Chapter 184 How can we be capable of shouldering great responsibilities in the future?
He Zhiran translated Henry's words to Meng Huaining.
Meng Huaining was not opposed to foreigners. After all, at that time, foreigners had not caused any harm to this land.
However, he was also a newcomer and was not familiar with anything in Yuncheng.
So, Meng Huaining directly called an official to ask, "Are there any ship repair workers in Yuncheng?"
The official appeared very respectful: "In reply to your Excellency, the southern part of Yuncheng is close to the sea, and most of the fishermen there can repair their boats."
Meng Huaining understood and said to He Zhiran, "Sister-in-law, you can tell him this news."
He Zhiran translated the official's original words to Henry.
Henry was overjoyed when he heard this: "Ms. He Zhiran, can you accompany me for a walk?"
He Zhiran knew that even if Henry knew where to find the ship repair workers, he would not be able to communicate with them, so it was absolutely necessary for him to go with him.
However, I'm afraid it won't work today.
It was almost noon, and the purpose of their trip was to buy medicinal herbs.
Not only did they have to rush back before Fifth Brother fell ill, but they also had to ask Meng Huaining to solve the problem of accommodation for the night.
Only if Meng Huaining steps forward can this matter be resolved fundamentally.
Therefore, they must now explain their situation to Meng Huaining.
He Zhiran spread his hands apologetically to Henry: "Sorry, I have some things to deal with at home today. I can accompany you to the fishing village when I am free tomorrow."
Henry has been trapped in Yuncheng for several days. He finally found someone who could communicate with him. Even if he was anxious, he had to be patient.
"Okay, tomorrow."
After communicating with Henry, He Zhiran took Mo Jiuye to reminisce with Meng Huaining.
It just so happened that Meng Huaining had the same idea, so he invited the two of them to go to the county government office to talk.
Meng Huaining was not familiar with the environment here. When he went to Dongfeng County to take office, he was guided by the local county magistrate and his work was explained very clearly.
But the news of his coming to Yuncheng has been notified here, so why hasn’t he seen the county magistrate here?
Meng Huaining was very surprised about this.
He called over an official who was leading the way and asked, "Where is your county magistrate?"
When mentioning County Magistrate Cui, the officer hesitated and didn't know what to say.
If the county magistrate learned from him that County Magistrate Cui had harmed Zisun Gen, and if County Magistrate Cui was not dismissed, wouldn't he be the one who offended others?
On the contrary, if he did not tell the truth, he would offend the county magistrate.
The officers did not dare to offend these two people and acted very embarrassed.
Seeing this, Mo Jiuye took the initiative to clear up his confusion:
"Brother Meng, when we entered the city today, we heard rumors circulating among the people that County Magistrate Cui had his genitals injured last night and is now recuperating at home."
Such news really surprised Meng Huaining.
How much must the person who did it hate the county magistrate to hurt him?
Seeing that Meng Huaining was still thinking, Mo Jiuye didn't intend to beat around the bush. Their main purpose of coming here was to solve the problem.
"Brother Meng, you may not know that when we arrived in Yuncheng yesterday, we were harassed by County Magistrate Cui. He deliberately assigned us to the village where his people lived. In such weather, all thirty of us had to camp outdoors overnight."
"Brother Mo, let's go in and talk in detail." As he spoke, Meng Huaining had already brought the couple into the study.
The officer was very considerate. As soon as the people sat down, he brought tea and then went out to close the door.
Meng Huaining took a sip of tea before speaking slowly.
"To be honest with Brother Mo and Madam Sister-in-law, it was Mr. Fei who arranged for me to come to Yuncheng to be the county magistrate."
Yuncheng is located in a remote area with a harsh and cold environment. Mo Jiuye couldn't figure out why Fei Nanyu would arrange Meng Huaining here.
"Why is that?"
Meng Huaining smiled bitterly: "It's all because of the burning of corpses in Dongfeng County."
After a pause, Meng Huaining continued:
"My sister-in-law's suggestion to burn the bodies of the victims is indeed a good way to prevent future troubles.
When His Royal Highness Prince Qi led people to provide disaster relief, I also explained this principle clearly to him.
At first, Prince Qi agreed and ordered his subordinates to actively cooperate with my work.
We cooperated with each other to burn the bodies of the victims, and later tried every possible way to find medicinal herbs to prepare medicine to treat the plague. It can be said that the casualties among the people were kept to a minimum.
Just when the disaster relief work was about to be completed, someone was secretly misleading the people, saying that burning the bodies was unjust and demanding that the court must give an explanation to the families.
In response to this, His Royal Highness Prince Qi sent people to capture some of the instigating forces, but the people had already completely believed what those people said. They held the idea that as long as they continued to make trouble, they would definitely get compensation from the court.
Upon seeing this, His Royal Highness Prince Qi changed his original intention. He believed that giving the people an explanation was what the people wanted. He could not make any compensation to the people, so all he could do was to dismiss and investigate the culprit who burned the corpse.
Speaking of the 'culprit', it must be me without a doubt.
Seeing that Prince Qi had turned his back on me, I planned to resign directly without him even proposing to remove me from office.
Mr. Fei saw all of this, and Prince Qi trusted him very much. Under Mr. Fei's persuasion, Prince Qi decided to transfer me from Dongfeng County.
At that time, there were three remote county towns for me to choose from. Before I made a choice, Mr. Fei found me and suggested that I come to Yuncheng.
The main purpose of coming here is because you were exiled here, and it is convenient to have a familiar official to take care of you.
Even if Mr. Fei didn't say it, I was planning to come here. Mr. Fei and I had the same idea.
Three days later, under Mr. Fei's arrangement, I left Dongfeng County and rushed here."
After listening to Meng Huaining's words, He Zhiran complained about Nan Qi in his heart.
As a prince, he doesn't even have this little bit of responsibility.
He had the opportunity to win over a capable minister, but he just gave it away...
Mo Jiuye thought more.
"If Nanqi doesn't punish you, I'm sure that after returning to the capital, your disaster relief mission will not only be in vain, but will even be a mistake."
Meng Huaining smiled bitterly: "Indeed, when encountering such a thing, I can only vent my grievances to Brother Mo."
Mo Jiuye also sighed, how can a person who can't even resolve the grievances of his subordinates be capable of taking on important responsibilities in the future?
No wonder the history books record that the throne of Nanqi was seized...
Of course, the blisters on Nan Qi's feet were caused by walking himself. He thought about this out of pity for his father and brothers who risked their lives for the Dashun Dynasty.
After Meng Huaining finished telling his own story, he quickly adjusted his thoughts and continued to ask about the difficulties the Mo family had faced at the hands of County Magistrate Cui.
Mo Jiuye did not add any extraneous information and told Meng Huaining exactly what happened yesterday.
After hearing this, Meng Huaining was so angry that he slammed the table.
"A mere county magistrate is truly incredibly courageous."
After he finished speaking, Meng Huaining stood up and shouted to the outside of the door, "Someone come here."
Soon, a pair of officers walked in from outside the door and asked, "What are your orders, sir?"
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