Just as Hu Zongxian was thinking about the next countermeasures, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in." Hu Zongxian put on an unsurprising look and spoke.

"Governor Hu, in Xia Zhu Qi, is a person sent by the emperor." After Zhu Qi entered the room, he bowed to Hu Zongxian, and the rest of his subordinates were guarded outside the study and no one was allowed to enter.

"Well, I know, you must be here to investigate the case, right?" Hu Zongxian picked up the teacup and took a sip.

"Yes, Governor Hu, I came here this time to ......" Zhu Qi carefully considered his tone, for fear of angering the high-ranking and powerful governor of Zhejiang in front of him, after all, the purpose of his coming this time was to invite his student Ma Ningyuan to go to Jinyiwei to be investigated.

"Needless to say, everything you need is here! His Majesty asked me to do so if necessary, and he also gave me the power to try the case. ”

"Aren't you here to investigate the truth about the collapse of the levee?"

Hu Zongxian didn't wait for Zhu Qi to speak, then interrupted him, and then added a sentence.

"Such a keen sense of smell, worthy of Hu Zongxian!" Zhu Qi couldn't help but secretly admire in his heart.

"Yes, I am on the orders of His Majesty, and I have come to investigate the truth about the collapse of the embankment in Zhejiang, and I also ask Governor Hu to make it convenient for me to ......"

"It's all said, the things you want are here, you can see for yourself." Hu Zongxian was a little impatient, and took out the record submitted by Ma Ningyuan about the destruction of the embankment and flooded the fields, and put it in front of Zhu Qi.

"This, this, this!"

Zhu Qi was shocked and speechless by what was recorded on the paper, which recorded the inside story of the destruction of the embankment in Zhejiang: the embankment was damaged by someone sent by Qingliu, and the Yan Party turned a blind eye to it throughout the whole process, and even cooperated! The Qingliu side is to disrupt the layout of the Yan Party, while the Yan Party side will do everything and use the people of Qingliu to damage the embankment, so as to achieve the goal of annexing land and making huge profits.

Seeing Zhu Qi's shocked appearance, Hu Zongxian explained in a flat tone: "Your Majesty asked you to come, presumably to investigate the truth about the destruction of the embankment!" And His Majesty gave me the power to cut first and then try this case, so that the whole process can be completed, and at that time, there will be no need to implicate too many people and cause chaos in the government and the opposition. ”

"It is a plan to kill two birds with one stone to investigate the truth of the damage to the Zhejiang embankment, and at the same time to firmly hold the key evidence in hand, so as to achieve the goal of containing the strict party and the clear stream at the same time, and His Majesty's tactics are really perfect!" Hu Zongxian thought so in his heart, and had a little more respect for the emperor.

And Zhu Qi's brain was completely down at this time, and the purpose of his trip was originally to bring his student Ma Ningyuan to Jinyiwei for questioning without angering Hu Zongxian, but who knew that Hu Zongxian would throw a bombshell when he came up, blowing up all his plans.

"Yes...... Is that so? Zhu Qi was a little confused, so he had to whisper.

"Needless to say, how can we guess Your Majesty's wisdom?" Hu Zongxian glanced at Zhu Qi with dissatisfaction and spoke.

"It's stupid, thank you Governor Hu for your help!" Zhu Qi bowed to Hu Zongxian and said, his expression was full of admiration.

"Now that your task has been completed, let's leave, this official still has a case to handle next." Hu Zongxian saw that the matter was over, so he issued an eviction order.

"Retire below."

When Zhu Qi left the Governor's Palace, the subordinates who had been waiting outside immediately surrounded him and asked, "What's going on, isn't Governor Hu cooperating?" ”

Zhu Qi just shook his head, and his tone was flat: "No, the matter is over." ”

……

After Hai Rui rejected the proposal of Wang Yonghe of Jiandezhi County, he led everyone back to the county government of Chun'an County.

"My lord, can it be ......" Seeing Hai Rui coming back angrily, the master bookkeeper hesitated, but still stepped forward to comfort him.

