The day after Zhu Houzhao left Beijing, that is, the day when Zhang Zhou said that the ground movement in Beijing occurred.

Zhu Youzhi had already ordered him to leave the dynasty for a day, and he got up a little later that day, but it was only under the personal report of Yang Peng, the commander of the East Factory, and Mu Bin, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, that he learned that his son was missing.

"Bastard?! Living people, can they still be gone? ”

Zhu Youzhu had a kind of anger that wanted to kill.

Mu Bin is the one with a low status in front of Yang Peng, this time he is a "backstabber", he knelt down on one knee and said: "Back to Your Majesty, I have checked, or when Shou Ninghou and Jianchangbo left the palace yesterday, there were many lieutenants who gave gifts around them, and it is said that the lieutenants of the East Palace were also among them, or ...... The prince blended in. ”

"Shou Ning Hou and Jian Changbo?" Zhu Youzhu angrily slammed his fist on the table, "Are the two brothers tired of being alive?" What about people? ”

In the past, the Zhang brothers were the brothers-in-law of the emperor who were absolutely trustworthy in the eyes of the emperor.

But now it's different, no matter what the Zhang family says, it will fall behind Zhang Zhou, and they belong to the "second-line" close ministers, and the treatment they get is naturally very different.

Mu Bin said: "I have inquired about the Soldiers and Horses Division of the Five Cities, and said that before nightfall yesterday, the carriages of Shouning Hou and Jian Changbo left the capital, saying that they were going to Tongzhou. The prince may be in the carriage. ”

"Cough cough cough ......" Zhu Youzhu coughed angrily when he heard it.

The two brothers-in-law are going to reverse God, just take the prince out of the palace, and actually take the prince out of the capital? Or just go out of town in two carriages? What accidents happened on the way......

Xiao Jing hurriedly went over and comforted: "Your Majesty, you are angry. ”

Then he shouted at Mu Bin and asked, "Didn't you send someone to chase after you?" ”

Mu Bin said: "I have sent people to inquire about the post stations along the way, etc., and have not found the carriages of the Shouning Hou Mansion and the Jianchang Bo Mansion, and ...... Don't dare to set up a card check. ”

Xiao Jing hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, because Lai Guogong said that there will be a movement today, it is estimated that the entire Shuntian Mansion is in chaos on the ground, and the prince has left the capital like this, I am afraid that it will not be easy to track down." ”

"Check! Chase people back! Zhu Youzhu shouted angrily at Mu Bin.

At this time, there were people from Jinyi Wei at the door who came to deliver the news, and Yang Peng, who was standing at the door, turned around and asked, and then came back and said to Zhu Youji: "Your Majesty, the imperial concubine outside the palace...... said it was about to give birth. ”

"What?"

When Zhu Youzhu heard it, this was really said by the old lady, today is just in time for the earthquake in the capital, and I am going to have another child?

What about this kid......

"Go with me!" Zhu Youzhi didn't bother to ask Zhu Houzhao about running away from home in person.

Yang Peng hurriedly asked, "Then the prince ......?"

"Can't you catch up with a child who is not yet ten years old? Is this still taught by me? Ahem. Zhu Youzhu wants to have another son, and now he is finally going out of the palace to "lottery", and his long-term wish may be fulfilled today......

The big ones can't be managed first.

Let's see if the youngest one is a son......

The tuba practice is wasted, so it is necessary to practice the trumpet.

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Zhu Youzhu took people out of the palace, while Yang Peng and Mu Bin and others were not qualified to accompany them, only Xiao Jing was allowed to follow him out of the palace, and he also brought a large number of guards.

"Grandpa Yang, how is this good?"

On the way out of the palace, Mu Bin asked Yang Peng for help again.

On the way here, Mu Bin wanted to ask for help, but Yang Peng was very smart and didn't ask about the specific details, so as to show that this matter had nothing to do with him, so that when the emperor inquired, it seemed that he could get out of the matter.

When the task of chasing the prince back is carried out, he will make a full arrangement, so that the fault is Mu Bin's, and the credit for chasing people is his.

Yang Peng said: "Haven't you already sent someone?" Fast horse tracking, how far can the prince go overnight? ”

Mu Bin said with a nervous face: "The vanguard has arrived in Tongzhou, and Zhang's car has not been found along the way. ”

"You ......"

Yang Peng stopped, frowned and looked at Mu Bin and said, "Then you still swear to tell Your Majesty that the car is going to Tongzhou?" ”

Mu Bin said: "Indeed, some people have seen it going to Tongzhou. ”

"You...... You're going to be angry with our family. Yang Peng realized that it was not as easy as imagined to track down a runaway bear child.

