Chapter 188: Fierce and auspicious
Everyone responded: "Yes! Oh, yes! Finally saved! ”
Qing Mu stepped forward and said to the people: "Everyone get up!" This official came to visit you on behalf of the emperor, the sky is ruthless, but the saint is affectionate, everyone can rest assured, the food will arrive in Yuecheng in a few days, and everyone will not have to go hungry soon! ”
"Good! All right! ”
"Hmmm! Sure enough, it was the Bodhisattva who appeared! ”
"What a fairy, what a fairy! It's so beautiful, and it's a bodhisattva's heart! ”
"I can finally let out a bad breath! This kind of bad official should be like this! ”
“……”
Qinglun stepped forward and said loudly: "Let's go back first, in a few days, as soon as the food arrives, the government will naturally notify everyone to come and receive it!" ”
"Thank goodness! It turns out that the emperor has not forgotten us ordinary people! What a good emperor! ”
"Yes! Yes......" Everyone got up and dispersed in an orderly manner. Qing Mu finally felt a lot more relieved, at least the order in Yuecheng was not chaotic, and it was not too bad.
"What's all this about? In March of the year of Yin, the garden of the government was repaired, and the cost was 4,500 taels; On July 21 of the first year of the year, Wu Dashan was invited to have a meal, and the cost was 3,800 taels! ”
Qing Mu, who had already returned, looked at the account book and complained angrily to Qing Lun.
Qing Lun nodded affirmatively, "Indeed, what is recorded in this ledger is almost a confused account!" I'm afraid that all these official silver have gone into the pockets of this Lord Thorn Shi! ”
"My lord! My lord! Suddenly, there was a sound outside the door.
Qing Mu asked suspiciously: "Captain Wang, what's the matter?" ”
"The subordinates specially inquired about the people and the squires, and found that Lord Thorn Shi was not only a common man, but also a rich squire! The original owner of this Qi Mansion compound moved his family to Los Angeles because he couldn't stand it! ”
Captain Wang stated.
"Sure enough! I really read it right, this Shen Feng is a corrupt official! Qing Mu said indignantly.
Qing Lun thought for a while, "Qing Mu, are you planning to deal with Shen Feng?" ”
Qing Mu nodded: "Of course!" If such dog officials are not dealt with at the right time, where is the majesty of the court and the rights and interests of the people? ”
Qing Lun pondered for a moment, "Captain Wang, tomorrow morning, I will go to ask for the general judgment of Yuecheng Mansion, and I will say that Lord Qincha has something to order!" ”
"Yes! Checkmate! Captain Wang replied, and hurriedly went out after speaking.
Qing Mu thought for a moment, "Brother! This time, I want to trouble you, the general, and personally arrest this assassin tonight, and I will personally punish him in front of the people of Yuecheng! ”
Qing Lun smiled, "Qing Mu, I find that you are becoming more and more majestic, more and more like Qincha!" ”
"Hee-hee! Qingmu was originally a Qincha! It's not like it's like it! Qing Mu said with a smile.
"Good! Good! Subordinates obey! Qing Lun also smiled with him, and as he spoke, he walked out and personally ordered troops to go to the Assassin's Mansion to arrest Shen Feng.
After Shen Feng handed over the account book to Captain Wang, when the Qin Cha had left, he hurriedly asked Shen Long to rush back to the Assassin Shi Mansion together, and he had to think carefully about how to pass the Qin Cha pass.
"Master Liu, that account, I'm afraid it's very difficult to pass that level!" After returning home, Shen Feng hurriedly discussed countermeasures with Master Liu.
"My lord! I've been very careful, every expense is visible, I believe that she is a female streamer, and she will definitely not see the loopholes in the account! Master Liu explained.
"No, no! I don't think so! Although Qin Cha is a woman, I think she is very shrewd, and there is a general next to her, who is a well-known general! Shen Feng said worriedly.
Master Liu said again: "Don't worry! He is good at fighting, and he is a layman when he does accounts! ”
"Your Excellency, Your Excellency! That Captain Wang hurriedly went to the mansion of the general judge Wang Yifei! A man who looked like a house slave rushed into the lobby and hurriedly reported it.
