Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 267, let's demolish the city wall

The direction from the capital to Tianjin is crowded with people, crowds of people, shoulder to shoulder, very lively.

Accompanied by the restlessness of the crowd in front, the people who were waiting to watch the whale couldn't help standing on their tiptoes, wanting to see further, and some children even rode on the shoulders of their parents. Very excited.

"Come here~ come here, what a big fish, it is indeed the Kunpeng in the sea, it is a god, no wonder it has many incredible magical effects."

"It's really big. It's as big as a house. I'm afraid it can eat dozens of people in one bite, right?"

"Tsk tsk, hundreds of people are pulling this big whale, it probably weighs no more than [-] catties."

All kinds of voices came from the front, making the people at Dongzhimen who hadn't seen the whale even more curious, like a cat's paw scratching in his heart.

"Brother, did you see a whale?"

"How big is this whale?"

"My friend, is this whale a fish?"

"Why haven't you come yet?"

The people behind couldn't see it, and they were very curious, so they could only keep asking the people in front, but most of the people in front hadn't seen the whale yet.

Because this time it was really empty, and almost all the old and young men in the capital who had nothing to do came out to join in the fun. At this time, the team transporting whales was still several miles away from Dongzhimen. This is because there were many people on the road. Watch, a long dragon is formed.

This is person to person, and the speed of news spread is much, much faster than the speed of whales.

"Hey yo~ hey yo~"

On the spacious concrete road of the Beijing-Tianjin Line, the team transporting whales shouted neatly and moved forward very slowly. Hundreds of strong men dragging ropes were sweating and looked very tired.

It is really not easy to transport this huge monster weighing more than [-] catties from Tianjin to the capital. Fortunately, Zhu Houzhao is generous here, and the wages are very high. It is tiring, but everyone works very hard.

Especially when we are about to arrive in Beijing. Seeing that the task will be completed soon, and the wages will be obtained, the pace will be faster. What's more, the roads on both sides of the cement road are already full of crowds of onlookers, one floor after another. The floors, from low to high, are like two long and huge human walls, and even the big trees are covered with spectators.

"Haha, there are so many people, it's very lively now."

Zhu Hou, who was riding on a tall horse, looked after the crowds on both sides of the road. He couldn't help raising his head slightly proudly. At this moment, he felt like a general who returned triumphantly, enjoying the joy of thousands of people. attention.

As for Liu Jin, he naturally hid in the carriage behind him. Let others do such a publicity thing. He doesn't like such a publicity. Low-key and wretched development are the right way.

"Everyone, work harder. After arriving in the capital, your wages will be doubled."

Zhu Houzhao is also in a good mood, wishing to transport this big whale to the palace now, let his father and queen mother take a good look at it, and taste the taste of the whale, so Zhu Houzhao is also loudly yes Said the hundreds of people pulling the whale.

"Hey yo~ hey yo~"

The charm of this money is naturally inexhaustible. This time when transporting whales to Beijing, Zhu Houzhao paid a high price of one or two taels of silver for these hundreds of people.

Now that the wages are doubled, it means that after the whale arrives in Beijing, everyone will get at least two taels of silver. For the low-level people like them, two taels of silver is tantamount to a huge sum of money, a windfall. , to be able to build a house, marry a wife to do big things windfall.

So when these hundreds of people shouted the chant, it became more orderly and louder.

"This Zhu Houzhao~"

In the carriage behind, Liu Jin couldn't help shaking his head slightly when he heard Zhu Houzhao's words.

"What a big whale~"

"This whale is really too big~"

As the whale moved forward, people who saw the whale on both sides of the road couldn't help but widen their eyes and mouths, and all of them praised it again and again.

No matter who sees such a huge whale for the first time, they are deeply shocked by its size, especially in this era of poor information.

The whale is constantly moving forward, and the people on both sides of the road are constantly following behind. Soon, a torrent is formed on the spacious concrete road. There are crowds of people, and they are marching towards the capital. They want to continue to follow. Take a look and join in the fun.

Some bold and mischievous children ran directly to the whale, wanting to look more carefully, and even want to touch the whale, but for such children who hinder work, adults are naturally indispensable He scolded and even knocked on the other person's head.