"Boat! Search all the boats, to the west, south, and north, and send people to check, the prince is very smart, especially following Zhang Shi for a long time, maybe some Qimen Dunjia skills have also been learned, to prevent him from attacking the west. ”

Yang Peng admired Zhang Zhou very much, so much so that he didn't dare to be careless about the bear children taught by Zhang Zhou.

Mu Bin arched his hand and said: "Humble and orderly." ”

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Zhu Youzhu led people out of the palace gate and found that there was a mess outside the palace.

"The people in the city are all in the ground defense, and the two counties attached to Guo under the jurisdiction of the Shuntian Mansion are under the jurisdiction of the Jingshi, and the five cities are coordinated with the soldiers and horses of the five cities to carry out disaster prevention and resettlement, and the people are convinced of this, but they are afraid that if this matter does not come out, it will affect the prestige of the imperial court." Xiao Jing followed behind, still explaining to Zhu Youji.

Zhu Youzhu said: "Do you think that Bingkuan will use this kind of thing to toss me and the people of Jingshi?" ”

Xiao Jing said: "The slave maid is just afraid that the sky will not fulfill people's wishes. ”

"Hmph." Zhu Youzhu said, "If I had to choose, I would rather not have this earth movement, do you think that there is a catastrophe and something strange for me?" ”

"Yes."

Xiao Jing slandered, Your Majesty, don't pretend, I obviously noticed that you were very excited about the arrival of this ground movement, it seems that a ground movement can become a touchstone to test Zhang Zhou, and it can also make the government and the opposition speechless.

The group arrived at Ning Tong's shop.

Jin Yiwei had already entered it in advance, and after Zhu Youzhu arrived, he went straight inside.

Ning Tong didn't say anything about going out to avoid disasters or anything, just stood there and watched Zhu Youzhu step inside, saluting from afar, and Zhu Youzhu didn't bother to pay attention to her.

"What is this?"

When Zhu Youzhu entered the backyard, he found that the backyard had become a mess.

Because a woman is going to give birth, there may be an earthquake on the same day, and the delivery can not be on the street, so a tent can only be temporarily set up in the yard, and all kinds of people can not be in the house, just three or four stable women, plus the nurse who was temporarily found and the female official and maid who served tea and water......

The backyard is almost stuffed.

"Raw?"

After Zhu Youzhu came over, he first looked at the maid beside Xiaolian.

The maid said: "If you go back to the master, you haven't yet, it's a little unsmooth." ”

"Are the people from the hospital here?" Zhu Youzhu beckoned to the side.

Xiao Jing had already asked the eunuch sent in advance, and hurriedly said, "Back to Your Majesty, I just informed the Imperial Hospital that people are rushing here." ”

"Bastard! Will this be notified? Didn't prepare in advance? Zhu Youzhu was angry in his heart, and then he felt like he had a headache and held his head with his hand.

Xiao Jing said: "Your Majesty, many things have rushed together, the noble person gave birth outside the palace, and there is no plan in the palace, mainly because Your Majesty did not order it before, so you ......"

"Hurry up ......"

Zhu Youzhi felt that his head was buzzing, and he didn't bother to bother with this group of people, so he waved his hand, which means that you like it.

Just get my son out of here.

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The capital has indeed become a pot of porridge.

Some urban areas are quite orderly, but they can't stop some people in the market from taking advantage of the opportunity to make trouble, so that the yamen at all levels under the jurisdiction of Shuntian Prefecture have to come out to maintain order, and the task of arresting bandits is also very heavy.

The ministers did not have to go to court that day, but the basic official duties still had to be completed.

Xie Qian was visited by Tu Qian early in the morning, and when the two of them went to the public houses on both sides of the Daming Gate, they saw all kinds of tents rising from the ground, and the open places were occupied by officials.

"Nonsense!" In Tu Huang's mournful roar, it was a mallet chest on the ground, a sigh of emotion that the country will not be a country.

Xie Qianze's expression was indifferent, and he shook his head helplessly: "I expected it a long time ago!" ”

At this time, a subordinate official of the Ministry of Officials came over and said: "The two ministers, Zhang Fu Yin of Shuntian Mansion have been waiting in the Ministry for a long time. ”

"Let's go!"

Tu Tu was about to let someone lead the way to see Yin Zhangxian of Shuntian Mansion, and then thought of a Xie Qian next to him, and said, "Yu Qiao, let's go and ask about the situation?" ”

Xie Qian said helplessly: "What else is there to ask?" In such a situation, it is the most important thing that cannot affect the official affairs of the imperial court, and I still take care of myself. Farewell. ”

With Xie Qian's shrewdness, in such an extraordinary period, he would not go to see Shuntian Mansion Yin.

In case there was a real earthquake, and the earthquake was very serious, some people said at that time that he Xie Qian was not in good command...... Zhang Xian came to visit the Ministry of Shangshu and others, didn't he want to push the big responsibility up?

