Chapter 33: County Magistrate Gao's 800-mile Express
Eight hundred miles express?
Emperor Jingxuan narrowed his eyes and frowned, "Is it the appearance of the sky curtain that caused the unrest again? Is there anyone causing trouble in Huaiping County too?"
He couldn't help but pat the armrest of the dragon throne. "These traitors really think that the appearance of Tianmu is to help them rebel? It's ridiculous."
This was the third urgent letter sent today, and the first two were because someone took advantage of the sky curtain to cause trouble. The local government was really useless and couldn't even handle such a small fight.
He could not help but ask angrily, "Who is the magistrate of Huaiping County? I think he doesn't need to hold this position anymore."
Among the officials, some knew Magistrate Gao and knew his character, so they stepped forward to plead for mercy, "Your Majesty, Gao Hongfei has always been diligent and prudent, and he works diligently and conscientiously, and he has a good reputation in the local area. I think the incident in Huaiping County is indeed not small, otherwise he would not be so anxious. Please think twice."
As they were talking, the official who was carrying the urgent message from eight hundred miles away was also brought in.
Emperor Jingxuan glanced at the official who spoke and did not respond for the time being. He just asked the eunuch beside him to take the memorial.
Although he was very dissatisfied with the incompetent handling of the matter by local officials, it was still more important to expedite the process of eight hundred miles.
He opened the memorial and took a look at it. The next moment, his face suddenly changed. He stood up with a look of shock in his eyes, "How is it possible?"
The officials were shocked. What does this mean? Is the matter so serious? The first two urgent letters were sent 800 miles away, but His Majesty did not react in this way. He just threw the memorials to the ground in anger, cursed them a few times, and arranged for someone to deal with them.
With this reaction now...Isn't it possible that Huaiping County has already caused a big chaos? Could it be that in just two days, someone has taken advantage of the opportunity to start an uprising and occupy the county?
Many people turned their heads to look at the Minister of Personnel who had just spoken for County Magistrate Gao. Didn’t you just say that Gao Hongfei is quite capable?
The Minister of Personnel himself began to feel uneasy.
The Minister of War, who was standing in the front, stepped forward and asked, "Your Majesty, has something big happened in Huaiping County?"
"Yes, it's a big deal, isn't it?" Emperor Jingxuan patted the armrest of the chair repeatedly with a complicated look in his eyes, "Shangliu Village is actually a village under the jurisdiction of Huaiping County."
Everyone was stunned. Some people hadn't reacted yet, but those who were quick-witted had already exclaimed, "But the Upper Sixth Village mentioned on the sky curtain? Is that where the little girl lived before?"
"Could it be a duplicate name?"
Emperor Jingxuan waved his hand and said, "No, Minister Gao said that there are not only the Upper Six Villages, but also the Lower Six Villages, Zhengjia Village, and Tongkao Village. They are all in Huaiping County. If only one village has the same name, it would be fine. But if three or four villages have the same name, then they can only be the same village."
The Minister of Personnel, "..." Now he has become Gao Aiqing?
The other ministers looked at each other with different expressions, "No wonder this sky curtain appeared in Daqi, it turns out it really has something to do with our Daxia!!"
"Oh no! That little girl has suffered a lot in Shangliu Village, and now the sky curtain has appeared in the entire Daqi. Isn't that..."
Originally, they thought that the appearance of the sky curtain was just a coincidence. They were more amazed at the things that appeared in the sky curtain. Although they felt a little sympathetic to Chao Chao's experience, they didn't feel much. After all, there were many children like this. Some poor families in Daqi were even more miserable than Chao Chao, and some were drowned at birth.
Of course, the premise of all this is that it has nothing to do with their Daqi Dynasty!
Now they found that it was not only of great importance, but also that they were the ones who caused the little girl's injuries. In their hearts, they began to become afraid of Tianmu's intentions.
The appearance of Tianmu, could it really be a revenge against Daqi?
"Your Majesty." Someone couldn't help but speak up, "Did Magistrate Gao say how to deal with the people who abused the little girl? Did he say why this sky curtain appeared? How did the little girl appear in our Daqi? How did she leave?"
Emperor Jingxuan came back to his senses and said, "Let me take a look."
He turned to the next page, and then, nothing happened.
Emperor Jingxuan's face turned pale, "It's gone."
Everyone: "…" What do you mean gone?
"Gao Hongfei only wrote that Shangliu Village is in Huaiping County, and there was nothing else to write."
Assistant Minister of Personnel, "..." Very good, Mr. Gao has turned back into Gao Hongfei.
He hurried forward and said, "Your Majesty, I think as soon as Lord Gao heard the news from Shangliu Village, he sent the news to the capital as fast as he could, and he may not have had time to investigate Chao Chao's background. I believe that once all the information is confirmed, Lord Gao will report the whole story in detail."
This is indeed true. When County Magistrate Gao first learned that Shangliu Village was under his jurisdiction, he was still in Yangshu Town dealing with the people who spread rumors and caused chaos, and he went to Shangliu Village the next day.
Therefore, the content of the first memorial was just this. As for the next one, County Magistrate Gao had just finished writing it and had someone prepare to send it over.
Emperor Jingxuan naturally thought through the relationship, but he was still very dissatisfied and threw the memorial directly on the desk.
What's wrong with Gao Hongfei? Doesn't he know that he has to write two memorials for one thing and stops talking halfway through his speech, which will make people put him in a sack?
Emperor Jingxuan felt that he probably wouldn't be able to sleep well tonight.
He was annoyed and called the commander of the Imperial Guard, "Liang Wei."
"I am here."
"You go to Huaiping County in person and investigate all the news about the little girl on the sky curtain for me. Those who bullied the little girl will be beheaded directly... Forget it, put them in jail first." Emperor Jingxuan originally wanted to kill them directly, but after thinking about it, he decided to take another look at the sky curtain and decide how to deal with them depending on the situation.
"Yes." Liang Wei took the order and set off immediately without delaying for a moment.
Emperor Jingxuan rubbed his brows, and when he looked at the sky again, he couldn't help feeling a sense of heaviness.
The picture on the sky curtain is very warm at this moment.
Jian Yunsang had already explained to He Nanzhou what had happened in the past two days. The latter looked at the child who had fallen asleep on the sofa next to him, suppressed his anger, and said in a low voice, "I will find the location of Shangliu Village. I will find those people and will never let them go."
Jian Yunsang nodded, "You have a wide network of contacts, so maybe you can find one soon."
She glanced at Chao Chao and said, "I haven't asked about the specific information of the village in the past two days. She just came back and is very uneasy. She always wants to find something to do and wants to help me. I can see that she is afraid that she will be driven out..." Every time she thought of her cautious eyes, Jian Yunsang felt very uncomfortable. She took a deep breath and said, "I thought I would ask her more clearly when she feels better."
"Well, no hurry."
They both knew that Chao Chao's emotional trauma was no less severe than the trauma he suffered physically.
"You said she had hearing problems?"
"Yes, the doctor recommended that we go to a specialist hospital for another checkup."
(End of this chapter)
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