Zhu Di seemed to realize that there was something in Yao Guangxiao's words.
So Zhu Di stared at Yao Guangxiao, his expression became serious, and said: "What? Master Yao has something to say, but it doesn't matter."
Yao Guangxiao showed a smile and said: "I am getting older, and I no longer care much about worldly affairs. However, Your Majesty trusts you and entrusts you with important tasks, so I have no choice but to use this useless body to do my best for Your Majesty.
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Yao Guangxiao paused and then said: "I have briefly read the things in the memorial. It is just that the people of Shangyuan County sued Zhang Anshi, and the county magistrate also reported these charges to Yingtian Mansion, and Yingtian Mansion reported it to
Your Majesty, I am just thinking, why does your Majesty believe what is being said?"
This sentence made Zhu Di suddenly realize!
Zhu Di thought for a while and said: "I'm 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, and if something goes wrong, I don't actually blame him, I just kill.
Common people, bullying the weak and such things are too shocking."
Zhu Di continued to stare at Yao Guangxiao, his face becoming more solemn: "Master Yao always said that I am a kind person, but I didn't listen to these words. Since I became an adult, I have followed my Ming army and horses to conquer the east and west, and my hands
I don’t know how much blood has been stained on the emperor, I don’t know how to control the army, and I don’t know how many enemies’ blood is on my sword. It’s just... how can the people be blamed and bully the weak? Even I was shocked when I heard about this."
Zhu Di clasped his hands behind his back, sighed, and continued: "Think about how prosperous the Tatars were when they first took over the Central Plains. But in the Central Plains, they only lasted for a few decades, and there were wars everywhere. Emperor Taizu, Emperor Gao, and others
, raised his arms and called out, but no one in the world responded to anyone who raised the flag to attack the tyrants. The Tatar cavalry, which was so powerful at the beginning, was completely wiped out in just ten years."
"Master Yao, with the strength of my army today, can I be stronger than the Tatars who conquered all directions at the beginning? The reason why they were defeated was because they treated the people as nothing and killed them wantonly."
Zhu Di sighed, looking worried, and continued: "That's why Emperor Taizu Gao always said not to harm the people. He has always imposed capital punishment on those who harm the people. This punishment is unprecedentedly severe. How can we, our descendants, not do the same?"
Do you understand the thoughts of Emperor Taizu Gao?"
"I don't care about killing people. What I care about is bullying women and children and killing people wantonly. If I treat people as pigs and dogs, how can I feel at ease in this Forbidden City?"
Yao Guangxiao nodded slightly and sighed: "This is your majesty's kindness."
Zhu Di suddenly bulged his eyes: "I have said so much, not because I want to hear this from you, a bald donkey."
Yao Guangxiao smiled. His Majesty's curse words were actually nothing. He was used to it.
"But your Majesty, have you ever thought about one thing? Emperor Taizu Gao also said that the emperor should be aware of everything so that he can distinguish between loyal and traitorous people."
Zhu Di felt that there was something in Yao Guangxiao's words, so he looked straight at Yao Guangxiao and said, "So what does Master Yao mean?"
Yao Guangxiao said calmly: "Shangyuan County is at the foot of the emperor. Your Majesty only needs to send one horse and you will know at a glance."
Zhu Di couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and said: "Do you mean to conduct a thorough investigation?"
Yao Guangxiao smiled and said: "It depends on how the investigation is carried out. In fact...anyone your Majesty appoints to investigate may have different results."
Zhu Di closed his eyes and thought about it seriously. This sentence really hit the mark!
After pondering for a moment, Zhu Di laughed and looked out the window, as if his vision had become distant. He said with a bit of emotion: "Master Yao, do you still remember the time when Jingnan was at war? When I am in battle, I often ride out lightly.
Only by personally investigating the enemy camp, the so-called knowing yourself and the enemy, can you truly understand the actual situation of the Confederate army, so you can arrange your troops in formation, often with fewer enemies and more enemies."
Yao Guangxiao bowed and said: "Your Majesty does everything personally. The success of Jingnan cannot be separated from your Majesty's efforts to find out the true and false status of the Confederate Army."
