Chapter 492: Traveling in Haoshui and kidnapping people with white lotus
Under the East City Gate.
Carriages carrying corpses filed out in a long line.
On the ground, the bright red blood stains gradually turned black.
The officers and soldiers marched through the city all night and fought with people. At this moment, their faces were haggard, but they showed murderous intent.
The cold armor, the razor-sharp sword, the blood stains between the armor and the shirt, and the broken bones and flesh that have not been cleaned up in time, make people shudder when they look at it from a distance.
Lane entrance.
Qiuniang's face was filled with nervousness.
One's own family knows one's own affairs.
Erlang is the emperor's grandson, a member of the clan who was deposed and demoted and imprisoned in the imperial city of Zhongdu a few years ago.
According to the stories of Mr. Storyteller.
Throughout the ages, many people who have been deposed and abandoned in the clan have achieved good results.
Although those carriages were tightly covered with thick cloth, the blood stains on the ground allowed Qiuniang to clearly tell what happened.
So many people died in Fengyang City overnight.
Will Erlang really be fine?
Qiuniang held Zhu Yunwen's arms with both hands, and she couldn't help but shiver. She unconsciously hugged Zhu Yunwen a little tighter.
Her face showed panic and uneasiness in her eyes, and she tried to confirm again: "Erlang, will something happen?"
Zhu Yunwen stared deeply at the carriages that were transported from all over the city to the east city gate. Hearing the uneasy sound of Qiuniang next to him, he lowered his eyes sideways, with a smile on his face, raised his other arm, and patted her gently.
Pat Qiuniang on the back of her hand.
"Don't worry, nothing will happen to our family."
Qiuniang opened her mouth, but the worry in her heart did not diminish.
Zhu Yunwen continued to comfort him: "If something happens, we can't appear here at this moment. Even the Imperial City of Zhongdu cannot come out today."
It will be cloudy today.
The sun shines through the layers of clouds on the ground, becoming extremely soft, and the sky also has a faint shimmer.
Qiuniang tilted her head, a few strands of breeze blowing her hair, her delicate face, her dark eyebrows furrowed: "Your Highness, you must be leaving the city today."
Zhu Yunwen had been observing the carriages leaving the city, and only planned to continue leaving the city after all the carriages had left the city.
He looked back and saw the towering walls of the Imperial City of Zhongdu behind the low-rise houses.
The red walls and glazed tiles reflect colorful light under the sunlight.
There were more guards on the palace walls than before.
It seems to be to ensure that the imperial city is no longer invaded by others.
A smile appeared on Zhu Yunwen's face, and he said softly: "He is now the grandson of the emperor who oversees the country and the crown prince of the country. The imperial court launched the Hongwu New Deal. This year, the imperial court sorted out the top and bottom in Yingtian City. Now it is time to go to the local government.
Already.
The court should be united, and the local government should also trace its origins, so as to ensure that the implementation of Hongwu's New Deal can be implemented.
He has a heavy burden on his shoulders. The founder of the country, the ministers of the court, the local gentry, the millions of soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, all kinds of things are tied to him.
If it were me at the time, I probably wouldn't have thought of doing these things.
So in the final analysis, this seat should have been his.
Now that I think about it, I should admire him and be grateful to have him."
Zhu Yunwen chatted for a while.
Qiuniang didn't understand what Hongwu's New Deal was, nor did she know how heavy the burden was. She only knew that her man had changed after the emperor's grandson came to Zhongdu this time.
Become more calm.
I am no longer as nervous as before.
Qiuniang leaned on Zhu Yunwen's shoulder: "I think he is a good person, a very good person."
Zhu Yunwen nodded without hesitation: "He is a good man!"
After finishing speaking, Zhu Yunwen turned around and grabbed Qiuniang's hand with both hands.
Qiuniang was stunned for a moment, with curiosity in her eyes.
"Is there something wrong with Erlang?"
Zhu Yunwen nodded: "I thought about it, we don't need to keep the more than 300,000 taels of property. Now that he has warned me in the imperial city, my family's life will always be better."
Qiuniang nodded: "But didn't His Highness say that those things cannot be used by ordinary people?"
"Don't worry." Zhu Yunwen shook his head and said: "Those things can't be used by ordinary people, but the nobles in Fengyang City can use them. When the time comes, I will send them to each of their families, exchange them for broken silver coins, and then divide them.
Just like the people outside the city."
Qiuniang's face was full of tenderness: "Erlang has a kind heart."
Zhu Yunwen smiled, but shook his head: "Compared to him, my kindness is nothing. I just want my family to be in Fengyang, so that the people don't call our family ungrateful people. The people have more hands.
With money and food, life can be better. It’s just..."
"Just what? Erlang is worried that the court and the government will not allow it?"
