Emperor Jing of Qi was very disappointed with the results of the first day of disaster relief.

They came full of fighting spirit, but they never expected to be slapped hard by reality.

They brought so many people to help with the disaster relief, but they couldn't even handle one village. More than 300 people were missing in Willow Leaf Village, and so far only 13 have been rescued.

He knew that most people lacked disaster relief experience, which was one of the reasons for the slow response. He thought the situation would be better tomorrow than today, but not by much.

Emperor Qi Jing only ate three pieces of rice candy before picking up a wooden shovel and continuing to dig.

It was already completely dark, but the emperor was still working, and the other ministers had no choice but to grit their teeth and continue.

Only when Emperor Jing of Qi collapsed from exhaustion and was carried back to the palace did the ministers breathe a sigh of relief and all returned to the capital.

When Prime Minister Feng returned to his residence, he was so exhausted that he could barely straighten his back. His servants had to carry him directly from the carriage into the house.

But his youngest son, Feng Yuanxi, was very energetic.

Feng Yuanxi brought the steaming food to the bedside and said, "Dad, do you want me to feed you? Sigh, you're really useless, you can't even get up to do such a small amount of work."

Prime Minister Feng is forty-nine years old this year. He is not even fifty yet, but his son already thinks he is useless. He is so frustrated that he almost rolled his eyes in anger.

"Father, you officials have been living in luxury for too long. So many people couldn't even finish cleaning up Willow Leaf Village in a whole day. You're all so useless. If Miss Su were here, she would definitely do a better job than you! One of you is worth a hundred, no, one of you is worth ten thousand."

After speaking, Feng Yuanxi scooped up a spoonful of porridge, preparing to feed it to Prime Minister Feng.

Prime Minister Feng snatched the spoon away, shouting, "Get out of here! Get away from me! I have hands and feet, I don't need you to feed me!"

If this son of a bitch keeps talking, his father will be driven mad with anger.

Honestly, this kid treats his own father like a piece of trash, but he's praising that girl from Qinghe County to the skies.

One person is worth ten thousand? How could there possibly be such a powerful person in the world!

The heavy snow continued the following day.

Breaking news has arrived from the vicinity of the capital.

More houses collapsed last night.

This was truly adding insult to injury, driving Emperor Qi Jing to the brink of madness.

He skipped today's morning court session, intending to use the time for disaster relief.

After being carried back to the palace last night, Emperor Qi Jing woke up after drinking the medicine prepared by the imperial physician. He tossed and turned all night, unable to sleep, and came up with a way to motivate everyone.

That is, each official is ranked according to the number of people rescued, and the top three are given a grand reward.

Under the reward, there must be a brave man.

Before dawn, civil and military officials gathered outside the palace, preparing to continue their mission to rescue people outside the city.

Emperor Qi Jing announced in public that he would reward the top three officials who rescued the most people, but he had not yet decided what the reward would be.

Upon hearing about the reward, all the ministers were eager to get started and planned to make a big splash.

In particular, Vice Minister Luo instructed his children and grandchildren, "You must strive to be among the top three. Perhaps you can use the reward to get Kang'er out of prison."

Kang'er is his eldest son, Luo Kang, who is still imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice's jail, causing him sleepless nights with worry.

Emperor Qi Jing led his ministers to Liuye Village as before.

At lunchtime, the disaster relief rankings that everyone was most concerned about were finally released.

It was posted by Grandpa Fu himself, written on bright red paper, making it particularly eye-catching.

The ministers all crowded around to look.

This morning, Vice Minister Luo led his men to rescue five disaster victims from the ground. It seemed much better than yesterday, and I thought we could be ranked. But I saw that the person in first place on the red list had rescued 52 people.

All the officials focused on the first place, which had rescued more than fifty people in just one morning. It was unbelievable!

"Have you heard? It was Li Gou Dan and Dong Yong from the Ministry of Justice who led the team and rescued 52 people in just one morning. That's really impressive."

"Dong Yong is only a sixth-rank official, not even qualified to attend the morning court session. And that Li Gou Dan is just a menial worker in the Ministry of Personnel, without any official position."

"These two must have had some incredible luck to be ranked first."

Vice Minister Luo then looked at the second and third place winners and found that the number of people rescued were 9 and 6 respectively.

He failed to make it into the top three.

In a large area of ​​ruins south of Liuye Village, Gou Dan was holding a big yellow dog on a leash.

