Zhang Zhou set off for the south.

First by car and then by boat, a team of more than 300 people along the way, saying that this is a return to the hometown of the province, that is also the glory of returning to his hometown, his pomp can be called the minister of the Qin mission to the south of the Yangtze River.

Zhang Zhou has just come out of Beijing, and he has not walked along the canal for a few days, and there will be magistrates to visit everywhere he passes, after all, Zhang Zhou's trip is relatively high-profile this time, unlike when he went to Xuanfu and Liaodong to take up his post in the past, he was low-key, and the officials could know his itinerary to the south a few days earlier, and they only needed to wait at the post stations along the road and along the river.

There are not a few people who come to give gifts.

But on the way south of Zhang Zhou, he didn't seem to care about these, he didn't see any guests, he didn't accept gifts, and he didn't enjoy the scenery.

The only time he spent on the road was to spend time with his own daughters, especially when he was on a boat.

"Master, you make up for it."

Jiang Pingyu was very worried about Zhang Zhou's health, now that her family situation is better, Jiang Pingyu gave Zhang Zhou a tonic on the boat, and she didn't need to dock to enter the post station, because Jiang Pingyu knew that her husband would have the second half of the night.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Young, vigorous, don't need this." I took your heart, it's useless. ”

Han Qing walked out, pursed his lips and smiled, "It's important to be useless, right?" ”

"It's still Qing'er, you know me." Zhang Zhoudao, "If it works, I can drink ten cups, but the key is that I can't use it, I don't see any effect." Well, Master Ben's goal is to prepare a few more people at home before arriving in Nanjing, which still needs us to discuss and study together. ”

"Sir!" Outside the cabin, Liu Gui was shouting at the top of his voice.

"What for?" Zhang Zhou's temper has been rising in recent days, especially because he doesn't like others to disturb him.

Liu Gui muttered outside for a long time, and he couldn't hear clearly inside.

Jiang Pingyu asked, "Call people in?" ”

"This is the lady's cabin, why let him in? No matter what happens, as long as the sky doesn't fall, I don't care! Let Xia Solstice go over and tell him, let him get away! Zhang Zhou got up, stretched his waist and said, "I didn't sleep well last night, and I have to go back to make up for sleep, Mingshan didn't come out, right?" That's right. Take care of the small ones, and I'll come out in an hour. ”

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Zhang Zhou entered the hatch.

Han Qing looked back at Jiang Pingyu and asked, "Madam, is there something troublesome for the master?" ”

Jiang Pingyu said: "Don't ask, we are going back to Nanjing, what will we look like when we come?" When you go back, it's so beautiful, why do you care about so many things? ”

In fact, in Jiang Pingyu's heart, she also felt that her husband might have some kind of depression, thinking that Zhang Zhou was unhappy because he was removed from his official position, so he could only place his affection on the matter of making a baby.

But in fact, Zhang Zhou was in a good mood.

It's just this journey...... It will take more than half a month to walk at once, which is still a conservative estimate, if the road is a little slower, or even more than 20 days, Zhang Zhou is just bored.

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It wasn't until after the boat docked in the afternoon that Liu Gui came over before Zhang Zhou arrived at the post house along the river, followed by Tang Yin and Xu Jing.

Obviously, Tang Yin rode a horse along the way to catch up, and Liu Gui came to report the news.

It's really not that important.

"Bohu, didn't you want to be the governor of the Bohai Sea? It's almost past Shandong, why are you and me here? Zhang Zhou squinted at Tang Yin.

A few people didn't go to the inn.

Because the people from Dongchang and Jinyiwei had to go in to investigate first, to ensure that there were no "idle people" inside, not that Zhang Zhou had a big show, but that Zhang Zhou had offended too many people, this time it made people feel that he had been dismissed and returned to his hometown, and if someone was ambushed and assassinated on the road, he always had to take precautions.

Tang Yin said: "To raise expenses for shipbuilding, you need to go to Nanjing. ”

"Looking for silver?" Zhang Zhou smiled, "That's quite difficult for you." ”

As he spoke, he glanced at Xu Jing next to him, which probably means that the Xu Dashao next to you has a very rich family background, and he really guards the gold and silver mountains and doesn't know how to use it.

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Inside the inn.

That night, Tang Yin came to visit alone, and mentioned some progress in Bohai shipbuilding today, except for the manpower allocated by the emperor to Tang Yin, as well as the wood and iron that Zhang Zhou found for him, the rest ...... Almost nothing.

