If a member of the royal family did anything a little bit beyond the pale, she would think they were going to rebel.

As for those ministers, she thought they were all corrupt officials.

I rubbed my eyebrows, but these problems became more and more serious.

Most of the officials in the court are still good. At least according to the supervision of the Ministry of Personnel and the Censorate, those who can stand in the court do not have any major problems.

The entire Qin Dynasty knew about Zhao Qingrui's tour.

Zhao Qingrui's gaze fell on the vast grassland outside. The rain was just drizzle. The annual rainfall on the grassland was not much, far less than that in the Central Plains. This was also the reason why the grassland people often plundered the Central Plains before.

Zhao Qingrui knew that the people here were tough, but they still committed crimes openly. No one knew how the county magistrate managed the situation.

Zhao Qingrui dealt with that family and demoted a bunch of officials, which shocked the local officialdom.

They didn't expect that His Majesty would sneak out to play, and even bring those hidden troubles to light.

Now, they have been caught red-handed, and everyone involved with them has been demoted.

"Alas, Lord Lin, do you think His Majesty will be furious tomorrow?" At the county magistrate's mansion, a county magistrate said to the county magistrate with a bitter face.

"Yeah, right? You guys don't manage the counties under your jurisdiction well. Now you've been demoted, and you only remember me." Lin Huai had a cold face. Because of this county magistrate, he was also punished. Although he was not demoted, he was fined for half a year's salary and was also evaluated as not being strict with his subordinates. It would be difficult for him to enter the political center in the future.

It’s all this bastard’s fault. I really want to kill him with a sword. All the things he did implicated him.

"Lord Lin, you have to help me. You are my brother-in-law. I have given you a lot of good things over the years." Li Jin said with a bitter face. He also wanted to climb up. If he didn't make some achievements, his official career could be said to have come to an end, and he might even be eliminated in a short time.

Li Jin's sister was sent to Linhuai Prefecture by him and became his concubine.

Lin Huai rolled his eyes. She was just a concubine, not a brother-in-law at all. Don’t even think about dragging him into this.

"How can I help you? Do you want to drag me into this? If you dare to say anything nonsense tomorrow, don't blame me for being ruthless." Lin Huai was speechless and didn't want to pay attention to him.

Only this kid knows how to handle things, otherwise how could he have lived so comfortably in the county in the past two years? Even some incidents were covered up by him.

Now that the incident has happened, he also has to think about how to clean up the mess.

He also did some things, but he was not as bold as Li Jin.

I can’t keep Li Jin’s sister anymore. I’ll send her back to him soon. I can’t let this kid affect my career.

Lin Huai's warning startled Li Jin. Was it really that serious? Lin Huai was actually ready to draw a line between them.

He returned to the county magistrate's mansion with a heavy heart. Now he could only be considered the county magistrate and had not moved out yet.

However, not long after she returned, her sister Li Yue was sent back.

"Sister, why are you back?" Li Jin was shocked.

"You still say that, but look at what you have done. Now Lord Lin doesn't want me anymore." Li Yue looked at Li Jin in despair.

After she followed Lin Huai, because of her good looks and ability to please people, although she was not the legal wife, she was still very much favored by Lin Huai.

Lin Huai even promised her that as long as Mrs. Lin came, he would make her his legal wife.

Mrs. Lin is in very poor health. The doctor has diagnosed that she will not live long.

Now that she has been sent back, she has no chance of becoming Mrs. Lin anymore.

All of this is to blame on his younger brother Li Jin. If he hadn't been negligent in his duties and colluded with those local lawbreakers to accept bribes, and was discovered by His Majesty, their future would be ruined.

"How could that be? Does he really not want you anymore?" Li Jin also realized the seriousness of the matter at this time.

"Well, it's all your fault." Li Yue complained to Li Jin.

Zhao Qingrui didn't know about the excitement here, but he also had a thorough understanding of Li Jin's situation from the investigation of the Jinyiwei.

Many people from these grassland tribes did not accept the discipline of the Qin Dynasty. In order to consolidate his position, Li Jin chose to make friends with those local tyrants and accept some benefits from them.

The problem is not big or serious. The items collected are a little bit excessive, and the performance in other aspects is mediocre.

As for his achievements, he did introduce a lot of merchants from the Central Plains, making this place prosperous.

Of course, many of the merchants brought in were cheated by the natives here, and he also protected those natives.

Those local tyrants, by cooperating with Li Jin, appeared to be obedient to the Qin system.

It just cheated a lot of merchants who came here to do business. If these merchants reported it to the authorities and those with backers were able to get their problems solved with Lin Huai's intervention.

As for those who have no background, they can only bear this loss.

Zhao Qingrui touched his chin. These people were becoming more and more daring, perhaps because of Li Jin's connivance.

Birds of a feather flock together. Li Jin and the people involved need to be replaced by a new group of officials. I hope more outstanding talents will emerge this year.

And there was Lin Huai, who was smooth enough. These matters seemed to have nothing to do with him, but many things were suppressed by him and never reported to the court.

He wanted to avoid offending the locals and also gain credit for climbing up the ladder.

There is no such good thing. This Lin Huai is useless.

When thinking of the officials who were demoted this time, Zhao Qingrui's eyes became more gloomy. There were too many people involved.

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