Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 144 Lintong Pass

The Tongzhou-Tianjin section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is commonly known as the North Canal. When you get here, the canal is much wider than the Tonghui River. There are also a lot of water transport ships. It can be said that the sails are densely covered and the cruise ships are like shuttles.

Taichang wiped his face with the hot water from the boiler, took the cup from Cao Huachun and rinsed his mouth, then smiled slightly and said, "Liangfu, this cart is quite comfortable to sit on in winter. It’s warm inside, not cold at all. What if it’s summer, it’s so hot, isn’t it unbearable?”

Wang Zheng quickly explained: "Don't worry, the emperor, the wall panels on both sides of the cabin and even the roof above can be removed. If it is too hot, remove the wall panels and the wind will cool you down. It’s still not okay to sleep on it, unless the fire in the stove is extinguished.”

Oh, so it was.

Taichang nodded slightly, then retreated into the cabin, picked up the eight-treasure porridge on the long table and began to drink it.

To be honest, it is really convenient to travel on a wheeled ship, because there is a boiler, and there is no need to light a fire for cooking and stewing meat. It is already very good to have rice and stewed meat when marching and fighting.

The reason why he decided to go to Yunyang in person was because of this wheeled ship, which had to run at full speed, at least [-] miles per hour, and set off from the capital city on the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, then turned to the main channel of the Yellow River, and arrived near Tongguan. Fenglingdu is only about [-] li in total.

In other words, as long as they can drive at full speed for about eight hours a day, they can reach Fenglingdu in at most three days.

In fact, choosing him to go to Yunyang in person this time is a bit helpless, because the power of Yunyang governorship is too great, and ordinary people can't suppress it at all, even if they are at the level of grand scholars Sun Chengzong and Yuan Keli, they can rely on themselves The backstage was perfunctory or even ignored.

Moreover, it is clear that sending people to investigate will definitely not find anything. The eunuchs are not good at playing other things, but they are still very good at playing tricks and tricks. If they send people to investigate clearly, they will definitely be taken into the ditch by them .

In addition, he also wanted to see how serious the disaster in the Northwest was, and at the same time conduct a field inspection to see if there was a way to plant sweet potatoes and potatoes there.

After all, the seeds in other places have to be transported there, and there is still the problem of how to distribute them. If the seeds can be carried in the northwest, it will save a lot of trouble.

In short, he had to make the trip himself.

Of course, in order to prevent these guys from jumping over the wall in a hurry, necessary safety measures must be prepared. He has already ordered [-] soldiers from the Shenji Battalion to secretly surround Yunyang Mansion from south to north. Even if these dogs are in a hurry, they will not escape to the wall.

As for the entourage on this trip, there are quite a few.

Wang Zheng brought the effect of experiencing the new ship, and his hometown is Xi'an Prefecture. His uncle Zhang Jian is a famous Confucianist in Guanzhong, and his disciples are all over Xi'an Prefecture and its surrounding areas.

There are also Zou Weilian and Cao Yubian, who were brought here to help him solve the case. It is very likely that Xue Zhen committed a shocking corruption case in the Fuyang area of ​​Yunyang, so these two expert judges should naturally be brought along.

There is also Zhang Zhiji, who brought the suppression of the local guards. With this British prince here, as long as he is not a guard who wants to rebel, he should not dare to jump around.

There are also Luo Sigong, Cao Huachun, Liu Shiyou, Ge Cheng and two hundred Jinyiwei masters, these are all escorting.

So, how to investigate this case?

After Taichang finished his porridge, he ordered someone to take out the map, put it on the long table, and then asked: "Dehui, Ziliang, if Xue Zhen is really as dirty as you say, there must be a large nest in the Fuzhi area of ​​Yunyang." corrupt officials, you say, how can we find all these corrupt officials?"

Zou Weilian thought about it carefully, then cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I think that if it is really a case of corruption, we can't go straight to Yunyang to investigate, because after Xue Zhen is caught in Yunyang, if he doesn't confess, then we can't go straight to Yunyang. It will be very difficult to find other corrupt officials."

Well, this really needs to be considered.

If Xue Zhen did not confess, it would be the same as withdrawing her directly. It would basically be useless, because other corrupt officials were still there, and under the cover of the eunuchs with power over the government, they would definitely be corrupt!
Taichang nodded slightly and said: "Well, it makes sense. After we enter Tongguan, we have to transfer to Huayin to go south to Shangzhou. Why don't we go to Huayin County for an unannounced visit first."

Cao Yubian also nodded and said: "If it really doesn't work, we can go to Weinan or even Xi'an Fucheng to have a look."

Uh, this.

Xi'an Fucheng, I'm afraid it's a bit dangerous.

Taichang thought for a while, then asked Zhang Zhiji, "Zhiji, are there any guards near Tongguan Guard, and how many guards are there near Xi'an Fucheng?"

