One has been "one."

The emperor's southern tour is a major event of the country, it is really a multiplier dispatch, the world is troubled, there are too many preparations to be done, although the hundred officials are deterred by obscenity, dare to be angry and dare not speak, but it is impossible to make them cooperate willingly.

Fortunately, thanks to Sister Yuan's full dedication, although the court was boiling against Yingtian, he was determined and determined, and decided that this was a key battle to establish his status and compete with Xu Jie. There was absolutely no objection, and he was even more thoughtful than the emperor, and put forward many constructive suggestions. was helped by Jiajingqi, and all the preparations should be done

Pay.

Jiajing saw that he did not hesitate to oppose hundreds of officials in order to protect himself, and he was very curious while being moved, and asked him why he was so obedient, and even went forward desperately. Yuan Fu sighed with emotion: "Although the act of the southern tour is out of holy will. But for a while, people were fierce and opposed one after another. The minister is just adhering to the will of the above. If you do things with your heart, you will be blamed as a sinner by your colleagues. The more loyal the minister, the more embarrassed he became

"So aggrieved, then go with the flow, Jiajing said lightly.

"The minister can't avoid it, so he has to move forward and obey." Sister Yuan said with a generous face: "Even if you become the target of everyone, you will never fail the Holy Monarch!" In a few words, he vividly expressed the "tragedy" that he had received on behalf of the monarch.

For this kind of loyal dog, Jiajing naturally played a big promotion. He wrote "Zhen Jing, the two words were given to Sister Yuan, and he ordered her to summon the meeting and all kinds of rewards, all of which were the same as those of the foreign relatives and ministers, and the head of the cabinet, and the status was comparable to that of Xu Jie.

On 12 February, the emperor announced the list of ministers to be served, and in addition to the several princes and princes who followed him, the ministers included Yuan Fu, the second assistant of the cabinet, Gao Gong, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, Yan Ne, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, He Bin, the secretary of the Ministry of Justice, Hu Zhi, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, Liu Zhuo, the imperial historian of Zuodu, and other officials from the government, ministries, courts, and temples, nearly 200 people, "These people can form a well-functioning team at any time to replace the deputy bureaucratic system in Beijing."

In the southern patrol team, in addition to the guards and officials, there are more than 200 Taoist priests and monks, and Xiong Xian is naturally in the ranks, and there are concubines, palace maids, eunuchs, officials, servants, kitchen servants, musicians, etc., a total of more than 1,000 people, all of the above. All of them are under the sole responsibility of the "Commander-in-Chief's Southern Tour" in all aspects of the arrangement.

And Jiajing chose Sister Yuan to serve as the "Minister of the Consulate General" for this, crucially. Position.

This appointment seems reasonable, "After all, Yuan Wei has paid the most and is the most attentive, and he should be co-ordinated, but in the eyes of hundreds of officials, it is tantamount to a thunderbolt from the sky, extremely shocking!" Because the chief emperor went out on patrol, it has always been the errand of the first assistant of the cabinet, and now that Xu Jie is not sick or sick, Jiajing actually handed over this task to Yuan Fu, and he couldn't help but let everyone. Especially Xu Jie's dumbfounded"

But soon, Jiajing specially issued an edict to explain: "Because of the many national affairs, it is necessary to rely on the prime minister of the first assistant in the capital, so the second assistant serves as the general manager of the entourage...... This statement calmed down some of the discussions, but there were still many people who insisted that this was a crack between His Majesty and Lord Shoufu, "Because the post system of the Ming Dynasty is quite complete, no matter where the holy car moves, the situation in the capital and the local area can be sent to the garrison in time, and the decree can be smoothly transmitted to all corners of the empire." So they think, the emperor said so. It's just to give the first assistant a face, and its real purpose is to cover up, which is to deliberately alienate Xu Ge Lao.

