Yinshan, who was standing next to Chu Ximo, saw that he was wandering around the area first, and then stood there for more than half an hour. Even when Magistrate Wang came, he didn't respond, so he couldn't help but call out.
Chu Ximo came back to his senses, glanced at Yinshan, and then his eyes fell on Magistrate Wang not far away.
"Your Majesty!"
Magistrate Wang lowered his head and did not dare to express his anger, fearing that Chu Ximo would blame him.
After all, news about the construction and digging of canals came as early as last year or at the end of the year before last.
He didn't know what the progress was in other places. He only knew that they had not yet broken ground on Tuofeng Town.
If Prince Mo was angry because of this, he really didn't know what to say.
Even if there was still a drought at the end of the year before last, there were still many more people staying in Tuofeng Town than there are now, including those in Antelope City.
Even if a small section has been dug at that time, if it is shelved, it is still called digging.
It is two different things than ignoring the imperial edict, or in other words, resisting and disobeying it!
Chu Ximo knew that Magistrate Wang was a good official, and it was not easy for him to hold on even when all the officials in Antelope City were running away.
As far as he knew, Magistrate Wang's salary had not been paid in the past few years because the government office had no money.
The remaining yue yin for the yamen servants was distributed by him himself, either as food or as household items.
He wanted to punish him but was afraid of chilling his loyal minister's heart, so he stared at him without saying a word.
Following Chu Ximo's silence and gaze, Magistrate Wang's heart sank. At the same time, his forehead gradually became covered with cold sweat, and finally his knees weakened and he knelt on the ground.
"The official is guilty!"
When Chu Ximo saw him kneeling down, he didn't beg for mercy or defend himself. He directly admitted his mistake and his eyes softened a lot.
It's just not enough to just admit your mistakes. There is no rule without rules. Even if the situation is special, you can still report it to the superiors, but he didn't.
He has many soldiers under his command, and rewards and punishments have always been clear.
Right is right and wrong is wrong.
If everyone in the world knows to follow suit, then what's the point of the imperial edict issued by the imperial court and no one carrying it out?
Royal prestige cannot be challenged!
"Do you know what's wrong?"
"The lower officials resisted and disobeyed the decree!"
When Magistrate Wang said this, his whole body could not stop trembling, and he felt fear deep in his heart.
Chu Ximo clasped his hands behind his back, turned his back to him after hearing the words, and remained silent for a long time before saying: "I want you to serve the people wholeheartedly, and even spend all your wealth for them, so I will spare you this mistake.
I won’t report it to the police, but there will be no next time!”
Magistrate Wang kowtowed three times: "Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Give you a chance to make up for your past mistakes. You have to plant the saplings that you have handed down in the poem, and send two or three strong people to join me! As for what I promised you in advance, let's see how you perform next.
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"Yes, I will do my best to handle it, and I won't let the prince and princess down!" yyls
Magistrate Wang breathed a sigh of relief and kowtowed cautiously. Then he stood up under Chu Ximo's gesture to tell him to stand up.
"You go ahead and do your work first. I will take a walk and take a look on my own. You don't need to follow me!"
"yes!"
After County Magistrate Wang left, Zichu asked Yinshan in a low voice: "Brother Yinshan, I think Mr. Wang is quite good and a good official. Why do you still want to scare him?"
Yes, in Yan Zichu's opinion, Chu Ximo was just trying to scare County Magistrate Wang, because he did not do anything to Magistrate Wang from the beginning to the end.
"My master is the prince of Chu. As a member of the royal family, I have to maintain the majesty of the royal family. When my master comes here this time, he represents the royal family and even the emperor. In the early years when the late emperor was here, he ordered people to build and dig canals. Even this time
It is true that Mr. Wang is a good official, but it is also a fact that he resists and disobeys orders, which cannot be denied. If he had not regarded others as good people and sincerely served the people, he would not be able to live in peace and sound now. It is one thing to have merit, but to have
But that's another thing. There are few people here and canals can't be built. He could have written a letter to state the situation, but he didn't. If everyone in the world wants to imitate him, is that okay?"
Yan Zichu nodded as if he understood something, and then followed them silently.
The boss (Xiao Wa) told him that after he is well trained, all the people in the same group as him will be under his management.
He is still young now, and there are still many things he doesn't understand, so he needs to learn more from Zhai and the others.
By the time Chu Ximo completed the digging and marking of the canals needed for repairs in Tuofeng Town, it was already dark when he returned to the city.
Originally, the city gate had to be closed at dusk, but since he had not returned, it was kept open.
Yan Shiqing didn't wait for him to have dinner. She closed the drug store and went back home to have dinner. She asked Xiang Tao to take care of little Nian'an, and she took the baby and Xiao Xi back to the drug store to sort out what was delivered this afternoon.
of medicinal materials.
When the sound of the second watch came from outside, she stretched, looked at the stream that was still busy, and said: "The stream just arrived today. It's been another tiring day. Go back and rest quickly. There is a teacher here. Little baby, you
Send her back first. Xiaoxi will stay with you tonight."
Although the yard she bought is not small, it is not really big either.
Xiao Nian'an, she, Xiaowa and Xiangtao all have one room each, and now they have four rooms. Including the kitchen, living room, and dining room, there are three more rooms.
In addition, there are study rooms, woodsheds, etc.
Although the baby mostly slept in the outside room of her room, and Xiao Nian'an sometimes slept with her and sometimes with Xiang Tao, but occasionally she slept in a room by herself.
All the rooms that should be there are indispensable.
Now that Amo, Yinshan and Zichu are here, at least two more rooms have to be vacant.
At this point, the room becomes tense.
"Then Master, my disciple is going back first!"
"Yes, I will send Xiaoxi back first and pick up the girl later!"
Xiaoxi and Xiaowa responded at the same time and left.
When the two returned to Yan's house, Xiaowa sent Xiaoxi back to his room. Seeing that Mr. Liu and the others had not come back yet, he turned his eyes and headed towards the city gate again.
When he saw that the city gate was not closed, he remembered the notice that County Magistrate Wang had posted in the afternoon, and immediately turned around and headed back to Yanzhai without going to the medicine shop.
There are not many medicinal materials left, and the girl can't sort them out for long. Liu Ye and Yinshan haven't come back yet. It seems that when they come back and pass by the medicine store, they will see that the oil lamp is still on, so they will definitely go in.
When the time comes, the girl will be escorted by Mr. Liu, so there is no need for her.
The sixth master had just arrived, so she had to create more opportunities for the girl and the sixth master.
Just as the little kid thought, Yan Shiqing had just sorted out the medicinal materials, closed the shop door, and was holding a lantern. When she was about to go back, she suddenly heard the familiar sound of horse hooves.
Although she knew who it was, she still raised the lantern to shine.
Before she could put down her hand, the horse had already approached, and she was picked up by the man on the horse.
"Why are you still here so late?"
There was a hint of tiredness in Chu Ximo's voice. When he said this, he rested his head on the shoulder of the person in his arms.