"Where are all the county government officials? Didn't Qian Tangling recruit civilians to block the breach? Is there anyone in the entire Qiantang County who can take care of things?" Faced with Xu Zongwen's three consecutive questions that hit his soul, the only answer he got was crows on the embankment. There was a lot of crying.
Xu Zongwen was anxious. There were so many displaced and homeless victims, and such a large area of farmland and houses submerged by the river. His eyes and mind were filled with confusion!
"Pang Bai, where is Pang Bai?" Xu Zongwen looked around, looking for someone!
Pang Bai heard the call and jumped out from behind Xu Zongwen like a ghost, "General, my subordinates are here!"
Xu Zongwen looked at him, "Have all the people from Jiankang arrived?"
"Back to the general, we're already here and on our way here!" Pang Bai looked serious. This was a big deal, and he had been arranging for people from the Jin Yiwei to follow up.
Xu Zongwen didn't mention anything else, just said: "Let them speed up their pace. The governor must see someone within an hour!"
Not long after, Ding Tai, the hurried Qiantang order, led all the officials of Qiantang to the Qiantang embankment to meet Xu Zongwen, the new governor of Yangzhou.
"See the envoy!"
Xu Zongwen stretched out his hand and said expressionlessly: "You are all exempt from the courtesy!"
More than half a month has passed since the disaster occurred. Thousands of people have died of freezing, starvation or drowning, and tens of thousands have been displaced. However, the group of bureaucrats in front of them are all neatly dressed, their faces are red and oily. All of them have fat heads and big ears, and their faces don't look tired at all.
Xu Zongwen climbed up the dam and reached the breach at the weir mouth. He paused and looked back suddenly: "The people of Qiantang are suffering, but you parents and officials are looking good!"
Hearing this, Qian Tang made Ding Tai's pale face reveal a wry smile.
The county magistrate Shen Yin murmured: "Errands have to be done, but we also have to eat and sleep..."
Xu Zongwen looked at Shen Yin, who was standing to the left of Ding Tai with a round face and fair face, and shook his head vigorously. All the officials were confused and didn't understand what Xu Zongwen meant?
"Envoy, I heard that your envoy came to Qiantang this time with 50,000 shi of grain. I wonder if the grain has arrived at this time?" County Lieutenant Zhu Zhen asked.
Food? Xu Zongwen glanced sideways at Zhu Zhen. He quickly stepped forward and grabbed Zhu Zhen's collar with his strong hands and asked loudly: "You still have the nerve to carry food? Why don't you provide relief to so many victims who have starved to death?"
The officials of Qian Tang were shocked by Xu Zongwen's sudden anger and domineering behavior!
Seeing Xu Zongwen's tone, Ding Tai sweated on his forehead, and he carefully replied: "Your Majesty, when the disaster struck, I already took out half of the grain in the granary for relief, but there are so many victims! It can't support it at all. A few days, so——”
Ding Tai couldn't say anything else, and he didn't have the confidence or courage to continue.
Because those words are ultimately making excuses and reasons for themselves.
"If you give out half of the food, can you be complacent?"
"If you take out half of the food, can you just sit back and watch the remaining victims starve to death?"
"If you give out half of the food, do you think you have fulfilled your responsibilities as a parent?"
"With half of the grain, do you think you can escape the sanctions of the Jin Dynasty's laws?"
Xu Zongwen let go of Zhu Zhen and scolded Qian Tangling Ding Tai, forcing Ding Tai to retreat step by step, not daring to look directly at him!
Zhu Zhen was suspicious and couldn't help but mutter: "This Xu Xiao is so aggressive, how can he be willing to give up?"
"Your Majesty, why bother? Hasn't the disaster relief food from the imperial court arrived? Disaster relief should be the first priority right now, right?" Zhu Zhen said boldly.
Xu Zongwen really wanted to laugh!
These local officials really know how to calculate. There was an accident or disaster in his jurisdiction. He had no idea what to do and waited for relief from the imperial court.
You really think you are a businessman!
What is the use of such a magistrate coming?
If the Jin Dynasty had all officials like this, it would have perished long ago.
"Come here, drag Qiantang County Lieutenant Zhu Zhen down and chop him down!" Xu Zongwen issued an order quickly, making everyone wake up at this moment!
