Rebirth of the poisonous concubine

Chapter 453 I Believe in Miss Ye

Chapter 453 I Believe in Miss Ye

The emperor also placed high hopes on him, and threw him to a bitterly cold place to serve as a county magistrate for half a year, and then threw him to a county where bandits were rampant.

In this year, he fought bandits, cured drought, experienced cold and heat, and was promoted step by step. It was not until two months ago that he was transferred to Ningzhou and became the magistrate.

"...I have been working as an official outside this year, and I have never returned to Jiangzhou. I didn't expect Miss Ye to come to the capital!" Lu Qingming said gratefully, "I was supposed to take my mother to serve by my side, but the place I was before was not the sky. It's cold and there are bandits, so I can only send some money back. I don't know how long I can stay in Ningzhou this time, it's really troublesome for Miss Ye to take care of my mother."

Ye Muxi and him haven't seen each other for a year, so they don't have any quarrel. She said with a smile, "You owe me money, so of course I have to take care of the old lady. This is called being able to run away from the monk, but not from the temple."

"Hey, didn't my mother return the money?" Lu Qingming was surprised.After he won the first prize, he entrusted his fellow countrymen to send back all the rewards bestowed by the emperor.

Ye Muxi said intentionally, "Of course I can't take money from the old lady. It's what you did for the old lady, so I don't want it."

"This..." Lu Qingming touched his body, and said in a little embarrassment, "Then... then can I continue to owe it first? My salary was not high before... I traveled around, and there is not much left..."

Ye Muxi couldn't help laughing.

Jun Mochen laughed, "Brother Lu, the imperial concubine is just joking with you."

"It's really that nerd from back then. It hasn't changed at all. I really don't know how to fight bandits and cure drought." Ye Muxi smiled.

Lu Qingming blushed in embarrassment.

At this moment, Nangong Lin and Leng Xun came in, saw Lu Qingming in the room, their eyes slightly passed over him, they didn't care, looked at Ye Muxi and said:
"Arrest the prefect of Ningzhou first tonight, and attack the city tomorrow."

As soon as these words came out, Lu Qingming next to him looked dull, what's going on?
Both Ye Muxi and Jun Mochen couldn't help laughing.

"Did I do something bad?" Lu Qingming was confused.

Ye Muxi covered her mouth and laughed, "My son, this is the magistrate of Ningzhou and my old friend in Jiangzhou, Lu Qingming."

"I pay my respects to the prince!" Lu Qingming hurriedly saluted.

Nangong Lin looked at Lu Qingming, nodded slightly, "Since you are an acquaintance, then come with me directly."

"My lord, can I ask why you arrested me?" Lu Qingming asked bluntly.

Jun Mochen smiled and said, "Brother Lu, don't mind. In fact, this matter is also for the millions of people in Ningzhou City. You must have heard about the Yong'an Dam bursting. But we didn't get the imperial court's approval." Order, the people cannot be directly removed, so I thought of a compromise. The son will pretend to be the Holy Fire Cult, pretend to be the Holy Fire Cult to attack the city, and release the news that the city will be massacred after occupying the city. In this way... Ningzhou City The people will run away by themselves.”

The Sacred Fire Cult specializes in scapegoating.

"Actually, this can't scare all the people away, but as many people as they can go, there is no way for others who would rather die than go." Ye Muxi added.

Lu Qingming became nervous when he heard this, "Miss Ye, what do you mean... the Yong'an Dam will really burst?"

Ye Muxi nodded seriously, that's for sure.

"But, this... isn't Hu Shangshu in Yong'an Dam? As a minister of the Ministry of Industry, how can he not know that Yong'an Dam will burst!" Lu Qingming looked shocked.

Jun Mochen explained, "Hu Dawei knows that the Yong'an Dam is very likely to burst. However, he is just betting that if the embankment does not burst, he will be safe and sound if he wins the bet. If he loses the bet, he can only count himself as unlucky." .”

"Why don't you just state everything directly, how can you gamble millions of lives on such a thing?" Lu Qingming said angrily, and then he realized it by himself.

Last year, Hu Dawei rebuilt the Yong'an Dam. It is reasonable to say that the embankment will never break, even if the water rises even more.

Unless, there was a problem with last year's reconstruction.Cutting corners, or not rebuilding at all...

"Is it the reconstruction last year..." After being an official for a year, he has seen too many such petty profits.

Ye Muxi said in a deep voice, "Only Hu Dawei knows what's going on with Yong'an Dam. But the situation of Yong'an Dam is worrying, and it will definitely burst. Hu Dawei doesn't believe it, so he wants to gamble. But the people of Ningzhou City shouldn't bet with him. "

"Miss Ye, you are right. Once the Yong'an Dam breaks, how many millions of people in Ningzhou can survive..." Lu Qingming's face turned blue with anger, "You don't need to arrest me, I will post a notice, I will It's the magistrate of Ningzhou, I told the people to evacuate, but the people still listen to the government!"

Jun Mochen said, "But without an imperial order, it is a serious crime for the magistrate to let the people evacuate privately."

"My crime alone is nothing compared to the lives of millions of people in Ningzhou." Lu Qingming said firmly, "I didn't know it before, but now that I know it, I must not just watch millions of people die because of it."

Jun Mochen thought for a while and said, "The capital is not far from here. Once you know about this, you will be arrested. By then, the people will not have time to evacuate."

"Just give me ten days to evacuate the people. Even if someone from the capital comes to arrest me, it will take two days. I am the magistrate handpicked by the emperor." Lu Qingming said.

Ye Muxi shook her head, "It's too late, it's already June 25th, and you only have five days. Once it's July, the Yong'an Dam may burst at any time..."

"Five days, plus our people, should be enough." Jun Mochen thought for a moment, looked at Nangong Lin and said, "My lord, can you delay for five days?"

Nangong Lin nodded slightly.

……

On that day, the emperor's list was posted everywhere in Ningzhou City, and the magistrate announced that the Yong'an Dam might burst, and the people were asked to evacuate.

At this moment, the people began to panic.Official words are always more convincing than rumors.

"Is it really going to break the embankment?"

"Of course, let me tell you, the prefect packed up his things and ran away! How dare you stay in Ningzhou City!"

"That's right, I heard that many wealthy businessmen in the city ran away overnight! There is no wind without waves, it seems that Yong'an Dam is really going to end..."

"Hey, what can I do with my one hundred chickens! How can I take them away!"

"My God, your life is almost gone, and you are still thinking about the chicken, run for your life."

……

The government issued an announcement, and the Four Seas Trading Company escorted them. The people of Ningzhou packed up their things one after another, dragged their families and evacuated from Ningzhou.

Torrential rain.

Lu Qingming stood at the gate of the city, holding an umbrella, watching the long queue leaving the city with clear eyes.

It is indeed difficult to evacuate in heavy rain, and it is a waste of money and people.

"My lord, the Yong'an Dam may not burst. You tell the people to evacuate after hearing a few rumors. When the court blames you, you are afraid that your life will be lost." The aide said with a sigh.

Lu Qingming just looked in the direction of the capital and smiled lightly, "I believe in Miss Ye."

(End of this chapter)