Tang Chifei is a decisive and efficient person, and he took advantage of Qi Junzhang's arrest to trap the Qi family.
Arresting the Qi family was easy. Before Chengxian was beheaded, he revealed a lot of information. However, Tang Chifei didn't come over at the time, so Kangxi didn't directly intervene.
The Qi family fell into ruin overnight; some family members were beheaded, some were imprisoned, and some were exiled.
In just two days, the Qi family, who had previously been bullying everyone in this small county, became a thing of the past.
The Qi family's ordeal immediately put the Yuan and Luo families on alert.
After Master Qi was arrested, Master Yuan and Master Luo met privately once.
"What's wrong with this new magistrate? The Qi family just surrounded the area without giving them any time to react."
"Who knew? They're from the capital, and I heard they have quite a background. I can't find out any more than that. I'm scared. We've done all the things the Qi family has done, but we're not exactly clean either. If we really settle scores, we'll probably end up like the Qi family. I'm anxious and don't know what to do."
They tried to find someone to help them, but at that time, who in the county government had any influence and dared to help them? Even if they gave away all their wealth, they probably wouldn't be able to find anyone who could help them.
The two discussed it for a long time but still couldn't come up with a solution.
When Mr. Luo returned home, he heard that his daughter and niece had gotten into a fight. It was at this moment that Mr. Luo remembered his daughter.
The governor didn't see his daughter, but what about the county magistrate?
His daughter's title of "most beautiful woman" was not earned through deception.
With that in mind, Master Luo made the arrangements.
Although there are still matters concerning the Yuan and Luo families to be dealt with, Kangxi and Youqing cannot stay here any longer. As for the Yuan and Luo families, Tang Chifei should be able to handle them properly.
Emperor Kangxi summoned Tang Chifei to his study and gave him some instructions. The next day, he was to set off. On the day he left, he suddenly heard about a farce as he passed through the county town.
This matter is also somewhat related to Huang Chuanwen's family.
Huang Chuanwen was naturally beheaded for his crimes, but his daughter-in-law and some other women in his family were spared, though they are now living a difficult life.
After her husband was beheaded, Huang Chuanwen's eldest daughter-in-law directly exposed to the yamen runners that her husband, Huang Jiadong, was keeping a mistress.
She discovered this by accident. She didn't dare to say anything before because her family wasn't well-off. Now that she's in this situation, how could she bear to watch her husband's mistress, who supports the family, live a life of luxury?
And so, she exposed him.
After verification, it is true.
The constables went to Huang Jiadong's mistress's place to confiscate her property, since the money the mistress and her child had used was all hard-earned money that the Huang family had extorted from the villagers.
It will naturally be taken back.
It was just a coincidence that they ran into this incident when they were leaving. Naturally, the mistress was unwilling to hand it over, and coupled with her fiery temper, she caused quite a stir, blocking the road.
Finally, the bailiffs said that if they continued like this, the mistress would be detained directly, and only then did she reluctantly open the door and let the person in.
Youqing never expected to witness such a scene before leaving.
"This county town isn't big, but there's a lot going on."
Less than a month after Kangxi and Youqing left, the Yuan and Luo families were arrested one after another.
Seeing how capable the new magistrate was, the small county town was filled with hope for the future.
As Tang Chifei implemented his policies, new fertilizers were used in the fields, shops opened one after another in the county town, and the government offices were renovated. The gates of the government office were open every single day.
Although he couldn't satisfy all the people, since every household's situation was different, most people in the county were quite satisfied and extremely grateful to Tang Chifei, the new county magistrate.
Tang Chifei is busy every day, and it's not that he isn't tired. Working at the Hanlin Academy in the capital, he spends his days reading books, repairing books, or reading articles, which is quite leisurely.
However, if Tang Chifei were to choose, he would still prefer such a fulfilling life. A man's ambition lies in all directions. Although the Hanlin Academy is good, he always feels that he cannot fully utilize his talents.
Seeing the small county town getting better and better under his governance, Tang Chifei was genuinely happy and felt a sense of accomplishment. This was quite different from simply reading articles in the Hanlin Academy.
After traveling for two days from their small county town, they arrived in Luoyang.
Luoyang is a wonderful place. It was the earliest capital city in Chinese history, served by the most dynasties, and lasted the longest.
Many ancient myths about Emperor Ku, Emperor Yao, Emperor Shun, and Emperor Yu originated here.
The ancient capital of thirteen dynasties boasts a long history.
For a long time, Luoyang was the center of economy, politics and culture. Although the capital is now Beijing, Luoyang is still a very dazzling place, and its cultural heritage is unmatched by other places.
Upon arriving in Luoyang, Emperor Kangxi finally witnessed the long-lost prosperity.
He didn't do much sightseeing along the way, mostly traveling along side streets. Luoyang was considered a relatively prosperous prefecture city.
Luoyang is a prosperous city, and jobs there are highly sought after. Those who manage to get a job don't dare to go too far, so the local people live quite well.
After two days and visiting several ancient sites in Luoyang, Emperor Kangxi and his entourage decided to leave.
My planned departure was interrupted by a torrential downpour.
"Why is the rain getting heavier and heavier? It's been raining all day and there's no sign of it stopping."
Even though Youqing had never experienced a flood, she knew that something was wrong with the rain.
This made Youqing start to worry.
"I hope nothing bad happens! This rain is really unsettling."
Emperor Kangxi also felt that the rain was abnormal; the water outside had already reached above his calves, and if it continued like this, he would definitely be flooded.
"System, can you survey the weather?"
"That's impossible."
The system is not omnipotent. Although it can do many things, it can only predict the weather. This requires the use of external instruments. Things that are ahead of their time can be used on the farm, and small objects can be taken out for use, but weather surveying instruments cannot.
The system couldn't do anything about it, but experienced people could tell that the weather was unusual.
The rain clearly shows no sign of stopping.
Emperor Kangxi also felt somewhat unlucky.
That night, while still asleep, Kangxi heard Liang Jiugong knocking on the door.
"What's wrong?"
"Your Majesty, the western dike has breached."
Emperor Kangxi was startled upon hearing this. Although the rain was heavy, it shouldn't be heavy enough to cause the dikes to burst!
Even an emperor like Kangxi couldn't prevent a dam from bursting.
Now, Kangxi could only hope that the rain would pass quickly, otherwise he would suffer even more. As for the local officials, Kangxi had heard about the series of orders they issued after the dike breached, and there were no problems with them.
The rain didn't stop until the evening of the second day.
Two days and one night, plus a breached dam, the harvest for this quarter of the Lunar New Year is likely to be ruined.
Fortunately, no one was killed, which is the best possible outcome.
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