I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

Chapter 84 Control
In the early morning of the next day, a large group of people spontaneously gathered at the Chun'an County Government Office, complaining tearfully about the barbaric actions of the guards last night.

"Master County Magistrate, please make the decision for us! Last night, an officer forcibly broke into my house and took my father away."

"Master County Magistrate, can you let me see grandma for the last time? Please..."

"My mother is not sick at all, why did you take her away?"

"According to the etiquette, the corpse should be parked for seven days before being buried, but those servants..."

In the county yamen, some yamen servants came in to report.

"Report...Report to the county magistrate, someone is gathering a crowd outside the county government office to make trouble!"

"What? Come out with me and have a look."

Hai Rui's face was full of surprise when he heard the words, and then he walked out of the county government office under the leadership of the yamen servants.

Seeing Hai Rui come out, all the people who had gathered outside the county government knelt down and kept telling him their grievances, but Hai Rui just stood there coldly with no expression on his face.

"Have you finished speaking? Let's go!" Hai Rui sighed and said.

"Why doesn't magistrate avenge us? Punish those evil officials?" Such a voice came from the crowd.

"Because I issued this order. If you want to ask for justice, you can come to ask for it! In addition, from now on, if it is in Chun'an County, there are still people who dare to park corpses privately and cover up patients. If you say that, I will never forgive you lightly, and you will be punished severely according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty!" Hai Rui said, then turned and returned to the county office.

Seeing that the magistrate was angry, those who gathered immediately scattered, and never dared to mention this issue again, for fear that they would be the next person to suffer.

"Ah!" Hai Rui let out a long sigh when he returned to the county office.

"The common people will understand your difficulties." Hai Rui's wife, Wang Shi, saw her husband was depressed, stepped forward, poured him a cup of tea, and comforted him.

"I hope so." Hai Rui replied with a sigh.

In the next few days, under the harsh measures of the government, no family in Chun'an County dared to park corpses privately or shelter patients. The city was gradually enveloped by the smell of quicklime mixed with burning wormwood. The number of people has also been greatly reduced.

"Report to the county magistrate that the number of patients in the camps outside the city has dropped significantly. In addition, Dr. Zhao also said that based on past experience, the epidemic will pass soon!"

The chief clerk of the county government knocked on Hai Rui's door and reported the news aloud, his tone full of joy.

"Well, follow this later and send the news to the Governor's Mansion."

"Yes."

……

In the Governor's Mansion of Zhejiang Province, Hu Zongxian sat in the upper seat, turned his eyes to everyone, and said loudly: "You are doing very well! I was on the way back to Zhejiang these days, and I heard that there was an epidemic in the two counties below. I didn't expect it to be so soon. Just got it under control."

Immediately afterwards, Hu Zongxian turned his gaze to Xu Wei, his aide, and praised: "Mr. Wen, you have worked hard these days, and the affairs of the entire Governor's Mansion are on you alone."

Xu Wei cupped his hands to Hu Zongxian and said, "Governor, I don't dare to take credit for it. The reason why I can achieve this achievement depends on the cooperation and hard work of you adults! I just did some things within my ability."

"Master Wen, you don't have to be too modest. Officials in the Governor's Mansion, big and small, recognize your ability. They say you are astute, and you can make quick decisions without making mistakes!"

"Your Excellency, the Governor is flattering you." Xu Wei responded respectfully, then stopped talking and stood aside.

"Oh, by the way, who proposed the epidemic in Chun'an and Jiande counties this time, and the government's next countermeasures?"

"Your Excellency, it is Hai Rui, the newly appointed magistrate of Chun'an County." Zheng Bichang paused for a moment, then said.

"Hai Rui? The one who brought the disaster victims to kneel in front of the Governor's Mansion last time, and said he wanted to seek justice from me?" Hu Zongxian said after thinking for a while.

"That's right, it's this person! I heard that some people in Chun'an County even built a shrine for him." He Maocai who was on the side also added immediately.

"This Hai Rui is interesting. I, Hu Zongxian, have been an official for so many years. This is the first time I see such a person. It's so weird!" After sighing a few words, Hu Zongxian picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip.

"Okay, it's okay to call everyone over today. If you have nothing to do, let's go!"

"Yes, my lord governor, I will take my leave now!"

Soon, almost everyone in the hall left, only Hu Zongxian and Xu Wei were left.

Hu Zongxian turned his gaze to his staff and asked, "Is there anything you want to tell me?"

Xu Wei bowed slightly to Hu Zongxian, and said unhurriedly: "Your Excellency, I want to resign from the post of aide to the Governor's Mansion."

"Why, didn't you do a good job?" Hu Zongxian couldn't help frowning when he saw his highly valued staff say this, and then asked.

"Your Excellency, I want to take part in the rural examination in August this year. I also want to serve as an official like you, and benefit the common people! Only in this way can I have no regrets in this life." Xu Wei's voice was not loud, but his tone Among them is a firmness that has never been seen before.

"Hey, Chief Wen! This officialdom is not like what you imagined. The water inside is so deep that a small wave can swallow you up. It's far less comfortable than when you were a staff member of the Governor's Mansion."

"My lord governor, I've made up my mind! Please stop persuading me." Xu Wei interrupted what Hu Zongxian wanted to say next, and said in a deep voice.

"Forget it, since you've made up your mind, I won't stop you anymore! When you want to come back, just tell me, the Governor's Mansion will always have a place for you." Hu Zongxian looked at his right-hand man and said.

"Thank you, Governor, I will take my leave now!" Xu Wei said, then bowed and left.

"Ah."

……

In the room, Zheng Michang and He Maocai gathered together for a drink, and the table was filled with all kinds of delicacies.

"Come on, drink, we brothers will not go home tonight if we don't get drunk!"

"Come on, cheers."

"Dry!"

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, He Maocai's face turned red all of a sudden, and his tongue began to get knotted: "Brother, you...you don't know, I've been terrified all this time."

"Oh, is there anything that can scare you, the inspector?" Zheng Michang was also drunk at this time, put down his glass, and asked with great interest.

"Let me tell you, didn't Mr. Ge send someone to give us a message before, telling us not to take any action for the time being?"

"I know about it, what's wrong?"

"The governor of Kaifeng didn't listen to the advice, and wanted to cooperate with other people to tamper with this year's salt tax. Before that, Mr. Yan Ge had warned everyone repeatedly!"

As He Maocai said, he drank the wine in his glass and continued: "The matter of the governor of Kaifeng happened, and his subordinates reported it. After the court sent people to investigate, the house was quickly ransacked, and the family was ruined. fate!"

"It is said that Xiaoge Lao has a list, as long as your name is on the list, then you will not live long!"

"Hiss, so mysterious?" Perhaps because he was drunk, Zheng Michang exclaimed a little delirious at this time.

"Really, where are you going? You think Mr. Xiaoge's list is a book of life and death! What I mean is that Mr. Xiaoge is holding our handle. As long as we show the slightest disobedience, we will die There is no place to be buried." He Maocai explained with a look of blame on his face, after glancing at Zheng Michang.

"Oh, so it's not the book of life and death!" After hearing He Maocai's explanation, Zheng Michang suddenly realized.

"Forget it, I won't tell you these things, drink!"

"Come on, cheers."

(End of this chapter)