Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the contents of the letter, which was sent by his granddaughter Zhu Ningyun.
I thought I was going to write some interesting things, but I didn't expect it to be something like this.
The letters recorded the oppression of the people encountered along the way.
Yangzhou Shouma in Yangzhou, dozens of villages in Hangzhou are controlled, the people live like pigs and dogs, just to provide raw silk for that "Mr. Lan".
"Master Lan, what a master Lan, he has become a local overlord in the land south of the Yangtze River."
Zhu Yuanzhang slapped the table with great anger: "No wonder the Jinyi Guards in the south of the Yangtze River haven't sent any news. I'm afraid it has already been corroded, and even my Jinyi Guards got involved! It's so audacious!"
However, because Zhu Ningyun did not know the identity of Young Master Lan when he sent the letter, he did not say that Young Master Lan was Lan Nao'er.
"Father, I really didn't expect that something like this would happen in Jiangnan."
Zhu Biao came over and said angrily.
At this time, Zhu Biao's body has recovered a little after this period of recuperation.
The imperial doctor asked him to continue to recuperate, but when Zhu Biao thought that his father had to correct so many memorials every day, he insisted on going to the field and continued to help his father manage politics.
"Biao'er, you don't have to worry about this matter. I've sent people to Yangzhou to investigate. You can take a good rest during this period."
Zhu Yuanzhang saw Zhu Biao and said distressedly.
"Father, I'm fine. I've gotten better these days."
Zhu Biao waved his hand and said it was okay.
Zhu Yuanzhang sighed and said: "Hey, Biao'er, you just worry too much, and that's why your body is like this."
Zhu Biao smiled bitterly and said: "It's Biao'er's own health that doesn't live up to expectations. In terms of worries, I don't have as many things to worry about as my father."
Just then, a eunuch walked in.
Hui reported: "Reporting to the Holy One, Suzaku and Baihu, Fusi, Beizhen, are asking for an audience."
"Let them in quickly."
Zhu Yuanzhang knew that there should be news about the investigation of Mr. Lan in Hangzhou.
"See Your Majesty."
"See the prince."
Zhuque and Baihu entered the hall and knelt on the ground.
"Pingsheng, is there any news about Mr. Lan's case?"
Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
"Your Majesty, please take a look."
Bai Hu handed over the impermanence book and the evidence account book.
Zhu Yuanzhang unfolded it and took a look, and the contents were shocking.
What Mr. Lan committed was even more outrageous than Feng Wen in Texas.
The sea ban order did not stop him from selling raw silk overseas.
In addition to the raw silk business, there is also the salt business. Salt is forged directly through the local salt transportation department and sold directly in various places.
There is even a pig iron business, secretly sold to outsiders.
All the businesses controlled by the imperial court were touched by this so-called Mr. Lan.
The most frightening thing is that these businesses are very involved, and a large number of court officials and knighted military attachés are involved.
Zhu Yuanzhang's face turned cold and he said: "Who is this Mr. Lan? Why is there no record in Wuchang Bozhong?"
Bai Hu cupped his hands and said, "Because this person has a special status, I dare not write anything without conclusive evidence."
"Say it directly!" Zhu Yuanzhang shouted.
Bai Hu then spoke: "After Mr. Ji's investigation, almost all of these people are the adopted sons of Lan Yu, Duke of Liang. Therefore, Mr. Ji guessed that this Mr. Lan should be Lan Yu's eldest son, Lan Nao'er."
Sapphire
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes narrowed.
Does he, Lan Yu, want to imitate me in the past when he adopted an adopted son and conquered the world?
This is so intriguing.
The ones David installed were all Lan Yu's adopted sons.
Is this Lan Yu going to rebel?
Zhu Yuanzhang's expression became a little subtle.
Zhu Biao hurriedly raised his hands and said: "Father, I am guilty of neglecting Lan Yu's discipline over the years. However, Lan Yu should not have any other thoughts. Please be aware of this."
In these years, Zhu Biao has controlled the government and has indeed awarded many titles to Lan Yu's soldiers with military merit. In fact, Lan Yu cannot be completely blamed, it is a normal process.
