Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 17
Taichang suddenly went crazy again, and he even inexplicably said that he would go to Nanzhili for inspection.

Such things as the emperor's tour are usually dissuaded by the officials, because the emperor's going out is too ostentatious, not to mention wasting the people and money, and it is easy to cause accidents.

This time was no exception, as soon as he revealed this idea, the Donglin Party and the Qichuzhe Party stopped fighting by coincidence, frantically appealing to dissuade them.

The reasons put forward by the Donglin Party are quite sufficient, and they are afraid that something will happen to him.

Yingzong Zhengtong went to Xuanfu Town, but was captured by the Wara Department of Meng Yuan; Wu Zong Zhengde liked to run around, which led to the rebellion of King Ning and King Anhua; Sejong Jiajing went to Weihui, and the palace caught fire , almost burned to death.

With so many lessons ahead, what if something really happens?
They seem to be implying that the Qi, Chu, and Zhejiang parties may put all their eggs in one basket and make a move in the south of the Yangtze River.

However, Taichang suspected that Donglin also had interests in Jiangnan.

The reasons for the Qi, Chu, and Zhejiang parties are even more sufficient, and the country cannot live without a king.

You must know that Liaodong Jiannu is in full swing at this moment, and the northwest is suffering from severe drought. The situation in both places is not optimistic, but the emperor chose to leave the capital at this moment. What should we do if these two places suddenly have troubles?
These guys are still pretending to worry about the country and the people, what a joke!
Taichang was extremely suspicious that these guys were the masterminds who embezzled the imperial tax and royal income, because the Qi, Chu, and Zhejiang parties were notoriously fond of taking profits. It can be said that most of the Qi, Chu, and Zhejiang parties were corrupt officials.

He was looking at these guys' memorials and sneering, when a sudden announcement came from outside the door: "Supervisor of Rites Bingbi, Admiral of the East Factory, Eunuch Wei asks to see you."

Eunuch Wei?
It seemed that this guy was already mixed up, and the eunuchs on duty didn't dare to call him by his name.

This mad dog is still useful, so it needs to be taken care of.

Taichang directly threw the memorial in his hand on the table, and then said loudly: "Xuan."

Soon, Wei Zhongxian walked in, lying down on the ground respectfully: "Your servant kowtows to the emperor."

This guy pretends to be pretty, if you just look at his current performance, he really looks like a pug.

It's a pity that he is a mad dog. It is clearly recorded in historical materials that once he is allowed to cover the sky with one hand, then "the world only knows that there are nine thousand years old, but that there is no emperor."!
Pretend to me, don't you know that I can pretend better than you!
Taichang pretended to joke: "Get up, Eunuch Wei, what's the matter?"

Oops, the emperor is kidding me!

The general Tai listened to the emperor's "father-in-law", and would probably be scared to pee, but Wei Zhongxian's face was full of excitement.

Perhaps, he thought, this was the result of his efforts to pretend and work hard.

Your Majesty, you no longer treat him as an outsider!

He got up excitedly, flatteringly said: "The emperor was joking, this servant just heard that the emperor wants to go on a tour, so I secretly helped the emperor to investigate."

Taichang said kindly, "Oh, what did you find out?"

At this time, Wei Zhongxian pretended to be worried and said: "Your Majesty, the results of the secret investigation by the servants are not very good. It seems that the remnants of the Zheng family are still in collusion with the Qi, Chu and Zhejiang parties. They are very likely to stir up trouble when you are on patrol!"

Zheng's remnants refer to Concubine Zheng's younger brother, Zheng Guotai. Not only did Li Kezhuo disappear last time, Zheng Guotai also fled after hearing the news, and he hasn't found any trace yet.

Taichang estimated that they were all secretly killed by the Qi Chuzhe Party!
Therefore, he would not believe Wei Zhongxian's words.

This guy has a problem!

Wei Zhongxian's ambition is not ordinary, his desire for power is simply terrifying, if he wants to hold great power, he must support a large number of party members, and it costs money to support party members.

It is very likely that this guy took over the cronies of Cui Wensheng, Lu Shou and Pang Bao, and continued to make money!
Hehe, if you want to scare me so much that I dare not leave the palace, you are probably thinking too much.

