Zhu Yuanzhang's decision to let the crown prince Zhu Biao go over was not a temporary idea.

The horses went to Xiangshan County, and the special affairs of the Special Economic Zone inevitably attracted the attention of the world.

In particular, as soon as the Yongjiahou case broke out, more people began to pay attention to the remote Xiangshan County.

Piecemeal, after the situation in Xiangshan County spread to the outside, the imperial history, which has the power to hear about the incident, has been on a lot of concerts, all of which question the situation in Xiangshan County.

Because of many things, even the Jingshi side has problems in implementation, such as the popularization of cement, but it is said that all official roads in Xiangshan County have been changed to cement, which is not outrageous!

Also, in Xiangshan County, all of them are hired by the employment system, the employment of officials and servants, and the employment of laborers and husbands, where did you get so much money?

It's just a small Xiangshan County, and it can still take out a thousand yuan to play literacy games with the people, and I heard that the people of Xiangshan County, everyone can read, how is it possible, put gold on their faces, it's not like this, right?

If nothing else, even Jiangnan, where the literary style is at its peak, can't do this, so how can a remote and inferior county do this?

There are so many outrageous things.

Even Zhu Yuanzhang himself felt that it was too exaggerated. Even if Jin Yiwei reported it regularly, he didn't believe it.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang understood that if he sent the minister of the Qincha over, just like Yongjiahou, he would probably use the name of the Qincha to interfere in the affairs of Xiangshan County.

The agreed three-year period has not yet arrived, and Zhu Yuanzhang doesn't want those outsiders to make trouble.

Therefore, the crown prince Zhu Biao proposed that he go to have a look, which just reassured Zhu Yuanzhang and would not affect the affairs of Xiangshan County. By the way, you can also sort out all the things related to Xiangshan County, such as what shareholding system and patents Zhang Yifan proposed.

However, if the prince goes out on patrol, if it is too formal, it will seriously affect the places along the way. And this kind of official action will also make many people think that the emperor is already dissatisfied with the horse.

This situation is also unwilling by Zhu Yuanzhang.

So, Zhu Biao just took this opportunity to propose to Zhu Yuanzhang: "The princess also wants to be Jingjing and wants to go with her." Otherwise, it's better to be a relative! ”

From a certain point of view, Zhu Yuanzhang still has a very large sense of peasantry, and he does not reject the idea of going to relatives.

In the end, Zhu Yuanzhang agreed, and Zhu Biao and his wife, with their eldest son Zhu Xiongying, went to Xiangshan County in the name of relatives.

Along with them were Mao Xiang, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, and Song Lian, the prince's master, and Fang Xiaoru, Song Lian's most outstanding disciple.

Although it is said that he is only nominally going to visit his sister and brother-in-law, everyone knows that the prince went to Xiangshan County, and it is definitely not as simple as visiting relatives.

As soon as this matter was announced, it became a hot topic in Beijing.

Prime Minister Hu Weiyong was in the house, and his niece and son-in-law Li You were talking about this matter.

I only heard Li You say excitedly: "This is a good thing, it shows that the kid is too jumpy, and even the emperor is beginning to doubt it!" ”

Hu Weiyong stroked his long beard under his forehead, and said happily: "You don't want to think about it, how old is he?" Sixteen, no, it's been ten years of Hongwu now, and he's seventeen, right? That's just a kid who hasn't grown all his hair! When I came out of Liujia Village, I didn't know that the sky was high and the earth was thick, and I was protected by the emperor, so I thought that I could act recklessly! ”

Li You listened, thought about what he was doing when he was seventeen years old, and then said: "If you tell the truth, I admire him a little, not to mention anything else, that braggart ability, that's really amazing!" ”

"That's right, it's just Xiangshan County, I specially checked, and it is a low-class county with a population of about 50,000, and the wealth of the whole county is not as much as the money he blew out, right?"

Hu Weiyong was in a good mood, and after finishing speaking, he added: "This bull is overblown, the emperor is suspicious, and the good days are over!" ”

They also have some news about Xiangshan County, but it is precisely people with extremely rich political experience who do not believe the news and feel that it is exaggerated.

