Daming: Old Zhu, we agreed not to rush!

The carriage drove slowly, and the carriage had already fallen into silence.

Zhu Biao is a prince who is determined to govern the Ming Dynasty better and make people's lives more prosperous. But now, he is not very clear about what he needs to do to achieve this.

Su Jing clearly understood that the development of the Ming Dynasty could never break the curse of the feudal dynasty.

Seeing the disciple whom she taught with all her heart, trying her best but unable to do anything, Su Jing suddenly felt that her identity as a time traveler actually caused a lot of troubles.

Because I know, there is nothing I can do.

In the blink of an eye, the inspection team had arrived outside Wenzhou Mansion.

"Master Su, we are going to Wenzhou Mansion soon. Where should we go first?"

Zhu Biao asked Su Jing.

Su Jing said calmly: "How should the normal process proceed? Has the Wenzhou Prefect notified it?"

"Normally, we would send someone to notify the prefect to receive him first, and then proceed with the follow-up matters. However, I have not yet sent someone to inform the magistrate."

Zhu Biao replied immediately.

Su Jing thought about it for a while: "Then the prince meant to make a surprise attack? No one in Wenzhou Prefecture must know the whereabouts of the Wenzhou Prefecture. If there is really a problem with the granary, I am afraid it is too late to cover it up now, so it is better to meet with the Wenzhou Prefect first. Bar."

The news of the Ming Dynasty spread at that speed. Unless it was a military report that was urgently delivered over 800 miles, the approximate speed was similar to Zhu Biao's traveling speed.

Going to the destination of Wenzhou Prefecture, Zhu Yuanzhang is now the only one in the capital who knows about it. Naturally, no one else can send someone to inform Wenzhou Prefecture in advance.

Now everyone is outside Wenzhou Mansion. Even if they know about it, it has nothing to do with the overall situation.

"Okay, as Master Su said, the student will immediately send someone to the Wenzhou government office to notify the prefect to come see him."

Zhu Biao nodded without any hesitation.

……

Wenzhou government office, the prefect Meng Song is handling official business in his office.

It was said that it was dealing with official business, but in fact it was just signing a document that had already been prepared with handling opinions, and there was no need for him to read it carefully.

This year he is already sixty-four, which is really not a young age, but to be the prefect is considered very good.

Although in the capital, a small prefect is nothing, but in this place, a prefect is nothing.

"Sir, someone wants to see you."

A servant came to Meng Song and whispered.

Meng Song didn't even raise his head and said, "Who is it?"

"I don't know, the man didn't say anything, but I thought that this man must be extraordinary. He should be here to deliver a message."

replied the servant.

Although he did not report his identity, he still came to communicate, which is enough to show that Meng Song's management of his subordinates is quite good.

"Then let him in."

Meng Song said directly.

Soon, a person came to Meng Song. He was dressed in ordinary clothes, but he had a tall figure and good appearance.

This was the general from Zhu Biao's escort. He was originally wearing robes and armor, but when he came to Wenzhou Prefecture to communicate, he couldn't be too conspicuous, so he changed his clothes.

"Are you the magistrate of Wenzhou?"

The general asked Meng Song.

Such direct words surprised the servants beside Meng Song. There were almost no people in Wenzhou Prefecture who could talk to the prefect like this.

Meng Song finally raised his head at this moment, looked at the visitor and nodded: "Yes, I am the prefect Meng Song. I wonder who you are?"

No matter how disrespectful this person's tone was, Meng Song showed no sign of anger.

As for whether it was fake or not, that's not known.

"On the order of His Highness the Crown Prince, I am here to convey the message. His Highness the Crown Prince will arrive at Wenzhou Mansion immediately and come with the prefect to receive him."

The general didn't waste any more nonsense at this moment and directly explained what he was about to convey.

Your Royal Highness!

As soon as these four words were spoken, Meng Song was immediately startled, and the servants were also stunned.

Wenzhou Prefecture is far away from the capital, so how could the prince come?

And without any advance notice, this meeting has already arrived.

Meng Song was confused, but he didn't doubt it. After all, there was no benefit in falsely conveying the prince's order.

"Come on, where is His Royal Highness?"

Meng Song asked immediately.

The general replied: "They are already outside the city gate. They will be there soon. There is no need for the magistrate to go out to greet you. Just prepare in the government office."

"Yes, on duty, I'll get ready right now!"

Meng Song immediately agreed, and then sent someone to call Fu Cheng over.

Within a mansion, the Fu Yin is the first in command, and the Fu Cheng is the second in command, and can decide more than 90% of the affairs in the entire mansion.

"Mr. Meng, is there something wrong with calling me here in such a hurry?"

