Outside the government.

Just when everyone in the palace was silent.

A girl's cry startled everyone.

They got up one after another and came to the outside of the palace.

Looking at the old man lying on the mound, Zhu Yuanzhang, who had just come out, came to his side with an arrow step, and after carefully looking at this person's appearance, Zhu Yuanzhang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's okay, he fainted from hunger, come on!" Grab some food, send it to everyone, and go! ”

Soon.

A soldier came to the old man with water and food, fed him some water, and ate something.

The old man gobbled up a white-flour bun and pressed it into his stomach.

Only then did I regain some energy.

At the same time, the people on the side also received food rations.

Looking at the old man who was gradually recovering, Zhu Yuanzhang slowly walked over, leaned over to the old man in front of him and asked, "Uncle, how long has it been since you eaten steamed buns?" ”

The old man said, "I can't remember." I haven't eaten food for three or four years, and I haven't eaten meat for more than ten years. ”

But the female doll on the side immediately said after hearing this: "No, grandpa, our family has eaten meat, and we have eaten it once this spring!" ”

At this moment, Zhu Di, who came with him, was impatient, and immediately asked: "Your granddaughter said that she had eaten meat, why did you deceive the king?" ”

Hearing this, the old man hurriedly knelt in front of Zhu Yuanzhang and cried: "Your Majesty, Xiaomin has eaten meat, but it's not pork, beef, it's human flesh, Your Majesty!" ”

Zhu Di suddenly said: "What! You dare to eat human flesh! You're a beast! ”

Zhu Yuanzhang, who heard this, immediately turned back to Zhu Di, who had never experienced the world, and shouted: "Zhu Di! ”

After speaking, he turned to the old man and said kindly: "Say, what's going on?" ”

The old man said: "At the beginning of the year, my grandson starved to death.... The second baby, it's almost gone, in order to survive, I replaced the child next door with my eldest grandson, he eats my people, I eat his people, it's Yizi and eats! ”

Zhu Yuanzhang, who heard this, did not blame half a point.

That's how he came back to life.

He knew very well that if it wasn't for the fact that he had no choice but to eat his own children.

For a while, tears flowed from Zhu Yuanzhang's face.

And Zhu Di, who had just spoken righteously, suddenly lowered his head at this moment and was silent.

The many ministers on the side were also silent.

At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but think of a sentence in his heart: One will succeed and ten thousand bones will wither!

This Ming Dynasty was built on a piece of ruins.

At the same time, Zhu Yuanzhang is also very clear.

The most urgent thing in front of him now is to let the people under his rule eat food as soon as possible.

It is also the focus of the next governance.

On a country trail.

Zhu Yuanzhang, Liu Bowen and Zhu Biao, the three walked side by side.

Zhu Yuanzhang said slowly: "We talked about the trouble of the soldiers for two days, and it seems that the poverty of the country and the suffering of the common people are the first to bear the brunt." ”

Liu Bowen said: "Your Majesty, governing the country should give priority to the people, and the imperial court should immediately implement light taxes and pay for the people." ”

Listening to Liu Bowen's words, a figure suddenly flashed in Zhu Yuanzhang's mind.

Qi Heng!

At the beginning, the land of Huaixi was not much stronger than here.

However, Qi Heng was able to build the entire Anfeng Road to such an extent in such a short period of time.

In this construction, Qi Heng has a talent like a celestial man.

After seeing this today, a desperate desire to change all this rose in his heart.

Therefore, even if there was no main accident that Liu Bowen gave him before, he would find Qi Heng as soon as possible.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang said: "The northern tour is over here, no longer going forward, tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, let's go back to Beijing immediately, convene all departments, and discuss the strategy of restoring the people's strength." ”

"The imperial court must immediately come up with a whole new set of plans."

"Oh, by the way, to restore the people's strength, start from Yangzhou!"

"Berwyn, you draw up a candidate, and immediately let him be appointed as the prefect of Yangzhou."

Hearing this, Liu Bowen suddenly said: "Obey!" ”

"Well, go ahead."

Yangzhou Mansion.

Liu Bowen and Yang Xian slowly walked in the mansion.

Liu Bowen put his hands behind his back and asked Yang Xian behind him, "Yang Xian, what kind of product are you now?" ”

Yang Xian said: "Teacher, the student has not been in Hanlin for a long time, and he has learned from the seventh grade. ”

Liu Bowen nodded, and then said: "I plan to ask for a decree to grant you the title of Zhengwupin, and promote you to the prefect." ”

Hearing this, Yang Xian hurriedly asked, "Teacher, where are the students?" ”

Liu Bowen looked back at Yang Xian and said, "It's your feet, Yangzhou Mansion!" ”

"Here?!"

