When the fat magistrate and his two concubines stood up again, they saw Zhu Yunwen swaggering across the table.
He frowned and looked at the food on the table with a complicated expression.
The fat magistrate was a little scared at this moment because Zhu Yunwen had ten fierce-looking subordinates behind him.
These subordinates looked like trouble, while his own side had no officers or soldiers coming.
The fat magistrate was unaware that his soldiers were so frightened by the name "Jinyiwei" (Imperial Guard) that they dared not approach the area.
The fat magistrate realized something was wrong and immediately shouted:
"Guards! Guards! Come quickly and protect me! Guards! Where have you all gone? Guards..."
However, no matter how he called out, none of the soldiers outside dared to approach.
Because the news had already spread, the Imperial Guards had arrived.
Seeing that no soldiers had arrived, the magistrate looked at Zhu Yunwen in fear, and then said:
"Who...who are you?"
Zhu Yunwen turned his gaze away from the delicacies on the table, looked at the fat magistrate with a murderous look, and then said:
"Who am I? Good question."
He slowly took out a golden token from his body, gently tossed it on the table, and said nothing more.
The portly magistrate stood up, his legs trembling. He stared at the golden token, examined it closely, and his face filled with even greater terror. His hands trembling as he slowly walked to Zhu Yunwen's side, knelt heavily, kowtowed, and said:
"Your subject, the magistrate of Qingshui County, pays respects to His Highness the Third Prince."
Zhu Yunwen spoke calmly:
"Magistrate of Qingshui County, do you know your crime?"
The fat magistrate quickly kowtowed and said:
"The guilty minister is guilty..."
"Where is the crime?"
Upon hearing this, the portly magistrate stammered and said:
"We failed to greet Your Highness and were extremely disrespectful just now. Please forgive us..."
Zhu Yunwen's face darkened, and he slammed his hand on the table, angrily saying:
"You scoundrel... I, Your Highness, will tell you your crimes! First, you refused to let the disaster victims out of the city and did not offer them any assistance! Second, you did not open the granaries to distribute food and provide relief to the disaster victims!"
Thirdly, as an official, you disregard the lives of ordinary people, unwilling to give them even a bowl of porridge, yet you enjoy delicacies here. What a good public servant you are!
The magistrate of Qingshui County quickly said:
"Your Highness, I will open the granaries and distribute the grain immediately, immediately..."
A cold smile appeared on Zhu Yunwen's face:
"No need. I will handle the rest."
After saying this, he slowly stood up and walked outside, leaving behind a calm voice:
"kill!"
The fat magistrate was instantly terrified, but before he could beg for mercy, a centurion drew a long sword from the table, swung it sharply, then sheathed it and turned to leave.
When everyone had left the hall, a bloody mark appeared on the fat magistrate's neck.
Then the head slowly fell to the ground, startling the two concubines so much that they fainted on the spot.
After Zhu Yunwen came out, all the officials in the county government office gathered together and waited respectfully.
They didn't know it was the imperial grandson who had arrived; they only knew that the Imperial Guards had come.
At this moment, a county magistrate dressed in the robes of an eighth-rank official stepped forward and said:
"This humble official, the Assistant Magistrate of Qingshui County, greets Your Excellency, Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard."
A commander of the Imperial Guard stepped forward and spoke calmly:
"His Highness the Imperial Grandson, Zhu Yunwen, is here."
Upon hearing this, all the officials knelt down.
"This humble official pays respects to Your Highness, the Imperial Grandson..."
Zhu Yunwen stepped forward and said:
"The county magistrate has already been executed on the spot by His Highness. Now I only give one order: if any of you present fail to comply, your heads will roll."
His words terrified everyone present.
Immediately, the county magistrate hurriedly spoke:
"Your Highness, if you have any orders, I will go through fire and water without hesitation."
Zhu Yunwen said, "Open the granaries and distribute grain to relieve the disaster victims. If there is any mistake, people will be beheaded."
The county magistrate hurriedly nodded: "Your humble servant obeys..."
He immediately began to give instructions.
Zhu Yunwen sat down on a chair next to the main gate of the county government office, wanting to witness everything firsthand.
The officials in the county government office immediately got busy, taking out bags of grain, setting up pots, and bringing firewood to quickly cook pot after pot of thick porridge.
Soon the disaster victims lined up with their bowls and were given large bowls of porridge to drink.
They were all very happy looking at the porridge in their hands.
If you're not satisfied after finishing your bowl, you can go get a second one.
In this way, all the disaster victims were finally able to have enough to eat.
Clearly, with Zhu Yunwen in charge, the officials dared not deceive him in the slightest.
After all the disaster victims had eaten their fill, they all knelt down in front of the county government office, extremely grateful for the relief provided by the county government.
At this moment, the county magistrate stepped forward and said to everyone:
"Previously, the county magistrate forbade the opening of the city gates and the relief of the disaster victims, and we, as his subordinate officials, could do nothing about it. But now things are different, because His Majesty's third grandson, Prince Zhu Yunwen, has arrived."
He just executed the incompetent magistrate and ordered us to quickly set up soup kitchens to relieve the disaster victims. Everyone should thank His Highness Zhu Yunwen, the Third Prince, for his great kindness and virtue.”
No wonder this guy became an official; he definitely has good emotional intelligence.
All the credit was attributed to Zhu Yunwen, which was indeed the case.
The people outside knelt down and shouted:
"Thank you very much, Your Highness Zhu Yunwen, the Third Prince..."
Such calls continued for a long time, but Zhu Yunwen sighed helplessly.
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