"The minister is here!"

The two officials each took a step forward and bowed in reply, one of them was a young man in his twenties and the other was a middle-aged man in his forties.

Ji Xuan said: "According to this king's understanding, your two counties responded most positively to this catastrophe, and took the most appropriate measures, and there were no large numbers of people fleeing to escape, and most of the people have completed spring plowing in the spring of this year, and I will tell you how you did it." ”

The two officials looked at each other for a moment, and then the officer, who was in his forties, said, " After the catastrophe, the minister immediately organized the local people to save themselves, and waited until the imperial court allocated disaster relief money and grain, but these money and grain were not enough for the people to be planted in spring, so the minister personally lobbied to let the local rich squires participate in the disaster relief, and at the same time required all merchants to strictly prohibit taking the opportunity to raise prices, at the time of spring planting, the minister himself took out some money, and raised a part of it, and then sent people to the field to buy a batch of seeds back to distribute. ”

After the spring planting, everyone sees hope, and the heart is also very full, but after all, there are still a few months in the middle, during which a large amount of food is needed, the minister came forward again, personally guaranteed, borrowed food from the big families to the people, these grains are specially managed, regularly and quantitatively distributed, and at the same time mobilize the people to save themselves, the wild vegetables and wild fruits on the mountain, as long as they can be eaten, are used to fill the hunger, it is easy to reach the autumn harvest, God is really gracious, this year's harvest is particularly good, the people are very happy, and now they are busy with autumn planting. ”

Ji Xuan nodded, "After the autumn harvest, after the people's harvest returns the grain you borrowed for them, can they eat the remaining grain until the beginning of next spring?"

Zhao Song said: "At that time, the minister and the squires said that the borrowed grain would be repaid in three years, and these three years were the three years that the imperial court was exempted, so the burden on the people was not big. ”

Ji Xuan praised: "Lord Zhao has done a very good job! Lord Wu, you can also tell me about your situation." ”

The young official in his twenties bowed and said: "Wu Zhaohua, the magistrate of Ningyuan County, returned to His Royal Highness, the measures taken by the minister in Dingyuan County were taught by Lord Zhao, after the catastrophe, the minister did not experience such a thing, and he panicked for a while, but he thought that Lord Zhao of Linxian County had been an official for many years, so he went to ask Lord Zhao for advice, fortunately, Lord Zhao did not hesitate to give advice, and every time there is a new measure after that, he will send someone to inform the minister as soon as possible, so the minister wants to thank Lord Zhao here for the people of Ningyuan County." ”

After Wu Zhaohua finished speaking, he turned around and saluted Zhao Song.

Ji Xuan said: "As a young official, Lord Wu knows how to learn from his predecessors, which is very commendable, and the people of your two counties have parents like you, which is their blessing, I hope that the two adults can continue to keep their hearts, do more things for the court, and seek more benefits for Baixin." ”

Zhao Song Wu Zhaohua said: "Obey the teachings of His Royal Highness!"

Ji Xuan nodded, "The two adults will stand aside for the time being. ”

"Where are Chi County and Shangyang County!"

At this time, two officials took a step forward with a shudder, bowed and said, "The minister is here." ”

"You are guilty!" Although Ji Xuan's tone was not very stern, it exuded supreme majesty.

These two people already felt bad when they heard Ji Xuan call their names just now, and at this time, they heard Ji Xuan ask directly, and their legs were weak at the moment, and they fell to the ground, "The ministers don't know what crime they have committed, and I ask Your Highness to make it clear." ”

Ji Xuan said: "The jurisdiction of the two of you is full of mourning, a large number of victims have fled, bandits are rampant, and the people are struggling to make a living, and the two of you have taken the opportunity to make a lot of money, corrupt and bend the law, and you still don't know the crime?"

When the two of them heard this, they immediately said: "Your Highness, you are wronged, the people of the disaster have fled, there are all counties, and as for the bandits and prices, you can't use this to punish the crimes of the ministers!"

"How do you explain taking the opportunity to accumulate wealth and perverting the law for bribes?"

"This ...... The ministers of such great sins do not know how His Highness determines the ministers. ”

"Are you saying that the king is slandering you?"

"I don't dare. ”

"Then you think that this king has no evidence?"

