After reminiscing about old times, Zhu Di noticed something was wrong and said: "Brother has come a long way and has been tired of traveling all the way. Let's rest for a while in the room at the dock and finish our meal before heading to Beiping Fucheng!"
"good!"
Zhu Biao didn't refuse either.
Because at this moment, he really felt a little tired, and the sweat on his forehead could not stop flowing down.
Afterwards, Zhu Di took Zhu Biao to the house that belonged to him.
The house is large and spacious.
At the top, there are two large and heavy chairs. Even if Zhu Biao sits on them, they can rotate left and right, which makes Zhu Biao very satisfied.
On the left and right sides, there are rows of tables and chairs.
Behind the tables and chairs, there are some bright and green exotic flowers and plants.
These flowers and plants were brought by merchants from all over the Ming Dynasty.
The rest is nothing.
The whole room is simple and elegant.
As Zhu Di, Zhu Biao and others took their seats.
Fu Yiquan had already brought a group of maids to serve herbal tea and basins of cold ice.
Guo An was stunned. Where did the maid come from at the dock?
Above, Zhu Di said hello to Li Jinglong and Cao Zhen, and then started chatting with Zhu Biao again.
With outsiders such as Guo An, Tang Yun, and Cao Zhen present, Zhu Di and Zhu Biao did not talk about any in-depth topics.
It's all about what Zhu Biao saw and heard along the way, or what happened at Zhangjiawan Pier, or what happened to the other brothers...
at the same time.
outside.
A group of Yanshan guards have completely blocked the dock, allowing only entry and no exit.
They can leave only when His Highness King Yan leaves.
In response, some merchants who recognized Zhu Biao listened obediently.
As for those who could not be recognized, they were all small businessmen, but they all knew what they were looking at. Those big businessmen behaved obediently. No matter how anxious they were, they did not dare to cause trouble.
Moreover, it will only delay an hour or two at most.
Among the shops at Zhangjiawan Wharf, at least half are food shops. Moreover, there are also a lot of ingredients in reserve.
So, less than half an hour.
Zhu Di had already taken Zhu Biao and started to eat.
Another half hour later.
Zhu Di took Zhu Biao on the carriage and went to Prince Yan's Mansion.
At this time, a group of merchants and gentry who finally came out of Zhangjiawan Pier were frantically sending people around to spread the news.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince suddenly arrived at Beiping Mansion, and only King Yan greeted him.
None of the officials from the Beiping Prefecture’s Chief Envoy Department, the Capital Command Envoy Department, the Inspection Envoy Department, the Jinyi Guards, and the Beiping Prefecture Yamen came to greet them?
It must be that we don’t know.
And this information is their bargaining chip to please those officials.
By the time the chief officials of the yamen, such as the Chief Envoy Division, the Du Commander Envoy Division, and the Inspection Envoy Division, received the news, Zhu Di, Zhu Biao and others, had almost entered Wanping County.
Nie Zishi, Zhou Xing and other officials could only bring their respective yamen officials and hurried to the Shuncheng Gate to greet him.
"Weak minister Nie Zishi, the chief envoy to Peiping!"
"The humble minister Beiping is commanding Zhou Xing!"
"Weak minister Beiping is envoy Lu Xiang!"
"... Bring all the civil and military officials of Beiping Mansion to welcome His Highness the Crown Prince!"
When Zhu Biao, Zhu Di and others arrived outside Shuncheng Gate, they saw a crowd of Beiping officials outside Shuncheng Gate, some of whom were out of breath.
"Everyone, please get up!"
Zhu Biao could only get out of the car, say hello to Nie Zishi and Zhou Xing, and exchange a few words.
Zhu Di then said: "The prince has been tired from traveling all the way, so he needs to rest for a while. Come and see him again tomorrow afternoon!"
After hearing this, Lu Xiang, Nie Zishi and others couldn't help but look at Zhu Di with resentment in their faces.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has finally come to Beiping Mansion, and you, Prince Yan, will not inform you in advance.
And now, they have already paid homage to His Highness the Crown Prince at the city gate, and before they have even said a few words, do you, King Yan, want to drive them away again?
How do they show off their achievements in front of the prince?
Beiping Mansion was managed to be so prosperous, although most of the credit can be attributed to Prince Yan's Mansion.
However, in front of the prince, these achievements can also be attributed to these officials.
It was not easy for him to show his face in front of the future prince and show his achievements in a fair and just manner. Naturally, no one wanted to listen to Zhu Di's words.
Seeing this, Zhu Biao smiled slowly.
"Everyone, we are here to inspect Beiping Mansion this time and will need to stay for a few days. You don't need to be anxious."
"I obey the order!"
Zhou Xing, Nie Zishi and others quickly saluted.
Then, slowly stand on both sides and get out of the way.
Seeing this, Zhu Di and Zhu Biao got into the carriage and walked towards the city.
"Hmph, these officials know how to flatter me all day long. When they see Big Brother, they wish they could wait by Big Brother's side all day long and let Big Brother give them rewards!"
Zhu Di looked unhappy.
Zhu Biao smiled slightly, he had seen this kind of thing too many times.
"As local officials, they want to show their achievements in front of me and want to be promoted. This is understandable, as long as they are not greedy and do not prey on the common people!"
Zhu Di said sternly: "Brother, don't worry. Which official in Beiping Mansion dares to be corrupt and exploit the common people? If we know, we will beat him half to death and send him to the capital, where he will be cut into pieces by a thousand swords!"
Zhu Biao was stunned and said quickly: "Fourth, there is no need for this. No matter what kind of big mistakes those officials have made, they should be punished according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty. They must not use lynching or torture indiscriminately."