Of course, there are more eye-catching things than which pavilion elder follows and which pavilion elder stays behind. That is which prince is in charge of the country? Because it has always been the power of the crown prince to supervise the country, although it is impossible for the emperor to appoint a prince in the short term, which prince is designated to supervise the country can definitely show that he is in the emperor's heart. is the first one.

But Jiajing never wanted to be easily seen through, and he ordered King Yu to stay in Beijing, but did not give him the status of a prisoner. He also ordered King Jing to serve the emperor, so that people could not distinguish which of the two princes was more important.

But in any case, on February 26, the 42nd year of Jiajing, the Grand Canal was completely unblocked, and the holy car finally set off from Beijing, marching south from the Tongzhou waterway. There were 6,000 people in charge of guarding the palace where Emperor Jiajing was sitting. There are 2,000 people in charge of the driving instrument and various patrol and summons. Tightly surrounding Emperor Jiajing in it, it is really foolproof! Just to supply the army with food and grass and repair bridges along the way. spent 200,000 taels of Taicang silver, which was still the result of the treasury really not being able to come up with the money, so the guards were reduced by half.

Jiajing is self-aware, although he has the dream of "emperor learning", he also knows that he is on patrol this time. It was probably the last time, so instead of choosing the overland route of twenty years ago, he took the Grand Canal south. As a result, his body could no longer withstand the bumps. Second, he also wanted to see what the legendary Jiangnan was like like when it came to beauty.

It's really pitiful to say, as the owner of the empire, Jiajing has only lived in Anlu and Beijing in his life, and his footprints have only been between these two places, back and forth, and he has never set foot in other places, so the emperor is determined to go more and see more about the places of interest and rivers along the way

Horn. Play it all over and over again. Otherwise, this emperor deserves to be a real loss

This made the officials and people along the way miserable, although they knew that the emperor was walking through the canal, but no one knew where the holy car stopped and where it rested. I couldn't find out about the quasi-letter, so I had to prepare everything. The reed shed was tied, the food and wine were prepared, and the resting place prepared for the emperor and his entourage was also cleaned spotlessly. Everyone is a little tired, and it's over.

But if the emperor doesn't come for one day, if he doesn't come for two days, and if he doesn't come for three days, the loss will be great." The servants were all strong laborers of the family, and they stayed in the county town all day long, delaying all the farm work in the family; And so much food and drink have to be changed every day. Even rich counties can't support it; The excitement of welcoming the holy car quickly subsided, and everyone looked forward to the emperor coming quickly, get out of here, it was best to pass by and not stop, everyone should be relieved as soon as possible.

Of course, that was just the idea of ordinary people, but for the officials and princes of the clan along the way, they wanted to see the emperor once in their lives. It's more difficult than ascending to the sky, I want to ask the officials to do things, go to Beijing to give gifts, and even the books of the various departments can't be found, and now the emperor brings the court officials to the door of the house, giving them a chance to do the friendship of the landlord, that is really hard and tired and willing, just to make the emperor and the adults satisfied, in order to be familiar.

Don't think that only officials need to be on top. Those clan princes need it more. Because when their throne needs to be inherited, whether they will be demoted or not, whether they will be promoted or not, it all depends on Beijing's words; Even if it is a prince, the fief will change to some extent, how can he not flatter the emperor, scholars and officials?

The Grand Canal, which shoulders the supply of Beijing, has become a royal road, and other ships are naturally forbidden to pass, and Jiajing stops and goes, so that the lifeblood of the Ming Dynasty. All of a sudden, grain from the south could not be transported to Beijing, and as a result, there was a rush to be fed, and the price of rice soared. Looking at the rice loaded on the ship, it was moldy and rotten, and they were all at a loss.

The grain could not be transported, but no one dared to urge the emperor, so he had to find another way, and people's eyes naturally turned to the booming shipping; At this time, the Ming Dynasty has been open to the sea for several years, the government and maritime merchants have formed more than a dozen, can withstand the test of the storm, go to the South Seas of the large fleet, want to transport the grain to Tianjin Wei by water, naturally not a problem, the call for the Cao Yun to sea is getting higher and higher, but the interests involved in the Cao Yun are too large, and it is linked to the interests of the authorities, so it has not been approved.

