Daming heir

In the imperial city, a strict news blockade was implemented regarding the emperor's sudden departure from home.

Prince Zhu Biao was helpless. Faced with the emperor suddenly leaving a handwritten message and leaving the capital with his two grandsons, he felt a sense of powerlessness.

However, after sighing, he could only use strict orders to strictly prohibit people in the palace from spreading this matter.

Thirty years after the palace officials of the Qianqing Palace were beaten with a cane, they were not immediately expelled from the palace, but were imprisoned in the inner court. Only when the emperor returned to the capital with his two grandsons and entered the palace, would these people be released. Walk.

After a brief moment of sadness, the cabinet could only choose to forget the matter.

Fortunately, in the past two years, the emperor has rarely appeared in court in person, and the crown prince has always been in charge of government affairs.

For now, as long as the emperor is still obsessed with entertaining his grandson, all matters outside the palace will still be handled by the crown prince.

In the end, only the commander of the Jin Yiwei, Jiang Gu, was left. This man, who had been in charge of the Jin Yiwei for many years, was taken to the palace by the prince and severely reprimanded.

Then Jiang Wei secretly personally led the royal guards and cavalry out of the capital in large numbers, secretly searching for traces of His Majesty the Emperor.

"No news yet?"

In the Wenhua Hall, Zhu Biao dismissed the surrounding officials, stared at Zhang Hui, the imperial guard kneeling in front of him, and asked in a hoarse voice.

Zhang Hui lowered his head and said in a deep voice: "The commander has personally brought people out of the capital. In order to prevent the situation from being exposed, the Jinyiwei has been sending manpower from outside these days. At present, nearly 4000 men have been sent. But it has been No news came back..."

Zhang Hui was very nervous. After saying that he could not find any trace of the emperor, he raised his head and glanced at the gloomy crown prince.

He immediately added: "However, the country is peaceful now, and His Highness the King of Qin has been wreaking havoc on local areas in the past two years. There are very few bandits and bandits in the past, so there is no need to worry about His Majesty's safety.

The ministers and others have also checked the inner court. In addition to the two princes, his majesty is also accompanied by the eunuch Sun, the general manager of the inner court, and a group of imperial guards.

I believe that as long as there is some time, news of His Majesty will come back. "

Zhu Biao shook his head in frustration and muttered in a low voice: "Where do you think the old man will go? How can he find him in such a big world?"

Zhang Hui knew how much impact the emperor's secret departure from Beijing would have on both the inside and outside the palace.

Paper cannot cover the fire. As long as His Majesty the Emperor does not come back, sooner or later this matter will be known to the court, and the court will be in chaos.

Zhang Hui speculated in a low voice: "When His Majesty boarded the steam warship at Longjiang Shipyard, he said that if one day he must sail the ship to sea, maybe this is a possible place to go."

Zhu Biao immediately waved his hand and said, "If the old man wanted to sail a boat to sea, we would have known about it by now."

The warships of the imperial navy and navy were all floating on the water, and the imperial court would know immediately if any of them were missing.Even if the old man used a private ship, after so many days, Jin Yiwei was able to find out.

Zhang Hui frowned and added: "If His Majesty has never gone to sea, then the only possibilities are the direction of Fengyang, the central capital, and the direction of Huguang Road."

When he said this, he looked up again at the prince sitting above him.

Zhu Biao's eyes flickered a little, and he nodded: "The old man has not returned to Fengyang for a long time. If he says he wants to go back for a visit, it is possible.

As for the Huguang Road side...

Taisun is now leading the troops there. The court has always said that this is Chen Bing's Sichuan Road to deal with the plateau, but in fact it is for the southwestern chieftains to return to their native land.

The old man may take Brother Chi and Brother Bing there to see with his own eyes how Brother Xi does things. "

Zhang Hui cupped his fists and leaned forward: "Then I will send a letter to the commander now, mobilize the brothers, and go to Zhongdu and Huguang Road to find them."

Zhu Biao nodded: "Go ahead and send some more people to the nine sides. It is inevitable that the old man has no intention of riding on the grassland, so he should send some people in this direction."

Zhang Hui had already stood up with his fists clasped, lowered his head and said solemnly: "I accept your order."

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"I hope those people in the capital can guess that the old man is going to Huguang Road."

Zhu Gaochi, who had followed the old man to Anqing Mansion and was about to enter Huangzhou Mansion on Huguang Road, was thinking silently in his heart.

Compared with the worried Zhu Gaochi.

Zhu Yuanzhang was in a very good mood.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who disguised himself as a landowner, avoided official roads and led people to walk on country roads. Looking at everything around him, the smile on his face never stopped.

