Zhu Daguan's trip to the capital this time is very different from the last time. At that time, he was a small sixth-rank tax collector, but now he is a dignified third-rank official. Moreover, he has such great power as a third-rank official that even the six ministers shun him.
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Before Zhu Tianjiang leaves Beijing, everything, both official and private, must be properly arranged. The Security Procuratorate needs someone to take charge, and this golden sign Zhu Tianjiang cannot be destroyed while he is away. Zhu Tianjiang originally wanted to keep Zhu Yi.
Zhu Tianjiang was in charge of the government affairs of the Security Procuratorate, but when he thought about how many dangers he would encounter along the way, he still felt relieved to have him by his side. With no other choice, Zhu Tianjiang had no choice but to run to the palace of Taifu Wang Bingkun and ask the old Taifu to temporarily take charge.
The Security Procuratorate. Mr. Wang did not refuse. He is the inspector of the Security Procuratorate. When the Security Procuratorate is on patrol, he should also support the government affairs of the Security Procuratorate.
After arranging the business, Zhu Tianjiang secretly ordered Zhu Si to mobilize 500 people to accompany him secretly. These people were led out of the city by Zhu Si in advance. Their purpose was to stand in front of Zhu Daguan. Zhu Si divided the 500 people into five teams
, all disguised as caravans transporting goods, and the distance between each team is no more than ten miles. No matter which capital Zhu Tianliang goes to, they will enter and hide in advance. Once something changes, they will immediately become an elite guard of 500 people to protect them.
The safety of Zhu Tianjiang and the fourth prince.
Zhu Tianjiang did not ask his master Lin Feng to follow him. There were so many gold and silver jewels buried in the house, and it would be impossible without a master to take care of them. Moreover, Lin Feng was old, and Zhu Tianjiang could not bear to let his master suffer.
When Guo Ying and Yu Gege learned that Zhu Tianjiang was leaving the capital, they came to the commune to bid Tianjiang a gentle farewell the night before. Zhu Tianjiang could not take them with him this time, because neither Mrs. Guo nor Prince Jing could take them with him.
Agreed. Prince Jing is afraid that his daughter will suffer the consequences. Besides, Zhu Tianjiang is not a gentleman. If something happens to him, Prince Jing cannot afford to embarrass him. As the princess, she has not yet left the palace and she is pregnant.
, Prince Jing will be able to hit him to death by then.
Mrs. Guo felt that it was the period of the Queen Mother's funeral, and a girl who had not left the cabinet would go out on patrol, which would not only violate the ancestral system, but also become a handle for others. Zhu Tianjiang had offended so many people, and once he lost his favor in front of Emperor Chengwu,
Pampering, this little thing will turn into a serious crime of beheading.
Everything was ready. Early the next morning, Zhu Tianjiang and the fourth prince Xuanzhu led 400 troops and assembled outside the city gate in a mighty manner. Since the disaster relief workers had already gone to Hedu Mansion in advance under the protection of heavy troops three days ago.
, Zhu Tianjiang and the others traveled in simple carriages, with only two large and comfortable carriages following them.
Last time I went out of the city, I had to walk around the palace, but this time it was different. On behalf of the emperor, the Minister of Rites led all the civil and military officials out of the city to see him off.
Zhu Tianjiang looked at the officials seeing him off with a smile, stood on the car and raised his hands and said, "As a minister, I have done my best to send you off. Thank you very much."
Everyone agreed hypocritically, wishing that the god of plague would never come back as soon as he left. If Zhu Tianjiang really died outside, these people would have to burn incense to thank God.
Zhu Tianjiang knew in his heart that these people were ordered to see him off, and none of them meant it sincerely. After a brief polite conversation, the large group of people started to set off on the road. After walking less than 500 meters, Zhu Tianjiang stuck his head out of the car curtain.
I was about to wave goodbye to all the adults again. Who knew that in the blink of an eye, the gate of the city was completely empty, not even a single person was seen.
"You idiot, why are you running so fast? I am so hated by people." Zhu Tianjiang muttered depressedly.
The team traveled about thirty miles and stopped at a three-way intersection. On one of the roads, there was a group of merchants' carriages and horses parked.
"Sir, what are your orders?" Wang Yi, the leader of the accompanying team, rode up to Zhu Tianjiang's car and asked.
Wang Yi is a general manager of the Admiral's Mansion. This time Zhu Tianjiang and the Fourth Prince went on a tour, the Admiral's Mansion allocated 400 people, and Wang Yi became the leader of this team.
Zhu Tianjiang and the Fourth Prince got out of the car and looked at each other. A bay-red horse ran past the caravan on the fork in the road ahead.
Wang Yi was startled, and was about to give an order to stop the incoming collision, but heard Zhu Tianjiang say, "One of our own, let him come over."
Immediately, a big man grinned and said, "Sir, everything is ready, just waiting for you and the fourth prince."
