However, after just one glance, he felt his eyes go dark.

What the hell is this sewing thing? At first glance, I thought a centipede was lying on someone’s back!

Zhou Zhiqing felt a chill on his back, and his heart skipped a beat on the spot.

"Excuse me, the military doctor, please take a look quickly to see if His Highness King Wu has done anything to deliberately cause trouble for me..."

When the young military doctor heard this, he scratched his head in embarrassment and considered for a while before speaking.

"fine!"

"The stitches are quite strong. You can't break free even if you run for two miles..."

After the young military doctor said this, he really couldn't stand it anymore. He quickly put down Zhou Zhiqing's clothes and ran away without looking back.

He was afraid that if he didn't leave, he would be unable to help but resew the wound, which would be like slapping the Grandmaster in the face on the spot!

It's just that the ancestor's suturing technique was so bad. Not to mention the unevenness, even the knotting made such a big knot!

When Zhou Zhiqing saw that the young military doctors all praised His Highness the King of Wu's techniques, Zhou Zhiqing finally let go of his hanging heart.

At the same time, I also felt a little grateful and felt that His Highness King Wu was a good person.

After Zhou Zhiqing came up with this idea, he no longer felt disgusted and hateful when he recalled His Highness King Wu's previous words and deeds. Instead, he felt a bit playful and cute like a child.

As children, it is common for them to talk big words and scare others with cruel words.

But my heart is still kind, my soul is still pure, and my character is still upright...

After Zhou Zhiqing thought of the 10,000 "good" words from King Wu, he called on the soldiers to carry him to express his gratitude.

Zhu Yunxi left Zhou Zhiqing behind and led everyone to the gate of Haizhou City, shouting for the people above to open the door.

"The people in the city are listening to me. I order you to open the city gate immediately and kill chickens and sheep to reward us!"

"If not, I will blow open the city gate and hang you all on the city gate tower to bleed!"

The officers at the city gate did not dare to open the door after hearing this.

When these people fought against the Japanese pirates just now, they were frightened to death.

Who knows whether the army that suddenly appeared in front of them is an enemy or a friend, or what if it is a larger group of thieves?

Now that the life or death of the county magistrate is uncertain, and there is no one in charge on the city, people are even more afraid to open the door.

"You are all dead!"

"I screamed until my throat was filled with smoke, but you didn't even open the door!"

"Is this how you treat your savior?"

"If I hadn't rushed to rescue you thousands of miles away, even sacrificing my men to save your lives, you would have been invaded by Japanese pirates into the city..."

When Zhu Yunxi was shouting until his throat was filled with smoke, he suddenly felt someone pulling at him, and he cursed angrily.

"Go away, don't you think Gu Zheng is upset?"

"His Royal Highness King Wu, you order people to stand up the Wei ministers. If they see the Wei ministers, they will dare to open the city gate!"

"Oh oh oh?"

When Zhu Yunxi heard this, he remembered that he was still holding the Haicheng County Magistrate in his hand, and hurriedly called for someone to pick it up.

When the people on the top of the city saw that the county magistrate was not dead, they all showed expressions of surprise.

"That's great, the county magistrate is still alive!"

The person shouting was the Haicheng County Lieutenant, because according to the rules of the Ming Dynasty officialdom, the county magistrate died before him. He, the county lieutenant, could not get any benefits. He might be severely punished by the court and asked to go to the county.

Order to be buried with him.

Because strictly speaking, he, the county lieutenant, was in charge of the military affairs of a county. He, the military officer, did not die, but killed the county magistrate in charge of civil affairs. Even if Potian said that, he was not justified.

When Zhou Zhiqing heard this, he was so angry that he cursed.

"Are you all blind?"

"His Royal Highness King Wu has arrived. Why don't you open the city gate to greet him?"

"ah?"

The people on the top of the city were dumbfounded when they heard this. Who would have thought that the lifeblood of His Majesty the Emperor, His Majesty the King of Wu, actually came to their Haizhou City and defeated the Japanese pirates under their Haizhou City!

"It's really King Wu!"

"How can the words of the County Lord be false?"

"Hurry up and open the city gate to welcome His Highness King Wu and the County Lord!"

Following Zhou Zhiqing's words, the gate of Haizhou City, which Zhu Yunxi had just shouted without even shouting at the top of his lungs, finally opened slowly.

Zhu Yunxi was so depressed that he looked at Zhou Zhiqing with an unkind expression on his face, thinking about whether to sew his mouth shut as well.