Fu Cheng Zhao Rongzhen walked over in a hurry. He looked much younger than Meng Song. He was only in his early forties this year. If we look at future development, Zhao Rongzhen's future will definitely be higher than Meng Song's.

"Master Zhao, His Highness the Crown Prince is coming. You and I need to prepare immediately. We can't neglect it!"

Meng Song said directly.

Prince!

Hearing this, Zhao Rongzhen's expression immediately changed, and then he said: "Mr. Meng, why didn't you tell me about such a big thing earlier!"

Meng Song said helplessly: "Master Zhao, I have just received a message from the superior, so I will come to you immediately."

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's just put the government office in order first. Your Royal Highness is here. At least it shouldn't look too chaotic."

Zhao Rongzhen reacted quickly and immediately started asking people to tidy up the government office.

For Meng Song, the arrival of the prince is a very urgent matter, and he is afraid of being held accountable if he doesn't do it well.

But for Zhao Rongzhen, he is still young. If he can leave a good impression in front of His Royal Highness this time, his promotion in the future will naturally be a matter of course.

This is a very good opportunity for progress, and Zhao Rongzhen attaches great importance to it.

Under his command, the government office immediately took on a new look.

An hour after the announcement, Zhu Biao had already arrived at the government office.

"I, the magistrate of Wenzhou Prefecture, Meng Song, pay a visit to His Highness the Crown Prince!"

"I, Zhao Rongzhen, the Prime Minister of Wenzhou Prefecture, come to see His Highness the Crown Prince!"

Meng Song and Zhao Rongzhen bowed their heads and waited humbly for Zhu Biao's arrival.

However, after Zhu Biao got out of the carriage, he ignored them and waited carefully in front of the carriage door: "Master Su, be careful of the steps."

"Prince, it doesn't have to be like this. I'm not an old man, so I don't have to be so careful."

Su Jing said with a smile.

With Zhu Biao's meticulous care, Su Jing, even an old man who couldn't take care of himself, had nothing to say.

Meng Song and Zhao Rongzhen's conversation with each other like this can only be said to be frightening.

Although Wenzhou Prefecture is thousands of miles away from the capital, they still don't know the name of Renyuan Bo Su Jing after such a long time.

Su Jing is the prince's teacher. As the chief of a government, he still has some information capabilities.

However, what they didn't expect was that the relationship between Su Jing and the prince would be like this.

It seems that this Uncle Ren Yuan is far more terrifying than the rumors say. "See Ren Yuanbo!" X2

The two of them immediately bowed and saluted Su Jing.

Su Jing smiled and said: "You two adults are too polite. I just accompanied the prince here and I have no official position in the court. You two adults don't need to pay too much attention to me."

Don't reach out to hit the smiling person. These two people are so respectful, so naturally they have to live up to their reputation.

"Your Highness, please!"

Zhao Rongzhen turned sideways and took the initiative to talk to Zhu Biao.

Zhu Biao said to Su Jing: "Master Su, let's go in."

Su Jing shook her head: "Prince, you are the prince outside. I can't overstep, you go first."

When you go out, you must not damage the majesty of the prince Zhu Biao.

Zhu Biao nodded and immediately entered the government office. Su Jing was behind him, while Zhao Rongzhen and Meng Song had already exchanged glances with each other several times.

In the lobby, Zhu Biao was sitting, Su Jing was sitting on the left, while Meng Song and Zhao Rongzhen were standing.

"I wonder why the Crown Prince came to Wenzhou Mansion?"

Zhao Rongzhen was the first to speak.

Zhu Biao glanced at Zhao Rongzhen and said: "I came here this time on His Majesty's order to inspect the granaries in various places. Where is the general magistrate of Wenzhou Prefecture?"

The so-called Tongtan refers to the officials in charge of the Qing army, patrols, food management, agriculture, water conservancy, farming, horse herding and other matters.

The sixth rank, within a government, only belongs to the magistrate, governor, and Zhizhong. It is considered a very high position.

Zhu Biao was very direct and asked for help from the general judge.

"Your Highness, please wait a moment. I will send someone to call the judge right away."

Zhao Rongzhen said immediately, and then glanced at Meng Song.

Meng Song understood and immediately said: "Your Highness, please come to the back hall for a cup of tea. It's a tiring journey, so it's good to take a rest."

Zhu Biao nodded and said, "That's fine. Let's wait in the back hall."

The bumpy road was still very tiring, and there was nothing else to do right now. Zhu Biao was not an unkind character.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince pleases, Uncle Ren Yuan pleases!"

Meng Song immediately called Zhu Biao and Su Jing to the back hall. There were tea, water and pastries on the table, all prepared at Zhao Rongzhen's request.

"Your Highness, please wait here for a moment. I will give you instructions when I go out."

Meng Song had no intention of staying long.