Mr. Wang Yiqian looked at the big man who spoke in surprise. Isn't this the man who was sentenced by the Security Procuratorate? No one knew this silly big man before, but now he is very famous. He once threw Prince Jing in the Zhu Mansion, and in the Si
The eldest prince was almost killed with a stick in front of the Yamen. It would be unreasonable for such a person to remain famous.
Zhu Tianjiang nodded and said to Wang Yi, "Mr. Wang Qian, I order you to take the official car of me and the fourth prince to Dingyuan Mansion, and from there transfer to Hedu Mansion to meet me."
Wang Yi was startled and immediately understood what Zhu Tianjiang meant. It seemed that they were going to break away from the large group of people.
"Your Excellency, Your Highness the Fourth Highness, this is not possible. I have been ordered to protect the safety of Your Excellency and Your Highness the Fourth Highness. If something goes wrong, I cannot afford it." Wang Yi dismounted and knelt down on one knee and said.
"Don't worry, I will be safer without you. Remember, if there are officials coming to offer gifts along the way, if the gift is accepted, it will be said that I and the fourth prince are not feeling well, and they will not see any guests until they arrive at Hedu Mansion." Zhu
Tian Jiang ordered.
Wang Yi saw that Zhu Tianjiang was very serious, and he had no right to disobey Zhu Tianjiang's orders. However, Wang Yi still asked doubtfully, "Sir, if you are going to Hedu Prefecture, why do you want to detour to Dingyuan Prefecture? If you go like this
, I’m afraid it will delay the journey for ten days.”
Zhu Tianjiang sneered, "Humph, if you don't leave like this, I'm afraid you won't be able to survive in Hedu Prefecture. Don't be nagging, remember my words, and leave with great fanfare. From now on, I will give you the power.
Already."
Wang Yi's heart moved. He was also Mr. Qian who had experienced the battlefield. He immediately understood that there might be some dangers on the road ahead, which was why Mr. Zhu took a detour.
Wang Yi did not dare to say anything. Since he wanted to be the substitute, he could only try his best to avoid exposing the true intentions of Lord Zhu and the Fourth Prince.
Zhu Tianjiang and the fourth prince arrived at the merchant's convoy, and the two of them got into the same car. The official convoy and the caravan convoy split into two groups, abandoning the direct route to Hedu, and each ran towards their own goals.
Ever since Zhu Tianjiang destroyed the prestige of the eldest prince Xuan Ming, he has always been on guard against his counterattack. Not only the residences of Xuan Ming and Xuan Can, but also Zhu Er from the camp in the suburbs of Beijing also sent people to monitor him. A few days ago, the camp in the suburbs of Beijing suddenly suddenly
A heavy cavalry force of 5,000 men left the camp and disappeared without a trace. The person responsible for monitoring did not see this troop returning to the camp until evening, so he immediately reported the news to Zhu Er.
After analysis, Zhu Tianjiang and others felt that the road leading directly to Hedu Prefecture must be dangerous. In such troubled times, even if the emperor was out of the capital, there would still be people who dared to kill him, let alone Xuanming hated him so much. Zhu Tianjiang immediately met with
Xuanzhu discussed and asked Zhu Yi and others to leave the city in advance and wait at this three-way intersection. At that time, they would leave the group and transfer to Pengcheng Mansion, from there to Hedu. As for the accompanying officers and soldiers, Zhu Tianjiang did not want to send them in.
It's a tiger's mouth, so let them take a different route to attract attention.
Of course, Zhu Daguan did not intend to let Xuan Ming go. No matter what the purpose of his troops was, they had violated military taboos. Therefore, before Zhu Tianjiang left the capital, he left a letter to be delivered to the upright Taifu Wang. Privately
Let this veteran discuss the matter of troop deployment with the emperor.
Zhu Tianjiang's motorcade had less than eighty people, but they were all top-notch warriors. Among them were not only An Zi who had been personally trained by Lin Feng and Zhu Yi, but also twenty palace guards who were most valued by the fourth prince.
More than a dozen cars drove slowly. The eldest prince Xuan Ming and the second prince Xuan Can not only had a happy time, but were also given a copy by the upright old minister.
Zhu Daguan was out of town, and he didn't bother to ask about his family affairs. After five days of carriage and horse riding, he gradually left the capital. Zhu Daguan was dressed in gentleman's clothes and a melon skin hat, and he was dressed like a landlord. And the four
The prince changed into a scholar's uniform and became Zhu Tianjiang's master.
"Tianxiang, we have arrived at the boundary of Pengcheng. This Pengcheng governor has a good reputation. Shall we meet?" Xuanzhu asked, waving his folding fan lightly.
"Fourth brother, reputation is all fucking fake. Look at how poor the people are here. I can't bear to see him. If he is really a good official, I will give him a sum of money to take good care of the people."
