After Huang Qiong said this, even though it is winter now, and Huang Qiong's study is not really hot. But both Su Jin and Jian Yong were sweating profusely. The two people looked at each other, and neither of them dared to say anything, let alone pat their chests to guarantee anything. He bowed to Huang Qiong and exited the study.
Looking at the two people leaving, Huang Qiong rubbed his temples tiredly. To be honest, he is somewhat disappointed with these two people now. As a magistrate and fellow magistrate, the way of speaking is so blocked. Mizhou is only a hundred miles away from Zhengzhou, and a fast horse can run there and back in one day. The two of them knew nothing about what happened in Mizhou.
If this time it wasn't for the purpose of gathering people's support for them before leaving, and to solve the private undercurrents for them in disguise, I would have gone to Liu Hu's hometown. I'm afraid that until I left Zhengzhou, the two people who were guarding Zhengzhou City still didn't know anything about it. If this matter had been discovered earlier, it would not have developed to such an irreversible point.
In fact, Huang Qiong also knew that since these two officially took office, in order to stabilize the situation as soon as possible and restore Zhengzhou's strength, they have hardly had a good night's sleep. The return of land and shops, relief and resettlement of refugees returning home, autumn harvest, river construction, one after another. During this period, there were some matters that required endless wrangling with various government offices in the capital and various officials on Henan Road.
Su Jin and Jian Yong have indeed tried their best. The two of them cannot be said to have no responsibility for the situation that the matter has reached today. At least they cannot escape the charge of negligence. After all, everyone has limited energy, and it is impossible to cover everything. Especially at the moment, Zhengzhou Prefecture has not yet fully equipped its subordinate officials. Even Jian Yong has been serving as the general judge.
Perhaps it was because he was too cautious in selecting officials in Zhengzhou, the Ministry of Personnel and Henan Road. Although the new officials in Zhengzhou Prefecture have taken up their posts one after another, they are being added slowly. In addition to the chief officials in various states and counties who have been filled, nearly half of the remaining officials are still vacant. Even the general magistrate of Zhengzhou Prefecture has not yet taken office, so Jian Yong can only act temporarily.
The number of subordinate officials is insufficient, and the court is such a system. When dealing with superiors, each yamen has its own rules. If someone has something to do, they have to talk to your counterpart. With the heavy daily affairs, coupled with the lack of subordinate officials and the lack of trustworthy officials, the two of them could only do everything by hand. They both wished they had eight hands, and they could only put aside the supervision of their respective states and counties for the time being.
Moreover, the governance of a place relies more on the state and county officials. As Shangguan, they couldn't interfere in everything. Huang Qiong didn't understand this. Otherwise, Huang Qiong would not have comforted Su Jin for so long at Sima Hong's home. But in Huang Qiong's view, this still cannot be an excuse for the two to shirk their responsibilities.
The most important thing is that there is one thing about this matter that makes Huang Qiong a little worried. After he entered Mizhou, the imperial court's notice to reduce the three-year money and grain for the states and counties under Zhengzhou was posted early. When something like this happened in Mizhou, no one came to Zhengzhou to complain. And when I met the gentry at Liu Hu's old house, they were also very taboo.
Among them, in addition to the Concubine De and the King of Song behind this person, there are also reasons why people do not dare to complain because they act under their own banner. I'm afraid there is another reason, which is also the reason why Huang Qiong is most worried. Even in the few years since King Jing came to vassal, the people of Mizhou have been extremely disappointed with the imperial government's administration, and would rather endure it than file a complaint.
Huang Qiong also knew that if the current situation did not change as soon as possible, the day it would become unbearable would be the day when the government forces the people to rebel. Thinking of this, Huang Qiong was a little confused about the real reason behind this person's behavior. Does he really think that because of his family background, he can really avoid touching him and let him do whatever he wants in Mizhou?
And as the saying goes, there is no better nephew than a father. What this person's character is, his family will definitely not know. But at this time, he was sent to Mizhou and put under his nose. Do they really think that there is nothing they can do with him? Or do you think that you are really afraid of Concubine De and dare not kill this person?
Huang Qiong can 100% believe that although it is not yet clear where the food transported by this person was transported to. But most of the property he transported was probably transported to the capital. As for whether he arrived at the Song Palace or his own residence, that was another matter. But one thing Huang Qiong believed was that this person was so greedy without even having to go to jail.
Behind this, the support and connivance of certain people are absolutely inseparable. It's even possible that this person was sent out to Michigan at this time just to make money for some people who were inconvenient to come forward. It's just that Huang Qiong couldn't understand that this person was from a family of officials, and his family was even considered a famous official. It was certain that his family was not short of money.
Moreover, as a child of a family of officials, his ancestors and father were veterans of the court for many years. Under the precepts and deeds of such a family, this person should be very clear about what he should and should not do, at least before he leaves Zhengzhou. Logically speaking, when you come to Mizhou at this time, you should come here to gain political achievements, and definitely not to gain money.
So why did this person do such a thing and put his own head under his own knife? As a man from a family of officials, he was really short of money. How could he be so crazy that he didn't even warm up his butt when he took office, and yet he acted so boldly and recklessly? From this point of view, how can this person still have the slightest trace of his ancestor’s high position and official family background?
