In the evening, Yuan Yang and Yuan Xu rushed up from behind, and Yuan Yang told Pei Yuan: "The team behind is almost a day, and the two of us are worried that the prince will have other things, so we rushed over first." ”

Pei Yuan nodded, and then asked about the details on the road before discussing with Shi Xiangjie: "Only the big team in the back can come in handy in disaster relief, and we can't help it even if we arrive first, so we should wait here for all the teams to follow and then set off to meet at King Heng." ”

"I also have this intention, so we can also help Qi Zesheng deal with the matter here, I see that the number of refugees is quite large, Qi Zesheng agreed well, but it may not be able to arrange it to the satisfaction of the people." Shi Xiangjie said about the situation in front of him.

mentioned Qi Zesheng, Pei Yuan told Shi Xiangjie about his psychological feelings: "This kind of talk is one set in one, and the work is the most unreliable, so you still have to look at it." ”

Speaking of Qi Zesheng, someone happened to come in outside, saying that Qi Zesheng ordered them to come and bring them food, "Our adults said, even if it is cornmeal in Wowotou, try to pick some good ones and give them to the two adults, alas, they are all to blame for this disaster, it is really not easy to eat." ”

Pei Yuan glanced at the rice candy that was so thin that he couldn't see the rice grains and the dark-colored wowotou, and asked without moving, "Didn't you adults say that the rice grain has been bought today?" Why is this meal still so coarse? ”

"Oh my lords, the little ones don't dare to snub the two adults, it's really that too much porridge was given out this afternoon, and the granary is stretched thin! I'll have to continue shopping tomorrow. The man replied with a hurried expression.

Pei Yuan and Shi Xiangjie glanced at each other, Pei Yuan didn't say anything anymore, and Shi Xiangjie waved his hand to let people go down first.

Yuan Yang looked at Pei Yuan's thoughtful appearance and asked, "Lord Wang, but what's wrong?" ”

Pei Yuan nodded, and commanded: "You go outside and stare at the person who just delivered the meal, go and see if Qi Zesheng eats the same as us tonight, and then go and see how the food of the other people in the post house is." ”

Yuan Yang and Yuan Xu left to act separately, and Shi Xiangjie then smiled: "The person who delivered the meal spoke like he had memorized lines, it seems that there is really a problem with this Qi Zesheng." ”

Pei Yuan picked up a piece of nest head and bit it and swallowed it reluctantly: "If there is a problem, we will find out later." ”

Yuan Yang didn't get close to Qi Zesheng's room, just standing on the eaves of the porch, he saw that the subordinates were sending big fish and meat to his room one after another, and the fragrance went straight to Yuan Yang's nose, and he slept in the wind along the way, Yuan Yang couldn't help but swallow his saliva, and finally secretly went back to Pei Yuan.

Speaking of which, Yuanyang is a belly of fire: "They sent coarse tea and light rice to the prince and Lord Shi, but they sent big fish and meat to Qi Zesheng, what kind of disaster year is not good, I see that he eats more than when the year is good!" ”

Pei Yuan knocked on the table and pondered, and at this time, Yuan Xu also came back from outside, and said angrily: "Although the people of the post house eat not very well, it is much better than the rice sent here, at least the white rice porridge is boiled until it is thick, and there are salted duck eggs that are bubbling with oil to eat." ”

"It seems that this Qi Zesheng wants to bring his hat of wholeheartedly serving the people, but he has done some of it, we are just passing by here, and we can't stay for a few days, he can't help it, here he will send us rice soup, and he will eat and drink spicy food over there." Shi Xiangjie shook his head helplessly.

"Let's go!" Pei Yuan got up and said.

Yuan Yang and Yuan Xu said in unison: "Where are you going?" ”

Shi Xiangjie had already stepped out with one foot, and he turned around and said to the two with a smile: "Naturally, I will take you to eat fragrant and drink spicy food!" ”

When Yuanyang kicked the door open, Qi Zesheng was gnawing on a chicken leg, and at the moment he was so frightened that a small bone was stuck in his throat, he couldn't swallow it, he couldn't cough it out, his face was flushed, and Pei Yuan's eyes signaled to Yuanyang.

