Chapter 1092: Wisdom Eyes

Qin State, Xingyang.

County governor Ji Kui was in a hurry in his study.

After taking a quick look at the official documents and silk books in his hand, he quickly sorted them out, not to mention how panicked he was.

Because Liu Changqing is about to arrive.

The Northwest Road Inspector includes the entire disaster area and many counties.

Holding a king's sword in hand is equivalent to patrolling the emperor on behalf of the emperor. Ji Kui is not nervous to check himself, that is a strange thing!

After he had sorted out all these things, the county magistrate also walked in, bowed and said, "Sir, Liu Changqing is coming soon."

"Ah?" Ji Kui put the last roll of bamboo slips in his hand and walked out: "Follow me to welcome you."

In the afternoon of that day, a group of officials gathered at the county gate, but waited left and right, but Liu Changqing was not seen for a long time.

This is equivalent to the imperial envoy. If you don’t welcome him, you can’t help but see that the time has passed, someone couldn’t help but say, “According to the news, it should have arrived long ago…”

"Yes, I've been waiting here for more than an hour. What are you doing..."

"Hmph, isn't this obvious yet? I'm pretending to be an official!"

The officials discussed, but they didn't dare to leave easily. However, they didn't know that Liu Changqing had already arrived in Xingyang. At this moment, he was walking in the city with Yang Zhao in casual clothes, holding a horse.

To find out the real situation of a place, undercover investigation is a very effective way.

Xingyang is not a severely affected area. There are still many people in the city, but the prosperity of the past is gone, and most of the pedestrians are victims of thick clothes and linen.

While walking, the two of them had arrived at the relief office without realizing it. There were countless people queuing with bowls, and in front of them, there were officials who were cooking porridge.

Seeing this scene, Yang Zhao couldn't help but say: "It seems that the governor of Xingyang County is still considering the people. At least, he did not let the victims starve."

"This is just a superficial phenomenon. Under the imperial decree, would he dare not do this?" Liu Changqing didn't think so, and said, "We have also been to several villages when we came. Do you think, as far as the entire Xingyang is concerned, what is the disaster?"

"It's okay, the people have not reached the point of pulling weeds to feed, and it seems not as serious as they imagined." Yang Zhao hesitated.

"You are right." Liu Changqing said: "Xingyang is the entire disaster area and the place with the lightest disaster."

"Then, shouldn't the adults go to the severely affected area to deal with the problem first? Why come here first?" Yang Zhao was puzzled.

Liu Changqing said: "You must know that for some corrupt officials, they have made extraordinary measures and do everything they can to enrich their personal pockets. They are even more profitable in areas that are more likely to make a fortune, and the risks are much smaller than those in other places."

As he said that, he explained: "For example, Xingyang did not suffer much disaster, but local officials reported it one after another, blinded it and said the disaster was very serious. So the court urgently allocated funds, and huge amounts of gold, silver and food came down. You should know what happened next."

"Hiss..." Yang Zhao took a deep breath and said in a voice: "What do you mean is... the governor of Xingyang County lied about the disaster and made profits from it?"

"This is just a speculation, and there is no real evidence yet." Liu Changqing said, scanning the street in front of him, "But one thing is that the place is depressed, which shows that the governor of Xingyang County did not govern in the strategy of mobilizing economic labor and relief, or he had no idea how to start because he wanted to make this place look more like a severely affected area."

There were many tricks in the officialdom, and Yang Zhao was stunned when he heard this, "Then, what are the plans for that adult next?"

"Go to the county government and don't let others wait too long, otherwise there will be big opinions." Liu Changqing smiled.

Half an hour later, the two finally arrived at the county government, and a group of Qingyi Guards rushed over to act as guards.

Seeing this scene, the officials looked upright. Just as they were about to speak, Liu Changqing stretched out his hand a little: "Please ask Wang Zhao."

"Yes." Yang Zhao responded quickly, took out Xiao Yuan's personal edict, and handed it respectfully with both hands.

Unfolded it, Liu Changqing looked around for a while, and began to recite loudly:

"The King's Decree."

Everyone knelt on the ground.

"I hereby appointed Liu Changqing as the inspector of the Northwest Road, acting as the patron and pastor of the Heavenly Emperor, inspecting the disaster situation, and taking all military and political affairs, and doing things at a cheap price..."

Xiao Yuan’s Wang Zhao has always been simple and does not have so much nonsense.

It goes without saying how much power it has to take on all military and political affairs and act cheaply.

After Wang Zhao finished reciting the reading, the officials knelt on the ground. At first, they couldn't help but look at each other, and then shouted: "I will follow the king's orders--"

After the process was completed, people naturally stood up. At this time, their faces were filled with smiles and they bowed down.

"Oh, Lord Liu has been exhausted all the way, and the officials have already asked someone to prepare wine and food to welcome the adults. Please, please, please." Ji Kui bent down with a smile on his face.

Other officials followed suit and were saying some nice things.

This is here with Xiao Yuan’s sword. Who dares not to flatter or worry about being worn by him?

After receiving the air and washing dust, Liu Changqing didn't say anything. After returning the greeting to everyone, he also said, "You are kind to you, please."

"please……"

In the evening of that day, everyone gathered at the county government, and some polite greetings at the table were naturally inevitable. However, considering Liu Changqing's past deeds and his identity, Ji Kui did not dare to have any delicacies, but a normal reception was held.

Liu Changqing was not very good at drinking. After two glasses, no matter how much everyone persuaded him, he would no longer serve the glass.

After the dinner, he was arranged to stay in the county government, and at the same time, he also asked Ji Kui to send all the relevant documents.

In the room, he was reading at night with a light, and Ji Kui was not so calm.

The next morning, Liu Changqing had already finished reading the general official document volume and met Ji Kui in the study as soon as possible.

The latter seemed a little uncomfortable when facing him. He bowed slightly and stood below, smiling: "Lord Liu reads at night, working hard and working tirelessly, and doing things tirelessly. He is really a role model for us."

"Hey? Lord Ji is so serious." Liu Changqing said calmly: "If I remember correctly, the court's allocation of silver for this drought in Xingyang is 7.4 million taels of silver and 150,000 grain and 150,000 grain and grass, right?"

"Yes." Ji Kui could only return.

"Official documents record that most of the relief silver has been used for the victims, and the food and grass are also short of food and grass. But why do I think that the disaster in Xingyang does not seem to be that serious? Is the silver used too quickly?" Liu Changqing said.

"My sir is wrong." Ji Kui calmed down and explained calmly: "Since the imperial court's orders were issued, the officials did not dare to slack off at all. They had not been asleep for several days with their colleagues and were worried about civil affairs. It was because of the strong relief that the disaster was so well controlled."
Chapter completed!