The Golden County Magistrate

"Hmph, a mere county magistrate dares to be so arrogant. Your Highness, if you say one word, I will take his head tonight." Wu Handong said angrily.

Before Tang Shuo could speak, Bai Xiang came forward and supported Wu Handong with one hand, indicating that Wu Handong should suppress his anger. Then, he clasped his hands together and smiled at Tang Shuo: "Congratulations, Your Highness, haha, congratulations, Your Highness."

Tang Shuo wanted to get angry, but seeing Bai Xiang's appearance, his mind was a little confused for a moment.

I was just kicked out and lost face. What is there to congratulate?

"Bai Xiang, you didn't take the wrong medicine." Tang Shuo said coldly.

Bai Xiang smiled and looked around, "This is not a place to talk. I will talk to Your Highness in detail after returning to the inn."

Tang Shuo was not stupid. This was the gate of Qingshan County Government Office. People were coming and going on the street. It was indeed not a place to talk.

Before leaving, Tang Shuo instructed: "Wu Handong, you guard the gate of the county government office and keep a close eye on Chen Yan."

Wu Handong nodded with a bitter face.

Normally, he would not have to do such dirty work.

But now that they have arrested nearly a thousand people, there are only five people left, and he must do the dirty work.

There is no way, so he can only follow Tang Shuo's instructions and guard the gate of Qingshan County Government Office.

Tang Shuo and Bai Xiang returned to the inn and closed the door of the guest room.

"Bai Xiang, you'd better give me a reasonable explanation."

It can be seen that Tang Shuo is still very angry about being driven out by Chen Yan.

Bai Xiang smiled and said, "Your Highness, don't get angry. Once you get angry, your thinking will be biased."

Tang Shuo's eyebrows squeezed together, and his voice was cold, "Do you mean that I am wrong?"

Bai Xiang smiled faintly, "Your Highness, why don't you think about it? We have already announced our names, so why is Chen Yan indifferent? He just drove us out but didn't arrest us."

Tang Shuo's expression froze. Yes, he was just angry before and didn't think so much.

"You mean... Chen Yan is showing some mercy to us?"

Bai Xiang nodded repeatedly, "That's right. If he didn't sympathize with Your Highness, or if he didn't agree with Your Highness and opposed the empress's ascension to the throne, why would he leave such a huge contribution and just drive us out."

Tang Shuo slapped his thigh fiercely, "Yes, why didn't I think about it before."

Bai Xiang smiled again, "Your Highness, do you still remember what Chen Yan said when he drove us out?"

Tang Shuo recalled it, and suddenly his eyes lit up, "At that time, Chen Yan said that we were pretending, and he also said a lot of good things about me, saying that he also admired me very much, etc."

Bai Xiang nodded slightly, "Chen Yan couldn't believe that Your Highness was the King of Yan, which should be the truth. As for what he said later about admiring Your Highness, he was also leaving room for himself."

Tang Shuo seemed to understand, and murmured: "If so, Chen Yan's behavior just now was probably also to test the king's sincerity?"

Bai Xiang nodded, "It should be so. If he is a liar, or a spy sent by the court to test a local official, he will definitely not come again after being driven out by Chen Yan. But if it is really you, Your Highness, he will come again to ask for an audience in order to recruit talents."

Tang Shuo deeply agreed, "Well, Master Bai's analysis, the king understands it."

Thinking of Chen Yan's previous words of admiration for him, Tang Shuo showed joy on his face and sighed: "If it weren't for Master Bai's reminder, the king would have lost a talent this time. Control your anger, control your anger, and the king will definitely be able to control his anger in the future."

Tang Shuo thought to himself that he was smart enough, and he didn't think so much just now, just because he was too angry.

Bai Xiang began to stroke his beard subconsciously again, looking like a master.

Both of them thought they were smart, but they didn't know that their analysis, when applied to Chen Yan, would be a huge joke.

If they were normal people, there would be nothing wrong with their analysis.

Most scholars enter officialdom for the purpose of promotion.

Even if they have a passion to benefit the people, they must first be promoted. Only when they have a high official rank and enough power can they better benefit the people.

But Chen Yan is not from this world. He is a time traveler. He has no interest in promotion. His greatest interest is to make money.

The object of analysis is not a normal person. Bai Xiang and Tang Shuo, two people who think they are smart, analyze this matter with the eyes of ordinary people, which is naturally a big mistake.

They thought that Chen Yan's last words praising King Yan were actually complimenting King Yan and leaving room for himself.

But in fact, Chen Yan just didn't want to offend His Majesty and King Yan at the same time, and didn't want to offend him and cause trouble for himself.

At the same time, Qingshan County Yamen.

At this timeChen Yan felt like he had survived a disaster.

If he hadn't reacted quickly enough, today's incident would have brought him a lot of trouble.

"Who are they?"

Zheng Yan asked in astonishment.

After working with Chen Yan for several years, this was the first time she saw Chen Yan order someone to be driven out.

Chen Yan curled his lips, "Didn't I say that, someone who pretended to be His Royal Highness Prince Yan."

Zheng Yan was skeptical, "Pretending to be Prince Yan, isn't that courting death?"

Prince Yan is now a wanted criminal, and once caught, he will most likely be beheaded.

"Who knows?" Chen Yan said perfunctorily.

Zheng Yan frowned, "I think I've seen that fair-skinned young man somewhere, and he looks very familiar."

Chen Yan's expression froze, "Have you seen this person?"

Chen Yan knew that Zheng Yan's identity was definitely not simple. At least, Zheng Yan should have been spoiled at home. This could be seen from her various living habits after she came to Qingshan County.

But what kind of identity allowed her to meet King Yan before?