"So what are we going to do next?"

"Cooperate with him." Zhang Qiu said, "I want to see how far the people elected by the emperor can go, in case the dam in Lingnan is repaired?" Isn't that a beautiful thing? ”

The servants beside him were speechless, but judging by the situation, it should be a foregone conclusion.

However, Xue Chen didn't move much in the following days, he was always calm, and he went to the embankment on time every day to supervise the work.

When I met a refugee, I sent some food, and it looked no different from the people who were sent before.

This situation lasted for more than half a month, and the imperial court allocated a sum of relief materials, including grain and silver.

That day, it happened that Xue Chen was sick, and after being sick for more than three days, Xue Chen went to the front line of disaster relief and made porridge for the victims with Zhang Qiu.

Zhang Qiu didn't expect Xue Chen to come, and was a little surprised at first, but soon chatted with Xue Chen.

"Little Hou Ye, you don't have to move, just let your subordinates come."

Seeing Xue Chen pick up a porridge bowl, Zhang Qiu immediately intervened to stop him.

I didn't want Xue Chen to continue to move, turning a deaf ear to Zhang Qiu's words.

I saw Xue Chen take the spoon in the hands of the officers and soldiers who were serving porridge to the victims, put a spoonful of porridge into the bowl, and did not hand it to the victim who stretched out his hand, but put it to his mouth.

Everyone present was stunned, especially Zhang Qiu.

Zhang Qiu was not only stunned and embarrassed, he had never seen such an adult from disaster relief before!

However, Zhang Qiu was still very subtle, just tactfully persuading Xue Chen.

"My lord, you can't drink it, you really can't drink it, those are for the victims."

When Xue Chen heard this, the bowl that had just been put to his mouth stopped, and when he heard this, he reached out and handed the bowl to Zhang Qiu, as if he didn't understand what Zhang Qiu meant.

"Do you want to drink it too?"

"No, sir!" Zhang Qiu said, "You drank this porridge, what else did the victims drink?" ”

"Disaster victims......" Xue Chen turned his head to look at the large number of victims behind him, "The disaster victims also drink porridge, I'll just take a sip, it's not in the way." ”

Saying that, Xue Chen put the porridge bowl to his mouth without stopping for a moment and took a sip.

Interesting, Xue Chen chewed the rice grains in his mouth and looked at Zhang Qiu, "Master Zhang, there's more than just rice in here, right?" It's not quite right. ”

Zhang Qiu was stunned when he heard this, looked at Xue Chen, and said without the slightest hesitation, "Yes, there is not only rice, but also bran." ”

"Bran...... It's not for people, is it? ”

Bran, the outer layer of the rice, can only be eaten when it is ground off.

Xue Chen's voice was very soft, but it was also easy to understand, and almost all the victims who were waiting to be rescued could hear Xue Chen's words clearly.

Zhang Qiu was naturally no exception, but Zhang Qiu was not panicked at all.

"Your Excellency, you're right."

Xue Chen looked at Zhang Qiu and said in a deep voice, "I remember that the imperial court seems to have set aside all the polished rice from above, as well as snowflake silver, which seems to be more than 10,000 taels now." ”

"Your Excellency!"

Zhang Qiu roared in a low voice, kneeling on the ground, his voice was dull, and there was a "bang".

"My lord, please don't say it, people like you will lose faith in the court sooner or later!"

"Really?" Xue Chen turned a deaf ear to Zhang Qiu's words at all, "This official thinks that if you talk about it, maybe you can understand it after you finish it." ”

After speaking, Xue Chen waved his hand.

"Continue to distribute the porridge, and come over to listen to the story after receiving the porridge!"

The sound was like a bell, and everyone present heard it clearly, and Zhang Qiu seemed to have been slapped in the face.

But Zhang Qiu knelt firmly, as if he believed that he must be right.

Xue Chen admired Zhang Qiu's perseverance, and Zhang Qiu said in a deep voice.

