Chapter 168 3/3

However, he also helped Governor Zhang by saying, “Master Zhang must be too busy with official duties and embarrassed financially to pay respects to Your Excellency.”

Normally… shouldn’t he at least send some gifts!

Previously, Lu Qingxi’s mood had been quite bad, but after hearing what the head of the Shen family said, his mood improved somewhat.

Zhang Zhiru wasn’t his person at all, yet the head of the Shen family wanted to send gifts through him… Zhang Zhiru must be feeling uncomfortable!

And this book… Zhang Zhiru probably only wanted to print it, but the head of the Shen family insisted on sending it to him…

Just thinking about it made him feel pleased.

“I’ll go to the palace now. As for those books… hand them over to Mu Zhu, she’ll handle things.” Lu Qingxi said.

He trusted Mu Zhu to get things done.

The shopkeeper Mu had been listening to the conversation between the head of the Shen family and Lu Qingxi all along. Though their conversation wasn’t clear, she had already figured out what was going on.

After Lu Qingxi left, she immediately turned to the head of the Shen family and inquired.

The head of the Shen family explained, “It’s like this, the Dusan Peoplewrote a book called ‘Escape from Famine,’ which talks about the flood in Yuxi Prefecture six years ago. He also sorted out the manuscript of the county magistrate of Yuxi County at that time and wrote a book called ‘Water Management Strategy.'”

“County magistrate of Yuxi County?” The shopkeeper Mu was taken aback.

She had always wanted to clear her father’s name.

But she found that the matter had been settled, and she had no evidence.

She couldn’t possibly clear her father’s name, and she even needed to be careful not to be discovered as the daughter of Li Zhao.

The head of the Shen family continued, “That county magistrate of Yuxi County, Li Zhao, was truly an extraordinary person, but it’s a pity…”

The shopkeeper Mu was a little confused—she respected her father very much and knew that he was a good official, but her father wasn’t such an outstanding person…

The head of the Shen family continued, “Shopkeeper Mu, you may not know him, but as soon as you read the ‘Water Management Strategy’ compiled by the Hermit, you’ll know how talented he was!”

The shopkeeper Mu was even more puzzled. She followed the head of the Shen family to the dock, saw a large pile of books, and took one to flip through it.

She only saw a few fragments, but she was already deeply moved.

When the Dusan Peoplewrote “Record of Injustice,” he depicted the plight of the people of Linhu County vividly.

And this time, he wrote “Escape from Famine,” detailing the tragic events in Yuxi Prefecture.

The shopkeeper Mu only read a few excerpts and couldn’t help but want to cry out loud.

Of course, she didn’t cry, because the head of the Shen family pointed out the passages related to Li Zhao for her to read, and she saw the description of her father in the book.

These descriptions made her feel somewhat unreal.

Her father wasn’t like this, at least not so clever.

In her memory, her father was indeed very caring for the people. Before the flood, he had been reinforcing the embankments all along, and after the flood, he had worked tirelessly to rescue the victims.

But he couldn’t write a “Water Management Strategy.”

He was a scholar, not good at practical work. Although he had collected many books on water management and read them, he didn’t understand them as well as his teacher did.

Why did the Dusan Peoplewrite like this?

After thinking about it, the shopkeeper Mu soon figured out the reason.

Just depicting the plight of the people wasn’t enough to make a big deal out of the matter in Yuxi Prefecture; after all, it was a natural disaster.

Although there were problems with the relief efforts at the beginning, relief eventually arrived!

And that was six years ago. Officials in the court might not be willing to bring up old matters.

But what if… a good official was wrongly killed back then?

In any case, she was extremely grateful to the Hermit.

With this book… she could be sure to clear her father’s name!

Her father would still be recognized as a good official in the future!

The emotions accumulated by the shopkeeper Mu erupted at this moment, and her eyes turned red in an instant.

“Shopkeeper Mu?” The head of the Shen family called out in concern.

“Mr. Shen, I and His Excellency are from the same hometown, so when I saw this book, I was moved.” The shopkeeper Mu said.

“I see!” The head of the Shen family understood the reason.

“These books, just hand them over to me. I’ll let the people of the capital know about the tragic situation in Yuxi Prefecture back then, and let them know that there was a county magistrate named Li Zhao in Yuxi Prefecture.” The shopkeeper Mu smiled.

The Dusan Peoplemust be related to Yuxi Prefecture, and he wrote this book because he hated King Jin.

They were kindred spirits!

The shopkeeper Mu had the books moved to her residence and called in everyone who could help her, including Chang Zhan.

These books had to be sold as soon as possible!

Chang Zhan hurried to the shopkeeper Mu’s home and learned that the Dusan Peoplehad written a new book.

How could he not know at all?

He had already received what Shopkeeper Wu sent him on behalf of Li Qingzhi. It was all food and supplies, with nothing related to Li Qingzhi’s new book.

Wasn’t this book supposed to be printed by Chang Zhan?

This book was indeed not printed by Chang Zhan; Chang Zhan couldn’t produce such exquisite books.

Chang Zhan took the book and looked at it, learning about its contents, and was suddenly excited.

He knew that Li Qingzhi wouldn’t give up easily and would definitely seek revenge on King Jin!