my brother-in-law is the prince

Chapter 106 Uncover the truth

Chapter 106 Uncover the truth

Zhu Di seemed to sense something in Yao Guangxiao's words.

So Zhu Di stared at Yao Guangxiao, his expression became serious, and he said, "What? Master Yao has something to say, but it doesn't matter."

Yao Guangxiao showed a slight smile, and said: "I'm getting old, and I don't care much about ordinary things. It's just that your majesty trusts you and entrusts you with a heavy responsibility, so I can only use this useless body to do my best for your majesty. "

Yao Guangxiao paused for a moment, and then said: "The matter in the memorandum, I have roughly read it, and it is nothing more than the people of Shangyuan County who sued Zhang Anshi, and the county magistrate also reported these crimes to Yingtian Mansion, and Yingtian Mansion made the memorandum to the court. Yuqian. It’s just that the minister is thinking, why does His Majesty believe what is said in it?”

This sentence made Zhu Di suddenly!

Zhu Di thought for a while and then said: "I am worried that Zhang Anshi has no experience in guarding after all. Although Qixia Ferry is small, it is a thoroughfare. He has to teach people to read and guard at the same time. If something goes wrong, I don't blame it. I just killed him. Common people, things like bullying the weak are too sensational."

Zhu Di continued to stare at Yao Guangxiao, his face became more and more solemn: "Master Yao always said that I am a kind person, but I didn't listen to these words. Since I was an adult, I have been fighting everywhere with my Ming army. I don't know how much blood was stained on the ground, I don't know how much blood the enemy has under my sword. It's just... how innocent the people are, bullying the weak, these things, even I was shocked when I heard it."

Zhu Di put his hands behind his back, sighed, and continued: "Think about how prosperous those Tartars were when they entered the Central Plains, but they were in the Central Plains for only a few decades, and they were everywhere. Raise your arms and shout, but the people in the world will not respond to those who raise their flags to attack the violent Yuan, and the powerful Tartar cavalry in the past have been completely wiped out in just a few decades."

"Master Yao, my army is strong today, can I surpass the Tartars who conquered all directions? The reason why they were defeated is the result of treating the people as worthless and wanton killing."

Zhu Di sighed, looking worried, and continued: "So Emperor Gao, the great ancestor, always said not to hurt the people, and the death penalty has always been imposed on those who harm the people. Understand the thoughts of Emperor Taizu Gao?"

"I don't care about killing people. What I care about is bullying women and children and wantonly killing people. If I treat people like pigs and dogs, how can I feel at ease in the Forbidden City?"

Yao Guangxiao nodded lightly and sighed: "This is Your Majesty's Daren."

Zhu Di suddenly puffed up his eyes: "I have said so much, but I don't want to hear you, a bald donkey."

Yao Guangxiao smiled, His Majesty's words of cursing are actually nothing, he is used to it.

"But has your Majesty ever thought about one thing? Emperor Taizu Gao also said something that the emperor should be aware of the details, so that he can distinguish loyalty from traitors."

Zhu Di felt that Yao Guangxiao had something to say, so he looked straight at Yao Guangxiao and said, "Then what does Master Yao mean?"

Yao Guangxiao said calmly: "Shangyuan County is under the foot of the Son of Heaven. Your Majesty only needs to send a cavalry, and you will know it at a glance."

Zhu Di couldn't help raising his eyebrows and said, "Do you mean to investigate thoroughly?"

Yao Guangxiao smiled and said: "It depends on how to investigate. In fact... His Majesty appoints anyone to investigate, and there may be different results."

Zhu Di closed his eyes and thought seriously, this sentence really hit the nail on the head!

After pondering for a while, Zhu Di laughed, looking out of the window, his eyes seemed to have become far away, and he said with some emotion: "Master Yao, do you still remember the time when Jing Nan was at the beginning? When I was in battle, I often rode out lightly, Investigate the enemy's camp personally, the so-called know yourself and the enemy, and only then can you truly understand the real situation of the southern army, so when you line up your troops, you often have fewer enemies and more enemies."

