'Dong dong dong' Just as Hu Zongxian was thinking about the next countermeasure, there was a knock on the door.
"Come in." Hu Zongxian said as he expected.
"Governor Hu, this is Zhu Qi, who is sent by the emperor." After Jin Yiwei Zhu Qi entered the room, he bowed to Hu Zongxian and saluted. The rest of his subordinates guarded the outside of the study and did not allow anyone to enter.
"Well, I know, you must be here to investigate the case, right?" Hu Zongxian picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
"Yes, Governor Hu, I came here this time just because I wanted to..." Zhu Qi carefully weighed his tone, for fear of offending the powerful Governor of Zhejiang Province in front of him. After all, the purpose of his visit this time was... It was to ask his student Ma Ningyuan to go to Jinyiwei for investigation.
"Needless to say, everything you need is here! Your Majesty asked me to kill first and report later if necessary, and also gave me the power to review the case."
"Aren't you here just to investigate the truth behind the dam collapse?"
Hu Zongxian interrupted Zhu Qi before he could speak, and then added another sentence.
"What a keen sense of smell, he deserves to be Hu Zongxian!" Zhu Qi couldn't help but admire secretly in his heart.
"Yes, we are here to investigate the truth behind the collapse of the dam in Zhejiang on your Majesty's order. I would also like to ask Governor Hu to make it convenient for me to..."
"I told you, what you want is here, take a look for yourself." Hu Zongxian became a little impatient and took out the records about the destruction of embankments and flooding of fields that Ma Ningyuan had submitted before, and put them in front of Zhu Qi.
"This, this, this, this!"
Zhu Qi was shocked and speechless by what was recorded on the piece of paper. It recorded the inside story of the destruction of the embankment in Zhejiang: the embankment was destroyed by people sent by Qingliu, but the Yan Party turned a blind eye to the whole process and even punished it. Cooperate! Qingliu's purpose is to disrupt the Yan Party's layout, while Yan's Party takes advantage of the scheme and uses Qingliu's people to destroy the dams, so as to achieve their own goals of annexing land and making huge profits.
Seeing Zhu Qi's shocked look, Hu Zongxian explained in a calm tone: "Your Majesty asked you to come here, presumably to investigate the truth about the destruction of the dam! And your Majesty gave me the power to kill first and report later and to hear the case. The purpose is to complete the entire process without involving too many people and causing chaos in the government and the public."
"Being able to investigate clearly the truth behind the damage to Zhejiang's dams, and at the same time be able to hold the key evidence firmly in hand, in order to achieve the goal of containing both Yan Dang and Qingliu at the same time, is a plan that kills two birds with one stone. Your Majesty's machinations are really proficient!" Hu Zongxian With this thought in his heart, he had a little more respect for the emperor.
Zhu Qi's brain had completely shut down at this time. The purpose of his trip was to bring his student Ma Ningyuan to Jinyiwei for questioning without offending Hu Zongxian. Unexpectedly, Hu Zongxian dropped a bombshell when he came up. All his plans were blown to pieces.
"Is...is that so?" Zhu Qi was a little confused and could only whisper.
"Needless to say, how can we predict His Majesty's wisdom?" Hu Zongxian glanced at Zhu Qi with dissatisfaction and said.
"I'm stupid, thank you Governor Hu for your help!" Zhu Qi bowed to Hu Zongxian, his expression full of admiration.
"Now that your mission has been completed, let's leave. I still have cases to handle." Seeing that the matter was settled, Hu Zongxian issued an eviction order.
"I'll take my leave."
When Zhu Qi left the Governor's Mansion, his subordinates who had been waiting outside immediately gathered around and asked, "How is the matter? Isn't Governor Hu not cooperating?"
Zhu Qi just shook his head and said calmly: "No, the matter is over."
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After rejecting the proposal of Jiande County Magistrate Wang Yonghe, Hai Rui led everyone back to the Chun'an County Government Office.
"Sir, could it be..." Seeing Hai Rui coming back angrily, the chief clerk hesitated again and then stepped forward to comfort him.