An earthquake that is about to occur in the capital is still an early warning, and the people are taking precautions against disasters, and the person with the most pressure on his shoulders is probably him Zhang Xian.

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Jinyiwei's Tiqi and Dongchang's Fanzi are engaged in a chase battle.

The target is Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling, who "abducted the prince out of the city".

But in fact, the brothers had already returned to the city at this time, but their carriage was ordered by Zhu Houzhao to stay in the farm outside the city, and Zhu Houzhao took his "Four King Kongs" Liu Jin, Gao Feng, Ma Yongcheng, and Qiu Ju to Nanjing.

Liu Jin and Ma Yongcheng have been to the border on an errand day, and in Zhu Houzhao's opinion, they already have a certain military talent, and he himself wants to be the commander of the runaway affair.

Near noon, Zhu Houzhao was dressed in ordinary people's coarse linen clothes, lying on an ox cart and sleeping soundly, Ma Yongcheng was driving the car, Gao Feng and Qiu Ju were resting together, and Liu Jin was responsible for watching the wind.

"Another batch." Ma Yongcheng waited for a group of riders to pass before he raised his head and glanced east.

Ma Yongcheng lowered his head to catch the car, fortunately, the clothes on them were too ordinary, because there may be an earthquake in the capital, and many merchants are walking from the capital to Tongzhou, and the road is also very lively.

The people of Jinyi Wei couldn't imagine that the prince of this meeting actually gave up the convenient carriage, and actually slept on the ox cart, and the five people were crowded on an ox cart......

"Shh

Liu Jin made a silent gesture, "Don't make a noise, Your Highness traveled for the night last night, and you will have to rest, don't make any noise." ”

"Hmm." Ma Yongcheng was aggrieved in his heart.

When I was in Liaodong before, my family was also a garrison lieutenant in charge of the army, but now, ...... Became a cattle cart driver?

And Zhu Houzhao, who was lying asleep, seemed to hear the conversation between Liu Jin and Ma Yongcheng, even if his eyes were closed, his eyes were boneless, and then he turned over and continued his sweet dream.

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The ox cart arrived in Tongzhou at noon that day.

After all, it was less than fifty miles away, and the road was flat, also because of the ox cart, otherwise I would have arrived early.

"Childe, let's find a place to rest, or do we find a boat first?" Liu Jin stepped forward to inquire.

Zhu Houzhao said: "Of course, we will do it together. ”

Zhu Houzhao, who slept in the morning, was in good spirits.

After jumping off the ox cart, he looked at the side of the canal, and suddenly thought of something, and said, "Let's stop taking the boat for now, let's continue to ride the ox cart." ”

"Huh?" When Liu Jin and the others heard this, their heads were very big.

"Find a restaurant first, eat something, and my son wants to taste folk food." Zhu Houzhao rubbed his hands, as if he had hurried down all the way to stimulate his gluttony.

Qiu Ju came over and said, "Childe, the food in this market is not safe, and your daughter ...... you."

"What kind of daughter? Didn't I tell you? I'm just a down-and-out noble son, going to Nanjing to join his relatives, who no longer has a brain and can't remember, I threw him into the canal to feed the fish! Zhu Houzhao scolded and scolded.

Then the group of five people did not enter any big wine shops, but found a restaurant stall near the canal, and there were many porters, slender men and others around, and there were also businessmen waiting to take a boat south.

"It's a mess." Ma Yongcheng walked over and hurriedly dusted the stool for Zhu Houzhao with his sleeves.

Zhu Houzhao sat down and glanced at Liu Jin, and then Liu Jin went over to greet the store and served a little simple dish, before the food was served, Qiu Ju and the others stood there, as if they were usually waiting for Zhu Houzhao to eat in the East Palace.

"Sit down! Who is jumping like this again, sinking the river! Zhu Houzhao threatened.

Then the four of them came over, a table with four sides, but they couldn't sit around, and finally Ma Yongcheng sat at the table next to him.

"Come and squeeze, you can't be public when you go out, a table is enough." Zhu Houzhao greeted.

There are a few bowls of noodles here, one bowl per person, and Zhu Houzhao's bowl was specially instructed by Liu Jin to put less noodles and more condiments.

Zhu Houzhao ate it so fragrantly.

The food is not necessarily delicious, but it is a free food, you can eat whatever you want, and you pay for it.

While eating, three people dressed as literati came to the next table, and after sitting down, they also ordered a few bowls of noodles.

When I was waiting for the table, I heard a person: "This time Lai Guogong went south to Nanjing City, and I heard that scholars from all over the world are going to gather in Yingtianfu, which is really a gathering of heroes, and Yingtianfu will become a grand event in my Ming literary world." ”

The accent doesn't seem to be from the north, and it is precisely because he is a southern scholar that he boasts about this literary event.

Zhu Houzhao listened with his ears pricked up, and only then did he roughly understand the meaning.