Zhu Di said with a smile: "Only if you have seen it with your own eyes can you know the truth and find the weakness of the Confederate Army. As long as you mobilize elite troops and pursue and attack this place, the Confederate Army will be defeated. Today I will simply go there."
Find out."
Yao Guang Xiao said: "Your Majesty, can you allow me to go with you?"
Zhu Di waited for him and said with a glance: "Of course the monk is going too, but... you need to put on your monk's robes."
Yao Guangxiao smiled.
In fact, the reason why Yao Guangxiao became Zhu Di's number one adviser was not just as simple as him persuading Zhu Di to rebel every day.
In fact, Yao Guangxiao would not easily draw conclusions for Zhu Di on many things. More often, he would just guide Zhu Di step by step.
He knows better than anyone else that Zhu Yuanzhang's fourth son was a very smart man and very independent. Such a person is a natural commander. If you tell him what he should do and how to do it, he may not be able to do it.
You obey.
But if you tell him, Your Majesty, why don't you go and see it with your own eyes, then... Zhu Di will slowly get the results that Yao Guangxiao wants in many things.
There are many people in this world who claim to be smart. They are always good at teaching others, and 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.
It makes sense that Yao Guangxiao could live such a long life, and that he had always been kind and honorable to Zhu Di and treated him with great courtesy.
Zhu Di was a man who did what he said. At that moment, Zhu Di set out with seven or eight plainclothes guards, and Yao Guangxiao followed suit.
After leaving the Forbidden City, Zhu Di originally wanted to board the boat at the Confucius Temple Ferry.
But it was already winter, with snow floating in the sky, so Zhu Di simply rode on horseback.
To go to Qixia, you need to leave the city from Dingdong Gate. You have to drive all the way and go around the foothills of Zhongshan Mountain.
At this time, the snowflakes were dancing wildly, and when he was riding, the snowflakes condensed on Zhu Di's face, like frost, with a hint of coldness.
The weather was so cold that even Zhu Di, who had been in Peiping 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 Peking, damn it."
Yao Guangxiao was used to the severe cold and heat, so he just followed Zhu Di silently on horseback.
The cold wind entered his body, so Zhu Di finally slowed down his horse and walked slowly.
Probably a little bored, Zhu Di glanced at Yao Guangxiao, who was following him, and suddenly said: "That boy Jianwen, how about staying with you?"
Yao Guangxiao only looked forward and said calmly: "I only practice Buddhism and don't care about foreign affairs."
Zhu Di thoughtfully added, "Is he really discouraged?"
Yao Guangxiao said: "Your Majesty, in such a situation, what he is thinking is actually not important anymore."
Zhu Di nodded, and then said: "Well, what I want is just his attitude."
After a pause, Zhu Di continued: "If he can keep his peace, I will naturally be too lazy to kill him. Tell him when you go back and teach him to take care of himself."
Yao Guangxiao said: "In Buddhism, if you keep your mind pure and have few desires every day, you may live longer."
After hearing this, Zhu Di burst out laughing and said, "If you can live a few more days with a pure heart and few desires, what's the point? It's better to die early. I can't understand you bald donkeys."
Yao Guangxiao: "..."
Zhu Di glanced at Yao Guangxiao at this time, and a trace of embarrassment seemed to flash across his face, and he quickly said: "Master Yao, among the bald donkeys I mentioned, you can make an exception, so don't take it to heart."
Yao Guangxiao smiled slightly and said, "I know."
When riding along Zhongshan Mountain, the foothills of the mountain are long, and not far away, you can see Jiming Temple and Xuanwu Lake.
The Jiming Temple has existed since ancient times. Later, Emperor Taizu Gao Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the temple to be rebuilt, expanded in size, and inscribed "Jiming Temple". After continuous expansion, the courtyard became grand in scale, covering an area of more than a thousand acres, with palaces and pavilions.
With more than 30 buildings, 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 saves all living beings, but it is supported by sesame oil from the court and the people. The monks are not engaged in childbirth, so what is the meaning of this practice?"
Yao Guangxiao said directly: "Because the imperial court needs it."
After hearing this, Zhu Di couldn't help but laugh: "Yes, among scholars, farmers, merchants, monks and common people, there will always be people who take this as comfort. Let's talk about the queen. She firmly believes in this, as long as it does not cause trouble to the country."
