Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 213 Master Ru Is So Fearless
"Here, Your Highness..." Di Meng suddenly knelt down.Now it was clearly the twelfth lunar month, and suddenly he was sweating profusely.

"I...will be loyal to His Highness at the end..."

"I didn't say you were unfaithful." Zhu Su frowned slightly. "Whether you are a Jinyiwei or not is not in conflict with being loyal to the King."

"Or, you Jin Yiwei are loyal to Mao Xiang alone, not to my father?"

"No, no..." Di Meng lowered his head. "I will always be loyal to His Majesty."

With these words, he had already acquiesced in his identity as Jin Yiwei.

"That's fine. Being loyal to me doesn't conflict with being loyal to my father," Zhu Su said.

Seeing this serious and mature young general kneeling on the ground and trembling, he frowned again: "Get up, you know, this king doesn't like people close to him to kneel and worship at will."

"I don't know Jin Yiwei... I don't know how Mao Xiang trains you."

"It's just that I hope that you will not lose the drive and ambition of a young general while doing your job well in Jinyiwei."

"Young people should be energetic. Because of one of my problems, I often kneel down, and even fear it."

"What does it look like?"

"Yes... yes." Di Meng stood up in embarrassment.I also felt a little ashamed.As soon as Jin Yiwei's identity was revealed, his first reaction was panic, for fear that Zhu Su would kick him out of Wu Wangwei's queue.

In fact, Zhu Su had already guessed his identity. When he entered the city to discuss business with Shen Mansion, Di Meng was one of the dozens of guards accompanying him.Afterwards, Zhu Su went out, but Di Meng, the most outstanding young man on the training ground, was always with him, and he was never absent.

Old Zhu, who was born on the sidelines, can always accurately grasp Zhu Su's actions and even the content of his conversations.If there is no Jinyiwei spy among these guards of his own, then it is a ghost.

In fact, this is a tacit agreement between father and son.Zhu Su himself didn't care if there was a dark son of Jin Yiwei around him, after all, he could still feel the care that Lao Zhu and Empress Ma had always cared for him.

Moreover, his actions did not conflict with Lao Zhu, so naturally he didn't have to worry about what would happen to Jin Yiwei.Is it possible that Lao Zhu can still let Jin Yiwei collect criminal evidence and drive me into the high wall of Fengyang?
It was Di Meng's attitude... that made Zhu Su feel a little bit embarrassed.Di Meng was so terrified, could it be that Mao Xiang, the commander of Jinyiwei, had said something to him?For example, ordered him not to reveal his identity?

After thinking about it, I pressed this doubt.Mao Xiang is just the eagle dog in Lao Zhu's hands, he has his own ideas about how to deal with Lao Zhu, and he doesn't need to think about it.Zhu Su who wiped his mouth after breakfast stood up and said to Di Meng: "Why are you still standing here? Let's do it."

"Don't worry, this king doesn't have so many demands. You can do whatever Jin Yiwei asks you to pass on your whereabouts. It's just an errand for this king, and you have to do your best."

"It's all for my Ming Dynasty, so there's no need to divide it into any yamen. As long as you know how to be loyal to your father and emperor."

"The general will know." Di Meng cupped his fists and said.There was a touch of emotion in his eyes, this prince who is not tall enough really has a broad mind...

Knowing that the family general he cultivated by himself is actually someone else's secret son, he didn't get angry at all, and even spoke words of encouragement and comfort...

"Go ahead, first go and find out if there is any news about the Taihu water bandits among the Jinyiwei."

"Before returning home tonight, I want to see the files related to Jin Yiwei."

"Yes." Di Meng cupped his fists and walked out.

Zhu Su called the dog who was guarding outside the door again, and asked him to take a car and drive to the magistrate's yamen.Today, I have made an appointment with the prefect of Wei, and I will go to inspect the refugee camp in the west of the city.

