"Don't worry, old man, the emperor has already punished those people." Xu Qing clapped the old man's hand at this time, not knowing what to say, because if he told the villagers that the person who embezzled money from the dam was the prime minister of the dynasty, the queen's relatives Dad, the emperor just removed him from his position.
The villagers must have no hope for the future after hearing this, so they said this.
"Sir Xu, has the emperor really made you the prefect of the capital?" The old man wanted to ask something else, but was interrupted by the aunt beside him.
Xu Qing nodded to everyone at this time.
After it was confirmed, these people couldn't help but be happy, and then said to the crowd, "There are many adults who will be the prefects of our capital. We people can rest assured that the emperor is really discerning and discerning."
"That's right, that's right. With many adults leading us in the future, our lives will definitely get better and better."
The villagers were talking one after another at this time.
When Xu Qing listened to what these villagers said, the smile on his face could not help but solidify.
He knew that the current emperor did not have what the people said. Tens of thousands of people died in the flood in the capital, but their emperor only dismissed Prime Minister Lan from his position.
The construction of the capital dam was all helped by Shuohou. Although the emperor appointed himself as the prefect, there were no follow-up measures, and there was no mention of food relief funds!
But seeing how happy his blind dates were now, he couldn't bear to tell them about it.
The next step is to look at the potato harvest they planted and hope they can survive this winter.
At this time, a voice came from the crowd, "Everyone, be quiet for a moment."
After hearing this, everyone looked behind them. This person was Xu Qing's right-hand assistant Li Ming.
When he saw a crowd gathering here, he walked towards it and got closer. Only then did he know that Xu Qing had returned and had been named prefect by the emperor. He couldn't help but feel happy.
Seeing that everyone had calmed down, Li Ming walked up to Xu Qing, cupped his hands and said, "Sir."
Then he turned to the villagers and said, "Folks, Mr. Xu has been traveling on the road for many days. Please go back and have a rest."
"Oh, that's right, we all just care about our own happiness." After hearing this, everyone couldn't help but pat their thighs and said.
Then someone said to Xu Qing, "Sir, you must be very tired from traveling all the way. You should go back and rest quickly."
"In that case, I will go back first." Xu Qing said with a smile at this time.
Then Xu Qing got on the carriage and walked to the prefect's residence.
After arriving at the place, Li Ming walked forward and said, "Sir, we are here."
"Yes." Xu Qing responded, opened the curtain and stepped out of the carriage.
Then I looked at the door and saw that the previous plaque on the door was hanging crookedly on the door, and there was a spider web on the top of the door, which was very depressed!
At this time, Li Ming walked up to Xu Qing and said to him, "Sir, the family members of the previous magistrate may have known that your Majesty would be killed if you went to the imperial city, so they moved away overnight."
"Well, let's go in." Xu Qing nodded, then walked inside.
Walking into the courtyard, the courtyard still lacked the scene of the past. Xu Qing walked straight to the magistrate's court without stopping.
When he entered the court, he saw that the plaque with the four characters "Mingjing Gaohang" hanging in the middle had now fallen down and was covered with a thick layer of dust.
Xu Qing walked to the plaque and stopped, then flicked the dust on it with his hand. The flying dust made Xu Qing choke and cough lightly.
Seeing this, Li Ming quickly stepped forward and said, "Sir, let me do it."
I saw Xu Qing raising his hand at this time, indicating that he didn't use it.
Immediately, Li Ming stepped aside.
Then Xu Qing started cleaning up again, and not long after, four big characters appeared neatly in his eyes.
Li Ming and others then hung up the 'Mirror High' again.
Then a few people started to sort it out.
Not long after, the lobby of the government office was cleaned.
At this time, Xu Qing walked forward, looked at the 'Mirror hanging high' above his head, and then sat down below.
Then he gently touched the gavel on the right with his hand.
His title of magistrate was obtained by spending tens of thousands of lives in building the capital.
Although he was very dissatisfied with the emperor's actions, he, as a commoner, could overcome huge storms. He knew that his arms could not twist his thighs, so he took the position of prefect.
He knew that the emperor did this just because he didn't want him to have any further consequences. After all, this matter was considered a family scandal.
Now that he is in this position, he knows that the burden on his shoulders is very heavy. The only thing he can do now is to stay true to his original intention, do more for the people, and let the people of the capital spend this disaster year well!
Thinking of this, Xu Qing straightened the gavel and then motioned for Li Ming to come over.
Li Ming walked forward, cupped his hands and said, "Sir."
"Where are the others?" Xu Qing asked Li Ming at this time.
Li Ming replied, "Zheng Qiu is on the dam, and several others are helping some elderly villagers go to the fields."
"Well, how is the construction of the dam going now?" Xu Qing nodded and then asked Li Ming.
Then Li Ming replied, "Master Liang Cheng personally supervised the work, and Master Shuo's subordinate Xiao Gong paid wages to the helpers on time every day. Everyone is very motivated, and now the dam is almost completed."
"Okay, let's go and have a look at the dam." Xu Qing couldn't help but smile on his face after hearing this, and then stood up and said.
Li Ming hurriedly said, "Sir."
