Farmer’s Blessed Girl

There were a lot of things in the beginning of spring. After the emperor dealt with them one by one, he called Niu Shishi and Yang Heshu, who were waiting in the side hall, for an audience.

Man Bao and Magistrate Tang sat up at the same time and looked forward with concern.

Yang Heshu came in behind Niu Shishi and knelt down to salute.

The emperor sat on the head, looked at the two with heavy eyes and asked: "Xiazhou smallpox is raging, what do you two say?"

Before the officials of the Dali Temple went to Xiazhou in person, he thought about taking the mistakes made by Yang Heshu and dividing the guilt by him;

But the officials of Dali Temple went to Xiazhou in person, saying that it was an investigation, but in fact they were escorting their father and son, and he vaguely felt the attitude of the capital.

I am afraid that the Yang family is operating in the court.

In terms of connections and friendship in front of His Majesty, Yang's family is naturally more face-to-face, so Niu Shishi was very quiet along the way.

It's just that he was used to Emperor Tiangao being far away, Xiazhou desolate and not close to the capital, but he didn't expect to meet a real Yang Heshu with a backstage.

Kneeling here at this moment, thinking of his youngest son who was still imprisoned in Dali Temple, he knew that there was no way to avoid it, and he also had some understanding of the present day, knowing that shirk the responsibility would only make him more angry.

So Niu Shishi immediately kowtowed and pleaded guilty, saying that he failed to manage his inner house and educate his son well, so that smallpox raged in Xiazhou.

When Old Master Tang listened to him, he could not help but let out a cold snort, and the Emperor asked: "Niu Shishi, when did Niu Kang's concubine Hu Ji hire a doctor?"

He is a master of criminal cases, and he is too lazy to argue with him. He directly asks the key points and sorts things out. The officials sitting at the conference will think for themselves.

Niu Shishi paused, but couldn't answer for a while.

Old Master Tang snorted again, and simply got up and walked into the hall, asking Yang Heshu, "Yang County magistrate, what do you say."

Yang Heshu replied, "The doctor invited on September 18."

"When did Orchid die?"

"September twentieth night."

The old man Tang asked Niu Shishi, "Niu Shishi, when did your son have a fever and pimples, do you know this?"

Bull Thorn paused and said, "September 22 is early."

"When did the doctor suspect that it was smallpox?"

The fist in the sleeve of Niu Shishi clenched tightly and replied, "That day."

"Do you know what the doctor said, whether you can isolate your son, report it to the county government, prohibit him from contacting others, and count the people who have contacted him at home?"

Niu Shishi lowered his head and fell silent for a while, then slammed his head on the ground, "This minister is guilty, this minister should not take pity on the youngest son and take chances..."

"Niu Shishi, Niu Kang went out to Chunfeng Tower on the 23rd day of September, but didn't come home until noon on the 24th. He spent a whole night and half a day hanging out with people in Chunfeng Tower, why didn't your Niu family send someone there? Find someone?"

Niu Shishi's face paled.

The emperor slapped the table angrily, and Niu Shishi immediately said: "I know I am wrong, please forgive me."

"Sin is to be punished, but we must let the officials know why they are punished," Wei Zhiyou interjected: "Your Majesty, Yang Heshu is as good as what the Taiyuan Hospital said. After the incident, you should draw lessons from it, and it will happen again in the future. This kind of thing will not make such a mistake again, and the 2,289 people who died like this have so little value."

The emperor looked at Old Master Tang, "Tang Qing, you continue to ask."

Lord Tang responded and continued to question Niu Tashi and Yang Heshu. From Niu Kang's illness, to the first time the doctor thought it was smallpox, to the doctor who approached the county government for a whistleblower, and Yang Heshu's series of responses, No matter how big or small, he asked them all.

On the side were other officials from the Censor's Desk to check and fill in the gaps, and the questioning lasted more than an hour.

In the end, neither the emperor nor the officials directly convicted the two, but retreated first.

The emperor recruited important officials such as Wei Zhi and the old Tang, and then went to the study to discuss matters. The others retreated from the dynasty and left, while Yang Heshu and Niu Shishi remained in the palace to listen to the announcement.

Man Bao walked over to Yang Heshu, gave him all the snacks she had stuffed into her purse in the morning, and whispered, "Eat some if you're hungry."

The county magistrate Tang also donated his snacks to him, and said in a low voice, "Seeing that Your Majesty is not very angry with you like this, if you are lucky, the results should be available today and tomorrow."

Yang Heshu took their things and nodded slightly, "I know, you don't have to worry."

Indeed, the results came out soon. Man Bao had lunch in the imperial hospital, and after applying for leave with Imperial Physician Liu, he went to the harem to see Ming Da and Chang Yu first, and then brought the two of them together to see the prince concubine and grandson. Before leaving the palace, a well-informed chamberlain came to report: "Niu Shishi has been sent to the Dali Temple Heavenly Prison, and Lord Yang has been entrusted, but I heard that he may be promoted to Xiazhou Shishi."

In fact, the emperor is hesitating, he can't find a suitable person to take over Xiazhou.

Xiazhou's vitality is now severely damaged, and it will definitely take a long time to recover, and capable officials can only be transferred from other places, and the transfer will also affect other places.

He negotiated with Wei Zhi and the others for a long time, but in the end they couldn't find a suitable candidate, and there were still too few talents.

In the end, it was Lord Tang who suggested Yang Heshu.

The emperor said: "I heard that this time the local gentry in Xiazhou killed and injured many people, and many people resented him for closing the city, cutting off their way, and letting him continue to stay in Xiazhou, I am afraid it will be unfavorable to him."

It would be very detrimental to the construction and development of the place to let a person resented by Xiazhou be the prefect of Xiazhou. The emperor did not want to do this.

Moreover, the emperor also heard that when the city was closed, someone shot Yang Heshu and his wife and children in order to leave the city, so even to protect him and his family, he was inclined to transfer people away.

Yang Heshu was still young. Although he committed the following taboos this time, he did it for the sake of righteousness. The emperor still trusted his personal ability and character, and he wanted to train him.

Old Master Tang sensed the emperor's intention to cherish talents, and said after a pause: "Your Majesty, why don't you ask Magistrate Yang."

He said: "Xiazhou's resentment is actually very easy to understand. The culprit is the Niu family. It only needs a little guidance. In this matter, it is not difficult to guide the public opinion. Moreover, the county magistrate Yang is familiar with things in Xiazhou. , for the past four months, he has also been the deputy governor, so the minister thought that there was no one more suitable than him."

Wei Zhi also said: "Your Majesty, why don't you ask him, if he is willing, if he is willing to practice this, he will not get less in the future than if he went to the Jiangnan area. Although Xiazhou is desolate, it is under Fengzhou, and it is the most important thing for east, west, north and south. It will not compromise the talent of Yang Heshu."

He knew that the emperor wanted to transfer Yang Heshu to Jiangnan before, and use his hands to take care of the tails of various families left in Jiangnan, where private salt was overflowing, and it was also difficult to manage.

But Wei Zhi also felt that Yang Heshu was more suitable for Xiazhou at this time.

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