Shen Feng's face changed color, and he said astringently: "It's not good!" This is the rhythm of the Qincha's intention to dispose of this official! Now it seems that there are only thirty-six strategies, and it is the best policy! "Hahaha!" Suddenly, there was a burst of laughter from outside the lobby.
Everyone changed color, and when they looked up, it was General Qinglun who had arrived in the compound of the Assassin's Mansion.
Shen Feng was angry: "Why don't you stop him!" ”
"Don't embarrass them, they can't stop them!" Qinglun said confidently.
"What do you want to do? This official is an official of the imperial court! Shen Feng said with a little weakness.
Qinglun: "On the orders of Lord Qincha, this general is here to arrest you and return to the palace for trial!" After speaking, he said to his own soldiers: "Come on, take it for me!" ”
All the relatives and soldiers stepped forward one after another, knocked the generals who tried to stop them to the ground, grabbed Shen Feng squarely, and led him to the mansion.
Early the next morning, Qing Mu led Wang Xiaowei and Wang Yifei to Yuecheng Mansion, Qinglun stayed in the Mansion last night, and in the early morning he ordered someone to invite the people of nearby Yuecheng to deal with this corrupt official in front of the people today.
The people of Yuecheng thought that there was something big about the government, and as soon as they received the notice, they came one after another, and some people speculated that it should be to deal with the corrupt official Shen Feng, the master of the assassin history.
Some people speculated that it should be the food of the imperial court, and some people speculated that it should be the imperial court that sent some big officials.
"Ascension!"
"Wei ...... Military...... Power...... Wu ......"
Qing Mu wore official clothes for the first time, sat in the hall, picked up the shocking wood in his hand, patted it, and said loudly: "Bring people to commit crimes!" ”
Captain Wang, Wang Tongju, Qinglun and others were lined up on both sides of the hall, and the soldiers guarded the door, and outside the door were bustling and talking.
There are people among the people: "A woman is such a big official, looking at the world, only if you have seen it with your own eyes and experienced it yourself, you can't help but believe it!" ”
"Yes! It's really a female blue sky, it must be Guanyin Bodhisattva who came down to earth to save our people! ”
The people were still talking, and a moment later, the official walked into the hall with Lord Thorn Shi, who had changed into a prison uniform.
Qing Mu slapped the shocked wood again, and shouted: "The people under the hall, report your name and background!" ”
"Lord Qincha, you invited this official to the public court, and put on a show of authority, what do you want to do?" Shen Feng said disdainfully.
Qing Mu was very angry, "Shen Feng, the famine in the sixteen states of Jiangnan shocked the government and the opposition, the Holy Heavenly Heart, the people are compassionate, and the edict is ordered to provide disaster relief in Jiangnan!" ”
However, as soon as the official arrived in Yuecheng, he was provoked by the assassination of Lord Shi in every way, and after checking the accounts of the Yuecheng Prefecture over the years, he found that there were many suspicious points, and recorded them! But I don't know, what did Lord Shen do with all this official money?
Why don't you use it to buy food for disaster relief, but instead fill your pockets and try to escape with it!
"Humph! Lord Qincha asked knowingly, and it wasn't for the sake of gossip that the official was here, right? Shen Feng said lightly.
"Not bad! After many days of investigation, what he saw and heard showed that Lord Shen did not use these official funds to help the victims, but put them all into his own pocket! I don't know, Lord Shen has a rhetoric! Qing Mu said solemnly.
"Lord Qincha doesn't know that the disaster in the sixteen states of Jiangnan is reported to the Holy Lord, as for the accounts that Lord Qincha has seen, there is nothing wrong with it, right?" Shen Feng said confidently.
Qing Mu was a little angry in his heart, and said: "However, the urgency of disaster relief is as urgent as a fire, and the people are hungry, but you fill your own pockets with official silver, and you also connive at your subordinate fish and meat people on weekdays, you are guilty!" ”
"Lord Qincha, this is a non-existent thing, you can't just rely on hearsay, let alone speculation!" Shen Feng replied.