"My lord, the villain may be at fault, but the fault is not because of the bran mixed in the rice, and now the money allocated by the imperial court will not go directly to my Lingnan, from top to bottom, from top to bottom, to me, 100,000 rice becomes 10,000, 100,000 silver becomes 5,000."

Saying that, Zhang Qiu looked up at Xue Chen, his eyes were hazy with tears, "I can't help it, my lord!" You have been the pride of the sky since you were a child, everyone loves you and supports you, you don't know how hard the people live! ”

Hearing this, Xue Chen turned his head to look at the people around him.

Everyone's eyes looking at Zhang Qiu were full of approval, and when they looked at Xue Chen, their eyes were full of incomprehension and disdain.

Xue Chen didn't expect that the person in front of him was not only a master of corruption, but also a good hand at inciting the emotions of the masses.

"My lord, the rice polishing is gone, so I can't just give everyone water, right? A pot of porridge is not just water and a few grains of rice, of course I have to exchange silver for bran to fill everyone's stomachs. ”

Zhangqiu's voice is like a knife, and the words are crying blood.

The surrounding people couldn't help but be emotionally driven together.

Feeling the atmosphere around him, Zhang Qiu felt more confident in his heart, and immediately continued to break through the momentum and go all out.

"My lord, do you know Guanyin soil? Dirt! In order to fill their stomachs, the common people even have to eat the soil, and they would rather die of swelling than starvation, everyone doesn't know that the bran is not eaten by people, but in order to survive, you look at these people, they are already alive and without a human appearance! ”

"In the face of catastrophe, no one is equal, some just survive! No matter how you live, everyone just wants to live, and the lower officials just want everyone to live! ”

I have to say that Zhang Qiu's emotions are very contagious.

Xue Chen looked at Zhang Qiu, and it was hard to imagine that if he was not standing in his current position, but the ordinary people who were kept in the dark, would he also believe Zhang Qiu's words.

Yes.

Xue Chen believed that if he didn't have enough judgment ability, he would believe Zhang Qiu's words.

But since Xue Chen is standing here, he will naturally give them enough judgment ability, don't forget, he is Xue Chen.

Nodding, Xue Chen didn't refute Zhang Qiu's words, he just looked at Zhang Qiu calmly.

"How much silver did you use, and how much bran did you exchange?"

"If you use 2,000 taels of silver for 10,000 taels to exchange bran for everyone, then the remaining 8,000 taels should be repaired on the embankment, and I don't blame you for the fault above."

Approaching Zhangqiu, Xue Chen's voice became more and more raised.

"But you didn't need two thousand taels to buy bran, because the person who sold the bran was your cousin. You didn't need 8,000 taels to build the embankment, because you used the disaster victims for the construction of the embankment, and the reason you gave them was to build the embankment so that they could eat and drink your bran! ”

"Except for three thousand taels of inferior materials that you bought from another cousin of yours, labor, you didn't spend a penny!"

Xue Chen pointed at Zhang Qiu, "You recognize!" Or don't recognize it? ”

Zhang Qiu raised his head, "The lower official doesn't admit it!" ”

"Good! Then I'll show you both people and ledgers, and make you die! ”

Saying that, Xue Chen turned around and beckoned Zheng to take the others, and then took out a thick stack of ledgers from his chest and threw it on Zhang Qiu's body.

"See for yourself!"

As Xue Chen's words landed, Zheng Yi also brought people up.

"The human and material evidence is there, you know! Or don't recognize it? ”

Zhang Qiu looked at his two relatives and the account book in front of him, was silent for a long time, and laughed.

"Unexpectedly, the little marquis is a smart person, and he doesn't need anyone to say anything, and it will be broken at one point. But the wise are not good. ”

Saying that, Zhang Qiu stood up and looked at Xue Chen, "You are now, in the realm of the lower official, as long as the lower official gives an order, you will be arrested, and as for how you disappeared, I will also find a good reason for you." ”

Zhang Qiu still looked so honest, but the words he said were vicious and vicious.

