In Yingtian City in late autumn, the branches all over the city are covered with yellow. The evergreen trees on Zhongshan Mountain echo the red leaf trees, creating a mountain scene that complements each other.

But no matter how the seasons change, Yingtian City is still the same Yingtian City, which is the foundation of the center of the Ming Dynasty.

As winter is about to enter, the New Year is approaching, and it is another new year, Longwan Pier has become increasingly busy. This made Ying Tianfu once again determined to completely build Shangyuanmen Pier in the 29th year of Hongwu.

Completed, it will change the congestion situation in the capital and improve the travel difficulties of the people in the capital.

For this reason, Yingtian Mansion even made a special report to the court, asking the court if it could add a public building in Yingtian Mansion that would be responsible for the Longwan Wharf and the soon-to-be-built Shangyuanmen Wharf, as well as the accompanying storage facilities.

The memorial from the Gyeonggi government office naturally went all the way to Wenyuan Pavilion unimpeded.

This is a privilege exclusive to Yingtian Mansion and Fengyang Mansion.

The cabinet also gave a receipt and kept it for further discussion.

This means that it is not allowed for the time being, but it does not mean that it is not allowed at all.

Yingtian Mansion doesn't care, thinking that the imperial court will have to wait until the Shangyuanmen Pier is completed before it can discuss the matter again.

Therefore, everyone worked even harder to complete the construction of Shangyuanmen Wharf as soon as possible.

Located outside the Shangyuan Gate in the westernmost section of Shogunate Mountain, there is now a prototype of a wharf and storage area.

As for Mufu Mountain in the east, this name has existed since the Soochow period.

Also called Mofu Mountain, it was commonly known as Lime Mountain and Baishi Mountain in ancient times.

Mufu Mountain is neither big nor high. It starts from Shangyuanmen in the west and ends at Yanziji in the east. It is no more than 12 miles long, less than 300 feet wide, and the highest peak is only 60 feet.

However, because of the rolling hills, when you climb to the shogunate, you can see the scenery and sky in the distance, and the Yangtze River rushing down from the top of the mountain.

In addition, due to the six sceneries of the Shogunate Climb, Bodhidharma Ancient Cave, Yongji River, Hualongli Land, Jiashan Sutras, and Yanji Sunset, it has become the place with the highest concentration of the forty-eight sceneries of Jinling, and its reputation is widely spread and well-known.

The name Jinling, which corresponds to the sky, is also related to the Shogunate Mountain.

It is said that during the Warring States Period, in order to suppress the so-called "kingly spirit" in the Yingtian area, King Wei of Chu sent officials and troops to bury gold at Jinling Hill at the western foot of the Shogunate Mountain, hence the name Jinling City.

As for whether King Chu Wei buried gold in Mufu Mountain, I'm afraid someone has already gone to Jinling Gang to find out.

It's just that these rumors and the forty-eight scenes only add a little bit of fame to Shogunyama.

Today's Shogunate Mountain is just a place for the imperial court. Because it is high and overlooks the river, it can be used as a strategic military base to defend the north of the Yangtze River.

In addition to the six scenic spots of Shogun Mountain, a large number of military camps were built to garrison troops and horses on the mountaintops, ridges and at the foot of the riverside, as well as gun towers shooting rivers.

To the east of Shangyuan Gate, only a mile away from the mountainside, there is even a mountain platform with a slightly gentle terrain. Although there are no pavilions or pavilions, they are paved with bluestone strips and stone steps built from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain.

Viewpoint.

This is not the highest point of Mufu Mountain, nor is it the best viewing spot. In addition, today there are officials from Yingtian Mansion guarding both the mountain and the mountain, so there is not a single ordinary person here.

The north side of the platform is empty, and you can overlook the river and the Baguazhou in the river. On the south side, there are lush forests, and the spreading crown of branches and leaves creates a shade on several stone benches.

Every time he comes to Shangyuan Gate, Zou Xueyu, the magistrate of Yingtian Prefecture, is covered in dirt and water stains. Today, however, it is rare for him to be clean.

He did not wear official robes, but only wore a navy blue Confucian shirt with a slanted front and a square scarf on his head. His wife even hung a small five-blessing sachet on his waist when he went out. .

But here today, Zou Xueyu cannot be the core of the crowd.

In addition to him, there were about a dozen people around him in similar attires. The only difference was their age, and most of them had young faces.

Among everyone, it seemed to be an inexplicable coincidence that there happened to be an apricot tree on the north side of the stone bench.

In the shade under the tree, Xie Jin also wore loose Confucian clothes for home outings.

Obviously, everyone gathered here today has their eyes fixed on Xie Jin.

The second-ranking cabinet minister in the Imperial Cabinet.

No matter where he goes, whether he is wearing the red official robe or not, he is enough to attract the attention of countless people.

Not to mention, with Jie Jin's "status in the world" as a teacher of Xinxue in the world, even if he resigns and returns to his hometown today, countless people will pay attention to his every word and action every day.

