Chapter 1459 Where did the food go? (Part 1)
But even though he was completely humiliated, even though Wei Yifang was a direct descendant of Jingzhao Wei, he did not dare to confront Cheng Yaojin, the famous "devil incarnation", and could only say in a low voice: "Yes, yes, yes, It’s rude for a lower official..."
Then he turned to Fang Jun and said reluctantly: "My lower official, Wei Yifang, has met Fang Shilang..."
Before he finished speaking, he was coldly interrupted by Fang Jun.
Fang Jun stared at his pretty face, which was obviously still powdered on a rainy day, and said directly to his heart: "I can't bear it. Magistrate Wei is lying in the Yazhai. He is really the style of a famous person in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. We can only look up to him." But I don’t care what you are doing in the county government and why. Let the people of Hecheng desperately try to save themselves in the face of natural disasters but remain indifferent and do nothing. I have only one thing to order you now - quickly open the warehouse, take out the grain, and give it to the people and soldiers who risked their lives to protect the embankment. Eat! ”
Wei Yifang's heart thumped and his face turned pale.
Mom, I’m really afraid of what’s going to happen...
Seeing Wei Yifang silent and embarrassed, Fang Jun asked curiously: "Why, does Magistrate Wei have something to hide?"
"This..."
Wei Yifang swallowed and spat, squeaking but unable to say "Ziwu Maoyou".
Fang Jun narrowed his eyes slightly and felt something was wrong...
The charity warehouse was originally established to provide relief for local disasters and emergencies, and it would usually provide relief to some poor civilians. Now the floods in the Jinghe River are coming fiercely, and it is not known when the dam will burst and the entire Jingyang will be swept away. Even if there are tens of thousands of stones of food in the charity warehouse , won’t we still have to feed fish, turtles, shrimps and crabs?
What's more, obtaining food at this time is the function of the free warehouse, but Wei Yifang pushed back and forth...
Haha, no problem, hell.
So, Fang Jun turned to look at Liu Ji again... only to see that Liu Ji's eyes were already shining, and his eyes were almost shining like a bachelor who has been a bachelor for forty years and finally entered the bridal chamber. He wished he could even wear his belt. The meaty one swallowed Wei Yifang...
What are the responsibilities of the censor?
Impeachment!
Who to impeach?
Corrupt officials!
Ever since he embarked on the road of censorship, Liu Ji has been thinking all day long about seizing the handle of the corrupt official and impeaching him. The more senior the official, the official with a deep background and the strong backing, the more he likes to impeach, because that will lead to impeachment. Gain greater fame!
The censor's intuition made him aware of something fishy when Wei Yifang was squeaking, and Wei Yifang was the magistrate of Jingyang County. The "Disaster Relief Yamen" was able to dig out the hidden secrets when it participated in disaster relief for the first time. What a great gimmick!
Furthermore, Wei Yi Fang Jingzhao's identity as a direct descendant of Wei's family will have an extremely powerful impact once any wrongdoing is discovered!
This is simply a God-given opportunity!
So when Fang Jun turned to look at him, although there was no subconscious interface like just now, the reaction was roughly the same...
At this moment, Liu Yushi's face straightened, and he spoke with a majestic and upright voice: "The establishment of the Yicang is to alleviate the risk of food shortages in the event of local natural disasters. The current flood is fierce, Jingyang City is in danger, and the embankment is in danger. Chengbai We are all united to fight against the natural disaster, but as the county magistrate, you have locked up the charity warehouse tightly and watched the common people fight desperately while being hungry. You are the parents of this county, but you are so vicious-hearted. I ask you, what are your intentions? ”
The upright officials angrily scolded the traitors, and the righteousness surged!
The surrounding people who were already deeply dissatisfied with Wei Yifang and the county government officials almost applauded Liu Yushi!
Wei Yifang was sweating profusely and looked panicked...
My mind was spinning rapidly, thinking about the words to explain, but I really didn't know what to say for a while. He is just a child of an aristocratic family. Although his talent and knowledge are much better than ordinary people under the cultivation of his family, how can the flowers in the greenhouse cope with the wind and rain suddenly?
Not to mention that he was facing Liu Jie, who was always known for being strict and unkind in the court!
Before Wei Yifang could think of his words, Liu Jie gave him no chance and shouted loudly: "You are so squeaky and your eyes are flashing. Could it be that there is something wrong with the law? I have been ordered by the emperor to participate in the disaster relief. My duty is to punish all officials who dare to take bribes, bend the law and delay disaster relief! Now I ask you, why don’t you open the warehouse to release grain?”