Obviously, Yang Xian didn't think of this.

Seeing that Yang Xian didn't seem to be very reluctant, Liu Bowen looked at him, and then said: "Yang Xian, don't look at the current Yangzhou is full of broken walls, but it will be different soon." ”

Yang Xian hurriedly asked, "Why?" ”

Liu Bowen said: "Because the imperial court is about to change the new policy, restore the people's livelihood, and expand the national strength. What a scenery Yangzhou used to be, no one in the world knows Yangzhou. I'm sure that from now on, the emperor will always have this place in his mind, and even make it a model for the whole country, and the imperial court will provide a lot of financial support to make Yangzhou prosperous within a few years, and think that all the provinces in the world will set an example. ”

Yang Xian, who heard this, stood behind Liu Bowen and thought silently.

And Liu Bowen continued: "Yang Xian, don't think that Yangzhou is a pile of broken copper and iron, it is a dragon gate, it depends on whether you are a talented official or not." ”

Hearing these words, Yang Xian hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Teacher, the student understands everything, the student does not want the fifth rank, the student requests, and still governs Yangzhou with the seventh grade Hanlin!" ”

Liu Bowen really didn't expect it.

Originally, he was worried about whether Yang Xian would have the courage to take on this errand, but he didn't expect that in such a short period of time, Yang Xian would have such a big decision!

I couldn't help but be surprised: "Okay! Good Yang Xian! Ambitious! ”

Evening.

After separating from Liu Bowen, Yang Xian was still in the accompanying team.

However, his mind was full of thinking about what to do in Yangzhou next.

Liu Bowen's words have been made very clear before.

Yangzhou is a typical example of the implementation of the New Deal!

It is the focus of the whole country.

If he can govern Yangzhou well in front of everyone at this time, you can imagine what Zhu Yuanzhang will think of him.

In the future, the road to promotion will be very smooth.

The more he thought about this, the more Yang Xian felt that he definitely had to seize this opportunity.

Even though it's already evening, the weather is getting colder and colder.

Yang Xian still couldn't help but stand outside the tent, walking back and forth.

Just as Yang Xian was pondering, two soldiers on the side were muttering: "Where is this Yangzhou, I froze to death, I didn't even have a chicken or a dog barking, it's just a dead city." ”

Yang Xian, who heard this, suddenly thought of something.

He immediately came to the two soldiers, and said, "Brother, borrow a horse." ”

After saying that, he led the horse and walked out.

Looking at Yang Xian's hurried expression, the soldier was stunned and hurriedly asked, "Hey! What are you going to do! ”

One night in this Yangzhou city.

I don't know how many people didn't fall asleep.

One is that there is no place to live, and it is uncomfortable in the carriage.

The second is that there are no people around Liao, and the weather is cold.

Third, it is because of the desolation of Yangzhou, which makes people sigh in their hearts.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang was also tossing and turning in his carriage, and he couldn't sleep all night.

He is used to staying in the army all year round, but he does not have the pretentious habit of not being able to sleep in another place.

The reason why I can't sleep is completely because of the desolation of Yangzhou, which is thrilling.

It's hard to sleep.

I have always heard the words that fireworks go down to Yangzhou in March.

But now that I came, I found that Yangzhou was gone.

This is a great shock to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Just when Zhu Yuanzhang tossed and turned and couldn't sleep.

Suddenly, there was a rooster crowing outside the carriage!

Originally, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care about it, but the more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong.

I thought I had heard it wrong.

It wasn't until the second chirp sounded that Zhu Yuanzhang was finally convinced that there were no auditory hallucinations in his ears.

The whole person immediately sat up straight.

"Rooster crowing?"

He was so happy that he immediately stepped out of his carriage.

As soon as he came out, he saw that Liu Bowen and the crown prince Zhu Biao were already waiting outside, as if they had already guessed that he would definitely appear.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who was full of happiness, happily said to Liu Bowen beside him: "Bowen, look, there is a rooster in Yangzhou!" ”

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang's face was full of joy, like a child.

Liu Bowen on the side also said with a happy face: "Your Majesty, this chicken was specially bought by Yang Xian who galloped one hundred and eighty miles overnight, just so that there was a rooster in Yangzhou City before dawn. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang, who heard this, immediately said: "Okay! That's great! ”

And Liu Bowen continued: "Your Majesty, the minister still has one more matter. ”

"What's the matter?"