Because in these years, only Lan Yu can fight in wars, perform military exploits, and be granted marquisships and titles. Only Lan Yu's people can be rewarded with official positions. This is a causal relationship.
Lan Yu is Zhu Biao's brother-in-law, so Zhu Biao naturally wants to keep him.
"Lan Yu's motives need to be further investigated. But if this matter is really Lan Nao'er's mischief, I will never let it go!" Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly.
Should Lan Yu be suppressed, he should still be suppressed, he is too arrogant.
But when I think about the military commanders in this court who are old and walking around, only Lan Yu can use them.
Even if he is unhappy, he can only keep the blue jade, but he needs to play it a bit before leaving it to Zhu Biao.
"Your Majesty, I have one more thing to report." Bai Hu said at this time.
"Say." Zhu Yuanzhang said.
"At this moment, Princess Yong'an and Li Xiao, because they couldn't bear to see the people suffer, bought raw silk from all the villages and went north along the canal."
Bai Hu cupped his hands and said: "That Lan Nao'er will definitely not give up. He has already set off to catch up. I am worried about the safety of the princess."
"What?"
Zhu Biao was startled and said loudly: "Why didn't you report such an important matter earlier!"
If the son of the Duke hurts the daughter of King Yan, it is no joke.
What's more, the relationship between Zhu Biao and Zhu Di is so deep that they will never allow this to happen!
Now that the father is dissatisfied with Lan Yu, when it comes to that point, no matter how great Lan Yu's achievements are, he can only get rid of Lan Yu with tears.
"minister"
Beads of sweat lay on Bai Hu's forehead. He didn't expect the prince and the emperor to react so strongly.
"That's unreasonable!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was also a little annoyed and said: "Biao'er, quickly draft an imperial edict and tell me that Lan Nao'er will be captured directly!"
"Forget it, Biao'er, just rest and we'll do it ourselves."
Thinking that Zhu Biao's body had not fully recovered, Zhu Yuanzhang drafted the imperial edict himself, and immediately handed it to Bai Hu, saying: "White Tiger, Suzaku, and Chuanzhi will each lead one thousand Tiger Guards and one thousand Jinwu Guards. Go quickly and capture Lan Nao'er! No!" mistaken!"
Jinwu and Yulin were the bodyguards who guarded the emperor.
"I accept the decree!"
Bai Hu and Zhu Que looked happy and immediately went to lead the troops.
Not long after.
Two cavalry teams wearing gold and silver armor quickly left the palace.
Zhuque was a master of arithmetic. He began to calculate the distance. It should have been five hours before Li Xiao set off first, and how long it would take for the following fleet to catch up.
"White Tiger should catch up with him in ten days. We will probably meet him in Cangzhou."
"Okay, then let's go straight to Cangzhou!"
After leaving the palace, Bai Hu led the soldiers and went straight to Cangzhou.
As Suzaku expected.
Li Xiao's boat took the lead, but the boats behind him were chasing after them, and they couldn't catch up after chasing along the river.
But because Li Xiao was a merchant ship and carried a lot of cargo, it had a deep draft and moved slowly.
Ten days passed. Even though Li Xiao ordered all the sailors to paddle day and night, they were overtaken by two smaller boats.
"Brother-in-law, are those ships coming to chase us?"
Zhu Gaoxu saw two medium-sized clippers in the distance, heading this way.
"I don't know how to quickly prepare people to prepare for the battle."
Li Xiao frowned slightly, thinking that it was probably Lan Nao'er who was catching up.
"The ship ahead, stop quickly and get inspected!"
As the boats approached, the people on one of the boats shouted loudly.
This person's identity is unusual, he is a member of the Qianhu Guard Station, and there are hundreds of soldiers on the ship.
"Fart, why should I check you?"
Zhu Gaoxu shouted and asked the crew to speed up and leave.
"Damn it, they want to run away, stop them, and if necessary, sink them directly!"
This ship is actually equipped with a turret.
The two ships moved forward quickly. In half a day, they rushed forward with all their strength and quickly rushed to the front of Li Xiao's ship.
