Looking at the thick file on the desk, Zheng Peng, the manager, sat silently, and after a while, he looked up and said, "It's almost done, can you arrest me?"

Du Zhongxiao sat upright and nodded slightly: "Catch it--"

The magistrate Liu Ji tapped the table lightly and pondered for a long time before he focused his attention: "The government officials in the prefecture will not ask for it for the time being, and the news must not be disclosed. As for all the prisoners in Yongcheng County, regardless of the public officials' household registration, as long as they are involved in the case - arrest!"

When Gu Zhixian heard this, he felt refreshed: "Who will do the work if the people in the yamen are arrested?"

Liu Ji said in a deep voice: "The surrounding counties, each county will send a few people to come, and we will be on duty for the time being. After these two or three months, we will be punished!"

Magistrate Gu and County Magistrate Cheng looked at each other, shook their heads slightly, and sighed. The Yongcheng County Government Office will be paralyzed for a few days after the exit of the word "catch". It is easy to say, but these county officials are busy.

Zheng Peng picked up a few official documents from the desk and handed them over to a public official standing below, saying, "Shi Kongmu, arrest people according to the list! You have been in the Supervisor's Office for many years and are very familiar with your affairs, so I don't need to explain it anymore."

Shi Kongmu crossed his hands and agreed, stepped forward to take the list, and carefully closed it.

Liu Ji gently pushed a piece of paper on the desk to Du Zhongxiao and nodded to him.

Du Zhongxiao took the pen in his hand, signed the painting, took out the seal of the Jiedushi on his body, and carefully stamped it on it.

Liu Ji picked up the military order and read it again, then signed his name and said to the village leader He Kun: "Master He, take the patrol troops and horses, and then Kongmu goes to the county to get people. Remember, everything is up to Kongmu. If anyone dares to disobey, he will kill him without hesitation!"

He Kun sang the promise with his hands, stepped forward to receive the military order, and carefully put the bag in his hand on his head.

Liu Ji was fully authorized by Han Yi, the governor of the prefect, and these people sat here, not only were the procedures for arresting people, but even the authority to use the troops in the inspection village was sufficient. He Kun's inspection village was not only in charge of Yongcheng County, but also in the jurisdiction of several nearby counties. Gu County did not lead the rank of troops and horses, and without Liu Ji and Du Zhongxiao, he could not mobilize the troops in the inspection village.

When people in Song Dynasty talk about magistrates, they often use a sentence that is to control the military, dismount the horse to manage the people, and to seize the military, government and civil affairs. The meaning of this sentence is not that the magistrates govern the army as civil officials, but that the magistrates hold two positions, and formally called the magistrates of military affairs. Military refers to military affairs, and states refer to civil affairs. There are institutional guarantees from positions to institutions. In fact, they go to the local government as a central official to act as a local authority to act as a local authority for the power of the former governor and observation envoy. It is precisely because of the magistrates that the magistrates of the Song Dynasty had extremely high powers, and local affairs such as military, administrative, and judicial affairs were almost all in all. The transfer envoys of the upper level, the comfort envoys and the promotion of criminal prisons, all had one authority, and the counties at the next level were also greatly restricted in military and judicial powers. Only the magistrates, and the matters in the jurisdiction were of almost all under their jurisdiction. The most important thing that the magistrates collected by the court was actually financial power.

In the prefecture government office, the chief department or the envoy represents the military governor and other positions, while the prefecture government represents the civil power. When using the inspectors, Du Zhongxiao must act as the secretary as the chief official and stamp the seal of the military governor. This is something that the Tongzong Liu Ji cannot overtake. Without this seal, the military order can only be added with the word "true", and the procedures must be filled when they go back. Of course, even if the seal is stamped, it will not be effective without Liu Ji's signature, and He Kun will not implement it. This is the right to approve the prefect and the Tongzong. Except for the signing of the magistrate Zhao Han in an emergency, no one can do it.

