Farm widows have space, pick up a treasure on the way to escape

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 two people's persuasion, 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 was the only one going back, he would have reunited with his wife and children by now, but with so many people and such things happening on the way, it would probably take 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, he felt a little uncomfortable. He had not been able to stay with his wife when he gave birth to his son. Now that he had just given birth to his daughter, he had been away for several months, and his guilt towards her was 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 finishing the matter, 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 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 these beauties. He even bought rouge, gouache, jewelry and other things for the girls. of.

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.

After obtaining these evidences, 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.

At first glance, I realized 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 Baichuan took them all out at once and put them into his arms, and also took away a few letters.

These letters were exchanged with the prefect. Apart from 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 [-]% 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 realistic. But Lu Baichuan didn't want to waste time on this matter, so he just showed his identity card and walked inside surrounded by the government officials. .The county magistrate Bao Tianlin also rushed out after receiving the news. When the two sides met, Bao Tianlin was very flattered and saluted Lu Baichuan.

"I didn't know that the general would come to visit unexpectedly. I'm sorry for missing the welcome. Please forgive me, general."

"Master Bao, there is no need to be polite. This general is just following the emperor's order to conduct random inspections of various government offices. He will leave after a brief inspection."

The evidence has been obtained, so there is no need to waste any more time. All you need to do is look at the false accounts he made and make a clear comparison to convict him.

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

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 grasped 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 endure such a shabby life.

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

Bao Tianlin said with a smile: "Hey, General, you don't know. 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 in the hands of the lower officials There won't be any more money to repair the yamen, but it doesn't matter, since the official sits in this position, he has to be responsible for the people here, and 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 upright official who spent all his enjoyment on the people.

Who is not confused?
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. When I want to come to check for a while, your Excellency will not This general will be disappointed."

Bao Tianlin nodded in agreement: "That's natural, that's natural. General, thank you!"

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, all the things that can be shown to Lu Baichuan have been processed. Most of them are good, with a few flaws, but they are completely tolerable and no one will say anything when they see them.

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 on this page of Bao Tianlin A Yu, then stood up and said: "General, I am very satisfied with the situation and will report it to the emperor truthfully. I hope that Lord Bao can continue his efforts and that he will be promoted."

Bao Tianlin naturally smiled from ear to ear: "Thank you for the general's good advice! The general has come all the way here, why not have a dinner and stay overnight before leaving. The subordinate will arrange everything for the general." (End of this chapter)