Zhu Yuanzhang is like this, and so is Hu Weiyong.

From an inferior county, it is absolutely impossible for them to achieve those legendary political achievements.

Even if it is said to be the first word, but when it is actually done, there will be too many problems, and it is often difficult to achieve the desired effect at all. Only some inexperienced young people, the kind that will make their blood boil when they think about it, will believe in unreliable myths.

No, Hu Weiyong is waiting to see the good show in Xiangshan County.

Not only him, but also Li Shanchang, the first hero of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, is also about this idea, and is telling his son Li Qi about it.

"See, the father is not wrong, right? He doesn't need to come out when he's strong, he just needs to wait. At such a young age, you are bound to make mistakes. As long as he makes mistakes, that's when he goes from prosperity to decline. Without His Majesty's protection, his good life would not last long! ”

Li Qi listened to it and sincerely admired: "It's still a great father, but the child was frizzy before!" ”

When Li Shanchang heard this, he took the opportunity to teach: "In the future, remember that you must judge the situation and never force yourself to come out." When he is in favor and the wall pushes everyone down, it will be easy for you to want him to die or live! ”

"I want him dead!" When Li Qi heard this, he said viciously, then thought of something, and said a little worriedly, "Dad, will the prince protect that kid?" I heard that the relationship between the two of them is good! ”

Li Shanchang listened, shook his head and said, "The prince will not lie to the emperor, and Song Lian also went." He was just a scholar, and once the emperor asked after he came back, it was impossible for him to lie even if he wanted to, and the emperor could see it at a glance. ”

When Li Qi heard this, he suddenly seemed to have discovered some major secret, and hurriedly asked his father: "This means that Song Lian also followed, is the emperor not believing in the prince?" ”

"Not really!" Li Shanchang listened, thought about Zhu Yuanzhang he knew, and said slowly, "Today's emperor, the most trusted is Queen Ma, and then the crown prince." However, you must know that when you are an emperor, especially Emperor Shengming, you will never just listen to someone, and a variety of measures will inevitably be done. ”

When Li Qi heard this, he was obviously a little puzzled, and it was all on his face.

Seeing that his son couldn't figure it out, Li Shanchang explained in detail: "Everyone looks at things from different angles, so the prince may tell the truth, but it may not be the truth of the matter." Only by understanding a thing from multiple angles can you truly understand, do you understand what the Father says? ”

When Li Qi heard this, he immediately became excited, and replied to his father: "What does my father mean, that kid may fool the prince?" ”

Li Shanchang: "......"

He felt that he had made it clear, but his son still did not understand what he had just said.

This son is really not smart enough!

When he got this conclusion, he felt a little tired and didn't want to explain more, so he nodded and said, "There is a possibility!" ”

After finishing speaking, Zhang Yifan's figure suddenly appeared in Li Shanchang's mind.

It's a pity, this son is not his own son! Otherwise, if you are guided by your own side, you will not be able to make such a superficial mistake.

The current emperor is the Emperor of Shengming, even if he is far away, he can't be fooled!

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In the expectation of schadenfreude from all parties, Zhu Biao took his wife and children and embarked on the road of visiting relatives.

He is the crown prince, and with the crown princess and his three-year-old eldest son, no matter how light the car is, there is still a large group of sub-convoys.

Basically, every time you go to a post station, you can wrap the post station round.

Food, clothing, housing, transportation, safety, etc., he doesn't have to worry about it, naturally there is a Jinyi guard to command Mao Xiang to be responsible.

At this time, the crown prince has not officially participated in the government affairs, that is to say, Zhu Yuanzhang has not officially asked the prince to be copied to the prince in all government affairs, so after leaving the Beijing Division, Zhu Biao rarely has leisure time.

Along the way, he had more family affection with his wife and children, and he was able to sit and talk with Song Lian and Fang Xiaoru and talk about some knowledge, which was the most relaxed and comfortable day in Zhu Biao's life.

However, coincidentally, when Zhu Biao and his party first entered Guangdong, they also encountered a hurricane just like Zhang Yifan last year.