"What's wrong? Is there anything else?" Seeing this, Xu Qing looked at Li Ming and asked with a slight frown.
Then Li Ming opened his mouth and said, "My lord must be very tired from traveling all the way. I think you should take a rest before going."
"Haha, it's okay. I was bored out of my mind along the way, so I just went to check out the situation." Xu Qing said with a smile at this time.
Li Ming wanted to say something at this time, but was interrupted by Xu Qing, "Let's go quickly."
"Yes, sir." Li Ming nodded and followed Xu Qing out of the government office.
The people who followed Xu Qing, who were the subordinates given to Xu Qing by the emperor, looked at each other and walked towards the inner hall.
I just came all the way here and it really needs a lot of cleaning inside!
Jiandu Dam.
"Quick, carry these things over. This end must be completed today. Everyone, hurry up." Liang Cheng was directing everyone from the side.
It's not that he is in a hurry. Although the temperature in the capital is much warmer than that in the imperial city, it is still late autumn. According to past experience, he looks at the sky and thinks that it will rain in a few days, and In late autumn, it may rain for a while.
Take advantage of the good weather and quickly complete the dam before the rainy weather arrives, so as not to delay the construction period.
Xiao Mu on the side also received a letter from Shuo Ling at this time. The letter stated that if Xu Qing arrived in Jiandu, he would hand over the affairs to him and let him go directly to the frontier fortress!
Xiao Mu couldn't help but frown slightly after looking at it. It seemed that something must have happened at the frontier.
But he didn't hear about Xu Qing's return from the imperial city.
At this time, Xiao Mu put away Shuolingze's letters, walked out of the tent, and decided to go ask Zheng Qiu on the dam.
Zheng Qiu also joined in at this time to help carry things. At this time, he saw Xiao Mu standing on top waving to him and motioning for him to come over.
Seeing this, Zheng Qiu waved for him to come over immediately.
Then Zheng Qiu put down the things in his hands and said to the people on the side, "I'll come as soon as I go."
After saying that, he ran towards Xiao Mu.
"Master Xiao, what's the matter?" Zheng Qiu patted the dust on his body, then walked to Xiao Mu and asked.
Xiao Mu said with a smile, "It's nothing. Have any of you received a reply from Xu Lizheng, or when will he arrive in Jiandu?"
"No, but Li Zheng has been gone for so long, and he must be back soon." Zheng Qiu shook his head at this time, and then said to Xiao Mu.
Xiao Mu nodded.
Then Zheng Qiu asked again, "But what's the matter?"
"It's not a big deal, just go and do your work." Then Xiao Mu patted Zheng Qiu on the shoulder and said.
At this moment, Zheng Qiu looked behind Xiaomu and pointed with his finger, "Master Xiao, Xu Lizheng is back."
After saying that, he ran behind Xiao Mu.
Xiao Mu turned around at this time, and sure enough, Xu Qing and Li Ming were walking this way.
"Li Zheng, you are back. Just now Mr. Xiao was asking me when you would be back." Zheng Qiu ran to Xu Qing and said with a smile.
At this time, Li Ming coughed twice behind Xu Qing, then looked at Zheng Qiu and whispered to him, "Now your Excellency is not Li Zheng, but the prefect of the capital, and the emperor's royal title."
"Prefect, the emperor has granted you the title, so our Li Zheng has been promoted, and he is still the prefect!" Zheng Qiu didn't react for a while after hearing this, and looked at Xu Qing with a puzzled look on his face and asked.
Xu Qing nodded to him.
Seeing this, Zheng Qiu's face was full of joy, and then he quickly knelt down on one knee, cupped his hands and said, "I pay my respects to you, sir."
"Get up quickly, and these false etiquettes will be dispensed with." Xu Qing said to Zheng Qiu at this time.
"Thank you, sir." Zheng Qiu said before standing up.
At this time, Xiao Mu came over and after hearing what Zheng Qiu said, he smiled and greeted Xu Qing, then said to Xu Qing, "Congratulations to your lord, you have your lord as the prefect of the capital. This is good news to the people of the capital."
"What the hell, Mr. Xiao is overly rewarded. It's what I should do to benefit the people." Xu Qing couldn't help waving his hands after hearing what Xiao Mu said.
Xiao Mu then said, "Master Xu is too modest."
"Hey, Mr. Xiao has been busy these days." Xu Qing continued.
Xiao Mu shook his head, "It's just arrangements and supervision!"
"I just heard that Mr. Xiao asked me if I had returned to the capital, but what happened?" Xu Qing thought of what Zheng Qiu had just said and asked Xiao Mu.
Xiao Mu nodded at this time, "Yes, Mr. Xu, can you lend me a moment to speak."
"Yes." Xu Qing nodded and followed Xiao Mu to the tent on the side!
Once inside the tent, Xiao Mu motioned Xu Qing to sit down, and then handed Xu Qing the letter he had just put away.
Xu Qing took the heart at this time, opened it and looked at it, frowning, and then asked Xiao Mu, "But what happened at the border fortress?"
"I don't know, there's no explanation in the letter, but I don't think it's a good thing!" Xiao Mu shook his head and said to Xu Qing.