Wu Degui was stunned for a moment, a little unclear, but he still stepped forward to open the account book, he looked at the four account books carefully, at first glance, he didn't think there was any problem, but after looking carefully, Wu Degui's sweat came out.

"One of the accounts recorded above, for the city government allocated a wall of silver, a total of 8,500 taels, this amount of silver has been touched in July, August and September this year, after the latest account book, this amount of silver left 3,100 taels, the expenditure is very detailed, used to build the Dinghai West Wall side of the third lane to the fifth lane of a section of fifty steps, built in three times, the materials are also recorded in detail, but when the official walked with Lord Wu before, just passed by that section, the wall does not look like it has just been repaired this year, this is one of them。 Second, the repair of the granary and the house, there is also an expenditure in the account book in August this year, a total of 380 taels, the account seems to be fine, but the name of the craftsman used is actually the same as the craftsman who repaired the city wall before. Similar mistakes abound in the account books, Lord Wu, Cai Wenshu, when the official took the township examination to get the list of students, among the strategies written, there is the art of counting, if you two see the test paper of the official, you will know, the comparison of counting, that is the official's strength, Cai Wenwen, you think that the account book you made is seamless, the official is new to the city and does not understand the account, so there is no problem at all, if so, then you are very wrong, you say, should the official arrest you?

After Chu Xian finished speaking, the clerical officer's legs were already weak.

He knew that what Chu Xian said was right, but this kind of account was not an insider, and those who had not been in the account office for a few years could not see the trickiness at all.

This county lord just glanced at all the account books, and he was able to write down the contents of all the account entries, and he could also compare them with the expenditures at different times, which was a bit terrifying.

You must know that the clerk himself knows best, his accounts are no problem on the face, but he can't stand the check at all, if he really checks, then the check is accurate.

At this moment, the clerk was in a cold sweat, his eyes were rolling, but he was speechless.

He had a feeling that he had long been seen through by this county lord, and from the very beginning, this county lord had planned to target him.

At first, it was just a matter of reclaiming wasteland and diverting streams into canals, but why did it suddenly turn to the matter of checking accounts? By the way, the clerk remembered that he had said that he had no money.

At that time, it was just to let Xinxian Cheng retreat, but he didn't expect that in the end, he would be put into it.

In other words, from the very beginning, the purpose of this county lord was to check the accounts.

At this time, the clerk looked at Wu Degui, he knew that at this time, only Wu Degui could protect him, and Wu Degui also had to protect him, many things, he was able to do it with Wu Degui's instructions, and most of the greedy ink and silver were in Wu Degui's hands.

Sure enough, Wu Degui's face was ugly at the moment, but he slapped the table, pointed to the clerk on the ground and said: "Cai Shushu, about the account book, you have to give this official an explanation, come on, take Cai Wenshu down, and this official will interrogate carefully." ”

This Wu Degui seems to be trying to investigate the clerical officer, but in fact, he is making peace with the mud, if he comes to try it, he will definitely find an opportunity to smooth out the troubles and loopholes, at least he can't let Cai Wenwen really go to prison and be punished.

Chu Xianyan couldn't see Wu Degui's intentions.

However, this matter can't be pressed too tightly, Chu Xian said at this time: "If there is a problem with Cai Wenwen, then please trouble Lord Wu to investigate it." ”

Wu Degui was still afraid that Chu Xian would not let him investigate, in case Chu Xian wanted to check it himself, it would be troublesome, and at this moment, hearing that Chu Xian actually asked him to investigate this matter, of course he was happy in his heart.

However, when Chu Xian said the next sentence, his face froze.

Chu Xian said: "Whether Cai Wenshu is really a problem or not, he should no longer serve as a clerical officer, and this official will remove Cai Wenwen's official position by the order of the county officer, and as for the vacancy of the clerical officer, it will be decided at a later date." ”

This is to take down the official position of clerical officer.

Clerical officer, don't look at the official position, but the importance is undoubted, Wu Degui's eyes narrowed, knowing that this position must not change hands, otherwise there will definitely be chaos.

At the moment, he said: "Lord County, although the clerk is only a petty official from the ninth grade, but in the county, it is very important to be responsible for trivial matters such as land, household registration, taxes, finance, etc., Cai Wenshu is still diligent and diligent, and his affairs are dismissed before the matter is clear, which is a little inappropriate, right? Besides, even if he is dismissed as an official, this position is not easy to vacancy, after all, there are so many things in the county, and there must be a clerk to deal with them." ”

Chu Xian was not very tough this time, but asked rhetorically: "Then according to what you mean by Lord Wu? Cai Shushu has a problem with his accounts, and he must be checked, according to the rules, he can no longer serve as a clerk at this time." ”

"I understand!" Wu Degui had a thought in his heart at this time, obviously, Cai Wenshu was caught, and it was difficult to retain his official position, so it was best to replace someone else as a clerical officer, and this person must be his Wu Degui's person.

At this point, Wu Degui has his self-confidence.

