Chapter 17 Return to Penglai County

Penglai County can be regarded as the county seat with the least disaster.

After five days of rain, the sky finally cleared.

It's just that at this time, Zhu Di already felt that he was one head and two years old.

"Your Majesty, Luochuan County and Wushan County have already suffered a flood that is rare in a century."

"Your Majesty, many areas now need us to lend, but we are now in a deficit in the treasury, and there is really no way."

"Your Majesty, today my Ming Dynasty has encountered a natural disaster, although it is not man-made, but the ministers can only help them rebuild their homes, as for the place where the refugees are stayed, the ministers also have to find a place."

Zhu Di was above the court that day, listening to the words of a bunch of people under His Highness, he was a little helpless.

"When the specific disaster situation is presented, we will discuss it again, and the crown prince will replace me in the court recently, I am a little unwell and left first."

After speaking, Zhu Di got up and left.

His Royal Highness's ministers looked at each other, and before they finished their words, Zhu Di left like this.

"Since Father Emperor Long is unwell, then let's do this in the morning today, and then discuss it in the future."

Zhu Gaochi on the side suddenly spoke, and left after speaking.

It's just that he hasn't seen Zhu Gaoxu's eyes behind him.

"Second Highness, this..."

Someone on the side stood beside Zhu Gaoxu and asked Zhu Gaoxu with some trepidation.

Only then did he turn his head to look at the other party.

It's Taifu Chen Dejian.

"What advice does Taifu have?"

Zhu Gaoxu opened his mouth and asked Chen Dejian.

"Your Highness, I wonder if you can ask your Highness to come down to the house at noon today to talk about the old friendship?"

Zhu Gaoxu raised his eyebrows slightly.

Chen Dejian's words were really explicit, and he already knew what the other party meant.

But he certainly won't refuse.

"If so, it is very good, and the king agreed."

After Zhu Gaoxu turned to leave, Li Bowen, who was next to Chen Dejian, came to his side.

"Why do you want to show favor to him, he has already been appointed as the king of Gaoyang County, but he has been refusing to go to Gaoyang to stay here, you don't stand in the prince's team, you actually want to walk with him?"

Li Bowen's voice was very low, and the ministers in the hall were all walking out slowly, so not many people heard him speak.

Chen Dejian turned his head to look at Li Dewen beside him.

"Scholar, you have to be clear about one thing, although Your Majesty has made the eldest prince the crown prince, but he doesn't like him in his heart, if at this time, His Royal Highness has emerged, then what should Your Majesty do."

After saying that, Chen Dejian left.

He can only mention Li Dewen, as for whether the other party believes it or not, it has nothing to do with Chen Dejian.

It's just that others don't know, but Zhu Di listened to the eunuch beside him say about these things that happened to His Highness after he left.

He sneered.

"It turns out that the second child has been reluctant to leave, because he still thinks about the position of the prince."

As he spoke, he paused, turned his head to look at the eunuch on the side before continuing: "Then what do you think, which of the two of them is more suitable." ”

The eunuch's heart trembled, and he fell to his knees again.

"Your Majesty, the two highnesses have their own advantages, and the slave and maid cannot judge the two of them."

His answer made Zhu Di not interested, but he couldn't refute it.

After a long sigh, he still asked the eunuch to call Ji Gang.

Ji Gang came quickly, and he also knew that after Zhu Di proposed to let the prince act as the government, he might have to go to Penglai County again.

He has also been waiting for Zhu Di's summons.

"Your Majesty."

"Pack up and set off in an hour."

"Your Majesty, the minister has already packed all his things, and he can leave immediately."

Zhu Di turned his head to look at Ji Gang with some surprise, and he didn't expect Ji Gang to have such an awareness.

The two of them set off immediately, and there was no entourage beside them, only Ji Gang secretly sent a few brocade guards to follow.

When the two arrived in Penglai County, they happened to meet a bunch of people pouring water outside, and the land not far from Penglai County was also full of mud.

It's just that when the two entered the city, they found that the original stone road was not all good.

"Are you drowning?"

Zhu Di asked with a black line on his head, pulling the nearest person to him.

The other party glanced at Zhu Di up and down, and then remembered Zhu Di's identity.

"You're the rich merchant you've been here before? Speaking of which, in fact, we all feel very good, even if it is flooded, at least it is not muddy to walk, but there is water, and it is also thanks to our county order. ”

Zhu Di nodded slightly, didn't speak again, and walked towards the county mansion with Ji Gang.

When they arrived at the prefectural office, the two were stopped.

"You group of catchers dare to stop us, do you know who we are!"

Ji Gang looked at the long and short sword in the other party's hand, and blocked Zhu Di a little nervously.

Zhu Di reached out and patted Ji Gang's shoulder, and then took a step forward.

"We are the rich merchants who bought a large number of flame foals in your county a few days ago, don't you remember us?"

Several catchers glanced at each other, and then hurriedly put down the weapons in their hands.

"It's because we're abrupt, and a few days ago, another group of outsiders used knives and guns against our county order, and we were also a little more vigilant."

Hearing the words of catching fast, Zhu Di's brows tightened suddenly.

"Something happened to your county order?"

Catch quickly shook his head.

"Almost, the other party's blade is less than half a foot away from our county order, but fortunately, a few of us are quick to stop, so we stopped them."

Xu Zilin didn't have an accident, and Zhu Di breathed a sigh of relief.

"Then I don't know if you can report it and let us go and meet your county order?"

"It's easy to say, if it's someone else, our county commander may not necessarily meet, but the two of you are different, our county commander has already regarded you as friends."

As he spoke, he turned his head and entered the county office.

It's just that after hearing these words, Ji Gang's face on the side was gloomy.

If it weren't for the fact that he had cheated so much money, how could he have regarded the two of them as friends.

After a while, Xu Zilin greeted him.

"Aren't these our two distinguished guests from Penglai County, what kind of wind is blowing today, and it actually blew the two distinguished guests back to me."

Xu Zilin was full of smiles.

How can you not be happy when you see the money tree!

"Come in, two of you."

Xu Zilin said as he stepped forward and pulled Zhu Di to the county mansion.

Ji Gang on the side originally wanted to knock Xu Zilin's hand off, but Zhu Di's hand behind his back stretched out a gesture at Ji Gang, and Ji Gang had no choice but to give up.

After the three of them entered the room and sat down, Zhu Di spoke.

"I heard that the prefectural order was attacked a few days ago? I don't know why? ”

Xu Zilin sighed at this time.

"It's true, it's also my carelessness, the other party came to the gate of the county with a weapon, but I heard them say that they came to buy something, so I let them in, who would have thought that they actually wanted to assassinate me!"