The big yellow dog, its nose pressed to the ground, was sniffing incessantly, using its sense of smell to find any living people buried underneath.

Dong Yong exclaimed, "Thanks to the dog Miss Su gave us! Miss Su is truly amazing; she trained that big yellow dog to be so smart and intelligent! We were able to rescue so many people this morning, and leave the second and third place far behind. It's all thanks to it that we've brought honor to our Ministry of Justice!"

Li Gou Dan looked smug. "Yes, yes, Miss Su is indeed amazing. She's the most amazing person I know, without a doubt."

This big yellow dog was sent by Miss Su from Qinghe County, who said it could help the Ministry of Justice investigate cases.

The big yellow dog had been in the Ministry of Justice for seven days when it happened to encounter a murder case. The big yellow dog used its sense of smell to find the murder weapon and thus uncovered the real murderer.

Today, I brought my big yellow dog to the disaster relief site and discovered a new surprise: it turns out that the big yellow dog can not only investigate cases, but also save lives.

East of Liuye Village, Vice Minister Luo sighed for a long time before deciding to go to Dong Yong's place to learn what method he had used.

Prime Minister Feng also found Dong Yong's rescue efficiency incredible and decided to go with Vice Minister Luo to take a look. Since they were both in Willow Leaf Village, they were close by and could get there quickly on foot.

When the two arrived at the location, they discovered that Dong Yong really did not follow the usual path.

Dong Yong's disaster relief efforts were surprisingly made possible by a large yellow dog.

The big yellow dog sniffed into the soil and located the buried villager.

As soon as the big yellow dog barked, Dong Yong's men quickly dug in that spot and soon unearthed a woman.

No wonder Dong Yong is far ahead; it turns out he has a smart big yellow dog.

Precise positioning saves time and effort from haphazard digging, no wonder their efficiency is so high.

Good heavens! There are such intelligent dogs in the world! Who raised them?! They are truly amazing.

More and more officials gathered around to see the spectacle, and all of them envied Dong Yong and Li Gou Dan for having such a clever big yellow dog.

Everyone wants one.

With this clever big yellow dog, I can firmly hold the top spot on the leaderboard and receive His Majesty's grand reward.

Minister Luo, who had previously enjoyed a good relationship with Dong Yong, quickly approached him with a fawning smile, "Brother Dong, could we borrow this dog this afternoon?"

With this powerful big yellow dog, if he wins first place, he can use the reward to ask His Majesty to pardon his eldest son, Luo Kang.

Gou Dan rolled his eyes at Minister Luo. This Minister Luo has a big face!

They target Miss Su every day, yet they still have the nerve to ask for her things.

Dong Yong couldn't make the decision. This item was given to Gou Dan by Miss Su, and Gou Dan had to agree. But judging from Gou Dan's expression, he probably didn't want to lend it.

Besides, it was Gou Dan who was using the dog in the morning, and it should be Dong Yong's turn in the afternoon. He hadn't even had enough of the dog himself, so why should he lend it to someone else?

Seeing that neither Dong Yong nor Li Gou Dan spoke, Vice Minister Luo suggested, "I'll offer five hundred taels of silver to rent it for an afternoon, is that alright?"

This was a huge investment, and everyone watching was shocked.

Gou Dan still refused, saying, "No, I won't lend you any money, and I don't want to talk to you."

Vice Minister Luo realized that he was being targeted by Li Gou Dan.

I've thought about it over and over, but I still don't know where I offended Li Gou Dan.

Vice Minister Luo secretly inquired with Dong Yong about the dog's information, wanting to know who owned it so he could easily acquire it. "Brother Dong, who owns this dog? Is there a second one?"

Dong Yong glanced at Li Gou Dan. He felt he couldn't just reveal Miss Su's identity, so he said, "It's a secret, a secret that can't be told. I can only say that this dog was raised by a master."

What a remarkable person! That Li Gou Dan doesn't even have an official position; he's just a lowly henchman in the Ministry of Justice. How could he possibly know such a remarkable person?

Vice Minister Luo was particularly eager to meet that esteemed person.

If he could get a dog that was just as smart, wouldn't he have a chance to compete for first place? If he won first place, he could then plead for his eldest son who was in prison.

Luo, the Vice Minister, shamelessly tried to inquire about the expert from Li Gou Dan, but Li Gou Dan rolled his eyes at him and left.

He had no idea where he had offended Li Gou Dan, that he was so hostile towards him!

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