In the palace of King Chu, King Chu held Zhao Yao's hand and repeatedly told him to be cautious and pay attention to safety outside.
Zhao Yao was naturally very moved when he saw King Chu worried about him. However, he always felt that his fourth brother treated him like a three-year-old child.
"Fourth brother, I'm going to visit Mr. Meng, not to fight in Jiangnan. You don't have to worry about me so much." Fourth brother's attitude was as if he was going to the battlefield. "Also, Fourth Brother, I am twelve years old. I am not a three-year-old child, and I don't understand anything. You don't have to be so nervous about me." He felt that Fourth Brother himself was not as nervous as he was now when he went to fight in Shu. Nervous and worried.
"You have never traveled far away. This is your first time traveling far away. I don't trust you." If possible, King Chu would like to accompany Zhao Yao to Jiangnan to visit Mr. Meng.
"Although this is my first time traveling far away, haven't you, Fourth Brother, made arrangements for me? Why are you worried?" Zhao Yao deliberately said in a strange tone, "Fourth Brother, I am an adult. He is no longer a child, so don’t worry.”
King Chu was amused by Zhao Yao's unknown tone, and reached out to rub his head: "In the eyes of fourth brother, you are just a child." Even though Zhao Yao is twelve years old, under the influence of His Highness King Chu In his heart, he is no different from his several-year-old son.
Zhao Yao was afraid that King Chu would give some instructions again, so he quickly changed the subject: "Fourth brother, do you have a letter for Mr. Meng? Can I take it to you?"
King Chu was successfully diverted and said, "Yes, I will give it to you now." King Chu took out a letter from the desk drawer and handed it to Zhao Yao, "Help me pass this letter to Mr. Meng." gentlemen."
Zhao Yao took the letter and put it in his arms without looking at it. Then, he patted his chest and assured King Chu: "Fourth brother, don't worry, in addition to this letter and the medicinal materials you gave to Mr. Meng, I will help you deliver them." Zhao Yao next time The main purpose of going to Jiangnan was to visit Mr. Meng on behalf of the emperor. Naturally, the ministers and princes of the court wanted to send some medicinal materials or supplements to Mr. Meng to express their feelings.
It is no exaggeration to say that there was an entire official ship filled with things for Mr. Meng. Of course, they are basically medicinal herbs and supplements.
The King of Chu knew that Zhao Yao was going to say goodbye to the King of Wei, so he didn't say anything more. He just told Zhao Yao not to forget to write to him.
After saying goodbye to the King of Chu, Zhao Yao went to the Palace of the King of Wei. The Prince of Wei's Mansion is not far from the Prince of Chu's Mansion, it only takes a short walk.
Yu Hai had already been waiting for Zhao Yao at the gate of Prince Wei's Mansion. Seeing that Zhao Yao had finally arrived, he hurriedly stepped forward to welcome Zhao Yao into the house.
King Wei had been waiting for a long time, and he was a little annoyed when he saw Zhao Yao coming so late.
"What did you say to the fourth child for so long?"
Hearing this sour tone, Zhao Yao laughed very loudly in his heart. Of course, he wouldn't dare. He said very seriously: "Fourth brother treats me like a three-year-old child and talks a lot."
King Wei mocked unceremoniously: "He is the mother-in-law."
"Bag, then you will definitely not be as nagging as Fourth Brother."
King Wei, who was about to make a long speech, was choked by Zhao Yao's words. He was stunned for a while, then raised his hand and knocked the seeds on the head of his tenth brother, and said angrily: "I haven't said anything yet, and you think I'm nagging you."
"No, Bage, you definitely won't be nagging." Zhao Yao's expression looked innocent and well-behaved.
King Wei didn't know what Zhao Yao was thinking. He smiled helplessly, took something out of his arms and handed it to Zhao Yao.
Zhao Yao reached out to take it and found an iron token. The token is completely black, with the character "eight" engraved on the front, and complex and beautiful patterns engraved on the edges. The pattern resembled a certain kind of flower. He didn't know what kind of flower it looked like. After all, he had no research on flowers.
"Myna, what kind of token is this?"
"This is the token customized by my eldest brother for me. With this token, you can seek help from some large pharmacies, cloth shops, inns, banks, and pawn shops in Jiangnan. People in these places will be surprised when they see the token in your hand. help you."
