Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Chapter 460: Serve Captain Zhang a bowl of noodles

"Master, the savage's thing is no different from a wild beast. Why do you put yourself in danger?" the servant advised.

"How could you understand?" Liu Dexiang said with a smile, "As the old saying goes, you can't get a tiger cub without diving into the tiger's den. If the court doesn't see the intention of our government, how can they think of the benefits of our government?"

"Master, you are devoted to the country and do not care about your own safety. How many officials in the court can compare with you in terms of moral character?"

Liu Dexiang snorted coldly and asked Sun Xiang, "Has he moved out?"

"He said that he still needs to clean the house he just found, and he wants to stay in the front office for two more days. I said I would ask your opinion. He just brought back two packets of medicine, and he wants to boil the medicine in our house. I don't agree."

"Allowing him to stay for these few days is already giving him face." Liu Dexiang turned around and pointed at the servant and said, "Go and keep an eye on him and make him move out today."

"Yes!"

Let’s talk about Zhang Yuan.

He returned to Beishan County overnight and walked along the official road to the gate of the county government office. He thought that Lord Meng was probably resting and it would be rude to disturb him at this hour. However, according to Lord Meng's character, if he knew how much he cared about him, he would not praise him but would instead accuse him of not knowing the seriousness of the matter.

He was just hesitating whether to go forward when the bailiff on duty at the gate of the county government came over.

"Captain, if you're here, why don't you come in?" The bailiff who came happened to be Zhang Yuan's subordinate for a while. He handed over a pear while talking. "I bought it on Xinjie Street during the day. It's very sweet. Please try it."

Zhang Yuan took the pear and dismounted, "Is Lord Meng still in the front yamen?"

"He should not be here at this hour, but Lord Meng has told you earlier that if you come to see him, he must see you at any time." After the bailiff said this, he took the reins from Zhang Yuan's hand, handed it to another bailiff, and took him into the county government office.

"Please wait in the hall for a while. I'll go find the Eighth Master." After saying this, the bailiff ran away like a gust of wind.

Before Zhang Yuan could recover from his shock, he saw Meng Changqing rushing over in his outer robe. The moment he saw Meng Changqing, Zhang Yuan couldn't help but have red eyes, but fortunately the light in the room was not good, so it was not easy for others to notice.

He opened his eyes hard and said, "Master Meng, I am so reckless to disturb you so late at night."

Meng Changqing walked in while tidying up his clothes. "Okay, look at you like this, have you eaten yet?"

Zhang Yuan said pitifully, "I can't take care of it."

Meng Changqing shouted outside, "Banfang, find someone to serve Captain Zhang a bowl of noodles, quickly!"

"Sit down first." Meng Changqing lit two more candles while speaking, put the candlesticks in place, and then asked, "What did General Song and Lord Liu say?"

When Meng Changqing asked this question, Zhang Yuan couldn't help but feel aggrieved. If he hadn't been concerned that the person in front of him was younger than him, Zhang Yuan really wanted to howl on the spot.

The way this thing was done was really depressing.

"The general said that this matter was beyond his control and asked me to find the prefect." Zhang Yuan spoke slowly and recounted everything that had happened in Liangzhou Prefecture in detail.

Just from the way he addressed Liu Dexiang, Meng Changqing could tell that Zhang Yuan certainly did not have a good impression of him.

Listening further, although every sentence was as objective as possible, some words carried strong personal emotions.

After listening to this, Meng Changqing said, "This prefect has never been to a place like ours and has no real sense of the brutality of the savages. It is understandable that he would make such a judgment."

Zhang Yuan thought to himself, even if he didn't understand enough, he should still listen to other people's advice. If he didn't listen to anyone else, what else could he be but arrogance?
But these words cannot be spoken.

Zhang Yuan asked Meng Changqing, "Sir, if you hadn't reminded me, I wouldn't have reacted so quickly, but my superiors don't care about our concerns. What if their carelessness leads to danger at the border?"