Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 122 Going to Zhengyang County

After being dragged out by the yamen servant, Di Qing picked up the envelope and looked at it, curled her lips and said angrily, "This governor is too much, taking credit from others, and urging him so rudely."

Li Canghai took a sip of the tea, and said lightly: "Liu Tong was afraid that his superiors would investigate him, and I would steal his limelight, so he sent me away from Luoyang. But this is just a good time to rest for a while, after all It is my duty to govern Zhengyang County."

That afternoon, after packing up, Li Canghai brought Di Qingfan'er to Kang Xu, and drove back to Zhengyang County in a carriage.

Xue Xuan originally wanted to go with the crowd, but encountered an urgent matter before leaving, so she didn't go with the crowd.

Zhengyang County is located more than two hundred miles east of Luoyang City. Although it is affiliated to Luoyang Prefecture, it is a lower county, and the annual taxes paid are less than half of the upper county.

Walking along the way, Li Canghai found many ragged people on the road, dragging their families to Luoyang.

Li Canghai couldn't help being curious. He asked Kang Xu, but Kang Xu also shook his head.

"Old man, where are you going?" Li Canghai saw two old men and a little girl sitting under the shade of a tree by the side of the road, and asked as he walked over.

The two old men had gray hair and ragged clothes like beggars, while the little girl was disheveled and her big eyes were flickering. Seeing a stranger approaching, she hurriedly hid behind the old man and looked at Li Canghai timidly.

"My lord, do you have anything to eat?" The old man didn't answer him, but asked expectantly.

"Ah Xu, bring the dim sum." Li Canghai greeted, and Kang Xu immediately took out a box of dim sum from the carriage and brought it over.

The old man took the food box, carefully took out a piece of snack from it, and handed it to the little girl. The little girl swallowed, and hurriedly grabbed it in her hand and ate it voraciously.

"Master, thank you so much. My granddaughter hasn't eaten for two days. If she doesn't eat, she will starve to death." The old man touched the little girl's head and sighed.

The little girl finished her snack in two or three bites. She blinked her eyes, stared at the food box, and gently shook the old man's arm.

"Huahua is obedient, one piece is enough, thank you, young master." The old man lovingly patted the little girl's head and said softly.

That little girl was very sensible, she knelt down in front of Li Canghai and kowtowed.

Li Canghai hurriedly pulled her up, his nose suddenly felt sour, and his heart ached.

"Old man, this snack is for you, you haven't eaten for a long time, eat it quickly." Li Canghai hugged the little girl in his arms, brought two exquisitely shaped snacks, and stuffed them for the little girl , and then said to the two old men.

The two old people thanked him repeatedly, then grabbed some snacks and ate them with big mouthfuls.

They put their hands underneath when they ate, for fear of wasting a little crumbs.A box of snacks was quickly eaten up, and Kang Xu hurriedly took another box when he saw this.

"Old man, there are still more here, you eat slowly." Kang Xu put down the food box and said.

The two old people seemed to have not eaten for a long time. They nodded while eating, and thanked them with sobs.

"Old man, where did you come from and where are you going?" Li Canghai asked after helping the little girl tidy her hair.

The old man finally regained some strength, sighed, and said, "We came from Damiao Village, Zhengyang County, and we are going to Luoyang to escape famine."

"Escape from famine?" Li Canghai was a little surprised. He looked at Kang Xu and found that Kang Xu was also confused.

"Master, when I left Zhengyang County, I didn't hear of any famine."

The old man shook his head and sighed: "This matter happened seven days ago, since the two of you are not locals, naturally you won't know about it."

"What's going on? Please tell the old man in detail." Li Canghai frowned and said.

"Three days ago, when there was a heavy rain, the Yellow River suddenly flooded and broke its embankment. The river flowed into the villages, and all the nearby villages within ten miles were affected." The old man lamented endlessly with endless sadness on his face.

Kang Xu knew Zhengyang County better, so he said to Li Canghai: "Damiao Village is located at the breach of the Yellow River, and it has been prone to floods since ancient times. However, when Emperor Wu was in power, he sent people to reinforce the ports of the Yellow River. , There has been no flood for decades. It must be that the water level of the Yellow River has soared this time, which caused the embankment to be destroyed and the torrential flood occurred.”

"Why don't you go to Zhengyang County to ask the government for help, instead of going to Luoyang?" Li Canghai looked at the endless stream of people on the official road, all fleeing famine, and couldn't help feeling a little puzzled.

"Ah~", the old man sighed, and said: "Young Master, I don't know, the magistrate of Zhengyang County is not in the county, and now Zhengyang County is not completely decided by the county lieutenant, he first refused to let me wait for refuge in the city, Furthermore, they colluded with the rich and gentry in the city, and a bowl of porridge cost two copper coins. How can we poor people afford to eat? Instead of starving to death in Zhengyang County, we might as well go to Luoyang to try our luck.”

Li Canghai's face turned slightly cold. He looked at Kang Xu and asked, "Ah Xu, are you familiar with Wang Buquan?"

Kang Xu pondered for a while, then said: "I don't have much communication with him, but he is very shrewd and good at flattering people."

Li Canghai nodded, his eyes were slightly cold, and after thinking for a while, he said in a deep voice, "Ah Xu, don't go back to Zhengyang for the time being, I'll meet Wang Buquan."

Kang Xu nodded. He knew Li Canghai's plan. Wang Buquan recognized him and always thought he was the county magistrate. As soon as he entered Zhengyang County, Wang Buquan would definitely change his face and disguise himself as a disaster relief agent. Good people.

However, Li Canghai was different, he was a genuine county magistrate, and no one had seen him before, so Wang Buquan would show his true colors unpreparedly.

"Old man, Luoyang is a long way away, and you have to turn over the mountains. I think you will stay in the village ahead for a few days. When I return to Zhengyang, I will open a warehouse to help everyone." Li Canghai put his arms around the little girl, Said.

"This... little old man, thank you for the kindness of the food, but we are penniless, and we will starve to death if we stay in the village." The old man paused, and said with tears: "We are already half of the loess. It's fine to die, but this child Xiaohua can't die."

Seeing the two old men crying, Xiaohua broke away from Li Canghai's arms, walked to the old man in a sensible way, and gently wiped away the tears for the old man.

"Don't worry, old man, I won't let you starve to death. Believe in me, I will definitely let you go back to your hometown." Li Canghai said solemnly.

Kang Xu saw that the old man was full of doubts, so he took the opportunity to say: "The old man doesn't know something, this is our county magistrate of Zhengyang County, Mr. Li Canghai."

(End of this chapter)