Yuan Yang immediately understood, stepped forward and slapped his palm on Qi Zesheng's chest, a small section of bone was swallowed in an instant, he hurriedly knelt down, prostrate at Pei Yuan's feet and kowtowed and begged for mercy: "The lower official is guilty, the lower official is guilty." ”

Yuan Yang had already taken Yuan Xu to the table to sweep Qi Zesheng's untouched meals, eating with relish, and looking at Qi Zesheng in a cold sweat with a smile.

Pei Yuan's face was slightly gloomy, but his voice had a hint of a smile: "What is the only crime of the adult?" The king felt very curious, the king and the general smelled the smell of rice in the room, so they came out to look for taste, I didn't expect to go to the adult's room, but the next person who went to the king to deliver the food at night said that the situation is not very different from now! ”

At this time, the servant who delivered the meal was also in the house, and at this time he also knelt down with a puff: "The little one doesn't know anything, the little one just said this to the two adults according to the instructions of our adults, and the little one really doesn't know anything." ”

Pei Yuan squatted down, and the folding fan in his hand patted Qi Zesheng's face: "You don't take us seriously too much, you still think that we are foolish like fools." ”

"The lower officials don't dare, the lower officials don't dare!" Qi Zesheng trembled like a sifting of chaff.

Pei Yuan straightened up, a touch of disgust appeared on his face, and his tone became even more aggressive: "This king has no patience, if you explain honestly, this king can handle it at his discretion, and now in special circumstances, he may be able to spare your life." ”

Qi Zesheng kowtowed three more times before continuing: "This is the first time for Xiaguan, it is really because of the famine and the handling of refugees, the time for the clear soup and lack of water is too long, and Xiaguan is a little unbearable, so he spent some money to buy these dishes, and they are all his own silver, his own silver." ”

Shi Xiangjie said with a smile: "We didn't ask you where the money for this meal came from, my lord, there are no three hundred taels of silver here!" You eat fragrant and spicy food yourself, but let us drink rice soup and eat wowotou, adults are really ruthless! ”

"The lower official is wrong, the lower official is just afraid of being misunderstood by the prince and the general, so he didn't dare to invite the two to the same table, and the lower official will punish himself for three cups!" Qi Zesheng smiled again and looked at Shi Xiangjie.

Shi Xiangjie smiled and glared coldly: "Misunderstanding? What can we misunderstand? General Ben sees that you don't recruit yourself, but the people live and die in this public money to eat and drink, and they still want to fool the officials, I don't think you will suffer a little, you will not tell the truth. ”

Qi Zesheng kowtowed again and said: "There is no thing, this is all a thing that is nothing, the lower official has not done anything!" ”

Pei Yuan looked up at Yuan Yang and Yuan Xu: "Have you eaten well?" ”

The two wiped their mouths and nodded at the same time, Pei Yuan raised his chin and pointed at Qi Zesheng: "Tie it up and ask well, if you don't tell the truth, use some means." ”

Yuan Yang had already come up and tied his hands behind his back, Qi Zesheng was scared and struggled frantically: "I am an official of the imperial court, you can't treat me like this, if you want to bring me to justice, you have to wait until the people of the third division come, what are you." ”

Shi Xiangjie pursed his lips and said, "How did such a stupid person become a local lieutenant, the person who chose him was really blind." ”

Pei Yuan looked at Qi Zesheng, who was dragged away by Yuan Yang's gagged mouth, and explained: "King Heng guarded the entire coastal area back then, and almost all the people at that time were picked by him, but it is not surprising that people like Duwei were brought up by his subordinates, and it is not strange that there is such a person who has no ability, but he fishes in troubled waters again. ”

The interrogation didn't take much time, so Yuan Yang came back and said: "This guy has a soft bone, and his subordinates haven't done much yet, so he cried and called his mother's move." ”