After walking for another ten miles, only the undulating shadows of the mountains in the snow were left at the foot of Zhongshan Mountain.
Zhu Di then asked a guard who came with him: "How long will it take to reach Qixia Ferry?"
The guard said: "Your Majesty, we will be there in another five or six miles."
After hearing this, Zhu Di opened his eyes slightly, cheered up, and immediately rode his horse faster. However, even though 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 but curse again: "If you wear thicker clothes in the north, you will always be warmer. No matter how thickly you wear here in Nanjing, you still feel the cold is pervasive. Damn it..."
He complained all the way, thinking about Peking, and suddenly felt a little depressed.
After walking for another five or six miles, a guard pointed ahead and said: "Your Majesty, the front should be Qixia Ferry. There is a village there."
Sure enough...if you look from a distance, you can see the water of the Yangtze River rolling down, and you can faintly see the ferry not far away. As for the village, it is right in front of you.
Countless snowflakes slapped on Zhu Di's face. Looking at the scenery not far away, a smile appeared on his stiff face.
Zhu Di looked a little anxious and said, "Let's go and have a look."
Now, go to the front of the village with everyone.
Looking at this village, there are only about a hundred households. There is a brick house in the middle that stands out, while the rest are all mud huts, depressed and gloomy.
It was freezing cold at this time, and there were almost no people outside, and it was just at noon, with only a few smoke rising from the kitchen.
The roof ridges of all the houses were covered with a thin layer of snow.
When Zhu Di saw this, he couldn't help but frown.
In fact, he knew better than anyone else that the people were suffering. Zhu Di was not just a person who only stayed in the Forbidden City and didn't know the sufferings of the people.
But this desolation 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 higher than that of the state capitals in the world.
Without much hesitation, he immediately dismounted, stepped on the thin snow, and walked slowly in.
It seems that because of the arrival of a stranger, someone heard the noise outside and came out of the hut, but they watched helplessly.
Zhu Di saw an old woman pulling her grandson out and trying to close the door.
Zhu Di held up his belly and hurriedly walked towards the old woman, saying: "Don't leave. We are passing through this place and our stomachs are empty so far. I will give you money and cook some food for me."
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... I'm afraid the food here may not be to your taste."
Zhu Di smiled heartily and said, "I just want to satisfy my hunger."
After saying that, he winked at Yi Shiha.
Na Yisha understood and quickly took some broken silver and gave it to the old woman.
When the old woman saw her, her hands were trembling. She thanked him profusely and opened the door to welcome Zhu Di and others into the house.
"This damn snow." After 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 house was very simple, and the so-called beds were just some straw poles laid against the mud wall.
This small room is not only a place for sleeping and resting, but also a place for eating and drinking. There is only a 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 jars and other things, they are placed in another corner.
The old woman immediately started to light the fire for the stove.
In fact, at noon, ordinary people generally did not light a fire to cook. The ordinary ancients only had two meals, morning and evening. Only the nobles could have three or even four meals a day.
At that moment, the fire on the stove started burning, and the room gradually became warmer.
Only then did Zhu Di realize that the old woman was actually walking barefoot.
You know, even he couldn't help but shudder at this time. He didn't know how to endure walking barefoot in such weather.
The child, on the other hand, managed to wear 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 had any heating effect.
The clothes of both of them were very tattered. Looking at the colorful materials, Zhu Di could only vaguely remember that they seemed to be more popular in the Hongwu period about ten years ago.
Before the Ming Dynasty established the empire, there were no regulations on clothing. When Zhu Yuanzhang founded the country, and until around the tenth year of Hongwu, he began to issue decrees to distinguish the materials and colors of clothing for scholars, farmers, industry and merchants. For example, merchants were not allowed to wear silk and satin, etc. There were also some differences in the color of the fabric.
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And what the old woman was wearing... was obviously from before Hongwu. The old fabric that had been washed was already in tatters and must have been at least twenty years old.
When Zhu Di saw this, he couldn't help but sigh, so he and Yao Guangxiao went to sit on the long bench. The old woman went to sift out a few bowls of hot water and gave them to them.
Zhu Di couldn't find anything to eat and said casually: "Where has the man gone?"