Even if Concubine De tried her best, it would be impossible for this person to be released from Mizhou at this time without his ancestors and father nodding. And with his ancestors and father’s many years of experience as officials, it’s impossible for him to be so unscrupulous in making money after taking office? Even if Concubine De wanted to set herself up, she wouldn't be stupid enough to let her own nephew do such a thing.
This is tantamount to not revealing anything about it, but also giving yourself an excuse to rectify his family in order to retaliate against the people who stayed in Zhengzhou a few days ago and secretly fanned the flames. No matter how stupid and arrogant that concubine was, I'm afraid her family would not agree to what she did. Huang Qiong couldn't figure out what this person was thinking.
According to common sense, this person has a prominent family background. At a time when Zhengzhou Prefecture was in dire straits, he was appointed as the magistrate of Mizhou. With such a powerful help behind him, as long as he devotes 50% of his attention to government affairs, as long as he sits down peacefully, his career is not out of reach. Even after a few years, it may not be impossible to take over as the prefect of Zhengzhou.
Is he really stupid enough to be controlled by a woman? Or is there another plan? Looking at what this person did, it was much worse than that Jing Zhaoyin. Although Jing Zhaoyin was a bit arrogant back then, he was definitely not as unscrupulous in his actions. In Jingzhao, a city full of princes and nobles, Jingzhao Yin, who has been able to sit for so many years, cannot rely solely on the support of the prince and the prince.
What Huang Qiong couldn't figure out even more was the emperor's real intention. Since I have never been happy with this person, why did I send him to Mizhou at this time? As far as I know, the officials who came to Mizhou to fill the vacancies this time, from county magistrates to officials in various states, were all appointed by the emperor's imperial pen.
Although not all of them were Jinshi, some were elected officials selected by the Ministry of Personnel. However, the emperor's official approval is enough to show that the emperor attaches great importance to the aftermath of Zhengzhou. Everyone knows that using a good official can get twice the result with half the effort. Choosing the wrong official will only make things worse for Zhengzhou, and may even cause the situation to further deteriorate.
Since you already knew this person's character, why did you agree to let him go at this time? This is not helping yourself to remove the fire, but adding fuel to the fire. Isn't he really worried that this person will cause a civil uprising or other bigger things in Mizhou? What exactly did I, the emperor, think of doing this? Could it be that Concubine De really has such great energy?
There are too many things that are puzzling about this matter. But for Huang Qiong now, what exactly this person thinks is a matter for the future. The key issue now is to turn this case into a solid case. Huang Qiong didn't believe that the magistrate had made so much money and food without even an account book.
As long as he finds this account book, even if he publicly kills this person, Concubine De and the family behind him will not be able to say anything. Can Liu Hu complete this task? Thinking of this, when Huang Qiong sent people to drive the Xiaoqi Battalion back to the capital, a scout from the Xiaoqi Battalion who he specially left behind held the flag.
Let him take a hundred soldiers, change into civilian clothes with the people sent by King Yong, and rush to Mizhou to cooperate with Liu Hu. He also repeatedly told the two of them to pay attention to hiding their whereabouts when entering Mizhou, and their true identities must not be discovered. After arriving in Mizhou, everything must be subject to Liu Hu's arrangements.
After the two of them solemnly accepted the order and left, Huang Qiong stood up and walked slowly to the yard in front of the study. Looking at the wintry scene in the courtyard, the anxiety in my heart slowly dissipated. Just as Huang Qiong was slowly walking in the yard to relax his tired brain, Liu Hu's wife came uninvited.
Seeing the beauty in front of him, Huang Qiong pinched the bridge of his nose tiredly and took her back to the study room where he had just left. Huang Qiong originally wanted to discuss the matter with Liu Hu and his wife after Liu Hu came back. But now Liu Hu is away, his wife came uninvited, and Huang Qiong is really not happy to see her.
After entering the study room with Huang Qiong, Liu Hu's wife pondered for a while, but she spoke first: "Your Majesty, how are you doing these days? I wonder how long your Majesty will stay in Zhengzhou? If your Majesty returns years ago, If you can't go back to the capital, should the ladies go back to the capital with me first, or stay in Zhengzhou with the prince? Please make it clear to the prince about these matters, so that I can make arrangements when I return."
After Liu Hu's injury had generally recovered, Huang Qiong handed over the affairs of the inner house that had been unmanaged since Chen Yao's death to his wife. This woman was a good housekeeper. After taking over, the affairs of the inner house were taken care of in an orderly manner, and Huang Qiong never had to worry about it. But Huang Qiong didn't expect that she would actually talk to him about these things when they met.
Facing this Mrs.-in-law, who was acting in a businesslike manner, and knowing that Mrs. Liu was definitely not innocent, but somewhat helpless, Huang Qiong wanted to take a sip of tea and think about what she wanted to do with him at this time. . Only when he reached out his hand, he realized that he had just dropped the tea bowl.
Mrs. Liu, who was sitting opposite him, saw this and hurriedly took another tea bowl for him, poured tea and handed it to Huang Qiong. Seeing Mrs. Liu handing the tea to him, Huang Qiong quickly took it. Just when receiving the tea, Huang Qiong's hand accidentally touched Mrs. Liu's little hand. Although it was unintentional, it made both of them blush slightly.