Zhu Di nodded seriously and comforted: "Brother, don't worry, we are not that reckless.
In Beiping Mansion, in order to prevent officials from embarrassing merchants and engaging in unscrupulous corruption, we also released a special message.
As long as there are businessmen who know any officials who dare to accept bribes or engage in corruption, they will report it to us and wait for us to find out.
We will give him a large reward and keep it a secret. "
"this……"
Zhu Biao couldn't help but be stunned.
"Fourth, those merchants are cunning and treacherous. What if they frame up those honest officials?"
Zhu Di grinned and sneered: "A mere merchant who dares to frame an official does not need to be punished by us. As long as the matter is spread, he will no longer have a foothold in the Ming Dynasty.
It would even be nice to be able to survive in the hands of those Ming Dynasty gentry! "
Zhu Biao nodded slightly, "This method is very good. But, how can the officials of Beiping Prefecture allow you to offer a reward like this?"
Zhu Di said: "If they don't allow it, what can they do? A few months ago, two county magistrates were caught eating human blood. If it weren't for the protection of the Ming Dynasty's laws, I would personally cut them to pieces... …”
Hearing this, Zhu Biao sighed slightly, feeling helpless.
A small county magistrate's corruption could not be reported to him, the prince.
As for the corruption of officials, although he hates it extremely, he has no good solution now.
"Um?"
Suddenly, Zhu Biao felt something was wrong. He focused his attention, opened the curtain and looked outside.
The roads throughout Beiping Prefecture are clean and there is no odor at all.
Zhu Biao couldn't help but frown slightly, "Fourth brother, you actually asked the people to clean the streets? It's completely unnecessary to do such a hard work for the people!"
Zhu Di was stunned, opened the car curtain and took a look.
"Brother, how can I be the kind of person who wastes money and people?"
Hearing this, Zhu Biao nodded subconsciously.
He understands Zhu Di's temperament. Not to mention that he came here, even if his father came here, he would not do such a thing!
only?
Thinking about it, Zhu Biao's face darkened.
"Then why are the streets so clean? Even cleaner than the capital city!... Could it be that the officials in Beiping Prefecture had known about my arrival in advance and sent people overnight..."
"Haha, brother is thinking too much!"
Zhu Di laughed directly and said: "If they had known about your arrival in advance, those officials would have gone to Zhangjiawan Pier to greet you.
Brother, don't make random guesses. The streets in Beiping City have always been so clean and tidy. "
“We were afraid that the streets would be dirty and smelly, which would easily breed epidemics, so we specially had people repair the ditches in all the streets in the city with cement, and also built public latrines and garbage pools...
There are also special government officials patrolling the streets. If anyone dares to litter the streets, they will be punished... Over time, the people in the city have become accustomed to it! "
"I see!"
Zhu Biao nodded slightly, and then suddenly said: "Fourth brother, how do we remember that this matter seems to have been suggested by Guo Changshi of your palace?"
Zhu Di's face froze.
"Guo Changshi of the Prince of Yan's Palace has already been famous all over the world. Who knows about it in the Ming Dynasty?"
Zhu Biao asked again: "We visited Peking this time specifically for the good rice.
I heard that Guo Changshi also came up with the idea of good rice. Why didn’t he come to greet us? "
Zhu Di helplessly replied, "Brother, Guo Qing is here too!"
"oh?"
Zhu Biao's eyes lit up and he quickly recalled, "But that thin, handsome young man just now?"
"It's him!" Zhu Di nodded slightly.
Zhu Biao couldn't help but sigh, "I didn't expect that Guo Changshi would be so young?"
Zhu Di looked at Zhu Biao with a wary expression, "Brother, he is the pillar of my Prince Yan's Palace, and he is also Chi'er's teacher. You can't try to trick him!"
"Chi'er's teacher?"
Zhu Biao glanced at Zhu Gaochi beside him and couldn't help but chuckle.
"The fourth child is worrying too much. Guo An is a great talent, but according to his personality, the capital is not suitable for him!"
Zhu Di was relieved now, looked at Zhu Biao kindly, and praised: "Haha, eldest brother has a sharp eye, Guo Qing loves money and is lazy, and if he wants to go to the capital, his father will definitely not make it easy for him... Those officials who scheming and scheming all day long would even kill Guo Qing..."
"Okay, okay, we will arrive at the palace in a while, we need to have a good rest!"
Zhu Biao said.
"Um?"
Zhu Di frowned slightly, "Brother, what's wrong with you? Ever since he got off the boat, I felt something was wrong with him... As soon as we entered the palace, I brought the doctor from the palace for him..."
Zhu Biao said: "No need for this, I'm just a little tired, just take a rest!"
"I see!"
Zhu Di nodded thoughtfully, "Then I will take my eldest brother to have a massage, and then I will find two strong women to give him a massage. I will make sure that he will feel refreshed when he wakes up tomorrow!"
"That's fine!"
Zhu Biao didn't refuse either.
In his east palace, there is also a massage doctor.
In fact, since the Sui Dynasty, there have been mature massage doctors in the palace.
By this time, the massage was even more professional.
When it comes to massage, Zhu Biao doesn't miss it either.
When he arrived at Prince Yan's palace, Zhu Fu rushed over after receiving the news and glared at Guo An fiercely.
However, before Zhu Fu could greet Zhu Biao, Zhu Di took Zhu Biao directly into a side hall.
Seeing this, Zhu Fu, Guo An and others could not help but be stunned.
How dare His Highness King Yan do this?
…
(End of chapter)
