Daming: Wanted to be a small landlord, but was forced to ascend the throne

Chapter 469 Chongzhen's Crooked Neck Tree
"what's up?"

Li Huan asked loudly.

Because of Empress Dowager Zhang, he is now working on the side of the river, and let his subordinates arrange everything in the state capital, in order to avoid suspicion.

If someone makes an issue out of Empress Dowager Zhang, he will say that he is patrolling the river outside, takes his work as his home, and insists on being on the front line, who can say anything!
"master……"

"Master Li, we are here!"

The butler was about to say something, but soon a few familiar voices came from outside.

Li Huan opened the door, and Tongzhi Zhao Yu and Tongjue Wei Ming appeared at the door.

"You... why are you here?"

Li Huan didn't expect that he was on the side of the river, not so close to the government office, that these two people ran over at night.

"My lord, we...we don't know what to do anymore? I came to discuss with you. The Zhang brothers fought fiercely, and Queen Mother Zhang fainted. Now the situation is like this. My lord, do we want to come forward?"

Zhao Yu is a fat man. He obviously rode all the way here. He sweats easily, and his hair in front is wet.

Wei Ming also followed suit.

"You come first!"

Li Huan sighed, knowing that it was not easy for them.

Now that it's like this, if they go to see the queen mother, the scene will be really embarrassing. If the two of them ask them to judge, they will not be able to fall.

But if you still ignore it, then she is the queen mother after all, although she is not the new emperor's biological mother, her identity is there.

As a subject, the Empress Dowager has a problem in her own territory, no matter whether you ask it or not, if you want to investigate this matter, it is a trivial matter if the black hat is dropped, disrespect to the Empress Dowager, and you have not met and greeted the Empress Dowager before. Go to prison.

At that time, their leadership team in Cangzhou will probably...

"What do you guys think?"

Li Huan asked his servants to pour tea and called everyone to sit down.

Ren Tong turned on the charcoal fire in the basin in the room, and the room became warmer.

Now the weather is getting colder, and the place where they live is not far from the river, so the temperature is much lower.

Zhao Yu and the others sweated a lot along the way. If the weather cools down and the room is cold, it is easy to get sick and have a fever. If you don't pay attention to these diseases these days, it is easy to kill people.

In ancient times, many scholars actually learned some medical theory when they were studying, in order to keep fit, even if they passed the imperial examination, they could enjoy the blessings.

Although these few people are incomparable with the high officials in the capital, but as ordinary people, they can pass the imperial examination and become officials of one side, which is already surpassed by many people.

"My lord, it has become such a big commotion now, I think we still pretend not to know, and don't ask, I'm afraid it's not justified! So, the two of us thought about it before coming to discuss with your lord. I don't know how you Look?"

Zhao Yu took off his outer back clothes and hung them on a chair beside him, expressing his thoughts.

"I was thinking about how to deal with this matter just now. Naturally, we can't do the above observation at this time, but if we go there in the name of visiting the Queen Mother now, I still think it's inappropriate!"

Li Huan calmed down now and said.

"My lord, what shall we do then?"

"I think it's better... why don't we report it!"

It was too difficult for Li Huan to express his thoughts.

"Report?"

"Yes, report it!"

……

It was a little funny for Qin Shao to take the letter from the Cangzhou official handed over by Wang Yin.

These guys are really slick!

This memorandum was written by Li Huan, the magistrate of Cangzhou. It roughly means that the Empress Dowager Cangzhou visited relatives. They were on a business trip over the river and did not welcome and visit the Empress Dowager. It is said that there was a conflict in the Zhang family, and the queen mother was ill, and they should have gone to visit, but they were worried that they felt that the family should not be publicized. As local officials, it was very embarrassing to face such things.

As a courtier, I can only write a letter to the emperor, and ask the emperor to make a decision so that they can go to do the aftermath.

In the final analysis, these people are afraid of being involved, and direct the responsibility to their own side, these old oily people!
However, Cangzhou's water transportation has been developing well in the past two days, and Li Huan, the magistrate of Cangzhou, is still hardworking. Thinking about the Zhang family's affairs, it is really difficult, as a local official, it is really embarrassing.

"You ask someone to wear a secret decree for Li Huan. The Cangzhou water transport is an important part of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. Let them work hard to manage the river. Also, yam eggs have been planted in Cangzhou. I want to see Cangzhou's production next year!"

"Yes!"

……

Cangzhou.

When Li Huan received the secret decree, his body trembled a little.

"My lord, what does this mean, Your Majesty?"

Wei Ming didn't understand.

These people were so excited to receive the emperor's secret decree in person, but what does the emperor mean?
"Naturally let us do things well!"

Li Huan calmed down and said.

"But the Queen Mother..."

"There are a lot of things in Cangzhou, and we are all working hard. Naturally, we don't know what happened to Zhang's family! There are still many things to do in water transportation, and the cultivation of yam eggs needs to be promoted. Wei Ming and Zhao Yu, you have to do it yourself. We On this side of the river, you two should go to the countryside to supervise the planting of yam beans!"

"Yes! Your lord!"

