The commoners, upon hearing the words of the magistrate, breathed a slight sigh of relief and gradually dispersed from the front of the magistrate's residence.
The magistrate felt a sense of joy, wiped the sweat from his brow, and hurried back to report to Gao Qiu.
He repeatedly bowed with his fists clasped and said respectfully to Gao Qiu, "Chancellor Gao is truly a divine being; as you instructed, the commoners indeed dispersed."
Gao Qiu stroked his beard and smiled faintly, "Magistrate Shi is too polite. These are strategies thought up by the magistrate himself; what do they have to do with me?"
"What is this?"
Magistrate Shi Wenbin raised his eyebrows and his mind raced, pondering the meaning behind Gao Qiu's words.
