The prince's fleet did not stop at Tongguan, went straight to Weishui, crossed Huazhou, and arrived in Weinan, before leaving the boat to land, changing horses, and arriving at Anyuan Gate in the north of Xi'an.

I saw that the city wall of Xi'an is several zhang high, the city river is wide, the urn city is threefold, the horse face is tens, the city tower is towering, the heavy eaves are warped, and it is majestic and majestic.

Shaanxi Chengxuan political envoy Zhang Yu led a group of civil and military officials to greet him outside the city, and when he saw the arrival of the prince Zhu Biao, he knelt down and kowtowed.

Zhu Biao hurriedly got out of the car and helped Zhang Hao and the others up, Zhang Hao said: "The prince has worked hard all the way, please go to the pavilion to rest." ”

Zhu Biao saw that he was in his forties, with thin eyebrows and fine eyes, sharp-beaked monkey cheeks, and a sparse beard under his chin, so he didn't have a good impression of him, and listened to his strange tone, and was even more unhappy, and asked, "No need, let's go to the city for a walk." ”

Zhang Yu hurriedly led the way in front, led a group of officials, and accompanied Zhu Biao and others to the north gate city wall. Zhu Biao asked as he walked, "Where is Zhang Fantai from?" ”

Zhang Yu hurriedly said: "Xia Guan is a native of Zezhou, Shanxi, Hongwu in the three years of the move, the official county and the prefect, the year before last, he was appointed as the political envoy of Shaanxi. ”

Zhu Biao snorted and said: "It's only been more than 20 years since he became a member of the department, and Zhang Fantai has risen so fast." ”

Zhang Hao didn't hear his sarcastic words, and hurriedly nodded and said, "The lower officials are honest and do things, and Your Majesty appoints people on the basis of merit." ”

Zhu Biao walked up to the city, looked into the distance, only to see Weishui like practice, around the city, the distant mountains like a screen, the arch guard around, couldn't help sighing: "The mountains and rivers in the world, only Qin Medium is dangerous." ”

When Zhang Yu heard this, his excited beard curled up and said, "That's nature." Prince, please see, this Xi'an city is five zhang high, and the top is six zhang wide, can run horses, the bottom is even worse, reaching eight zhang, the thickness is greater than the height, it is simply as stable as Mount Tai.

Thirty miles in circumference, there are four gates in the city, there is Changle Gate in the east, Anding Gate in the west, Yongning Gate in the south, Anyuan Gate in the north, each gate is built in three urn cities, the gate tower, the arrow tower, the main building are built on it, the majestic and magnificent is the crown of the country, oh, except for the Beijing Division, of course. ”

Zhu Biao laughed and said, "I don't think the Jingshi can compare." ”

Zhang Yu waved his hand again and again and said: "The prince said that he was laughing, how dare the lower officials trespass." ”

Zhu Biao turned his head and stared at him and said, "What is the population of Shaanxi, and how much is the income?" ”

Zhang Yu said unhurriedly: "This province has 300,000 households, a population of 2.3 million, an annual income of 15 million yuan, 3 million stone of fields, and 130,000 pieces of cloth. ”

Zhu Biao said with satisfaction: "The four stops of the Guanhe River, the country of abundance." ”

Zhang Hao said with a smile: "It's more expensive than the clouds, it's unsatisfactory, and it's not as good as the two rivers." ”

Zhu Biao suddenly asked again: "However, since the Tang Dynasty, the Song, Jin, and Yuan dynasties have not built their capitals in Guanzhong, what is the explanation for this?" ”

Zhang Yu thought for a moment and said: "The lower officials think that the diversion of the Yellow River, the silting of the canal, and the poor transportation of the Yellow River are due to external causes, while the politicians are short-sighted, and it is the internal cause that they follow the rules. ”

Zhu Biao nodded heavily and said: "Yes, if you want to set the capital of Guanzhong, you must first control the river, and if you want to control the river, the cost is huge, the people's grievances are boiling, if you are not careful, you will lose all the plates, and Meng Yuan is a lesson from the past." ”

Zhang Yu said to Zhu Biao with great expectations: "If there is no big stroke, the bold can not do it, throughout the ancient and modern times, it is not possible to do this, the prince will follow, we should be the forerunner, if there is 20 years of peace, it will be able to change the world." ”

Zhu Biao smiled, he already had a sense of sympathy for Zhang Yu at the moment, and asked, "Zhang Fantai, are you also interested in governing the river?" ”

