Although Huating County is poor, it still has a population of tens of thousands. There are several relatively lively places in the county town. The area where people gather is located near the county government office is the most lively place in the city.

In the afternoon, there were many people coming and going on Yaqian Street, and there were customers coming from several slightly cramped and outdated shops. Although life was hard, everyone still had to live.

But today, the people on the street in Yaqian saw a rather strange scene. First, the servants in the Yamen came one after another and ran into the Yamen with nervous expressions. In the afternoon, someone even saw that many people suddenly gathered in the lobby in the Yamen. It was just because of their fear of these officials that the people dared to look from afar and did not dare to come close to see clearly.

So, when they saw a group of men in messy clothes in their clothes being driven out of the county government like being driven out of the animal, everyone was shocked. What's going on? They... aren't they the officials in the county government? Why are they driven out in such a mess?

However, before the nearby people could pluck up the courage to come forward to ask, the messy and gloomy and panic-looking officials had already lowered their heads to cover their faces and left at a faster speed than they had been since.

Such unprecedented changes suddenly ignited the gossip of the people around them, and some people were already gathering together to guess what happened in the county government office—

"I heard that the new county magistrate seems to be inconsistent with these officials. They didn't come to the county government a few days ago, just for the county magistrate."

"I have heard of this, is it because of this that the county magistrate wants to drive them all out?"

"I would have done this, these officials have bullied us a lot..."

"How can you do that? You guys don't know that the county government is full of the Xu family and the Fang family. The previous county magistrates had no way to deal with them. Can the new county magistrate fight them?"

"That's right, I've seen it. The new county magistrate is quite young. At most, he is very energetic for a while. Maybe before dark, he will taste the terror of the Xu Fang family."

After some discussion, although everyone felt relieved, they finally decided that the New County Magistrate was just showing his power for a moment and would soon pay the price for his decision. Some people sighed, some sighed, but almost no one dared to say that they were optimistic about the New County Magistrate, and some even left quickly, not wanting to stay in this place of right and wrong for a long time, for fear that they would be affected by the fish after the two families arrived.

Just as many people dispersed and no one had any other ideas, another person came out of the county yamen. This time, he was no longer the embarrassed prisoner who even had the soapy clothes of the officers, but a strong man with a strong figure and a big face, holding a huge list of essays and a can of paste in his hand.

The strong man was not very skilled in doing these things, but he quickly posted the list on the stone wall in front of the county government gate, and then shouted at the people around him: "All the villagers, come and take a look. County Magistrate Li started to recruit officials from the county government today. As long as he is over 18 years old, strong and healthy, and has no transgressions, he can come to the county government to apply for the election. If he passes the customs, he can receive a job as an official in the county government."

He had a loud voice and was full of energy. His few words made the pedestrian shops around half a mile hear everything clearly, and also made the people look surprised. This, the county magistrate just drove the people out of the yamen and turned around and was about to recruit new subordinates. Is this reliable?

The man shouted twice in a row and then returned to the county government. Not long after, he brought out a few documents of the same size, followed by several companions. After a few greetings, they dispersed and headed towards the county town, but planned to post these documents in various parts of the county town.

"This... is this true?" Someone has made a judgment, and then you look at me, and I look at you, some are surprised, and some are moved. If you can really go to the yamen to work, you will no longer be an ordinary citizen. Not to mention anything else, you have a certain power in your hands, so you can always protect your rights and interests from harm. But, will the Xu and the other families let this happen?

After this situation came out, the person who originally wanted to leave hesitated and stayed there. Everyone wanted to see if anyone would enter the county government and whether he could really do an errand in the yamen. However, as time went by, no one dared to be the first person to enter the county government. With the accumulation of power among the Xu Fang family for many years, few people would believe that a new county magistrate could turn over their plate.

In the county yamen, Li Ling sat upright, drinking tea while looking through several volumes of accounts, and taking pens to record from time to time. Unlike his confident and unhappy mind, Xu Sen looked worried and opened his mouth several times to say something, but in the end he was unable to speak.

"Just say whatever you have, don't worry so much." Li Ling suddenly spoke, obviously he saw the changes in his subordinate's expression.

"Sir, I still think you're too fucking with this. This is a complete flirting with them..." Xu Sen said carefully.

