Lu Baichuan nodded. He originally had this plan.

Being able to deceive the people for so long, and still be grateful to the people, shows that the other party is a very capable and capable person, and he wants to go and meet him in person.

After the persuasion of the two people, the Emperor's mood finally returned to calm. It was getting late, so Lu Baichuan went back to his room to rest.

After sleeping for a while in the afternoon, he was not very sleepy now. Lu Baichuan lay flat on the bed, his head resting on his arms, and he missed his wife and children far away in Changzhou.

If he had been the only one to go back, he would have reunited with his wife and children by now, but with so many people and this kind of thing happening on the way, it would probably have delayed a lot of time.

I don’t know what’s going on there now. My daughter must have grown up a lot. She probably won’t even remember him when he goes back.

Thinking of this, I feel a little uncomfortable. He was unable to stay with his wife when he gave birth to his son. Now that he has just given birth to his daughter, he has been away for several months, and his guilt towards her is almost overflowing. .

I couldn’t sleep, so I got up and wrote a letter and sent it, explaining the current situation and promising that I would get things done and rush back as soon as possible.

After the matter was done, he lay down to sleep again, and went out to the county town at dawn the next morning.

The county magistrate here is called Bao Tianlin. After asking around, Lu Baichuan found that this person had a pretty good reputation. No matter who he asked, he always had a look of praise.

It’s no wonder that the people in the village kept saying good things for Bao Tianlin because they were afraid of injuring their parents and officials if he spilled the beans.

But it’s not without flaws. Lu Baichuan found out that Bao Tianlin likes to drink flower wine. He has several girls he likes, and they order it together every time he goes there.

Don’t think this is just a frivolous melon, but the consumption of brothels in this era was very high. In addition to the money he gave to the madam, he also had to give the money to accompany the girls he liked, and even provided money for the girls. They buy rouge, gouache, jewelry and so on.

These are huge expenses. Even if Bao Tianlin has property in his name, he cannot afford to spend such money.

In order to be more cautious, Lu Baichuan also used his authority to go to the bank to investigate the source of Bao Tianlin's money. As expected, there were many unexplained sources.

With these evidences in hand, Lu Baichuan quietly went to the study room of Bao Tianlin's home, and based on his many years of experience, he found some account books that Bao Tianlin had hidden in a secret room.

Only by looking at it did I realize how dark this person’s heart is. There are several ledgers recording different things. There is a separate book for taxation. There are also people who give gifts and people who are greedy for ink on other matters...

Lu BaichuanyiHe took them all out and put them into his arms, and also took away a few letters.

These letters were exchanged with the prefect. Except for some explaining work situations, most of them were private exchanges.

From these letters, Lu Baichuan knew that Bao Tianlin was cooperating with the prefect. He would give 40% of his tax revenue to the prefect. The relationship between the two was not bad, and they directly called him brothers in the letter.

After doing this, Lu Baichuan went out to have lunch, and then showed up to go to the county government office.

Logically speaking, it is better to pretend to be an ordinary person at this time. If you can pull it off, it will be more real. But Lu Baichuan didn’t want to waste time on this matter, so he just showed his identity card when he went. He was surrounded by government officials and walked inside.

County magistrate Bao Tianlin also rushed out after receiving the news. The two sides met, and Bao Tianlin was flattered and saluted Lu Baichuan.

"I didn't know that the general would come unexpectedly, so I'm sorry for missing the welcome."

"My lord, you don't need to be polite. I'm just paying tribute to the emperor." The order is to randomly check various government agencies, big and small, just check it briefly and then leave."

The evidence has been obtained, there is no need to waste time, just look at the false accounts he made, and have a clear comparison , can convict people.

"It should be, it should be. The general is working hard outside. The subordinate should really cooperate. I don't know what the general wants to check. I will ask someone to prepare it. In addition, the general has something to eat. Why don't I give it to you? General, please make arrangements."

Bao Tianlin was smiling all over his face, and he spoke and acted very appropriately. If it weren't for the evidence that Lu Baichuan had mastered early on, he might have been deceived by his superficial appearance. .

"No need, I had already eaten when I came, let others prepare it."

He walked inside without being arrogant or arrogant, and his attitude was very gentle. Bao Tianlin was not nervous at all. He smiled and asked others to prepare while he chatted with Lu Baichuan.

His appearance is very confusing, and it is easy for people to believe that he is a good and upright official. After all, this yamen is in tatters. It is hard to imagine that such a person would tolerate such tatters. life.

Lu Baichuan did not point out the problem, but said as usual: "This yamen looks very old, and it is more shabby than I thought."

Bao Tianlin He said with a smile: "Hey, the general doesn't know something. Although our yamen is dilapidated, the people here can live and work in peace and contentment. Every household can have food and clothing. All the money in the yamen is used for the people to live, and the lower officials don't have it." No matter how much money is spent to repair the yamen, it doesn't matter. Since the official sits in this position, he has to be responsible for the people here. It doesn't matter if he is poorer."

These beautiful words not only told Lu Baichuan that the people under his rule lived and worked in peace and contentment, but he was also a good and honest official who spent all his enjoyment on the people.

Who is not confused after hearing this?

Lu Baichuan showed an expression of great admiration, gave him a thumbs up, and praised: "Beiyan can have such a good official as Mr. Bao, it is really a blessing to the court and the people. Come to think of it, When we check later, I won’t disappoint you, General.”

Bao Tianlin nodded and responded: “That’s natural, that’s natural, thank you, General!”
< br /> With that said, they had arrived at the place where Bao Tianlin usually handled official business. The government officials had prepared everything they needed to prepare and thoughtfully served tea and snacks.

Bao Tianlin invited Lu Baichuan to take a seat, while he stood aside obediently and watched. If Lu Baichuan encountered something that he didn't understand, he could explain it.

Of course, what can be shown to Lu Baichuan has been processed. Most of them are good, with a few flaws, but they are completely tolerable. No one will say anything when they see it. .

There were so many documents that Lu Baichuan couldn't read them all in a while. He also said that it was just a random check and he would not read them all, so after reading a few books, Lu Baichuan took out a small notebook and wrote in it. Bao Tianlin wrote an excellent on this page, stood up and said: "Generally speaking, I am very satisfied and will report it to the emperor truthfully. I hope that Mr. Bao can continue his efforts and that he will be promoted."

Bao Tianlin was naturally smiling from ear to ear: "Thank you for your good wishes, the general! The general has come all the way here, so why not have dinner and stay overnight before leaving? The subordinate will arrange everything for the general."