Outside the Duke of Ding's residence.
A carriage, and more than a dozen Jinyi guards were waiting.
When Gao Yang saw this, he directly took Luobu and got into the carriage. But when he saw Shangguan Wan'er's delicate face, he was full of surprise.
"Why is Lord Shangguan here?"
Shangguan Wan'er was sitting upright, with a cold pretty face, "His Majesty has a decree, ordering me to go to Linjiang City with you."
Gao Yang thought for a moment and understood.
He sat down generously and nodded, "Also, after all, it is the people of a city, and there can be no mistakes."
Shangguan Wan'er was a little surprised, and her beautiful eyes fell on Gao Yang.
She didn't expect that Gao Yang would realize so quickly the purpose of Wu Zhao sending her to follow.
"Master Gao is really smart, no wonder His Majesty attaches so much importance to it." Shangguan Wan'er said slowly.
"I wonder? Attach importance? "
"It seems that there are not only me in His Majesty's assessment. If I'm not mistaken, there is also the number one scholar Cui."
As soon as these words came out, Shangguan Wan'er's face changed drastically.
She asked subconsciously, "How do you know?"
When she saw Shangguan Wan'er's reaction, Gao Yang understood everything.
He asked calmly, "On this trip, how much power do I have?"
Shangguan Wan'er replied in a deep voice, "Procuratorial censor, on behalf of His Majesty to Patrol the world, in charge of the power of life and death, everything in Linjiang City, from the county magistrate to the common people, Master Gao can command!"
"Including you?"
Shangguan Wan'er hesitated for a moment and nodded.
Judging from the imperial decree, unless Gao Yang did too much, otherwise she also had to listen to Gao Yang's command.
"Lord Shangguan, look at your legs." Gao Yang suddenly said.
As soon as these words came out, Shangguan Wan'er's face changed drastically, and almost the entire temperature in the carriage dropped by eight degrees.
"Master Gao, is this sentence a bit too presumptuous?"
Gao Yang touched his nose and confirmed it.
This Shangguan Wan'er holds the Shangfang sword from Wu Zhao, but as long as he is the boss in Linjiang City.
This matter is easy to handle.
A group of grain merchants who made a fortune during the national disaster raised the price of grain sharply.
There was a chill in his eyes.
Luobu felt the atmosphere in the carriage, her face turned pale, and carefully turned her two straight and slender beautiful legs to the side of Gao Yang.
"Big brother, why don't you take a look at the slave's legs first?"
The two sides were speechless for a while.
The carriage soon drove out of Chang'an City. After Gao Yang took a few more glances at Luobu's beautiful legs, he lifted the curtain of the carriage and stared at the majestic Linjiang City standing in the distance.
"..."
Two days later.
Linjiang City.
The county magistrate of Linjiang City, Du Jiang, led a group of officials standing at the entrance of the county yamen.
"How long will it take for the imperial censor to arrive?" Du Jiang asked in a deep voice.
On the side, the scribe with a mustache looked into the distance and said, "County magistrate Du, don't worry, the imperial censor is estimated to arrive soon."
"The price of grain has soared, and the four major grain merchants, Qian, Zhao, Han, and Lin, are more cunning than the other. They are all secretly opposing the imperial court, and the price of grain has risen from 40 wen per dou to 100 wen per dou, an increase of 60 wen. The people can no longer afford it. How can this county magistrate not worry!"
When Du Jiang said these words, the tiredness in his eyes could not be concealed.
In these few days, he has used almost all means, but even if the granary is opened to release grain, the price of grain is still rising uncontrollably!
He was almost desperate.
Businessmen only care about profit. When they encounter the continuous heavy rain and disaster in Linjiang City, how can they not make a fortune during the national disaster.
Now, he can only pin his hope on the imperial censor sent by the court.
Otherwise, the hundreds of thousands of people in Linjiang City may starve to death!
"Master Du, someone is coming from afar."
Suddenly, the voice of the scribe sounded.
