A district magistrate was just a low-ranking official, and they would have to bear dire consequences if the Inspection Deputy of the Prefect was to casually badmouth him to the county chief.
However, that was only true for run-of-the-mill district magistrates. Would anyone really consider Jiang Pengji to be an ordinary district magistrate?
The sun shone bright in the sky, and the air felt extremely humid and hot. The Inspection Deputy of the Prefect and his party had been waiting for a whole hour outside the city and they were drenched in sweat from the heat. The plump Inspection Deputy of the Prefect was even more flustered. After all, he wore his full set of fancy clothing and jewelry to put on airs before Jiang Pengji. Even though his servant fanned him continuously, he still felt incredibly hot. Sweat kept seeping out from his pores, wetting the inner layer of his shirt.