"Shhh...... Refreshing! ”

In the outer city and in the big tree camp town, when Zhu Gaoxu gasped, he was wiping the oil foam from his mouth at this moment, and in front of him were two empty bowls.

"You haven't eaten for a day......"

At the dinner table, Yang Zhan and Wang Xuan, who had been separated from Zhu Gaoxu for a long time, looked at the two big bowls, and knew why Zhu Gaoxu could grow so big.

"I accompanied my grandfather to pay tribute to my grandmother during the Midyear Festival, and I haven't eaten for a day."

Zhu Gaoxu wiped his mouth clean, and looked at the street outside the restaurant while explaining.

The streets are sparsely populated, and it seems that since the last time the Yamen of Shangyuan County announced the relocation of the three villages, Dashuying Town has not been as lively as before.

"Temple...... Childe, this mine map... I ......"

Wang Xuan at the dinner table said with an embarrassed face about the Yunnan mine map, but Zhu Gaoxu interrupted him after hearing it:

"You're just a military attaché, they asked you to hand over your things, and you have no reason to refuse."

The two talked about the Yunnan mine map, and the reason why Zhu Gaoxu came to Dashuying was precisely because of this incident.

Since the last incident, he has not had a chance to ask Wang Xuan for clarification.

Today's Midyear Festival, the Guogong Mansion has to go out to the suburbs to pay tribute to the ancestors, so he has time to find Wang Xuan and Yang Zhan.

After some inquiry, Zhu Gaoxu also knew what happened.

Soon after Zhu Gaochu handed over the mine map to Wang Xuan and the others, a military attache brought someone to Wang Xuan to ask for Zhu Gaoxu's drawing paper, and did not say a word superfluous, as if they all knew the content of the previous conversation between Wang Xuan, Zhu Gaoxu, and Yang Zhan.

In this regard, Zhu Gaoxu was very curious about why they knew about their conversation with Wang Xuan and others, but they had no clue.

The reason why the Yunnan mine map was exposed was because Zhu Gaoxu had no sense of prevention, thinking that as long as there was no one around, everything would be worry-free, but the reality slapped him hard.

If Zhu Yuanzhang's intelligence source could be discovered so easily, then how could he so easily clean up Hu Weiyong and Lan Yu back then.

This time, he despised everyone, and he deserved the punishment.

The only thing he was glad about at the moment was that he hadn't drawn a map of Japan's gold and silver mines that day.

In the Yunnan mine, he can still rely on the ancient books of the Han family to make a lie, but in the Japanese mine, he can't get out of it.

Thinking of this, Zhu Gaoxu also guessed who the military attachés who went to find Wang Xuan and the others were.

I'm afraid that this group of people is the Jinyi Wei who was abolished by Zhu Yuanzhang himself.

The so-called abolition is only on the surface, and secretly they are afraid that they have not slackened at all, and they are monitoring hundreds of officials for Lao Zhu all the time.

His performance is too bright, and he should be watched.

Zhu Gaoxu took a sip of coarse tea, then got up and signaled to leave.

Seeing this, Yang Zhan got up and went to pay in front of him, while Wang Xuan walked to the stable outside and took out the well-fed red donkey.

"How's it going? Do you still have confidence in the school entrance examination next year? ”

Zhu Gaoxu asked when he was walking on the street, and Yang Zhan and Wang Xuan also walked out of the solemn atmosphere just now, smiling:

"Please rest assured, you will definitely not lose face this time."

"I believe you." Zhu Gaoxu responded with a smile, and at the same time took the reins of the horse in Wang Xuan's hand, skillfully turned over the horse and instructed the two:

"The people in the palace already know about the matter between us, so there is no need to hide it anymore."

"If you have any incomprehension about anything, go to the city and look for me."

"Yes......" The two returned the salute, and Zhu Gaoxu glanced at it and smiled heartily: "Let's go!" ”

With that, he rode his horse away from the place, leaving only Wang Xuan and Yang Zhan who were looking at his back.

Soon after, the two of them also turned to leave, and there were three less high-spirited teenagers in the big tree camp town.

Not long after, Zhu Gaoxu rode his horse to the Zhengyang Gate of the inner city, and was let go by the soldiers after a simple check of the waist card.

As I said before, today's governments of the two countries have gone outside the city to pay respects to their relatives, so Zhu Gaoxu can take a break for a day.

He originally wanted to go to the sixteenth floor of Nanjing, as Wang Jian said before, to see if there was anything delicious.

