Wang Lin and Su Yi took the packed meals.
Su Yi led the way to a dilapidated alley near the city gate.
The two walked back and forth through the streets and alleys. After walking for a while, they finally came to a shabby ruins.
Wang Lin looked around.
I found beggars in many unoccupied houses here.
"Your Majesty, the houses here were destroyed because of the earth dragon turning over, so this place has become a gathering place for beggars."
Su Yi looked at Wang Lin and said in a deep voice.
"I didn't expect that there could be a place like this in our capital city."
Wang Lin sighed, then looked at Su Yi, and asked, "Do you know where those two beggars are?"
"Your Majesty, it's in this shabby courtyard inside!"
Su Yi pointed to a dilapidated yard not far from them and responded quickly.
"Come on, let's go check out the situation."
Wang Lin nodded, didn't say much, and walked forward with Su Yi.
When they came to the gate of the courtyard, they found the beggar in the courtyard with a few people, cleaning up the yard.
This beggar is the beggar who was beaten just now.
There were several people with him, all of whom had just been beaten.
"Little brother, can I go into the yard?"
Wang Lin walked up and down, took a look inside, and said very politely.
"You...you are..."
"Your Majesty!"
"Common people, see the prince!"
"..."
Those people who had met Wang Lin hurriedly started to pay their respects when they saw him following him.
But there was only one person with a silent expression on his face.
Wang Lin even saw a look of disgust in his eyes.
This made him a little confused.
However, he was led by other beggars to the yard.
"Come! These are brought for you, share them with the children!" Wang Lin entered the yard and saw the children in the shabby house, so he directly handed the packed meals in his hand to several other beggars.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"..."
When several people saw that Wang Lin had brought food, they all knelt on the ground and were extremely grateful.
"Su Yi, you go too and give everyone a share of the food!"
Wang Lin glanced at Su Yi and made arrangements in a deep voice.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Su Yi nodded in agreement and began to lead people to distribute meals to everyone.
He was really shocked when he saw the beggars surrounding him just now, but he felt relieved when he saw that no one had any ill intentions.
"Your Majesty, thank you for your relief! The common people and others... are very grateful!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your help..."
Several beggars burst into tears of gratitude when they saw Wang Lin's generous gift.
There is only one person who always stands silently in the distance. To him, he always looks at a respectful distance.
When something goes wrong, there must be a monster.
This greatly aroused Wang Lin's curiosity.
So, he slowly walked towards the man and asked politely: "Little brother, do you know me?"
"do not know!"
The beggar shook his head and looked at Wang Lin warily.
"I am the brother of the current emperor, Prince Lin! Do you think it was my past sins against you?"
Wang Lin listened to the beggar's words and immediately began to introduce himself to his family.
In his opinion, the beggar must have recognized the wrong person, so he looked at him so warily.
"Prince Lin! You are Prince Lin who went to Shuiyun County to provide disaster relief!"
"Prince Lin! You must save our Liangzhou!"
"Your Majesty..."
The beggars behind Wang Lin, upon hearing his message, rushed forward on their knees.
Everyone's faces were filled with sadness and anger.
Among them, there is more helplessness.
"What happened when you fell to the ground? Tell me in detail!"
Wang Lin felt that something was wrong for a long time. After hearing what everyone said, he realized that there was something fishy.
Because, in his impression, there were not so many beggars in the capital of Daxia.
It is not appropriate to say that they are beggars.
If there are so many people, they can be called refugees.
In Shuiyun County, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are disaster victims.
There must be something wrong with this.
"Your Majesty! We are forced to become refugees because of our last resort!"
One of the beggars, hearing that Wang Lin wanted to make the decision for them, hurriedly began to tell the story of the incident.
"Now in Liangzhou, officials from top to bottom are working together to make things difficult for us poor people. We only escaped because we were forced to have no way out!"
Before he could continue, the other beggar couldn't bear it any longer and started to cry: "My wife and children were so poor that they starved to death on the way!"
"And my eldest brother! Because he imposed excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes, he was beaten to death by those dog officials in the street!"
"..."
When one person speaks, others are not afraid.
It's all a matter of death anyway, so it's better to just say it out loud.
"Why don't you report it to the government? There is always a place to redress your grievances!"
Wang Lin looked at everyone and couldn't help but remind them.
Many people know nothing about this, which is the fundamental reason why local officials squeeze them.
"Your Majesty! We have searched for them. They are protected by officials and the news cannot get out at all!"
"That's right! They also have people in the capital! Two days ago, a fellow villager of ours went to sue the officials, but the officials in the capital were forced to put him on death row!"
"Your Majesty, it's not that we won't redress our grievances! It's that we have nowhere to redress our grievances!"
"..."
After hearing Wang Lin's words, everyone began to complain to him.
"Ma Can! Our family used to be one of the richest in Liangzhou! It was because we offended the magistrate of Liangzhou! Now we are in a state of ruin!"
One of the beggars pointed at the beggar in front of Wang Lin, gritted his teeth and said, "He only did it to help us people redress their grievances... and then..."
Now, Wang Lin finally understands.
The beggar in front of me is an upright man, but unfortunately he was oppressed and reduced to a beggar.
No wonder he is wary of himself as a prince.
It turns out that the officials in Daxia have lost confidence in me.
"Your Majesty! Please help us, the people of Liangzhou, make the decision!"
"Prince Lin, please have mercy!"
"..."
After everyone finished talking, they all knelt down and begged Wang Lin.
If they had done it before, they would have been worried that Wang Lin would harm them too.
However, they saw a glimmer of hope after they knew that Wang Lin was Prince Lin.
In recent days, they have also heard about Wang Lin's achievements.
Corrupt officials were killed, disaster relief was provided, and canals were opened.
In order to prove his innocence, he even traveled hundreds of miles to come back overnight and blocked the mouth of Nie Chen.
This good prince is their life-saving straw in Liangzhou.
They never dreamed that they would meet him.
However, Ma Can always looked vigilant. He simply did not believe that good things would fall from the sky.
"Ma Can! Did you have any plans before? Can you tell me about it?"
Wang Lin waved to everyone, then looked at Ma Can, who looked wary, and asked.
