Empress: Your Majesty, please respect yourself, I don't want to be promoted

Others also reacted quickly.

"And this time we just exchanged food supplies to ensure safety. We didn't do anything else. Strictly speaking, putting aside the matter of the county magistrate, we are essentially still providing food and efforts for the court. Mr. Lu will Anyway, you shouldn’t target us, right?”

"Extremely, extremely..."

Everyone said something to each other, and their expressions gradually became relaxed.

At the same time, I felt ashamed of myself for envying the Lin family just now.

In the face of the catastrophe, the Lin family did not want to be in the same boat as them. They were so independent and did not know how to commend themselves, so they deserved to go to the Black Mountains to eat ashes and work as cattle and horses for the Taihe County Lord forever.

What is there to envy about such a person?

So the topic was dropped.

Then everyone began to discuss how to proceed with business and other matters without Li Yongcheng as a "good county official", or how to deal with possible changes that may occur next.

And the fact is as they expected.

Lu Chen indeed had no intention of overturning the relocation list set by Li Yongcheng, but for them, or for those who tried every means to avoid becoming the patronage of Taihe County Duke at all costs, was this a big deal? It's a good thing, but that's hard to say.

Chapter 217 The Dust Settles

The matter in Taihe County is not complicated. Under the dedicated investigation of Xuanji Guard, it took only one day to find out the so-called mutual aid food burning case. In fact, it had nothing to do with demons, and it had nothing to do with half-demon, spirit, etc. It has nothing to do with the existence of beasts. It is purely a farce directed and staged by several Taihe County officials headed by County Magistrate Li Yongcheng in order to embezzle mutual aid grains.

Moreover, Lu Chen also found records of the Taihe County magistrate misappropriating official grain and still collecting taxes from the local people even though the court clearly approved Taihe County's tax exemption application.

All kinds of tricks are countless.

With all kinds of irrefutable evidence in hand, Lu Chen did not hesitate and directly ordered the property of all officials involved to be searched.

What is surprising is that Li Yongcheng was obviously just the magistrate of a lower-class county, but tens of thousands of taels of silver and several treasures and famous paintings were found in Li Yongcheng's home. Although other county magistrates, chief registrars and other assistant officials were not as good as Li Yongcheng, they also found A lot of money and treasures of unknown origin.

It can be seen that they do have jaw-dropping abilities in some aspects.

In just two days, the situation in the small Taihe County changed. Li Yongcheng and others who once dominated the sky were captured by Xuanji Guards and escorted to the capital. At the same time, Lu Chen also found some interesting letters in their mansion.

After the official situation was resolved, Lu Chen began to wrap things up.

After all, the matter of mutual aid funds has come out, and the people who handed over the mutual aid food and the people who should have enjoyed the mutual aid food will eventually have to answer for it.

So, the next day, a brand new announcement was posted on the bulletin board in Taihe County.

The people who had been waiting anxiously for two days quickly relaxed after learning about the contents of the announcement through various means.

Because the announcement did not overturn the decree made by Li Yongcheng to supplement the list of cities.

Not only that, Lu Chen also personally took the initiative and returned all the mutual aid grains that ordinary people had donated before, and fully reissued the ten shi of grains that Li Yongcheng had promised in the name of the government to those who became the public food town of Taihe County. common people.

After learning all this, almost all the people in Taihe County cheered.

They never expected that the situation in Taihe County had changed, and the former county magistrate had also fallen. Not only did the government not take advantage of the situation, but they were also so considerate of their hardships that they returned their life-saving food.

At this moment, almost all the people in Taihe County remembered the name of Lu Chen, a big shot who suddenly appeared.

No one knows how many longevity tablets Lu Chen will add among the people after this day.

As for Li Yongcheng and others?

Let them die!

The people in Taihe County got benefits, and the villages that moved to nearby Heishan got the mutual aid food they deserved. Although the big families were unhappy that Lu Chen didn't return the food, as long as this matter passed safely, it would be fine. A little food, Just treat it as alms to the beggar.

And when the news in the announcement reached each family, everything was completely settled, and all the family heads finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Zhiping convened everyone again to discuss how to handle things in the future.

After all the matters were finalized, he suddenly sighed with emotion.

"Why is the head of the Li family sighing?"

One of the family heads asked curiously.

Li Zhiping shook his head, his eyes lowered, and there was an obvious look of regret on his face.

"It's nothing, I'm just feeling a little emotional. I thought about how prosperous the Lin family was when Mr. Lin was in power. I didn't expect that after an internal fight, it completely collapsed in just one year, leaving reckless people like Lin Yi who don't know what's good and what's good. Becoming the head of the family has directly dragged the Lin family into an abyss."

At this point, he sighed again.

"There is no Lin family anymore in Taihe County. I don't know if Mr. Lin will be so angry at Lin Yi's unfilial grandson when he wakes up. It's really...sad and sad..."

Hearing him suddenly mention the Lin family, which has become one of the eight hundred households in Taihe County, everyone couldn't help but look at each other, and Zhao Dafu's originally kind smile froze inexplicably.

"Oh, who said it wasn't."

A family head who was very close to the Li family reacted and directly echoed: "The Lin family... is really unfortunate. A first-class family was destroyed by internal fighting and had no successors. What a pity..."

What a pity!

Many people secretly complained, but on the surface they still agreed with Li Zhiping's words.

"The head of the Li family has a unique vision, and he can tell at a glance that Lin Yi is not useful."

"At the beginning, the head of the Li family tried hard to persuade Lin Yi to put the overall situation first, but in the end, this guy was so motivated that he risked the entire Lin family for it. Now it's fine. Now that the Lin family has become a food court, there is no chance of rising. It can be said that Lin Yi suffered the consequences himself."