However, when he thought that there was not only food in that place, but also more famous official prostitutes, Zhu Gaoxu still dispelled this idea.

Although he was curious about the appearance of the official prostitutes of the Ming Dynasty, he was even more afraid that going there would tarnish his reputation for "whitewashing".

With nowhere to go, he naturally slowed down.

After a rare half-day break, he focused his attention on the bustling area of Nanjing, and then rushed to Xi'anmen Street in Shangyuan County.

Thanks to Zhu Yuanzhang's large-scale butcher's knife against the noble and noble ministers a few years ago, he has not seen any bullying of men and women along the way, and he has not seen many porcelain incidents recorded by literati in the middle and late Ming Dynasty.

The high pressure during the Hongwu period required trembling for the dignitaries, but for most of the people, many rules were difficult to implement on them.

Restrictions such as dressing, wearing hats, words and deeds did not have much effect on them, because their lives did not reach the upper limit of the rules set by Zhu Yuanzhang, so it was difficult to see the phenomenon of etiquette collapsing and happiness similar to that of the late Ming Dynasty, and the people often exceeded the rules.

"It seems that the high-pressure policy at the time of the founding of the country can make ordinary people live a safer ......"

"Blind your dog's eye!"

Before Zhu Gaoxu finished his sigh, he heard a familiar voice in front of him.

He wanted to move forward, but it was human nature to love to see the excitement, and a human wall was built in front of him in a short time.

"Who made you walk on this path? Don't you know that the common people can't take this road?! I think you're going to get whipped! ”

There was a constant noise in the human wall, but Zhu Gaoxu heard it very clearly, and even thought of who the people inside the human wall were.

"Trouble Jean!"

At first, Zhu Gaoxu politely greeted the people left and right in front of him, but he didn't get a response, and was even squeezed back.

"Sigh the law ......"

Chiyu was uncomfortable by the crowded crowd, and couldn't help but make a sound, which made Zhu Gaoxu frown, and finally could only loudly scold the people left and right:

"Yamen business! Spread them all out for me! Twenty rods for violators! ”

In order to prove his words, Zhu Gaoxu even took out his palace token.

However, when he shouted the words "Yamen to do business", the people around him did not even look at his token, but only saw what he was wearing and the horses he was riding, and they scattered in all directions.

As soon as they dispersed, Zhu Gaoxu saw the appearance inside the human wall.

I saw an old man in his fifties and sixties sitting on the ground in the open space, his forehead flushed, and there was firewood scattered next to him.

In front of the old man, there was a Kira boy with two soldiers and a horse.

The young man, Zhu Gaoxu was very familiar, so he couldn't help but step forward and walked in front of the young man.

"Second brother! Why are you here? ”

When Zhu Gaosui's face and voice appeared, Zhu Gaoxu felt that something was wrong in his heart, he condescendingly pointed at the injured woodcutter next to him with a horsewhip, and asked Zhu Gaosui without squinting: "What's the matter?" ”

"This old pickled man ran down the road and ran into me, causing me to almost fall off my horse!"

On the long street of Xi'an Gate, Zhu Gaosui scolded the injured woodcutter old man, and patted some dust marks on his body, his face full of resentment.

Where did the old woodcutter see this posture, and he quickly knelt and kowtowed regardless of the injury: "Master spare your life!" Spare your life! ”

His head slammed the blue bricks of Xi'anmen Long Street, making the original injury even more serious.

"Sir? Who is your grandfather? Lone is the king of the three counties of Yanfu! ”

Zhu Gaosui's face was full of cruelty, and when he turned around, he was about to draw the saber of the Yanfu guard to teach this woodcutter old man a lesson.

Zhu Gaoxu was about to stop it, but there was a messy footstep in the distance, and everyone looked up, but saw that it was the soldiers of the Zhongcheng Soldiers and Horses Division who were coming.

When the little flag officer saw the situation here, he secretly shouted in his heart, so he stepped forward and kicked the old woodcutter on the back without asking.

This scene caught Zhu Gaoxu off guard, he didn't expect that this little flag official would beat people indiscriminately.

"You old man also dare to rush against His Royal Highness the County King of Yan Mansion, are you ......?"

"Stop!" Seeing that the little flag officer was about to make a move, Zhu Gaoxu, who was relieved, scolded him, and immediately stepped forward to drive him away from the old man.

"This ......"

The little flag officer only heard Zhu Gaosui's words, and he didn't recognize Zhu Gaosui, so he couldn't help but set his eyes on Zhu Gaosui who was standing in place with a knife.

