Chapter 388 - 288 Si Maheyu_2
Fortunately, the safe route didn’t lead to any mishap, and when they arrived at the county in the middle of the night, there were gatekeepers at the city gates. After querying their arrival and inspecting the official appointment letter, the guards respectfully allowed his family to enter through the city gates.
To be honest, if County Magistrate Sima Heyu didn’t feel compelled by duty, he wouldn’t have wanted to leave his hometown with his wife and children.
Even though his family had connections in the Capital City, including a highly influential individual, as a court official, he had no choice but to follow orders.
He had heard that his predecessor had completed the assessment, and not only was he not dismissed, he had stayed in the Capital City and had been promoted.
His elders had told him that taking up a post here would be far easier than where he was on the grassland, where at least here, he could aspire to a higher position and skim more benefits.
County Magistrate Sima Heyu, however, hadn’t thought that much about it; he felt that leaving his hometown for an unfamiliar place and having to slowly acquaint himself with new people was daunting.
Even as the head official, the support of his subordinates was crucial, and, more importantly, it would be difficult to manage if the local gentry and tycoons did not show him courtesy and refused to cooperate, even with connections above.
He was also somewhat irritated that as an official, he still had to ingratiate himself with others—disliking it, yet unable to shirk the responsibility.