Li Ling curled his lips: "Do you mean I'm dismissing all the people and wiping them away and recruiting others?"

"Yes, there is no room for anything now, it's really unwise. In the humble opinion, this matter can actually be slowly taken..."

"What you call Xuxuzhi is to be silenced with them first, and then after a year and a half, after I get more evidence, then attack them?" Seeing the other party nodding, Li Ling turned a stern face, "Didn't you think what the result would be? Maybe it was a harmonious thing at that time, and it was good for me to be good for them, but what about it later? I will be like the county magistrates before, and I will be in endless trouble because of their various means. The six yamen in the yamen are all from two families, and the three yamen runners only follow their orders. I have no power and no soldiers, so what should I fight with them?

"I don't think it takes a year or two. Within two or three months, I will be completely under control by them and become another Xu Gong, or even another county magistrate!"

I don’t know if Li Ling’s eyes were too sharp or his words were too heavy, but Xu Sen’s body suddenly trembled, his eyes drooped, and he didn’t dare to look at his boss. After a while, he said softly: “It’s not unreasonable to think about it…but, do we really have a chance to fight head-on?”

"It is possible that this may fail, but if you do this, it will inevitably end in failure." Li Ling snorted, "Although I have only been to Huating for a few days, I have understood the ills. It is not an exaggeration to say that Huating is now terminally ill. Xu Fang's two families covered the sky with their hands, and the county government is already difficult to return. If they don't apply strong medicine, they will not be able to save them at all!"

After a pause, his face calmed down and said, "Do you know that I had been to the southwest a year ago and had dealt with some local disputes between the Han and the barbarians. There, I didn't make much progress, but one thing I learned. Sometimes, I don't have to think too much about doing things, and looking forward to the future will only bring more hidden dangers to myself. Only by moving forward and doing things with my own heart can I be fearless and do things well.

"No conspiracy is what we need to consider. If we act in the name of righteousness, we will be able to do everything in a bad way. This is the way to break the strangeness with righteousness! At that time, the southwest could be pacified, and today's Huating is the same! Justice is in the hearts of the people, and what I have to do is to be fair to the people!"

Xu Sen was stunned. Li Ling's open and honest words caused a great impact on his heart, and he felt even more ashamed.

Yes, they are obviously county magistrates representing the court, so why do they have to use some specious means to deal with others? Then wouldn’t they use their own shortcomings to fight against the enemy’s strengths? Over time, they will inevitably be defeated.

Isn’t it because he was able to turn the situation around in just a short period of time that he was decisive enough to exert his advantages and power as a county magistrate to the extreme?

"I have received teachings from a humble position, so I will follow the arrangements of the adults!" This time, Xu Senru was enlightened, and she became more and more energetic, and her previous confusion and anxiety were no longer in her eyes.

And just then, someone from outside came to report: "Sir, a scholar came to apply for the election!"

Finally, after more than half an hour of posting the list, it was almost dark, and the first person to eat crabs came to the door.

...

Xu Ziyang took the bus home with all his thoughts, but the matter was not settled.

Originally, he thought that Li Ling's trouble would not only cause damage to his own family, but also the Fang family would not be much better. It was time for the two companies to join forces to put pressure on the new county magistrate.

But in the end, Fang Changgeng actually shied out by the excuse that his father was not in the county town and he did not dare to make decisions about such a big deal. As for the people from the Fang family in the county government, who might have been dismissed from office and investigated, although Fang Changgeng also showed concern, he was obviously not as worried as the Xu family.

Because the focus of the other family in Huating County is not on the county government, their power is more in commerce and sea. The six wings of the county government seem to have two quotas, but in fact the two clerks are just gathering the numbers, and the Xu family is the one who is really in charge.

So now the county government has changed. They have not lost too much, nor have any skin pain, and they are even happy to see the Xu family suffer losses...

At least Xu Ziyang made this judgment at this time. The so-called father is not afraid to make decisions, but it is just an excuse.

"I'm really short-sighted and inadequate to make up for it! He didn't think about it. If my Xu family really had a problem, would Li Ling let him go? He didn't understand the reason why his lips were dead and his teeth were cold?" The more the old man thought about it, the more annoyed he felt, and he hated that the person who could really make the decision of the Fang family was not here.
Chapter completed!