At this moment, it was the beginning of the psychological war between the two, Zheng Daji's forehead was faintly full of sweat, and he didn't dare to lower his head to wipe it, and he was full of speculation in his heart.

Could it be that his purchase of materials was discovered?

"Lord Zheng, do you know that a strange thing happened in the city yesterday?" Shangguan drank Ling's official robe, Erlang's legs were cocked, leaning on the back of the chair, he reached out and took the teacup that the yacha had just placed on the small table on the side, blew the floating leaves, and took a sip, "This official has heard that these grains that fell from the sky came from your Lord Zheng's mansion. ”

Zheng Daji's expression was shocked, and he was almost unsteady on his feet, but he still forcibly suppressed his uneasiness: "My lord, where did you hear this rumor?" If there is so much grain and grass in the lower official mansion, how can it not be taken out to help the people! What a madman this rumor-monger is! Come on, search for people who spread rumors throughout the whole process! ”

Shangguan Yuling did not stop him, and let Zheng Daji send someone to find it.

"At first, the official didn't believe it, but Lord Zheng's subordinates didn't succeed in buying grain for a few days, so I had to make the official wonder if Lord Zheng was the parent official of the imperial court, and whether he had put his mind on the people." Shangguan Yinling said, raised his eyes slightly, and looked at Zheng Daji in front of him, his eyes were fierce, "This official just wrote to the saint two days ago, saying that Lord Zheng is effective in disaster relief, and Lord Zheng is going to slap me in the face?" ”

"No, no, no, how dare the lower officials?" Zheng Daji's heart was empty, and he hurriedly followed Shangguan Yinling's words downhill, "The purchase is indeed unfavorable for his subordinates, and the subordinates will rush to catch up, they will definitely be able to bring back food and materials tomorrow, please wait for another day!" ”

"Then the official will wait for Lord Zheng for another day, if there is no food tomorrow, Zheng Daji should think about how to explain to the saint." Shangguan Yinling got up and left after speaking, Lu Li deliberately slowed down two steps, and deliberately stayed to mention Zheng Daji.

"I said, Lord Zheng, you really dug a big hole for yourself this time, if it weren't for Lord Shangguan to suppress the food from heaven in the people's homes for you and spread to the ears of the saint, even if it has nothing to do with you, the saint would not think like this." Lu Li whispered, and patted Zheng Daji's shoulder sympathetically, "My lord, I am an official in the court, and we adults know your difficulties, but disaster relief is a strict order from the Holy Lord, and you have to let us pay the difference, right?" ”

"Yes, yes, I was negligent, and I bothered Master Lu to say a lot of good words for me in front of adults, and the next official will definitely transport the grain back tomorrow." Zheng Daji nodded again and again, and sweated for himself in his heart.

Lu Li left at this time, stayed at the gate of the post station, and joined Shangguan Yinling and Xu Yun.

"How?" Shangguan Yinling had a little smile on his face, his eyes turned to Lu Li, although he was asking, he was already ninety percent sure in his expression.

"As expected by the adults, Zheng Daji was really flustered, and according to the way of the adults, the food and materials should be transported back tomorrow, and there is hope for disaster relief." Lu Li replied.

"My lord, didn't you act in a play to trick Zheng Daji?" Xu Yun realized that everything just now was just a big drama to trick Zheng Daji into buying, and he thought that the adults said this in order to clear their suspicions.

"Xu Yun, I have time to take a look at Langzhong." Shangguan Yinling looked at Xu Yun as if he was looking at his own uncompetitive son, he sighed lightly and turned upstairs to go back to the wing.

"What do you mean, sir?" Xu Yun touched the back of his head, but did not understand.

"Your lord means to let you look at your brain and release all the water in it." Lu Li shook the folding fan and went upstairs with the wind.

"Hey......" dared to love one and two, scolding him.

Another day passed, the next afternoon, before the sun set, the mighty brigade of people and horses, pulling a large amount of food and supplies back to Baozhou City, built a material receiving station next to the government office, the people in the city cheered, lined up in a long line.

Lu Li and others distributed food and some herbs at the receiving station, and many people had to bow down in front of the government and say a few words of thanks to the prefect.

"The prefect is like a reborn parent, the prefect is a clean and honest official, and he asks for the people's life, he is a great good official!"

Lu Li sighed lightly, pitiful to these people, I don't know how much blood and sweat the government and county commanders who have trusted them for many years, and now there are hundreds of priceless treasures stored in the treasury at home, when they are almost starving to death on the street, Zheng Daji is eating meat and drinking wine in his own yard, so unhappy.

When Shangguan Yinling arrived at the receiving station, the team had reached the very end, only a few elderly mothers-in-law and uncles were receiving food, the sky was already dark, two fire lamps were lit around the receiving station, and the nearby street was too bright, Shangguan Yinling stood beside Lu Li, divided the rice and noodles, and handed it to the old man.

"Uncle, take it."

"This Zheng Daji has been an official for so many years, it can be regarded as a human being......" The old man took the rice noodles and sighed in a low voice, the bitterness on his face was too obvious.

"Uncle, can you tell me in detail, what kind of bastard has Zheng Daji done over the years?" Seeing that the old man turned around to leave, Shangguan Yinling hurriedly stopped him, and the old man turned his head and looked at him with a look full of resistance.

"Don't worry, uncle, this is Lord Qincha sent by the Holy Lord to provide disaster relief, and it is also because of him that everyone has so much food to eat today, if you have something to say, you can say to Lord Qincha, and your lord will definitely make decisions for you." Lu Li saw that the old man didn't trust Shangguan Yinling, so he hurriedly explained a few words.

"Alas, what a wreck!"

The two sat under the firelight and listened to the old man explain clearly the bastard matter of Zheng Daji's corpse for so many years.

In addition to these, they also learned the most important point, Zheng Daji increased the taxes of the people of Baozhou to more than twice that of the imperial court, the people of Baozhou have been burdened with heavy taxes for nearly ten years, but no one dared to go to Beijing to say it clearly, Zheng Daji even has been declaring to the people that it is the imperial court that ordered the collection of so many taxes, and he also felt sorry for the people, but he was helpless.

It's disgusting.

"Uncle, you are relieved, since I have come to Baozhou today, I will never go back easily, Zheng Daji's matter, until the end of the disaster relief, I will definitely go to the holy book and severely punish it."

"Thank you, thank you, thank you, Chincha......"

The old man thanked him again and again, sent the old man away, and the two of them still sat under the firelight.

"Don't you think it's strange, my lord? Zheng Daji's corruption in the past ten years can be described as very arrogant, and in the past ten years of corruption, it is impossible to have so much gold and silver in a few warehouses, and a large part of it, where is he hiding? Lu Li frowned, recalling that night they sneaked into the county mansion, although there were a lot of gold, silver and jade, but it was not enough to buy the people's taxes in the past ten years.

"I'm afraid, the rest is no longer in his hands." Shangguan Yuling frowned slightly, his eyes looked straight ahead, and there was deeper worry in his eyes.