At the beginning of the civil castle, the Ming God of War was a little panicked

Chapter 280
With Ning Wang, the sixth son, taking the lead, the others became impatient. You and I were looking for targets on the general map.

Even if you don't know what this place is called, what the specific situation is, and what to do next, in short, occupy it first.

As a result, King Xiang became the last one.

After everyone dispersed with satisfaction, he shook his head helplessly and said, "Don't blame the emperor, I just...just..."

Zhu Qizhen waved his hand and said: "I know that everyone must be afraid to call all the vassal kings into the capital suddenly. This move of the emperor's uncle is also to share my worries. This map has been divided up. There is no suitable place nearby. If the emperor is willing to lead the army, he can only go farther."

King Xiang looked at the map, but couldn't see any clues, so he asked: "Please also ask the emperor to grant a piece of land, and I will spare no effort to include it in the territory of the Ming Dynasty."

Hearing the words, Zhu Qizhen pondered for a moment, and then said: "Today's enfeoffment has reached Kunlun Continent, which is the farthest place that Zheng He reached in his voyages to the West. This continent is very fertile. After Kunlun Continent, there is another vast ocean across the ocean, but the risk of long-distance voyages is too great, and I am going to wait for the Quanzhou Navigation Academy to develop a steamship before exploring.”

King Xiang said thoughtfully: "In that case, I kindly ask you to go to Kunlun Continent."

"Don't rush."

Zhu Qizhen swipe his finger across the map, and continued: "King Yi is now guarding Luzon. If you go further south from the Luzon Islands, there is a slightly smaller continent. "It is recorded that this continent is surrounded by oceans on all sides, let's call it Oceania, it is an uncivilized land, you only need to bring a small number of soldiers and horses to station, and later the people will be relocated to reclaim wasteland, I wonder if King Xiang is interested?"

Where did King Xiang know about Oceania? Hearing that it was an uncivilized land, there was almost no need to fight, and that King Ying could take care of each other in Luzon, so he nodded repeatedly.

"The minister is willing to go!"

Zhu Qizhen nodded, and said: "Uncle Huang will go back to the clan's mansion to rest first. If he has nothing to do, he can walk around the capital. These days, other vassal kings have entered the capital one after another. When things are over, I will Let's look at something new."

King Xiang bowed and resigned. He has been away from the capital for 20 years. Seeing him today, the changes are too great.

The roads along the street have been turned into cement bricks, which are extremely spacious.

The shops on both sides of the road are planned in an orderly manner. From time to time, there are policemen from Shuntian Prefecture patrolling back and forth. If someone sets up a stall indiscriminately and occupies the road, they will come forward to persuade them to leave.

What surprised him was that these police officers treated the common people in the market with a surprisingly good attitude.

Zhu Qiyong was amazed when he saw it. He was born in Xiangyang and had never been to the capital, so everything he saw was new.

"Father, look, why are the messengers from Shuntian Mansion belittle the people? If it was in Xiangyang Mansion, they would have kicked the vegetable baskets away."

Zhu Zhanqian was also amazed, and said: "When I left Beijing for my father, I didn't look like this at all."

Zhu Qiyong became interested, and asked again: "What was the capital like before my father became a vassal?"

Zhu Zhanqian thought for a while, and said: "At that time, the roads were all dirt roads with potholes, and when it rained... Hey, is it raining?"

While the two were talking, suddenly dark clouds covered and thunder and lightning flashed.

"Father, get in the car!"

Just as Zhu Qiyong dragged his father into the carriage, the torrential rain began to pour down.

The small vendors on the side of the road quickly closed their stalls, and soon, the street that was still bustling just now became deserted.

The carriage crossed the streets and alleys, and rushed towards the clan mansion. Zhu Zhanqian opened the curtains and took a look, and suddenly shouted: "Stop!"

Zhu Qiyong also looked out curiously, but found nothing unusual, and cast a puzzled look at his father.

Zhu Zhanqian's expression was very negative and complicated, and he muttered in his mouth: "Before I left Beijing for my father, I lived here."

Speaking of King Xiang, he had a rich experience in the Ming Dynasty. Before becoming a feudal clan, he had two experiences of supervising the country.

For the first time, Renzong Zhu Gaochi was seriously ill and died suddenly, while Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu and Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui were ready to move. When the throne was changed, the political situation was turbulent and undercurrents surged.

Prince Zhu Zhanji got the news and rushed all the way back from Nanjing. During this time, no one in the capital was in charge of the overall situation. As Zhu Zhanji's same mother and younger brother, Zhu Zhanji started his first trip to supervise the country in his life.

