Zhu Pingan ordered that the prisoners were specially allowed to go home to participate in the autumn harvest and return to the prison to report after the autumn harvest was over.
When County Minister Zhang and the others heard this, they were shocked to the core and looked at Zhu Pingan as if he were a madman.
This surprise came too big and too sudden, the crowd of prisoners excitedly knelt on the ground, kowtowing uncontrollably, knocking the ground banging, thanking for more than just the grace, and there were even a lot of prisoners so excited that they could not help but burst into tears.
“Everyone get up, it’s getting late, go home. After the autumn harvest, remember to report back to the prison.”
Zhu Pingan walked down the hall, helped up a prisoner who was so excited and tearful that he was kowtowing frantically, and said in a raised voice.
“Thank you, Great Master.”
“Thank you, Grand Master Qing Tian, you are our true parental officer, ah, net thinking for us.”
“Grand Master Qing Tian, go home, I’ll set up a life shrine for you, burn incense for you morning and night, and bless the Grand Master with peace and health.”
The crowd of prisoners got up, still emotional, looking at Zhu Pingan with eyes full of admiration, respect and fervour, Grand Master Qing Tian, so there really is a Grand Master Qing Tian, Zhu Pingan was simply the reincarnation of Pao Qing Tian in their eyes.
“All of you go back.”
The Shrine of Life? Don’t be ridiculous, Zhu Pingan shook his head breathlessly and waved his hand, allowing the prisoners to go home individually.
“Many thanks to Grand Master Qingtian.”
“Many thanks to Qing Tian Daoliang, we will definitely return after the autumn harvest, Qing Tian Daoliang has asked for our lives, we will definitely live up to Qing Tian Daoliang.”
The prisoners thanked them and prepared to leave.
“Stand still! All stand still! Who dares to step out!”
Just as the crowd of prisoners turned around and were about to leave, they suddenly heard a stern and sternly coloured chorus resound above their heads.
The prisoners were shocked and stopped in their tracks, and when they turned their heads to look at the voice of the voice, County Minister Zhang appeared in everyone’s line of sight.
County Minister Zhang rose from his seat and stood like a tower, stretching out his finger and pointing it at the crowd of prisoners, sternly shouting at the crowd of prisoners to stop their steps.
The momentum was very strong!
At this moment and in this situation, County Superintendent Zhang gave off an air of being superior, spitting out laws and orders that could not be disobeyed!
“Oh, what does County Minister Zhang have to say?”
Zhu Pingan turned around, slightly squinting his eyes at County Minister Zhang, a faint smile tickling the corners of his mouth.
“Your Excellency, this is one hundred and eight prisoners who have not paid their taxes, not just one or two, so you’re letting them all go just because you say so? This is letting a tiger return to the mountain! What if these people don’t come to the prison to report after the autumn harvest and run away? That’s a big mistake! Have you thought this through?”
County Minister Zhang looked at Zhu Pingan with burning eyes, making no attempt to hide his objections and lashing out at Zhu Pingan in public.
At first, County Minister Zhang thought that Zhu Pingan was going to use torture to force taxes! However, it never occurred to him that Zhu Pingan dared to risk universal condemnation by releasing prisoners who had not paid their taxes to go home for the autumn harvest! Moreover, he didn’t release one or two prisoners for the autumn harvest, he released all of them, one hundred and eight prisoners!
This kid is crazy! When County Minister Zhang heard Zhu Pingan’s order, he could not believe his ears.
After the shock, Zhang County Minister couldn’t help but feel ecstatic in his heart.
Heh!
Originally, he still didn’t know how to catch Zhu Pingan’s handles, find Zhu Pingan’s faults, and drive this kid Zhu Pingan out of Jingnan County! I didn’t think that this kid would even go dizzy on his own and make this one dim move: release more than a hundred prisoners to go home for the autumn harvest!
This is really a sleepy pillow ah.
