After staying in Huazhou for several days, Xu Minghua was pleasantly surprised to find that the Huazhou Mansion was like a fly without a head, and he didn't do anything. In the inn, Xu Minghua wrote the comment of "unable to cope and panicked", and when he learned that Jiang Anyi was not in Huiye City and was trapped in the disaster area and county by the snow disaster, Xu Minghua made up for "evacuating his duty, because of a small loss".

Just about to send the chapter to the Yushitai, heard the sound of the drums, the next day the government up and down as if waking up from a dream to move quickly, the government soldiers, garrisons have been marched to the disaster area, and then the disaster relief announcement was posted at the city gate, calling on everyone to work together to tide over the difficulties, and then the disaster relief rules are also well known to the people.

Xu Minghua was in line with the intention of picking a bone in the egg, but he didn't find any mistakes, and indignantly put away the written pieces, Xu Minghua decided to go to the disaster area and go to the front line to find out the mistakes. There were sixteen counties affected by the disaster, and Xu Minghua chose Jingyuan County, because he knew that Zhao Zehe, the commander of Jingyuan County, was also from Zechang Academy, and if he could find Zhao Zehe's fault, even if Jiang Anyi could not be implicated, he could also fight the Zechang faction.

As soon as the road was opened, Xu Minghua lived in Jingyuan County, running around the disaster relief site every day, checking the road dredging, repairing the houses, settling the people, and going to the soup kitchen site to see the thickness of the porridge in the pot, asking the people who came to work whether the wages were enough, whether the meals could be full, and then went to the county school to see if the people whose houses collapsed were settled properly.

For five days in a row, Xu Minghua worked tirelessly, although he saw some small mistakes, but his conscience was clear, Jingyuan County's disaster relief was decent, and Zhao County's order was not only faultless but meritorious, which made Xu Minghua feel very frustrated, and he didn't come out of the store on the sixth day.

The shop was crowded with businessmen, Xu Minghua thought that Qinggao was not with these people, and the food in the store was rude, Xu Minghua asked the servant Xu An to order four dishes in the hotel, and prepared to drink a few drinks at the residence, and return to Huiye Mansion tomorrow.

Xu An brought wine and food, stood next to Xu Minghua for wine, saw the master drinking cup after glass, full of sorrow, and tried to speak: "Master, when I went to the street, I heard that Jiang Tingshi came to inspect the disaster area, and I heard that in Lutong County, it was found that the county order deducted the wages of migrant workers, and the whole of Lutong County were demerited, and they were guilty of meritorious service. ”

Xu Minghua stopped his wine glass and asked with interest, "What else have you heard?" Let's talk about it. Come, sit, drink and talk. ”

Xu An didn't even dare to say it, Xu Minghua said: "It's boring to drink alone, let you sit down, just sit down, how to pay so much attention when you go out." ”

As he spoke, Xu Minghua poured a full glass of wine with his own hands and said, "Drink this cup first, and speak slowly, this night is still long." ”

After a glass of wine, Xu An took a sip of wine comfortably, a smile appeared on his face, and said: "Master, I heard that Long Wei also came to the disaster area, and arrested a lot of people, I heard that someone in the hotel said that Long Wei also killed people." ”

"Oh", Xu Minghua frowned slightly, like most officials, he was full of disgust and fear for Long Wei's existence, and when he heard that Long Wei was killed, he was first disgusted.

"The country has laws, how can these dragon guards kill people at will." Xu Minghua raised his glass and drank it all indignantly, and slammed it heavily on the table.

Xu An said flatteringly: "The lord will be a big official in the Yushitai in the future, and he will definitely restrain these dragon guards to act according to the law." ”

Xu Minghua smiled slightly, it has been fifty years since the disaster of Long Wei, even if he is the imperial doctor, he is powerless to restrain it, but everyone loves to listen to good words, Xu Minghua sandwiched a piece of lamb belly for Xu An.