Du Jiang looked up and saw that at the end of the road not far away, among dozens of soldiers in battle armor riding on war horses, a carriage was slowly approaching.
When the carriage stopped steadily, Gao Yang lifted the curtain of the carriage, stepped out of the carriage, and took a deep breath of the fresh air.
"Finally arrived!"
Gao Yang looked at Du Jiang, who was in his forties, wearing a blue long robe, with red bloodshot eyes in both eyes. Obviously, he had been very busy these days.
On the side, Shangguan Wan'er held the imperial decree and said coldly, "County magistrate Du, this is the imperial censor specially appointed by the empress dowager to be responsible for the major disaster in Linjiang City. From now on, all matters in Linjiang City will be controlled by Master Gao!"
Du Jiang took the imperial decree, confirmed its authenticity, and his face was shocked.
Gao Yang is so young that he is responsible for the lives and deaths of hundreds of thousands of people in Linjiang City. Isn't this a joke?
But with the imperial decree in hand, even if Du Jiang was dissatisfied in his heart, he could only endure it.
"I, Du Jiang, the county magistrate of Linjiang City, pay my respects to Master Gao."
Du Jiang saluted respectfully, and the fatigue on his face could not be concealed.
"Master Du, there is no need to be polite."
Gao Yang smiled and waved his hand, and then said directly, "My lord was delayed on the road for two days. From going to and coming back, how is the situation in Linjiang City now?"
Du Jiang was a little relieved in his heart. Gao Yang was at least polite when he first arrived in Linjiang City.
"Master Gao, please come inside." Du Jiang stretched out his hand to invite Gao Yang into the county yamen.
As he walked, he said, "In the past few days, the heavy rain has just stopped. Linjiang City is close to the river, and there has been a lot of rain. After being washed by this heavy rain, the grain harvest in the city this year is poor."
"Inside Linjiang City, the major grain merchants took the opportunity to疯狂屯粮, resulting in the price of grain soaring from 40 wen per dou to 100 wen per dou in just ten days. If it weren't for the order of this official to open the granary to release grain, the price of grain would have soared even more."
" In addition, the heavy rain caused some farmland outside the city to be washed away, and the people became homeless. A large number of refugees entered Linjiang City and needed to be resettled urgently, otherwise there might be riots..."
Shangguan Wan'er couldn't help frowning when she heard this. She couldn't help but look at Gao Yang.
Everything in Linjiang City is far more serious than what is described in the memorial. At present, it is not only necessary to quickly reduce the price of grain in the capital, but also to resettle the disaster victims. This is by no means easy!
"Master Gao, how should we break this game?" Du Jiang asked.
Gao Yang has been listening quietly. Until he heard Du Jiang's voice, he only hooked a smile and said, "This game is not difficult to break."
As soon as these words came out.
Not only Shangguan Wan'er was shocked to look at Gao Yang, but Du Jiang on the side was even more a heavenly being.
"Please also ask the imperial censor for advice. This official represents the tens of thousands of people in Linjiang City to thank Master Gao."
Du Jiang bowed down and saluted respectfully.
This is enough to show that Du Jiang is a parent official who is dedicated to the people!
Gao Yang looked at the emaciated refugees outside the county yamen, and he said slowly, "First, close the granary in Linjiang City."
As soon as these words came out.
Shangguan Wan'er was dumbfounded.
Du Jiang was dumbfounded, and then he said with a fierce fire, "Master Gao, aren't you deliberately making fun of this official?"
"Now that the granary is opened to release grain, the price of grain in Linjiang City is still difficult to contain. Not to mention closing the granary, this official is only afraid that once the order of the county yamen is issued, the price of grain in the city will break through 100 wen per dou in an instant!"
"With such expensive food, how can the people afford it?"
Du Jiang just felt that Gao Yang in front of him must be crazy. What a bad idea.
Shangguan Wan'er didn't understand either, but she didn't say anything.
Wu Zhao ordered that all matters in Linjiang City be handed over to Gao Yang. Unless it was a