In the first half of Liu Zongsheng's life, it was full of darkness and hiding, as well as caution to be guarded against every day.

He was keen on scheming and pursued what his father had not been able to do. Such people are always unable to give trust to others.

Cao Mengde killed people in his dreams. Not because he loves to kill, but because if he doesn't kill, he will be killed.

The same is true of Liu Zongsheng. It's just that all of Zhu Yunwen's performance today made him feel an inexplicable trust.

Zhu Yunwen is trying to survive. But he's also really giving advice. Liu Zongsheng could discern the purpose of the various performances of the abandoned son of the Ming court clan in front of him.

He reached out and pressed on Zhu Yunwen's picked up hands, and gently pressed down.

"If you have your talent, you should be a big white." Liu Zongsheng praised Zhu Yunwen unreservedly, and said with emotion: "It's a pity, there is no wine at the moment, and I will definitely drink with you when I turn back!" "And the third child's glass of wine, I don't know when I will be able to drink it.

Zhu Yunwen thought of the agreement with the third child in the Imperial City of Zhongdu yesterday for no reason. A smile appeared on his face, and he lowered his hand: "Yun Weiding and Mr. will hold the wine." ”

"Good, good!" Liu Zongsheng said yes one after another, with a smile on his face. At this time, it was late, and the sunset at dusk had been hidden under the layers of reeds, and the glimmer between day and night made the sky and the earth become a murky lake.

It's hazy, and you can't tell the difference between the north and the south. Only the wisps of autumn wind pass over the lake, bringing ripples and hugging people tightly with comfort.

Not far from the lake, I don't know when there was already a black canopy boat, silently swaying under the oars, pressing the ripples on the bow of the boat.

"Taibao! The ship is coming! The White Lotus Sect members looked back at Liu Zongsheng on the shore, waved their fingers at the boat sailing on the lake, and shouted.

Taibao? Zhu Yunwen keenly grasped the key point, and his eyes couldn't help but glance at Liu Zongsheng, who was already looking in the direction of the boat coming from the lake.

It turns out that he is a descendant of Liu Futong! Zhu Yunwen's eyes narrowed, and he looked past Liu Zongsheng's back and looked at the boat sailing on the lake.

The boat was not big, but at most it could accommodate the people present. However, the ship has a black canopy, which can hide everyone inside.

Liu Zongsheng walked to the water's edge and looked back at Zhu Yunwen: "Master Zhu, please board the boat." The canopy swayed to the shore, and with a muffled sound from the bow of the boat, it landed on the shore.

At this time, Liu Zongsheng had already personally led King Han Ming, who was waiting on the side, to get on the boat and walk into the canopy.

The two White Lotus Sect members with knives stood not far from Zhu Yunwen and Qiu Niang, obviously waiting for the two of them to board the boat before they finally boarded the boat.

Qiu Niang, who had just calmed down, felt a little more nervous and uneasy in her heart, and quietly grabbed her palm twice, grabbing Zhu Yunwen's palm.

"Erlang, where are we going?" Zhu Yunwen looked back, tightened Qiu Niang's palm, and showed a gentle smile on his face: "Take the waterway to Shandong Road, and then go to Shanxi Road." "Where is Shandong Road?

Where is Shanxi Road? Qiu Niang knew these two places, and she also knew that this was the territory of Daming, but she had never even left Fengyang, she only felt that it must be a far, far away.

There was a nervous look on her face: "Erlang, I'm afraid...... Can we ever come back? Zhu Yunwen smiled slightly, held Qiu Niang in his arms, lowered his head to Qiu Niang's ear, and whispered: "Don't worry, everything is with me, we will definitely be able to come back." Maybe...... I can still take you to Yingtian City. "What are you going to do in Yingtian City?

Zhu Yunwen didn't say it, and Qiu Niang didn't understand it. It's just that with Zhu Yunwen by her side, Qiu Niang feels more at ease after all.

And Zhu Yunwen didn't explain, just patted Qiu Niang's back, and then held hands and led the other party to the canopy boat.

Ying Tiancheng. That city has its own imperial grandfather and its own father. If he can really do the matter of backdoor eggs, maybe he can take Qiu Niang to respond to Tiancheng, and let them also see how good Qiu Niang, the granddaughter-in-law and daughter-in-law, is.

The pole was pressed against the shore, and the pole bearer pushed hard, and the canopy boat slowly separated from the shore. With the faint light of the evening, the canopy boat gradually sailed to the depths of Hongze Lake.

It is getting farther and farther away from Fengyang City. It is also farther away from Yingtian City. …… Ying Tian Cheng. Last night, an autumn rain made this thousand-year-old city in the south of the Yangtze River even cooler.