Even though Anqing Prefecture is located in the Dabie Mountains, it has always been a place of poverty, but thanks to the fact that Anqing Prefecture belongs to Zhili Road, all the new policies of the court in recent years have been implemented as soon as possible, and now the people's lives can be regarded as Relatively rich.

At this time, rice has been planted in the fields.

Everywhere you look, you can see green rice seedlings, sparkling water in the paddy fields, and people busy weeding and fertilizing with smiles on their faces.

In the village farther away, there were also bursts of reading sounds.

That is the result of the imperial court's vigorous promotion of education in the past two days.

Knowledge is once again devolved to lower levels.

Education is no longer aimed at gaining fame, but instead aims at acquiring literacy skills for a wider range of people.

The imperial court provided money and food, recruited scholars, and sent people to local rural villages to teach these rural people how to read and write.

Naturally, the court is fair.

Any local scholar or scholar who conscientiously teaches ordinary people's children will receive certain bonus points when they take part in public examinations in the future.

The imperial court only provided some money and food, and gave an extra point as a preferential treatment, which immediately attracted countless talents and scholars to devote themselves to the basic education of the Ming Dynasty.

Nearby, people are busy working in the fields. In the village in the distance, children are reading. Even further away, there are officials from the local government instructing people to repair ditches and other matters.

All this made Zhu Yuanzhang feel gratified.

"This trip, I finally saw something real with my own eyes."

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but sigh.

Sun Gou'er unplugged the kettle and brought it to the emperor.

Zhu Yuanzhang took the kettle and drank heavily.

Zhu Gaochi suppressed the worries in his heart and forced a smile on his face: "Grandpa Huang is implementing the New Deal, and if everyone is united, the people will naturally get real benefits."

This is flattery.

Zhu Yuanzhang just smiled, and then said: "It can be seen that as long as the court takes things seriously, the people's lives can get better."

After finishing speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang had no intention of continuing.

Zhu Gaochi's eyes moved.

If the court works seriously, the people will have a good life.

So what if the court doesn't take things seriously?
Or maybe the people are not living a good life, and why?
This statement cannot be extended further.

Otherwise, when you turn back and continue to Huguang Road, if you see something bad on the way, it must be the fault of the government and the court.

Then there will be another bloody storm.

Zhu Gaochi thought for a while and then immediately explained: "Now the life of the people in Zhili Dao is gradually getting better. As for the rest of the world, we still have to do it step by step. As long as the monarch and his ministers work together, the life of the people will eventually get better."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled faintly at this time, returned the kettle to Sun Gou'er, and continued to move forward along the trail.He did not ride in the carriage that followed the procession.

After leaving Beijing, Zhu Yuanzhang had to walk on the road in person every day to see the real situation in the place.

After walking forward for a while, we reached a deserted area in the countryside.

The Dabie Mountains are located to the north, and to the south is the ever-flowing Yangtze River.

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly said: "Further ahead is Huangmei County, Huangzhou Prefecture, Huguang Road."

Zhu Gaochi nodded immediately: "Back to grandpa, we are currently in Susong County, Anqing Prefecture. Going further, we will indeed reach Huangmei County, Huguang Road."

"The yellow plum picking tea is quite interesting."

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile.

Zhu Gaochi also had a smile on his face.

This Huangmei picking tea tune is also known as Huangmei opera.

The origin is the cloudy mountainous area of ​​Huangmei County and the banks of Taibai Lake.It can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty. After the development of the Song and Yuan Dynasties, Huangmei Opera is now quite popular.

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile on his face: "You children don't know that in the early years, the people of Huangmei County sang the tea-picking tune, which was the sound of the countryside when picking tea.

Later, it was because most of the rivers on both sides of the bank were flooded and caused disasters.

The people had no choice but to leave their homes and beg along the roads.But begging can't be done in vain, so he changed the sound of tea picking to the current dramatic tone. "

This is something to do when begging.

Zhu Gaochi's expression changed.

Zhu Yuanzhang still had a smile on his face, and said as if he was joking: "Speaking of the fact that life at home was difficult at that time, your grandfather and I also learned some Huangmei opera and went to every house to beg for some food."

The old man said with a smile on his face. It seemed that at this time, he could only earn money by performing in an opera.

Zhu Gaochi's face was a little gloomy.

As a descendant of the Zhu family, he knows how the old Zhu family has gradually become the common master of the world.

More than 30 years ago, the world at that time was not a world in which people could survive.

The old man was smiling now as he talked about how he used to perform to beg for food, but who could know how many stares and shut-ins he received back then.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his fat grandson, but he smiled and reached out to pat him on the shoulder: "It's all over. Now grandpa no longer has to perform operas to beg for food. I heard from Jiang Wei that in the past few years, there were still some opera performers in the local area. Food, but it has gradually disappeared in the past two years. This is a good thing, a great thing."

