Ming Dynasty man

Chapter 230
Zhu Gonghao is a smart man. From what Li Jing did just now, Zhu Gonghao concluded that Li Jing is definitely not as simple as a general in Shanxi. I am afraid that the governor-general cannot compare with it.

Zhu Gonghao could tell that Li Jing was by no means a reckless person, and Kaifeng was no better than other places, so how could he just come to rescue the disaster casually.So he took his younger sister home to visit relatives, but visiting relatives was just a cover, and the real purpose was to get Zhou Wangfu to come forward to relieve the disaster.

As for what happened after arriving in Kaifeng, I'm afraid Li Jing didn't expect it, so Li Jing had to mobilize other forces to calm it down.

But it might not mean to demonstrate to King Zhou.

This is understandable for Zhu Gonghao. After all, in front of King Zhou, no one but the emperor can make him buy it. Li Jing is probably afraid that King Zhou will embarrass his daughter and him, so he demonstrated at King Zhou's mansion.

Zhu Gonghao did not guess wrong, and it was the result of discussions between Li Jing and Yuan Keli that Zhou Wangfu came forward to provide disaster relief.

Li Jing came to Kaifeng for disaster relief, and the risk he took was too great. You must know that the governor is in charge of the military and administration, and he can deploy troops anytime and anywhere. How can Yuan Keli rest assured that Li Jing is alone with the army?

Only when King Zhou's mansion came forward to provide disaster relief, the governor would not say anything, because Kaifeng was the fiefdom of King Zhou, and Kaifeng City was equivalent to King Zhou's home, and the name of King Zhou's disaster relief was justified.

But Yuan Keli was also afraid that the King of Zhou would not spend a lot of money on disaster relief, so he suggested that Li Jing use the grain reserves of Jingji Grain Shop in Kaifeng.

As for the 5 taels of silver, it was the purchase price of the grain store, and after the reserve grain was taken out, he had to go out to buy grain for preparation.

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Li Jing and Zhu Huiyu bid farewell to the King of Zhou. Although the King of Zhou was reluctant to part with him, he also knew that Li Jing and his daughter could not stay in the palace for long, so he ordered Zhu Gong to send them off after a few words of advice to his daughter.

Let the prince send him off, it can be seen that Zhou Wang not only recognized Li Jing, but also attached great importance to Li Jing.

King Zhou had quite a few daughters, except for those who died young, the rest were married long ago, but when those sons-in-law left the mansion, they never enjoyed the treatment of being sent off by their sons.

Without him, the prince would be the future king of Zhou. Compared with the prince, the status of the county horse was too different, so how could he be qualified to be sent off by the prince.

After leaving the side hall, Li Jing turned around and said to Zhu Gonghao, "Brother, you have to worry about the disaster relief here in Kaifeng."

Zhu Gonghao nodded lightly: "Don't worry brother-in-law, I know how to deal with it."

Li Jing looked at Zhu Gonghao and sighed inwardly, Zhou Wang's family was indeed different from other feudal kings, it was a pity that this family was imprisoned in Kaifeng City.

After thinking for a while, Li Jing said: "Brother, we are a family, I don't speak foreign words, if there is any difficulty in the house in the future, just tell your sister, and the brother-in-law will do his best to help."

Zhu Gonghao nodded, and he didn't need a heavy hammer to beat the drum. He naturally understood that what Li Jing was talking about was definitely not about money.

Seeing that Zhu Gonghao understood what he meant, Li Jing smiled slightly and said goodbye to Zhu Gonghao.

Coming out of the palace, Li Jing saw Zhu Huiyu turning his head from time to time, knowing that she was reluctant to let go of her father, and gently stroking Zhu Huiyu's hair, Li Jing smiled and said, "I will take you home after I finish the disaster relief."

Zhu Huiling nodded slightly.

Smiling, Li Jing continued: "Get in the car and take you to our restaurant to eat delicious food."

Zhu Huiyu couldn't help smiling when he heard this.

What she likes most is Li Jing, who never puts on airs, even in front of servant girls like Xiaodie and Xiaozhu.

Pedestrians at the gate of King Zhou's Mansion had been expelled long ago. After Li Jing and others left the mansion, they walked around a few streets and then walked to Jingji Restaurant. The purpose of Li Jing's doing this was to let the people in the government know that they did not In the palace, but shopping in the city.

The restaurant had been notified long ago, and the food and drink had been arranged well, and the food and drink were ready soon after Li Jing and the others arrived.

Except that not long after, a group of officials came to the restaurant.

Seeing these officials move so quickly, Li Jing secretly shook his head in his heart, if only he could be so quick when doing business.

Li Jing was not surprised that these officials came to look for him. Although the king of Zhou did not admit that Li Jing and others had been to the palace, many people still saw Li Jing rushing in the direction of the palace.

These officials were not stupid, so they naturally understood why King Zhou did not want to admit that Li Jing had been to the palace.

This group of people brought a large amount of food to Kaifeng for disaster relief, and the king of Zhou naturally wanted to disassociate himself from these people.

Would they still go to question King Zhou, saying that someone saw Li Jing and others enter the palace?

Offending King Zhou in the territory of King Zhou in Kaifeng, isn't that nothing to do?

It was precisely because they were not sure whether Li Jing had anything to do with Zhou Wangfu that they condescended to come to Li Jing.

Of course, before they knew Li Jing's details, they could condescend to him because food had the most face now.

Even if the governor had the power, he would not dare to blatantly rob people of food, let alone food for disaster relief.

