Although this house was a little shabby, it was still quite clean and had enough s.p.a.ce to accommodate the group.Liu Zhimo nodded his head in satisfaction, and thanked Magistrate Ma.
In any case, it was necessary to thank them for arranging for someone else to help with the cleaning.
Magistrate Ma felt overwhelmed and waved his hands, saying, "It"s what they should do, this is what they should do."
He hoped that the new Lord Liu would be able to do some things for the citizens, unlike the previous few County Commanders, he would be able to walk all the way there. When the time came, he would just leave, not caring to do any actual things for the citizens of Ninghua County at all, and even continue to exploit the citizens.
The commoners were all furious at the exploitation, they could only endure it silently. If it was this new Lord Liu, no one would be able to hold it in.
It was just that if the Lord Liu wanted to work properly here, he had to take care of the four G.o.d of Wealth in the Ninghua County. Otherwise, he would be like the other county magistrate, suppressed by the four, and could only obediently listen to their orders.
He felt that this Lord Liu in front of him would definitely have some potential. Forget about everything else, just who was by his side was a good proof.
When he heard that Mr. Luo was the emperor"s teacher, even the emperor had to treat him with respect. Others would have to weigh the pros and cons if they wanted to touch Mr. Luo, so such a respected person shouldn"t be easily suppressed by others.
Thinking about it, Magistrate Ma"s heart burned with pa.s.sion, and he started to pa.s.sionately introduce the three-way courtyard to Liu Zhimo and the others. He gave them a detailed description of the structure of the house, so that they wouldn"t be blinded by it.
Towards such a smart person, Liu Zhimo glanced at him once more. In his heart, he was secretly thinking about whether the person in front of him was standing on his side, or working at someone else"s side.
If the person in front of him was a good person, he didn"t mind giving him a hand.
If it was someone else, then he wouldn"t hold back against the nail placed beside him.
Liu Zhimo and the others followed behind Magistrate Ma and looked around the whole yard.
When he went to the back door, Magistrate Ma"s expression became a bit more solemn. He kindly told Liu Zhimo and the others that they must check if the back door was closed properly when going to sleep at night. This courtyard wasn"t too far from the mountain. There might be beasts descending the mountain, so they had to be careful.
Hearing that, Liu Zhimo opened the back door and looked outside. The back door of this courtyard was slightly far away, and with a glance, he saw Ning Shan.
He secretly rejoiced in his heart. In that case, the Black and White could go home and live.
After he closed the door, he thanked Magistrate Ma sincerely.
Magistrate Ma rubbed his hands together in embarra.s.sment, "Lord Liu, our place is too remote and we are lagging behind in many aspects. "Don"t mind it." He had been to other counties, but the yamen was definitely not that remote. They were an exception here.
However, there was nothing they could do about it. The Ninghua County was surrounded by mountains, and they could not even raise the yamen to a more prosperous place with their hearts. Otherwise, the Ninghua County would not be so poor.
Liu Zhimo smiled at Magistrate Ma, he had come here to serve the common people, the people had the decision, why would he care about all these?
Hearing Liu Zhimo"s words, Magistrate Ma somehow, inexplicably believed that this young man in front of him, would let the people of Ninghua County live a good life.
"Oh right, Magistrate Ma, does our Ninghua County"s yamen have no history?"
Facing Liu Zhimo"s sudden question, Magistrate Ma was stunned, he said in distress: "Director He is sick, he is unable to welcome you, and when he is well, he will apologize to you, Lord Liu." He looked down upon Director He and did not want to interact with any of those people.
Magistrate Ma had already sneaked a peek at Liu Zhimo, and seeing that Liu Zhimo still had that warm smile on his face, it was not obvious if he did not care or had other intentions.
After being with Liu Zhimo for a short period of time, he instinctively felt that this Lord Liu was well-hidden and must not be offended.
"In that case, I"ll have to wait until he recovers." As a county magistrate, it was impossible for him to personally visit his subordinates when he first arrived. If he really did go, he would definitely give others a greater authority than a historical record. There would definitely be people who would refuse to accept his rule.
In order to avoid all these troubles in the future, he couldn"t take this step forward.
The time that pa.s.sed was different. If he personally went to visit his subordinates, then people would feel that he was a compa.s.sionate subordinate of a county magistrate. If he personally cared for his subordinates, then others would become even more committed to working for him.
"Of course, of course." Magistrate Ma wiped the sweat off his forehead and nodded in agreement.
It didn"t matter if Director He was really sick or just a fake? Liu Zhimo"s att.i.tude made his plan go down the drain.
He thought that this Master Liu Zhimo would be like the other masters in the past, easy to bully.
Don"t even think about it.
He was somewhat glad that he did not choose to randomly stand in line, or else …
"I have to trouble Magistrate Ma to make a trip to Director He"s house, tell Director He, let him recuperate well, and when he recuperates, come back here to take the job."