Waiting for Xu An to swallow the lamb's belly, Xu Minghua asked again: "Tell me what you hear and see." ”

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An tried his best to recall, and said hesitantly: "When I was waiting for food in the restaurant, I saw several people from the county government happily going upstairs to drink, their wine and food had already been ordered, I happened to sit on the side of the stairs and waited, and glanced at it, they were all good dishes, but they were not cheap." Sir, does this matter? ”

As the envoy of the imperial history platform, Xu Minghua has extraordinary professional sensitivity, sitting upright, Xu Minghua interrogated in detail who they are, what kind of dishes they are, when he learned that there are roast whole sheep, iron plate chicken, spicy mutton, hand meat and other big dishes, in addition to wine, he also moved a few jars of honey fruits, Xu Minghua calculated a little, this meal will cost at least thirty taels of silver.

The Yamen officials only have a salary of about four taels on the surface, even if they add the secret income, it is not bad to have an income of ten taels a year. I heard Xu An say that there were only eight people who drank, and this meal would cost them a year's salary, if there was no hidden secret, Xu Minghua would definitely not believe it.

Calculating the time, it was only two quarters of an hour, and those people should still be eating and drinking in the restaurant. Xu Minghua stood up and said, "Xu An, let's go, let's go to the restaurant to see what is going on." ”

Xu An looked at the four dishes on the table, a little reluctant, Xu Minghua smiled: "I will invite you to eat better when you go to the restaurant." ”

Xingxianglou is one of the best restaurants in Jingyuan County, it is the beginning of the new year, the most lively time of the restaurant has passed, but the Xingxianglou is still crowded with people in front of it, and it is very lively. Xu Minghua went straight to the second floor and motioned Xu An to pay attention to the drinking places of those yamen officials.

Xu An listened to the sound with his ears, and in the second room on the right side of the staircase, there was the sound of shouting and drinking, Xu An nodded, Xu Minghua pointed to the elegant seat next to him and said to Xiao Er: "That's it." ”

Four dishes and two pots of wine were served, Xu An concentrated on dealing with the wine and food, Xu Minghua sat against the partition, and listened carefully to the sound of the next room.

“…… Deng Ye ordered, now that the wind is tight, brothers be careful. ”

"Big brother, don't worry, who doesn't know that our master and Jiang Tingshi are classmates, who dares to come to our Jingyuan County to find it uncomfortable."

Xu Minghua's heart moved, so he simply ignored the image and put his ear on the partition to listen carefully.

"It's better to be careful, I heard that Jiang Thorn is famous for his iron-faced selflessness, I heard that there have been accidents in many counties, you all know about Lutong County, let me tell you, it is a trivial matter for the county to be responsible, I heard that the garrison there has also been arrested several times."

There was a sound of inhalation, followed by a thin discussion, the voice next door quieted down, and the head said: "Lei Tou, the account must be clear, so that people can't make mistakes." ”

"Master Song, don't worry, every name is signed and signed, and you can't see any mistakes. Those migrant workers are here today and there tomorrow, and they are not afraid to check on them. ”

Xu Minghua secretly figured out to himself, it seems that this group of people is doing things with the wages of migrant workers, but they don't know how they do it, if they can ask clearly, they can find out a big case.

That Song Ye's voice said again: "The silver thing is a little tighter, don't say it to the family, wait for this limelight, and then take it out, who wants to spend money in the Qinglou and involve everyone, don't blame me Song Chong turned his face and didn't recognize people." ”

A sound of assurance came, Xu Minghua heard Song Chong's self-report that he had left the house, and knew that this person was the head of the yamen, it seems that this person is the key to Jingyuan County's embezzlement of disaster relief money, Deng Ye, should he not refer to the county Cheng Deng Huaibin. Back at his residence, Xu Minghua couldn't sleep steadily, thinking about reporting the corruption and disaster relief in Jingyuan County to the court to get a reward, dreaming that Zhao Zehe and Jiang Anyi were crying and begging for mercy, and then seeing Jiang Anyi impeaching himself in a bullet to the sky

For personal vendetta, the Son of Heaven ordered himself to be imprisoned. Tossed for most of the night, and didn't get up until the beginning of the next day.

