Cui Jiong's cold sweat suddenly flowed down.

Since Zhang Jingyuan, the county magistrate, was entwined with sickness and handed over the county government affairs to him with full authority, since then, he has been accustomed to going in and out of the county government as if he were to go out of the backyard of his family. How could he have thought of any kind of report? He came in a hurry this morning and forgot about this for a while, and even the gatekeeper never remembered it. Now, he has just arrested the new official for the current situation!

He lowered his head, thoughts flashed through his mind, and finally knelt on one knee and said, "Sir, I have taught you a lesson, but my subordinates have surpassed you."

Tao Mo was stunned and was about to ask why he was kneeling down when he saw Lao Tao and a few people coming in from outside. He immediately called out, "Lao Tao, what did you do early in the morning?"

Cui Jiong felt uncomfortable when he saw that he left him here and ignored his servants. His qualifications in Tanyang County were longer than those of previous county officials, and he was a real local local tyrant. Any county official who took office was not a favor with him, for fear that he would make trouble below and make them unable to sit in a stable position. But this time, the new official would give him a sting. Well, since you are in the first year of the junior high school, don’t blame me for being fifteen!

He had already started to think about how to repay the color for a while.

When Lao Tao entered the hall, he saw someone kneeling on the ground and said in surprise: "Who is this?"

Tao Mo said: "The history of this county is Cui Jiong."

Cui Jiong's face was a little red. It was the first time he knelt on the ground and was visited by someone after he was doing the dictionary for so long.

Old Tao said in surprise: "Why are you kneeling on the ground?"

Tao Mo shook his head honestly and said, "I don't know either."

Cui Jiong hummed coldly.

Lao Tao knew that there must be a reason inside, but he couldn't ask in person, so he had to say, "I won't help Cui Dianshi."

Tao Mo bent down to help him. As soon as his hand touched his sleeve, Cui Jiong stood up by himself.

Tao Mo pointed to the person brought by Lao Tao and asked, "Who are they?"

"A new servant." Lao Tao said, "The yamen also needs someone to clean the storefront."

Cui Jiong came here early, originally planning to take on this job, but now he is happy to let them do their own work.

Tao Mochou said: "So many?"

Lao Tao said: "No more."

Tao Mo sighed, "I don't know when I will receive my salary."

Speaking of salary, Cui Jiong felt a little angry. According to convention, the court distributed charcoal silver every year, which was equivalent to the New Year red envelope. However, this year, due to Zhang Jingyuan's death and Tao Mo had not yet arrived at his term of office, the money was not changed. He asked the history of the neighboring county and said that they had paid it a few days ago. It can be seen that the charcoal silver was not gone, but went to someone else's wallet.

Lao Tao took the servants down, leaving Tao Mo and Cui Jiong to look at each other in the hall.

In a moment.

Tao Mo took the lead and said, "Have you eaten?"

Cui Jiong said: "I've eaten."

Tao Mo sighed, "I haven't. Why not eat together."

Cui Jiong twitched his mouth and said, "I've eaten."

Tao Mo said: "Where is lunch?"

"..." Cui Jiong said: "I haven't done it yet."

“Eat together.”

I ate white porridge with pickles.

Cui Jiong drank slowly, and the soy milk and fried dough sticks he ate when he came ran around in his belly.

Tao Mo is quite relished.

"Young Master, is it delicious?" Hao Guozi leaned in from outside.

Tao Mo said: "For Cui Dianshi."

Cui Jiong was bloated after eating, and finally took a breath and said repeatedly: "No, not bad."

Hao Guozi closed the window with satisfaction.

Cui Jiong said: "This person is..."

"My servant." Tao Mo said.

Cui Jiong said: "The adults must have come from a scholarly family and have passed on poetry and rituals."

Tao Mo said: "Are you talking about calligraphy and painting?"

Cui Jiong said: "Oh? Can you write and draw?"

Tao Mo said: "Neither will."

"Sir, you are modest." Cui Jiong naturally knew that he had bought it, but since the other party gave him a warning, don't blame him for hurting his feet.

Tao Mo said: "I only remember one of the famous sayings of the ancients."

"Which sentence?"

"The scholar is useless."

