Outside Shanghu County.
When Zhu Yuanzhang rushed to the place where the refugees were being relieved, he saw the refugees lined up in several lines, waiting to receive the relief porridge.
Seeing this look, Zhu Yuanzhang gave up most of his mental arithmetic.
As long as Li Jin was really doing practical things for the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang felt that Li Jin was a good official.
Before coming, Zhu Yuanzhang had been worried that Li Jin was playing tricks and gimmicks.
The purpose is to attract refugees, but there is not enough food for relief.
If this is really the case, then Zhu Yuanzhang will definitely kill Li Jin, no matter how prosperous he manages Shanghu County.
Because Zhu Yuanzhang knew that officials who manipulated people's hearts would kill many innocent people.
"Sister, I couldn't be more happy to see these people being able to have a full meal here."
Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep breath and saw the people being rescued one by one, and said affectionately to Queen Ma:
"If we could have met an official like Li Jin who loves the people like a son, we would definitely not rebel."
These words seemed to be a fantasy in the ears of Zhu Di and Zhu Biao.
Can a bowl of rice satisfy a future emperor? It's simply unbelievable.
But Queen Ma and Liu Bowen could understand Zhu Yuanzhang's feelings.
They all survived that era of dire straits and naturally knew how cruel it would be.
"Come on, come with us to see if these rice porridge can fill your stomach."
Zhu Yuanzhang secretly wiped his eyes and said to Queen Ma pretending to be heroic.
Empress Ma walked forward with Zhu Yuanzhang. They wanted to see if Li Jin's relief porridge would starve to death.
The two walked to the porridge shed and saw that the rice porridge in the pot was very sticky.
But what puzzled the two of them was that there were two chopsticks stuck in the pot, which looked very weird.
Empress Ma couldn't help but asked the policeman who was serving porridge to the victims:
"Excuse me, why do you still have two chopsticks stuck in this pot?"
"This is our county magistrate's rule. The porridge cooked by the relief grain must be inserted with chopsticks to prevent it from falling over, otherwise you will be punished by the county magistrate."
The man answered very casually, as if it were a matter of course.
"Besides, if it falls over after inserting chopsticks, can it still be called rice porridge? It can only be called clear soup, and people will starve to death."
Zhu Yuanzhang was very satisfied after hearing this and praised:
"Your county magistrate is a really good official."
The policeman who served the meal immediately held his head high and said with great air:
"That is, our county magistrate is the best county magistrate in the world."
Queen Ma couldn't help but laugh at his appearance.
Afterwards, Zhu Yuanzhang took Queen Ma back with satisfaction.
"It seems that Li Jin is really a good official who loves his people like his own son."
As the two walked back, they saw a disaster victim dressed as a civilian carrying a big bowl.
There is a large bowl of rice porridge in the bowl, which looks full.
But the man didn't drink immediately. Instead, he picked something with chopsticks.
As a result, after picking it many times, the man got tired and dropped the bowl directly on the ground, muttering:
"It's full of sand. Dogs won't eat it. How can I eat it?"
With that said, he left angrily.
Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned when he saw this scene.
He hurriedly walked to the bowl that the man had taken down, and carefully turned the bowl over.
I wanted to see such a big bowl of rice porridge, why did that man ruin it like this?
After the bowl was turned over, Zhu Yuanzhang discovered the clue.
There were actually large and small yellow particles in the dumped rice porridge.
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care how dirty the ground was. He reached out directly from the rice porridge and took out a slightly larger yellow particle.
Put it in front of your eyes and look at it carefully.
After watching for a while, Zhu Yuanzhang's face suddenly turned red, and the veins on his forehead beat violently.
A sound of gnashing teeth came out from Zhu Yuanzhang's voice:
"Li Jin, this thief, actually mixed sand into the rice porridge!!"
"Is he still a human being? This dog officer, we are going to kill him!!!"
The deep voice contained Zhu Yuanzhang's soaring anger. Queen Ma fell into silence as she looked at the rice porridge mixed with gravel on the ground.
Zhu Di and others also saw something going on at Zhu Yuanzhang's side and hurried forward to check.
After hearing Empress Ma's narration of the incident, Zhu Biao and Zhu Di were both filled with indignation and felt that they had misjudged Li Jin.
After all, Zhu Biao and Zhu Di grew up in the palace. It is really shocking to let people eat sand.
They all accused Li Jin and asked Zhu Yuanzhang to execute Li Jin on the spot.
Only Liu Bowen frowned, thinking that the matter was not simple, and said:
"Your Majesty, I think this matter may not be that simple. It would be better for us to ask in person."
Zhu Yuanzhang was still very angry after hearing Liu Bowen's advice. He felt that he had been deceived by Li Jin.
This made him even more resentful towards Li Jin, but he still followed Liu Bowen's advice and said coldly:
"Let's see, what does Li Jin have to say?"
"Stop, let's see clearly the true face of this dog official today!"
However, Liu Bowen stopped him and said:
"Your Majesty, I think it would be better to hide your identity and go to the county government office."
"Only in this way can the emperor see the truest Li Jin."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, thinking that what Liu Bowen said was reasonable.
So he asked Queen Ma and Liu Bowen to accompany him to meet Li Jin for a while.
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The county government office of Shanghu County is located on the edge of the county seat of Shanghu County.
Zhu Yuanzhang quickly found out the location of the county government office, and then Zhu Yuanzhang took Queen Ma and Liu Bowen outside the county government office.
Zhu Yuanzhang asked the guards to report.
The guard stepped forward to exchange a few words with the yamen servant at the door, but he seemed to have received a huge insult. He blushed and started arguing with the other party.
Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang hurried forward to ask the reason.
"Sir, these government officials won't let me wait in."
Zhu Yuanzhang was immediately puzzled and asked:
"What's wrong? Are we not allowed in even if we want to see the county magistrate?"
The yamen servant saw Zhu Yuanzhang's menacing look, but he was not afraid. Instead, he mocked:
"It's not that I won't let you in, but you want to see our county magistrate and give you money!!!"
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he immediately felt his blood surge. This government servant dared to ask for money openly.
"Asshole, we have never seen a precedent in the Ming Dynasty where the county magistrate asked for money first. Isn't your county magistrate the God of Wealth?"
"What you said is right. My county magistrate is the God of Wealth. Anyone who has seen my county magistrate will not get rich."