"No, if they force us to stop and get entangled by the large troops behind Lan Nao'er, we will be in trouble."
Li Xiao secretly thought that something was wrong. There were nearly 700 people on this ship. If Lan Naoer was so crazy that he sank it, not to mention losing the cargo, most of them would be killed or injured.
"Brother-in-law, what should I do?"
"I'll think of a way."
at the same time.
Ji Gang and others also chased after him.
For ten days, they kept running non-stop. They changed horses at the post house before they could barely catch up.
Now seeing that Li Xiao and others are about to get into trouble, they can't help but feel anxious.
"Lord Ji, can you let me sink these people's ships?" Xuanwu asked.
Xuanwu is not aimless. He is named Xuanwu because of his excellent water properties.
"It can only be this way."
Ji Gang gritted his teeth and said, "Xuanwu must be careful."
"yes!"
Xuanwu agreed.
He jumped off the horse and took a strange drill-like tool from the horse.
Then jumped into the canal.
The water quality of this Xuanwu is really good. He jumped into the water like a fish.
Continuously shuttle under the water.
Every time he traveled a hundred or so steps, he would only show his head to take a breath.
Then he plunged in with a sudden thrust.
He was like a water duck, diving into the water every time he took a breath.
The next time it appears it will be more than a hundred steps away.
Not long after, he swam under the two ships blocking Li Xiao's ship.
While passing, hold the drill bit and keep rotating it.
After drilling five or six holes in a row, he went to another ship to drill holes.
After doing this, leave immediately.
Swim back to the river bank.
"Xuanwu, why didn't you respond?"
Ji Gang saw Xuanwu ashore and saw that the ship in the distance did not sink, so he asked curiously.
"Master Ji, don't worry, I, Xuanwu, have never failed."
Xuanwu laughed and said: "After half a stick of incense, these ships will surely sink!"
It turns out that the tool Xuanwu used only drilled a few small holes, and the effect was not immediately visible. Once the water entered the cabin, the ship would sink faster.
"Okay! Good job."
Ji Gang nodded: "Next, we have to look at Suzaku and Baihu."
The other side.
As expected, Li Xiao and others' boat was forced to stop.
The two ships in front blocked the way of Li Xiao's ship.
"It looks like there's going to be a fierce battle."
Zhu Gaoxu frowned, they would not be able to move forward at all unless these two ships were dealt with.
But on their ship, they not only had cannons, but also hundreds of soldiers.
Very difficult to deal with.
"Wait, something's wrong."
Li Xiao looked at the ships ahead, "Look, their ship seems to be bubbling and is already tilting a bit."
Xuanhu's drilling technique is extremely precise and will cause the ship to tilt to one side.
When they reacted and repaired the hole, it was of no avail, and the ship simply flipped over.
Sure enough, the people on the boat were already panicking and running towards the cabin.
But not long after, the ship sank.
"Huh? God help me? They sank the ship before we even took action?"
Zhu Gaoxu said excitedly: "Hahaha, it seems God is secretly helping us."
"It's not God who helps us, but someone else."
Li Xiao pointed to the people on the shore and said, "It was Ji Gang who helped us."
Zhu Gaoxu looked over and saw that it was indeed Ji Gang, and waved his hand to express his gratitude.
"It seems that Ji Gang has a conscience and didn't save his life in vain."
Li Xiao nodded: "Good and evil will eventually be rewarded. The cause tomorrow will be the result today! Let's move forward quickly. Once we enter Cangzhou, we will be completely safe."
Li Xiao's big ship turned around, bypassed the two sinking ships, and moved forward again.
"Ha ha ha ha."
Zhu Gaoxu stood at the stern and laughed at the sunken ship: "You trash, you dare to stop us here."
It took some time to set sail again.
Although these two ships did not stop Li Xiao, they also slowed him down.
And Lan Naoer's large army finally arrived.
A total of ten large ships kept advancing.
Lan Nao'er stood in front of the boat and finally saw Li Xiaochuan's figure.
As it continues to accelerate, the ship is getting closer and closer!
