Da Ming Tai Shi

Chapter 201 Returning to Beijing
"Lang Jun, is this Jinling City?"

Outside Jinling City, on an unremarkable carriage, a handsome woman in plain clothes stared at the majestic city wall in front of her, her eyes widened in shock.

Beside the woman, a young man in white was sitting on his back in a comfortable soft chair, drowsy. Hearing this, he didn't even open his eyelids, and just hummed.

"It's really big."

The young man shivered.

There was another sound outside the carriage at this moment.

"Master Hou, shall we go directly to the city? Do you want to speak to the envoy?"

"Needless to say, it's not an unrivaled feat. Go directly to the city and report to the Tongzheng envoy."

The young man sat up, and with just one movement, his momentum changed instantly.

If the young man just now looked like a lazy white cat, now he is sitting upright like a white tiger, the king of the forest, full of oppression.

The man outside the carriage sounded a submissive response.

"Yes."

It is self-evident who is sitting in this carriage, it is Chen Yunfu who returned to Beijing from Guizhou.

Lao Chen's return to Beijing this time can be said to have won the essence of the four words of "light car and simple simplicity". Except for Mu Shiqun and a few personal guards who escorted him all the way, Li Liangguo's guards didn't follow him. Chen Yunfu asked them to go find him first. Feng Sheng met, and then directly followed Feng Sheng and Chang Mao as teachers.

As for the more than [-] troops brought to Liping at the beginning, it was just for show. When Xiong Zhong left Liping, Chen Yunfu immediately dismissed them on the spot and let them return to the capital and return to the camp.

In the territory of Daming, Yange is peaceful everywhere, and there is no need for a large army to protect it.

It also seemed that he, Chen Yunfu, was too ostentatious to travel, attracting people's attention.

The credit has already been obtained anyway, so keep a low profile when it's time to keep a low profile.

Looking at the scene of Jinling passing by outside the window, Chen Yunfu suddenly felt a feeling of being close to his hometown?

It has been more than three years in Suzhou, and more than half a year in Huguang and Guizhou. Before he knew it, it had been almost four years since he left Jinling.

It has also been four years since he left the power center of Ming Dynasty.

Come back today!
In the four years since I was a child, Jinling was more prosperous than I had imagined, and there were people everywhere, and it was also the time when Chen Yunfu came back this time. The winter solstice was approaching, and the vendors who sold New Year's goods began to leave their stalls one after another.

The carriage rolled forward, and soon arrived at the Tongzheng Envoy. Chen Yunfu got off the carriage, and Wei San asked.

"Master Hou, do you want to send your wife back to the mansion?"

The wife he was talking about was of course Lingyun.

Chen Yunfu hurriedly stopped him: "Don't, just settle down at the nearby Sihai Building, and we'll talk about it when I go back."

Wei San showed a smile that a man could understand, nodded and urged the horse to leave.

It's definitely not possible to send them home now, Chen Yunfu hasn't figured out how to explain it yet, if the two girls meet at this time, it's not a big deal on the spot.

As for the family affairs, it is better to settle down after I go back.

After tidying up his body, Chen Yunfu was about to walk into the General Secretary, but he never expected to be stopped by a few porters.

"Who is coming."

In the past four years, things have changed and people have changed, and even the clerk who is the gatekeeper of the General Administration has changed, so naturally he can't recognize Chen Yunfu.
"Bold, this is Mr. Chen, the economic envoy of Huguang and Guizhou provinces. You are so blind that you dare to stop him."

Chen Yunfu didn't need to speak, but Mu Shiqun had to stand up, raised his eyebrows and cursed.

Several door officials were frightened out of their wits. Of course they had heard of Chen Yunfu's name, but who would have thought that the young man in front of them was the famous Chen Yunfu. Chen Yunfu held it up.

"Those who don't know are not guilty, let alone we don't like to kneel."

Although the officials are very different, this kneeling ceremony is also beyond the rules. No matter how far Chen Yunfu is, he will not dare to let the little officials who eat the emperor's food at the root of the imperial city kneel himself.

