"Master Marquis, we will arrive at Dongchang Mansion soon. We will get off the boat in a while to replenish some food. We have run out of fresh vegetables and need to buy some..."
Yuncheng was reporting the itinerary to Chen Kan.
Unknowingly, the treasure ship we sat on had been sailing on the canal for more than a month.
For a month, everyone has been walking and playing, and they always want to visit any places of interest or big cities they encounter.
This is the advantage of taking a boat. Not only do you have time to travel around the mountains and rivers, but you don’t have to worry about wading through mountains and rivers.
Dongchang Mansion is also a famous historical and cultural city. It is a state of culture and etiquette under the rule of the Chengxuan Government Envoy of Shandong Province.
Hearing Yun Cheng chattering, Chen Kan stretched out his hand to stop him: "Just bring your own servants to do the shopping. By the way, bring the third little brat with you. The noise on the boat will make my brain hurt." .”
Anyway, Chen Kan wasn't interested in going shopping or anything like that. Autumn was about to begin, and if he didn't get a good night's sleep, it would really be autumn.
Yuncheng never thought that his Marquis could follow him. He was just free and wanted to make his presence felt in front of Chen Kan.
The treasure ship docked at Dongchangfu Pier smoothly.
Such a huge treasure ship attracted countless people to stop and watch as soon as it docked at the dock.
Dongchang already belongs to the Northland, which has many horses and few boats. Although Dongchang is on the edge of the canal, the imperial water transportation is not available, and there are only a few scattered fishing boats parked on the dock of Dongchang Mansion.
There are not many merchant ships coming and going, but most of the merchants at the dock will leave in a hurry after replenishing enough fresh water and food. There are rarely large ships docking, and people are constantly disembarking, and they seem to be unwilling to leave.
Chen Kan didn't want to go, but Zhu Yuelan had an almost crazy obsession with shopping.
So she just gave Chen Kan a blank look and walked away with three little brats and a bunch of minions.
Chen Kan rolled his eyes at her in return and continued to lie under the parasol with his eyes closed to relax.
Chen Kan has been thinking about Zhu Zhanhe's education these days. He has been thinking about it ever since he discovered that Zhu Zhanhe's understanding ability was not as good as that of Zhu Zhanji and Hua Shi.
He currently implements a free-range education for the three little guys. He teaches them knowledge while taking them to play every day.
Of course, this can also be regarded as an elite education.
But now elite education does not seem to be suitable for Zhu Zhanhe, so Chen Kan has to consider other education methods.
After thinking about it, Chen Kan still felt that the cramming education of later generations might be more suitable for him.
That is, rote memorization and tactics.
But there is a problem with this. Chen Kan is very lazy. He is absolutely unwilling to think about those messy questions unless necessary.
Therefore, this has resulted in Zhu Zhanhe's current learning progress falling far behind Zhu Zhanji and Hua Shi.
Lying on the recliner, Chen Kan twisted around like a maggot, with a tangled look on his face.
In an instant, he had the urge to give up on Zhu Zhanhe and stop teaching.
"Oh God, please give me a set of exercise books for primary and secondary schools or a three-year simulation of the five-year college entrance examination..."
Chen Kan sat up all of a sudden, and then found that he and Zhang San were the only ones left on the huge ship with a few personal guards to guard the safety of the treasure ship.
Seeing Chen Kan sitting up, Zhang San came over and asked, "Master Marquis, do you want to get off the boat?"
After thinking for a moment, Chen Kan made a decision.
He patted Zhang San on the shoulder: "You guard the ship, I'll go down and take a look."
Zhang San nodded and waved to the guards behind him: "You guys, go and protect the Marquis."
"No need, I'm going to walk alone."
Chen Kan shook his head and rejected Zhang San's kindness.
Now those who are hostile to him in Ming Dynasty are either in the capital or dead. Chen Kan doesn't think he will encounter danger here.
What's more, he has a gun in his hand, so ordinary dangers can basically be ignored.
After walking off the treasure ship with his hands behind his back, Chen Kan casually found a direction and walked into the city amid the envious eyes of the merchants and workers on the dock.
Dongchang is just a government city. It is naturally not as prosperous as the capital, and the scale of the city is not large.
However, although the sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs.
The entire Dongchang City is divided into four square square cities by two avenues.
Every city has a commercial district.
When Taizu was in power, the Ming Dynasty suppressed Shang.
But no matter which dynasty or generation, businessmen are inseparable.
Therefore, the business environment of Ming Dynasty actually showed a kind of abnormal prosperity under this heavy pressure.
