After being a widow for half my life, I found out that my husband was not dead.

When he returned to Wanchun Garden, he happened to see Gao Yuan walking out, and Liu Yunxiang hurriedly called to him.

"Outside the senior members, has the boss of Luoxia Silk and Satin Store given you a reply?"

The senior member paused for a moment, then said embarrassedly: "Look at my brain, I forgot about this matter. Don't worry, I will help you make an appointment with her as soon as possible. Just wait for my reply."

Liu Yunxiang nodded, "The senior official is busy with business, so I caused trouble for you."

"No, no, it's a small matter."

The senior official seemed to have something urgent to do, so he hurriedly left after saying a few words.

Liu Yunxiang returned to the house and slept for a while. When he woke up, it was almost dark. After waiting for a while, Hongxuan and the other three finally came back.

Feng Zheng complained that he was hungry, so he went to the kitchen to find something to eat without even entering the hall.

Hongxuan and Xue Changfeng came in and saw that their faces were tired. Liu Yunxiang asked Zijin to pour them tea first, and then went to prepare the meal.

Hongxuan waved his hand, "We're not hungry, we're just exhausted after working all day."

Xue Changfeng also said: "Yes, my back aches and my arms and legs are almost useless."

After they drank tea and rested for a while, they talked about today's events. They went to Qixian County. The magistrate of Qixian County was leading the people to dig ditches. They were working so enthusiastically that there were old men aged six or seventy and children as young as three years old. There was no one idle on the street. They were all digging ditches.

"Due to the climate in Yanzhou, there will be a drought every three to five years, and the people are miserable. So it was proposed to introduce the water from the Lu River into the Lianghe River in Yanzhou, fill the Lianghe River with water, and then dig out the old canals left by the previous dynasty for irrigation. Yang He proposed the fields in several counties below Yanzhou, and the court approved it. However, due to the riots in Nanzhou, the court cut off the money, causing the project to be delayed again and again. Yang He ordered local officials , let them take the lead and at the same time call on the people to take care of their own part of the county. When I heard about this, I just felt that Yang He was so gay. If this thing is to be done, everyone must be united and officials must be able to play their role. Take the lead and do it yourself. The people must trust them and abandon some narrow-minded ideas. But today the section of Qixian County was excavated, and I learned from the ancient county magistrate that other counties will also be excavated. This really makes me feel sad. Shocked."

What surprised me was that the officials and the people of Yanzhou were actually of the same mind. Due to the different positions of the two sides, this has been difficult to achieve since ancient times. I'm surprised that some people can be so enlightened in their thinking, not interested in selfish interests, and do everything for the benefit of everyone. What was even more shocking were the merchants in Yanzhou. They were always seeking profits, but when there was no profit to be made, they donated a large amount of money.

"Princess, Yanzhou has given me so many shocks and surprises. If every state in Darong is like this, then the entire Darong will be a prosperous country and a strong people, with no internal worries and no need to fear foreign aggression." Hongxuan said with deep emotion. .

"The three of us were also infected for no apparent reason. We helped the people dig ditches and became more and more energetic as we worked." Xue Changfeng shook his head and smiled.

This Yang He is very capable, and his ability is unpredictable.

Liu Yunxiang then asked about last year's drought in Qixian County, which left tens of thousands of people without food. "It must have been very difficult to come to Qixian County last year."

Hongxuan nodded, "It's not easy. Not to mention the people, the ancient county magistrate's family has all eaten weeds."

"How many people starve to death?"

Hongxuan looked at Liu Yunxiang, "Do you know what Yang He told the court?"

"How many?"

Hongxuan sat up straight and said solemnly: "No one has starved to death."

"what?"

"He said in the memorial that the people helped each other, ate weeds, dug grass roots, and survived. This cannot be false, so many people in the court suspected that the drought in Yanzhou was not serious in fact. Yang He exaggerated and wanted to ask for relief. That’s it. But this time we went to Qixian County and asked many people, it was confirmed that last year’s drought was a once-in-a-century event. All the crops died and there was no harvest."

"That……"

"No one died of hunger."

Liu Yunxiang's eyes widened, "Even if the disaster is so serious, no one will starve to death?"

"The ancient county magistrate also said the same. I asked many people and they also said the same."

Liu Yunxiang was shocked and incredulous, "Can the ancient county magistrate tell me how they did it?"

"People help each other, eat weeds and dig up grass roots."

"Same as Yang He's rhetoric."

"Yes, it fits perfectly."

"But we know very well that without the help of the imperial court, it would be impossible for the local government and the people to survive such a serious disaster, and no one would starve to death."

Xue Hefeng came over and said: "And not only Qixian, but the surrounding counties were also affected, but it was not as severe as Qixian."

"Are there any people in other counties who died of hunger?"

"No."

Liu Yunxiang looked at Hongxuan and then at Xue Changfeng. It was obvious that they were as shocked and incredulous as she was. Let's put it this way, even with the help of the imperial court, it would be extraordinary if no one could starve to death.

Coming to Yanzhou was such a situation, which they had never expected before.

"We are here to investigate Yang He's corruption case, but we seem to have been going in circles these days, and we haven't found any useful clues." Xue Changfeng said a little frustrated.

Hongxuan smiled: "It's not us going in circles, it's someone driving us in circles."

"Ah? Who abducted us?"

As soon as Xue Changfeng finished speaking, Feng Zheng ran in, holding a large plate of meat buns in his hand, "Aren't you two hungry? Do you want some buns?"

Xue Changfeng snorted, took a bun from the plate and took a big bite.

"Brother Xiaosan'er..."

"Bah! I have a name!"

Xue Changfeng chuckled and changed his title, "Brother Feng, you are the person close to Mr. Yang Heyang. You know his affairs best. How about you give us some direction on where to investigate this case next?"

After Xue Changfeng asked, Liu Yunxiang and the others looked at Feng Zheng.

Feng Zheng sat on the chair next to him and ate the steamed buns leisurely. He said something in between: "What are you looking for? The truth? The truth is that my master embezzled 100 million taels of silver."

"What about the money?" Xue Changfeng asked hurriedly.

"Silver?" Feng Zheng snorted, "Don't say you can't find the whereabouts of the silver. Even if we are released, he won't be able to find it."

"He is corrupt. How can he not know where he is?"

"Hey, he just doesn't know."

Xue Changfeng felt that Feng Zheng was trying to trick them, so he glared at him angrily.

Liu Yunxiang and Hongxuan thought about it separately, and then looked at each other. It was obvious that they had thought together.

"Perhaps this money never reached Yang He's hands. As for where it disappeared." Liu Yunxiang narrowed his eyes. "It seems that we really need to find a way to look at the account books."

"Do you want to do something extraordinary?" As he said this, Hongxuan glanced sideways at Feng Zheng and Xue Changfeng.

Liu Yunxiang thought for a while and said helplessly: "This seems to be the only way."

Xue Changfeng ate a bun and asked, "What do you two mean? What are you looking at us for?"

Before Liu Yunxiang could answer, Feng Zheng said, "Stupid, they want us to become thieves!"