The old woman said in a vague Nanjing dialect: "We have repaired the river. We started repairing the river last year. This year, all the men have to go there for a month to do corvee work."
"Is your man going too?"
"Of course I have to go." The old woman was making arrangements on the stove while replying: "All grown men need to go."
After hearing this, Zhu Di couldn't help but frown. He saw that this old woman was not too young. It was understandable that her son would go, but for her man's age, at least the Taizu Emperor Gao had already made regulations.
However, Zhu Di did not show any expression, and just said casually: "That's good. At least if we go to the river embankment, we will still have two mouths of food to eat. This winter is extremely cold, and when the farming is idle, we won't be without work."
The old woman looked at Zhu Di strangely, then quickly looked away, and then said: "There is no food at the river embankment, so you need to bring your own dry food."
Zhu Di: "..."
At this time, Zhu Di subconsciously glanced at Yao Guangxiao strangely.
Yao Guangxiao only smiled and did not speak.
He has always been just a bystander, never doing much. As for what Your Majesty thinks, that is His Majesty's business.
For a moment, Zhu Di continued to look around here, as if he wanted to ask more questions, but he was deep in thought about something, but remained silent.
Wait until the old woman finally brings the food.
Hot food was placed in front of Zhu Di.
One of the guards was furious and shouted coldly: "You old woman, how ignorant are you? I've given you so much money, but you only give this to my master?"
It turned out that this so-called food was just porridge mixed with yellow rice and broken rice. The porridge was so thin that the bottom of the bowl could be seen.
This is not eaten by humans, it is clearly eaten by animals.
Zhu Di also unconsciously had a look of anger on his face, feeling that this old woman was a little cunning.
The old woman was shocked, her face turned pale, she quickly lowered her head, and said in a clear voice: "No... I don't dare, I don't dare... I only have this 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.
When I looked inside, it was silent.
Seeing the strange look on the guard's face, Zhu Di got up and went forward, only to see that there was still some rice in the rice vat, about half a liter, mostly yellow rice mixed with broken rice.
I saw that the other jars were also empty.
Zhu Di immediately broke through his defense.
"Do you rely on these for food?"
"This is already good." The old woman said timidly.
“Where is the food you cultivate?”
"After paying the taxes, we also have to pay back some grain, and... the men have to carry some grain when they go to work, and most of the rent is also gone."
"The New Year is approaching and the rice is gone. How will you survive?" Zhu Di became more and more shocked as he listened.
"I'm afraid...I'm afraid I have to borrow money...from Mr. Huang's house..."
Zhu Di said in surprise: "He is willing to borrow it?"
"Borrow one dou and pay three dou back next year. They are willing to borrow it."
Zhu Di took a deep breath: "What will we do next year?"
The old woman panicked.
In fact, she couldn't think about the coming year at all.
But when she was asked so directly, she finally thought about it and said: "When my grandson is older, he can herd Mr. Huang's cattle. If he gets older and has strength... in addition to doing corvee work, he can rent a few more acres of land."
"
Zhu Di couldn't help but laugh and said, "How can we eat these things?"
The old woman only felt that Zhu Di and others were blaming her for the food she provided, and hurriedly said: "It's edible, it's edible...or...or else, a bitch can borrow a liter of white rice, always...don't teach noble people to scold
.”
Zhu Di didn't know what to say for a moment.
But I saw the old woman's grandson staring at the yellow rice porridge on the table and swallowing his saliva.
Zhu Di then said to the child: "You eat."
The old woman's grandson was probably really hungry. Hearing Zhu Di's words, he rushed towards him like a hungry wolf. He didn't even bother to burn his mouth, and began to eat the porridge.
The food was very delicious. Zhu Di believed it for a moment. This might be the old woman trying her best to provide their food.
I'm afraid that even such a meal is already extremely rich in the eyes of his children.
Zhu Di frowned. Although he was hungry, he couldn't eat anything at this time. He just sighed and sighed in his heart, and said to his left and right: "Give her some more silver."
Yi Shiha stepped forward and took out another broken piece of silver.
The old woman didn't dare to pick her up.
Zhu Di became angry and cursed: "Give it all to her!"
Yishiha was so frightened that he trembled and hurriedly gave all the broken silver he had brought to the old woman.
