The first county magistrate in history

Chapter 62 There is something wrong with this woman

"Yes!" Although Li Qiuhan agreed readily, he didn't understand it clearly.

An Dehai pondered, "Your Majesty wants to take over Liangjin personally, to take control of Liangjin into his own hands, and to build the entire Liangjin Province into the next Hongtong County as a true foundation. Just like the Four Realm Kings?"

Xia Mochu sighed: "Although the whole world belongs to me, in reality, all I truly own is this palace!"

Li Qiuhan understood instantly: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Xia Mochu smiled bitterly: "That's not my idea. This is one of the thirty-six strategies for governing Hongtong County."

"Thirty-six Stratagems?"

An Dehai and Li Qiuhan were shocked.

"Qiu Han, send the carrier pigeon we trained to Mo Ning. The information transmission is too slow." Xia Mochu said.

"Yes!" Li Qiuhan left.

Li Qiuhan left. Xia Mochu looked at An Dehai and said, "Uncle An, you have such great martial arts skills, but have you ever thought about finding a successor?"

An Dehai was startled, then smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, you don't want me to accept Qin Zheng as my apprentice, do you?"

Xia Mochu smiled and nodded: "Only in this way can we stop Xia Bitu's tricks and make Qin Zheng work for us."

An Dehai looked at Xia Mochu strangely, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Your Majesty, Uncle An once swore an oath that I, An Dehai, and everything I own, belong to the imperial Xia family. You can accept him as your apprentice, but only if he is a member of the Xia family. Otherwise, it would violate Uncle An's oath!"

Xia Mochu's pretty face suddenly turned red. Uncle An wouldn't notice anything, right?

Indeed, Uncle An had made such a vow. So over the years, many people wanted to become his disciple, but were rejected.

Uncle An’s martial arts can only be learned by men, otherwise he would have passed it on to the two sisters long ago.

The two sisters actually also practiced martial arts, but their teacher was Uncle Yuan.

But neither of them was cut out for martial arts, so the bottle was only half full and would just bang on.

"Uncle An, what do you think of Qin Zheng?" Xia Mochu asked.

An Dehai understood at that time that His Majesty also had high hopes for Qin Zheng.

He didn't know about the affair between the Empress and Qin Zheng. He was not with the Empress at the time, otherwise such a thing would not have happened.

He said truthfully, "This person's talent is rare in ancient and modern times. He's just a little unruly!"

Xia Mochuxin said, I am authoritarian and unruly!

An Dehai pondered and said, "Your Majesty, why don't you make use of Qin Zheng and make an exception to promote him, making him the acting governor of Liangjin?"

Xia Mochu shook his head: "I dare not. If he really controls Liangjin, it won't be long before Liangjin becomes independent like Hongtong County."

An Dehai shuddered: "It's really possible!"

Suddenly he said, "Your Majesty, I almost forgot. The little princess also said that Qin Zheng planned to escape back to Hongtong County after completing his mission."

"What? He wants to run away?" Xia Mochu was shocked.

Xia Mochu was furious. Qin Zheng, you are really not going to admit it now that you have put on your pants?

She had forgotten that Qin Zheng didn't know she was the empress.

"Notify Uncle Yuan that if he dares to escape, bring him back..." Xia Mochu said angrily.

Catch it?

An Dehai was shocked...

The mission will always be completed one day, and Qin Zheng is now waiting for the court to send someone to take over Liangjin Province.

He was very puzzled that the King of the North did not come to trouble him.

Liang Jin and Qin Zheng inspected the farmland for the last time and found that there were no problems.

However, the wells in the Daqian Dynasty were all wheel wells, which were dug manually and it was very troublesome to draw water.

Hongtong County has mountain springs, which can be connected to thousands of households using bamboo pipes from the mountains. However, the geography of many places is different from that of Hongtong County.

Qin Zheng was thinking about whether he should change this ancient way and popularize pressurized water wells.

Now that the drought has been resolved, Qin Zheng began to inspect the counties and prefectures in the disaster-stricken areas.

The main purpose is to investigate whether these officials have fulfilled their duties during the disaster.

This is also one of the duties of the disaster relief envoy.

Liangjin government office.

Qin Zheng is temporarily working here.

Wu Guanggui was demented, but without the Empress's order, he was still the Governor of Liangjin. It was just that he could no longer work.

Qin Zheng took over almost all matters, big and small, in Liangjin.

