But people like them don't look like that at all. They don't even have the swagger of a county magistrate, but those horses seem to be very valuable.

The old man made a quiet gesture to everyone, and then said:

"Those people just now are officials who came down for a private visit. They said that the county will open a granary to release grain tomorrow, and they will go to the county granary to collect grain tomorrow..."

When they heard that the granary was opened to release grain, the villagers immediately became excited:

"Really? That's great..."

…

Zhu Cixiang and the others continued to patrol around, and they saw a barren area, which was almost completely different from the northern areas.

As the capital of the Ming Dynasty, Fengyang should be very wealthy and the people should be very hard-working in Zhu Cixi's impression.

But the scene that greeted his eyes almost overturned Zhu Cihong's cognition, and he became more and more angry as he walked.

When passing by Fengyang Zaoxiang, Zhu Cixiang and others' path was blocked by many people.

Of course, it was not deliberately blocking them, but something happened in front, and many people were watching.

This is the bank of the Huaihe River, so usually not so many people gather here, so they and others had to dismount and walk.

Seeing the emperor dismounting, the escort immediately took the reins of the war horse from Zhu Cixiang.

Yue Yang and Hu Bao led the guards one after another to protect him. For the safety of Emperor Shenwu, Shen Yunying went with Zhu Cixiang!

After finally squeezing his way to the front, the scene in front of him made Zhu Cixiang frown again.

I saw two groups of Ming troops facing each other with swords and guns. Next to them was a fishing boat, and there were more than a dozen big fish lying on the shore.

Zhu Cixiang quietly asked a young man next to him:

"Brother, what happened? Why did this happen between officers and soldiers?"

The young man looked at Zhu Youjian's dress, rolled his eyes and said:

"You rich people, you are a well-fed man and you don't know that a hungry man is hungry. Why are you pretending to be so secretive?"

Zhu Cixi...

"What the hell, what kind of operation is this?"

Leng Buding was scolded by the young man, and Zhu Cixiang was a little confused at the time.

He looked down at his clothes and couldn't help but shook his head and was speechless.

The people around him were dressed in rags, but they were dressed in luxurious clothes, which was indeed a bit out of place.

In the past, Emperor Chongzhen was very simple in dressing, and even the dragon robe had patches sewn by the queen herself.

Of course, Zhu Cixiang would not be as frugal as Emperor Chongzhen. Money was not saved by the emperor's food and clothing. He had to find ways to earn money.

Whether he is in the palace or outside, he is wearing luxurious silk brocade clothes...

He earns tens of millions of taels of silver every year. Is it a problem for him to dress better? Zhu Cixiang couldn't help but shake his head...

Both sides of the confrontation were actually soldiers. There were about thirty people in total. They all stared and refused to give in.

At this time, an officer who looked like a guard house came swaying over. He shook his big head and stood in front of the opposing soldiers. He pointed at the opposing soldiers and cursed:

"As the saying goes, a strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake. Don't you understand this? This is Zhongdu, and we are the Royal Tomb Guards. You group of outsiders should not mind your own business. Please disperse!"

The other side did not give in. A soldier who looked like a squad leader cupped his fists at Baihu and said:

"Although we are a foreign army, we can't let you bully us at will. Aren't you just an imperial guard? You shouldn't have the final say in this Ming Dynasty!"

The hundred households in the guardhouse were a little annoyed by what the other party said, and they started to get angry:

"Bold, how can I allow you to run wild in Fengyang territory? If you don't retreat and rectify the Fa on the spot, someone will come..."

Following his cry, dozens more soldiers ran forward, pointing their spears at the soldiers on the opposite side.

But the other side was very tough. Facing several times more troops, they showed no fear and refused to retreat even a step. The leader smiled coldly:

"Don't think that the large number of people can scare us. If we don't hand over our soldiers and apologize to us today, we will never give in. Are our brothers afraid of death?"

A dozen soldiers under his command immediately said in unison:

"Don't be afraid. At worst, we will fight them tooth and nail. We have no ability to fight against the bandits. Fengyang was burned by bandits before, but we have more energy to fight against our own people..."

There were only a dozen people on the other side, but when faced with a team of a hundred people from the Imperial Tomb, they had high morale and were not afraid, which made the Hundreds of Imperial Tomb Guards even more angry.

The hundreds of imperial mausoleum guards shouted loudly to their soldiers:

"Okay, since you don't eat the toast and get the fine wine, don't blame us for being rude. Someone comes and breaks their legs."

"Here!"

The soldiers of the imperial mausoleum guard, led by Bai Hu, relied on the large number of people to prepare for action.

The other party showed no sign of weakness, stretched out his hand, drew out his saber and shouted to his soldiers:

"Brothers, prepare to fight. The general will not ignore us."

With the command from the general flag of the battalion, more than a dozen soldiers immediately formed a small square formation, back to back with swords and guns in hand, ready for battle. At first glance, they were a team with combat experience.

Looking at the soldiers of Huangling Guards again, although they screamed fiercely, their formations were scattered and they were surrounded by a swarm of swarms. A conflict with a huge disparity in strength was about to break out.

Now Zhu Cixi finally figured out who the two sides were. Those who were confronting the imperial guards must be soldiers from the south of the Yangtze River, that is, Zhang Guowei's team.

Zhu Cihong still didn't understand why they had the conflict. He called Zhou Yuji and said:

"Go and ask what's going on. Once there is a fight, help a dozen soldiers to clean up the Imperial Guards. These ruffians are simply lawless."

"Follow the decree"

Zhou Yuji agreed, walked up to the soldiers on the weaker side and asked:
Chapter completed!