The Ming Dynasty took an unconventional approach

Chapter 718: Bravely Entering the County Government
Yu Qian was thoughtful: "As I traveled along the way, the disaster victims in various counties said that their food was donated by Taoist Master Pan Yun from Sanqing Mountain. Is Sanqing Mountain so rich?"

"What do you mean rich? Sanqing Mountain is very poor," the old man said, "Master Wang, our Yushan County is famous for being a spendthrift. His family used to be very wealthy, but they spent all their wealth to build Sanqing Temple. Later, they had to rely on their son to support them."

Yu Qian: "Where did they get so much food and medicine?"

"Sanqing Temple has no money, but Pan the temple keeper has," the old man said, "The temple keeper went to Japan to kill the invaders not long ago in order to avenge the people of Quanzhou."

Yu Qian looked confused: "So?"

The old man said with a "you're so stupid" expression: "After killing the Japanese pirates, the things in the bandit's lair will naturally belong to the temple priest. I guess the temple priest used all the gold and silver treasures he seized from Japan for disaster relief."

However, before Yu Qian left, he waited outside the cabinet to use the seal. At that time, Chen Liutao and Qu Zhixing were questioned in the cabinet. When they mentioned the spoils of the trip to Japan, they said that Pan Yun had distributed all the spoils to the knights, so that she could not even come up with 5,000 taels of port construction fees. In the end, she exchanged the operating rights of Nanao Port with the Masuda family.

Yu Qian didn't think Pan Yun could hide her valuables from the eyes of the Embroidered Uniform Guards.

Even if there was, he didn't think that little money could buy such a large amount of food and medicinal materials.

Yu Qian suppressed his doubts and followed everyone to the Yiyuan.

Many people were already waiting outside the Yiyuan.

The little monks, nuns and Taoist priests were arranging their teams and lining up. There were two big pots placed on the corners on both sides of the gate, and they were cooking steaming rice porridge.

The fresh aroma of the rice has been brewed and is spreading in the air, and your nose automatically captures the aroma.

Yu Qian's stomach growled like thunder.

When the old man heard this, he pulled out a bowl from his bosom, then grabbed his belt and taught him: "Tighten your belt and you won't be hungry. I can smell this and I'll be ready to eat in two quarters of an hour at most."

Yu Qian followed his example and tightened his belt, then looked at the bowl in his hand.

The old man looked down at the bowl in his hand and said, "You didn't bring any food with you, did you?"

Yu Qian said: "I lost it on the way."

The old man stamped his feet and said, "Oh, how could you drop your meal? No kind person would offer rice porridge and bowls. You have to bring your own meal. Look at me. My bowl has been to every place I've been."

Yu Qian smiled at him awkwardly.

The old man looked around and said, "Wait a minute, I'll go borrow one for you."

Yu Qian said quickly, "Please lend me one more, old man. I don't have any."

Lu Yuan: ...No need to, he doesn’t feel that hungry.

The old man went there mumbling something, and after a while he came back with two chipped bowls in his hands.

"I borrowed it from someone in the city. It's chipped, but it can still be used if you put it at an angle."

When Lu Yuan saw that the bowl not only had a chip on it, but also had stains that made it impossible to tell its original appearance, he didn't want to take it for a moment.

Yu Qian had already taken it and put it directly into Lu Yuan's arms, thanking the old man again and again.

They don't have to stand when queuing, they can also sit on the ground.

It took a lot of effort for everyone to come over, so everyone was sitting at this time.

Lu Yuan picked up the corner of his clothes and carefully wiped the broken bowl, but Yu Qian couldn't sit still. He looked around and stood up.

Lu Yuan quickly stood up and said, "Big, big brother..."

Yu Qian looked towards the government office not far away, pressed his hands and said, "You sit down, I'll go to the county government office for a walk."

The old man looked up when he heard this and asked, "Why are you going to the county government office?"

Yu Qian: "We passed a mountain on the way here. As we passed by, there were gravels and dirt rolling down the mountain. I saw that the road was not very safe and there was a high possibility of landslides and falling boulders. I went to tell the officials and asked them to find a way to eliminate the hidden dangers."

"It's time to go. Go quickly, go quickly." Yu Qian used this excuse to enter the county government office.

The county clerk wrote down the road section and situation he described, then waved his hand and asked him to leave.

Yu Qian did not leave, but looked around and asked, "Where is the county magistrate? Such a big matter, won't the county magistrate take care of it?"

"The county government has its own arrangements. Now that you have finished speaking, you can go down."

"The situation is critical. There are many villagers passing by that road. If we don't send someone to deal with it as soon as possible, I'm afraid it will cause a disaster!" Yu Qian talked here for a long time but didn't see Cai Sheng. Naturally, he didn't want to leave. He immediately walked out and shouted, "Where is the county magistrate? I want to see the county magistrate and report this matter!"

"How dare you roar in court?!"

The clerk immediately tried to stop him, but Yu Qian flicked his sleeves and sent the man flying.

Well, even though he is a scholar, he is also good at archery, horse riding and shooting. As a candidate who traveled thousands of miles to the capital to take the exam, he is not only in good health, but also knows some martial arts.

After all, those who are not in good health are likely to die from acclimatization and fatigue from traveling;

Those who don’t know martial arts may be killed by robbers.

Yu Qian realized that he had used too much force, so he quickly retracted his force and tried to pull the document back. As a result, with a ripping sound, half of the other party's sleeve was torn off in an instant. Yu Qian's pupils shrank, and he quickly grabbed his wrist with his left hand, and there was a crisp sound of "click"...

Yu Qian: …

The clerk screamed "Ah——" and pointed at Yu Qian and shouted: "Come here! He dared to beat the officials!"

Yu Qian turned and ran.

There were only four clerks in the yamen, and the rest were out on official business.

Most of them went to Sanqing Mountain to capture the five members of the Wang family, while the rest were dispersed to various places in the city to continue providing disaster relief and inspecting the situation.

The clerk let out a scream, and the four officials, who were busy and confused, leaned their heads out to take a look, then rushed out to catch Yu Qian.

Yu Qian had already run to the back door.

Clerk & Four Clerks: ...

The five people screamed: "Don't go there - that's the backyard of the county government office!"

What is the backyard of the county government?
It is the family compound for officials in the county government.

The families of the county magistrate, county lieutenant and chief clerk all lived in the back yard. Among them, the county magistrate occupied the largest area, almost two-thirds of the entire county government backyard. There was a narrow corridor behind this back door. On the left side of the corridor was the county magistrate's home, on the right was the county lieutenant's home, and behind the right was the chief clerk's home.

In other words, half of the county magistrate's house shared a wall with the county government office. If Yu Qian ran out from there, whether to the left or to the right, he would alarm the official's family.

It is outrageous that family members are affected!
The clerk didn't even care about his arms and rushed towards Yu Qian.

The county government offices in the Ming Dynasty basically had the same layout and structure, and Yu Qian was very familiar with it.

He could charge with his eyes closed, let alone with his eyes open.

He quickly rushed into Cai Sheng's house.

It shouldn't have been so easy, but Master Wu happened to hear shouting from the front yamen, and hurriedly opened the door to check the situation. As a result, as soon as he opened the door, a figure knocked him over and rushed in.

Master Wu fell to the ground with his arms and legs spread out. The clerk and four officials ran past his hands, legs, and face in a panic, almost stepping on him.

Master Wu: ...

Yu Qian: …

With a gloomy face, he looked at Cai Sheng, who was lying on a big rock and kissing and hugging each other, and a storm was about to come.

(End of this chapter)