"Please also make it clear to Your Highness. ”

"Well, this king will give you evidence, you have a four-season grain store in both counties, it is the same boss, named Qian Shiming, and you withheld the disaster relief grain of the imperial court, entrusted him to sell it to the people at a high price, and made a lot of profits, but is there such a thing?"

"The minister is wronged, the minister doesn't recognize this person. ”

"Yes, as the parents of a county, you don't know any of the famous businessmen in this county?"

"This is indeed that the minister did not do well enough to keep abreast of the situation of the people. ”

"This Qian Shiming has sent someone to invite him to the post house, this king chatted with him very happily, he told this king in detail how you operate to deduct the relief grain of the imperial court, and then how to sell it at a high price, and the final sharing ratio, you two said that you don't know him, then what he said to this king is false. ”

"His Highness is right, he must have raised prices privately, for fear that His Highness would punish him, so he wanted His Highness to spare him this time. ”

Ji Xuan shook his head, "This king has given you many opportunities, you don't cherish it, it's really hateful, this is Qian Shiming's confession, take a good look." ”

After Ji Xuan finished speaking, he threw a roll of paper in front of the two of them. Seeing this, the two no longer dared to quibble, and immediately begged: "Please atone for your sins, Your Highness, the minister is really lost in his heart for a moment of wealth......"

Ji Xuan said: "What the two of you do on weekdays This king has already investigated clearly, if you honestly admit your mistakes just now, this king may consider temporarily offending you, but you are doing everything you can to quibble, it is really unforgivable, come and drag it out and behead it." ”

"Yes!"

The four guards standing at the entrance of the lobby immediately entered the lobby, dragged the two of them out.

"Your Highness spares your life, the minister knows that it is wrong, Your Highness spares your life......"

Ji Xuan ignored the two, and none of the other officials dared to plead, they all watched with fear as they were dragged into the courtyard by the guards, and then slashed with a knife.

Seeing the two of them beheaded, Ji Xuan said: "Among you, there are actually people who are the same as them, the reason why this king did not name you for the time being is to give you a chance, in the next disaster relief, if you take the opportunity to fill your own pockets like last time, and disregard the interests of the court and the people, then this king will not forgive you as much as today." ”

"Whoever among you last withheld the relief food and amassed a great fortune, now he will summon him truthfully, hand over the money he has embezzled, and each of you will be fined another thousand taels of silver, and the king will not be blamed for the past, and if he conceals it a little, then the two of you will be your fate. ”

After Ji Xuan finished speaking, his eyes swept over everyone one by one, and the officials who looked at it felt furious in their hearts. But these officials, you look at me, I look at you, and none of them speak.

Seeing this, Ji Xuan said: "It seems that you don't cherish this opportunity, well, since this is the case, this king doesn't care about killing all of you, come here!"

"In!"

After Ji Xuan called out, all the guards in the courtyard replied in unison, their voices high-pitched, shocking all the officials in the hall, even Zhao Song and Wu Zhaohua, who were praised, trembled.

Under such coercion, those officials dared to stop for a while, and immediately rushed to kneel down and apologize, "The minister is guilty, and he is willing to atone for his sins as shown by His Highness, please be gracious to His Highness......"

Ji Xuan said: "How good is this, this king reads that you are all family people, and he doesn't want to kill you, but he just wants to give you some punishment, so that you can remember your duty as an official." Well, since you all realize that you are wrong, then, as the king just said, you can not blame the past. ”

"Your Highness!"

Ji Xuan waited for these people to stand up, and said: "The people are the foundation of the country, only when they are at peace, the country can be peaceful, and the country can be strong, so you officials should treat them well and take their affairs to heart, I hope you will not only remember what this king said, but also implement it in practice, so that this king can see your performance in this disaster relief." ”

"Yes!"

"Master Zhang," Ji Xuan's gaze turned to Zhang Ping, who had been standing aside.

"Minister...... The minister is here. ”

"What do you think of this king's treatment of Lord Zhang like this?"

Zhang Ping arched his hands, "Your Highness has handled it very well, and the ministers must always keep in mind their duties as officials in the future." ”

Ji Xuan said: "This is very good, this king doesn't care what you did before, but if you dare to be corrupt and pervert the law again in the future, no one will be able to do it." ”

"Yes!"

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