Zhu Youzhu first gained a wave of people's hearts from the minister.

There are still many superstitious people among the ministers.

If they all feel that praying for rain is useless, they will not follow, but when they come, they will see immediate results, and it will rain for more than two months, and it will rain as soon as it comes...... Could this be a coincidence?

Even the usually upright ministers and officials look at Zhu Youzhi differently, and they all seem to want to get touched by the "emperor's spirit".

"Ladies and gentlemen, the rain has finally come down, let's go back to the palace."

Some sane ministers, such as Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Tu Tu and other top ministers, although they usually like to talk about natural disasters and visions, they do not believe that this rain is prayed for.

But they couldn't figure out what was going on.

Now that the rain is still falling, the ministers can't help but want to hurry back to the city in a carriage, and the show should be over.

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Luan drove and his entourage on the way back to the city.

With a pre-planned plan, Luan drove into the city from the Zhengyang Gate of the South Gate, and went directly to the Daming Gate, and there was no need to stop on the street.

Streets have been closed along the way, and ordinary people are not allowed to approach Luanjia.

But before the Zhengyang Gate was reached, Mu Bin, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, rode over and informed Dai Yi of a message, and then Dai Yi informed Zhu Youzhi and his son, who were sitting in Luanyu, of the news: "Your Majesty, the subjects heard that Your Majesty and the prince went out of the city to pray for rain today, and they have been lined up on the streets south of the capital, waiting to pay homage to the emperor's demeanor, and many people along the way are kneeling to thank and praise Your Majesty and the prince's virtue." ”

"Really?"

Zhu Youzhu smiled and nodded.

The purpose was achieved.

"Where's Bingkuan?" At a critical time, Zhu Youzhu thought of Zhang Zhou again.

Dai Yi said: "It seems to be ...... Out of the city to test the gun. ”

"It's a pity that he is not by my side, otherwise he should have been ...... together" Zhu Youzhu said this, and found that his son's eyes were a little wrong, so he didn't say anything.

This son.

Although he is young, he is a thief and a thief, Zhu Youzhu wants to be both a wise gentleman and a strict father, so he can only pretend in front of his son.

"Don't take the Zhengyang Gate, enter the city from the Chongwen Gate, the people along the way don't have to block too far, I also want to get closer to the people."

Zhu Youzhu also had a whim.

Since the subjects want to worship, then don't bow to the air, I took the crown prince to appear in front of them in person, even if I don't show up, let them know that I am of the same mind as them.

Buying people's hearts......

The play must be done sufficiently.

"Yes."

Dai Yi hurriedly went to instruct Mu Bin to arrange.

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Cheng.

The cannon fire continued, but this time it wasn't fired at the distance, but at the sky.

"Mr. Zhang, it's raining, let's not go back, what are we doing here?"

Xiao Jing was dressed in a hat and a robe, looked at Zhang Zhou, who was busy preparing to fire a cannon, and walked over to ask.

Zhang Zhoudao: "If Gonggong Xiao has something to do, go back first, I still have something to do here." Okay, just face here, let's put it. ”

After Zhang Zhou finished speaking, he left first.

Xiao Jing also knew that there might be a risk of this artillery exploding, so he hurriedly ran along.

Not far away, he stood in front of Zhang Zhou again, curiously looking at Jia Laoshui and Sun Shangqi who were tinkering with the cannon barrel.

"Bang!"

A shot was fired.

Because of the rain, his vision was blurred, and Xiao Jing squinted and looked at it for a long time and didn't see what was going on.

"Sir, is it over?"

Xiao Jing looked confused.

"Hmm." Zhang Zhou was looking up.

Zhang Mao also got out of the carriage under his grandson's umbrella and asked, "What's the point of firing a cannon in the air?" Is it to shock God? ”

Scare God?

Xiao Jing smiled bitterly when he heard this.

Not to mention Zhang Mao, there is no one around who understands Zhang Zhou's intentions.

As he was talking, the rain "boomed" and came again.

The hat and coat on Xiao Jing's body were obviously not enough, and he shrank his head and wanted to run in the direction of the carriage, Guo Ang hurriedly took an umbrella from his subordinates and put it on Xiao Jing.

Xiao Jing said: "I don't have any eyesight. ”

Guo Ang hurriedly moved the umbrella to Zhang Zhou.

Zhang Zhou smiled: "Okay, change places." ”

"This ...... That's it? Also, it's raining heavily, so we should go back to the city! Xiao Jing naturally didn't understand the intention without anyone explaining to him.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Change places and shoot again." Cover all the cannons with a tarpaulin, don't get wet. Walk! ”

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After walking nearly two miles, near the northeast corner of the city, Zhang Zhou stopped again and tinkered with the artillery.

At this point, the rain was already light.

After Zhang Zhou asked people to set up the artillery, it was the same old routine.

