I have been a county magistrate for ten years. My subordinates insist on giving me a yellow robe.

Tian Wen was trembling all over. He had seen that figure once and would never forget it for the rest of his life.

The founding emperor of the Great Duan Dynasty, when he was first enthroned, he merely knelt in front of the palace, but today, he actually appeared in front of him.

"Greetings to Your Majesty!"

After a brief moment of confusion, Tian Wen's legs shook and he knelt down with his head touching the ground, not daring to lift it up for a long time.

Duanmu Xiongtu walked into the gate on his own, looked around, walked straight to a stone table and sat down, then looked at Tian Wen who was kneeling on the ground.

"Get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Tian Wen stood up respectfully, still hunched over and not daring to look up.

"Tian Wen, who is the inspector in charge of this state? Ask him to come over."

"Yes."

Tian Wen answered respectfully, then half-bowed his body and walked out of the room.

Only after pushing it to the corner and making sure that Duanmu Xiongtu could not see it did Tian Wen dare to stand up and wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.

Oh my god, this is too scary.

Why did the emperor come to his house in person for no reason and even asked to see the inspector with a gloomy look on his face? It was obvious that he wanted to hold him accountable.

"No, I have to ask in advance." Tian Wen swallowed and returned to his usual demeanor.

Accompanied by several guards, Tian Wen rushed directly to the inspector's residence.

"Governor, why are you personally..."

"Snapped!"

Tian Wen didn't even have time to listen to the other person finish his words, and slapped him in the face.

"Su Wenyuan, what the hell did you do wrong? Why don't you tell the truth?"

Su Wenyuan, who was slapped, looked at Tian Wen in confusion.

"What do you mean, sir? What have I done wrong?" Su Wenyuan bent his body tremblingly.

Tian Wen narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a cold voice: "You have the nerve to ask me about the stupid things you did yourself?"

"Three breaths, I'll give you three breaths to think about it carefully."

"If you can't figure it out, there's no point in living."

Tian Wen's eyes were filled with murderous intent. Duanmu Xiongtu came to find Su Wenyuan after all, and what he was afraid of was that Su Wenyuan would implicate him.

So, what if at this time, Su Wenyuan committed suicide out of fear of punishment.

No matter how furious Duanmu Xiongtu was, he would never kill himself.

No matter how you look at it, it's worth the risk.

"Sir! Sir, I remember now that I accepted five hundred taels of silver from the Wang family last month." Su Wenyuan said as he crawled directly to Tian Wen's feet, crying and snotting.

"But sir, I handed over half of the five hundred taels of silver according to the rules."

Tian Wen was so angry that smoke was about to come out of his mouth. Damn it, you are telling me this at this time?

"Get out! Think about it for me again!" Tian Wen kicked Su Wenyuan to the ground.

Su Wenyuan thought for a while with confused eyes, then shook his head bitterly: "Sir, there is nothing else except this. I didn't come here to do anything important today."

Tian Wen frowned slightly. Five hundred taels of silver, this matter could be a big deal or a small one.

To put it in a broader sense, it is a matter of official corruption that will cost you your head.

But to put it simply, isn't this the case in all officialdom? For Su Wenyuan, a provincial inspector, this is really not a big deal.

As the old saying goes, three years as a clean magistrate earns you 100,000 silver coins.

Is there any official in the world who is not greedy? Even if there is one who is not greedy for money, the more greedy he is, the more he will be.

"Really?" Tian Wen was still worried and asked again.

"Sir, it's really gone..." Su Wenyuan said in a trembling voice.

When Tian Wen was struggling over whether he should let the other party commit suicide out of fear of punishment, an incongruous voice rang out.

"Master Tian, ​​please don't do such things as killing people to silence them, otherwise I guarantee that you will be the first to die."

Chen Liu stood not far away with his arms folded across his chest and sneered.

Tian Wen's neck suddenly shrank, and a smile appeared on his face: "Sir, how can that be? I want to relieve His Majesty's worries first and interrogate him. Since Your Majesty is not satisfied, then I will leave it to His Majesty."

Chen Liu sneered and was too lazy to expose the other party. What kind of ability was it to scare a fifth-rank governor?

It’s better to wait until next time to scare Jiang Yuan.

Thinking of this, Chen Liu frowned. That's not right. Jiang Yuan is only an eighth-rank county magistrate, not even as good as Tian Wen, who is a fifth-rank county magistrate. Why should I compete with him?

No, this guy is really hateful. I must deal with him well in the future!

A moment later, Tian Wen and Su Wenyuan knelt down in front of Duanmu Xiongtu, trembling, not daring to breathe, for fear that Duanmu Xiongtu would be unhappy and drag them down to chop them to pieces.

"Su Wenyuan, stand up and talk." Duanmu Xiongtu said lightly.

"I'm here. Your Majesty, why did you call me here?" Su Wenyuan lowered his head, not daring to look at Duanmu Xiongtu.

"Su Wenyuan, let me ask you, you are an inspector, why didn't you report when you saw someone who had made a contribution?"

Su Wenyuan's legs trembled slightly, and he spoke after a long while: "Your Majesty, I have always been a good person and have never buried any talent."

Duanmu Xiongtu took a deep breath, his face full of majesty.

"How dare you! You still refuse to tell the truth!"

"Let me ask you, have you ever been to Taiping County?"

Su Wenyuan's pupils shrank, and he desperately searched for information about Taiping County in his mind.

But the result is, no!

There is none at all. Apart from knowing the three words "Taiping County", there is no other information at all.

Su Wenyuan's face turned pale and his hands began to tremble.

"I know this place."

After a long while, Su Wenyuan finally gathered his thoughts and continued, "Your Majesty, Taiping County is 1,800 miles away from here. It just experienced a major battle at the beginning of winter last year, and was invaded by horse thieves in the depths of winter."

"Lord Tian Wen once ordered us not to pay too much attention to Taiping County, so we didn't report any news about it."

Tian Wen was stunned. Damn it! It really was his fault again. He quickly knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, this is because General Ning and Qingzhu passed by here half a year ago and specifically instructed me to do this."

"Furthermore, not long after General Ning left, their county magistrate Jiang Yuan was forced to sell tea to fill his stomach. There's really nothing good to report."

An incredible expression flashed across Duanmu Xiongtu's face.

In other words, half a year ago, Taiping County was still a place where people could not get enough food, and even Jiang Yuan was forced to go out to do business.

It is simply a miracle that the entire Taiping County can be transformed into its current state in just half a year.

"No wonder Jiang Yuan loves money so much. So that's why. In half a year, he would have to spend at least one million taels of silver to achieve this. Now I understand why he is like that."

Duanmu Xiongtu murmured to himself and nodded.

But he soon discovered something was wrong. If you want to develop, then develop. If you want to do business, then do business.

But what are you doing to Tai'an County and Taizong County?

Look at what you have done to those two counties. They are also my territory.

After thinking for a long time, Duanmu Xiongtu finally sighed.

"Everyone, get up. From now on, according to the regulations, you must report the situation in Taiping County every three months."

After saying that, Duanmu Xiongtu waved his hand and turned away with Chen Liu.

It has been half a year since I left the palace. I really don’t know how many memorials are piled up on the table.

In the blink of an eye, half a month passed.

That day, Tian Wen was sitting at home as usual, with a cup of Daluo tea brewing in front of him.

But before he could drink it, the doorman came running over in a panic.

"Master, Master! Someone is coming outside, asking to see you!"

Tian Wen's hands trembled. Damn, it's only been a short time, and it's happening again?