The strongest boss in the sky

Chapter 17 Good-looking, always has some advantages

A fire broke out in the backyard of the county magistrate of Anyi County, and the county magistrate's family was buried in the flames. When Zhang Yi, the prefect of Nanchang, heard the news in the middle of the night, his heart was instantly chilled.

Although he is the magistrate of a prefecture, Nanchang is the capital of Jiangxi Province, and there is a governor above him, not to mention that above the governor, there is a real tyrant, King Ning!

In recent years, the governor has made decisions on major matters, and Zhang Yi has always maintained a moderate attitude as an official, neither getting too close to King Ning, but never offending him, so he has been in the prefect for nearly ten years , the position is fairly stable.

But today, he feels cold all over his body, feeling that his good days are coming to an end.

The death of a county magistrate is not a trivial matter, but the territory of the Ming Dynasty is too large, and there are not a few officials who die due to accidents every year. As long as it is handled well, this matter can be turned into a minor matter.

What really worried Zhang Yi was King Ning's attitude. He had just received the lawsuit from the two Zhao brothers during the day, but the Anyi county magistrate's family was killed at night. How could there be such a coincidence in this world?

If it wasn't King Ning who sent someone to kill him, he wouldn't even believe it!

"Master, what do you think about this matter?" The distraught Zhang Yi couldn't wait to call the master over. At this moment, he had to decide what to do next.

"My lord, this matter should be written by King Ning!" The master, who was still holding a pair of wisdom beads before, kept stroking his goatee, his expression was full of doubts, "But it is completely unnecessary, everyone who kills and digs his heart King Ning has definitely sent someone to deal with all these traces, and tomorrow His Excellency only needs to convict Zhao Da and his wife of a false accusation, and the matter can be settled, why does King Ning need to do so much?"

"I'm also not sure about this matter. A case that can be easily settled tomorrow, why is King Ning so unwise and insists on killing Li Xiuwen's family? You must know that a county magistrate died. If the court pursues this matter Not only will I be unlucky, but even the governor will be impeached by the censors! If one fails, I’m afraid he, King Ning, will also make a mess of himself!"

Zhang Yi was a little frustrated, he felt that King Ning was a lunatic, even if you really wanted to kill Li Xiuwen's family, there was no need to be so urgent, right? You can't wait for the case to be concluded and kill later?

"My lord, King Ning is so eager to kill Li Xiuwen's family. It may not be because of the killing of the heart. I am afraid that some other secrets are also involved!"

"Is there any secret that makes King Ning want to kill his whole family? You must know that he is already a prince. As long as he doesn't rebel, his position is as stable as Mount Tai, so why bother?"

Having said this, Zhang Yi suddenly shuddered all over, swallowed involuntarily, and looked at each other with the master, both of them were frightened.

"This King Ning really wants to rebel, right? In Li Xiuwen's hands, does he have a reason to rebel?"

"My lord, this matter is not impossible! Looking at King Ning's behavior in these years, it is impossible to believe that he has no thought in this regard!"

Zhang Yi nodded, brainstormed the ins and outs of the matter, and finally found the most correct answer for the reason why Anyi County Magistrate's family was killed.

If Lin Nuo heard the discussion between the two of them here, he would definitely laugh out loud.

Although the conclusions drawn by these two people were wrong, they had to be said to be extremely correct, because King Ning really had the intention of rebelling.

The other party even openly rebelled under the banner of the Qing emperor during the Zhengde period after Emperor Hongzhi. It was a pity that he met Wang Yangming, a sage of the time, and was wiped out by Lord Yangming without a support for two months.

"Master, tidy up. I can't go on with this prefect. When the case of Mr. and Mrs. Zhao is settled tomorrow, I will go to Beijing to do some activities and see if I can find a vacancy in the capital to fill it. To be transferred from Nanchang, this place really can't stay any longer!"

In the early morning of the next day, Lin Nuo got up early, and after washing up, he ate breakfast with Xiu'er in the room.

"Li Xiuwen's family is dead, will this cause you any trouble?"

Although Xiu'er was proficient in murder and arson last night, after a sound sleep, she was faintly worried about Lin Nuo. After all, the other party had just passed the exam. Feel guilty.

After all, it was because I wanted to avenge those two distant nieces that I caused trouble.

"It's okay. Li Pingan mentioned King Ning before his death last night. This matter is not simple. It should involve King Ning. As long as the prefect Zhang is not stupid, he will not be able to get into the matter. It is estimated that he will rush to the fire case. Close the case, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble to myself!"

Lin Nuo has seen through the so-called officialdom, full of interests and compromises, as long as the fire does not burn himself, in the eyes of those so-called officials, there is nothing that cannot be sacrificed.

Eighteen girls were killed and their hearts were dug out. The high-ranking adults can choose to ignore it, so the death of Li Xiuwen's family can naturally be ignored by them in the political compromise!

One thing more is worse than one thing less, not only in the Ming Dynasty, but throughout ancient and modern times, it is a true portrayal of most officials!
After breakfast, Lin Nuo and Xu Wei took the carriage together and drove towards the Yazhong of the Governor's Mansion.

After verifying the invitation and confirming their identities, the two entered the yamen under the envious eyes of the guards.

Originally, the two planned to keep a low profile, not to attract too much attention, and simply returned after the banquet.

But unfortunately, No.1 Jieyuan and No.2 Yayuan came together, even if they wanted to keep a low profile, it was difficult to do so. As soon as they entered the banquet hall, the lively hall suddenly became quiet, and all the students and even the examiners , all set their sights on the two of them.

Lin Nuo smiled, nodded to everyone, and then led Xu Wei to find their respective house masters.

The main purpose of the Luming Banquet is to let the new imperial examiners and examiners get to know each other, to perform the ceremony of master and apprentice, and to thank the recommendation.

Human beings, after all, are social creatures, no matter what kind of environment they are in, they will always subconsciously hug each other to keep warm.The same is true in the officialdom. The so-called connections are accumulated little by little during the banquet after banquet.

Lin Nuo is not very interested in these so-called official relationships, but in order to improve his fortune, even if he doesn't like socializing, he still has to bite the bullet.

The examiner who recommended Lin Nuo was about 40 years old. He looked quite rich, with a gentle smile on his face, and he was very talkative.

"Student Lin Nuo, pay homage to your mentor!"

After finding the examiner who recommended him, Lin Nuo first stepped forward to salute respectfully, then walked forward and sat opposite the examiner.

The examiner's surname was Li. The moment he saw Lin Nuo, his face blushed with joy.

Although Lin Nuo's figure looks a little thin, he is slender and has a rather handsome face. He exudes a scholarly atmosphere all over his body, which is very in line with the aesthetic concept of scholars in people's minds.

No matter in any era, good-looking people always have an inherent advantage. Even if the emperor hand-picked the number one scholar, he would never choose an ugly one.

Even the emperor is like this, let alone other people.

(End of this chapter)