My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 407 Buddha Mother

Zhu Zhanji was riding on the official road, and from time to time he could see a group of ragged refugees passing by.

Seeing that Zhu Zhanji and others were dressed in gorgeous clothes, some refugees also came forward to ask for food or money, but they were driven away by Jin Yiwei.

Zhu Zhanji also feels sympathy for these refugees, but now is not the time for benevolence. He hides his identity and walks among the people himself in order to collect more useful evidence and news so that he can report to Zhu Di when he returns to Beijing.

At the same time, Zhu Zhanji also ordered Jin Yiwei not to let them cooperate with Dongchang, and made up his mind to take the credit for himself.

In the evening, Zhu Zhanji and the others came to a county town. In order to hide his identity, he didn't even live in the post station for the past few days, and he just found an inn to rest at night.

However, when Zhu Zhanji first entered the county, he saw refugees everywhere in the city. These refugees gathered in groups of three or four, gathering in the streets and alleys. Although they looked hungry, they did not go around begging for food, but seemed rather calm.

It was getting late at this time, Zhu Zhanji led people through these refugees, trying to find an inn to live in.

However, at this moment, a few men in white clothes appeared suddenly, with red turbans tied on their heads, beating gongs and drums in their hands and shouting: "The Buddha's mother is serving the porridge!"

The shout of the man in white immediately attracted the refugees from all over the world to gather on the street, no matter men, women, old or young, all of them were excited, holding earthen pots, broken bowls, wooden barrels and other things that could hold food in their hands , scrambling to squeeze forward.

These people in white seemed to be very experienced, and someone immediately stepped forward to maintain order, making these refugees line up in a long line, and some of them were old people, children, and women would be brought to the front.

It wasn't until the line of the hungry people had been lined up that another man in white came pulling a cart with buckets of thick porridge on it.

Seeing the vats of porridge in the car, the hungry people became a little agitated again, but under the support of the men in white, no major disturbances occurred.

Soon the people in white began to serve porridge on the street. Although the porridge was not a good one, the rice was old rice, mixed with flour bran, and chopped wild vegetables. It smelled a bit strange, but it was definitely life-saving. food.

After receiving the porridge, many hungry people hugged each other in their arms, and then ran to the corner to slowly enjoy the life-saving food.

"Who are these men in white?"

Zhu Zhanji's face darkened when he saw the scene in front of him.

These white-clothed people are obviously not from the government, and it can be seen from their clothes that these people are well-organized, so they are likely to use this to buy people's hearts.

"I'll send someone to inquire immediately!"

Wang Zhi next to him said immediately, and then sent the Jin Yiwei beside him to inquire about the situation.

After a while, those who inquired ran back to report: "My lord, these white-clothed men claim to be the envoys of the Buddha Mother. During this time, they are giving out porridge and food, and they have a great reputation among the people!"

In order not to reveal his identity, Zhu Zhanji turned himself into a noble son traveling, while Wang Zhi and other royal guards pretended to be servants or nurses.

"Buddha mother? It must be someone with ulterior motives, buying people's hearts in the name of gods and Buddhas!"

Zhu Zhanji snorted coldly.

"Young Master, although these people have ulterior motives, they have a great reputation here, and they are numerous and powerful, so it is best not to provoke them!"

Wang Zhi reminded carefully.

He knew that Zhu Zhanji, as a grandson, had always been proud and arrogant. If he couldn't hold back and offended these men in white, he might cause them unnecessary trouble or even danger.

"I know!"

Zhu Zhanji took a deep breath and suppressed the unhappiness in his heart.

The group finally found an inn. Because there were refugees everywhere, and the bad situation in Shandong in the past few years, the private economy was also hit hard. Even the inn in this county was almost out of business.

Therefore, when seeing Zhu Zhanji so many people living in the inn, the shopkeeper was also very enthusiastic, and immediately vacated the best room for them. In fact, there were not many guests in the entire inn except Zhu Zhanji and the others. .

At this time, it was getting dark, and Zhu Zhanji, Wang Zhi and others came to the lobby of the inn to have dinner. Although the business of the inn was not good, the chef's craftsmanship was still good. After Zhu Zhanji tasted the taste, he finally expressed his satisfaction smile.

But at this moment, someone knocked on the door suddenly, and the shopkeeper rushed to open the door, as if he knew who was outside.

The door was opened, and there were a group of men in white clothes standing outside the door. The leader was a man in white clothes, holding a small box in his arms, with the words "Buddha incense money" written on it.

"Shopkeeper Li, old rules!"

The leading man in white obviously knew the shopkeeper of the inn, and greeted him with a smile when he saw him.

"The villain understands, I have already prepared it for you."

Shopkeeper Li nodded and bowed, looking very respectful.

Afterwards, shopkeeper Li took out two banknotes from his sleeve, and stuffed them into the box in the opponent's arms.

The man in white nodded in satisfaction, and then walked into the living room. The other guests in the inn seemed to know the rules, and also took out the treasure and put it in the box.

Zhu Zhanji frowned when he saw the actions of the man in white.

Finally, the man in white came to Zhu Zhanji, which finally made him unable to bear it and said angrily: "What are you doing, robbery?"

"My lord, don't get me wrong!"

Before the man in white could open his mouth, the shopkeeper Li immediately ran forward and explained: "Master Li is not here to collect money, but to collect donations for the refugees in the city. After all, you must have seen it today. There are hungry people everywhere in the city. If you don't If you donate porridge, it may cause chaos, so the envoy asks everyone for donations, and the money you get is used to buy food for porridge!"

While talking, the shopkeeper Li winked at Zhu Zhanji and others, indicating that they, people in white clothes, can't afford to provoke them, and they should take money early to keep safe.

However, Zhu Zhanji couldn't get used to these white-clothed people for a long time, and immediately said angrily again: "The government will do the porridge. You people rob the passing merchants and use the money to buy people's hearts. Do you want to rebel?"

Facing Zhu Zhanji's questioning, the leading man in white sneered and said, "Government? If we waited for the government to distribute porridge, we would have starved to death. It's ridiculous that you are so naive and talented at such a young age!"

Being said that he was naive, Zhu Zhanji immediately became furious, and just about to explode, he was persuaded by Wang Zhi next to him: "Young master, calm down, we are going out, so naturally we have to do as the Romans do!"

After Wang Zhi finished speaking, he signaled the people around him to give money, and he himself stood in front of Zhu Zhanji and the men in white. The main reason was that he was afraid that Zhu Zhanji would talk nonsense again. If these men in white were offended, they might not think about it. Get out of this county.

(End of this chapter)