During that time, there were two supervisors in the northern and southern capitals.

And Xiang Wang Zhu Zhanqian was the first vassal king to supervise the country in the Ming Dynasty.

The second time, the Han king Zhu Gaoxu rebelled, and Zhu Zhanji, who had become the emperor, marched in person. At that time, Zhu Qizhen was not born yet, so he left King Xiang to supervise the country again.

He still remembered that he lived in this... Hey, where is my house?

Since the vassal king had to leave the capital to become a vassal when he became an adult, under normal circumstances, the palace would not be built exclusively in the capital.

Therefore, princes, princesses, and vassals, big and small, will live in the ten princes' mansion until they reach adulthood.

After all, King Xiang had a special status, so he found a house alone outside, and lived here all the time before Fan.

Zhu Zhanqian leaned on the window of the carriage and looked around. This is it. Why is the house gone?

Although the street has been widened and the buildings on both sides have been refurbished, he has lived here for more than ten years and will not admit his mistake.

I searched it back and forth several times, but I remember that the place I live in is only a three-story building with the words Daming Bank hanging on the door.

At this time, two figures suddenly appeared in front of them, braving the heavy rain, cleaning up the mud in the ditch beside the road.

Zhu Zhanqian was very puzzled. He looked at the ground outside, but he didn't see much water.

Because the road is flat and the surface is paved with cement, there is almost no mud.

"Father, you are..."

Before Zhu Qiyong could finish his sentence, he saw his father open the car door and walk out in the rain.

He hurriedly took an umbrella and followed.

Zhu Zhanqian walked to the side of the road, there were two policemen in soap clothes, who belonged to some yamen, they were braving the wind and rain, shouting something, they couldn't hear clearly.

But they look very serious, as if the water canal is not going well, it will kill them.

In the distance, there are also four or five people who are also dredging the canal and laying earth and rocks.

Zhu Zhanqian stepped forward and asked, "Excuse me, is this Chaoyangfang?"

However, the wind and rain were too strong, and the two policemen seemed to have not heard it, and they were still concentrating on dredging the canal.

Zhu Zhanqian had no choice but to ask again, one person heard the movement, looked back and said loudly: "It's Chaoyangfang, what's the matter?"

"Ben... I remember that there used to be a Prince Xiang Mansion here, why can't I find it?"

"Since King Xiang became a vassal, the house has been abandoned. It was demolished a few years ago and a bank was built. Are you two from other places? Visiting relatives or doing business? If you have any questions or encounter difficulties, you can Go to Shuntian Mansion, someone will help you solve it."

After coming out of the palace, Zhu Zhanqian and his son had already changed into casual clothes. Of course, these messengers didn't know that the foreigner in front of them was King Xiangtang.

Zhu Zhanqian was very surprised, and asked: "We are just ordinary people, how can we enter Shuntian Mansion?"

"Not only the Shuntian Mansion, but now all the yamen agencies have to work for the common people. Otherwise, as long as they are reported and checked by the higher authorities, everyone from the chief officer to the messenger who handles the affairs will be punished! Two, the matter in our hands is too serious. I'm busy, I really can't help you, if you have anything to do, go to Shuntian Mansion!"

Zhu Zhanqian was even more puzzled, and asked, "It's raining so hard, what are you guys doing?"

"Fix the ditches, they're all blocked!"

The messenger got a little impatient when asked, so he bent down again and said while working: "If this ditch is not dredged in time, there will be water on the street."

Zhu Zhanqian asked again: "Isn't it normal for some water to accumulate on rainy days?"

"No way, those who want to be judged as excellent, if there is water accumulation, it must be counted down."

"Praise, countdown..."

Zhu Zhanqian felt like he was going crazy. With such a heavy rain, is there still water on the road?

The messenger seemed aggrieved, and began to curse: "We were careless. I heard that Chongnan Fang had dredged the ditch early in order to judge the best. We thought we were not in a hurry. Who knew that the weather would be so bad. Say it and let it go!"

At this time, the other person also raised his head and said dissatisfiedly: "Stop talking, hurry up and dredge the ditch. If it is really because of the water on the road, I can't afford to lose this person..."

Zhu Zhanqian still frowned, unable to understand.

Of course he couldn't understand, the police were already in a mess.

Because they have introduced a regular assessment system, as long as someone opens the book, others can't be idle. Everyone is a shameless person, and no one wants to be listed on the black list. Losing the bonus and shame.

blah blah blah...

