Flower hall in the backyard of the county government office.

Liu Renli pulled Liu Xiu'er and told the whole story. Liu Xiu'er felt relieved. After all, there was a lesson from the previous Jinan Prefecture. Seeing the bright imperial edict, Liu Xiu'er believed that this was true.

He sighed slightly, looked at Zhou Heng, stood up and bowed:

"Brother and second brother, let's talk to me. I'll prepare some side dishes. This is a happy event for our family. Let's celebrate it well. I'll go and see the dog that has been cerebralized later."

After saying that, he took Chuntao away. Liu Renli seemed to be tired, and moved the leg that had just recovered from injury and sat beside Zhou Heng.

Although it is great now, I still feel sore after walking for a long time. Looking at Zhou Heng with a calm face, Liu Renli was a little puzzled.

"Have you been to Meiyuan? I want to come to thank you. Hey, I don't seem to be happy. What's wrong with this?"

Zhou Heng looked at Liu Renli. This person was just a fool. He was persistent in believing in the truth and would rather fail than bend. As a parent official, it was a good thing for the people, but it was difficult for the official career to survive.

"Zhou Heng is happy for his elder brother. He is a good person for his officers. The people of Qingping County have praised him very much. They are very clear about how you love the people. But have you ever thought about why you have to be promoted to three levels after this case?"

The smile on Liu Renli's face gradually faded. He looked at Zhou Heng, thought for a while and then said:

"Mr. Zhang Fuling's kind words to me are one aspect. Another is the disaster relief matter. Our Qingping County implements it completely in accordance with the imperial edict. There is also this disaster relief and the epidemic control. The Daliang Kingdom has been founded for two hundred years. After each natural disaster, a large number of people died, one starved to death, and the other is the epidemic. So this time, Long Xin was very happy because of this."

Zhou Heng sighed, "This is on the surface. The emperor naturally hopes that every official can do his best to do his part. Disaster relief is to reduce the victims who starve, freeze, and die of illness. My Daliang Kingdom is based on agriculture. If no one cultivates the wilderness everywhere, it will shake the foundation of the country. To put it bluntly, only with people will prosper and only with people will farm. Otherwise, the people will rebel and rebellion will occur."

Liu Renli blinked, "I know this. It is because of this that the emperor attaches so much importance to the disaster. He allocated the disaster relief silver early to appease the people who were affected, and severely punished officials who were greedy for disaster relief."

Zhou Heng shook his head and narrowed his eyes and stared at Liu Renli.

"For thousands of years, all emperors have been doing this disaster relief, and allocating silver and food. So I ask you, have there been no greedy person before?"

Liu Renli said without hesitation: "How is this greedy man, especially the disaster relief funds, are recorded in many ancient books. This is not the first time, nor is it the last time."

Zhou Heng stared into Liu Renli's eyes, and when he saw that he still didn't understand, he felt extremely powerless.

"Since my elder brother knows this, we should understand the emperor's intention. Are there many people who have participated in the greed or bullying the people in the court? A small flood in Chai Wenhe involves Qiu Chuxin, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and 17 people from Jinan Prefecture. One of these people was not wronged, but some of them must have been arrested. The disaster relief funds that were recovered were recovered, totaling 870,000 taels. Have these elder brothers considered the whole story?"

Liu Renli was stunned, he didn't know these details.

I just heard that many officials in Jinan Prefecture were questioned, and as for the number of people and the greedy silver, these are all unknown numbers.

Hearing from Zhou Heng's mouth, Liu Renli believed that this must be true, and it goes without saying that he must have learned it from Meiyuan.

"I've been so greedy, but what do I want to say? Just say it, is it that this imperial edict has been accepted and I haven't taken office yet?"

Zhou Heng pursed his lips, got up and walked to Liu Renli.

"Although Mr. Zhang Fuling is not in the court, he is very loyal to the Holy Family. He is not a sleek person, but a real upright person. He handled several famous major cases. He almost lost his life because of the case. Later, Duke Wei came forward to make the case a big shot. Since then, Zhang Fuling has risen to the top. The eldest brother was promoted by Lord Zhang for the disaster relief case. Although you didn't think about standing in a team or climbing up, other officials don't think about seeing this, and you and Zhang Fuling have long classified you and Zhang Fuling as the same party."

