After my soul traveled to ancient times, I don't want to be cannon fodder

"Lord Yang, if you don't know where you went wrong, then kneel here and think carefully. When you figure it out, come in and report to me!"

Yang Ting was blown into the mud in the yard by this palm and instantly swallowed a large mouthful of dirty mud. He covered his lips and vomited continuously. Half of his body was submerged in the mud and water, and he shivered with cold.

Before he could react, another body was thrown towards him by Zhong Ning. It was none other than Wang Zhubo...

The two men knelt in the mud like brothers in distress, and couldn't help but smile bitterly at each other.

They wanted to resist, but everyone knew that Princess Zhaohua was a ruthless person who could single-handedly defeat two first-rank princes, Prince Cheng and Prince An.

If they dare to resist, what will greet them is not the end of their official career, but the death of their entire clan!

So they could only swallow their bitter pills and kneel down in the mud, not daring to resist.

It was still drizzling at this time, and the yamen runners, under Zhong Ning's instructions, called all the yamen runners and county officials.

Everyone took wooden boats to the county government office to pay a visit to Princess Zhaohua. As soon as they entered, they saw two adults kneeling on the ground in the yard.

No one dared to stay, they could only silently cheer for the two of them in their hearts. Why did they have to offend Princess Zhaohua? Now they are in trouble!

The group entered the inner hall and knelt on the ground one after another to apologize.

Zhong Ning didn't hesitate to speak politely with them and directly ordered: "Yang Ting's disaster relief efforts are inadequate. I will report this to the court. Now I need someone familiar with Xiyan City's political affairs to step forward and preside over the entire Xiyan City disaster relief efforts."

"Don't say that I didn't give you this opportunity. If anyone can do it to satisfy me and the people of this city."

"I'll let Yang Ting take this seat!"

As soon as these words fell, County Lieutenant He Li's eyes lit up, and he immediately stood up and said, "Greetings, Princess. I am He Li, the County Lieutenant of Xiyan, and I am willing to obey your orders!"

When He Li showed his loyalty, many other county officials also echoed him, expressing their willingness to obey orders and participate in disaster relief.

"Very good. I am not afraid to tell you that I have already sent secret guards to the city to conduct a comprehensive investigation into all of Yang Ting's activities in Xiyan City during this period."

"If any participant takes the initiative to report it, they can be exempted from punishment."

"Any county official who is not in the right position will be dismissed by me personally."

"I'm telling you, I'll report all the vacancies in Xiyan City to the imperial court. There's no need for the Ministry of Personnel to send you. I'm giving you the chance to take the position. It all depends on how you perform!"

"have you understood?"

Everyone kowtowed and shouted, "We understand. Your Highness, please rest assured!"

........

Outside the city.

Fang Ping, along with two students, drove a horse-drawn carriage just outside Xiyan City. Last time, he received a letter from Zhong Ning asking about the possibility of using gears to make a crane to facilitate the transportation of coal in the coal mine.

At that time, the Academy of Sciences was very busy and Fang Ping had no time to take care of other things. Now that he had time, he brought two students who were interested in this area and went to Xining City together.

Just one hour after leaving the city gate, they encountered heavy rain. They had been hiding from the rain in the cave for two days and were already soaked. They had no choice but to rush to the nearest Xiyan City to rest first.

But I didn't expect that as soon as I entered the city, I encountered such horrific tragic scenes. Countless people were displaced, and the government didn't even set up a resettlement site, not to mention that there were a lot of debris floating in the city. The people were pale and looked desperate.

But then someone seemed to hear government officials rowing one small boat after another, taking the people to higher ground one by one, and building sheds for people to temporarily accommodate.

Some restaurants and wealthy families suddenly opened their doors, took the initiative to donate food and supplies, and started setting up porridge stalls halfway up the mountain.

Countless people lined up in long queues and took turns eating.

After drinking a bowl of steaming porridge, countless people finally felt the hope that they were still alive.

This was the first hot meal they had eaten in the past two days, and the yamen runners finally began to think of ways to clear the drainage pipes so that the accumulated sewage in the city could be discharged first.

Fang Ping and his companions drove the carriage with great difficulty to the city. When they passed halfway up the hill, they saw a group of people in tattered clothes sitting on the slope, licking porridge with big mouthfuls.

Gurgle, they are also very hungry.

Because of the natural disasters in the past few days, they could only eat some dry food to fill their stomachs and some rainwater to drink. They never had any hot meals.

But seeing this scene, they couldn't bear to compete for food with a group of disaster victims.

Several people planned to visit the county magistrate at the county government office to see if they could have a meal there. After all, Fang Ping was an official appointed by the court, so it was only natural for him to visit his colleagues.

But the yamen runner in charge of maintaining public order saw Fang Ping and his companions from afar, trotted over, and said, "You guys are from outside, so come and have a bowl of porridge to warm yourself up. This is provided by our county government, for merchants to eat!"

Fang Ping was slightly surprised, then immediately said, "Thank you very much, young man! We were just about to visit Lord Yang. Where is the county government office?"

The yamen runner had a strange look on his face. He pointed in a direction and said, "Go that way, turn two more streets, and you'll see the county government office. But..."

Fang Ping was puzzled, and then he saw the yamen runner directly postpone it: "Lord Yang may not be able to see you, but Princess Zhaohua is currently at the county yamen..."

"What did you say? Princess Zhaohua is here in the county government office?" Fang Ping asked directly, a little excited.

Seeing the yamen runner nod slightly, Fang Ping immediately ignored everything else and took the two students with him to the county government office.

The yamen runner was just about to ask why he was so excited since he couldn't see the princess again, but he saw the man leaving in a hurry. The yamen runner couldn't help scratching his head, feeling a little confused. He couldn't figure it out, so he continued to do his job.

When Fang Ping and his men arrived at the gate of the county government office, they saw several scholars kneeling in front of the gate. When these people heard that Princess Zhaohua had arrived and was accusing Lord Yang of a crime, they immediately came together to plead for Lord Yang.

But what they never expected was that Princess Zhaohua not only did not meet them, but instead asked them all to kneel at the gate of the yamen to reflect on themselves.

Several scholars had been shouting their injustice, saying that Lord Yang had served the country and the people, had made outstanding political achievements, and treated the people well, and that Princess Zhaohua did not know right from wrong, had tortured people privately, and was too cruel.

But after they knelt in the mud for several hours, they were already exhausted and had no energy at all. They knelt in the mud with pale faces and shivered.

Fang Ping revealed his identity and asked to see the princess.

When the scholars heard that it was Master Fang who was visiting, they immediately shuddered and dragged themselves to Fang Ping, pleading:

"Greetings, Master Xiaofang. Master Xiaofang, please come in and see the princess later. Please also express the thoughts of us scholars."