The County Magistrate of Yiyang, Hao Chong, has been extremely anxious lately.
They say that a county magistrate is akin to a parental official of the area, and calling him a county lord wouldn't be an exaggeration. However, only County Magistrate Hao Chong himself knows the extent of the pressures he faces between the powers that be—above, he needs to keep the primary officials of the state pleased, and below, the local powerful families may not necessarily heed his words. If he were to act against these families, they could easily leverage their connections, which are deeper than his own.
As just a mere county magistrate caught in the middle, who truly understands his hardships?
