As Zhu Yunwen led everyone toward the county government office of Xiahe County, some soldiers seemed to sense something and immediately gave an order:

"The porridge is ready. Everyone, please line up to get your porridge."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yunwen snorted. He had been cooking for so long, and it was only now that he was done.

He wouldn't believe it if you said there wasn't something fishy going on.

As he entered the county government office, a county magistrate dressed in the robes of a seventh-rank official was addressing his subordinates:

"Disaster relief is a must. As the people's parents and officials, how can we watch them go hungry?"

Listen to me, increase our efforts, continue to set up soup kitchens, and distribute relief soup to the disaster victims.

No matter how many disaster victims arrive, no matter how much food is consumed, we must win this battle of disaster relief.

At the doorway, Zhu Yunwen narrowed his eyes, thinking to himself, "This acting is really good." He coughed, and the magistrate immediately looked over, then said politely:

"May I ask who you are?"

Zhu Yunwen stepped forward expressionlessly and said:

"Don't you know who I am?"

The magistrate said, "I am blind and do not recognize you."

Zhu Yunwen snorted and said, "Don't try to act in front of me. I'm not that easy to fool."

Upon hearing this, the magistrate's expression changed slightly.

Zhu Yunwen slowly sat down and continued:

"I'm asking you, who is this show being put on for?"

The magistrate laughed: "Sir, are you perhaps mistaken? How could I possibly be acting?"

Zhu Yunwen shook his head and said to the Imperial Guards behind him:

"Kill them!"

The Imperial Guard nodded, drew his long sword, and stepped forward.

The magistrate was so frightened that he immediately knelt down: "Your Highness, spare my life..."

Zhu Yunwen looked at the county magistrate and said sarcastically:

"Now you know I'm His Highness? Didn't you not recognize me just now?"

The magistrate's hands trembled as he said, "I guessed it..."

"Don't give me that crap. You're quite the actor, aren't you? You think you can fool me? Do you think I'm stupid? Just kill me!"

Zhu Yunwen did not hesitate at all; for such an official, saying another word would be a waste of breath.

What officials fear most is someone like him who only does superficial work but actually accomplishes nothing.

Whenever superiors come to investigate, they always manage to give a very good answer.

Such officials do no real work, only resort to crooked means and perfunctory work; killing them is the only way to quell Zhu Yunwen's anger.

As soon as Zhu Yunwen gave the order, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard did not hesitate at all and swung his sword down.

The magistrate died because of his own recklessness, which terrified all the other officers, who knelt down on the ground.

Only now did they truly realize how terrifying this prince was, and that he was not so easily fooled.

Zhu Yunwen looked at the other officials with a stern face.

He knew that some of the officials involved might be innocent, but some were definitely in cahoots with the county magistrate.

But he couldn't kill them all, because then there would be no one to do the work here.

Relief for the disaster victims must continue!

Zhu Yunwen then said, “Don’t try to fool me. I’m not so easily fooled. From now on, if I discover any instances of you deceiving your superiors or failing to perform your duties properly, not only will you die, but your families will also perish.”

Upon hearing Zhu Yunwen's words, the officials all vowed to do their utmost in the earthquake relief efforts.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yunwen nodded in satisfaction.

As a result, Xiahe County quickly joined the effort to provide relief to the surrounding disaster victims.

Zhu Yunwen realized that perhaps the surrounding counties would also use the same method to deceive him.

He couldn't waste any more time going from one place to another, so he decided to go to Hukou County first.

Send the other six Imperial Guards to different counties in the surrounding area.

If it is found that officials in these counties have failed to assist in dealing with the disaster victims, they will all be killed.

And they urged them to provide relief to the refugees who had fled to them.

After the six Imperial Guards left quickly, Zhu Yunwen, along with Zhao Qingzhu and four other Imperial Guard commanders, headed straight for Hukou County.

Finally, just as it was getting dark, we arrived at Hukou County, the disaster area.

As we approached Hukou County, we saw countless disaster victims lying helplessly on both sides of the road outside the county.

They were so hungry that they no longer had the strength to flee.

They could only wait there to die.

So much so that when they saw Zhu Yunwen and the others passing by, they didn't even have the strength to ask for food.

This scene is so heartbreaking to witness.

Zhu Yunwen felt extremely depressed.

He knew that the work of disaster relief could not be delayed for even a moment.

So he quickly entered the county government office.

As soon as they entered, an official asked them:

Who are you?

The commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard took out his token and said:

"This is His Highness Zhu Yunwen, the grandson of the Emperor!"

"Another imperial grandson?"

The official said with some doubt, "The county government already has a grandson of the emperor, named His Highness Zhu Yunwen."

Zhu Yunwen was somewhat puzzled, not expecting that Zhu Yunwen would actually walk ahead of him.

However, it makes sense when you think about it. After all, he had been delayed in two other counties, and Zhu Yunwen had overtaken him, so it's not surprising that he arrived early.

The Imperial Guard commander said, "Get out of the way!"

The officials didn't dare to stop him. After Zhu Yunwen entered the county government office, he saw Zhu Yunwen sitting in the main seat, eating something.

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