Hearing this, Magistrate Gao's lips turned white, but he could not argue. He could only kowtow in a cold sweat, "The lower official is guilty."
The smile on Zhao Hanzhang's face faded, and he looked at him solemnly and asked, "What crime did Magistrate Gao commit?"
Magistrate Gao choked. To be honest, he really didn't know what crime he was guilty of.
Is pleasure sinful?
Not guilty!
Winter is long and cold, whether it's warming yourself by the fire or drinking wine and admiring the beauty, this is life, isn't it?
If you can live a good life, why should you live a worse life?
So where is his sin?
Gao Chengdu couldn't help but think about it seriously. Zhao Hanzhang undoubtedly didn't like the extravagance of officials, but at most it was not in line with the Shangguan's preference, so...
Gao Cheng thought quietly, so he has no actual crime that can be convicted, right?
If it's just a personality incompatibility, the worst he can do is not be an official.
As soon as the idea came to him, Gao Cheng's ears were ringing, and his fingers were so nervous that he flexed his fingers. He mustered up the courage to raise his head and looked directly at Zhao Hanzhang, "Chief Zhao, I..."
Zhao Hanzhang lowered his eyes and looked directly into his eyes, "Huh?"
With just this soft "hmm", Gao Cheng had many words stuck in his chest.
Zhao Hanzhang stood up and said with a stern face: "Call the county magistrates and chief registrars in the county. Find me all the announcements and documents you have received since I took office, and ask the village elders and village elders to come to see me."
Seeing that Gao Cheng was still kneeling and not moving, Zhao Hanzhang knelt down in front of him and said, "Why, does County Magistrate Gao not want to give up the warmth of this room, or does he not want to listen to my orders?"
"I don't dare, I dare not," Gao Cheng finally came to his senses, climbed up shaking his body, and ran out stumblingly.
Zhao Hanzhang snorted lightly, looked at the carved beams and painted buildings and lowered his eyes to think.
When Fu Tinghan led a group of refugees into the city, the county government registrar and county magistrate also arrived at the county government office. With them were several Li Zheng and village elders from the city, but the Li Zheng from outside the city were not notified.
, it will take at least two days to get everyone together.
Magistrate Gao led them to stand in the hall with their hands tied, with their heads lowered and a slight sweat on their foreheads. Even though they had gone out for air, he still couldn't help but feel scared and guilty as long as he stood in front of Zhao Hanzhang.
County Magistrate Gao was constantly building himself up mentally, telling himself that he was right and not guilty, and that the worst he could do was resign...
Just as he was lost in thought, Zhao Hanzhang, who was standing in front of the desk, picked out two official documents and threw them on Magistrate Gao's chest.
Magistrate Gao subconsciously reached out and hugged her.
Zhao Hanzhang raised his chin and said, "Nian Nian."
Magistrate Gao unfolded it with a confused look on his face. When he saw what official document it was, his hands shook and he knelt on the ground. At this time, there was no longer any thought in his mind that I was right and I was not guilty.
He lay on the ground and said in a trembling voice: "The lower official is guilty!"
Behind Magistrate Gao, the county magistrate, the chief secretary and the elders from Lizheng Township quietly raised their heads to look, their hearts beating wildly.
Zhao Hanzhang looked down at him and sighed deeply, as if he was talking to him heart to heart, "County Magistrate Gao, what do you want me to do with you? As a county official, you can't fulfill the orders I gave you, and you can't do it with me.
To appease and provide relief to the people, and only to enjoy the wealth and blessings of the people, even if you have such a good attitude towards pleading guilty, it will be difficult for me to be lenient to you."
Fu Tinghan, who had just walked outside the door:...
He couldn't help but stop and saw the person kneeling on the ground trembling. It must be that the image of Zhao Hanzhang's killing was too deeply rooted in people's hearts. He only heard him say: "I beg you to give me another chance. I will definitely feel deeply about him."
I will change my ways and never dare to neglect your decrees again."
Zhao Hanzhang asked: "How do you want to change it? How many refugees are you expelling now, and how many traders are you intercepting on the road?"
Gao Cheng immediately said: "The official immediately ordered people to let them go, and at the same time opened the city gate to let all the refugees in."
Zhao Hanzhang snorted coldly, "Let all the refugees enter the city? Do you think I am a three-year-old child? With so many refugees pouring into your Xi'e County, are you trying to save the refugees, or do you want the people of Xi'e County to perish together?"
Gao Cheng sweatdropped and immediately changed his words, "The official will make proper arrangements for all the refugees and at the same time manage the public security in the city so that there will be no chaos."
Zhao Hanzhang pondered, so the question is, should she kill this person or not?
Perhaps feeling the inner pull of Zhao Hanzhang, Gao Cheng said while sweating: "I know that the most important thing now is to raise relief materials, especially grain and cloth. Many refugees fleeing from the north are short of food and clothing.
Need comfort and relief.”
Zhao Hanzhang glanced at him, lightly tapped the table with his finger, nodded and said: "Continue."
Gao Cheng hurriedly said: "But to appease the people, it is not enough to have food and cloth. The people must be settled, so that they can be stable."
"So we have to find a way to give them a piece of land to calm people's hearts," he continued after taking a short breath: "The heavy snow is coming, and the dilapidated buildings inside and outside the city must be tidied up to avoid causing a big disaster. In addition,
We must also restrain the refugees who come here and integrate them into Xi'e County."
Zhao Hanzhang raised the corner of his mouth slightly, but his heart became more and more angry. When he was extremely angry, she calmed down, "It seems that Magistrate Gao doesn't understand anything. He has a lot of success in his heart."
But why not do it before?
Gao Cheng smiled flatteringly at Zhao Hanzhang.
Zhao Hanzhang looked at him with a gentle expression, and the anger on her face was completely gone. She nodded and said: "Just follow County Magistrate Gao's suggestion. I will give you full authority on this matter."
Seeing Fu Tinghan standing outside the door, Zhao Hanzhang smiled slightly, stood up and said: "Master Fu has brought the refugees, all of whom we met on the way. There are more than 3,000 people. Magistrate Gao has arranged this batch first.
Bar."
Gao Cheng was stunned for a moment and then quickly agreed.
Zhao Hanzhang said to Fan Ying: "You stay to assist County Magistrate Gao. When we came over, we saw the wilderness outside the city, and obviously there are a lot of refugees. I think it is no problem to come to Xi'e County, which is so big, to arrange for these three to four thousand people."
Gao Cheng's forehead was sweating again. Even if there was a problem, under Zhao Hanzhang's sword, he could only say that there was no problem.
Zhao Hanzhang glanced at the county magistrate, the chief secretary and the elders of Lizheng Township. Originally, she wanted to have a good chat with them after cutting off Gaocheng, but now it seems that it is not necessary.
So she chuckled and pulled Fu Tinghan directly, "Let's go, we'll be tired all the way. Let's find a place to rest first."
Everyone lowered their heads and stepped aside to let them pass. Gao Cheng came to his senses and hurriedly ran up from behind, saying enthusiastically: "Your Majesty, Mr. Fu, why don't you stay in the backyard temporarily, and I'll have people free up the main courtyard."
Zhao Hanzhang nodded directly in agreement, "That's fine."
As soon as she agreed, Qiu Wu immediately brought people over, surrounded the backyard, and replaced all the people in the main courtyard with their people.
Gao Cheng:……
Zhao Hanzhang nodded with satisfaction. She should pay more attention to safety when going out, especially when she had a family with her.