Zhu Biao said: "Okay, go and do your own thing. There is no need to abandon official business because of me."

"That's what His Highness said."

Meng Song immediately stood up and left the back hall.

"Master Su, what do you think of these two people?"

As soon as Meng Song left, Zhu Biao immediately asked Su Jing.

Su Jing ate the cake and said with a smile: "Prince, you should have noticed something is wrong."

Zhu Biao replied: "Yes, the relationship between Meng Song and Zhao Rongzhen is a bit subtle. Meng Song is the prefect, and Zhao Rongzhen is the prefect. Logically speaking, Meng Song should be the main one to entertain us, but I think between them, It seems that Zhao Rongzhen is mainly in charge of the overall situation, and Meng Song, as the prefect, doesn't seem to be much different, which is very strange."

After all, Zhu Biao has experienced a lot, and his eyesight is quite good.

Su Jing nodded: "Yes, the so-called official level is overwhelming. Normally, Meng Song is the prefect, and Zhao Rongzhen only has the role of assistant. Now he has the intention of overestimating the guest. Obviously, the government office of Wenzhou Prefecture is not It’s normal.”

In her previous life, Su Jing had never been in the officialdom, but she still had contact with many officials at all levels.

This phenomenon is obviously abnormal.

"I just hope it's not a bad thing, otherwise, the people of Wenzhou Prefecture may have a difficult time."

Zhu Biao sighed.

Su Jing glanced at Zhu Biao: "Don't think so much and eat something. The pastries from Wenzhou Prefecture are quite delicious."

"Yes, Master Su."

Zhu Biao was also very hungry and started eating immediately.

Outside, Meng Song found Zhao Rongzhen.

"How's it going? Your Highness the Crown Prince and Uncle Ren Yuan have settled down."

Zhao Rongzhen asked immediately.

Meng Song replied: "Don't worry, nothing happened. Is General Judge Sun Zhaoxiang here?"

"We've sent someone to call him. We'll definitely arrive within an hour."

Zhao Rongzhen said calmly, with no nervous look on his face.

"What! An hour!"

When Meng Song heard this, he was immediately surprised and said: "Master Zhao, do you want His Highness to wait for an hour?"

An hour, that's two hours.

Wenzhou Mansion is only that big, so an hour is already a long time.

"Don't worry, Master Meng, nothing will happen."

Zhao Rongzhen comforted him and said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is tired from traveling and traveling, so it is good for them to rest for a while. What if they come too early and become too tired?"

After hearing this, Meng Song felt that it made sense.

However, although he is old, his brain is not completely rusty: "Master Zhao, His Royal Highness said that he came to inspect the granary. Is there any problem with our granary in Wenzhou Prefecture?"

"Mr. Meng, what did you say? The granary has always been fine. How could there be a problem?"

Zhao Rongzhen was very calm, and Meng Song relaxed a lot when he saw him like this.

"Okay, Lord Meng, just wait outside the back hall. If His Highness the Crown Prince has instructions, you can make arrangements immediately."

Zhao Rongzhen pushed Meng Song away again.

As soon as Meng Song left, Zhao Rongzhen left the government office directly. Obviously he had something to deal with.

……

"Master Su, they've been waiting for so long, but the general judge hasn't arrived yet?"

Zhu Biao was a little anxious while waiting, after all, half an hour had passed.

Su Jing said calmly: "Why are you anxious? The more time it is like this, the harder it is to rush. The longer the time goes, the anxious person is not us, but the people with evil intentions in their hearts."

After hearing this, Zhu Biao immediately said: "Master Su, what you mean is that we wait here. The longer the time, the more problems there are in Wenzhou Mansion! After all, if there is no problem, take us to the Granary City first. fine."

"Yes, that's exactly the truth."

Su Jing smiled and nodded.

Zhu Biao was a little confused again: "But Master Su, if we wait here, wouldn't it give them time to whitewash it?"

Su Jing smiled faintly: "Then think about it carefully, why should you give them this time?"

Zhu Biao frowned and thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "The student doesn't know."

Su Jing put down the tea cup: "It's very simple. If there is a big problem in the granary, even if you give them a few hours, it will definitely not be solved. If it is a small problem that can be solved by covering it up, then it is okay."

"Prince, sometimes you have to learn to muddle along when you go out on inspections. The local situation is different from that of the capital. If you are too harsh, it will easily lead to backlash."

"After all, it is not that simple for these local officials to be promoted regardless of their connections, but they are also the parents of local people, so appropriate tolerance is necessary. At the same time, local affairs are generally numerous and complicated, and there are many problems. Small oversights are completely normal and should be understood.”

Zhu Biao tasted Su Jing's words carefully, smacked his lips for a while, nodded and said: "Master Su said, students are taught." (End of Chapter)