peasant young lady

Chapter 300 Nanjing Chief Envoy

Hearing the old but kind voice, Cheng Xia suddenly turned around and looked at Princess Yongqing who was carrying a bag of fish and shrimp in disbelief.

"Grandma, you?" Cheng Xia couldn't believe it, just accidentally ran into the person he was looking for.

Princess Yongqing originally thought that the image on her back was Cheng Xia, but she was afraid of being mistaken, so she came over to test it carefully, but she didn't expect it to be her.

Princess Yongqing carefully looked at Cheng Xia, saw that she was leading the horse and was busy in the world, her eyes were full of exhaustion, and there was no happy expression on her face, so she vaguely sensed that something was not right.She smiled, "Are you in a hurry to leave? If you're not in a hurry, come and rest with me at home. By chance, I bought a few new river fish, just in time for you to try my latest dish."

Cheng Xia nodded naturally, "Okay, it's rare to meet grandma, so naturally we have to have a good chat. To be honest, I have always wanted to come to Nanjing to find you."

Princess Yongqing smiled happily, "My new home lives near here, and it will arrive soon."

When Cheng Xia heard Princess Yongqing's words, she couldn't help but looked around her surroundings.Just now when she was on the edge of the pier, she didn't pay attention to where it was in Nanjing. Now that she looked at it like this, Cheng Xia realized that this should be the oldest pier in Nanjing, Xiaguan Wharf.

This is a wharf located on the south bank of the Yangtze River in Xiaguan, Nanjing City. The Xiaguan River is open, two or three miles wide, and the river is turbulent. It is suitable for ships to dock. Therefore, several wharves have been built near the Xiaguan River.The earliest construction history of the wharf you see now can be traced back to the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and it has become an important place for transportation and water transportation in the Southern Song Dynasty.

The first "Nanjing Treaty" in the modern history of China to lose power and humiliate the country was signed at Xiaguan in Nanjing.

Cheng Xia looked away, and saw Princess Yongqing pushed open a wooden door. The house looked very simple, but when she entered, she found that it was the same as the house in Pingtan Town, which was not elegant.Sure enough, people who live with heart can manage their lives well no matter where they are.

Cheng Xia looked carefully, but did not find Xu Pu and Xu Xiang, her heart skipped a beat, she asked cautiously, "Where is Grandpa?"

Princess Yongqing pretended not to see Cheng Xia's little frightened eyes, and lamented to herself, "This man, he must have the awareness to face life, old age, sickness and death when he gets older. I've already seen it."

Cheng Xia trembled all over, "Grandma?" Could it be Xu Xiangzhen?
Cheng Xia was still sad, but she heard Princess Yongqing's hearty smile, "I'm lying to you, the old man is in good health, he eats and drinks every day, and his spirit is very good."

Cheng Xia breathed a sigh of relief, "Grandma, you really scared me to death." She really thought that something happened to Xu Xiang, and if something really happened, it would be so hard for Princess Liu Yongqing to be alone in this world.

"I'm just joking with you," Princess Yongqing smiled apologetically, pushed the door open, let Cheng Xia sit down on the chair, and poured a cup of chrysanthemum tea for her, "Earlier this morning, the Chief Envoy of Nanjing Xiao Shen then called your grandfather over, saying that there was some important court matter to discuss."

Xiao Shen?Cheng Xia smiled, thinking that Xiao Shen is Du Shangshu's classmate, he must be 40 years old, but now that he is shouting from Princess Yongqing, he thinks he is a young man.

"Didn't Grandpa stop asking about political affairs for a long time?" Cheng Xia was puzzled.

Princess Yongqing took a sip of tea and couldn't help sighing, "This old man just can't take it easy. He used to be in Pingtan, the sky was far away from the emperor, and he didn't have anything to do with anyone. He didn't have the conditions to worry about it. Now he's in Nanjing. There are officials of this and that everywhere. This little Shen was your grandfather's favorite student when he was the prime minister, and he has taught him for a few years. A while ago, he accidentally found the old man who went out for a walk, but he visited every day. I can't even get rid of him, it's really annoying. This little Shen doesn't even think about it, the old man is so old, how can he just collapse when he hears some exciting news one day?"

Cheng Xia couldn't help laughing when she heard Princess Yongqing's words. This rebuke was filled with dissatisfaction but also with complaints and care. Hearing this, he felt a warm current surge in his heart, and he felt very comfortable.

While talking, she heard the creaking sound of the wooden door in the yard. Princess Yongqing smiled instantly when she heard it, "The old man came back early today, and it's not dark yet."

As soon as Princess Yongqing finished speaking, Xu Xiangzhong's angry voice came from the yard, "Yongqing, are there any guests at home?"

"How do you know?" Princess Yongqing greeted her out of the courtyard with a smile.

"Are you stupid?" Xu Xiang smiled helplessly, pointing to the horse tied under the tree, "You really think I'm blind when such a big object is placed here."

Cheng Xia, who went out behind Princess Yongqing, burst out laughing. These two old people, on the contrary, lived younger and talked more interestingly.

"Hey, it's Xiaoxia," Xu Xiang looked away from Princess Yongqing for a long time, and noticed Cheng Xia's existence, "You are really a rare guest, why, Shao Chen didn't come with you?"

