Zhu Honglang felt energetic in his heart.

When he wants to accomplish something, he is willing to put aside his face and dignity.

Therefore, it doesn't matter how Chang Gaozhuo scolds him today, as long as he lends him money, he can say anything.

"No, I won't leave if I can't get the money today!" Zhu Honglang cunningly pulled Chang Gaozhuo's lapel, acting like a scoundrel who wouldn't let go.

Chang Gaozhuo's patience ran out, he narrowed his eyes and warned in a cold voice: "In that case, don't blame me for being rude."

As he spoke, he raised his fist, ready to hit him.

Zhu Honglang also refused to let it go, and two court officials started fighting in the street.

There were more and more people watching, and Li Yunxing's expression became more and more serious.

If two people are shameless, do they really think that the imperial power of the Wu Dynasty is also shameless?

What's the etiquette of yelling and scolding on the street?

Li Yunxing took advantage of the two people's struggle to separate, and kicked them over violently.

Zhu Honglang was kicked hard from the back and fell to the ground unprepared. He struggled to get up, but fell back because his ankle was injured.

This time Gao Changzhuo reacted and looked up at Li Yunxing. He was instantly frightened.

Just now, my attention was focused on Zhu Honglang, and I didn't realize that His Royal Highness was actually here.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

Gao Changzhuo knelt down and said, "I am here to see His Highness the Crown Prince. I don't know that His Highness is coming. Wei, I am..."

Li Yunxing ignored him and said in a cold tone, "You two adults are so elegant that you are arguing and fighting here. Do you want the whole Jiangling City to see your joke?"

"See, see His Highness the Crown Prince!"

Li Yunxing glanced at the two people kneeling on the ground. One collar was torn, revealing his inner garment, and the other's belt was loose, exposing half of his trouser legs.

"Shame!" Li Yunxing looked away in disgust, then strode into the county governor's house.

The two people who had just been fighting each other lost their momentum and followed Li Yunxing in dejectedly.

The people watching were even more stunned.

Did they hear it correctly just now?

The county guard actually called the young man His Royal Highness?

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who is so far away, actually came to this small Jiangling City?

This news was enough to shock the entire Jiangling City, so after a short period of silence, the entire Jiangling City exploded.

Zhu Honglang was a little confused at first, but when he saw Chang Gaozhuo limping into the palace with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, he suddenly seemed to understand something and hurriedly followed him.

Gao Changzhuo and the prince had only met briefly a few times, but they did not expect to suddenly appear in Jingzhou.

My heart was pounding, could it be that the prince's investigation of Su Tianyang was his fault?

But he has never had a close relationship with Su Tianyang!

"His Royal Highness, why did you come to a place like this?" Chang Gaozhuo endured the pain and forced a flattering smile, "His Royal Highness has so many things to do, how could he come to Jiangling City in person?"

Hearing this, Li Yunxing raised his eyebrows, glanced at him sideways, and did not answer.

When Li Yun was sitting happily in the hall, the two officials formally knelt down and bowed to him.

"I am here to see His Highness the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old."

Li Yunxing lowered his eyes and looked at the two kneeling officials, but did not immediately ask them to get down.

"Master Zhu, Master Chang, what is the reason for what happened today?"

Li Yunxing's face was serious, making it difficult to tell what he was thinking.

The two officials looked at each other, and Gao Changzhuo knew that the prince and Liu Zhongqing's faction had been fighting for several days, and that he was able to kill Su Tianyang, a cancer that had been entrenched in Jingzhou for many years. He was definitely not an ordinary person.

only……

Gao Changzhuo sighed secretly and decided to hide it.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has misunderstood. What happened today is just a private matter between Mr. Zhu and I. It was really embarrassing. Only the two of us had a few arguments. It was not official business. Please don't blame me, Your Highness."

Gao Changzhuo had a respectful attitude and a gentle tone of voice, which made him appear to be very well-educated.

But how could Li Yunxing believe what he said? If it wasn't official business, who would be free to fight on the street?

Li Yunxing remained silent, and Zhu Honglang became even more nervous. He didn't understand why Gao Changzhuo wanted to hide it from His Highness the Crown Prince.

In Gao Changzhuo's view, this is a good opportunity that may allow him to accomplish his mission.

"You two really think that I am a three-year-old child, so easy to deceive?" Li Yunxing snorted coldly, and then ordered, "Here, drag these two people outside and beat them. When will you recognize your mistake?

stop!"

When Zhu Honglang heard this, he immediately became panicked and said, "Your Highness, no! The two of us are arguing about the money for repairing the dam! I definitely have no intention of hiding it from His Highness, and please be aware of it!"

"The construction of the river embankment requires you two adults to do it yourself? This is a strange news."

At this time, Gao Changzhuo realized that it was impossible to hide anymore, so he narrated what happened.

Everything starts after Su Tianyang was executed. Su Tianyang was dead, his money was confiscated, and the disaster relief funds allocated by the court to King Zhaoyang were not distributed to the local governments.

This made Zhu Honglang as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. Since he became an official in the court, he has been in charge of Jingzhou's water conservancy projects and grain and grass. Now that Jingzhou is suffering from floods, the people are in dire straits, and the people are complaining. As a local official, he naturally dare not

Stand aside and watch.

It is a pity that although he is talented, his qualifications are still relatively low and he cannot directly ask for money from the court.

However, the repair of the dam could not be delayed. In order to survive the last month of the rainy season, Zhu Honglang had to find Gao Changzhuo, the governor of Jiangling City.

The people in Jiangling City are wealthy, and the area affected by the disaster is small. The money is much more than in other counties.

Therefore, Zhu Honglang wanted to make a deal first and then embezzle one million taels of taxes from Jiangling City to build the dam. After King Zhaoyang returned to Jingzhou with the grain, he would then ask King Zhaoyang to make up for the shortfall of one million taels.

At that time, the resentment of the people of Li will slowly turn into joy. As long as they have this money, the lives of the people of Jingzhou will be much better.

But Zhu Honglang didn't expect that Gao Changzhuo would reject him as soon as he found him.

This was just a bill to make up for the loss later. Zhu Honglang didn't think there was any problem. He thought Gao Changzhuo just didn't want to pay one million taels.

"So Your Highness, the two of us were fighting today precisely because Xiaguan wanted to advance one million taels of silver from Mr. Gao." Zhu Honglang said sincerely, "Xiaoguan knew that this matter was not done properly, but for the sake of

To help the victims, I have no choice but to be shameless and hope that His Highness the Crown Prince will show mercy."

How could Gao Changzhuo not understand Zhu Honglang's good intentions?
Chapter completed!