"With him in the court, no one will say anything." Zhu Yunwen looked at the carriage team behind the east city gate and all left the city. He sighed softly and said: "It's just that we have to find a way. We can't let the people raise something for nothing."
We must find a way to get this money into the hands of the people."
The people are simple and honest.
But society is complex.
To win the favor of rice is to win the hatred of rice.
This principle has been widely spread by people as early as thousands of years ago.
Qiuniang smiled: "Erlang can always come up with a solution!"
Women always believe in themselves unconditionally.
Zhu Yunwen smiled softly and gently stroked Qiuniang's hair with his palm: "Let's go. I heard that there is a chrysanthemum garden next to Haoshui River. It is an industry under the name of the Founding Duke. I don't know if it is in full bloom at this time.
."
The smile on Qiuniang's face became brighter and brighter.
This made Zhu Yunwen feel that the autumn scenery in the city was not as good as it was now.
"There is an inlet beside Haoshui in the east of the city. If it's summer, you can go down and catch fish directly. I haven't had the chance to go out with Erlang in the past few years. If we can go out in the future, Erlang will definitely like it."
Qiuniang kept holding Zhu Yunwen's arm, and the two of them walked from the alleyway to the east city gate, talking in low voices.
At this time, there were some voices in the city, but the people did not dare to go too far, let alone the east city gate that was full of the smell of blood.
The appearance of Zhu Yunwen and Qiuniang naturally attracted the attention of the officers and soldiers left behind inside and outside the city gate.
"He is a useless person."
A small flag officer under the city gate explained in a low voice to the chief flag officer in front of him.
The chief flag officer shrank his eyes and stared quietly at Zhu Yunwen and Qiuniang who were walking from the city to the city gate.
"According to the news from the prefect's Yamen, disabled people are no longer prohibited from entering and exiting Fengyang."
The flag officer said in a low voice.
The little flag officer nodded immediately: "Then do you want your subordinates to take someone with them and follow them from a distance?"
At this end, Zhu Yunwen had already brought Qiuniang to the city gate.
"Thank you for your hard work."
Zhu Yunwen bowed his hands very politely and greeted the officers and soldiers under the city gate.
All the officers and soldiers quickly moved their feet and shifted their bodies.
The chief flag officer turned back to the little flag officer and said, "No need."
Then, he wanted to return the favor to Zhu Yunwen, but after thinking about it, the other person was just a useless person now. If he behaved too much and was found out, something would be wrong after all.
The chief flag officer then said: "Fengyang has not been very peaceful these past two days. You need to be careful when walking out of the city. If anything happens, just look for me and others here."
Zhu Yunwen smiled: "I understand."
After saying that, he took Qiuniang's hand and walked out of the city.
The chief flag officer and the small flag officer, who were behind the two men, followed their backs and turned to look over.
"His Royal Highness Taisun left the city from the north gate and crossed the Huaihe River to the north. Today he can leave the city at will. I think life will be easier in the future."
The flag officer whispered softly.
The chief flag officer's gaze became deeper, looking at the cripple's back gradually disappearing outside the city gate, he said: "We can't guess what happened to the big shots. Yesterday was bad, today is good, and we don't know what tomorrow will be like.
Woolen cloth."
The flag officer nodded.
I am just a left-behind Si Xiaoqi, not to mention how far away from the court, even from the adults who are left behind at the Si Yamen, I can only watch from a distance.
outside the city.
As Zhu Yunwen walked on the official road, he couldn't help but puff up his chest, raise his head, and take a deep breath.
Then, he shook his head and looked at the yellowing fertile fields outside the city with alert eyes.
Qiuniang was beside him, tilting her head quietly and watching the man walking out of Fengyang City.
There are ox carts that can be hired in the city for people to travel out of the city.
It’s just that Zhu Yunwen didn’t spend the money.
He and Qiuniang just walked quietly on the official road outside the city.
And Haoshui is not far away from Fengyang City.
Soon.
Only the gurgling Haoshui River was left, and it appeared in front of Zhu Yunwen and his two men.
On the endless plain of Huaiyou, the narrow Haoshui River cuts across the earth and merges into the rushing Huai River to the north.
There is a bridge over the Hao River.
It’s just that we don’t know whether it is the bridge where Zhuangzi and Huizi swam across the Hao River.
Standing on the bridge, Zhu Yunwen tried hard to identify the direction.
"I don't know which direction the chrysanthemum garden of the Founding Father's Mansion is located."
Qiuniang's eyes were as crescent-shaped as she whispered, "As long as you are with Erlang, you can go anywhere."
Zhu Yunwen couldn't help but tighten the little hand held in his own.
The two walked across the river on the bridge and wandered aimlessly in the fields.
far away.
A place that is difficult to detect.
A group of people were clinging to the pile of hay piled beside the field, looking around with vigilant eyes.
Most of the members of the White Lotus Sect are ordinary people in the local area. These people are busy with farm work during the day and cannot be distracted from other things.
