Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Chapter 611 On the Road a Few Days Later

Zheng Xidong and Luo Yun seemed to have realized something.

Meng Changqing considered that the two of them had worked very hard and was worried that they would wear themselves out at such a young age, so he said, "Once things are over here, I will give you three days off. Rest at home and then go to the county government office."

"Thank you, sir," Zheng Xidong said first, followed quickly by Luo Yun.

After descending the city wall and parting ways with Zuo Datou and the others, Meng Changqing felt a pang of guilt.

Back at the county government office, it was getting late, but when he passed by the household registration department, he saw Meizi close the door and hurriedly walk out.

Upon seeing this, Meng Changqing naturally asked, "Where are you going?"

“My lord,” Meizi stepped forward and replied, “Lord Qi is too busy and asked me to go and help out.”

"What's the deal?"

Meizi honestly replied, "I heard that there are a lot of families who have registered to raise silkworms next season."

"Where are Lord Qi's men?" Meng Changqing asked.

Mei Zi quickly explained, "I was too busy for the moment, so Lord Qi asked me to help him for a while after I finished my daily work."

After hearing this, Meng Changqing joked, "Since that's the case, you'll have to ask him for his wages. You can't help him for nothing."

"We're all doing things for the people, so if I can help, I should naturally do my part. How could it be helping for nothing?" Meizi's thoughts were still very simple.

But such people are prone to being taken advantage of.

She didn't know that when Meng Changqing asked the yamen runners to do something, he would pay them extra for each additional task they performed.

“Your idea is noble, but you have to ask for it when the time is right.” Meng Changqing smiled and said, “I’m always right, aren’t I? Don’t worry about asking for it, Lord Qi won’t be short of your wages.”

After Meng Changqing said this, Mei Zi actually tentatively asked for money after seeing Qi Renli.

She was very embarrassed when she spoke, which made Qi Renli think that she was having some kind of difficulty.

When Mei Zi stammered out her meaning, Qi Renli's heart finally settled down. "Don't worry, I definitely won't let you work for nothing. I'll settle your wages all at once after I finish what I'm doing." Qi Renli didn't leave in a hurry. He leaned on his back and thought for a while before asking, "Did the adults tell you to ask for your wages?"

"No, no, no," Mei Zi quickly covered for Meng Changqing, "It was my own idea."

Qi Renli chuckled and said, "Although I don't often interact with you, I know your character. If you were truly willing to do this, you wouldn't be so hesitant."

After saying that, Qi Renli shook his head, "This Lord Meng."

Several days passed after Liu Dexiang was arrested.

The Imperial Guards, who had been traveling continuously, suddenly stopped.

Liu Decheng leaned closer to the car window to listen carefully, and he heard Feng Zhong'an's voice outside, "Gentlemen, where have you been on official business?"

"It's a place you're familiar with."

Feng Zhong'an's heart tightened, and sure enough, he heard the Imperial Guard say, "We are just coming from Liangzhou and have been ordered to return to the capital as quickly as possible. Lord Feng, you and the others should hurry as well."

The implication is that Your Majesty needed to be present when He tried this person.

Feng Zhong'an was even more puzzled, pointing to the carriage that came with the Imperial Guards, "Who is being held in that carriage?"

“It’s someone Lord Feng definitely knows.” The Imperial Guard quickly walked back to the carriage and lifted the curtain.

When Feng Zhong'an saw the panicked Liu Dexiang inside, his face turned deathly pale.

He kept mentally preparing for the possibility that he might be implicated by Liu Dexiang.

"This..." Feng Zhong'an hesitated for a moment, then decided to sound him out first, "Isn't this the prefect of Liangzhou? What did he do wrong to anger His Majesty?"

The head of the Imperial Guards stared at Feng Zhong'an with a half-smile. "Lord Feng, you don't know?"

The more the other party acted this way, the more innocent Feng Zhong'an's expression became. "I really don't know, but what happened in Liangzhou after we left?"