Lan Nao'er yelled: "Stop, stop!"
How could Li Xiao and others stop and move forward at full speed?
Lan Nao'er had no choice but to command the ship and pursue him.
"Your Majesty, are you still chasing me?"
An earl worriedly said: "These people are coming to King Yan's territory soon. How about they sink the ship?"
Because King Yan and Lan Yu didn't deal with it and rashly drove a big ship here, it would inevitably lead to some trouble if it was known.
"Nonsense, chase me! There is still my raw silk on the boat, be sure to get it back! King Yan will not come to this canal if he has nothing to do."
Lan Nao'er looked ahead fiercely, "I have to catch the man named Li with my own hands and torture him! Moreover, he still has our account books in his hands, and we must get them back! Otherwise, there will be endless trouble!"
The earl nodded: "Yes."
That's it.
Ten boats chase one boat.
Lan Nao'er also chased them for ten days and ten nights. The people on the boat were very tired, but Lan Nao'er had people whip the sailors for paddling.
Li Xiao's big ship also encountered this problem.
"Brothers, work harder! Now is the time to work hard!"
Zhu Gaosui and Zhu Ningyun were in the cabin at the moment, urging the sailors to paddle.
There were no engines in this era, and the ship relied entirely on human power.
One sailor complained: "We haven't had a good rest for ten days and nights. We really have no strength."
“Drink Red Bull!”
Zhu Gaosui immediately asked people to distribute red bulls.
This was provided by my brother-in-law, who said he would have a bottle when the crew members were sleepy.
"It's still boring."
After drinking Red Bull, the sailors were in tears. They drank many bottles of this stuff.
It's quite effective when you drink it at first, but if you drink too much later, it won't have any effect.
Seeing this scene, Zhu Ningyun frowned slightly and was worried.
"Princess, let me try."
Ruyu came over and said.
During this period, Ruyu waited hard in Hangzhou, waiting for Lin Ren's arrival.
But he didn't wait for Lin Ren, and in the end he only waited for Lin Ren to be executed.
She was immediately disheartened and wanted to commit suicide by jumping into the river.
It was Zhu Ningyun who stopped her and persuaded her to go to Peking with the girls to start a new life.
Ruyu cried for a long time and finally decided to live well.
Maybe, Lin Ren is in heaven and hopes that he will survive well.
But now, his savior is in crisis.
No matter what, she must do her best and contribute her little effort.
I saw Ruyu walking up to a sailor, gently touching the sailor's strong muscles, breathing Rulan into his ear, and said:
"Work harder and let me see how powerful you are. When we get to Cangzhou, whatever you want from the slave family, the slave family will agree to it."
"Really"
Sailor said excitedly.
"OK."
Ruyu said charmingly, her voice was a clip, which made people want to stop.
In an instant, the sailor seemed to be resurrected with full blood, bursting with strength, and his paddling speed doubled!
The girls who were originally from Yangzhou were slightly startled when they saw this scene.
One of the girls said: "My benefactor saved us, now it's time for us to do our part."
Everyone nodded.
Then, more than fifty girls walked to the sailor, and they all sat next to him. They exhaled and said: "Put more effort, I will be yours."
These girls, who were originally thin horses from Lanzhou, have good looks and graceful figures. With the period of recuperation, their faces are much rosier and their complexions are also better-looking.
They study piano, chess, calligraphy and painting on weekdays, just like ladies, they have also learned how to please men.
Have these sailors ever seen such a woman? You will never see it in your lifetime.
This is undoubtedly a dose of stimulant!
These sailors were all young men. I had never seen that scene before. Some of them had nosebleeds.
"Brothers, work harder and sleep with me in Cangzhou!"
shouted the leading sailor leader.
"good!!!"
Everyone agreed.
The leading sailor leader shouted: "Listen to my orders!"
"one two three four!"
"Hey yo hey yo!"
"Two two three four!"
"Hey yo hey yo!"
"Three two three four!"
"Hey yo hey yo!"
In an instant, the sailors were in unison and paddling frantically.
The speed of the entire ship doubled.
