novelhk Chapter 232 Corrupt Official or Good Official
Chapter 232 Corrupt Official or Good Official
Even when facing the government officials, Hu Lao San still had an arrogant attitude and said, "If you don't meet my demands, don't even think about demolishing my house. Lord Jiang said that the people are the most important, and you officials are here to serve us."
This person, relying on Jiang Zuo's words, was not afraid of the Jiangzhou County Magistrate in front of him at all.
"How ridiculous! I am braving the rain, not to listen to a lecture from a troublemaker like you!"
Song Gaolang was almost overwhelmed. He was a county magistrate, but he was humiliated by a rogue citizen.
Just when they were at a loss of what to do, they suddenly heard someone say, "What's all the fuss about?"
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw Jiang Zuo and Master Guo coming behind them.
"Master Jiang, why did you come here in person?"
Song Gaolang was startled and hurried forward.
"I heard that you can't handle the work at hand, so I'm here to help you."
Jiang Zuo said calmly.
Hearing this, Song Gaolang looked embarrassed.
When Hu Laosan saw Jiang Zuo coming, he seemed to see a savior. He immediately put away his previous arrogance and pretended to be pitiful and said, "Master Jiang, you have to make a decision for me."
Jiang Zuo looked calm and said, "Don't worry, just talk slowly, I will make the decision for you."
Not far away, Chen Xiu was hiding in a corner, observing secretly.
"This Jiang Zuo is actually willing to plead for the people? Impossible..."
Chen Xiu thought to himself, still remaining skeptical.
Then I heard Hu Lao San say, "Master Jiang, I want to move to another new house after the demolition, but the government won't let me."
"Oh? So you want to move to a new house. I understand."
Jiang Zuo nodded slightly.
Hearing their conversation, Chen Xiu also thought to himself: "How ridiculous! As the Inspector of Huainan, how can he have time to deal with such trivial matters?"
Hu Laosan said again: "Sir, there are seven people in our family, and the new house only has two rooms. This is obviously not suitable."
At this time, Song Gaolang couldn't help but say, "Other people are divided like this, you want to be special, right?"
As a county magistrate, he was quite helpless as he had encountered many crying and making a fuss like this in the past few days.
"So, what kind of house do you want to change to?"
Jiang Zuo asked.
After hearing what Jiang Zuo said, Hu Lao San quickly said, "It would be better to have four rooms, bigger than the current ones."
"You are such a greedy guy." Song Gaolang was quite dissatisfied, and said, "Master Jiang, you must not agree to the demands of the unruly people."
Jiang Zuo's gaze lingered on the house in front of him, and he asked, "Is this your old house?"
Hu Laosan was stunned for a moment before he said, "Yes, sir."
"You are not satisfied with the government's arrangement and don't want your house to be demolished?"
Jiang Zuo said again.
Hu Lao San said, "Yes, please make the decision for me, sir."
"Okay, since you are not satisfied, then our government will not demolish your house. The seven of you can continue to live in this familiar old house."
Jiang Zuo said calmly.
Hearing this, Hu Laosan suddenly became anxious and said, "Sir, this is inappropriate. We have also signed a contract with the government."
After all, if his house is not demolished, he will lose one hundred taels of silver.
"You also know that you signed a contract?"
Jiang Zuo said in a cold voice.
Hu Laosan was stunned.
Jiang Zuo added: "It is impossible to change your house. Since the rules have been set, they should be followed. If everyone makes a fuss like you, then how can we continue to do our work as officials?"
Hearing these words, Chen Xiu said disdainfully: "Want to use official power to intimidate the people? It seems that Jiangzuo is also quite arrogant on weekdays..."
There was a hint of hesitation in Hu Laosan's expression.
At this time, Jiang Zuo said again: "Hu Laosan, right? I heard that your eldest son has reached the age of getting married, but it seems that he still doesn't have a job? If you let your son report to the government office, he will definitely be given a decent job. If you want to continue to make trouble, you will get nothing."
Hu Laosan was slightly moved and said, "Sir, this... is this true?"
"Will Lord Jiang lie to you again?"
"Yes, Lord Jiang's words are as good as gold. You can rest assured."
The people watching on the side also spoke out.
Looking at this scene, Chen Xiu frowned.
The people are clearly the weaker party.
These people seem to be speaking for Jiangzuo?
Whether Jiang Zuo is a corrupt official who is trying to amass wealth, or a good official who is dedicated to serving the people, Chen Xiu will definitely find out thoroughly.
……
Beijing.
royal palace.
Royal Garden.
The breeze is blowing and spring is in full swing.
Chen Qingyun strolled quietly in the garden, enjoying a rare day of leisure.
"Your Majesty, a letter from Jiang Zuo."
Qiuyue came to the empress.
There are two letters, one to the Empress and one to Miss Siyue.
As usual, Chen Qingyun first opened the letter to the empress.
The content above is completely the same as before.
"Your Majesty, I will do my best to prepare well and strive to destroy the State of Chen within two months."
Jiang Zuo's letter to the emperor is not trustworthy, but his letter to Siyue contains a lot of truth.
Chen Qingyun opened another letter.
"Siyue, everything is fine in Jiangzhou City. I am now planning a new business in Jiangzhou. If it succeeds, I will definitely make a lot of money."
Seeing this, Chen Qingyun frowned slightly and thought to himself, "Jiangzhou is just a small border county. What kind of business can Jiangzuo have? I asked you to prepare for the attack on Chen."
She sighed to herself and continued reading.
"The spring in Jiangzhou is very beautiful, but it drizzles all day long and is quite humid. I wonder if you, Siyue, can adapt to it. When you and I get married in the future, we can also come to Jiangzhou to settle down..."
"This Jiang Zuo once again puts business and fun first and doesn't care about my orders at all..."
Chen Qingyun felt somewhat helpless, but there was a hint of smile on her beautiful face.
"Why is your majesty so happy?"
Qiuyue asked curiously, but she already knew the answer.
Whenever the emperor read Jiang Zuo's letter beside him, he would smile inexplicably.
"nothing."
Chen Qingyun put away the letter in his hand.
Qiuyue added: "Your Majesty, I have received news that the Ninth Prince has also arrived in Jiangzhou."
"That's good. I wonder how he gets along with Jiang Zuo?"
Chen Qingyun was quite curious.
The Ninth Prince Chen Xiu and the Huainan Inspector Jiang Zuo are both the empress's most trusted people.
Chen Qingyun felt quite relieved to hand over the important matter of conquering the State of Chen to them.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Jiang Zuo is such a hospitable person, I'm sure he gets along well with the Ninth Prince."
Qiuyue said on the side.
Now, she often speaks well of Jiang Zuo in the empress's ear to win her favor.
The officials in the court only knew that Jiang Zuo was an important official in the hands of the empress, but Qiuyue knew the true relationship between Jiang Zuo and the emperor.
Chen Qingyun nodded slightly, looking quite relaxed, and murmured, "It's better this way."
Gazing at the clear pool water in front of him, Chen Qingyun inexplicably felt a few complicated thoughts in his mind.