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    "Team leader Zhou, go immediately to investigate whether there are any missing persons in the county. At the same time, we will issue a notice to inform anyone with missing persons to come to the Yamen to identify the body." Hai Rui said.  Although it is inferred that this is a murder case, the powdery river water has washed away almost all traces on the body of the deceased. There is no way to investigate. We can only find out the identity of the deceased first and then follow the clues to see if we can find out the reason.  "Cheng Zhong" Hai Rui prepared to leave after making arrangements. He, the county magistrate, did not need to deal with the aftermath.  He called Cheng Zhong, but found that Cheng Zhong didn't seem to hear him at all, so he raised his voice and called again.  "Ah? Master, did you call me?" Cheng Zhong said in a daze.  "What's wrong with you?" Hai Rui asked with some concern, "You look so ugly." "I'm fine, I'm just a little sick." Cheng Zhong said with a pale face.  From time to time, the deceased's pale face soaked in river water appeared before his eyes.  "Okay, you'll get used to it from now on." Hai Rui said comfortingly: "I can't believe that you are so thoughtful at such a young age, and the candidate for the position of Shi Dianshi has yet to be decided. How about it? Are you interested in being my Dianshi?  "Dian Shi?" Cheng Zhong said in surprise.  Although the time traveled was not too long, he also knew very well that Dian Shi was not a subordinate official or a handyman, but belonged to the category of official.  Not only that, Dian means "lord", Shi is an official, and Dian Shi is the chief official in the county government.  Of course, despite this, the rights of the classics and historians were not much. At that time, it was still a general position of staff, equivalent to the current secretariat, at the official level.  Even this made Cheng Zhong very surprised. Hai Rui would give him a position like Dianshi just as he asked?  Moreover, the target is a sixteen-year-old like himself, a semi-adult who has just gained the resonance of being a scholar. Is he joking?  "Yes, the previous county magistrate and chief registrar had a plain meal, and they were unclean. The teacher saw that he was upset and drove them away." Hai Rui said lightly.  Cheng Zhong really didn¡¯t know what to say. His teacher was too aggressive, right?  Just over a month after taking office, he fired both of his assistant officers!  If he doesn't do this, is he being too flamboyant and willful? Will it last long?  ??Actually, Cheng Zhong didn't know about the appointment and removal system of officials in the Ming Dynasty. If he knew, he should know that Hai Rui was just fierce, flamboyant, and willful at first and last?  You must know that although the county magistrate is the chief official of a county, the appointment, dismissal and transfer power of the county magistrate and the chief registrar as assistant officials are in the hands of the patrol censor.  There is only one possibility for Hai Rui to withdraw at the request of his assistant officer, that is, Hai Rui can easily defeat the censor!  "Yes." Hai Rui nodded and said, "I can't appoint the chief registrar yet. Let's make a record first. There is also a salary, which can supplement some family income." Hai Rui's words moved Cheng Zhong very much. It seems that Hai Rui  Rui knew about his family's dilemma, so he wanted to help Cheng Zhong in this way.  Of course, Hai Rui was not a philanthropist. He also fell in love with Cheng Zhong's outstanding observation skills.  Cheng Zhong was overjoyed, and when he was about to agree, he was frightened by Hai Rui's words.  "Cheng Zhong, my master has taken a fancy to your vision. From now on, I will leave all the punishment and punishment matters in the county to you." Hai Rui said: "The body of the beggar just now needs to be carefully examined.  Maybe we can find any clues. " "Huh?" Cheng Zhong waved his hands repeatedly. He didn't want to spend every day checking corpses!  But who could have thought that this young man, who now turns pale and feels sick when he sees a corpse, would become a murderous executioner in the future?  "Teacher, my student has little knowledge and is not proficient in the law. I dare not cause trouble to my teacher." Cheng Zhong waved his hand and said.  "Forget it, if you change your mind in the future, you can come to me at any time." Hai Rui saw that Cheng Zhong really didn't have this ambition, so he didn't force it. Instead, he told Cheng Zhong to study: "This time as a teacher, although I will put you on the case  First of all, but you must be clear that your knowledge and writing skills are still very lacking. If someone else is the examiner, let alone the case leader, it is difficult to say whether you can be admitted.  Even my teacher admires his articles. You must study hard and never become complacent or complacent. " Cheng Zhong didn't expect that Hai Rui would be as nagging as any other woman, but that's not the case.  