However, the southern tour in the 42nd year of Jiajing made shipping the only option, so the power made a compromise and ordered the grain to be shipped by sea for the time being, and then changed back to Cao Yun after the Grand Canal was unblocked.

The power struggle under these tables has never affected the scenery on the table, everywhere the emperor goes, the big and small officials are too busy to greet him, the prince Zongfan goes out of the city to wait, kneeling to greet the roadside, Jiajing came out this time, there is already the idea of distracting his heart and relieving his boredom, and now so many people flatter him and serve him. Everywhere you go, it's hard to describe the pomp and circumstance. You can also enjoy the magnificent mountains and rivers, and you will naturally feel comfortable. I don't feel tired at all.

In this flattering theme, there is also that discordant note, "In April, the team of the southern tour entered Nanzhili, and ended the entertainment with the local officials, Yuan Fu returned to the ship in advance and arranged the itinerary for a few days, he looked at the huge map hanging on the bulkhead, and slowly ordered the left and right: "Sail overnight tonight, if the emperor does not order the ship to stop, he will keep going south, and he will stay in the Hen'an Mansion the day after tomorrow." Every time the ship stops and docks, it means that there is no small amount of tedious work for him, which has made Yuan Fu, who is not fat in the first place, more and more thin, so he sped up the speed of the team within the scope of his authority.

Yuan Shi planned the place where he would stay at the next stop. The people below hurriedly hurried to Shanyang County, the city of Huai'an Prefecture, to urge the local people to prepare to welcome the holy driver.

Running all the way, changing horses and not changing people, they rushed to Shanyang County in the afternoon, but the scene in front of them stunned the officials everywhere along the way, where are not the shops closed, the colorful sheds along the street, the people are all locked up at home, only the soldiers wearing the common people are full? How did you get to this Huai'an Mansion City, and there are only two of them? I saw that the shops on the street were open as usual, and the people were going their own way, and there was no trace of the posture to welcome the holy car. This is something they have never seen and dare not imagine,,

"Not even the slightest preparation?" The officials recovered from the shock and immediately realized that something was not good, because the emperor's requirements for a tour were extremely high, and the localities had to prepare in advance and deal with them with all their might. Since Beijing was severely punished, 72 officials of the seventh rank and above have been arrested and imprisoned, and they are going to be dismissed from their posts for the crime of "disrespect," or even sentenced to imprisonment or exile.

Now this Shanyang County, Huai'an Prefecture, is not prepared at all, it really eats the bear's heart and leopard gall, and lives impatiently. "My lord, what can we do?" The officials in civilian clothes came to the side of Wang Ce, the leader of the trip and the Shaoqing of the Taifu Temple, who took over the driving matter, and asked anxiously.

Although Jiajing's patrol can definitely be called extravagant, according to the quiet routine, it is still necessary to do diligence... Chuansu's surface female chapter, for her own only decorating the façade, Jiajing is on patrol! The former deletion father announced to all provinces, provinces, states and counties, declaring that he was simple by nature and did not like to be welcomed by others, and that all localities should uphold frugality and frugality, and not be overly luxurious and waste money.

Although no one below took this holy decree seriously, and compared it to the luxury and waste of the race, the superficial articles of the imperial court still had to be worshipped, for example, at the beginning, officials were not sent to supervise the locality, direct the reception matters, and let the local officials arrange the pick-up by themselves, but the results were full of mistakes and omissions, not in line with the etiquette system, and there were many jokes.

So later, before arriving at a place, Yuan Fei would send some officials to take the lead in micro-service and supervise the driver in the local area. So as not to leak any more arsenic.

