People live in the Ming Dynasty, evil spirits are soaring into the sky

Chapter 424: Guo Feixue is the Prefect’s Savior

When Princess Ning'an heard what Guo Feixue said, she felt relieved.

She was a person with extensive experience. As soon as she heard what Miss Guo Feixue said, she knew that this matter could be done and there was a great chance that it could be done.

It’s just that the little girl now seems a little unconfident in herself, which makes Princess Ning An a little surprised and unexpected.

Because she had met Guo Feixue several times, and from what Chen Han meant, the reason why he took Guo Feixue in was mainly to scare her.

Unexpectedly, after getting along with her, Chen Han was really attracted by the innocence and cuteness of this little girl, so he treated her even better.

After the girl came to her senses, she showed her pride and confidence as the Holy Maiden of the White Lotus Sect.

After all, she was a woman who was not bound by the secular constraints on women in the Ming Dynasty.

So her thinking is very free and her behavior is quite heroic.

And there is a kind of confidence in my bones.

Especially after learning about Chen Han's identity and what he had done, he felt even more proud.

There is more freedom in expression and a positive motivation.

Every time he could communicate with Chen Han on an equal footing and without any inferiority complex, this made Chen Han feel quite relaxed.

Chen Han grew up in modern society and was not used to someone lowering their head and looking timid when talking to them.

However, the concepts of the Ming Dynasty people made it impossible for those people to communicate with Chen Han on an equal footing after they learned of Chen Han's identity.

Only Guo Feixue, a lively, cute, beautiful and clever girl, dares to act coquettishly with Chen Han and ask for Chen Han's love unscrupulously, and she is not even as inferior as others.

Because Guo Feixue has lived in the spirit of brotherhood since she was a child.

People in the underworld value being free and unrestrained, being heroic and righteous. They cannot tolerate any restrictions on women and are more tolerant of them.

Moreover, they are confident and unrestrained.

Because he does not have these qualities, he is not only looked down upon in the world, but also cannot survive.

Guo Feixue was instilled with this theory by her father Guo Tieshan since she was a child.

And under the influence of his father, everyone followed his father's way of doing things.

How could Guo Feixue, who grew up in such an environment, be as delicate, artificial, inferior and cowardly as other young girls?

To put it bluntly, Guo Feixue's mentality is freer, prouder and more confident than most men.

So when she heard Princess Ning'an say that building such an official road would enrich the country and strengthen the people, she was of course willing to agree.

What people in the underworld value is to speak up for the common people at the bottom and have the sense of loyalty. If you see the weak and don't help them, how can you be called a man of the underworld?

But she also has the humility of a man of the world. She knows her own reputation, which is somewhat respected among the men of the world and in the eyes of ordinary people.

However, people from the underworld have never been looked up to by those in official circles, so she was worried that even if she came forward, not many people might be willing to give her face.

It wouldn't matter if I lost face myself, but it would be hard to justify bringing shame to the White Lotus Sect and Princess Ning'an.

So she expressed her concerns.

Princess Ning'an admires Guo Feixue very much.

At first, I only admired her free and unrestrained character, but now I admire her humble character.

No wonder Chen Han loves her so much.

Perhaps Chen Han’s love for Guo Feixue is not only because Guo Feixue is beautiful, young and pretty.

It's not just her free and unrestrained personality, but more importantly, Guo Feixue is humble.

Unlike those spoiled young ladies who are full of pride and domineering.

This is a perfect combination of unrestrained and humble. Who can not love such a girl?
To be honest, if I were a man, I would also fall in love with such a girl.

Princess Ning'an liked Guo Feixue more and more. She couldn't help but reach out her hands to hold Guo Feixue's hands and said slowly: "Sister, tell me the truth. I finally understand why the Duke likes you so much and loves you so much.

Because you have a kind of free and easy nature that other women don’t have, and a kind of humility that many spoiled girls don’t have.

No wonder that damn guy praised you for being sensible and cute even when he was with me.

At first, I was really envious and jealous of you, but now that I hear you say this, I find that these are no longer true. "

Hearing Princess Ning'an say this to herself, Guo Feixue couldn't help but smile.

