Chapter 392: The tuba is useless after practice

The day after Zhu Houzhao left the capital was the day Zhang Zhou predicted that an earthquake would occur in the capital.

Zhu Youtang got up a little later that day because he had ordered to stay away from work for the whole day, but it was only after Yang Peng, the admiral of Dongchang, and Mou Bin, the commander of the Jinyiwei, reported in person that his son was missing. .

“How can a living bastard be gone?”

Zhu Youtang had the anger to kill someone.

Mu Bin was the one with a low status in front of Yang Peng, so this time he naturally became the "scapegoat". He knelt on one knee and said, "Your Majesty, I have checked, or it was yesterday. When Shouning Hou and Jianchang Bo came out of the palace, they were accompanied by many middle-ranking officials who were giving gifts. It is said that the middle-ranking officials from the East Palace were among them, or the prince was among them."

"Shouning Hou and Jianchang Bo were among them. "Zhu Youtang smashed his fist on the table angrily, "Are the two brothers tired of living?"

In the past, the Zhang brothers were the absolutely trustworthy brothers-in-law of close ministers in the eyes of the emperor.

But things are different now. The Zhang family has to fall behind Zhang Zhou and is considered a "second-tier" minister, so the treatment they receive is naturally very different.

Mo Bin said, "I checked with the Wucheng Army and Horse Department, and they said that before nightfall yesterday, the carriages of Shouning Marquis and Jian Changbo left the capital, heading towards Tongzhou. The prince may be on the carriage."

"Cough cough cough" Zhu Youtang was so angry that he coughed.

The two brothers-in-law are going against each other. Forget it, they take the prince out of the palace, but they actually take the prince out of the capital and carry him in two carriages. Then they encounter something unexpected on the way out of the city

Xiao Jing hurried over to comfort him and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down."

Then he shouted at Mou Bin and asked, "Didn't you send someone to chase you?"

Mou Bin said, "You have sent someone to chase him." People have checked at the inns along the way, but have not found the carriages from Shouninghou Mansion and Jianchang Bo Mansion, and they dare not set up a checkpoint."

Xiao Jing said hurriedly, "Your Majesty, because Duke Lai Guo said. There will be an earthquake today. It is estimated that the entire Shuntian Mansion will be in chaos. If the prince leaves the capital like this, it will be difficult to trace him."

"Find and bring him back," Zhu Youtang said angrily. He yelled at Mou Bin angrily.

At this moment, someone from the Jinyi Guards came to deliver the news at the door. Yang Peng, who was standing at the door, turned around and asked, and then came back and said to Zhu Youtang, "Your Majesty, the imperial concubine outside the palace said. "I'm about to give birth."

"What"

When Zhu Youtang heard this, the old lady was really right. Today there is an earthquake in Beijing, so I will She is going to have another child

Then this child

"Follow me." Zhu Youtang no longer bothered to ask Zhu Houzhao about running away from home.

Yang Peng hurriedly asked, "That prince?"

"Can't you bring back a child who is less than ten years old? I will teach him." Zhu Youtang I have longed to have another son, and now I am finally leaving the palace to "draw the lottery". My long-cherished wish may come true today

I won't worry about the big one first.

Let’s first see if the younger one is a son

If you lose your ability to practice the tuba, you have to practice the trumpet.

Zhu Youtang led people out of the palace, but Yang Peng, Mou Bin and others were not qualified to accompany him. Only Xiao Jing was allowed to follow him out of the palace, and he also brought a large number of guards with him.

"Eunuch Yang, what should we do?"

On the way out of the palace, Mou Bin asked Yang Peng for help again.

On the way here, Mou Bin wanted to ask for help, but Yang Peng was very smart and did not ask for specific details to show that the matter had nothing to do with him, so that when the emperor asked, he would appear to be able to get away. Extra things.

When the task of chasing the prince back is carried out, all arrangements will be made, so that the fault belongs to Mou Bin and the credit for chasing the prince belongs to him.

Yang Peng said, "Have you not already sent someone to track Kuai Ma? How far can the prince go in one night?"

Mou Bin said with a nervous look on his face, "The vanguard has arrived in Tongzhou. , and no Zhang's car was found along the way. Strangely enough, there was no sign of the two uncles going east along the official road."

"You"

Yang Peng. He stopped, frowned and looked at Mou Bin and said, "Then you still swear to tell His Majesty that the driver is going to Tongzhou."

Mou Bin said, "It is true that some people have seen him going to Tongzhou."