Zhu Yuelan and Yuncheng didn't know where they were wandering with the three little guys. Chen Kan only entered the city a few minutes late and lost sight of them.
Fortunately, Chen Kan was just getting off the boat to relax, so he stopped following the group because he couldn't keep up.
When I walked to a market, I saw a meat pie seller, so I took out a handful of copper coins and bought one while gnawing on it.
After walking around for less than ten minutes, Chen Kan had a bunch of things on his hands, including chestnuts fried with river sand, sour plum soup to relieve the heat in the north, and several large skewers of mutton that were as long as one foot long.
I am not interested in shopping, but I am still happy to go shopping and eat.
Especially the large mutton skewers in the north are affordable and filling, unlike the mutton in the south, which always has a smell no matter how it is processed.
However, Chen Kan was too generous and caused some unnecessary trouble.
Especially the bulging money bag around his waist attracted the eyes of some scoundrels wandering around the market.
Chen Kan didn't pay attention, but came to a candy seller's stall and asked: "Boss, how do you sell the candy man?"
The owner of the stall was a stooped middle-aged man. There were many lifelike candy figures on the stall, and Chen Kan was going to buy them for the three little guys.
The boss pretended to hand a candy man to Chen Kan and whispered: "The guest is from the south. I suggest you leave as soon as possible."
Chen Kan smiled and said nothing, and continued to ask: "How to sell sugar figures?"
The boss frowned, and then said in a deep voice: "One piece is worth four cents, and three pieces are worth ten cents."
Chen Kan took off the money bag on his waist and counted out ten copper coins and handed them over: "I want three."
The boss glanced at Chen Kan angrily, lowered his head and pretended to be a sweetie for Chen Kan, but said in a low voice: "You are such a ignorant young man. Don't you understand the principle of not exposing your wealth when you go out?"
Chen Kan reached out and took the candy man wrapped in a paper bag by the boss and said with a smile: "It's okay, thank you boss for reminding me."
"Let's go, let's go quickly."
The boss drove him away with an impatient look.
Chen Kan knew that the other party was a kind reminder, so he smiled at him and said, "Leave now."
Just saying this, after Chen Kan left the candy seller's stall, he walked around the market again and bought some seasonal fruits before slowly leaving the market.
When Chen Kan walked out of the market gate, many stalls that Chen Kan had visited immediately cast sympathetic glances at his back.
It's a pity that he is a very good young man, but his brain is not very bright.
Wearing such a fine silk gown, he must be an aristocratic son from some southern family.
What a pity, I don’t understand the ways of the world!
Seeing the hooligans in the market following Chen Kan out of the market, many people's faces suddenly showed expressions of being angry but afraid to speak.
At this moment, everyone determined the fate of the young man in their hearts.
Chen Kan didn't care. From the moment he entered the market, he knew that he had been targeted.
A man like him who looks like an aristocratic young master dressed like this and who has no bodyguards around him will be regarded as a big fat sheep in the eyes of interested people, the kind who will be sent to his door to be slaughtered.
But this time they misjudged. Chen Kan was not a big fat sheep, but a murderous big bad wolf.
There are just a bunch of gangsters on the left and right, as insignificant as a group of ants. Over the years, Chen Kan has already developed the noble attitude of looking down on everything.
After walking around for a while, Chen Kan felt a little more comfortable and walked towards the canal.
Just as he entered an alley, people blocked both ends of the alley.
Chen Kan just followed his own path and didn't take these gangsters seriously.
Suddenly, Chen Kan seemed to see a familiar figure walking outside the alley.
Chen Kan was stunned and reached out to rub his eyes, trying to make sure he was dazzled, but his sight was blocked by a gangster.
The little gangster walked towards Chen Kan with a ferocious smile on his face: "Southern guy, this is my uncle's territory. You want to leave if you don't respect my uncle?"
Chen Kan frowned: "Get away!"
"Leave your wallet and the hosta on your body, these valuable things, so that you won't suffer any physical pain."
There were two people in front and behind the alley, completely blocking Chen Kan's sight.
Chen Kan was still a little confused in his heart as to whether the figure he saw just now was an old friend. When he heard the arrogant words of the young gangster, his face suddenly darkened.
"I said, get out of here!"
Chen Kan was still walking forward, and the two gangsters who were coming towards him became furious when they heard this.
Isn't this man a fool? He can't tell the difference between the king and the king at this moment?
"Since you don't want to keep it, grandpa will get it himself."
The leader of the gangster stretched out his hand and struck at Chen Kan's waist, but the next moment, his whole body flew away like a cannonball.