However, it is not surprising that it is really to say it. Originally, summer and autumn were the times when typhoons were high, and it was not unusual for Zhu Biao to come to Guangdong at this point in time.

Among the group, the old ones were old, such as Song Lian, and the younger ones, such as Zhu Xiongying, so they were forced to delay on the road for many days because of the impact of this hurricane.

Listening to the howling wind, looking at the torrential rain outside, and the crown princess who was holding Zhu Xiongying, she said to Zhu Biao with some worry: "Yifan and Jingjing are on the beach, I don't know what happened to such a big storm?" ”

In Nanjing, in fact, sometimes it will be affected by typhoons, and the crown princess has seen it, but when she arrived in Guangdong and left the deep palace compound, she really realized the strength of the typhoon, so she was a little worried.

When Zhu Biao heard this, he was also a little worried: "In these coastal places, there are losses due to wind disasters every year, but it is difficult to avoid the difference between a bigger one and a smaller one." ”

"Let's hope it's smaller!" The crown princess listened and said sincerely.

Zhu Xiongying, who was in her arms, heard this, so she asked, "Mother, is the delicious food there from my aunt blown away by the wind?" ”

When the crown princess heard this, she couldn't help but glance at Zhu Biao, this son, since he ate fish floss, has been thinking about his aunt.

After waiting for about seven or eight days, the rain finally cleared and the group continued on the road.

Just after the rain, the official road was still relatively muddy, and thanks to the large number of followers, there was not too much delay on the road.

However, as we went deeper into Guangdong and got closer and closer to the city of Guangzhou, the disaster caused by the typhoon disaster was a bit shocking.

It is not uncommon for large trees to be uprooted, roads to be washed down, rice paddies to be flooded, and houses to be blown away.

Unlike when Zhang Yifan first came, when Zhu Biao and his party went south, they saw local officials personally leading people to disaster relief.

When he saw a long line of motorcades and horses riding on the official road, he immediately rushed to the official road to salute.

There is no doubt that when the prince went south, although he said that he would not disturb the locality, but the magistrate met him, then he must have to pay a courtesy.

After all, the crown prince is the future emperor, and if there is no chance encounter, he will have to create a chance encounter!

Zhu Biao even saw a magistrate, taking off his official boots, rolling up his trouser legs, and sweating profusely.

The subordinate officials or local squires who came with him to meet were also disaster relief pioneers.

In this regard, Zhu Biao saw through it and did not say anything, but only encouraged them to take advantage of the disaster relief and did not need them to worry about their own schedule.

Fang Xiaoru, who was accompanying him, looked at this scene, his brows tightened, and finally, after another group of magistrates finished meeting and went back to the disaster relief, he saluted Zhu Biao and said: "Your Highness, the officials think that what is the disaster situation, it is better to find some real victims to ask!" ”

"Oh?" Zhu Biao listened and said with great interest, "What is the real disaster victim?" ”

This Fang Xiaoru is not only Song Lian's high apprentice, but also appreciated by his father, and he has praised him in front of him, saying that after Zhu Biao ascends the throne in the future, he might as well reuse this Fang Xiaoru.

Now, just when he had an opportunity, he wanted to know how this Fang Xiaoru was?

Song Lian watched his beloved apprentice play against the prince, he was not worried at all, he just held a folding fan and fanned himself vigorously.

On this side, when Fang Xiaoru heard this, he replied to Zhu Biao: "You can send the captain of the Jinyi Guard to go to the front first, and bring the victims who deviate from the official road to come over, so that you can ask about the real situation." The victims along the way must have been admonished first, and they couldn't ask anything. ”

Zhu Biao listened, smiled slightly and asked, "Then why not later?" In those places where we passed, what about asking people who had strayed a little further from the official road to interrogate them? ”

"What Your Highness said is extremely true, if you kill a horse pistol, it may be more effective." When Fang Xiaoru heard this, he replied without hesitation, "It's just that the lower officials are worried about delaying His Highness's trip, and he is afraid that he will be tired of His Royal Highness the Crown Princess and His Royal Highness!" ”

Zhu Biao listened to his answer and couldn't help but nodded. This Fang Xiaoru is obviously more able to deal with and know how to be flexible than Song Lian's other proud disciple, that is, Mei Yin.