This cement road is extremely busy, and it is the main road connecting Beijing and Tianjin. It has always been full of traffic and people, but now, it is completely paralyzed and becomes extremely congested. Behind, a large number of carriages, pedestrians, etc. have to Stop and just move forward slowly.

"Why haven't you come yet?"

On the Dongzhimen side, Emperor Hongzhi waited and waited, but still did not see the shadow of the whale, so he asked impatiently.

"Judging from the sound ahead, the whale should be fast."

Xiao Jing looked at a small yellow door behind him, the other party immediately understood, ran to see how far the whale was, and Xiao Jing accompanied Emperor Hongzhi to wait patiently, Xiao Huangmen thoughtfully found a chair so that Emperor Hongzhi could sit down and wait slowly.

This wait lasted nearly half an hour, and gradually a loud and orderly chant came, which made the people at Dongzhimen extremely startled.

Some people on the tree first saw the big whale on the concrete road, and they kept exclaiming, making people who didn't see it become restless, stepping on their feet or pushing forward, wanting to see the big whale .

"Master, here we come, here we come."

Xiao Huangmen hurried back to report the news to Emperor Hongzhi.

Soon, at a bend in the concrete road ahead, accompanied by the sound of neat chants, a brawny man shirtless and sweating profusely appeared, dragging the rope with great difficulty.

With the appearance of the first strong man, more strong men dressed in the same clothes appeared soon, and then the whole road suddenly became congested. Hundreds of strong men lined up in several rows on the concrete road. go ahead.

Everyone looked very strenuous and tired, as if there was a big mountain behind them, which made the crowd at Dongzhimen even more excited, and their eyes widened, for fear of missing this wonderful event. moment.

The same was true for Emperor Hongzhi, who couldn't sit still anymore, and stood up. Naturally, he was in a very good position, and he could be seen at a glance, with no one in front of him blocking his view.

"Hey yo~ hey yo~"

Accompanied by the neat chant, a huge body appeared indistinctly in the field of vision. This body was so huge that it was as huge as the small hillsides on both sides of the concrete road. When viewed from a distance, it looked like It's like a hill moving in general.

"This……"

Emperor Hongzhi widened his eyes, even he was not calm anymore.

Soon, the huge whale appeared completely in everyone's field of vision. Its body was extremely huge, like a house, and like a hill, almost blocking the entire spacious concrete road.

There are hundreds of people in front who are struggling to pull, and there are also a large number of people holding logs one after another to continuously pave the road, forming a tight cycle, which is extremely busy.

"Is this a whale?"

"Sure enough, it is worthy of the name, and it is really a god."

Seeing such a huge whale, Emperor Hongzhi was also deeply shocked.

Although I have read the detailed introduction in the memorial, but only when I really see it with my own eyes can I understand the hugeness of the whale.

Beside this huge whale, the busy figures seemed to be little ones, and it felt like a group of little people were busy.

It's not that people have become smaller, but that the whales around them are too big. Compared with the whales, everything has become very small.

Even the horse Zhu Houzhao was riding on the side seemed very small, giving the impression that this horse was not big enough for the whale to fit between its teeth, let alone the people on the side.

"Kunpeng in the sea~"

Even Xiao Jing was dumbfounded at this moment.

As for the melon-eaters who watched the excitement at Dongzhimen and didn't know the truth, they were naturally amazed. There are various legends about the whale, the biggest of which is naturally that the whale is huge and is the Kunpeng in the sea.

It is said that there are three thousand miles in full, and it can reach ninety thousand miles in a straight line.

It is said to be miraculous, and it is said that the whales in the sea can cover the sky and block out the sun.

Now I saw a whale. Although the legend is exaggerated, such a huge whale is enough to shock people.

"Hey yo~ hey yo~"

Hundreds of strong men pulled the whale and walked towards Dongzhimen step by step. The crowd of onlookers became more restless, discussing with their acquaintances while watching.

Soon, the big whale came to the huge open space outside the gate of Dongzhimen, and stopped here, because Zhu Houzhao found that the whale seemed to be too big, and there was no way to enter the capital directly through the gate.

"Who built this city gate?"

"This city gate is also built too small, too narrow."

