Early winter has arrived, and there is a dry silence between heaven and earth, with a chill. Recently, the victims of the disaster have moved back to Anmin District one after another. According to the roster of Fuguoshe, they have begun to return to their respective residences. Of course, they have a place to stay.

, Sun Zhen has handed over all the account books, rosters and other items of Anmin District to the new disaster relief ambassador Shi Kefa. Shi Kefa recruited officials from various prefectures and counties in Zhili and was assisted by people from the Fuguoshe. Things went very smoothly.

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The victims returned, and the large-scale construction operations that had been interrupted by Zhang Heng suddenly had abundant labor. Many large households in Baoding Prefecture had not completed their workshops. Naturally, people came to the door and were willing to pay money and food to hire the victims to work. Therefore, the official

There are many large construction sites on both sides of the road, and workers are busy coming and going. Although it is cold, there is still a lot of vitality.

At this moment, the flag sign of the Zhili patrol censor came from a distance, and a team of more than thirty people came from the north, which aroused the ideas of the victims who were working.

Immediately, the news spread to various yamen and officials.

The sun is warm, and in the cold wind, the energetic villagers who are working are standing with their heads bowed one by one. Like withered grass in the north wind, they lower their heads one by one. Some are wearing decent silk, and some are wearing ragged and shabby clothes;

Some have expressionless faces, some have awe; some are strong, and some are hungry and thin. Regardless of whether they have enough food and clothing, as long as they have no fame, they can only express their humbleness by this.

The team passed quickly, and people stood up one after another, turned to look at the team heading towards Baoding City, and everyone whispered and discussed.

The weather was dry and the team drove on the hard loess road, raising large amounts of dust.

The official sedan slowly landed on the ground, but Zhuomai did not step out of it. It was not until Li Wensheng, the prefect of Baoding who rushed to the city gate, came forward that he opened the door curtain.

"I suddenly learned that Mr. Zhuo was here, but I couldn't welcome him from a distance. I hope Mr. Zhuo won't blame me." Li Wensheng bowed warmly and stepped forward.

Li Wen was promoted to a higher official position than Zhuomai, but because Zhuomai had a hard time patrolling the censorship, inspecting various provinces for the emperor, and showing concern for the people, his status was higher than that of the local officials.

Xue Lian, who was standing next to him, saw Li Wensheng being so enthusiastic about Zhuomai and couldn't help curling his lips in disdain.

Li Wensheng is the official of the government, so there is no need for such compliments. It is really shameful to do so now.

Zhuomai walked out of the prison, tidied up some official uniforms, and then handed over his hands and said: "Meet Magistrate Li, Marquis Yangwu."

After hearing this, Li Wensheng took Zhuo Mai's hand with a smile on his face and said enthusiastically: "It would be great if Master Zhuo came over. The fact of the He family is really a big disaster for our Baoding Mansion. People are still confused now. Please hurry up."

Let’s hear the case and let it settle as soon as possible.”

Zhuomai calmly withdrew his hand and said: "Master Li, the emperor sent me here to naturally close the case as soon as possible. You don't have to worry."

"That's it, that's it. I have already held a banquet and invited Master Zhuo to come into the city to wash away the dust."

Saying this, get out of the way and ask Zhuo to move into the city.

Zhuomai did not move, but looked around and said: "When I come this time, the victims along the way are promoting the name of Anxin Li Yi. I wonder if Li Yi is here?"

Speaking of Li Yi, Li Wensheng was a little surprised, but he still said: "Li Yi is in the city now. Master Zhuo wants to see him. I will invite him to come later."

"Then thank you, sir." Zhuomai said and entered the city.

Li Yi was talking at Lu Changfeng's stop. This time Zhuomai's sudden arrival made Li Yi smell a different atmosphere.

Lu Changfeng was also very surprised and said: "Although the He family case is under trial, the relationship between responsibility and power has never been clear. Now the court wants Zhuomai to come. I can't figure out why."

Li Yi heard this and asked: "Could it be because the He family is a local big family and not an official of the imperial court, so there is no need for a joint trial between Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, but it has to be handed over to the local government."

"Your idea cannot be said to be impossible. The people involved in the He family case do not have any honors. It makes perfect sense to let the censor handle the case, with the help of local officials." Lu Changfeng said.

Li Yi heard this and said with some worry: "But what I don't understand is whether the imperial court sent Zhuomai for other purposes this time."

"Other purposes?" Lu Changfeng didn't understand for a while.