Thinking so in his heart, he said to Fang Xiaoru: "In this way, this matter is arranged by you!" ”

"Yes, Your Highness!" When Fang Xiaoru heard this, he immediately agreed, and then went to find Mao Xiang.

The convoy's journey was still not delayed, and it continued to hurry.

About an hour later, when the convoy came to a relatively remote place, it saw a young man being brought over by the captain of the Jinyi Guard.

Fang Xiaoru estimated that he had communicated with this young man in advance, so when this young man arrived in front of Zhu Biao, he was not nervous and speechless, but just called the master.

So, Zhu Biao asked about the disaster.

As expected, what this young man said was much more serious than those local officials, and the intensity of disaster relief was not so great.

However, on the whole, the government is still in the rescue effort.

No, I heard the young man say: "It was a miserable last year, and it was almost this time, and it was also such a big typhoon, and I just met the original Yongjiahou who built Guangzhou City, and I didn't let us come back, and there was no young man at home to help the disaster, and it took a lot of time." In the end, it was because of the face of the horse master that we were sent home to help the disaster first. ”

The first time he heard Zhang Yifan's news from outsiders, Zhu Biao was obviously a little more interested, and immediately asked: "Listen to what you mean, the horse is still good?" ”

As soon as the young man heard this, he was obviously excited, and immediately replied: "Not only is it good, the people of Xiangshan County really have been blessed for several lifetimes before they have the county order." I don't know, we are all envious of Xiangshan people! Don't hide it from the master, I want to plug the door upside down and go to Xiangshan County to be a son-in-law. It's just a pity that I'm not so good-looking, and I can't compare to others! ”

Zhu Biao: "......"

He really didn't expect that Xiangshan County would be so sought after by the people? A dignified man, isn't he ashamed to say the words of the upside-down door?

Perhaps this statement is too exaggerated, and even the crown princess sitting in the carriage couldn't help but show her head, and interjected with a smile and asked, "Is Xiangshan County so good?" ”

When the young man heard this, he hurriedly replied: "Madame doesn't know, Xiangshan County is the best, not to mention anything else, eat well, live well, don't worry about being hungry, and you can still have money, it's like the place where the legendary gods live!" ”

The crown princess listened, glanced at Zhu Biao, her face was full of surprise, and then turned her head and asked again, "Have you been there?" ”

"I went to the farm once during the slack time, but unfortunately it was only half a month, and I made the same money! After this storm, I will definitely go again. ”

Zhu Biao listened and couldn't help asking, "Xiangshan County is so rich?" ”

This young man, who doesn't see any craftsmanship, has earned consistent money in half a month, which is much more profitable than working in Beijing!

"There must be money in that!" When the young man heard this question, his eyebrows immediately danced, "Otherwise, the roads in Xiangshan County will not all be cement roads, and the houses will not be all cement houses." Anyway, if you work in Xiangshan County, you can make money, there is a lot of work to do, and we people here in Guangdong, as long as we can go, want to go to Xiangshan County to make money. ”

When Zhu Biao heard this, he frowned and said: "When I ask, you can answer truthfully, no need to boast!" ”

Xiangshan County is just a remote and inferior county by the sea, and it is only a little more than a year, is it so exaggerated? I feel more exaggerated than I heard it when I was in Jingshi.

This is obviously impossible!

As a result, when the young man heard this, he immediately exclaimed: "This master, I am just stupid, but I definitely do not boast. If you don't believe it, you can see for yourself! ”

Zhu Biao still didn't believe it, and after asking a few words, he gave him a reward and asked people to send him back.

As soon as this person left, Fang Xiaoru, who was listening on the side, said to Zhu Biao: "This person doesn't know about His Highness's visit to Guangdong, but he just thinks that His Highness is a wealthy businessman passing by. ”

Zhu Biao listened and nodded, which was similar to his judgment.

But in this way, he was also relieved a lot, Yifan should indeed be doing well in Xiangshan County.

So, the group continued to the south and soon arrived in Guangzhou.