Hearing that Shangshu of the Criminal Department personally came to Lishui to review the silver robbery case, and also issued a holy decree to release Zhao County on the spot, Wang Zhifu and Hao Zuosi were so frightened that they hurriedly put on their official robes and rushed to greet them after sitting for a long time.

The two sat in the carriage and talked in a low voice.

"Lord Hao, don't you think this matter is a little strange?"

Hao Zuosi hadn't returned to his soul yet, he was trembling with his official hat, and he was pushed a few times before he let out a blank "ah".

Governor Wang hated that iron could not become steel, "Now is not the time to be in a daze, it's good to think of some countermeasures quickly!" ”

"What countermeasures? has been registered in the Lord of Yama, and his longevity has been exhausted, and he still has the ability to turn the tide? If you're an immortal, maybe it's still possible, but are you? Your king Xiangcai is known as the living Yama of Lishui Mansion, and he is not even a fart in front of the real Yama King! If you hadn't dragged me into the water, how could I have fallen to this point? Hao Zuosi now desperately wants to turn his face with the prefect of Wang, he also hesitated at the beginning, and he also asked himself, if it weren't for this person's beauty trick, and he piled boxes of silver in his house, which made him dazzled and confused, he wouldn't be like this now.

Governor Wang didn't care about the distinction between superiors and subordinates, slapped him over, and reprimanded, "Dog-day, you are greedy yourself, but blame me on my head?" If it is a hard bone like Zhao Youshu, you see if he will be tempted! Let me ask you, how long have you been in Yeosu? How many more days were you delayed on the road? ”

Hao Zuosi was beaten to the point that his eyes were full of stars, but he didn't have time to get angry, and after a little total, he replied, "I have been here for four days, and the road has not stopped, and there has been no delay. ”

"It's just been four days since I came, and the road hasn't been delayed non-stop, how come the criminal department Shangshu has arrived, and he also brought the holy decree to release Zhao Youshu? This action is too fast, could it be that there is an inner ghost in the yamen? It's not right, it will take half a month for the news to be delivered to the capital, can the emperor be able to predict the prophet? The more Wang Xiangcai pondered it, the more he felt evil, and he couldn't help but tremble.

Prior to this, he expropriated violently, brutalized villagers, and forced good people to become prostitutes, which can be said to be taboo, and never thought that he would be punished. It is said that "good people don't live long, and disasters will last for thousands of years", this sentence was taken as a guideline by him, or he should be a really good person and spend his life in the bag; Or be a complete villain, with unlimited scenery. Isn't it clear how to choose? As for the so-called reincarnation and karma in Buddhism, it's all fucking nonsense.

But by the time he knew it wasn't, it was too late. He asked his master this morning to find out that the so-called stone grinding hell actually throws people into a big grinding pan and grinds them into meat sauce, and after reshaping them, they continue to grind, grind and grind until the end of the millennium. What a terrifying sight it was, not to mention the fact that he would have to enter the assura path and suffer afterwards.

Wang Zhifu didn't dare to think deeply, so he was even more afraid of death. He grabbed Hao Zuosi and kept asking about the preferences of the criminal department Shangshu, wanting to deal with the past by bribery. Unexpectedly, Hao Zuosi shook his head again and again, and said that this person is a hard bone harder than Zhao Youshu, neither likes beauties, nor gold and silver, no father and mother, no wife and no children, no relatives and no clan, there is only criminal law in his eyes, no one is sophisticated, he can be called invulnerable, and his heart is as hard as iron.

Wang Xiangcai was completely stunned, leaning on the wall of the car for a long time and couldn't get back to his senses-

At the same time, Youshu had already walked out of the prison with the support of the jailer, and couldn't help but cover it with her hands because of the dazzling sunlight.

When the victims saw that he was covered in blood and his face was pale, they could not help but weep bitterly, and they fell to their knees and kowtowed again and again. During the day and night that Xiao Zhao County Commander was detained, they felt like they had lost their backbone and felt helpless like never before. If Xiao Zhao County Commander is unjustly killed, what will happen to Suichang? What will happen to the victims? And what about the flooded fields? Who can save the tragic situation of mourning and starvation?