This time, Xiao Jing didn't even go up to check the situation.

Waiting for the artillery to go up to the sky, Xiao Jing could see it more clearly this time.

"Mr. Zhang, what's that white thing? Why do you want to hit the sky? ”

As he was talking, there was another torrential rain.

Artificial rain enhancement is to use an introduction to bring the effect of geometric multiples.

Zhang Zhou smiled: "Okay, let's change places." ”

Xiao Jingren was a little confused.

Zhang Lun, who came down with him, was more upright, and asked Zhang Mao: "Grandfather, is Mr. Zhang urging the rain?" ”

Xiao Jing had already taken a few steps with him, stopped when he heard the words, and slapped his head.

"Look at our family's brain, I haven't figured it out, but I'm still woken up by this little son of the Zhang family, Mr. Zhang, is that so?"

At this moment, the people around looked at him with strange eyes.

Zhang Mao said: "Bingkuan, the old man said earlier that you were shocking God, you are really ......"

Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "The British public said that he was laughing, but he just wanted to increase some rain in some ways, and it may not have much effect, so he will add some more." Shall we continue in another place? ”

"Go, go."

This time, Zhang Mao was also interested, and he came over in person, and he didn't even bother to play the umbrella.

It seems that he can follow Zhang Zhou out to play on the city wall, and he also feels very honored.

I was thinking about slipping the city wall......

Zhang Zhoudao: "If the next shot is changed to the city gate building, will it have a better effect?" But it's this artillery...... I'm afraid I can't lift it. Isn't it unruly? ”

Zhang Mao patted his chest and said: "Look at what you said, this is a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people, there is an old man, and there is Xiao's father-in-law, why not?" Come and help! ”

Zhang Mao hurriedly called his guards over and worked together.

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The rain fell intermittently for an hour.

By the back, the rain had largely stopped.

Only wherever Zhang Zhou goes, it will rain, but the effect of this artificial rain enhancement is not so significant.

Zhang Zhou knows that some technologies should be improved more.

After Xiao Jing completed the matter on Zhang Zhou's side, he hurriedly took a carriage back to the palace, and on the way back to the palace, he learned that the emperor had specially walked the street where the people watched the ceremony on the way back to the palace.

Xiao Jingzhi was full of pride, and when he was about to arrive at the Qianqing Palace, he was afraid that his body would not be wet enough, so he specially twisted the water on his sleeve towards the neckline.

"Grandpa Xiao, what is this for?" Yang Peng, who was following behind, asked.

Xiao Jingbai glanced at him: "Our house is hot, do you want to cool off?" ”

After speaking, he went straight to the Qianqing Palace.

At this time, Zhu Youzhu was sitting at the desk, changing into dry clothes, even drying his hair with a stove, and sitting next to Zhu Houzhao who was roasting the fire.

"Your Majesty, after the slave and maid accompanied Mr. Zhang back to the house, he returned to the palace to resume his life." Xiao Jingdui put on a happy face, "The slave accompanied Mr. Zhang out of the city, and since he saw the power of the mother and son cannon, there was not a single inch of grass two miles away. I also saw how he increased the rain...... Miraculous. ”

Zhu Youzhu said with a smile: "When Bingkuan said that he wanted to add twelve cannons to Liaodong, I knew that he was prepared, last time it was the mighty heavenly gunpowder, Di Yi must be precautionary this time, with cannons, there is no need to lure them into ambush." It seems that Ningyuan's Chengguan does not need to be known. ”

Xiao Jing heard that the emperor was joking about the city fortress at the Ming border pass, and he knew how good the emperor was now.

Zhu Houzhao stretched out his hand to bake the fire, and said, "Father, is the cannon really good?" Erchen thinks that it is better to use the mighty heavenly gunpowder, and even the city gate tower can be blown up, and the grassland can be blown up in the future. ”

After Zhu Houzhao learned about the power of nitroglycerin, at a young age, he recently dreamed countless times that he would lead the troops to the grassland in the future, and thought about how to use the gunpowder invented by Zhang Zhou to make contributions.

The plan in my heart can be sorted out to write a paper on the tactics of yellow powder.

As a result, it has not been a few days now, and I told him that the powerful gunpowder is a thing of the past, and now we are no longer limited to ambush in place, but use remote delivery?!

The dreams of teenagers don't need to be guarded?

Say improve and improve...... Don't care about other people's feelings?

Zhu Youzhu said: "The matter of marching will be handed over to the Imperial History and the Chief Military Officer to complete, and at your age, you will learn all the content of the subset of scriptures and history, and you must know that history is a mirror!" ”

"Father, you should have learned very well, right? Not now...... Erchen understands what his father means, and he must study hard. ”

Zhu Houzhao also has eyesight.

