Looking around, a clear river meanders through Wangcun.
On both sides of the river bank, there have long been dams made of stones, which are more than one foot high. Both sides are covered with willow trees, whose branches sway in the wind.
A breeze blew by, making the water surface sparkling.
The old man said: "This river was prone to flooding in the past, but Duke Hu had already had it rectified. All the silt at the bottom of the river was dug out, the river level dropped, and a new dam was built. Not long ago, it flooded for more than ten days.
The heavy rain caused the villagers to think that the river would overflow, but who knew that the flood would not even cover the dam... All this is due to Duke Hu, who is the savior of our Wang Village. There was no flood.
The grain harvest in Wang Village is also many times better than in previous years. The villagers selected the best grain in the village and originally wanted to send it to Duke Hu and invite him to taste it. However, none of us knew that Duke Hu
where do you live……"
The old man started bragging about Du He again.
Everyone: "..."
Changsun Wuji couldn't bear it anymore and said: "You old man, you are so unreasonable. You just talk as you say, and you never leave Duke Hui. Could it be that Duke Hui gave you money?"
This is also the doubt in the minds of many people.
The old man sneered and said: "You don't make any sense. Who is Duke Hu? He doesn't even know who I am, so how can he give me money? We love Duke Hu from the bottom of our hearts.
It’s voluntary, it’s none of your business!”
Although Li Zheng was not an official of the imperial court, he was still a prominent figure in the surrounding area. In addition, he did not know Changsun Wuji at all, so he would not care about Changsun Wuji's face when he got angry.
Changsun Wuji was about to have a seizure when he saw Li Er's raised hand and pressed it down.
Li Er looked at the old man and said: "If Wang Village was not affected by the disaster, then what would happen if Sun Chong, the magistrate of Hu County, came here to provide disaster relief?"
The old man wondered: "Sun Chong, the magistrate of Hu County? Are you talking about the county magistrate who doesn't know shit? Fortunately, when Magistrate Wei left, he left behind a group of county government officials. These officials are really serving us."
If you want to talk about Changsun Chong, who is doing things for the people, he is just a young boy. He knows how to be a county magistrate... You are outsiders and don’t know. Not long ago, Changsun County Magistrate actually asked the people to plant rice. How did he know that Hu County
There is no place suitable for growing rice at all, this is a big joke!"
Changsun Wuji's face turned dark when he heard this.
This treacherous son has brought disgrace to the entire Hu County.
After hearing this, Li Er fell into deep thought and said, "Let's go. Don't look at the rest of the places. Let's go directly to the Huxian County Government Office."
…
Hu County.
County government.
Changsun Chong, smelling of alcohol, walked to the backyard.
A middle-aged man came over and said: "Master, the roster has been checked. We have an agreement with Du He before. As the county magistrate, you are not allowed to touch all the officials in Hu County, but we can secretly ask the court to take action.
, as long as they make some moves and cause some trouble, all these officials can be eliminated."
Changsun Chong said happily: "Okay, great, I'll leave this matter to you. The sooner the better, I can't wait to take control of the Huxian County Government as soon as possible, and then deal with the Dream Group, Du He, you wait,
There is always one thing, I will trample you under my feet and humiliate you severely."
As he spoke, he waved his hand and said: "I was tired last night. I want to have a good sleep now. No one is allowed to disturb me."
Changsun Chong walked straight into the side room and began to fall asleep.
…
It was already afternoon when Li Er and his party arrived at the county seat of Huxian County.
In the county town, there are many shops and people coming and going, and the prosperity is not inferior to that of Chang'an City.
In particular, Hu County has no city walls, no curfew, and businesses are spread throughout the city. It is actually much more lively than many places in Chang'an City.
Everyone came to the county government office.
The officials guarding the gate of the county government office were immediately frightened when they learned of Li Er's identity and wanted to report it.
But he was stopped by Li Er.
Li Er said: "Hu County is very different from other counties. Why don't you, gentlemen, come with me and go in and have a look."
With that said, Li Er led people into the county government office and began to wander around various public houses.
The county government office is in good order.
Officials in various public offices do what they are doing step by step.
Li Er was quite satisfied.
Afterwards, everyone came to the main hall.
But the county magistrate Sun Chong was nowhere to be seen.
Li Er asked curiously: "Where is Changsun Chong?"
A government official next to him looked panicked: "Your Majesty, Magistrate Changsun, he...he, he has something to do, and he just left."
Upon seeing this, everyone knew that this guy was lying.
boom.
Li Er slapped his palm on the table and said angrily: "Tell the truth!"
The yamen servant was so frightened that he knelt down on the ground and stammered: "Your Majesty, spare your life, spare your life, Magistrate Changsun is sleeping in the backyard. He... spent the night in Cuihong Building last night and just came back this morning..."
"Where is Cuihonglou?"
"Cuihonglou... Cuihonglou is the place for fireworks in Huxian County!"
That is the officially designated red light district.
Li Er immediately became unhappy.
Although in this era, it is not illegal to go to the place where fireworks are played.
But Changsun Chong had a special status, he was the consort.
Li Eryi slapped the table: "It's unreasonable. Now, during the critical period of disaster relief, Changsun Chong, as the county magistrate, has been so derelict in his duties... Go and call him out for me."
Half a moment.
A footsteps sounded at the door.
Changsun Chong's impatient voice came: "Which bastard dares to disturb my sleep? It's really unreasonable..."
He walked in, looked up, and was immediately stunned.
Sitting in the center seems to be His Majesty.
All around were important officials of the court.
In an instant, Changsun Chong was mostly awake from the wine. He stumbled forward and said hurriedly: "My son has met my father!"
Li Er said unhappily: "Chang Sun Chong, you are so brave. As a county magistrate, you sleep in broad daylight. Tell me, how do you govern Hu County?"
Changsun Chong's cold sweat flowed down his forehead, "Father, I understand that I have sinned, and I promise that this will only happen once, and I won't do it again in the future."
"Hmph!" Li Er said coldly, "I'm here to ask you, how are the disaster relief arrangements in Hu County going?"
Changsun Chong patted his face to keep himself awake and said: "I would like to inform my father that the disaster relief in Hu County has been arranged properly. A total of 20,000 people have been affected by the disaster. The county government has allocated 20,000 yuan for disaster relief. The most affected people are
The most serious thing is Wangcun in the south. I just came back from Wangcun yesterday. During this period, I lived and ate in Wangcun, and worked with the people to rebuild the houses that were destroyed by the flood, and, and..."
At this point, he actually forgot the words.
Snapped.
Li Er slammed the table and became furious: "Changsun Chong, do you want to deceive me? I just came back from Wangcun. Wangcun was not affected by the disaster at all, so how can we come to provide relief?"