Cheng Xia shook his head, "He is now the vice capital censor, and he needs to be on duty every day. He is very busy, and he is no more leisurely than me."

"That's right, that's right." Xu Xiang put his hands behind his back and slowly walked into the room, "This person, once he has a heavy burden on his body, he can easily be involuntary, unlike before, he can do whatever he wants What."

Cheng Xia felt that Xu Xiang seemed to mean something, but she didn't say anything, just smiled.

Princess Yongqing patted Cheng Xia's hand and asked her to sit on a chair beside her. Then she looked at Xu Pu who was thinking, and asked, "Why did you come back so early today?"

"What's more," Xu Pu became angry when he mentioned this, "Little Shen is also unreliable. He sent someone to pick me up early this morning, saying that he had something important to discuss with me. Now Well," Xu Pu said, spreading his hands, "I just arrived at his yard, and he was in a hurry to go out, saying that he was going to visit the Liangzhe area."

"Two Zhejiang?" Princess Yongqing was taken aback, "What are you doing there?"

Xu Pu shook his head, "I don't know the details. Xiao Shen explained to me when he was in a hurry to go out, saying that he wanted to investigate the supervisory censors of the two Zhejiang provinces."

Supervise the censor?Cheng Xia's eyes froze, "Grandpa, what you said was Zhao Dezhong, the supervisory censor of Liangzhe?"

"Hey," Xu Pu sighed in surprise, "Xiao Xia, you even know this, not bad, not bad."

It's not that she even knows this, but that she is very impressed with Zhao Dezhong, a dog official. She has never forgotten the harm he inflicted on her before.She clearly remembered that before the Qiuwei exam in August, she saw Zhao Dezhong for the last time in the county government office in Chong'an County. He personally said that he was going to be promoted to the supervisory censor of Zhejiang and Zhejiang provinces.

In this short period of time, Cheng Xia has not forgotten him, she is just waiting for an opportunity, waiting for an opportunity that can completely defeat Zhao Dezhong and never stand up again.

Listening to Xu Pu's words now, Cheng Xia had a hunch in his heart that this opportunity had come.

"Grandpa, this Zhao Dezhong was a county magistrate in Chong'an County for more than ten years before he became the supervisory censor. He was very skilled in doing things that harmed the village. Heavy, didn't you restrain yourself at all?"

"Hey," Xu Pu sighed, "I don't know anything about Zhao Dezhong, but I vaguely feel that Xiao Shen picked me up today because he wanted to tell me about it, but he got it before he could say more. For more important news, I couldn’t wait to go to Zhejiang and Zhejiang provinces to investigate.”

Cheng Xia nodded. It seemed that Zhao Dezhong had committed some crimes. She suddenly couldn't wait for the Nanjing chief envoy to come back.

Princess Yongqing glared at Xu Pu angrily, "Since Xiao Shen left early in the morning, why did you come back now? You still had lunch at someone's house, why is their food so delicious?"

Seeing Princess Yongqing's intentional anger, Xu Pu laughed, poured a cup of hot tea and handed it to her, smiling flatteringly, "You don't know this, I just found out today, Xiao Shen also has a little daughter, who is only five years old this year, she is very lively and cute, I saw how much I like this little girl, so I played with her all day."

"You," Princess Yongqing poked Xu Pu's forehead vigorously, "You're already old enough to play with children, so you're not afraid of being laughed at."

"What's the matter?" Xu Pu said with a frank face, "That kid is really cute. Someday I will take you to see her secretly, and you will like her too."

"It's becoming more and more unserious," Princess Yongqing stared at Xu Pu amusedly, "I want to see a child sneaking around, really."

"That's right, that's right," Xu Pu nodded hastily, "You are a princess, and I have to drive you wherever you want to go. When Xiao Shen comes back, we will go to his house to look after the children in an open and honest manner."

Hearing the jokes of the two old men back and forth, Cheng Xia felt much warmer in his heart.

She was thinking that since Zhao Dezhong is the supervisory censor of the two Zhejiang provinces, he shouldn't report to the chief minister of Nanjing if he really committed any crimes. The chief minister of Zhejiang should take over.

But as soon as she thought about it, she figured it out.The Ming Dynasty set up thirteen chief ministers, that is, set up thirteen institutions in charge of each province in thirteen provinces. These thirteen are: Shandong, Shanxi, Henan, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Huguang, Zhejiang , Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou.But in addition to these thirteen, there are two Zhili in the capital and Nanjing, which are collectively referred to as the two capitals (Zhili) and the thirteen chief envoys.The status of Nanjing is second only to the capital, and it is higher than other provinces.

After all, Zhu Yuanzhang, the great ancestor of the Ming Dynasty, established the Ming Dynasty in Nanjing, and the status of Nanjing is much higher than that of other places.In these provinces in the south, Nanjing is almost in the overall planning position. If there is any major report to Nanjing in advance, then the chief executive in Nanjing will submit it to the top. This should be a general process.

After Cheng Xia figured it out, she decided to stay at Princess Yongqing's house for two days. She wanted to wait for the chief envoy to come back and find out what happened to Zhao Dezhong.

Finally, one morning after staying for three days, a sedan chair stopped in front of Princess Yongqing's wooden house.

(End of this chapter)