Seeing that Dad's mood is likely to turn stormy at any time, it's better to be interested in it early and don't argue.

"Oops." Zhu Youzhu sighed, "It's a pity that Bingkuan didn't go with me today, and I didn't see the reverence of the pious people for the heavens, and I didn't see their gratitude for my kindness...... You say he added rain, what's the matter? ”

Zhu Youzhu was self-absorbed for a moment, and then thought that he hadn't asked all about what Zhang Zhou had done.

Xiao Jing hurriedly told Zhang Zhou about the artificial rain enhancement everywhere.

Zhu Youzhu was surprised: "You mean, where he fires the cannon, where the rain will increase?" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, Mr. Zhang also said that if it can be improved in the future, it may really have the effect of praying for rain and getting rain, but unfortunately it can only be done now, but it is not a panacea, only in some rains after a long drought, there is a certain effect."

"This ...... It's kind of magical. ”

Zhu Youzhu also thought it was incredible.

Dai Yi hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, do you think you should find someone to cooperate with Mr. Zhang and let him improve this way of begging for rain?" ”

Zhu Youzhu glanced at him: "If Bingkuan wants to have people, will he not talk to me?" There is no need to urge him, after all, not every place needs to ask for rain, and many times he can't ask for it...... Alas! The people today are really sincere......"

As he spoke, Zhu Youji's heart floated.

When returning to the city, Luan drove by the wide East Chang'an Avenue, and the people along the way bowed and worshipped...... Zhu Youzhu had never felt this kind of treatment, which made him excited.

"Who would dare to say that I am not the true Son of God?" Zhu Youzhi finally suddenly said again.

Several eunuchs immediately glanced at the prince, and there were some things that the prince should not hear.

The emperor is probably too high-minded, and he actually said this in front of his son?

We, the old people in the palace, of course know that in the last years of Chenghua, it was deliberately provoked by Wan Guifei and other palace people, and there are rumors that Your Majesty is not the birth of the emperor, and Wan Guifei even has the intention of deposing you with the internal officials, but time has passed, and the ministers have always regarded you as a Ming Jun, how can anyone mention this?

It seems that Your Majesty really cares.

Zhu Houzhao smiled and said: "Father, who are you not the true son of heaven?" ”

Just ask, "You are not, am I am?"

Dai Yi boasted: "Your Majesty, you really show your dragon power today. ”

"Hmm." Zhu Youzhu nodded, and then looked at the few people present with stern eyes, probably threatening, if anyone dares to leak today's "fraud", see how I clean him up.

Several eunuchs were very knowledgeable and lowered their heads.

"Prince, your performance today is acceptable, and you don't need to study today and tomorrow. But also don't mess around, let alone go out of the palace, Bingkuan recently has to prepare for the palace exam, speaking of which there are still three days to take the exam...... Don't bother him. ”

"Oh."

Zhu Hou responded.

"Okay, you guys should step back first, I want to go to see the queen with the crown prince, about Zhu Pi and other things, I can't do it, and I will deal with it myself later."

After Zhu Youzhu finished the order, he took his son to brag to his wife.

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"Do you hear that?"

The four celebrant eunuchs here returned to the celebrant duty room, and before they could sit down, Chen Kuan said.

Dai Yi said: "Be careful! What you mean, we understand, and you should understand. It seems that this Mr. Zhang is still very considerate of His Majesty. ”

Knowing what the emperor cared about, Zhang Zhou fed the emperor something.

Emperor, don't you care very much about whether you are orthodox or not, and there are folk rumors that you are not the true son?

Then arrange a ceremony for you to pray for rain, and let you pretend to be forced in front of the people of the whole world.

Xiao Jing said with a smile: "It seems that this matter should be mentioned to the historian a few more words, and even a big book." ”

"Do you still need to say it?"

Dai Yi glanced at Xiao Jing.

Dai Yi was also a little dissatisfied with Xiao Jing's recent close relationship with Zhang Zhou and then in the limelight.

In terms of ability, in fact, Xiao Jing is above him Dai Yi, the more brilliant Xiao Jing is, the more Dai Yi minds.

Historically, Dai Yi disappeared during the Hongzhi period, and Xiao Jing later ran through the Hongzhi, Zhengde, and Jiajing dynasties, and was the minister of the Hongzhi Emperor.

Xiao Jing sighed: "I am going to take the palace test soon, if Mr. Zhang wins another champion, it will be good." ”

Dai Yi said with a smile: "It depends on whether he can be in the top ten and pushed to His Majesty by the scroll reader, how can His Majesty not recognize his words?" ”

Several people looked at each other and smiled.

I'm thinking about it too.

Does this count as cheating?

The emperor didn't tell Zhang Zhou about the palace exam questions in advance, so he really ordered Zhang Zhou to be the champion, but he pretended to be confused in front of the paper reader.

(End of chapter)