40: Although Shanshui County is small, it has deep water
Wu Zhongxian looked at the moon hanging high in the sky.
It reminds me of Li Bai’s poem about homesickness.
The sage of poetry is the sage of poetry. When you are immersed in each of his poems, you will sigh that they are so artistic.
Especially at this moment, Wu Zhongxian felt even more how appropriate this poem was.
He couldn't help but murmured.
"There is bright moonlight in front of my bed, I suspect it is frost on the ground. I look up at the bright moon and lower my head to think about my hometown..."
This poem expresses the longing in Wu Zhongxian's heart at this moment.
Missing my hometown.
Thoughts of loved ones.
When Wu Zhongxian first learned this poem, he was in elementary school. At that time, he never thought that one day he would use it.
Reading it now makes me feel a little uncomfortable.
It turns out that the poet was so homesick when he wrote this poem!
Wu Zhongxian, who lowered his head in thought and sighed, did not notice that Feng Zhu was looking at him with astonished eyes.
"He can actually compose poems casually... and it's so appropriate for the occasion."
Feng Zhu looked at Wu Zhongxian's handsome profile and his deep and melancholy eyes.
She seemed to see Wu Zhongxian's endless thoughts in it.
"Does he... also miss someone?"
Fengzhu thought Wu Zhongxian was a loner.
I didn't expect that he still had relatives.
And he is a very dear person.
From this poem, we can hear his longing for his hometown and relatives.
Looking up at the bright moon, looking down at my hometown...
Feng Zhu murmured, and couldn't help but wonder, was it Wu Zhongxian who composed this poem after seeing himself like that before?
Feng Zhu had previously looked up at the moon, then lowered his head and missed his former hometown and relatives.
"He is really talented to be able to write such an emotional poem with just one glance..."
Feng Zhu looked at Wu Zhongxian's eyes with a slightly different color.
Previously it was just admiration.
Now I heard Wu Zhongxian writing poetry live.
And she also used homesickness as the scene to compose such an appropriate poem, Feng Zhu was really amazed!
What is talent?
This is talent!
And it's not just talent.
There are also sincere and passionate feelings.
If there were no emotions, I would not be able to write such an emotional poem.
"Wu Zhongxian, what kind of person is he?"
Fengzhu became curious about him.
He seems to be a man who is greedy for money and power, and his palace is filled with luxury goods.
He is like a cold and vicious person who can kill other people's whole families without mercy, including thousands of people.
He is also like a righteous man, who will show mercy to refugees, give them food, take in orphaned children, and crack down on corrupt officials.
Feng Zhu suddenly realized that he had not seen through this eunuch at all.
The first time they met, she thought she had seen through it all.
Thought he was just a groveling eunuch.
The second time, she thought Wu Zhongxian was just a favored eunuch with some rights.
The third time, I thought he had some talent, humanity, and conscience...
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Now, she still found that she did not fully understand this eunuch.
She became curious about him.
She wanted to find out all the secrets about this man... or should I say, the eunuch.
Can't help but be curious.
There is a saying that goes well, when a woman becomes curious about a man, it is the beginning of her fall.
Although Wu Zhongxian was an eunuch, these words are still applicable.
Wu Zhongxian put away the net and suppressed the cloud time, said hello to Feng Zhu, and turned around to interrogate Song Chenglian and others.
Find something to do for yourself when you have nothing to do.
By the way, have a good rest tonight, and tomorrow we will go to Jinquan Temple, the holy land of Buddhism.
After some interrogation.
Song Chenglian explained everything very honestly.
He is not a gangster at all.
Song Chenglian was the only son of Song Yi.
The reason why Song Yi was framed as a corrupt official was because he found out about the prefect.
Both the disaster relief money and the disaster relief grain were seized by the prefect.
In addition, some were robbed by bandits.
However, the bandits only robbed a very, very small part, not as much as reported in the prefect's books!
Why did Song Chenglian dare to say so sure?
Because the dozen or so strong men behind Song Chenglian were the bandits from the Black Wind Village outside Shanshui County.
These people were actually farmers originally, but they turned into bandits because they couldn't afford food.
Because they were also born poor, they only robbed money from wealthy families and the court, and the poor never touched it.
The bandits didn't know that the government was transporting disaster relief food that day, so they robbed it.
When Song Yi heard that the disaster relief food had been robbed, Song Yi was anxious and immediately went up the mountain to ask for food.
But the prefect deliberately refused to send troops, so Song Yi had no choice but to go to Heifeng Stronghold alone to ask for food.
For the sake of the people, Song Yi put life and death at risk!
He reasoned, moved with emotion, and talked about humanity for the bandits... In short, with his sharp tongue, he not only got the food back, but also made the bandits worship him!
A county magistrate, without any soldiers, is willing to risk his life to talk to the people for the sake of the people. This is courage!!
The bandits were gradually moved by Magistrate Song's behavior.
But the little food they grabbed was not enough to feed the whole family for two days.
It was also at that time that Song Yi realized something was wrong.
Someone made a false report.
And why is the prefect unwilling to let the soldiers kill the bandits?
They were just afraid of killing the bandits, but it turned out that the bandits had only stolen a little relief food. Wouldn't their conspiracy be exposed by then?
This is why the prefect left dozens of bandits in Heifeng Village alone.
Because these bandits are taking the blame for them.
At the critical moment, if the emperor really investigates, he only needs to kill the bandits and let the bandits take the blame.
After that, Song Yi investigated more and more carefully.
I want to find out where the disaster relief money and food have gone over the years.
After checking, he found that the records on the government books were getting more and more terrifying!
Many are false records!!
Even people who don't understand accounting can see the problem at a glance.
Then, just when he was about to find out something.
Li Di was sent to the execution platform.
Song Chenglian originally came with a group of heroes to rob the execution site and save his father.
It turned out to be a step too late, and my father was already dead.
So Song Chenglian discussed with these heroes from Black Wind Village and decided to avenge Lord Song Yi.
This was the beginning of the forced entry into the county government office.
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"Eunuch Wu, I, Li Niu, am willing to guarantee with my head! Mr. Song is an upright official! A truly upright official!"
"I have never read and am illiterate, but I know how to distinguish a good official from a corrupt official! Mr. Song is an upright official, and Eunuch Wu, you are also a good official!"
Wu Zhongxian glanced at the chattering man and saw that he was quite good at licking.
However, judging from all the evidence collected so far.
Song Yi was indeed wronged.
All the people in the county complained about Magistrate Song, which shows his integrity.
There are too few officials who can be loved by all the people.
Pity.
"I will truthfully report to Your Majesty what happened here and restore Mr. Song's innocence."
Wu Zhongxian looked at Song Chenglian and everyone and said.
In fact, Song Yi's innocence is a trivial matter.
The famine that happened here in Shanshui County, the news that was concealed is a big deal!
This is also the reason why Wu Zhongxian entered Shanshui County in the first place.
It's just that the water inside is deeper than Wu Zhongxian imagined.