Stubborn people in official circles are always particularly eye-catching.

Like Wei Zheng in the past, and like Hai Rui in the future.

And now, there is another iron-necked Pei Benzhi from Chenliu County in the Ming Dynasty.

People like this are not liked by their colleagues most of the time, and their subordinates will only discover their shining points after getting along with them for a long time.

The king maintains a love-hate attitude towards such ministers.

They are a sword.

An extremely sharp sword.

It can wipe out all the lawbreakers and traitors, but the sword is sharp on both sides, and occasionally it will cut the palm of the sword holder.

Zhu Yunxi's palms were pressed on the shoulders of Pei Benzhi, who was still kneeling on the ground despite being shackled.

His hand was not cut.

So, Zhu Yunxi bent down, stretched out his other hand to hold Pei Benzhi's arm, and began to push upward.

The eyes of the accompanying officials under the Yamen moved slightly.

Pei Benzhi had a more obvious reaction, his eyes kept flashing, and he opened his mouth several times but was unable to speak.

Then, he stood up tremblingly.

I am devoted to my subordinates, so that I can do this.

The accompanying officials standing behind Zhu Yunxi all looked envious, wishing they had put on two shackles and knelt down instead of Pei Benzhi.

Pan Deshan is thoughtful.

If you want to control the river, in addition to the support of the court, you must also have the support of local officials and officials. After all, compared to the Yellow River, the court is really beyond the reach of the Yellow River, and it takes more than half a month to get back and forth for one thing.
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Pei Benzhi's grandson personally supports him, and the county magistrate's official position will probably be promoted to one promotion in the near future.

So Pan Deshan took another look at Pei Benzhi.

"I thank you, Your Highness!"

Pei Benzhi, who was helped up, had sobs in his throat for a long time, and finally uttered a sincere thank you.

Zhu Yunxi smiled silently and turned his head to look at the accompanying officials under the Yamen.

He waved his hand: "Go and do your own business. Let's chat with this famous iron neck."

The accompanying officials were stimulated one after another today, and left one by one with enough vinegar to flood the land of Liufu again.

Zhu Yunxi looked at Pei Benzhi: "Don't say any more about the guilty minister. Follow me into the Yamen and tell you about Chenliu County."

Pei Benzhi's mind at this time was still filled with images of the complicated expressions in the eyes of the officials who had just left.

Hearing the greeting from the Emperor Taisun, Pei Benzhi was stunned and turned his head, and saw that His Highness the Emperor Taisun had already reached the steps. He immediately lifted up his robe, stretched out his feet and carefully scratched the ground left and right twice, and then stood on tiptoe.

Walk up the steps.

Back at the county government office, Yu Tian had already packed up a tea room.

Looking at the original decorations on the left and right, you can tell that this place was probably loved by Cao Zhisheng in the past.

Zhu Yunxi sat directly on the chair and looked up at Pei Benzhi, who was standing in front of him.

"A member of the Yichou Branch in the 18th year of Hongwu, you are an anomaly."

Zhu Yunxi's first words made Pei Benzhi's heart skip a beat.

But Pei Benzhi reacted quickly and smiled silently: "I just don't know how to be an official."

Zhu Yunxi fell silent, looking at this man who had been an official for nearly ten years, but kept staying on the ground without moving his iron neck, and suddenly smiled: "It's okay if you don't know how to be an official, as long as you know how to do things for the people, it's enough

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After finishing speaking, Zhu Yunxi raised his hand to signal Yutian who was waiting aside to make tea.

He waved to Pei Benzhi: "Sit down, I don't have to follow your rules here."

Pei Benzhi raised his head and said in a low voice: "Thank you, Your Highness, for giving me a seat."

Zhu Yunxi shook his head and allowed Pei Benzhi to continue his ritual.

Wait until Pei Benzhi sat down only half his buttocks.

Zhu Yunxi then said again: "Many people in Kaifeng Mansion killed the Chen family member because you didn't have the imperial court's approval. They wrote a lot of impeachment memorials and sent them to Guyou Yingtian."

Pei Benzhi exerted a little force on his legs, and the buttocks that were resting on the stool were lifted up: "I have ignored the laws of the country."

Zhu Yunxi shook his head and pressed his hands: "In troubled times, heavy rituals should be used. Although the Ming Dynasty cannot be said to be in troubled times, the six prefectures are affected by disasters and the people's hearts are unstable. Borrowing a head to calm the people's hearts, and it is also the head of a lawless person, how can there be any guilt?

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As he spoke, Zhu Yunxi looked at Pei Benzhi faintly.

He said lightly: "Speaking of which, I just arrived in Lanyang County today, and I imitated you and did something like you. I beheaded Cao Zhisheng and spread it around the county to appease the people."

