"Your Majesty has taken away all the food in the city. Even the soldiers guarding Jinling have no food to eat. We are so hungry that we can only dig wild vegetables to satisfy our hunger."

"Your Highnesses! We have been calling for you for so long and have been waiting for you day and night, and finally we have you back!"

As soon as Lin Goudan opened his voice, he seemed a little exaggerated.

Zhang Junlin was worried that his stupid sons would not be fooled.

"Third Emperor Brother, has the city run out of food?"

Fortunately, the yellow clay on the face and the tall and thin figure make the face look sallow and skinny, which makes it look more sincere.

The second prince did not become suspicious at all, but instead cooperated with Lin Goudan's words, shaking his head and sighing.

"My father was worried that you, Third Emperor Brother, could not handle the affairs in the city, so he appointed me and my eighth brother to help you. I thought that my father underestimated your ability, but I didn't expect... ugh!"

Isn't this the chance to seize the crown prince's position?

The second prince had long thought that there was a shortage of food and supplies in Jinling City, and he was waiting for the moment when he could turn the tide.

But now there is only one commoner complaining, which is not enough to highlight his greatness.

He will take this opportunity to step on Zhang Junlin into the mud!

Okay, give me eye drops in public.

Zhang Junlin saw that Lin Goudan and others had angry expressions on their faces, and realized that he had overestimated the second prince's power.

What's more, he didn't expect that the second prince didn't know about the Chen family's food being borrowed.

If that's the case, then just set up a stage for the silly sons to show off!

"Brother Second Emperor, it's not that this palace is incompetent, it's really that a clever woman can't make a living without rice. If you don't believe me, ask the people in the city. I've been working hard these days."

Zhang Junlin secretly winked at Lin Goudan.

quick!

"Your Highness is wise!"

Lin Goudan dragged those who didn't want to speak to kneel down together, crying and howling.

"After the prince defeated the Western Chu army, he has been staying in Huangzhuang to cultivate the fields. He has no idea what the situation in the city is now."

"Yes, Your Highness, now every household is staying at home, for fear of not being able to go back. If we hadn't known that the two Highnesses were coming, we wouldn't have gone so far to pick him up!"

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince settled everything in the city while staying at the Imperial Mansion. Of course, he didn't know what the situation in the city would be like.

Today, Grand Master Dong leads the officers and soldiers to distribute food from house to house. Naturally, no one goes out when it rains.

Many embroiderers, weavers, craftsmen, and merchants have started working as they did before the war, preparing to hold night markets in the evening to make money after the rain stops.

Even if there is an influx of refugees in large numbers, with the order of His Highness the Crown Prince, they can serve in the army, or they can work on farmland of various families, and be provided with food, shelter, and wages.

Their life now is better than before the royal family fled!

"I didn't expect it! Your Highness really didn't expect that, Prince, you would be in your position without any political agenda!"

When the second prince heard everyone "complaining", he pretended to be indignant on the surface, but felt happy in his heart.

Seeing that the people in Jinling were just angry, he thought of what Su Chanyi had said about the plague before, and deliberately added fuel to the fire.

"Prince, not only did you not try your best to prepare food, but you also never considered that there would be an epidemic after the war. If His Highness had not traveled through the wind and rain, covered the stars and the moon, and worked tirelessly to come back, in three to five days, there would be no food in the city.

The plague is rampant.”

"Even if your prince can defend this Jinling City, it will be destroyed because of your incompetent governance!"

Listen, are you cheap?

Zhang Junlin raised his eyebrows and lowered his head to hide his disdain.

Do you want to erase his achievements of risking his life to defend the city with just "incompetent governance"?

The second prince's palace is not deep, but Pua's abilities are quite great.

"The plague is rampant? When has there ever been a plague in Jinling City? Second Emperor Brother, please do not scare me, I will be frightened!"

Zhang Junlin saw Lin Goudan and the others were so angry that the mud was falling from their faces, and he quickly continued his conversation.