Xue Chen smiled slightly when he heard this, and said in a deep voice, "Really? Do you think I've been looking for this thing for more than ten days? ”

As soon as Xue Chen's words fell, Zhang Qiu heard the sound of footsteps and horses' hooves coming from behind him.

As soon as he turned around, Zhang Qiu saw a eunuch leading a group of officers and soldiers walking in their direction.

The eunuch walked in front of Zhang Qiu, pulled the horse, and set.

Open the decree in your hand and start reading it.

The emperor is clear, these days Xue Chen is not only collecting evidence, after collecting it, Xue Chen also quietly asked people to report everything to the emperor.

Now, all the officials involved in the Lingnan disaster relief and corruption have all been dismissed and replaced by a new batch.

"You're the only one left, Zhangqiu. This time you can be in the company of your grown-ups. ”

Xue Chen said, the eunuch got off the horse, and only after saluting Xue Chen did he wave his hand, controlling Zhang Qiu and the people close to Zhang Qiu.

Zhang Qiu was surprised that things would turn out the way they were now, and looked at Xue Chen in surprise.

"Little Hou Ye, you are really a ruthless character."

Hearing this, Xue Chen smiled slightly, "It's okay, it's just that I'm more ruthless to people like you, I'm a strict person and lenient with myself." ”

"Little Hou Ye is really interesting, don't forget to joke at this time, you are really the funniest royal person I have ever seen."

Xue Chen's movements were faintly leaked when he heard this, what did this Zhang Qiu want to express?

There was doubt in his heart, but on the surface, Xue Chen did not hesitate at all, and was full of smug beckoning people to take Zhang Qiu down.

Zhang Qiu is not a good official, but a good provocateur.

Before leaving, Zhang Qiu asked Xue Chen, and said in a loud voice, "Little Hou Ye, you arrested me, and after that!" After that, how do you plan to explain to the victims? How do you manage the turbulent river? ”

Zhang Qiu seemed to think that Xue Chen was not this piece of material, and the reason why he was able to catch people was only because Xue Chen was smart.

But sometimes being smart solves a lot of problems.

He smiled at Zhangqiu, "Don't worry, with me, things will naturally be resolved." ”

After Zhang Kou was arrested, the imperial court did not send a new county guard to Lingnan for the time being, and Lingnan's next governance of the Turbulent River was really all in the hands of Xue Chen, just like Xue Chen said before.

Xue Chen led the victims and officers and soldiers to rebuild the embankment.

In addition to building dikes, Xue Chen also opened a new semi-circular confluence for the Turbulent River, and put a trapezoidal mitigation zone in the river.

The trapezoidal mitigation zone is entirely built up with bags of dirt.

Such a huge project, with the concerted efforts of everyone, took a total of nine months, and it was already the end of the year when it was completed.

Xue Chen only remembered when he received a letter from Ping Nanhou that he hadn't gone home once this year.

Fortunately, the embankment has been built, and the emperor is also very satisfied with this, and summoned Xue Chen back to the palace again, so that Xue Chen was able to go back.

Before leaving, the people affected by the disaster in Lingnan got together and put Xue Chen's favorite Kong Ming lantern for Xue Chen, and every family embroidered sachets for Xue Chen.

When he first came, the fair-skinned boy has now begun to glow with honey.

Even so, Xue Chen looks very handsome, but this year is more masculine than before.

Everyone said that they would not forget Xue Chen, but Xue Chen knew that he would be forgotten sooner or later.

He waved goodbye to everyone and returned to the capital.

At that time, Ping Nanhou was drafting his own guards in the school yard in the courtyard, and this was his interest after not bringing soldiers.

Suddenly hearing a knock on the door outside, Ping Nanhou put down what he was doing and went to open the door.

"Dad, I'm back!"

Xue Chen's familiar voice came to his face.