Rebirth of the eldest daughter

Chapter 1182 Dereliction of duty!

At this time, Bai Mingwei and his party were here.

Not long after the imperial envoy's documents were delivered to the magistrate of Yuanshui County, the magistrate ordered the yamen servant and hurried over.

On the way here, the master gave him some advice and had already prepared an excuse for him to deal with Liu Yao.

But when the team stepped on countless corpses and flowed blood and came to Liu Yao, all the excuses and strategies were blocked in his throat at this moment.

I couldn't spit it out, but I couldn't swallow it either.

He knelt in front of Liu Yao with a pale face, and after a while he uttered a few heavy words: "Wei Chen, you are guilty."

Liu Yao stood up, and in front of him were officials and government servants kneeling on the ground.

Behind him are the surviving refugees with bruises and dull eyes.

At this moment, Liu Yao's joy and anger were indescribable.

He looked down at the county magistrate and asked quietly: "What crime does the county magistrate have?"

The magistrate of Yuanshui County, surnamed Yu, is an old man over fifty years old.

His official robes were very shabby, and his boots barely showed his toes.

His reputation for integrity spread far and wide and he was deeply respected by the people.

At this moment, he knelt in front of Liu Yao, feeling ashamed and said: "I failed to take precautions, which led to such a tragedy. Please punish me, Your Highness."

When Liu Yao heard this, he still didn't have much reaction.

In his fifties, he is still just a seventh-grade official, and it is certain that he has no background.

But to survive to this age safely, you either know how to manage, or you are useful to some people.

Most of the truly honest officials will not end well.

Even the old Bai Xiang, who was admired by thousands of people, met a bleak ending.

Therefore, Liu Yao's standard for treating officials at this time was no longer just whether they were honest or not.

Achievements, abilities, means...every aspect is considered.

No matter how sincere and honest the magistrate Yu was in front of him, he did not waver in his standards of measurement.

After hearing the county magistrate's sincere apology, Liu Yao remained calm: "Why was there such an omission? Give me a reason."

Magistrate Yu was trembling: "Your Highness, after the disaster occurred, based on past experience, we quickly responded by opening warehouses to release food, resettling the victims, and stopping manpower to maintain public security, but..."

"But this group of people seemed to appear out of thin air. Wei Chen had not received any news before. It was because precautions were not taken in time, which led to the tragedy."

This was not bad from their original analysis, but Liu Yao remained calm.

After the county magistrate finished his explanation in fear, he asked again: "Since you said you have fulfilled your responsibilities, why do the people still take the risk of fleeing south?"

Magistrate Yu shook his head, showing a grief-stricken look: "Your Highness does not know that the disaster in Yuanshui County is really serious this time, and the food in Pingcang and Yicang has been exhausted."

"Now we can't even provide gruel. And because of the war in Northern Xinjiang last year, most of the food and grass were purchased from Jiangbei. The merchants in Yuanshui County don't have much food in stock. There is really nothing we can do to save food."

“Some of the refugees choose to stay and live on a bowl of porridge with only a few grains of rice a day, while some choose to flee south to find a way out because they see no hope.”                                                              take a look at these small things. The government servants who came out have not had a full meal for several days, and even the horses are so skinny..."

"Wei Chen sent hundreds of letters asking for help like snowflakes, but got no response. Wei Chen is really, like the common people, at the end of his rope..."

When Liu Yao heard this, he was not in a hurry to speak.

At this time, Bai Mingwei, who was standing next to Liu Yao, slowly sounded:

"The undestroyed Pingcang and Yicang stores in Yuanshui County have a total of 120,000 shi of grain. Excluding what has been consumed, there is at least enough food left for the surviving people to support the surviving people for half a month."

"Now the granary in Yuanshui County has been exhausted early. As the head of a county, the county magistrate failed to arrange the amount of food. This is a dereliction of duty."

"After the disaster occurred, Magistrate Yu sent a total of 189 letters to the court for help, but each letter only contained words of complaint and poverty, without mentioning a word about the disaster, making it impossible for the court to make a judgment. This is also a dereliction of duty.”

"The refugees chose to go south to escape. You did not inform them of the dangers they might encounter on the road and the safe escape direction. This is a miscalculation."

Having said this, Bai Ming slightly raised his voice:

"After the disaster occurred, you did take corresponding measures. However, everything was done step by step and stuck to the rules, which made the past experience unable to fit the problems you faced. As a result, many measures failed to achieve the effect and a lot of life was wasted. Resources and time, this is chapter 1182 of dereliction of duty!”

Her words came out one by one, making the magistrate unable to breathe.

Magistrate Yu, who originally spoke eloquently, was speechless when he saw that his superiors knew the situation in Yuanshui County very well.

After raising his eyes and examining Bai Mingwei, he knew Bai Mingwei's identity.

After Bai Mingwei finished speaking, he panicked and admitted his mistake: "What General Zhenbei taught you is that lower officials are willing to be punished."

Normally in this situation, when it is time to employ people, if they have not committed any serious crimes, they will basically be punished with a lesson.

Liu Yao knew this very well, and he didn't care whether the county magistrate really knew he was wrong or whether he was right.

After Bai Ming opened his mouth slightly, he also expressed his conclusion on the matter:

"You really deserve to be punished, because your dereliction of duty has led to such a tragedy. If I lift it up and put it down gently, that would be irresponsible to the people."

"Today/I am exercising my power as an imperial envoy and taking away your position as county magistrate as punishment! Do you have anything to say?!"

When County Magistrate Yu heard this, his face was extremely pale. He knelt down in front of Liu Yao and said, "Common people don't dare!"

Liu Yao's tone softened slightly: "Beyond the laws of the country, there are still human feelings. In recognition of your hard work over the years, I will give you a chance to make a difference."

"I allow you to act as county magistrate, resettle the surviving people and refugees, conscientiously implement the disaster relief strategy formulated by me and others, and help the victims of this county tide over the difficulties."

"If you can do everything well, I will return the seal to you and reward you for your merits. But if you still neglect your duties, not only you, but your whole family will suffer!"

When the county magistrate heard this, he was mixed with joy and sorrow.

The good news is that he still has a chance, but the bad news is that he may not be able to complete it.

But he did not dare to disobey the imperial envoy who was patrolling the hunt on behalf of the sky, so he could only respond tremblingly: "Yes, Your Highness!"

Liu Yao said no more to him.

He turned around and spoke loudly.

(End of this chapter)