In order to conceal their identities, most of the merchants and gentry who joined the White Lotus Sect would not choose to go out to interact with the White Lotus Sect during the day.
Therefore, most of the activities of the White Lotus Sect are held in the dark.
It is very rare for people to walk during the day like today.
Liu Zongsheng looked at the outline of Fengyang City on the other side of Haoshui River, and speculated in his mind the time when Emperor Zhu Ming's grandson left the city.
Early in the morning, the people guarding Fengyang City rushed back to report that Fengyang City had been lifted from the lockdown and the bodies of those who had been killed last night were being transported out of the east city gate.
Those are almost all the backbone of the Holy Cult in Fengyang City, the central capital!
It is also a force built up by the hard work of the people from the Holy Cult and Shanxi Dao.
Now, everything was lost in the hands of the imperial court.
Liu Zongsheng suppressed his anger in his heart. If Zhu Ming had not taken possession of the world, why would the Holy Cult be so hiding, and why would he waste so much effort?
Shanxi merchants are not good people.
But the Holy Cult needs the money they have in their hands, that massive amount of money.
The Shanxi merchants needed to use the Holy Religion to corrupt the officials of the Ming Dynasty layer by layer, and control or deal with those who were not honest and cooperative.
Very helpless.
If he could completely control the situation, there would be no need to use the useless name of King Han Ming to act.
Liu Zongsheng withdrew his gaze from Fengyang City in the distance, and looked sideways at King Han Ming, who was leaning under the haystack with his eyes closed to meditate.
The Han family is really confused.
Is Prince Ming also available to them?
His thoughts were revealed so openly, and he really had no scruples.
"Taobao."
King Han Ming, who was leaning under the haystack, suddenly opened his eyes slightly and shouted.
"Huh?" Liu Zongsheng made a confused sound, turned his head with a smile on his face: "What are your instructions, Prince Xiao Ming?"
There was some fluctuation in King Han Ming's eyes, and he whispered: "Now that the matter in Fengyang is over, are we going north?"
Liu Zongsheng nodded: "Go north to Shanxi Road, maybe I will go out of customs this year."
"Come out of seclusion..."
King Han Ming's eyes flickered again, but he stopped talking. Instead, he nodded and closed his eyes again.
Liu Zongsheng was stunned for a moment.
He didn't take this seriously at all and continued to focus on looking in the direction of Fengyang City.
Deng Deng Deng.
On the other side of the Haoshui River, two people walked over quickly and carefully, bending their waists and lowering their heads.
When the two of them arrived in front of Liu Zongsheng, they clasped their hands in fists.
"A vacuum hometown, a birthless mother."
Liu Zongsheng nodded and replied: "A vacuum hometown, a birthless old mother."
After finishing speaking, he continued to ask: "What is the situation in Fengyang City now? Has Zhu Ming's grandson son left the city?"
One of them immediately nodded: "When Fengyang opened the city gate today, Zhu Ming had already left the city through the north gate and headed towards the Huaihe River. He seemed to be crossing the river to go north."
Don't wait for Liu Zongsheng to take the words.
Another person's eyes were already shining brightly and said: "Taobao, I was outside the east city gate earlier and seemed to see Zhu Yunwen and his wife leaving the city and heading towards Haoshui."
"Zhu Yunwen!"
Liu Zongsheng was stunned for a moment, straightened up, and looked around.
Behind him, King Han Ming, who closed his eyes to rest, quietly opened his eyes, but quickly closed them again.
Liu Zongsheng looked at the people around him, and then asked: "Can you see that there are people from the government around Zhu Yunzhen?"
"No, there are only Zhu Yunwen and his wife. There are also brothers watching from a distance. I rushed over as soon as I found Zhu Yunwen."
As they spoke, the two men looked at Liu Zongsheng with a look of anticipation.
Liu Zongsheng did not let them down. He nodded and said, "The Holy Church will record your achievements today."
After finishing speaking, Liu Zongsheng stood up: "Today is the first step for the Holy Cult to take back the world!"
Seize the world and kill Liu.
Under the haystack, King Han Ming also stood up, his eyes just glanced at the Haoshui River in the distance, and then stared at Liu Zongsheng's back.
When I was young, Liu Zongsheng was not in control of me. Over the years, all matters in the Holy Religion, large and small, were controlled by Liu Zongsheng.
King Han Ming knew very well that he was just like the Han emperor who was held hostage by Cao Cao during the Han Dynasty.
"In the future, the Taibao will be the prime minister, and you will be the princes in the court!"
King Han Ming casually dropped a promise he had made many times.
Liu Zongsheng was very satisfied and greeted the two of them.
"Lead the way. If you have this opportunity today, there is no need to risk entering the city."
"Take Zhu Yunwen and his wife hostage, and we will go all the way north!"