Wei Ming didn't understand what was going on at first, Zhao Yu blinked at him, and immediately understood, and his heart was very excited.

His Majesty has been paying attention to them in Cangzhou, and even knows what they do. It seems that as long as they do a good job, His Majesty will naturally see it. When the time comes, if they do well, they will be promoted...

……

September [-]th, Double Ninth Festival, Long Live Mountain.

Qin Shao, Han Jinrong and the others were dressed in casual clothes today, and they climbed up to pray for blessings under the guard of Wang Yin, Wang Yun and Lu Lianxian.

Originally, it was a holiday today, and it was enough for Wang Yin to bring guards.

It's just that Wang Tu and Zhu Youzhao came together, so Wang Yun simply brought someone along.

As for Lu Lianxian, he has nothing to do in the capital, so he directly invited Ying to come over.

The sky is high and the clouds are light, and the sky is clear for thousands of miles!
When Qin Shao arrived at the Longevity Mountain, looking at the simple and natural scenery, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

In his previous life, Qin Shao also went to this Longevity Mountain. At that time, it was still called Jingshan Mountain, and it was an open park.

Even though it was neat and orderly in the previous life, there are more artificial traces. Compared with the current scenery of high sky, clear sky, ancient trees and green pines, it is really different.

This Longevity Mountain is the highest point of the capital city. Standing on the highest point, one can have a panoramic view of the entire capital city.

Because it is the royal palace, there are no outsiders except them and those who take care of the garden.

The old concubine also wanted to come, but considering her age, she had to stay at home.

Zhu Youzhu has always liked to play around, and has always been an active participant in this kind of activities. He can't drink, but he still has some fruit wine brought to cheer him up.

"At the time when Emperor Yongle ordered the renovation of Longevity Mountain, there were still many objections. Looking at it now, this place is indeed a good place! Canglong, Baihu, Suzaku, Xuanwu, the four spirits of the sky, will definitely bless my Ming Dynasty for a long life!"

Zhu Youzhao climbed up the mountain, it was a bit hot, fanned himself with a folding fan, looked at all parts of the capital, and let out a sigh.

The formation of Longevity Mountain is related to Emperor Yongle.

After he came to power, he built large-scale cities, palaces and gardens in the capital.

According to the saying of "Canglong, Baihu, Suzaku, Xuanwu, the four spirits of the sky, to straighten the four directions", the north of the Forbidden City is the seat of Xuanwu, and there should be mountains.

So the soil excavated from the Tongzi River, Taiye Pool, and South China Sea in the Forbidden City was piled up on the "Green Mountains", forming five mountains and peaks, called "Long Live Mountains", and firmly suppressing the foundation of Yanchun Pavilion under the mountain.

Qin Shao looked not far away, there was a dark thing there, and there were piles of coal.

Yes, Longevity Mountain, the royal imperial mountain, is not only a place for the emperor to climb high and look into the distance, sacrifice and play, but also a place for storing royal coal in the capital.

In the early Ming Dynasty, the imperial court began to pile up coal lumps in Wansui Mountain, in order to house the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty and besiege the capital, causing fuel shortages. Later, it gradually became a place to store coal lumps.

What a great place indeed!
Emperor Chongzhen was hanged on the crooked neck tree of this mountain!

I don't know if there is a crooked neck tree now?

"Go to Donglu and have a look!"

Seeing that Zhu Youzhang had rested for a while, he was already recovering from fatigue, Qin Shao said.

Qin Shao remembered that the crooked-neck tree was at the Guanmiao Pavilion. The current landscape is so different from the previous life, so he had to find the Guanmiao Pavilion first.

Because Han Jinrong took the children, they climbed the mountain for a while, and stopped at a pavilion at the foot of the mountain for a picnic, and Lu Zhong took someone to look after them.

Wang Yin and Wang Yun led people to follow Qin Shao, Zhu Youzhu, Wang Tu and others.

"There is a new pavilion on the east side, we can go there and rest!"

Wang Tu introduced that he was a smart man, and when he saw Qin Shao kept looking towards the Guanmiao Pavilion, he knew that the emperor wanted to go there.

Qin Shao knew that the Guanmiao Pavilion was still in this era, and he should have found the crooked neck tree at that location, but he didn't know what it was like now.

A group of people came to Donglu.

Qin Shao saw that there was indeed a pavilion in the distance. The pavilion was indeed newly built. The wood was still logs and had not been painted. The seats still smelled like new wood.

He remembered that when he visited Jingshan in his previous life, this place was called Guanmiao Pavilion, and there was a pavilion on the west side, which was very large. The tour guide at that time said that it had an area of ​​more than 90 square meters.

However, the pavilion was built during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, and it is indeed completely different from that time.

Qin Shao looked around, trying to find the crooked neck tree that Chongzhen hanged himself, but there are not many big trees around this newly built pavilion.

There are only a few jujube trees and pear trees, obviously just transplanted for a short time, and they have not yet bear fruit, swaying gently in the breeze.

Qin Shao remembered that when he visited many gardens in the past, he just muttered unintentionally, so many ornamental trees, it is better to plant fruit trees, at least there are fruits to eat, and they can also be used as ornamentals.

