The Ming Dynasty: Starting with the Somersault Cloud, Old Zhu was so envious he cried!

At this moment, Wang Defa stepped forward and asked cautiously:

"Sixth Prince, what should we do with these people?"

Zhu Ming didn't even look up, took a sip of his iced cola, and casually said:

"Cut them all down."

Three words, a light touch.

It's as if it's saying, "The weather is nice today."

Wang Defa: "..."

The constables: "..."

Qian Youde's family members: "..."

The entire venue fell into a deathly silence.

The next second—

"No!!"

"Your Honor, spare my life!!"

"I have elderly parents and young children to support!!"

Cries and pleas for mercy erupted instantly.

Even Wangcai let out a "woof" and tucked its tail between its legs.

Zhu Ming raised his head and glanced at them.

"What's all the noise about?"

"It's just beheading, it's not a big deal."

Everyone: "..."

This isn't a big deal?

At this moment, Qian Youde's legal wife, the young woman whose face had been swollen from being slapped, also panicked.

She screamed at the top of her lungs:

"Wang Defa, you dare touch me?!"

"I am the daughter of the Li family in the east of the city!"

"My father is Old Master Li!"

"If you dare to cut me, the Li family will not let you off!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Defa's expression changed slightly.

The Li family in the east of the city is one of the major families in the area and wields considerable influence.

Most importantly, their family sells grain.

In years of severe drought, grain prices soared.

The Li family hoarded and speculated, selling a peck of rice for ten times the usual price.

Many people starved to death because they couldn't afford the Li family's grain.

It could be said that half of the white banners hanging in the poor areas were attributed to the Li family.

Normally, he really wouldn't dare to provoke them.

But now—

Wang Defa secretly glanced at Zhu Ming.

The Sixth Prince even dared to chop Qian Youde up in the street.

What's so great about the Li family?

Wang Defa straightened his back and shouted sternly:

"The Li family?"

"Even if the Li family came, they couldn't save you!"

"Gag her!"

The constable stepped forward and covered the young woman's mouth with a blanket.

"Waaaaah..."

The young woman struggled desperately, but to no avail.

Just then, Xu Miaoyun stepped forward and gently advised, "Sixth Prince, I feel that this is inappropriate."

Zhu Ming raised his head and looked at the other person.

"What's wrong with it?"

Xu Miaoyun glanced at Qian Youde's family members kneeling on the ground and slowly said:

"In my opinion, not everyone in Qian Youde's family is a bad person."

"Many of his concubines were forcibly taken by him, and some of his maids and servants were forced to work for the Qian family."

"If Your Highness wishes, then we should all be cut down with one stroke..."

"It's inevitable that innocent people will be killed by mistake."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Ming stroked his chin and pondered for a moment.

After all, he wasn't Old Zhu; he couldn't be as cold-blooded as Old Zhu.

If it were his father,

They wouldn't listen to your rambling anymore, they'd just wave their hands dismissively.

Exterminate their entire family!

They even shook the dog, breaking the yolk of the egg!

Zhu Ming shook his head and looked up to speak.

"You have a point."

He looked at Wang Defa and said, "How about this, you separate the people."

"The principal offender and the accomplice should be tried separately."

"I had no choice but to release them."

"Those who aid and abet evil shall be beheaded."

Wang Defa nodded hurriedly and said, "Yes! Your Highness is wise!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Ming waved his hand, looking disgusted.

"Alright, stop flattering me. You're in charge of dealing with these people."

"Next, I have another task for you."

Wang Defa immediately bowed and said, "Your Highness, please give your orders. I will obey even at the cost of my life!"

Zhu Ming said, "I want you to open the granaries immediately and distribute grain to relieve the disaster victims."

Who would have thought,

Upon hearing the words "open the granaries and release grain," Wang Defa fell silent instantly.

He lowered his head, his expression complex, and remained silent for a long time.

