Lord Prime Minister

frequency?how many times?

Mu Zihuai tilted his head, puzzled, and was about to ask, but saw several carriages parked at the gate of the county magistrate's office. There were several people leaning on the side of the carriages, wearing hats, disheveled, and listlessly waiting for someone.

Seeing someone approaching, they all stood up, and a few people in expensive clothes greeted them.

"Master Chen, we are here to pick up some adults."

The leader was a middle-aged man with curly hair and a short beard. Perhaps he was really afraid of the heat, and he was sweating profusely in the heat even though he was wearing only an outer shirt. There was urgency in his tone.

Mu Zihuai looked at those carriages, and there were exactly five carriages. It was true that the local yamen came to pick up Li Ji and five people to take office.

County magistrate Chen also cupped his hands quickly, and first turned to introduce to Huangfu Yunhua: "My lord, this is the master from Dong County next door."

Huangfu Yunhua nodded, the man immediately knelt down and saluted, and the people behind him also knelt down.

"Everyone get up. Since you are here to pick up people, let's move quickly, let's eat first and then...Let's go now." Originally, I wanted to let people eat before leaving, but suddenly remembered the current situation in the county. There was no more rice noodles in Ling's mansion, so he had to change his words and drive people away.

There were five carriages, each of which was served by two servants. At this time, the ten people felt a little dissatisfied. They set off before dawn in the morning and arrived here at noon, and they had to go back again without eating a meal.

These boys are doing hard work, if not for their wives, children and old mothers, they would not stay in this dilapidated place.He was thinking straight in his heart, and there was a trace of dissatisfaction on his dark and tired face, but he didn't speak because of the identity of the other party.

People who have been officials for many years can't see it, but after all, King Minqing is a prince and a prince, and there is absolutely no reason to show weakness, so Ren Danfeng stood up with a smile.

"Brothers, it will take some time to go back. If you don't leave earlier, I'm afraid you won't be able to arrive after dark. These are prepared for you by the prince. Hurry up and take your adults back to the mansion, there can be no further delay." Said He took out a purse in his hand and handed it to the leading master.

These words, together with the rough voice and the same rough appearance, instantly shortened the distance with those servants.

The master took the purse, bent down towards Huangfu Yunhua, arched his hands up and down, and smiled broadly. "Thank you, my lord, thank you, my lord, the villain will take the adults back to the manor."

Five carriages carried five officials with different expressions and left. Mu Zihuai asked Ren Danfeng next to him in a low voice: "Brother Ren, is the magistrate of Dong County next door the one who put the people in the fire and brought the people together? A person who fled Dong County with his family?"

Ren Danfeng nodded. "Exactly."

Mu Zihuai curled his lips, he has always been the most disgusted with this kind of person, and couldn't help but said: "The county magistrate is like this, so this master..." Before he finished speaking, Mu Zihuai closed his mouth, there are some things It's good for everyone to know for themselves, and only when no outsiders are present at this time can he speak frankly what he thinks in his heart.

Huangfu Yunhua, who had already entered the gate of the yamen, heard their conversation, turned around and asked with a smile, "Does Zihuai know who is the new official in Tong County this time?"

Mu Zihuai tilted his head, showing doubts.

Huangfu Yunhua laughed a little proudly, and asked himself to be puzzled: "It is Mr. Li Jili."

"Lord Li!" Mu Zihuai's eyes widened, and he heard Li Ji's way of thinking about repairing canals to relieve the disaster just now. He just felt that this person might not really want to help. Based on the method he proposed, can the disaster relief be successful? Not to mention, I'm afraid I won't be able to return to the capital in four or five years.Seeing the prince's expression full of interest, could there be some detours between Li Ji and Dong County?

"You don't know, Zihuai." The prince had already started to walk towards the backyard of the yamen, so Ren Danfeng had no choice but to explain: "How much silver did Mr. Li spend in the five-year imperial examinations? The students who were classmates with him joked, If Li Ji is asked to be named on the gold list, how many years of salary will it take to cover the money spent. Do you know how Lord Li answered?"

"How did you answer?"

"Master Li said, it won't take long, half a year."

Mu Zihuai was stunned. The monthly salary of an ordinary county magistrate was only four taels of silver. There was only one way to make up for the previous five years' expenses within half a year.

greedy.

But here comes the problem.Just after Li Ji passed the imperial examination, he was photographed in such a remote area where he couldn't even see anyone. Where did he get the money for him to be greedy?