This kid even himself put the handle, faults sent to their hands, huh, then their own can not be polite.
Especially, after hearing the crowd of prisoners thanking Zhu Pingan for his kindness, shouting at Zhu Pingan Qingtian Daoliang, and saying what a true parental officer he is, County Magistrate Zhang couldn’t help it even more, what the hell is a Qingtian Daoliang Parental Officer ah!
The governor of Jingnan is mine!
Therefore, without hesitation, County Magistrate Zhang got up, tore off all his disguises, and lashed out at Zhu Pingan in public.
“Yes, Your Excellency, County Minister Zhang is looking out for you, so you should think twice before you act. Besides, no matter if it’s the Daming Law, or the laws and decrees of the past years, or even counting back to the Han, Tang, Yuan, and Song dynasties, there is no provision in any of the laws and decrees that permits releasing a prisoner to go home for the autumn harvest, ah?!”
After Zhang County Elder got up, Master Yao also got up and spoke right after him, quoting scriptures and seizing the point of the legal provisions to wave the flag for Zhang County Elder.
“Yes, Your Excellency the county magistrate. You can’t let them go home for the autumn harvest, what about over a hundred prisoners, what if they run away?”
“Yes, what about over a hundred prisoners, it’s easy to release them, but hard to come back and report, running away one or two is less. Your Excellency, you can’t let them go.”
The Sixth Room Suxian also followed suit and sided with County Magistrate Zhang, opposing Zhu Pingan’s decision to release the prisoners to go home for the autumn harvest.
For a time, the entire county office officials sided with County Minister Zhang, while Zhu Pingan became a lone wolf.
Zhu Pingan smiled faintly as he toured Zhang County Magistrate and the Six Houses, not at all surprised by their opposition.
Not only was he not surprised, he was even a little pleased.
Below the hall, when the group of prisoners heard the opposition of County Minister Zhang and the others, they all glared at County Minister Zhang and the others with incomparable anger, and due to the intimidation of the group of magistrates, they didn’t dare to do anything but only used their eyes to express their anger.
Losing Zhang County Minister, they are still the local people of Jingnan!
Compared to the magistrate, there’s a big difference! Who has the people in his heart, who is thinking about the people, who is for the people, who is the real parents, who is a good man and who is a bad man, this ratio is clear!
Now, the real Yamen officials are against releasing us to go home for autumn harvest, the prisoners look at Zhu Ping An nervously and apprehensively, and have already resigned themselves to their fate in their hearts.
Alas!
The people’s will is hard to resist, the county magistrate is afraid to retract the order, however, we do not blame the county magistrate, blame only Zhang County Minister these dog officials!
“County Superintendent Zhang, Master Yao, and all of you, don’t worry.”Zhu Pingan smiled faintly and looked towards County Minister Zhang and the others, then swept a glance at the crowd of prisoners, raising his voice in a firm and confident tone, “I trust them. If they run away, then it’s an error in judgement on my part, and I, Zhu Ping An, will bear this mistake alone, it has nothing to do with you. Well, Clerks, make your transcripts, and you all may attach your objections, so that the release of the prisoners to go home for the autumn harvest will have nothing to do with you.”
Zhang County Minister was still about to say something, when Master Yao squeezed his eyes hard at him, Zhang County Minister froze for a moment, and quickly understood, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. He understood what Master Yao meant. Zhu Pingan since he wants to risk universal condemnation to release more than a hundred prisoners to go home for autumn harvest, then let him release it, more than a hundred prisoners, when something goes wrong, it will be his responsibility, Zhu Pingan, he this magistrate will do his head.
If he wants to die, why should we stop him?
Anyway, we will leave our objections on the record, and if we pursue the responsibility later, we can’t pursue our head. We objected to ah, is he Zhu Pingan bent, so, we not only no fault, but rather merit.
As soon as Zhu Pingan is out of the way, the governor will be me!