Even if Li Jing was just an ordinary citizen, as long as the local magistrates robbed the relief food, the court would know that these people would be dismissed and investigated.

The imperial court also wants face, and the simple truth of winning the hearts of the people through disaster relief is still understandable.

Li Jing also grasped this point and dared to wander around Kaifeng City. Li Jing knew that unless these officials didn't want to do it, they would do nothing to him.

Of course, seeing Governor Li Jing of Henan was still very polite.

After making Zhu Huiling avoid him, Li Jing had a cordial and friendly talk with Kaifeng officials at the wine table.

The outcome of the meeting, while not satisfactory, was passable.

After the governor of Henan described the difficulties of Kaifeng Mansion, Li Jing finally agreed to allocate three thousand shi of grain to them after careful consideration.

Finally, the two sides ended the talks in a friendly atmosphere.

After the officials left, Li Dingguo asked, "Father, why did you promise to give them food?"

Li Jing smiled and said: "At this time and then at that time, when we first entered the city, we must not be able to give food, because they will definitely keep some of the food and sell it.

But it's different now. Now that King Zhou's mansion has moved, they will immediately post notices to relieve the disaster. At this time, they dare not stop food.

Because the local vassal kings all provide disaster relief, how can the local government not provide relief? In the past, it could be said that there was no food in the government treasury, but now the food is under everyone’s eyes. If they dare to keep it privately, the emperor will immediately dismiss their officials if they find out. .

What's the use of such an official if he doesn't even know how to buy people's hearts?
That's why the governor said that for the sake of everyone's official voice and the black hat on their heads, this batch of grain would never be withheld. "

Li Dingguo was stunned for a while when he heard this, and then said: "Why are these officials so extravagant and go around so much, why bother!"

Li Jing sighed and said, "Daming has many officials with integrity, and even more officials with integrity, but the officialdom is a big dye tank. After staying for a long time, there are not many people who can maintain integrity."

Sighing, Li Jing continued: "Do you know why I hate dealing with court officials? Even if this person is a good official, I don't want to deal with him. Because they never speak directly and don't go around with you." After a few laps, they won’t tell what they mean. This is good, but the most annoying thing is that some officials have talked to you for a long time, but they haven’t said what they mean. You still have to guess, you know, Thinking about talents is the most tiring job."

Li Dingguo nodded, looked at Li Jing's weary face and said, "My child understands. Although my father doesn't want to deal with officials, sometimes this deal has to be done. For example, we cannot do without the assistance of these officials for disaster relief this time." , so although my father does not want to deal with officials, he has to deal with them."

After stroking Li Dingguo's head, Li Jing smiled approvingly: "You can teach a child, I will teach you a lesson, and you don't want to learn these bad habits in the future."

Li Dingguo nodded and said: "My child will follow my father's instruction."

Li Jing smiled and said, "Come on! If you are interrupted by these people while eating, this meal will not go well."

Li Dingguo hurriedly said: "Then I will invite my aunt to come over."

Li Jing waved his hand, picked up the chopsticks, took a mouthful of vegetables, and chewed slowly.

Zhu Huiyu was resting in the next room, Li Dingguo came to invite her, and soon followed.

When Zhu Huiyu arrived, he saw Li Jing eating food, and immediately said in shock: "Master, how can you eat those people's leftovers! Dingguo, quickly ask someone to remove these leftovers, and make a few new ones. "

Li Jing shook his head and said, "It's okay, these dishes haven't been touched much, and they taste good. Dingguo, your aunt is clean, let's make another dish for her, just make the green silk scallops, your aunt likes to eat this dish."

"Master!" Zhu Huiling called softly.

After waving his hand, Li Jing pointed to the dishes on the table and sighed: "Each drink and food are earned by the blood and sweat of the people, so they should not be wasted lightly. Countless people outside are still hungry. If I abandon them and don't eat, how can I feel at ease?" !"

Zhu Huiling nodded silently when she heard this, thought for a while, poured a glass of wine to Li Jing with both hands and said: "Master, this concubine is here to offer you a glass on behalf of those common people."

Li Jing smiled, took the wine glass and said: "If those common people know that the Princess is toasting for them, they will be so happy."

After all, he raised his glass and drank it.

Hearing that Li Jing was teasing, Zhu Huihou blushed immediately.

After drinking and eating, Li Jing stretched his waist and said, "Let's go, those officials are already waiting impatiently, so let's distribute food to them."

Zhu Huiling nodded, knowing why Li Jing had delayed for so long.

During this period of time, the people who wanted to come to Zhou Palace had already started to move. As long as the announcement of the palace was posted, the people from the government would be forced to do disaster relief after seeing it.

Seeing Li Jing turning clouds and rain, playing with these officials in Kaifeng, Zhu Huiyu was full of pride.

This is her man, a man who is indomitable and omnipotent.

When they left the city, the people of the Zhou Palace had already started posting notices. At the same time, pots, stoves and porridge sheds were also set up outside the four gates of the palace. A large number of victims were rushing to the surrounding area of ​​the palace, waiting for the distribution of grain and porridge.

Seeing that the palace had taken action, Li Jing no longer hesitated, and ordered Chen Dazhuang to allocate three thousand shi of grain to Kaifeng Mansion when he was outside the city.

After the delivery was completed, he asked the magistrate of Kaifeng Prefecture for a warrant from the local officials under Zhang Kaifeng Prefecture to cooperate with Li Jing in disaster relief.

(End of this chapter)