Zhuang Zhong rode back to the city from Feng Huan's place. The two have been going back and forth like this for more than two years. As long as whoever is free, he will go to the other party. .
The guards at the city gate immediately stood up straight when they saw Zhuang Zhong, but they would not come up to greet him. This was Zhuang Zhong's order, telling them not to do unnecessary things when they saw him, and guarding the gate is the right thing to do.
Zhuang Zhong also followed the rules, and dismounted when passing the city gate, and would not make an exception because of his status. By setting an example, no one in Meixian County dared to gallop into the city arrogantly. After all, the magistrate of the county is so disciplined, who would dare to cross it? And not only the county magistrate, but even King Sizhao, no one dared to be arrogant. Not to mention Feng Huan's own identity and the terrifying Black Cavalry Army, the reputation of the Frontier Army alone is enough to deter him. In Feng Huan's future, at this time in the past, the frontier army could be described as a big locust, even people like He Xianwei were afraid. This is also the reason why bandits are rampant, and officials and people will not think of asking the frontier army to suppress the bandits. I am afraid that the bandits will not be wiped out in the end, and let the frontier army swallow them up first.
Zhuang Zhong was about to get on his horse, when he saw the guards at the gate and the people beside him hesitating to speak, he turned around and asked, "But what's the matter?"
The guards and the common people pushed and pushed each other, but in the end the chief guard who guarded the gate came out and said, "My lord, I heard that you will leave Mei County as soon as your three-year term expires, but is it true?"
Everyone on the scene listened with ears pricked up, and those who were in a hurry to enter the city stopped.
Zhuang solemnly paused, and said frankly: "If there is no accident, it should be so."
As soon as the words fell, everyone sighed, with a look of reluctance.
An old man said: "My lord, what will we do in Mei County if you leave?"
Others also echoed, and the common people saw what Zhuang Zhong did in Mei County. Among other things, the tax alone is much lighter than before. I didn't know what it meant to be full before, but now I still have meat to eat during the Chinese New Year. This is already very difficult. However, in just two years and less than three years, the changes in Mei County can be described as earth-shaking, the refugees are resettled, and the people are healthy. Everyone knows that Mei County has a master at solving cases, no matter how concealed he is, he will be found out by the young county magistrate. As a result, Mei County is now a place where no one can pick up lost things, the people are simple, and the crime rate is extremely low.
And with King Sizhao guarding them, the bandits dared not enter Mei County. Mei County has beautiful mountains, clear waters and fertile land, but in the past man-made disasters caused poverty. Now that there are no man-made disasters, life will get better and better.
Although the common people don't have any foresight, they can think clearly about their immediate interests. Knowing that Zhuang Zhong will leave after three years of office, one can imagine the worry in his heart. If there is another corrupt official, then I am afraid that I will go back to the past after I have just recovered in the past few years. It is easy to destroy and difficult to build. Who wants to live a good life when they are used to the past? Especially now is the time when there is a rush, and I didn't expect to encounter such a thing, so I can't help feeling panic and reluctance.
Hearing these words, Zhuang Zhong was very moved, and he has no regrets for being able to do this. It shows that his management has been very effective over the years, which makes him feel more proud than the rewards from above, and nothing gives him a greater sense of accomplishment than the recognition of the people.
"I heard that King Si Zhao is leaving too? Is it true?" Someone asked loudly.
The commotion became louder now, and if King Sizhao had left, the innocence of Mei County was about to collapse. Although King Sizhao has wiped out all the bandits in the vicinity in recent years, the geographical location of Mei County determines that if there is no strong and powerful force, it is easy to breed vicious bandits again.
Zhuang Zhong waved his hand to signal for everyone to be quiet, and everyone fell silent immediately. Although he has a solemn face and a tender face, and he is very friendly, no one dares to surpass him. One of the things that Meixian people are most proud of is that their county magistrate is not only handsome, but also very young, but very capable. Often, officials and lords from other places come to ask him for advice. Let him not be underestimated by his harmless face. Especially when facing those horrific corpses, he didn't even frown. No one thought he was simple.
"Everyone, don't worry. Even if we leave, Mei County will be the same as before. Thank you for your love. The government will send a good official to continue to govern Mei County. Please trust the government."
Even so, everyone knew that there was no way to change it, but they were still worried. But even if they couldn't help asking, they couldn't change the status quo. After all, they couldn't stop Zhuang Zhong from being promoted. Everyone knew that Zhuang Zhong was not only from a wealthy family, but also extremely talented. He wouldn't live in the small place of Meixian forever. The three years he's been here are just training, and now that the time is up, he will naturally have to go back.
Everyone was very reluctant, but they could only accept this result, but they did not forget to ask Zhuangzhuang, begging him to respond to his superiors and send an official with good conduct down. Their Mei County is heading for a better life now, but everything can't be ruined.