Yao Guangxiao bowed and said: "Your Majesty will do everything by himself, and the success of Jing Nan is inseparable from His Majesty's efforts to investigate the real situation of the Southern Army."

Zhu Di smiled and said: "Only by seeing it with my own eyes can I know the truth, and I can also find out the weakness of the Southern Army. All I need is to mobilize elite soldiers and pursue them fiercely, and the Southern Army will be defeated. Today I will simply go there." Find out."

Yao Guangxiao said: "Can Your Majesty allow your ministers to go with you?"

Zhu Di waited for him to take a look and said, "Of course the monk is going too, but... you need to put back on your monk's robe."

Yao Guangxiao smiled.

In fact, the reason why Yao Guangxiao became Zhu Di's number one advisor was not just that he persuaded Zhu Di to rebel every day.

In fact, Yao Guangxiao would not easily draw conclusions for Zhu Di on many things. Most of the time, he just guided Zhu Di step by step.

He knows better than anyone else that the fourth son of Zhu Yuanzhang was an extremely intelligent person and extremely assertive. Such a person is a natural commander. If you tell him what to do and how to do it, he may not be able to respond You do what you say.

But if you tell him, Your Majesty, why don't you go see him with your own eyes, then... Zhu Di will slowly walk towards the result Yao Guangxiao wants in many things.

In this world, there are many self-proclaimed smart people who are always good at being teachers. They talk about others every day, as if they have mastered the truth of the universe, but in fact, such people are often the most hateful in real life.

Yao Guangxiao can live for such a long time, and besides Zhu Di, he has always been kind and honorable, so it is reasonable to treat him with courtesy.

Zhu Di is a person who does what he says and does it. Immediately, Zhu Di set off with seven or eight plainclothes guards, and Yao Guangxiao and Hawei also lost their obedience.

After leaving the Forbidden City, Zhu Di originally wanted to board a boat at the Confucius Temple Ferry.

It's just that it's already cold winter, and there are snowflakes floating in the sky, so Zhu Di simply rides on horseback.

In the direction of Qixia, you need to leave the city through Dingdongmen.Galloping all the way, but also need to detour Zhongshan foothills.

At this time, the snow flakes danced wildly, and when riding the horse, the snow flakes condensed on Zhu Di's face, like frost, with a slight chill.

The weather is so cold that even Zhu Di, who has been in Beiping for a long time and even went deep into the desert, can't help but complain along the way: "This winter in Nanjing is not as cold as Beiping, damn it."

Yao Guangxiao was used to the severe cold and scorching heat, so he just followed Zhu Di silently on horseback.

The cold wind entered his body, so Zhu Di finally slowed down the speed of the horse and walked slowly.

Probably a little bored, Zhu Di glanced at Yao Guangxiao who was following up, and suddenly said: "That kid Jianwen, how is it with you?"

Yao Guangxiao only looked at the front, and said calmly: "Only practice Buddhism, don't care about foreign affairs."

Zhu Di was thoughtful, and said again: "Is he really disheartened?"

Yao Guangxiao said: "Your Majesty, in such a situation, what he thinks in his heart is actually not important anymore."

Zhu Di nodded, and then said: "Well, what I want is only his attitude."

After a pause, Zhu Di went on to say: "If he can keep himself safe, I will not be bothered to kill him. Tell him when you go back and teach him to pay attention to his body."

Yao Guangxiao said: "Among the Buddhist sects, those who are pure-hearted and ascetic every day may live longer."

Zhu Di laughed loudly after hearing this, and said, "If you want to live a few more days with a pure heart and few desires, what's the point? It's better to die early. I don't understand you bald donkeys."

Yao Guangxiao: "..."

