At that moment, a peddler's goods fell onto the ground, startling a carriage in the middle of the road.
Anyone able to ride in a carriage through Chaoge was clearly either wealthy or noble. Judging by the appearance of its attendants, Di Xin immediately guessed that this was probably some minister of the court.
"I'm sorry, my lord! I'm sorry, my lord! I'll clean it up right away, right away!"
The peddler's face was filled with panic as he immediately stepped into the road, intending to pick up his goods.
"Stop!"
At that moment, a voice came from inside the carriage. Then the curtain was lifted, and a head emerged.
"Who told you to pick them up? You ruined my mood, and you think you can just leave it at that? Now I want you to get down like a dog and carry these things back in your mouth!"
"It's him!"
Li Jing narrowed his eyes upon seeing the man and let out a soft exclamation.
"You know him?"
Di Xin narrowed his eyes. Bullying commoners in broad daylight—this fellow truly put on quite the display of official authority!
"Young Master, you may not know this. This man is called Fei Zhong, a minister of the court. But I've always heard that his conduct was improper. I thought it was merely a rumor, but I never expected..."
Li Jing trailed off. He wanted to see how Di Xin would handle this matter.
"This..."
The peddler had not expected the other party to make such a demand, and his expression immediately turned troubled.
The surrounding commoners were filled with anger at the sight, but the other party clearly had an extraordinary background. How could they dare provoke him?
Seeing the peddler hesitate, Fei Zhong's face immediately darkened. "You're unwilling? In that case, I'll help you. Men, break both his legs for me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Fei Zhong's attendants rolled up their sleeves, wearing amused smiles. Clearly, they had done this sort of thing many times before!
Just as they were about to strike, a gust of wind swept past them, and they were all sent flying!
"Let's see who dares!"
Di Xin suddenly appeared in front of the peddler. Clearly, he had been the one to act just now!
Fei Zhong, Open Your Dog Eyes and See Who I Am
"Lord Fei, what impressive official authority you have!"
"Who are you? Do you know who I am?"
Seeing that someone actually dared to stop him, Fei Zhong flew into a rage.
After all, he was one of the current court ministers. In the imperial capital, who did not usually show him some respect?
Now that his men had been beaten in the street, if news of this spread back, the other ministers would surely laugh their heads off at him.
Di Xin turned around and looked coldly at Fei Zhong. "Do you think I should know who you are?"
"Young Master!"
Fei Zhong's expression changed the moment he saw Di Xin's face. Others might not recognize Di Xin, but as a court minister, he naturally knew the current prince well!
As the future ruler of the Shang Dynasty, Fei Zhong was even more familiar with Di Xin.
Even though Di Xin had left Chaoge for so many years, Fei Zhong still recognized him at a glance.
Fei Zhong had lost all his arrogance by now. Let alone Di Xin beating his men—even if Di Xin had beaten him personally, he would not have dared make a sound!
"Young Master, when did you return?"
Fei Zhong hurried over to Di Xin's side with a fawning smile.
Di Xin snorted coldly. "I just returned. I didn't expect that the moment I arrived in Chaoge, I would witness such a splendid performance from Lord Fei. Lord Fei, you've truly broadened my horizons!"
Cold sweat streamed down Fei Zhong's face. Di Xin's words clearly showed his dissatisfaction. If he offended this future Great King, he did not even need to think about how severe the consequences would be.
"Who is he? This lord seems rather afraid of him!"
"I don't know, but that lord just called him Young Master. Could he be a prince?"
The people around them began to speculate about Di Xin's identity. Suddenly, someone cried out in surprise, and everyone present realized who he was.
Everyone bowed in unison. "Greetings, Your Highness!"
Di Xin nodded, then looked at Fei Zhong. "Everyone, rest assured. I will truthfully report today's matter to Father King. As for the outcome, I believe Father King will deal with it seriously!"
"Good!"
"He absolutely must be severely punished!"
"That's right! He cannot be let off lightly!"
As soon as Di Xin finished speaking, the surrounding commoners all applauded and cheered!
Li Jing was deeply shocked to see Di Xin resolve the matter in just a few words while also winning the people's hearts.
The Young Master truly is extraordinary. If I follow him loyally, perhaps I may have a chance to fulfill the ideals in my heart!
Li Jing pondered this inwardly, while Fei Zhong beside him was already drenched in cold sweat, inwardly crying out in regret!
Di Xin looked at him coldly. "I am only a prince now, so I do not have the authority to punish you. But don't worry—you will not escape the punishment you deserve. Now get lost!"
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