God doesn't open his eyes and doesn't let good people get good rewards, they can only seek justice themselves. Xiao Zhao County ordered to save hundreds of thousands of victims in Lishui Prefecture, what about the tens of thousands of people who sacrificed their lives for him? Even when I arrived at the underworld, I was able to stand up and raise my head when I was asked. Because they are not brutes, they still have a conscience.

Finally, the new emperor was wise and did not let the traitor frame Zhongliang, and they were relieved to see that Xiao Zhao County was fine.

Feeling the deep friendship of everyone, Youshu pushed away the two jailers, slowly knelt down, and bowed to the villagers. His actions frightened everyone, and they hurriedly surrounded him to pull him up, but saw that his pants were stained with blood, and he didn't dare to move.

"Xiao Zhao County Order, hurry up, aren't you tormenting us like this?" The victims who led the destruction of the city were anxiously dissuaded.

Everyone chimed in, "yes, yes, get up." After your worship, we all have to lose our lives! ”

Youshu cautiously bowed three times before straightening his waist, and said slowly, "I am the one who should be killed." The people are precious, the community is secondary, and the monarch is light. The officials of all parties are the servants of the monarch, but they are also the servants of the people, and they should serve the people. If a servant is worshipped by the Lord, how can he accept it in peace? Everyone's friendship was recorded by Shu. ”

Something similar, Youshu has said it before, but it's just some routines for officials, and even he doesn't know how much sincerity there is. However, after going through this ordeal, he realized how great the rewards of being a good official for the people are great. If you pay a point for the people, they will worry about ten points, and even die for you, which absolutely violates the principle of "equivalent exchange" that Youshu learned in the last days. However, it is precisely because of their selfless dedication and dedication that they have taught Youshu how to be a better person, a more flesh-and-blood person.

Pre-apocalyptic government agencies always preach that the officials are servants of the people, but it is not known how many people regard themselves as public servants. In short, this sentence has long become a joke, but just listen to it. But in ancient times, who had ever heard such a subversive remark, and the speaker not only thought so, but did it. He personally gave porridge to the people, boiled medicine, checked the pulse, cured the sick, inspected the embankment, and built shacks.

He was willing to die for the people, but now he turned his head and thanked the people, and bowed down to the people, who could stand it? Everyone cried and cried, tears rained down, and wanted to say something to thank Dade, but they choked up and couldn't continue, and they couldn't wait to take out their hearts and send them to Xiao Zhao County Commander.

Youshu saw that it was okay that he didn't speak, but when he spoke, he cried again, knelt down and bowed, and suddenly showed a look of embarrassment. Fortunately, Shangshu of the Criminal Department saw his predicament and said loudly, "Okay, Xiao Zhao's county order is safe, everyone is scattered." He still has injuries on his body, and kneeling down again may delay treatment. ”

The people immediately got up, repeatedly told Xiao Zhao County to take care of it, and then grabbed the Qin to ask how to deal with this unjust case, and heard that the emperor had spoken, saying that it was necessary to "strictly investigate to the end and never forgive", so he dispersed in disbelief.

"Lord Zhao, Ou is one step too late and has made you suffer." The criminal department Shangshu Outai stepped forward to support Youshu.

Youshu politely bowed her hand, "It's not too late, it's not too late." Thank you Lord Ou for forgiving the villagers for the crime of breaking the city, and thank the emperor for his kindness. "Honestly, where is it not too late? It's clearly too fast! If it weren't for the intervention of King Yama, he would definitely think that the emperor could predict the prophet, and as soon as Hao Qin left Beijing, he would know that there would be a tragedy of unjust killing of Qing officials in Lishui Mansion.

But everyone knows about ghosts and gods, but they can't talk nonsense, so the two of them looked at each other and were silent. Outai took the person to the courtyard where he rented, saying that he would immediately go to the doctor for treatment, but Youshu decisively refused, and the other party didn't ask much, so he ignored it.