Liu Renli seemed to be saying something, but was stopped by Zhou Heng and continued:

"As for the emperor, it seems to be a compliment, but on the other hand, it is to put you on fire. I know that my elder brother doesn't want to stand in the team or participate in the party struggles in the court, but now he has to force you to stand in the team. If I did before, what do you want to do for the people and the poor, then you have to climb up, no matter how you do it, but you have to know the interests and fight for both evils."

"Besides, there are many people who are greedy, so you can't deal with everyone in the government and the country. How can you do this at the lowest price? Since the water is too mixed and the water surface is too calm, throw one or two stones into it to break this calmness, so that the wind of greedy can be curbed better. Even if there is no garrison, it will not hurt the root cause. Whether you, Lord Zhang or the prince, aren't these stones?"

Liu Renli was stunned, and the joy on her face disappeared.

Zhou Heng's words seemed to give him a heavy blow. If you think about it carefully, it is indeed as Zhou Heng said. The hidden deep meaning here makes people feel cold on their backs.

He raised his hand and found that the palms holding the handrail were covered in cold sweat. Liu Renli looked at his palms blankly. I don’t know how long it took, but when he raised his head to look at Zhou Heng again, his eyes became more firm.

"Whether it is a stone that stirs up a thousand layers of waves or sinks into the sea, I will never know whether I can succeed if I don't try. I have no way to go, I can only rush forward."

Zhou Heng sighed and knew that this guy was such a person, but he still had to say clearly what he should say, otherwise he really didn't know if he could survive next year.

"Since this is the case, Zhou Heng has nothing else to say, but before leaving, he will go to Meiyuan. The disaster relief will be successful, and the prince will contribute the most. Whether it is the initial donation, helping you to support the scene, or bringing reinforcements from behind, and asking Lord Zhang to come to help us to interrogate the case, the prince will mediate it. This time he is going to Beijing, so he will also return to Beijing. It would be better for us to go with us."

Liu Renli nodded, "This is natural. I'm going to Meiyuan just now, and I happened to catch up with you back, so I'm delayed. Wait, what did you say just now that we'll go to Beijing together? You're not going back after a trip, but you're going to live in the capital for a long time?"

Zhou Heng wanted to hold his forehead, but this guy only realized what he meant.

It's really speechless. If you didn't follow him, how could you be so worried about his words and deeds? Don't let yourself follow him and be involved in any case. You can't be so lucky every time and have a noble person to help you.

"Yes, the prince's meaning is to let me stay in the capital with me. My Huichun Hall has been preparing to open a semicolon, so that I will not open a semicolon in the surrounding counties or Jinan Prefecture. Otherwise, I will always be on guard against Shouhetang. I plan to open a large Huichun Hall clinic directly in the capital. The prince wants to cooperate with me."

Liu Renli was stunned when he heard this, but he thought it was a good thing, otherwise he would have been a little worried about leaving Xiu'er alone in Qingping County. He would be even more worried if he took her to Tongzhou. The most troublesome thing before, I didn't expect it to be solved easily.

"Okay, if you go to the capital to open Huichun Hall, Xiu'er will follow you. This way, it will be closer to me. I still care about keeping her in Qingping County."

Zhou Heng curled his lips and said that this guy started again. Whenever Liu Xiu'er mentioned, his IQ would be zero, and his mind was full of girls like this and girls like that.

"Brother, don't worry, Xiu'er is also my girl, but time is tight, there is only one month, we have to prepare in advance. Bo Xiao has contacted the ship. We have to make a batch of medicines and then prepare to leave for Beijing. As for your legs, you must also take good care of them."

Liu Renli glanced at the sky and raised his hand to waved at Zhou Heng.

"It's not too late, so hurry up and go back to deal with it. I'll go to Meiyuan now."

Zhou Heng sighed and said, "This guy will drive people out after using it." You know, Xiu'er said she was going to cook, so she ignored it.
Chapter completed!