After eating, he sat in the room for a long time, Xu Minghua finally made up his mind, seeking wealth and danger, in order to bring down Zhao Zehe and suppress Jiang Anyi, he had no choice but to let go. Called Xu An over, and after a few words of advice, Xu An left. Xu Minghua got up and went to the county office, and told the official in front of the door that he was Song Chong's friend, and asked to see Song Chong, the head of the capital.

The effort was not great, and Song rushed out. Xu Minghua saw that Song Chong was in his forties, and it was when there were many scruples between the old and the young, and he was a little more sure in his heart, so he stepped forward and said with a smile: "Song Dutou, Xu has seen it." ”

Song Chong saw a scribe under the age of thirty standing in front of him, wearing a gray fur coat, looking like a rich scholar, although he didn't know him, he didn't dare to slack off, and replied: "This gentleman, you are looking for me, I don't know who you are?" ”

"Song Dutou, this is not a place to speak, you and I will go to the teahouse in front of me." Xu Minghua suggested with a smile.

The teahouse is not far from the yamen, it is opened by Hu Cao's brother-in-law, usually the people of the yamen talk about some unsightly private matters here, Song Chong nodded and agreed.

The fragrance of tea is overflowing, but the words are murderous. Xu Minghua identified himself and showed Song Chong the seal of the Imperial Historical Observatory Guanfeng envoy he had brought with him, Song Chong tried his best to keep calm, returned the seal letter to Xu Minghua, and said: "What is there to find a small one, Lord Zhao is in the county office, if you are on business, Lord Xu may wish to discuss directly with Lord Zhao, the small one is just an errand officer, and he can't be the master." ”

Xu Minghua sneered: "Song Dutou, the Ming people don't say secret words, your case of embezzlement of disaster relief money has been released." ”

The words were like thunder, Song Chong stood up in shock, and touched the cross-knife on his waist with his hand. Xu Minghua hurriedly said: "Song Dutou is calm, this official has a rich and noble gift to you, don't act rashly, if you hurt this official, the people brought by this official will immediately tell Long Wei what happened and report to the Son of Heaven." ”

Song Chong's hand gripped the handle of the knife and glared at Xu Minghua viciously. Xu Minghuaqiang held back the panic in his heart, and said eagerly: "Song Dutou, you are old and young, and you have hurt the court's wind watcher, I am afraid that it will affect the whole family." ”

This sentence moved Song Chong, let go of the hand holding the handle of the knife, Song Chong sat back in the seat, Xu Minghua let out a long breath, only to find that his back was soaked with cold sweat, and it was uncomfortable to stick to his body.

Half-truths and half-truths told the news I heard in the restaurant last night, Xu Minghua said: "Song Dutou, I can already be sure that you embezzled disaster relief money, but it is not clear by what means you embezzled and how many people were involved. Song Dutou, I know that you are righteous, so I want to give you a chance, if you can tell me the original story of Jingyuan County's embezzlement of disaster relief silver, I will say in the last recital that you are my person, and I will listen to the news on my orders, then you will not only have no fault but will have merit, maybe the court will reward you. ”

Song Chong sat speechless, Xu Minghua said again: "Song Dutou, you are an understanding person, save yourself first at this juncture, you have to think more about your family, if you are found guilty and sent to Qianzhou, where will the family's livelihood come from." The official promised that as long as you tell the truth, he will not hold you accountable, and even guarantee your official position to the court. ”

Forced to be helpless, Song Chong sighed and told Xu Minghua about the means of fabricating the number of migrant workers, taking the opportunity to receive more disaster relief money, and the people involved.

Xu Minghua couldn't hold back the ecstasy in his heart, and the scene of Jiang Anyi and Zhao Zehe begging for himself in his dream seemed to be becoming a reality. (https:)

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