The backyard of the county government office was different from what Wang Zhong's nephew thought. At this moment, Liu Jun, the county magistrate, and Zhou Zhongliang, were still sitting opposite each other in the study room where the candle was lit. Liu Jun's face was filled with unconcealed excitement and anxiety, as well as unexplained uneasy.

"Li Guoshi should be back soon, right?" Liu Jun picked up the already bland tea and took a sip, and asked restlessly.

From dark to now, Liu Jun has asked this sentence for five or six times, but Zhou Zhongliang still had no patience at all and comforted him: "County Master, the road from the county to the government is not easy to walk. Li Guoshi will take at least six or seven hours to go back and forth. It is estimated that there will be a reply letter tomorrow and the next day..."

"I know... I know..." If you can be a magistrate, you are a scholar, and Liu Jun is also a Jinshi, how could he know where he will go from the county to the prefecture? But this is a serious case of the Qin case that reached the Heavenly Court. Not to mention Liu Jun, even the immediate superior Zhang Chaozong may not be able to decide. He must urgently report to the governor Huang Bingzhong to know. Besides, the military clerk Li Guoshi set out only when he was Shen Shi. According to the time, it is the same as Zhou Zhongliang said, at least there will be a reply tomorrow.

But I know, Liu Jun is still in his heart now. He has been a parent in Yuyao County. As the saying goes, three years of Qing magistrate, he had 100,000 snowflakes. But Liu Jun, let alone snowflakes, has been worried since he became Yuyao County.

Not long after taking office, the monk Yimian of Zhejiang rebelled. Finally, the court quelled the rebels. Another major incident happened in Siming Mountain. The case of Zhu San Prince Zhu was shocked by the entire Zhejiang officialdom. It is said that Kangxi, who was far away in the capital, was even more furious and issued an order for officials from all over the country to arrest Zhu San Prince Zhu and his party.

Zhejiang, as the center of the storm, was in chaos. Not to mention Yuyao, after searching, he found that the third prince Zhu, who was named He Cheng, had been hiding in Yuyao County for decades and had run away. When he learned the news, Liu Jun was shocked and his eyes were black and thundering, almost scared. Under his rule, such a famous "big figure" appeared. He was a parent official, and he was definitely not expected to be re-election. The fate of being dismissed and a never-ending one is certain.

A few days ago, since he received the news that Prince Zhu and his son had returned to the court, Liu Jun spent every day in pain, fearing that one day he would be demoted to the people and even imprisoned. These days, Liu Jun was thinking about how to escape this difficulty, but there was nothing he could do. But who would think that there was a way out, and a huge contribution suddenly fell on his head.

That's right, this is indeed a great contribution, just today... No! It should be said that it was yesterday. The military clerk Li Guoshi of Yuyao County suddenly came to report that Captain Zheng caught a suspicious person in the forest twenty miles outside Yuyao City. According to his appearance, he was probably the escaped grandson of He Cheng.

This news made Liu Jun overjoyed. You should know that He Cheng (the third prince Zhu)'s family was caught and committed suicide, but there were still arrested fish. He Yicheng, whose whereabouts were unknown after the incident, was the arrested fish. He Yicheng had already been with his grandfather and his father fled to another place and was unknown whereabouts, but who knew that the trace of this person would be found outside the outskirts of Yuyao County. At first, Liu Jun was worried that Li Guoshi had caught the wrong person, but when Li Guoshi patted his chest and sweared to promise that he was He Yicheng, Liu Jun was overjoyed and hurriedly went to the court to ask about the case.

"Master Zhou, He Yicheng... No! Zhu Yicheng is in Yuyao for a day and I feel uneasy all day!" Liu Jun knew clearly that the credit for catching Zhu Yicheng was enough to get out of the current predicament. If he could do it well, he would make a huge contribution. He would make some decisions after this major case was over. Not to mention staying in office, it is possible to even be promoted to an official position. But Zhu Yicheng is not an ordinary person, but an imperial offender in the court! Although he is imprisoned in prison, it is difficult to protect him from the night dream. What Liu Jun hopes most now is to hand over this hot potato as soon as possible.