"It's okay, this official wants to make trouble in the Governor's Mansion, and let Governor Hu give justice to the people of Chun'an County!" Hai Rui shook his head, and then ordered the official to bring a pen and paper and write down all the ins and outs of this incident.

"Whew!"

When the ink on the paper dried, Hai Rui breathed a sigh of relief and said in a deep voice.

"This official will rush to the governor's palace now and present his grievances to Governor Hu, can you go with me?"

"Lord Yuzhi County, we are willing."

"Okay."

A few moments later, Hai Jui set out for the Governor's Palace, and the victims volunteered to follow him and go with him.

……

"Lord Hai, what are you doing here?" Outside the Governor's Palace, a group of officials looked at Hai Rui who was kneeling on the ground and the many victims behind him, and couldn't help but look sad and comforted one after another.

"On behalf of the victims of the disaster in Chun'an County, I, Hai Rui, today sued Wang Yonghe of Jiandezhi County for misappropriating the disaster relief materials issued by the government to Chun'an County without authorization! So that the people of Chun'an County have to endure hunger, countless deaths and injuries, and I came here today to hope that the Governor will give me a justice and a justice to the people of Chun'an County! ”

And inside the Governor's Palace, Zheng Michang heard the noise coming from outside, and couldn't help frowning, called his subordinates, and said in a low voice: "What's going on outside?" How can it be so noisy? ”

"My lord, my subordinates don't know, my subordinates will go out to investigate!" As the subordinate spoke, he was about to run out in a hurry, and happened to collide with the person who came in to report outside.

"Gift...... Your Excellency, Hai Rui, the new magistrate of Chun'an County, knelt outside the Governor's Mansion with the victims, and said that Governor Hu would seek justice for him! "The person who was knocked to the ground didn't care about the pain in his body, and reported it hesitantly.

"What? Daring! A small magistrate dared to do this! Zheng Michang's face was full of anger, and he immediately walked out of the governor's mansion.

"Hai Rui, what is your intention to kneel in front of the Governor's Mansion with so many disaster victims?" Zheng Michang's gaze swept over Hai Rui and the countless victims behind him, and said coldly.

"Your Excellency, I just want to seek justice for the people of Chun'an County!"

"Hmph, what kind of justice, I see that you are obviously ill-intentioned and deliberately provoked the victims to make trouble, come on, take him down for me!"

"Yes." The official behind him received the order and prepared to do it.

"Stop, let him in." Seeing Hu Zongxian's faint voice coming out, everyone didn't dare to make any more moves.

Immediately afterwards, Hai Rui followed behind the indignant Zheng Bichang and entered the Governor's Palace.

"Xiaguan Hairui, I've seen the Governor!"

Entering the hall, Hai Rui knelt on the ground and spoke.

"What you just said, is there any basis?" Hu Zongxian sat on the top, looked Hai Rui up and down, and slowly spoke.

"Your Excellency Governor, these are what the lower officials have seen with their own eyes, before this, when the lower officials went to Jiande County Commander Wang Yonghe to ask for the disaster relief materials that belonged to my Chun'an County, he was told that most of those materials were robbed by the disaster victims on the way!"

"And there are only a few porridge sheds in my Chun'an County, but the porridge sheds in Jiande County are everywhere, and you only need to walk a few steps on the street to see them! And the share of grain distributed by the government to the two counties is the same, you say, is this fair? ”

After Hai Rui finished speaking, he handed over the piece of paper that recorded the ins and outs of the matter to Hu Zongxian, Hu Zongxian only glanced at it slightly, and understood that what the new Chun'an Zhixian in front of him said was true, without him, because Hu Zongxian really knew too much about the temperament of these people under him.

Seeing that Hu Zongxian shifted his gaze to himself, Zheng Michang didn't dare to shirk it, and hurriedly said: "Your Excellency, this matter is all the fault of the lower officials, and the lower officials will definitely solve it well." ”

"Hmm." Hu Zongxian just nodded in the face of Zheng Michang's statement, and did not say too much.

"Since you caused this matter, it's up to you to solve it."

"Yes."