At this time, Zhu Di glanced at Yao Guangxiao, a trace of embarrassment seemed to flash across his face, and he said quickly, "Master Yao, you can be an exception to the bald donkeys I mentioned, so don't take it to heart."

Yao Guangxiao smiled slightly and said, "I know."

When riding along Zhongshan Mountain, the foothills are long, and not far away, you can see Jiming Temple and Xuanwu Lake.

The Jiming Temple has existed since ancient times. After that, Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang ordered to rebuild the temple, expand the scale, and titled "Jiming Temple".After continuous expansion, the courtyard has a large scale, covering an area of ​​more than [-] mu, with more than [-] halls, pavilions, terraces and houses. It is the largest temple in Nanjing.

Looking at the temple in the distance, Zhu Di couldn't help but said: "It is said that Buddhism can save all living beings, but it is supported by the imperial court and the people's sesame oil, and the monks don't do childbirth, so what's the point of this practice?"

Yao Guangxiao said directly: "Because the imperial court needs it."

After Zhu Di heard this, he couldn't help laughing: "Yes, scholars, farmers, businessmen, monks and ordinary people, there will always be people who take this as comfort, let's say the queen, she will firmly believe in it, as long as it doesn't disturb the country, it will be fine."

After walking for another ten miles, only the undulating shadows of the mountains in the snow flakes remained at the foot of Zhongshan Mountain.

Zhu Di then asked a guard accompanying him: "How long will it take to get to Qixia Ferry?"

The guard said: "Your Majesty, we will be there after another five or six miles."

After hearing this, Zhu Di opened his eyes slightly, cheered up, and immediately rode his horse faster, but although he was wearing thick clothes, he was already shivering from the cold on the horse, and he was breathing white air non-stop.

At this time, he couldn't help cursing again: "If you wear thick clothes in the north, you will still be warm. No matter how thick you wear in Nanjing, you still feel the cold air pervading you. Damn..."

He complained all the way, and when he thought of Peking, he suddenly felt a little depressed.

After walking another five or six miles, a guard pointed to the front and said, "Your Majesty, the Qixia Ferry should be ahead, and there is a village there."

Sure enough... If you look from a distance, you can see the water of the Yangtze River rushing down, and you can faintly see that the ferry is not far away.As for the village, it was right in front of my eyes.

Countless snow flakes patted Zhu Di's face, looking at the scene not far away, he saw some smiles on his stiff face.

Zhu Di showed a bit of anxiety, and said: "Go, go and have a look."

At the moment, go to the village with everyone.

Looking at the village, there are only about a hundred households. There is a brick and tile house in the middle that stands out, and the rest are all muddy thatched huts, desolate and gloomy.

At this time, the sky is freezing, and there are almost no people outside, and it is just at noon, only a few smoke rises.

The ridges of all the houses were covered with a thin layer of snow.

Seeing this, Zhu Di couldn't help frowning.

The people are suffering. In fact, he knows better than anyone else that Zhu Di is not a person who only lives in the Forbidden City and does not know the suffering of the people.

But this Xiao Suo was beyond his expectation.

You know, this place is only twenty miles away from the bustling city of Nanjing.

What's more, the land here is fertile, and the wealth is already above the state capitals in the world.

He didn't hesitate too much, he got off the horse immediately, stepped on the thin snow, and walked in slowly.

It seems that because a stranger came, someone heard the movement outside and came out of the hut, but they watched helplessly.

Zhu Di saw an old woman pulling her grandson out, and tried to close the door tightly.

With his stomach full, Zhu Di hurriedly walked towards the old woman, saying: "Don't go, we passed by here, so far our stomachs are empty, I will give you money, and I will cook some food for you soon."

The old woman hesitated, and her grandson looked at Zhu Di curiously. It seemed that people like Zhu Di who wore brocade clothes and had horses were rarely seen.

At this time, Zhu Di had arrived at the old woman's door.

The old woman hurriedly saluted, and said timidly: "I... the food here may not suit the taste of nobles."