Whether it is the prefect, the governor, or Du Zhongxiao, there are actually a long list of official positions in the official sued. The officials, the ranks, the status and salary of the military and administrative system, and some positions in the long-destroyed military and administrative system are still sued. Those official positions are usually useless, but in special circumstances, such as now, Liu Jizhao brought the military governor Yin, and Du Zhongxiao temporarily played the role of the military governor and issued military orders.

Compared with Du Zhongxiao's previous life, this is a different habit in the officialdom. In his previous life, an official was temporarily responsible for a certain job, and would set up a special document or even establish a temporary agency. At this time, a certain official position would be used, and some even came from a very long history. For example, the Sima of the Jiedushi, most of them were scattered officials at this time, and they were used to resettle officials who were demoted. However, once the special order was given to the matter, the system of the previous dynasty was picked up.

Du Zhongxiao was very fresh and carefully collected the seal of the Jiedushi whom he kept. As a small official, he was able to keep the seal of the Jiedushi who was extremely majestic in the late Tang and Five Dynasties. He felt a little flattered.

When Kongmu and He Kun sang to leave, County Magistrate Cheng moved his butt on his seat and did not stand up. This time, even his subordinates were implicated. There were almost no available soldiers in the county government, so it was not his turn to lead the troops to arrest people.

Liu Ji pretended not to see the actions of County Magistrate Cheng and said lightly: "The cunning people in the countryside, colluding with slim officials, and relying on wealth to make trouble, but it is just a trivial matter. It has been disturbed for several months, and the prefectures and counties are not at peace, and you have worked hard. The military order has been issued, and you can capture all the thieves, some are killed or killed, and you can just hand over the old officials. I heard that Du Tuan has come here and used the secret techniques at home to make dozens of jars of wine, and he is reluctant to show it to others. There is also a small prostitute who is good at playing the famous songs of ancient and modern times, and it is rare to hear it. If you have nothing to do, you should pick up the fine wine in your home, and the beautiful woman plays the piano, and how about you get drunk?"

Seeing Liu Ji looking at him, Du Zhongxiao was stunned for a moment and hurriedly stood up and said, "To be honest, I did brew some wine, but it was not that I hid it, but that the wine needs to be aged before it is fragrant and it is harmful to drink it too early. Now it is winter and the wine is ripe and you are about to taste it."

Liu Ji stood up and said repeatedly, "Okay, go to the backyard first."

Du Zhongxiao was not used to this kind of celebrity style as a big event, drinking and singing. Everyone stood up and followed Liu Ji.

Seeing that Liu Ji was calm and not affected by the major events just now, Du Zhongxiao was a little impressed. It was not that he did not have this concentration, but that he did not have this habit. When things came, he devoted all his energy to dealing with things and would not be distracted from other matters.

When he arrived at his own courtyard behind, Du Zhongxiao hurriedly ordered Chai Xin to bring his entourage to set up a banquet and prepare a curtain. His residence was narrow and there was no place to entertain so many people in the house. It was already winter, and the weather was cold outside, so he prepared to set up a large tent according to his habits. In winter, wealthy families liked to do this the most. Former Prime Minister Kou Zhun liked to drink for a long night, surrounded the curtains, lit candles, day and night.

Liu Ji waved his hand and said, "Don't set up a curtain. It's cold at this time, just put two basins of charcoal fires. It's best to drink wine when you look at the scenery around you. Hiding in the curtain is like a Hu. What's the point?"

Du Zhongxiao said that, and ordered Chai Xin to bring people to prepare a brazier. He then quietly ordered him to make a pot of mutton hotpot and then add the good wine he brewed.

The guest and host sat down. Liu Ji looked at the withered chrysanthemums next to him and sighed: "It's winter unknowingly. This year, everything in the state is complicated, and there is not even a day to appreciate chrysanthemums. Liu Binke's "Inscription on the Humble Room" talks and laughs, talks and laughs, no white men, no chaos in silk and bamboo, and no labor in desks. We travelers, we don't know when we will have that blessing."

After hearing this, everyone shook their heads and sighed. Everyone was really tired these days.
Chapter completed!