Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Chapter 596

Mao Chunfang arrived quickly, and upon seeing Lao Lin, she hurriedly instructed the guards to open the gate and let him through.

As soon as the city gates opened, Mao Chunfang rushed out and grabbed Steward Lin's hands, "Steward Lin, what happened to you!"

Before Steward Lin could speak, Mao Chunfang helped the people walk into the city. "Quickly, quickly, the Prefect has been looking for you for many days. I'll have someone prepare a carriage for you and send you back to the Prefectural Government."

Old Lin was finally relieved when he was in Mao Chunfang's care. Watching the city gate close, he patted Mao Chunfang's hand and sighed with tears in his eyes, "I never thought I would have to suffer like this at my age, alas!"

Riding in the carriage prepared for them by Mao Chunfang, the group returned to the Liangzhou government office.

As soon as they entered Liangzhou City, someone went to inform Liu Dexiang. When the messenger arrived at the government office, Liu Dexiang was already getting impatient in his room.

"Steward Lin, the master wants you to go to his room to see him," the Liu family servant said to Old Lin as soon as he entered the room.

Old Lin looked at his clothes and said, "It's too impolite to go see the master like this. I need to wash up and change my clothes."

"Then you'd better hurry!"

After a flurry of activity, when Lao Lin saw Liu Dexiang again, tears streamed down his face, and his injuries seemed to hurt even more.

"Master!" Old Lin knelt down on the ground with a thud.

Liu Dexiang reached out to help, "Where...where have you all gone?"

“Sir!” Old Lin stood up and wiped away his tears. “We were all locked up by that Meng fellow until today, when we were finally released.”

"Just as I thought!" Liu Dexiang gritted his teeth and said, "How dare he lock up my people!"

"Have Lao Qi and the others returned?" Liu Dexiang asked.

"They're all back."

"Order the horses to be prepared, and let Seventh Prince and the others rest for an hour before they come with me to Beishan County! I refuse to believe..."

"Master," Old Lin stopped Liu Dexiang, "Master, don't be anxious. Now that he's back, it won't hurt to take revenge on him for a day or two."

That Meng fellow is extremely cunning; if we act rashly, we'll likely suffer losses. Besides, we also have to consider Lord Feng and his group."

Liu Dexiang raised his hand, "No, there's no need to worry about that."

Old Lin asked, "What?"

"They left two days ago," Liu Dexiang said. "Now I have no one to fear, and this Liangzhou is under my control!"

Old Lin's eyes flickered; he understood why the man surnamed Meng had let him go.

He vaguely sensed something was wrong. Looking at Liu Dexiang, who was in a state of heightened emotion, he slowly asked, "Sir, you haven't been doing anything these past few days, have you?"

"All the actions of this government are within reason and logic," Liu Dexiang said.

"Of course." After years of getting along, Old Lin immediately went along with him. "But what has happened these past few days? The master has told me, so I can help give him some advice."

"Actually, nothing happened," Liu Dexiang said. "Lord Feng didn't care, and even Lord Xu said it wasn't illegal."

The more he said that, the more uneasy Old Lin felt. Based on his understanding of Liu Dexiang, he asked, "Master, could it be that you found out that you were seeing courtesans?"

Liu Dexiang's expression did not escape Lao Lin's notice.

Although he didn't say anything, Lao Lin knew it was over!
Can you believe what those people say? What does it mean to not care? What does it mean to not break the law?
Do you think those people would confront you directly when they're trying to get back at you?

This old man, the older he gets, the less he understands! Alas! It's all over!
"Master, Master! Didn't I repeatedly warn you not to give them any leverage? Didn't we agree to put this on hold for a while?" Old Lin couldn't help but get more and more agitated as he spoke.

Liu Dexiang was startled by Lao Lin.

Old Lin had been by his side for many years, always offering him advice and strategies. He was quite capable, and Liu Dexiang had always relied on him.

Liu Dexiang always listened to whatever he said.

But now, Liu Dexiang has recovered and feels that Lao Lin's knowledge is still insufficient.