What's wrong with me, a powerful minister, supporting a few female officials?

Chapter 75 Uncle! Utterly Ruthless! (Please continue reading)

Last night, the city gates were all under the control of the Embroidered Uniform Guard; the secrecy was handled exceptionally well.

Su Mo had no idea how his uncle, who lived far away in Zhushan Township, would know about the Embroidered Uniform Guard's operation.

Chen Qian rolled his eyes.

"Although Longmen Cave is located in a remote area, there are many mountain people and hunters nearby!"

"With such a commotion last night, how could we possibly keep it a secret!"

"A hunter from Zhushan Township happened to see it, and that hunter has some connection with my uncle..."

Su Mo was dumbfounded.

I didn't expect this answer.

My uncle has such a wide circle of friends that it's as if the entire Changping County belongs to someone else!
A local bully is a local bully!

Chen Qian waved his hand and lowered his voice, saying, "You don't need to know how your uncle found out."

"That centurion, did he take you there last night?"

Su Mo nodded: "That's right! My nephew did indeed go to Longmen Cave!"

Chen Qian instantly became excited, took a deep breath, and lowered his voice even further: "This is an incredible achievement!"

"Hurry up and go to the centurion's office to see if you can get a captain's position!"

After thinking for a moment, he shook his head again: "That's not a good idea!"

"Let's go in the afternoon!"

"I'll try to get you some silver; we absolutely can't let this captain get away!"

As he spoke, he couldn't help but slap himself: "Damn it! All the money went to buying rice and grain!"

Su Mo whispered, "Don't worry, Uncle, this captain won't get away!"

He dared not say that even a minor officer of the seventh rank was a sure thing.

To prevent my uncle from getting too excited and not being able to catch his breath!
Chen Qian glared at him: "Naive!"

"Nothing in this world is ever guaranteed!"

"No matter how great your achievements are, if the money isn't paid in time and the higher-ups don't record them in the merit book, how will the imperial court know?"

"Besides, even if the captain can't escape, can't we try to get a red-clad captain position?"

He frowned and muttered to himself, "Even menial laborers get twenty taels, so this captain should get over a hundred taels!"

"We need to find someone to take over the rice and grain supply!"

"On the way back, we saw quite a few locusts. If we spread this news, the rice will definitely fetch a good price!"

Upon hearing this, Su Mo quickly lowered his voice and said, "Third Uncle, how can this be!"

"What if Magistrate Xue finds out?"

Rising food prices will kill people, and many people will die!
Chen Qian sneered: "Once rumors start spreading, finding the instigator won't be easy!"

"Besides, what if the magistrate gets angry?"

"Can't you even leave the county office to investigate yourself?"

"We still have to rely on them!"

"He only knows what we tell him; what we don't tell him, he'll never know in his entire life!"

In Chen Qian's view.

The locust plague can't be hidden any longer, and grain prices will rise sooner or later.

Since it's better for things to rise sooner, it's definitely better for things to rise sooner.

Whether someone dies or not is none of my business!
The most important thing is to quickly convert the grain into cash, raise enough silver, and help my nephew secure the position of captain!

My nephew has connections with hundreds of households.

As long as the money is available, even a red-clad captain might consider it!
That's the highest rank below the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Not as sought-after as a low-ranking minor official?
The next rank up is junior flag officer!
Junior officer Chen Qian certainly wouldn't dare to imagine it.

But once you become a red-clad captain, it's a hundred times easier to get promoted to a ninth-rank military officer than to be promoted from a yamen runner!
It's only a matter of time before the Su family gains official rank and status!

Chen Qian became more and more excited as he thought about it, his old face turning red!

He didn't have time to say more to Su Mo, and simply said, "Wait for my news at the yamen this afternoon!"

He walked quickly back to Lüshan.

He said a few words with an anxious expression.

Lü Shan smiled and waved for him to leave.

As Su Mo approached, Lü Shan gave Chen Nvxia and Qin Rui a strange look.

They had obviously heard about the Cao family's situation.

He then waved to Su Mo, asking, "Is Su only going on duty now?"

"Who are these two?"

The other yamen runners also greeted Su Mo one after another.

Su Mo smiled and said, "It is a bit late. I was delayed a little this morning." "Qianyu, Qin Rui, come and greet Officer Lü!"

"Officer Lü is in charge of the police force, so we'll have to rely on him to take care of you from now on!"

Chen, the female knight, and Qin Rui naturally dared not be negligent.