Zhou Zhiqing sensed His Highness King Wu's dissatisfaction and quickly explained with a smile.

"Don't be angry, Your Highness King Wu. This means that the county magistrate is better off taking charge now."

"Although you are His Highness the King of Wu, you are too far away from them. As a county magistrate, I am a real person. If I don't work for three to five years, I will definitely not be able to move. Do you think they will be afraid of you or me?"

Zhu Yunxi rolled his eyes when he heard this and said angrily.

"After we enter the city, we will order people to prepare some good food for us and get more seasonal vegetables. We will not have to drink wine, but we will have meat..."

"First kill dozens of fat pigs to reward the brothers under Gu Men!"

"Dozens of fat pigs..."

When Zhou Zhiqing heard Zhu Yunxi's loud mouth, his face turned green with anger.

"Your Highness King Wu, you'd better cook me!"

"What are you doing alone? How much meat can you remove from your body?"

"Even if you hang Wei Chen on the city gate to bleed, Wei Chen can't make you dozens of fat pigs!"

Zhu Yunxi was extremely puzzled when he heard this.

"After all, this is a county town. This huge county town doesn't even have dozens of fat pigs?"

Zhou Zhiqing smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"To be honest, hundreds of chickens can be put together, but dozens of fat pigs are really not possible."

"Raising pigs consumes food, and local people have a hard time feeding themselves. Where will the surplus food come from to raise pigs?"

"Moreover, this county is a lower county. There are only more than 5,000 people in the county, and the annual tax payment is only a few hundred taels of silver. Even though it is often in arrears..."

It is true that Haicheng County is poor, but it is false to be so poor. This is just a routine used by civil servants. They are afraid that if they accept it too easily, the other party will cause other troubles.

Therefore, crying and pretending to be poor has almost become a basic skill of local officials.

When Zhu Yunxi heard that there were only so many people in Haicheng County, he felt numb all over.

This is too few people. You must know that in later generations, Uncle Dong’s Tazhai Village had 20,000 people!

Seeing what he said, Zhu Yunxi immediately waved his hands in depression.

"Forget it!"

"You don't need to kill the chicken. Just steam some rice and make some vegetable soup for us."

"We still have several thousand kilograms of fish on board, which can more or less be eaten as meat."

Zhou Zhiqing immediately prostrated himself after hearing this.

"His Royal Highness the King of Wu is wise. On behalf of all the elders in the city, I would like to express my gratitude to His Highness the King of Wu for his great kindness!"

When the surrounding officers, county captains, chief registrars and others saw Zhou Zhiqing prostrate themselves, they also knelt down and called His Highness the King of Wu to be wise.

Although the people on both sides of the street did not hear what the two men said, they saw that the eldest, second, and third lords of the county were all kneeling, and they also knelt down to praise His Highness King Wu.

Zhu Yunxi felt a little embarrassed when he heard so many people praising him.

"Someone is coming!"

"Bring all the fish on board and distribute the excess fish to the local people!"

If Zhou Zhiqing was not interrogating prisoners in the Criminal Department, he would still be an official. Seeing Zhu Yunxi say this, he quickly stood up and shouted.

"His Royal Highness King Wu bestows upon the people of this city three thousand catties of fish!"

"Why don't you thank His Highness King Wu for his great kindness?"

The people who had just calmed down heard these words and hurriedly prostrated themselves again, shouting thanks to His Highness the King of Wu and other auspicious words.

Compared with the scene just now, this time it was much more sincere, and everyone had more smiles on their faces.

Zhu Yunxi felt very happy when he heard the cheers of the people. He felt great, as if he had done a great thing that benefited the country and the people.

When the other three vassal kings heard the cheers of the people, they were also deeply touched. They felt as if they had learned a little trick to manage their fiefdoms.

It turns out that the common people are so easy to coax, as long as you give them some salted fish, they will praise you for being wise!

At Zhou Zhiqing's call, the people of the whole county were mobilized, lighting fires to cook, boiling pots of water, and warmly greeted Zhu Yunxi and the soldiers brought by Zhu Yunxi.

Zhou Zhiqing himself even gave up his county government office to serve as the palace of His Highness King Wu, allowing His Highness King Wu and several other princes to move in.

The poor three little princes, after being fooled by Zhu Yunxi for so many days, this was the first time they slept in a proper house.
To be continued...