In fact, Guo Feixue has always been very envious of Princess Ning'an.

Because Princess Ning'an, as a princess, has the ability and means to control such a big plate.

I heard that the prince consort at that time was just a gigolo, and the huge family business was built and managed by Princess Ning'an herself.

In many cases, they are even more powerful than ordinary men.

Many dignitaries in the capital city praised Princess Ning'an highly.

After the death of the prince consort, it was heard that many dignitaries in the capital wanted to marry this widow.

At first, Guo Feixue also felt very unconvinced, but after hearing about what happened to Princess Ning'an, she had to accept it, so she came here to settle the matter.

Unexpectedly, Princess Ning'an praised her highly, which made Guo Feixue feel a little guilty.

After holding Princess Ning'an's hand, she kept saying, "Sister, actually, I came to Jiangnan this time not only to bring you these craftsmen, but also to settle a dispute with you.

I want you to know that I am not a weak woman without any ability.

But now that I heard what my sister said, I realized that I was petty-minded. I really feel ashamed of your praise for me."

Princess Ning An held Guo Feixue's hand and said, "These are not so-called compliments, but sincere words.

Don't think that only the gangsters and ordinary people praise you.

Believe it or not, I will prove it to you right now. Even in the mouths of those officials, you are a well-deserved chivalrous woman. "

After hearing what Princess Ning'an said, Guo Feixue was a little bit unconvinced. After all, she was just a woman of the world and had never dealt with the government.

Even when they went to collect so much grain for the people of Wenzhou Prefecture, they did it through people from the underworld, not through the government.

When he heard about my behavior at that time, he seemed to be quite dissatisfied.

The reason is of course very simple. At that time, the government may have felt that this was a government matter and had nothing to do with you, a gangster.

You, a gangster, come here and get so much food to provide disaster relief to the people. Are you trying to win people's hearts?

Now that you have won the hearts of the people, what should we officials do?
It will be difficult to manage then.

If you really have this intention, and you give us the food, we will of course distribute it to the ordinary people.

If you don't give us the food, do you think we will embezzle the food?

Of course, this possibility is very high. But the government cannot say it openly, otherwise where would it save face?

Therefore, Guo Feixue never thought that this matter was a good thing in the eyes of the government, nor did she think it had any impact among the local upper class.

So she didn't think of herself as a celebrity.

Princess Ning'an set her sights on herself, maybe she had miscalculated the abacus beads, so she was so humble.

This is not only because of her noble character, but more importantly, she has a clear understanding of herself.

However, Princess Ning'an wanted to prove for Guo Feixue in front of her that she not only had a high prestige among the people in the martial arts world, but also had a high reputation among the officials.

Because when she was welcoming Guo Feixue's arrival, she actually conducted some investigation in Ningbo Prefecture, so it was impossible for her to lie out of thin air.

So under Guo Feixue's somewhat surprised gaze, Princess Ning'an waved her hand and dozens of officials headed by the Ningbo prefect came to the reception pavilion.

What kind of scene is this?

If it were seen by ordinary people, it would certainly be surprising.

After all, the status of women in the Ming Dynasty was not as high as that of men.

But now in this pavilion, there were two women, Princess Ning'an and Concubine Guo, sitting on stone chairs, which were covered with soft blankets.

However, the officials, headed by the prefect who was wearing purple official robes, bowed their waists and showed great respect to Princess Ning'an and Concubine Guo.

It makes sense that Princess Ning'an is the eldest princess, but Concubine Guo is obviously just an ordinary woman.

Now it is just a rumor that she might marry the Duke and become the Duke's wife. This matter has not yet been finalized, but these officials are very respectful of her.

This phenomenon can only happen here. If other women saw it, their jaws would be dislocated with shock.

After the Ningbo prefect came to the pavilion, Princess Ning'an asked: "Now Miss Guo wants to ask, she thinks that she is just famous in Jiangnan among the people of Jianghu and ordinary people.

You officials are actually somewhat disdainful of what she did before.

I don’t know how you measure this matter, please speak sincerely.”