"It's okay. I want to bring this matter to the Governor's Mansion and ask Governor Hu to give justice to the people of Chun'an County!" Hai Rui shook his head, and then ordered the Yamen servant to bring a pen and paper to write down all the ins and outs of this incident. Write down.
"call!"
After the ink on the paper dried, Hai Rui breathed a sigh of relief and said in a deep voice.
"I will rush to the Governor's Mansion now to present my grievances to Governor Hu. Can you go with me?"
"Your Majesty, we are willing to do so."
"good."
After a while, Hai Rui set off for the Governor's Mansion, and the victims voluntarily followed Hai Rui and went with him.
…
"Master Hai, what are you doing?" Outside the Governor's Mansion, a group of officials looked at Hai Rui who was kneeling on the ground and the many victims behind him. They couldn't help but look embarrassed and comforted each other.
"Today, on behalf of the victims of the disaster in Chun'an County, I, Hai Rui, sued Wang Yonghe, the magistrate of Jiande County, for misappropriating the relief materials distributed by the government to Chun'an County without authorization! As a result, the people of Chun'an County had to endure hunger, and there were countless deaths and injuries. , I came here today because I hope the Governor will give me justice and give justice to the people of Chun'an County!"
In the Governor's Mansion, Zheng Michang couldn't help but frowned when he heard the noise coming from outside. He called his subordinates over and whispered, "What happened outside? How could it be so noisy?"
"Your Majesty, I don't know, so I'm going to go out and find out!" The subordinate said and was about to run out in a hurry, but he happened to bump into someone who came in to report.
"... Sir, the new magistrate of Chun'an County, Hai Rui, took the victims to kneel outside the Governor's Mansion and asked Governor Hu to seek justice for him!" The man who was knocked to the ground ignored the pain on his body and supported himself. Report in a hesitant manner.
"What? How bold! How dare a small magistrate do this!" Zheng Mi Chang's face was full of anger, and he walked out of the Governor's Mansion.
"Hai Rui, why are you kneeling in front of the Governor's Palace with so many victims?" Zheng Michang said coldly, looking at Hai Rui and the countless victims behind him.
"Your Majesty, Chief Envoy, I just want to seek justice for the people of Chun'an County!"
"Hmph, what's the point of justice? I see that you clearly have bad intentions and deliberately instigate the victims to cause trouble. Come on, get him!"
"Yes." The officer behind him took the order and was ready to take action.
"Stop, let him in." Hu Zongxian's faint voice came out, and everyone did not dare to make any more moves.
Immediately afterwards, Hai Rui followed the aggrieved Zheng Michang into the Governor's Mansion.
"His Majesty Hai Rui, I have met the Governor!"
After entering the hall, Hai Rui knelt on the ground and spoke.
"Do you have any basis for what you just said?" Hu Zongxian sat at the top, looked at Hai Rui up and down, and then said slowly.
"Your Majesty the Governor, this is what I have seen with my own eyes. Before that, when I went to Jiande County Magistrate Wang Yonghe to ask for my share of disaster relief materials belonging to Chun'an County, I was told that the materials were on the way. Most of it was robbed by the victims!"
"And there are only a few porridge shacks in Chun'an County, while the porridge shacks in Jiande County are everywhere. You only need to walk a few steps on the street to see them! And the government issued two The county’s grain share is the same, do you think this is fair?”
After Hai Rui finished speaking, he handed the piece of paper recording the ins and outs of the incident to Hu Zongxian. Hu Zongxian only glanced at it briefly and realized that what the new Chun'an magistrate in front of him said was true, because Hu Zongxian was against these people under him. I understand his nature too well.
Seeing Hu Zongxian turn his attention to himself, Zheng Michang did not dare to shirk, and said quickly: "Your Majesty the Governor, this matter is all the fault of the lower official, and the lower official must solve it properly."
"Yes." Facing Zheng Michang's statement, Hu Zongxian just nodded and did not say much.
"Since you caused this matter, it's up to you to solve it."
"yes."
