As the capital of the Ming Dynasty, Beijing is naturally extremely prosperous.

The current Hongzhi Emperor is also a virtuous monarch, who has always been sympathetic to the Li people, and has always been light on the meager endowment, and is known as the Zhongzheng Ying Dynasty above the court, and there is no virtuous left in the wilderness.

This time is the most beautiful time of the Ming Dynasty.

As the capital, Beijing originally had a population of one million, but now because of the rise of honeycomb coal and the now thriving cement factories, there are a large number of cement factories in all directions outside the capital.

Cement factories are considered labor-intensive industries, especially in this era when there are no various machinery in later generations, a cement plant needs a lot of manpower.

The establishment of cement factories can also give rise to many other industrial developments, and the number of people working outside the capital alone has now exceeded 500,000, and it is faintly about to catch up with the population living in the capital.

On the bustling streets of the capital, there is a flow of people, traffic, small stalls and vendors, restaurants, teahouses, casinos, brothels, and businesses from all walks of life are very hot, and all kinds of cries are noisy and piercing.

"Come and see, go and see, there is a big whale from Tianjin, the size of a house."

I don't know who started the news, in the streets and alleys of the capital, more and more people are discussing the whale, some people are constantly running fast, telling their relatives and friends the news, and inviting some people to watch the excitement together.

For whales, the old and young masters in the capital are naturally very unfamiliar, although the matter of whales has also been spread from Tianjin to the capital.

Even some merchants and restaurants even bought some whale meat from Tianjin, so that the rich people in Beijing could taste the taste of Kunpeng in the sea in advance.

"Big whales?"

"There's a whale the size of a house?"

"Is it true that there are such big fish in this world?"

Now I heard that a whale as big as a house was about to be transported to the capital, and everyone who knew the news was first suspicious, everyone had seen all kinds of sea fish, and there was already a fixed sea fish stall in the capital, specializing in selling all kinds of seafood transported from Tianjin.

In order to attract customers, some restaurants will even buy some big fish and put them in front of their stores, so as to attract customers and make their business more popular.

Everyone has seen these hundreds or thousands of catties of sea fish, and many people have even tasted the deliciousness of all kinds of seafood.

But this is a big fish the size of a house, and no one has ever heard of it, let alone seen it.

"Of course it's true, I didn't just come back from Tianjin, and I saw it on the road, so I hurried back first and told everyone to go and have a look."

"Let's go, let's go, let's take a look, this whale is said to be the Kunpeng in the sea, this whale is full of treasures, and it has many incredibly powerful effects."

The person in charge of delivering the message naturally replied with an oath, and told the whales he had seen in a colorful voice, of course, some of them must have never seen it, but were just hearing about it.

These three people became tigers, and the big whale has not yet entered the capital, and there are all kinds of legends about the big whale inside and outside the capital, up and down.

Legend has it that this whale is the Kunpeng in the sea, it is a sacred beast, the skin of this divine beast can make people sleep more sweetly, made into a mat, can make people like a Kunpeng soaring up to 90,000 miles, whether it is doing business or being an official, there must be such a whale skin mat to be able to prosper and prosper in official fortune and wealth.

Some people say that the meat of this whale has the effect of nourishing and nourishing yang, which can make women more beautiful, and men more powerful, domineering, and majestic.

There is also a saying that the gods are like gods.

It is said that this whale's treasure can bring the father-in-law in the palace back to life, and as for ordinary people, they can be extremely powerful and gallop on the battlefield at will.

Some people also say that the bones of this whale are divine bones, whether they are used to make things in the town house to ward off evil spirits, or used to make fortune telling, or used to make daily necessities, etc., can play a lot of magical effects.

In short, there are a lot of various theories, many of which are miraculous, and there are good things that people don't even know what whales are, and they all talk about whales and talk about whales.