Zhang Yu said: "Xia Guan once went to Huaiqing Mansion in Henan Province to supervise river affairs, and he knows the difficulty of controlling the river. Then the Buddha said, 'If I don't go to hell, whoever goes to hell.' Therefore when I inspected the Dan River, I took pleasure in the midst of suffering and improvised

A poem, the broom is self-cherished, and the Fang family is laughing. ”

Zhu Biao smiled and said, "Oh, let's hear it." ”

Zhang Hao stroked his goatee, shook his head and recited: "On the lonely spring mountain, the same people owe climbing." The clouds are deep and hidden, and the wind is cold. Dancing in the forest flowers, following the cliff birds. Self-pity is very exciting, and I want to stumble repeatedly. ”

Zhu Biao said with a smile: "It's only good to be lonely on the Spring Mountain." With that, the two looked at each other and laughed.

Zhu Biao suppressed his smile and said to Zhang Yu: "I want to use the public as the secretary of the Ministry of Industry and show my strengths, what do the public think?" ”

Zhang Yu was stunned when he heard this, and then he fell to the ground, and said with tears in his eyes: "Dare to spare the remnants of the body, and I am willing to serve death." ”

Zhu Biao nodded with satisfaction and said: "The wind knows the grass, the board knows the Chengchen, and it is worth the trip to Guanzhong." ”

While speaking, everyone inspected the north gate city wall, and walked down the road, Zhang Hao asked Zhu Biao to go to the pavilion to rest, Zhu Biao said: "I am going to stay in the Qin Palace, and by the way, I will visit my younger brothers and sisters." You don't have to accompany me when you go back to the official office, so as not to disturb the place. ”

Zhang Hao had already discovered that he was responsible for secretly inspecting whether the capital could be built in Guanzhong, and he did not want to make a big show, so he no longer insisted on it, and a group of civil and military officials got on the horse, took the sedan chair, and accompanied Zhu Biao and others into the city together.

A group of people along the North Gate Street all the way to the south, came to a crossroads, on the right hand side is the Yamen of the Political Division, Zhang Yu and others said goodbye to Zhu Biao here, Zhu Biao's convoy turned east, entered the west gate of the outer city of the palace, and then traveled a few miles, and then came to the west gate of the palace Zunyi Gate.

The King of Qin is known as the first feudal feud in the world, with tens of thousands of soldiers, and a rich one, so the palace of the Qin King is magnificent and magnificent, the wall is high and the pool is deep, the city wall is double, and the circumference is ten miles, and it is the first palace outside the Forbidden City.

Zhu Shanglie, the second son of Zhu Zhang, the king of Qin, led a group of civil and military officials of the palace to line up outside the door to greet them, and when they saw Zhu Biao's convoy coming, they all knelt down and kowtowed, shouting to welcome the prince. Zhu Biao slowly got out of the car and helped everyone up, seeing that Zhu Shanglie was only more than ten years old, and his eyes were squeezed into a thin slit because of the lot of flesh on his face. He welcomed Zhu Biao into the palace, and the group passed through the front yard of the palace, passing by the first three halls, namely the carrier hall, the round hall, and the heart hall, and came to the front of the dormitory in the backyard of the palace. ”

Zhu Biao hurriedly helped her up, only to see that she was in her thirties, with high cheekbones, thin eyes, ruddy cheeks, and a mediocre appearance. Zhu Biao smiled kindly: "My brother and sister are polite, and their health has always been good?" ”

Guanyin Nu reluctantly squeezed out a smile and said, "Thank you for the prince's concern, the concubine is in good health." ”

Zhu Biao glanced left and right at Guanyin Nu and asked, "Why don't you see Concubine Deng?" Is she sick in bed? ”

Guanyin's face was embarrassed, and it was difficult to speak.

Zhu Shanglie, who was on the side, was quick to speak, and replied: "Concubine Deng went to Beijing with her father and brother to take office. ”

When Zhu Biao heard this, he said angrily: "How can this be true, when the King of Qin went to Beijing to take up his post, he should not have brought his dependents, but he brought his family members and gave up his wife and brought a side room, what is the reason?" His body is not right, his order is not good, how to order for the sect, manage the royal family, and be an example for the younger brothers. ”

Guanyinnu hurriedly stepped forward and said, "The prince has worked hard all the way, please come in and rest." I'll retire for the time being. After that, he pulled Zhu Shanglie to salute Zhu Biao again and said goodbye.

Zhu Biao nodded helplessly and let him go.