Liu Bowen said: "The emperor asked the minister to consider the matter of the Yangzhou prefect, and the minister has thought about it, and he is trying to ask the emperor for his will." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately asked, "Who?" ”

Liu Bowen said: "Bachelor of Hanlin Academy, Yang Xian!" ”

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang turned his head to look at Yang Xian on the side and asked, "Yang Xian, are you willing?" ”

After all, in Zhu Yuanzhang's view, Yang Xiannai is a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, and his future will definitely be good.

Today's Yangzhou is so dilapidated and desolate, who would want to come to normal people?

And Yang Xian, who heard Zhu Yuanzhang's question, was about to speak, when the rooster on the side crowed again.

And Yang Xian immediately said: "Your Majesty, this rooster crow is the voice of the minister. ”

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang's face suddenly showed a happy smile.

"Okay, that's right."

After speaking, he looked at Liu Bowen and said: "Yang Xianzhi Yangzhou, but let's talk about the beauty of the new Ming Dynasty!" ”

"Hahaha!"

Yangzhou Mansion.

Zhu Yuanzhang personally ordered someone to take off the plaque of the Yangzhou Mansion that had no color, and then wrote it on a blank piece of paper himself.

After writing, he said to Yang Xian, who was standing on the side: "Yang Xian! ”

"The minister is here!"

"These words, we originally wanted to give them to the officials of the imperial court, but now, I give them to you!"

When Yang Xian heard this, he hurriedly took two steps forward, picked up the white paper, and then read aloud: "Ercheng Erlu, the people are fat and the people are anointed, the people are easy to abuse, and the heavens are difficult to deceive!" ”

Seeing that these words were given to him, Yang Xian, who had never had any sense of existence in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, suddenly shouted at Zhu Yuanzhang: "Thank you, Emperor!" ”

And Zhu Yuanzhang continued: "The way to be an official is first in Anmin. We look forward to you governing a new Yangzhou within three to five years! ”

Yang Xian hurriedly said: "Minister, obey the order!" ”

Then he put away the words and retreated.

At the same time, Zhu Yuanzhang said to Lu Chang: "Lu Chang! ”

"The minister is here!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Spread the decree to the household department, all the cultivated cattle, grain seeds and other things that Yang Xian needs will be given priority, if the household department can't solve the problem, tell us, let's find a way!" ”

Lu Chang hurriedly said: "Minister, the order." ”

Half an hour later.

Zhu Yuanzhang's royal car began to leave.

All the people of Yangzhou looked at Zhu Yuanzhang who left, with a smile on their faces, and said gratefully: "This emperor is really good, let's live again." ”

"Look, the emperor left us a chicken!"

Looking at the smiles on their faces, Yang Xian slowly walked over and said, "Not only that, but there is also a prefect left." ”

Inside Zhu Yuanzhang's carriage.

While walking, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the scene outside through the curtains, and then said to Liu Bowen on the side: "Two years later, we will come to Yangzhou to see how he governs." ”

Hearing this, Liu Bowen smiled slightly.

Outside Jinling City.

Li Shanchang led hundreds of officials to wait outside Jinling City.

Anxiously looking into the distance.

When he saw Zhu Yuanzhang's carriage, Li Shanchang suddenly shouted in surprise: "Your Majesty! ”

Then, like a child, without the slightest dignity, he jumped up and ran in front of Zhu Yuanzhang's dragon drive.

"Your Majesty!"

Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sitting in the carriage at this moment, opened the curtain and looked at Li Shanchang so excited, and couldn't help asking: "Shanchang, what are you running, what's wrong?" ”

But Li Shanchang held a red poster in one hand, and pointed to it with the other and said, "What a happy event! ”

"The minister just received the good news from Xu Da, the Northern Expedition army took Jinan Chengde, and on the tenth day of the first month of last month, the soldiers captured the capital of the Yuan Dynasty without blood!"

Zhu Yuanzhang, who heard this, disappeared from the puzzle on his face just now.

is even more excited than Li Shanchang, and even more disgraceful.

"Really!"

"Quick, get in the car, get in the car."

Li Shanchang hurriedly came to the carriage.

Then he said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Emperor Yuan led the harem and royal relatives to flee to the Mongolian desert in the starry night, and Xu Da seized countless gold and silver treasures and weapons and horses!" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang, who heard this, happily snatched the document in Li Shanchang's hand and carefully checked it.

In your newspaper it was written: "After the younger brother led his troops to cross the Yellow River, every time he went down to the city, he sent the Great Unification Calendar written by the imperial court to the scholars and squires, so that they could spread it to the four directions. ”

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