"Hey, hey." Zhu Houzhao smiled.

Because he went south this time, it was also to join in the fun, if Nanjing City was very lively...... Doesn't that mean he's in the right place?

"Brother Hu, have you heard? This time it's about psychology and science, and I heard that if you can be appreciated by Lai Guogong academically, you may be able to be accepted as a disciple. Lai Guogong has not officially accepted any disciples. Another humane.

Zhu Houzhao couldn't listen to it anymore, but he also had a small amount of food, and he ate about the same, so he turned his head to a few people: "You are a few lonely and unheard, Lai Guogong has already accepted disciples, don't you know?" ”

"Hehe, boy, are you a reader? Know what we're talking about? ”

Several people saw that Zhu Houzhao was wearing coarse linen clothes, coupled with his young age, and he looked old-fashioned when he spoke, so they naturally looked down on him a little, or were joking.

Zhu Houzhao snorted lightly: "You say that you don't have knowledge, but you really don't have knowledge, what is Lai Guogong doing in the capital?" He is a bachelor in the Hanlin Academy, and he usually has to go in and out of the palace gate to teach the prince, do you dare to say that he has no disciples? ”

Zhu Houzhao almost bragged and said, Master, I am the chief disciple of Zhang, okay?

"Haha."

The three people at the back table all laughed when they heard this.

The surnamed Hu said: "Little young master, looking at you like this, doesn't it mean that you still have to be guided by Lai Guogong?" ”

"How do you speak?" Liu Jin couldn't listen to it anymore, and immediately went over to find a few people to settle accounts.

This is called the Protector's heart.

"That's it!" Zhu Houzhao said, "Don't be like a few uninformed scholars, how many of you ...... Listen, it's best to watch with wide eyes, and when you arrive in Nanjing City, my son will personally go to apprenticeship and worship under the door of Lai Guogong, so that you know who is qualified. ”

"Haha...... It turned out to be a little boy who went to Nanjing to join in the fun, and he was amazing...... How many of you are the elders of his family? Regardless of the point? ”

While the three of them were talking, one of them suddenly pointed to a distance away and said, "It seems that a ship is coming." We got on board. ”

"The noodles haven't come yet."

"Eat the same on the boat."

A few people were about to leave, but Zhu Houzhao stood up and pointed, "What are you still doing?" Hurry up and check out and leave, a boat is coming. ”

"But our ox cart ......" Liu Jin wanted to say, why don't we continue to take the ox cart south?

The cow was bought for four or five taels of silver, but it is hard currency in the market, and ordinary people can afford to raise cattle?

"Take the boat first, a few ...... Wait, take care of it a little bit on the road. ”

Zhu Houzhao was bragging to a few strangers before, but now he felt that since these people went south to Nanjing City together, they could take care of them more on the way.

The surnamed Hu said with a smile: "Little boy, you have to prepare a lot to go to Nanjing." ”

"Some of my sons are entangled. Get on board! ”

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Someone to lead the way is easy to do.

Following the three scholars who often traveled back and forth between Beijing and Nanjing, they could even find a suitable ship, negotiate the price, arrange a cabin for the night, and arrange where to eat and stay along the way.

"When you go out, you meet a nobleman."

In the cabin, Zhu Houzhao was sitting with three scholars with his four King Kongs, eating the roast chicken he bought.

The three scholars didn't expect this little boy to be so generous.

"Little boy, listen to your accent, is you a northerner, with a high surname? You're so ...... Travel is very low-key. ”

The surname who spoke, named Sun Che, was twenty-five or sixteen years old, claiming that Gongsheng was going back to his hometown and province, but in fact, he was looking for an excuse to take leave and go to Nanjing City to participate in a once-in-a-century cultural meeting.

Zhu Houzhao smiled: "The surname is Zhu." Just call me Zhu Shou. When you're out and about, it's better to keep a low profile, these four are all my domestic servants. If you have something to say, just give me a command. But if there are people on the road to check, you can also help talk about it...... I ran away from home, and I was afraid that my family would catch me back! ”

"Oh, I understand, let's participate in the cultural meeting together, like-minded! I've got a jug of wine here, shall we have a drink? ”

Zhu Houzhao came out of the roast chicken here, and took out a pot of wine on the opposite side.

"Okay." Zhu Houzhao listened to it, how can this heart-to-heart reflect the revolutionary friendship without drinking two cups?

Qiu Ju hurriedly reminded: "Childe, no! ”

"What do you care about? Go out and tell the boatman, hurry up on the road, don't miss our big thing. Here's a few and pour them ...... Hiss, why is it so spicy? ”

"Haha, the little boy hasn't been to a bar yet? When you're out and about, if you want to make friends, is there a reason not to drink? ”

"It makes sense, this son and you are not drunk!"

(End of chapter)