This is a real imperial minister, and his power is frightening.
After reciting the imperial edict, Guo Baode, who was kneeling below, had an ugly face. He couldn't help but look at the county magistrate and cursed his crow's mouth in his heart. He was really afraid of what would happen.
Then they followed other officials and shouted: "I obey the decree, long live my emperor, long live long live—"
"Everyone, get up." Zhang Jingrui put away the imperial edict and said.
"Thank you, Inspector——" After everyone stood up, they stood around and bowed slightly.
"Thanks to His Majesty's grace, I have entrusted Jianghuai with the important task. I dare not spare any effort. But before that, I have to rectify the bad policies of Liu'an."
Zhang Jingrui went straight to the point: "From now on, Guo Baode will be dismissed from the post of Lu'an County Magistrate and temporarily imprisoned pending trial."
All the officials were somewhat shocked by this sudden move, and they all looked around.
The guards, on the other hand, did not care about the number of people. They immediately accepted the order and stepped forward after responding.
But how could Guo Baode be willing? He shouted on the spot: "Sir Zhang! Although you are an inspection envoy, your humble position is still an official appointed by the imperial court. You are appointed by the Ministry of Personnel. You are a seventh-grade official. If you don't comply with the regulations, how can you be dismissed? It's a humble position. Not convinced!"
"Ah? Lord Zhang, what's the crime in lowering your rank?"
In the afternoon, Yan Zicheng was taken to the county government. Instead of questioning in the lobby, he went to the living room.
"What are you waiting for!"
Zhang Jingrui sneered and said: "Don't say that I am deposing you as a small county magistrate, but now I am going to kill you! It is also within my authority!"
Zhang Jingrui said while sorting out the official documents on his desk: "When the Lu'an Dam was built, except for Wang Shaocheng and a few other officials, have all the people below who actually done the work been found?"
After everyone left, County Lieutenant Yu Dongqing came up and tentatively said: "Sir, this is Wang Shaocheng's case."
"Give him paper and pen. After writing, help him pass it up." Zhang Jingrui's voice was calm.
"No!" The guards moved to the left and right, and began to escort Guo Baode away.
After finishing the county affairs, Zhang Jingrui looked around for another week: "To sum up, everything must be completed. Everyone should perform their duties. I am in Lu'an County. If anyone is neglectful, please resign."
"No!" Yu Dongqing took the order and left.
"I have been ordered to take charge of all important military and political affairs in Jianghuai. Why do I need the Huainan County Sheriff to nod? This is simply ridiculous!"
"Put it down!"
Of course, the dam has collapsed and will surely be rebuilt, but this requires careful planning and is not something that can be done immediately.
Therefore, after handling the dismissal matters, Zhang Jingrui began to take charge personally, acting as the magistrate of Lu'an County and arranging work for the officials below.
"Bring him here first." Zhang Jingrui decided directly.
"Are you dissatisfied? As the county magistrate, you neglected your duties and did not pay attention to the dam burst. After the flood, you did not want to comfort the people. Instead, you allowed big families to annex fertile land. You ignored the livelihood of the people and you dared to shout here! "
He said handing over a list of official documents.
Guo Baode was pulled away, and other officials at the scene were stunned.
"The Liu'an Dam burst, destroying countless houses and fields, and destroying the homes of tens of thousands of people. The responsibility lies with water conservancy. How dare you shirk the blame!"
Then came the Lord Bo Lu Renyou. This gentleman was the least courageous and was different from others. When he was taken away by the guards, he kept begging for mercy: "My lord, forgive me, my lord, forgive me."
"As the Water Conservancy Magistrate of Lu'an County, you manage rivers and control floods. But have the rivers in Lu'an been dredged? Where have you done with flood control?"
"Yes." Yu Dongqing returned.
Zhang Jingrui took it, looked at it carefully and said, "Is this Yan Zicheng the original dam supervisor?"
Another one was taken away. This time, not only were the officials lowered in stature, but also Lord Bo Lu Renyou had cold sweat break out on his forehead and couldn't help but lift his sleeves to wipe it.
The latter reacted and naturally did not want to sit still and wait for death: "Master Zhang! The lower officials are not convinced, the lower officials are not convinced! You must follow the instructions!"
ah! ? Guo Baode's expression suddenly changed, he stammered but was speechless.
Yu Dongqing said: "At the beginning, the water conservancy project in the county was relatively large, so although it could be checked on the civil servants, the number of people was a bit large and it would take time. However, in the past two days, Zhou Huai has identified several officials who are involved. For the Lu’an Dam Project.”
When he arrived at his place, Mr. Fang seemed to still want to struggle, and showed a serious face: "Zhang Shangshu, this official is under the order of the county governor to inspect the flood situation in Lu'an. What crime is there? Besides, my official position is in the county government. Even if Lord Shangshu has the power to remove him, he should obtain the consent of the county, right?"
"Well said, you were ordered by the county to inspect the county, but what was the result? In addition to eating and drinking with Guo Baode and others, did you supervise any disaster relief matters? Did you see the suffering of the people's livelihood with your eyes! Now the flood in Lu'an, so far In such a situation, do you have any responsibility?"
He is not an official, but an official in the county, but he has a public position, and he is the type of person who receives orders from his master and actually does things.
The imperial edict was read out in the morning, and all the officials of Lu'an County were present. Therefore, Yan Zicheng saw the county magistrate and others being directly dismissed from their posts. He was afraid of this imperial envoy from the bottom of his heart.
Finally, Mr. Fang, who came from the county to record the incident.
After being led into the living room by the guards, he quickly calmed down, bowed his hands respectfully, and bent his waist to the end: "I have met the Master, Yan Zicheng."
However, it was his turn soon. When he heard the roll call, his body trembled, his face instantly turned pale, he opened his mouth, and wanted to refute, but he was unable to quibble.
"It seems like you and other evil-doing women have the nerve to talk about following orders here!"
"Drag it down!"
"promise!"
Before this was over, Zhang Jingrui said again: "I will remove Meng Xiang from the post of Water Conservancy Magistrate and put him in jail."
And every time he explained something, the officials who were named below bowed down and took orders seriously.
"I obey Jun's orders——" Everyone bowed and left.
The county magistrate's Adam's apple slipped, and he swallowed secretly, his heart also lifted.
The things he talked about were all about flood relief, restoring farmland, rebuilding homes, etc., including water conservancy issues in the Liu'an river, and covered everything.
The most important thing right now is not only a thorough investigation of the case, but also post-disaster relief. How can we ignore people's livelihood.
None of the four corrupt officials escaped. Zhang Jingrui did not speak out about Wang Shaocheng's case, but gave other names, and everything was true.
"Get up and say something back."
"Yes." Yan Zicheng straightened up and glanced at the other party cautiously.
Zhang Jingrui got straight to the point: "Huainan originally allocated 600,000 taels of silver to build the Lu'an Dam. However, less than a year after it was built, the embankment burst due to flooding. After the incident, Wang Shaocheng died in the study at home. The murderer wanted to cover it up and fake his fear of guilt. The scene of suicide, but Jing Wu