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"Your Highness, this is where the refugees are resettled." The carriage stopped, Wei Guan jumped out of Zhu Su's carriage, and said to Zhu Su who stepped out of the carriage.

"Well...you can tell it at a glance." In fact, Zhu Su could tell that this place must be a resettlement place for refugees without using his eyes, just relying on his nose.Sewage is flowing here, the air is filled with a rancid smell, and the houses and shanties are also dilapidated.

Zhu Su saw that all the people here had sick faces, and their clothes were ragged and listless.Many yamen servants stood in the streets and alleys, vaguely like guards.Occasionally, someone saw Zhu Su and his party in fancy clothes, but they just took a blank look, as if they didn't care.

"Why are there so many yamen servants here? Isn't this like a prison?" Zhu Su asked Wei Guan.

"Alas..." Wei Guan sighed. "His Royal Highness said that he is under custody, which is not wrong."

"Where refugees enter the city, there are always those who seek to cause trouble. Before the city of Suzhou, refugee incidents also occurred from time to time. Even instigated by water bandits, a wave of refugees stormed the city gate and looted surrounding villages and towns. "

"Oh." Zhu Su sneered. "Didn't the people of Susong miss Zhang Shicheng so much? That's how those bandits who pretended to be the ghost of King Cheng's army treated the people who cherish Zhang Shicheng in their hearts?"

"The ambition of bandits and wolves is nothing more than to take advantage of Zhang Shicheng's past grace. How can they really care for the people?" Wei Guan also showed disdain. "For the sake of restricting refugees, I discussed with Mr. Xunhe Censor Ru, and settled the refugees in the west of another city."

"At that time, Zhang Shicheng's army demolished the houses here in order to get the rolling stones and wood used to defend the city. Therefore, although this place is within the city wall, all the original people have moved to other places. The refugees were resettled in This is also convenient for me to wait for the Suzhou government to take care of the relief."

"Isn't it afraid that water bandits will be mixed in if they are placed in the city, inciting the refugees to riot?" Zhu Su asked.

"Lord Ru and I also have the same concerns," Wei Guan said. "Therefore, one is as His Highness saw, dispatching yamen servants to maintain the law and order here day and night. Two..."

"Master Youru used his body as a security to move here to live and eat with the refugees."

"Refugees are not hard-hearted. Seeing that high-minded officials like Mr. Ru are willing to risk themselves, they naturally feel at ease."

"Even if there are one or two plotters who want to stir up civil unrest, with Lord Ru in charge, those people will naturally be unable to stir up trouble."

"Ru Taisu... actually eats and lives with the refugees here?"

Zhu Su was a little surprised.In his impression, Ru Taisu has always been the rotten Confucian who chased after him in Fengtian Temple.It's an annoying existence.

This guy is so fearless, willing to risk his life to appease the hearts of the refugees?
"That's right. In fact, my Suzhou prefecture is quite rich, and it's close to the capital city. There is no shortage of food, grass, porridge, and rice for relief. As long as the people's hearts are not disturbed, we can wait till the beginning of spring plowing."

"What's the use of staying till the spring plowing? It's so rainy and snowy in winter, I'm afraid that when the summer floods come next year, the floods will definitely be fierce..." Zhu Su's face was worried.

Even if the grain is planted in spring, if the floods flood the fields again, the houses built with the hard-fought seeds will be in vain.

"Oh...it's really not possible, we have to wait for the spring to get warmer, and lead these refugees to build a dam..." Wei Guan said.

Zhu Su nodded.Only in a peaceful and stable environment will there be no room for the rebels to move around. He still knows this truth.It is absolutely imperative to repair dikes and stabilize water.

"It's just that the prefect of Wei...the king has another worry." Zhu Su said to Wei Guan: "People can send an official to sit in the town to appease the people, but the victims of the disaster are resettled in the city like this."

"If there is a plague... wouldn't it mean that the whole city will die?"

(End of this chapter)