Rebirth of the eldest daughter

Chapter 1292: Encountering a Hard Trouble

The morning breeze blew over my face, chilling my bones.

In the white mist, a group of people and horses, several carriages and a hundred horses came in a mighty manner.

Licheng ahead was looming in the gathering mist.

Under the city gate, dozens of officials from Jiangbei Prefecture were waiting early.

Bai Mingwei tightened the reins, raised the horse's hooves high, and then stopped moving forward.

With a gesture, the team behind him also stopped.

Bai Mingwei sat on the tall horse and looked down at the team in front: "Who is blocking the way?"

At this time, a man about forty years old emerged from the crowd.

He handed over his hand and said humbly and respectfully: "I am under the command of Fan Zhongqian, the magistrate of Jiangbei Province, to pay my respects to General Zhenbei."

Bai Mingwei said nothing, still riding on the horse, looking at him calmly.

Fan Zhongqian was not embarrassed and timid because of this. He took his time and spoke again:
"I, together with the officials from the state and city, are here to greet His Highness the Ninth Highness. The post house is ready. Your Highness the Ninth Highness is tired from traveling and traveling. Please come to the city and stay in bed."

"Yeah." Liu Yao hummed from the carriage.

Bai Mingwei dismounted and led the horse towards the gate of Licheng.

The guards also dismounted.

Several carriages, guarded by guards, slowly drove into the city.

Bai Ming raised his eyes slightly and observed his surroundings calmly.

The city is orderly, with buildings in rows and rows, and people coming and going.

The vendors in the morning market shouted diligently.

The shops on both sides are busy preparing to open for business.

Everything seemed so natural and peaceful.

There is absolutely no decadence or depression that can occur after a disaster.

Bai Mingwei looked away. She knew that just by looking at these, she could see how clever Fan Zhizhou's methods were.

Ordinary greedy people will not let go of any money that can be put into their pockets.

Therefore, they will do whatever it takes to steal the people's wealth and their wealth.

The real corrupt ones will often use the smartest methods to cover up their illegal behavior.

Look at this Licheng, so peaceful and peaceful.

The victims outside Nali City also received the best resettlement.

Based on these two points alone, how much evidence is needed to bring him to justice?
Just as he was thinking about it, the team arrived at the post house.

Fan Zhizhou approached the carriage and bowed to greet him:

"Your Highness, the post house is simple, please forgive me."

The curtain of the carriage was gently opened, and Liu Yao stepped down from it. All the officials quickly saluted and knelt to welcome Liu Yao.

"Welcome to His Highness Ninth Prince."

"Everyone, please get up. No need to be polite."

Liu Yao said lightly and walked into the post house first.

Bai Mingwei followed Liu Yao.

She glanced at it silently. The post house was clean and tidy. From the layout to the decoration, there was nothing extravagant.

It's hard to find a single mistake.

Seeing this, Bai Ming withdrew his gaze without any trace.

Entering the house, she, Liu Yao and other officials had just sat down when Fan Zhizhou spoke again: "Your Highness must be very tired after a long journey. Please take a rest."

"I know that you must be worried about the disaster relief situation. Later, I will report to His Highness the progress of the implementation of the disaster relief strategy in the Licheng area, as well as all disaster relief-related situations, including refugee resettlement, post-disaster reconstruction, etc."

At this point, Fan Zhizhou suddenly knelt down with a look of pain and self-blame: "In addition, I apologize to His Highness for the disappearance of Prince Yu!" "It's my fault that Prince Yu disappeared without a trace during his official duties. . It was my incompetence that failed to protect Prince Yu, and I couldn’t find any clues after Prince Yu disappeared.”

"I am willing to take full responsibility for this matter and bear any responsibility and consequences. I also ask Your Highness to punish me for my lack of protection and incompetence!"

The other officials knelt on the ground, trembling.

It seems that everyone is scrambling to admit their mistake on this matter.

When Liu Yao heard this, he remained silent.

There was no response to Fan Zhizhou’s words.

After a moment, he finally spoke: "I am hungry. Bring the food first. You all can go down and get ready. Later, I will check on the progress of disaster relief in Licheng and the area under my jurisdiction."

"In addition, I also want to know all the disaster relief processes in the eighteen counties. You should all be prepared."

Fan Zhizhou responded respectfully and exited quietly.

Before leaving, his eyes lightly glanced at Bai Mingwei, and there was an indescribable emotion in his eyes.

After all the Licheng officials had left, Liu Yao asked, "What do you think?"

Bai Mingwei and Meng Ziang didn't speak.

An official was the first to speak: "Back to Your Highness, from the moment we stepped into the jurisdiction of Licheng, Licheng is different from other places."

"Compared with other places, I believe that Licheng has the most complete implementation of disaster relief policies. Even when other places are still struggling with disaster relief, Licheng has already begun post-disaster reconstruction."

"The newly built houses, the cleaned rivers, and the fields that have gradually returned to their original state are enough to show that Fan Zhizhou and Licheng officials have done a good job."

Another official answered: "Moreover, Fan Zhizhou took the initiative to submit all relevant documents for His Highness to check. This shows that he is very confident and is not afraid that Your Highness will catch bugs in the matters he handles."

Another official continued to speak: "The people in Licheng seem not to have been affected by the disaster and are still living a normal life."

"But the residential buildings in Licheng don't look dilapidated at all. This kind of situation only occurs in prosperous areas."

After Liu Yao listened, he asked the officials: "So you think that Fan Zhizhou has done his duty well and made no mistakes?"

All the officials nodded: "I really can't find where the mistake is right now."

Liu Yao heard this and said nothing.

Soon, the food was served.

Simple yet delicious, delicious and nutritious.

Bai Mingwei and Liu Yao used it silently.

Seeing that they no longer talked about official matters, they wisely kept their mouths shut.

After the meal, Liu Yao arranged official business for the officials and then sent them away.

When only Bai Mingwei and Meng Ziang were left around, he suddenly knocked down the tea cup: "What a preemptive move!"

Isn't it just a pre-emptive strike?
Everything in Licheng's jurisdiction is done to perfection, how can you find fault with him?

Even if there is a problem in the county under his jurisdiction, the county magistrate will take the blame. At most, he will bear the responsibility for poor supervision.

Furthermore, he took the initiative to take responsibility for his mistakes regarding Yu Jianling.

Nowadays, people are neither alive nor corpses. Even if you know that it was him, where is the evidence to prove that Yu Jianling was killed under his order?
If he had to be investigated, it would just be a trivial crime.

He is worthy of being Qin Fengye's right-hand man in Jiangbei. It is really difficult to catch his fox tail.

Meng Ziang said: "If we don't get solid evidence, there is no way to deal with His Highness just based on his status as an imperial envoy."

"Even if I were to come in person today, there would be nothing we could do against him. But the corruption is so serious that it is absolutely inseparable from him."

"If we don't dig out the root cause, no matter how many times the people below him change, it will eventually become a pile of rot. So the current situation is very serious for us."

Liu Yao looked gloomy: "If the root cause is not eliminated, problems will arise one after another!"

Regarding this situation, Bai Mingwei did not show the same anger as Liu Yao. She said calmly:
"Anything, as long as it is done, will leave traces, and there will be traces to follow."

Liu Yao asked her: "What does the general think?"

(End of this chapter)