After comforting the frightened officials, Chen Yunfu walked into the Tongzheng Commissioner, and the first yamen he faced was naturally the experience department which was equivalent to the Tongzheng Commissioner's office.

"Zhao Gan."

Zhao Gan, from the Experience Department, was busy sorting out a lot of maintenance work between various provinces. He raised his head in surprise when he heard this strange yet familiar voice, and then jumped up.

"Master Hou?"

"Master Hou!"

Zhao Gan was as excited as a child, and quickly ran up to bow to him: "Master Hou, you are back."

"How can there be a marquis? I haven't been re-judged yet, just call me by my name."

Chen Yunfu patted Zhao Gan on the shoulder, glanced up and down, and nodded with satisfaction: "I haven't seen you for four years, you really look more and more like an official, not bad."

"Please sit down, please."

Zhao Gan asked Chen Yunfu to sit down, and then he hurriedly served tea: "Why did you come back suddenly, and you didn't notify the lower officials in advance, so that the lower officials can go and report to the crown prince, this time you have pacified the two provinces, the government and the opposition Excited, the crown prince said before that when you come back, hundreds of officials will be called to welcome you in person."

"It's not worth it, it's just an inch of merit, how can it be worthy of it."

Chen Yunfu sipped his tea, without much greeting, he said to Zhao Qiandao: "Okay, I'm here now, and I'm here to report to your General Secretary. Go and report to Your Majesty and the Crown Prince."

"Your Majesty is not in Beijing right now."

"Huh?" Chen Yunfu was stunned: "Is His Majesty here?"

"Yes, Mochou Lake has built a palace. His Majesty took Han Hangong and Xin Guogong to Mochou Lake two months ago. Now the crown prince is in charge of the country."

Historically, Zhu Yuanzhang never built a palace in Mochou Lake.

Chen Yunfu immediately understood that the historical line had completely deviated.

It's good to go off the track, I feel more at ease if I go off the track.

"Okay, then go and report to the prince."

Zhao Gan nodded and left immediately. Not long after he left, the experience department came in and called Zhao Gan.

The visitor was a third-rank official robe, about 40 years old, and he didn't see Zhao Gan but saw Chen Yunfu sitting in Zhao Gan's seat.

"My subordinate Cai Xuan, I have seen Mingtai."

This is also an old acquaintance.

Cai Xuan was the former You Tongzheng of the Tongzheng Envoy. During the years when Chen Yunfu was the Tongzheng Envoy, the two naturally got close.

"Zi Li, you have become an envoy."

When old friends reunited, Chen Yunfu was naturally happy in his heart, and hurriedly beckoned: "Come on, sit down quickly."

Cai Xuan thanked her, and sat across from Chen Yunfu, respectfully like a student: "Why didn't you inform me in advance when Mingtai came back, the whole court is eagerly looking forward to Mingtai's arrival."

As he spoke, he quickly poured tea for Chen Yunfu.

"Zi Li, don't be so polite, you are now one of the nine ministers anyway, how can I let you do the work of adding tea."

"What you said is wrong. Mingtai is also the old leader of the lower official after all."

The word "old leader" was something Chen Yunfu used to say when he met Zhu Biao. Once it spread, it has become popular in the entire Ming Dynasty officialdom.

"Xiaguan is today, thanks to Mingtai's precepts and deeds. Following you, Xiaguan has learned a lot."

"Grumpy."

Chen Yunfu laughed and questioned, but it was quite useful.

The two exchanged pleasantries here for a while, then Zhao Gan came back in a hurry, and it was not only Zhao Gan who came, but also Ji Xiang, who was served by Zhu Biao, who was also very excited to see Chen Yunfu.

"Emissary Jinglue, the crown prince is now at Wenyuan Pavilion, please hurry over."

Chen Yunfu stood up, said Cai Xuan and Zhao Gan and said with a smile.

"After I'm done, call Boyuan, let's get together, I'll go to the palace first to meet my old leader."

"Haha."

Everyone laughed, stood up and bowed.

"Congratulations to Mingtai."

(End of this chapter)