This is the eighth time that Wang Yi has carried out supervision. But it was the first time to encounter this kind of casual scene, and the emperor was still more than a day away. There was no preparation here! Let Wang Ce get angry namelessly, but now is not the time to get angry, he suppressed his anger and asked the one who passed by, and the old man said: "This old man, do you know about the emperor's southern tour?" ”

The old man is a talkative, and said with a smile: "I know, of course I know, my surname is Bao, and everyone calls me Bao to inquire, how can there be anything I don't know." ”

That's great, Wang Ban asked again: "I came from the north, and I saw that all the prefectures and counties were busy taking over, why did you have no movement at all in Huai'an Mansion and Shanyang County?"

"Hehe, this is what our lord meant." The old man replied: "Lord Fuzun said, as long as you listen to his command, no one has to work if he doesn't give orders, and it's not too late to do it when he gives the order." ”

"And such a confused prefect?" The king pretended to eat and whispered.

"How can you say that about our lordship?" The old man said unhappily when he heard this: "Our lord is the best Qingtian lord in the world!" It's a shame that you're a foreigner, and it's a shame that you've met me with a good temper, or you'll have to be beaten." It turned out that the king had already walked quickly to the mansion not far away.

When I arrived at the prefect's yamen, it was already dinner time. But the gate of the government was still open, and there were still two lanterns that had not yet been lit. Four big characters, and then look at the couplet on the door, it is also very distinctive, the upper link is "pitch black yamen eight characters open", the lower link is "rich and rude, don't come in", and the horizontal criticism is "this government accepts cases day and night"

"Hehe, this Huai'an prefect is a bit interesting." The attachés laughed and said, "It's full of posture." ”

"Hmph, it's just superficial." Wang Ce snorted coldly and said: "The more people who like to do superficial things, the more incompetent and insatiable they are in fact, and they pointed to the gate and said: "The gate is open, but there is not even a door, isn't this an empty plan to let people in."

"My lord, there is a sign hanging next to the door, and the attaché pointed to a wooden sign on the wall and said: "It reads" This house does not raise idlers, and there is no need to report when you enter, you can go straight to the second hall to beat the drum."

"What a mystery?" Wang Ce frowned and said, "Go in and take a look!" He was already a little curious about this prefect now.

The group walked through the instrument door and went straight into the lobby. After passing through the lobby again, and then in the second hall, sure enough, no one was seen, and an attaché muttered: "It can't be that you know that you are at a loss, and you are all scared away, right?" ”

With a black face, Wang walked to a big drum in front of the hall, picked up the drumstick hanging on the drum stand, and struck it heavily, and the sound of the drum spread throughout the palace in the twilight.

Wang Ban waited for a while, but he didn't hear the sound of footsteps, nor did he hear the sound of "mighty" ascending to the hall, and couldn't help sneering: "I'm right, just do superficial things!" He waved his hand and said, "Find it for me!" Let's see if there's anything alive here."

"Yes" his subordinates have not yet responded. A faint voice sounded from the back door, and everyone followed the voice, only to see a thin middle-aged man, dressed in a cloth robe, with a strip of cloth on his head, and a simple lantern in his hand. Walk in from the outside.

I saw that the people who came were dressed shabby and skinny. Wang pretended to be heartfelt and said: "This Huai'an prefect is really mean. Seeing that the subordinates in the house were abused, he frowned and said, "What about the prefect of your family?" ”

"I am the man who came up to the church with a lantern. actually sat down on the throne of the prefect after the big case.

"What?" Wang Fu and the others seemed to hear the funniest joke of the year, and they couldn't help laughing when they heard the words, and someone laughed: "If you are the prefect, we will be the first assistant." ”

The official is the prefect of Huai'an, and the man is not humble and said: "If you have anything to do, you can only come to the pipeline, and someone will come from the mansion tomorrow." Naturally I know if I am. ”

Seeing that his demeanor did not seem to be fake, Wang Bao and the others stopped laughing and said, "If you are the prefect, why don't you wear official uniforms." ”

A chapter from last night, which continues to be updated today")