I Xiaoxiong

Chapter 213 Journey to the South of the Yangtze River II
As the crown prince, Zhao Yuantan came to Jianye, Tokyo, so he naturally wanted to live in the palace.

This palace was actually left during the Southern Dynasties. Emperor Taizong and Emperor Xuanzong stayed here again when they toured the south of the Yangtze River.

Even King Wu, who claimed to be on the side of the Qing emperor, did not dare to live in this palace openly.

As the crown prince, when he came to Jianye, he could naturally live in the side hall in the palace.

King Qi ordered someone to repair it temporarily, but barely lost the dignity of the court.

When Zhao Yuantan came to Tokyo, on the first day he had a grand feast for all the ministers to celebrate the recovery of Jianye and reward those who had made great contributions.

Then on the second day, the army was inspected outside Jianye City.

King Qi personally commanded the inspection troops as the general manager of the Jiangnan march,
Tens of thousands of soldiers lined up neatly, with spears like forests, banners covering the sky and the sun, and their morale was high.

All of a sudden, the aristocratic families and Li Shu in Jianye City went out to watch. Where have they seen such a scene?They all praised the power of the imperial court.

Zhao Chenghao even said bluntly, "If Aye sees the might of the imperial court's army, he will definitely not dare to make trouble."

This move also greatly frightened the Jiangnan aristocratic family, and the surnames of these aristocratic families went to the palace one after another to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

As a result, Zhao Yuantan became extremely busy, meeting with many patriarchs and elders with big surnames.

Among them, Xie Run, the old head of the Xie family known as "Jiangnan Jiadi" and the uncle of Prime Minister Xie Qian, also went to the palace to meet the prince in person.

This old man had a high prestige in Jianye City, and King Wu respected him very much when he stayed behind for Jianye.

Such a person is willing to come to see His Royal Highness, which naturally represents an attitude of the Jiangnan family.

"Old man Xie Run, I pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Xie Run, who was already grey-haired but still in good spirits, cupped his hands with a stick in his hand.

Zhao Yuantan hurriedly said: "Grand Xie doesn't need to be too polite, the old man is highly respected, so he is so lonely."

"His Royal Highness is serious. Monarchs, ministers, fathers and sons, these are the rules left by the saints. How can we talk about breaking evil?"

"Thank you, Mr. Gao Yi."

"Don't dare to be praised by His Highness. This must be Marquis Fu Lang of Wu'an, right?"

Beside His Royal Highness, a young military general is wearing a soft-winged head and a unicorn suit, which is only given to generals above the generals in the Great Jin Ritual System.

Judging by the age, with the addition of a majestic arrogance, it is easy to remind people of His Royal Highness's confidant, the world-renowned Marquis of Wu'an, Fu Sanlang.

"Fu Jinchuan, I met Mr. Xie."

Fu Jinchuan cupped his hands and said, there was no arrogance on his face.

"Your Majesty, you are welcome."

Xie Run also cupped his hands, and then greeted His Royal Highness Qi Wang, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince introduced him to several officials around him.

When Lin Changyuan was mentioned, Xie Run immediately responded, "Could it be that he is a chess prodigy?"

Lin Changyuan was quite surprised when he heard it. After all, this matter was widely circulated in Shanghai, but Xie Run, who has lived in Jiangnan for decades, also knew about it, which is a bit interesting.

If you think about it carefully, it's not unusual.After all, the Xie family has a prime minister in the capital, and he is from the Guan family in the south of the Yangtze River, so it is not a problem to be well-informed.

But for a seventy-year-old man, he still knows such trivial things so clearly, which is enough to make people think deeply.

After Xie Run entered the palace, during this period of time he talked with the prince and everyone, they also talked about the customs of Jiangnan and Jiangbei, as well as the old things when he was an official in Shangjing more than 20 years ago.

From time to time, I still recall the food on the street in Shangjing and the scenery everywhere.

After waiting for an entire hour, he declined the prince's banquet on the grounds of being tired, and resigned accompanied by his grandson Xie Anchi.

In order to show his respect, His Royal Highness sent King Qi and Marquis Wu'an out of the palace.

King Qi is the prince, and Fu Jinchuan is a trusted minister.This face has been given a lot.

