As soon as Yang Min returned to the courtyard, the housekeeper hurried forward.
"Master, someone came from Cheng'an and brought a letter from the Lecheng County Governor. He said he wanted to hand it over to you in person. He has been waiting for you."
Yang Min didn't say anything, but just gestured to the housekeeper to take off his clothes. The housekeeper didn't dare to use force and slowly undressed him, but Yang Min couldn't help but gasp. As the clothes came off, the blood marks on his body were exposed.
Nothing left.
The clothes almost stuck to the wound. When the clothes were taken off, the wound was torn again and started to bleed again.
The housekeeper looked extremely distressed.
"Why is this, why is it that the high-ranking prime minister was whipped like this?"
Yang Min just shook his head.
"It's okay. Don't say anything more."
The housekeeper took off his clothes completely, and Yang Min's whole body was stained red with blood.
Yang Min's expression was solemn, "Your Majesty's appetite is getting smaller and smaller. Even the wine can't be eaten too much."
The butler's eyes lit up, his whole body trembled, and he didn't answer.
"The prince has a kind heart, is generous and benevolent, is gentle and cheerful, and has all his qualities. If he can assist the prince, he will definitely be able to rule the world."
As Yang Min spoke, his eyes shone with anticipation, and his look was exactly the same as Lu Qubing's back then.
"if only."
He lowered his voice and said a few words, but the housekeeper didn't hear him clearly.
"Bring me some new clothes, and call the messenger over to me."
Yang Min put on new clothes and met the messenger from Cheng'an in the side hall.
The messenger appeared in front of Yang Min and hurriedly bowed to see him. Yang Min looked at him. This man had a weird beard and did not look like a Han. Yang Min's face darkened a little, "I wonder why the county magistrate disobeyed the order?"
"Is it possible that the temple order cannot control the clan?"
When Yang Min became angry, his momentum suddenly changed. Although he had no dignity in front of Gao Yang and was humiliated and beaten in various ways, he was still the prime minister of Qi after all. All government orders in the world came from his hands, and he was not a puppet without power.
He didn't want to get into too much of a quarrel with Gao Changgong, but if the county official was too presumptuous, Yang Min would also give him some time to remember.
The foreigner in front of him was indeed a little scared. He handed the letter to Yang Min respectfully, "I was just ordered to give the letter to Prime Minister Yang. I really don't know the rest."
Yang Min did not continue to embarrass this little man. He picked up the letter, opened it at will, and started reading.
After watching like this for a while, Yang Min's expression softened a little.
"Okay, I know everything and bring me my pen."
Yang Min asked the housekeeper for a pen and paper, and started writing on the spot. After finishing the writing, he asked the housekeeper to hand it over to the messenger.
"You can just take it back and give it to the county magistrate."
"only!!"
Kou Liu stood up in a hurry, took the letter and left in a hurry.
After the other party left, Yang Min showed a smile and said, "This Lecheng County Duke is quite good and not the kind of arrogant and domineering clan member."
The housekeeper was startled, "Didn't you say before that this person is hot-tempered and prone to killing, eager for quick success, and in line with the clan's style, so he should not be allowed to approach the imperial city?"
"It is true that he is impatient, but he is not a murderous and cruel person. Judging from his letters, he wants to cure Cheng'an. At least he wants to do good things. This is very rare. In time, he may become a capable minister around the prince.
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"Then let him stay in Cheng'an?"
"No."
Yang Min's attitude was very resolute, "The capital is already in turmoil, and what it needs is stable and mature people. This county magistrate has done too much, which is detrimental to the overall situation. We still have to let him hone his skills for a while."
"The Lu Yao whom I appointed and removed is mature, kind and generous. I asked him to go to appease the people and govern the internal and external affairs. He is qualified for the job."
Kou Liu rode a fast horse and galloped towards Cheng'an.
Thinking of the scene just now, he felt a little frightened.
But then there was some secret joy. Who would have thought? A person like me could one day meet the prime minister. In the past, I would never have dreamed of it.
The road from Yecheng to Cheng'an is not very peaceful.
Wild dogs can always be seen in the distance, wagging their tails, gathering on the road and licking the ground.
On this road, you can see several deep marks, which are black and smelly.
When they found the knight, the wild dogs ran away in a hurry. They hid in the bushes, poked their heads out, bared their teeth fiercely, and threatened passers-by not to come near.
Kou Liu ran wildly by, and there were wild dogs trying to catch up. After chasing for a while, they stopped and started barking.