When Mu Zihuai figured this out, Prince Minqing had already entered the front hall of the backyard.

That night, Huangfu Yunhua wrote a letter to the imperial court, explaining the situation, and hoped that the imperial court would send recruits to the Ninghe disaster area, so as to help the counties near Ninghe restore their former prosperity as soon as possible.

Early the next morning, the memorial was rushed to the capital.

At noon, the weather was terribly hot, Mu Zihuai was wearing only a thin shirt, holding a cattail fan in his hand, and vigorously fanning the wind in a somewhat indecent posture.Ren Danfeng on the left has long since abandoned the demeanor of a literati and a Confucian scholar, with his jacket open at the neckline and a fan whirring loudly.Further to the left is County Magistrate Chen who insists on wearing a heavy official robe, but he may be very hot from the clothes, ignoring the prince sitting above him, and slumped on the chair, angry as if he was going anywhere.

Only Huangfu Yunhua was calm and calm, tapping his fingers on the table regularly. The memorial has been delivered for three days, and he should have arrived in the capital long ago. Why did he not reply for so long?

Could it be that he was dismissed by his father?

After patiently waiting for another two days, there was still no news of the memorial sent out, but another news came.

Refugees are reversed.

A large number of refugees fleeing the famine suddenly flooded into Ji County early this morning. When they saw vacant houses, they rushed in. Many people fell asleep on the street, all of them were old and weak, women and children, but there were also young and strong people among them.

In the evening, County Magistrate Chen, who had gone out to find out the news, came back in disgrace. He had been bitter and bitter, but now his face was covered with dark clouds that could not be dispelled. He was afraid that he would cry at any time.The official robes on his body were stained with dust, and his well-tied hair was a little messy when he went out.

"They all escaped from Dong County and other counties." As soon as he entered the door, County Magistrate Chen wiped the dust from his face first, and said, "Although they are all old people and children, I haven't opened my mouth yet when I go out. Get hit, what kind of stones, rags, what to grab and throw."

"Kicked out by Li Ji and the others?" Mu Zihuai asked as he stepped forward to help tidy up his clothes.

County magistrate Chen sighed and didn't speak, but everyone understood the meaning, and the small living room became quiet.

"Go out and have a look." Prince Minqing stood up from the chair, frowning, the rebellion of refugees is a big or small matter, if it is not dealt with properly, the higher-ups will blame him.

"Hey." County magistrate Chen shouted, ignoring the dirt on his body, he quickly stopped the prince: "Your prince, you can't go out, they are so red-eyed, anyone can do it."

Huangfu Yuanhua stopped in his tracks, and asked instead: "Is there still a commotion outside?"

"It's been quiet for a while, and they're all hungry. How could they make such a fuss, but they each found an empty room to live in." County magistrate Chen quickly replied, for fear that the prince would think of going out again.

"Stay here? Then we can't go out in the future?" Ren Danfeng closed his fan, frowning, with a rather angry look: "Then what shall we eat in the future?"

what to eat next?

After Ren Danfeng mentioned this, few people thought of such a question.The food stored in the yamen was eaten up as early as the first day, and the wife of the county magistrate Chen returned to her natal home for this reason.

Originally, the drought in Mrs. Chen's natal home was not as serious as Ji County, and the crops could still grow. The magistrate Chen put down his old face and asked his wife to go back to her natal home to collect some grain and send it over.The food harvested last time was about to run out, but at this time a group of refugees who might explode at any time suddenly poured in.

A few people can't go out, and food can't be brought in. What will they eat in the future.

Ren Danfeng obviously grasped the most important point, frowning, he went to the kitchen immediately, opened the rice vat to have a look, and his face turned darker when he came back.

County magistrate Chen looked at him and remembered the appetite of this burly man when he first came here. He was not worried at first but became a little sad.

"Master Chen, when will Madam Ling bring food to Ji County?" Huangfu Yunhua pondered for a moment before asking.

"Tomorrow evening."

"There is still enough food to last tonight." Ren Danfeng immediately added.

Master Chen glanced at him resentfully, he had clearly seen the rice vat before, and the rice in it was enough for the four of them to eat until tomorrow.

"Let's go out together tomorrow, be careful and bring the food back."

Without food, no one has a way to survive, and I am afraid that the emperor's imperial decree will not come down.Huangfu Yunhua frowned when he thought of the memorial that fell like a stone falling into the water, did his father really let himself live and die?