Qing Mu was furious, picked up the shocking wood and slapped it hard, "Shut up!" What is hearsay, speculation! ”
"You embezzle official silver, fill your pockets, fish and meat township, your kind of evil deeds, the official has asked Mingqing clearly, and it has been searched and recorded, and now the human and material evidence is complete, you dare to make a big statement in front of the official, and open your mouth!"
"Lord Chincha! This official is a second-grade imperial court official! You have no right to judge me, let alone judge me! Shen Feng said loudly.
Qing Mu took the holy decree on his left hand, "Look! With the trust of the Holy Lord, this official is hereby granted the right to act cheaply, and he can't be judged or judged! ”
Shen Feng lowered his head gloomily, glanced at it, saw Wang Yifei standing next to him, and thought: This time it may be really bad luck, this Wang Yifei is at odds with himself on weekdays, and this time it is not a fall!
"Shen Feng, you have received Lu for nothing, you have received the grace of the Holy Emperor, you are the history of Yuecheng Thorn, you should have the sacred heart of the upper body, and the people of Li are compassionate, but you don't want to forge ahead, deduct the official silver, fill your private pockets, and fish and flesh the people."
"Now that there is a famine in the south of the Yangtze River, you are only greedy for pleasure, oppressing the people, and ignoring the starvation of the road. His heart is contemptible, and his deeds should be punished. This official patrols the sky on behalf of the people, and according to the laws of this dynasty, he betrays you to serve hard labor for half a year, and he will be beheaded after the autumn! Qing Mu said neither humbly nor arrogantly.
"My lord! My lord! The lower officials are wronged! Shen Feng kowtowed and begged for mercy.
Qinglun took a step forward, "Take it down, distribute it to the border, and execute it immediately!" ”
The official replied: "Yes! My lord! ”
"Good! Good! Good! ”
"The wicked have evil retribution, it's really happy!"
"Yes! Oh, yes! ”
"Come on! Come! Come! Come and thank the Lord of the Blue Sky! Make the decisions for our people in Yuecheng! ”
The people outside the hall knelt down one after another: "Thank you Lord Qingtian!" ”
"Thank you!"
"Report!" Suddenly, someone outside the hall said loudly, drowning out the voices of the noisy crowd.
Qing Mu was stunned and asked suspiciously, "What's the matter?" ”
"My lord! The grain sent from the western suburbs of the capital has arrived outside the city gate, and General Deng specially ordered his subordinates to come and report! The soldier reported.
"Good! It's just in time for the rain! Qing Mu said happily, and then slowly walked down the hall, but he was extremely angry at what Shen Feng had done just now.
Now, hearing the good news, he finally relaxed, happily walked to Qinglun's side, and whispered: "It's finally here!" ”
Qing Lun nodded, and looked up to the people: "Everyone get up quickly!" Hear me! The grain allocated by the imperial court has arrived, everyone go back, inform everyone, and prepare to line up to receive food! ”
"Ahh There is something to eat, and finally there is no need to starve! I finally got through it! And there was a man among the people.
Some people wept and wept: "But many people have already starved to death, and they have not waited for this day to come!" ”
Wang Tongju persuaded forward: "Okay! All right! Don't talk about it, go back and inform everyone, get your things ready to get food! ”
The people talked to each other, turned and walked away slowly. The noisy crowd dispersed, and after a few moments, the court fell silent.
Qing Mu took a step forward, "Wang Tongju, in the name of Qincha, this official temporarily asks you to temporarily take the position of Yuecheng Assassin Shi, and do your best to appease the people!" ”
"After this official returns to Beijing, he will naturally ask the emperor to officially promote you to the history of Yuecheng Assassin, I hope you will take Shen Feng as a lesson and be a good official for the benefit of the people!"
"Yes! Thank you for your kindness! The lower officials must live up to their mission! Wang Tong replied.
Qing Lun glanced at the herald, "You go back first, General Ben will immediately arrange for someone to meet General Deng!" ”
"Yes! General Qing! With that, the soldier hurried out of the hall and out of the house.
The next day, at the gate of the government office, soldiers who usually fight on horseback become migrant workers who carry grain, and the people are all smiling and happy when they receive food.