"The ship was searched all over the ship, and people were sent to the west, south, and north to check. The prince is very smart, especially after following Master Zhang for a long time. He may have some Qimen Dunjia skills. I have also learned to prevent him from making false claims in the east and attacking in the west. Yang Peng admired Zhang Zhou so much that he did not dare to be careless about the naughty boy Zhang Zhou taught.

Mo Bin cupped his hands and said, "I humbly accept my order."

Zhu Youtang led people out of the palace gate and found a mess outside the palace.

“The people in the city are preparing for earthquakes. Shuntian Prefecture has jurisdiction over the two counties of Beijing and Guo, and cooperates with the Five Cities Military and Horse Division to carry out disaster prevention and resettlement. The people are convinced of this, but as for I'm afraid that if this matter doesn't come out, it will affect the court's reputation." Xiao Jing followed behind, still explaining to Zhu Youtang.

Zhu Youtang said, "Do you think Bingkuan will use this kind of thing to torment me and the people of the capital?"

Xiao Jing said, "I am just afraid that God will not fulfill my wishes. "

"Humph." Zhu Youtang said, "If I had a choice, I would rather not have this earthquake. Do you think it would be a good thing for me to have a disaster?"

Xiao Jing cursed, Your Majesty, please stop pretending. I clearly noticed that you were very excited about the arrival of this earthquake. It seems that an earthquake can become a touchstone for testing Zhang Zhou. It can make all officials in the government and the public speechless.

The group arrived at Ning Tong’s shop.

The Jin Yiwei had entered it in advance, and Zhu Youtang walked straight inside after arriving.

Ning Tong didn’t say anything about going out to avoid disaster, she just stood there and watched.Zhu Youtang stepped inside and saluted from a distance, but Zhu Youtang didn't bother to pay attention to her.

"This is"

When Zhu Youtang entered the backyard, he found that the backyard had become a mess.

Because a woman is going to give birth, there may be an earthquake that day, and the birth cannot be done on the street, so a temporary tent can only be set up in the yard. All kinds of people are not allowed in the house, just Wen Po. There were only three or four of them, plus the temporary wet nurse and the female officials and maids who served tea and water.

The backyard was almost full.

"Have you given birth?"

After Zhu Youtang came over, he first looked at the maid next to Xiaolian.

The maid said, "I haven't replied to the master yet. It's a bit uncomfortable."

"Have the people from the Tai Hospital come yet?" Zhu Youtang called to the side.

Xiao Jing had already spoken to the eunuch sent in advance and said quickly, "Back to Your Majesty, we just informed the Taiyuan Hospital and people are on their way here."

"Bastard, it's just now. Didn't you prepare the notice in advance?" Zhu Youtang felt very angry, and then he felt as if he had a headache, holding his head with his hands.

Xiao Jing said, "Your Majesty, many things have happened together. The nobleman gave birth outside the palace. There was no plan in the palace. The main reason is that Your Majesty did not give any instructions before."

"Hurry up"

Zhu Youtang felt that his head was buzzing, and he was too lazy to argue with this group of people. He waved his hands, meaning that you can do whatever you like.

Just take my son out quickly.

The capital has indeed become a mess.

Some urban areas are still in good order, but some people in the city cannot stand the chance to cause trouble. As a result, all levels of yamen under Shuntian Mansion have to come out to maintain order, and the task of arresting bandits is also very heavy.

The ministers did not have to go to court that day, but basic official duties still had to be completed.

Xie Qian was visited by Tu Jie early in the morning. The two of them went to the public houses on both sides of Daming Gate. They saw various tents rising from the ground and the open spaces were occupied by officials .

"What a nonsense!" Tu Yu screamed in mourning. He was beating his chest and stamping on the ground, feeling that the country would lose its country.

I have been waiting for a long time in the official department."

"Let's go"

Tu Jian was about to ask his people to lead the way to see Zhang Xian, Yin of Shuntian Prefecture, when he thought of Xie Qian next to him and said, "Yu Qiao. Let's go and ask about the situation."

Xie Qian said helplessly, "What's the point of asking? In such a situation, it can't affect the court's official affairs. I'd better take my leave as my errand." ”

With Xie Qian’s shrewdness, he would not go to see Shuntian Prefecture Yin during this extraordinary period.

If there is an earthquake, and the earthquake is very serious, then someone will say that it was Xie Qian who did not command Zhang Xian to visit the Minister of Civil Affairs and others, and they are not trying to shift the big responsibility to others

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One scene in BeijingIt is better to give advance warning of the impending earthquake. When people are preparing for disasters on their own, the person with the greatest pressure on their shoulders is probably Zhang Xian.

