Leizhou County Government.

Cai Yang sat directly above the case and was reviewing the files and official documents.

Du Weiting bowed slightly and stood beside him.

After flipping through a few more scrolls of bamboo slips, Cai Yang asked casually, "Lord Du, has the city captain's mansion been notified?" ”

Du Weiting hurriedly said: "Back to my lord, the lower official has already gone to inform Lord Yu in person, Lord Yu has already taken the sergeant to the Fang family's shop, presumably it won't be long before the Fang family's shopkeeper will be brought to the county government." ”

"Yes." Cai Yang nodded first, then glanced at Du Weiting again, and suddenly smiled slightly: "Lord Du, there is still something unclear about this official, and I hope to give advice." ”

"Don't dare, don't dare, please show me." Du Weiting bowed slightly.

Cai Yang said: "There is a great drought in Yandi, and the imperial court not only allocated a huge amount of silver taels, but also transferred grain and grass from Hedong and other counties, Leizhou, did you receive these before?" ”

"I received it, I received it, of course." Du Weiting said.

"Since we have received relief money and grain from the imperial court, why are the people in Leizhou City still hungry, and even worse, such as the shopkeeper of the Fang family, they have made a fortune from the disaster, and they actually sold the grain at ten times the high price, could it be that the grain allocated by the imperial court has not been distributed by Lord Du?"

When Du Weiting heard this, he hurriedly said: "It's not that the officials are withholding food privately, but they are being prepared, and the original plan is to distribute it tomorrow." ”

"What?" When Cai Yang heard this, he almost laughed angrily, and said: "Lord Du is the county governor of Leizhou, before the official arrived, you were fully responsible for the affairs of Leizhou, and now, you dare to detain the grain for disaster relief from the imperial court and delay the time!" Don't you know that if the victims have no food for one day, they will not be able to live, and if they have no food for three days, they will have accidents! ”

"Wronged, my lord!" Du Weiting directly shouted, and then Zhengse said: "Xiaguan is an official of the imperial court, how dare he do this, it's just that the relief food only arrived the day before yesterday, Xiaguan, even if Xiaguan wants to distribute it, he has to prepare something."

"Nonsense!" When Cai Yang heard this, he took the case and said angrily: "The transportation of grain and grass in the imperial court should have arrived in Leizhou as early as ten days ago, and you dare to deceive this official here!" It just doesn't make sense! ”

He is the head of the county, the supreme administrator of Nalei Prefecture, he was angry, Du Weiting was naturally startled, but the latter was prepared, and hurriedly said in a trembling voice: "My lord Mingjian!" The food relief did indeed arrive the day before yesterday, if you don't believe it, there is a handover document to testify! The lower official also questioned the official who transported the grain, but the other party claimed that there were some minor accidents during the escort, which caused the delay for a few days. ”

"What!?" When Cai Yang heard this, he immediately said: "Take the documents to me!" ”

"Yes, yes!" Du Weiting answered again and again, then turned around, and after a short time, he brought the documents that were handed over at the beginning.

Cai Yang took it and unfolded it to see that the date on it had indeed arrived the day before yesterday.

Seeing this, he slowly sat back in his chair.

Of course, he wouldn't trust Du Weiting so easily, but the handover documents are here, and there are official signatures from both sides, and he can't question Du Weiting anymore on the surface.

However, he has now begun to suspect that Leizhou may have a ** and a catastrophe! Ten days, ten days, how much sky-high grain will the Fang family sell!

Cai Yang's eyes narrowed slightly, and he decided to open the gap from the Fang family's shopkeeper!

Thinking of this, he glanced at Du Weiting again, and saw that the latter was still standing there with his body slightly bowed, he smiled lightly, and said kindly: "I see, it seems that the official misunderstood Master Du just now, and I hope Lord Du will not be surprised." ”

"Where, where, Lord Cai is serious." Du Weiting laughed dryly, and at the same time, some fine cold sweat oozed from his forehead.

Just now, Cai Yang really startled him, if he hadn't been prepared, I'm afraid he would have suffered today!

At this time, a county government guard stepped in and intervened, "Lord Qiqi, Lord Yu of the city asks to see you." ”

"Oh? Coming so soon? When Cai Yang heard this, he was immediately shocked, and hurriedly said, "Please." ”

"No!" The guard answered and turned away.

Not long after, Yu Jian walked in with the shopkeeper Fang, and after seeing Cai Yang, he first arched his hand, and Shi Li said, "I've seen Lord Cai, Master Du." ”

Cai Yang waved his hand slightly to signal that he didn't need to be polite, and then asked, "Can the shopkeeper of the Fang family's rice shop bring it?" ”

Yu Jian turned over, pointed to the shopkeeper behind him and said, "This person is." ”

"Yes." Cai Yang nodded, looked at the shopkeeper Fang, and glanced him up and down.

The shopkeeper Fang was dressed as a businessman's standard, and he looked like a rich man, but this is the county government, he is a citizen, and when he saw Cai Yang, the county head, he could only kneel and salute: "Fang Wei, the grass people, have seen the county head." ”

Cai Yang didn't let him get up, but asked directly to the point: "Fang Wei!" This official asks you, Leizhou has no harvest, hunger is everywhere, the people are hungry, on the occasion of this natural disaster, you don't think about kindness, but why do you still sell grain at ten times the price, and raise prices! Make a fortune from disaster! Even if a businessman is mercenary, there is no such black-hearted! ”

"My lord! The grass people are wronged! Fang Weina cried directly: "The villain saw the natural disaster in Leizhou, and the victims were everywhere, so he couldn't bear it, so he opened his granary and sold it to the victims at a normal price!" The villain is doing a good deed."

"Hehe, you're doing good!?" Cai Yang was laughed at angrily, he nodded, and said, "Okay, this official will invite two people who buy grain to come over today, and see what else you have to say!" ”

"The adults can ask, the villains have a clear conscience, so why be afraid!" Fang Weiyi said righteously, his appearance, it really looked like that.

Cai Yang no longer paid attention to him, but raised his head slightly towards Yu Jian and said, "Lord Yu, I will bother you to work hard again!" Go to Fangjia Rice Shop now, invite two people to come over, and confront them in the court! ”

"No!" Yu Jian clenched his fists in response, and then turned away.

At this time, Fang Wei, who was kneeling below, couldn't help but sneak a glance at Du Weiting.

The latter immediately glared at him fiercely, and the meaning in his eyes was self-evident.

Fang Wei hurriedly lowered his head again, Cai Yang saw this, first looked at Fang Wei who was lowering his head, and then looked sideways at Du Weiting.

Sensing his gaze, Du Weiting quickly lowered his body slightly.

About half an hour later, two ordinary people dressed in coarse linen were brought back by Yu Jian.

After the people knelt on the ground to salute, Cai Yang directly began to ask, but at this time, the performance of the two people was greatly beyond Cai Yang's expectations.

One of them said, "My lord, Shopkeeper Fang is a great and good man, you can't wronged him."

What the!? Hearing this, Cai Yang's eyes widened, and he couldn't help but stand up, pointing at one of them and saying, "Don't be afraid, you two!" The official is here! Say whatever you want! ”

"My lord, we are not afraid, Shopkeeper Fang is a good person, if it weren't for him, I'm afraid we would have starved to death."

Cai Yang was a little dumbfounded when he heard this, he knew in his heart that it would be useless to ask any more!

He sat back in his chair in a daze, and then glanced at Yu Jian quietly.

He knew that the water in Leizhou was even deeper than he imagined!

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