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Chapter 409 The Tragic Dao Yan

Open the box, inside are the portraits of Lao Zhu and Empress Ma.The picture of the two respecting each other as guests.

From Du Dongting's manuscript, Xu Miaowei stayed up all night embroidering for three months.

Dao Yan looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, then at the portrait, and he still felt very similar.

"The painting really looks like Your Majesty and Your Majesty." Deng Yu and Tang Shengzong laughed.

Zhu Biao nodded, of course he did.

He just drew a few more pictures and kept them to testify for future generations.In the previous life, it was said that Lao Zhu was a rich man.

Although Lao Zhu can't be called a handsome man, he is also very heroic. Besides, the concubines in the harem are not ugly.

This kind of combined appearance of princes and princes is not ugly. The portrait with protruding forehead, protruding chin, and pockmarked face was just an attempt to vilify the emperor of the Ming Dynasty in the later Qing Dynasty.

You know, the common people are not allowed to cut the trees and weeds in front of the old Zhu Xiaoling's mausoleum, otherwise they will be arrested.

Looking at the entire Ming Dynasty, no one dared to paint an ugly emperor and hide it privately. The risk was too great.It is also impossible to hide it for more than 300 years.

Would anyone have guessed that the Qing Dynasty would come over a hundred years later and keep it for the descendants to dedicate to the Qing emperor?
The son must be like the father, Zhu Di is not ugly, and he himself is not ugly, except for a few descendants who are fat and ruin everything in later generations, other things are not that bad.

On the other hand, Dao Yan, those triangular eyes like a sick tiger are very uncomfortable to look at.

"This craftsmanship is really ingenious, even better than the artist's painting."

While everyone laughed and chatted, this old Zhu obviously noticed Dao Yan not far away, looked at it, turned his head and asked Zhu Biao: "Biaoer, who is he, why haven't we seen it before?"

"His name is Dao Yan." Zhu Biao looked at Dao Yan and said.

Dao Yan saw the crown prince and His Majesty looking at him, and bowed respectfully.Zhu Biao waved his hand, indicating that he could do other things.

Dao Yan didn't move, Zhu Biao didn't understand what he meant for a while, what did the old boy want to do, or did he want to persuade Lao Zhu to rebel again.

Zhu Biao's heart fluttered, and he had to send this old boy out, far away.

At this moment, the crowd said: "Congratulations to the empress on her birthday in Nanshan, and her blessings are like the East China Sea."

"Everyone, don't be too polite. Come and see the treasure ship prepared by Biaoer and Dier." Empress Ma held Zhu Biao with one hand and Zhu Di with the other.

Everyone laughed and watched.

The maid of the Xu family followed Xu Miaoyun, secretly smiled and said: "Miss, your eyes are almost..."

"Don't speak ill of etiquette." Xu Miaoyun looked at Zhu Di who was being dragged by Queen Ma, with love and shame for Zhu Di in her eyes.

These civil servants and martial arts daughters were all standing outside the main hall, chatting and discussing.

"King Zhou smiles so chicly." Xu Miaoyun said to Xu Miaowei.

Looking at Zhu Di who was smiling like an idiot, Xu Miaowei said, "It's still my Royal Highness."

Everyone was beaming with joy, and all the prefectures also sent gifts, but Taiyuan Mansion in Shanxi Province sent up a bucket of yellow sand.

When Lao Zhu heard about this, he was very angry.How can anyone send a bucket of soil.

Everyone said: "Huang Tusha, this means disrespecting the empress."

Dao Yan also echoed: "Unknown."

Lao Zhu became angry immediately, and he lost his temper, which was quite frightening.

Empress Ma saw him furious, and before he gave the order, said kindly: "Your Majesty, this loess... is Shanxi who wants to tell us that there is a severe drought in the north and there is no harvest. There is only a handful of loess, which is nothing at all."

Seeing himself, the old lady of the queen, winking at him, Zhu Biao understood, and started his peace again: "The meaning of the queen mother is also the meaning of the son and minister. The prefect of Shanxi wants to use the yellow sand to repay the people's feelings to the father. "

"Is that so?" Old Zhu looked at the bucket of dirt on the table.

"Exactly, what do you think?"

Zhu Biao is still very prestigious among his younger brothers and sisters. Everyone said yes, and they talked about the Yellow River.

Everyone said something to each other, and then talked about the diversion of the Yellow River.

During the reign of King Ding of Zhou, the Yellow River changed its course for the first time recorded.The flood took the river from Suxukou, traveled east to Luochuan, reached Changshoujin (now northeast of Huaxian County, Henan Province) and diverted from Luochuan, joined Zhanghe River in the north, and entered the sea at Zhangwu (now northeast of Cangxian County, Hebei Province).