Youshu secretly felt strange, and thought about it: Most of these first- and second-grade officials in the capital are very powerful, and they are high, and they can ask a question, which is considered condescending, how can they really care about your life or death? If he does chase you to examine the wound, it will be difficult to explain.

In this way, Youshu will live in the courtyard with peace of mind, and then return to Suichang to deal with government affairs when the silver robbery case is revealed. He simply made a table of the disaster relief process and distributed it to the officials and victims, and it would be okay if he didn't go back to preside over the overall situation for the time being.

Wang Zhifu and Hao Zuosi hurriedly came, and before they stepped into the threshold, they had already bent their knees and bowed. At that time, Youshu and Outai were having dinner and saw that they were as disgusting as if they had eaten flies.

Youshu once heard the servants in the courtyard say that Outai was originally the prefect of Anqing, because the official was too honest and honest to offend a certain magnate, and the powerful man fabricated charges to kill all the people in his family, but he was sent to the frontier to fill the army, so that he would live in remorse and self-blame for the rest of his life. The place where he was distributed was under the rule of the five princes, the two met by chance, and they hit it off at first sight, until the first emperor died, and the five princes ascended the throne, Outai, who was originally like a lost dog, became a hot figure, and the powerful were impeached by him for nine hundred and eighty-one crimes, and Ling Chi was executed.

It can be seen that this person is a hard bone and a ruthless character, and there will definitely be no good end in his hands. Wang and Hao Haoren were immediately stripped of their official robes, removed their official hats, pulled out and sentenced to 100 canes, and then put them in prison pending trial. Youshu was awarded the official seal of the prefect and was in charge of disaster relief in the whole territory of Lishui Province.

"That's it? What's wrong with me? Youshu was holding the official seal, quite dumbfounded. He also thought that he was going to confront Wang Zhifu and others in court, and he would have to delay seven or eight days of kung fu to say the least, but Outai was more resolute than the legend, and the fight was over.

"Disaster relief is important, this case has already been successful, Lord Zhao doesn't have to worry."

"That being the case, the subordinates will go." Because Lishui Mansion was affected by a wide range of disasters and a large number of people, Suichang County alone could not resettle all the victims, so Youshu did not dare to delay and left with a coat of cloth. Now he is no longer the Youshu who just wanted to save his life when he first came, since he has become a parent official, he has to fulfill the responsibility of his parents, and his people must not die unjustly, in vain, starve to death, and die of suffering.

Knowing that Xiao Zhao County Commander was in charge of Lishui's government affairs, the people of the counties were all overjoyed and celebrated. In addition, the imperial court sent a new Qin messenger to examine the case of the robbery of the disaster silver, but after interrogating the two prisoners, they already knew where the silver and grain were hidden, and immediately sent an army to find them, and then distributed them.

Youshu timely proposed the construction of "work for relief", and asked all counties to gather the victims of the disaster, repair the damaged embankments, official roads, bridges, post stations, and temples, provide food and shelter every day, and have monthly money to take, so as to stabilize the people's hearts as much as possible, and after just one month, the ruined and dilapidated Lishui Mansion was built more prosperous than in the past.

Walking on the road, you can see that the fields that were originally full of mud and sand have been cleared, and the planted rice sprouts with green shoots; The collapsed house was erected, and the lord's house was beckoning his neighbors to come to a feast; Children who have lost their parents are sheltered in temples, nurseries, etc., so that they will not be displaced and have no fixed place to live. The people, who were originally like withered and insensitive people, have hope and vitality in their eyes again.

Youshu made an unannounced visit all the way along the embankment, walked here, looked there, talked with many people, and laughed with many people. This would never have happened in the past. His wariness of strangers has not diminished, but he no longer closes his heart, but lets the rain and dew shine in, let the breeze blow, and let the sun shine in.

His perception of the world is no longer as gloomy as the end times, but colorful and fragrant. What's even better is that this change also stems from his perseverance and hard work. He pursed his lips all the way, curled the corners of his lips, and slowly walked back to the county office, only to find that his legs were very sore after sitting down.

The little servant immediately brought him a basin of hot water and wanted to help him wash his feet.

