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Chapter 4 Temporarily Overwhelmed
After hearing Gao Pan's words, Zhou Zhengxin squinted at Gao Pan, feeling a little more puzzled in his heart.

When Yin Weian came to him in a hurry, he didn't take it seriously.

After all, they all knew why Gao Pan came to be the county magistrate.

However, now Gao Pan actually brought these Xiangyongs to the door of the warehouse, and even forced him to ask why he was not allowed to enter.

Zhou Zhengxin was a little bit suspicious. When they greeted Gao Pan earlier, everyone saw that Gao Pan was just a brat.

Without any scheming or city government, coming to take over the county magistrate is nothing more than carrying the big pot left by his predecessor.

"Master Xiaozhi County, it's not that I don't want to open the storeroom, it's just...just that there is no money in the storehouse, look..."

Zhou Zhengxin came to Gao Pan's side with light steps, and said in a low voice condescendingly.

He called himself the official, and also called Gao Pan the magistrate of Xiaoxian County, so it can be seen that he did not recognize Gao Pan as the county magistrate in his heart!
After Gao Pan heard this, he glanced back at him, then immediately turned his head to look at the many Xiangyongs, and said loudly:
"Everyone, have you heard that the county magistrate said that there is no money and food in the warehouse..."

Seeing this, many townspeople thought they had found a reason to vent, and said loudly:

"Since that's the case, we will smash your county government and kill you, a corrupt official, and the money and food donated by everyone in our county will be gone..."

As they said that, several leaders were aggressive and ready to hit people.

Seeing this, Zhou Zhengxin's face changed slightly, he quickly stopped Gao Pan, and said to Zhong Xiangyong:
"Bold, this is the county magistrate, who of you dare to fight? Why don't you back down soon?"

Zhou Zhengxin was very annoyed at the moment, annoyed that Gao Pan did not play by the rules.

He told Gao Pan that there was no money and food in the warehouse, just to remind him that Gao Pan had to carry the mess left by his predecessor.

Instead of yelling, as if not afraid of being known.

I was even more annoyed that these Xiangyong were going to beat people. It's fine if he wasn't here, so he could pretend he didn't see it.

But if someone else is here, if Gao Pan is beaten to death, he won't be able to get away with it.

Seeing this, many townspeople lost their aura in an instant, and the prestige of the government was deeply rooted in their hearts.

If someone hadn't encouraged them, they wouldn't have dared to really come to the county government to make trouble.

Zhou Zhengxin had been the county magistrate in Dantang County for several years, and some of them still knew about it.

Seeing Zhou Zhengxin sternly reprimanded, many Xiangyongs didn't dare to speak anymore.

After suppressing these brave men, Zhou Zhengxin turned around and said calmly:

"Lord Xiaozhi County, the money and food in this warehouse was squandered by the previous county magistrate. Therefore, I believe that this matter must be resolved by the county magistrate himself, otherwise, the magistrate will be the first to bear the brunt of it! "

Zhou Zhengxin patiently analyzed the pros and cons with Gao Pan. If he didn't want someone to actually go into the warehouse at this moment, Zhou Zhengxin would not have said so much.

After Gao Pan listened, he looked at Zhou Zhengxin with a half-smile and said:
"My lord, the county magistrate, although I really believe what you said, but today in front of many townspeople, why don't we open the warehouse, regardless of whether there is money or food in it, so that they can give up?"

Just now, Gao Pan suddenly discovered that his prestige value instantly increased a little, while Zhou Zhengxin's prestige became nineteen.

Gao Pan was somewhat surprised by this discovery.

Just when Zhou Zhengxin suppressed these brave men for him, Zhou Zhengxin's prestige suddenly dropped, while his own prestige rose a little.

This also made Gao Pan somewhat understand that the prestige attribute depends on the comparison between you and the opponent.

Just now Zhou Zhengxin had to protect his face as the county magistrate. Although he was not sincere in his heart, it was precisely this that made Gao Pan's prestige increase, while Zhou Zhengxin's prestige decreased.

Thinking of this, Gao Pan looked at Zhou Zhengxin with a half-smile, and wanted to see if Zhou Zhengxin dared to open the door of the warehouse!
At this moment, Zhou Zhengxin did not expect that Gao Pan seemed to be determined to open the warehouse, and he was a little flustered.

However, his years of official career have stabilized him, and he said to the treasury ambassador Chen Genwang:
"You show the account book to the county magistrate!"

Seeing this, Gao Pan stopped Chen Genwang:
"Wait a minute, I want to open the storeroom to see if there is any food and money in it, isn't that okay?"

While talking, he also looked at Zhou Zhengxin suspiciously.

Seeing this, Zhou Zhengxin gritted his teeth and said:
"My lord, what's going on inside, I have a clear picture of what's going on inside, and there's an account book to prove it. There's no money or food left, and it was all taken out by the former magistrate Gao Guangyuan and spent!"

Seeing this, Gao Pan looked at him suspiciously, and was even more delighted in his heart. Just now, he saw that Zhou Zhengxin's prestige had dropped to fifteen.

And his own prestige has also been raised to five, which makes Gao Pan understand more and more.

However, Zhou Zhengxin insisted on not opening the warehouse, which meant that there must be something tricky inside.

The money and food in the county government warehouse are usually in charge of the county magistrate, since Zhou Zhengxin is so sure, Gao Pan doesn't want to turn against him at the moment.

However, it is naturally impossible for him to continue to carry the big pot, so he said in a deep voice:

"In this case, Zhou Xiancheng, no matter what method you use, can I get together the food and salaries for the training camp in three days? Otherwise, I have no choice but to come to the warehouse to see clearly what the money and food are. Where to go!"

Zhou Zhengxin was startled when he heard this, but seeing that Gao Pan didn't seem to be lying, he had no choice but to hold back the anger in his heart and nodded.

Seeing this, Gao Pan smiled, looked at the many townspeople and said:

"Everyone, you have heard that. After three days, I and the county magistrate will definitely give you an explanation, so that you can practice with peace of mind as soon as possible and wipe out the bandits on Zhongli Mountain as soon as possible!"

Seeing this, many townspeople are looking at me, and I look at you, and they don't know whether they should listen to Gao Pan's words.

Seeing this, Zhou Zhengxin felt a little irritable in his heart, and couldn't help but said:

"Why don't you go quickly? Since it's what the county magistrate said, can there be a lie? Go, go..."

Seeing this bravely, all the townspeople hurriedly left here like a tide.

Seeing this, Zhou Zhengxin became even more unhappy. Today was the first time he felt uncomfortable since he had been the magistrate for so long.

Seeing this, Gao Pan said quite generously:

"The prestige of the county magistrate of Zhou is really extraordinary. If it were the official, they would definitely not listen to it. Dantang County has a county magistrate like you in charge, it is really a blessing for the people of the county!"

Zhou Zhengxin was even more displeased when he heard the words of praise and criticism, but he still had to say patiently:

"My lord is serious. The lower official is only the magistrate of the Bapin County. The lord is the county lord and the parent official of a county. My lord is here, which is the blessing of my Dantang county!"

Seeing this, the little officials at the side were all in a daze. They didn't know what the two of them meant. Why were they so polite all of a sudden?
(End of this chapter)