After hearing this, Zhao Yao was shocked, his eyes widened, and he opened his mouth and said, "Is this... token so powerful?!" I'm afraid that this token was not given to Bage by the prince's brother, but Bage's own. The pharmacies and cloth shops mentioned by Bage are probably the properties of the Southern Wei people. I didn’t expect that the Southern Wei people still had so many industries in Jiangnan. It seems that the Southern Wei people have completely penetrated into Jiangnan. Sure enough, the people of the Southern Wei Dynasty should not be underestimated!
"Don't lose this token." King Wei told him very seriously, "This token is very useful, you must hold it carefully."
Zhao Yao nodded obediently and immediately put the token into his arms.
"Don't worry, Bage, I'm here if the cards are there, and I'm not here if the cards are not..."
Before he could finish his words, Zhao Yao was hit on the head. King Wei deliberately said with a fierce face: "What nonsense. Although this token is important, it is not as important as you."
"Hehehe, I was just joking."
King Wei looked at Zhao Yao helplessly, and after thinking about it, he couldn't help but give a few words of advice.
Although King Wei's instructions were the same as those of King Chu, Zhao Yao did not dislike it and listened carefully.
King Wei saw that it was getting late and did not leave Zhao Yao for dinner.
As soon as Zhao Yao returned to the palace, he was called to the Dongnuan Pavilion in Chengguang Hall.
The emperor was busy when he saw Zhao Yao coming back and asked him to have dinner with him.
During dinner, the emperor also said something.
Zhao Yao did not ask the emperor about the imperial examination. Since the issue of the imperial examination was raised, the entire capital has become very lively, and everyone is talking about it. Even the eunuchs and maids in the palace were quietly discussing this matter. Before the county examination begins, the sensation caused by the imperial examination will not subside for the time being. When the county examination starts, there will be another wave. It is estimated that there will be no peace until the child test is over.
"You brat, if you saw something or encountered something in Jiangnan, don't show off." The emperor said, "Write to me and I will arrange for someone to do it."
Zhao Yao felt that something was wrong with the emperor's words. He frowned slightly and said, "Father, to hear what you say, I will definitely encounter something when I go to Jiangnan this time, and it's not a trivial matter." What happened over there in Jiangnan? Someone is doing it again. Moth?
"Yangzhou is fine, but there are some things in Jinling and Suzhou." The emperor had no intention of telling Zhao Yao about the affairs of these two places in detail. "You go to Jinling and pay a good visit to Mr. Meng. Don't get involved in other matters."
Zhao Yao thought to himself that he was not a nosy person, nor was he a person who yelled when he saw injustice on the road.
"I'm not that free." He was very busy and had no time to do other things. Even if he is not busy, he will not actively seek death to do anything.
The emperor still had things to do, so he didn't say anything more to Zhao Yao and waved to him, indicating that he could leave.
Zhao Yao originally wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, he decided not to. He saluted the emperor and immediately exited Dongnuan Pavilion.
Returning to Xingdeok Palace, Zhao Yao checked his luggage again, and after confirming that it was correct, he went to bed.
The next day, at dawn, Zhao Yao was woken up by Tongxi. After washing, he went to Kunde Hall to have breakfast with Liang Concubine and the others.
Poppy and the others gave Zhao Yao some worries and asked him to take them with him to eat on the road.
After breakfast, Zhao Yao left the palace and headed to the dock. As for the emperor, he was still in court and Zhao Yao could not go to say goodbye to him.
He did not go to see He Lianfang, but went directly to the dock. Liang Run and his four conspicuous brothers were already waiting for him at the dock.
Seeing Zhao Yao coming, Song Jicai and the four of them hurriedly ran over.
This time Zhao Yao went to Jiangnan and specially took Zhang He and the four of them with him. He originally thought that General Zhang and the others would not agree, but he did not expect that they actually agreed and even packed them up very happily.
As soon as the auspicious time came, the official ship carried by Zhao Yao and others sailed away.
The kings of Chu and Wei were still in court, so they couldn't send Zhao Yao off in person even if they wanted to. At this time, they were a little distracted in the court, because they knew that Zhao Yao had already boarded the ship and left the capital at this time.
When Zhao Yao traveled to Jiangnan this time, the people who worried him most were not the emperor, but the kings of Chu and Wei. They were still very reluctant to leave, especially for King Wei. This was the first time Zhao Yao had been separated from him for a long time, which made him a little uncomfortable.
After getting on the boat, Zhao Yao and his four conspicuous brothers felt that the boat was very fresh, and a group of people walked around the boat hand in hand.
