Chapter 1215 There are so many rules in the officialdom

It can be seen that under Mangu's governance, Quyi County has a stable government and harmonious people. In just a few minutes, he helped the two find their long-lost mother, which was very touching.

When Man Guming had finished his analysis and returned to the back hall to rest, a voice called him.

"Brother Man."

Man Gu turned around and saw two spotless masters standing in the back hall. He was overjoyed: "Brother Lu! Brother Meng!"

Although the two men had changed their appearance, their voices remained unchanged, and Man Gu could easily identify them.

The magistrate of Man County personally entertained the two distinguished guests, serving them tea and water and platters of fruits and vegetables.

"My two brothers have been promoted to the Tribulation Crossing Stage. I have been busy with government affairs and can only write to congratulate you. Please allow me to express my congratulations here."

After Man Gu sent a letter to Meng Jingzhou for help, he received a newspaper report that Meng Jingzhou had advanced to the Tribulation Crossing Stage, and then he sent a second letter to Lu Yang.

Lu Yang and the others didn't expect that after not seeing Man Gu for a few years, Man Gu spoke in a very elegant manner, and was like a completely different person compared to before.

"It seems that Junior Brother Man is doing a good job as the county magistrate?"

"Of course... No, that's not right. What should I say? Wait a minute."

As he spoke, Man Gu took out a small notebook from his arms and rolled up the edges. It was unknown how long he had spent reading it.

Man Gu flipped to the end and read out the contents of the notebook carefully: "Thanks to the care of my two senior brothers, since I became the county magistrate, I have been working diligently and thinking hard about the development direction of this county..."

"Wait a minute, what are you writing?" Lu Yang couldn't help but ask.

Lu Yang also saw the congratulatory words recorded in the small notebook. They were exactly the same, without a single word changed.

Are you reading the lines?

"You see, my way of speaking before was not very similar to that of a Confucian cultivator. Confucian cultivators always like to quote words from saints, which is essentially just reciting lines. So I came up with this idea. I thought about the dialogue scenes and what I was going to say in advance, and wrote them down in a small notebook."

"The chief clerk also suggested that I do so, and he often wrote speeches for me."

Lu Yang and the others always felt that Man Gu had some misunderstanding about Confucianism, but when they thought about it carefully, it seemed that what he said was quite right.

Meng Jingzhou sighed: "Just say whatever you want to say, don't recite it."

"It's actually not easy to be a county magistrate. There are too many rules."

"What do you mean?"

"When I first became a county magistrate, I went to a meeting in the county. When it was almost over, the county magistrate asked us county magistrates to speak freely if we had any ideas about Zhongshan County or suggestions for him as the county magistrate. I wanted to wait for my colleagues to finish speaking before I spoke, but after waiting for a long time, they didn't say anything, so I stood up and said a few points."

"The county magistrate was quite satisfied with me and asked me if I wanted to be the county magistrate right away. I kindly reminded him that I could not be promoted to county magistrate immediately after becoming a county magistrate, as it did not comply with the regulations."

"After I went back, I told the chief clerk about it, and he wrote some notes in my notebook, telling me not to do that."

Man Gu showed it to Lu Yang and the others. He opened the first few pages of the notebook, which were densely covered with various prohibitions, such as "Don't talk when your boss says you can speak freely", "Don't report your colleagues who drink after get off work", "Don't actually eat when your boss asks you if you want to stay for dinner, and don't say you're not full even if you've finished eating", etc.

"Why are there so many things to pay attention to?" Lu Yang and the others were surprised. This chief clerk was also a talented person who could pay attention to so many details.

"Oh, because he wrote me a note for every one of those things I did."

“…”

"That's why I said that the officialdom has too many rules and regulations, and it's not as free as the sect."

"Actually, I'm doing pretty well in the officialdom," Lu Yang said.

"Ah?" Man Gu was surprised. When did Senior Brother Lu Yang enter the officialdom? "You can't tell, my current identity is a minister of the state."

"Minister of State? Do we have this position in Daxia?"

"Emperor Xia recognizes it anyway."

"Brother Lu is really amazing."

It’s no wonder that Senior Brother Lu Yang is so amazing. It’s so difficult for him to be a small county magistrate, but Senior Brother Lu Yang has become a pillar minister without anyone knowing. This is the gap between people.

He really still has a lot to learn.

"Let's not talk about that. What's the matter with the haunting?" Meng Jingzhou asked. Nowadays, solar lamps have completely replaced candles. Every household has solar lamps. In addition, the sun seal has been completely unlocked, and the power of the sun has exploded. How can ghosts still exist? "It was one night three months ago."

"I was practicing at the time, and suddenly the patrol officers reported to me that there were several ghosts wandering on the street. They tried all kinds of methods but to no avail, the ghosts were not affected at all."

"I went over to take a look, and it was indeed the case. Several ghosts were illuminated by solar lights and stabbed by peach wood swords, but it was useless. The peach wood swords even went straight through them. They seemed to have no feeling and did not react to our attacks, nor did they have any intention of attacking us."

"When I went over there, the ghosts had already started to disappear."

“Later, ghosts appeared again, but my realm fluctuated to a very low level at the time and I couldn’t take action. So I invited monks from the county, but it was still useless.”

Please...collect 6...9...books...!

"I had no other choice but to ask my two brothers for help."

"That sounds a bit strange. How many times has the ghost appeared?"

"Three times. The time of appearance is not fixed, but it is always at night."

Meng Jingzhou touched his chin and said, "The time of occurrence is not fixed. That's troublesome. Has this happened in any of the nearby counties?"

Man Gu shook his head: "I asked, no."

"It seems that we can only stay here for a while. By the way, Junior Brother Man, our arrival must be kept secret." Lu Yang said.

If the ghosts knew that Lao Meng and I, a chivalrous man who punishes evil and does justice, were here, they would probably not dare to show up.

"Okay." Man Gu nodded. The two senior brothers have always been low-key and unwilling to be in the spotlight.

"Then I will arrange accommodation for the two brothers?"

"Are you short of staff in your office? If there is any shortage, we two can fill in temporarily."

"I fired two detectives for taking bribes, leaving two positions vacant, but these two brothers are here to help my guests..."

Meng Jingzhou hooked his arm around Man Gu's neck and said, "It's okay, it's okay. It's not good to be idle all the time. It's a good opportunity to find something to do."

Man Gu was very moved. His two senior brothers came from thousands of miles away to catch ghosts and took the initiative to help him solve his problems. What a noble act.

Soon Man Gu found some constable uniforms for the two men. After they put on the uniforms and put on smug smiles, they immediately looked like evil constables who bullied the weak.

In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Man Gu took the two of them to the yamen to identify people, and the first person they had to meet was the chief clerk.

When Liu Zhubu saw the county magistrate with two unfamiliar constables, he was immediately shocked.

Normally, recruiting detectives must be tested, so how come the county magistrate found two so quickly?

"Sir, who are these two detectives?"

Man Gu remembered Lu Yang's instructions not to reveal his identity, so when introducing these two people he could not say that they were his senior brothers, just give a brief introduction.

"These two came in through the back door."

(End of this chapter)