Chapter 43: Maiko
The old man saw that the governor sitting at the top did not give a signal, and the Qin Cha kept staring at him, so he had to bite the bullet and say, "Donate, donate fifty loads, and it will soon arrive in the disaster area." ”
"Fifty quintals? Fifty quintals per person is not a lot, enough for the victims to eat for a while. When will this food be distributed to the victims?" Liu Yu misunderstood what he meant, and continued to ask.
Now the sweat on the old man's head really came down, and he raised his right hand tremblingly and wiped the sweat off his head with his sleeve.
After thinking about it for a long time, he didn't know how to answer, but he couldn't reply, and he didn't dare to reply. I could only say vigorously: "This...... Soon ......"
Liu Yu saw that he couldn't say clearly, so he deliberately said: "There are a total of thirty-five people here, and one person is fifty denier, which is more than 11,000 stones, which is enough for the victims to eat for half a year.
I hope you will prepare the food as soon as possible, and if you don't have time to transport it, I can send someone to transport it for you. ”
"My lord, this ......"
Liu Yu didn't give him a chance to speak, and then said: "It's decided, you do good things for the people, and you can't let you spend these silver taels in vain." Ben Qincha will definitely report to the emperor truthfully. ”
The old man saw that he really couldn't shirk it, so he could only agree, he didn't dare to look up at Lu Zhizhong who was sitting at the top.
Fortunately, it doesn't matter if Lord Qincha is here, he is alone, and he can feel more comfortable when he is accompanied by someone.
Lu Zhizhong, who was sitting next to him, was afraid that Liu Yu was entangled in the disaster, and he didn't know how to bleed when the time came!
simply changed the subject: "My lord, the dish is getting cold." Let's eat the vegetables first! It's freezing, drink some wine to warm up. ”
"Okay, okay, Lord Inspector, please. Liu Yu accepted it when he saw it, and took the opportunity to drink with the wine glass.
Seeing Liu Yu's power, the officials below didn't dare to flatter him at will anymore, so as not to be caught and exploited again, but they just kept toasting Liu Yu.
After three rounds of drinking, Lu Zhizhong put down the wine glass and raised his hands to clap three times in a row. Then Liu Yu heard the sound of a musical instrument coming from behind the side hall.
Followed by a group of young women dressed in tulle, the thin veils even saw the embroidered belly pockets. Liu Yu shuddered violently when she saw the clothes of these women.
On such a cold day, these girls are wearing so little, will they catch a cold? Liu Yu was secretly worried in her heart, and her eyes showed pity.
Lu Zhizhong, who was sitting next to Liu Yu, had been paying attention to her, and when he saw pity flashing in his eyes, he smiled secretly in his heart: No matter how talented you are, you still can't escape the beauty level.
So, Lu Zhizhong gave the woman a look, and the masked woman in the middle realized that she was dancing in the middle of the hall and gradually came to Liu Yu.
Liu Yu didn't pay attention at first, she just thought that she would circle around people a few times and leave, such tricks often appear in the Qinglou, it is nothing more than asking for more silver.
But I didn't expect this maiko to be so bold and dare to sit on her lap with her arms in her arms? Shocked, Liu Yu put down the wine glass and pushed her away directly, regardless of whether the ground was cold or not, and the original sympathy was replaced by anger.
Liu Yu's movements frightened the other dancing maikos, and even the people who were originally drinking stopped their movements in shock.
Even the guards who were originally invited by the housekeeper to walk in the side hall to eat rushed over with knives when they heard the movement, and the two of them stood in front of Liu Yu with their knives drawn left and right as a protective gesture.
The woman who was pushed to the ground by Liu Yu covered her face and showed a pair of moving and aggrieved eyes, looked at Liu Yu pitifully, and said, "I hope that Lord will have mercy!"
Liu Yu was indifferent, just looked at Lu Zhizhong and said, "Can the Lord Inspector tell Ben Qincha what is going on?"
Countless people have been killed and injured in Henan, and hundreds of thousands of people are still waiting for the government to come to the rescue. That's how you officials in Henan Province provide disaster relief?"
Seeing that the matter was exposed, Lu Zhizhong hurriedly knelt on it and begged for mercy: "My lord, the lower official just saw that the adult was tired from the boat and car, and wanted to invite the adult to sing and dance to relieve the fatigue, but I didn't know that this woman was so bold." Ask your Excellency to see it!"
As soon as Lu Zhizhong knelt down in the palace, the other officials and squires naturally knelt down and begged for mercy, but they didn't mention the victims.
Liu Yu looked at the person who was kneeling on the ground and had a headache. There are so many officials in Henan, but none of them have their hearts on the disaster victims, so how can she go to disaster relief and investigate cases? If this continues, when will she be able to return to Beijing?
Thinking that he might be in Henan all the time and couldn't go back to Beijing to wait for his second brother, Liu Yu was angry in his heart, so he couldn't care about the face of these officials.
said directly to Lu Zhizhong: "Ben Qincha doesn't care if what you say is true or not, and he doesn't bother to ask again."
Ben Qincha was ordered by the emperor to come to Kaifeng to assist in disaster relief and appease the victims, and he had no time to waste on things unrelated to the disaster.
Master Lu, you are the governor of Henan, and it should be your job to provide disaster relief and comfort to the victims, and the others are just waiting for the reprimand.
Early tomorrow morning, Ben Chin will see grain sent to all parts of the disaster area in Henan. So be it!"
After speaking, Liu Yu left with the guards. Because when I came, I was sitting in a sedan chair in Lu Mansion.
Because of what happened just now, naturally they couldn't take a sedan chair anymore when they went back, and the three of them had no horses, so they could only walk back, but fortunately, Fucheng Post Station was not too far from here.
At this time, it was already dark outside, and Liu Yu deliberately made a fire just now, just to want to revisit the matter of the victims from the beginning.
lest you drink it again and make a mess, get into trouble, and be unable to give an account to the emperor.
Halfway through, Liu Yu suddenly wanted to go back and see, what would they say and do after she left?
So, he stopped and said to the two guards behind him, "You go back to the post station first, and see if the others have returned?" ”
The two guards did not agree to go back first, in case something happened to the Qin Mission, the guards who followed them to protect would be punished, and none of them could escape.
Liu Yu reassured them and said, "I am a guard myself, and I have confidence in my martial arts. ”
After speaking, without waiting for them to refuse to directly perform light skills and leave, by the time the two guards came back to their senses, Liu Yu had already disappeared.
The two guards searched left and right for a while and didn't reach Liuyu, so they could only go back to the post station to rest first.
Liu Yu flew up to the roof with light skills, jumped a few times to the Kaifeng Mansion, and the family who had escaped the patrol flew to the hall where he was drinking just now.
At this time, only a few Henan officials were left in the hall, and everyone else left. These officials should all be from Lu Zhizhong's faction, and several people are around Lu Zhizhong, complaining one by one.
"Lord Governor, do you really want to donate so much grain? Fifty taels per person, how much silver will we lose? Besides, where are we going to get so much food?"
"Yes, yes, my lord, how much money does it cost to have so much food? ”
Lu Zhizhong glanced at them and said, "Otherwise, you go and tell the Qincha that you don't donate food." ”
Lu Zhizhong's words made the people around him shut up, a few people around, you look at me, I look at you. I didn't dare to speak.
At this time, the short official standing at the very edge leaned into Lu Zhizhong's ear and said, "Lord Governor, why don't we still do the same as last time......?"