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Chapter 201 Chen Gong's Means

Chapter 201 Chen Gong's Means

Early the next morning, Chen Gong didn't have breakfast, got into the carriage and went straight to Henan Yin.

Inside the carriage, the staff were a little sleepy, but quite sober, and said, "Dong Weng, I checked carefully last night, and the disaster in Henan Yin this year is not as severe as in previous years. The total number of people in Henan Yin's jurisdiction will not exceed 2."

Chen Gong knew this better than his staff, and said without moving his face, "Zhao Bi's words make sense. If we wait for the imperial court to provide disaster relief, it may take a month or two and many people will die."

The staff nodded and sighed, a little helpless.

The grain embezzled by Henan Yin this time is autumn grain from Henan County, which has not been put into storage. Theoretically, the court does not know that there is this autumn grain, so how can the court provide disaster relief?
The so-called "according to the power in a hurry", Henan Yin's behavior is not only not a special case in the whole Han Dynasty, but very common on the contrary.

"County magistrate, someone is following us." Suddenly, the guard outside the carriage approached and whispered.

The staff was startled, and wanted to open the curtain to observe, but was stopped by Chen Gong.

Chen Gong looked calm, and said lightly: "Don't move."

The staff reacted and said in a low voice: "Dong Weng, something is wrong."

If you really have a clear conscience, why send someone to follow them?

Chen Gong sat still and said, "According to the plan."

The staff nodded slightly, secretly feeling that Chen Gong's trip might not be so smooth.

The guards outside the window responded, rode a horse, moved a little away, and drove as usual.

Early in the morning, there were very few pedestrians on the road, Chen Gong's carriage was unhurried, turned a few corners, suddenly accelerated, and went straight to the city gate.

The two men not far behind looked at each other, found two horses from nowhere, and quickly followed.

Chen Gong's carriage quickly left the city without stopping, and went straight to the place where the disaster was most serious in Yin, Henan.

Along the way, Chen Gong's carriage hardly stopped, even if he ate, he would eat in the carriage, right away, after a few bites, he continued on the road.

The two people who followed were hanging far away, neither far nor near, trying to hide their whereabouts.

In the afternoon, perhaps because he was tired, Chen Gong's carriage moved a little slowly, and even stopped in a farmyard.

The two people who followed got off their horses, took out bread from their arms, and watched from a distance.

One of them said: "Brother, our horses can't take it anymore."

The other man was obviously taller, looked directly at the farmer's family, and said, "Theirs have a carriage, so they can't stand it."

The younger brother bit the bread, took the water bottle off the horse's back, and said, "Brother, how about killing it directly, do you need these twists and turns?"

The eldest brother glanced at him and said: "This is the Luoyang order. If you die outside the city without knowing why, do you think the court can let it go?"

"Is there still a small number of county magistrates who die every year?" The younger brother said indifferently, "The big deal is to blame the robbers."

Now in the Han Dynasty, not to mention the county magistrate who died every year, even the prefect of a county said that he would die if he wanted to.

As for the prefects and prefects, state pastors are not so safe. In recent years, state pastors and prefects have died in various strange postures.

The eldest brother snorted coldly, and said: "This is different from the past, this is the land of the capital, and we must follow some rules in everything."

The little brother didn't speak anymore, and his face was still disapproving.

The eldest brother didn't say much, he stared at the farmyard while eating, lest Chen Gong play tricks.

After two full hours, when the two of them couldn't sit still, Chen Gong's carriage walked out of the farmyard.

The eldest brother watched coldly, and suddenly said in a deep voice: "Make marks along the road, don't let them walk out of your nose!"

Without further ado, the little brother got on his horse and chased him not far or near.

The eldest brother waited for them to go far away, staring at the small courtyard, for a while, seeing no movement, sneaked in quietly with a sharp knife in his pocket.

The small courtyard is not big, only six rooms, 'Big Brother' quickly figured it out, seeing that Chen Gong was not playing tricks, so he got on his horse and chased after him.

"Is there anything unusual?" After catching up, the eldest brother asked in a deep voice.

The younger brother shook his head and said, "It's just a little slow to walk, it's almost dark today."

The elder brother looked up and said, "We won't be able to make it today. Most of them will have to rest at night. Tonight we will take turns sleeping and keep an eye on them."

The younger brother was a little disdainful, and said: "Brother, this is just a small county magistrate, afraid that they will play some tricks, are you overly careful?"

The eldest brother snorted coldly.

The little brother didn't dare to speak immediately.

Just as 'big brother' expected, Chen Gong's carriage drove until it was dark, and found another farmhouse.

Naturally, the two men could only stay outside and found a high place, and even the 'little brother' even climbed a big tree and stared at the small courtyard condescendingly, in case Chen Gong's golden cicada escaped its shell.

Silent all night.

The next day, Chen Gong's carriage drove out of the small courtyard and continued on the road unhurriedly.

The two brothers followed behind, and within half an hour, 'Big Brother' suddenly changed his expression slightly, saying: "Something's wrong!"

The little brother was eating cakes, and upon hearing this, he quickly looked around and said, "Brother, what's wrong?"

The eldest brother frowned and said, "It's weird."

The younger brother looked puzzled.

The eldest brother thought about it, but couldn't think of anything wrong, so he said, "Look at it."

