Kowloon wins

Chapter 77
"What? Do you have any doubts about the king's words, huh?"

Seeing the astonishment and bewilderment of Ah Jintai and the other two, the third master immediately felt relieved, but he didn't bring it to his face, but wrinkled in an extremely displeased look. He frowned and snorted coldly.

"Don't dare, don't dare, Wang Ye Haihan, it's not that the lower officials are being rude, but because they have a lot of responsibilities on their shoulders. To ensure safety, the lower officials have to talk a lot, and they don't know what the Wang Ye said is true, haha , where did it come from?"

Being asked by the third master, A Jintai couldn't help being extremely embarrassed, but the matter of disaster relief was so important, even if he knew that he asked the question again at this time, he would inevitably be ridiculed by the third master, but when he said it, A Jintai didn't I have to ask clearly, otherwise, if something really went wrong, he, A Jintai, would have to walk away. The reason is very simple, if he doesn't ask indiscriminately at this moment, he agrees to go to adjust grain with Li Minquan , if the Hecao Yamen says no, the responsibility will be passed on to him, A Jintai, at least part of the responsibility cannot be escaped. Of course, A Jintai doesn't want to take the risk, and he will be ridiculed a few times. A sentence can't kill a person. Compared with the fall of the official hat, it's really not a big deal.

"Hmph, why, are you worried that this king will trick you?"

The third master is a shrewd person, A Jintai was thinking about how to hide it from him, and when he thought about the embarrassment of these days, he really got a little angry in his heart, so he snorted heavily, He mercilessly exposed A Jintai's little plot on the spot.

"Don't dare, don't dare, the lord calms down, I'm waiting, ah, I'm waiting, it's just, it's just..."

After being treated like this by the third master, A Jintai's face turned as red as a monkey's butt in an instant, and he was sweating profusely. He wanted to explain, but his mouth was clumsy at the moment, and he hesitated for a long time without saying anything. Come on, it's really embarrassing. Although Gong Puqi sitting on the other side is better, he is also blushing.

"It's just that, hum, it's okay to tell you, this food didn't fall from the sky, and it wasn't given by anyone. It was bought with real gold and silver from the king's own pocket. You can ask for food, but you have to pay for it." Follow the king's rules, if not, hum!"

Looking at the two distressed Shandong officials in front of him, the third master felt relieved for a while, and finally vented his grievances for the past few days at once, and his spirit was very refreshed, but it didn't give ah, Mr. The two looked at each other with such a good face, they opened their mouths like frost and reprimanded them severely.

"My lord, please be clear about what to do, and the officials and others must obey without fear."

When they heard that the food was bought by the third master himself, Ah Jintai and the two felt a little bit confused. You must know that Shandong, except for Jining, is suffering from disasters, so there is no place to buy a large amount of food. If there is, why is there any need to transfer food from Huguang, and just go to the account of the chief minister to buy it? Asking random questions, anyway, as long as the third master is willing to take responsibility and can provide food, it is enough for the two of them. As for doubts or not, that can be discussed later.

"Listen up, all of you. This batch of grain totals [-] shi, which can only support one day's expenses. The prefectures are divided equally according to the population. This is the first, and the second, after two days, there will be more. [-] shi are about to arrive, take the water route, and you will send more people to the king, and wait at the pier early in the morning the next day. As soon as the ship arrives, it will be loaded and distributed to the various prefectures immediately. There must be no mistakes. If there is any mistake, don’t blame the king. I don't care about feelings. In addition, although there is food, it is not enough. You must inform the victims in the form of an announcement that the two batches of food and fodder were donated by the "Kirin Company" for emergency use. Seven days later, the fourth day of the official movement Wan Shi will arrive in time, the imperial court will definitely not ignore the life and death of the victims, some difficulties, please be more tolerant of the victims, you also need to be more energetic, be careful of martial law, and don't have the risk of gathering crowds to cause trouble, you can all Do you understand, huh?"

After Haosheng beat the two local officials, the anger in the third master's heart has gradually subsided, but his face is still stern, and his tone is not even half gentle. After a long speech, Haosheng beat the two again .

"My lord is Gao Yi, the officials and others are admirable, and I will definitely obey my lord's orders and never dare to disobey them."

After figuring out the origin of the grain and fodder, although Ah and Gong were shocked by the generosity of the third master, their hearts were already on the ground. After all, for the two of them, alleviating the current disaster is the most important thing As for the rest, the two of them don't care about so much for the time being. Naturally, at such a time, flattery has to be offered quickly. Flattery is always worthless, and there is no need to pay taxes. The bad isn't it?

"That's all right, Zicheng, I'll just accompany my lord on the trip."

The third master gave the two local officials a lesson with confidence, but when it came to where the food was, he was also blind, and when it was time to see the truth, he naturally had to push it on Li Minquan.

"No, this subordinate obeys!"

