I embezzled 100,000 taels at the beginning, and the empress begged me to be more greedy

Yecheng.

"Sir, the Li and Liu residences have been confiscated, and all the gold and silver have been escorted back to the capital by the Longwu Army."

Master Guo was reporting on the side.

At this moment, Jiang Zuo was walking on the newly built embankment.

"Haven't you received your Majesty's order yet?"

Jiang Zuo asked.

Master Guo shook his head and said, "Not yet."

Jiang Zuo stared at the broad river surface and was suddenly distracted.

"Could it be that the empress has changed her mind?"

Jiang Zuo thought to himself.

After going through so many tedious tasks for so many days, he now wished he could return to Anding County immediately.

Now the disaster relief has come to an end. The victims in the Jizhou Prefecture area have been resettled, and two of the Jiangnan aristocratic families have been badly damaged. Jiang Zuo has done what he should do, and only asks the emperor to show mercy and let him go back to be a good county magistrate.

Looking around, the reservoir is almost completed.

After more than two months of hard work by tens of thousands of people, the dams have been completed and the gates can almost be opened to release water.

"Sir, you have nothing to do, would you like to have a drink first?"

When Master Guo saw that Jiang Zuo looked worried, he didn't know what he was worried about.

"Forget it. I don't have the heart to do that."

Jiang Zuo waved his hand.

Master Guo didn't understand and asked, "Sir, the disaster relief is almost complete, and the Jiangnan family has been defeated. Why are you still frowning? Is it because the old injury has not healed yet?"

Jiang Zuo had no intention of answering, and just said perfunctorily: "Forget it, don't mention it."

Master Guo had no choice but to shut up and follow Jiang Zuo.

Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves was heard.

Jiang Zuo looked in the direction of the sound and was suddenly surprised.

"Ma Fusi!"

Jiang Zuo immediately went to greet him.

As soon as Ma Hengwei came back, it was proved that he definitely brought the empress's oral instructions.

As expected, as soon as Ma Hengwei got off his horse, he ran straight to Jiangzuo, took out the emperor's handwritten edict from his arms and handed it to Lord Jiang.

Jiang Zuo took it and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

The content of the letter was just as Jiang Zuo had expected. The once majestic empress now commended Jiang Zuo many times and even invited him to come to Beijing to take up the post. However, the empress had once promised that as long as Jiang Zuo could complete the task of Jizhou Prefecture, he would be able to return to Anding County.

Now the mission is accomplished, and the empress has allowed Jiang Zuo to return to Anding County.

Seeing this, Jiang Zuo was immediately delighted and felt relieved.

As long as we can return to Anding County, everything will be fine.

At the end of the letter, the empress even wrote a few big words.

"The best governor in the world!"

Jiang Zuo really couldn't bear this title, and he was shocked when he saw it.

"This empress is trying to praise me to death!" Jiang Zuo complained silently in his heart.

"Sir Jiang, I came here not only to convey His Majesty's will, but also to say goodbye to you."

Ma Hengwei said suddenly.

"Goodbye? Where are you going, Ma Fusi?"

Jiang Zuo asked curiously.

After all, as the commander of the Thousand Cavalry Division, Ma Hengwei cannot protect Jiang Zuo at all times. He now has another task on hand.

"To be honest with you, sir, I have to go to the northwest to do something for your majesty."

Hearing this, a name suddenly popped up in Jiang Zuo's mind.

Could it be related to that list?

Jiang Zuo reached out and patted Ma Hengwei on the shoulder, and said with great emotion: "Thank you Ma Fusi for taking care of you these days. I hope you have a safe journey to the northwest."

Ma Hengwei also leaned forward and said, "Your Excellency is too polite. I will take my leave first and see you again if we are lucky."

As he spoke, he turned to Master Guo and said, "Master Guo, take care of yourself too."

Master Guo said, "Goodbye."

Ma Hengwei rode away.

Looking at Ma Hengwei's departing back, Jiang Zuo felt inexplicably melancholy.

But now it is worth being happy that he can finally return to Anding County.

"Sir, this dam will be completed today. How about you write an inscription and give it a name?"

At this time, Master Guo made a suggestion.

Jiang Zuo thought for a moment, and then said calmly: "The best dam in the world."

This is the best dam in the world and it absolutely deserves its title.

The dam in the future will prevent major disasters in Tonghe River.

"Master, pack your bags, we can go back to Anding County."

Jiang Zuo was delighted.

After taking care of the construction of the reservoir, Jiang Zuo could completely let go and hand over the final finishing work of the project to the officials who would come later.

Now Jiang Zuo's only thought is going home.

Master Guo had been away from home for some time, and he was equally excited when he heard Jiang Zuo's words.

Accompanied by other Thousand Cavalry Officers, Jiang Zuo returned to the Jizhou government office and began to pack his bags.

This trip was not completely fruitless. At least Jiang Zuo earned a lot of money for Anding County in his personal name.

Nowadays, most of the goods sold in the markets of Yecheng are produced in Anding County, which can be regarded as expanding the market for Anding County products.

Before leaving, Jiang Zuo went to meet another person.

There are quite a few prisoners in the prison at this moment.

One of them was released today.

He was the brave warrior who assassinated Li Yang, Liang Qi from Jizhou Prefecture.

At the beginning, Jiang Zuo defended Liang Qi on the spot and saved him from the death penalty, but in order to prevent others from giving him a chance to talk about him and to secretly protect Liang Qi, he detained him for a few days.

As soon as Liang Qi came out, he reunited with his son.

His eldest son who had escaped has now returned to Yecheng.

"Master Jiang, I thank you again for saving my life."

Liang Qi knelt down again to thank Jiang Zuo.

Jiang Zuo helped him up and said, "You are too polite. I came here today to say goodbye to you."

"Are you leaving, sir?" Liang Qi's face showed reluctance.

He was very worried that the next prefect of Yecheng would be another bastard like Zheng Shouye.

How many talented and honest officials like Lord Jiang are there in the world?

"I am leaving now. Please take care of yourself."

Jiang Zuo was preparing to say goodbye.

"Sir, wait a minute." Liang Qi suddenly stopped him, took out a letter from his arms, and said, "Sir, this is the evidence I collected before."

Jiang Zuo took it and opened it.

This letter does clearly record the dealings between the Jizhou government and the Jiangnan families.

But now that Li Yang is dead and Liu Sheng has been thrown into prison, this piece of evidence is obviously of little use.

Compared with Li Wenjian's secret letter, this letter is obviously of little use.

But Jiang Zuo still put it away and nodded, saying, "Thank you, goodbye."

"Goodbye, sir."

Jiang Zuo turned and left.

An hour later, the yamen had packed their bags, and the official who came from the capital to take over had also discussed all the handover matters with Mr. Guo.

Jiang Zuo rode his horse and slowly left Yecheng.

When the people along the way learned that Jiang Zuo was leaving, they almost surrounded Yecheng and tried to keep Jiang Zuo, and some even cried on the spot.

"How can this group of unruly people be so sensational..."

Jiang Zuo couldn't help but complain, but he still looked back from time to time, not knowing whether it was because he was reluctant or because of other thoughts.

Since Jiang Zuo stepped out of the walls of Ye City, he was no longer the Governor-General of Zhenbei...