Qing Mu stood beside his brother, looked at the happy people, and smiled: "To be able to see the people so happy, it seems that we have no Qing to come to our drudgery this time!" ”
"Yes! Unexpectedly, Qingmu is so prestigious, yesterday in the court, my brother couldn't believe it, is this still his sister? Qinglun said jokingly.
"Brother! Isn't that Qing Mu angry in his heart! At that time, I was thinking, if I couldn't punish such officials, wouldn't the emperor's uncle give me the right to act cheaply? Qing Mu said happily.
"Oops! So that's what you think, I won't tell your uncle if I look back! Qing Lun said.
"Humph! Don't you dare! Qing Mu said angrily. Wang Tongju walked over and looked at Qing Mu and Qing Lun hesitantly, as if he had something to say.
Qing Mu looked at him with a strange expression, and then asked, "Lord Wang, do you have anything to say?" ”
Wang Tongju took a step forward and whispered hesitantly: "Lord Qincha doesn't know, the reason why Shen Feng dares to be so arrogant and domineering is because his wife and the wife of the King of Right Yi are sisters, and he dares to act like this because of the relationship between King You Yi!" ”
I'm afraid that after the adults return to Beijing, it will be difficult to explain to Lord Cheng!
Qing Mu shook his head slowly, "This official is doing right, doing it straight!" Besides, the evidence is ironclad, even if King Yi has the heart to protect his shortcomings, I am afraid that it will be difficult to open his mouth to the emperor! ”
Wang Tongju inadvertently agreed: "Although this matter is indeed very happy, it has added a lot of troubles to the future!" ”
Qing Lun nodded slightly, and asked, "Lord Wang is worried that Lord Youyi is waiting for an opportunity to retaliate?" ”
Qing Mu: "Brother! What Wang Tongju said is not unreasonable, although I am not afraid of their revenge, but, after all, my father and Lord Wang Cheng of Youyi are still officials in the same dynasty, and they will always meet! ”
Qinglun: "It's okay! My Qing family is a loyal martyr, and I am not afraid of the revenge of the traitorous villain! ”
"It's actually to serve the imperial court and solve problems for the emperor's uncle, so I can't do it so much!" Qing Mu replied. Wang Tongju nodded affirmatively, didn't say anything more, turned around and walked back to the mansion.
For several days, Qinglun arranged the distribution of relief grain, and the disaster in Yuecheng finally calmed down temporarily, but because Yuecheng is on the bank of the Yangtze River, there is no shortage of water, so there is no water problem, but such as Yangzhou Mansion is not so lucky.
However, the construction of the canal is also progressing very smoothly, and after the people received the relief food, they also took extra care of the imperial court's requisition and mobilization, and helped to build the canal.
A large amount of grain transported by sea has also arrived in Huiji, and Prince Muqi personally arranged for it to be sent to various places in the south of the Yangtze River that were affected by the disaster.
Because Qing Mu handled the history of Yuecheng assassination so neatly and neatly, and then caused officials in various places to dare not complain anymore, they were extremely cooperative, working together to carry out the disaster relief in an orderly manner.
After another ten months, many things have finally been settled, the disaster relief has come to an end, and the water canal from Yuecheng to Yangzhou has also been repaired.
The water source of the Yangtze River is endlessly flowing to the northeast, conveying the breath of life, with the hope of the sky and the expectations of the people, and finally sending the water source to the hands of other people in the south of the Yangtze River.
After this incident, the people of Jiangnan have been grateful to Lord Qincha, and they are full of praise for the current emperor, as if the world has been decided, and the people's will is as solid as a rock!
A month ago, I felt that the sky was about to fall, but now it is only a little more than a month, and it has been on the right track in an orderly manner, and it must be said that the role played by the Qingmu brothers and sisters in this matter has played a key role.
After many days of fatigue and fatigue, I could finally rest comfortably, and I was in a good mood, and I walked in the courtyard of Nuoda, when suddenly, there was a thunder out of thin air, and then thunder and lightning were combined, and after a while, it poured down from the sky.
Qing Mu walked in the rain and slowly walked out of the Qi family compound, and saw that the entire street was full of people.
