Jia Yujing of Red Mansion

Chapter 134
April 19, [-] in Longqing, was the day when Jia Qiong handed over to the former Chang'an County Magistrate, and it was also the day when he made his first official official appearance.

After breakfast early, Wang Yuyan brought the official uniform to change for him.

Jia Qiong looked at the blue official uniform in her hand, shook her head and said, "Yu Yan, I don't like this sixth-grade official uniform, so I'd better wear a bullfighting uniform."

Wang Yuyan asked curiously: "You are not going to court, so do you want to wear a bullfighting suit and go to the county government office?"

Jia Qiong said with a smile: "Why not? I have studied the laws of Chu carefully. There is no rule that says the county magistrate cannot wear the official uniform while sitting in court."

Wang Yuyan rolled her eyes at him and said, "I don't know if there is any explicit prohibition in the laws of Chu, but I have never heard of any county magistrate doing this.

If those officials find out, I'm afraid they will take advantage of you. "

Jia Qiong smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, I haven't broken any laws. Who wants to join them?"

Seeing that he was so determined, Wang Yuyan stopped trying to persuade him and asked Xing'er to get Jia Qiong's bullfighting uniform and help him put it on.

In fact, Jia Qiong has asked two masters, Lu and Tong, to get a general idea of ​​the situation in Chang'an County in the past few days.

The harm caused by subordinate officials has always been a difficult problem in feudal society. It has never been completely eradicated in all dynasties, and Chang'an County is no exception.

If you want to be a good county magistrate, you must first make the people under you docile.

Huang Bian, the prime minister of Chang'an County, has been serving as the county prime minister for seven or eight years. I heard that his background is from the Zhongshun Prince's Palace. Now most of the subordinate officials in the county government look up to him.

This person is greedy for money, lustful, and has many illegal behaviors. He is a typical corrupt official.

The previous county magistrate was relatively upright and wanted to rectify the county government, but he was so frustrated that he resigned within half a year.

Jia Qiong was not interested in quarreling with those petty officials. He wanted to cut through the mess quickly and kill the chickens to scare the monkeys.

Catch the big ones and release the small ones, quickly establish prestige and make these people obedient.

A few minutes later, Jia Qiong dressed neatly and went out to the front yard. Ping An was already waiting with his horse.

Standing next to them were four brocade guards wearing green brocade uniforms with spring knives embroidered on their waists and hips.

Seeing Jia Qiong coming out, the four of them knelt down on one knee and clasped their fists, saying, "See you, Mr. Qianhu."

These four people were the same ones who had chased him for two months and delivered orders to him. They were named Lou Yi, Xiao Ling, Pan Yi, and Wei Huan.

They were affiliated with the former department of Jinyiweidian and had no backers. Otherwise, they would not be involved in the drudgery of passing orders at borders.

When they went to deliver the order to Jia Qiong, they were just ordinary warriors.

Because of Jia Qiong's love letter, he was promoted to the rank of captain in front of the palace (not an official, but with a nice name, a senior soldier, and a higher salary) by Emperor Longqing. He has not been promoted in these years.

Jia Qiong knew that the four of them were very skilled and was grateful to him.

So they were specially selected when selecting people, and they were very willing to follow Jia Qiong.

Jia Qiong seconded them here mainly to act as a deterrent and also to serve as his bodyguards. The four of them just came here today.

"Get up. You don't have to be so formal when you follow me from now on. I even pointed out my brothers to help me."

"I would like to die for adults!"

Riding on Chi Yan and leading four royal guards, Jia Qiong rushed to the Chang'an County government office in a fierce manner.

Shenjing is divided by Zhuque Street and Daming Palace, with Wannian County to the east and Chang'an County to the west.

Chang'an County Government is located in Changshoufang, Nancheng, which is relatively close to Chang'an West City.

Jia Qiong and the others rode there, and they arrived in less than half a stick of incense.

When we arrived at the gate of the county government office, two masters, Lu and Tong, were already waiting at the gate.

When they saw Jia Qiong's outfit and the royal guards following him, they were stunned for a moment, and then they stepped forward to greet him.

Master Tong reported first: "Sir, Magistrate Chen is bedridden and cannot come to hand over the matter in person.

The county's accounts have a huge deficit, and there are many deficiencies in the three treasuries. These are all confusing accounts accumulated over the years.

The subordinate position has been inspected and everything has been clearly written in the handover documents. "

Jia Qiong asked: "Do you think the officials and subordinates in this county are the same?"

Master Lu thought for a moment and said, "Mr. Liu in the county has been very busy in the past two days, but he has helped us a lot. Moreover, this person is relatively timid."

Jia Qiong nodded and asked, "Which area is he in charge of?"

Mr. Tong said: "All the lucrative errands are basically handled by Huang County Cheng. Master Liu is only in charge of household registration and materials warehouse."

Jia Qiong nodded and said, "Thank you. Gentlemen, please follow me into the Yamen."

Jia Qiong took off the Longquan sword wrapped in a cloth cover from the saddle and hung it on his waist.

Upon seeing this, Master Lu quickly stepped forward and advised: "Sir, you are a civil servant, how can you wear a sword in court?"