"Don't worry, County Master, when the day is dawn tomorrow and the people in the mansion arrive, your contribution will be confirmed. And then again, when County Master, you have handed over someone, you will have nothing to do with you even if there is any problem in the future." Zhou Zhongliang said with a smile, twisting his sparse beard.

Zhejiang has always had a strong literary style and many talents emerged, especially Shaoxing Prefecture. However, with more scholars, the career path will naturally be difficult. Originally, the imperial examinations were like thousands of troops crossing a single-plank bridge, not to mention in a place where talents emerged in Zhejiang, many scholars had to choose another path when their career was hopeless, and this path was to be friends or guest of the temple, which was commonly known as "master".

The local officials in charge of the Qing Dynasty, from the governor, to the prefectures and county magistrates, generally hired several masters to help themselves with government affairs. In terms of prefectures and counties, there were more than 1,500 prefectures and counties in the Qing Dynasty, and most prefectures and counties hired masters. Each prefecture and county has a large number of masters, ranging from ten or two to three, and a total of less than ten prefectures and counties across the country. If the governor, governor, governor, chief minister, prefect, etc. are added, the number of masters in the yamen is even more considerable. The most famous masters among these masters is Shaoxing. As the saying goes, there is no curtain, and the Shaoxing master is even better. Zhou Zhongliang is a member of this huge group.

Unlike Liu Jun, who was excited and uneasy, and was mixed with anxiety, Zhou Zhongliang was much more calm. In his opinion, the credit for catching Zhu Yicheng was real. Although the prisoners were not as safe as the governor's prison in the county jail, they did not leak the news. Moreover, whether it was Monk Yimian or the rebels in Simingshan, they had disappeared under the encirclement of the court army. As long as the prefect and even the governor reacted quickly, safety was still fine.

Besides, Zhou Zhongliang did not have any arrangements. He would not tell the prison chief Wang Zhong to take his men to guard the prison room himself. Even the prison room Dianshi Li Erzhuang and Captain Zheng arranged personnel to stare outside the prison, with strict defense inside and outside. No matter how Zhu Yicheng grows wings, he would not escape.

Although Zhou Zhongliang gave Liu Jun a reassurance, Liu Jun began to worry about gains and losses after a while.

"Master Zhou, do you think Zhu Yicheng is true or false? What if...?"

"County Master, of course this person will not be fake!" Looking at Liu Jun's excited and worried look, Zhou Zhongliang was simply amused and crying. In his opinion, the mediocre and incompetent Liu Jun was purely lucky to take the position of magistrate. In terms of talent and ability, he was much better than him. Unfortunately, who made Zhou Zhongliang born in Shaoxing, where many literati were born? He was only a scholar after his life. Otherwise, with his knowledge and understanding of the officialdom, he would not have any problems even if he was a magistrate.

"Didn't Li Guoshi find someone to identify him during the day? Zhu San hid in Yuyao for decades and knew many of his family. The few people he found were sure that this was Zhu San's grandson Zhu Yicheng. What's more, Zhu Yicheng's strange dress was obvious, especially when he twisted his braids, he probably wanted to try to slaughter and escape from the crime. Besides, Zhu Yicheng admitted his surname in the hall. By the way, the county master, do you still remember the nonsense he said in the hall?"

"Remember! Of course!" Hearing Zhou Zhongliang's words, Liu Jun immediately reached out his hand and slapped heavily on the table: "This thief is arrogant and confusing the public. He is extremely arrogant. He dares to conclude that our Qing Dynasty will be replaced by the Ming Kingdom! This alone is enough to slap the sacred!"

"Yes!" Zhou Zhongliang put his palms together and nodded repeatedly, "There are evidences, physical evidence, and his own testimony. The evidence is as strong as a mountain. What are your concerns about county masters?"
Chapter completed!