The county magistrate Song Liangpeng said all this, and the governor Chu Fengnian naturally came to his senses.
He quickly picked up the topic and said: "Yes, Magistrate Song is right. Your Majesty, the imperial envoys are all local tyrants and evil gentry who are not sons of man. They are unwilling to use food to help the people. The food stored in Qingshan County Government alone is definitely not enough."
Yes. I can’t persuade them to come up with food even if I talk a lot. I am also a clever woman who can’t make a meal without rice.”
When it comes to shirking responsibility and crying about poverty, Chu Fengnian is definitely good at it.
He was just dazed for a moment before, but after recovering, he immediately started performing.
Coupled with the fact that the county magistrate Song Liangpeng was on the side, it really seemed a bit deceptive.
"Tsk, tsk, I almost believed it."
Zhao Xun sneered disdainfully and then began to use the mind-observation technique.
He first entered the sea of consciousness of the county magistrate Song Liangpeng, and then looked into Chu Fengnian's heart.
Facts have proved that it is not whether Zhao Xun's mind-watching technique works or not, but the demonic heart of Zhao Qian, the governor of Huangzhou, blocks the mind-watching technique.
Against mortals, Zhao Xun's mind-observation technique can still be effective.
Of course, Zhao Xun still felt a bit of resistance when he used the mind-observation technique on Chu Fengnian.
After all, the governor was a fourth-rank official and had the blessing of the imperial court.
But because Chu Fengnian didn't become a son, most of his luck was lost. Only then did Zhao Xun have the opportunity to enter his sea of consciousness to see what happened.
If Chu Fengnian had always been upright and upright, except for old magicians like Yuan Tiangang, ordinary practitioners would really not be able to get a glimpse into his heart.
In other words, it was Chu Fengnian who sought his own death and no one else was to blame.
"Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy, you, you..."
Chu Fengnian and Song Liangpeng were both stunned.
After all their calculations, they failed to realize that Zhao Xun was a practitioner.
How could a dignified imperial envoy be a practitioner?
How could it be, how could it be?
This is unreasonable.
Of course, Zhao Xun would not explain to them, but waved his hand and said: "Take them away and imprison them."
Now that the state government office has collapsed, the prison can no longer be used.
Zhao Xun decided to imprison them in a ruined temple behind Zhou Yamen.
Not to mention, this dilapidated temple was somewhat dilapidated, but the main structure of the temple was not damaged. On the contrary, the state government office was a shoddy project, and it completely collapsed after the earthquake.
Of course, fortunately, most of the buildings in this era are wooden structures and the floors are not high. Otherwise, if there is a big earthquake, I don’t know how many people will die.
The reason why Zhao Xun did not kill the two men immediately was because Zhou Dynasty had a complete legal system.
Although Zhao Xun is an imperial envoy, he cannot kill people randomly.
This kind of thing, beheading first and playing later, is usually seen in dramas, and it is difficult to happen in real situations.
Unless he is sure that the other party is a member of the Demon Sect who poses a great threat, Zhao Xun will not kill him rashly.
When the time comes, it will be fun, and the civil servants will collectively start complaining.
They had long disliked Zhao Xun, the red-hot newcomer, but they just didn't find the right opportunity to attack.
If Zhao Xun himself gave him a chance, they would not hesitate at all.
In addition, Emperor Xianlong, a dog emperor who does not want to be a son of man, is likely to take advantage of the opportunity to suppress Zhao Xun.
At that time, Zhao Xun tried his best but suffered a hidden loss.
Why bother.
It would be better to imprison Chu Fengnian and Song Liangpeng first and hand them over to the law.
Anyway, based on their crimes, they will be exiled to the border.
"Your Majesty, please spare your life. We were wronged."
"Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy knows clearly that we were wronged..."
Seeing that Zhao Xun was serious about it, the two of them grabbed their necks and started shouting.
Zhao Xun was too lazy to listen to their noise. With a wave of his hand, the Jinwu Guards dragged the two away like dead dogs.
"Unjustly accused? If you are unjustly accused, I will write the character Zhao upside down!"
"Brother Mingyun, what should we do now?"
Wangcai felt a little embarrassed: "Although this corrupt official is in jail now, no one can stand up to him. If we leave, the people here will still be in danger."
"Let's stay here for a few days. At least we can raise enough food to help the people. By the way, you can send someone to get a small boat and escort these two corrupt officials back to Chang'an to wait for the court to deal with them."
Zhao Xun knew that once they left, Chu Fengnian and Song Liangpeng would probably be released.
Therefore, he must make complete plans and never allow the two of them to take advantage of the opportunity to escape.
"Brother Mingyun is still thoughtful. Where can we raise so much food to help the people in a short period of time?"
Wangcai said with some doubts.
Zhao Xun smiled slightly: "This depends on you. Isn't your family known as the world's food supplier? There are branches of your family's grain stores in every state and county in Zhou Dynasty. I guess Hezhou is no exception?"
Wangcai took a step back in horror: "Brother Mingyun, what do you mean..."
"Wangcai, just give me some money. You've seen the situation in Hezhou now. It's very pessimistic."
Zhao Xun sighed: "The people have no place to live. If they don't even have enough to eat, there will really be problems."
"This...I have to think about this."
Although Wangcai wanted to help these victims, he naturally had to think carefully once the matter fell on him.
Zhao Xun did not force Wangcai, he knew that it was really difficult to make a decision on this kind of thing.
If Wangcai helps, that's a sign of affection; if you don't, that's a duty.
Zhao Xun also had no intention of rising to the moral high ground to force Wangcai.
Everything depends on Wangcai himself.
If he is willing, of course it would be best.
If Wangcai is unwilling, Zhao Xun can think of other ways.
After a long time, Wangcai sighed and said: "That's it, that's it. I'll go to Hezhou Branch and ask them to take out the food to help the people first. But..."
Wangcai changed the subject and said, "I can't count on myself to pay for this food. Even if Brother Mingyun and I each pay half of it, your share will be deducted from the royalties."
"..."
Zhao Xun had a dark look on his face.
Damn it, this damn fat guy really knows how to scheme.
He never expected that this guy would actually plot against Zhao Xun.
Zhao Xun originally wanted to say something, but when he thought about it carefully, there was nothing wrong with what he said about making money.
Since Zhao Xun decided to provide disaster relief, he naturally had to set an example.
It is quite interesting that Wangcai is willing to provide food to the people first.
Although Zhao Xun felt a little painful, he still nodded and agreed: "Okay, let's do it like this. Let's help the people first. My share will be slowly deducted from the manuscript fee."
Zhao Xun felt his heart throbbing at the thought of having to work for Wangcai for a long time in vain.
How many fairy tales will it take to write this...
He had no choice but to make some self-sacrifice for the sake of the people and the victims.
Local officials can stop being sons of men, but Zhao Xun cannot.
Again, he will take care of any injustice he sees.