Wei Yifang turned pale with fright: "This...this..."
His lips were pursed and he didn't know what to say, and he didn't even look like a member of the aristocratic family just now...
Liu Ji is almost certain that this person must have violated laws and disciplines!
It's really unexpected that such a big mouse can be caught, a descendant of Jingzhao Wei's... And the charity warehouse involved is a key point in this disaster relief. Once this matter is exposed, the impact will be far-reaching.
By then, not only will he be able to avenge his relationship with Webster, but he will also be able to win a good reputation among the people and officials as a person who is not afraid of the powerful, loyal and upright, killing two birds with one stone!
Thinking of this, how could Liu Jie let such a God-given opportunity slip away?
He immediately said loudly: "Come here, let me take custody of Magistrate Wei, and escort him to accompany me to the county seat to check the situation of the charity warehouse!"
"Here!"
Behind him were the officers from the Yushitai, and they all rushed towards him in a hurry.
Wei Yifang was horrified and shouted: "Which of you dares? I am a descendant of Jingzhao Wei's family. If you... huh huh..." Before he could finish his words, a servant skillfully took out his hand. A piece of rag blocked the mouth...
Liu Jie rushed to Fang Jun and Cheng Yaojin and handed over his hands, and said solemnly: "I have a half-hearted order and will never tolerate such scoundrels who neglect their duties. When I go to the county to check the specific situation of Yicang, I will definitely impeach this person to Your Majesty! ”
How could Cheng Yaojin be willing to care about such trivial matters? There was a "hmm" sound in his nostrils, which was considered as giving Liu Ji some face.
Fang Jun even said simply: "You are the censor, so naturally you are the one to make the decision on these matters. You can handle it yourself."
Liu Jie asked this out of politeness, but to see if the two of them wanted to share the credit. Seeing that neither of them wanted to get involved, Liu Jie was naturally overjoyed, and led someone to escort the panicked Wei. Yi Fang got off the embankment and headed straight for Jingyang City.
Considering the reputations of Cheng Yaojin and Fang Jun, if they wanted to jointly impeach this Jingzhao Webster's son, he himself would definitely be at the bottom, and his reputation would naturally be much less...
*****
The people in Jingyang above the dam were stunned.
The magistrate of the county who came from a well-established family...is it over like this?
Wei Yifang refused to open the charity warehouse several times to put grain. Anyone who is interested in this behavior will see something wrong and will doubt whether there is something fishy in the charity warehouse. But after all, Jingzhao Webster's name is there. Who among the first-class aristocratic families dares to touch this bad luck easily?
As a result, with the effort of both the front and back, the magistrate who usually smokes fragrances and dyes soaps luxuriously and exquisitely was dragged away in embarrassment...
It’s really satisfying!
Fang Jun waved his hand to stop everyone's excited conversation and said in a cold voice: "Don't worry about the fate of that county magistrate. That is the matter of the Yushitai. The most important thing right now is to guard the dam and prevent the flood. The life and death of that person who is wreaking havoc on Jingyang has nothing to do with us. We stand here. Here, we are risking an instant collapse of the embankment in order to defend the embankment, defend Jingyang, and defend our home! Everyone, life or death depends on this action. Let's work together to block this torrential flood in front of the embankment so that it cannot cross the thunder pond. Half a step!”
"Here!"
The mood is exciting!
Fang Jun mobilized for a while, and together with Cheng Yaojin, he took officials from the Ministry of Works for a walk along the embankment, carefully inspected the situation everywhere, and formulated a plan to repair the embankment on the spot. There were very experienced Ministry of Industry officials on site, as well as experts like Lin Ruofu who knew the levee well, and they had a better understanding of the current situation.
Overall, the situation is not optimistic...
Although the Jinghe River Embankment is impregnable, the most feared thing about the Jufan Embankment is not the frontal impact of the flood, but the erosion after the flood overflows the embankment. A small gap may cause the flood to swarm over and wash away the earth and rocks all the time, gradually gradually It turned into a gully that was difficult to plug, and eventually the entire embankment collapsed.
Now that the water level is rising, many low places on the embankment are still flooded. The water surface on the top of the dam seems to be gentle, but when it flows down the back slope of the dam after overflowing the top of the dam, the water flow is unstoppable. , which resulted in extremely serious soil and rock loss on the back side of the dam, and deep grooves were still washed out in many places.
If the water level is allowed to continue to rise, even doubling the number of people will not be able to prevent the collapse of the entire levee...
The Youwuwei army arrived in time, but the danger was still imminent.
Manpower is sometimes poor, but God's power cannot be resisted...(End of Chapter)