As the news about the whale entering Beijing spread more and more widely, the old and young masters who had nothing to do in the entire capital began to hurriedly walk outside the capital, so that the various gates leading to the capital suddenly became extremely congested and lively.

There are so many people who want to see whales.

One is that whales are large and are the largest animals known today.

The other is that there are all kinds of legends about whales in the capital, which makes everyone very curious about this whale and wants to see what this whale is.

In the palace at the core of the capital, Emperor Hongzhi is reviewing the performance, the Ming Dynasty is too big, and all kinds of things happen every day.

Today is the Southwest Tusi Rebellion, tomorrow there will be a flood or drought in a certain place, and the day after tomorrow there will be a serious bandit in a certain place... In short, Emperor Hongzhi spends most of his time every day on reviewing and reviewing the songs.

Emperor Hongzhi was seriously reviewing and soothing, and a huge Xiao Jing was waiting wholeheartedly, grinding ink for Emperor Hongzhi, serving ginseng tea, and taking proper rest, rest, and so on.

As a eunuch, he has to look at anyone's face, and the only thing he needs to do is to serve his master well, gain the trust of the emperor, and nothing is a problem.

At this time, a small yellow door hurriedly walked over and said a few words in Xiao Jing's ear, obviously there was some news that needed Xiao Jing to talk to Emperor Hongzhi here.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince went whaling in the middle of the sea?"

"And now you have transported the whales to the capital?"

After listening to Xiao Huangmen's words, Xiao Jing couldn't help but widen his eyes suddenly.

The crown prince Zhu Houzhao has always been restless, he naturally knows this, but he never imagined that Zhu Houzhao would dare to go whaling in the sea, if something happens, I don't know how many people will die.

Of course, what made Xiao Jing feel even more incredible was that this Zhu Houzhao was able to catch whales, and even transported the legendary whales to the capital.

Xiao Jing shook his head slightly, as long as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is fine, otherwise something will really happen, as for whether this whale is a whale or not, even if it is a divine object in the sea, how can it be compared with Zhu Houzhao's safety.

Soon, he came to Emperor Hongzhi's side, and patiently waited for Emperor Hongzhi to finish reading a notebook, and then told Emperor Hongzhi the news just now.

"What?"

"The prince went to sea to hunt whales?"

Emperor Hongzhi had just heard the beginning, and immediately put down the work in his hand, and then said very angrily: "It's just nonsense, let him go to Tianjin to learn from Liu Jin's side, and he dared to go to the sea to hunt whales." ”

"If there is something about this, how should I explain it to my ancestors and ancestors?"

"Let's go, go to Tianjin immediately."

Without the slightest hesitation, Emperor Hongzhi immediately decided to go to Tianjin, ready to go to sea in person to find Zhu Houzhao back, whether it was as a father or as the monarch of the Ming Dynasty, he attached the most importance to Zhu Houzhao's safety.

"Your Majesty, please don't worry, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has returned safely countless times, and now he has transported the whales he caught to the capital, and he will soon enter the capital."

Xiao Jing naturally didn't dare to hide anything, and hurriedly went back and said everything.

"Did he catch a whale?"

Emperor Hongzhi was slightly stunned, in his opinion, Zhu Houzhao is still a child, this whaling is nonsense, that is, playing, this whale is a Kunpeng in the sea, many things about whales, Emperor Hongzhi has already seen a special note, and knows that this whale is huge.

It's definitely not an easy thing to catch whales, and it's not something that he, Zhu Houzhao, can do.

But who knows, Zhu Houzhao actually caught a whale and transported the whale to the capital.

"Yes, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has caught a whale, and he has already brought someone to transport the whale to the capital, and he is about to enter the city."

"Your Majesty, why don't we go and see what this whale is like?"

Xiao Jing nodded and said, thinking about it and proposing.

"Okay, take a break, and come back in the evening to see it again."

Emperor Hongzhi breathed a heavy sigh of relief, as long as Zhu Houzhao was fine, and then looked at a bunch of notes, and said after thinking about it.