"Your Majesty, Zhu Zhen is a member of the Zhu family of Qian Tang. Do you really want to take action?" Qian Tang ordered Ding Tai to look at Zhu Zhen, who was the best between Yu and Xu Zongwen, and couldn't help but sigh.
"Qiantang Zhu family? The prince is guilty of the same crime as the common people when he breaks the law. Qiantang Zhu family seems to have turned the world upside down? What do you want to do? Does Qiantang Zhu family want to rebel?" Xu Zongwen said nonchalantly.
Zhu Zhen protested loudly: "Xu Xiao, you don't want to spit on others and accuse our Zhu family at will!"
Xu Zongwen didn't even look at it, "Does this governor need to arrange a crime for you? You really think highly of you!"
"I'm from the Zhu family, you can't treat me like this!"
Xu Zongwen turned around, looked around and glared at the Qiantang officials who were watching, and finally stopped at Zhu Zhen. He asked with a smile: "No! You are a small eighth-rank Qiantang county lieutenant, and I, the governor, hold Officials with a value of less than two thousand shi can be killed first and then be reported to the emperor of the Jin Dynasty. You are just a lowly official with 300 shi. Who gave you the courage and guts to contradict this governor?"
"Speak out and I, the governor, will make the decision for you and kill him immediately."
"Xu Xiao, you, are you really going to kill me?" Zhu Zhen was speechless. When he saw Xu Zongwen's fierce-looking wolf guard coming forward, he was really scared!
"It is said that a gentleman's words are hard to follow. Although I am not a gentleman, I am not a villain who breaks his word. How can I break my promise when I say I will give you a ride?"
Ding Tai bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, Zhu Zhen looks down on others and has offended your Majesty. Please spare your life because he is a member of the Zhu family!"
"When did the Qiantang Ding family start to obey the Zhu family?"
"Zhu Zhen served as the county lieutenant of Qiantang in vain. He sat back and watched the people suffer the disaster without sending people to build the weir and breach it. He was seriously derelict in his duties and contradicted his official. On weekdays, he used his position as county lieutenant to commit extortion, bully men and women, and invade houses. All kinds of unpardonable crimes should have been sent to the capital for trial and conviction by the Yushitai, Yezhetai and Tingwei jointly."
Just escorting Jiankang instead of disposing of it on the spot means there is still a chance!
The people who were watching all recognized Zhu Zhen. After all, Zhu Zhen was notorious, and everyone in Qiantang knew about it.
I heard that Xu Zongwen wanted to send him to Jiankang in the capital, and the people were not happy about it. It would not be a pity for such a scum to die!
Why go to such great lengths to send him to Jiankang for trial?
Zhu Chen was really happy. As long as he didn't commit suicide on the spot, left Qiantang territory and Xu Zongwen's sight, and let Zhu's people take care of him, he would soon be acquitted and returned to Qiantang. Start a new business, continue to do evil, and continue to get away with it!
Everyone has different ideas in their minds, but they have all forgotten that Xu Zongwen has not finished speaking, and the matter has not been finalized yet!
Xu Zongwen coughed, "When did the governor say that Zhu Zhenkan should be sent to the capital for trial? That was just based on the old practice. In view of the bad impact of Zhu Zhen's crime and the harm to the people of Qian and Tang Dynasties, the governor wanted to use Zhu Zhenkan as a judge. I urge you to kill him immediately as an apology to the people of Qiantang who have suffered greatly from him!"
The officials of Qiantang and Tang Dynasty who surrounded Xu Zongwen glared at each other and whispered to each other. They didn't know what Xu Zongwen's charter was.
"Okay, okay!"
"Kill him, kill him..."
"Damn that corrupt official, just kill him!"
"Zhu Zhen should have been killed long ago, so happy!"
"Zhang San, took this provincial governor's banner, took Zhu Zhen to the mouth of the weir, and cut him off, and threw his body into the river as a memorial to the innocent souls of the thousands of people who died in this flood."
"No! General."
When Xu Zongwen remained silent, Zhu Zhen was pulled down and beheaded in front of so many people. All the officials in Qiantang County were so frightened that their legs trembled. No one dared to stand up. They all shrank back and lowered their heads. He didn't dare to speak, for fear that Xu Zongwen would look down upon him and would immediately pull him out and chop him!