Tiqi from Jinyiwei and Fanzi from Dongchang are engaged in a chase battle.

The targets are Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling who "abducted the prince out of the city".

But in fact, the brothers had already returned to the city at this time, but their carriage was ordered by Zhu Houzhao to stay at the farm outside the city, and Zhu Houzhao took his "Four King Kongs" Liu Jin and Gao Feng The four of them, Ma Yongcheng and Qiu Ju, went to Nanjing.

Both Liu Jin and Ma Yongcheng had been to the border areas as errands. In Zhu Houzhao's opinion, they already had certain military talents, and he himself had to be the head coach of running away from home. .

At noon, Zhu Houzhao, dressed in ordinary people's coarse linen clothes, was sleeping on a bullock cart. Ma Yongcheng was driving the cart. Gao Feng and Qiu Ju were resting side by side, and Liu Jin was resting. He is responsible for looking out.

“Another group passed by.” Ma Yongcheng waited for a group of riders to pass before he raised his head and looked eastward.

Ma Yongcheng lowered his head to drive. Fortunately, their clothes were too ordinary. Because there might be an earthquake in the capital, many merchants were walking from the capital to Tongzhou, and the road was also very lively.

The people of Jinyiwei would never have imagined that the prince would actually abandon the convenient carriage and sleep in an oxcart, with five people crowded into one oxcart

Liu Jin made a silent gesture, "Don't make any noise. His Highness traveled all night last night and has to rest now, so don't make any noise."

When we were in Liaodong before, our family was also the sole garrison officer, but now we have become the driver of the cattle cart

And Zhu Houzhao, who was lying there sleeping, seemed to Hearing the conversation between Liu Jin and Ma Yongcheng, even with his eyes closed, his eyes rolled, and then he turned over and continued his sweet dream.

The ox cart and his party arrived in Tongzhou at noon that day.

After all, it is less than fifty miles away, and the road is still flat, also because we ride on an ox cart, otherwise we would have arrived early.

"Sir, let's find a place to rest, or find a boat first." Liu Jin stepped forward to ask.

Zhu Houzhao said, "Of course we will do it together."

Zhu Houzhao, who had a good sleep in the morning, was in good spirits.

After jumping off the ox cart, he looked around the canal and suddenly thought of something and said, "We won't take the boat for now, let's continue riding the ox cart."

"Ah "When Liu Jin and others heard this, their heads suddenly became very big.

"Find a restaurant first and have something to eat. I want to try some folk delicacies." Zhu Houzhao rubbed his hands, as if rushing down the road had aroused his greed.

Qiu Ju came over and said, "Sir, the food in this market is not safe. You are a rich man."

"Didn't I tell you that I am just a poor nobleman?"My young master is going to Nanjing to visit his relatives. If anyone loses his mind and cannot remember, I will throw him into the canal to feed the fish." Zhu Houzhao cursed.

Then the five of them did not enter any big wine shop, but just looked for There were restaurants and stalls near the canal, and there were many porters, trackers, and other people around, as well as merchants waiting to take the boat south.

“It was a mess. "Ma Yongcheng walked over and quickly dusted Zhu Houzhao's stool with his sleeves.

Zhu Houzhao sat down and winked at Liu Jin. Then Liu Jin went over to greet the shopkeeper and served some simple dishes. Before the food was served, Qiu Ju and others stood there, as if they were waiting for Zhu Houzhao to eat in the East Palace.

"Whoever sits down and jumps like this again will sink into the river," Zhu Houzhao threatened.

Then four people came over to sit at a table with four sides, but there was no room for them to sit around. In the end, Ma Yongcheng sat at the table next to him.

“Come and squeeze in. Don’t show off when you go out. , one table is enough. "Zhu Houzhao greeted.

A few bowls of noodles are served here, one bowl for each person, and Zhu Houzhao's bowl was specially ordered by Liu Jin to put less noodles and more condiments.

Zhu Houzhao's bowl The food is delicious.

The food is not necessarily delicious, but this is free food. You can eat whatever you want and pay for it.

While we were eating, three people dressed as scholars came to the next table. After sitting down, they also ordered a few bowls of noodles.

While waiting for the food to be served, someone said, "This is it." When Duke Cilai went south to Nanjing, he heard that scholars from all over the country would gather at Yingtian Mansion. It was really a gathering of elites. Yingtian Mansion would become the site of great events in the literary world of the Ming Dynasty. ”

The accent does not sound like that of the north, and it is precisely because he is a southern scholar that he boasts about this literary event.