"By the way, I remember that there is a kind of plum in Shangjing that is very good, sweet and crisp, and can be sold from autumn to spring."

"Xie Gong is talking about Jiaqingzi. This kind of plum can only be produced by the plum tree in Jiaqingfang. If you change the place, it is not as good as the place in Jiaqingfang. This plum is stored by the store, so Zhouqiao Night Market It’s always on sale.”

"Thinking that the plum tree is a different species, if it goes to other places, it is also not acclimatized?"

"I think it's the plum tree that occupies the treasure land of Jiaqingfang."

"I remember that there is a restaurant in Duanmingfang that is good for steamed meat. Although I don't like to eat mutton, the mutton from that shop does not have any fishy smell."

"Xie Gong is talking about the old Nanji restaurant. Their mutton is slaughtered the night before, and the blood is let out, so it doesn't feel smelly when you eat it."

"Master Hou has come to Beijing, have you ever eaten roast duck?"

"I just heard about it, but I haven't had time to go. I'm thinking about trying something new in the next few days. I'm going back to Jiangbei in a few days. If I don't eat it, it will be too late."

"Li Ji, Master Hou went to eat here. The old man is old now, and there is less meat and meat. In the past, their ducks were indispensable for every meal. They were roasted in a fruit wood hanging stove. If Master Hou knows the location, let An I will take you there."

"Since Mr. Xie said so, I must go and try it."

An old man and a young man chatted casually on the way out of the palace, Zhao Yuanzhang and Xie Anchi always felt that the two had a confrontation between words.

After sending Xie Run away, Zhao Yuanzhang asked specifically, "What did you two talk about?"

"What did you say?" Fu Jinchuan said with a smile, "You guessed it."

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In fact, the two just talked a few gossips.

It can't be said that it hits like old friends at first sight, and it can't be said that we met by chance, and we hate seeing each other too late.Just happen to have the same hobbies.It made a seventy-year-old man and a young man feel a little speculative.

There is no exchange of interests, no temptation.

It was just a few gossips, but these few gossips made two self-proclaimed smart people, Xie Anchi and Zhao Yuanli, puzzled.

What kind of maneuver are they playing?
The two returned to the palace and returned to Zhao Yuantan.

"This old Patriarch Xie is the leader of the Jiangnan family. His willingness to come shows that the Jiangnan family still understands the truth. Gu intends to reciprocate and promote some young talents from the Jiangnan gentry to reassure people."

After Zhao Yuantan said his plan, Lin Changyuan immediately said: "Is Your Highness planning to select these people into the Marshal's Mansion?"

"nature."

"I think it's feasible."

"My minister agrees."

Zhao Yuantan was awarded the title of Grand Marshal of the World's Army and Horses as a prince, which means that the Emperor Daojun let him familiarize himself with military affairs and take over military power in advance.

It can be predicted that the Marshal's Mansion will exist for a long time.After the war, the purge of the forbidden army will also be put on the agenda.

As for the subordinate officials of the Marshal's Mansion, although their status is not as good as that of the Eastern Palace, they can undoubtedly be regarded as the future ministers of the hidden mansion.

Under the circumstances that the subordinate officials of the Eastern Palace could no longer offer too many positions, it is undoubtedly a great reward to the Jiangnan gentry to select some talents from the south of the Yangtze River to enrich the marshal shogunate.

While talking here, Zheng Shizhong, the eunuch who is next to the prince, hurried forward, holding an urgent document and came to the prince.

When everyone saw it, they all took a few steps back consciously.

Zhao Yuantan looked at the envelope and knew it was an urgent letter from the Imperial City Division.

"Open it."

After answering "Yes", Zheng Shizhong tore apart the ink pad from the envelope, took out the letter, lowered his head and handed it over.

After Zhao Yuantan saw the secret letter, his brows became more and more wrinkled.

After a while, he let out a sigh of relief and said, "Circle it. It's so brave."

After everyone heard about it, they were a little worried. Qi Wang Zhao Yuanzhang first took the letter, read it and immediately handed it to Fu Jinchuan.

Fu Jinchuan unfolded the letter, and then read the letter with his brother. After reading it, the two brothers looked at each other, and they both saw a hint of surprise in each other's eyes.

"How dare he"

(End of this chapter)