Wei Qing quietly left the Wei residence before dawn.
Tangli also fell into a peaceful sleep.
Without any worries, her brows relaxed and she would never frown in her sleep again.
The next day.
Wei Qing got up early in the morning, put on his official uniform, and went to the government office with a cold expression.
The entire government office knew the new County Magistrate was arriving today, and they were all curious. Several officials took the initiative to greet the new County Magistrate, but he simply nodded slightly, his face sullen and unsmiling. Their impression of this County Magistrate was that he was cold and unapproachable. As for the rest of his personality, they could only slowly figure it out.
Wei Qing went straight to find the county governor, Lord Wen. The first thing he had to do after taking office was to meet this superior.
Wei Qing came to the door of Prefect Wen and knocked, and a voice came from inside.
"Come in."
Wei Qing pushed the door open and went in.
I saw a middle-aged man sitting behind the desk. He was wearing official uniform and had an ordinary appearance, but he had an elegant temperament, and was very cultured and dignified.
"Sir Wen, I am Wu Yu, the newly appointed county magistrate." Wei Qing said.
Prefect Wen's gaze fell on him, his expression not very enthusiastic.
Wu Yu, Young Marquis Wu, no one knows who he belongs to.
Although Governor Wen did not show it on his face, he actually knew everything in his heart. He knew that many people coveted his position, but no one had the ability to replace him, so they tried their best to put people under his command.
No matter who they are, whether they do things or not, as long as they don't do bad things, it's fine.
otherwise……
Wei Qing originally wanted to say a few more words to Prefect Wen, but Prefect Wen waved his hand and told him to go on with his business.
Wei Qing had no choice but to leave the room.
On the list of people his uncle had given him to win over, Wen Taishou was at the top of the list. Wen Taishou was very upright and had a good reputation. More importantly, he had a group of civil servants behind him.
The reason why the Third and Sixth Princes had been unable to remove him from this position was because his teacher was the current Prime Minister. This group of civil servants did not take sides and currently maintained a neutral attitude.
At the beginning, the Xiao family was falsely accused of collaborating with the enemy, and everyone turned against them. In fact, the Prime Minister was one of the only few people who did not add insult to injury.
If he could get their support, he would be even more powerful.
However, it is obvious that Governor Wen is not so easy to win over.
He looks gentle and kind, but he is actually a shrewd old fox.
After Wei Qing left Prefect Wen's office, he went to his own office.
Five people were already waiting in the room. One of them looked familiar to Wei Qing: it was Sun Huai.
Sun Huai was the chief secretary, and he had two Gongcaos and two Zhubu.
Wei Qing walked to the upper seat and sat down with great fanfare.
"Tell me about what you are responsible for." Wei Qing said.
All five people introduced themselves to Wei Qing and told him what they had said one by one.
"Sir, I am the Chief of Arms. Together with Chief of Staff Cao, I am responsible for the defense of Qinghe County. For big matters, such as guarding the city gates and ensuring the safety of the county, or small matters like if someone loses a cat or a dog, they will come to us." Sun Huai said.
As Sun Huai spoke, he glanced at the Gongcao beside him with a hint in his eyes.
The Gongcao came close to the chief clerk next to him and talked in a low voice.
"Speaking of which, why didn't Chief Secretary Cao come?"
"Cao Changshi's wife is pregnant. Maybe she was delayed by something at home."
"This is the first day that the County Magistrate has taken office. You've been delayed because of family matters. Doesn't this mean you don't take the County Magistrate seriously?"
"Who does Chief Cao really take seriously? Who gave him such a powerful backer?"
"That's right. He usually doesn't take us seriously. Since he looks down on our Qinghe County, why doesn't he go to the capital to take up a position?"
The two of them deliberately lowered their voices, but the person in the first position could still hear them clearly.
Sun Huai waited until they had almost finished speaking before coughing to stop them from talking.
"How could Chief Secretary Cao be delayed because of family matters? He has a lot of things to do now and must be busy with official duties, so he didn't come to see you in time. Please forgive me, sir." Sun Huai said.
Wei Qing nodded slightly without saying anything.
Sun Huai observed his expression and thought that this county magistrate must be unhappy at this moment.
Sun Huai was delighted and decided to add fuel to the fire. He said, "However, there is one thing I must report to you. A few days ago, Commander Cao and I had an argument. In a fit of rage, Commander Cao actually tore up the military register..."
"Sun Huai, you're talking nonsense!" A fierce voice suddenly sounded.
A burly man in the official uniform of a chief historian walked in from outside. It was Cao Ji.
Cao Ji was almost furious. As soon as he arrived, he heard Sun Huai saying bad things about him. He wanted to leave a bad impression on him in front of the new county magistrate and made him take the blame. He wanted to get rid of him!
Just half a month ago, he was still working for the old County Magistrate, and now he's wagging his tail in front of the new one. How could there be such a mean person?!
He was so angry that he wanted to beat Sun Huai up again!
Cao Ji strode into the room, wanting to see if the person being fooled by Sun Huai was a fool. When he saw the man sitting above him, he was stunned.
Cao Ji's eyes suddenly widened.
Wei Qing also looked at him, and their eyes met. Wei Qing narrowed his eyes slightly.
Cao Ji is simple-minded, but not stupid.
The new county magistrate is the young Marquis Wu, Wu Yu, so...
Cao Ji reacted and bowed to Wei Qing, saying, "Your Excellency, the County Magistrate."
"Please sit down." Wei Qing said.
Cao Ji sat down in his seat.
"Sun Changshi, please say what you just said again." Wei Qing said.
"I said that Commander Cao tore up the roster of the garrison soldiers in a fit of excitement. Commander Cao was born on the battlefield and has a radical personality, so he probably didn't do it on purpose," said Sun Huai.
"I don't think so. The County Magistrate has just taken office, and Cao Changshi is like this. Is he very dissatisfied with the County Magistrate?" said the chief clerk.
Cao Ji's sharp eyes swept over the two of them: "Sun Huai, it was clearly you who stole the roster of the guards, why put this crime on me?"
That day, it was clearly Sun Huai who led his men in to destroy the books, but they were stopped by him. The other books were still there, only the list of guards was damaged.
Sun Huai is trying to put all the blame on him.
Sun Huai's face showed an expression of disbelief. "Cao Changshi, you are slandering me, aren't you? Wang Zhubu was there that day. Wang Zhubu, tell me, what exactly happened?"
Wang Zhubu was obviously Sun Huai's man, and he immediately said, "Every word Sun Changshi said is true!"
It is obvious that these two people are in collusion and want to harm Cao Ji.
Cao Ji was almost laughing out of anger, but after looking at Wei Qing, he felt reassured and did not get angry.
Wei Qing looked at the other two Gongcao and the chief clerk: "Have you seen it?"
The two officials immediately shook their heads and said, "We were not there that day." They were afraid of getting involved in this trouble.
The chief clerk hesitated and said, "I think I saw it too...it was Chief Secretary Cao who tore it."
Wei Qing took a quick glance and took in all the emotions of these people.
Sun Huai couldn't see through him, so he lowered his eyes and felt proud in his heart. Everything was within his calculations. The new county magistrate would definitely be angry and use Cao Ji to make an example of him.
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