Chapter 566 How much trouble can a person cause?
When the Pingyang County Magistrate got on the rescue boat, crossed the fast river, and landed in Wudu County, he felt as if he was in a dream, in a daze. He couldn't believe that Yun Guogong moved so fast!
"Of course we have to be quick. Your Pingyang County river embankment has been in disrepair for a long time, and you never know when it will break. Of course we have to race against time."
As soon as Niu Jin learned that the magistrate of Pingyang County had been rescued, he immediately came to help him: "You are more familiar with Pingyang County than we are, so hurry up and help."
The Pingyang County Magistrate blinked in confusion and pointed at himself, "Me?!"
Is Duke Yun so confident about himself? He is a surrendered general!
If he could have a good life and raise himself, he was already considered magnanimous, but he actually allowed himself to participate in political affairs? !
Niu Jin was so busy that his scalp was numb. Not to mention the demoted generals, even the literate people in the state were recruited to do clerical work.
"Stop talking nonsense, how big of a trap can you make? This is Duke Yun's territory! Stop nagging."
Although this is the truth, although I am very touched by Yun Guogong's trust, but...
The Pingyang County Magistrate knelt down and hesitated: "I can't write documents."
Niu Jin was not too dismissive: "You don't need to write Zou Zou, you just need to be concise, clear and easy to understand, even if you speak plain English, it doesn't matter."
Now, almost half of the people under my command can only read. If they are asked to read those official documents, they probably won't be able to understand them.
Therefore, Gu Nanxi directly ordered that during special periods, the fixed official document format should be temporarily abolished and the vernacular should be promoted.
Pingyang County made people even more confused, so they simply broke the jar and said: "But, but, I am a fake county magistrate."
Niu Jinyi finally raised his head and said coldly: "What do you mean?"
"The original magistrate of Pingyang County was killed by robbers on his way to office. I was his book boy, and I got greedy and pretended to be him."
What the hell?
Listen, is this human talk?
Niu Jinyi was stunned: "No one noticed?"
"If I show off like this and don't take care of things, who will notice me?"
Niu Jin wiped his face and asked, "Didn't the original owner's family come to seek refuge with you?"
"My brother-in-law came here, and I gave him a hundred taels of silver. The original owner came from a poor family, and he was the only official in his family. If he didn't expose me, his family would have had a county magistrate, which would be enough for them to show off their prestige in their hometown. . If they expose me, they will get nothing.”
Niu Jinyi didn't know whether to praise the courage of the man in front of him or to say that he was so bold that even though he was a fake county magistrate, he dared to lead the entire county to surrender to Duke Yun!
"You, you! You're in big trouble!"
Niu Jin felt as if he had eaten Coptis chinensis and was extremely bitter. Without saying a word, he hurried to find Gu Nanxi.
Originally, because of the sudden flood, Gu Nanxi and the Great Zhou court had a tacit understanding, suspended their tit-for-tat confrontation, and concentrated their efforts on disaster relief.
When they received the letter from Pingyang County Magistrate, others were a little hesitant, fearing that this matter would become a trigger for war between the two sides.
It's not that Yunzhou is afraid of war, but the timing is really not good.
The strength of the imperial court has been damaged, and so has Yunzhou. There are still a group of hungry wolves looking at it outside.
If a large-scale war really breaks out, it will probably turn into a mess.
Such a scene of devastation was something Gu Nanxi didn't want to see.
In the end, it was Duke Yun who made the final decision and decided to go all out for disaster relief. After all, it was the Pingyang County magistrate who took the initiative, not Yunzhou's initiative to stir up trouble.
This can also be regarded as an explanation for the imperial court.
However, the county magistrate is fake!
If the court knew about this, they would definitely think that it was instigated by Duke Yun.
Isn't war about to break out?
After listening to Niu Jinyi's report, Gu Nanxi's first reaction was that they all chose to show off. The Pingyang County magistrate had lived peacefully for so many years, but he himself showed up on the battlefield!
"What a talent. What is his real name?"
"Big plum."
What an unpretentious name. Gu Nanxi: "He will be Cheng Yan from now on."
The name of the Pingyang County Magistrate was Cheng Yan, and Gu Nanxi meant that Da Lizi should continue to pretend.
Niu Jinyi worriedly said: "Cheng Yan's family members know that Cheng Yan is dead. What if the court pursues the investigation and confronts us?"
Gu Nanxi smiled and said: "They ask, do we have to answer?! What are we afraid of? Save face for them. If they don't want it and want to fight, we will fight. One hundred thousand Yunzhou soldiers have nothing to fear!"
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As soon as Niu Jin raised his head, there were stars in his eyes!
That's right, let's fight. Who's afraid of whom? !
The military strength of the Great Zhou Dynasty far exceeded that of Yunzhou, so what?
The sixteen states of Youyun have been captured, and the Tatars have been driven away. How can we still be afraid of them? !
"Obey!"
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In Kyoto, as the weather cleared up, the river water that flooded the streets finally slowly receded.
The streets were covered with mud from the river, dead fish and shrimps, and the air was filled with the fishy smell of river water.
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On the street, people from various workshops were spreading quicklime on the ground to carry out disinfection work.
It is said that this is the measure taken by Yunzhou.
The officials originally looked down upon it, but Taishi Tong insisted on having his own way and gave the order directly.
When the water level of the Bianhe River dropped to a certain level, officials and civil and military officials held several court meetings to classify the disaster as a "big famine".
The governors of each state submitted a memorial, and after deliberation by the three departments, the officials issued an edict, which was sent to the Transshipment Department, the Shipping Department, the Changping Department and other disaster relief departments.
The grain and grass that had been gathering in Kyoto could finally be transported by water to various places.
At the same time, facing the refugees gathered outside the city, the Zhou Dynasty court ordered state officials to recruit young adults as Xiang soldiers.
The old and the weak would just give porridge as a token of their service. Anyway, without the young and the strong, these refugees would not be able to cause trouble.
Of course, all these disaster relief measures exclude Yunzhou and Shuozhou.
In the court, the civil and military officials also tacitly agreed not to mention this matter.
However, all this seems to be a little late.
"Your Majesty, in the Nanjun area, the mountain people united with Dong Yaoshi to launch a riot."
"Your Majesty, Japanese ships appear along the coast, and coastal villages are repeatedly harassed by Japanese pirates."
"Your Majesty, there were over a million casualties on the Southeast Road. The situation was so tragic that everyone who witnessed it shed tears."
"Your Majesty, Tubo sent a thousand soldiers to test outside Songzhou City."
There were thick dark circles under the young emperor's eyes.
Why did this happen all of a sudden?
"Didn't Huang Qian say that the earthquake disaster was not serious?"
The Minister of Household Affairs frowned and said: "Master Zhu wrote that the disaster was serious and Huang Qian did not report it truthfully."
"Why didn't I know?!" As soon as the young emperor said this, the entire court fell silent.
After a while, the young emperor remembered that he had not read Lord Zhu's memorial for a long time because Lord Zhu had been talking to Gu Nanxi.
The news from Hezhong County made the entire court fall silent.
"In order to protect Hezhong Prefecture, the governor of Hezhong County broke the embankments and released floods, causing Pingyang County to become a vast ocean."
"The magistrate of Pingyang handed over the entire Pingyang County to Duke Yun."