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Meng Zhang stroked his long beard, "What do you think of the position of the county magistrate's family?"

"Ah?" Ji Zihe looked at Meng Zhang with an upright look on his face, "Public is public, private is private, even my family members can't just go to the front office where I work, right?"

Meng Zhang felt a little disappointed. He just wanted to tease this elm head, so there was no reaction at all.Family is obviously a very ambiguous word, why can't he think right at all?

Meng Zhang sighed, "You misunderstood, I was talking about the long follower."

"The long follower is not a family member, but a servant." Ji Zihe corrected his mistake in time.

Meng Zhang flicked his tail, with a cold expression on his face, "Oh."

"Why do you want to be my long-term follower? Would you be too wronged?" Ji Zihe hesitated.

To put it bluntly, the long follower is a servant. The long follower of a local official can follow the official to take office in various places. When the local official leaves office, they will also leave the county government.The long-term attendants of local officials can be roughly divided into two categories. One category belongs to the servants who take care of the officials' diet and daily life. They are real domestic slaves, just like Huang Jiulang before.

The other type can directly participate in the political system, which is equivalent to the power hired by local officials without permission.They can be appointed as yamen servants by local officials, and such long followers are often regarded as cronies by local officials.Although the above stipulates the limit for local officials to carry long attendants, in fact most officials exceed this number, and some local officials even replace all the servants in the county government with their own long attendants as soon as they take office.

Like Ji Zihe, it is relatively rare for local officials to bring Huang Jiulang and Yan Ruyu with them when they take office.In fact, Rong Ge can be regarded as Ji Zihe's long-term follower, after all, she was simply recruited by Ji Zihe to the county government.If Ji Zihe resigned, it would be impossible for the Ning'an county government to keep her, a female police officer, in office.

"It's just a title. There's nothing wrong with it." Meng Zhang said disapprovingly.

"That's true." Ji Zihe nodded, it's just a title, not a real servant.Think about it, every time I go out in the future, I will be accompanied by a Meng guard, which is also very cool.

Ji Zihe was in a trance when a monk hurried over. Seeing Ji Zihe's eyes lit up, his steps became stumbling, and he rushed towards him.

"Be careful!" Meng Zhang suddenly stretched out his claws, hooked Ji Zihe's collar, and pulled him back a step.

The monk rushed to nothing and fell to the ground.He couldn't see Meng Zhang, so he thought it was Ji Zihe who passed by by himself, and raised his head to look at him angrily.

"The benefactor is really hard-hearted. When he saw the poor monk, he hid very quickly!"

Ji Zihe frowned, "I don't know you."

"Isn't it necessary to help strangers? Just because the poor monk is in rags and refuses to help, and let the poor monk fall to the ground, wouldn't the benefactor feel ashamed?" The monk sat on the ground and scolded.

"Is there something wrong with this monk's brain? He insisted on bumping into you, but you dodged it, and it turned out to be your fault. Isn't this arguing?" Meng Zhang exclaimed angrily.

Ji Zihe raised his eyebrows, "I don't feel ashamed."

This monk made it clear that he just wanted to touch porcelain. Does he look so taken advantage of?

The monk choked, looked around, and yelled, "What kind of reason is this? Come and see, everyone, what is a hypocrite and what is called false benevolence and righteousness. Look, it looks glamorous on the outside, but in fact, even I This poor poor monk is not even willing to help, how can such a cold-hearted person have the face to come to the street!"

The monk's action really worked, and people around immediately gathered around to watch the excitement.

Ji Zihe was too lazy to act with him, so he walked away with arms folded.The monk quickly got up and stopped in front of him.

"Hey, it's not that easy to leave," the monk said.

"How do you want it?"

"The poor monk didn't want to do anything, but the benefactor deliberately let the poor monk fall down, and the poor monk's internal organs hurt so badly

, It is indispensable to spend money to see a doctor and buy medicine.Moreover, the temple is dilapidated, and it is not suitable for recuperation. It needs to rest and recuperate. The benefactor must show something. "

Ji Zihe looked indifferent, "I'm not asking for money after talking so much. I have money, but I don't want to give you this fake monk."

"If the benefactor doesn't cooperate, I won't be able to leave here today. The poor monk is an outsider, so naturally he doesn't care about his face, but he doesn't know if the benefactor can lose him or not!" said the monk.

"Hold on, it's the first time I've seen someone say shamelessly so confidently, this monk is not an ordinary person!" Meng Zhang's claws were about to move, trying to wrap him in a sack.

"I don't know, are you interested in going to the county government prison with me?" Ji Zihe asked.

"Do you think the poor monk will be afraid of you? Even if this matter is reported to the officials, no one will take care of it!" The monk said confidently.

How could something so big be brought up in front of the magistrate of the county, and he didn't break the law. This rich man injured him, so why should he ask for some medical expenses?Everyone in the world sympathizes with the weak. Anyone who sees him will definitely not embarrass him. Maybe he will think that this young man is bullying others.

"The county magistrate doesn't care what you say, but what I say counts." Ji Zihe said forcefully.

"What do you mean?" The monk was a little nervous, this kid must be someone in the county government!

