I have lived forever since the end of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 376 Ancestor Worship Invitation

This is the seventh day since Chen Luo entered Lujiang County and the fourth day since he came to Shucheng.

Disaster relief work has been extremely difficult to advance.

The local officials were not stupid enough to embarrass Chen Luo openly, but they made those disgusting stumbling blocks behind his back, so it would be difficult to do anything with these people.

For example, something small.

Before providing relief work, it is necessary to count the number of victims and their place of origin.

Most of the officials who came from Guanzhong did not understand the local dialect of Lujiang County, and there were not enough manpower. Therefore, local officials from Lujiang were needed to assist in order to carry out the investigation.

The investigation and statistics were only halfway through, and the officials who were assisting them left in a hurry on the grounds that something important happened at home. The officials in Guanzhong were left dumbfounded, while the victims around them spoke in obscure and incomprehensible words, which made them feel dizzy.

When his subordinates reported the situation in a state of collapse, Chen Luo went to visit him, only to find that the official who left in a hurry had three hens running away from his home.

Compared with the hundreds of victims waiting for rescue, he put the importance of the three hens in front, giving people a damn black sense of humor that made Chen Luo laugh out loud.

When Chen Luo scolded him harshly and wanted to punish him, the other party looked very aggrieved and said pitifully: "His three old hens can lay eggs every day. If they are lost, the family will have to eat three fewer eggs a day."

His words were so sincere that he almost burst into tears.

For a moment, Chen Luo couldn't even tell whether the other party was acting or if he really meant it.

But no matter what the situation is, it's not a good thing.

If the other party is acting, it proves that the officials in Lujiang County have made up their minds and do not want to cooperate, and they just want to do this little trick to disgust Chen Luo. But if they are not acting, it is even worse, which shows that the officialdom of Lujiang County is so bad. Well, such people can become officials and have no idea of ​​doing anything for the people.

After serious negotiations with the Lujiang prefect, Chen Luo punished the man with thunderous means, which served as a warning to other officials in Lujiang County.

The effect is remarkable.

In the next two days, he listened to the reports from his subordinates and learned that the cooperation of the officials in Lujiang County had increased a lot. Occasionally they would get stuck on key points for a while, but in most other cases, they no longer dared to do anything. hands and feet.

But this is not Chen Luo's ultimate goal.

It is still too slow to carry out disaster relief work at this pace.

……

Chen Luo came to Lujiang County on the tenth day.

A low-key motorcade arrived in Shucheng under the faint morning light.

The decoration of the main body of the carriage is not luxurious, but it is often through certain details that the extraordinaryness of this fleet can be seen.

The horses pulling the cart are very strong and have obviously been specially bred and screened.

The axle is polished very delicately, and there is no slack in areas where ordinary craftsmen are used to being lazy.

Of course, what's more important is that the words "Yangxia Chen Family" are embroidered on the small flag hanging in front of the car. This is the most luxurious detail.

The convoy did not enter the city directly;

They stopped at the city gate for a short while, then chose to split up.

The large force entered the city directly, and then rushed to the prefect's mansion. The other three separate carriages headed towards the disaster relief camp in the west of the city.

……

"Dongsheng, you came here so early in the morning without saying hello. It's really a surprise inspection." Seeing the person from the Chen family in Yangxia, Chen Luo found that he was familiar with him. It was Chen Xu who had investigated his identity before, so Just a joke.

"What are you talking about, Boyu? When I received your news this time, the family took it very seriously. My eldest father also asked about the matter and sent my father to bring people here to ask the Lujiang prefect." Chen Xu smiled. I mean, my speech is a bit tepid, but clear and coherent.

Chen Luo narrowed his eyes and guessed, "I guess my uncle has already gone to the prefect's mansion?"

The prefect of Lujiang is an official with two thousand stones. With Chen Luo's current status, he has no way to deal with him.

However, in political struggles, as long as the bottom line is not violated, there is no need to strictly follow the rules on the surface.

Is it possible that your enemies will still praise you as a gentleman?

They will only laugh at your stupidity.

So Chen Luo could take advantage of the Chen family in Yangxia, so he naturally chose to ask for help as soon as possible. Moreover, he did not want to use the family's power for profit. The issue of disaster relief was related to the livelihood of millions of people.

"Exactly." Chen Xu nodded.

The family received Chen Luo's letter and learned about the situation in Lujiang. Many Chen family members were dissatisfied.

