Early the next morning.

Fu Rong and his group went directly to the county government office.

To be honest, fortunately Ye Liuwei went out with her maid.

Otherwise, someone would have to stay in the inn to take care of her.

Now it is totally unnecessary.

It’s good to think about it.

It was only this morning that Qin Hao learned that the woman might be a spy.

He was shocked and scared.

After all, if that woman was really a spy, then she had been active in their Great Xia country for who knows how long.

During this period, I am sure that no one knows what horrible things happened.

Just thinking about it, he felt it was too unsafe.

So today, he came along as well.

He must follow this matter closely and make sure to find out the truth.

The county magistrate was sleeping.

Unexpectedly, someone would beat drums so early in the morning. He woke up bleary-eyed and in a bad mood.

"Who is it? You are disturbing my sleep so early in the morning."

The concubine beside him also looked very uncomfortable, and she gently wrapped her hands around the county magistrate: "Sir, why don't you sleep for a while."

"I don't want to sleep anymore. I don't want to sleep anymore. It's so noisy. How can I sleep?"

The county magistrate got up with a gloomy face and got dressed.

The beautiful concubine also got up and helped him dress.

Soon, the county magistrate came out of the room and saw the servant who came to report.

"Master, hurry up. I heard that the clothes worn by the drummers are very expensive. I'm afraid they are of high status!"

The county magistrate, who was originally a little sleepy and in a low mood, immediately perked up after hearing these words.

In fact, in a small county like theirs that is close to the border, there is not much going on on weekdays.

After a long time, he became lazy and would sleep in the morning.

Anyway, he is the biggest man in the county, and no one would say that he comes to work late, right?

However, he was still relatively responsible, and generally, if someone beat the drum in the morning, he would still go to court.

It’s just that when we go to court in the morning, our mood is usually not very good.

but now……

The county magistrate quickly rushed to his workstation.

Looking at the group of people who were sitting there and slowly drinking tea, with yamen runners serving them snacks and dried fruits, the county magistrate's forehead twitched.

I have to say that this group of people really look extraordinary.

The aura around him was such that it was obvious that he was not someone that could be found in their county.

He walked over with a flattering smile on his face.

"Oh, my dears, hello, I didn't know you were coming. I'm sorry for not welcoming you. Please forgive me!"

Qin Hao didn't say anything, but Fu Rong looked at him with an unhappy expression.

"What time is it now? Logically, shouldn't the county magistrate have been in office an hour ago? Why does Magistrate Zhang look like he just got up and rushed here?"

He also served as a county magistrate for a period of time.

Or, when he was inspecting the officials, he met a county magistrate who was not doing his job, so he killed him.

Afterwards, he temporarily took over the job of county magistrate for a period of time until a new county magistrate sent by Emperor Xia arrived, and then he left.

Moreover, as he is the head of all officials after all, no one knows the rules and regulations of these officials' daily work better than him.

As soon as these words fell, County Magistrate Zhang immediately knew that these people must be of important background.

After all, with this attitude of accountability, if you are not a true noble person, you probably won’t speak like this.

Ordinary people, even some gentry with more status and wealth, would never dare to speak like this when facing the real county magistrate.

On the contrary, he might even be full of flattery towards County Magistrate Zhang.

Magistrate Zhang felt his scalp tingle at the question and sweat kept pouring down his forehead.

"No, no, I just, just..."

He seemed to be thinking of reasons quickly.

However, facing this man who looked younger than himself, he seemed to be suppressed and could not think of anything at all.

Obviously, his brain is usually quite flexible!

After all, he was also a top student who passed the imperial examination.

Otherwise, he would not be able to hold the position of county magistrate.

Although the place is a bit remote, it has its advantages.

Could it be that my brain has gone crazy because I have lived too comfortably in recent years?

It has to be said that Magistrate Zhang doubted himself and never thought that he was actually suppressed by the aura of certain people and his mind was unable to think flexibly.

In fact, Fu Rong once worked in the Ministry of Justice for a period of time.

Well, he does have a lot of experience as an official.

When he was in the Ministry of Justice, Fu Rong did the same as them at first, using torture to make the prisoners speak.

Later he felt that this was not a good idea as it would easily force him to confess.

So he began to try to use some psychological methods to conduct inquiries.

The effect is much better than using torture to scare people at the beginning.

Later on, as he interrogated more and asked more questions, he naturally developed an aura of authority.

When he is looking at you, you will unconsciously answer his questions with real words.

It's really difficult to tell lies in front of him.

"Okay, I admit that I have indeed been a little lazy over the years. On weekdays, if there are no people beating drums during the day, I will sleep in."

Magistrate Zhang found that he really couldn't come up with any excuse, so he had to answer honestly.

Qin Hao snorted coldly.

"The state pays you salaries, so you can be so passive and lazy on a daily basis? If there were no complaints from the people, wouldn't you go down and understand the people's sentiments and their lives?"

"No wonder there was a kidnapping incident in your city yesterday. This is all due to your negligence as the county magistrate!"

As a prince who had been high and mighty since birth, Qin Hao rarely saw the poverty of some common people.

In addition, the capital city is a rich place, and the officials in the capital city also have high demands on themselves.

Things like going to work every day are all very positive.

It’s impossible not to be active!

There are all kinds of high-ranking officials putting pressure on us.

The senior officials were even more positive. Who doesn’t want to climb higher and see farther?

Who doesn't want to have a place in the capital city full of nobles?

Of course there are!

Therefore, being late for work like this has become a normal occurrence and will never happen in the capital!

Qin Hao looked at Magistrate Zhang with great displeasure: "You don't think that because the county you manage is relatively remote, the people in the capital don't know about your affairs, do you?"

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