My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 199

It was off duty, but Zhu Zhanhe hid in the gatehouse of the East Factory, poking his head out, as if he was afraid of being seen.

At this moment, a fan came rushing from outside the door to report: "My lord, the villain has already checked, and there is no trace of Uncle Peng Cheng and others around!"

"Good job!"

Zhu Zhanhe was overjoyed when he heard the words, reached out his hand to find a few coins and gave them to the other party, then walked out of the gate swaggeringly, boarded the carriage and prepared to return home.

Ever since Zhu Di announced the official move of the capital, the entire Jinling City was shaken, and the ministers who opposed it in the court came one after another, and piles of memorials against it were sent to Zhu Di's desk.

But Zhu Di had reached an agreement with the cabinet long ago, so he turned a deaf ear to these objections, and in the end he even dismissed or demoted some of the most troublesome officials.

This finally calmed down the opposing ministers. After all, they are not stupid. Seeing that their colleagues were demoted or dismissed, and the cabinet ministers with the most influence in the court also spoke with one voice and supported the move of the capital. , so no matter how much they objected, it was useless.

So under Zhu Di's strong attack, this wave of opposition to moving the capital was finally suppressed.

After news of the move of the capital got out, the land and house prices of the entire Yingtian Mansion dropped accordingly.

At the beginning, it didn't fall too much. After all, the ministers in the court were against it. Many people still hoped that Zhu Di could withdraw his life, but they didn't expect Zhu Di to be so tough.

Therefore, under such circumstances, the price of the land property dropped three thousand feet like a waterfall, and even dropped several times a day.

But even if the price is lowered, no one dares to buy it. After all, everyone knows that the capital will be moved. If Yingtianfu is no longer the capital, even if the land price is lowered, it will still be inflated. No one wants to be the one to take over the offer.

Those who bought the land of the King's Mansion of Han before, naturally regretted it to death. Among them, Uncle Pengcheng Zhang Chang was the most unlucky. Not only did he buy the largest piece of land in the King's Mansion, but he also bought it a few days before the announcement of the move of the capital. It's simply the best of the best.

Zhang Chang and others were naturally unwilling to buy the land on the top of the mountain, so they besieged Zhu Zhanhe every day during this period, clamoring to return the land they bought before.

Of course Zhu Zhanhe refused to withdraw. After all, the sale and purchase are all voluntary. If the land price has increased after the other party bought it, they will not return the increased money to themselves. Now that the price has dropped, I have no obligation to be responsible for them.

The two sides couldn't reach an agreement at all, so Zhang Chang and others went to Wangfu and Dongchang to block Zhu Zhanhe every day. Of course they didn't dare to be tough, but they dared to be soft.

Think about it, a few old men are crying poor around you with snot and tears, one said that the old lady was sick and had no money to ask a doctor, and the other said that the wife was pregnant and couldn't even afford meat.

Another one was even more outrageous, saying that a concubine of his was pregnant and was going to give birth to a son, but the feng shui of the place where he bought the palace was not good, and she was born a daughter, so she had to retire.

An angry Zhu Zhanhe yelled: It's none of my business if your concubine can't give birth to a son?

Speaking of Zhang Chang and his group, all of them are famous figures in the capital. Now that they don't even want their face for money, Zhu Zhanhe really has nothing to do with them.

If you can't afford to offend, you can only hide, so when Zhu Zhanhe travels during this period, he has to be searched around, so as not to be blocked by Zhang Chang and the others.

On the way home, Zhu Zhanhe sorted out the recent events.

The fleet sailing to the west is still on the way, so he doesn't need to worry about it for the time being.

The move of the capital has also been finalized. It is estimated that Zhu Di will go to Beijing this year. In fact, since Zhu Di became the throne, he has spent most of his time in Beijing. This time he stayed in Jinling for almost a year, which is quite a long time.

In addition, there is also the matter of sea transportation. Zhu Di has already entrusted him with this matter. Water transportation will not be abolished, but parallel to sea transportation. Then we will compare the pros and cons of the two, so Zhu Zhanhe must undertake the sea transportation stand up.

However, the restart of shipping has not been announced to the public, and it is estimated that it will wait until after Zhu Yuanzhang's memorial day.

The most important thing in Zhu Zhanhe's hands now is Zhu Yuanzhang's memorial day. He not only has to participate, but also the safety affairs of the sacrificial day are also in charge of by Dongchang and Jin Yiwei, so there must be no carelessness.

Thinking of going to Xiaoling to offer sacrifices, Zhu Zhanhe was still a little worried, so he ordered the coachman to go to Beizhen Fusi instead.

Although Dongchang and Jin Yiwei were jointly responsible for the security of the sacrificial ceremony in name, in fact it was mainly Jin Yiwei who came forward. After all, Jin Yiwei itself had the duty to protect the emperor on tour.

When I came to Beizhen Fusi, it was getting late at this time, but the lights here were still brightly lit, and all the people coming in and out of the door, it was a busy scene.

Zhu Zhanhe found Liu Mian, and saw that he was discussing something with several thousand households around the table, pointing at the map on the table.
When he saw Zhu Zhanhe coming in, Liu Mian also immediately stepped forward and saluted, "My lord!"

"You don't need to be too polite, how is Xiaoling's defense arrangement?"

Zhu Zhanhe waved his hand, walked to the table, looked at the map and asked.

"We have already discussed with the imperial tomb guards, and have assigned their respective tasks. They are responsible for the security outside the imperial tomb, and our brocade guards are responsible for the interior of the imperial tomb."

Liu Mian pointed to the map of Xiaoling Mausoleum on the table and introduced.

The Xiaoling Mausoleum of the Ming Dynasty is located at the southern foot of Zhongshan Mountain, at the foot of Mount Everest in Dulongfu. There is an imperial tomb guard, which is mainly responsible for the safety of the imperial tomb.

The entire Xiaoling Mausoleum is built on the hillside, covering a fairly vast area. Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma are buried in the imperial mausoleum. Zhu Di was in Beijing a few years ago, so he has not visited Xiaoling Mausoleum for several years, so this year’s He also paid special attention to offering sacrifices.

Liu Mian briefly introduced the layout of Xiaoling to Zhu Zhanhe, and then introduced in detail the distribution of Jinyiwei in Xiaoling, as well as some areas that need to be defended.

Zhu Zhanhe doesn't have much experience in security, but he knows that professional matters should be left to professional people, so he has no objection to Liu Mian's arrangement.

But at this moment, Zhu Zhanhe suddenly discovered that there is a similar building on the east side of Xiaoling Mausoleum on the map, but the scale is smaller, which made him curiously pointing to this building and asking: "What is this place?" ?”

"Uh... this is Dongling, the mausoleum of Crown Prince Yiwen."

Liu Mian hesitated for a moment before answering.

Zhu Zhanhe was also surprised when he heard the words. This is the tomb of Zhu Biao, Zhu Di's eldest brother. If Zhu Biao had not died in history, he would not have dared to rebel even if he had lent Zhu Di ten guts.

It's a pity that Zhu Biao died too early. After Zhu Yunwen ascended the throne, he once respected Zhu Biao as Emperor Xiaokang.

But after Zhu Di seized the throne, for his own legitimacy, he revoked Zhu Biao's title of Emperor Xiaokang, and still used the title of Crown Prince Yiwen. I just don't know if Zhu Di would burn some in front of his elder brother's tomb when he went to sacrifice to Zhu Yuanzhang Paper money?
(End of this chapter)