When Zhu Gaosui saw Zhu Gaoxu protecting the old woodcutter, he also shouted: "Second brother! Why are you still helping this old pickle. ”

"Shut up for me, too!" Zhu Gaoxu turned his head and scolded, and actually stopped Zhu Gaosui for a while.

Seeing that Zhu Gaochu had no move, Zhu Gaochu also turned his head to look at the little flag officer, and the little flag officer also heard Zhu Gaoxu's identity from Zhu Gaosui's words, and immediately knelt down and bowed five times and bowed three times: "Zhongcheng Soldiers and Horses, Peng Liu, the small flag officer of Xi'an Gate, knock to see the king of Yan Erjun." ”

"I ask you!" Zhu Gaoxu clenched the horsewhip in his hand and asked: "Which article in the "Da Ming Law" says that the Soldiers and Horses can beat people indiscriminately?" ”

"As a small flag officer of the Midtown Terracotta Division, why don't you act according to the "Da Ming Law"?"

As soon as Zhu Gaoxu said this, many people in the distance looked at each other, unable to believe that there was such an enlightened county king in these years.

"Second brother!" Zhu Gaosui shouted unwillingly.

"I'm telling you to shut up!" Zhu Gaosui glared at Zhu Gaosui, so frightened that Zhu Gaosui couldn't help lowering his head.

Only then did he remember his second brother's personality before entering the big church, and he didn't dare to refute it for a while, for fear of being beaten.

"Say!" After reprimanding Zhu Gaosui, Zhu Gaoxu set his eyes on Peng Liu again.

"But...... But ......" Peng Liuzhi couldn't say it for a long time, and finally had to hold back a sentence: "But he took the road that shouldn't be taken." ”

"You will be punished for trespassing, but you are not allowed to lynching." Zhu Gaoxu scolded, turned over and dismounted again and helped the woodcutter up.

At this moment, the old woodcutter had a nosebleed, obviously kicked by Peng Liu's unsuspecting kick.

He looked at Zhu Gaoxu tremblingly, his body couldn't help trembling, and he was very scared.

"I fined 100 for trespassing, and I gave him this 100 money, but you abused lynching and received ten rods yourself!"

While Zhu Gaoxu turned his head sideways to punish Peng Liu's actions, he also ordered the soldiers standing stupidly on the side: "Do it, if you don't do it, you will do it yourself!" ”

"This ......" The soldiers of the Terracotta Division looked at each other, and no one dared to stand up, Peng Liu, who saw this scene, was desperate and couldn't help scolding:

"Didn't you hear what Your Highness said?!"

"Do it!"

Peng Liu knew Zhu Gaoxu's identity, and he was so scared that he died.

Zhu Gaoxu is a person who shoots a bow of 130 catties in the big teaching field, if he holds a rod, he Peng Liu is afraid that he will not be able to hold three rods.

"Hurry!" Seeing Zhu Gaoxu rolling up his sleeves, Peng Liu was about to cry out in a hurry.

Seeing this, the soldiers on the left and right stepped forward cautiously and raised their guns to fight.

"It's all for me! Don't let me be sinned twice! Peng Liusheng was afraid that these two people would not dare to use force, so he hurriedly ordered.

"Yes......" The soldiers were also helpless when they saw this, so they had to grit their teeth and wave their guns, and fight hard.

"Ah!!h

The spears fell one after another, Peng Liu screamed again and again, and when the ten sticks were finished, his whole body was sweating, not to mention, it was difficult to stand up.

Looking at his appearance, Zhu Gaoxu took out a bunch of money from his arms, and he didn't count how much, thinking that it was over 100 yuan, and threw it directly.

"One hundred wen is the old man's fine, and the rest will be rubbed on him to buy medicine."

He explained, and then looked at Peng Liu, who was helped up with difficulty: "In the future, I will run errands and act according to the law, if anyone commits a crime and does not obey the law, you will call me by my name!" ”

"Yes...... Humble duty and remember ......"

Peng Liu was already unconscious at the moment, but he still reluctantly responded with the help of others, and then left in a hurry under Zhu Gaoxu's hand.

This scene was seen by Zhu Gaosui, he was angry but didn't dare to show it, for fear that he would also end up with Peng Liu.

"If you want fame, why do you want to cut me......" Zhu Gaosui scolded secretly in his heart, as if he regarded Zhu Gaoxu's actions as a move to buy the hearts of the people.

However, what he didn't expect was that Zhu Gaoxu didn't say anything about him after turning around, but frowned at the injured old man and said:

"I did what you did for you, but you almost killed my brother, and this matter has to be given a result."