Zhu Houzhao rode his horse to the gate of the city, looked at the gate, and then at his big whale. He immediately felt very unhappy, and finally transported the big whale from Tianjin to the capital.

Seeing that it was the last step, the whale had no way to enter the city, so he said angrily to Liu Jin behind him: "You dog, quickly get someone to tear down this city wall, these walls are really in the way."

"Young Master~ Young Master, this is the city wall of the capital."

Liu Jin was sweating profusely when he heard this, Zhu Houzhao really could do anything, even the city wall was going to be demolished because of the whale entering the city, he didn't dare to do this, otherwise he would lose his head Yes, so it was also a weak reminder.

"What happened to the walls of the capital?"

"Didn't you see that there is no city wall at Tianjin New City?"

"It doesn't make much difference if there is no city wall."

Zhu Houzhao glared at Liu Jin, and said very dissatisfied.

"Young Master, I really can't do this. The capital city is still the center of Daming. Without the city walls, wouldn't it be too dangerous? If bandits attack, the Daming Sheji will be in danger."

Liu Jin shook her head helplessly and said.

"You dog, it's really useless."

"This city wall can't be demolished, so how can my brave big whale general capitalize?"

"This can't enter the city, how can I give it to my father as a gift?"

Zhu Houzhao got off his horse and kicked Liu Jindao hard.

"Sir~"

Liu Jin was very aggrieved, and it was her own fault, and she dared not move even after being kicked by Zhu Houzhao.

At this moment, someone hurried over and said to Zhu Houzhao, "Your Highness, Your Majesty, please go over."

"Father is here?"

When Zhu Houzhao heard this, his eyes lit up immediately, and he hurriedly followed, and soon came to Emperor Hongzhi's side.

"Father~"

Seeing Emperor Hongzhi, Zhu Houzhao was in a good mood, but when he saw him coming out in plain clothes, he quickly changed his words.

"You know how to come back?"

Seeing Zhu Houzhao's hippie smiling face, Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but want to beat him up, so he said with a twisted face.

"Father~ I haven't been out for a few days~"

Zhu Houzhao pursed his lips and said indifferently.

"The body of a thousand gold, don't sit in the hall, did this Yang Tinghe teach you?"

Emperor Hongzhi glared at Zhu Houzhao and asked.

".I just went out to hunt whaling, and there was nothing else. I came back in a day. There was no danger at all."

Zhu Houzhao looked at the sky, then at his big whale, and said nonchalantly.

"Hmph~ I'll take care of you when I go back."

Emperor Hongzhi snorted coldly, he was his son after all, and now he was in public, otherwise he would definitely reprimand Zhu Houzhao severely.

"Dad, have you seen this whale, isn't it big?"

Zhu Houzhao didn't take Emperor Hongzhi's threat seriously at all. He just locked up for a few days and scolded him. He had nothing to be afraid of at all, so he turned his small eyes and asked with a playful smile.

"Well, it's very big, what's wrong?"

Emperor Hongzhi sighed slightly in his heart. He had nothing to do with this son. Don't worry yourself.

"Father, I hunted and killed this whale myself. I shot it dead with one shot."

Zhu Houzhao showed off proudly, as if he had done something extremely remarkable, and while talking, he looked at Emperor Hongzhi, as if he wanted to be praised by Emperor Hongzhi.

"Every man's bravery, what is there to show off?"

Emperor Hongzhi naturally had an attitude of nothing special.

"Father, I heard that this whale has many miraculous effects, so I went out to hunt whaling and gave it to you and mother first."

Zhu Houzhao curled his lips, thought for a while and said again.

"It's good if you have this heart. There is no need to take risks yourself. If your mother finds out, she will definitely worry again."

When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, his complexion became much better. Although Zhu Houzhao was a bit willful, he was indeed a filial son, and the relationship between father and son was still very good.

"Father, let's tear down this city wall, otherwise this big whale won't be able to enter the city."

Zhu Houzhao saw that Emperor Hongzhi's complexion improved, and he immediately climbed up the pole.

"Nonsense, how can this city wall be torn down."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi straightened his face again, then thought for a while and said, "It would be great if you had the heart, I saw this big whale too, so let's dismember it here, so many people came to see it, Let everyone taste this whale meat too."

(End of this chapter)