Zhu Di smiled heartily and said, "It's just for food."

After finishing speaking, he winked at Yi Shiha.

That also didn't understand, and quickly took the broken silver to the old woman.

When the old woman saw her, her hands were trembling. She was very busy thanking her, and opened the door to welcome Zhu Di and others into the house.

"This damn snow." Entering the house, Zhu Di patted the thin layer of snow covering his body while looking at the situation inside the house.

However, the inside of this house is very simple, and the so-called beds are nothing more than some straw poles laid against the mud wall.

In this small room, it is not only a place to sleep and rest, but also a place to eat and dine. There is only one table with missing legs and four long benches.

In addition, it is against the mud wall on the other side, and some earthen pots and the like are placed in another corner.

The old woman immediately started to light a fire on the hearth.

In fact, at noon, ordinary people generally do not light a fire to cook. Ordinary ancient people only eat two meals in the morning and evening, and only the nobles can eat three or even four meals a day.

At that moment, the fire in the stove was burning, and the room gradually became warmer.

Only then did Zhu Di realize that the old woman was walking barefoot.

You know, at this time even he couldn't help but shudder, walking barefoot in such weather, but he didn't know how to endure it.

On the other hand, the child barely wore a pair of straw sandals that didn't fit well, but there were some straw poles padded inside the sandals, so I don't know if it has the effect of heating.

The clothes of the two of them were very dilapidated, and Zhu Di could only vaguely remember the colors and materials of the clothes, which seemed to be more popular in Hongwu's tenth year or so.

Before the Ming Dynasty established the world, there were no regulations on clothing. After Zhu Yuanzhang founded the country, until about ten years after Hongwu, he began to decree to distinguish the clothing materials and colors of scholars, farmers, businessmen, and businessmen. .

And the clothes worn by the old woman... obviously were washed before Hongwu, and the old cloth was already in tatters, and it was at least 20 years old.

Seeing this, Zhu Di couldn't help sighing, so he sat down on the long bench with Yao Guangxiao, and the old woman went to sieve a few bowls of hot water for them to eat.

Where can Zhu Di eat, he said casually, "Where did the man go?"

The old woman spoke vaguely and authentically in Nanjing dialect: "I went to build the river. It started last year to build the river. This year, all males have to go for a month of corvee labor."

"Is your man going too?"

"I must go." The old woman spread out on the stove and replied, "As long as you are a man, you need to go."

After Zhu Di heard this, he couldn't help frowning. He saw that the old woman was probably not too young, so it was understandable for her son to go, but at the age of her man, at least the Taizu Emperor Gao had made regulations.

However, Zhu Di didn't show any emotion, and just said casually: "That's good, at least go to the river embankment, and there will always be two mouthfuls to eat. This winter is extremely cold, and when the farming is slack, there will be no work."

The old woman gave Zhu Di a strange look, then quickly looked away, and then said: "There is no food at the river embankment, you need to bring your own dry food."

Zhu Di: "..."

At this moment, Zhu Di subconsciously gave Yao Guangxiao a strange look.

Yao Guangxiao just smiled and didn't speak.

He has always been just a bystander and has never been a big deal. As for what His Majesty thinks, that is His Majesty's business.

In a short time, Zhu Di continued to look around here, as if he wanted to ask more questions, but he was thinking about something, but kept silent.

Wait until the old woman finally brought the food.

The hot food was placed in front of Zhu Di.

A guard was furious, and shouted in a cold voice: "You old woman is so ignorant, I waited to give you so much money, but you only gave this to my master?"

It turned out that this so-called food was just porridge mixed with yellow rice and broken rice, the porridge water was so thin that the bottom of the bowl could be seen.

Where is this eaten by humans, it is clearly eaten by animals.

Zhu Di also showed a little anger unconsciously on his face, only feeling that the old woman was a little cunning.

