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Magistrate Lei and Magistrate Gao left the palace and left in the same carriage.

It was freezing cold and the wind was blowing, but the hearts of the two county magistrates were warm.

"No wonder this old guy Cai Ye is favored by the princess." County Magistrate Lei sighed sincerely: "He has no distracting thoughts and only focuses on doing things for the princess! If it were me, I would also like such a minister."

It's shameful to say that compared to Magistrate Cai, his selfishness is much more serious.

Baiyun Temple sucks the flesh and blood of the people, and he, the county magistrate, does nothing for fear of causing trouble and burning himself. It would be polite for the princess not to keep his official position to the end.

County Magistrate Gao also sighed: "Wuyin County is extremely poor because I am a useless magistrate. Magistrate Cai can think of ways to increase income and make profits for the people, but I will just run around the fields all day in vain. This time After I go back, I have to think about it hard."

Magistrate Gao is a good official, but he is not flexible enough.

Otherwise, Magistrate Cai is a first-rate good minister in the eyes of the princess! He works hard, is loyal and capable. It’s okay if we don’t get together on weekdays. When they finally arrived, Magistrate Cai was immediately revealed.

All the county magistrates were more or less touched.

Even Magistrate Lei had secretly made up his mind. After returning, he had to find a way to suppress Baiyun Temple and make the people's lives easier.

……

In Chen Changshi's study, three generations of grandparents also gathered together to talk.

A long history officer, a county magistrate, and a princess, Sheren, are all important ministers in Nanyang County, and they are also the confidants of the princess.

"Jin Yu, you haven't been home for half a year, and your mother has been talking about you." County Magistrate Chen smiled and asked: "I know you are busy on errands, but you are not so busy that you can't go home. After the New Year, you take time off to take leave I’ll go back to Bowang in a few days.”

Chen Jinyu immediately said: "There is no need to take time off to ask for leave. The princess plans to inspect the counties during the spring plowing. I will definitely go to Bowang County then, and I will be back for a few days."

Chen Zhuo remained calm, but County Magistrate Chen was a little shocked: "The princess wants to inspect the counties again?"

Didn't this patrol happen not long ago?
Chen Jinyu stayed with the princess all day long and knew the princess's next itinerary plan by heart. She nodded and said: "Yes, the princess told me before that the internal affairs of the palace will be shared by her grandfather and Feng Changshi. She is here There is actually nothing going on in the palace, so we might as well go to the counties to inspect."

"Last year, the princess ordered all counties to build more granaries. It was just a good time to see how the construction was going and how much food was stored. In addition, I also wanted to go to the Guards Camp and Nanyang Military Camp to take a look."

Magistrate Chen couldn't help but sigh: "The princess cares about the people and can't rest for a moment." Then he turned to his father and asked, "Won't my father accompany you this time?"

Chen Zhuo spread his hands helplessly: "The princess has only been away for half a year. I am an old person and I can't help but shake. Secondly, there are frequent contacts between the palace and the court documents. It's really troublesome for me to be away from the palace all the time. It's better to stay. Take care of all official matters."

The princess acted decisively and had strong opinions. It's no longer appropriate for him to be gesticulating from the sidelines. It would be better to retreat a little, so as to preserve the friendship and dignity between the principal and his ministers.

There is no need to say these words, Magistrate Chen naturally understands them.

When County Magistrate Chen saw that his father had made up his mind, he stopped talking and started talking about the interesting stories of the various magistrates: "At this dinner party, Magistrate Cai was the most popular, and I looked at them all with hot eyes. "

"Especially Magistrate Cui, his eyes are about to sparkle." Chen Jinyu interrupted with a smile: "He must be the most unconvinced."

Chen Zhuo stroked his beard and smiled: "It's good to be unconvinced. The princess can use some tricks to arouse County Magistrate Cui's fighting spirit, and the other magistrates' desire to compare." If you don't compare or compete, how can you make progress!
Look at all the palace officials, they are all working hard now. Yang Zheng no longer hangs around, and Master Wen doesn't mention getting old anymore.

County Magistrate Chen thought about it and laughed: "The princess' actions are really clever."

Chen Jinyu was so proud that she arched her eyebrows.

……

"Yao Zong, do you understand tonight?" The drunk Magistrate Ma drank a cup of hangover soup and cheered up to teach his eldest grandson.

Ma Yaozong worked for the princess for half a year, and his horizons and knowledge have improved quite a lot. Hearing this, he smiled and said: "I understand. The princess bought a horse bone with a daughter, and deliberately promoted Magistrate Cai, and she was also knocking all the county magistrates."

Magistrate Ma smiled happily: "That's right. The princess wants everyone to know that good ministers are loyal, capable and active, and don't think about just messing around. The officialdom old fritters are like this in Nanyang County It won’t work.”

"Just watch! Soon, the princess will have to inspect fourteen counties."

Ma Yaozong was startled and blurted out: "How does grandfather know? Could it be that I was talking in my sleep last night and my grandfather heard me?"

Magistrate Ma couldn't laugh or cry. He reached out and slapped his eldest grandson: "What talk in your sleep! The princess' temperament is obvious. I can't even guess this, so why should I be compared to Magistrate Yang?"

Then, he whispered: "The racecourse has bought hundreds more horses this year, and the scale of the dental farm has been reduced by 30%."

Ma Yaozong was silent for a moment and responded in a low voice: "Grandpa is right to do this. We should retreat on our own. If we wait until the governor speaks out or takes action, the Ma family will be in danger."

Magistrate Ma was extremely pleased: "You have finally grown up. Good, good! You have made great progress as an errand beside the princess."

"As long as you have a good future, it's worth it even if you close your dental business."

Ma Yaozong's nose suddenly felt sore. He called out to his grandfather and suddenly choked up in his throat.

Magistrate Ma sighed: "In order to raise horses, I secretly opened a tooth shop. Over the years, the tooth shop business has made a lot of money, far more than the horse farm. The Ma family has become extravagant."

"The princess's warning came at the right time. Slowly pull back before it's too late. From now on, we will still focus on the racecourse and raise more and better war horses for the princess."

"In this way, the princess will think more highly of you. Maybe in ten or twenty years, when Chen Changshi and Feng Changshi are old, you will be able to compete."

Ma Yaozong: "..."

Ma Yaozong swallowed back the tears that were about to burst out in an instant, and opened his eyes wide: "Grandpa!"

Magistrate Ma laughed: "What? Do you think my grandfather and I are too ambitious?"

"I'm telling you, as a person, you have to dare to think and act. If I didn't have ambition, I wouldn't have left my family and property to buy horses outside the country. Without the effort back then, where would the Ma family be today?"

"The Ma family has made money for twenty years, and now the family assets are enough. Next, it is time to change the direction and work hard. I, an old man, will work hard for a few more years to give you a foothold. In the future, we If the Ma family can produce a truly high-ranking official, I can go to meet the Ma family ancestors with peace of mind."