Those people may think that this is the holy will. Nowadays, many vacant places in the royal gardens and farms in the capital are planted with fruit trees.

Qin Shao couldn't help but sigh in his heart when he thought about the man who had worked so hard and devoted himself to saving the country to hang himself here.

"When the rooster crows, you can't sleep at night. You often become sick from overwork, and there is never any feast or pleasure in the palace!"

"I am not the king of subjugation, but the prime minister of subjugation in everything!"

"Remove the crown, cover the face with hair, and let the thieves divide and tear up my corpse, so as not to hurt a single person."

He is also a real man!
It was almost noon, and Wang Yun and the others spread a waterproof cloth on the nearby wild grass, put the food they brought on it, dried meat, fruit, and fruit wine, and spread more than half of the cloth in a short while.

Qin Shao gave the extra to the guards, and asked everyone to sit down and eat together.

……

"Empress, I'm looking at the two princes, you can eat something first!"

In a gazebo at the foot of the mountain, Han Jinrong led a group of people to have a picnic on the grass, and Lu Zhong led a group of guards not far away. During the meal, Han Jinrong asked Su Jin to bring some food to Lu Lianxian.

Lu Lianxian came over to help after eating.

"Father, I've already eaten. When I came out in the morning, I ate late. I ate some just now. I'm not too hungry."

Han Jinrong laughed and said, chatting with Lu Lian about family matters, it was as if they were a biological father and daughter.

Su Jin watched the conversation between the two, and took the prince and princess to the small garden ahead to play.

"Niang Niang, it's the end of the new year soon. Your elder brother wrote a letter a few days ago, saying that he misses his family. I also think I haven't seen you in the past few years. I want them to come to Beijing for a reunion."

Lu Lianxian said softly, his expression was obviously hesitating for a long time.

"Father, it's natural! My brother has been in my hometown for several years, and you haven't gone back. It's time to reunite. It's all because I've been busy and didn't consider the family situation. Since my father is in the capital and my mother is gone, my brother has also started a family. Everyone should come here to honor and take care of father!"

"I asked someone to find a house closer to our house. The elder brother brought his family over so that it would be convenient to live in. The original house was indeed too small. I heard that the elder brother already has two children, and the second elder brother is about to get married. I can't live..."

"Your Majesty, don't worry! I still have some money at home. My salary in Bingmasi is not low, and I am also a beneficiary of His Majesty's increase in the treatment of Beijing officials! Your second brother is not good at studying, and now he is not good at working in the Jinghua Tea House." Seriously, Boss Ann is a generous man. He paid him a lot, and the money to buy silver would have been enough! The house near us, the landlord wants to go back to his hometown, I asked someone to ask, if they are willing to sell, I just bought it , the two courtyards are next to each other, and they can also be opened up to make one convenient!"

Lu Lianxian said hastily.

He used to be impatient, but now that he is the father-in-law of this country, he is more cautious.

In fact, he had intended for his eldest son to come over a long time ago!The eldest son is good at martial arts, and now he works in his hometown guard, if he can come to the capital to have an errand, it would be good to take care of each other.

Just thinking about my own identity, and what my master Lu Zhong said before: the new emperor and the new empress are both sensible, but they don't like to put sand in their eyes, and they don't like to pretend to be smart.Master, what we have to do is to report everything. If they think we are cautious and sensible, they will feel more guilty about us and help us more.

You see!The second young master generally didn't want to enter the army and horses when he was studying, and he didn't like military positions, so the empress directly arranged for him to join that tea house, and I went to that tea house, my lord, that is the property of the new emperor and empress!

"Father, you don't have to worry about it. My daughter will naturally make arrangements for the house. If my brother comes, I heard that he is working in the guard. You might as well go to the military department. You are familiar with it. I will tell your majesty about it. It's just because of her daughter's status that I asked my father and elder brother to keep a low profile... Your Majesty does not shy away from relatives, as long as my elder brother works hard, he will definitely be reused!"

"Thank you, ma'am! We must keep a low profile. As for your elder brother, he can just stay in the army to get an errand, there is no need to..."

Lu Lianxian said hastily.

His two sons are not good at studying like himself, and the elder son is not bad at martial arts, but his personality is a bit straightforward. He is worried about what he will do if he really follows His Majesty... After all, the new emperor knows his true identity.

Lu Lianxian thought that he was extremely brave and courageous on the battlefield, but for some reason, when facing the current new emperor, he was always a little timid.

"Why is father so ignorant? But His Majesty ordered to deprive his relatives of their titles earlier, father..."

"No! Of course not!"

Lu Lianxian hastily explained.

Grandma, now that he wants to get his son to the capital, he is a little trembling, worried that the new emperor will think that he will use the identity of a fake father-in-law to speak loudly!
How dare you have the idea to play with those foreign relatives like a marquis or an earl!
He knew what happened to the Zhang brothers.I heard that their life in Cangzhou is very difficult now, and he dare not think that way even for his son.

"What are you talking about? Are you talking so enthusiastically?"

Lu Lianxian was about to say something.

A familiar voice suddenly sounded above his head.

(End of this chapter)