I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 182 Race against time
Li Zhiliang walked for a long time before Zhu Gaoxu came late, not because Zhu Gaoxu felt that his waist was stiff again, but because his residence was in Jintaifang, the northernmost place in the capital.

In Jintaifang, there is the famous second floor of bells and drums, as well as the famous Tengxiang Four Guards, which can be said to be the well-known lair of the King of Han.

Before the Zhengyangmen Incident happened, Zhu Gaoxu had always thought that he was sure of winning, and that the throne of the emperor was just something in his pocket. After all, he was the military governor of the world and the most beloved son of the late emperor.

Living in Jintaifang is also why Zhu Gaoxu wanted to experience the thrill of being on the emperor's star and facing south in advance.

The orientation of houses was very particular in ancient times. The ancients always believed that the north is Yin and the south is Yang. Only a house that sits in the north and Yang can be called the way of nature.

In line with the beautiful vision of absorbing the aura of mountains and rivers and the essence of the sun and the moon, Zhu Gaoxu hurriedly moved the palace to Jintaifang as soon as Zhu Di kicked his legs.

Jintaifang is half an hour across the capital city from Mingshifang. Even on a sunny day, it would take half an hour, not to mention the rainstorm that is pouring right now.

Arriving in a luxurious and luxurious carriage, seeing the increasingly exaggerated stagnant water in the city along the way, Zhu Gaoxu was very worried, and couldn't understand why Li Tian called him here.

The carriage drove into Mingshifang, and when it arrived at the small courtyard of Zhou Dahe's house, Zhu Gaoxu had big question marks on his head, and drove in hastily without waiting for his followers to open their umbrellas.

But a few steps into the rain, Zhu Gaoxu was drenched, and from a long distance away, he hurriedly called his younger brother to be late, to join the emperor's brother and so on.

Hearing the movement, Li Tian turned his face and stood up, dragged Zhu Gaoxu to the eaves, and picked up a cup of hot tea:
"Gao Xu is here, drink some hot tea to warm up your body."

Seeing Li Tian's actions, Zhu Gaoxu's mind immediately relaxed. It seems that it is not a bad thing for his elder brother to summon him suddenly.

The rain was thick and cool, and it was said to be hot tea, but it was actually a little bit warmer than herbal tea. Zhu Gaoxu took a few sips and drank it all, and hurriedly asked about the business:

"Dare to ask the emperor's brother suddenly summoned his ministers to come, what is the so-called?"

"Of course it's about the flood." He waved his hand to signal Jiang Bao to get a stool for Zhu Gaoxu. Li Tian sat down boldly and said directly:
"I asked you to come here mainly because the embankment is being built outside the city. There must be someone who can hold it down to watch over there. After thinking about it, only you, Gao Xu, can take on this important task."

There was no nonsense in the emperor's mouth, Li Tian gave up, and Zhu Gaoxu's mind turned, thinking about the profound meaning of Li Tian's move.

With a sudden change in his mind, Zhu Gaoxu's mind was startled, and he suddenly understood that the elder brother was afraid that he would take advantage of the flood to cause trouble.

Thinking of this, Zhu Gaoxu's heart is full of complicated and hard to say, he feels very uncomfortable, now that he has become a commander of Jinyiwei, his elder brother still doesn't trust him.

The surrounding area was pitch black under the heavy rain. Although Li Tian had asked Jiang Bao to light the oil lamp, he still couldn't see Zhu Gaoxu's face clearly.

After hearing Zhu Gaoxu's reply for a long time, Li Tian frowned slightly, and said with a bit of dissatisfaction in his tone:
"Why, but what's wrong with my arrangement?"

Hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu hurriedly put away his thoughts and raised his head.

At this time, a sudden gust of wind blew over, and the crackling raindrops wet Zhu Gaoxu's back completely within the breath.

In his mind, the phrase "people have to bow their heads under the eaves" popped up by accident, Zhu Gaoxu pursed his lips, lowered his head and raised his hands above his head:
"The arrangement of the emperor's brother is very appropriate, and the younger brother accepts the order."

Although he didn't know what Zhu Gaoxu was thinking about before, Li Tian was not interested, so he nodded subconsciously, and immediately said:
"The rain is urgent, so it's not too late, Gao Xu, go there quickly."

Seeing that the elder brother had no intention of explaining to himself, Zhu Gaoxu's face darkened suddenly, he bowed his body slightly, and said in a low voice:

"Then the younger brother will take his leave first."

Too lazy to make another farewell scene in the rain, Li Tian gave a hum, and quietly watched Zhu Gaoxu walk out of the courtyard.

It was really raining heavily, and the three hundred Dongchang fans led by Huang Yan were sent out by Li Tian for more than half an hour, and now they began to come back one after another to return to their orders.

Huang Yan stood guard at the gate of the courtyard, and every time a subordinate came back to report, he would listen carefully and then repeat it to Li Tian.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the sons and grandchildren of this old slave have come to report that all the drainage works in the west of the city are normal, and the water in the street is only a shallow layer.

Those with slightly severe floods are all in the twelve squares that His Majesty deployed earlier. "

The imperial guards have been mobilized under the rain, and Huang Yan is still here, biting a little bit, biting a little bit, Li Tian felt a little unhappy in his heart, glanced at Huang Yan, and said lightly:
"What about the other workshops, is there any emergency?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, the news of the Twelve Squares in Dongcheng has not yet been handed over, but the old servant is not very optimistic about the current situation."

Taking advantage of the dim light, Huang Yan saw that the emperor's expression was not right, and Huang Yan, who changed his face faster than his face, quickly changed his words.

He hummed noncommittally, Li Tian waved his hand to signal Huang Yan to get out, turned to look at Zhou Zhen, suddenly remembered Tiangongyuan, and said casually:
"Zhou Zhen, if I remember correctly, the construction period of Tiangongyuan will end tomorrow?"

Zhou Zhen nodded first when he heard the words, and then hurriedly arched his hands:
"Your Majesty remembers correctly. Tomorrow will be the day when the Tiangong Academy's construction period will end at the ninth autumn equinox in early August."

Autumnal equinox, day and night are equally divided.

Li Tian knew that once the autumnal equinox passed, the nights would get longer day by day, but even if it was the autumnal equinox, wouldn't the Mid-Autumn Festival be just around the corner.

The construction period of the engineering institute ended on the ninth day, the Royal Bank opened on the tenth day, and it was time to go to court early on the eleventh day. After thinking about it for a while, Li Tian felt that one head was two big, and so many things came together.

But it's good to get together, just before the Mid-Autumn Festival, all these things are done, so as not to make the festival, let the officials secretly say that he, the emperor, doesn't care about his officials.

"Your Majesty, there is news from several squares in Dongcheng."

Papa stepping on the water, holding the official robe, Huang Yan hurried over to report the situation again.

After deliberating on his words, he stood a few more steps under the eaves. Huang Yan didn't dare to talk nonsense, and said quickly:

"Your Majesty, Huanghuafang and Sichengfang are seriously flooded, and large-scale backwaters have occurred in the squares. Many people's homes have been flooded to the depth of their calves. Bai Qiliang is leading the Wuhou patrol to step up dredging the drainage ditch.

The situation in Renshoufang is slightly better, but two stone bridges in Renshoufang were washed away, and many gravels were washed ashore by the overflowing river.

He was carried by the waves and rushed into Mingzhaofang, but there were no civilian casualties yet. "

Li Tianwei was relieved to hear that it was just the rain pouring back and the river was overflowing. These are trivial matters, as long as there are no civilian casualties.

(End of this chapter)