The old woman was astonished, her face turned pale, she quickly lowered her head, and said with a sigh of relief: "No...don't dare, don't dare...at home...there is only food at home, and I can't bear to eat it on weekdays..."

The guard didn't believe it, so he went to open the rice vat in the old woman's house.

Looking inside, it was silent.

Seeing the guard's strange expression, Zhu Di got up and went forward, but saw that there was still some rice in the rice jar, probably about half a liter, and it was mostly yellow rice mixed with broken rice.

Goodbye to the other jars, they are also empty.

Zhu Di immediately broke the defense.

"Do you rely on these for food?"

"This is already good." The old woman said timidly.

"What about the grain you cultivate?"

"After paying the tax, some grain has to be paid back, and...the men have to go to work, and they need to carry some grain, and most of the rent has also gone."

"The end of the year is approaching, and the rice is gone. How are you going to live?" Zhu Di became more shocked the more he heard it.

"I'm afraid...I'm afraid I will go to borrow money...Master Huang's house..."

Zhu Di was surprised and said, "Is he willing to borrow it?"

"Borrow one bucket and pay back three buckets in the coming year. They are willing to borrow it."

Zhu Di took a deep breath: "What about the next year?"

The old woman panicked.

In fact, she couldn't think about the next year at all.

But when she was asked directly at this time, she finally thought about it and said: "When the grandson grows up, he can herd cattle for Mr. Huang, and if he is older, he will have strength... In addition to corvee, he can rent a few more acres of land. "

Zhu Di couldn't help laughing, and said, "How can I eat these things?"

The old woman only felt that Zhu Di and others were blaming her for the food they provided, and hurriedly said: "Eatable, edible...how about...or, the bitch borrows a liter of white rice, always...don't teach the nobles to scold you .”

Zhu Di didn't know what to say for a moment.

But the grandson of the old woman was staring at the yellow rice porridge on the table, swallowing his saliva.

Zhu Di said to the child, "You eat."

The old woman's grandson was probably really hungry. Hearing Zhu Di's words, he pounced on him like a hungry wolf, and started to eat porridge without caring about burning his mouth.

The food was delicious and sweet, and at this moment, Zhu Di believed that it might be the old woman who provided their food with all her might.

I'm afraid that even such a meal, in the eyes of his family's children, is already extremely rich.

Zhu Di was frowning. Although he was hungry, he couldn't eat anything at this time, so he just sighed, sighed in his heart, and said to the left and right: "Give her some more silver."

Yi Shiha stepped forward and took out another piece of broken silver.

The old woman dared not pick it up.

Zhu Di got angry and cursed, "Give it all to her!"

Yi Shiha shivered in fright, and hurriedly handed all the silver fragments he had with him to the old woman.

Zhu Di's face was gloomy, and without waiting for the old woman to continue to thank him, he said, "How many houses like yours... are there?"

The old woman had never seen so much silver, she held it in both hands, fearful in her heart, and tremblingly said: "There are two men in my family, which is not bad, and some of the neighbors have only one man. The year-old man was beaten to death for stealing food from Mr. Huang's house... They are afraid they won't be able to survive this year..."

Zhu Di took a deep breath and said, "The government doesn't help?"

"Zhou Ji...Zhou Ji's..."

Zhu Di felt at ease: "In this kind of weather, the twelfth lunar month of winter, the government should find a way to distribute some firewood and rice noodles to teach everyone to tide over the difficulties together."

But the old woman said: "It's the master of the Huang family who helped...Master Huang is a scholar, he can talk to the master above..."

Zhu Di: "..."

Zhu Di didn't say anything more, he was afraid that if he continued, he would tear down the muddy hut.

Then he walked out angrily.

When he went out, he didn't know if it was because his voice was so loud that he disturbed the neighbors.

Seeing the devastation, Zhu Di suddenly felt powerless.

He can help this old woman, but what about thousands, even hundreds of millions of old women?

