On the way back to Jinling, Zhu Biao kept discussing with Zhu Yuanzhang what Li Jin had done.
"As my father said, since Li Jin is so eccentric, why not demote him and start from the bottom?"
"How about tempering his temperament?"
Zhu Biao asked Zhu Yuanzhang tentatively.
Zhu Yuanzhang's evaluation of Li Jin is a double-edged sword. In this case, he is still not stable enough and likes to take risks.
Zhu Biao felt that Li Jin still lacked training so that he could achieve great things in the future.
But Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head unexpectedly.
"No, not only will we not demote him, we will also promote him and let him work in Beijing."
"Why?"
When Zhu Biao heard this, his expression was very confused.
Zhu Biao was clearly dissatisfied with Li Jin just now, but now it has risen instead of falling. Zhu Biao is really confused.
Zhu Yuanzhang explained:
"Biao'er, people are different."
"If it is other young people who are impetuous in their work, then you can indeed let them go to the bottom and practice for a few years. Maybe they can get rid of the impetuousness."
"But Li Jin is different. People like Li Jin are unscrupulous at heart. Even at the bottom, he still won't change his temperament."
"He is born with this kind of person. Things that seem like a fantasy to us have made him achieve different results."
"And the current situation in the court is extremely turbulent."
"The fight between Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen has become increasingly fierce. Even my father sometimes cannot see clearly the situation."
"In that case, let's put this bastard Li Jin in and make the situation a little more chaotic."
"Father, why is this?"
Zhu Biao obviously did not understand Zhu Yuanzhang's imperial skills, and did not agree with Zhu Yuanzhang's methods.
"If the court is in chaos, how can we govern? This is not good for my father and the people. Why is my father still doing this?"
"Biao'er, you don't understand."
Zhu Yuanzhang began to teach Zhu Biao meaningfully, hoping to teach all his imperial skills to his son, who had high hopes for him.
"As long as chaos is controlled within a certain range, there will be no problems."
"On the contrary, as long as these courtiers fight with each other, they will not have the energy to deal with us."
"Only in this way can we completely control the court."
Zhu Biao nodded as if he understood. Although he didn't understand these things very well, it didn't stop him from keeping these words in mind.
"Okay, let's not talk about these things for now."
"When we arrive in the capital, we will immediately send an order to Li Jin to take over the affairs of Yiwu and let him come to the capital to take up his post."
After all, he had just been promoted. If Li Jin was promoted again, the officials would probably have objections.
.....
"It is destined to be carried by heaven, the emperor decreed."
"As soon as Li Jin comes to Beijing to take up his post, he will come to Beijing immediately after arranging things in Yiwu County. There must be no mistake."
The shrill voice of the little eunuch sounded in the Yiwu County government office.
At this moment, Li Jin was wearing the official robe of the imperial censor and leading the officials of Yiwu County to receive the order.
Unexpectedly, not long after he arrived, he would be transferred again. Li Jin felt that he had been possessed recently. Why did something like this happen just after he settled down and was preparing to make money?
Although he was confused, Li Jin still stood up and accepted the order.
After secretly giving the young eunuch ten taels of silver, Li Jin asked the young eunuch:
"My father-in-law, do you know why the emperor is so anxious to recall me to the capital?"
After the little eunuch put away the money without leaving any trace, he whispered:
"The emperor heard that Yiwu County's disaster relief work was good and the results were very good. The emperor plans to transfer you to the capital for reuse."
After hearing this, Li Jin frowned, wondering who had leaked the situation in Yiwu County.
But now that the imperial edict has been issued, this kind of thing is irreversible.
After sending the young eunuch away, Li Jin's government office was surrounded by victims.
"Sir, you can't leave!"
"Yes, sir, you have to make the decision for us! What will we do if you leave?"
"Sir, you are our Lord Qingtian, you cannot leave us alone!"
When Zhao Dahai, the magistrate of Yiwu County next to him, saw this scene, his face turned ugly and he said to Li Jin:
"Sir, how do you think this should be handled?"
Li Jin's face was stern:
"This kind of unruly people should be driven away by me immediately. Do I care whether they live or die?"
"I have so many things to do every day, how can I have time to take care of them?"
"Have Qi Bo and Sun Fang come over quickly and explain the remaining matters. I'm about to leave."
"You unscrupulous people, go back to work quickly. Why are you gathering here?"
"Have you finished all the work on the construction site? Are you trying to be lazy? Be careful, I will punish you with no food today."
"Your Excellency is still our Qingtian Master, and he is still worried that we will have no food to eat."
"Yes, even if your Excellency is leaving, you are still caring about us people."
Li Jin was speechless and said:
"I'm really impressed by you guys."
"Go, call Qi Bo and Sun Fang over to me."
.....
In the county government office.
Li Jin was sitting in the hall, with Sun Fang, the prefect of Jinhua, sitting on his left, and Zhao Dahai, the magistrate of Yiwu County, and Qibo, the prime minister of Yiwu County, sitting on his right.
"The imperial decree has been issued. I will leave Yiwu soon. The next steps will be left to you."
"Sir, I can't leave you here!"
"Now that you're gone, who can arrange so many things in Yiwu?"
"Yes, sir, you can't leave."
The three people present all advised Li Jin not to leave, but this was not something they could decide.
"Okay, don't say any more, this matter is irreversible."
"I will arrange the next steps. What you are only concerned about is the whereabouts of the money."
"I still have 150,000 taels of silver here, which will be used for the next disaster relief food."
"I'll give you thirty thousand taels of silver, a little bit for each of you, and a little bit for the subordinates, so that someone can do things for you."
"I have no requirements for you. Don't starve the people to death, otherwise I will never let you go."
When Sun Fang heard that there was still a benefit of ten thousand taels of silver, she nodded in surprise:
"If you ask me, Mr. Li, you are the benchmark for our officialdom."
"Only by following you can we be where we are today, otherwise I'm afraid we'll all have to drink from the northwest wind."
Qi Bo also flattered Li Jin and said:
"We, Mr. Li, are so powerful. We can simply save hundreds of thousands of people. Even if we are living Buddhas, this is nothing more than that."
Zhao Dahai was a little embarrassed to take the money at first, but after receiving the money for the first time, his wife's completely different attitude towards him completely made Zhao Dahai fall into despair.
Now Zhao Dahai's wife is still making arrangements to get him concubines, so that Zhao Dahai can enjoy the blessings of the whole family.
Zhao Dahai's attitude towards Li Jin naturally changed. When he heard that he could get another ten thousand taels of silver, he was overjoyed and said to Li Jin:
"If you ask me, if God had not given birth to Mr. Li, the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty would be as long as the night."
"Master Li is the guiding light in our officialdom, pointing the way forward for us."