With Emperor Hongzhi's words, Xiao Jing naturally hurriedly arranged it, changed into the clothes of ordinary people, brought some personal guards and hurriedly walked towards the outside of the palace.

It's just that Emperor Hongzhi and his entourage have not yet walked out of Beijing City and have been blocked on the street, there are too many people out of the city in front, and there are more people from the alleys and alleys that continue to pour out and walk towards the outside of the city.

Now almost the entire capital knows that there is a big whale about to enter the city, this whale is the size of a house, weighing more than 100,000 catties of behemoths, is a sacred object in the sea, is Kunpeng.

As long as they were idle, or if they had nothing to do, almost all of them walked out of the city, wanting to see if the whale was as big as the legend suggests.

People love to join in the fun, especially in the case of this ancient news blockage, a little new thing is enough to arouse everyone's curiosity, a few squatting on the ground to watch the ants can attract a group of people to watch, not to mention this huge whale.

Thousands of empty alleys, at this moment in the capital, even if it is the triennial imperial examination, the last champion parade street has not been so lively, some small stall vendors heard the news, and even picked up their own small stalls to go outside.

While joining in the fun, maybe you can still do business, not to mention that there are no more people in the capital now, and you can't do business if you stay here, so it's better to go out together.

"What's going on?"

"Why is this road blocked?"

Hongji looked at the crowded road in front of him and couldn't help but ask Xiao Jing.

"Master, the whales in this sea have entered Beijing, everyone is very curious, and now they are all in a hurry to run outside the capital, wanting to see what this whale looks like."

Xiao Jing inquired about it, and quickly replied.

"That's right, although I've seen this whale, but whether it's really as it says is really like what I said in the song, I really need to see it in person to know."

When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he immediately smiled, nodded and said.

"Your Majesty, do you want me to let someone clear a way?"

Xiao Jing looked at the crowded crowd in front of him, thought for a while and asked.

"No need, just wait, not to mention that this whale won't be able to leave for a while, and there is time."

Emperor Hongzhi waved his hand and said, and then waited very patiently.

After waiting for half an hour, Emperor Hongzhi, Xiao Jing and his entourage went out of Dongzhimen, Dongzhimen is the end point of the Beijing-Tianjin cement road in Beijing, there is a huge vacant land at the gate of Xizhimen, when the cement road was built, it was also hardened with cement in this huge vacant land.

Therefore, this huge open space has gradually become an extremely important point in the direction of the capital to Tianjin, and the carriages that come and go basically converge here.

It has also become an important distribution center outside the capital, many people will agree to meet here when they come to the capital, and there are many small stalls and vendors who have taken a fancy to the huge flow of people here, so they will come here to do business, buy and sell something.

At this time, this place has already been crowded with people, at a glance, there are people everywhere, rubbing shoulders with each other, crowded together, and even some of the big trees around are full of people, and the cement road leading to Tianjin is also crowded with people on both sides of the farther away, forming two huge human walls, which extend to the end of the field of vision.

There are too many people, as if the whole capital has gathered over, there are those who sell snacks, some who sell snacks, those who sell rock sugar gourds, those who sell children's toys, and all kinds of people who do small business are also constantly shouting, and the business is also surprisingly good.

"That's a lot of people!"

Emperor Hongzhi looked at the crowd of people in front of him, and couldn't help but say, it was the first time that he, as an emperor, had seen so many people gathered together, and then looked at the lively scene of this person's brain, and suddenly the whole person's mood changed a lot.

"Yes, it's really lively, and it's just like that."

Xiao Jing smiled and nodded back.

At this moment, on the road on the concrete road, some people began to cheer.

"It's coming~It's coming~"

"What a big whale, what a big whale~"

The people who had seen the big whale in front were constantly exclaiming, which made the crowd who had not seen the whale behind even more restless, and people couldn't help but keep drilling forward, wanting to see how big the big whale was in advance.