They looked up at the sky, faced the pouring rain, and sighed: The sky is ruthless, people are affectionate, and tears are always ruthless. There is also love in the right way in the world, and it is still love in the mortal world!
Suddenly, the rain stopped, Qing Mu was stunned, and smiled happily: "Now God has been touched by the lovely people, it has not rained for more than a year, but now it is a non-stop rain, let this heavy rain bathe, it is also a special comfort." ”
"Why are you blocking her?"
"Humph! County Lord, you still say! Recently, you have dealt with so many thrilling and interesting things, leaving me alone in the house, and not letting me follow, and, the county lord, you are so rained, it is easy to get sick, and your kindness is not rewarded! ”
Hong Luo said angrily.
"Oops! I was so angry! It's all my fault, I'm so busy that I forgot about our Hongluo County Lord, I'm really sorry! Qing Mu said with a smile.
"Humph! It's good to know! When I go back to the capital, I have to prepare a lot of osmanthus cakes! Red Luo said with a smile on his face.
"Good, good! Isn't it just osmanthus cake! How much to want, how much! After I go back, I will ask the emperor's uncle to send you an imperial chef to cook for you at any time. Qing Mu said with a smile.
"This is what the county lord said, but you can't go back!" Red Luo replied.
The Jiangnan disaster relief is coming to an end, and everything has been formalized, but there is still a huge hidden danger to be solved. As the saying goes, "locusts will grow when there is a drought" and "locusts will come after a long drought".
Before Qing Mu left, King Youyi specially told that this Jiangnan disaster relief not only needs to deal with the problems faced at the moment, but also to prevent disasters that will be encountered in the future.
After several days of torrential rain, Jiangnan seems to have regained its previous vigor in a few days, as if it had become green again overnight.
On this day, on a sunny late spring morning, Qing Mu was very unsure about the treatment of locusts.
So he made an appointment with Hongluo, took a few personal soldiers, and planned to go to the streets and alleys first, go deep into the fields, and ask the people who have been farming all year round whether there will be any gains.
Sure enough, not long after, Qing Mu and his party came to a place in the south of the city where they were farming, and met an old man who seemed to be quite knowledgeable, and told them about a locust plague that occurred thirty years ago.
Regarding the method of preventing summer locusts, he put forward several suggestions to Qing Mu: First, reduce the foods that locusts like, such as corn, wheat, rice, sorghum, etc.
And to be more diverse, such as soybeans, alfalfa, fruit trees. Secondly, it is necessary to raise more natural enemies of locusts, such as frogs, lizards, birds, etc., and do not hunt and kill.
Birds such as seagulls, shrike, grey magpies, magpies, herons, starlings and other birds should build nests for them to lure them to the south of the Yangtze River to feed, so as to increase the natural enemies of locusts.
Qing Mu listened to the old man's suggestion and nodded frequently, everything went well, everything went well. As soon as it came out, I got a solution.
Looking at the thousands of miles of mountains and rivers full of thriving scenes, her mood was extremely comfortable, humming a song unintentionally, Hongluo hid behind and followed quietly, and her heart was also very happy, this is how long has she not seen so happy.
After their group returned to Yuecheng, Qing Mu immediately asked Wang Tongju to issue a decree ordering the people in all areas of Yuecheng to follow the instructions indicated.
Then, in the name of the Qincha, he issued an official ultimatum to the surrounding fifteen prefecture governments in the south of the Yangtze River, and handed over to the other prefectures to follow one by one, and those who dared to disobey the order would be severely punished.
Mu Qi was in Huiji, looking at the official ultimatum issued by Qing Mu, he nodded again and again, and he was very happy in his heart, Qing Mu really fulfilled his mission, such a difficult task, and handled it so appropriately.
He thought to himself, maybe it was time to tell her all this, so that there would be no more estrangement between them, so that he could pursue her justifiably, and maybe it was time to introduce Master and his old man to Qing Mu.
On the contrary, Mu Yuan, who was in Yangzhou Mansion, saw what Qing Mu had done, but he thought in his heart that such a strong opponent would be quite an obstacle to his future success.