The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 645

The man in black started fighting with the county magistrate right in front of Xu Tian.

In the end, Xu Tian made the final decision.

"Out of jealousy and hatred, the county magistrate poisoned the disaster victims' pots. Knowing the law and breaking it, his crime is compounded."

Snapped!

Another loud noise.

Xu Tian said coldly, "Magistrate, I hereby dismiss you from your post today and demote you to a commoner. The court will never employ you again."

The county magistrate's legs went weak and he collapsed to his knees.

He immediately began to complain bitterly.

But the thought that he would never be able to hold an official position again made his hands tremble.

"No, Lord Xu, I am innocent, I am innocent."

However, right after he said those words...

Xu Tian ignored him completely and had him taken away by his men.

Although he couldn't be directly punished with a more serious crime, demoting him to a commoner was already the most severe punishment the county magistrate could offer.

After all, this "never to serve as an official" seal isn't just for him alone, but also for his descendants.

The local people were overjoyed at the news of the county magistrate's dismissal.

It's clear that the county magistrate must have done a lot of bad things here.

As a result, the local people have a very negative opinion of him.

Even after being dismissed from his post, he was still criticized and gossiped about by the people.

If you walk around the streets, all you hear is talk about is the county magistrate being dismissed from his post.

Moreover, the people were overjoyed when they talked about this.

After this incident, Xu Tian began to focus on building the dam.

Every day, he supervised the work in the disaster area.

The construction of the dike took more than a month, during which time Xu Tian handled all the affairs of the county government.

The people were very satisfied with his appointment as acting county magistrate.

After he resolved the flood issue, the local people lined the streets to welcome him, bringing him rice, vegetables, and eggs.

"Return all these things to the people!"

Xu Tian looked at the things that the people had brought to the yamen and gave instructions to the guards beside him.

The guard nodded and accepted the order.

However, the next day, Xu Tian received invitations from the people to hold a banquet.

It wasn't really an invitation; it was just a note inviting him to dinner.

Xu Tian felt somewhat moved as he watched.

The people were simple and kind, and to express their gratitude to him, they spontaneously organized a continuous banquet.

This was to express our gratitude for his work in repairing the dam.

Xu Tian shook his head.

"My lord, are you going tomorrow?"

As Songren ground the ink for him, he asked a question.

Xu Tian nodded, "Since it's everyone's idea, we should naturally go."

He returned all the items that the people had brought out.

Although neither of them wanted it.

However, Xu Tian explained a lot of reasons to them before finally returning the items.

This is a time of tension for these people.

How could he possibly take their things?

Although the money was used to build the dike, he donated the rest to the disaster victims.

But with that little money, it was only enough for them to build a tent; they still had to make a living afterward.

Early the next morning.

Early on, villagers were already waiting outside the government office.

To make things easier for him at the county government office, Xu Tian moved in there.