After shopping, a few people sat on the deck to bask in the sun and enjoy the river breeze, which was very comfortable.
Starting from the capital to Jiangnan, one needs to pass through several rivers. After all, Dazhou does not have the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal in Zhao Yao's dream. If there is a Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, it will be very convenient to take a boat from the capital to Jiangnan.
Regarding the construction of the canal, the emperor had had this plan several years ago. However, because I was too poor at the time, I could only put this matter aside for the time being. Now that the treasury is rich, the emperor plans to dig and build canals in the next two years, as well as repair rivers in other places, especially the Yellow River and several rivers near it.
The Yellow River has been a gold-swallowing beast since ancient times. As long as there is a flood, nearby cities will be submerged, and a large area will be flooded, displacing hundreds of thousands of people. No matter which dynasty it was, a lot of money was spent on building the Yellow River.
When the Great Zhou Dynasty was first established, a lot of money was spent on building and strengthening dams on the Yellow River. This made Huang He honest for more than ten or twenty years.
The Yellow River cannot always behave, and the dams built before cannot always withstand the power of the Yellow River. The emperor calculated that the dams of the Yellow River needed to be rebuilt, otherwise the Yellow River would become angry again.
Originally, the emperor planned to start digging and building the canal this year, but after Zhao Yao proposed the imperial examination, the emperor could only hold the imperial examination first, and then dig and build the canal and repair other rivers.
After leaving the capital and leaving their parents, Zhao Yao and the others originally planned to have fun like wild horses that had taken off their reins. However, that afternoon, four conspicuous people became seasick and vomited.
The four conspicuous bags always believed that they would not get seasick. They insisted on not taking seasickness medicine before boarding the ship, but they got seasick, and they were very sick.
The four good brothers were so seasick that they could barely breathe, and Zhao Yao couldn't play any more.
Zhao Yao thought that they would go to sea in the future, and it would not be good for four good brothers to be so seasick. He advised the four of them to get used to seasickness quickly. If you still get seasick when you get to Jinling, take a few more trips until you no longer get seasick.
Four conspicuous packages of seasickness: "..." Just kill them.
After Zhao Yao chatted with the four conspicuous brothers for a while, he returned to his room and started eating a whole fish feast. It is most convenient to eat fish while sitting on the boat, and it is fresh fish caught right now. Boiled fish fillets, pickled fish, sweet and sour fish, crucian carp soup, and grilled fish are really delicious.
After dinner, Zhao Yao began to write a letter to He Lianfang. He promised to write to He Lianfang every day.
Xiao Jin was a little reluctant, until Zhao Yao gave it a fish, and then it obediently went to deliver the letter.
In the next few days, Song Jicai and the four of them finally recovered from seasickness.
Because they were worried about Mr. Meng's health, Zhao Yao and the others did not waste much time on the way to Jinling. However, they would stop by the shore every few days to buy some things. At this time, Zhao Yao and Song Jicai went ashore to play for a while.
Since they didn't dock for long each time, Zhao Yao and the others just walked around the pier and did not go deep into the city.
It was night, Zhao Yao and the others were sitting on the deck admiring the moon and the scenery on the river at night.
Shen Sen suddenly asked: "Boss, have we reached the border of Jiangnan now?"
"We arrived this morning, and we will arrive at Jinling in a few days." Zhao Yao misunderstood what Shen Sen meant, thinking that he was impatient for taking the boat, "You can bear it for a few more days."
"Boss, that's not what I said." Shen Sen looked at the river again, his expression became strange, "Boss, didn't you realize that we are the only boats on the river now." Before they arrived at the river in the south of the Yangtze River, they spent the day We can encounter many boats both at night and at night, but after arriving on the river in the south of the Yangtze River today, we encountered some boats during the day, but not a single boat at night. This is so strange. "Is there a curfew on the river in the south of the Yangtze River at night, and boats are not allowed to go out at night?"
Chu Huan said: "It's unlikely. Maybe the officials in Jiangnan knew that the boss was coming to Jinling to visit Mr. Meng. They were afraid that they would hit the boss, so they banned the ship from traveling at night."
"Ah, is that so?" Shen Sen looked unbelieving, "Then why didn't the Jiangnan officials come to see the boss during the day?"
Zhang He said angrily: "These Jiangnan officials don't take the prince, the boss, seriously. They are really too arrogant."
Song Jicai was also full of dissatisfaction: "These officials look down upon others."
