What's wrong with me, a powerful minister, supporting a few female officials?

Chapter 54 The Magistrate's Wife's Amazing Move

The phrase "straight to the ears of Heaven" was uttered.

Xue Shan trembled all over, and even his beard twitched twice!

His expression immediately became unpredictable!

It's unbelievable that a mere seventh-rank county magistrate could compete with a former second-rank official.

If Su Mo hadn't pointed out that the Cao family might be outwardly strong but inwardly weak...

Xue Shan would never even consider such a thought!
But the temptation of getting direct access to the emperor was simply too great for the ambitious county magistrate!
If they lose, the consequences will be dire; losing their position and being dismissed will be the best outcome.

But what if we win?
The higher the risk, the greater the reward!
Xue Shan subconsciously swallowed.

With himself as the county magistrate, plus Su Mo representing the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the clerks, the three parties united, and with all the advantages of timing, location, and popular support, it wasn't entirely hopeless!

Su Mo stared intently at Xue Shan, her fists clenched tightly.

If the Cao family hadn't given themselves away, Su Mo wouldn't have dared to entertain such a thought!
Ms. Chen could only accept her bad luck.

However, if the Cao family is all show and no substance, and Xue Shan is willing to go all out, Su Mo thinks it's worth a try.

If they win, Xue Shan will reap huge benefits.

He won't be too bad either!
Furthermore, once Cao Sanjiang realizes that the harm caused by taking Chen Qianyu's life far outweighs the benefits, he will naturally seriously consider whether it is worth doing so!
We can handle it!
Xue Shan pondered for a long time before finally raising his head, his brow furrowed as he squinted at Su Mo.

Do you know what it means to fight Cao Sanjiang?

Su Mo took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Of course I know!"

"It's just a life!"

Xue Shan sneered: "That's easy for you to say!"

Then, changing the subject, he asked, "What do you think our chances are?"

Su Mo immediately held up three fingers: "At least a 30% chance of winning!"

"Forty percent, the two sides shook hands and made peace!"

"The remaining 30% goes without saying!"

Xue Shan habitually picked up the teacup, brought it to his lips, and then put it back.

Then, seemingly out of nowhere, he said, "That woman, locking her up in the county jail, is not a very appropriate thing for me to do!"

He gave Su Mo a meaningful look: "You should know that the one in charge of the prison is Clerk Ma!"

Upon hearing this, Su Mo felt a chill run down his spine.

But if they don't lock them up in the county jail, where else can they lock them up?

Xue Shan would never let Chen Qianyu go!
Su Mo frowned and looked at Xue Shan: "Your Excellency, what do you mean?"

Xue Shan said calmly, "Send it to the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and there will be no chance of anything going wrong!"

Su Mo cursed under his breath.

That old fox, he really is the type who won't act until he sees the rabbit.

He clearly needed to see his connections within the Embroidered Uniform Guard before he would take action!

He even thought that by giving away a seal or a letter, he could take advantage of the situation.

They were too young and naive.

There wasn't a single real action.

Even if Xue Shan gets promoted, he will never take credit for it!
Fortunately, last night, we successfully turned the female centurion's favorability rating from negative to positive!

We have no choice but to find a female centurion!
Su Mo no longer hesitated and said in a deep voice, "The county magistrate has thought things through very well!"

"It is indeed inconvenient for Clerk Ma to remain in the county government office!"

Xue Shan stroked his beard and laughed: "If even the Cao family can't do anything to you, I'm afraid Ma Yingshi will be so scared that he'll resign and run away overnight!"

Su Mo nodded: "That's excellent!"

"I won't disturb Your Excellency any longer. I'll go and fetch my colleagues to come and fetch the person!"

Xue Shan waved his hand: "Go!"

Su Mo stood up and took his leave.

Xue Shan squinted at Su Mo's retreating figure, his expression suddenly becoming complicated and subtle.

He felt he couldn't quite see through this kid.

Despite being a cunning and treacherous official, he acted loyal and righteous in the matter of Chen Qianyu!