There was a sound of footsteps, and Zhu Zhanqian looked for the sound, and there was another group of people in soap suits rushing in one direction.

He was curious about everything here, so he stopped and asked, only to find out that he was going to patrol the embankment.

In fact, there is no embankment here, but there is a moat between the inner city and the outer city.

The messenger explained that the rain was too heavy, and they were worried that the river would be full and backflow would occur.

The reason is clear, but what makes Zhu Zhanqian most incomprehensible is that when it is raining or a heavy rainstorm, these police officers are actually thinking of cleaning the canals and inspecting the embankments.

Such a situation, 20 years ago, was simply unheard of and unseen.

In his impression, it's normal for it to rain, flood the roads, and flood the river.

Why can't the magistrate of Shuntian Prefecture be withdrawn and the monthly salary of the messenger be deducted because of a rain?

God is going to rain, who dares to care?

However, in front of him, the lowest-ranking policemen in the government are taking care of this matter.

Holding an umbrella, Zhu Qiyong said, "Father, we still..."

"Go, go to the moat to see!"

Zhu Zhanqian turned around and got into the carriage, but he was not in a hurry to return to the clan mansion, but came all the way to the moat.

Here, I saw a large number of policemen patrolling back and forth, and even set up a few small tents as a temporary rest.

By the river, people kept taking bamboo poles to measure the water level, and some people urgently brought bamboo baskets here in a horse-drawn cart, and the bamboo baskets were filled with gravel.

A man who looked like a military officer was telling everyone: "The water level is safe for the time being. Everyone must cheer up and not neglect. Especially at night, we must pay attention to the water level and bring in some earth and rocks. Once backwatering occurs, the problem will be serious. "

Zhu Zhanqian looked at it from a distance, and his mind was full of thoughts.

Zhu Qiyong asked: "Father, what are you looking at?"

"Go back first!"

Zhu Zhanqian waved his hand. He had a lot of feelings, but he couldn't express them clearly in a few words.

After crossing another street, there were also some people in soap clothes leading people to work. In such a heavy rain, wearing coir raincoats made it very inconvenient to walk, but everyone seemed to be motivated.

Someone saw King Xiang's carriage, and stepped forward to persuade him: "It's raining too much, you should find a place to shelter from the rain, there is a tea shop in front, just go to the end!"

Zhu Zhanqian ordered the groom to go forward, and sure enough, he saw a tea shop at the end of the street.

The father and son got out of the carriage, only to realize, my good fellow, this place is already overcrowded, there are as many as a hundred people.

Some are street vendors, and some are passers-by from other places. There is really no place to hide from such heavy rain.

There are also some people in the vicinity, because the houses are old and may collapse under the heavy rain, they were notified by the messenger of Shuntian Mansion to come here for a while.

As soon as Zhu Zhanqian came in, he saw the shop assistants coming up to greet him: "Why is the guest officer still hanging out at this time? There is still room in the back, hurry up and drink ginger soup to go to the cold."

Zhu Qiyong hesitated a bit, and said, "No need, I'll take shelter from the rain and leave when the rain subsides."

The guy smiled and said, "Don't worry, I don't need money."

Zhu Qiyong was surprised and said: "Don't want money, do good deeds?"

The waiter warmly said: "The officials of Shuntian Mansion have greeted them and cooked a few pots of ginger soup and put it on their account, but our shopkeeper ordered some ginger soup and tea. It doesn't cost a lot, so we simply treat them for free." Yes, it can be regarded as a good relationship. If the guest officer is satisfied, he will take care of the business of the small shop in the future."

Zhu Zhanqian nodded his thanks, and took Zhu Qiyong to find a seat to sit down.

The man brought ginger soup, and after drinking it, he really felt hot and refreshed.

Looking around, there are merchants from other places who have difficulty communicating with various accents.

Some nearby residents who were resettled murmured, saying that they don't know if the river will flow back, otherwise it will be bad.

There are also some owners of nearby shops who are out of business now. Instead of hiding in their own shops, they might as well come here to join in the fun.

People sighed and sighed, saying that the heavy rain this year was unusual.

"Everyone, don't worry, there shouldn't be any major incidents. There will be definite news later. Everyone, sit down for a while. By the way, I just bought some dried fruits in my store. Ask the staff to fetch them. Everyone have a taste. "

It turned out that this person was the owner of the dry goods store next door. Not long after, a clerk came to the store next door to fetch dried fruits and distributed some to each table.

Zhu Qiyong took a bite, and said curiously: "It is said that merchants are only interested in profit, but the merchants here are not the same."

(End of this chapter)