I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

Chapter 69
"That's right, why? Mingming Chun'an County and Jiande County are the most severely affected places this time. The people in his Jiande County are human beings, so aren't the people in my Chun'an County not human beings?"

With such a thought in mind, Hai Rui hurriedly led people to the nearby Jiande County without taking a rest.

It wasn't until Hai Rui arrived in Jiande County that he realized that the painting style here was completely different.

The street is orderly, it doesn't look like it has been flooded at all, and there are no victims huddled in the corner waiting to die. Every three or five steps, you can see a porridge shed distributing porridge, and on the edge of the city, there is a dedicated The shelters for the victims of disasters are temporarily housed, and the officials of the county government maintain order.

On the way to the county government, Hai Rui also sent people to inquire about it, and when the people along the way mentioned their county magistrate, they all praised him.

"Master Zhixian, we're here."

"Ah."

Just as Hai Rui's thoughts were racing, a voice came from outside.

Hai Rui nodded and got off the sedan chair.

"May I ask you, Your Excellency?" the yamen servant of Jiande County saw that Hai Rui was wearing an official uniform, and hurriedly stepped forward to ask.

"My official is Hai Rui, the new magistrate of Chun'an County next door. I have something important to discuss with you, Mr. Wang. Please go in and report."

"My lord, please wait a moment, I will go in and report."

After the yamen servant finished speaking, he quickly ran back to the county yamen.

At this time, Wang Yonghe was sipping tea leisurely in the courtyard of the county yamen. Seeing the yamen servant rushing in in a hurry, he couldn't help frowning, with an unhappy expression: "What's the matter in such a hurry?"

"Reporting to the magistrate, the new magistrate of Chun'an County, Hai Rui, said that he has something important to discuss with you, my lord."

After listening to the yamen servant's narration, Wang Yonghe drank the remaining tea in the cup and said, "Let him wait for a while, I will go to see him right away."

"Yes." After taking the order, the yamen servant left quickly.

Wang Yonghe looked at the back of the yamen servant leaving in a hurry, but thought inwardly: "The visitor is not kind."

Ever since the governor's mansion let Wang Yonghe temporarily take care of the relief supplies in Chun'an County, Wang Yonghe had a bad idea and quickly embezzled all of them.Now is the time for promotion, if he can perform well in this disaster relief, he should be able to leave here soon and be transferred to work in the capital.

Thinking of this, Wang Yonghe's eyes could not help but have a glimmer of gloom, when the superiors could not fight well, they had to fight when he was about to be promoted.

Hai Rui was soon welcomed by the yamen to the place where the county yamen entertained guests, while the others waited outside the county yamen.

"My lord, please wait for a moment. The magistrate is busy with official duties and will be here soon."

"Yes." Hai Rui nodded and continued to wait.

Just as Hai Rui was looking at the decoration here boredly, Wang Yonghe, the magistrate of Jiande County, walked in with a smile like a spring breeze.

"This is Hai Rui, the new magistrate of Chun'an County, Mr. Hai, isn't he? Next is Wang Yonghe, the magistrate of Jiande County. What's the matter with you coming to my county government?"

"Well, my official is Hai Rui, the new county magistrate of Jiande County! My lord, I am here this time for the disaster relief supplies in Chun'an County that you previously managed."

Hai Rui didn't want to exchange too many pleasantries, but put forward his request directly.

"Oh, you don't know! At that time, the Governor's Mansion asked me to take care of the supplies in Chun'an County. I sent people there immediately after receiving the order, but I was robbed by the disaster victims on the way!"

When Wang Yonghe said this, there was a trace of indignation in his tone.

"What? He was robbed by disaster victims!" Hai Rui's expression became more gloomy upon hearing this.

"Yeah, those victims are starving. As long as they can survive, what are they afraid to do? But fortunately, some supplies have been snatched back, and they are currently being stored in our warehouse in Jiande County."

"If Mr. Hai needs it, you can send someone to fetch it. For the rest, please forgive Wang for being helpless." As soon as Wang Yonghe finished speaking, the guards at the side brought up two cups of high-quality tea.

"Master Hai, do you want to try it? This is the top Longjing tea, which just came out this year." After Wang Yonghe said that, without looking at Hai Rui, he picked up his teacup and took a sip.

"Hmph, even if those disaster victims had a hundred guts, they wouldn't dare to rob the government! Didn't Mr. Wang treat me, Hai Rui, as a fool for fun? You obviously embezzled this part of my supplies from Chun'an County." Hai Rui turned his gaze to Wang Yonghe, who was enjoying tea leisurely, and said in a deep voice.

"On my way to the Jiande County Government, I saw a porridge shed distributing porridge within five steps of the street, and the amount of relief food distributed by the government to the two counties is about the same. Where did Jiande County come from? How much food?"

"Also, don't mention to me that you are rich in Jiande County. I have checked the relevant information before coming here. The land, food, population, and taxation of the two counties are similar."

Seeing that Wang Yonghe was still about to speak sophistry, Hai Rui spoke up first and silenced his words.

"In short, the disaster relief materials in Chun'an County are only those left in the warehouse. If you want them, find someone to move them away. If you don't want them, you can't even get a single piece of them! If you don't believe my words, you can go The Governor's Mansion sued me." After Wang Yonghe finished speaking, he had no intention of continuing the conversation, and said confidently.

"Okay, okay, Wang Yonghe, just wait for me, I will definitely go to the Governor's Mansion to sue you! Also, thank you for the tea." After Hai Rui said that, he drank the tea in his cup and left straight away. .

And Wang Yonghe sat on the chair, his face was cloudy and uncertain, and then he called his subordinates and gave some instructions in a low voice.

……

In the study of the Governor's Mansion of Zhejiang Province, Hu Zongxian couldn't help sighing when he looked at the complete record of the destruction of dikes and flooded fields submitted by his student Ma Ningyuan.

He knew very well in his heart that if he handed over this record in its entirety, it would definitely cause shocks in the government and the public. Without him, there are too many and important people involved!
If this matter is brought to the fore, none of the five elders in the dynasty will be able to escape!Under pressure, the imperial court had no choice but to hold them accountable, and if the elders fell, and no one would restrain the officials under them, the chaos in the government and the opposition would be a trivial matter, which might shake the country of Ming Dynasty.

After thinking for a long time, Hu Zongxian still couldn't make up his mind.

At this moment, Xu Wei's voice came from outside the study: "My lord, someone from the palace is here."

Hu Zongxian put away the records, knelt down on the ground immediately, and then the door of the study was pushed open, and a white-faced eunuch walked in, and said with a light smile: "Master Hu, His Majesty entrusted me to send this to you. "

After the eunuch finished speaking, he handed over the booklet to Hu Zongxian.

"I'm sorry to bother you, father-in-law." Hu Zongxian thanked him quickly.

"We are all doing business for the emperor, why bother? Since the things have been delivered, I will leave first." The eunuch said without stopping, turned and left.

"Father-in-law, walk slowly!"

After sending his father-in-law away, Hu Zongxian pushed back the guards on the side, sat on a chair, and opened the booklet.

"Your Majesty not only gave me the right to kill first, but also gave me the right to adjudicate the case?"

After reading the above content, Hu Zongxian frowned and kept thinking about the intention behind the emperor's move. After a long time, Hu Zongxian's eyes shone brightly, he could not help stroking his beard, and said with a loud smile: "That's it, Your Majesty is wise! Minister Hu Zongxian, follow orders."

(End of this chapter)