Dare to interrupt, so I had to be patient and Weiwei agreed.  After bidding farewell to Hai Rui, Cheng Zhong couldn't wait to run home. The shabby thatched house had become the most important sustenance for him in this life.  Mrs. Liu was washing the dirty clothes Cheng Zhong had changed by the river. The mallet hit the clothes rhythmically, making a hollow sound.  The river water in early spring was extremely cold, and Mrs. Liu's hands were red and swollen from the cold, making her a little unsteady.The clothes in the middle were hammered.  "Godmother, let me wash it." Cheng Lianyi walked behind Ms. Liu and said.  "Mom is about to finish washing, so don't touch her. Have you finished the sewing work at Mr. Hou's house?" Ms. Liu asked.  "It's done. Godmother, take a rest first and see what your hands are like." Cheng Lianyi said and went to snatch the clothes hammer from Mrs. Liu's hand.  "Hey, what are you doing?" A female voice sounded, and Cheng Lianyi recognized her as Cheng Xueyi's mother-in-law, Mrs. Huang.  "Tsk, tsk, tsk, look, look, what a good little girl, this goddaughter is closer than my biological son." Huang said: "From Xiaozhi's family, tell me how wonderful it would be if you didn't give birth to that son!  What a sin." Mrs. Liu didn't say anything.  Today is the day for the county trial case. Cheng Zhong went to the county seat early in the morning. It is already westward and he has not returned yet. I am afraid that he failed to win. He doesn't know how to explain to himself, so he stays outside.  Mrs. Liu sighed secretly. Although she had no hope at first, when things really happened, she still felt a little disappointed in her heart.  "You're not allowed to talk about my brother like that!" Cheng Lianyi said with a small pout.  "Did I say something wrong?" Huang continued: "Did your sick brother pass the county exam this time?" "My brother went to see the results this morning and he hasn't come back yet." Cheng Lianyi said.  "You haven't come back yet? I don't think you have the face to come back, right?" Huang sneered and said counterattack: "The results of the county examination have been announced a long time ago. Cheng Lian's uncle in the county has already asked someone to send the news.  Lian failed to pass the exam, and Cheng Zhong didn't take the next few exams. How can we expect him to pass the exam? Unless the county magistrate is blind! "Because of Cheng Xueyi, Huang is still relatively cautious about the county exam.  clear.  Mrs. Liu looked miserable, but said nothing. She just knocked on her clothes a little faster.  ¡°I was so brazen about making a bet with my husband back then, but I want to see how he comes to her door and kneels down to apologize.¡± Huang became more and more proud as she spoke, as if she had seen Cheng Zhong dejected, kneeling in front of her house and crying bitterly.  "Humph!" Cheng Lianyi pouted, turned his head and ignored her.  Huang was still not relieved and said: "But Lian Yi is a really nice kid. He is handsome and very sensible at such a young age. I am afraid that there will be many people who will marry him in the future. It's just that he has a stupid brother who is dragging him down.  "I won't change my marriage!" Cheng Lianyi said loudly: "You go, you go!" Seeing that he had made Liu and his daughter so sad in just a few words, Mr. Huang was finally satisfied and stood up.  He combed his hair and was about to leave when he saw a thin figure running back on the official road.  "Isn't that a sick man?" Mr. Huang was immediately overjoyed, just in time to ridicule him in person.  "Mom, Lianyi, I'm back." Cheng Zhong saw Mrs. Liu and Cheng Lianyi from a distance, and waved and shouted excitedly.  Even if later generations got the undergraduate admission notice, Cheng Zhong was not so excited.  "Hey, I'm so happy, as if I passed the exam." Huang said coolly.  "What? You know it too? Did your husband tell you?" Cheng Zhong said in a daze.  Since he came back late, he thought the news that he had become the culprit had already spread!  "Tch, what a joke! Aren't you dreaming? You still passed the exam? Who could you have deceived?" Huang didn't believe it at all.  She has always been dissatisfied with Cheng Zhong for deceiving Cheng Xueyi into teaching with just a few words, and she always wanted to regain her position. The results of the county examination just came out today, and she can't wait.  In her opinion, if even Cheng Lian could not pass the county examination, Cheng Zhong would not have any hope.  ¡°Brother, ignore him, let¡¯s go home.¡± Cheng Lianyi didn¡¯t want to embarrass Cheng Zhong, so she said.  Before Cheng Zhong could answer, he heard an excited voice saying: "Here it is, here it is!" The three of them turned around and saw the patriarch Cheng Zhiyan walking over quickly leading a servant in public uniform.  .  
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