"I respectfully welcome His Royal Highness the Emperor Taisun to Taiyuan City."

"Your Majesty, may you live a thousand years and may you be blessed with peace and prosperity."

On the official road in the south of Taiyuan City, the emperor Taisun of the current dynasty who was going north was parading in front of the procession. Countless officials from the three yamen of Shanxi Road and the yamen of Taiyuan Prefecture bowed, cupped their fists, and bowed.

Not to mention the gentry and merchants, they all waved their robes and knelt on the ground after the officials.

As for the onlookers in the wilderness further away, they were also crouching down, with their heads lowered and their hands pressed to the ground, for fear of standing too high and attracting the attention of the imperial guards patrolling Taisun Bei.

The majesty and honor of the imperial grandson must be treated with the highest dignity before everything is torn apart.

Imperial power was still supreme in the 28th year of Hongwu.

On the high slope in the distance, Qiuniang looked at her with a flying look.

She stretched out her arms to hug one of Erlang's arms and whispered softly: "It's really amazing."

Zhu Yunwen frowned and smiled: "Don't worry, you should believe it after seeing these, we can all go home."

"Um."

Qiuniang nodded her head and said humbly, then leaned her head on Zhu Yunwen's chest, her eyes full of hope as she looked at the person sitting on horseback on the official road in the distance, who was in the most eye-catching position among everyone.

Someone I met at my home in Zhongdu Imperial City.

"I heard that the chief ministers and governors of Shanxi Province have been rushing back to Taiyuan City for several days."

Zhu Yunxi did not shout, but the horse lightly lifted the reins and spoke casually, neither salty nor bland. The war horse under him also followed his instructions and lightly stepped its two front hooves.

The Shanxi officials who bowed their heads and bowed their hands on the official road felt a little hesitant.

As the head of Shanxi Taoist civil servants, Changsun Gong lowered his head and shook his head: "I have not heard the holy words for a long time, but now I have heard that His Highness Taisun visited Shanxi on his northern tour. I was delighted and returned to Taiyuan to inquire about His Majesty's government.

The pastor of the court guards one area and makes the other area peaceful."

After finishing speaking, Changsun Gong thought in his mind that Zhu Yunxi should be called out at this time.

However, Zhu Yunxi, who was on horseback, did not have this idea. Instead, he smiled and scanned the crowd in front of him, but no one raised his head.

He then looked sideways at the stage where the gongs and drums were still noisy. Two groups of Taiyuan gongs and drums were still beating hard.

Gao Yangzhi, who was beside him, also turned his head and looked over, and then said to Sun Cheng: "Stop it, you are so noisy and unbecoming."

After finishing speaking, Gao Yangzhi turned back and glanced at the Shanxi Dao San Si Tang officials and subordinate officials who were standing at the front.

Sun Cheng received the order and rushed to the stage with his people.

After a while, the Taiyuan gongs and drums, which were described as noisy and inappropriate by the Ming cabinet ministers, finally stopped.

The sound stops.

The Shanxi officials present were heartbroken again.

First, the emperor's grandson did not wake up the crowd, and then the cabinet ministers said that the noise was inappropriate.

This is killing power.

Zhu Yunxi said calmly: "As we enter Shanxi, we go to various prefectures and counties to prepare food and fodder for the army. I wonder how Taiyuan Prefecture is preparing now?"

This is still the errand of the Chief Envoy Si Yamen.

Changsun Gong continued: "Taishun's northern patrol required a month of food and grass for the army, and the amount was quite large. At this time, the new year was approaching, and the chief envoy Si Yamen cleaned up the accounts, raised funds from all parties, and dispatched warehouses to prepare for the army.

The required food and grass will take about ten days."

Zhu Yunxi smiled and said: "So, I can't continue on my way."

Changsun Gong smiled and said: "The pass has been covered with heavy snow, and it should also snow in Taiyuan Prefecture in the past two days. Why don't Your Highness stay in Taiyuan temporarily before the end of the year, and after the spring thaws and the roads are solidified, you can patrol the border passes in the north?"

To the north of Taiyuan Prefecture is the military town of Datong, which can be reached within ten days' journey. If Your Highness does not want to stay in Taiyuan for a long time and is busy patrolling the border in the north, you can wait for your ministers to collect all the food and grass before heading north."

Zhu Yunxi smiled silently.

The reasons for Shanxi Daochao are very good. Just looking at the laws and regulations of the imperial court, there is no fault.

Everyone knows that raising food and fodder for a large army is time-consuming.

It's just that at this time, the local summer and autumn taxes have long been completed. Except for the part sent to the court, the rest have already been put into the local warehouse.

Gao Yangzhi turned around and glanced at Jingchuan Marquis Cao Zhen.

Cao Zhen understood immediately and whipped his riding whip hard.

The whip slashed through the air, making a sharp neighing sound. The way he whipped it was very unique, but it didn't hit the horse very hard. It just caused the horse under him to raise its head and neigh, and raised its hooves high. Then, under the control of Cao Zhen, he arrived

front.

Cao Zhen looked at the Shanxi Dao officials who were bowing and lowering their heads in front of him, and snorted coldly: "The documents sent to Taiyuan Mansion were sent and received five days ago. Taisun's northern inspection tour only had 10,000 people. In January, all

The food and grass needed are no more than 3,000 shi for rice, 3,000 shi for coal frying, and 5,000 shi for black beans.

