Chapter 32: The Past

Xiao Junmo was alone in the room, thinking back to the death of Zhao Tingshi's son that day, and sealed his throat with a sword, clean and neat.

It's not like an ordinary martial artist who usually learns a little three-legged cat kung fu at will, but it's more like a long-term practice and a skilled ......

Xiao Junmo suddenly thought of a possibility, and his heart moved, and he had an idea.

Zhao Xiaosan cultivated in the mansion for a few days, and he could barely walk on the ground, so Xiao Junmo took him to the mansion of the county order.

"What do you mean, Lord Wang?"

Zhao Xiaosan was a little flustered, could it be that King Jingnan found something?

So what will he do, protect each other with officials, or pay off a Qingming in Ping County?

Zhao Xiaosan hesitated, both hopeful and worried.

"You don't work for this king, why does this king keep you for dinner? Naturally, I want to send you back to Dayang Village, but this king has something to do with the county order, and he will send you back later. ”

Xiao Junmo patiently explained, not forgetting to sarcastically mock him.

Zhao Xiaosan didn't know if Xiao Junmo had something to say, for a while, Xiao Junmo's attitude made him elusive, was there really something to find the county order, or did he guess something?

Zhao Xiaosan's heart was up and down, and his heart was hanging tightly.

Chi Wanwan on the side was a little speechless, look at Xiao Junmo, does he speak like a human being? Although it is to confuse Zhao Xiaosan, won't these words seem to King Jingnan to be stingy?

"Lord Wang, you can change the reason, we can still afford a few meals."

Chi Wanwan couldn't help but speak, she was so worthy of the name of Princess Jingnan, but she couldn't make people think she was stingy, it was enough for Xiao Junmo to carry the pot alone.

"It's too late." Xiao Junmo spread his hands.

When the county magistrate was notified, he had been waiting at the door for a long time, and when he saw Xiao Junmo and the others, he hurriedly greeted him.

"I don't know what the prince has to do to find the lower official."

The county magistrate casually greeted him, and then got straight to the point, asking a little absent-mindedly, how could Zhao Xiaosan be with King Jingnan?

King Jingnan suddenly looked for himself, did Zhao Xiaosan say something, or did King Jingnan find something, and what was his attitude?

Xiao Junmo saw the look of the county order in his eyes, smiled and said nothing, it seemed that he had guessed nine times out of ten.

"This king is looking for you to ask about the situation in Dayang Village."

"Dayang Village?" The county commander's face was a little suspicious, Xiao Junmo took the initiative to understand Dayang Village, what was the purpose?

"Yes, you might as well go in first, the county order said slowly." Xiao Junmo noticed Chi Wanwan, who couldn't stand on the side, raised his feet for a while and twisted his arms for a while, and forced himself to laugh.

"Yes, the lower officials are not well entertained, please come in quickly."

The county magistrate smiled, he saw Zhao Xiaosan before, and because Xiao Junmo mentioned Dayang Village all of a sudden, he didn't react for a while, and actually hung people at the door.

"It's okay, let's talk about it." Xiao Junmo is still as warm as the wind.

"Back to the prince, Dayang Village is the most serious drought in the county, and the perennial poverty has made many young people leave and go to other places to make a living, and there are less than 100 households left, most of them are old people who are unwilling to leave, and their children can't let go of them."

The county order is a little vague, and Xiao Junmo already knows these situations.

"That's it?" Xiao Junmo looked at the county order with a gentle smile.

"Naturally, it doesn't ...... Naturally not, the labor force in Dayang Village is also poor, and it barely survives with the help of the imperial court every year. ”

Xiao Junmo's smile was too deceptive, if it weren't for Zhao Xiaosan's warning in his eyes, he would almost have told him.

"In that case, then the king will send this person home first." Xiao Junmo did not embarrass the county order, but deliberately put Zhao Xiaosan on the bright side.

"What's the need for the prince to bother, the lower official will send someone to send him back." The prefectural order breathed a sigh of relief.

"Save people to the end, ferry to the shore, since the king saved him, naturally have to ensure that he arrives home safely, otherwise something happens, won't it be in vain?"

Xiao Junmo waved his hand, Chi Wanwan rested enough, took the initiative to step forward and snatch the work of the entourage, and pushed Xiao Junmo away.

Zhao Xiaosan glanced at the county order, he was still worried that Xiao Junmo would design him, but he didn't expect the two of them to really send him home, arrange some medicine, and leave, and only after making sure they left, did he get up, and returned to the county order mansion again while everyone was not paying attention.

"Why are you here?" When the county magistrate saw him, he looked around in a panic and closed the door.

"My lord, my subordinates can't wait, if you don't seize this opportunity, Qingping County can only be shrouded in the clutches of Zhao Tingshi, let him do whatever he wants, and the people of Qingping County will never live a good life."

Zhao Xiaosan pleaded in a tone, King Jingnan is different from the officials who provided disaster relief in the past, maybe he can take a gamble to have a way out.

"However, King Jingnan's attitude is unclear, if he says everything easily, he is unwilling to help Qingping County, or protect Zhao Tingshi, what should we do?"

The county magistrate hesitated, and his heart was very entangled.

"My lord, don't hesitate any longer, what King Jingnan has done for the people during this time is worth our gamble."

Zhao Xiaosan was very anxious, seeing that the water conservancy in Qingping County would soon be solved.

The food problem was also solved under the princess's plan, and Qingping County would slowly become rich, but the people of Qingping County would not get better, but would only be more oppressed and more difficult.

"You make me think again."

The county order paced back and forth, and he saw what King Jingnan and his wife had done during this time, but he was still worried that people who had been oppressed for too long could easily rise up and resist?

"Don't think about it, the county order will say it." The sound of pushing the door directly interrupted the hesitation of the prefectural order.

"Wang ...... Rajah? The county magistrate looked at Xiao Junmo, which was expected.

After all, the dignified prince sent a small person home, and there was weirdness everywhere, but under Xiao Junmo's natural momentum, he was still inevitably frightened.

"This king is your last chance, Zhao Xiaosan is right, this king is worth your gamble, and you will definitely win."

Xiao Junmo smiled, still with that warm and jade-like appearance, but the words he said were so sonorous and powerful, which made people moved.

"Okay, then the lower official is here, informing the prince of the grievances of Qingping County, and hoping that the prince will uphold justice for Qingping County."

The county magistrate gritted his teeth and let it go.

"Okay, you say."

"Qingping County is a perennial drought, but at first, it was not too poor, and after discussion, the people decided to raise money to build canals and bring in water from other places."

"But that money was actually greedy by Zhao Tingshi and a few local rich people."

"Xiaguan was angry, and took someone to question, wanting Zhao Tingshi and others to spit out the money, who knew that Zhao Tingshi had a backer in the court, and directly put small shoes on Xiaguan."

"Yu Lu, who was punished for two years for a trumped-up crime, bluntly said that if the official is nosy, he doesn't mind changing the county order to Qingping County."

"Xiaguan couldn't bear this evil breath, and with many people, he threatened Zhao Tingshi, if he didn't take out the silver to build a canal, Xiaguan would send a blood letter to the emperor."

"In order to get rid of us, Zhao Tingshi and others did some superficial work, pretending to repair a short section, and said that the silver taels were not enough, the project could not be carried out, and they would intensify the collection of silver taels every year, and most of the money from the imperial court for disaster relief went into their pockets."

The county magistrate was filled with righteous indignation, and after speaking, he observed Xiao Junmo's attitude.

"Leave it to the king." Xiao Junmo only said this, and if he said more, he couldn't help the anger in his heart.