There is Room For the Poor Daughter

Yan Zhigao was ostracized in the prefectural government, and Mrs. Li was alienated by the female relatives of the wealthy families in Xingzhou. Many families did not invite the Yan family for poetry and flower viewing parties.

One day, after Daohua finished her class, Mrs. Li was instructing her Nvhong. At this time, Yan Zhigao came back from the former government office, sweating all over.

"Master, where did you go? Why is your body covered in sweat?" Mrs. Li said as she walked towards Yan Zhigao to help him escape from the government.

Yan Zhi sighed: "The rainy season is here, I don't worry about the river banks in my jurisdiction, so I ran to take a look."

Now that it's June, the weather is already very hot, and after a day of running outside, his inner shirt is soaked through.

It's not good for Daohua to stay in the house for a long time. When she walked out of the house, thinking of the cheap dad who was tanned, she didn't feel very good.

Faced with the exclusion of his colleagues, his father, who was not from a hard family, could only do everything he could to prevent mistakes in government affairs and people under his hand from giving him small shoes.

Daohua looked at Wang Man'er and said, "The mung bean smoothie should be freezing soon. Go and get some. Father should be very thirsty by now."

Wang Man'er left, Yan Zhigao also changed into his home clothes, and Daohua went back to the house. As soon as she entered, she heard Mrs. Li's worried voice.

"My lord has to patrol the embankment tomorrow? Can't you send someone else?"

Yan Zhigao shook his head: "You can't do it if you don't go. If you send someone to check it out, those people will be taking a day off somewhere, and then come back and tell me that there's nothing wrong, so I can rest assured?"

Mrs. Li frowned and said dissatisfiedly: "There are too many people in this prefecture."

Yan Zhigao waved his hand: "It's just the official practice to suppress it. I don't have a strong family background. If I can't stand even this bit of anger, what will I do in the future? Besides, there are other reasons for me to investigate the river embankment myself."

Saying that, Yan Zhigao frowned again.

"Xingzhou has the Grand Canal flowing through it. It stands to reason that there will be a sum of money to clean up and maintain the embankment every year, but this sum has not been paid yet. I guess someone above has deliberately blocked it."

He is not stupid, and the behavior of his colleagues in the prefectural government all shows that someone above is suppressing him.

Thinking of Senator Du, who is in charge of all water conservancy matters in Zhongzhou Province, a trace of contempt appeared in the corner of Yan Zhigao's mouth.

This person's mind is really pitiful, didn't he just didn't agree with the decree he wanted to promulgate like most people when he took office in Zhongzhou?

That decree was very unrealistic, and was eventually dismissed by the Chief Secretary.

In the officialdom, it is very common for everyone to have different political opinions. For such a trivial matter, Senator Du has been able to hold grudges until now, and he has also accepted it.

Thinking of this, Yan Zhigao narrowed his eyes: "If I don't come up with some real evidence that the river bank is blocked or damaged, I'm afraid I will never get the money. At that time, what do you want me to use to repair the river? embankment?"

Daohua sat on the side and listened silently. For these things, she really couldn't help at all, so she could only think of a way to make up for the cheap father.

At this time, Wang Man'er came over with a mung bean smoothie.

Daohua smiled and gave Yan Zhi Gaosheng a bowl: "Father, have a bowl of mung bean smoothie, go and warm it up."

Yan Zhigao was rude. Running outside, his throat was really hot, and he drank several bowls of mung bean smoothies. If Mrs. Li hadn't stopped him from worrying about his bad stomach, he could have finished the whole pot.

Early the next morning, Daohua went to the main courtyard to greet him, and found that the cheap father had been gone for more than half an hour. At this moment, the genius was slightly bright.

"Hey, it's not easy being an official."

State Government Hall.

Yan Zhigao sat in the main seat, looking at all the officials in the ya within with a bad expression.

Except for the first day he took office, he hardly called all the officials, but this time, he had to do it.

Even though he reported the damage to the river bottom under the Xingzhou rule, the funds for repairing the river embankment have not yet been approved.

It is now the end of June, and the rainy season in Xingzhou is in August and September. If the river embankment is not repaired now, once a flood occurs, the people of Xingzhou will be in trouble.

"Let's talk about it, who will be sent to the provincial government to ask for money to build the embankment?"

As soon as these words came out, whether it was Tongzhi or Tongjing, they silently lowered their heads and did not look at Yan Zhigao, who was sitting in the main seat.

Again!

Whenever he asked for advice, the officials in the yamen shrank back, neither expressing opinions nor objecting to what he said. Every time there was a meeting, he was singing a one-man show by himself.

"Snapped!"

Yan Zhigao's heart was full of anger, and he slapped the desk hard.

For other things, it's okay for them to cheat and play tricks, but the construction of the river embankment is a matter of people's livelihood, and they can ignore it.

Yan Zhigao sneered: "If the embankment is not built, what will happen in the event of a flood, you all know. At that time, I will definitely not be able to escape from the prefecture, but can you be safe on your own?"

"I know that there are people behind you, all of which are not related to themselves, but this officialdom does not mean that whoever has a hard relationship can climb up, and he has not done a few things for the people, that is, Let you climb to the first rank and the second rank, don't you feel guilty in your heart?"

Hearing this, the officials sitting below lowered their heads. They knew that Lord Zhizhou was really angry this time, otherwise, he would not have spoken so bluntly.

Qian Tongzhi thought for a while, then said with a smile, "Sir, it's serious, we."

Before he could finish speaking, he saw Master Xiao, who was always with Yan Zhigao by his side, hurried in.

"What's wrong?"

Yan Zhigao knew Master Xiao, and if it wasn't for an urgent matter, he wouldn't come to interrupt his meeting.

Master Xiao's expression was a little anxious and a little excited: "Master, go home and have a look, some noble people are here."

Yan Zhigao looked puzzled: "Noble, what kind of noble?"

Master Xiao lowered his voice: "The one in the inn."

Hearing this, Yan Zhigao stood up with a snort and walked down the seat quickly. When he was about to go out, he turned around and said to Tongzhi and the others: "You are all gone." After speaking, he quickly moved towards Backyard trot past.

"Master Xiao, what happened, is there anything we can help?"

Qian Tongzhi and Wang Tongju looked at each other, and immediately stopped Master Xiao, who was about to leave, with a smile.

They could hear it just now that Master Xiao said the word 'noble person'.

Not everyone can be called noble these days.

Master Xiao politely exchanged a few words with the two adults, and finally said: "Two adults, I can't talk about the affairs of Lord Yan's family, but if the two want to help, it is better to think about how to help the adults get back the building. Money for the embankment?"

After speaking, he smiled, and then quickly turned and left.

"Hmph, this Master Xiao is a slicker." Wang Tongjuan snorted coldly, and then called the servant, "Go, ask, who is from the Yan family?"

Soon, the little servant came back sweating profusely.

"Master, I couldn't find out who was in the Yan family, but when I came back, I saw Zhou Chengye, the grandson of Zhou's family, entered the Yan's residence, saying that he was going to see the guests."

Hearing this, both Wang Tongjuan and Qian Tongzhi's expressions changed.

It is certainly not easy to make the family and grandchildren of Zhou take a trip in person in the scorching sun.