The sky is not yet fully lit. There is already an endless stream of boats coming in and out of Longwan Pier. A city that can accommodate millions of people, the consumption of every day is massive.

As the political, military, and economic center of the entire empire, the trade that Ying Tiancheng achieves every day can also be described as massive.

A large number of goods were delivered or shipped out, and a large amount of money was circulated among the people. The empire is like an ancient giant, and Ying Tiancheng is the heart of this giant, and every beat will bring fresh blood to the entire empire through those trade routes, and ensure the power of the entire empire.

On a river where merchant ships enter and exit, two river-crossing boats with the flag of the government come from the north of the river and shuttle between the merchant ships on the river.

Ying Tianfu had a clear rule earlier that on the river outside Longwan Wharf, all ships should take the imperial court ships first.

The merchant ships avoided it. The officers on the wharf saw the official ships coming from the opposite shore from a distance, and immediately began to dredge the crowded ships on the trestle and clear the position where the official ships on the opposite shore could dock.

The two official ships docked almost at the same time. From the ship, almost at the same time, two groups of officials dressed in the same way came down.

"Horses!"

"Prepare the horses!" The two teams of officials were also almost at the same time, and put forward requirements for the Ying Tianfu officials on the dock.

Ying Tianfu officials did not dare to delay. These two teams of people are sending urgent reports to Beijing, although I don't know where the urgent reports came from, but everything that involves urgent reports, it is to go straight to the imperial city.

The officials did not dare to delay, and immediately loosened the horses that were always on the dock. The two teams of officials glanced at each other, and then rushed to the Outer Jinchuan Gate at the same time.

A bell was tied around the horse's neck, and as the horse moved, the bell made a crisp sound, signaling the people on the street to avoid.

The two teams of officials rushed from Xicheng all the way to Xi'an Gate. The forbidden army released the officials and sent them into the imperial city.

All the way to the Xihua Gate, the officials dismounted and walked into the Forbidden City instead. At this time, there were also the Son of Heaven's own army and the attendants in the imperial city leading the way.

"Now the urgent performance that is presented by the local government must be sent to the Wenyuan Pavilion first, and the cabinet ministers will forward it to the Holy Front."

"When you get to the place, you can just hand in the errand, but you can go to Ying Tianfu to rest, and then go back separately." The chamberlain was in front of the head, the pace was not long, and he walked very quickly, but he walked steadily, his body did not move, and he kept telling the officials who entered the palace.

It was also the first time for the officials to enter the Forbidden City, and they didn't dare to look around, but just nodded with their heads down.

"That Zou Xueyu in Yingtianfu is about to dig his ditch, and the Shangyuanmen Wharf has also been leveled, and more than half of the warehouse has been built. Just wait for the trestle bridge to be completely built next year, and it can be used as a private person, and the Longwan Wharf will be used exclusively for the imperial court. At this time, should the cabinet ask His Majesty to praise the whole heavens? "In the Wenyuan Pavilion, on behalf of the million Ming Army, on behalf of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, Xu Yungong, as the first person in the Ming Army, opened his mouth and asked a question.

Ren Hengtai, who was sitting on the main seat, couldn't help but raise his head, put down the eucalyptus in his hand, and looked at Xu Yungong with some doubts.

Is the sun coming out in the west today? He was able to let Xu Yungong take the initiative in the cabinet to propose things that had nothing to do with the military.

Ren Hengtai couldn't help but look at Xie Jin, who was planning to write a pen on the side, and his brows furrowed slightly. Could it be that this person has some collusion with Wei Guogong in private?

I couldn't figure it out, but Ren Hengtai still nodded: "Ying Tianfu has done a very good job this year, and Zou Xueyu, a group of newly appointed officials, is also full of enthusiasm and seeks progress in everything." The imperial court's current Hongwu New Deal is to have these people to do things. But ......" Xu Yungong's eyes flickered.

Xie Jin, who was planning to do so, had already put down the red pen in his hand and looked up at the two of them. Xie Jin smiled slightly: "Now that the new deal is fierce, praising those who do things is also in the title." However, the affairs of Ying Tianfu have not been completed, and the first assistant means to wait a little longer? Ren Hengtai nodded, but shook his head again: "It's almost the end of the year, there are many incidents in the government and the opposition this year, and the end of the year is imminent, and the court should do something to calm people's hearts." It's just that since you want to be praised, you can't just be in Tianfu, there are still many people in the court who do things, and you can't favor one over the other. "If today's incident is directly said by Xie Jin, Ren Hengtai will at most regard him as a gentleman to seek some benefits for his students, and he will be promoted in the future.

But it came out of Wei Guogong's mouth, which made Ren Hengtai inevitably suspicious. Then since you want to praise Ying Tianfu, it is better to make this matter bigger, and everyone who has meritorious service has a reward.