The deputy head of the constable squad held a position no less important than the head of the constable squad.

In later generations, he would definitely be the deputy director of the county police station, a position of great power and influence for Chen Nvxia and Qin Rui!
Upon hearing this, Lü Shan looked at Qin Rui suspiciously again: "Qin Rui?"

"This name sounds vaguely familiar?"

Qin Rui's body trembled slightly, his face immediately turned pale, and he subconsciously shrank behind Su Mo.

A weasel-faced constable behind Lü Shan chuckled and interjected, "Officer Lü, have you forgotten?"

"A few months ago, he injured someone and was wanted throughout the county. His name is Qin Rui!"

Lü Shan chuckled and scratched his head: "Look at me, my memory is terrible!"

As she spoke, she looked at Su Mo with a smile and said, "Could this young man Qin be the wanted criminal Qin Rui?"

Su Mo laughed and said, "It's him!"

"This guy, relying on his years of martial arts training, is hot-blooded and doesn't know how to control his strength when he strikes, which is really a headache."

"That's why we're planning to keep him by our side as an assistant or something, to discipline him."

Lu Shan nodded: "Young people are all like this. Back in the day, I was just like that too!"

"Young Master Qin is fortunate to have the opportunity to train under the tutelage of the Su family. In a short time, he will surely become a valuable asset to the yamen!"

This statement came out.

Qin Rui was immediately dumbfounded!

Is this what my brother-in-law's power is like?

Previously, he had only heard from his father that his cousin had found a man who had some connections in the government and might be able to help him get the case off the hook.

But Qin Rui never expected this.

My cousin's man is incredibly capable!

He had this wanted criminal right in front of him; bringing him back to the yamen would be a great achievement.

The head constable not only didn't react at all, but also affectionately called him Brother Qin.
Behind him was a large group of formerly fierce-looking yamen runners and servants, all smiling and showing no sign of making a move.

On the contrary, Ms. Chen was already used to it.

Even the commanders of the Embroidered Uniform Guard come to my house to freeload meals!
How dare Lü Shan arrest the person Su Mo is protecting!

After finishing his sentence, Lü Shan stopped dwelling on the issue and added, "It's getting late."

"Brother, I'm about to head back to the yamen to hand over my duties. Shall we go together, Director Su?"

Su Mo nodded, then asked curiously, "I heard something happened in Zhushan Township, and Constable Lü has been gone for two days?"

Lu Shan sighed, "It's like this every year, and the government offices have had no shortage of headaches!"

"This year's weather is terrible, the water shortage is even more severe, and nearly ten people were killed or injured over there. It was only with great difficulty that the situation was brought under control!"

"If it doesn't rain soon, we'll have to fight again in a few days!"

As he spoke, he suddenly lowered his voice and leaned close to Su Mo's ear: "When you went back to the city, you saw a lot of locusts..."

I'll stop here.

Point to end.

Su Mo understood what Lü Shan meant.

It's simply a matter of stockpiling grain before prices skyrocket.

However, he didn't have the money to buy grain.

My third uncle is even planning to sell the rice.

The group walked back to the yamen together, chatting and laughing.

Qin Rui was completely bewildered the whole way.

The once fierce and menacing yamen runners all flocked to him, trying to get close to him, calling him "Brother Qin" so affectionately!

He increasingly felt that his brother-in-law's background in the government was unfathomable!
Of course, the yamen runners kept their distance from Lady Chen!
The reason will not be mentioned!

If you don't understand, you can ask the former Censor-in-Chief who fled to Yong'an Prefecture overnight!
Just as the group arrived at the county government office, they suddenly saw Dong Yangrong hurriedly walk out of the side gate of the county government office.

Upon seeing Su Mo, his eyes lit up immediately, and he exclaimed, "Lord Su, it's so good to see you! I've been looking for you for ages!"

Su Mo was taken aback: "Mr. Dong has something to discuss with me?"

Dong Yangrong explained, "The old man has something to discuss with you!"

"I thought you had already returned to the yamen to go on duty. I searched for you everywhere but couldn't find you. I was just about to go to Ping'anfang!"

Su Mo frowned: "Why don't you go back and inform the magistrate, Mr. Dong, and ask him to wait a moment? I have some matters to attend to..."

Lu Shan gasped sharply!
Mr. Dong not only came to see Su Mo in person, but also used the word "discussion"!
Su Mo actually asked the county magistrate to wait a moment?
Does he think he's the prefect?

(End of this chapter)