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Half an hour later, a long queue had formed in front of the Weidu Prefecture government office.

Under the imposing presence of the patrolling soldiers, the group of civilians appeared to be very obedient to the rules.

Chen Nan had a chair brought over and took his seat to oversee the proceedings.

Mo Bai personally checks each person's household registration to ensure accuracy before issuing the permits.

Seeing this, Chen Nan felt relieved and closed his eyes to rest.

Just as things were proceeding smoothly, a loud argument woke Chen Nan up.

Opening his eyes, he saw several red-faced, burly men standing in front of Mo Bai, making a ruckus.

"Why aren't we given any food? I'm also from Weidu, why should I?"

"That's right, sir! We are all citizens of Weidu. Why are they the only ones receiving aid and not us? Does the official intend to let us, the common people, starve to death?"

The soldiers maintaining order had already surrounded the group in the center.

They were just waiting for Mo Bai's order to take action and subdue the troublemakers.

However, Mo Bai dared not give the order. He knew that these people were just the ones who had taken the lead, and that they had powerful backers. In addition, the people on the periphery were all genuine civilians.

If he really dares to issue such an order, a riot will break out on the spot before the next second is even reached.

Seeing the situation before him, Chen Nan sneered, "What's all the noise about? Don't you want any food anymore?"

Upon hearing this, apart from those who had already received relief food and remained indifferent, the expressions of the people queuing behind them all changed.

Most of them only had enough food for one or two days. If Chen Nan really stopped distributing food, it would mean that they would have nothing to eat.

Thinking of this, the already somewhat chaotic crowd became even more disorderly, with everyone pushing and shoving to get forward.

Chen Nan approached Mo Bai and asked, "What's going on? Why are you arguing over distributing grain?"

Mo Bai smiled wryly: "Your Highness, these people are not recorded in the Ministry of Revenue, but they produced land deeds. I cannot verify the authenticity of the land deeds, so according to regulations, we cannot provide them with food."

"Then these people got a little upset and started making a fuss, and it got really loud, and that's how it turned out."

After listening to Mo Bai's explanation, Chen Nan looked at the others.

These men were found to be strong and muscular, fundamentally different from ordinary people.

Chen Nan glanced at Qingyu, who remained calm behind him, and she understood and came to stand in front of everyone.

Then he stretched out his hand and said, "Don't you have land deeds? Show them to me, Your Majesty?"

The group obeyed obediently and handed the land deeds to Chen Nan.

Chen Nan did not take it, but instead glanced at Qingyu.

As a local official of the Northern Wei Dynasty, he naturally had the means to distinguish the authenticity of land deeds.

Then Qingyu took the land deeds from the group and examined them carefully.

However, the moment she received the land deed, Qingyu's calm expression vanished, replaced by a look of worry.

Chen Nan sensed the change and his expression shifted: "What's wrong? Could it be that this land deed is real?"

Qingyu replied softly, "Your Highness, I cannot tell whether this land deed is genuine or not. It may be a forgery or it may be real."

Chen Nan said speechlessly, "What you're saying makes it either true or false, right? Is there some third possibility?"

"No, all land deeds in the Northern Wei Dynasty had the imperial seal on them. The seal was special; you could feel its ridges when you touched it."

"It's just that the seals on these land deeds are too old, and the original sense of depth has long since disappeared, which is why I can't tell the difference between them."

Chen Nan suddenly smiled: "You really think I want you to verify the authenticity of this land deed?"

Qingyu looked at Chen Nan in confusion. Wasn't the other party giving him a look when he first asked him to come forward?

But what does this mean now?

Then Chen Nan continued, "Look at these people, and compare them to the other common people. Isn't there a very obvious difference?"

Upon hearing this, Qingyu carefully examined the people in front of him. He was also a martial artist and had an inexplicable natural affinity for those who shared his martial arts.

Upon closer inspection, he exclaimed in surprise, "Your Highness, are you saying that these people are also skilled in martial arts? They are not ordinary people?"

Chen Nan nodded: "Do you remember when you said you'd seen my token in front of the Liu residence?"

"I think these people might know something."

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Chen Nan snatched the land deeds from Qingyu's hands, tore them to shreds, and scattered the shredded deeds into the air.

This set of movements was so fluid and seamless that it gave the people in front of it no time to react.

By the time they realized what was happening, the land deed had already shattered into pieces and was falling freely in mid-air.

The group exchanged glances, and the leader immediately shouted, "Fellow villagers, look! The Prince of Zhennan has torn up our land deeds in the middle of the night and has no intention of distributing any grain to us."

The others chimed in, "That's right! He calls himself the Prince of Zhennan, but I don't think he cares about us common people at all!"

"Everyone, come quick! The Prince of Zhennan wants to starve us common people to death! Please help us judge this!"

The crowd, already agitated, became even more agitated by the protests of the group, and they all shouted loudly.

Chen Nan waved his hand and said coldly, "Fellow villagers, these people are spies sent by the Great Qian Dynasty."

"Don't be fooled by him, folks. They are not people from our Northern Wei at all."

"Think about it, we are all people of Northern Wei. When have I ever treated them differently? Each person receives a certain amount of grain according to the number of people in their family."

Upon hearing this, the people finally regained some of their senses, and some of them turned around to look.

Anyone registered in the Ministry of Revenue as a native of the Northern Wei Dynasty, regardless of whether they were from the capital of Wei, received the corresponding amount of grain.

From the crowd, someone else spoke up: "Yes, the prince has already distributed grain to us."

"Since Your Highness says these people have problems, then it must be their problem."

"The prince promised us that he would definitely distribute food, shouldn't he have done so now?"

The people at the front never expected that Chen Nan could solve the problem so quickly.

This completely disrupted their plans.

One of them stepped forward and said, "May I ask why the Prince of Zhennan says we are not subjects of the Northern Wei? Prince of Zhennan, please don't forget that we all have land deeds to the Northern Wei."

Chen Nan laughed and said, "Oh? Is that so? Do you people from the Northern Wei Dynasty have land deeds?"

"Look at what the people of Northern Wei call me!"

The group was taken aback. After thinking for a moment, they realized that all the people of Northern Wei addressed Chen Nan as "Prince" and no one dared to reveal the title "Prince of Zhennan".

Chen Nan then said, "You say you have land deeds from the Northern Wei Dynasty, but that was before. Do you still have land deeds now? Show them to me, and I will acknowledge them!"

The men weren't fools; even if they had land deeds, they wouldn't take them out at this time.

Chen Nan's expression changed, and he shouted, "Take him down!"

Several soldiers around him couldn't hold back any longer. They dared to embarrass Chen Nan in front of the people. When they started to attack, the soldiers deliberately added some extra movements.