Zhuang Zhong agreed again and again, and chatted with everyone for a while before leaving. He likes to chat with the people on weekdays, not to show that he loves the people like a son, but can detect many problems from their words, which are easily overlooked in the investigation. In the past three years, he has been able to manage Mei County so properly, but he has put in a lot of effort. Every time the examination is excellent, he got it very securely.
Everyone watched Zhuang Zhong ride away, and they all sighed in their hearts. Although they believed that Zhuang Zhong would try his best to ask his superiors to send a reliable official, after all, the affairs in the officialdom were complicated, and it was not something a small county magistrate could say. of.
"Hey, I just ask God to bless us in Mei County." The blind old man sighed.
A young man said disapprovingly: "What are you afraid of? Didn't your lord just say that the Holy Majesty will send us a good official in Mei County? Didn't your lord write the letter?"
Some people shook their heads, "Our Mei County is just getting better now, who doesn't want to come and share a piece of the pie? It's hard to say what will happen then."
Everyone stopped talking after hearing this. After all, it has only been three short years. Although Mei County has undergone earth-shaking changes, it is only in the process of development. This means that the future prospect is still very broad. If it is done well, the political achievements will be extremely beautiful, and it is not like the past when various forces were entangled and difficult to control. In this way, it becomes a big piece of fat, and everyone wants to come up and take a bite.
This also means that the people who come are not necessarily good officials, but they must be from a strong background, and they are here to be gilded. Such people really dare not have any hope.
Zhuang Zhong also understands the concerns of the people, and it is not easy for him to speak out now, after all, the letter of appointment has not yet been issued, if the news is revealed too early, it will be difficult to explain if there is a change. Zhuang Zhong has been in Mei County for several years, and he has great affection for this place, so naturally he doesn't want the city he built by himself to be destroyed again. So Feng Huan had been looking for a back door for a long time, hoping to rely on his energy to find a good official for Mei County.
It is also a coincidence that Zhang Sheng graduated from high school in the just-concluded Chun Wei Zhong. Although his ranking is low and he is still an embarrassing student from the same Jinshi background, it is not easy. Zhang Sheng is a hardworking man with good character, and is very familiar with the situation in Mei County, so Zhuang Zhong proposed to Feng Huan to arrange for Zhang Sheng to go to Mei County as the magistrate.
Although Mei County has become a good place, people with connections are still unwilling to be assigned to such a far away place, and Zhang Sheng is qualified, and it is very easy to operate. Feng Huan also has a good impression of Meixian because of his solemn relationship, and he doesn't want Meixian to return to the past state. The current emperor doesn't want to, but agrees. Now the fate has not yet come down, but it is almost the same.
Zhuang Zhong was wandering around the street, he had been at Feng Huan's place for the past two days, and some time ago because he was busy with business, he was rarely able to be with Brother Yun, so he thought about buying some small gifts for him. One of the reasons why Brother Yun likes Zhuangzhuang so much is that Zhuangzhuang often finds some fun things for him, and some of them are made by Zhuangzhuang himself based on the toys of later generations. Brother Yun is young, so he doesn't have a longing for anything, and only Zhuang Zhong is so patient to find him one after another new gadgets, and play with him. Even Fang Yingying and Tong Shiye were not like this, so Fang Yingying felt that he liked children very much. When she thought that he was destined to be childless, she felt very sad.
"My lord, my lord! Killed someone, someone in front has killed someone!" A person rushed over and said nervously.
Zhuang Zhong hurriedly put down the gadget in his hand, and rushed towards the man, "Where is it? What happened?"
The man was sweating profusely from running, and originally planned to go to the yamen to report the case, but happened to hear that the county magistrate was here and hurried over.
"In the Qin family's tailor-made clothing store, our proprietress Mrs. Qin killed the buddy Zhang Tou."
Zhuang Zhong was slightly taken aback. He also knew Mrs. Qin, and she was on good terms with Fang Yingying. Most of Fang Yingying's clothes were made of fabric or ready-made clothes bought there. Mrs. Qin can be described as a hero among women. She became a widow at a young age and supported the tailor shop by herself.
Zhuang Zhong asked about the situation at the time, and rushed to the tailor shop, "What's going on? How could Mrs. Qin kill someone?"
The person who came was Xiaosanzi, a clerk in the carpenter's shop, and he shook his head again and again when he heard this, "I don't know exactly what's going on, but I know what's wrong this morning. I thought it was the old man who had done something wrong, so he didn't care. During this period of time, he always went wrong and was always scolded. But after a while, we heard screams. We ran to the backyard to see that the old man There was blood all over the crotch, well, that thing was cut off, and there was a knife on the neck, the blood was splashed everywhere, and the whole person fell into a pool of blood, our proprietress was next to her, holding a knife in her hand... "