Never expected it.

The Second Prince's road is quite wide, not only food but also medicine.

I just don't know where the medicines left by the medical clinics and Tai Hospital in the city are hidden. This is really an unexpected surprise.

I just don’t know which doctor from Tai Hospital came up with this idea of ​​preventing the plague and could convince the stupid sons.

If you have the chance, you will definitely poach it and reuse it!

"If you don't have it now, it doesn't mean you won't have it in the future. You don't understand even if I talk about planning for a rainy day."

The second prince taught Zhang Junlin a lesson with great righteousness.

After hearing what he said, the people who complained were so angry that they were breathing heavily, clenching their fists hard, and looking like they were going to hit them.

In addition, the people who welcomed him did not hide their resentment towards Zhang Junlin at all, with a fierce light in their eyes.

I knew that I had successfully aroused everyone's dissatisfaction with the current crown prince, and it was time to step in and turn the tide!

"Brother Second Emperor, everyone is in need of medicine and the prince is unable to deal with it. What should we do?"

When things have reached this point, there is no need for Zhang Junlin to add fuel to the flames.

The eighth prince began to cooperate with the second prince.

The goal is also very clear, first destroy the status of the city-guarding prince in everyone's hearts.

On this basis, they will establish their tall and majestic heroic image!

"Don't panic, everyone! Since His Highness has returned to Aurous Hill despite the hardships and wars, he is here to solve everyone's problems!"

The second prince stepped over Zhang Junlin and stood in front of everyone in the city. He waved his sleeves and began to express his attitude excitedly.

“First we have to solve the problem of eating!”

At this point, the second prince deliberately paused, waiting for everyone to cheer.

Surprisingly, the entire audience was completely silent.

Apart from anger, everyone's eyes were filled with indifference.

"Brother Er Huang, can you still get food to distribute to everyone? That's great! Everyone is so hungry that they can't speak!"

Zhang Junlin raised his sleeves, covered his eyes fiercely to suppress the red eyes, then put down his sleeves, his eyes filled with tears.

"On behalf of the people of the city, the soldiers guarding Jinling, and the officials and soldiers of the court, I would like to thank the Second Emperor Brother!"

After saying this, he bowed and thanked him.

Although reluctantly.

But when everyone saw the prince, they all bowed and couldn't stand still.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for distributing food to us!"

Lin Goudan shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

"Your Highness is wise and mighty!"

"Your Highness, your Majesty will live forever!"

As Lin Goudan and others pretending to be refugees in the front row praised him in various ways, the second prince was in a state of ecstasy.

Comparing this to Zhang Junlin, who was hiding his sleeves and not daring to face everyone's complaints, he felt even more proud, with blood rushing to his head.

"Someone is coming!"

"Go to the Chen family granary to collect one hundred thousand stones of grain. Each family will be given one pound of grain first, and the rest will be sent to the military camp!"

"Those are the soldiers who guard Jinling for the royal family. No one can starve them!"

Didn’t the opportunity to win over the soldiers just come to the door?

The second prince glanced contemptuously at Zhang Junlin, who had been left alone since he was a child and had never learned the way of a king.

I thought it would take a lot of trouble to return to Jinling, and it would take several intrigues to achieve my wish.

Unexpectedly, the goal has been achieved before even entering the city gate.

"Pass this on! Your Highness will donate 100,000 stones of food to the people of Jinling and the soldiers who defend the city!"

Lin Goudan was overjoyed and devoted himself to making sure that the second prince donated 100,000 shi of food.

Such a smooth connection made Zhang Junlin decide that Lin Goudan must be reused in the future.

This motherfucker is a talent!

"Under such circumstances, His Highness is willing to donate 100,000 dan of food to make everyone more full. Why don't you quickly thank His Highness?"

Zhang Junlin's eyes turned red.

Seeing that the guards were entering the city to ask for food from the Chen family, they could no longer pretend, so they cooperated with Lin Goudan to put the second prince on the spot.
To be continued...