Zhao Yao looked at Shen Sen with some surprise: "Mumu, I didn't expect you to be so sharp."
When Shen Sen heard this, he immediately showed some excitement on his face. He lowered his voice and said: "Boss, there is indeed something weird, right?"
Zhao Yao nodded slightly and said, "Well, since we entered the Jiangnan river this morning, there have been people watching us secretly." There were more than one group of people staring at them. There must be people like Er Shu and Ba Ge among them, and their people are secretly protecting them. The other groups of people were obviously on guard against them.
There are many rivers in the south of the Yangtze River and water transportation is developed. No matter it is day or night, there will be many boats on the river. It is impossible for there to be no other boats except their boats like now.
Hearing what Zhao Yao said, Song Jicai's and the others' expressions changed instantly, and they all looked wary.
Chu Huan hurriedly asked: "Boss, what's going on?"
Zhao Yao glanced around and said in a meaningful tone: "No wonder before I left, my father and fourth brother repeatedly told me not to act recklessly, let alone meddle in other people's business. Now it seems that there are a lot of things hidden here in Jiangnan. "
Shen Sen asked with a worried look on his face: "Boss, what's going on?"
Zhang He asked with a nervous look on his face: "Boss, are we not in danger?"
"Go back to your room first." It's not safe to talk on the deck.
Song Jicai and the others hurriedly followed Zhao Yao back to the room. Zhao Yao asked Tong Xi to guard the door.
Seeing Shen Sen and the others' uneasy faces, Zhao Yao smiled reassuringly at them: "We will not be in danger, of course provided that we find nothing."
When Song Jicai said this, they were a little confused: "Boss, what do you mean?"
Zhao Yao tapped the table with the index finger of his right hand, and said with a thoughtful expression: "I guess the people staring at us are the prince and the person who acts as the king."
Shen Sen exclaimed in a low voice: "The prince and the person who acts as the king?"
Chu Huan is the smartest among the four of them. After hearing what Zhao Yao said, he immediately thought of something.
"Boss, the prince and the acting king did some unspeakable things in Jiangnan, right?"
As soon as he said this, Zhang He and the others were so frightened that their faces changed.
Zhao Yao said calmly: "Jiangnan has been rich since ancient times. It is normal for the prince and the king to want to make money in Jiangnan. In order to make money, they naturally have to do things that cannot be known to outsiders." However, the prince and the king wanted to make money. Are you being too cautious? He, an idiot prince, would definitely not be able to discover what they were doing when he came to Jiangnan.
Chu Huan and the others listened with shock on their faces: "Boss, what should we do?"
"Pretend to know nothing and discover nothing." Zhao Yao said with a smile, "Besides, we really found nothing."
Chu Huan asked: "Boss, aren't we investigating?"
"We don't need to investigate." Zhao Yao said, "Father should know, otherwise he wouldn't tell me not to show off."
Song Jicai and the others imagined a big drama. Everyone's face was full of shock.
"Boss, why do I feel that our visit to Jiangnan this time will not be peaceful?"
"As long as we don't do unnecessary things, we will be fine." Zhao Yao could probably guess what the prince and the king were doing in Jiangnan, but he had no intention of getting involved. "We have only two purposes for coming to Jiangnan. One is to visit Mr. Meng, and the other is to play. Don't worry about other things."
"Listen to the boss." With the boss here, they don't need to be afraid.
Zhao Yao didn't talk about it anymore and started playing Monopoly with his four brothers.
Afraid of being bored on the boat, Zhao Yao made a lot of fun things before setting off, such as Monopoly games, checkers, building blocks, etc.
After playing for a while, Song Jicai and the others went back to their room to rest.
After Zhao Yao washed up, he lay on the bed. Instead of rushing to sleep, he called out to the dark room: "Are the secret guards here?"
Soon, someone in the darkness responded to him.
"I'm here."
Zhao Yao did not face the direction where the secret guard's voice came from, and asked: "Are they the prince and the king's people?"
This question sounds confusing, but the secret guard understands what Zhao Yao means.
"yes."
He added: "They were worried that the imperial army would find something unusual, so they ordered that no ships were allowed to go out at night."
After hearing this, Zhao Yao sighed: "It's true." He then asked the secret guard, "What are they doing on the river?"
The secret guard replied respectfully: "I will do anything."
During this period, I always suffer from insomnia and cannot sleep well, and my mental state is not good during the day. Coupled with the hot weather, I feel very uncomfortable.
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