Seeing that no one answered, Zhu Ming frowned and couldn't help but ask:

"What happened?"

Wang Defa gave a bitter laugh and said in a hoarse voice, "Your Highness, you are unaware of the truth."

"When I learned of the severe drought, I immediately ordered the granaries to be opened and grain distributed."

"But who would have thought... that the granary flooded that very night after the order was issued."

"A fire burned the grain inside to the ground."

Not a single grain of food was left.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Ming abruptly stood up: "What?!"

His face darkened, and he roared in fury, "Why did the fire break out of nowhere, of all times, just when you ordered the granaries to be opened and the grain released?"

"And burned it completely to the ground?"

"How could it be such a coincidence? You can't say there's nothing fishy going on here."

Zhu Ming pointed to Wangcai, who was tied up next to him.

"Even it doesn't believe it!"

Wangcai: "Woof?"

Zhu Ming took a deep breath and asked sternly, "Do you know how many kilograms of grain are in the granary?"

Wang Defa lowered his head and said in a deep voice, "Your Highness, there are 30,000 shi of grain stored in the official granary, which is equivalent to about 3.6 million jin."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Ming let out a cold laugh.

"Three million six hundred thousand catties of grain?"

"With so much grain, even if we piled it all up and burned it, it would probably take several days to burn, wouldn't it?"

"You're telling me it's all gone in one night?"

Wang Defa gave a wry smile and shook his head.

"Your Highness, to be precise... it's not one night, it's one hour."

An hour?

It's probably already empty inside!

Zhu Ming stared at Wang Defa and asked sternly, "Such a serious incident occurred, why didn't you report it to the imperial court?"

Wang Defa suddenly raised his head, his eyes instantly turning red.

"Your Majesty... has reported it."

"I have written a memorial to the throne, ordering my son to ride to the capital."

As he spoke, his voice began to tremble slightly.

"And then the next night..."

"Someone threw a package in front of my door."

"I opened it and took a look..."

Wang Defa couldn't continue speaking.

He closed his eyes, and two lines of tears slid down his cheeks.

"It contains my son's head."

As soon as this word comes out,

The scene was deathly silent.

The yamen runners stared at the magistrate in shock; they had never known that the magistrate had such an experience.

They had always believed that the county magistrate had long been in cahoots with Qian Youde and his cronies.

They spend their days holed up in the government office, either drinking tea or playing cards, doing absolutely nothing of substance.

But who would have thought?

It's not that he doesn't want to do it, but someone is threatening him and preventing him from doing it.

He couldn't even protect his own son!

Even Zhu Ming, who was filled with anger, felt somewhat embarrassed to punish him again.

The little guy stood on the chair, patted Wang Defa on the shoulder, and his tone was unusually serious.

"I retract my previous statement."

"You're not an incompetent person, I'm sorry to have wronged you."

"Don't worry, I will avenge you."

Upon hearing this...

Wang Defa trembled all over.

These words had been bottled up inside him.

There's no one to talk to, no one to appeal to.

Today, finally someone is willing to stand up for him.

Wang Defa could no longer hold back and burst into tears.

Snot was running down his face, and he cried like a child.

He opened his arms, crying as he tried to throw himself into Zhu Ming's arms for comfort.

result.

"Bang!"

Zhu Ming swung his fist and knocked him to the ground.

Wang Defa covered his cheeks, staring blankly at the Sixth Prince, even forgetting to cry.

"Your Highness...why did you hit me?"

Zhu Ming rubbed his hands together.

Actually...

He just didn't want Wang Defa to wipe his tears and snot on himself.

That's so disgusting!

But you can't say it directly.

That's so hurtful.

So Zhu Mingqing cleared his throat and said in a serious tone:

"I'm punching you to wake you up."

"Look at yourself now."

"What kind of behavior is this, crying and wailing?"

"You are a county magistrate, not some submissive wife."

"The more cowardly you appear, the happier your enemies lurking in the shadows will be."