Zhang Zhou gave him drawings, in fact, if you want to build a wooden ship, you don't need Zhang Zhou to provide drawings, unless you want to build an ocean-going ship, Daming's shipbuilding technology is actually very advanced, and there is no big problem in crossing the ocean.

Otherwise, there would be no Zheng He going to the West.

There are drawings for shipbuilding, but the atlas left by Zheng He was "destroyed", and it is generally believed that Liu Daxia did it, but Zhang Zhou has not actually verified this matter.

Because of his appearance, Liu Daxia is still at home and has not been reactivated by the imperial court.

"Sending people to greet the gentry in Suzhou, Yangzhou and other places in advance, and asking them to launch it, is also the will of His Majesty, and the part of the income from going to sea can be given back to those who invest in shipbuilding, so that they can get gifts and donations from others."

Tang Yin also took great pains to raise money.

However, under Zhang Zhou's efforts, the emperor also gave a "policy".

This shipbuilding is nominally to Jinghai, but in fact, it is known in private that the emperor has the intention of restarting the Western Ocean, but the imperial court is very afraid of the cost of going to the Western Ocean, so it will be raised by the people.

This point, even the minister is not very opposed, as long as the court does not produce money, how you like to build ships, anyway, the ships built are the imperial court, and the income from going to sea can also be given back to those who "invested" in shipbuilding...... Use private wealth to build ships, if it can be done...... Of course, the ministers did not think that this could be done.

Tang Yin is doing another thing that in the eyes of others, it is difficult to climb to the sky.

If it weren't for the fact that the matter of collecting money was very tricky, Tang Yin would not have made a special trip to Jiangnan, and he was embarrassed to be cheeky to meet Zhang Zhou, he actually wanted to use Zhang Zhou's prestige to help him mobilize the gentry in Jiangnan.

"Bohu, let's not mention the shipbuilding matter first, I have something I want to ask you." Zhang Zhoudao.

"Please." Even if Tang Yin is not directly under Zhang Zhou's account, he is as respectful to Zhang Zhou as his boss.

It should be regarded as filial piety to the senior brother.

Zhang Zhou asked: "Among the famous Confucian clans in Jiangxi, there are Lou clan, Fei clan, etc., who are famous, how much do you know?" ”

Tang Yin shook his head and said, "I don't know much about Jiangxi. ”

This brings us to the problem...... Tang Yin has no contact or involvement with the people in Jiangxi now...... If it is really involved, it will be more than ten years later in history.

"Senior brother mentioned the Jiangxi Shi clan, I don't know why? In the land of Jiangxi, there are a lot of feudal royal families, and almost all the feudal clans exist in the counties along the river, isn't it a senior brother......" Tang Yin said this, and found that Zhang Zhou's gaze was not right, and he immediately stopped me from talking.

Zhang Zhou smiled: "Bohu, it seems that you have improved." ”

Tang Yin was embarrassed.

Obviously, he is older than Zhang Zhou, why every time he listens to Zhang Zhou, it seems that the elders are teaching the younger generations? It's even a bit like Lao Tzu teaching his son?

"You don't really think that I went to Jiangnan to play for the province, right? If nothing else, the day after tomorrow...... The capital is about to be shaken...... You see how timely I left, so that I could avoid such a big disaster......" Zhang Zhou seemed to be showing off.

Hearing this, Tang Yin suddenly stood up and said, "The day after tomorrow? Jingshi is moving? ”

Zhang Zhoudao: "Otherwise, what will I do if I leave Jingshi?" What is idle, it is just a pretense, of course, let me directly find out what kind of elixir, what longevity fairy grass, that is also a bit far away. Why do you think Your Majesty will support you so much in building ships, and even plan to send people to sea, in fact, Your Majesty has always had the dream of immortality. ”

"Yes." Tang Yin's heart was still churning.

The day after tomorrow, the Jingshi will have a ground movement...... Occurrence of ground motion...... Earthquake......

It's scary...... Fear......

Who are these people? He knows where the ground moves? Why didn't he teach me this awesome skill?

Tang Yin suddenly thought of something, and asked eagerly: "Senior brother, respect the old man, he should ...... Also along the river...... Is it in Jiangjiang? Do you want to visit his old man's home in person? Or even invite him to Beijing? ”

Originally, Tang Yin came for the matter of silver.

Now Tang Yin also seems to feel that what silver is not silver...... Talking about money?

