Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Chapter 730 Suddenly Became Enthusiastic
Regardless of who is behind Yu Tai, they must be someone who is willing to put in the effort for him.

Otherwise, judging solely by Yu Tai's own judgment, his fate would likely be even worse than Mao Chunfang's.

Zhang Yuan smiled sheepishly, "I dare not talk too much, for fear that he might try to trick me into revealing information."

"You are quite cautious to have this concern."

Zhang Yuan reflected, "I was too naive before, thinking too simply, and almost made a big mistake." He looked sincerely at Meng Changqing, "I must thank you, sir, for protecting me in front of General Song. I am deeply grateful and will never forget your kindness in this lifetime."

To say he was protecting anything was an understatement; it was just a cover-up. It was only because Song Qingfeng didn't want to pursue the matter that he escaped unscathed.

"Why make it sound so serious?" Meng Changqing noticed that his teacup was empty and wanted to refill it, but when he lifted the teapot, he realized it was empty. "The timing is perfect, let's stay here and have lunch together."

"Hey!" Being invited to stay for a meal is a signal; unless you're close enough, you often won't have this opportunity.

Meng Changqing gave a shout from inside the study, and immediately a yamen runner came forward. After hearing the request, the runner ran to the kitchen to ask for more dishes.

During the meal, Meng Changqing personally poured wine and served food to Zhang Yuan. Zhang Yuan was flattered and her eyes reddened several times, almost bringing her to tears.

A person without some performing talent is truly unfit to be an official.

“I shouldn’t have lost my temper with you that day.” Meng Changqing began her performance. “Actually, you’re right. That was an absurd thing done by the guards of Hongjia County. It wasn’t within your jurisdiction. Even if you had spoken up, they wouldn’t have listened.”

I was too hasty and reprimanded you in front of your troops without considering your feelings. Sigh, I really shouldn't have done that.

Please understand me.

"My lord, I dare not accept your words. What do you mean by understanding? I was the one who did wrong. It is only right for you to hit or scold me, especially since you only said a few words."

“My lord has shown me such great kindness, and there are some things I must say today.” Zhang Yuan picked up his wine cup and stood up. “From now on, I will only be loyal to you.” With that, he drank it all in one gulp.

You can just listen to those kinds of things and forget about them.

No matter how sincere the other party's words were, Meng Changqing couldn't believe them. But despite his disbelief, Meng Changqing was still very happy to hear them.

"Hey, why say all this? It's all for the sake of serving the court." Meng Changqing said in a slick tone, "Sit down and continue eating."

"Yes!"

After that day, Meng Changqing took the grain register to Liangzhou Prefecture.

In reality, the county government could simply send someone to deliver such items. Even if there were any problems, the prefectural government would mark them as problematic, and the county government would then verify them.

But this year is Zheng Jie's first year in office, and Meng Changqing personally delivered the grain registers, just to show her respect for the new prefect.

To Meng Changqing's surprise, as soon as she arrived at the door, a yamen runner greeted her warmly, "Magistrate Meng, are you here to deliver the tax grain verification register?"

The yamen runner's question was pointless; the register was tucked under her arm, and the two bright characters "Grain Register" were written on it.

Making conversation out of the blue—that must be for some purpose. "Yes," Meng Changqing said with a smile, "Is your magistrate in the mansion?"

"Yes, but the prefect has said that the grain register you sent should be given to him directly."

In just a few words, Meng Changqing realized that the yamen runners were leading her toward the prefect's study.

At the entrance to the study, the guard gave a brief announcement and then quickly came out to lift the curtain and welcome Meng Changqing inside.

"Magistrate Meng." Meng Changqing had just entered, his eyes not yet adjusted to the light, when Zheng Jie came to greet him. This time, he was much more enthusiastic than before. "Please have a seat."

Instead of sitting in separate chairs with a lot of space between each person, he led Meng Changqing to sit down at a small round table.

The prefect asked Meng Changqing to sit down, and Meng's bottom had to touch the stool. Because he was to hand over something, he had to stand and present it with both hands. He walked back and forth with his bottom bobbing up and down like this. "This is the tax silver and tax grain collected by Beishan County this year. Please take a look."