Despite being a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, whose duty was to monitor all officials, he knew absolutely nothing about Cao Sanjiang!
I suspect he's an imposter.

Without the slightest hesitation, he said he would ask the Embroidered Uniform Guard to take action!

Such a conclusion defies common sense.

This made the old fox wonder if he was getting too old and his judgment was failing! Of course, this was a matter of life and death.

Xue Shan would certainly not make a decision lightly.

He wouldn't even reveal it to Dong Yangrong before making a real decision!

Let's wait for my brother-in-law to arrive before making a decision!

Wang Xiuzhi, the brother-in-law, is a great sorcerer at the Divine Realm. Although he always looked down on himself for being obsessed with officialdom, he truly doted on Xue Yishu.

He would do everything in his power to help his children if they asked.

Even if he were to lose to Cao Sanjiang, I doubt he would dare to go to extremes!
At most, he'll just lose this official robe!
Thinking of Xue Yishu, Xue Shan's headache returned!
I need to go find her and ask her what's going on.

That clerk is really cunning; I hope my daughter won't suffer any losses!

Xue Shan picked up the tea and drank it all in one gulp. He walked out of the side hall, instructed Dong Yangrong to organize the documents, and then went straight to the back office.

Just as they stepped out of the central hall corridor, they saw Yan Dahu carrying a long sword with a deerskin scabbard, hurrying out.

Xue Shan was stunned.

This long sword was a gift from a former military general.

Crafted entirely from refined steel, while not quite capable of cutting through hair or slicing through iron like mud, it is still a rare and exquisite piece.

However, Xue Shan practiced swordsmanship, so he entrusted the knife to Wang for safekeeping.

He called out to Yan Dahu and pointed to the long sword: "How did this sword end up in your hands?"

Yan Dahu quickly explained, "This humble servant greets you, sir!"

"Is such that."

"The lady instructed me to give this knife to that...that Su Mo!"

Xue Shan frowned.

What kind of trouble is this Wang family member causing now!

He waved for Yan Dahu to leave.

Upon arriving at the back office, they found Xue Yishu with her cheeks puffed out, sulking.

Wang glared at her irritably!
The mother and daughter are having a tiff!
Upon seeing her father arrive, Xue Yishu's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly asked, "Father, what happened?"

Xue Shan waved his hand: "I'll explain this to you later."

He then turned to look at Wang Shi and snorted, "Let me ask you!"

"How could you give the knife that my friend gifted to me to that Su Mo?"

Wang sneered: "Does a concubine need your permission, a seventh-rank county magistrate, to offer me a broken knife?"

He paused, then snorted, "Scholars carry swords, warriors carry knives!"

"Give him a long sword, so he knows his place and won't harbor any delusional thoughts!"

Xue Shan's expression suddenly turned strange.

After a long pause, he said quietly, "Why do you think that a mere clerk or soldier, who can't read a single word, could understand this principle?"

"Wouldn't this be a waste of my fine sword?"

Wang was immediately dumbfounded.

Xue Yishu, who was standing next to her, suddenly became unhappy.

"Father!"

"He's not some illiterate clerk!"

Xue Shan was taken aback: "He can read, can't he?"

Xue Yishu's eyes darted around, and she suddenly asked, "Father, you were a third-class Jinshi (a successful candidate in the highest imperial examination)."

"They always claim to be well-versed in various classics and have read all the world's famous works!"

"But seriously?"

Xue Shan stroked his long beard and said with a hint of pride, "Of course!"

"The famous works I have studied are no less than ten thousand volumes! The scriptures I have read could fill ten rooms!"

Although the methods for taking the imperial examinations were somewhat inadequate.

In the end, he only achieved the rank of Jinshi (a successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations).

However, Xue Shan was quite confident and arrogant about his own literary skills.

He often lamented that he was full of knowledge and talent, but only held the position of county magistrate, which was a waste of his abilities!
He immediately knew that his daughter had found an article somewhere and wanted to use it to test him!

snort!
too naive!

(End of this chapter)