Chapter 452: This is the Imperial Sword Bestowed by His Majesty
County Magistrate Lu’s expression froze.
He was just talking, why would he go?
That kind of place is dirty, wet, and dangerous...
"Cough, cough, cough..." County Magistrate Lu started coughing loudly, as if he was about to die.
"My lord, this illness is quite serious..." Wei Qing said.
County Magistrate Lu breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the imperial envoy was going to give up the idea of going to Hegu Village with him.
"We need to find a softer stretcher to carry Lord Lu." Wei Qing said.
County Magistrate Lu: “…”
County Magistrate Lu’s expression was very stiff.
"I guess we'll be busy all day tomorrow, Lord Lu, please go and have a rest. Please ask the person in charge of water affairs to come over, I want to ask about the situation." Wei Qing said.
County Magistrate Lu was supported by someone and walked away.
Phew.
Tangli laughed out loud.
Her husband is really bad. He scared the girl away.
Didn't Magistrate Lu want to establish himself as someone who loves his people like his own children? Then let him go.
After laughing, I felt hateful again. This County Magistrate Lu really didn't care about the suffering of the people at all. Those disaster victims were right to curse him.
Soon, officials in charge of water conservancy arrived.
The water conservancy official didn't know much, and he hesitated when Wei Qing asked him about it.
Wei Qing's expression immediately turned cold.
County Magistrate Lu is just a figurehead and has a bunch of people below him who don't do any work.
Wei Qing is very scary when he has a cold face.
The water conservancy official was so frightened that he trembled and finally fled in panic.
Tang Li and Wei Qing rested for a night.
The next morning, I got up early, washed, had breakfast, and went out.
Wei Qing looked around: "Where is County Magistrate Lu?"
"County Magistrate Lu had a fever all night and fainted," said the housekeeper.
Wei Qing scoffed, "Let's go."
The bedroom in the county magistrate's mansion.
Seeing the housekeeper coming, County Magistrate Lu hurriedly asked, "Has the person left?"
"My lord, let's go."
County Magistrate Lu breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that the imperial envoy would take him to Hegu Town.
"The imperial envoy this time is a bit difficult to deal with. Go to Hegu County and tell my nephew to take it easy." said County Magistrate Lu.
"Yes, sir, I will arrange someone to go right away." said the butler.
…
Tang Li and Wei Qing, along with a water conservancy official and a craftsman brought from the capital, as well as two secret guards disguised as servants, rushed to Hegu County.
It was raining and the road was muddy, making it difficult for the carriage to move, so the group rode horses.
Wei Qing and Tang Li rode together, holding the person in his arms to shield him from the wind and rain.
The road is easy to walk on the highway, but some muddy mountain roads are not so easy to walk on.
It was gradually getting dark.
The group could only find a small town and stay there for one night.
There are many refugees in this small town, and they can be seen everywhere. They are all in tattered clothes, with pale faces, and they wander in the streets like wandering souls.
Many shops were closed and the place looked a bit deserted.
A few people found an inn to stay in.
"Are you from the county, sirs?" asked the waiter.
"Yes." Wei Qing said.
"Dear guests, please be careful and don't go out at night, otherwise you will be targeted by refugees and robbed." said the waiter.
"Thank you, brother." Tangli said, "Are there more and more refugees these days?"
"It's considered a small number today. There were more in the past few days. The refugees have all flocked back to Hegu County. Those who stayed behind all have bad intentions." said the waiter.
"Back to Hegu County? Why go back?" Tang Li continued to ask.
"Someone in Hegu County is giving out porridge. Since there's food available, of course everyone goes there," said the waiter.
Tang Li and Wei Qing slept in the inn for one night and continued their journey early the next morning.
In the evening, we finally arrived in Hegu County.
The rain in Hegu County got heavier, the sky was dark, and the air was filled with a depressing atmosphere.
Soon after entering, we found many refugees gathered in one place. At first glance, it was a huge crowd, and there were probably several thousand people.
Tang Li said, "Husband, I'll go take a look."
Wei Qing nodded, dismounted, and carried Tang Li off the horse.
The two men squeezed into the group of disaster victims and saw a man and a woman distributing porridge.
"Mr. Fan and Miss Fan are such kind people. If it weren't for them, we would have starved to death."
"Yes, good people will definitely be rewarded."
Several disaster victims discussed this.
"Doesn't the county magistrate of Hegu County take care of things?" Tang Li asked.
When the victims mentioned the county magistrate, they started cursing.
"Manager? He also wants us to pay taxes on time!"
"We went to the county government office to beg for help, but they kicked us out and beat up several of us."
Tangli frowned.
In fact, before they came, they already knew the county magistrate of Hegu County, who was a person who did nothing.
I didn't expect it to be so ridiculous.
Just then, a gust of wind blew and blew the hat of the girl who was distributing porridge over.
Tang Li reached out, grabbed the hat and handed it to the girl.
"Thank you, young lady." The girl thanked her quickly.
"My name is Tangli, what's your name?" Tangli asked.
"My name is Fan Yuexi," the girl said, "I'm going to be busy."
"Go quickly."
The girl continued to work.
Tang Li and Wei Qing also continued to head towards the county government office.
In the county government office.
In a yard.
"Drink, drink, drink, beauties, drink quickly." In the room, a man in gorgeous clothes hugged two women and was drunk.
Outside the yard, a middle-aged man with a beard was walking back and forth, looking very anxious.
"The flood is getting worse. If you don't send people to help, more and more people will suffer!" The middle-aged man gritted his teeth and rushed into the yard.
"Xu County Magistrate, Mr. County Magistrate, please don't barge in. I'm busy!"
County Magistrate Xu rushed in, pushed open the door, and saw the disgusting scene in the room.
County Magistrate Xu quickly lowered his head and said, "Sir, Hegu Village and the three nearby villages are all flooded. Please send people to rescue them as soon as possible!"
The county magistrate smashed the wine glass in his hand directly on the head of County Magistrate Xu, and blood immediately gushed out.
"Xu Ziwen, who let you in? Can't you see I'm busy?" the county magistrate said angrily.
County Magistrate Xu no longer cared about the blood on his head.
"Sir, you must send someone there quickly."
"grown ups……"
The county magistrate's drunken face was filled with impatience: "You annoying guy, drag him out and give him twenty lashes of the cane!"
County Magistrate Xu was dragged out.
"Sir, you can't ignore the lives of the people."
"grown ups……"
When he was dragged out, County Magistrate Xu was still shouting loudly.
However, the county magistrate ignored him, closed the door and continued drinking.
County Magistrate Xu was dragged to the gate of the yard and was about to be beaten. At this moment, a voice rang out.
"stop!"
The servants looked at the visitor.
The other party obviously broke in. How could someone dare to break into the county government office?
"Who are you?"
Wei Qing raised the sword in his hand: "I am the Imperial Envoy, and this is the Imperial Sword bestowed upon me by His Majesty."
Your Majesty...Your Majesty...
The servants' legs went weak and they knelt down.
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