Pei Benzhi's butt that just fell down wanted to lift it up again.

Zhu Yunxi couldn't stop laughing: "I told you that you don't need to be so formal, so you can just sit back and relax. Don't you feel tired from walking from Chenliu County to Lanyang County?"

Pei Benzhi smiled and said: "When I was young, I often traveled to the countryside and counties to study, so my legs and feet were stronger. My grandson was responsible for supervising the country and was given the title of patrolling the west. He also had the emperor's order to kill mediocre officials and calm the people's hearts.

Benevolent government."

After some testing.

When the tea soup was ready, Yutian poured a cup of tea for each of the two people sitting across from each other.

Zhu Yunxi also put away his leisurely thoughts with Pei Benzila and confirmed that discussing matters with this person in a business-to-business manner was the best option.

He then said: "What is the situation in Chenliu County now?"

When Pei Benzhi heard this, he finally secretly breathed a sigh of relief. What he said outside the city that he wanted to chat with the grandson was just to comfort his subordinates. When he actually faced the grandson of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty alone, that

Qipin County Magistrate, are you nervous?

At this moment, the conversation finally came to the main topic. Pei Ben subconsciously puffed up his chest and cupped his hands and said: "Reporting to Your Highness, Chenliu County now has five thousand Yulin Guards and horses stationed in charge. They have worked together to relieve the disaster and clean up the congestion in the county, and they have achieved great results. Chenliu County now has

The large gentry households in the county donated grain, totaling 83,726 shi. In addition to keeping it for the county, Chen Liu could also donate 50,000 shi to feed the people in surrounding counties before the court's food relief arrived."
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When he said these words, Pei Benzhi was not proud, but felt ashamed.

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When a county is hit by a disaster, the government's surplus grain is not enough to feed the people of the county for a few days. However, the grain stored by large households in the county can not only feed the people of the county, but also use most of it to support the people of surrounding counties.

Zhu Yunxi’s eyes are also not pretty.

He looked at the ashamed-looking Pei Benzhi and sneered: "These are the wealthy gentry of our Ming Dynasty."

Pei Benzhi said in a low voice: "Actually, Your Highness... Your Highness the King of Qin has followed the example of Zhejiang Road for the imperial court in the past two years. In Henan Road, he promoted the idea of ​​dividing households into acres and integrating officials and gentry. The results have been remarkable, and the people have become more loyal to the imperial court."
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"The reform of official post offices implemented by the imperial court earlier made communication between the common people even more convenient. The imperial court has been doing things for the common people in recent years, and the common people can gradually put more food in their stomachs."

"It's just that the government's administration takes decades or hundreds of years. So far...it's already pretty good..."

Zhu Yunxi shook his head: "The administration of the imperial court requires merits accumulated over the years. But this time, the six governments were hit by disaster. Is it because of the imperial administration?"

Zhu Yunxi quietly changed the topic to another direction.

Pei Benzhi's eyes flashed slightly, and he shook his head with a helpless smile.

Zhu Yunxi sneered and said: "It is impossible for the imperial court to know what is happening in the local area every day, so the imperial court has built a complex supervisory system layer upon layer. The role of the Three Laws Division is to use the law to deter traitors. As for the Jin Yiwei of this dynasty,

It is a knife hanging over the official’s neck at all times. But, even at such a high price, Lanyang County still settled the matter."

Pei Benzhi no longer knew what to say.

He thought for a while, if he and Cao Zhisheng were to switch positions, and he would be the magistrate of Lanyang County, which is next to the Yellow River embankment, and Cao Zhisheng would be the magistrate of Chenliu County, which is not close to the river. Perhaps, the Yellow River embankment would not burst this year.

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"I want you to be the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture."

Zhu Yunxi's voice quietly penetrated into Pei Benzhi's ears, making him startled.

Pei Benzhi looked up at Zhu Yunxi with his mouth open. He was just thinking about changing positions, but the Emperor Taisun wanted him to take charge of the entire Kaifeng Mansion.

Zhu Yunxi looked at Pei Benzhi who looked surprised and laughed: "Just wait, I have been the iron neck magistrate of Chenliu County for eight years. I really want to see when your title can be replaced by the iron neck of Kaifeng Prefecture.

Prefect."

Pei Benzhi could no longer sit still, so he stood up, waved his arms and folded his hands, and bowed.

"I accept the order and thank you."

Zhu Yunxi nodded: "I just said a few words to reassure you. When I get the position of Kaifeng Prefecture magistrate for you, I will let you use it. Now..."

Pei Benzhi rarely smiled lightly and stretched out his hand to say, "Your Highness, please have some tea."

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To be continued...