After operating in Dinghai County for so many years, his people have occupied most of the county government, and the key positions are all controlled by his people, and the two most important positions are one is the clerical officer, who is in charge of the people's livelihood in the county, and the other is the canonical history, which is in charge of the county's public security and criminal cases, these two positions must be his people.

The county is the chief official of the small county on the surface, and the other party wants to change the documents, which is also natural, Wu Degui thinks about it, there is no need to let the other party stalemate in this matter, the other party wants to change, then let him change.

Playing with others, it is natural to play to their strengths and avoid weaknesses, their own strengths are the advantages of running Dinghai County for so many years, and those who are qualified to take over as clerical officials are basically their own people, so it is best to determine the candidates immediately, so that for this new county man, it is absolutely impossible to cultivate a cronies who can take over the clerical officer in such a short period of time.

This Chu Xian, when he came, he only brought one guard with him, just two people, no matter how capable the other party was, it was impossible to conjure up a third person.

Thinking of this, Wu Degui continued: "In this way, because although the clerical official position is small, it is very important, so it is better to determine the replacement candidate now, so that it will not affect the official affairs of the county government." ”

I thought that Chu Xian would have some whispers, but I didn't expect Chu Xian to nod and say, "It's okay, but I don't know who can take over the position of clerical officer?"

Wu Degui was overjoyed in his heart, and he pretended to think about it at the moment, and then listed two names.

"Wang Quan and Feng Ge are okay, these two have enough qualifications and knowledge, one is a list student who was admitted three years ago, and the other is a list student who was admitted five years ago. Wu Degui said at this time.

Chu Xian shook his head: "How to say, the clerical officials are all from the ninth grade, in charge of the affairs of the county, you have to be cautious, so let's take the roster of officials in the county government, and the official will take a look." ”

Wang Degui was a little unhappy in his heart, but he still asked someone to take the roster.

Chu Xian looked at the roster, and then said, "Wang Quan and Feng Ge can indeed ......."

Wang Degui hurriedly said: "Yes, these two people can do it, it's better to let ......"

Before he finished speaking, Chu Xian pointed to the list of officials and said: "Wait a minute, I see that this Xia Bozhong has been a junior official in the county government for ten years, and the list student who was admitted ten years ago is very experienced, and his age is enough, so let's do it, the clerk needs a calm person to take on the role, I think Lord Wu, you don't want to make trouble again, it's better to let this Xia Bozhong be the clerk." ”

Although Chu Xian's words were discussing, his tone was already decided.

The county orders of large counties and the county magistrates of small counties are all the chief officials of a county, who govern a place, and of course have the power to designate a clerk from the nine grades.

Wu Degui's face remained unchanged, but he was thinking in his heart.

Xia Bozhong, Wu Degui knows, this person was admitted to the list ten years ago, and he has a literary talent, but he is not tactful, and he doesn't know much about the world, and sometimes, he still admits death, and his temper is more stubborn than a cow.

Of course, Wu Degui doesn't like such people.

So in the past ten years, he has never promoted this Xia Bozhong, but in terms of qualifications, this Xia Bozhong is indeed the oldest.

Wu Degui was thinking, why didn't anyone pick this Chu Xian, but chose this Xia Bozhong?

Is it a coincidence?

Among the county officials, not all of them are from Wu Degui's family, and there are a few who have never leaned towards Wu Degui, and this Xia Bozhong is one of them.

Once, Wu Degui hinted, but Xia Bozhong didn't seem to understand, and he didn't say anything at all, so Wu Degui knew that this Xia Bozhong was talented and learned, and he never reused this person.

So should you use Xia Bozhong or not?

Wu Degui thought about it again.

The newcomer to the county is not simple, the other party actually knows Jiang Yuan, then maybe he also knows Xia Bozhong, the other party must know that this Xia Bozhong is not his own person, so he will recommend this person.

It should be nothing more than that.

Because Wu Degui is sure that Xia Bozhong is not his own person, and he is definitely not the person of Chu Xian, if he does not agree to this Chu Xian today, the other party will definitely not give up, so it is better to do this favor, bring Xia Bozhong up, and then try to win him over.

Even if he can't win it over, he must not let Xia Bozhong lean towards Chu Xian.

That's all there is to it.

In an instant, Wu Degui also considered the pros and cons of this matter very thoroughly, and said with a smile at the moment: "Since Lord County Cheng has ordered the general, of course Wu has no reason to object, this Xia Bozhong is indeed a student who was admitted to the list ten years ago, with enough qualifications and rich experience, it is okay to let him be a clerical officer." ”

Chu Xian nodded: "Then it's decided, come here, call Xia Bozhong." ”

Xia Bozhong is just a small official, and he is not qualified to stay in the hall, someone will pass it on, and he will come soon.

It seems that Xia Bozhong is dressed as a scholar, and his grade is at least in his thirties, after all, this person has been admitted to the list for ten years, and he is still just a small official in the county government at such an age, which shows that he has gone through a lot of tempering.