Kou Liu traveled like this for a long time and finally approached Cheng'an County.
As soon as he approached the county seat, he was surrounded by a sea of ​​people.
A group of hungry, zombie-like people, in a daze, tremblingly rushed towards the county town.
Kou Exiled looked around, but he couldn't count their number. From the horizon to his eyes, they seemed to be numb people.
At the gate of the county town, there was already a mess.
There was a sea of ​​people outside the city gate, and they were still so numb and waiting for death. They surrounded the city gate, and they were approaching one by one. They were bustling.
Outside the city gate, there were seven or eight officials who were busy restoring their identities. The county soldiers stood not far away, holding weapons, staring at these dead people who were ten times their size, their hands full of cold sweat.
"Come one by one!"
“Get in line!”
There were food officials carrying burdens and distributing wheat cakes to these people one by one, with buckets of water beside them. The deceased picked up the cakes and wolfed them down, almost eating them with their own hands.
Occasionally, there were sounds of crying and sobbing.
Kou Liu did not dare to charge any more, and kept pulling on the reins. He got out of the crowd and arrived at the city gate. The county soldiers all knew him and quickly let him go without any further questioning.
Kou Liu continued to run on the road, and the pedestrians along the street retreated to both sides, giving way to the main road, and Kou Liu flew past those people.
Some people who knew him even bowed to him.
The door of the restaurant in the distance was open, and the waiter was standing at the door with the food, shouting hard to attract customers.
Kou Liu rushed all the way to the county government office, jumped off his horse, and hurriedly walked in.
The county government is still very busy, and almost no one is idle.
Kou Liu went all the way to Lu Qubing's residence, handed the letter to Lu Qubing, and then left.
When Kou Liu returned to Youyoufu, Yao Xiong was not in the mansion. Youyougong and Tian Zili were lecturing several village officials.
"If anyone dares to bully the people in the countryside again."
Kou Liu didn't bother anyone. He took the horse to the stable consciously, put the feed in the palm of his hand, and let the horse eat it.
Seeing the war horse immersed in eating, Kou Liu had a smile on his face.
He smiled extremely brightly.
The backyard of the county government office.
Gao Changgong held Zhang Li's hand with a smile on his lips.
"Gong Zhang is such a talented person. With this move, all the dead people came to make peace. If this can be done, Gong should be the first to do it!"
Zhang Li was so frightened that he wanted to retract his hand, but Gao Changgong held him tightly. He could only say in a low voice: "I don't dare, I don't dare, it's all because of the county man's credit."
"This porridge and food supply can really bring the refugees from all over the place to come! Why didn't I think of that?"
"County Lord, the deceased were homeless and hungry. If they could have a full meal, they would be captured and killed, and they would be willing to do so. Therefore, the county government distributed food outside the city, and they were all willing to come."
"However, County Lord, this method has advantages and disadvantages. In terms of food, it will cost a lot of money."
Gao Changgong waved his hand, "Mr. Zhang, you don't have to worry about the food problem. The current county government is not much richer than before!"
Zhang Li smiled bitterly and said: "My subordinates know. But, county magistrate, no matter how much food the county government has, there will always be a day when it is finished. And the dead people from all over the place, if they know the situation here, they will definitely have an endless supply."
Come."
"Too many subjugated people will cause local turmoil, and the emperor will be easily impeached. What's more, if one day food can no longer be distributed, and the subjugated people gather outside the city again, I'm afraid there will be a bigger disaster.
trouble"
Gao Changgong nodded, "I understand. I will find a way."
While the two were talking, Lu Qubing walked in.
"County Duke, a letter from Duke Yang!"
Gao Changgong stood up hurriedly, took the letter, and opened it eagerly.
He looked at it for a moment, looked a little disappointed, and handed the letter to Lu Qubing.
"This is a letter from the county magistrate to you."
"It's okay, just look at it."
Lu Qubing then started to look at it. After looking for a moment, he shook his head and said, "It's exactly what I thought. I still have to drive you away."
"Well, things have only just begun."
"Lu Jun, Mr. Yang asked me not to worry about Cheng'an. He said that he had arranged for a wise man to take over. If he doesn't do well, he will give me an explanation. Do you recognize this wise man, Magistrate Lu Yao?"
"I have never met him, but I have heard of his reputation. I heard that he is honest, generous and loving. He never makes grudges with others. He is extremely kind to the common people and is deeply loved by all the princes in the temple."
"Rumors are just rumors after all. It's better to meet them."
Chapter completed!