"I'll come by myself, you go down." Youshu took off her dirty boots and fell down, falling out a lot of sand.

The little guy lowered his head and smiled secretly, but he also knew that the county master was very close to the people, and what he could do by himself would never be done by others, so he went down obediently.

Youshu poured all the mud and sand out of both boots, and took off her black socks, and then immersed her feet in hot water. He exhaled comfortably, stepped on his right foot with his left foot, stepped on his left foot with his right foot, played with himself for a while, and fell asleep unconsciously.

A moment later, a tall man appeared out of thin air in the room, walked up to him gently, and bent down to take a closer look.

Youshu hadn't slept for more than half a month, and she was exhausted. The victims of the disaster in the whole house have been properly settled, and he personally made a secret visit to investigate, and made sure that there was no situation of yin and yang violating the law and concealing the superiors and subordinates, so he relaxed, and he slept soundly in less than half a breath, and he would not wake up even if the earth dragon turned over.

The man sat down beside him, tilted his head and bent his cheeks, watched silently, and then chuckled under his breath. Xiao Zhao County Ling was drooling when he died, and he was still smacking his mouth, making the sound of chewing food, and he didn't know what delicacies he ate in his dreams. It's a bit silly, but it's also a lot of fun.

But it's hard for him. In the past few days, like the victims, he has only eaten gruel and pickles, and he has seen rapid weight loss. The man still remembered the last time he saw him, he was still white-tender, moist and moist, as tall and handsome as a green pine and bamboo, but now he had become a yellowed bean sprout, and the appearance of shrunk in a chair was worrying.

The man slowly frowned, stretched out his hand and stroked Xiao Zhao County's pale cheek, and wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth. The man was not too dirty, staring at the wet fingertips, not knowing what he was thinking, it took a long time to take out a handkerchief and wipe it, and then held Xiao Zhao's right hand in the palm of his hand and measured the thickness of his wrist.

"I'm thin again." The deep voice echoed in the room, revealing a little helplessness and a little distress.

He couldn't put it down, playing with Xiao Zhao's thin five fingers, clasping them between his fingers, then on his chest, and then on his lips and rubbing them slowly, as if he was sniffing and kissing. After a while, he realized that Xiao Zhao's feet were still soaked in water, and he hurriedly bent down to test the temperature, and when he noticed that the water had become cold, he immediately heated it with the Samadhi True Fire.

The water temperature gradually increased, and the white mist steamed up, making Xiao Zhao County's pale skin glow pink. The man looked down a few times, then stood up and walked around twice before he rolled up his sleeves and rubbed his feet as if he had made up his mind. He seemed to rarely do such things, and he was a little flustered for fear of waking people up. However, the pleasure of putting Xiao Zhao County's beautiful feet in the palm of his hand has exceeded the tension of being a thief, and he washed and washed calmly, becoming more and more slow and unhurried.

After scrubbing each round little toe, and gently puncturing a few blisters on the soles of his feet with a silver needle, and applying medicine, he carried the person to the bed, gently took off his outer robe, and covered the quilt. Looking at someone who was asleep and drooling a lot, he shook his head, his heart was sore and painful, and he was infinitely happy.

took a book from the shelf, leaned next to Xiao Zhao County Ling and looked through it, and when he kicked the quilt, he covered it, patted it when he was stunned, snored and pinched his nose, and rubbed his lips in a dream, which was also fun. The more the man stayed, the more difficult it was to get out, and he even ignored the token that lit up several times, if it weren't for a messenger breaking through the window, he would really live directly.

After the man disappeared, Youshu, who had no one to cover the quilt for herself, immediately woke up, first groped around, and then sat up in a daze.

"Am I not washing my feet?" After a quarter of an hour, he regained his memory, and found that the footbath was still in the house, and the water was already cold but not poured out, so it was not the little servant who came to help him wash his feet, and then get them to the bed. They are very thoughtful and don't do half of what they do and leave half of it.

"Who picked me up? Could it be that I am sleepwalking? A guess vaguely popped up in his mind, and his heart suddenly warmed, and he slept more peacefully.

