Chapter 1090 Getting worse
Have you ever seen Jingnan County at one in the morning?
We met Zhu Pingan. In the middle of the night when everything was silent and everything was sleeping, Zhu Pingan stayed up late and worked overtime in the study just like last night. There was a mountain of Jingnan documents on the table. He splashed ink on his hand and the paper was blurred. The solution to Jingnan’s dilemma. There are three chairs pushed together in the corner of the study room, with a thin quilt placed on the chairs.
Officials such as Zhang Xian Cheng, Chief Yao, Li Dianshi, and the six-room clerk of the county government also met. However, unlike Zhu Ping'an who stayed up late and worked overtime, they were full of wine and food and caroused all night long. The food and wine had been changed three times, and empty wine jars were placed all over the floor.
Finally, the watchman outside played the midnight drum, and Zhang Xiancheng and his party walked out from Hefeng Tower, smelling strongly of alcohol.
"Don't worry, Mr. Zhang. We will follow your lead and let the little magistrate get out of here in despair."
Although the subordinates in the six offices of the county government were all drunk, they still did not forget to ask Zhang The county magistrate expresses his loyalty.
"Be careful with your words, be careful with your words. We are working slowly and carefully in order to better help the county magistrate do a good job." Chief Yao burped and waved to everyone. He waved his hand and corrected everyone's speech with a smile.
"Hahaha, yes, yes, Master Yao is absolutely right, I will work slowly and carefully."
Everyone looked at each other and laughed in unison, The laughter scared the crows away.
"You scholars are just nonsense. It takes so much trouble to fix the twists and turns. Jingnan is the Jingnan of us Jingnan people, and he wants to occupy the nest of a foreign little turtledove that doesn't even have full fur. ? Believe it or not, I can kill ten brats like him with one slap."
Li Dianshi smelled of alcohol all over his body, like a walking wine jar. Unable to bear the heat of the alcohol, he stretched out his hand to tear open his clothes, revealing a bunch of thick black hair on his chest, fluttering in the night wind, waving his two With a slap like a bear's paw, he said to everyone domineeringly like the King of Chu came to the world.
"I drank too much horse urine again and talked nonsense on the street. If someone heard it, wouldn't it leave people with a mouth to talk about! It will cause a lot of trouble in the future!" Zhang Xiancheng glared at Li Dianshi and said nothing. He lectured mercilessly.
"Brother-in-law, I was wrong. I listened to you. Shut up. I'll just shut up."
Li Dianshi, a tall and powerful man, shrank after being scolded by Zhang Xiancheng. Neck, he called brother-in-law, reached out and touched the back of his head, smiled bitterly, admitted his mistake, and stopped talking nonsense.
Well, that's right, Zhang Xiancheng and Li Dianshi are brother-in-law and brother-in-law. Li Dianshi's sister, Zhang Li, was very pretty and was a famous flower in Jingnan. Li Dianshi was originally just a small yamen servant in Jingnan County. Once, Li Dianshi's sister came to the yamen to see Li Dianshi because of trivial matters. She was a pretty person. dress and Her gait was slightly coquettish, and she was dazzling in front of Zhang Xian Cheng's eyes intentionally or unintentionally. She caught Zhang Xian Cheng's eyes all of a sudden. The man was affectionate and the concubine was interested. The two soon hooked up, and they sneaked around whenever they had time. Do something you love. Later, when Zhang Xian Cheng had an affair with Zhang Li at Zhang Li's house, he was discovered by Zhang Li's husband, Zhang Da. He also forced Zhang Da to reconcile with Zhang Li. After that, Zhang Xiancheng took Li Dianshi's sister as his concubine. It was precisely because of this relationship with Zhang Xiancheng and Zhang Xiancheng's operation that Li Dianshi grew from a small yamen servant to a slow official. Slowly, step by step, he was promoted to the official history of Jingnan County.
It can be said that everything Li Dianshi had was given by Zhang Xiancheng, so Li Dianshi was obedient to Zhang Xiancheng and followed him in every possible way.
After teaching Li Dianshi, Zhang County Cheng turned to look at everyone, "I, Mr. Zhang, accept your thoughts. I, Mr. Zhang, will not say much else. I can sum it up in one sentence: In the future, Gou Fu Noble, don’t forget each other.”
“No matter how rich you are, don’t forget each other!”
After hearing Zhang Xiancheng’s promise, the officials in the six houses of Jingnan County were very happy and came out one after another. echoed.
Chen Shelong's words in the past resounded throughout the Jingnan County night tonight.
It was also the late night curfew time. A team of government officials on duty heard the commotion and rushed over aggressively with their killing sticks, ready to teach the offenders a lesson, but when they rushed over to see, uh, They are all immediate superiors. The aggressive government officials suddenly put on smiles. Not only did they proactively help Zhang Xian Cheng and the others open the curfew fence, they also enthusiastically sent their hands to escort the drunk Zhang Xian Cheng and his friends back to their homes.
Early on the next morning, Zhu Pingan arrived at the Yamen early, followed closely by Liu Mu and the others.
After waiting for a while, it was soon time for Ying Mao to sign in, and no officials from the Yamen came to Ying Mao to sign in.
A moment later, about ten minutes after Ying Mao's check-in time, Zhang Xian Cheng and Chief Yao arrived hand in hand.
"Good morning, Mr. County Lord. I stayed up late at home working last night and accidentally overslept this morning. It's really a sin."
Zhang Xiancheng walked in and explained apologetically with his hands arched and a smile on his face.
"Me too. Alas, compared with the county magistrate, we are really old. Our bodies can't handle staying up all night."
Master Yao also shook his head and explained with a wry smile. .
"Haha, we have to work overtime at night. It's really hard for Zhang Xiancheng and Chief Yao. The people of Jingnan are blessed to have hard-working and responsible officials like you." Zhu Pingan squinted his eyes and smiled honestly. laughed.
"The county magistrate has given you a reward. It is only a matter of loyalty to the emperor that he can eat the emperor's salary." Zhang Xian Cheng and the other two replied humbly with a smile.
After Zhang Xian Cheng and Chief Yao signed in and went to their respective offices, Liu Mu walked to Zhu Ping'an and reminded softly, "Sir, they are lying. They definitely didn't stay up late last night. At work, they must have been drinking all night last night. The smell of alcohol on their bodies has not disappeared yet.”
“I know, I also know that they drank together, and they all smell of the same alcohol.”
Zhu Pingan looked up at Liu Mu, showing eight teeth.
"Then why didn't you expose them?" Liu Mu asked puzzledly.
"They tried their best to show it to me, so I have to cooperate." Zhu Pingan raised the corners of his lips slightly.
After a while, the officials and clerks from the sixth floor of the yamen came slowly, but they were all late.
The reasons for being late vary from person to person, such as working overtime all night, having something to do at home, etc.
But the smell of alcohol on his body is the same.
It seemed that they had been drinking together last night. Zhu Pingan moved his nose and squinted his eyes, understanding in his heart.
"Sir, they have gone too far! They clearly did it on purpose!"
After Liu Dadao, the subordinate clerk in the sixth house, signed in and Ying Mao left, he couldn't help it anymore and defended Zhu Ping'an.
“I know.”
Zhu Pingan nodded.
"Master, why?" Liu Dadao was indignant.
"Be patient, now is not the time."
Zhu Ping'an raised the corners of his lips slightly, patted Liu Dadao on the shoulder, and showed a meaningful smile.
Liu Dadao looked confused.
Liu Muruo has some realization.
"Let's go to the cell in the morning and then to the countryside below in the afternoon." Zhu Pingan said to the two of them. (End of chapter)