Seeing this scene, Zhu Gaosui was stunned. This is okay.
Li Xiao and Zhu Gaoxu, who were on the deck, suddenly noticed that the ship was speeding up.
Zhu Gaoxu said in a daze:
"Eh? What did Gao Sui and Ningyun do under the cabin?"
"This boat seems to have suddenly become faster."
"Damn, why did their ship suddenly speed up!"
Seeing that they were about to catch up, but they distanced themselves again, Lan Naoer was furious.
"Let the sailors speed up, otherwise they will enter Cangzhou."
Lan Nao'er yelled.
The captain explained: "The sailor has not had a good rest for ten days and ten nights, and he can't get any faster."
"What a waste!" Lan Nao'er pointed to the boat in front of him: "How can that boat still run?"
The captain was speechless. Ask me, how do I know? ? ?
"Change the soldiers to paddle!" Lan Nao'er ordered.
The captain shook his head: "No, it will only go slower without paddling training."
have no choice.
Lan Nao'er could only watch the ship in front of him getting further and further away.
An hour later.
Li Xiao finally arrived in Cangzhou.
The waterway was blocked and it was impossible to continue walking by water, but we finally entered King Yan's territory.
The ship finally docked.
Li Xiao immediately called someone to move the goods.
"Mr. Xiaoyao, it's you, you're back!"
By chance, Yang Shiqi was also at the dock and shouted to Li Xiao: "It will only last two months once your ship leaves like this. I can't afford to pay so much."
Yang Shiqi was about to cry but had no tears. He originally said that he would go to Dezhou for Li Xiao and then return, but he took the boat with him and never came back.
All the expenses were borne by him personally, and he was afraid that he would be poor.
"Zhixian Yang, call someone to move the goods quickly."
Yang Shiqi didn't know why, but he immediately summoned the men on the dock to help Li Xiao move the goods.
Bundles of raw silk came ashore, and hundreds of young and beautiful women also disembarked, making Yang Shiqi even more puzzled. What was going on? ?
It took nearly two hours to move the goods, and all the goods were landed.
Yang Shiqi walked to Li Xiao and complained: "Young Master Xiaoyao, I will feel uncomfortable when you leave. This boat was built by a good friend of mine who spent all his wealth. He just wanted to make money, and you took two of them away." moon."
Li Xiaogang wanted to say something.
There was a sudden roar, and the big ship was blasted by the cannon, directly blasting a big hole.
Yang Shiqi: "????"
Boom boom boom——
Immediately afterwards, the big ship was shattered into pieces by the cannon.
Fortunately, Li Xiao and others were ashore, otherwise they would have been lost.
what's going on?
Lan Nao'er's ship finally caught up. When he saw the cargo ashore, he became so angry that he directly ordered the cannon to be used in broad daylight to smash the ship to pieces, regardless of other people's obstruction.
"It's over, it's over, Mr. Xiaoyao, who did you offend? Someone actually used a cannon to bombard the ship in broad daylight."
Yang Shiqi shouted: "How can I explain to my friend?"
Unexpectedly, the boat he borrowed would not come back, and Yang Shiqi became dizzy.
At this time, the expressions of Li Xiao and others also changed. They did not expect that Lan Nao'er would be so bold and attack the boat with a firearm in broad daylight.
At the same time, Lan Naoer's ten ships docked at the dock, and he led all the soldiers to disembark. There were nearly 5,000 soldiers in the crowd.
He took the lead and took several generals and troops with him, and instantly surrounded Li Xiao and others as well as their cargo.
"Run! Run! Damn it!"
Lan Nao'er said angrily: "How can I run now? I can outrun the monk, but I can't outrun the temple!"
Yang Shiqi was shocked and stood up immediately: "I am the county magistrate of Cangzhou. Who are you? It's broad daylight."
Snapped--
A marquis slapped the magistrate in the face and said angrily: "Little magistrate, get out of here!"
Yang Shiqi was thrown away by a slap and rolled far away. More than a dozen county government officials quickly walked over and helped him up. They looked at the scene in horror and did not dare to say a word.
"You are too arrogant! Do you know where this is?"