Usually there are officials who are messing around. As long as they are not in Yangxia and the news does not reach their ears, it is fine. After all, they have no jurisdiction.

But these people are now facing such an important matter of disaster relief, and they are actually trying to interfere with it. Chen Luo is still responsible for the task. This is not to give them the face of the Yangxia Chen family.

Of course, since Chen Luo told it through letters, it can only be regarded as a one-sided story.

What the specific situation looks like requires special investigation before a conclusion can be made.

So the Chen family of Yangxia specially sent people to investigate and collect evidence on the spot to understand the truth.

"Then Dongsheng came here specially to see what's going on here, right? How about you follow me for a walk in the camp?" Chen Luo understood what the other party was thinking, so he took the initiative to propose.

"Okay." Chen Xu nodded lightly, "Then let's ask Boyu to lead the way."

Chen Luo was walking in front, and when he thought of something, he turned back and asked, "Dongsheng, did the envoy I arranged to deliver the letter come with you this time?"

It is estimated that in the eyes of Lujiang Prefecture and those people, the source of these things is Wei Qing, and they are jealous of him.

If Wei Qing showed up in Shucheng, there would probably be more than a few people who wanted to attack him.

After all, Chen Luo and Cao Shou both wore multiple identities to ensure their own safety, but Wei Qing was now a commoner. In the eyes of those people, he probably could handle it easily without worrying about getting into trouble later.

Therefore, Chen Luo thought that Wei Qing was here and he had to arrange him by his side to ensure that he would not be personally threatened to the greatest extent.

No, it seems safer to let Wei Qing leave Lujiang County.

"He won't come." Chen Xu replied simply and clearly.

Realizing that the answer he just gave seemed too concise, he thought for a moment and then explained: "Boyu, you may not have been in Yangxia, and you don't have that much understanding of some of our Chen family's methods of doing things.

For key witnesses in major cases and those involved who may be harmed, we will take comprehensive protective measures to prevent witnesses from being harmed.

This will not only lead to the destruction of the evidence chain, but also a blow to the people's enthusiasm for reporting darkness. "

Chen Luo narrowed his eyes and asked in a curious tone: "When did this rule appear? It has been around since the time of Marquis Wenzhen of Yangxia, and has it been passed down ever since?"

In fact, he must know that this rule was added after he left Yangxia. But when most people mention the affairs of Yangxia, they will basically have something to do with Marquis Wenzhen of Yangxia, so the sentence after him is by no means redundant, but to make the entire sentence conform to the normal order of questions from the public and not appear abrupt.

As expected, Chen Xu shook his head and said: "This rule was formulated by Mr. Qu Zhongyin. It is said that when he was handling a certain case, the prisoner's absconding accomplice retaliated against the witness who came forward to accuse him. Even if I catch all the prisoners later, I still feel deeply regretful, so I made this rule.

And the messenger you sent, Boyu, seems to be closely related to this case, and also belongs to the scope that needs to be protected. We rushed here, but we were afraid that the protection was not adequate, so we let him stay in Yangxia. "

"That's it." Chen Luo agreed and no longer worried about Wei Qing's safety.

The Lujiang Prefect had a certain amount of power under his rule, but it was impossible to extend his hand into Yangxia territory.

Besides, he didn't have to do that for a little Wei Qing.

After exchanging this topic, the two of them had already walked to the victims' camp.

Chen Luo pointed to the camp and began to introduce each area in an orderly manner, and explained the profound meaning behind those arrangements.

"This is a residential area. Under our current conditions, we can only arrange a large tent for fifteen people. However, we try our best to allow every family to live in the same tent. If there are no other family members, we will arrange them separately for men and women. .”

"That's the food distribution area over there. We distribute food at Chen hour, noon hour and You hour, mainly bread and rice cereal. Sometimes we also pick wild vegetables to make porridge."

"Old Wu Chen'an, this is one of the doctors in our camp. There are now a total of sixteen doctors in the camp. Every five people are responsible for four hours, and one person is on duty. After all, the living environment of these disaster victims is quite... Generally speaking, sometimes it’s hard to avoid headaches due to wind chill.”

"Further forward, we reach the construction area, which is mainly to build a water diversion canal. If after the construction is completed, there will be another heavy rain of this magnitude in the future, the damage will definitely not be so heavy."

"Don't go there, it smells like a special place for leaving arrows."