Zhu Di's face was gloomy. Without waiting for the old woman to continue to thank him, he said: "How many people like you...are there here?"
The old woman had never seen so much silver. Holding it in both hands, she trembled with fear and said: "There are two men in my family, which is pretty good. Some of the neighbors nearby only have one man. The family next door... the family next door, last year
The man was beaten to death for stealing food from Mr. Huang's house... They are afraid they won't survive this year..."
Zhu Di took a deep breath and said, "The government won't help?"
"Zhouji...Zhouji..."
Zhu Di felt relieved: "With this kind of weather and the cold winter months, the government should find a way to provide some firewood and rice noodles to help everyone tide over the difficulties."
The old woman said: "The person who helped was the Master of the Huang family... Mr. Huang is a scholar and can talk to the master above..."
Zhu Di: "..."
Zhu Di said nothing more. He was afraid that if he continued to speak, he would tear down this muddy hut.
He walked out angrily.
When he went out, he didn't know if it was because he had made such a loud noise that he disturbed the neighbors.
Seeing the devastation, Zhu Di suddenly felt helpless.
He can help this old woman, but what about thousands, even hundreds of thousands, millions of old women?
All of a sudden, the pride, ambition and hesitation that filled his chest completely dissipated.
In the distance, I can see that the mansion built with blue bricks occupies a large area.
Immediately, several dog barks were heard.
Zhu Di looked from a distance and saw several men coming out of the house, leading a wolf dog. The wolf dog was quite big and had shiny fur. At the head was a man wearing silk clothes, holding a piece of meat in his hand and smiling at the wolf.
The dog throws it away.
When the wolf dog saw this, he whined, then rushed forward, picked up the meat, and swallowed it in one gulp.
Several other idle men in silk and satin clothes hugged their hands and laughed.
The man in silk and satin clothes also laughed.
Zhu Di likes wolf dogs very much. When he saw this today, he had an indescribable feeling.
The man in silk and satin clothes in front had already led others and came over in a swaggering manner. The man smiled and said: "I heard that a stranger has come to Zhuangzi. I thought it was the people who came here. I saw that the people here are extraordinary, why not?"
Sit at home for a while."
After saying that, the man actually bowed to Zhu Di politely.
Zhu Di frowned.
In fact, the other party is obviously a discerning person. Just look at Zhu Di's attire. If he can wear silk and satin, he is definitely not an ordinary commoner, and he is definitely not a merchant. At this time, the merchants are not bold enough to wear silk and satin.
, after all, the Hongwu period was not long ago.
Zhu Di asked: "Who are you?"
"I just entered Huang Renyi as a junior." The man said with a humble tone and polite manners: "He is from this hometown."
Zhu Di said: "Are you that Mr. Huang?"
Huang Renyi smiled and said: "This is just the favor of the people in this hometown. I have been living here for generations, and I have done some good deeds on weekdays, so I am quite favored. It's cold here, so I'd better go into the house and warm up by the fire."
After Zhu Di heard this, he did not move. Instead, he stared at Huang Renyi and said, "Yes, it's very cold here."
Huang Renyi was still smiling.
He is a very good person and very polite.
Of course, there is a premise for all this, and the premise is that the person standing in front of him is a 'person'.
In his opinion, a person like Zhu Di should not be a eunuch, but should be a scholar and a scholar. This time he passed by and made friends with him, which will always be useful in the future.
Zhu Di suddenly opened his eyes and said sternly: "Who loves you?"
Huang Renyi was stunned. He didn't understand what Zhu Di meant.
But Huang Renyi's face pulled down slightly.
As the saying goes, strong dragons do not suppress local weaklings. In his opinion, he was considerate, but the other party was so rude, which was really unjustifiable.
So he immediately changed his face, his face gradually became gloomy, and he said sarcastically with cold eyes: "I like you, if you don't drink the toast, do you still have to drink the fine wine?"
Zhu Di was suddenly filled with anger. He immediately raised his foot and kicked Huang Renyi in the stomach.
This kick is really too fast.
Huang Renyi was caught off guard. There was a loud bang and his whole body was kicked over. He felt as if his internal organs had been displaced and he fell to the ground.
He let out a wail, held his stomach in pain, and shouted: "Come...someone...give me a beating. Don't...don't be afraid, we have the support of our parents and officials from above. He was the first to provoke me today."