Let's quickly solve the matter of my apprenticeship.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Bohu, do you believe me?" ”

"No, I have been with my senior brother for so long, and I have learned a lot, but I still have to learn more skills to assist the government." Tang Yin's face is also thickened.

In the past, he didn't look down on Zhang Zhou, and felt that Zhang Zhou deliberately cheated him, so he would accept him as a junior brother.

Then I followed Zhang Zhou to work, and every time I had complaints in my heart, I even followed the errands, and I didn't see any opportunities for myself.

But when he experienced two envoys to North Korea, he realized that this senior brother still has great magical powers, and even if I am a man who has no ambitions and waits for death, he can be forced to become the "father of the Korean nation", so I really want to learn from my teacher, I haven't soared to the sky?

Therefore, Tang Yin's recognition of the master is unprecedentedly high.

Zhang Zhou sighed: "Don't think about it for the time being, I'll tell you, this teacher...... Is there another thing. ”

"What?" Tang Yin was taken aback.

Zhang Zhoudao: "There are only two of us in our master's sect, except for you, if you have to think that there is a teacher above us, it is up to you, but if nothing else, you will not see anyone else in the sect except me in this life...... If there is, it must be a swindler. ”

Tang Yin opened his mouth wide and said, "But ...... But I heard that there are actually people in Jiangnan who claim to be the same as their senior brother...... Are they ......?"

"Divine stick! Swindler! Zhang Zhou unceremoniously made a conclusion.

I made up the master's door, but there are really people who want to throw it in? Isn't it because you see that I have great ability and want to find a strong "backer" for yourself?

Perhaps these liars feel that they will not meet the right master in this life, and they don't think about the consequences when they are swaggering and cheating, so that not only the people buy it, but even the local government will treat them as people with magical powers, so as to slap them up, and feel that they will tie up with him Zhang Zhou.

Previously, the emperor had decreed that the localities were not allowed to use the affairs of the scholars, and the government was not allowed to receive the scholars.

can't stand the emperor himself to believe, naturally it is also up and down, and the people below have formed a situation where they are repeatedly prohibited.

Tang Yin sat there and didn't come back for a long time.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Bohu, don't go south with me, I may have to meet the people of the Kong family in the past two days, and they still come to me for Kong Hongxu's affairs." If you're there, it's not good for your reputation. ”

"Hmm." Tang Yin was stunned, he was still worried about the fact that there was no master in the master.

His life was simply cheated by Zhang Zhou.

When he recognized his master and was about to follow his master and brother to do a good job, he was told that the master was a disguise...... How nice would it be if this had come up when he didn't believe in his master?

Why do you have to give me a head start when I'm sinking? This senior brother...... The heart is too bad!

Deliberately hit people!

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Zhang Zhou continued to go south, and he walked as fast as a thief.

It seems that I wish I could go a thousand miles in a day, and it seems that Jingshi has some kind of plague god.

Although he admitted in the court that Zhang Zhou told him about the hailstorm last time, some people still felt that Wu Hao was forced by the emperor and had to give Zhang Zhou the credit for the early warning of the disaster.

Now the Jingshi are "looking forward to" the disaster, of course, the emperor and a few people are looking forward to it, and most of the ministers are looking forward to it.

In this kind of thing that involves manpower, Wu Hao, as the Qintian supervisor of the Ming Dynasty, was originally engaged in the work of the astronomical calendar, and he became the focus of others' attention.

But he ......

It's true that nothing can be done about it.

But on the 19th day of July, Zhu Youzhu summoned him to the Qianqing Palace.

When Wu Hao saw the emperor, he was embarrassed to raise his head, and directly knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "See Your Majesty." ”

Zhu Youzhu said: "Wu Qingjia, I embarrassed you about the previous matter, but now there is another important matter, and it is time for me to let the people of Jingshi be prepared." ”

Xiao Jing, Chen Kuan and Wei Bin, who were listening at this time, raised their hearts to their throats.

Is it coming so soon?

Early warning...... In other words, this disaster may affect the daily life of the people, and it is a major event related to the stability of the capital......

No wonder......

That Lai Guogong ran away on the same day without saying a word, and it is said that he would have run out of Beizhili a long time ago.

Wu Hao said: "The minister did not calculate that there was a disaster recently, and it involved changes in the stars, so it has been sorted out, and His Majesty is invited to take a look." ”

"No need." Zhu Youzhu said, "I don't know how Bingkuan calculates, probably ...... It's not about using celestial phenomena, or using a compass or anything, it's just getting a warning from heaven and pinching your fingers at will...... Hehe. ”

Speaking of this, Zhu Youzhu actually smiled happily.

