Anhua County and Lu'an County are far apart.
Across a river, on one side is the chaotic Shouchun Town of Lu'an, and on the other side is Luoling Town of Anhua.
There is now a simple floating bridge built with boats on the river between the two towns, and a steady stream of people escape from Lu'an to Anhua County through here.
The person responsible for maintaining order was actually Luo Wanda, the guard beside Qiao Yunqing.
Shunzi breathed a sigh of relief when he saw an acquaintance. They had finally arrived!
Rowanda was ordered to meet everyone here.
They thought that after crossing the river, soldiers from Nanliang would stop them, but they stayed there for several days without seeing a single soldier. Instead, they saw waves of refugees fleeing.
While taking precautions, he sent people to Lu'an County to inquire about the news.
My goodness, such a big county town is so dead silent.
They met Shunzi and others not far outside the city, and the two groups got together to watch a tragic scene of burning corpses and destroying all traces!
Shunzi secretly felt fortunate that he had dismissed the shop assistants and evacuated all the staff when he left, otherwise he would not have escaped being slaughtered!
The person from the Wang family who went to inquire about the news came back and told old man Wang Bo what he had seen, and the old man fell ill that night.
What you hear is not as good as what you see. Before I see something, I always have a glimmer of fantasy in my heart: what if they are lying to me? What if my people are still alive?
Now that I have witnessed such a tragedy, the best bond in my heart has been completely broken.
The old man's body, which had been holding on tightly, could no longer hold on!
He persisted until he reached Anhua County, but his condition was still getting better and worse. Doctor Mo personally examined him and came to a conclusion.
The spirit and energy are gone, and this heart disease needs to be cured with heart medicine.
If we can give the old man a spiritual support, his illness will naturally be cured!
Shunzi had no choice but to seek help from Magistrate Wu. As they were all officials, they should understand the psychology of these so-called clean officials better than a layman like him.
Magistrate Wu looked at him sideways and said, "I'm busy like a top all day long. I can fall asleep as soon as I lie down when I get home. How can I have the time to be pretentious?"
Understanding, what a bullshit understanding. He aspires to be a capable minister. How can he be the same as those so-called "clean stream" who talk big all day but do nothing practical?
The fact that scholars look down on each other is vividly reflected in Magistrate Wu. He really looks down on those civil servants in Southern Liang from the bottom of his heart. Even if there are one or two who are truly virtuous, they are rare!
If you ask him, he is just too bored. If there are a lot of things waiting for you to do every time you open your eyes, your arms are shaking from tiredness, and your hands are shaking so much that you can't even hold chopsticks, do you still have the mood to be sad about the passing of time?
But even though he complained, he really couldn't not do what Shunzi asked him to do!
From Shunzi's attitude, we can tell that the old lady really values this family. Among so many people, only this family was escorted back by the guards. Perhaps they have some real talents and skills!
Besides, whether it is the design of the new Anhua County or the construction of the tea mountain, there is indeed a need for talents from the Ministry of Engineering who are familiar with water conservancy and civil engineering construction.
Professional matters should be left to professionals. He is good at governing the people, but building houses and repairing city walls are what the people in the Ministry of Works are good at.
It’s not like the old lady hasn’t asked the court for people before, but those minor officials who are willing to come have any ability or not. Their authority is very great, and they act like the boss regardless of the occasion. Who can tolerate you?
Those who are really capable also listen to the words of their masters behind the scenes, and make excuses for not wanting to come to this remote place to suffer.
After several rounds of wrangling, the old lady got fed up and didn't want to put up any more trouble for these people. She would rather figure it out on her own and post recruitment notices all over the world rather than hire those big shots.
But after receiving the memorial, His Majesty just followed the old lady's tossing and turning without saying a word. Anyone with a discerning eye knows what's going on!
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After breakfast, County Magistrate Wu put aside all his things to do and went to the door in person to lobby.
After revealing his identity, Magistrate Wu did not intend to give the other party any chance to beat around the bush. He directly pointed out Wang Bo's situation and the situation he was facing.
"Lu'an is now truly leaderless, with one group taking over and the other taking over. All the forces are fighting for supremacy, and no one cares about the lives of the people. Lord Wang is powerless to save the situation, so why bother trying to stop the chariot with his own arms?
This imperial court is beyond salvation from top to bottom, so why do you have to torture yourself? It is better to find another way out for the people of the world!
Wang Bo was unmoved. "I am old and can't do it anymore!"
"An old horse in the stable has a thousand miles to go, a warrior in his old age has great ambitions. Lord Wang is only in his forties, how can you say he is old? Lian Po was eighty years old, could he still eat? Lord Wang, why do you think you are old?"
Wang Bo stood up and asked, "Who is your master? Is he going to rebel?"
"Lord Wang, be careful with your words. Your Majesty is wise and benevolent, loves the people like his own children, and has the world in his heart. I admire you the most. The old lady is just a woman, not born into a famous family. How could she cause chaos in the world for her own selfish reasons?
The reason why I gave up saving those people whose wealth and backgrounds were far better than yours and only saved you was simply because I saw that Lord Wang had the ability to help the people!"
Wang Bo obviously didn't believe it. Every ambitious person in the world tries to flatter himself with high-sounding words, but in the end, only a few of them can truly work for the welfare of the people!
Over the past hundred years, various powerful people have risen up and declared themselves kings. Emperor Wu of Dajing is a relative of the previous dynasty, and he has never been optimistic about the other party!
However, there are so many heroes, and the number of those who truly work for the welfare of the people cannot be counted on one hand. How could a person who is pushed to that position by the major families not protect the interests of the families?
Wang Bo lowered his eyelids, and spoke after a while: "What do you want me to do? I will never enter the court again in my life!"
"Don't worry, Lord Wang. You just want to step into the court of Dajing, and we can't help you. We invited Lord Wang here to do professional things - build water conservancy projects and city walls."
Wang Bo obviously didn't believe it and asked doubtfully, "Is it that simple?"
"It's easy for someone like Lord Wang, but it's extremely difficult for a layman like me!"
County Magistrate Wu kept his word. At dawn the next day, he knocked on the door of the Wang family's temporary residence and, with a smile, presented maps of the tea garden and the new county town, as well as a planning book!
Wang Jing, the eldest son of the Wang family, watched the servant carry in a box of books and place it in front of his old father's bed, and said with a smile.
My master heard that Mr. Wang's family was taught by Sun Lingyin of the Chu State in the Spring and Autumn Period. So I think that you can also help the people of Anhua to irrigate the area. The drinking water and irrigation problems of the people of Anhua will depend on you in the future!"
It was not until the man disappeared that Wang Jing realized what had happened. He asked in disbelief, "Father, what did he mean?"
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