Zhu Houzhao listened with his ears straight, and then he roughly understood what he was saying.

"Hey. "Zhu Houzhao smiled.

Because he went south this time to join in the fun. If Nanjing is very lively, wouldn't it mean that he went to the right place?

"Brother Hu, you I heard that this time it was about psychology and Neo-Confucianism. I heard that if you can be appreciated by Lai Guogong academically, you may be able to become a disciple. Duke Lai Guo has not officially accepted any disciples. "Another person said.

Zhu Houzhao couldn't stand listening anymore. He also had a small appetite and ate about the same amount. He turned to several people and said, "You ignorant people, Lai Guogong has already accepted a disciple. I don’t know”

“Haha, boy, are you a scholar? Do you know what we are talking about?”

A few people saw that Zhu Houzhao was wearing coarse linen clothes. In addition, he was young and could not speak well. With an old-fashioned look, he was naturally looking down upon or joking.

Zhu Houzhao hummed, "You say you don't know anything. You really don't know what Duke Lai Guo does in the capital." He is a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy. He usually goes in and out of the palace to teach the prince. How dare you say that he has no disciples?"

Zhu Houzhao was almost bragging and said, "Master, I am Zhang's chief disciple, okay?"

"Haha."

The three people at the back table all laughed when they heard this.

The man surnamed Hu said, "Young Master, looking at you like this, could it be that you still need the guidance of Duke Lai Guo?"

"How can you talk?" Liu Jin couldn't listen anymore, and immediately I need to go over and find some people to settle accounts.

This is called the eagerness to protect the Lord.

"Okay," Zhu Houzhao said, "Don't be as knowledgeable as a few unsophisticated scholars. Listen carefully, you'd better watch with your eyes wide open. After arriving in Nanjing City, I will personally Go and become a disciple of Lai Guo Gong and let you know who is qualified."

"Haha, it turns out he is a young master who went to Nanjing to join in the fun. You are the elders of his family and don't care."

The three of them were talking when suddenly one of them pointed not far away and said, "It seems there is a boat coming. Let's get on the boat."

"The noodles haven't come yet."

"Eat the same thing on the boat."

A few people were about to leave, but Zhu Houzhao stood up and pointed, "Why are you still hanging around? Hurry up and check out and leave. A boat is coming."

"But our ox cart" Liu Jin wanted to say, if we don't agree, we will continue to ride the ox cart south

The ox cost four or five taels of silver to buy, then It is hard currency in the market, and ordinary people can afford to raise cattle.

"Take a boat first, wait a few people, and take care of you on the way."

Zhu Houzhao had been talking to several strangers before People are bragging, but now they feel that since these people are going south to Nanjing City together, there can be more people to look after them on the way.

The man surnamed Hu smiled and said, "Young master, you have to prepare a lot of money to go to Nanjing."

"I have a lot of money. Get on the boat."

It’s easy to do things if someone shows you the way.

Following three scholars who often travel between the capital and Nanjing, they can even find suitable ships, negotiate the price, arrange cabins for sleeping, and connect them to where to eat along the way. Accommodation can be arranged.

"I met a noble person when I went out."

In the cabin, Zhu Houzhao took his four diamonds and was sitting with three scholars, eating the roast chicken he bought.

The three scholars did not expect this young master to be so generous.

"Young Master, judging from your accent, you are from the north. With such a high surname, you are very low-key when traveling like this." He looked five or six years old and claimed to be a Gongsheng student who wanted to go back to his hometown to visit his relatives, but in fact he was looking for an excuse to take leave and go to Nanjing to attend a cultural gathering that was rare in a century.

Zhu Houzhao smiled and said, "My surname is Zhu. Just call me Zhu Shou. It's better to keep a low profile when traveling. These four are my servants. If you have something to do, just give me an order. But if someone checks you on the road, you Please tell me that I ran away from home and was afraid of being taken back by my family."

"Oh, I understand. Let's attend a cultural gathering together. We are like-minded. I have a pot of wine here. Let's have a drink."

ZhuHouzhao brought out roast chicken here, and a bottle of wine from the other side.

"Okay." When Zhu Houzhao heard this, how could he show his revolutionary friendship without drinking two drinks? p>"You are responsible for what I do. Go out and tell the boatman, hurry up on the way, don't miss our important event. Come here a few people, pour some sizzle, why is it so spicy?"

"Haha, "Young Master has never been to a bar and is out and about. How can you not drink if you want to make friends?"

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