In the other courtyard.
Guo Fu poured tea for Murong Qingli who had just returned from outside, and asked carefully.
"Master, you have been running around a lot today. How about I give you a leg massage?"
"Where's Erya? Let her come over!" Murong Qingli took a sip of the teacup and then spoke.
"Master, have you forgotten? Miss Erya followed the doctors from Guozhou to participate in the free clinic for epidemic prevention."
"When will she be back?"
"I don't know about this old slave. I'm afraid it will be before dark."
"Hmm." Murong Qingli hummed lightly, picked up the teacup and took another sip of tea.
Today he took Guo Fu to visit Guozhou and the counties and villages around Guozhou, and also chatted with the local people.
You know what, I really learned a lot from them.
Sure enough, although Simian looked stupid, what she said at critical moments was very useful.
As an emperor, although he went to Guozhou in person, he could just sit in a comfortable house and wait for his subordinates to report the situation, and then he would issue the imperial decree.
But what Si Muqiao meant was that if he was already here and still acted like an emperor, it would be a waste of time.
Is it appropriate not to go and see your own people and your own courtiers in person?
Then, after he had arranged and coordinated the food issue, he really went out.
He abandoned his identity and deliberately hid his face under a veil. He witnessed the hardships of the people and knew their expectations.
We also heard from them their views on local officials.
Many people expressed dissatisfaction with Wang Desheng, the prefect of Guozhou, but the people's dissatisfaction had no effect on Wang Desheng.
If he had not had this experience, how would he have known that there were such corrupt officials in the Great Zhou Kingdom that he governed?
What about the things he doesn't know? How many people like Wang Desheng are there?
Murong Qingli was angry, but also thinking.
"Guo Fu, has there been any movement from the Xue family recently?"
With the support of the prefect Wang Desheng, the Xue family is the local bully in Guozhou.
Selling grain at high prices, bullying others by taking advantage of their power, arbitrarily raising the prices of goods in Guozhou, monopolizing all the coastal businesses in Guozhou, and robbing and plundering...
According to Fu Guozhong, the grain sold by the Xue family at a high price was the same grain that was burned when the granary caught fire.
I have to say that Wang Desheng is really ridiculously courageous.
He openly conspired with the Xue family, and on the surface created a scene of a burned granary, but in fact he secretly hired someone to transport the grain that could feed tens of thousands of people to the Xue family.
Then he sold it at a high price using the Xue family's shop to make a profit.
As the local official, he not only did not solve the drought problem and did not care about the people, but instead took the opportunity to make money.
The city gates were also sealed, and grain from other nearby towns was not allowed to come in, for fear that it would affect the Xue family's grain business.
It was because of his behavior that so many innocent people starved to death.
Murong Qingli's hatred for Wang Desheng has never been as strong as it is now.
"Master, not yet."
"Oh, they are really patient enough."
"Where are the county magistrates under you?"
"I heard that the magistrate of Qingyuan County sent someone to deliver a petition, the magistrate of Anchang County sent a letter requesting grain, and the magistrate of Fengchuan County sent a gift..." Guo Fu reported in an orderly manner.
"Good, very good."
"Flying Eagle." Murong Qingli said.
"I'm here." The flying eagle who was secretly protecting Murong Qingli appeared.
"I will order that Wang Desheng, the prefect of Guozhou, is a corrupt official who exploits the people. He has been corrupt and greedy during his tenure, and has abused his power. His crimes are unforgivable. He will be executed at the prefect's gate at 3:30 pm three days later."
"His family members will be detained for the time being, and will be punished after the drought is over."
"Have someone keep a close eye on the people around Wang Desheng and the Xue family during this period of time."
"Before Wang Desheng is punished, I don't want to hear any news about him getting into trouble."
"Yes, I understand." Feiying nodded, then stepped back.
"Liu Yu hasn't come back yet?"
"Master, Master Feng has not returned yet."
"Where has Lady Si been assigned to provide free medical treatment? Ask her to come back at noon to serve me dinner."
"this……"
"Master Rong, there is a letter outside that was sent by Guard Xu Wei."
Guo Fu was about to say something when he heard a report coming from outside.
He quickly walked to the door, took the letter from the man, checked it, and handed it to Murong Qingli with both hands.
"Oh, women are trouble."
"Why can't you come and tell me in person? Why write a letter?"
Murong Qingli said with disgust, but actually he had already started to speculate in his heart.
What exactly is written in this letter?
Could it be that Lady Sima knew that he was extremely busy today and had no time to drink water or eat, so she wrote a letter specifically to remind him to pay attention to these things?
Or maybe, Lady Si felt like she hadn't seen him for half a day and wrote this letter to express her longing for him?
When he thought of the passionate and unrestrained words Si Muqiao had said in front of him before, his ears couldn't help but feel hot.
After the letter was opened, Murong Qingli read the contents of the letter at a glance. His expression suddenly became serious, his brows slightly frowned, and even his aura suddenly became cold.
Guo Fu couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart and lowered his head even more.
Damn it, I wonder what outrageous words Lady Si wrote in the letter.
Look how angry His Majesty is. His face looks so ugly.
When he sees Lady Si again, he must give her some advice.
"Nonsense! With her half-baked medical skills, she dared to come forward even though she knew there was an epidemic. If she really didn't want to live, she should have just told me."
"Your Majesty, is this... an epidemic?" Guo Fu asked cautiously.
"Um."
"Your Majesty, Lady Sima was the first person to predict the emergence of an epidemic. I think that since she could guess this, she must have taken precautions in advance."
"Your Majesty, don't worry too much." Guo Fu said in a low voice.
"Who said I'm worried about her? I'm worried about the people in the east of the city!"
"Since the beginning of records of epidemics, every time an epidemic occurs, lives are lost. Guozhou has just suffered a drought, and now an epidemic has occurred. Could it be that this is a warning from heaven to me?"
Murong Qingli didn't know what he was thinking about, and his expression became more and more ugly.
"Your Majesty, how could you think so?"
"Ms. Sima said that the epidemic was related to the rampant rats. Rats have always existed in the world and did not suddenly appear at this moment."
"Your Majesty, you have already issued an order to kill the rats and eliminate the source of the epidemic. I believe that with the full efforts of the doctors, the epidemic will be resolved as soon as possible."
"Prepare the car. I will go and take a look."
"Your Majesty, this is absolutely not allowed."
After hearing Murong Qingli say this, Guo Fu, who was kneeling on the ground, changed his expression drastically and quickly tried to persuade her.
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