My Brother-in-law is the Prince

  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. 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 for this reason. 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 has been 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 wiped out in just a few dozen years."

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

Zhu Di sighed, looking worried, and continued: "So Emperor Taizu Gao 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 between loyal and evil."

  Zhu Di felt that Yao Guangxiao had something to say, so he looked straight at Yao Guangxiao and said, "So 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 about it 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. Jing Nan's success is inseparable from His Majesty's contribution to discovering 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 glance at him and said, "Of course the monk will go, but... you need to put back on your monk's robe."

  Yao Guangxiao smiled.

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

  Many things, Yao Guangxiao will not easily draw conclusions for Zhu Di, more often, he just guides 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, why don't His Majesty go to see him in person, 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 honored and honored unabated, so there is a reason for him to be treated more courteously.

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

  Out of the Forbidden City, Zhu Di originally wanted to board the boat at the Confucius Temple Ferry.

   It's just that it's already cold winter, with snow flakes floating in the sky, so Zhu Di simply rides on horseback.

  To Qixia direction, 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, could not help complaining along the way: "This winter in Nanjing is not as cold as Beiping, **** 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 the 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."

  Paused, Zhu Di continued: "If he can keep his own place, I will not be bothered to kill him. Tell him when you go back, 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: "..."

  Zhu Di took a look at Yao Guangxiao at this time, a trace of embarrassment seemed to flash across his face, and quickly said: "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 the reconstruction of the temple, expanding its scale, and titled "Jiming Temple". After continuous expansion, the courtyard has a large scale, covering an area of ​​more than 1,000 mu, with more than 30 halls, pavilions, terraces and houses. It is the largest temple in Nanjing.

  Zhu Di looked at the temple in the distance, and 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 are not engaged in childbirth. So what is the meaning of this practice?"

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

  Zhu Di couldn't help laughing after hearing this: "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 bring disaster to the country."

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

  Zhu Di asked one of the guards who came with him: "How long will it take to get to Qixia Ferry?"

  The guard said: "Your Majesty, we will arrive in another five or six miles."

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

  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, there should be Qixia Ferry ahead, and there is a village there."

   Sure enough... If you look from a distance, you can see that the water of the Yangtze River is 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 slapped 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 house in the middle that stands out, and the rest are muddy thatched huts, depressed and gloomy.

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

  The ridges of all the houses are 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 depression 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 his 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 this place, 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 with a bit of timidity: "I... the food here may not suit the taste of nobles."

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

   After finishing speaking, he winked at Yi Shiha.

  Na 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 grateful, and opened the door to welcome Zhu Di and others into the house.

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

  But I saw that the inside of this house is very simple, the so-called beds are nothing more than some straw poles laid on the position 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 eat. There is only one table with missing legs and four long benches.

   Other than that, it is against the mud wall on the other side. As for some earthen pots and the like, they are placed in another corner.

  The old woman immediately began to light a fire on the stove.

  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 on the stove started, and the room gradually warmed up.

  At this time, Zhu Di realized that the old woman was walking barefoot.

   You know, even he couldn't help but shudder at this moment. He didn't know how to endure this kind of weather when he walked barefoot.

   It was the child who 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 they have the effect of heating.

  The clothes of the two of them are very dilapidated. Judging from the pattern and color of the clothes, Zhu Di can only vaguely remember that they were more popular in the tenth year of Hongwu.

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. .

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

  Seeing this, Zhu Di couldn't help sighing, so he and Yao Guangxiao sat down on the long bench, 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 said vaguely and authentically in Nanjing dialect: "I went to build the river, and it started last year to build the river. This year, all males will have to go for a month of corvee."

   "Your man is going too?"

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

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

  But Zhu Di didn't show any signs of expression, and just said casually: "That's good, at least go to the river embankment, and there will always be two mouthfuls of food to eat. This winter is extremely cold, and when the farming is slack, there will always 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: "..."

  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 while, Zhu Di continued to look at this place, as if he wanted to ask more questions, but he was thinking about something, but kept silent.

   Wait until the old woman finally brings food.

   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, and the porridge was so thin that the water could be seen at the bottom of the bowl.

   This is not eaten by humans, it is clearly eaten by animals.