The others stood in front without saying anything. The Ningbo prefect, who was in the lead, immediately bowed to Guo Feixue and said, "Saintess, do you know me? Please recall me."

Guo Feixue looked at the Ningbo prefect wearing a black gauze hat and a purple robe. If she had met him in the martial arts world before, she would have had to greet him with gifts.

After all, he is an official and you are a gangster.

So of course he had no impression and shook his head politely.

"What is your name, sir?"

The Ningbo prefect quickly waved his hand and said, "Saintess, please don't be so polite. To be honest, if it weren't for you, I would still be just a judge in Wenzhou Prefecture.

I might even have been dismissed from my post and investigated in the past few years. The court might even have convicted me of failing to provide disaster relief and exiled me to Lingnan, thousands of miles away, or Liaodong in the north.

Whether he will be alive or not by then is another matter of debate.

From this perspective, Saint, you are my lifesaver. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been able to be promoted to the prefecture of Ningbo."

None of the people present were fools, and they quickly understood what this sentence meant.
It turns out that the prefect of Ningbo at that time encountered that great flood when he was the Tongpan (deputy prefect) of Wenzhou Prefecture.

Maybe at that time there was really no ability to raise food for disaster relief, and there was no way to resettle the people.

If there were any disturbances caused by refugees in the local area, the first person to be investigated would definitely be the Wenzhou prefect, followed by him, the magistrate.

After all, they are two of the main officials of Wenzhou Prefecture, and they might be beheaded.

Guo Feixue happened to deliver some food at that time, saving them from the critical moment.

Now that the words have been made so clear, everyone suddenly understands.

This was the person involved back then.

We are all officials, so how can we not know what is the most important thing at the local level?
The first thing must be long-term stability and people living and working in peace and contentment.

Otherwise, local officials would be rated poorly in the assessment every three years.

At that time, don't even think about getting promoted. You may have to stay where you are for another three years. If you are rated poorly again, you will be stripped of your official position.

Not to mention the major floods that occurred and the need to resettle hundreds of thousands of disaster-affected people.

If this happens, it will be a catastrophic disaster.

Once something like this happens, you should settle the people down, and that's what you should do.

If there is any mistake, if the people go to your superiors to make trouble, your image will be greatly damaged.

Forget about getting promoted. If you implicate your superior and get punished by an even higher superior, you will never be able to leave this place in your life. You may even be hated to death by your superior.

Then I was bullied by my superiors in various ways.

If things go well, you can still get through to retirement, but if your superior is also stuck in this place and can't leave, then you've reached the end of your rope.

If you are accused of any crime, your reputation in the officialdom may come to an abrupt end, or even your life may be lost.

So we can see how anxious the Ningbo prefect, who was the magistrate of Wenzhou Prefecture, was at that time.

Just when he was at a loss, good news suddenly struck him.

The saint girl of the White Lotus Sect's Jiangnan branch actually collected more than a dozen ships of grain from Hangzhou and Shaoxing prefectures, and sent them to Wenzhou prefecture in a mighty manner.

The common people received life-saving food, and they were all praising the White Lotus Sect's Jiangnan branch.

However, the people survived the flood safely after receiving life-saving food, and no one starved to death.

With these grains, the government quickly helped the people solve their housing problems.

At that time, Wenzhou Prefecture could not come up with enough disaster relief money to solve the people's food and accommodation problems.

But after the food problem was solved by the White Lotus Sect, Wenzhou Prefecture was still able to solve the housing problem.

So the common people actually survived this disaster that year.

And after receiving the life-saving food, there was still some extra food to be used as seeds.

The beginning of the following spring was a time when trouble was most likely to occur, but thanks to the help of the White Lotus Sect, everything remained safe.

Moreover, because Wenzhou Prefecture cooperated very well with the White Lotus Sect, the food and accommodation issues that the people were most concerned about were solved.

Although the people's gratitude was not only to the government, but more to the White Lotus Sect.

However, the central government did not know that it was the White Lotus Sect that organized it, so it directly commended the entire province of Zhejiang.

After all, despite such a severe flood, no one starved to death after the disaster, and no refugees caused trouble the following year. This is such a good example...

(End of this chapter)