Chapter 72: A thief was caught. It turned out that in order to have a helper, he had sent someone to deliver a letter back to Beijing to ask Sun Qingli to come quickly.

Although he is the emperor, he is not good at solving cases.

The next day, Sun Qingli arrived and kowtowed, "Your Majesty, how is your health these days?"

Before he could finish his words, Xie Changsheng started scolding him: "What time is it? Why are you still talking nonsense? Hurry up and investigate the case."

He threw the account book to Sun Qingli and told him about County Magistrate Cao and Xu Changji.

Sun Qingli quickly agreed: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will check it out immediately!"

Xie Changsheng felt relieved when he saw that he no longer procrastinated.

Then he brought Chen Da up and asked County Magistrate Xu in detail about his personality and behavior.

Chen Da cried and complained, "Our Lord is an excellent official. Your Majesty can go out and ask around. Everyone says that Magistrate Xu is a rare good official. Not only did he not suffer any deficits during his tenure, but he even had a lot of extra money on the books. But such a good man was framed and has no place to appeal."

Xie Changsheng said seriously: "I will personally go to the streets to inquire. If it is true that County Magistrate Xu is a good official as you said, then I will vindicate him. If you are lying, then you will die.

Chen Da puffed out his chest and said, "Your Majesty, just go and find out!"

Xie Changsheng asked him to leave and was about to disguise himself and go outside to inquire in person.

A subordinate suddenly came in and said, "Your Majesty, we have caught a thief."

Xie Changsheng frowned and asked, "Thief? What did you steal?"

The subordinate quickly replied, "He wasn't stealing, he was spying on us. Lord Lu thought he was suspicious and arrested him."

Xie Changsheng could only wave his hand and said, "Bring it here for a look."

Who knew that when this thief was brought here, Xie Changsheng recognized him as Xu Yu at a glance.

Even though she was in rags and her hair and face were dirty.

Xu Yu unexpectedly was captured and brought before the emperor.

She was thinking about how to deal with it, after all, she had escaped from the palace.

Xie Changsheng ordered the other attendants to withdraw, glared at her and said, "What are you doing? Are you tired of living?"

Xu Yu covered her face with her hands and cried, "I ran away from the palace because I missed the emperor."

Xie Changsheng's pupils trembled as he asked, "You said you escaped on your own? Without any help?"

Xu Yu sobbed twice and said aggrievedly, "I really wanted someone to help me, but unfortunately there is no one! If there was someone to help me, I wouldn't have ended up like this."

Xie Changsheng realized that he had wronged Fu Danjun, as he had no involvement in Xu Yu's escape.

Then he frowned and shouted, "Why don't you kneel down? Stupid!"

Although Xu Yu knelt down, he kept arguing: "Is it wrong for someone to come to see the emperor because he misses him?"

Xie Changsheng laughed in anger: "What do you mean by missing me? Can you fool me with such nonsense?"

Xu Yu's lie was exposed, and he pouted even more aggrievedly: "Your Majesty, why are you so smart?"

Xie Changsheng's expression turned serious. "Of course I know this is your hometown, and I'm investigating your father's case."

Xu Yu was stunned for a long time, then kowtowed and cried: "I beg the emperor to see clearly and restore my father's innocence."

Xie Changsheng frowned and replied, "Well, if he is truly innocent, then of course he must be rehabilitated."

Xu Yu wiped away her tears and asked, "How long will the emperor take to investigate? My parents are old, and Ningguta is a cold and harsh place. If it takes too long, I'm afraid we won't see the day of vindication."

Xie Changsheng looked at her irritably: "You ask me, how do I know? The case has to be investigated bit by bit!"

Seeing that the emperor was about to get angry, Xu Yu quickly smiled and said, "Your Majesty is right. I'm not in a hurry, not in a hurry."

I said there was no rush, but my tears kept flowing.

Seeing this, Xie Changsheng said, "You are allowed to write a letter and send some clothes and food."

Xu Yu cried with joy and kowtowed repeatedly: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace. Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."

Xie Changsheng waved his hands again in annoyance: "Alright, why do you keep crying?"

Xu Yu quickly wiped away her tears and dared not cry anymore: "Your Majesty, please take a rest. I will take my leave first."

After taking a few steps, Xie Changsheng stopped him and asked, "Did you instigate anyone to leave the palace?"

Xu Yu thought this question was boring, so he answered irrelevantly, "The food here is quite good. Your Majesty, please come and try some of it. Also, I have another question..."

Xie Changsheng frowned and looked at her, waiting for her to ask.

Xu Yu mustered up the courage to ask, "If my father was wrongly accused and his name is redressed, can I stay with him?"

Xie Changsheng waited for a long time and found out that this was the problem. He felt very bored: "Hasn't it been investigated yet? What's the rush?"

Xu Yu looked disappointed and said with a wry smile, "Okay."

Xie Changsheng added impatiently, "Let's talk about it after the flood is resolved."

Sun Qingli came in the evening and said that the case was difficult to investigate.

Because Xu Changji was far away in Ningguta, many things did not match up.

Xie Changsheng thought for a moment and said, "I will immediately send someone to Ningguta to collect evidence from Xu Changji."

Sun Qingli's eyes lit up and he found that his thoughts coincided with the emperor's.

Moreover, the emperor is so decisive and resolute, worthy of being an emperor.

Xu Yu's parents lived in Ningguta, eating ice and drinking snow.

During the day, he was whipped by the supervisor and forced to do hard labor. At night, he slept in a thatched hut, feeling as if he would die at any time.

Xu Yu's mother used to be a famous beauty, but now she has been tortured into a withered old lady.

In the middle of the night, she took out the jade ring from her bosom and stuffed it into her husband's pocket, saying with a sad smile, "If they ask for money tomorrow, just give this to them. It's better to avoid being beaten a little bit."

Xu Changji's fingers, rough as sandpaper, rubbed the ring. "This is the token of love I gave my wife back then. We agreed to leave it to our daughter, but my wife is frail now. How about getting a chicken to nourish her?"

Madam Xu shook her head and sighed, "No matter how many chickens I eat, it won't save my health."

Xu Changji continued to insist: "It tastes better than bark ice cubes. We haven't eaten food for a long time."

Mrs. Xu looked at her husband's dull face with her cloudy eyes and shed cloudy tears.

In Luoyang, the people had food and felt at peace.

Xie Changsheng began to take steps to control the flood and asked Lu Yu to post a notice offering a reward.

Anyone who has the ability to control floods will be rewarded handsomely and given an official position.

As soon as the notice was posted, people were enthusiastic.

Wanyan Qi was attracted by it and came back excitedly, "Dan Jun, I want to stay and help with the flood control."

Fu Danjun almost burst out laughing, because Wanyan Qi, a native of northern Xinjiang, had never seen a flood, so how could he talk about management?

But then she thought again that Wanyan Qi might just be joining in the fun, and there was no need for her to stop him.

"It's a good idea, my husband! It doesn't matter if we leave a few days later."

Wanyan Qi was delighted to see Fu Danjun's gentle tone and said, "Danjun, thank you for understanding me."

In fact, Wanyan Qi was indeed just joining in the fun.

He was afraid of losing face if he said it directly, so he said he wanted to participate.

Fu Danjun didn't bother to investigate further, and was secretly happy that he had another chance to escape.

I can swim, so I can just pretend to fall into the sea and swim away.