No matter how hard Zhao Hao hurried, he was still a step too late. When he arrived at the Shuntian Prefecture Yamen, Zhao Shouzheng's sedan chair was just being carried in.

"Father!" Zhao Hao shouted anxiously and staggered off the carriage. If Gao Wu hadn't been quick to catch him, he would have fallen flat on his face.

"Son..." Zhao Shouzheng was already panicking in the sedan chair. Hearing the voice, he quickly leaned out and looked at Zhao Hao in panic, just like a bullied child seeing his parents.

Unfortunately, this is Shuntian Prefecture, the number one government office in the world, not the easy-to-talk-to Shangyuan County Government.

The soldiers guarding the gate stopped Zhao Hao and his party, then slammed the gate shut...

All government offices in the country employed yamen runners, except Shuntian Prefecture, which, like the provincial-level government offices, employed regular troops to guard the gates.

Zhao Hao and Zhao Shizhen were so anxious that they shook the door and made a lot of noise.

"Are you going to rebel? Don't you see where you are?" The captain on duty shouted, "Attacking Shuntian Prefecture is a capital crime!"

This was because they were dressed in sable furs and looked very noble, so they did not dare to be too presumptuous, otherwise their soldiers would have stabbed them with guns.

As the saying goes, when a scholar meets a soldier, he cannot explain his reason clearly. Zhao Hao and others could only watch Zhao Shouzheng's sedan chair being carried into the government office.

He forced himself to calm down, and said to the captain coldly: "Go and report quickly, I want to see your Shaofu!"

"Who are you?" The centurion looked at Zhao Hao suspiciously, thinking that this kid clearly called the scholar "Dad", so he should not be an important person.

"I'm his nephew." Zhao Hao sneered and asked Zhao Shizhen to present his business card, saying, "You can send him off or not, but he has to go home at night anyway."

Normally, the problem should be solved by using a door bag, but Mr. Zhao’s temper got out, and what about the door bag? Beating you up on the head would be considered light.

"You wait..." Seeing Zhao Hao's firm words, the captain did not dare to act rashly. He took the badge and handed it to a soldier, asking him to deliver it to the Shaofu.

~~

The Shuntian Prefecture Chancellor was the second-in-command of the prefectural government. In addition to assisting the prefect in completing various tasks, he was also in charge of the schools and examinations in the twenty-four counties under the jurisdiction of Shuntian Prefecture. His power was not comparable to that of an ordinary Tongzhi.

The prefect had an independent office within the Shuntian Prefecture government office.

Entering the ceremonial gate of the government office, in the middle is the prefect's main office, to the left is Wu Shilai's office of the chancellor, and to the right is the office of the three prefects.

The yamen of the prefectural chancellor is similar to the main yamen, with a main hall, a second hall, and a third hall, and a small courtyard at the back for the chancellor's family to live in. However, assistant officials generally do not live in the yamen, after all, it is depressing enough to be subservient to the main official at work.

If possible, who would be willing to have to look after the boss's family for the whole family after get off work?

Do we still need to live like that?

Therefore, Wu Shilai mostly lived in private houses in the outer city.

Although the commute to work in the city was quite long every day, he had no intention of moving. After all, Lord Xu had already hinted that he would be sent to Jiangnan after the New Year.

At this moment, Wu Shaofu had just returned from the prefect. He was going to make a pot of good tea, read today's official newspaper, and then wait leisurely for lunch.

There are two kinds of deputies in the world, one is exhausted and the other is idle. There are two kinds of idle deputies, one is left alone by the superior, and the other is too powerful to be offended by the superior, so the superior simply worships them like gods.

Wu Shilai is naturally the latter of the latter type.

Anyway, he won't stay here for long, and he doesn't bother to meddle in other people's business, so he just spends his days like this. It's also a good opportunity to go to Xu Ge's house more often...

He saw in the court newspaper that the memorial of Ma Sen, the Minister of Revenue, said, "The Taicang has 1,354,562 taels of silver in reserve. The annual payment for the government and the army is more than 1,350,000 taels, the border pay is more than 2,360,000 taels, and the annual supplementary payment is more than 1,820,000 taels. The total amount of silver required is more than 5,520,000 taels. By the end of this year, the silver in reserve is only enough for three months. "There is also a red note from the emperor: "The treasury is so scarce, but I have not wasted any money. You should carefully check it."

To put it bluntly, the money in the court account is only enough to last until March. There is no place to go for expenses after March...

Wu Shilai's heart, which was concerned about the country and the people, was touched and he sighed deeply.

Then turn to the next page.

Suddenly, the doorman came in and reported that someone named Zhao Hao had sent a letter asking for a meeting.

"Oh?" Wu Shilai immediately put his worries aside and said with a smile, "Please come in quickly."

~~

Soon, Zhao Hao, led by the doorman, entered the grand Shuntian government office.

When he entered the prefectural government office, he saw Wu Shilai already waiting in the yard with a smile on his face.

"My dear nephew, you have arrived just in time." Wu Shilai smiled and waved his hand, dismissing the doorman and saying, "The Prime Minister has read your poem and has some comments for me to pass on to you."

"Uncle, I'm worried as hell right now and I'm afraid I can't listen to you." After Zhao Hao saluted, he shook his head and smiled bitterly.

You're just kidding. I'm counting on this to catch you.

"Oh, what's wrong?" Wu Shilai asked curiously, "Did anyone bully you?"

"My father had you arrested in Shuntian Prefecture." Zhao Hao said gritting his teeth.

"Ah? Really? I have no idea about this." Wu Shilai was surprised and asked, "When did this happen?"

Zhao Hao carefully observed Wu Shilai's expression and saw that he really seemed to be unaware of the situation.

But think about it, the prefectural magistrate, county magistrate and the like are all raised by stepmothers, so they don't have to go through him to get anything done.

He suppressed his anger and told Wu Shilai about how Zhao Shouzheng was taken to Shuntian Prefecture.

"Isn't this nonsense? Your father is a juren, and only if the case is not resolved after three rounds of communication can we arrest him by force!" After hearing this, Wu Shilai became even more confused.

"They sent officials to stop his sedan chair. He had to come even if he didn't want to." Zhao Hao said with a dark face, "They said it was about the theft of a candidate from Yingtian Prefecture. I've never heard of them arresting the victim instead of the criminal!"

"My dear nephew, please be patient. Come with me and have a cup of tea. I will ask someone to inquire about the situation." Wu Shilai was still responsible and took charge of the matter.

"Don't worry, I'm here and won't let your father suffer any loss."

Zhao Hao was waiting for this sentence. Hearing this, he bowed deeply and said, "Uncle, please help me. I will be grateful to you."

"I've told you that I treat you as my own nephew, so don't be so formal." Wu Shilai patted him on the back, let Zhao Hao into the house, and then asked the doorman to inquire about the situation.

This government office is full of leaks, how can there be any secrets?

After a while, the doorman came back and reported that this was indeed the case - a candidate from Yingtian named Zhao Shouzheng was invited by Tuiguan Ni to have tea.

Wu Shilai breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. If the person was the prefect or the magistrate, he might have to think about it again.

As a small magistrate, there was no need to worry so much. He waved at Zhao Hao and said with a smile, "Come on, nephew, let's go over and take a look."

"Okay." Zhao Hao felt relieved after hearing that.

Although Wu Shilai did not say it explicitly, from his relaxed tone, it seemed that the Prime Minister still had a lot of face in this government office.

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