Zhu Gaochi nodded, but was speechless.

Zhu Shangbing, who was also accompanying the old man, said with a smile: "We will arrive in Huangmei County in two days. Then my grandson will ask around, find a good yard for grandpa, and listen to Huangmei Opera again." that is."

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately accepted it happily: "Brother Bing, this is a good idea. I will come and listen to it. The Huangmei opera is still the same as in the past. I stayed in Yingtian all day long and listened to the Kunqu opera of Yingying Yanyan. Can’t get excited.”

Zhu Shangbing, on the other hand, patted his chest and promised to find a Huangmei Opera Garden with good craftsmanship for the old man in Huangmei County.

At this time, it had been more than half a month since the grandfather and grandson quietly left the capital.

And on the other side.

Since Zhu Yunxi led an army of [-] people by boat along the river, they have now passed the mouth of Panyang Lake and are about to arrive outside Wuchang Prefecture.

From a distance, seen from the river.

Direction to Wuchang Prefecture.

The Yellow Crane Tower, located less than two miles away from the shore, has come into view.

Wuchang Fucheng, built by Jiangxia Hou Zhou Dexing in the fourth year of Hongwu, towers over the Yangtze River. The Yellow Crane Tower, which was rebuilt in the same year, seems to be just like what Cui Hao wrote in the poem of the former Tang Dynasty.

"The old people have taken the Yellow Crane, and there is an empty Yellow Crane Tower here."

"The yellow crane will never return, and the white clouds will be empty for thousands of years."

"The Qingchuan is full of Hanyang trees, and the fragrant grass is luxuriantly green."

"Where is the country gate at sunset? The misty waves on the river make people sad."

Standing on the bow of the ship, Zhu Yunxi recited this poem written more than 600 years ago in a low voice.

This time, the deputy general of the Beijing army, Pudinghou Chen Huan, was wearing armor and holding a sword at his waist, standing beside Zhu Yunxi.

Chen Huan defected to Zhu Yuanzhang in the 13th year of Zhizheng. He fought all the way in the north and south, and worked hard in the governor's office.

In the 14th year of Hongwu, he began to follow Fu Youde in the southern expedition to Yunnan. In the 17th year of Hongwu, he was named Pudinghou for his contribution to pacifying Yunnan and founding the country.

After that, he continued to set up military camps and farms in Yunnan. It was not until the end of the 20th year of Hongwu that he was transferred to the capital of Huguang Province, and all the troops were in peace.

In the 21st year of Hongwu's reign, he led 23 armies to Yunnan to support Mu Ying and garrison Bijie.

A year later, Xia Dezhong, an official from a thousand households in Huguang Road, colluded with the Jiuxidong barbarians to cause rebellion. Chen Huan and Jingning Marquis Ye Sheng led their troops to conquer the Jiuxidong barbarian rebellion. Open up fields and then return to Yingtian.

According to the original historical trend, Chen Huan would be executed in the 26th year of Hongwu for his involvement in the Lan Yu case.

It's just that in this timeline, Lan Yu has become Liang Guogong, and Chen Huan, the Puding Marquis, is naturally alive and well.

This time, Zhu Yunxi also led the army in the southwest, completely changing his position and returning to his hometown. The governor's office made many selections, and finally chose Pudinghou, who was familiar with the situation of the chieftains in the southwest, as Taisun's deputy general.

There were many more suitable people, but they were either too old or not in the capital, or perhaps the Duke of Guizhou, Mu Ying, needed to be at the center of the cabinet.

Therefore, Chen Huan, the Marquis of Puding, became the best candidate.

"The Yellow Crane Tower here was built 25 years ago. It has gone through wind and rain, but it has a bit of patina."

Chen Huan has a mature temperament and speaks calmly.

Zhu Yunxi smiled: "Jiang Xiahou has done some practical things for the country after all."

Chen Huan shut his mouth and just looked at the Yellow Crane Tower getting closer and closer in front of him.

Jiangxia Hou Zhou Dexing had been implicated in the 25th year of Hongwu. He had not dared to mention this person before.

He glanced in the direction of Wuchang City and saw that the pier on the riverside was already crowded with people.

Chen Huan immediately said: "Your Highness, there should be people from Wuchang Mansion over there, and they seem to have the banner of His Highness the King of Chu."

Zhu Yunxi followed his gaze and looked over.

On the pier outside Wuchang Mansion, government flags were raised one after another.

The closer we get, the more clearly we can see the people on the dock, eagerly awaiting the arrival of our fleet.

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