If we beat him to death, someone will make the decision for us..."
When he said this, his throat felt sweet and a mouthful of blood spurted out.
When Zhu Di heard that the other party had the support of his parents and officials, he was extremely angry.
Zhu Di could not help but murmur softly: "Zhang Anshi... you have failed to live up to my high hopes."
Yao Guangxiao was only behind Zhu Di, motionless. But at this time, he could understand Zhu Di's feelings.
Since ancient times, the so-called ability and moral integrity are both important, and virtue comes first. This sentence is by no means a false statement. Perhaps some people are quite disgusted with this and believe 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 talents, the greater his ability, the greater the harm he may do to the entire world.
Which person in the past dynasties has brought disaster to the country and the people, who is not talented?
Therefore, since ancient times, a person's moral sense has always been much more important than talent. It is better to use a mediocre person than to use a person with outstanding ability but actually no moral integrity.
His Majesty's emotion was obviously due to his great disappointment in something. It was a huge pity that a person whom he valued so much found...that he could not be regarded as his right-hand man at all.
At this time, the servants around Huang Renyi were shocked when they saw this. Someone let go of the wolf dog and pointed in the direction of Zhu Di.
The wolf dog barked wildly and pounced on Zhu Di.
Although the guards were on alert, the wolf dog pounced very quickly and jumped in front of Zhu Di.
But Zhu Di took a deep breath.
Punch down hard.
Wolf dogs are faster, Zhu Di is faster.
This punch hit the wolfdog directly in the head.
A whine...
The wolf-dog rolled and landed on the ground, then its limbs began to stagger, it whined again, and fell down.
Zhu Di has stepped forward and walked step by step to Huang Renyi's side.
Huang Renyi rolled in the mud, but saw Zhu Di lift one leg, and then pressed it against Huang Renyi's shoulder. This huge force immediately pressed Huang Renyi's shoulder to the mud.
Huang Renyi could not move, and he shouted: "Spare my life, spare my life..."
"Spare your life?" The force on Zhu Di's feet gradually increased.
Huang Renyi seemed to have been nailed to the mud, and he felt as if he could not breathe under the weight of such a huge force.
Huang Renyi was frightened, and he hurriedly said: "Spare my life, spare your life, I'm just an ordinary citizen... No... don't kill me."
Zhu Di pursed his lips and said nothing.
Huang Renyi's shoulder socket sank deeper and deeper, and half of his arm stepped into the mud.
Huang Renyi started to burst into tears. He howled and struggled, but... there seemed to be the sound of bone cracking in his shoulder. He screamed in horror: "Spare me, spare me, I'll give it to you."
Yinzi... I... I and the magistrate are close friends... You... you... cough cough... cough cough... If you dare to touch a hair on my head, the county magistrate will definitely not spare you..."
Click...
Zhu Di used strong force on his feet.
Huang Renyi's shoulder bone cracked and cracked.
In ancient times... such a serious injury, especially to the shoulder bone, would basically have no chance 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 in front of him.
When these people saw how cruel Zhu Di was, they were obviously so frightened 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 were weak. They all fell down and kowtowed: "Spare your life, spare your life."
Zhu Di ignored this and continued to ask angrily: "Just now he said that he and Magistrate Zhou are close friends... right?"
A servant kowtowed and said, "Yes, yes, yes. Mr. Huang occasionally... goes to the county. He always visits Magistrate Zhou and talks and laughs with him."
Zhu Di said coldly: "This is Qixia Ferry, why is it still under the jurisdiction of the Shangyuan County magistrate?"
The servants just kowtowed as if they were pounding garlic.
Zhu Di shouted: "Say."
A servant timidly said: "This...this...this has always been under the jurisdiction of Shangyuan County...you...you said Qixia Ferry? Qixia Ferry...is next door...next door...you have to cross the stream in front, and there is
Yes...this is still Shangyuan County..."
At this point, the servant was so frightened that he almost cried under Zhu Di's glare, and he quickly screamed: "Spare my life, spare my life..."
Zhu Di: "..."
Yao Guangxiao: "..."
The guard who just said this was Qixia Ferry began to move back quietly.
(End of chapter)
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