The growth of the eldest daughter-in-law of the farm gate

On the second day, Li Mingren went to the county government office early, thinking that today would be the first to arrive, but Chen Yiqing was already in the hall looking through the letters sent to the county government office in the past.

It's just that Chen Yiqing was still wearing the same clothes as yesterday, Li Mingren asked concerned: "Did Master Chen not go home yesterday?"

Only then did Chen Yiqing raise his head: "My lord, I'm back. I came over after going back to accompany my wife for dinner, but I forgot the time when I got busy. I had to stay overnight in the county government office last night."

Only then did Li Mingren notice that there was a cloak scattered aside, looking at Chen Yiqing's tired face, he must have not slept well last night.

"I'll give you half a day off this morning. You go back and have a rest first, and I'll do the rest."

Chen Yiqing refused, Li Mingren hurriedly stopped him and said, "Don't make your body sick because of this, no one will help me then."

It was very helpful for Chen Yiqing to hear this, and it was good to be valued.Just thinking about Cao Yingfa's arrival for a while, I'm always not at ease.

Li Mingren saw Chen Yiqing's concerns, and only said: "Don't worry, everything is under my control." After that, he urged Chen Yiqing to go back quickly.

After Chen Yiqing left, Li Mingren picked up the rest of the letters to check on his own, only to find that most of the letters were from the border to transfer food and borrow people.

Cao Yingfa didn't arrive at the county government until dawn.

"My lord, you came so early today? Why don't you rest more?" Cao Yingfa asked with concern.

Li Mingren replied energetically: "I've had a good rest, but Mr. Chen stayed up all night last night, so I gave him a whole morning's leave. This morning, Cao County Prime Minister has worked hard to take on more things."

Cao Yingfa nodded and said with a smile: "My lord, we are all doing things for the common people, so it's hard work for the emperor."

After hearing this, Li Mingren nodded in satisfaction and continued to ask: "Is there anything happening in the county government these two days? Is there a new case?"

Cao Yingfa shook his head: "No, everything is normal."

"Well, County Chancellor Cao, help me find out who sent these letters. There is only one word '安' in the signature."

Cao Yingfa didn't even need to read the letter, he just said: "The inscription 'an' was sent by Cheng An, a general who is next to General Cheng Ping."

"Cheng'an?" Li Mingren obviously didn't know him.

Cao Yingfa said: "He has been with General Cheng since he was a child. He was General Cheng's bodyguard when he was not in the army. Later, he followed him to the barracks and fought several battles at the border. He also accumulated some merits. He was promoted to a general by General Cheng."

Li Mingren: "These letters are all for borrowing money from the county government. Why did you ask the county government to borrow money? Didn't the imperial court send out money? I didn't see these accounts when I checked the books before."

Cao Yingfa: "At that time, it was the time when the money was not received, and the barracks also said that the money was not in place, but we didn't borrow it. Later, General Cheng found an opportunity to mix in a copy of the county magistrate of Qin, and then wrote a letter to borrow the money. The county magistrate of Qin had to lend some grain, but the money was really not borrowed."

"Did you return the borrowed food?"

Cao Yingfa shook his head: "Before I sent people to pursue it, the barracks said that there was no food left, and that the soldiers defending the territory could not even eat enough to eat. Where can we get the food and return it to us? It seems that we have no sense of justice Instead, they found people for them again. They detained the brothers we sent to beg for food. The reason was that there was a shortage of people at the border and asked them to stay and help. But there was no war at that time, and the county magistrate Qin had no choice but to I can send some more food to bring people back.”

"They are so overbearing? Can't they report to the court?"

Cao Yingfa: "Reported, Mr. Qin wrote a report, but there was no sound. It is said that he was detained and not sent to the case. Instead, he suffered a secret loss and was placed by a general. They also A copy was added saying that our county government didn't care about the soldiers, and everyone in the county government was fined their salaries at that time."

Li Mingren fell into deep thought. Lord Qin had told him to pay more attention to this Cao Yingfa when he left Shiyang County, but Cao Yingfa obviously had some ability to know so much.

"And then?" Li Mingren asked.

Cao Yingfa: "Lord Qin went into hibernation later, and no longer confronted the military camp directly. He only focused on taking care of the affairs of the county government. After making some political achievements, he was transferred away."

Li Mingren watched Cao Yingfa remain silent, but Cao Yingfa's hairs stood on end for a while.

"My lord, is there something on my face?"

Li Mingren shook his head, "Nothing?"

Cao Yingfa realized later that he seemed to understand Li Mingren's thoughts, and then he said solemnly: "My lord, don't look at me as insensitive, but I also have a heart for the people. Although sometimes I do have other needs, there is absolutely no He did something that broke his promise."

This seems to be the first time Cao Yingfa has shown his loyalty in front of Li Mingren, which is how Li Mingren understands it.In fact, after getting along for so long, Li Mingren can still see that Cao Yingfa values ​​money more, but he has never betrayed the Yamen, and this person is organized and logical.He just loves flattering, sometimes he is coaxed by these sweet words and ignores his ability to handle affairs.

"Well, I know that Prime Minister Cao is dedicated to serving the people. Let's do our best to serve the people and make Shiyang County bigger and stronger?"

"Be bigger and stronger? My lord, we can't expand the land without authorization! I won't follow in the footsteps of my lord when it comes to losing my head."

Li Mingren was speechless for a while: "When I say bigger and stronger, I don't mean expanding our territory, I mean raising our county to a higher level."

"Ah, that's it! Alright, my lord, let's grow bigger and stronger together."

"Okay, you can read these letters again, and find out the ones with the same handwriting."

"Yes, my lord."

The two of them were busy all morning, reading these letters. When Chen Yiqing came, they were drinking hot tea and chatting.

"My lord, have you read all the letters?"

Cao Yingfa didn't wait for Li Mingren to speak, and hurriedly replied: "After reading it, didn't you see that the letters are all neatly arranged?"

"I didn't ask you again!" Chen Yiyi lost his temper, and went back all morning by himself, why the relationship between the adults and Cao Yingfa became better.

Li Mingren smiled: "Don't bother, come and sit down and have a cup of hot tea. How do you feel after sleeping?"

Hearing Li Mingren's concern for Chen Yiqing's mood suddenly improved, "I am full of energy. My lord, are they all signing 'An'?"

Li Mingren nodded: "Yes. I have already sent people to Motong County to investigate. Let's wait for the news. During this period, the county government can no longer discuss this matter. If someone leaks the news, it will be dealt with immediately."

"Yes, my lord."

"I'll put these letters away by myself, and ask them to empty a warehouse, put the three boxes of weapons in and lock them up, and leave the keys to the county magistrate Cao for safekeeping."

Chen Yiqing was a little reluctant in his heart, but he also said: "I'm worried that Mr. Cao can't manage the key well!"

Cao Yingfa replied disdainfully: "Then Master Chen will see if I can take care of it."