Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Chapter 446 A Difficult Road
There was a familiar yamen runner in the team. He nodded and smiled at Meng Changqing, but did not come forward as he did in the past.

Meng Changqing got off the horse, handed the reins to Bafang, and said, "Don't come in with me today."

Bafang could also see that the situation was different from before, "So will Lord Bai come in?"

Meng Changqing didn't make a decision on her own. She was holding back something bad in her heart. She turned to ask Chu Mufeng, "Master Bai, do you want to go in with me, or wait for me here?"

Chu Mufeng: "I'll go in with you."

When they arrived at the second gate, they were all strangers guarding. As expected, they stopped Chu Mufeng. "Excuse me, Lord Meng." This person was Liu Dexiang's servant. He had followed Liu Dexiang to the restaurant before and recognized Meng Changqing and others.

Meng Changqing pretended to be puzzled, "The prefect summoned me here, but stopped me here, why?"

"You may come in, but you and others should wait outside. What do you think, sir?"

"The old man has misunderstood." Meng Changqing turned to Chu Mufeng and said, "Master Bai, do you want to reveal your identity?"

When the servant heard Meng Changqing calling him "Master", his expression was obviously startled, and he asked hurriedly: "Which county in Liangzhou is this Master from?"

Chu Mufeng said, "I am not an official in Liangzhou. I am following orders from above and following Lord Meng."

The servant was relieved and said with a smile: "Even though we are Master Meng's followers, there is no need to follow him all the time, isn't that right?"

Meng Changqing didn't say anything. She looked at Chu Mufeng's intention.

Chu Mufeng asked directly: "What does Master Liu want to say to Master Meng that I can't hear?"

"That's not the way to say it. The adults are aboveboard. There are things that others cannot hear. It's just that there's no need to listen." The servant gestured to Chu Mufeng, "Since you have some free time, why don't you go to the corridor to have some tea?"

Chu Mufeng snorted coldly and said to Meng Changqing, "Then I will wait outside, Lord Meng." "Please excuse me." Meng Changqing walked inside, but was stopped again.

The servant said, "Master Meng, you can't bring these in front of the governor." He glanced at the knife on Meng Changqing's body, "Be careful of collision."

Hearing this, Meng Changqing immediately took off the Duobao Sword and handed it to Chu Mufeng, asking him to take care of it.

"Please." The servant finally made way.

Meng Changqing had no idea how many times he had walked this road from the gate to the main hall of the government office, but today was the only day he found it so troublesome.

Of course, it’s not that she walks here often. This is her territory and she is always a guest.

In the hall, Liu Dexiang was drinking tea. When he saw Meng Changqing coming over, he waved to her politely, "Hey, Master Meng, I just started my official duties and I heard that your county hasn't handed in the grain yet?"

"Yes." Meng Changqing explained, "The grain register we submitted has not yet been approved by the government office."

"Oh, then why have other counties paid their dues?" Liu Dexiang asked.

Meng Changqing didn't know what he was going to do, so he answered very conservatively, "I don't know what's going on in other counties."

Liu Dexiang crossed his legs and said, "I looked at the account book you handed in last night. According to your population, the amount of grain you handed in should not be this much."

Meng Changqing was about to say that the emperor had ordered the people of Beishan County to be exempted from taxes for three years. This year was the last year, and the grain paid by Beishan County should be deducted from the grain collected by the national treasury.

But before she could open her mouth, Liu Dexiang said, "However, I can give you a favor. Since you are still young, let's leave it this way for this year. From now on, you can't hand me such account books."