At the beginning, I became a county magistrate with greed of 500 million. The empress asked me to be

The reason why Xia Yun agreed on behalf of Xu Wan'er was, firstly, because he truly felt the empress's determination to reform.

On the surface, the empress just wanted to rebuild the roads in the capital.

But from a larger perspective, the original six-department cabinet system was changed to a seven-department cabinet system.

This was a huge blow to the original court structure.

The empress may be able to use this as a fulcrum, proceed step by step, and eventually achieve the goal of reshuffling the power structure.

on the other hand.

Xu Wan'er's appointment as Minister of Transport is undoubtedly a huge leap in her official career.

You should know that before this, Xu Wan'er's official position was only the governor of Zhejiang and Nanzhili provinces, and his official title was only the third rank.

To leap from a third-rank official to a first-rank minister in the imperial court is an opportunity that only comes once in a century.

"Very good. After returning to the court, I will personally issue an order!"

After Xia Yun agreed, the smile on the empress's face became even brighter.

As if to narrow the distance between herself and Xu Wan'er, the empress directly ordered Xu Wan'er to board the dragon sedan chair and return to the capital together.

……

In the blink of an eye, several days passed.

On this day, a cavalry convoy with an express speed of 800 miles entered Dai County in a hurry.

And soon he appeared in the Dai County magistrate's office.

"My Lord has sent me a letter, asking where General Xiang Wentian is!"

When the messenger appeared in the lobby, a loud shout came out of his mouth.

Soon after the words fell, a young general wearing a white helmet and white armor appeared in the lobby.

At the same time, behind this young general were several lieutenant generals.

"Where is your Excellency now?"

The young general stepped forward, took the letter from the messenger, and immediately asked.

"Your Excellency is currently on his way from Hangzhou to the capital."

The messenger responded quickly.

Upon hearing this, Xiang Wentian immediately opened the letter and read it, and a look of surprise appeared in his eyes.

Just at this moment, an official dressed as a county magistrate appeared in the lobby of the yamen.

"General Xiang, do you have braised pork for lunch today?"

A lazy voice came from the mouth of the middle-aged official. This person was the new county magistrate of Dai County, Kong Youde, who was sent by the court a few months ago.

Since he took office, he has never left the county magistrate's office.

His daily life was entirely taken care of by a special person sent by Xiang Wentian.

No matter what happened, the people of Dai County would go to Xiang Wentian for help.

Therefore, Kong Youde's daily life consisted of only two things: eating and sleeping.

"Just ask the kitchen about this."

A lieutenant general beside Xiang Wentian immediately responded, with a hint of displeasure in his eyes.

In fact, when Kong Youde appeared, several people in the lobby showed some displeasure in their eyes.

Even including Xiang Wentian.

"I've already asked, and the servants in the kitchen said they haven't bought any groceries yet."

Kong Youde's words should still be extremely lazy.

Although life in prison was boring, he had indeed eaten a lot of good food in the past few months.

"You'll have to have your share when the meal is served. I'm going to get down to business. Don't mess around here."

Xiang Wentian said with a frown.

When this guy first came, he often asked for bribes from them.

If Xia Yun had not set many prohibitions before leaving, this person would undoubtedly be a corrupt official.

"General Xiang, I am at least a ninth-rank county magistrate appointed by the imperial court. Now even the servants in the kitchen dare to ignore me. This is too much."

An unhappy look gradually appeared on Kong Youde's face.

"One day, the court will transfer Kong from Dai County. When that happens, Kong will report to the capital. The general will not want Kong to talk nonsense in the Ministry of Personnel."

At this point, there was a rare warning in Kong Youde's lazy voice.

Over the past few months, he has guessed the real reason why the former county magistrate, Xia Yun, trapped him in the county magistrate's office.

Obviously, he did not want the court to know the current appearance of Dai County.

So in his opinion.

As long as you grasp this point, you can make more requests.

And today is the moment when he decided to take action.

"What do you want to do?"

Xiang Wentian's face suddenly turned gloomy.

He heard that Kong Youde was threatening him.

"General Xiang, Kong doesn't want to do anything, as long as you show enough sincerity."

A cunning smile immediately appeared on Kong Youde's face.

"You are so bold, are you looking for death?"

A lieutenant general beside Xiang Wentian was so angry that he drew the long sword from his waist and pointed the tip of the sword at Kong Youde's head.

"I am an official appointed by the imperial court! If you dare to kill me, the imperial court will definitely send someone to Dai County!"

Facing the pointed sword, my friend showed no fear at all.

snort!

How dare you, a bunch of scoundrels, touch me?

If you really had the guts, you should have done it months ago!

Kong Youde snorted inwardly.

However, when Xiang Wentian saw Kong Youde's expression, he did not get angry but laughed instead.

He could just kill someone like Kong Youde.

Xia Yun's instructions before leaving were very clear.

If Kong Youde is obedient, then it would be fine to spare his life, but if this person is arrogant and domineering, then he has the right to kill him with a sword at any time.

But now...

Xiang Wentian glanced at the letter in his hand, and the sinister smile on his face became brighter.

"Throw this worse-than-pig-and-dog creature out of Dai County."

Xiang Wentian gave an order immediately.

Although the lieutenant generals on both sides were slightly surprised, they still did as they were told immediately.

One of the participants quickly called over several guards.

After tying Kong Youde's hands with ropes, they directly placed two long spears on Kong Youde's neck and then escorted him out of the county government hall.

"General, if we do this, will it affect the adults' plan?"

It was not until Kong Youde's figure disappeared in the lobby that a lieutenant general spoke up and asked.

Hearing this, Xiang Wentian smiled and shook his head.

"How dare I make a decision on my own on such a matter? This matter was instructed by the Lord in the letter."

Xiang Wentian explained immediately.

"In addition, from today on, Dai County no longer needs to hide its strength. Send an order to the military factory to immediately start full power and speed up the production of weapons!"

Xiang Wentian added.

Upon hearing this, all the lieutenant generals showed excitement on their faces.

There is no need to hide their strength anymore, which means that from now on, they finally have the opportunity to show the power of Dai County to the world!

……

On the other side, after an incense stick of time, Kong Youde, with his hands tied, was driven out of the Dai County gate by several guards.

"Xia Yun! Xiang Wentian! You two just wait for me! I will go back to the capital to file a complaint against you!"

"I will make sure His Majesty knows about your lawless actions in Dai County! All of you will be executed along with your entire clan!"

The furious Kong Youde kept cursing as he walked, and he kept spewing curses until the moment he was driven out of the city gate.