fake prince

Chapter 447
Governor Zhao, who had lost sleepiness and still had some headaches, drank the newly served tea with a cold expression.

Not long after, a servant came in from the outside and reported to him: "My lord, we followed your orders and followed Mr. Qi. We found him out of the governor's mansion, weeping as he walked, saying that he was guilty of implicating the people for his sin... ... so miserable!"

"This old man is so good at acting, he's forcing my palace!" Governor Zhao was annoyed and funny when he heard this.

But he also understood that if he didn't really care about the common people, why would he give up his face to be a coward?This is killing one thousand enemies, and self-defeating eight hundred.

Thinking of the rumors I heard before, I didn't believe it before, but now I believe it a little bit, and I can't help but feel a lot of emotion.

"Forget it, since that's the case, if I don't help, it will appear that I am stingy and disregarding the general situation. You go out and catch up with the prefect of Qi and ask him to come back to see me."

"Yes, my lord!"

When Qi Hongxin came back, he saw that the people around the flower hall had withdrawn. Governor Zhao was drinking tea half-tilted on the chair, without speaking. .

"Brother Qi Nian, I'm thinking that back then, you were the first biography of Erjia, and you were immediately elected to the Imperial Academy and then to the East Palace. At that time, we were all envious." Governor Zhao stroked his forehead and took a deep breath: "Who can Do you think that after 20 years, you and I will meet like this?"

"Really?" Qi Hongxin smiled, with no sadness on his wooden face: "This is fate."

Governor Zhao nodded, and said coldly: "Yes, this is fate. You and I are in the same year, so I will tell you the truth. It is normal for the treasury to borrow money."

"It's just that in your Shun'an Mansion, someone I can't afford to offend said hello, and you are not allowed to borrow a tael of silver."

"So that's how it is." Qi Hongxin's heart sank. Zheng Wei's governor of a province is not a false title.

I just heard Governor Zhao say indifferently: "That's all, you have increased your hostility during the third magistrate period, and you blindly offend people in your administration. You don't have any good intentions, or low intentions, and you don't have any."

"Let's not talk about the official's heart. You should be clear about how harsh you treat them. As for the people's heart, the people have always been the most ungrateful people."

"Don't talk about a hundred years, it's the Yiyun Mansion where you took office, how many people still miss you?"

Qi Hongxin couldn't help being taken aback, and just nodded, without saying a word.

Governor Zhao said again: "Save money every year. Last time you gave Governor Yu a little bit of a gift. Everyone knows your situation and doesn't care about it. But why do you still write poems to sarcasm?"

"Brother Qi Nian, the road can't get narrower and narrower. Listen to my advice. You're about the same age, so tell your old age and go back to your hometown, or you won't end up in the end."

When Governor Zhao said this, he shook his head sadly.

Qi Hongxin was calm on the surface, but his heart was churning violently.

"Why don't you speak?" Governor Zhao suddenly became angry: "Am I wrong?"

"You're not wrong at all." Qi Hongxin sighed, suddenly jealous. "People have a long way to go, but I have a long way to go, so I go backwards and do the opposite."

"I'm a guilty person. Some people just saw this and blocked the road everywhere, making it difficult for me to move."

"If I don't go against the grain, I won't even be able to get out of the Yamen."

"You are the same year as me, and if you still say your heartfelt words at this time, it is not in vain to have a match in the same year..." Qi Hongxin said flatly, but there were no tears at this point, and he took a sip of tea: "Since I can't get it Shangyi, if I can’t enter the temple, then I will try my best to do something for the people and never expect the people to remember me.”

"If anything happens to me, please share with me and take care of my wife and children."

After hearing this, Governor Zhao was stunned for a long time, and also felt speechless. He stood up and opened the two boxes: "In this case, I can only help you here."

The box is full of silver, all official silver, with silver frost on it.

Although it was less than expected, only 6000 taels, at the critical moment of locust extermination, Qi Hongxin was relieved when the Shun'an government treasury was empty.

At least these days, I won't be anxious like ants on a hot pan.

Qi Hongxin knew that although the money was small, the governor was actually responsible for something, so he bowed to the ground to the governor Zhao, thanking him: "Thank you, the governor, on behalf of the people of Shun'an Mansion!"

"Okay, now that you have the money, let's go back quickly." Governor Zhao, who was in a complicated mood and didn't want to see this face, waved his hand.

Qi Hongxin didn't say much, took a deep breath, and asked the accompanying county soldiers to scatter the 6000 taels of silver, and galloped all the way back to Fucheng.

After returning home, Qi Hongxin immediately ordered: "Let the county magistrates come to the Yamen for a meeting in the afternoon, and tell them that I will allocate money and let them prepare to control locusts."

The messenger went away in response. Although he hadn't slept all night and was extremely tired, Qi Hongxin still didn't feel sleepy. After eating some food, he went to the desk, spread out a piece of paper, and started to write the memorial.

Just as Qi Hongxin said to the governor, he was responsible for all the suppression incidents in Shun'an Mansion.

But in addition to this matter, he also wrote to the imperial court, writing together with him the matter that the mansion suffered serious losses and could no longer operate.

After finishing writing, I read it carefully, and it was getting late. Qi Hongxin simply ate some food, sat on the chair and closed his eyes to rest his mind. It seemed that after a while, a servant reminded: "My lord, the magistrates are all waiting for you." coming."

When Qi Hongxin arrived at the flower hall, he saw that everyone was coming, on the one hand he said please sit down, on the other hand he looked out of the window in deep thought, the county magistrate saw Shangguan like this, but no one said a word.

After a while, Qi Hongxin gave a self-conscious smile and said, "You all saw that I went to beg for alms, and only gave 6000 taels of silver, which can only be used in the county where the locust plague may be the worst."

As he spoke, he pointed to three counties: "I will not leave any money now, and I will transfer all the money to you. You can start to control the locusts directly, and there is no need to stay."

These county magistrates didn't expect that the magistrate actually asked for the money, and they were relieved. After taking the money, they hurried back and began to mobilize migrant workers.

Qi Hongxin watched them leave, was silent for a moment, and then said: "As for the other money, I have already written to the imperial court, stating that the government has suffered serious losses and cannot continue to operate."

Upon hearing this, the officials were stunned by Qi Hongxin, the new magistrate's operation.

Before that, because they had seen or heard about Qi Hongxin's order to massacre the rioting people, they were a little afraid of the butcher magistrate. Xin actually wrote a letter of loss in the imperial court, and these officials couldn't sit still.

Someone was shocked: "My lord! You, how can you directly write to the court?"

"Report this matter to the imperial court, and you will definitely be held accountable. You are the head of a government official. If you hold accountable, you will not be afraid..."

Qi Hongxin was sitting in the upper seat, when he suddenly coughed violently. This coughing not only interrupted the official's words, but also made the people sitting below finally realize that this man who has been in Shun'an Mansion since he came to Shun'an Mansion This kind of cold and forceful man is already old, not only old, but also looks in bad health.

"Afraid?" After coughing, he covered it with a handkerchief and wiped it. Qi Hongxin pinched the handkerchief in his hand, glanced at everyone, and said lightly, "What do I have to worry about now?"

(End of this chapter)