  Zhu Di also unconsciously showed a little anger 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, "No...don't dare, don't dare...at home...this is the 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.

  Zhu Di saw that the guard had a weird face, so he 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, the other jars are also empty.

  Zhu Di immediately broke the defense.

   "Is this what you live on?"

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

   "Where is the grain you cultivate?"

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

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

   "I'm afraid...I'm afraid I'll have 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 coming 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 my grandson grows up, he can herd cattle for Mr. Huang. If he gets 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 the others were blaming her for the food they provided, and hurriedly said: "Eatable, edible...or...or, the **** borrows a liter of white rice, always...don't teach the nobles to scold."

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

  Seeing the grandson of the old woman, he 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 was like a hungry wolf.

   The food was delicious and sweet. At this moment, Zhu Di believed that it might be the old woman who did her best to provide them with food.

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

  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 was furious, and cursed: "Give it all to her!"

  Yi Shiha shivered in fright, and hurriedly stuffed all the broken silver 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, and the next door... the man next door, last year. The 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, "Is the government not helping?"

   "Zhouji...Zhouji's..."

  Zhu Di felt at ease: "In this kind of weather, it's cold in the twelfth lunar month. The government should find a way to issue some firewood and rice noodles to help everyone tide over the difficulties."

  The old woman said: "It's the master of the Huang family who helped... Master Huang is a scholar, and 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.

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

  Zhu Di saw the devastation, but suddenly felt very powerless.

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

  Suddenly, the pride and ambition and complacency that filled his chest disappeared in an instant.

  In the distance, I saw that the mansion built of blue bricks occupies a rather large area.

   Immediately, there were several dogs barking.

  Zhu Di looked 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, then rushed to pick up the meat and swallowed it in one gulp.

   Several other idlers in satin clothes held hands and laughed.

  The man in the satin clothes also laughed.

  Zhu Di likes wolf dogs very much. 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 finishing speaking, this man actually 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 said: "Who are you?"

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

  Zhu Di said: "You are that Mr. Huang?"

  Huang Renyi smiled and said: "It's all because of the love of the people in this township. The underachievers have lived here for a long time, and 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."

  Zhu Di listened, but did not move, but stared at Huang Renyi firmly, and said, "Yes, it's very cold here."

  Huang Renyi was still smiling.

  He is a man who knows how to behave, and his manners are very thoughtful.

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

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

  Zhu Di suddenly glanced fiercely, 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, and he suddenly felt that his internal organs seemed to be 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. If he provokes first today, he will be killed. , and someone will decide for us..."

  He said this, his throat was sweet, and a mouthful of blood spewed 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, and 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.

  But everyone knows that 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 entire world.

  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.

  Your 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 that... he can't be trusted as his right-hand man at all.

   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 and rushed towards Zhu Di.

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

  But Zhu Di took a deep breath.

   Punch down hard.

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

   This punch hit the wolf dog's head.

   Woohoo...

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

  Zhu Di has 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 socket. This huge force immediately pressed Huang Renyi's shoulder to the mud.

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

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

  Huang Renyi seemed to be nailed to death on the muddy ground, but he felt that he could not breathe under the weight of such a weight.

  Huang Renyi was terrified, 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 began to snot and tear, he howled and struggled, but... there seemed to be a sound of bone cracking in his shoulder, and he screamed in horror: "Please forgive me, please forgive me, I will give you money ...I...I and the magistrate are close friends...you...you...cough cough...cough cough...If you dare to touch a single hair of my hair, the magistrate will never forgive you..."

  click…

  Zhu Di slammed his feet hard.

  Huang Renyi's shoulder bones snapped and cracked.

  In ancient times... with such serious injuries, especially those involving the shoulder bone, 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.

  A trace of suspicion flashed across Zhu Di's eyes.

  He raised his head and glanced at the servants behind Huang Renyi.

  When these people saw Zhu Di being so ruthless, it was obvious that their faces were pale with fright at this time, and they didn't even have the courage to go up 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 ask angrily: "Just now he said that he and Magistrate Zhou are close 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."

  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? Qixia Ferry... is next door... next door... you have to cross the previous stream, there is... this is Shangyuan County ..."

   Speaking of 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: "..."

  The guard who said this is Qixia Ferry just now started to move back silently.

  (end of this chapter)