Pingyang County's face changed when he heard this, and he couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart.

Of course he knew what Fang Hongjian was talking about.

It's just that recently there have been a gathering of refugees along Cuiping Mountain and the banks of Luoshui River.

Actually, this is not a big deal.

Although those refugees gathered temporarily, they were not permanent residents.

Besides, Cuiping Mountain and the banks of Luoshui River are all barren meadows. Not to mention crops, there are not even any brambles to burn as firewood.

He also knew that the Fang family's purpose in doing this was nothing more than two points.

One reason was to put pressure on the imperial court.

He seemed to have vaguely heard that when the emperor returned to the capital, the elder of the Fang family and a group of Confucian scholars wanted to see the legendary Mountain and River Seal that the emperor had obtained on this trip.

But the emperor did not give them any face, and even left these elders aside without saying much.

This naturally made the Fang family and other wealthy families in Beijing unhappy.

In addition, he heard that the aristocratic families put pressure on the imperial court in order to force the court to bow its head and divide more power.

At the same time, he also coveted the so-called Jiahe in the emperor's hands.

Although he was not involved, these things were no longer a secret in Beijing.

Secondly, the Fang family simply wants to express that even if our land is left idle and empty, we will not let you lowly people use it.

However, the Fang family did not drive away the refugees. It was even said that the Fang family planned to provide them with porridge in order to attract strong laborers among them.

However, they gave up because other wealthy families did not allow them to gather these refugees before the court surrendered.

On the other hand, the purpose of calling him here today, needless to say, is to let him go to Pingyang County and drive out those refugees in the name of the court.

But Pingyang County is also in a difficult situation.

He was not stupid, so he naturally knew who arranged for those refugees to be settled there. Wasn't it the Minister of Agriculture of the imperial court?

Moreover, Liu Muzhi was a close confidant of the emperor.

There is no good in offending the Fang family, but is there any good in offending the emperor?

"Ah, it's so hard to be an official in the capital!"

Pingyang County sighed inwardly.

“I heard that the Pingyang Magistrate before me was beheaded by Li Cunxiao because of his relationship with the Cui family.

I took this position of a thousand-stone official, thinking it was a good thing, but who knew that before I even got comfortable in it..."

Although he was already a Thousand Stone official, after all, Pingyang Magistrate was only a county magistrate, but Pingyang County was a large county in the capital, so its rank was naturally much higher than that of county magistrates in other states and counties.

As for Fang Hongjian, to be honest, he was just a palace official with a salary of 600 dan.

But he had no sense of superiority in front of Fang Hongjian.

The reason is very simple. As the Pingyang Magistrate, he is more of an official of the Fang family than an official of the imperial court.

Because Pingyang County basically belongs to the Fang family.

He came from a humble family, but was able to embark on a career in officialdom and become an official of a high rank thanks to the recommendation of the Fang family.

If the Fang family says that he cannot be the official, he will have to leave tomorrow.

For a scholar from a poor family, betraying his benefactor means he will have no place in this world.

"Why, is Pingyang County in trouble?"

Just as he was hesitating, a member of the Fang family asked again.

"Ah, no no no."

Pingyang County hastily apologized with a smile, "I am thinking about what to do to avoid causing chaos. After all, there are tens of thousands of refugees, and my county has less than a hundred officials. If something goes wrong, it won't be a big deal for me.

I'm afraid it will bring disaster to the elders in the county!"

"It's a great honor for Pingyang County to have such a kind heart!"

Fang Ruiyao, who had been half-closed his eyes, finally spoke. His tone was slow and each sentence had a lingering ending, making it feel like he was reading a book of sages.

Then he opened his old eyes slightly and looked at the Pingyang County Magistrate, "But I'm afraid that even the wisest people in Pingyang County can make mistakes."

Although Pingyang County was very uncomfortable hearing this emphasis, he had to stand up quickly and pretend to be respectful, bowing his head and saying, "How dare I call myself a wise man in front of Lord Rui? If I make any mistakes, I hope Lord Rui will be willing to correct me!"

"Haha, there's nothing much to teach you, I just want to remind Pingyang County that your original intention of not wanting to cause unrest is good.

But with tens of thousands of refugees living in one place, and the imperial court having no effective resettlement measures, how many of them can survive on just a little porridge every day?

As the saying goes, poverty breeds evil and hunger breeds thieves. Once these refugees are unable to get enough food,

At that time, if we were not talking about riots, then even theft, rape and looting would bring disaster to the village.

At that time, the benevolent heart of Pingyang County could hardly escape blame.

"this……"

Pingyang County's face changed when he heard this. Someone from the Fang family sneered and said bluntly, "Fool, don't you understand? You don't have many men under you.

But doesn’t the imperial court have a large army?

You don't know how to deal with refugees, you can't even write a memorial, right?"

No matter how patient Pingyang County was, it couldn't help but feel embarrassed when it heard such a rude scolding.

He could only force a smile and said, "So, I understand. This time..."

Before he could finish his words, a shout suddenly came from outside, "Who are you? How dare you come to our Fang family to cause trouble? Don't you want to live..."

"Get out of here!"

Before the scolding was finished, a cold snort was heard, followed by a bang, and the door of the hall was slammed open.

Then a figure flew in from outside and fell below the crowd.

When the Fang clan members present saw the clothes of the person who flew in backwards, they recognized that this was their Fang clan's servant.

Everyone's expression changed and they subconsciously looked outside the door.

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