Ming Dynasty: Abandoned baby at the beginning, Zhu let me be the emperor

The disaster victims outside Shanxi City were all dressed in rags, and their expressions were much better than those Zhu Ming had seen in the county government before.

There was no crowd in front of the porridge stall. Instead, there was a long queue and everything was in an orderly manner.

"Your Highness, please come this way."

Wang Ganju walked in front of Zhu Ming and led him towards the porridge stall.

When the disaster victims around saw Wang Ganju and Zhu Ming, they all knelt down and shouted in unison.

"I greet you, Your Highness."

As they said this, they all kowtowed heavily to Zhu Ming.

"I told them that the rules of this porridge stall are all based on the wishes of His Highness."

Zhu Ming hadn't reacted yet. He was shocked to see these disaster victims asking him if he knew him and reacting so strongly.

Wang Ganju, who was standing by, had already started explaining to him with a smile, and attributed the credit for this scene to Zhu Ming.

After saying this, he turned around, waved his hand towards the victims, and shouted, "Everyone, get up. His Highness cares about you, so he came to see you in person."

After he finished speaking, the victim stood up, lined up, and headed towards the porridge stand.

Si Jin suddenly walked past Zhu Ming and looked into the big vat in the porridge shed.

The porridge in this big jar is indeed thick, with more rice than water.

Not to mention chopsticks, even a large spoon for porridge can stand up without any problem.

"Bring me a bowl."

Si Jin didn't care about her manners or even looking for a container, she just held it in both hands and reached out.

"This is……"

Wang Ganju was so frightened when he saw Sijin, who looked like a starving ghost, standing there in a daze.

"Don't be afraid, sir. She is a disaster victim I met at the county government office. She has lost her manners. Please forgive her, sir."

Zhu Ming coughed dryly and began to explain to Wang Ganju.

"No problem, no problem."

Wang Ganju coughed a few times awkwardly, then quickly waved his hands to indicate that he didn't care.

"Sijin, come back."

Zhu Ming looked at Si Jin, frowned, and immediately shouted loudly.

It seems like something is wrong.

When Si Jin heard Zhu Ming's call, she drank the porridge in her hand in three or two gulps and then ran back to Zhu Ming.

"Sorry, sorry, I was much hungrier before and I lost control."

She grinned at Zhu Ming and began to explain.

Zhu Ming was stunned for a moment, looked at Si Jin in shock, took a step forward, and immediately asked, "What did you just say?"

"I...I said I was hungry for a long time and I couldn't control myself."

Si Jin looked at the somewhat aggressive Zhu Ming, took a step back, and spoke timidly.

Seeing this, Wang Ganju, who was standing by, immediately stood up and tried to mediate between Zhu Ming and Si Jin.

"Your Highness, you know that this little girl hasn't had enough food for several months. It's not her fault."

Seeing Sijin's nervous look and Wang Ganju smiling and comforting her, Zhu Ming's temper calmed down a little.

"It seems that the prefect also cares about the people. Seeing that these disaster victims can have food to eat, I feel relieved."

As he spoke, he grinned at Wang Ganju.

"I still have things to deal with. Your Highness, why don't you come back with me first?"

Wang Ganju looked at Zhu Ming and Si Jin and asked with a smile.

Zhu Ming seemed to be embarrassed to stay any longer because Si Jin had embarrassed her just now, so she lowered her head and responded in a muffled voice.

Sijin also lowered her head and walked behind Zhu Ming.

After returning to the city, Wang Ganju personally escorted Zhu Ming, Si Jin and others to the mansion before he returned to the government office with peace of mind.

Everything seemed normal.

Wang Ganju cares about the people, and the victims can also have full meals in the porridge shed.

Zhu Ming returned to the mansion, then he looked at Si Jin seriously and asked in a deep voice, "What did you see?"

Based on his understanding of Sijin, she is definitely not the kind of person who can't control herself when seeing a bowl of porridge, or even try to hold the porridge with her hands.

“Do you think those people are disaster victims?”

Si Jin also regained her calm demeanor and asked back.

She herself was a victim of the disaster. The entire Hedong area had no harvest and everyone had been starving for several months.

How could they arrange themselves so neatly if there was food to eat?

These people can deceive others, but they cannot deceive Sijin, a disaster victim.

Zhu Ming also nodded. After seeing Si Jin's actions, he also realized that something was wrong.

This was not just a matter of going hungry for a few meals. In Hedong, countless people starved to death.

But the actions of these disaster victims did not seem like those of extremely hungry people.

"These people are clearly hired by Wang Ganju to impersonate them."

Si Jin spoke in a cold voice, with some anger mixed in her words.

Although she treated Wang Ganju with courtesy before, that was just a disguise.

She is not some kind-hearted person. After struggling for so long, she has long understood that her face can also be a useful tool.

"Master Chen Ling, what do you think?"

Seeing that Sijin shared the same opinion as him, Zhu Ming's expression became even colder.

Chen Ling has been following him secretly, so he should have noticed something.

When Chen Ling heard Zhu Ming calling her, she appeared from the roof and bowed respectfully to Zhu Ming.

"What can you see about those disaster victims?"

"These people have a steady gait and a determined look in their eyes, and they look like officers and soldiers who have been drilled."

When asked by Zhu Ming, Chen Ling told him the details she had observed.

"The ordinary disaster victims were hungry, unsteady on their feet, and haggard. They definitely did not look like this."

With her many years of experience in solving cases, Chen Ling could almost conclude that the people she saw today were definitely not disaster victims.

"This Wang Ganju really treats me like a child."

After listening to what Chen Ling and Si Jin said, Zhu Ming snorted coldly a few times.

You are taking yourself too seriously if you want to hide it from me using such a crude method.

"You are a child..."

Chen Ling looked at Zhu Ming helplessly and complained secretly in her heart.

Although His Highness's mind was so mature that he made him feel ashamed of himself, He was still a child after all.

But he didn't dare to say this.

"Your Highness, what are you going to do now?"

He clasped his hands together and began to ask Zhu Ming about his thoughts.

"Do you want me to take people to arrest those people pretending to be disaster victims and go to the prefect to question them?"

Although those disaster victims were disguised as soldiers, Chen Ling was still quite confident that he could control them.

"That's not necessary."

Zhu Ming waved his hand, now was not the time to make things difficult for Wang Ganju.

Rather than exposing him, he wanted to know why this prefect Wang wanted to make things difficult for him.

"That Shanxi Provincial Government Secretary, Mr. Zhang, I want to meet him."

Zhu Ming recalled the report that the Jinyiwei had handed over before, which stated that the Shanxi Provincial Government and Wang Ganju did not seem to be on the same page.

If he wanted to deal with Wang Ganju, he would be a good chess piece.

"Yes, I will take care of it now."

Upon seeing this, Chen Ling immediately responded.