Daming: From the end of Hongwu

204 Chapter 202 - Qinhuai River

Nanjing was called Jinling in ancient times, also known as Jiqing. In the 16th year of Zhizheng, Zhu Yuanzhang established Jiqing as his base camp, and at the same time changed Jiqing to Yingtian. In the 28th year of Zhizheng, Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne in Yingtian, and the founding name was "Daming". The reign title was 'Hongwu', and in the same year Yingtian was designated as Nanjing and Kaifeng as Beijing.

This is also the beginning of Jinling City, called Nanjing City.

It was Zhen Wu's first visit to the capital, and when he, Tan Yuan and others got off their horses at the gate of the city and entered the city, they couldn't help but look around, quite curious.

Since ancient times, this place has been known as the dragon, the tiger, and the golden mausoleum. It has an air of king, and under the development of Zhu Yuanzhang in these years, it has added some prosperous scenes of singing, dancing and singing.

At least there was a steady stream of pedestrians at the gate of the city.

When Zhen Wu and Tan Yuan lined up to enter the city, Tan Yuan turned his head and chatted with Zhen Wu.

"How is it? It's more lively than ours in Peking."

Zhen Wu nodded.

Tan Yuan has been here several times in the past and introduced to Zhen Wu with a smile, North City, South City, Middle City, West City and East City, Xuanwu Lake in North City, Mochou Lake in West City, and the declared Qinhuai River. Passing through the imperial city and circling Jiangning directly to Mochou Lake in the west city, especially in the west city, the swaying flower boats are so beautiful, Tan Yuan became excited as he talked.

"It's a pity that the national mourning period is now, but if you stay in the capital long enough this time, if you have the opportunity, I will definitely take you to play on the Qinhuai River. At night, really, I won't brag about it with you. I'm sure the northerners will never imagine it in their lifetime. It's fun."

Zhen Wu was moved immediately. At the same time, he was sure that no one could refuse such a proposal. This is a flower boat ride on the Qinhuai River, a top place in the entertainment industry. It is really a good place that has been verified by history, and it has not declined over the years.

Not to mention anything else, there must be knowledge.

But Zhen Wu thought that their trip was not for fun, so he asked with some concern: "If there is a chance, will His Highness allow it?"

Tan Yuan had been grinning in anticipation for a long time. Hearing Zhen Wu's words, he was a little shocked and wondered: "Why not, His Highness can still take care of our affairs? Can the elders still take care of this matter?"

"What if His Highness blames you?" Zhen Wu still hesitated.

"Don't worry, if His Highness blames you, just say that I took you there, and I will take care of it." Tan Yuanyi said softly.

Zhen Wu's eyes lit up: "Then we can talk about it."

Tan Yuan patted his chest: "I didn't ask...".

The third word, Tan Yuan suddenly couldn't continue, is Zhen Wu such a timid person?In the right guard camp, he was counted as bold, how could he be honest now?
He looked at Zhen Wu's expectant and innocent face, and suddenly realized that Zhen Wu was going to marry the princess.

Tan Yuan was so frightened that he almost jumped up.

This kind of thing, His Highness can't control other people, can't he control Zhen Wu? !Can he help others carry it, can he help Zhen Wu carry it?Isn't this a joke.

Tan Yuan's face was dark, and he looked at Zhen Wu with a somewhat unkind expression.

Why did his father give birth to such a monkey boy? His grandma's even cheated his elders. He was handsome and pretty, with black water dripping from his stomach.

Zhen Wu was still taking advantage of the chaos: "Then it's settled, you are my uncle, you are righteous, and the boy will not let you suffer, and the money spent will be mine."

"Get lost." Tan Yuan said with a dark face.

"Hey, what's the matter, don't bother."

Tan Yuan took a deep breath, looked at Zhen Wu, his face became righteous in an instant, and then said nonsense in a serious manner: "Look at you, test you a little, you will reveal your true colors, I am your uncle , I can take you to that kind of place? Isn't this nonsense, if your father finds out about it, everyone will blame me."