Pei Yuan's methods were clear, even the lightest punishment ordinary people couldn't stand it, he asked, "What have you recruited?" ”

Yuan Xu sent the testimony: "Embezzlement, most of the silver from the imperial court disaster relief went into his pocket, I heard that he also had to make an offering to it, and he couldn't leave much, and then after the disaster, he asked the rich merchants in the city to donate money, the original intention was to help the people who were affected by the disaster, but in fact, most of it went into his pocket, and this part did not have to be offered." ”

Bribery, corruption, and oppression of the people are really good hands, Pei Yuan put away the testimony and ordered: "Go and rest, we will clean up this mess tomorrow." ”

Early the next morning, Pei Yuan and Shi Xiangjie went to the street to observe the people's situation, and asked many people along the way, many of whom said that Qi Zesheng did not open the granary at all, and they had nothing to eat, so they could only do so.

"The young and strong have gone out to find a way to live, and those of us who drag our families can't go, so we stay, saying that we are begging but we can't ask for anything at all, who can have surplus food at this time, they are all waiting for death!" Someone cried to Pei Yuan.

The nearby businessmen were also helpless: "We have no choice, we want to help these people, but as soon as we show up, we will be taken away by the government, not to mention that it is for the people, and we will not see anything back, at the beginning we were also levied a lot of silver grain, and then when we ran out of food, the government was raising the price of food, who can withstand such a toss!" ”

Pei Yuan sent Yuan Yang and Yuan Xu to open the granary, and by noon, most of the people had received the grain, and the prices had been readjusted, at least so that the people could afford to buy things.

Some of the officers and soldiers in the city who were in the same stream as Qi Zesheng had been imprisoned by Pei Yuan, and when they were too busy, fortunately, the team behind them caught up, which solved everyone's urgent need.

Shi Xiangjie looked at the good phenomenon in front of him, and finally showed a little smile: "I finally did something practical for disaster relief, and I was in a hurry along the way, as boring as going to war before." ”

Pei Yuan also laughed: "It seems that this place can be stabilized, the tumor is pulled out, and it can still recover well." ”

After going back, Yuanyang brought the tumor to Pei Yuan and Shi Xiangjie, and Shi Xiangjie kicked it violently: "You are also a parent official here, don't you feel scared when you see so many people displaced and floating corpses everywhere?" Will you be able to sleep at night? ”

Pei Yuan looked at his expressionless face, and pulled Shi Xiangjie over: "You can't talk to such a person, if you have the heart, why would you do such a thing, let's talk about it." ”

Shi Xiangjie sat back on the chair, looked at him coldly again, and then said: "He doesn't have to do this official, just send it to the army, my father is short of manpower, send it there and let my father train and train well." ”

Pei Yuan took a sip of the tea in his hand before he said with a smile: "How many people want to follow my uncle, wouldn't it be cheaper to send him over." And we can't just do that, this kid. ”

Shi Xiangjie turned his head to look at him: "What does this mean?" I can't do with him yet? Such a thing can only be relieved by killing it with a sword! ”

"You can't do this, I'm a member of King Heng's majesty, if you kill me, see how you explain to King Heng." Qi Zesheng's expressionless face would be full of hysterical anger.

Pei Yuan put down the teacup and didn't look at him, only smiled and asked Shi Xiangjie: "Now you know?" Ours will take him to the king of Constant, and let him do it. ”

Shi Xiangjie looked at Qi Zesheng and suddenly smiled with compassion: "Do you know that King Heng has dealt with a lot of people like you, all of whom have been directly dismissed from their official positions, thrown into prison and thrown into prison, and will be beheaded immediately after waiting for the holy decree of the imperial court, you want King Heng to protect you so much, we can't fulfill you, and by the way, we will hand over this thing together." Shi Xiangjie smiled and raised the painting in his hand to testify.

Qi Zesheng is going to be taken away, this place can't be left without an owner for a day, Shi Xiangjie picked out one of the captains who guarded the city from the place he met before, and transferred him here to entrust him with important tasks.