Therefore, the identities of the people gathered here today are also known.

There are those Xinxue disciples who are officials in the court, and there are also those who did not have time to take the public examinations for various departments and departments of the imperial court this year or failed to pass the examinations.

Apart from Xie Jin, Zou Xueyu has the highest official position at the scene.

In addition to him, there are a group of officials who are studying in the court, represented by Wang Xinling, the current governor of the General Affairs Department.

"Today I am enjoying the autumn trip to Shogun Mountain, so you should leave some articles and poems behind."

Zou Xueyu looked at the people who had just come up from the foot of the mountain and spoke first.

Those present naturally could not let Mr. Xie Ge speak first.

The rest are all young people. After all, Zou Xueyu has to be the one to take the lead.

When he opened his mouth, everyone immediately spoke up. Some were vying for the lead, while others were modestly giving in. It was always a collective team building atmosphere.

Xie Jin smiled and was happy to see this.

This group of people gathered here today. Even the discerning people in Yingtian City can know why, but they still have to have a name.

Autumn outing is a good excuse.

They know what they are doing, they know they know these things, and they know they know they know.

But it just so happens that I need this excuse for an autumn outing.

Xie Jin looked at the random figure in the woods on the hilltop to the east.

It's a man wearing a flying fish suit.

After just one glance, Xie Jin withdrew his gaze and said softly to the people in front of him: "To the person who comes out on top today, I will give you the warm jade handle that your Majesty gave you last time as the prize."

This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Wang Xinling turned his eyes, glanced at everyone, and said: "Mr. Xie, I'm just sitting here dreaming. I'm afraid it won't be possible to write a chapter. Why don't we go there together?" How about another walk on the mountain? Viewing the scenery and reading articles and poems along the way?"

Xie Jin nodded.

Everyone took him as the center and began to continue walking up the mountain.

As soon as people move around, they say something, three, three, five, five.

Zou Xueyu and Wang Xinling arrived at Xie Jin's side.

Zou Xueyu spoke first: "Today, sir, I want to use the warm jade handle given by Your Majesty as a bonus. I'm really going to bleed a lot."

Xie Jin smiled: "Since you call me sir, those things are nothing."

Zou Xueyu said: "Sir, if you give up your love, your disciples will be frightened."

Xie Jin smiled and said nothing.

On the other end, Wang Xinling snorted heavily, the sound was so loud that it immediately caused everyone in front and behind to slow down and pay attention.

Wang Xinling said: "Sir, I cherish the warm jade given by Your Majesty very much. You can also use it to make the lottery with us. But there are many people in the government and the public! They will not let go of this little advantage.

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Xie Jin immediately spoke: "Today I will only talk about poetry and articles, not about government affairs."

Zou Xueyu followed closely and said: "Here, the student feels that Junior Wang is not wrong. Even in poetry and articles, we are all officials of the imperial court, so here we cannot avoid it after all."

As soon as the three people said several words, everyone around them also reacted.

Today's autumn outing is probably just a cover.

"Sir, someone came to the Metropolitan Procuratorate recently and wanted to check the impeachment memorials of the DPRK and China in recent years. It seems to be related to Henan Province."

Someone who was an official in the Metropolitan Procuratorate came forward and whispered.

Zou Xueyu turned around and narrowed his eyes: "Is there someone who wants to sue Henan Province to the Metropolitan Procuratorate?"

Wang Xinling glanced at Mr. Xie, who was walking up the mountain step by step with his hands in his arms.

Here today, there are all the court officials or disciples who follow and are loyal to His Highness the Emperor Taisun. Although they are not many in number, they are all very important people.

It can be said that today is an informal gathering of the Taisun Party.

As long as the people here have a unified understanding, the remaining people who have not participated will also be led to unify their thoughts.

Wang Xinling glanced in the direction of the top of the mountain. Another group of people should be waiting there.

He couldn't help but say: "Such a big thing has happened in Henan Province now. These days, the General Secretary has received memorials from the Yamen of the Third Division of Henan Province and the Governor's Yamen of Henan Province almost every day. They all talk about that.

There is an urgent need for additional materials from the court and the matter needs to be submitted to the court for approval.

Some people are already saying that Henan Province and the governor's office are guilty of malfeasance in their duties, but they have not yet gained momentum.

However, in the opinion of students, I am afraid that it won’t be long before the imperial court will issue a memorial to impeach the Third Division of Henan Province and the Yamen of the Governor of Henan Province.”

"I wonder why the check dams and water reduction dams on the river that have obviously been repaired collapsed?"

Someone asked a crucial question.

The imperial court spent countless money and grain, and the river governor's office, in collaboration with the Henan Province Third Division Office, invested hundreds of thousands in river construction. Why did the newly built dams and water reduction dams collapse?

"Man-made disaster!"

Zou Xueyu turned around and looked directly at the person who asked the question.

Xie Jin sighed softly, stood on the first step and looked at the students in front of him.
To be continued...