"trouble!"
Chen Kan's face was cold, but his feet were merciless.
In the two years since he came to Ming Dynasty, Chen Kan has experienced more than one or two battles. Even if he doesn't use a musket, Chen Kan can easily deal with these little gangsters. It just takes some time.
It's a pity that Chen Kan lacks the most time now, because the figure he passed by in the alley just now looks more and more like that person.
But isn't that person in Taiyuan? How could he appear in Dongchang City?
One of the gangsters was unable to sustain a kick in Chen Kan's hand, which immediately stunned the remaining three gangsters.
But what followed was anger. The four of them surrounded one person, but one person was knocked down by the other party.
It wouldn't matter if the opponent was a peerless fierce man, but he was just a weakling who looked like he couldn't lift his shoulders or lift his hands. How could he let it go?
"If you don't eat the toast, you'll be fined with wine, and you're looking for death."
The three gangsters became angry and rushed towards Chen Kan at the same time.
"Bang bang bang~"
They were greeted by three gunshots.
"Ah~"
Screams resounded through the sky, but Chen Kan had no time to pay attention to them and rushed out of the alley to chase the figure he had just glimpsed.
"Yunji?"
Chen Kan shouted tentatively, but it was still a step too late. The graceful figure had already walked into a restaurant.
Yes, the figure that Chen Kan felt familiar was none other than Yun Ji, whom he had met once in Prince Jin's palace when he first went to Taiyuan.
At that time, Chen Kan was just a fledgling rookie, while Yun Ji at that time was already a ripe peach.
Although Chen Kan controlled it at the time, it did not affect Yun Ji's deep impression on Chen Kan's heart.
But what really puzzled Chen Kan was that Dongchang was just a small city by the canal. Why did Yun Ji appear here?
Since Yun Ji is here, does that mean Zhu Jiheng is also here?
As a vassal king, he couldn't just stay in Taiyuan and enjoy the glory and wealth, so why did he come to Dongchang?
With doubts, Chen Kan turned back and walked out of the city.
When passing by the alley full of wailing sounds, I didn't take a second look.
Back on the boat, Chen Kan stared at the city wall in front of him.
Zhu Jiheng and Yun Ji came to Shandong from Shanxi and settled in the small town of Dongchang. They thought no matter how weird they were.
Based on Chen Kan's understanding of Zhu Jihuang, that guy was definitely not someone willing to travel long distances. When he sent someone to invite him to the capital, if he hadn't been granted the title of King Xu Yijin, he probably wouldn't have come back.
Later, when I went to Taiyuan to meet him, his various behaviors proved that he was a very good at pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger.
It is a taboo for a vassal king to leave his fiefdom without permission. With Zhu Jiheng's character, there is no reason why he would make such a low-level mistake.
"Did it trigger another hidden plot?"
Chen Kan murmured, but he kept thinking about the reason why Zhu Jiheng appeared here.
It wasn't that Chen Kan was seriously ill, it was because Shandong was so special in the Yongle Dynasty.
When Zhu Di launched an army to quell the crisis, the Xuanda generation in Yan quickly surrendered to Zhu Di. Only in Shandong, even after Zhu Di had successfully stolen the crystals, was still dissatisfied with Zhu Di's treacherous act of making rice.
It was only long after Zhu Di ascended the throne that Tie Xuan gave up resistance under Fang Xiaoru's persuasion.
Therefore, Shandong has always been a special place in Zhu Di's heart.
Or to put it more bluntly, Zhu Di somewhat resented the soldiers and civilians of Shandong.
This can be seen in the fact that after Zhu Di ascended the throne, he exempted taxes from various places, but only left out the land of Shandong.
And Zhu Di's measures against Shandong were not limited to this. In the first year of Yongle, Zhu Di did a lot of favors in order to please the scholars all over the world. There were students in remote places such as Yunnan and Guizhou who were selected as Jinshi by Zhu Di.
But as a country of etiquette and a major Confucian sect, no one from Shandong made the list.
There is also the last stop for Ji Gang to track down the remnants of the incident, which is also in Shandong.
To sum up, the current relationship between the people of Shandong and the imperial court can be said to be mutually exclusive, just like how Taizu used to target the students of Jiangsu and Zhejiang after he ascended the throne because the people of Jiangsu and Zhejiang supported Chen Youliang.
And Zhu Jihuang, as a member of the Jin Dynasty lineage, couldn't have come to Shandong to escape the summer heat, right?
"Are you here for me?"
After a while, Chen Kan couldn't help but guess.