Zhu Gaoxu took a step forward and shouted.
Kakaka——
In an instant, hundreds of firecrackers were aimed at Zhu Gaoxu and others.
Zhu Gaoxu and others swallowed.
This is no joke. If you miss, no matter how high your martial arts skills are, you and others will die without a place to die.
"Hehehe"
Lan Nao'er sneered and pointed at Zhu Gaoxu, "It was you who did it that day. And you!"
He hooked his fingers and said, "Come here, you two!"
Lan Nao'er wants to repay this revenge. He wants to slap Zhu Gaoxu a hundred times in front of everyone and beat him to death! Only then can we relieve the hatred in our hearts!
Seeing that Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui were unmoved, several soldiers immediately came to take them away.
"presumptuous!"
Zhu Gaoxu looked at each other angrily and shouted: "Do you know who I am? I am Zhu Gaoxu, the second son of King Yan! Who dares to touch me!"
After saying that, he took out the golden Prince Yan's waist badge.
"Arrogant! Extremely arrogant!"
Zhu Gaosui also took out his badge: "I am Zhu Gaosui, the second son of King Yan! Who dares to touch me!"
As the words fell.
The whole scene suddenly became quiet.
Thousands of people gathered here, but not a single voice was heard.
Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui, the second sons of King Yan!
No one expected that these two people had such identities.
Lan Nao'er finally understood who was against him.
No wonder this group of people are running away in the direction of Peiping like crazy, no wonder they dare to go against me!
The soldiers who were planning to capture Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui stopped.
"It turns out he is the son of King Yan"
Lan Nao'er slowly took a few steps forward and said, "Why don't you stay in Peiping and come to Suhang to go against me? Have I offended you? I don't think so?"
Lan Nao'er was very confused, why? Doesn't make sense?
Damn it, if you catch me, what are you going to do?
"You didn't offend me."
Zhu Gaoxu sneered and said: "But you have offended the people of the world! You bully the people, I can't stand it, I just want to mess with you, why don't you accept it?"
"Damn it, shameless!"
Lan Nao'er chuckled and said: "So what if he is King Yan's son? What if he is King Yan? Even King Yan will bow his head obediently when he meets my father!!!"
Lan Nao'er recalled the experience of being tricked and tricked during this period, and now the handle is likely to fall into the hands of these people. Today, even King Yan's son will be taken down!
He pointed at Zhu Gaoxu and others and shouted: "As the son of a vassal king, leaving the fiefdom without permission is an unforgivable crime. Take it down!!"
Several marquises also knew that things were not easy to deal with.
But the most important thing right now is to get the account books back, and the prince has done well.
Several marquis in important positions waved their hands, commanded all the soldiers, and shouted:
"The emperor breaks the law and the common people are equally guilty. The son of the vassal king leaves the fief. It is a serious crime! Take it! Take it back to Hangzhou for trial!"
Following the general's shouts, the soldiers rushed towards Li Xiao and others without any worries!
The expressions of Li Xiao and others changed.
This Lan Nao'er is simply crazy, completely crazy.
When they arrived at the border of Peiping, the second and third children announced their identities, but they were unable to stop them.
If they are captured and taken back to Hangzhou, things will get completely out of control!
It was at this time.
The sound of horse hooves echoed throughout the ground.
An angry shout sounded.
"I want to see who is so arrogant!"
"In my land of Beiping, capture my king's son and attack my king's people!"
"I still have to bow to him!!"
At this moment, King Yan Zhu Di came in person.
He was accompanied by a group of military generals Zhang Yu, Zhang Wu, Zhu Neng, Qiu Fu, and others.
Leading 30,000 cavalry, the momentum is like a rainbow!
These cavalrymen have been killing people in Beiyuan all year round. Each one of them carries an evil spirit. The army gathered together makes people feel frightened from a distance!
"Who is it? Stand up for me!"
Zhu Di shouted.
The army instantly surrounded all the soldiers and horses brought by Lan Nao'er.
The expressions of the marquis and generals changed immediately.
Lan Nao'er's face was also ashen.
(End of chapter)