"The head of the Li family has decisively cut off ties with the Lin family. It is undoubtedly a wise decision. Your daughter also knows the general situation and will no longer be involved with Lin Yi, so that Lin Yi will not be in trouble in the future and ask the Li family for help. Let the family Being in a dilemma, she can be said to be both beautiful and wise, and can be called a heroine..."

"..."

Everyone kept complimenting him, and Li Zhiping couldn't help but narrow his eyes.

Then he looked at Zhao Dafu and said pointedly: "If you continue to break up, you will be subject to chaos. Except for Zhao, I am not a talkative woman, but you and I have known each other for many years, and I really don't want to see what you have worked hard for half your life." The family business was ruined by a waste."

Hearing this, Zhao Dafu's eyes suddenly twitched.

Then, when he couldn't respond, Li Zhiping said again: "Speaking of which, last time I brought my dog ​​to visit, Xiong'er was full of praise for your daughter, and kept thinking about when he would visit your house again and sit down and talk with your daughter. We hope to make progress together, Member Zhao, look at this..."

As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned for a moment.

But after reacting, Zhao Dafu's expression froze slightly.

Then he coughed slightly, smiled rather unnaturally, and continued: "Sorry, Master Li, I have a lot of things going on recently, so I may not have time to receive you. I will definitely pay you a visit in person when I am over my busy schedule."

Hearing this, a strange light suddenly flashed in the eyes of the Li family leader.

"That's it...well, since Mr. Zhao has no time to spare, let's put this matter aside for now and talk about it later."

Zhao Dafu sighed silently in his heart.

After ascertaining Zhao Dafu's attitude, Li Zhiping personally escorted everyone away from the Li Mansion. Finally, he quietly watched Zhao Dafu's luxurious carriage drifting away. Until it completely disappeared from sight, he turned around with an inexplicable expression. , return to the mansion.

On the other side, after Zhao Dafu returned home, he immediately called his only daughter Zhao Qian and asked with a serious face: "Qian'er, I want to ask you a question. Please answer me honestly."

Such a serious formation made Zhao Qian suddenly restrain her usual arrogance and willfulness, and nodded her head obediently.

"Dad, please ask."

Zhao Dafu took a deep breath, and then asked in a deep voice: "As a father, I ask you, if father asks you to leave the Lin family, that boy..."

"impossible!"

Before Zhao Dafu could finish asking, Zhao Qian's expression changed and she said loudly: "My daughter will not marry anyone other than Brother Yi in this life!"

Zhao Dafu frowned.

"What if being a father has to be like this?"

Zhao Qian said without hesitation: "Then my daughter will leave here and go to Brother Yi. Wherever Brother Yi goes, my daughter will go."

Hearing these firm words, Zhao Dafu couldn't help but sigh heavily.

"Oh, the family is unlucky..."

As he said that, he rubbed his temples with a headache. At this moment, he regretted not taking good care of his daughter when she was young, so that he gave the little thief of the Lin family a chance to sneak in.

Zhao Qian came forward, stretched out her little hand, and squeezed his shoulders.

"Dad, did something happen?"

Feeling the thoughtfulness of the little cotton-padded jacket.

Zhao Dafu told his daughter what happened today with a look of helplessness.

After listening to her father's story, Zhao Qian's expression suddenly changed.

Zhao Dafu's meaning was obvious. With the Lin family gone, Lin Yi was no longer qualified to be on an equal footing with them. He was kicked out of the wealthy families in Taihe County. Naturally, the remaining resources of the Lin family became a favorite in the eyes of various families. The steamed buns are bound to be divided up.

This naturally includes Lin Yi's own relationship ties.

Like herself.

Zhao Qian immediately made it clear that she would never abandon Lin Yi, and even wanted to go to the Lin family immediately.

Seeing his stupid daughter being so determined, Zhao Dafu looked bitter.

After much thought, he reluctantly chose to respect his daughter's choice and put in the family business that he had worked hard for half his life.

Not only did she personally take her daughter to visit the old man of the Lin family, and in the name of the visit, she gave various generous gifts to the Lin family, which was now in complete decline. The intention behind it is simply self-evident.

Lin Yi was so moved that he proposed marriage to the Zhao family on the spot.

Although Zhao Dafu was a little unhappy, he still pinched his nose and admitted it.

He only has a daughter, and after a hundred years, this family fortune will eventually be handed over to her. And although Lin Yi is a little impulsive, he still appreciates his character and character. He is not a treacherous person. If not, Considering the gain and loss of family interests, it is still a good match.

At worst, I'll help you more in the future.

Taihe County is very small, and the Zhao family is one of the richest families in the county. The news of the engagement between Lin Yi, whose family was in decline, and the daughter of the Zhao family, quickly spread throughout the family.

"Ah……"

Lee's lobby.

Li Zhiping sneered and looked away from the old housekeeper in front of him.

"I never expected that such a shrewd person as Zhao Dafu would make such a stupid choice. This guy is really old..."

Faced with the ridicule of the head of the family, the old housekeeper didn't even dare to express his anger, let alone talk to him.

While the wealthy families in Taihe County were ridiculing the marriage between the Zhao family and the Lin family, Lu Chen, who had already cleaned up the Taihe County government from top to bottom, finally embarked on his way back to Beijing with baskets of coal. .

Please take a day off, I'm not feeling well

It was too hard to stay up late last night, and my mind has been groggy all day today. I can only write so much today. I am asking for a day off. I hope you readers will approve it.