"Uncle, we've known each other for so long, it's boring for you to do this." Zhen Wu's face also darkened.

The two have been together for many years and cannot lie to each other.

Tan Yuan smiled and said: "Don't say I'm not authentic, there are some things that you are still young and can't handle, let uncle do it by himself."

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When the two entered the city, the first thing that caught their eyes was the prosperity. There were many shops along the street, and the shouts of some peddlers could be heard from time to time. difference.

The second is that there are so many people, let alone horse racing, it is a bit difficult to lead, and these bustling people, no one cares about Zhen Wu and Tan Yuan who are in armor and leading horses, with a kind of aloofness .

This made Zhen Wu amazed, it is really a different place, in Beiping City, not to mention Zhen Wu and Tan Yuan two thousand households, who would dare to stare at the sergeant?

But the people here dare.

Not only did he dare to stare, but during the process of Tan Yuan yelling to borrow the way, Zhen Wu often heard someone mumbling, the other party spoke so fast and in a low voice that Zhen Wu couldn't understand, but he just looked at the other party's expression I knew I didn't say anything good.

Is Wu Nong soft-spoken?
I haven't experienced it yet, let's experience this first.

This made everyone a little annoyed.

But they have no temper, and they can't really understand like ordinary people, so while inquiring, they groped to find Zhu Di. When inquiring, they met kind-hearted people and would kindly give them directions, but when they met someone with a bad temper, they didn't. Good luck, hold your head high, just ignore how much money others owe him.

After a lap, Zhen Wu and the others really looked like country bumpkins.

In fact, Zhen Wu also understood the mentality of these people. It is not surprising that people on the edge of the imperial city are proud of their own city, but it's just that it makes people feel a little bit unhappy.

After all, everyone is from Daming, so what is there to be superior to others.

Zhu Di had a mansion in the capital.

Located near Wenchang Lane in Zhongcheng, you can turn to Xi'anmenwai Street when you go out, and it is only 10 minutes away from the imperial city, and you can see the western wall of the imperial city from a distance.

Zhen Wu and the others managed to find the place, and only after they entered did they hear that Zhu Di had brought people into the palace. The steward conveyed Zhu Di's order, telling them to wash up and rest and wait for orders.

Zhen Wu and the others naturally had no objections.

Then, under the leadership of the steward of the mansion, the two first arranged a residence for everyone, and then took them to freshen up.

Zhu Di had Fan Guanghua with him, so Zhu Di's safety in the city did not need Zhen Wu to be responsible. They brought military horses just to prevent Zhu Di from having any accidents on the road. After they were dispatched, they deployed troops to carry out the execution, so that Zhu Di would not have no soldiers to use.

But it is generally not used.

Although Zhu Biao is dead, but Zhu Yuanzhang is still there, who dares to use weapons in the capital?He really didn't want to live anymore, but the situation was tense now, so he had to be on his guard. Zhen Wu wanted to ask Fan Guanghua later to see if there were enough manpower in the city.

After thinking about it, Zhen Wu sighed.

Zhen Wu still has one thing in mind.

That was his marriage to Zhu Yuying.

Don't know if everything will go well.

After Zhen Wu washed up, he went out to find Tan Yuan. The two of them didn't have many errands, so they also had leisure time. They found a stone pavilion and played chess to pass the time.

But at night, Zhu Di still didn't come back.

Zhen Wu and the two began to feel a little anxious.

They hurriedly asked people to inquire, and after the steward made a clear inquiry, Zhen Wu and the others were relieved. It turned out that Zhu Di was staying in the palace, but it was a false alarm for everyone.

In the next few days, vassal kings came to Beijing one after another, and Zhu Biao’s funeral was extremely grand. The whole country was in mourning. Courtiers and common people were not allowed to play music for fun within 45 days, slaughtered within [-] days, and were not allowed to marry within one month.

During the mourning period, Taoist priests, monks, and nuns also came in batches. The chanting and condolences continued all day long. Temples and Taoist temples had to ring the mourning bell every half an hour.

After this set, Zhen Wu's knowledge has increased.

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(End of this chapter)