Master Tong also advised: "Yes, sir, the meaning of handing over the sword is unknown, and it may cause criticism. Please think twice, sir."

Jia Qiong waved his hand and said, "Gentlemen, there is no need to be nervous, I have my own reasons.

Don't forget, you guys, I am still a guard of thousands of households in Jinyi. Although I have no real differences, I can still carry a sword.Furthermore, "Chun Qiu Fan Lu" contains, "The sword on the left is the image of a green dragon. The sword on the right is the image of a white tiger."

I put the sword on the left side of my waist, so I naturally said it was a ceremonial sword, so why should I worry about others' criticism. "

After Jia Qiong finished speaking, he ignored the two stunned masters and walked into the county government office first.

The two of them, Lu and Tong, looked at each other and thought that this gentleman's sophistry skills were almost as good as Gongsun Long's.

This is a royal guard, and he wears a sword to go to court. He won't start a killing spree as soon as he comes up, right?

Jia Qiong had already led four royal guards out far away, and the two of them quickly caught up with him.

At this moment, Chang'an County's assistants, scribes, and leaders of the third class of police officers and others have all taken their positions in the lobby according to their grades and shifts, waiting to welcome the arrival of the new county magistrate.

They all knew that the county grandpa who came this time was the new top scholar in Sanyuan and was famous all over the world as a great talent.

No matter what they think in their hearts, they still have to do their best on the surface.

However, judging from the way they were whispering to each other and being lazy, it was obvious that they didn't take the new county magistrate seriously.

After all, Jia Qiong is not yet 17 years old, which really makes it difficult for these old fritters to get angry and awe.

Huang Bian, the county magistrate, and Liu Chun, the chief registrar, stood in the forefront of the crowd. Liu Chun looked a little restless.

He whispered: "Master Huang, County Magistrate Chen is not here, wouldn't it be a good idea if we didn't go outside to greet the new Magistrate?"

Huang Xian Cheng smiled and said: "He will not be considered the Chang'an County Magistrate until the handover is completed, so naturally we don't need to go out to greet him.

This is the traditional rule of the officialdom. We are just doing things according to the rules. What do you have to be afraid of? "

Director Liu was still a little worried and said: "I'm just afraid that he is young and energetic.

Our new county magistrate has a great background. "

Huang Xian Cheng narrowed his eyes slightly, and the old man said calmly: "No matter who sits on this chair in the hall, he will not be able to sit firmly without us to help him.

Mr. Chen has a young background. Didn't he ask for medical treatment and retire after serving for less than half a year? "

Master Liu heard the words and flattered him: "Isn't this your clever method? Then County Magistrate Chen is also ignorant..."

Master Liu suddenly fell silent mid-sentence, and Huang Xiancheng, who was standing beside him with squinted eyes, noticed something was wrong.

He opened his eyes and saw Jia Qiong striding towards them with four royal guards.

Jia Qiong is wearing a bright red bullfight suit, a black gauze hat with two ears on her head, a sapphire belt, woven cloud shoes on her feet, and a medicinal jade bracelet hanging on her waist. She is really majestic and imposing.

What's even more frightening are the four imperial guards behind him. These are violent law enforcers that make all corrupt officials fear them like tigers.

This made the hearts of everyone present beat violently, and they thought the Jin Yiwei was coming to arrest him.

Jia Qiong could tell who was Huang Xian Cheng just by looking at his official uniform. With his left hand on the hilt of his sword, he slowly walked up to Huang Bian under the frightened gazes of everyone.

Huang Xian Cheng is probably less than 40 years old and slightly fat.

He's pretty tall, but he has a big black mole on his face that makes him look a little funny.

Jia Qiong looked at him condescendingly and asked, "Are you Huang County Cheng?"

Huang Bian trembled when he heard this, thinking that this person is not here to arrest me, right?
He felt that his legs were weak, and he said shiveringly: "I am the official, I wonder who you are, sir?"

Jia Qiong said coldly: "I, Jia Qiong, am the new Magistrate of Chang'an County.

I have arrived today. Why are you all standing here instead of going to the Yamen to greet me? "

Hearing that the person was Jia Qiong, Huang Bian's racing heart calmed down a little.

He forced a smile and said: "My lord, I don't know. The rules of officialdom have always been like this.

Before the handover is completed, we will still be subordinates to County Magistrate Chen. According to the rules, we cannot leave the county government office to greet the Lord. "

Jia Qiong said with a smile but not a smile: "Very good, I like people who obey the rules the most.

This is my first time here, so I will ask for your help in the future. "

Jia Qiong's eyes were so sharp that Huang Bian felt goosebumps all over his body.

He said flatteringly: "My lord, what you say is a disgrace to me. Everyone in the world knows your reputation.

We can work under you, it is a blessing that we have cultivated for several lifetimes.

Don't worry, sir, we will do our best to help you. "

After Huang Bian finished speaking, other subordinates also began to express their loyalty, and what they said was sincere.

These subordinate officials are the most observant. They were shocked by Jia Qiong's momentum and completely lost the relaxed mentality just now.

Jia Qiong watched their performance quietly. After everyone had finished speaking, he continued: "Since everyone has given me such respect, then things will be easier to handle. Let's start the handover."

(End of this chapter)