The County Magistrate of Shangyuan County Has Quite a Strong Origin
"Imperial grandfather, your grandson also wants a stick of candied haws…" On the streets of Shangyuan County, a seven or eight-year-old boy tiptoed and pointed at the grass target that the vendor was carrying on his shoulder as he spoke to Zhu Yuanzhang in a childish voice.
He had only one candied hawthorns left in his hand, so he looked at the hawker's straw target that was full of candied hawthorns and drooled.
This child looked very cute and toot. Anyone who saw him could not help but want to pinch his little face.
However, there was no color on his face, and his lips were a little blue.
It could be seen that this child's physique was not very good.
Hearing the child's words, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately waved at the peddler and whispered,""Didn't I tell you? After leaving the palace, you can't call me 'Imperial Grandpa', but' Grandpa'.”
The child blinked his big eyes and immediately said,"Then grandpa can't call himself 'zhen' but 'old man'. We'll go out in plain clothes and can't let the people know our identities.”
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed out loud, then scratched the child's nose and praised,""My grandson is really smart."
At this moment, the peddler had already walked over with a straw target.
Zhu Yuanzhang took out three coins and asked his grandson to pick a bunch of red and big candied haws before holding his hand and continuing to walk along the street.
Shangyuan County was prosperous.
Although it was just past nine in the morning, the streets were already packed with pedestrians.
The shops on both sides of the street had already opened their doors to welcome customers.
Customers came and went, so the business of these shops should be good.
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but feel surprised.
This Shangyuan County was not a capital city, nor was it a traffic hub.
The only geographical advantage was that it was close to the Ying Tian Prefecture.
Why was it so prosperous?
Moreover, the streets were clean and tidy. Zhu Yuanzhang even saw people cleaning the streets.
Some small merchants and hawkers could not set up stalls to sell at will. Instead, they were all gathered in a designated area.
Although the streets were not as wide as Ying Tian City, they were orderly.
No one dared to casually ride their horses on the streets, and the speed of the carriages was also very slow.
There were constables patrolling the streets from time to time. If someone dared to break the law on the street, these constables would immediately rush to the scene of the incident to enforce the law.
What made Zhu Yuanzhang even more surprised was that although these constables all had fierce expressions, they did not seem to have any intention of taking anything.
Although the commoners were afraid of them, they did not avoid them like other prefectures and counties.
Yes!
Although that little rascal was lazy and reckless, he still had some ability.
At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang saw that his grandson had only one candied hawthorn left in his hand. He immediately said to him,"Grandpa has taught you before that you must control your greed when you do things. You can't do whatever you want. For example, it's true that you like to eat candied haws. Moreover, our family is big and has enough candied haws for you to eat. However, you can't control your greed because of this. When you grow up and like more things in the future, do you want the entire world to exhaust all its financial resources to support you?! Wouldn't that make him the second Song Huizong?!”
The little boy blinked his big eyes and quickly put down the candied fruit that was already in his mouth.
"Grandpa, how did you know that I wanted you to buy me candied haws?"!”
Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily," Your grandfather has been on the battlefield all his life. He has seen countless people. How can you hide your little thoughts from me?"!”
"Oh..." The little boy was not angry. Instead, he used a handkerchief to wrap the last candied hawthorn.
Then, he raised his head and said to Zhu Yuanzhang," Then, I don't want you to buy it. I'll hide the last candied hawthorn well. I'll only take it out when I want to eat it the most, okay?"!”
This little boy was Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest grandson, Zhu Biao's eldest son, Zhu Xiongying.
Zhu Yuanzhang's face revealed a hint of approval as he said,"That's right."
The grandfather and grandson talked as they walked aimlessly on the street.
At this time, the sun had already risen high in the sky, and there were more and more pedestrians on the street.
A muscular middle-aged man, who was also wearing coarse clothes, walked up to Zhu Yuanzhang. After slightly cupping his hands, he said respectfully to Zhu Yuanzhang,"Master, I just came from the county government.”
Zhu Yuanzhang raised his eyebrows but didn't say anything.
The middle-aged man continued," The county government took off the wooden sign that said 'release to the government office' at dawn. At about 15:00, the officials of the county government entered the county government one after another to start working. Moreover, these people have signed their names at the gatehouse. I have already looked at the county government's roster last night. No one is late or absent.”
Zhu Yuanzhang's expression relaxed slightly.
The shift started at 7:00 (7:00 to 9:00 in the morning). Although it was a little late, no one was late or absent, which was rare.
The atmosphere was completely different from the other prefectures and counties.
"Then the Shangyuan County Magistrate also started his duties at 7 am?!”Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
The middle-aged man hesitated for a moment before he looked at Zhu Yuanzhang carefully and said," No..."
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly and said,"A quarter of an hour?"!”
"Also…It's not."
" Four minutes?!"
"Also…Not really."
" Three quarters in the morning?!" Zhu Yuanzhang's voice was getting colder and colder.
He seemed to have reached the limit of his patience.
"Humph!" He snorted and said coldly,"Tell me, when did he start his shift?!”
This cold snort scared the middle-aged man so much that his knees went weak and he almost knelt down on the street.
"Yes, it's Si Shi." The middle-aged man hurriedly replied.
"Bastard…" When Zhu Yuanzhang heard that Ye Jin would only start work at 9:00 (9:00 to 11:00), he was so angry that he blew his beard and glared at him.
However, he didn't explode immediately. He only cursed in a low voice.
After suppressing his anger, he said to the middle-aged man,"Continue to monitor him. You must investigate his schedule today in detail. If he hides anything, bring his head to me.”
"Yes." The middle-aged man quickly accepted the order.
Then, he straightened his body slightly, turned around, and walked into the crowd.
After turning the corner, the middle-aged man quickly wiped the sweat off his forehead with his sleeve.
At the same time, he felt a little strange.
If Zhu Yuanzhang knew that other officials were so lazy, their heads would probably be hanging on the city gate tower by now.
The current Emperor was not a merciful person.
However, when the Emperor heard that the Shangyuan County Magistrate would only start working at Si o'clock, he only scolded him,'Bastard!'!
It was really strange.
Could it be?
This Shangyuan County Magistrate is the descendant of His Majesty's old friend?!
That was not right.
His Majesty was someone who could even kill an old friend, let alone the descendant of an old friend.
Royal relatives?
Not really.
There were only a few relatives in the Zhu family, and none of them had the surname 'Ye'?!
Forget it.
The will of the heavens was unfathomable.
It was better not to guess His Majesty's thoughts.
All in all, this Shangyuan County Magistrate was someone that could not be provoked. If there was a chance to make friends with him in the future, he had to be careful.
The middle-aged man was full of worries as he walked towards the county government.
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PS: Today's third chapter was supposed to be a minimum of five chapters, but it stopped. Wuwuwu, but tomorrow it will be a minimum of 10 chapters.
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