After wandering around for half an hour, Chen Xu took a look around the camp where the victims were accommodated and got a rough idea.

"I'm really impressed by you, Boyu, for how well you arranged it." He said with emotion.

It is particularly valuable to know that Chen Luo did all this without the cooperation of the Lujiang Prefect.

Chen Xu asked himself, he couldn't do it.

Among the younger generation of the Chen family in Yangxia, there is probably no one else who can do it.

No wonder the eldest father and the others are willing to let Boyu serve as an official in Chang'an. It would be unfair to hide such ability in Yangxia.

"Dongsheng is overly praised. I just did what I could." Chen Luo smiled modestly.

He knew that the things he had done had passed Yangxia Chen's review.

As for whether the governor of Lujiang could pass the review, Chen Luo felt that there was no need to think about it.

If we follow strict procedures to investigate, we may not be able to find many problems in the Lujiang River. Even if we just cross the shallow layer, we probably won’t be able to find anything clean.

"That's right." Chen Xu turned his head and asked in a low voice, "It's almost time to worship the ancestors. Boyu, after you finish your work here, you can take a trip back to Yangxia."

The matters of ancestor worship have been arranged for a long time.

However, Chen Luo's affairs in Lujiang were not investigated clearly. They did not know which party was at fault, so they did not directly invite him.

Of course, when Chen Xu saw that Chen Luo had arranged the victims so well, he felt that the problems in Lujiang County were probably the fault of the prefect and had no choice but to run away, so he directly revealed the upcoming ancestor worship to Chen Luo.

"Okay, I will definitely go back for such an important matter." Chen Luo's breathing stagnated for a moment, then after adjusting his condition, he nodded without changing his expression.

After all, I even attended my own funeral, so I went back to pay homage to myself...

Strange?

Not surprising.

……

The words are divided into two parts.

At this time, in Shu City, in the prefect's mansion.

Chen Qian had several stacks of documents in front of him. He looked at the Lujiang Prefect with a serious look on his face.

"Mr. Chen, please listen to my explanation." The Lujiang prefect looked calm, but his eyes were a little evasive.

You must know that he is not afraid of Chen Luo because he has understood the other party's background and knows that Chen Luo does not belong to the main line of Yangxia Chen family. As a branch lineage and an official with no more than 600 shi, the Lujiang prefect does not feel that There is nothing to worry about, but I feel that the presence of Pingyang Marquis may bring more trouble.

And the Chen Qian who appears in front of him now is the true third-generation direct descendant of the Yangxia Chen family, and the person who is likely to inherit the title of Marquis of Yangxia in the future.

Even though he was an official with a salary of two thousand dan, the prefect of Lujiang was still frightened.

For him, this is the real big shot he can't afford to offend.

What's more, I really did something wrong.

Now that Chen Qian is standing in front of him, the pressure he brings is real.

Chen Qian sighed and asked regretfully, "Do you think there is room for explanation?"

"This..." The prefect of Lujiang hesitated, not thinking about how to answer the question, and felt a little flustered for a moment.

Are they trying to corner themselves?

Although your Yangxia Chen family is powerful, you are now in Lujiang, not Yangxia.

If you want to attack me, I'm afraid... I'm afraid it will take some effort.

"That's all." Seeing the uneasy Lujiang Prefect, Chen Qian waved his hand, "Although this matter cannot just go away, the most important thing at the moment is disaster relief. I came to Lujiang and Shucheng When we arrived, we still saw many displaced people along the way, and they shouldn’t be like this.”

Although the other party is hateful, if we take away his power now, we really can't find another person to replace him for the time being.

Therefore, after the first round of threats, Chen Qian softened his attitude slightly.

Now is not the time to remove this person.

It’s not too late to make a decision until the disaster relief is over.

"Mr. Chen's advice is correct. I will definitely cooperate with the disaster relief work." Lujiang Prefect breathed a sigh of relief.

In his opinion, the other party gave him a step up.

If I can handle the disaster relief work in the future, there is a high probability that the previous grudges with Chen Luo can be wiped out and no further investigation will be carried out.

As for the thought of continuing to fight against Chen Luo, he has completely extinguished it.

If I had known that you had such a close relationship with the Yangxia Chen family, why would I be so embarrassed and mocking you?

When Chen Qian left, the Lujiang prefect had only a wry smile on his face.

(End of this chapter)