Imperial County Magistrate

Chapter 37
"I will choose another person to take over."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Kang quit. What the hell, you have worked hard for so many years and you haven't enjoyed a few days of happiness, and you want to reach out and pick the fruit?
What a joke.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this is inappropriate."

Xiao Linglong: "What's wrong?"

"Ahem, that. The people of Yuanjiang County love me very much, and the unruly people in the poor mountains and rivers are unruly. They only listen to me. I'm afraid they won't be convinced by other people's words." Zhao Kang said.

Xiao Linglong: "Is there such a thing?"

"almost."

Xiao Linglong: "In this case, you will still temporarily serve as Yuanjiang County Magistrate."

Yuanjiang County is Zhao Kang's base camp, and ultimately it is because of Zhao Kang that he is able to achieve today's achievements. Xiao Linglong also understands that it is impossible to completely master it in a short while.

But it doesn’t matter, won’t it be enough if you master Zhao Kang?
As long as this guy is locked up in the capital, can he still turn the world upside down?Thinking about it, Her Majesty the Empress looked up and down at the person in front of her, and smiled thoughtfully.

Why is this smile so evil in Zhao Kang's eyes?

"What is His Majesty thinking?"

Xiao Linglong chuckled and said, "I am considering that you are such a rebellious and lawless minister, so I might as well castrate you and keep you in the palace as a eunuch."

The dog woman actually wants to castrate herself and make her kneel and lick her for the rest of her life?What a joke!
Feeling a chill on his crotch, Zhao Kang blurted out: "Ni Ma, you are too vicious!"

"How dare you scold me!" Xiao Linglong glared.

Zhao Kang muttered: "You are going to castrate me, why don't you curse me?"

"So, you'd better be honest with me, or I'll really make you a eunuch!"

Seeing Zhao Kang's expression of being angry and reluctant to speak, Her Majesty the Empress felt relieved. She squinted and thought of something, showing a serious expression.

"Zhao Kang."

"I'm here." Mr. Zhao responded weakly.

Xiao Linglong said solemnly: "Let me ask you something, can gunpowder be used in the military?"

This was an idea that Xiao Xuance had after seeing the power of gunpowder explosions. If this kind of thing could be made into a weapon, wouldn't it be unfavorable on the battlefield in the future?

This is one of the reasons why Xiao Linglong must ask Zhao Kang to come to Beijing.

Hearing this, Zhao Kang was shocked. This bitch woman was indeed a master who had been on the battlefield. She could think of this, but this kind of thing was really embarrassing for him.

If he could make mines and grenades, he might have become an arms dealer long ago.

"You can, but it's very difficult. At least I can't do it now." Zhao Kang said honestly.

Xiao Linglong ignored Zhao Kang's words and immediately became interested: "That means gunpowder can indeed be used in war."

Zhao Kang nodded.

"That's good. You hand over the gunpowder formula and I'll have someone study it."

Zhao Kang hummed, and the business was almost finished. Xiao Linglong also felt relaxed, but when she thought about the misbehavior of the people in front of her in Yuanjiang County, she was about to enter Zhan Shifu again.

Her Majesty the Empress was really worried, "Zhao Kang, after entering the Zhan Shi Mansion, remember to teach His Highness Xuance well. If you dare to lead him to misbehave, be careful that I make you a eunuch!"

Zhao Kang rolled his eyes: "Your Majesty, you are making things difficult for me. How can I teach the prince? The palace is not full of great scholars and great writers."

Xiao Linglong frowned: "Xuan Ce is restless and naughty by nature, and he doesn't obey discipline at all, but he favors you very much. It is his request to let you serve as Zhan Shicheng."

After hearing this, Zhao Kang asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, is Prince Xuance usually very naughty?" When mentioning Xiao Xuance, Her Majesty the Empress felt a headache and sighed.

Zhao Kang asked again: "Does His Majesty usually beat him?"

Xiao Linglong's face was not red and she was out of breath: "That's my biological brother, how can I beat him?"

Zhao Kang heard this: "How can that be done? We have to fight!"

Xiao Linglong's eyes were a little strange. Could it be that this bastard had a grudge against Xuance?
Not paying attention to the other party's eyes, Zhao Kang said: "As the saying goes, a jade cannot be made into a weapon if it is not cut, and a small tree cannot grow straight if it is not cultivated. How can it be achieved without beating? This is how I was beaten before. Otherwise, could I have become an official?"

Xiao Linglong was suspicious: "I can only fight?"

"That's right, Your Majesty, you don't know that His Highness Xuance looks only fifteen or sixteen, right? What is this called! You are rebellious in adolescence! You must be beaten!"

Damn it, since I can't touch you, I can only get it back from your brother!

"I feel that His Highness was still young when the late Emperor passed away, and His Majesty was busy with state affairs, so he neglected him. Children want to attract others' attention when they are not taken seriously. Just give him a few more normal spanks."

Zhao Kang's eloquent words seemed to be true, and Xiao Xuance, who was dozing off in the study room in the East Palace, started to tremble.

"That's weird, why is your back so cold?"

The old teacher who was teaching on the stage looked at Xiao Xuance, who had a snarl at the corner of his mouth, and groaned in his heart: "Mud can't hold up a wall."

……

It was not until the afternoon that Zhao Kang left the palace and was sent to the inn. The boy at the inn was a little confused. Why was this man fine when he went out in the morning, but came back with a bruised nose and face?

Looking at his handsome appearance in the mirror, Zhao Kang sighed: "Damn Xiao Linglong, you are so careless. I didn't expect that she would be the empress. It seems that I will not have a good life in the future."

After comforting himself, Zhao Kang called the boy to bring a pen and paper and wrote a letter to Zhang Long, asking him to count the money from the books. Since it was a bit difficult to go back.

At this moment, I can only take one step at a time, but I must defend my base camp, and I can't care about the rest.

After sending the letter, Zhao Kang went to sleep without even eating.

Inside the palace.

Her Majesty the Empress looked at the cane in her hand, and Green Yuan walked in: "Your Majesty, Your Highness is here."

"I know, the rest of you, please step back."

After a while, Her Majesty the Empress threw away the cane in her hand as she looked at Xiao Xuance, who was shivering in the corner and promising not to sleep in class.

Said to himself: "It seems that I really played less before. Now I have become very sensible."

Immediately, he said earnestly to His Highness Xuance, "This is all for your own good, do you understand?"

"My brother, I know."

Three days passed, and Zhao Kang's official uniform and official seal were delivered, which meant that he, a local official, had been promoted to the Central Group.

Although Mr. Zhao was a little unhappy, he had no choice but to change into his official uniform and follow the palace envoy to the Zhan Shi Mansion to take up a post.

Zhan Shi was in charge of the political affairs of the government, offices, and bureaus. In addition to the internal affairs of the palace, he also had to work part-time to teach the princes and princesses to read and practice calligraphy.

Hearing that he was coming, Prince Xuance came to the Chancery's study room with great interest early in the morning. In his eyes, Zhao Kang, who could make gunpowder, was much more interesting than old scholars like the old master.

The other princes and princesses had already heard Xiao Xuance talk about the new things in Yuanjiang County, and they were all very interested in Zhao Kang.

(End of this chapter)