Chapter 567: Go Quickly
There was complete silence in the court.
Censor Jiang stood up and said, "There must be a misunderstanding. Who brought the news? What is the current situation in Pingyang County?"
Another censor jumped out and glared at censor Jiang fiercely: "Gu Nanxi's heart of rebellion is known to everyone in the world. Don't make excuses here just for your own selfish reasons."
Mr. Chen retorted: "You are just talking nonsense, without any evidence, and you can characterize someone? I said you are greedy for merit, corrupt and promiscuous, do you admit it?"
"You are being unreasonable!"
“Not as good as you!”
Seeing that a fight was about to break out in the court over this matter again, Grand Tutor Tong coughed heavily, and the officials slowly gave up insulting each other.
Master Tong: "What is the current situation in Pingyang County?"
An official reported: "The floodwaters rushed into the dilapidated riverbanks, and all the riverbanks in the county collapsed. Pingyang County has become a vast ocean."
Master Tong: "What did Gu Nanxi do?"
"Before the dam burst, we sent boats to rescue the people and built a floating bridge so that more people could escape to Shuozhou."
Hearing this, the eyes of the civil and military officials sparkled.
If it was just to respond to the request of the Pingyang County Magistrate, why would Gu Nanxi go to this extent?
Doesn't she know that the more serious the disaster in Pingyang County, the easier it will be for her to control Pingyang County in the future?
Could it be that her love for the people like her own children really wasn't just a show?
Compared with her disaster relief speed, the court's disaster relief was a joke.
Master Tong summed up the situation in one sentence: "Since it has become an ocean, Gu Nanxi cannot control the county. This is just a stopgap measure. Our focus should be on disaster relief and quelling the rebellion."
This time, Grand Tutor Tong no longer gave the young emperor room to exercise autonomy. He directly appointed new inspectors to investigate the disaster situation, supervise disaster relief, and at the same time hold Huang Qian accountable.
The young emperor gave Grand Tutor Tong a meaningful look, but did not refute him in public.
After the court session, the young emperor ordered the Imperial City Office to secretly investigate Pingyang County Magistrate Cheng Yan.
Since the establishment of the Great Zhou Dynasty, there has been the Imperial City Administration. During the reign of Emperor Taizu of Zhou, it was called the Wude Administration. It was not until the sixth year of Emperor Taizong's Taiping Xingguo that it was changed to the Imperial City Administration.
The Imperial City Administration was headed by eunuchs, who were mainly responsible for monitoring military movements, preventing mutinies, investigating folk customs and those who slandered the court, detecting illegal activities of officials, and counter-espionage.
The imperial soldiers who were in charge of investigating matters were commonly known as Chazi. After so many years of development, they were now spread across almost all the important cities of the Great Zhou.
That night, the life story of the Pingyang County Magistrate was delivered to the young emperor's desk.
"It's actually fake?!"
The young emperor could hardly believe that someone in the Great Zhou dared to impersonate the county magistrate for many years without being discovered. How ridiculous was that?!
The young emperor's eyes fell on the secret report and he kept tapping the table.
If I can find out that the Pingyang County Magistrate is a fake, then Gu Nanxi must be able to find it out as well!
Is she using this to threaten the Pingyang County Magistrate?
This must be a test from Gu Nanxi!
If I hadn't checked Cheng Yan this time, I wouldn't have known that Gu Nanxi had already set up so many backup plans in Hezhong County!
Almost every county in Hezhong County has students from Baichuan Academy.
As long as Gu Nanxi raises her arms and shouts, these students will join forces with her.
The young emperor raised the corner of his mouth and revealed a hint of sarcasm. It was because Gu Nanxi always advertised his loyalty to the emperor and his patriotism, but secretly he had a rebellious heart!
"You must keep a close eye on the Yongchang Marquis' Mansion and make sure Su Dalang cannot escape from Kyoto."
"Yes, sir!"
The gate of Yongchang Marquis' Mansion has always been tightly closed.
All purchases for the mansion were made by vegetable vendors, who would carry the vegetables to the back door.
Su Xuanming used the excuse of attending to Cui Sanlun's illness and did not attend court for a long time.
Many of Cui Sanlun's old friends sent letters, hoping to visit him, but were rejected by Su Xuanming.
"Master, the old lady wants to see you."
Su Xuanming put down the brush and sighed silently.
Ever since my grandmother found out that Yoshizu was sent away from Kyoto, she would come looking for trouble with me every now and then.
If I ignore her, she will either go on a hunger strike or hang herself, and she will not give up until she achieves her goal.
Su Xuanming frowned slightly and came to the backyard: "Grandma, what's wrong?"
Old Madam Hou had a headband on her forehead, her face was pale, her lips were purple, and she was lying on the bed, barely breathing.
"Da Lang, grandma still remembers when you were little, you were lying in grandma's arms, and you said in a childish voice that you must be filial to grandma in the future."
Madam Hou squeezed out a tear and said, "I know that even though I raised you with great difficulty, there is still a gap between you and me. We are not as close as you and your mother."
"But who doesn't have parents and relatives? I understand you. I miss my parents, too. Ahem... Grandma is old, I'm afraid she won't be able to live much longer."
Madam Hou looked desolate and said sadly, "I have no regrets in raising children and grandchildren by marrying into your Su family. Before I leave, I want to go back to Suzhou to visit and visit my parents' graves. This should be my last chance in this life."
Madam Hou raised her head and looked at Su Xuanming expectantly: "Da Lang, you won't bear to see your grandmother regret it for the rest of her life, right?"
Su Xuanming sat down beside the bed and covered Madam Hou with a thin blanket. "Grandma, don't let your imagination run wild. The court doctor took your pulse and said that you are healthier than an average woman."
"What do you mean? Are you saying I'm faking illness?!"
The old lady of the Marquisate complained with tears in her eyes: "Da Lang, how could you miss grandma so much! It really breaks my heart! Old Marquis, why did you go so early? I am left all alone! I might as well have gone with you!"
Aunt Duan, who was watching on the side, quickly hugged Madam Hou and said, "Madam, you can't think like that! Dalang is the most filial, he must have been deceived, that's why he is like this!"
Aunt Duan turned around and winked at Su Xuanming: "Da Lang, please say something! The old lady is old and can't be too sad or happy! You must be worried about the long journey back to Suzhou and the old lady's health, but don't worry, I will go with you! I will definitely take good care of the old lady."
Watching his grandmother and Aunt Duan singing, reciting and acting, Su Xuanming couldn't help but chuckle.
"Grandma, the powder on your face is not evenly applied. When it comes to pretending to be sick, you are far inferior to my second brother."
Madam Hou had a guilty look on her face. She couldn't help but touch her face with her hand, which was covered with loose powder. She immediately became angry and said, "Get lost! You're so annoying! You won't let us leave the house, and we can't even buy a good foundation!"
Su Xuanming rolled away quickly.
When rolling out of the yard, I saw the two concubines, Xiaohong and Xiaolu, coming together.
Su Xuanming nodded slightly at them, without giving them any chance to talk, and quickly returned to his yard.
Seeing that Su Xuanming finally came back, Xiao Hei breathed a sigh of relief: "Da Lang, there are a lot more spies outside our door."
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