Can you say no? Obviously not, he nodded his head in agreement.
He was a little unsure of what kind of person the new Lord Liu was.
However, there was no need for him to rush. After getting along with him for a long time, he would naturally find out.
It"s hard to be confused, so why be so serious?
Liu Zhimo turned around and glanced at Li Qingling and the others. He smiled at them and said, "You guys rest at home. I"ll go take a look at the yamen with Magistrate Ma and then come back later." He did not go to the yamen for a look, and his heart was a little unsettled. Only after he had seen it did he have the confidence to do other things.
Why did Lord Liu change his mind? Didn"t they say to rest at home? Magistrate Ma glanced at Liu Zhimo with some suspicion, and the words were about to reach his mouth, but he swallowed them back down.
He still did not mind his own business. What did Lord Liu say? What did he do? This was the most appropriate way.
This was also the reason why he had never been pushed further. Whether he could do his own work or not, he would definitely not care about anything else.
Moreover, he didn"t have the ability to care.
Li Qingling nodded towards Liu Zhimo, telling him not to worry about them and to do his own things.
Liu Zhimo acknowledged his presence and followed Magistrate Ma to the yamen. When he saw the yamen which was even worse than a courtyard, the corners of his mouth twitched.
"Magistrate Ma, isn"t the money given by the imperial government enough for you to repair the yamen?" He had never seen such a run-down yamen before. He suspected that just a slight breeze would be enough to blow the yamen to the ground.
Magistrate Ma slightly bent his body and said that he did not know.
He really did not know that he was not lying to Liu Zhimo.
Liu Zhimo glanced at Magistrate Ma. Seeing that he did not seem to be lying, he did not pursue the matter further. With his hands behind his back, he walked into the yamen in large strides.
He saw three or four lazy yamen runners chatting by the side. Seeing this scene, he frowned.
"How many yamen runners are there?" Is that all? "
Seeing that Liu Zhimo"s expression was growing colder and colder, more and more cold sweat dripped down Magistrate Ma"s forehead. He nodded, saying that there were only these few yamen runners.
These people were from the annals, and more or less were people who had some sort of relationship with the annals.
These people usually acted extremely arrogantly, not putting him in their eyes at all. However, he had no choice but to endure and pretend that they did not exist.
Liu Zhimo"s fists loosened and loosened. He let out a loud cough.
The voices of the yamen runners stopped as they turned their heads to see Liu Zhimo with Magistrate Ma. They laughed happily and asked Magistrate Ma why he was here, didn"t they go to pick up the new county magistrate?
Magistrate Ma looked at Liu Zhimo, straightened his back, and said sternly: "Why aren"t you coming to greet Lord Liu?" He felt that since these people were here, Liu Zhimo would definitely not let these worms stay here to eat for free.
When the few bailiffs saw the young Liu Zhimo, a look of ridicule flashed past their eyes, as they slowly stood up and greeted him.
It was very obvious that they did not place Liu Zhimo in their eyes at all.
In their hearts, they felt that Liu Zhimo would be like the previous county magistrate, unworthy of any responsibility. Why would such a county magistrate even put him in their eyes?
Liu Zhimo looked at the few bailiffs expressionlessly. His gaze was so sharp that the bailiffs" hearts involuntarily shrank.
What the h.e.l.l? Why was the eyes of this newcomer, a county magistrate who didn"t seem that old, so terrifying?
They didn"t dare to meet his gaze.
"Do you know what the yamen runners do?" Liu Zhimo released all of the aura on his body, and only when the few yamen runners in front of him did not dare to look at him, did he speak coldly.
He would not stay in the yamen with these few people, but since he had just arrived, he could not touch them. After some time, he would deal with them.
The few bailiffs looked at each other, took a deep breath and replied Liu Zhimo loudly.
Liu Zhimo"s face became darker and darker, he did not want to hear any more of their nonsense, so he opened his mouth and interrupted them, "How long were you guys at the yamen?" This was simply a bug. He would never allow such a bug to appear in his yamen during these few years.
"Sir, we"ve been doing this for three years." Much longer than you spent in the yamen.
When Liu Zhimo heard that the yamen had been working for three years, the corners of his mouth rose, revealing a meaningful smile. "Three years? "Very good?" After saying this, he no longer cared about the few bailiffs, and turned to look at Magistrate Ma, "Magistrate Ma, bring me to the place where the Zong Volume s are usually kept."
Seeing that the yamen was in such a mess, he did not hold any hope of obtaining the Zong Volume s. He only hoped that the verdict would not be too excessive.
Magistrate Ma clenched his fists tightly, endured the smile on the corner of his mouth, and brought Liu Zhimo to the Zong Volume"s room.
He never thought that the Lord Liu would be so powerful, putting pressure on those few worms the moment he arrived.
Once again, he felt that he would definitely rise above the ma.s.ses by following the Lord Liu.