"Hey, isn't this the magistrate?" Someone in the crowd suddenly called out.

"Don't talk nonsense, why is the magistrate here!"

"It's the magistrate, can I still talk nonsense?"

"If it's really the magistrate of the county, Monk Daodong will have kicked the iron plate this time."

"It deserves it. Who told this monk to gamble every day? Stealing the temple's sesame oil money is not enough, and he is going around raising money in the name of Xingfu Temple. Now he has learned how to blackmail people. He should find someone to deal with him!"

"Look at his shy appearance just now, he looks like a monk. I just wanted to speak for this young master, the monk is too much!"

"Then why didn't you speak just now, isn't it an afterthought now!"

"Aren't I afraid that he will pester me afterwards and ask me for money, and accuse me, you didn't dare to say anything just now!"

"I was..."

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The people around were chattering, and the monk panicked, "Are you really the magistrate?"

"Would you like to go to the county government office with me to verify it?"

The monk's legs were weak at that time, and his tongue was a little knotted, "Xian, the magistrate of the county, the poor monk has eyes and can't see Mount Tai, please also have a lot of adults, don't worry about the fault of the poor monk. The magistrate of the county has a lot of things to do every day, and the poor monk will not delay you It's time, and I'm going back to the temple."

"Don't be in a hurry, you don't want money anymore?" Ji Zihe asked.

"No need, the poor monk suddenly feels better, so I don't need to bother you. It's time for the poor monk to go back and read the scriptures, so let's take a step first." After the monk finished speaking, he pushed aside the crowd and ran away.

"Just let him go so easily?" Meng Zhang asked.

Ji Zihe shook his head, motioned him to be calm, and asked, "Do any of you know this monk?"

"Master County, I know it, I know it!" In the crowd, a short man immediately raised his hand and said excitedly.

"Do you know where he came from?" Ji Zihe asked again.

"The little one knows." The man walked up to Ji Zihe, bent slightly, with a flattering smile on his face, "My lord, the little one knows him. The monk's name is Zhang San. Because his family was poor, he was sent to him since he was a child." I went to Xingfu Temple and became a monk, and took a Buddhist name called Daodong. This monk has become addicted to gambling in recent years. He often raised money under the banner of the temple, and was caught by the monks in the temple before stealing the Buddha. The sesame oil money in the merit box. As long as he has money, he will definitely gamble, and now he is going around asking for money, which is really disgusting."

"So that's the case, thank you brother for letting me know." Ji Zihe cupped his hands and said.

"My lord, you're welcome. It's a great honor for Mr. Yang to serve you," the man said.

"I still have something

, I will take my farewell first. "

"My lord, please." The man didn't stop him, and he didn't say anything else. He kept acting respectful, which made Ji Zihe feel a little strange.

Just now this man surnamed Yang was so active, he thought that this man would ask him for something, how could he let him go so easily.

"What are you going to do with that monk?" Meng Zhang asked.

"His business is not in a hurry. The most important thing now is Chen Mo'er's case. After Chen Mo'er's case is settled, I will find a way to punish him slightly and make him correct." Ji Zihe said.

Since Ji Zihe had an idea in mind, Meng Zhang didn't ask any further questions.One person and one dragon wandered around the street for a few times, and when the news came from the Riyou God, they went back to the county government office, saying that they had received reports from the masses and found the hiding place of the Taoist priest, and then summoned a few policemen to follow them. He went to arrest people.

It's not that Ji Zihe doesn't want to find more arrests, it's that the location sent to him by Ri Youshen is a bit far away, and there are not many horses in the county government, which can't meet the luxury of one horse per person.Simply put, Ji Zihe only picked a few good fighters. Although Rong Ge is a woman, she has high martial arts skills. Ji Zihe also taboos about gender, so he picked her too.

Before leaving, the county lieutenant stopped Ji Zihe, saying that as a county magistrate, he should stay behind at the county government office, and he shouldn't personally arrest the prisoner, which would be degrading.

Ji Zihe also knew that arresting criminals was a fast job, and there was no county magistrate who would always compete with the fast catchers, so he wouldn't feel at ease if Ji Zihe wasn't allowed to go.Although the Taoist priest's magic power was low, he still had some magic power after all. He was afraid that these arresters would fall under his spell.

Thinking of this, he felt that his county government was short of someone.He should find another stronger monk to be his catcher, then he doesn't need to worry about this kind of situation in the future.However, a powerful monk must be harder to recruit than a female catcher. With that ability, who would want to be a catcher? Ji Zihe still has this self-knowledge.

However, fortunately, he still has a Meng guard as a backup, so he is very happy.

Meng Zhang, who has not yet recovered his human form, does not know that he has been targeted by the unscrupulous county magistrate. What is even more frightening is that the county magistrate Ji has already listed [-] ways to squeeze Meng guards in his mind.

A group of people rushed to the hiding place of the Taoist priest that Ri Youshen told Ji Zihe.

This place is in Niutou Ridge, which is very big. A group of people walked along the winding mountain road, and suddenly saw a large willow tree in front of them.Under the willow tree, a Taoist priest sat cross-legged. Isn't this the prisoner they were looking for?