrate, the teacher, and the chief clerk of Pingyin County..."

Gu Xiucai had just finished speaking when a loud voice came from outside the door: "Your Excellency, Magistrate Tian wants to see you!"

Qin Yunhe was annoyed after being interrupted several times. He shouted, "Let him wait!"

Even though he was standing outside the temple gate, Tian Zongyao could faintly hear the inspector's sudden shout of "Let him wait", and he could not help biting his back teeth.

Tian Zongyao contacted these gentry with whom he was on good terms and immediately brought people over. However, he did not expect that the inspector had changed his attitude as soon as he brought the people.

The yamen runner who stayed in the teahouse clearly said that these scholars had not said anything since he left.

The inspector didn't get angry when he was in the teahouse before, probably because he hadn't asked anything yet. But his attitude changed in just a moment.

Although I don't know what these scholars said in front of the Inspector, but seeing how angry he was, I'm afraid they didn't say anything good.

What a courage!

We are still too lenient towards these ungrateful students!

How to do how to do!

County Magistrate Tian walked back and forth twice, and finally made up his mind to turn around and leave.

Qin Yunhe turned back and said to Gu Xiucai after he finished yelling, "Continue."

Gu Xiucai suddenly became anxious: "I report that the magistrate, the teacher, the chief clerk and other county officials of Pingyin County are colluding with each other, selling seals, taking bribes and bending the law. They use harsh punishments and cruel laws to oppress the villagers! They coerce students and suppress scholars!"

Qin Yunhe thought there would be problems, but he didn't expect there would be so many problems!