All of a sudden, the lofty ambitions and ambitions that filled his chest disappeared instantly.

In the distance, one can see that the mansion built with green bricks occupies quite a large area.

Immediately, there were several dogs barking.

Zhu Di watched from a distance, but saw a few men coming out of the house, leading the wolfhounds.The wolfhound was not small in size, with shiny fur. The leader was a man in satin clothes, holding a piece of meat in his hand, and threw it towards the wolfhound with a smile.

Seeing this, the wolfhound groaned, rushed to pick up the meat, and swallowed it in one gulp.

Several other idle men in satin clothes held hands and laughed.

The man in the silk and satin clothes laughed too.

Zhu Di likes wolf dogs very much, but seeing this today, he has an indescribable feeling.

The man in silk and satin at the front had already led the others and swaggered over. The man said with a smile, "I heard that a stranger came to the village. I think it's just the servants who are waiting for you. I see that the servants are waiting for you. Why don't you come?" Sit in the house."

After all, this man bowed to Zhu Di politely.

Zhu Di frowned.

In fact, the other party is obviously a person with a wink, just look at Zhu Di's attire, if he can wear silk and satin clothes, then he is by no means an ordinary citizen, and he will definitely not be a merchant. At this time, merchants are not brave enough to wear silk and satin , after all, the Hongwu period is not long from this time.

Zhu Di asked, "Who are you?"

"Huang Renyi is a mere late-school student." The man's tone was modest, and he saluted like a ceremonial: "He's from my hometown."

Zhu Di said: "You are that old man Huang?"

Huang Renyi smiled and said: "It's all because of the love of the people in the hometown. After the end of school, the generations have lived here for a long time. They have some good deeds on weekdays, so they are quite loved. It's cold here, so let's go into the house and warm up."

After hearing this, Zhu Di didn't move, but stared at Huang Renyi firmly, and said, "Yes, it's very cold here."

Huang Renyi was still smiling.

He is a very personable person, and his etiquette is very thoughtful.

Of course, all of this has a premise, the premise is that the person standing in front of him is a 'person'.

In his opinion, a person like Zhu Di should be a scholar and a scholar after he was not an eunuch. This time he passed by, and he made friends along the way, which will always be useful in the future.

Zhu Di suddenly turned his eyes sharply, and said sharply: "Who loves you?"

Huang Renyi was taken aback for a moment, he didn't understand what Zhu Di meant.

But Huang Renyi's face slightly pulled down.

The so-called strong dragon does not suppress the local snake, in his opinion, he is considered considerate, but the other party is so rude, it is really unreasonable.

So he immediately changed his face, his face gradually became gloomy, and he said coldly, "I have a crush on you, if you don't eat the toast, do you still want to drink the fine wine?"

Zhu Di was suddenly filled with anger, he raised his foot and kicked Huang Renyi in the stomach.

This kick was too fast.

Huang Renyi was caught off guard, and with a bang, his whole body was kicked over. Suddenly, he felt as if his internal organs had been displaced, and he fell to the ground.

He let out a wail, covered his stomach in pain, and shouted in his mouth: "Come... come... call me. Don't... don't be afraid, we have the support of the parents and officials above. Today he is the one who provokes first. Kill him, and someone will decide for us..."

When he said this, his throat was sweet, and a mouthful of blood spurted out.

Zhu Di was extremely indignant when he heard that the other party was supported by his parents and officials.

Zhu Di couldn't help murmuring softly: "Zhang Anshi...you have failed my high expectations."

Yao Guangxiao was only behind Zhu Di, motionless, but at this moment, he could understand Zhu Di's feelings.

Since ancient times, the so-called combination of morality and ability, virtue comes first, this sentence is by no means a lie, perhaps some people are quite disgusted by this, thinking that ability is far more important than virtue.

As everyone knows, virtue is the most important quality to measure a person. If a person has great talent, the greater the ability of such a person, the greater the harm to the whole world may be.

