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

Let that bastard Xia Yun go to Hangzhou, maybe something unexpected might happen!

The empress pondered inwardly.

The statement made by the Cabinet Chief Minister Xu Jinsong calmed her down a lot.

Judging from the current situation in the court, the Jiangnan Party officials are almost united.

If we arrest people and set up a prison at this time, there is no guarantee that those officials will not stand up and join in the rebellion.

By that time, internal and external troubles will come together, and even as an emperor, it will not be easy for her to resolve the situation.

Therefore, sending Xia Yun to Hangzhou as prefect may help find a way out.

"What Lord Xu said is very true."

After a moment, the empress nodded.

Upon hearing this, all the Jiangnan Party officials present breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time, they couldn't help feeling a little proud.

In their view, this was a victory for Jiangnan party officials.

Even the supreme imperial power had to submit to them.

However, before these people had time to feel proud for long, the next decree from the empress stunned everyone present.

"Pass on my order, Hangzhou Fourth Rank Prefect Chen Dengming, who failed to provide disaster relief and caused a large number of people to starve to death, and who was also corrupt and perverted the law, shall be immediately sent to the capital and handed over to the three judicial departments for investigation and severe punishment!"

"Dispatch Dai County Magistrate Xia Yun to the fourth-rank prefect of Hangzhou to take over relevant disaster relief matters."

The empress gave orders one after another, her voice containing a tone that brooked no room for argument.

She was determined to do this for three reasons.

First, by removing only the fourth-rank prefect of Hangzhou, the Jiangnan Party officials would not react too strongly.

At the same time, it can also appease everyone in the Censorate to a certain extent.

Secondly, Xia Yun was ruthless. Although she didn't like him, it was perfect for her to use Xia Yun to deal with the wealthy and powerful families in Zhejiang.

This is the so-called strategy of driving the tiger to swallow the wolf.

Thirdly, even if Xia Yun caused public outrage in the future, she could just take the opportunity to get rid of Xia Yun.

In this way, she solved one of her biggest worries.

Of course, the key to this plan lies in whether Xia Yun can honestly leave Dai County and go to Hangzhou to take up his post.

However, when the empress was considering all the details, most of the ministers present were unfamiliar with the name Xia Yun.

"Dai County? Xia Yun?"

"Who is this Xia Yun? What is the intention of your majesty?"

"The county magistrate is a seventh-rank official, but the prefect of Hangzhou is a fourth-rank official. What is the background of this person?"

Most of the ministers were confused and kept wondering about the Emperor's intentions.

Only a few old ministers remembered the name Xia Yun.

……

Several days passed in a flash.

Dai County.

Early in the morning, Xia Yun appeared in the lobby of the county government office, hugging two women on his left and right.

Not because of anything else.

It is July now, and due to the unique local climate, Dai County is about to enter a new round of busy farming season.

As the county magistrate, Xia Yun needs to arrange the crop planting plan for the second half of the year.

"The potatoes we stockpiled last year have basically been sold out this year. In order to prepare for the famine that may happen at any time, we need to plant 3,000 acres of potatoes in the second half of the year."

"In the first half of the year, three neighboring counties ordered a large amount of wheat from us, and the delivery needs to be completed before the end of the year, so we also need to plant 3,000 acres of wheat."

"..."

In the county court, when Xia Yun was touching the two women, Xu Wan'er kept waving the brush in her hand.

Words came out of his mouth one after another.

"Just leave these things to you, I'm very relieved."

Looking at Xu Wan'er working hard, Xia Yun was very satisfied.

After a long period of training, Xu Wan'er was basically familiar with the daily work of managing the county government.

Even when he was away, Xu Wan'er was able to deal with some unexpected events on her own.

When Xu Wan'er heard this, a proud blush appeared on her face.

But soon after, Xu Wan'er felt a touch coming from behind her.

Xu Wan'er subconsciously reached out and tried to knock Xia Yun's big hand away.

But this time, Xia Yun rarely let go.

His fingertips slid down to the bulge and Xia Yun grabbed it fiercely. The full and warm touch instantly filled Xia Yun's palm.

"What are you doing!"

Xu Wan'er uttered a coquettish sound and glared at Xia Yun fiercely, her face revealing a look of shame and annoyance.

Seeing this, Xia Yun laughed and then loosened his hand.

At this moment, a panicked figure suddenly appeared in the lobby of the county government office in a hurry.

"My Lord, someone has arrived from the capital!"

The person who brought the news was the commander of the city gate guards.

The moment he heard the words "someone from the capital", Xia Yun raised his eyebrows, and a murderous intent quietly emerged in his eyes.

What are people from the capital doing here at this time?

Could it be that Jingcheng has discovered his secret?

Xia Yun thought about it again and again.

Xu Wan'er, who was standing aside, also felt a little uneasy at this moment.

If the imperial court knew what they had done in Dai County, killing all ten clans would be enough.

Could it be possible that they are going to rebel so soon?

Unconsciously, the brush in Xu Wan'er's hand stopped recording.

"Bring people in."

Xia Yun said after thinking for a moment.

It's a blessing, not a curse, but it's a curse that cannot be avoided.

Let’s first see what man’s purpose is.

After a while, the commander of the city defense brought the people from the capital into the lobby of the county government.

He was a eunuch with a feminine temperament.

He was wearing eunuch's attire and his head was covered with a black cloth.

"How dare you cover the head of the imperial envoy! I think you don't want to live anymore!"

The eunuch, covered with a black cloth, continued to shout loudly until he entered the lobby of the county government office.

Xia Yun immediately waved his hand.

The city garrison commander then untied the eunuch's hood.

The eunuch, who was originally furious, suddenly regained his sight.

He was stunned for a moment, then he saw Xia Yun, who was hugged by women on the chair on the cliff, and he became furious again.

"I am an imperial envoy sent by His Majesty the Emperor! Aren't you afraid of His Majesty's punishment for treating me like this?"

The eunuch is very imposing.

From the county magistrate's uniform that Xia Yun was wearing, he recognized that Xia Yun was the person he was looking for.

However, the only response he got was Xia Yun's cold words.

"Let the fart go."

Xia Yun looked at the eunuch expressionlessly.

"you!"

The eunuch was so angry at Xia Yun that he was speechless.

The city guard commander nearby saw this and looked at the eunuch with a threatening look in his eyes.

Seeing that the situation was not right, the eunuch had to take out the imperial edict even though he felt very aggrieved.

"Dai County Magistrate Xia Yun received the order!"

The eunuch shouted loudly, intending to have Xia Yun kneel down to receive the order, but Xia Yun sat in the county magistrate's chair without moving.

Feeling the cold gaze of the city guard commander, the eunuch simply ignored etiquette and read out the contents of the imperial edict on the spot.

"The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, proclaims: Dai County Magistrate Xia Yun, who is loyal, diligent, and conscientious in his duties, is to be immediately transferred to Zhejiang to serve as the fourth-rank prefect of Hangzhou to provide relief to the victims."

As soon as the imperial edict came out, Xia Yun's sight immediately focused on one line.

There was no reprimand as imagined, just a transfer order.

However, in Xia Yun's opinion, it seemed that... someone wanted to pick the fruit!