But none of them dared to ask, they just waited for his words with their eyes wide open, wondering who would be the more powerful instructor.
"I heard that your county recently solved a human trafficking case?" After a long time, the man sitting there finally closed the booklet and spoke slowly.
The magistrate was unsure of the deeper meaning behind this remark, so he could only answer honestly, "Exactly. The culprit has been apprehended, and the thieves' dens that the kidnapper revealed have also been busted."
The man in the upper position asked nonchalantly, "I heard that it was Lou Yunchun who captured him?"
The magistrate sensed a chill in his nonchalance, not knowing how he had offended the elder, so he cautiously replied, "Yes, the kidnapper was abusing the kidnapped child, and Lord Lou happened to see him, and then he notified our government office to arrest him."
The man snorted and said coldly, "He's letting people from the Dali Temple handle matters within his own jurisdiction. County Magistrate Liu is doing a really good job."
Magistrate Liu and his subordinates knelt down and confessed their guilt. "It was our lowly officials' negligence. Please calm down, Your Excellency."
"Calm down? You haven't been impeached by those gossipy people in the Censorate, so of course you can calm down." The prefect threw the booklet on the table under his seat, revealing a hint of anger that was hard to conceal.
Prefect Liu quickly picked up the booklet and took a closer look. He saw that the speaker's speech was fierce and powerful. He almost pointed at the prefect's nose and scolded him for being a corrupt official who disregarded human lives, did nothing and only cared about pleasure.
He shuddered with fright, and the book fell to the ground without holding it tightly. He thought to himself: This person from the Censorate must be crazy!
Strangely enough, the sage has recently gone off the deep end, wanting to emulate the sages of the past and encourage widespread admonition to monitor the words and deeds of officials. This has galvanized the censors of the Censorate like chickens, and they're filing impeachments over the slightest matter, making everyone feel insecure. Unexpectedly, this time the impeachment went to the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture. No wonder the prefect took his anger out on them.
But they were also wronged. There were tens of thousands of people coming in and out of the capital every day, and no major cases had occurred. Even if he wanted to set up checkpoints in each district, there were not so many people for him to mobilize.
No matter how much grievance he felt, he dared not shout it out in front of the prefect. He could only bow his head and admit his fault, "Master Prefect, please calm down. I acknowledge my guilt."
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