Which one of the people who have harmed the country and the people in the past dynasties is not brilliant?

Therefore, since ancient times, a person's moral sense has always been more important than talent.It is better to use a mediocre person than to use a person with outstanding ability but actually has no moral shame.

His Majesty's emotion this time is clearly a great disappointment in certain things. It is a very regrettable thing for a person who he values ​​so much to find... he can't be trusted as his right-hand man at all.

But at this time, the servant beside Huang Renyi was also shocked when he saw this. Someone let go of the wolfhound and pointed in Zhu Di's direction.

The wolfhound barked wildly and rushed towards Zhu Di.

Although the imperial guards had been on guard for a long time, the wolfhound rushed at him very quickly, jumping in front of Zhu Di in no time.

But Zhu Di took a deep breath.

Punch down hard.

The wolf dog is fast, and Zhu Di is even faster.

This punch went straight to the wolfhound's head.

Woohoo...

The wolfhound rolled and fell to the ground, and then its limbs began to shake, and it groaned again, and fell headlong.

Zhu Di had stepped forward and walked to Huang Renyi's side step by step.

Huang Renyi was rolling in the mud, but Zhu Di lifted a leg, and then pressed against Huang Renyi's shoulder. This huge force immediately pressed Huang Renyi's shoulder to the mud.

Huang Renyi couldn't move, he shouted: "Forgive me, forgive me..."

"Excuse me?" The strength on Zhu Di's feet gradually increased.

Huang Renyi seemed to be nailed to death on the muddy ground, he just felt that the weight was so heavy that he couldn't breathe.

Huang Renyi was frightened, and he hurriedly said, "Forgive me, forgive me, I'm just an ordinary citizen...no...don't kill me."

Zhu Di pursed his lips and remained silent.

Huang Renyi's shoulder socket got deeper and deeper, and half of his arm stepped into the mud.

Huang Renyi started to snot and tear, he howled and struggled, but... there seemed to be a sound of bone cracking at his shoulder, and he screamed in horror: "Please forgive me, please forgive me, I will give you Yinzi... I... I and Master Zhixian are best friends... You... You... Cough cough... Cough cough... If you dare to touch a single hair of my hair, Zhou Zhixian will definitely not forgive you..."

click...

Zhu Di exerted force on his feet.

Huang Renyi's shoulder bones cracked and cracked.

In ancient times... with such serious injuries, especially those involving the shoulder bones, there was basically no possibility of survival.

Huang Renyi twitched on the ground and passed out from the pain, but his body was still twitching.

Suspicion flashed across Zhu Di's eyes.

He raised his head and glanced at the servants behind Huang Renyi in front of him.

Seeing Zhu Di being so ruthless, these people were obviously so scared that they didn't even have the courage to help.

"Just now... just now... what did he say?" Zhu Di asked.

These servants were already so frightened that their legs went limp, and they bowed down one after another, kowtowing like garlic: "Forgive me, forgive me."

Zhu Di ignored this, and continued to question angrily: "Just now he said that he and Magistrate Zhou are best friends...is that so?"

A servant kowtowed and said, "Yes, yes, yes, Mr. Huang occasionally...goes to the county, and always visits Magistrate Zhou, chatting and laughing with Magistrate Zhou."

But Zhu Di said coldly: "This is Qixia Ferry, why is it still under the jurisdiction of the magistrate of Shangyuan County?"

The servants just kowtowed like garlic.

Zhu Di shouted: "Say."

A servant timidly said: "This... this... this place has always been under the jurisdiction of Shangyuan County...you...you mean Qixia Ferry? Yes... this is still Shangyuan County..."

Having said this, the servant was so frightened that he was about to cry under Zhu Di's stare, and he wailed again: "Forgive me, forgive me..."

Zhu Di: "..."

Yao Guangxiao: "..."

Just now the guard who said that this place is Qixia Ferry started to move back silently.

(End of this chapter)