The younger brother shook his head, continued to nibble on the cake, and said, "The Chen Palace is under our noses along the way, so there could be something wrong."

The eldest brother listened, thought about it and thought it was the same, and felt a little less uneasy.

Not far ahead, Chen Gong's carriage seemed to be unaware and continued to drive as usual.

At the same time, Chen Gong appeared at a concentration of disaster victims outside Henan County.

He was alone, dressed in tatters, with disheveled hair, among the victims.

Looking at the large iron pots under the pergola, and the victims queuing up to receive gruel, after careful observation, he followed to get a bowl.

"Hurry up, come get another bowl after eating, don't block others!" Seeing Chen Gong staring at the porridge in the bowl, the porridge servant urged.

Chen Gong didn't speak, he walked to the side with a bowl, took a sip, and found that it was chestnut rice porridge, which was quite thick, and after eating a bowl, he, who was very hungry, was not so hungry.

Chen Gong observed silently for a while, and changed several porridge places one after another, and found that not only the porridge was not false, but also that the victims seemed to be used to it, there was no accident, and there was no competition.

At noon, Chen Gong arrived at the seventh place, and found that not only porridge, but also soup cakes and broth were served!

Chen Gong had soup cakes in one hand and chicken soup in the other, squatting in a corner, eating while constantly calculating in his mind.

'There are about 1 victims here. In the past five days, at least a thousand stones have been paid. Am I overthinking? '

Chen Gong thought, looked up at the victims not far away, and subconsciously ate soup and cakes.

"Aren't you a commoner?" Suddenly, an old man sat down beside Chen Gong and said with a satisfied smile after eating and drinking.

Chen Gong glanced at him and said, "How do you know?"

The old man shook his head and said, "Although you are dressed in tatters and ragged clothes, your skin is fair and tender. There is no dust on your hands and nails. Look at us disaster victims again."

Chen Gong made a little comparison, then nodded flatly and said, "The family has been attacked by bandits."

The old man leaned against the corner of the wall, found a comfortable position, and sighed, "It's not easy for you scholars..."

Chen Gong ignored it, thinking about it while eating.

If Zhongji really didn't embezzle the autumn grain, but misappropriated it to help the victims, the nature of this matter has changed, and he needs to seriously think about countermeasures.

Seeing that he was eating slowly and politely, the old man couldn't help but smiled and said: "It's a good time for you now, the sky has eyes, Henan Yin Renci, open a warehouse to release food, and help us. If in the past, you were like this, Already starved to death."

Chen Gong paused, then turned to him suddenly, and said, "What do you think of Henan Yin?"

The old thief was startled, looked him up seriously, and said, "You escaped from Yanzhou?"

Although Chen Gong spoke Mandarin, his words still had a Yanzhou accent.

Chen Gong remained calm, and said: "He came from Shanyang, within a few days."

The old thief suddenly nodded, put down his guard, and sighed: "Shanyang County, I know, has been fighting for the past few years, it is no better than us."

Speaking of this, he laughed again, and said: "However, Henan Yin is a rare good official. Not long after he took office, he disposed of a group of corrupt officials, and all the proceeds were used to help us victims. The water has flooded many places. In previous years, many people would have died of starvation, but Henan Yin Renci opened a warehouse to release food. In just a few days, there are countless people alive. It is really a kind heart..."

Chen Gong heard a lot of this kind of talk along the way, Zhong Ji won the hearts of Henan Yin's people in a short period of time, and his official reputation and reputation were very good.

"In the past few days, at least a thousand stones have been used." Chen Gong said to himself with a calm expression.

The old man shook his head and said: "I don't know about these things, but I heard that the imperial court is investigating Henan Yin. Hey, at this age, the people are like grass, and the scholars are sad. If you want to be a good official, I'm afraid you will die."

Chen Gong frowned, glanced at him, and remained silent.

He turned his head and looked not far away. The victims were full of food and drink, and gathered together, both inside and outside, singing praises of the species.

Chen Gong looked at the soup cakes and chicken soup in his hand again, his heart was depressed, his eyes gradually became firmer, and he said to himself: "If Zhong Ji really has such a heart for the people, so what if I, Chen Gong, fight for him!" '

After finishing eating in twos and twos, Chen Gong returned the bowl and left the place where the disaster victims gathered.

Changing into normal clothes, Chen Gong went straight to Henan County.

They inquired quietly along the way, and quietly came to Dacang, Henan County.

I saw that the front of Dacang was full of people, including guards from Henan County and many Beijing officials, who seemed to want to seal Dacang.

Standing not far away, Chen Gong recognized some of them from Hucao, his eyes seemed to move in thought.

And Zhong Ji, who was tall and had the fierce air of a general, stood not far from the gate, holding a saber in his hand, watching with cold eyes.

Not long after, the big warehouse was sealed, and Hu Cao's people seemed to say something to Zhongji, which made Zhongji furious, snorted angrily, and strode away.

Hu Cao's people discussed in twos and threes, and then left separately.

Chen Gong glanced left and right, pondered for a while, and followed those Hu Cao officials.

Not long after he walked out, Zhong Ji was caught up by a noble servant, and whispered in his ear: "Master, that Chen Gong played tricks, maybe he arrived at Henan Yin a few hours earlier, and now I don't know where he is."

 The first change, asking for a monthly ticket~
  
 
(End of this chapter)

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