After Zhu Gaochu said this, the people around him immediately began to discuss, obviously thinking that Zhu Gaochu was going to trouble the old man, and even Zhu Gaosui had a smile on his face.

However, Zhu Gaoxu did not reprimand the old man, but just pointed at Zhu Gaosui and said: "You go up and give him a five-bow and three-bow salute." ”

"Huh?" Hearing Zhu Gaoxu's words, the old man was stunned, and Zhu Gaosui and many people were also stunned.

This is not to say that Zhu Gaoxu's punishment of the old man is very heavy, but this punishment can almost be said to be none.

The old man was a common man, and he took the road that should not be taken, and after colliding with the king of the county, he should have performed five bows and three bows, which is a basic etiquette system.

Not only that, after the salute, according to the "Da Ming Law", he will be at least twenty rods and confiscated 100 wen.

However, when he came to Zhu Gaoxu, he only asked the old man to make a salute, even if it passed, how could everyone not be surprised.

If all the officials and nobles in the world were as good at talking as he was, the people would not be afraid of this group of people to death.

"Don't you want to salute, you want to be beaten with twenty rods?"

Seeing that the old man didn't move, Zhu Gaoxu asked with a chuckle.

"Yes, yes...... The grass people saluted. ”

The woodcutter man reacted, immediately walked in front of Zhu Gaosui, knelt down and bowed five times and bowed three times.

Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu also walked to Zhu Gaosui's side: "This little old man is old, even if you ask him for all his net worth, it won't be worth a few dollars, so be it." ”

"Hmph...... Give my second brother a face today, you old pickled man will look at the road in the future, don't take the road you shouldn't take, get out! ”

Zhu Gaosui didn't want to forgive the old woodcutter, but because Zhu Gaoxu was standing aside, he had to let the woodcutter leave with a black face.

When the old woodcutter heard this, he got up regardless of his injuries, nodded and apologized, and then turned around to clean up the firewood scattered all over the ground.

"I still have lessons to study today, so I won't play with my second brother."

Zhu Gaosui was unhappy in his heart, so he naturally didn't bother to listen to Zhu Gaochu talk about him, and after patting Zhu Gaoxu's hand away, he turned over and left with two Yanfu soldiers.

But after he left, Zhu Gaoxu glanced at the old woodcutter with a blue nose and swollen face, stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder:

"Your firewood will be sent to the sixth courtyard of the third lane of the avant-garde of the government army, this is firewood money."

Zhu Gaoxu took out a bunch of money, took out a hundred pieces of literature and put it in the hands of the old man who shook his head: "More is medicine money." ”

After that, Zhu Gaoxu didn't wait for the old man to say anything else, turned around and climbed into the saddle, and rode a red horse to the front guard of the government army on the return journey.

Seeing him leave, the onlookers applauded, obviously it was the first time to see such a sensible and noble son who stood up for the people.

The clapping sound gradually spread, and what happened here was also recorded and transmitted back to the palace by someone with a heart.

"He didn't care about Gao Sui's feelings at all......"

In the Qianqing Palace of the Forbidden City, listening to the advice of the people below, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was lying on a chair with his eyes closed, muttered this sentence, and in front of him stood the familiar unknown military attaché.

"You said that I am a grandson, is this move a little bit of a desire to buy people's hearts?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was obviously very satisfied with Zhu Gaoxu's approach, but he asked the military attache with the answer.

The military attache did not dare to meddle in the affairs of the royal family, so he could only make a mockery: "The minister does not dare to figure it out." ”

"Hmm......" Zhu Yuanzhang ignored the military attaché's self-preservation, but slowly opened his eyes, got up and sat up a little straighter.

Seeing this, the military attache stepped back and waited to hear the oracle.

In the face of his retreat, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes showed a little disappointment, but he quickly straightened his identity and asked majestically: "How many mines in Yunnan have you found now?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, I only found two silver and copper mines." If the military attaché's words were heard by others, I am afraid that his eyes would widen, just because the emperor had clearly said three gold and silver mines to Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Yunwen.

"It's good in two places, but that kid didn't fool me." Zhu Yuanzhang showed an imperceptible smile on his face, and the next second he stared at the military attaché:

"Let people speak, and they will say that they have found six mines in Yunnan, four gold and silver mines, and two silver and copper mines."

"In addition, let the miners in Yunnan step up, and let the Yunnan Dusi fully cooperate."

"I'd like to see how many mines that kid can find out from his map."