Zhang Zhiji said without hesitation: "Your Majesty, there is only one Huashanwei near Tongguanwei. Huashanwei is actually just the old name. At this time, Huashanwei is actually called Xi'an Zuowei, and there are four front, back, left, and right guards and five front, back, left, and middle guards around the city of Xi'an." guards, that is, nine guards."

My God, there are nine guards, that's 5 to [-] horses!
Taichang thought for a while, and then asked: "Is the commander of the Tongguan guard reliable? There are also nine guards around the city of Xi'an. How many of the commanders of the guards are from your British government?"

Hearing this, Zhang Zhiji said in embarrassment: "Your Majesty, the Tongguan Guard belongs to the Commander of the Henan Capital, and is under the jurisdiction of the Chinese Army's Governor's Mansion. The Commander Zhang Guodong is after the ancestor's personal guard general, and he still has a lot to do with our British government. A little bit of origin. As for the nine guards around Xi'an Fucheng, I am not very familiar with it, because the Commander of the Shaanxi Capital is under the jurisdiction of the Governor's Mansion of the Right Army."

Uh, I seem to have brought the wrong person.

The problem is that there are too many left and right governors in the Dudufu of the Five Armies. He is more familiar with the British and Dingguo families!
If you bring someone who has secretly connected with the eunuch party, he will be even more dangerous.

Forget it, don't go to Xi'an Fucheng, just go to Huayin and transfer to Shangzhou.

Taichang frowned and pondered for a while, then said decisively: "Then let's go to Huayin County first, Liangfu, do you have any acquaintances in Huayin County?"

Wang Zheng thought for a while, then murmured: "Liu Yingkui of the Liu family in Huayin used to study under Weichen's uncle, but Weichen hasn't seen him for many years, I don't know if he is still here."

Are you there?
This means that I don't know if he is alive or not!
Hearing this, Taichang frowned again.

Alas, everything is not going well, and I don't know if this trip can bring out that gang of corrupt officials.

The ten chariots galloped all the way, and finally arrived at Fengling Ancient Ferry three days later.

Taichang boarded the pier, looked at the majestic Tongguan not far away, and then at the rolling mountains to the east, then asked, "Where is Cao Wenzhao?"

Luo Sigong hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "According to the secret report, General Cao and his ten thousand elite riders should be in the dense forest more than twenty miles east of Tongguan."

After more than 20 miles, it will be dark when people run over, and it is estimated that they will not be able to find the way by then.

After thinking for a while, Taichang waved his hand and said, "Zhiji, let's go, let's borrow a horse from Zhang Guodong."

A group of more than two hundred people carried their luggage and walked towards Guancheng in Tongguan.

This Tongguan is known as the second pass in the world. The highest point of the pass wall reaches more than 15 meters, and the pass wall on the east side is also about [-] meters, which is as high as a five-six-story building.

With such a high city wall, throwing a piece of wood down would probably kill a lot of people!

How was such a grand pass captured in history?

While Taichang was wondering, the guard at the closed gate shouted sharply: "Stop, who is it?"

Uh, well, there are really too many people in their group. Although they are all wearing casual clothes, Jin Yiwei's casual clothes are all of the same style, which really looks a bit strange.

Taichang froze for a moment, and then said to Zhang Zhiji, "You should go."

Zhang Zhiji stepped forward quickly, took out his waist card, threw it to the city gate guard, and said solemnly: "Quickly let you command and send your lord to ride a good horse."

What kind of weird talk is this?

It's outrageous enough for you to let us Commander come here, but you also let us Commander come here on a good horse, who are you!

Fortunately, he still knows the words on the waist badge of this serious guard who is in charge of guarding the gate.

My god, the left governor of the Chinese army's governor's mansion!
He quickly and respectfully raised his waist badge above his head, bowed his hands and said: "I obey, Lord Commander."

As soon as Zhang Zhiji took the waist card, he ran to Guancheng in a hurry.

After a while, there was a rush of horseshoes in Guancheng, and a mighty veteran galloped towards Zhang Zhiji. He reined in his horse when he ran up to Zhang Zhiji, and excitedly said, "Oh, my son! , it's really you!"

Fortunately, no shame this time.

Zhang Zhiji smiled slightly and said, "Uncle Guodong, lend us this horse."

What is this.

Zhang Guodong immediately took the reins and stuffed them into Zhang Zhiji's hands, and said boldly: "My son, just take it and ride."

Zhang Zhiji shoved the reins into Jin Yiwei's hand next to him, and then looked at Taichang who was not far behind.

This means asking the emperor if he wants to reveal his identity.

After thinking for a while, Taichang waved his hand and said, "Let's go in first and talk about it later."

After finishing speaking, he led everyone to the Guancheng.

Zhang Guodong is so strange, who is this?

(End of this chapter)