"My lord, my lord! No matter who I am, you have not violated any laws in Qin. You have no reason at all!" Kang Botai was still struggling and yelling.
"Do you need a reason for this county to arrest you?" Magistrate Yunmeng was too lazy to talk nonsense with him and directly waved his hand.
At his signal, Kang Botai was taken away by the officers and soldiers. The county magistrate came up and tentatively said: "Sir, the mansion Kang Botai bought is not small. We have the full power to seize and search criminals. of."
Hearing this, County Magistrate Yunmeng's eyes lit up and he nodded in agreement: "It makes sense. Let's seal this place first and handle it personally after the county hands Kangbotai over to the military headquarters."
"Yes, sir, don't worry." The county magistrate bowed his hands.
This can be regarded as a free benefit. Searching Kangbotai's mansion is a normal procedure, and no one will say anything about him.
The latter thought that they would be fine if they fled to Qin, but they forgot that both Qin and Ling were in China.
In this matter, the Yunmeng County Magistrate was afraid of neglecting his duty, so he personally led the people and escorted Kang Botai to the Wan Yong Department on the Qinxuan border.
When receiving this person, Wan Yong was not polite at all, or in other words, he was extremely disgusted with him. He directly grabbed his hair, raised his head, and said coldly: "Let me, General, take a look and say Why don't you come out of the Yellow River to bless me and cut off your mouth? What the hell does the beast look like!"
"It turns out that the demon who eats people and drinks blood actually has human skin!" After saying that, he slapped him hard in the face and knocked him to the ground: "Take him away!"
"General, spare me, general, spare me..."
At this time, Kang Botai seemed to be too frightened. He ignored the bleeding from the corner of his mouth and fell to his knees with a trembling tone.
But no one would care about him, and Wan Yong even kicked him away.
On the way to Lingguo, he was dressed in rags, with disheveled hair, bare feet, and shackled with iron chains. If he couldn't keep up a little, he would be whipped.
A dignified county chief ended up like this. When he was corrupt, he broke his bones and sucked out his marrow and took away people's lives. Instead, he played songs and indulged in happiness every night. Now he only regrets it.
The next day, the Qin State began to hand over the work with the spiritual general Fan Que.
Wan Yong also had no good expression towards Lingjun. He took out a piece of silk paper at the border between the two countries and said concisely: "Sign."
"Of course, of course, thank you for your help this time." Fan Que said with a smile, stretched out his hand slightly, and took the brush handed by the sergeant.
Once the word was signed and handed over, if something went wrong, it would be none of Wan Yong's business. After confirming that it was correct, he put away the silk book. Out of politeness, he also gave Fan Que a fist and left directly.
At the moment, Kang Botai was in ragged clothes, with a lot of bloodstains on his body, and his lips were chapped. When he saw Fan Que, he seemed to have rekindled his hope. He quickly cheered up and said: "General Fan, General Fan, do you still remember, when we were here? Ducheng, I even bought you a drink..."
As he spoke, he was about to move forward and pull the iron chain under his feet, causing a clattering sound.
"Bold!" The soldiers of the Ling Army never let him come forward, and immediately scabbarded him.
Howling in pain, Kang Botai knelt on the ground, holding on to the last glimmer of hope and saying: "General, save me, general, save me. This kindness will never be forgotten by Kang..."
"Kang Botai." Fan Que also grabbed his hair and said faintly: "You know, having a drink with someone like you is the biggest shame of my life, Fan Que."
There is no doubt that the resentment of the Spirit Army against him will only be higher.
More than ten days later, Kang Botai was successfully escorted back to Lingdu.
In the court meeting hall, as soon as this person was mentioned, King Ling became furious and ordered on the spot to cut his body into pieces and chop him into pieces!
Under the wrath of the thunder, some ministers of the Spirit Kingdom couldn't help their Adam's apple slipping, raised their sleeves, and wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads.
Of course there is more than one corrupt official, and there must have been a whistleblower in the past.
But as an old fox, King Ling did not mention this matter in the court, but had already asked Murong Hongye to investigate it secretly.
After his anger subsided, he took a deep breath and asked in a deep voice: "How is the disaster situation now?"
Cheng Ping said: "The corruption of Kang Botai has caused disaster relief in the Huaiyang area. A large number of refugees have fled, and the number of refugees in various places continues to increase. However, our existing disaster relief plans can only have a temporary effect and cannot completely solve the problem. "
"Is there any corresponding strategy?" King Ling asked directly.
Cheng Pingdao: "I have here a copy of Prime Minister Qin's "A Brief Discussion on Disaster Relief Measures". The work-for-relief measure in it has achieved remarkable results. It not only solved the problem of food and housing for the victims, but also revived many industries in the disaster area, and at the same time promoted For construction and development, it can be said that it kills three birds with one stone.”
As he spoke, he also took out a bamboo slip from the sleeves of his official uniform, raised his hands high and said, "Dare you ask your Majesty to take a look at it."
"Send it up." The Spirit King didn't talk too much.
When the attendant took it and handed it to the king, he opened it with trembling hands and read it carefully.
After a while, he closed the bamboo slip and said: "This is not a brief discussion. From this article, we can see that Qin's disaster relief measures are more standardized and perfect than ours. Some places are indeed worthy of consideration."
After hearing this, a minister stood up and said: "Qin has the same national conditions as Qin. Whether it is their people's livelihood or politics, they are different from us. Naturally, the disaster relief strategies are different."
"But one thing is that the people affected by the disaster are the same. If they have no food, they will flee the famine, and most of them will starve to death on the road." Cheng Ping said: "This work-for-relief solution just solves this problem. We mobilize economic construction and development so that disaster victims in various places have jobs. With jobs, they can fill their stomachs, get wages, and support their families. Coupled with the government's relief, we can get through this disaster with twice the result with half the effort."
After speaking, he added: "We should admit that others have something worth learning from, and we cannot close our eyes and listen. Blind arrogance is not the way to govern a country."
King Ling is not a foolish king, otherwise, how could he stand at the end of the Nine Kingdoms' struggle for hegemony.
Hearing this, he nodded slowly: "What Mr. Cheng said is true. From my perspective, this work-for-relief program can be implemented."
"At the same time, we must not relax our efforts to investigate corruption. For example, Kang Botai, investigate and deal with each one! Anyone who dares to make money from the national calamity is going against the Quanling Kingdom and this king!"
"I obey your orders——" Everyone bowed down.
After going to court, King Ling did not forget to take away the scroll of bamboo slips and summoned Cheng Ping in the palace study:
"This Liu Yuzhi is the King of Qin's biggest support in conquering the world. This man can be called a wizard in internal affairs. Qin's people's livelihood policies, soldiers, horses, money and food are all familiar with him. Sometimes, I really want to kill him at all costs. Got him."
Knowing that he was just sighing slightly, Cheng Ping said helplessly: "The King of Qin regards the important ministers of the country as their humerus, and assassination is even harder than reaching the sky. Your Majesty, don't think so."
He wanted to kill Liu Yuzhi, and Xiao Yuan didn't want to kill Cheng Ping.