Li Yi met and said: "The He family was imprisoned this time for assassinating Zhang Heng, but according to the recent situation, the He family has been trying to make a comeback. The previous impeachment of me was also to divert the attention of the court. But now I am in peace.

However, the He family will no longer have a way out, so..."

"So you are worried that Zhuomai came because someone in the court did it deliberately and asked him to help the He family." Lu Changfeng finished what he wanted to say for Li Yi.

"It's not impossible."

Both of them fell silent slightly.

Someone came at this time, Lu Changfeng gave an order, and Zhu Qilong hurried in after a while.

Seeing that he was a little anxious, Li Yi couldn't help but ask: "Qi Long, what happened?"

Zhu Qilong saluted the two of them and said anxiously: "Young Master, Magistrate Li just sent someone here, saying that the patrol censor Zhuomai wants to see the young master. Please go and see him."

Zhuomai wanted to see him, and Li Yi was slightly shocked. He didn't expect to meet Zhuomai so soon.

At this time, Lu Changfeng said: "Zizheng, since Zhuomai wants to see you by name, you should go see him and find out what he says."

Li Yi thought so, so he left and went to the government office.

Zhuomai entered the government office, and more than ten people including his staff, scribes, government servants, and bearers had to be arranged one by one. Then Lin Zongming led the way, accompanied by Li Wensheng, and a group of people entered the government office.

Li Yi had already arrived at this time. He waited for a while and saw a group of people coming in one after another. He saw the leader Zhuomai at a glance.

The last time he went to the capital to take the college examination, he had met Zhuomai on the road and had a pleasant conversation with him, so he still had a deep impression on him. When he met Zhuomai, he was wearing official uniform and had a square face.

He has a long beard, a stern demeanor, and a cold face, but he has an official look that is calm and authoritative.

This Zhuomai was born in the Han Dynasty, he was rigid and ruthless, and the most difficult to offend. He was once responsible for inspecting the residences of Cui Wenxiu and other eunuchs, so he can be said to be a famous censor."

Moreover, this person was born in the Han Dynasty, he was of high rank, and he was also an official. His power was not small, and many third- and fourth-rank officials did not dare to provoke him.

At this time Zhuomai sat down, his eyes were sharp, and he found Li Yi in the crowd with just a glance. He saw that Li Yi was tall and handsome. Because of this year's hard study, his whole person was dyed with a hint of bookishness.

, has the elegant and free spirit of a Confucian scholar, and looks very good.

Moreover, Zhuomai also knew that Li Yi had passed the college examination and obtained the title of scholar, which was considered good.

Zhuomai sat down with Li Wensheng calmly. Because the two of them had obtained their honors through the imperial examination, it was inevitable that they would talk about the subject of the examination for a while after serving tea.

After a while, Zhuomai got to the point and said: "Master Li, this time I am here to handle the case, and I will rely on your help. The court has approved that I will be the presiding judge in this trial of the He family. As for the jury position,

, please also ask Mr. Li to take charge."

This was arranged by the imperial court a long time ago, and Li Wensheng knew it, so he smiled and said: "If Mr. Zhuo doesn't dislike it, then I will be disrespectful."

Zhuomai smiled calmly, pointed to Li Yi standing on the left and said: "I have long heard that a wise man came out of your Baoding Mansion, and this Li Yi happens to be here."

Li Wensheng also saw Li Yi, and when Zhuo Mai pointed it out directly, he couldn't help but said in surprise: "Have Master Zhuo met Chengfeng Lang before?"

Zhuomai laughed and said, "I met Mr. Chengfeng once when he went to the capital to take the college examination."

"Oh, oh, it turns out there is such a coincidence." Li Wensheng looked excited and said with a smile, "No wonder Chengfeng Lang was taking the exam for the Central Academy. It turned out that he met a noble person when he was taking the exam."

"Noble person? What kind of noble person am I?" Zhuomai asked.

"Your Excellency, you were a Jinshi and entered the Imperial Academy to study. You can be said to be a noble person in the world and a role model for scholars. In this way, it is not easy to accept Lang's entrance examination for the middle school?"

These words hit Zhuomai's weak point. At that moment, Zhuomai's face was filled with a smile, and he was naturally a little proud.

The rest of the people couldn't help but hold their foreheads and feel cold. After all, Li Wensheng was also the prefect of a prefecture, and he actually photographed Zhuomai horses like this. It was really dumbfounding.

Li Wensheng seemed completely unaware and said to Li Yi: "Zizheng, Lord Zhuo values ​​you so much, why don't you come out to see me?"
Chapter completed!