During this period, Qin Zheng posted a notice and tried the case publicly.

His purpose was self-evident: to deter officials in Liangjin from acting rashly. Otherwise, the province would be leaderless and likely to fall into chaos.

There are people complaining almost every day.

The cases handled by the imperial envoy are definitely not small cases, and basically involve officials at all levels.

Qin Zheng handled the case impartially and dealt with it seriously no matter who was involved.

Now, Qin Zheng's reputation has spread throughout Liangjin Province.

Even the governor was scared into suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Who wouldn't be afraid?

Some officials who were punished could only blame themselves for their bad luck.

Qin Zheng became even more famous.

The common people called Qin Zheng Qin Daqingtian.

Officials called him the Plague God!

However, the more people Qin Zheng dealt with, the more work he had to do, because there were too many vacancies and no one was filling them for the time being.

Qin Zheng could only dispatch special agents to investigate the province, searching for suitable candidates to fill the vacancies. He did find a few, and immediately arranged for them to take up their posts.

However, this time, Qin Zheng began to write memorials himself.

After all, if he didn't personally recommend talents, it would seem disrespectful to the Empress. What if the Empress got angry and rejected the person he recommended?

No one filed a complaint at the government office that morning.

Qin Zheng had a rare moment of free time, and was drawing at his desk.

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"Sir..." Su Xiaoman came in to change the tea.

Qin Zheng casually asked, "Where's Miss Xia?"

Su Xiaoman replied with a smile: "Miss Xia has sent a letter, and Miss Xia is playing with carrier pigeons."

Qin Zheng was stunned: "Have you finished training the carrier pigeons?"

Su Xiaoman nodded: "I sent over a dozen."

Qin Zheng was a little surprised. Miss Xia was really capable. She had trained the carrier pigeons so quickly.

But I didn't think too much about it.

"Sir..." Su Xiaoman seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Qin Zheng glanced at her and said, "If you have something to say, just tell me."

Su Xiaoman then said, "Hongwu, this is a bit strange."

"Hong Wu?" Qin Zheng was startled, and suddenly remembered that it was the woman he had taken in. He had completely forgotten about it.

"Didn't we send her back to Hongtong County?" Qin Zheng asked.

Su Xiaoman said: "No matter what she said, she refused to leave. She said she would follow the adults and repay their kindness."

Qin Zheng frowned: "Women are really troublesome."

Suddenly, he felt that there was something wrong with Su Xiaoman's eyes, so he smiled and said, "Except my Xiaoman!" Only then did Su Xiaoman smile.

Qin Zheng asked, "What do you mean when you say she's weird? Did you find anything unusual? Is there something wrong with this woman?"

Su Xiaoman nodded and lowered her voice: "Sir, I found that she always goes out every ten days!"

Qin Zheng's eyes narrowed slightly: "What did you find?"

Su Xiaoman said, "She's just wandering around here and there, nothing wrong with that."

Qin Zheng frowned. "Going out at a fixed time is indeed suspicious. It seems like the behavior of a spy."

Su Xiaoman nodded: "That's right, that's why I think there's something wrong with her. I even went to the places she'd been to check, but I didn't see any notes or marks."

Qin Zheng remained silent. Under his leadership, not only did everyone in Hongtong County possess keen reconnaissance skills, but at least half of them were fully capable of conducting reconnaissance work. Su Xiaoman's discovery was definitely correct.

"If she's a spy, and you haven't found any clues, it means she's a very professional, high-level spy. Given your reconnaissance abilities, it's normal that you couldn't find her. From now on, don't follow me. I have my own plans."

"Yeah!" Su Xiaoman knew that the adults were doing it for her personal safety.

Qin Zheng praised: "Xiao Man, I didn't realize you were so bold and careful. You already have the potential to be an investigator."

Su Xiaoman said proudly: "Didn't I learn all this from you, sir?"

"Okay, you've learned bad things from Lao Tian and the others. I don't like flattery." Qin Zheng was speechless.

Su Xiaoman chuckled and said, "I know!"

Su Xiaoman changed the water and left.

Qin Zheng frowned and thought for a moment, then called a special agent over: "Go and see if Boss Cui is still here?"

"Yes!" The special agent rushed away.

Qin Zheng continued to work.

"Sir..." Wu Xiaoyou walked in, exhausted, carrying a bundle. "Mission accomplished!"