Zhu Tianjiang looked at the people passing by in the distance. They were all skinny and their clothes were full of holes.
Xuanzhu frowned and sighed, "The Dafeng Dynasty imposed heavy taxes, so the state treasury still cannot make ends meet. Once taxes are reduced or reduced, I'm afraid my father will not be able to feed so many soldiers and horses in the world."
Zhu Tianjiang smiled shamelessly and did not argue with Xuanzhu. There were soldiers and horses stationed in all the capitals of the Dafeng Dynasty, but when it came to a real war, these people were just a bunch of trash. But to the officials of the capital, these people
The soldiers and horses are their minions to oppress the people.
There were only two days to go until they entered Pengcheng Mansion, and the motorcade stopped to have lunch before moving on. The place was in a remote place, and there was no inn, so Zhu Yi and others had no choice but to cook in pots.
Everyone was enjoying their meal when they saw another group of carriages and horses coming from behind. This group of carriages and horses only had three old and old cars, and one of the cars had a sign with the words "Hongjiaban" written on it.
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Zhu Yi glanced at him warily, "Young Master, he is a juggler."
After leaving the capital, Zhu Tianjiang asked them to change their names and call him "Young Master" and Xuanzhu "Master".
Zhu Tianjiang nodded. He thought it was a troupe passing by, but he didn't expect the horse and carriage team to stop.
A man in his forties came over and said, "Hong's team leader, who is the owner of the team?"
Zhu Tianjiang stood up in confusion. As he stood, Zhu Yi, Xia Qing and others seemed to be scattered around Zhu Tianjiang casually.
"I'm just, what's the matter?" Zhu Tianjiang looked at the other person and said.
"Oh, I'm very polite. I wonder what you call me." Leader Hong asked politely.
"This is my young master Zhu." Zhu Yi replied.
Leader Hong cupped his fists and bowed, "Master Zhu, I want to discuss something with you. We want to buy some food from you. I wonder if Master Zhu can be merciful. When we passed by Mazhen two days ago, we missed the sale.
I'm afraid we still have two days to get to Pengcheng. There are still many children in the team, and the little old man is helpless." Leader Hong smiled awkwardly.
Zhu Tianjiang looked at the expectant looks on the taxis not far away and felt that it was really not easy for these people who were traveling in the world.
"Master Hong, let your people come over and eat together. As for the food, we'll talk about it after we finish it," Zhu Tianjiang said magnanimously.
"Forget it, let's just buy some and spend the next two days." Leader Hong looked at the wine and meat on the small table and couldn't help but swallow his saliva.
Xuanzhu smiled and said, "Master Hong, I don't ask you about the cashier. Let's make friends when we go out."
When Leader Hong heard this, he bowed gratefully, "Thank you guys~ Thank you~!"
He was just afraid that Zhu Tianjiang would be the cashier, which they couldn't afford.
A group of men, women, and children came running over. Leader Hong was very polite and didn't let everyone eat vegetables. They were only allowed to dig some rice.
The fourth prince's eyes were always fixed on a woman in red. The woman also felt Xuan Zhu's gaze and lowered her head in embarrassment.
Zhu Tianjiang saw this in his eyes and said in a low voice, "Fourth, have you fallen in love with her? This girl is so pure. If you take good care of her for a few days, she will definitely be healthy."
"Fuck you, you shameless guy. I think it's very difficult for such a thin girl to wander around in the world." The fourth prince glared at Zhu Tianjiang.
Zhu Tianjiang was just joking and didn't take it seriously. After the meal, the fourth prince gave Hong's class four bags of food for free. Leader Hong was so moved that he led everyone to bow. Before leaving, the man in red
The woman also glanced at Xuanzhu gratefully. With just this glance, Xuanzhu stood dumbfounded for a long time.
The carriages and horses of the Hong Jiaban were not so idle. They loaded up the food and started to rush on their way. By the time Zhu Tianjiang and others had finished cooking again, the Hong Jiaban had long since disappeared.
Two days later, Zhu Tianjiang and his party finally arrived in Pengcheng. Once they entered Pengcheng, the situation was much better than what they saw on the road, and it was relatively prosperous.
As the motorcade was driving, they heard a commotion in front of them. Zhu Tianjiang and the fourth prince stepped out of the carriage and saw a group of officers and soldiers arresting people.
"Hey~! Isn't that a member of the Hong family?" Xuanzhu said in surprise.
Needless to say, Zhu Tianjiang also saw that a group of officers and soldiers were smashing the Hong family's clothes and dragging people to the car. One of the officers and soldiers wanted to take away was the leader Hong, and the other was the girl in red.
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"Zhu Yi~rescued them secretly." The fourth prince suddenly said nervously.
Zhu Yi was stunned for a moment and glanced at Zhu Tianjiang. Officer Zhu smiled slightly and nodded silently.