Xu Yungong smiled: "In this way, most of my Metropolitan Governor's Mansion will also sort out a list of meritorious people as soon as possible." Xie Jin smiled surging on the side: "Since Shoufu intends to do this, let's look at it everywhere, and at the end of the year, everyone can have a happy year." "Oops!

I actually fell in love with the two of them! Seeing this, Ren Hengtai suddenly shouted in his heart, he didn't think that he was actually tricked by these two people.

He couldn't help laughing, and patted the table with a wry smile: "What a scholar!" What a Duke of Wei! This was discussed in advance, let's pull the old man into the water. Xu Yungong laughed twice, but his eyes were looking at Xie Jin, and his meaning was self-evident.

Xie Jin looked at Ren Hengtai with a smile on his face: "The first assistant is responsible for state affairs, where can such a trivial matter be taken care of." It is about to reach the end of the year, and praising meritorious people is only secondary, and more importantly, let the world see that my Hongwu New Deal of the Ming Dynasty has done practical things, and what it has done is a great thing that can be seen and touched, and the merit is in the future. Ren Hengtai glanced at him and waved his hand: "Let the officials test their merits, go back and go to Your Majesty with the old man, and do this before the sealing of the yamen of the imperial court at the end of the year." Xie Jin and Xu Yungong both smiled and nodded again and again.

At this time. The officials who entered the palace from Xi'an Gate finally arrived outside the cabinet room.

"The three elders of the Qi Dynasty, there is an urgent performance." The chamberlain entered the duty room with two leading officials, and stood in the middle hall and bowed to the inner room to make a report.

The three people who had just finished speaking in the middle immediately turned their heads to look over. The world is so big, almost every few days there will be one or two urgent performances, it may be a serious matter for the local area, but it is the most common thing in Wenyuan Pavilion.

Xie Jin spoke: "Enter." Then the chamberlain motioned for the two officials to enter. When the official entered, he knelt on the ground.

The official sent by Fengyang City spoke first: "The central capital Fengyang is left behind in the department, and the waste Zhu Yunwen disappeared a few days ago, and the government searched everywhere and disappeared. Where the wasted people live, household objects are all there. Report to the cabinet to know, hoping that the court will decide. After saying that, the official took out the sealed rush in his arms, held it in both hands and sent it to the cabinet ministers.

The Burner is missing. The sudden news made Ren Hengtai, Xie Jin, and Xu Yungong jump in their hearts, and their eyebrows tightened.

Xu Yungong leaned over and stretched out his hand, took the urgent music, and immediately opened it and took a quick look. Then with a long sigh, Fang sent the urgent performance to Ren Hengtai and Xie Jin.

Another official also spoke: "The Yamen of the Third Division of Henan Province and the Yamen of the Governor of the River jointly signed an urgent performance, and the dam and dam dams in the upper reaches of the river in Henan Province collapsed and were destroyed, with considerable casualties and losses. The court knows, and the yamen of each department wears a guilty decree. "One thing is not settled, and another thing is rising.

Even the three cabinet members, who had long been accustomed to receiving all kinds of urgent performances in the local area, were also confused in the face of these two urgent performances coming at the same time.

The wasted man is gone, and this matter can be big or small. If you don't get it right, it will be another bloody storm. And what happened on the river can cause new disputes in the imperial court.

Ren Hengtai and the three of them looked at each other silently. Next, not only the three of them had a headache, but they also had a headache all over the country.

Xie Jin was the first to get up, carefully reading the two urgent pieces from beginning to end, and his face became more and more solemn. In addition to explaining what happened, there were also words of pleading from the Fengyang Mansion and the Yamen of Henan Province.

"Go to the face saint and ask your majesty." Ren Hengtai stood up with a long sigh and glanced at the official who was kneeling on the ground.

The chamberlain hurriedly led the two out of the room. Ren Hengtai and the three of them also put on their official hats one by one, straightened out their official robes and walked out of the duty room.

The emperor has been teasing his grandson in the Qianqing Palace recently, and it seems that he is really living the life of ordinary people.

But even if the emperor had already revealed the intention of Zen, no one dared to keep this in his heart.

Ren Hengtai and the three of them walked out of Wenyuan Pavilion with two urgent performances, and went all the way to Qianqing Palace. Xu Yungong fell behind and said, "Beware that these two things are the same thing." His words without a beginning or an end made Ren Hengtai and Xie Jin, who were walking in front, turn around together.

Xie Jin also said: "It is also necessary to strictly prevent someone from taking advantage of the topic to implicate this matter in the new policy." Ren Hengtai snorted coldly, his face gloomy.

"The old man is waiting for them to jump out!" ……………… Recommended commuter passes