Cui Jiong agreed very much. He was a martial artist. Because he failed to pass the exam, he asked someone to get a classic history. He also donated money to pay, and he felt that he still had some real materials, so he couldn't stand those literati who were all natural and thought he was a noble person. Especially, there were not many people in Tanyang County, and there were the most literati. And they were all literati who were faster than knives.

Seeing that he suddenly became quiet, Tao Mo couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"

Cui Jiong said: "It's nothing, I just remember a case."

"Case?" Tao Mo was excited, "What case?"

Cui Jiong was originally talking nonsense, but he didn't think of any case. After asking this, he couldn't answer it. He thought for a while and said, "It was a case a few years ago. A woman committed adultery with someone and killed her husband."

Tao Mo said in confusion: "Why did you think of this case for nothing?"

Cui Jiong said: "The woman's husband is a butcher, and the adulterer is a local scholar. After the incident, several friends of the scholar fought for him. In the end, only the woman was sentenced to let the scholar get away with it."

Tao Mo frowned and said, "Isn't that scholar unaware of it?"

"How can a woman kill a butcher with bare hands? It is clearly a quibble to get rid of the crime." Cui Jiong snorted coldly, "Those lawyers thought that they had read books for a few years and had no hindrance, so they were rampant and regarded the court as a place for games. They turned right and wrong with their own tongues, and deceived the ignorant people, which was really hateful!"

Tao Mo was indignant when he heard his speech, but he was confused, "Who are you talking about?"

Cui Jiong closed his mouth embarrassedly, "You will be there for a few more days in Tanyang County." He drank the white porridge on his back, found a reason casually, and said hurriedly without waiting for Tao Mo to stay.

After he left, Lao Tao knocked on the door and came in.

"Young Master, I've inquired. The county magistrate and chief clerk of this county are all vacant, and they are temporarily part-time jobs in Dianshi." Lao Tao glanced at the empty bowl on the table and said, "It's just why he knelt down in front of the young master."

"I don't know either." Tao Mo told you about what happened after seeing Cui Jiong.

Lao Tao frowned while listening, "I'm afraid he misunderstood."

"What is the misunderstanding?"

"Nothing." He waved his hand, "It's not important for him, the most important thing here is the lawyer he mentioned."

"A lawyer?"

Lao Tao said: "No, the two most famous litigants in the world back then, Lin Zhengyong and Mr. Yichu, both retired in Diao Township, under Tanyang County."

Tao Mo's eyes lit up.

Lao Tao shook his head and said, "Young Master, don't forget the master's instructions before his death. If you can be a good official whom you praise, you will be the best reward to the master's spirit in heaven."

Tao Mo's eyes were slightly dimmed.

"After the two famous litigants retired, countless litigants came to become disciples. Over time, this place became the largest gathering place for lawyers in the world." Lao Tao frowned when he heard the news. No wonder Tao Mo did not follow anyone's path and was even assigned to such a prosperous county. It turned out that it was a hot potato that no one dared to touch.

Tao Mo said: "So, these lawyers are against the government?"

"It's not possible to generalize." Old Tao said, "The good lawyer and the good official are naturally on the same line."

Tao Mo Zhanmei said, "Yes. In this way, it is a blessing for them to be in Tanyang County."

Lao Tao opened his mouth, but he couldn't bear to hit his enthusiasm after all.

Although a good lawyer and a good official are on the same line, before Tao Mo becomes a truly respected and recognized good official, not only a good lawyer will not be with him, but a bad lawyer will also suppress him everywhere.

It is reported that the reason why Zhang Jingyuan lived a short life is related to long-term depression.

He sighed. Now that things have come to this, he can only take one step at a time.

He introduced Tao Mo to the new servants and asked Hao Guozi to arrange their daily affairs. Lao Tao took Tao Mo out for a walk.

As a county magistrate, you must be familiar with every grass and tree under your jurisdiction.

The two of them first became familiar with the streets and walked back and forth along the main roads of the east and west.

When we finished, it was already dark.

Seeing Tao Mo's face turned pale, Lao Tao remembered that he had just recovered from illness and secretly blamed himself for being too radical, so he said, "It's better to find a teahouse to finish the meal before going back."

Tao Mo is as hungry as a drum, so there is no reason to be irresponsible.

The two of them found a popular teahouse nearby.
Chapter completed!