The Yunzhou River drowning incident was soon known to the court. After investigation, it was found that the crowding and stampede accident resulted in a total of 8 deaths, about 15 serious injuries, and more than 50 minor injuries.
The emperor Li Huairen issued an imperial edict: He ordered the governor of Yunzhou Wang Shilin to be dismissed immediately and Shi Guangtian, the general judge, to take over immediately. The families of the deceased in the stampede were to be compensated 100 taels of silver each. The seriously injured were compensated 80 taels of silver each.
The compensation was paid by the former governor Wang Shilin.
When Wang Shilin heard the news, his hanging heart finally fell to the ground. No matter how the court dealt with it, luckily it didn't cost his life.
It's just... that Shi Guangtian.
At that time, Wang Shilin took the initiative to be transferred to a local prefecture or county because he had political disagreements with Shi Guangtian and did not want to be framed by him.
Now more than ten years have passed, and the group that formed a gang with Shi Guangtian has long since become the mainstay of the imperial court, and the emperor accepts their opinions in everything. I am afraid that Shi Guangtian will not look good on him when he comes back this time.
Master Su also sighed deeply when he heard the news that Governor Wang had been dismissed.
Over the past decades, I have had the most pleasure cooperating with Governor Wang. Although he is more than ten years older than the governor, this governor can be courteous, humble, considerate of the people, and handle things well. For more than ten years, Yunzhou City has
Although the people did not achieve great wealth and wealth, there were no major events such as uprisings or rebellions. Generally speaking, the government and the people got along fairly harmoniously.
I originally thought that I would live peacefully like this for the rest of my life, but I didn't expect that something like this happened suddenly.
No matter what, he was tired too.
In the blink of an eye, I am already 56 years old, how many more years do I have left?
From now on, just stay at home and enjoy life!
Wang Ruoxi was very anxious when she heard that her father had been dismissed from his post. She wondered how he was feeling now, whether he would be depressed because of this, and whether he would be unable to overcome this hurdle.
My father worked hard for most of his life and worked hard for the people, but he never expected that he would end up being dismissed from his job!
I wonder what punishment the court will impose on him and what his plans are in the future. He is only in his early forties, how will he live in the next few decades?
Li Heng saw that Wang Ruoxi was depressed these days and knew that she was worried about her father.
"Here, let's have a bowl of soup. This is the ginseng and black-bone chicken soup I asked Aft to make for you." Li Heng held the bowl and handed it to Wang Ruoxi.
Wang Ruoxi took a bite and said with a sad face: "I don't know how my father is doing now? This black-bone chicken was given to me by my mother when I paid New Year greetings. They are now..."
Wang Ruoxi suddenly thought of something, slammed the bowl on the ground, and said: "Let's go back home now!"
"What's wrong? What happened?" Li Heng asked hurriedly.
"The new Shi Guangtian will take office, and he will definitely live in the mansion, so my parents will move out. But now that the New Year has just passed, where will they move? My father has always had waist problems and cannot sleep too hard.
The bed..." As she spoke, Wang Ruoxi looked up at Li Heng and said, "Shall we invite our parents here?"
Li Heng was surprised. Wang Ruoxi's parents were coming? There must be a lot of inconveniences. If they lived here, wouldn't he become a son-in-law?
Oh, since he is his father-in-law, he is a family. If his family members are in trouble, of course he has to help!
Li Heng said: "Let's go and check the situation first. If necessary, you can of course stay at our house."
When we arrived at the mansion, the courtyard was deserted, with an indescribable sense of depression and silence.
Wang Ruoxi walked into the hall and saw her father sitting on a high chair and dozing off. After not seeing him for a few days, his father looked much older.
Mrs. Wang, who was packing her things, saw her daughter and son-in-law coming back. She forced a smile and said, "You are here."
Wang Ruoxi walked over and took Mrs. Wang's hand. She wanted to say a few words to comfort her but couldn't.
Governor Wang heard someone talking, opened his eyes and saw that it was his daughter. He was startled for a moment, then closed his eyes to rest.
Li Heng said to Mrs. Wang: "Mom, I heard from Ruoxi that you might have to move. If you don't find a suitable place, you can move to my house first."
When Governor Wang heard this, he felt a little comforted in his heart. But he immediately coughed.
Mrs. Wang understood, smiled and shook her head, saying: "No, we still have a few properties. Your father and I have discussed that we will move to Miliu Lane in the next two days. The environment there is quiet, and your father will take advantage of it."
Take some time to rest well.”
"No one has lived there for a long time. You still have to check to see if there are any broken things and send people to clean it. It will take a few days. When will Shi Guangtian move in? Can you make it in time?"
Wang Ruoxi is still a little worried.
Mrs. Wang smiled, straightened Wang Ruoxi's hair, and said gently: "Okay, I know you are worried about us. When you grow up, just take care of yourself. Your father and I are not old enough to take care of ourselves yet.
Don’t worry about us.”
Wang Ruoxi then felt relieved, looked at her father, and whispered to Mrs. Wang: "Take my father to relax more, why not take this opportunity to take him to other provinces to meet old friends."
Mrs. Wang smiled and nodded.
Wang Ruoxi felt relieved when she saw that her parents were not as fragile as she thought.
Mrs. Wang sent them to the door, sighed and said, "Your father's official career has come to an end. We only have one daughter, you, and you can't be an official, Li Heng." Mrs. Wang looked at Li Heng, and then
Said: "Ruoxi will rely on you from now on."
Li Heng looked at Wang Ruoxi, nodded at her and said, "Yes."
This was the first time he felt the trust from his mother-in-law, and he suddenly felt that he had an extra responsibility, not only as a husband to his wife, but also as a son-in-law to his father-in-law and mother-in-law.
He couldn't bear to see the former majestic governor now looking decadent and lonely.
What's more, he is Ruoxi's father and his father-in-law!
I must do my best to revive the family for Ruoxi, my father-in-law and my mother-in-law, and for myself!
A few days later, Shi Guangtian came with his family.
Shi Guangtian felt proud when he thought of Wang Shilin being dismissed from his post. Fortunately, Wang Shilin had the self-awareness and took the initiative to decentralize to the prefectures and counties. Otherwise, hey, maybe there is no such person as him now!
On this day, more than a dozen officials came to the Yingbin Building.
Bai Ying was overjoyed to see an unfamiliar face. Knowing that he was Shi Guangtian's subordinate, he quickly went up to greet him and gave him warm hospitality.
Those officials were not modest either. They sat at two tables in the hall, ordered all the signature dishes in the Yingbin Building, and then started eating and drinking.
After eating, one of the officers stood up and said: "Brothers, let's go!"
The waiter hurried over and said with a smile: "Masters, who do you want to see settle the bill?"
The official who stood up wiped his mouth and said: "Record it to the Finance Department's account and pay it back together during the New Year!"
The waiter said in embarrassment: "Sir, our shopkeeper has a rule that no credit is allowed in our store. You see..."
"Bah! You want money! We're going to find the Finance Department later! Let's go!" After that, more than a dozen officials stood up together and walked out in a big way.
Bai Yingxi stood at the front desk and witnessed all this. Looking at the arrogance of the officials, he knew in his heart that these were a group of people not to be trifled with.