The cadres in northern Anhui were all terrified and hurriedly said, "Leader, why don't you go back first and we will solve it. I will handle it."
The leader said with a stern face, "What are you thinking? I am a public servant of the people. The people come to me when they are in trouble, and you want me to hide?"
He did not continue to say anything harsh, but those who advised him did not dare to say another word.
After he finished speaking, he went straight to the oldest beggar among them and asked, "Old man, which village are you from?"
The old beggar looked him straight in the eye and said, "I heard that you are a high-ranking official in the province and you can't make a living anymore. Do you high-ranking officials care about the lives of ordinary people like us?"
"I will take care of it."
"That's fine..." The old beggar suddenly said in an excited voice, "Who is Zhao Qingtian? I came here today mainly to thank him. If it weren't for him, all of us would have starved to death."
As soon as these words came out, Qin Huai, who was standing outside the crowd, showed a look of surprise. He originally thought that these people were instructed by someone to cause trouble for the Wanbei County team, or had some ulterior motives. He did not expect that they were here to thank Zhao Qishan.
What Zhao Qishan has done for Wanbei County is worthy of everyone's gratitude.
Zhao Qishan hurriedly walked out of the crowd and said, "Old man, Zhao Qishan is me. I didn't do anything to make you suffer."
The old beggar suddenly led the other beggars to bow and salute, saying, "You are Zhao Qingtian. We have always wanted to kowtow to you. Today we finally have the chance. Let's all kneel down to Zhao Qingtian."
The beggars all knelt down in unison, and the scene looked extremely shocking.
Zhao Qishan said excitedly: "Old man, you asked everyone to get up quickly, I can't bear it."
The old beggar said, "You can bear it. You are the great savior of our Wanbei County."
The senior leader said, "Old Zhao, you are really good. We often say that a gold or silver tablet is not as good as the reputation of the people. You have only been in office in northern Anhui for a short time, but you have won the recognition of the people of the entire county. We all chose you correctly."
The old beggar suddenly said something shocking, "Leader, I haven't finished what I want to say."
"you say."
You also said that Zhao Qingtian is a good official, but do you know why we are here today? "
"Oh, does everyone have any difficulties? Tell us all. If I can do it, I will definitely help you. Is there not enough food? I will help you find a solution."
"No need. It's spring now. We won't starve to death even if we eat anything. We're not here to cause trouble for the leaders. Today, I'm bringing everyone here to speak up for Zhao Qingtian."
This sudden reversal shocked everyone present.
Zhao Qishan also said: "Old man, how can you say that? I have no grievances."
The old beggar continued, "Last night, someone came to the dilapidated temple and asked us to file a complaint with the high-ranking official during his inspection tour of northern Anhui. They told us to sue you, Zhao Qingtian, for misbehaving in Wanbei County. Such a good official, why are you treating him like this? I may be an old farmer with no skills, but I also know how to be grateful. I don't understand what kind of person is it who can't stand a good official like you?"
The leader said calmly, "Well said. I will investigate this matter thoroughly. Who contacted you?"
The old beggar shook his head, took off the bag he had been carrying on his shoulder, opened it, and poured out a pile of steamed buns:
"This is the gratitude they gave us. They told me that if I spoke to you as they instructed, they would give each of us a white flour bun today. 'Big leader, white flour buns are indeed delicious, but we don't want to eat something like this. No one wants to eat it."
Qin Huai had not expected that the official struggle in Wanbei County had reached such a sharp point. It was impossible for an ordinary person to use such a shady trick on a regional leader.
Zhao Qishan had just arrived in Wanbei County and he saved the lives of all the people in the county. He was a good cadre, but I don't know whose interests he had affected.
He shouted loudly from outside the crowd, "Leader, you can ask around the county. When the people in the county mention Zhao Qishan, they all call him Zhao Qingtian. They want to kneel down and kowtow to him, thanking him for saving the people of our county. You can't let bad people bully him."
"Young comrade, you're right. So you also know Comrade Lao Zhao?"
"I'm not the only one who knows this. You can walk around any village in the county and ask around. Ask about Comrade Zhao Qingtian. Anyone with a conscience will call him Master Qingtian."
Zhao Qishan was very excited and said to his superiors, "Leader, I never thought that I would receive such high praise from the people of Wanbei County for just doing my job. I am ashamed that I haven't yet made sure that the people of the county have enough to eat."
The leader said, "Great, that's great. My trip wasn't in vain. Don't worry, Lao Zhao. We will never wrongly accuse a good comrade. I will personally investigate this matter. I want to see who is stirring up trouble in Wanbei County and what exactly he wants to do."
As soon as he finished speaking, the beggars cheered loudly. The leader stopped patrolling and immediately ordered them to go back home and find the person behind today's incident.
He comforted the old beggar for a few words, and then asked the relevant personnel to take them away, and the group went straight to the county compound.
Old Man Qin said, "People are really bad. Even Zhao Qingtian, such a good official, has people trying to deal with him."
He was also lucky because those people were looking for old beggars. People of that era, although too poor to have enough food to eat, all had integrity and ethics. Even if they were so poor that they had to beg for food, they did not lose their backbone.
The crowd dispersed and people on the street gathered around to talk about what happened today.
Although Qin Huai was not in the officialdom, he only had contacts with officials. The mastermind behind this incident was found out within one day. The leader kicked him in the chest and sent him directly to a labor camp.
Zhao Qishan's victory was actually just accidental. According to the instigators, they originally wanted to use the influence of the common people to make the leaders dislike him so that they could take him down for the crime of releasing grain privately. They were even prepared to sentence him to death directly and beat him so that he would never be able to turn over.
But they underestimated Zhao Qishan's huge influence among the masses.
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