After the disaster was alleviated, not only Yeosu but also the affected areas of the country suffered unprecedented shocks. This shock came from the imperial court and the new emperor, and the cause was related to the disaster silver. The emperor was extravagant and extravagant, so that the treasury was empty year after year. The money for this disaster relief was all private money brought by the five princes from the domain. It would have been a drop in the bucket to support the disaster-stricken areas across the country with a single domain, but unexpectedly, 8-9 out of 10 of the money did not fall to the victims, but was filled by local officials.

In January, there were large-scale civil unrest in five or six state capitals, and if it weren't for the well-trained and powerful armies of the five princes, the Dayong Kingdom would have fallen apart long ago. As soon as the fifth prince ascended the throne, such a disaster occurred, and his anger can be imagined, and he immediately sent his henchmen to various states to check the whereabouts of the disaster money.

Yeosu is also under scrutiny, and the situation is extremely harsh. From the prefect to the officials, they were all greedy for disaster relief money and food, and even the ministers were corrupted, and they colluded with them to frame Zhongliang. After the facts of the case were clarified, the prefect of Wang was sentenced to Ling Chi, the Qin Cha was sentenced to beheading, and the remaining accomplices were either exiled for 3,000 years, or removed from office for investigation, and each was to blame. Other state capitals are also bleeding and crowded.

After the fact, most of the county and government offices that were still overcrowded were emptied, and the new emperor immediately wrote down his edict and sincerely told heaven and earth; Then open Enke for three consecutive years to select people of insight; and exempted the people from paying taxes for five years; And rehabilitated many loyal ministers, good ministers, and capable ministers who were persecuted during the period of the first emperor, and ordered them to return to serve in the imperial court.

Under the repeated actions, the precarious Jiangshan Sheji was saved, and the panicked people's hearts were stabilized, except for the corrupt officials and corrupt officials, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Youshu has now moved to the government office, originally thought that after Wang Xiangcai's death, he might be promoted to the prefect, but when Ou Tai left, he brought him a holy decree, saying that he would return to Beijing to report on his work. It stands to reason that local officials report on their work once every three years at the shortest, and "Zhao Youshu" has only been in Suichang for a year and a half, and this is the time when the official office is short of people, how can he transfer himself?

Could it be that the emperor values my ability and wants to transfer me to the capital? The new emperor loves the people and is selfless, rewards and punishes officials clearly, has the style of a benevolent man, and also has the authority of a hegemon, and the more he looks at his style, the more he looks like a master. Thinking like this, Youshu immediately accepted the holy decree and prepared to enter Beijing, but when he thought about the people of Lishui, he hesitated again.

Ou Tai understood his concerns, and hurriedly reassured, "Xiao Zhao County reassures you, the successor of Lishui Mansion is the former Hedong Tongzhi, because he sticks to his heart and asks for his life for the people, he was framed by Shangfeng and exiled, and now he has been rehabilitated, and he is also a rare good official." He will not let your hard work go down the drain, let alone let your people be wronged. If you're still not sure, you can come back every once in a while. ”

Youshu thought for a while, and finally decided to go to the capital. He was not good at pointing fingers at the new officials, so he could only write his governance experience into a booklet and give it as a gift. As soon as the handover was completed, he walked slowly back to the backyard, ready to pack his bags and set off.

The gold and silver treasures that "Zhao Youshu" was greedy for ink at the beginning have now been sold by him, only a few clothes, a few pairs of shoes and socks, and two boxes of books. He dug out and dug out a few taels of silver in the box, and he didn't even have enough money to go to Beijing, so he realized the importance of money slowly.

"A penny is hard for a hero, how can I get on the road without money?" He sat in his chair, his eyes glazed over.

At this moment, the king of Yama suddenly appeared, first walked around the chaotic room a few times, and then sat beside him, while checking his clothes with many patches, while asking softly, "What's the matter, it's not entangled in Shangjing?" ”

Youshu wanted to nod, but fortunately stopped in time at the last moment, only to realize that the other party was testing herself again. So cunning, I almost fell for it!