The Princess Kicks Down the Protagonists

That day, several people came to Xiang County.

From a distance, I saw someone welcoming me at the city gate.

"Master, it seems someone is waiting ahead. Fu Heng has gone to investigate."

The emperor lifted the curtain and looked out, only to see a common man in cloth standing at the city gate.

The emperor didn't take it seriously. "Maybe he's waiting for someone else. No need to make a fuss."

Jingyan also lifted the curtain to join in the fun, but was thinking in his heart that this was probably the magistrate of Xiang County who had been frugal all his life.

As expected, as they approached, the man stepped forward and bowed, "You must be Master Fu, right? I am the local magistrate, Liu Yixin, and I am here to greet you."

As soon as the word "imperial carriage" came out, Fu Heng immediately became alert. They were on a secret tour, and even if their identities had been exposed before, it would not have spread so quickly. This person actually came all the way to greet them.

"County Magistrate Liu, how did you know the emperor was coming?"

Liu Yixin smiled and bowed, "Your Excellency, it was Governor Li who sent an urgent and secret report. The Governor also instructed me to protect the Emperor in a way that would not disturb him."

Fu Lingan frowned quietly.

It seems that everyone who should know and who shouldn't know has learned about the emperor's southern tour, and he needs to speed up the mobilization of troops.

Otherwise, if there is any accident, it will be difficult to deal with.

In fact, it is not Governor Li's fault for being too talkative. Ever since he learned in Meihua Town that the emperor was coming, he has been sending people to protect him in secret.

After all, the emperor's safety is of paramount importance, and it is in the area under his jurisdiction, so how dare he be careless.

Fu Ling'an's secret guards naturally discovered Governor Li's men. When they learned that it was Governor Li who sent people for protection and that they would not disturb the emperor, they followed him.

"Master Fu, please rest assured. I am here in plain clothes and will definitely not reveal the Emperor's whereabouts."

The emperor in the carriage naturally heard these words. He was somewhat satisfied and stood up.

"Come on, girls, let's go meet Magistrate Liu."

Seeing the emperor personally get off the carriage, Liu Yixin excitedly walked over quickly to kowtow.

"Your humble servant pays respect to the Emperor. Long live the Emperor."

Now that I'm here, I naturally have to go to the county magistrate's office.

Liu Yixin also felt honored and bowed repeatedly to invite everyone to leave.

When several people stepped into the yamen that looked like a farmyard, they were still a little confused.

Liu Yixin continued to introduce enthusiastically: "This is the bedroom and study together."

Several people looked at the vegetables planted in the yard and the dried chilies hanging on the wall. Seeing the full atmosphere of life, who would have known that this was actually the county government office?

"This is the main hall, please come in, Your Majesty."

As soon as you step into the main hall, the first thing you see is the clay pots scattered on the ground, and then you can see the small holes scattered on the roof.

Some are bigger and you can even see the blue sky.

Maybe it was because it had rained, some places were still dripping with water.

Except for Xiaoyanzi, everyone else was a little shocked. It was the first time they had seen such a house.

Even Xiaoyanzi, although her life was not easy when she lived in the slum, her roof didn't leak everywhere like this.

Liu Yixin was a little embarrassed, "Your Majesty, I deserve to die. I am so sorry to have asked you to come to such a simple place."

"Because it rained heavily this morning, the house is leaking and we haven't had time to repair it yet. I will go and fix it right away. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

As Liu Yixin spoke, he wanted to find tools to repair the roof.

The emperor looked at his patched shoes and thought that his clothes must have been deliberately chosen to be decent, and he became deeply concerned about the livelihood of the people in Xiang County.

"County Magistrate Liu, why are there so few people in your office? The official residence is in a state of disrepair. Is Xiang County's tax revenue low?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Yixin immediately brought out the tax account: "Your Majesty, this is the Xiang County tax account book, please review it."

The emperor took it and began to read it.

"The tax situation here is clearly recorded. Except for some necessary expenses, the rest is all turned over to the national treasury."

As Liu Yixin said, Xiang County not only did not have bad tax revenue, but it was actually very good, even higher than that of several other counties.

Liu Yixin is truly a rare good official. The people of Xiang County under his rule are exceptionally prosperous and peaceful.

But he was too frugal, and the entire county government was filled with the word "poor". It was no wonder that the emperor was worried about their poor harvest.

The emperor nodded with satisfaction. It was a waste of talent for such a good official to be just a county magistrate.

He continued, "This place does collect a lot of taxes, but why don't you use the bonus to repair the official residence?"

Liu Yixin bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I believe that the official residence is a place to serve the people. It is enough to provide shelter from the wind and rain. If there is any need for repairs, I can do it myself. There is no need to waste public funds."

When Xiaoyanzi heard this, she exclaimed in disbelief, "Ah? Magistrate, you're still going to do it yourself. What about your chores? Where are they?"

"I don't have many servants, and they're all very busy with a lot of things to do. I won't bother those kids with such trivial matters as these."

Those servants usually have to farm to earn money, so they are also very busy.

So Liu Yixin basically doesn't bother them in normal times, and does everything he can do by himself.

Hearing this, several people looked at each other and thought that County Magistrate Liu was truly a good official.

Jingyan decided to do something for him, starting with County Magistrate Liu's patched shoes, which must have been worn for a long time.

She quietly pulled Qing'er and said, "Let's go out for a walk and buy some clothes for County Magistrate Liu."

Qing'er nodded and glanced around twice: "And buy some pots, pans, and other utensils."

Suddenly, a commotion interrupted their conversation: "Liu Yixin! Come out! Liu Yixin! Come out!"

A man dressed as a scholar was outside shouting and trying to force his way in.

Liu Yixin's face changed, he apologized and ran out in a hurry.

The emperor was very displeased with this loud and shouting uninvited guest, so he stood up and followed him out. He wanted to see who dared to shout in the county government office.

"Mr. Wang, what's wrong with you? Why are you shouting and yelling? Go back quickly." He lowered his voice, worried that Mr. Wang would disturb the emperor.

When Mr. Wang saw Liu Yixin coming out, he snorted coldly, broke free from the yamen runner who was blocking him, and began to question him.

"Liu Yixin, how did you handle this case? My maid stole money, and I asked you to sentence her to tattooing. How could you let her go so easily?"

Seeing that he came to make trouble for this matter again, Liu Yixin felt a headache.

Tattooing is an extremely severe punishment. How could he sentence a young unmarried girl to such a heavy sentence?