Taiyuan Prefecture is the administrative office of Shanxi Dao. The three divisions are gathered together. There are more than 10,000 people in this department, and a total of 11,000 stones are needed for one month. How can we not come up with it? We still need ten days to raise funds? Who are you, Shanxi Dao, fooling!"

Jingchuan Marquis Cao Zhen's question made Changsun Gong and others solemn for a moment.

In the army of the Ming Dynasty, except for the food and grass required for the garrison, all the food and grass needed for the army were mobilized on demand. Once the troops and horses were sent out from the camp, there was a baggage camp, and a baggage camp had 80 carts to carry the army's supplies.

forage.

According to the regulations of the imperial court, each truck must carry twelve shi and dou of rice, beans and coal fried, rice is two shi and five dou, coal is fried with three shi, seven dou and five liters, and black beans is six shi and two dou and five liters.

A baggage camp can supply 10,000 horses with a full load of grain and fodder, which can sustain 10,000 horses for three days.

If you are marching, you can also exchange part of the rice into light cakes, which the officers and soldiers hang around their necks and eat to satisfy their hunger during the march.

But in terms of total quantity, there is a definite number.

Everything is strictly in accordance with the regulations of the court.

Cao Zhen was questioning, but he was undoubtedly doubting the ability of the officials of Shanxi Province to handle affairs, and by extension, he might also be implying that the officials of Shanxi Province were derelict in their duties.

Changsun Gong immediately spoke: "Henan suffered a disaster this year, and the imperial court provided relief. Shanxi Road was a neighboring road, and the imperial decree also allocated grain and grass supplies. In addition, a lot of supplies were sent from Shanxi Road to meet the needs of the border troops.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Although the summer and autumn taxes in Shanxi Province have been completed this year, all the warehouses are close to the expenditure, and no one can independently supply the general's needs.

Therefore, coordination among various warehouses is required.

I hope Marquis Jingchuan knows that it is not because I, the Shanxi Dao, are incompetent."

Before everything changed, and even before the situation in Shanxi Road changed significantly, Changsun Gong still maintained the humility and respect of a courtier towards Zhu Yunxi.

But facing Cao Zhen, who was an official in the same dynasty, he didn't have so many scruples. In addition, Cao Zhen was also a meritorious military general, and he was not on the same path as them as civil servants.

Changsun Gong responded, naturally without any reservations.

Zhu Yunxi, who was on horseback, had an ambiguous smile in his eyes, looking at Changsun Gong in front of him and the officials of the Third Division of Shanxi Province who had not spoken.

He folded his palms together and gently turned the riding crop in his hand.

"We are all officials in the same dynasty, and we are all serving the emperor's mission. Why should we be so tit-for-tat? We should focus on harmony, work together, and make progress together."

Zhu Yunxi spoke lightly and pointed.

Cao Zhen hummed and said, "I know I'm guilty. It's just that soldiers need to be quick, and food and grass go first. This is a truth known to the world. Our dynasty is not the former Song Dynasty, so do we still want to make a fuss about food and grass and drag down the army?"

Changsun Gong, who lowered his head, looked a little ugly. Is Cao Zhen implying that he was one of those bastard civil servants from the former Song Dynasty?

He said in a low voice: "Since Taisun entered Shanxi, I have rushed back to Taiyuan after hearing the news. After receiving the order from Taiyuan Mansion, I have been working non-stop to raise food and grass, and I don't dare to slack off for a day. I don't dare to delay for a day, but I am not eager for success.

If it is done in a hurry, it will be too late or the quantity will be insufficient, or it will be sent to the army with old rice and curd, which will be the fault of the ministers."

No one expected that the first time Zhu Yunxi arrived in Taiyuan City, the situation would be like being set on fire, and the atmosphere would be solemn and gloomy.

Behind the crowd, Li Wenxiang, who was kneeling on the ground, moved his knees silently. Although he had already prepared and put two soft cushions on his knees, he had never had such an encounter or experience before.

Through the gap between the officials in front, Li Wenxiang silently raised his head and looked at the young man riding on horseback at the front of the procession.

Although he did not wear regular clothes and was only wearing a cotton-padded coat, Li Wenxiang still knew that this was Zhu Yunxi, the grandson of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty who had made him wait for a long time.

Hiding behind the hunched-over officials gave Li Wenxiang more opportunities to move.

He straightened up silently, clasped his hands together and hid them in his sleeves tightly.

Now more than 10,000 people have entered Taiyuan City.

Just wait for Zhu Yunxi to enter Taiyuan City and go to the banquet prepared for him today.

After the city gates are sealed, they can launch a rebellion all over the city to capture Zhu Yunxi.

At that time, it was impossible for the soldiers and horses of the Northern Patrol to enter the city. When dawn tomorrow, all they had to do was tie Zhu Yunxi up and stand at the top of the city, so that the Beijing troops outside the city would be intimidated and even be included.

only……

Li Wenxiang glanced at the Shanxi Provincial officials in front of him with disgust.

These eggless things.

He has big plans, but is as timid as a mouse.

He actually wanted to have himself and Liu Zongsheng tied up by them when the time came.

Is this a cover-up, or is it leaving a way out for oneself?

Li Wenxiang couldn't help but feel a little more disgusted with these civil servants and scholars.
To be continued...