The reason why Taichang hasn't left yet is because he is waiting for Luo Yangxing.

After all, Luo Yangxing had to take the dozens of carts of treasures, antiques, calligraphy and paintings that he had copied from Prince Fu's Mansion to Jiangnan, and he would not leave until these things arrived.

Well, it's good to fool this guy a little bit, let him let out the wind, and let Dong Lin and Qi Chuzhe Party be paralyzed for a while.

Thinking of this, he pretended to hesitate and said, "Well, I'll think about going on tour again."

After speaking, he rubbed his forehead again, pretending to be worried, and then waved his hand to signal Wei Zhongxian to back down.

Wei Zhongxian thought that his words had worked, so Dang even withdrew contentedly.

Didn't he know that just two days after Luo Yangxing came back from Luoyang, Taichang announced that he would personally go to Jiangnan to inspect and leave the prince Zhu Youxiao to supervise the country!
At this moment, Donglin Party, Qi Chuzhe Party, and Wei Zhongxian were all caught off guard. Before they could react, Taichang had gathered tens of thousands of forbidden troops and thousands of Jinyiwei, and went straight to Tongzhou in a mighty manner, where the North Canal More than [-] large water transport ships have gathered on the road.

Naturally, the most convenient and safe way to go from the capital to the south of the Yangtze River is to take the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. If you go by land, the guards of more than [-] troops are probably not enough, and it will take more than double the time.

This time, because the prince Zhu Youxiao wanted to supervise the country, he did not bring Xu Guangqi and Bi Maokang, two important figures in Zhan Shifu, but Xu Guangqi recommended his son Xu Ji to accompany him, and Bi Maokang recommended his elder brother Bi Maoliang accompanying.

Xu Ji didn't have any achievements in the imperial examination, and he is just a candidate at the moment, but his agronomy attainments are deeply passed down by Xu Guangqi. The reason why Taichang brought him was to let him find sweet potatoes and potato seeds.

Bi Maoliang was in trouble. He was also a Jinshi, and he once served in the Ministry of Officials in Nanjing, and also served as the governor of Nanjing. He has also supervised the grain and road and salt department, and he is better than Bi Maokang in tax revenue, and he is the rare right-hand man of this inspection.

In addition, Taichang also brought along Cao Huachun, Liu Shiyou, Luo Yangxing, Zhang Zhiji and Xu Yunzhen.

Both Cao Huachun and Liu Shiyou were born in Wuxi, and their kung fu is not ordinary, so they are mainly escorts.

Zhang Zhiji and Xu Yunzhen are the sons of the Duke of England and the Duke of Cheng respectively. One of them is the Zuo Dudu of the Chinese Army's Governor's Mansion, and the other is the Zuo Dudu of the Left Army's Governor's Mansion. Most of the surrounding garrison guards are under the jurisdiction of the Central Army Dudufu and the Left Army Dudufu. They are brought in to prevent accidents, and the garrison guards can be mobilized to escort them at that time.

As for Luo Yangxing, needless to say, this kid needs to be brought along to train him.

Taichang had long nights and dreams, so it was specially ordered to travel all the way quickly. A group of more than [-] people rushed for most of the day and arrived at the North Canal Wharf in Tongzhou.

At this time, the river near the North Canal Wharf was almost fully occupied by large water transport ships. That guy, the ship was as tall as a building, with many sails, it was really spectacular.

Taichang watched this scene, but he was filled with admiration.

Alas, it would be great if all these sailboats were turned into steamships. If they were steamships, they would arrive in Jinling in a few days, and the sailboats had to be propelled by the wind. If they were unlucky, they might be delayed for more than ten days on the road.

I have to say that Daming wasted a lot of time. It has been more than 200 years, and Daming still mainly builds old-fashioned sailboats, and they are getting smaller and smaller.

Although this water transport sailboat looks big, it is actually only [-] materials, which is more than double the size of the [-] materials used by Zheng He when he sailed to the West. There is no one left.

Alas, there is a long way to go!

(End of this chapter)