The emperor has a mind-reading operation and is dog and fierce

Chapter 238 Natural and Man-made Disasters
Because of the lack of water, there is no way to grow plants in this place, so all food has to be transported from outside.

Therefore, food is naturally horribly expensive. Except for those extremely rich people, the rest of the people are basically receiving state subsidies.

All of them were starving and skinny, and they couldn't take care of them at all. After all, it was pretty good to have a meal. If they relied on their own strength alone, without any subsidy, they might not be able to eat this meal. get up.

For the sake of children, some old people even cut tree bark or made cakes out of mud for them to eat. This kind of thing has long been common to Rui Ziying. Also saw this happen.

Compared with the rich clothes and fine food in the palace, the life here is not a little worse. Even Mu Huanchun couldn't help feeling the suffering of the people after watching it.

The things here are worse than the previous ones, and the people involved must be particularly honorable, and Geng Guanyu is not sure how many people in the court are involved.

But as long as he finds out, he will never spare those people easily, and if he dares to use such a small method to embarrass the people under his nose, then he will definitely not make their lives easier.

Rui Ziying said: "We'll go find Zhou Jie tomorrow, I don't believe he doesn't know anything about this."

Geng Guanyu also guessed that Zhou Jie must know something, but why he didn't say it, this is a big question.

Rather than investigating by himself, it is better to ask directly. As long as Zhou Jie has these people in his heart, no matter what kind of grievances he has, he will not hide the truth.

Although the food in this place is very expensive, the place to live is quite cheap. Rui Ziying and the others ate something casually and hurriedly fell asleep.

The next day, the four of them went to find Zhou Jie together. Because it was still early, Zhou Jie had just got up from the bed, and when he heard Rui Ziying and the others coming, he simply washed up and came out.

"How are the four adults?"

"Zhou Jie, I have a question to ask you. You must answer me honestly. It is best not to lie. If I know that you lied to me, then I can't control the affairs here. .”

Rui Ziying didn't have any Tony to bring water, and directly explained what she meant.

The nerves on Zhou Jie's face suddenly became serious. Although he had not been in contact with Rui Ziying for a long time, he had already learned from the previous meeting that Rui Ziying was a very easy-going person. will become very serious.

With Rui Ziying's expression now, it was obvious that this time the matter was very difficult. She originally thought it was a natural disaster, but now it seems that the matter is not as simple as imagined, and it is very likely that it was caused by man-made disasters.

"Tell me, what's the matter?"

Rui Ziying said, "Are you sure you have someone check on Shang Shang?"

Zhou Jie nodded seriously: "I have been there, and more than once."

Rui Ziying also nodded: "Then please call me all the people you sent over, and I will interrogate them one by one."

Hearing what Rui Ziying said, Zhou Jie seemed to realize the seriousness of the matter, and asked, "Did something happen? Can you tell me what happened first?"

Rui Ziying sneered and said, "There are people in the upper class digging rivers for gold, which is strictly prohibited by the Holy Majesty, but they are so bold and reckless that they even hide it from your side. Do you think we shouldn't take care of this matter?"

As soon as Zhou Jie heard it, he immediately understood why Rui Ziying was so angry. This is indeed something forbidden by the emperor, and these people are no longer enough to be described as audacious.

It can be said to be cheating.

If it wasn't for Rui Ziying and the others to find out about this matter, it is unknown how many rivers would have suffered.

Getting close not only damages the water resource environment, but may also cause troubles to the nearby residents. If the water resources are seriously polluted, the nearby residents will definitely have some changes in their bodies.

This is one of the reasons why this series of behaviors is banned.

Geng Guanyu said: "Are you really ignorant of this matter? I advise you not to try to help them hide it together."

Zhou Jie applied very seriously and said: "I really don't know about this matter, and I haven't heard any news before. I always thought that this drought was caused by natural disasters, but I didn't expect it to be a man-made disaster!"

"These people are really unreasonable. They dare to do such a bold thing at the feet of the emperor. I will write a letter and report it to the emperor. I must let the emperor decide for us. We must not let these people continue to be presumptuous. In this way Not only does it have a certain impact on the nearby residents, but the lives of the common people are even more miserable."

"Without water resources, how can the people's lives continue? It has been such a long time, and there has not been a drop of rain. If this continues, the people will get sick and die of thirst. , so how do I explain to the emperor?"

Seeing that he was so angry, Geng Guanyu finally believed what he said. It seemed that he did not know about this matter. I don't know if the people above hid it well, or he didn't really care about this matter.

Or maybe he was too naive to believe that this was just a simple natural disaster.

What made Rui Ziying even more convinced of his innocence was that he shed tears while talking. There are not many officials who can be so moved. It is enough to see that he is really ignorant of this aspect. Maybe the officials above know He is upright, so he deliberately concealed this matter.

Even the people under him teamed up to deceive him. In this case, he was indeed a victim, and he had no flaws, which inevitably made people sympathetic.

"Zhou Jie, since you are not infatuated with this matter at all, then call me all the people you sent over, and I will interrogate them one by one what is going on. Since you sent them to inquire about the situation, Then no matter what happens, they should report to you."

"But you were completely kept in the dark about this matter. This only shows that someone cheated and concealed it. You have reached a deal with the people above. The most important point is that they deceived you. Faced with the betrayal of your subordinates, I believe you must have your own way of dealing with it, right?"

(End of this chapter)