In the third year of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty (132 B.C.), the Yellow River broke through Huzi, southwest of Puyang, Henan, and swung south again.

Three years after the founding of Wang Mang, the Yellow River broke through in the west of Linzhang County, Hebei, and rushed into the old road of Luochuan in the southeast, passing through Nanle in Henan, Chaocheng, Yanggu, and Liaocheng in Shandong...

Not to mention the Northern Song Dynasty.It is said that in the second year of Jianyan in the Southern Song Dynasty, in order to resist the Jin soldiers going south, Du Chong, the defender of Tokyo, artificially opened the Yellow River embankment in Huazhou.

As a result, the Yellow River became exhausted and flowed into the sea from Sishui and Jishui to the southeast.So far, the Yellow River has changed from flowing into the Bohai Sea in the north and flowing into the Yellow Sea in the south.

In the late Ming Dynasty, after Pan Jicai tamed the river, the Yellow River was basically fixed in Kaifeng, Lankao, Shangqiu, Dangshan, Xuzhou, Suqian, and Huaiyin, which is the old road of Ming and Qing Dynasties for 300 years.

In the fifth year of Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty (1855), the Yellow River broke through Tongwaxiang in Lanyang, Henan (now Lankao County) and changed its course.

Thinking of this, Zhu Biao was also very sympathetic to Shanxi, Henan and other places.

"Today, the bucket of loess sent by the magistrate of Taiyuan, Shanxi is just telling us that the land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River is drought in the north, and everyone has seen it." This is the first time Empress Ma said this in front of a minister.

But Lao Zhu didn't seem disgusted.

You know, he made a rule that the harem should not interfere in politics, but at this moment he didn't interrupt his married wife.

"Today, I donate this jade birthday peach to Shanxi to relieve the urgent needs of the people. This is what I do my best for Ming Dynasty."

After Empress Ma finished speaking, she ordered the maids to put the jade birthday peaches that Zhu Bian had given her and the valuables from all the officials on the plate separately.

"Your Majesty, be merciful." Censor Zhou Guanzheng said from the heart.

Zhu Biao didn't speak, but the severe drought in Shanxi was imminent, and Lao Zhu would definitely say it in court tomorrow.

My guess was very accurate. I am not allowed to walk a few laps from the East Palace while standing on my head.

"The Queen's heart is for the common people. We also agree to send today's birthday gift to Shanxi, and transfer the money from the household department tomorrow." Old Zhu said.

Tang He also came out and said, "Tang He is willing to donate a hundred taels of silver for the severe drought in Shanxi, so as to help the people relieve their urgent needs."

Tang Shengzong said: "How can you call me less about this matter?"

Hua Yunlong and Lan Yu followed closely behind.

Seeing this, these wives deeply admired Empress Ma, and then Mrs. Chang's family and Xu's family both donated 1000 taels of silver.

Li Shanchang was an old cunning man, he was the first civil servant, followed by Wang Guangyang, Song Lian and Gao Qi also expressed their intention to donate silver to Shanxi.

Leaving aside the amount of silver taels, Zhu Biao was very satisfied with their actions.Of course, the imperial court can bring out money, but the unity of the courtiers is the necessary condition for the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty.

After the banquet was over, Zhu Biao led his three fish to the East Palace.

Dao Yan followed up and stopped him: "I have seen His Royal Highness, the monk also wants to do his part for Daming."

I believe you ghost, you old bald donkey are not so bad, if you try your best for Daming, Daming will be thrown into the ditch by you.

"Dao Yan, I'll give you an errand. There is a vast territory, where you can make great achievements. There are soldiers, thousands of people under your command. You have guns, bows, arrows, ships, horses, food and grass. You can use your brains."

With a vast territory, great achievements, thousands of soldiers, even bows, arrows and firearms, Dao Yan felt that his whole heart was alive again, a heart that loves rebellion.

"Come on, first take Daoyan to the Sea Bureau to learn swimming." Zhu Biao waved his hand and turned to leave.

"Your Highness, what I mean..."

"The ocean territory is vast, and there are many crews and boatmen. The warships are equipped with firecrackers and crossbowmen. When you go out to sea, you can be a Mundo."

After Zhu Biao finished speaking, he took the three fish and left.

Dao Yan stayed where he was, looked at Wei Shouzheng next to him and said, "Mr. Wei, Mondo, what is the meaning of this?"

"It's His Highness who compliments you."

Wei Shouzheng finished speaking.Called Xiaohuangmen, and then took Daoyan to the Sea Bureau together, and was included in the list of going to sea.

　Ask for a ticket.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)