It feels ......

It's kind of fooled, and it means that he counts the money for others.

This is the idea of Xiao Jing and others.

They are pondering, Your Majesty, Zhang Bingkuan has never told you how he calculated it, and every time he did something perfunctory, saying something like pinching his fingers, or even specious and perfunctory words like "watching the sky at night...... You're not angry?

Zhu Youzhu took advantage of the interest and smiled: "The day after tomorrow, Bingkuan didn't say when, there will be ground movements in the Jingshi." ”

"Your Majesty!" When Wu Hao heard this, he had already gotten up, and then knelt down with a "poof".

As soon as he said that he hadn't calculated anything, the emperor told him that an earthquake would come the day after tomorrow...... Does this still make people live?

This shows that Qin Tianjian is in this position, and he can really give it up.

In addition to Wu Hao, Xiao Jing and several eunuchs next to him were also full of turbulent waves in their hearts.

They also seem to understand why the ministers have discussed that they should take good precautions against man-made disasters or something, and they have also said that they should not admit any natural disasters as much as possible...... But who would have thought it would be a land shake...... As soon as this thing comes out, how do you prevent it?

If it is thunder and lightning, as long as there is no fire, it is completely possible for the person concerned to say that it did not happen, and we did not see it.

The storm is stormy, and we don't admit that it's a disaster.

Movable ...... The whole ground is shaking, and everyone can feel it...... If we tell the emperor that we haven't heard of any disasters, the emperor won't talk to others, just go to prison.

Isn't this a bully with your mouth open?

Zhu Youzhu said: "I don't blame anyone, Bingkuan told me that the so-called heavenly punishment is just a coincidence, and the movement of the capital is not because of anyone, this is just a simple law of nature." ”

Xiao Jing glanced at the emperor.

It's really biased to listen and believe.

His Majesty's words about "laws of nature" have been said, and Zhang Zhou is really going to change the topic.

"The so-called disastrous rumors are just the unwarranted associations of ignorant people in the market, and there are people with ulterior motives to set up blame." Zhu Youzhu said.

Xiao Jing reminded: "Your Majesty, the fire in Qingning Palace before ......"

This is to remind the emperor that Zhang Zhou used that fire to kill Li Guang.

Why didn't Zhang Zhou mention that it was the law of nature when he said that there was something black in the sky above the palace?

Zhu Youzhi said with a displeased face: "Why did Li Guang kill himself, do you really not know in your hearts?" ”

"The slave knows. It's because he's corrupt and perverts the law. Xiao Jing hurriedly changed his words.

Oh, yes.

Zhang Zhou didn't say that he directly associated the fire with Li Guang's head at the time, but outsiders had to associate it like this, but Li Guang was so frightened by Zhang Zhou's words "white rice and yellow rice" that he killed himself, this is always right?

Can be white beige yellow rice......

This seems to be a corruption perversion of the law, not some providential punishment or something.

Zhu Youzhu said: "I have asked people to print the Di newspaper, which will be distributed around the capital in the next two days, and the scope of this ground movement is not sure how large, Bingkuan said that this time the ground movement is not serious, but there will always be houses collapsing, especially the houses of the people outside the city...... It is imperative that governments at all levels do a good job of disaster prevention. ”

Wu Hao knelt there, not daring to take orders for a while.

Is this being said to me?

Is this for me to go out and be notified that there is an earthquake? Or let me prevent disasters?

Are these two things directly related to me?

Earthquakes are not calculated by me, disaster prevention...... I am a Qintian supervisor, what can I do to prevent and relieve disasters?

"Wu Qingjia, in fact, Bingkuan has a high opinion of you, you are proficient in the astrological calendar, and even have improvements to the armillary sphere, you are an expert. Bingkuan said that he is not as good as you in this regard, and you will learn from each other in the future, I hope that you will progress together, not compete with each other, let alone compare and attack. Zhu Youzhu said.

When Wu Hao heard this before, he must have felt that this was a great insult to himself.

But after experiencing so many things, Wu Hao felt ...... The emperor and Zhang Zhou are really helping themselves.

I am so incompetent...... Zhang Zhou actually said that there is something worth learning from him? The point is...... His Majesty also believes.

I'm impressed.

"The minister must do his best. But the minister's ability is ......"

"It doesn't matter, just do your best. A talent like Bingkuan is rare in a thousand years, and he is ...... Not necessarily. ”

(End of chapter)