The War God Uncle's Delicate Wife

"I would like to ask why the two gentlemen are here?" Li Yong asked again.

"Boss, my two brothers came here to discuss the Jiangnan disaster relief case. The government has already received the news, but we wanted to come here to investigate secretly first to understand the real situation. Who would have thought that we would be brought back by your men on the third day after arriving here. To be honest, I am really ashamed!" Jiang Xing said, with a hint of guilt on his face.

"This is not your fault. You can only blame your kindness. Let me apologize to the two young masters on behalf of the Black Wind Village." After Li Yong said this, he stood up, bowed to the two of them, and saluted.

"Boss, you are too kind! This was caused by my brother and I being careless, and has nothing to do with you or the Black Wind Village. If you don't mind, how about I call you 'Uncle Li' in the future? After all, you are about the same age as my father..." Jiang Xing and Xie Ci got up quickly.

"So, how is your investigation going? Have you found any clues or ideas?" Li Yong thought that this was a good time to help Jiang Xing and the others.

"We visited everywhere and asked many people, but most of them didn't dare to tell us the truth!" Jiang Xing frowned as he recalled his experience of the past few days.

"This is also expected. The prefects of Yangzhou and Suzhou colluded with each other to exploit the people and make their lives miserable. Moreover, they blocked the city gates to prevent refugees from escaping. In this way, the news naturally could not reach the emperor. If we had not risked writing the Book of All People and presenting it to the emperor, I am afraid that the current emperor would never understand the real situation here." Li Yong said gritting his teeth.

"It turned out to be the Book of All People written by you, Uncle Li?" Jiang Xing widened his eyes and asked in disbelief.

"That's right! We have been having heavy rains here in the past few months, causing flash floods in various places and making life miserable for the people. Every day, everyone was eagerly looking forward to the court to distribute relief grain, but what they got was indeed moldy and spoiled grain. Moreover, the rations each family received were pitifully small, only enough for one meal. What's worse is that many people fell ill from eating these moldy grains, but the government turned a blind eye to it!" The second in command, Qian Sheng, told Jiang Xing the truth in indignation.

Hearing this, Xie Ci couldn't help but interrupt and ask, "What about the disaster relief money? There should be some, right?"

"Disaster relief funds? Where is there any disaster relief funds?" Wu Lei finally couldn't hold back his inner anger and shouted loudly.

"When our boss saw that the folks in the nearby villages could not survive, he had to bring them all back to Black Wind Village. But there were too many refugees in Yangzhou City, and we were willing but unable to do anything! Later, someone suggested writing a letter to all the people, so we sent the brothers in the village to rush all the way to the capital and deliver the letter to the gate of the Regent's Palace. Fortunately, the Regent's guards saw the letter to all the people, which made the higher-ups know about the miserable situation here." When it came to the emotional part, Qian Sheng couldn't help but slap his thigh hard, and he was extremely excited.

"We understand, Uncle Li, but the matter is urgent and we really can't stay here for long. Calculating the time carefully, it's almost time to go to the government office to investigate." Jiang Xing looked at Xie Ci with a serious face. After looking at each other, they turned around and prepared to leave.

"Okay, in that case, you should be careful on the way. I can send a few local brothers who are familiar with the situation in this city to go with you, and maybe that will be of help." Li Yong saw that the two of them were determined and knew that he couldn't stop them. His eyes were full of worry, but he still spoke and prepared to call someone over.

"No, Uncle Li. Thank you for your kindness! My third brother has people with various identities and backgrounds, and can handle all kinds of situations. Moreover, if the brothers in our village go out rashly, it may cause a lot of unnecessary troubles, and may even bring crisis to Black Wind Village. So, there is no need to bother them." Jiang Xing waved his hand and refused, saying that he did not want to implicate others. He knew that this trip was very risky. If the whole village was in trouble because of taking the brothers with him, it would be a loss.

Li Yong listened to what the two said and knew that what they said was true. Considering that it was indeed not appropriate for his brothers to appear in public in front of the government officials, he stopped exchanging polite greetings with them.

Jiang Xing and Xie Ci got on their horses, driving the horses prepared by Li Yong in advance. Under the leadership of the brothers of Black Wind Village, they went down the mountain and finally arrived safely in Yangzhou City. However, as soon as they entered the city, they keenly noticed that someone was following them. Jiang Xing glanced and immediately recognized that these people were the subordinates of Manager Jin. They only heard those people say: "There is another group of teams looking for your whereabouts. Judging from their attire, they seem to be secret guards sent by the government." Hearing this, Jiang Xing and Xie Ci could not help but look surprised. According to common sense, apart from the thirteen people in their group, there should be no other secret guards involved in this operation.