In the Jianyi County government office, the newly appointed county magistrate looked at the relevant documents on the table with a frown.
"Are you worried, sir?"
The staff beside him came forward considerately and offered him a cup of fragrant tea, his eyes also falling on the document.
Compared to the county magistrate's worried look, his staff seemed relatively relaxed.
"I'm worried. They left no room for maneuver when they started. Now they've taken the initiative to issue documents and ask for my help. It really puts me in a difficult position."
"In my opinion, the county magistrate doesn't need to be so distressed."
The staff member, holding a folding fan in his hand and stroking his three-foot-long beard, said with a smile: "That person is indeed a man who hates evil and cannot tolerate any injustice, but this is actually a good thing for us."
"Oh? I'd like to hear more about it."
"The reason the County Magistrate is hesitant is that he doesn't want to have too much to do with that person. After all, his style of doing things has offended too many people. If he can't wipe them out all at once, he will definitely be punished later..."
The newly appointed county magistrate of Jianyi County nodded slightly, saying that what he said was absolutely correct.
Rui Hai's style of doing things is sought after by countless ordinary people and he is regarded as a wise man by countless people.
But in the officialdom, Ruihai's reputation is relatively not that good.
There are even quite a few people criticizing Ruihai.
"He's too proud to be around others, too disdainful of his colleagues, and too unfriendly to get along with them!"
"They only care about protecting their own reputation and their political future, and they don't care about anything else!"
"He's unsympathetic, ignorant of things, and just works his ass off!"
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Too many people and things criticized Ruihai in this regard. Ruihai had a great reputation among the common people, but his reputation among the scholars had not yet really emerged.
After all, the people in the literati circle are all officials. Rui Hai benefits the country and the people but is not good for them. Of course, he will not get their praise. This is a fundamental contradiction and conflict.
Ruihai's crackdown on corruption was above the interests of the empire, and no one dared to criticize them. After all, they were standing on the moral high ground. However, their investigation of land and all the local wealthy families offended too many people.
After all, many officials come from wealthy families.
In other words, when they rose to prominence among the poor and vulnerable, they were funded by local powerful families when they were still weak.
Later, after achieving success and fame, of course one had to return the favor. This was a kind of investment cycle. This had been an unspoken rule for more than 800 years since the founding of Daxia.
The southeastern coastal areas have not experienced major wars for many years and are quite prosperous. The wealthy local families are also willing to invest in the local poor, especially those with potential in their own branches.
Over the years, some of them have become prominent, and although they may not be officials in the local area, there are connections between the various aristocratic families.
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Through family marriages or exchanges of interests, after years of operation, the entire southeastern coastal area has intricate connections. By establishing connections with one family, all the families in the entire southeastern coastal area can be connected.
Perhaps different families may have conflicts and contradictions due to different businesses and become enemies of each other, but they are all restrained from each other.
They also had a relatively high degree of tacit understanding with the officialdom and the literati. The downfall of truly large families was generally due to disputes over their lines of influence. Only after their real backers and supporters fell would someone investigate their crimes, such as oppressing the people, seizing land, and killing people in the streets...
As for their background and related factions, the evil has always existed before they collapsed, but no one can see it.
Rui Hai broke this tacit understanding, which made many people dissatisfied.
He didn't care and stomped on the ground like a bull. He didn't care about your relationship or connections. He just destroyed the relevant evidence and wiped out everyone with the laws of Daxia.
On the surface, Ruihai has no problems or faults, but these dissatisfactions and resentments still remain in the hearts of many people.
They couldn't find their direction and didn't dare to criticize openly, after all, they were criticizing the laws of Daxia.
Therefore, they would criticize Ruihai's personal morality, criticize Ruihai's family's poverty, and laugh at Ruihai's tattered clothes.
If anyone publicly expresses their support for Ruihai, they will be suppressed and criticized by their united forces.
After all, Rui Hai and his men had investigated and found out that this was indeed a poor family. Three generations ago, the family had produced a fourth-rank official, but then the family fell into disgrace and had been living in a desolate place ever since.
Living on a small island on the southeast coast, the family's influence is not as great as before and can only be regarded as a poor family.
Before he became an official, even having enough food to feed his family was a problem. Such a person had no background or backing, so of course no one would approach him.
There are still many passionate people in the young hearts who may admire Ruihai’s path, but most people will not really get close to Ruihai.
The county magistrate who was watching in Jianyi was also quite honest and would not do anything wrong, but he himself did not want to have too much connection with Ruihai.
"Your Excellency, there is no need to worry too much. This official document is the proof!"
The aide took out the document with a smile.
It was clearly written in black and white at the top of the official document that the magistrate of Jianyi County should cooperate with Ruihai to promote good varieties.
"Here's the official document. We're just cooperating with that person. No one can find fault with us. A higher-ranking official can crush someone else. Do we dare to directly contradict our superiors?"
The county magistrate nodded slightly. He was too sensitive before. After all, the county magistrate of Jianyi County was investigated by Ruihai.
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