"Sir? Sir?"
The waiter called Zhu Yuanzhang several times.
Only then did he come back to his senses.
"What is it?"
"I've also shown you Mother Zhao's house. Can you go back now?" asked the waiter.”
If the shopkeeper knew that he had snuck out, he would still be scolded.
Zhu Yuanzhang took another look at the thatched hut. It was still filled with laughter.
His emotions were extremely complicated.
He sighed.
He put his hands behind his back and said,"Let's go."”
"Alright!"
The waiter drove the carriage and sent Zhu Yuanzhang back to the inn.
...
He returned to the inn.
The waiter saw that the shopkeeper was not there, so he did not notice that he had sneaked away.
"Sir, if you have nothing else to do, this one will go and do his work first.”
Zhu Yuanzhang stopped him.
"Wait a minute."
Then, he took out another tael of silver.
"Sir, why are you doing this?"
The waiter asked in confusion.
"I want to hear the truth from you. In your heart, what kind of person is your County Magistrate Meng?”
Hearing this question.
The waiter heaved a sigh of relief.
He thought that Zhu Yuanzhang wanted him to do something again.
He smiled and said,"I won't accept this small silver."”
"Sir, if you want to inquire about Lord Meng, then this one will naturally tell you everything I know.”
Zhu Yuanzhang took back the silver and nodded."Since you support him so much, it seems that Meng Yin is a good official with integrity in all of your hearts.”
Who knew.
The waiter burst into laughter when he heard that.
"Honest?"
"Sir, you're wrong again.”
" What?!" Zhu Yuanzhang was confused.
He frowned unhappily and asked,""How did we say it wrong again?"
"Didn't the commoners on the streets say that Meng Yin was a good official?”
The waiter saw that he was a little anxious, so he explained to him.
"Lord Meng is indeed a good official to the people.”
"But if you say that he is an upright person? Then I can't agree with you."
Zhu Yuanzhang was even more puzzled.
"Since he's a good official, why isn't he an upright person?”
"That's because you only know one part of the story and don't know the other."”
"Lord Meng is indeed a good official who benefits the people.”
"But he is also a corrupt official!"
"And a big corrupt official!"
Boom!
Zhu Yuanzhang's mind suddenly crackled.
He had never expected this.
The waiter would say such words.
Corrupted officials?
He hated corrupt officials the most in his life!
In his eyes, corrupt officials were vermin. Ever since he was a farmer, he had already tasted the suffering of corrupt officials everywhere.
Therefore, after he became the emperor, he liked to kill corrupt officials the most.
How many corrupt officials had he killed in Ying Tian?
The unit of measurement was ten thousand people!
All the officials were trembling in fear.
He was afraid that the knife would hang on his neck if he was not careful.
But what did this waiter say?
Meng Yin was a corrupt official!
Then according to his temper, he should immediately execute the 'Skin Flayers Dragon Grass' kind of torture on Meng Yin!
Only then could he resolve the hatred in his heart!
If this was the first time Zhu Yuanzhang had heard such an evaluation of Meng Yin, he would have immediately punished Meng Yin.
However…
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were cold.
"Do you know what happens to officials of the imperial court who spread rumors?”
When she saw his serious expression.
The waiter was also shocked.
The other party's temperament was probably extraordinary.
"Guest…Dear customer, what I said is the truth.”
"Lord Meng is indeed a corrupt official."
"But Lord Meng is not greedy for the money of ordinary people. He said that he doesn't care about that bit of money.”
"If you want to be greedy, then be greedy!"
"Therefore, the rich families are the targets of Lord Meng.”
Zhu Yuanzhang, who had been suppressing his anger, was stunned when he heard this.
Why did it turn around again?
There was more.
"I don't care about the money of the commoners."
"If you want to be greedy, then be greedy for the big ones!"
Was this really what Meng Yin said?
Zhu Yuanzhang's lips twitched.
This was the first time he had heard someone say that they were greedy for money and that they were ambitious.
Originally, he was still angry. But upon hearing that Meng Yin did not covet the commoners 'money, the anger in his heart dissipated a little.
Zhu Yuanzhang stroked his beard.
He thought to himself, just what kind of person is this Meng Yin?
The waiter looked at his gloomy expression and was afraid that he would get angry at him. He asked in fear,"Sir…Can I go back to work now?"
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand.
"Go ahead."
The waiter heaved a sigh of relief and quickly left.
This was the first time he had encountered such a powerful guest.
......
After the waiter left.
Zhu Yuanzhang still couldn't understand.
He recalled what had happened in the past two days.
From the moment he entered Pei County, he thought that Meng Yin was a talent for governing the world.
Today, he witnessed Meng Yin's verdict and personally heard how much a human life could be worth. This had already refreshed his worldview.
And now.
The waiter said that Meng Yin was a good official, but at the same time, he was a corrupt official?
Zhu Yuanzhang patted his head.
He had never been in such a difficult position before.
In the past, if they heard that there were corrupt officials, they would be arrested regardless of whether they were greedy for one tael of silver or one hundred taels of silver.
Even some officials who were not corrupt and were involved in the crime would not be let off.
But at this moment.
Zhu Yuanzhang felt extremely troubled.
.......
He returned to the guest room.
Empress Ma looked at Zhu Yuanzhang's face and knew that he had something on his mind.
"Why do you have a sour face the moment you come in? What happened again?”
Empress Ma was his wife. Even after Zhu Yuanzhang became the emperor, he still treated Empress Ma well.
The two of them usually interacted in private like a commoner couple.
Even if Empress Ma scolded him, Zhu Yuanzhang wouldn't care.
Zhu Yuanzhang sighed.
"I've encountered something that I can't figure out.”
Empress Ma smiled.
"Since you can't figure it out, then call a few more people to discuss it.”
"Can't my son and the others share your burden?”
Hearing Empress Ma's suggestion, Zhu Yuanzhang felt that it was feasible.
Hence, he called Zhu Biao and Zhu Xi over.
"Father, why are you looking for us?”
Zhu Yuanzhang told the two brothers everything he had heard from the waiter.
"What? Meng Yin is a corrupt official?"
"But he's only greedy for money from rich families. What kind of operation is this?”
"I really don't understand what this person is thinking.”
"A human life is worth a hundred taels of silver. This Meng Yin who is greedy for money and only for rich families is really interesting.”
"Father, since we can't figure out Meng Yin, why don't we go see him?”
Zhu Biao suggested.
To be honest, Meng Yin's style of doing things had indeed aroused Zhu Yuanzhang's curiosity.
Since he was unable to convince his heart, he directly sent people to capture Meng Yin, this corrupt official.
Then, he had to understand this person better.
"Alright, let's go see Meng Yin."
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