Hidden in the court

Seeing the team approaching from afar, the officials at the city gate immediately called on the drum and drum band, and for a while, the sound of gongs and drums could be heard outside the city.

"Welcome, Your Highness, the Crown Prince, Marquis Jiangning is entering the city!"

"What's this?"

Ji Mingshang poked his head out of the carriage and asked in confusion.

"My Lord, it seems that the people of Jinling City are welcoming us."

"Um...not good!"

After a little thought, Ji Mingshang thought of something and gave instructions to Dashan.

"Go tell the Crown Prince and Princess to be careful and notify everyone to dismount and walk into the city."

"Yes."

Dashan couldn't figure it out, so he simply stopped thinking about it. Just because he couldn't figure it out didn't mean Nangong Xiao and Nangong Bian couldn't figure it out either.

"What a vicious mind!"

"You mean, they deliberately made such a big scene just to let the people see that we came here to oppress them?"

Nangong Xiao also reacted immediately.

"Not only that, if the people don't cooperate, there will be no summer harvest."

"No wonder you said the summer harvest in the south was a mess. It turned out to be true."

"So what? Even if a dog comes over to lick the noodles, it has to spit them out!"

As he spoke, fire ignited in Nangong Bian's eyes.

"Brother, how much money do we have left?"

"There are probably a few thousand taels left. What do you want to do?"

"Where are the copper coins?"

"This is not much, maybe more than 20,000 yuan?"

"Almost. Let each soldier take some, and be sure to distribute them to the surrounding civilians when we enter the city."

Nangong Xiao's eyes lit up: "Okay! Let's do it."

other side

"Dashan, go and bring over a box of change."

"Hey, Lord, isn't this the silver given by the court?"

Facing Dashan's confusion, Ji Mingshang said sincerely: "You, you don't understand. I am the imperial envoy of the court. Isn't the money of the court my money? Go quickly, don't let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince see it."

"Yes…"

When the officials outside Jinling saw this team, they were puzzled. What was going on? Hundreds of soldiers all dismounted and walked on horseback, and... the one standing on the roof was...

"Your humble servant is here to welcome the Crown Prince, Marquis Jiangning!"

"I am the Imperial Envoy, Marquis of Jiangning, the Crown Prince of Jin, His Majesty's adopted son, and the Prime Minister's son-in-law, Ji Jun. Who are you?"

This kid is so arrogant, it seems he is not a good person. Thinking so in my mind, I kept a straight face.

"I am the Minister of Ceremonies of Jinling, and I am waiting here respectfully. Upon hearing that you are here, the officials of Jinling have tightened their belts and prepared a small gift. It is not a token of respect, but I hope you will accept it!"

Looking back, there was a big box behind him, which was opened a crack. Ji Mingshang took a look and knew based on his past experience that there was only a thin layer of silver inside.

I thought to myself, who are you insulting? You're still living frugally, even if you scrape together every penny you can get.

There was still joy on her face, but she was embarrassed in a second: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is still behind me, what can he do for me?"

Seeing Ji Mingshang's attitude, he felt relieved. It seemed that he was still a greedy person. Moreover, this meant that the prince was not as clean as he imagined. Although he thought so in his heart, he still looked awestruck.

"Yes, I was inconsiderate. I will send another box to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Hmm? That's not necessary. Your Highness the Crown Prince doesn't like these, so send them all to my residence."

This sentence is confusing. What does it mean? Doesn't the prince mean that he is in the same group as us?

"Well, this is a nice scene. Who made it?"

Before he could figure it out, Ji Mingshang asked. Looking back at the scene he had created, he felt secretly delighted. It seemed that he had succeeded in flattering someone.

"My Lord, I am the one who will take care of it."

"Okay, okay, very good... I want to go to the Jinling government office to try the case. Are you willing to go with me?"

Although I don't know what he is doing, this is clearly an olive branch. Why not take advantage of it?

"It is better to obey than to be respectful. But Your Highness..."

"You can see the Crown Prince whenever you want?"

"Yes, yes, I'm sorry for being rude."

As soon as he entered the city, Ji Mingshang saw the people forced to the sides of the road. There was indeed no kindness in their eyes, only resentment towards corrupt officials.

"Whoever can think of this trick must be killed!"

Unfortunately…

Ji Mingshang stood on the roof of the car, his breath sinking into his dantian, and shouted: "Dear fellow villagers of Jinling City, I am the imperial envoy of the court, Jiangning Marquis Ji Jun. I am here for the summer harvest, and I also want to give you a fair day. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is also here. We are going to the Jinling government office to try the case. If there is any injustice, come and I will avenge you!

In addition, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and I have prepared some gifts for everyone, please accept them!"

After saying this, in the surprised gaze of everyone, Ji Mingshang grabbed a handful of silver and threw it to the sides of the road.

"Silver, it's silver!"

"Rob the silver!"

The crazy crowd attacked the blockade of officers and soldiers, and the scene was very chaotic for a time. Fortunately, the officers and soldiers were not dispersed, but it was not comfortable either.

"Remember, this is the intention of His Royal Highness and I!"

Ji Mingshang was still watching the fun and roaring, throwing silver around. The ceremonial officer saw this and felt a little uneasy. He thought nothing would happen...

There was a little girl who looked like a beggar who was pushed to the front by the crazy crowd. With her short stature, it was impossible for her to snatch the silver. The little girl felt so aggrieved that she was about to cry.

Suddenly, a big hand reached out, with a few copper coins in the palm, "Little sister, don't cry, go buy some candy."

When she looked up, she saw a big brother in armor, and the girl stopped crying.

The little girl took the copper coin and shook her head, "My mother is sick, I want some money to buy medicine..."

As the little girl spoke, her eyes misted over again.

Upon seeing this, the imperial guard stuffed a dozen copper coins in his hand into her hands and looked at his brother next to him.

"Well, what do you want to do?"

"Bring it to you."

He stuffed more than forty copper coins into a cloth bag and handed it to the girl, "Go quickly, don't let anyone see you."

"Thank you." The little girl ran away quickly, but did not forget to look back at her benefactor.

"You have finally become a saint, huh?"

"What's the big deal? You're going to give it out anyway."

The people may not know who are the good officials and who are the corrupt officials, but can those who give us money be bad people?

This time, public opinion reversed, and the people of Jinling also remembered these soldiers, and even more so remembered His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Marquis Jiangning.

"Are you still going to the government office?"

"I will go back and give the silver to my mother first, and then go to the government office to seek justice. Even if the officials want to kill me, I will accept it!"

The news that the Crown Prince and Marquis Jiangning were holding a court session in the government office spread among the people, from one person to ten, from ten to a hundred, until it broke out completely.

"Did Ji Jun see through our plan? Then why did he still take our money? What on earth are he trying to do? Are you trying to rob us?"