The military situation was like fire, and without further ado, Zhu Zhen embarked on the road back to Beijing early the next morning.

Road construction has always been the top priority in the development of Yunnan, and under Zhu Zhen's continuous attention, the main road of Tongjing Avenue has been repaired.

On the dam, the road is ten zhang wide, and the road surface is flat and straight. In the mountains, the road is narrower, but it can accommodate up to eight horses in parallel. Moreover, the uphill and downhill roads are paved with gravel slabs, which greatly improves the convenience and safety of the road.

What's more, according to the regulations of the Central Plains, there is also a post station every 60 miles on the eastbound official road. There is a Han post man in the post station, and his subordinates, horsemen, veterinarians, and cooks are all natives.

This combination is actually quite harmonious, the work is decent, and the reception work is also in order.

This confirms the old saying, 'Shoot a man before a horse, and capture a thief before the king'. As long as the leader can establish a close relationship and the two sides often maintain in-depth communication, it will not be too difficult for the people below to get along.

In short, thanks to Mrs. Xiangxiang, Zhu Zhen's return to Beijing this time was the smoothest one, and it took two days less than before to arrive in Yuanzhou, and it was more physically energy-saving.

After arriving in Yuanzhou, you can take a boat, but in order to save time, Zhu Zhen still rides a horse during the day and only gets on the boat to rest at night. It was not until the boat entered the Yangtze River that it no longer tossed up and down, and went all the way down the river, and finally arrived at Jinling City, which had been lost for a long time, before Chinese New Year's Eve.

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"Sixth brother!"

"Uncle Six!" Zhu Zi, the king of Tan, took Zhu Xiongying, who had grown into a teenager, to greet him at the Jiangdongmen wharf.

"Haha, eighth, Xiongying!" Zhu Zhen laughed and stepped off the boat, and the emperor's eldest grandson pounced.

"Sixth uncle, I miss my nephew......"

"Uncle Sixth misses you too!" Zhu Zhen hugged him and rubbed Zhu Xiongying's red face vigorously. "Good guys, they've all grown into big boys!"

Zhu Zhen's aunt smiled all over his face, he was happy in his heart. It was great to see twelve-year-old Xiongying......

The uncle and nephew were tired for a while before Zhu Zhen let go of the emperor's eldest grandson, and said to King Tan with a smile: "Eighth child, you have also grown a lot taller." I heard you're getting married this year. ”

"Yes, sixth brother, time flies so fast, you are a father in a blink of an eye." Zhu Zi nodded, although he was not short, he was tall and thin, white and clean, completely different from the brothers who looked like live bandits, and seemed to be the same as the fifth child.

However, the fifth child is really quiet, and even a little wooden, but his eyes are dripping, and he is not a safe commodity at first glance.

"Don't mention it, I haven't seen my son yet, I'm going to be scolded miserably." Zhu Zhen smiled bitterly, he hurried along the way, but he actually had a little selfishness. He didn't want his son to be born in the first year without seeing his father.

"Let's get in the car first, my father and eldest brother should be in a hurry." Zhu Zi smiled and asked the eldest brother to go to his elephant chariot first...... Just as a chariot is a chariot decorated with gold; A jade chariot is a car decorated with jade; The chariot is also a carriage decorated with ivory, not an elephant cart drawn by an elephant.

This is the car regulated by the prince, and only Zhu Zhen can ride the same specification as the prince because of his special status.

However, after sitting in, Zhu Zhen found that the eighth child's carriage was much more luxurious than his golden chariot.

I saw that the curved beams at the four corners of the carriage were carved with gold and hanging clouds, and the beams supported the painted gold domes, and the top surface was decorated with four jasper round plates. The curtain of green satin material of gold cloud leaves is draped from the roof to the carriage.

There is an ivory cloud dragon throne in the carriage, with a golden tripod on the left and a sword on the right, all of which are worth ten thousand gold.

Zhu Zhen was stunned for a while, only to feel that his golden bridle was simply shabby compared with the old eight.

"Now the cars in the palace are all luxury versions?" Zhu Zhen touched the gold ornaments on the wall of the carriage and found that they were neither gilt nor chiseled gold, but made of real gold.

"It's still the same as it was, just a shell, and there's nothing in it. It's all done by myself. The eighth child said a little proudly: "How about it, can you still get into the eyes of the sixth brother?" ”

"It's an eye-opener, I've never been in such a luxurious car......" Zhu Zhen laughed.

This is not a polite remark, but a fact. may be because Boss Zhu has been poor since he was a child, and he and his brothers are very unparticular about food and clothing. Basically, as long as you are well fed, warmly dressed, and the place you live in is clean, you will not have a problem.

Some of them even have an aversion to things that are too elaborate and complicated, believing that this is a pure waste of people's labor. With this kind of carving and inlay, it is better to build more carriages.

"Uncle Seventh has a more luxurious one." Zhu Xiongying suddenly interjected: "But he was too picky, he didn't wear the clothes of the women in the car......"

"Ahem, cough, cough......" The eighth coughed hard, hurriedly diverted the topic, and smiled at the sixth brother: "I thought the sixth brother wouldn't be able to catch up with the New Year, but I didn't expect you to come back so quickly." It's only been half a month since I started. ”

"Hehe, isn't this in a hurry?" Zhu Zhen smiled, but the eyes of the eighth child flashed suddenly, and then returned to normal.

"Sixth brother must be strange, how do I know so clearly, right?" The eighth child was still there and said: "Because I took over your class, now it's my turn to take charge of the brocade guard." ”

"I'll tell you." Zhu Zhen laughed, looking suddenly enlightened.

He did understand that his long-standing guess was really guessed......

"Thank you, Eighth Brother!" Zhu Zhen patted him on the shoulder. "I know that you are the best for the sixth brother."

"Of course." The eighth child touched the back of his head and laughed and asked, "But why are you thanking me?" ”

"Hahaha, nothing, nothing." Zhu Zhen also laughed, and looked at the eldest grandson of the emperor in confusion.

~~

The two brothers chatted, and in a blink of an eye they arrived at the gate of the palace.

The prince had been waiting there for a long time, and when he met, he gave the old six bear hugs!

"You guy, you can flash the big brother." Zhu Biao grabbed the sixth child's shoulder, looking like an empty nester looking excited to see his children come back for the New Year.

"Aren't you in a hurry to come back and accompany your eldest brother for the New Year?" Zhu Zhen said with a flattering smile.

"Don't come to this set, if it doesn't burn your ass, can you come back in a hurry?" The crown prince glanced at him, then laughed, and walked to the palace with his shoulders around him.

"What, old ...... Father is still angry? Zhu Zhen hurriedly inquired about the news.

"Well, my father is really angry." The prince nodded, and said in a deep voice: "The news of the fall of Jingdong Mansion has spread, and those officials can be regarded as having seized the opportunity." ”

After a pause, he said in a voice that only Zhu Zhen could hear: "Besides, at the beginning of spring next year, the imperial examination will be reopened." Aren't they going to impeach you to death? ”

"I'm unlucky, and their people can be made into the jinshi?" Zhu Zhen laughed: "Dream it." ”

(End of chapter)