"Minister, leader!" The military attache responded, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his appearance, and waved his hand impatiently: "Go down and do your business, take a good look at me in the East Palace, and the same is true for the rich squires in the six mansions in Jiangdong." ”

"The minister retires......" The military attache slowly retreated, and the palace maids and eunuchs who had been separated before also entered the palace one after another.

Seeing him leave, Zhu Yuanzhang also got up and walked to the place where he sat and rested on weekdays, and after sitting down, he took a sip of tea and savored it.

He looked out the window, the Forbidden City after the rain in Zhongyuan had a refreshing feeling, in the past, Zhu Yuanzhang would always play chess and talk with people close to him.

It's just that since the affairs of Fu Youde and King Jin, Feng Sheng and King Zhou have been revealed, he has few people to talk to.

The only one who can talk well and don't have to worry about Tang Kazuya has a stroke and can't speak.

Now he can be said to be a real loner.

What if you're just alone?

It's not the first time he's experienced this kind of loneliness!

Thinking of this, he put down the teacup and quietly waited for the next big drama to take the stage.

As he expected, as soon as the dusk drums sounded, familiar footsteps could be heard outside the hall.

Not long after, the military attache who had left a few hours ago returned to the Qianqing Palace again, and at this moment, his face was solemn, and he obviously had something important to tell Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Your Majesty'......"

"There's movement over there in the East Palace?" Zhu Yuanzhang's fingers lightly tapped on the low table, and the celebrant and eunuch serving next to him skillfully added hot water to the tea, poured tea for it, and then walked out of the palace with the palace maids and eunuchs in the palace.

At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to have expected everything, and under his signal, the military attache glanced at the empty hall, then lowered his head and responded in a dull manner:

"Taichang Siqing went to the Hanlin Academy to find Hanzhong professor Fang Xiaoru, hoping that Fang Xiaoru would call on Jiangnan scholars to build momentum for Taisun."

"Good ......" A smile appeared on Zhu Yuanzhang's face, and the smile was like seeing a hooked fish.

He couldn't sit still, stood up, walked back and forth for a moment, then stopped, and explained to the military attaché:

"Let your people help this group of Confucian scholars build momentum, not only in the court, but also in the countryside!"

"Su Song's second mansion uses money to offset taxes, I want everyone in Jiangnan to know!"

"Command!" The military attache instinctively got up and left, but Zhu Yuanzhang stopped him: "Slow! ”

He touched his white beard, and after only a moment of hesitation, he asked the military attache again: "Are Ying Guogong and Song Guogong still in contact with the King of Zhou and the King of Jin?" ”

"I didn't find it," the military attache replied honestly, but Zhu Yuanzhang asked again:

"Are there any people who have been in contact with Gao Xu recently who are related to Xiping Hou?"

"......" Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, the military attache sighed in his heart.

Today's Xipinghou is Mu Chun, the son of Mu Ying, and Mu Chun is the leader of Yunnan's military and government.

Zhu Gaoxu, a person who has never been to Yunnan, can actually point out so many gold, silver and copper mines in Yunnan, which Zhu Yuanzhang does not doubt.

It's just that his suspicions were dispelled by the words of the military attache in the next second: "The Xiping Marquis Mansion has no connection with the Yan Mansion and the Second Highness." ”

"It is the father of Wang Xuan, who follows His Royal Highness around, and he has no close relationship with the Xiping Marquis Mansion."

"Chen Dou dared to think that if Xiping Hou discovered so many gold, silver and copper mines, I am afraid that he would not easily hand them over to His Second Highness, after all, His Royal Highness had never been able to obtain such ...... before."

"Stand down!" Without waiting for the military attache to finish speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang interrupted him and asked him to step back.

......The military attache didn't say anything, but obediently withdrew from the hall.

After he left, the palace maids and eunuchs returned to the palace as before, and Zhu Yuanzhang himself got up and returned to his dragon case.

He didn't bother too much about Zhu Gaoxu and Mu Chun, because he knew very well that even if his grandson was talented, he was also a person who could see his head at a glance.

For Mu Chun, a person whose future ceiling is limited to the king of the county is not worth spending so much effort to win over and support him.

Instead of pushing this credit to Zhu Gaoxu, it is better to hand it over directly to the East Palace.

"Maybe this kid really has the talent to see the mountains and mines......"

Today, one big and one small two more 8,000 words, it can be regarded as a half-day rest, tomorrow at 11 o'clock in the morning, two more 12,000 words, and basically maintain this update amount in the future, except for illness and something.

(End of chapter)