Since Jinyi Wei Lu Bing received an order from Jiajing, he sent Zhu Qi and them to Zhejiang overnight to investigate, and it was now the third day.

In the safe house of Jinyiwei, everyone gathered together to exchange information obtained in recent days.

"There must be something strange about the collapse of the embankment in Zhejiang! I went to the site last night to inspect it, and the materials used to build the dam were so good that it could not have collapsed in a heavy rain, and there were signs of vandalism at the site. ”

"In addition, according to the intelligence network, just two days ago, Shen Yishi, the richest man in Zhejiang, was the east, and Zheng Michang, the political envoy of Zhejiang, He Maocai, the envoy of Zhejiang, and Ma Ningyuan, the prefect of Hangzhou, were invited to the mansion to participate in the banquet.

"Oh, by the way, it is said that Ma Ningyuan also went to the Governor's Mansion by the way, wanting to meet his teacher Hu Zongxian, but it was getting late, so he had to stop."

"All of the above is what my subordinates learned from Ma Ningyuan's personal guards and the servants of the Governor's Mansion."

After listening to the description of his subordinates, Zhu Qi frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Behind Shen Yishi, the richest man in Zhejiang, is Yan Ge Lao and them, and all of the above people are the backbone of the Yan Party line. ”

"Could it be that this dam collapse was done by Yan Ge Lao and them! The purpose is to annex the land of the people? When the subordinates heard what Zhu Qi said, they couldn't help but put forward a conjecture.

"I can't rule out this possibility for the time being, by the way, has that Li Xuan confessed?" As if he suddenly remembered something, Zhu Qi asked.

"No, this Li Xuan is very hard-mouthed, and he has exhausted the punishment on him, and he refuses to confess, just saying that in the process of building the embankment, he embezzled the project money, which caused the quality of the embankment to be so unbearable!" When the subordinates on the side heard this, they complained dissatisfiedly.

"What about Yang Jinshui? Have you reviewed it? Zhu Qi said, picked up the teapot on the table, and poured himself a cup of tea.

"My lord, that Yang Jinshui is the chief eunuch of the Weaving Bureau, and he is also a person in the palace, and he is Lu Fang's godson! I didn't dare to go too far, so I just asked a few words, and Yang Jinshui also insisted that Li Xuan was greedy for the project money. ”

"Tomorrow, you and I will go to see Hu Zongxian and see if we can make a breakthrough from his student Ma Ningyuan, this matter must be investigated, otherwise we will not have the face to go back to see Your Majesty!" When Zhu Qi heard what his subordinates said, he sighed helplessly and commanded.

"Yes."

……

On the way to the county government of Chun'an County, Hai Rui saw countless victims, unclothed, lying on the side of the road! Some people fell to the ground as they walked, never waking up, while many more huddled in the corner, silently suffering from hunger in their wombs.

"Mother, I'm hungry!"

"Well, go to sleep, you won't be hungry when you fall asleep."

"But I'm too hungry to sleep."

In the corner, there was a conversation between mother and son, accompanied by sobs that came and went.

"What's going on? Hasn't the government already started to give money? How so? On the way to Chun'an County, Hai Rui pulled a hungry old man and asked loudly.

"Don't you know, because the new magistrate of our Chun'an County has not yet arrived, the government asked Jiandezhi County next door to temporarily take care of the disaster relief materials in our Chun'an County, but the victims of our Chun'an County didn't even see a shadow."

"Some people are so angry that they go to the government to theorize, but they are seriously injured! Helpless, we have to carry it hard, and we only hope that the new magistrate will take office soon and save the people of Chun'an County from fire and water. ”

"By the way, seeing that you have an extraordinary bearing, you should be a scholar." The old man who was pulled by Hai Rui asked after looking him up and down.

"This official is Hai Rui, the new magistrate of Chun'an County, I'm sorry everyone, I'm late!" Hai Rui said, his face choked with sadness.

"I've seen the prefectural commander!"

After hearing Hai Rui's identity, the old man hurriedly knelt on the ground, and at the same time shouted to the people around him: "Everyone, come quickly, our new magistrate of Chun'an County, Lord Hai Rui is here!" We're saved! ”

As soon as these words came out, the hungry people who were still huddled in the corner instantly surrounded Hai Rui, and told their grievances one after another, and the guards on the side saw this, so they wanted to step forward to protect the safety of the magistrate, but Hai Rui waved his hand and stopped him.

"If you have any grievances, you can tell me, and after this official goes to the county government of Chun'an County to change into official clothes and seals, he will definitely seek justice for you!" Hai Rui said and bowed to the people around him.

After Hai Rui's words, the crowd automatically made way for him, Hai Rui walked in the front, next to the guards responsible for his safety, and followed by countless victims, the whole team was silent during the march, until the location of the county government of Chun'an County, it stopped.

"You don't have to send it, wait for the official to understand the situation first, and then give you an explanation." Hai Rui said, arched his hand to the crowd, and then turned around and entered the county office.

As soon as Hai Rui entered the county office, a servant surrounded him, his eyes were shining, and he asked nervously: "Dare to ask if you are the new county magistrate?" ”

"That's right, this official Hai Rui is the new magistrate of Chun'an County!" Hai Rui nodded and said in a deep voice.

"Great, the starving people of my Chun'an County have been saved! My lord, please, the official uniform and ribbon left by the predecessor are over there. ”

"Hmm."

Under the leadership of the officials, Hai Rui quickly got the seal of the county magistrate and changed into an official uniform.

"Bring me the booklet from Chun'an County, and the official will check it first." Hai Rui then sat in the lobby and commanded the master book on the side.

"Lord Magistrate, please wait a moment, and I'll bring the booklet right away."

After a while, the master bookkeeper brought the account book recording Chun'an County's expenses, as well as the books of relief, land, money, grain, taxes, etc., to Hai Rui for his inspection.

Hai Rui saw it quickly, checked it after a while, and after confirming that his predecessor did not leave any deficits and hidden dangers, he breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked.

"Before I came, I heard that the county order of Jiande County next door took advantage of my arrival to seize the disaster relief materials that originally belonged to Chun'an County, is it true?"

"Lord Zhixian County, this matter is true, we have repeatedly asked Wang Yong and Lord Wang of Jiande County for supplies, but they were all rejected by him on the grounds that his grade was not enough, he was not qualified to talk to him, and there were many affairs." The chief bookkeeper looked at the new county magistrate in front of him, and after carefully considering his tone, he spoke.

"Hmph, that's unreasonable! Repeat to me the ins and outs of the matter, and this official will definitely seek justice for the people of Chun'an County. ”

"Yes, Lord Magistrate, here's how it happened......"

After the narration of the main book, Hai Rui finally figured out the ins and outs of the whole thing, and at the same time, there was a flame rising in his heart: "Why? ”