Confiscated and exiled, the down-and-out general became the queen

Chapter 486: Win people’s hearts

When Xiao Lengyue saw Leng Haoxuan's amazing move, the corner of her mouth curled up. She didn't expect that he was so smart.

Upon seeing this, the bailiff quickly returned the silver to Leng Haoxuan and said, "Sir, you don't have to do this. I will send someone to check for you right away.

Don’t give me this silver anymore.”

Listening to his somewhat anxious words, Leng Haoxuan was stunned. Looking at the silver in his hand, he blurted out: "Is this silver hot?"

Seeing him like this, the yamen runner coughed lightly and said, "It's definitely not hot in other places, but in the hands of us yamen runners, it's a deadly thing."

Seeing that Leng Haoxuan didn't understand, he laughed and said, "Young Master is not a local, so you may not know that our government has a rule that anyone who collects money from the people will not only lose his status as a yamen runner, but will also be beaten with a stick fifty times.

We passed the exam with great difficulty to get this yamen runner, we absolutely cannot lose him."

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Xiao Lengyue asked, "But the county magistrate made the decision himself?"

The bailiff nodded and said with emotion: "Yes, our lord is an honest and upright official.

If it weren't for his excessive integrity, the prefect of New Moon City would definitely be our lord."

Leng Haoxuan saw Xiao Lengyue's expression and quickly asked, "Young man, what happened?"

The yamen runner saw that Leng Haoxuan was an interesting person, and thought that he was also waiting for news, so he said, "Sir, wait a moment, I will arrange someone to inquire about your brother's news first, and then I will come to chat with you."

When Leng Haoxuan heard this, he quickly nodded and said, "Thank you, brother Yayi."

After Leng Haoxuan and the others left, he looked at Xiao Lengyue and said, "Do you think there will be another corrupt official?"

Xiao Lengyue drank her tea calmly, "We'll know after listening to it later."

The bailiff came back quickly. He knew what the master was thinking, but he just couldn't get angry.

It just so happened that he saw that the two people in front of him were not ordinary people, so he thought about talking to them, just in case, they could help the adults.

When Leng Haoxuan saw him coming back, he quickly poured him a cup of tea. Upon seeing this, the yamen runner told him what had happened.

After he finished speaking, he angrily said, "Sir, you see, he is bullying us because we have no money."

Originally, the prefect of Xinyue City was transferred, and he wanted to select the next prefect before leaving.

What he wanted to assess was which county magistrate had the highest prestige and was loved by the people.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Lengyue nodded slightly. It seemed that this prefect was smart enough to let the people vote.

Originally, they all thought that the county magistrate would be promoted. After all, the people knew that the county magistrate really cared about them.

But unexpectedly, the prefect chose another person in the end, and according to statistics at the time, that person was indeed higher in rank than the county magistrate.

Leng Haoxuan heard this and thought, "Perhaps, he is really loved by the people?"

When the yamen runner heard this, he instantly became furious and said, "Nonsense.

We have inquired privately and found out that the man got more votes than our adults because he secretly bribed the people to vote for him.

Otherwise, even if he were added, he would not be able to surpass us adults."

Leng Haoxuan looked at the yamen runner who was so angry and asked suspiciously, "What about the prefect?"

“The prefect knew about this, but there was nothing he could do. After all, he didn’t say that we couldn’t buy people’s hearts.

You say, aren’t they bullying us because we come from a poor family and don’t have the money to buy people’s hearts?”

As the yamen runner finished speaking, a scolding voice came from the door, "Xiao Wu, what nonsense are you talking about again?"

When the yamen runner heard this, he quickly stood up. Seeing that the man was aggressive, he quickly bowed his head and admitted his mistake, "Uncle, I was wrong."

Zhang Lei looked at the yamen runner helplessly and said coldly: "Just do your own thing and stop worrying about this and that.

Besides, this is not the way to win people’s hearts.”

After Zhang Lei finished speaking, he was about to leave when he noticed Leng Haoxuan and Xiao Lengyue standing beside him.

He glanced at them, then turned to look at the yamen runner. Seeing his uncle looking at him, the yamen runner quickly explained, "They are here to look for my somewhat stupid brother.

I have sent someone down to investigate, and I think they will all be back soon."

Zhang Lei nodded, then turned and left.

After he left, the yamen runner breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Leng Haoxuan and said, "Sir, I'm sorry to have laughed at you."

Leng Haoxuan shook his head and was about to chat more when he heard footsteps coming from outside the house.

The yamen runner saw the man and asked, "Have you found out?"

The visitor shook his head and said, "We checked all the resettlement sites and didn't find any men of similar age."

When the bailiff heard this, he nodded, let the person go, and turned to look at Leng Haoxuan.

Leng Haoxuan naturally heard it, "Excuse me, brother. Since we didn't go to the resettlement site, we will look for it somewhere else."

When the yamen runner heard this, he quickly said, "How about this, sir? Leave us your address. If we find someone like this later, I can find you."

Leng Haoxuan nodded, left an address to the yamen runner, and left with Xiao Lengyue.

After leaving the government office, Xiao Lengyue asked curiously, "Second brother, which address did you leave?"

"Jin Manlou."

When Xiao Lengyue heard this, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and then he went back to the inn.

After returning, Xiao Lengyue did not avoid Leng Haoxuan, but said: "Send someone to check the county magistrate, and by the way, check the person who is going to be transferred to be the prefect."

After hearing this, Long Yi disappeared into the house.

Leng Haoxuan has also started practicing now, so he can naturally feel Long Yi's movements. He looked at Xiao Lengyue and jokingly said, "Yue Baoer, do you want to help him vent his anger?"

Xiao Lengyue shook her head, "No help.

However, if that person is simply using money to buy people's hearts, it's fine. But if he is not sincere in serving the people and even oppresses them, don't blame me for taking action."

Seeing Xiao Lengyue like this, Leng Haoxuan joked, "Yue Baoer, are you going to let him get promoted by buying people's hearts like this?"

Xiao Lengyue laughed when he heard this, “He can buy the votes, but second brother, don’t forget that officials above the rank of county magistrate must check their merit books for any promotion.

People's hearts can be bought with money, but I want to see if his money can buy the merit book."

When Leng Haoxuan heard this, he laughed and gave Xiao Lengyue a thumbs up.

In the evening, Long Yi had already investigated the matter thoroughly. After reading it, Xiao Lengyue sneered and said, "He is really bold. He actually dared to bypass the prefect and reach out to the merit book.

Long Yi, we will go into the mountains the day after tomorrow. Before that, please take care of this matter."

Long Yi: "Yes."

Xiao Lengyue didn't care about it anymore. She washed up and went to rest.

One day later, Xiao Lengyue received Long Yi's decision.

She only took a glance and ignored it, and looked at Long Yi, "Are all the things ready?"