"Your Highness, may you be blessed and safe."

Zhu Yunxi glanced at the old man who had already begun to pick up the remaining food in the bowl, frowned slightly, put his arms on his knees, turned sideways, and looked up at the few servants and stewards who crowded in front of him.

"How do you know Gu's identity?"

Several people were obviously stunned for a moment, and then they spoke in a low voice: "You guys dare to guess His Highness's identity only when you look at the swords of the officials."

Zhu Yunxi snorted: "You are very sharp-eyed."

Several people bent over and laughed, nodding their heads.

Zhu Yunxi stood up slowly, noticing that wherever he looked, the people would lower their heads.

His expression was a little ambiguous, and he led the people under the shed regardless of the servants and stewards squeezing over.

A man who looked to be a Zhongmu County government official was blocked by Zhu Shangbing, but he said with a smile on his face: "Your Highness, our construction site is mainly responsible for dredging, re-establishing these rivers and the Yanming Lake in front.

Dredge it and reconnect it to the Yellow River. This will also prevent the fields from running out of water when they need it."

"These sheds provide breakfast and lunch every day. They don't open the fire in the evening, but they also distribute some rice to the villagers so they can take them home and cook a pot of porridge."

Zhu Yunxi hummed twice and walked into the shed.

Several cooks holding ladles in their hands, who were still holding their heads high, were now huddled aside timidly.

Zhu Yunxi lowered his head and looked

This circle of earthen stoves.

Then he asked the few servants and stewards: "How much is the daily ration for each person? How long will the work last? Have the houses been damaged this time, and are they also within the scope of repair?"

When the emperor's grandson asked, the servants and stewards tensed up and responded in low voices.

After Zhu Gaochi saw Zhu Yunxi attracting the attention of several people.

He lowered his eyelids, silently moved to the earthen stove, stretched out his hand and wiped it on the earthen stove.

Then he turned his hand and showed it in front of his eyes.

The fingers are made of soil powder smeared from the earthen stove. They are very dry and not even greasy at all.

The answer is completely obvious.

These stoves will only prevent oil stains from appearing on them when they are not commonly used. And today, these people must have known the itinerary of themselves and others in advance, so they came up with the countermeasures.

….

Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but frown. He raised his head and silently looked at Zhu Yunxi, who was surrounded by servants and stewards, but was already looking at him.

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He shook his head silently.

Zhu Yunxi shrank slightly, and it turned out to be just as he expected. And Pei Benzhi also didn't say anything wrong. The nature of these people is like that, how could they ever change it?

He coughed lightly and looked calmly at the guards and stewards in front of him: "Have you ever oppressed and treated the people harshly?"

Several people shook their heads.

"Your Highness, you young ones must not dare to treat the villagers harshly."

"They are all the folks at the door of our house. If the kids really do something outrageous, their door will be smashed by the folks in the middle of the night."

"This is something you absolutely don't dare to do."

"Your Highness, please give me some advice."

Zhu Yunxi hummed, and turned his head to look at the people outside the shed who had their heads lowered, but their ears were obviously upright.

He walked out of the shed, stood on a high ground, and shouted to the people: "Gu Nai is the grandson of the Ming Dynasty Emperor. Gu's imperial grandfather is the current majesty, and Gu's father is the current prince. This time Gu came to Henan Province.

, I came to Kaifeng Mansion just to take a good look at how the villagers are doing and what they are like during the disaster for Your Majesty and the Crown Prince."

"Folks, whenever you feel unhappy and someone bullies you, just tell Guzi and Guzi will make the decision for you."

Zhu Yunxi's voice was very loud, echoing up and down the river.

However, among the people who had their heads lowered, no one raised their heads and spoke.

The few guards and stewards kept looking back and forth among the crowd. When they saw that no one raised their heads and spoke, the smiles on their faces became even brighter.

Zhu Yunxi's heart gradually became heavy.

He looked at the people in front of him at this moment, and couldn't help but think of the people he saw on the river embankment at the breach of the Yellow River in Lanyang County with his people that day.

Numb.

No.

The people here are not only numb, they are also afraid.

Afraid of the ubiquitous clan power outside the court and in the countryside.

Zhu Yunxi and Zhu Gaochi looked at each other, a trace of disappointment flashed in their eyes.

"I'm so lonely, I'll see you here today."

Zhu Yunxi couldn't help but speak quietly.

The officers and stewards immediately stepped forward and said with a pleasant expression: "Your Highness, I think your Highness and all the superior officials have not had a meal today. In the East Lake not far away, there are many kind-hearted people from Kaifeng Mansion.

The young ones are waiting for His Highness and are going to find a family over there to have a meal and stay there to rest."

Zhu Yunxi looked at these people blankly and said nothing.

Zhu Gaochi said coldly from the side: "Your Highness is not used to disturbing the people. Now everything he does is in accordance with military laws. Everything he does, including food and clothing, is in the same army."

As soon as Xiaopang finished speaking, Zhu Shangbing behind him had already spoken loudly, calling the officers and soldiers to find a place to set up camp.

When the officers and stewards saw that the emperor's grandson seemed to have the idea of ​​staying here, they did not dare to say anything, but they just showed their hospitality

It wasn't until Zhu Shangbing drove him away with a knife and an indifferent expression that the matter was settled.

The officers and soldiers quickly built a temporary campsite in an open space not far from the river.

….

There are officers and soldiers guarding the area around the camp, so no one dares to approach it.

There were no outsiders around, Gao Guangguang let out a long sigh and looked sad.

He looked at the silent people present, then turned to look at Pei Benzhi. After thinking about it, Gao Guangguang bowed towards Pei Benzhi.

Pei Benzhi couldn't avoid it, and Gao Guangguang had already opened his mouth.

"County Magistrate Pei, I made a mistake in my words before, lost my manners, and let loose nonsense without verification."

Pei Benzhi's face was tense, and he returned the favor: "Master Gao has good intentions, and I understand clearly."

Zhu Gaochi forgot how one glance could resolve the two of them, and he looked at Zhu Yunxi, who was sitting aside with a gloomy expression.

"I'm afraid it will be difficult for these people to speak. Since the local government has made such preparations today, it means that they have been prepared for a long time. If we want to find out by ourselves, we may not be able to do it. Unless we don't follow the rules and directly give

Those people were all convicted..."

As soon as Zhu Gaochi finished speaking, Gao Guang immediately opened his eyes and walked up to Zhu Yunxi.

"Your Highness, what Prince Yan said is correct. It is difficult to find out the evidence now. But when dealing with local clan gentry, we can no longer do what Your Highness did in Kaifeng City. After all, the officialdom and the people are still different."<

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Zhu Yunxi looks very ugly.

He understands what Shang Shangguang said.

People in the officialdom are bound by the laws of the court, and life and death are all determined by the will of God. Even if there is no evidence, it can still be taken down.

Otherwise, these people and the old man would not be able to clean up the court again and again.

As long as you are in the officialdom, you have to admit that the imperial power of the Ming Dynasty is unprecedentedly powerful at this moment.

But things are different in the local area. These people are clans and gentry, but they are also common people of the Ming Dynasty.

If we don't understand clearly, then we will convict and execute these people, which will cause panic among the people all over the world.

Zhu Gaochi's expression was equally ugly. He turned to look at Gao Guang: "Master Gao, what can you do about the current situation?"

Gao Gaoguang opened his mouth, but in the end he could only bow his hands.

Zhu Yunxi frowned, and his face became fierce: "Incite! Arouse the anger in the hearts of the people! Let the people vent their anger!"
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