The third master has been in distress for the past few days, and Li Minquan's life is naturally not very easy. He has to travel among the rich families in order to buy food, and at the same time he has to help the third master with his worries. It is really annoying. The Third Master finally raised his eyebrows, and Li Minquan was proud of himself, and his answering voice was loud and clear.

"My lord, please sit down for a while. I will go to arrange related matters right away. I dare not miss my lord's explanation."

The third master had already spoken to such an extent, Gong Puqi naturally didn't dare to sit still, stood up hastily, saluted respectfully, and made a promise sincerely.

"Well, let's go."

The third master didn't show any kindness to Gong Puqi, the guest of the eighth master, and he didn't bother to be courteous to him.

"Farewell sir."

After the third master let go, Gong Puqi didn't dare to delay, and after a thorough salute, he and Li Minquan, who accompanied him, left the study one by one, and went to Zhang Luo to adjust the food without mentioning it.

"My lord is unparalleled in righteousness, and I thank you on behalf of the millions of disaster victims in Shandong."

Gong Puqi had left, but A Jintai didn't move, but sat silently until he guessed that Gong Puqi was out of hearing range, then he clasped his fists and bowed to the third master to salute , thanked with trembling voice.

"Your Majesty, you're being polite. Since this king is on an official mission, he should do it with all his heart, so as to live up to the high hopes of Emperor Ama. A trivial matter is really nothing to worry about."

Seeing that the matter of disaster relief was almost manageable, the third master was in a good mood, of course, he was not too carried away, he should be humble, but he did not forget to be humble.

"My lord is too modest, and the appreciation of the lower officials comes from my heart. If it wasn't your lord who made the mistake, hehe, if I were a different person, I'm afraid that the millions of disaster victims in Shandong would suffer a great crime."

Ah Jintai hesitated not to leave. Naturally, he was not just here to flatter the third master for a better life, but came here for another purpose. Seeing that the third master was in a good mood, he immediately rolled his eyes and made a big announcement about what he had said in the call Words of emotion.

"Where, where, my lord is over-reputed. They are all on official missions. Whoever comes is the same. Since this king has the trust of Emperor Ama, how dare he not do it with all his heart."

The hidden meaning in Ah Jintai's words is too strong. With the third master's IQ, how could he not be able to hear it? If he didn't know that he had obtained accurate information from Li Minquan before, he already had a way to deal with it. The third master may really be able to ask questions, but right now, the third master is not interested in listening to A Jintai's provocative words, so he pretended to be ignorant and made a haha, carelessly perfunctory.

"That's, that's, the prince's loyalty to the country, this heart can show the sun and the moon, I am ashamed, I can't help the prince to share his worries, it is really a debt of grace, but I also have unspeakable difficulties, this one , please forgive me, my lord."

A Jintai came here prepared, seeing that the third master refused to accept the move, he refused to let it go, so he changed the subject, uttered some words, and tempted the third master to ask questions.

"It's all about doing business for the Holy One, and it's good to do your best. As for personal grievances, that's a common thing, but if you can be worthy of the conscience of heaven and earth, that's it. You don't have to worry about it, sir. Go calmly." , if you can save the disaster victims from the fire and water, my remaining wish is enough.”

What the third master is going to do is a big thing, and what he thinks about is great merit, so he is very tight-lipped, neither wanting to let A Jintai share the work, nor do he want to leak the news in advance, so how to prevaricate, how to talk nonsense , A cliché was about to come out, and A Jintai felt extremely uncomfortable, but he still couldn't speak.

"My lord taught me the lesson, I should keep it in my heart, but..."

Although he had seen the third master's intention of playing Tai Chi Push Hands, A Jintai still refused to give up, so he gritted his teeth and planned to reveal the answer directly.

"It's good to remember. Now that the disaster is serious, there is no delay. As the governor, Mr. Ah is also a big official of the imperial court. He has a lot to do with him. This king dare not delay Mr. Ah's business, and go to work first." stop."

The third master is not easy to be fooled. Seeing A Jintai wanting to pester him so ignorantly, the unhappiness in his heart immediately surged, and he interrupted without giving A Jintai a chance to finish his sentence. He drove away, then picked up the tea bowl casually, made gestures, and showed the posture of chasing guests.

"Thank you, Third Master, for your suggestion, and I will take my leave."

Seeing that the third master was bringing tea to see off the guests, even though he was full of unwillingness, A Jintai did not dare to delay any longer. He had no choice but to get up, bowed, and exited the study unhappily.

"Hey, night owls come into the house, I'm afraid they will be eaten by dogs!"

As soon as Ah Jintai left, the smile on the third master's face disappeared in an instant, replaced by a look of contempt, he casually put the tea bowl on the table beside him heavily, twitched the corner of his mouth, and cursed coldly, It's full of disdain...

(End of this chapter)