Early Ming Dynasty: Turning Clouds and Rains into New Learning Saints

Chapter 137: Hot face against cold face
Not far away, a group of people in official uniforms were crowded at the gazebo beside the official road.There are also many people wearing silk and other clothes, who look like country gentry, standing outside the gazebo.

While Zhang Yifan was looking over, the people inside the pavilion were coming out of the pavilion and coming towards him.

It was obvious at a glance that these people were probably officials from Guangdong, coming to greet him.

Although you can see Guangzhou City from here, it is actually still far away from Guangzhou Prefecture!
They say goodbye in a long pavilion ten miles away, but they went to a pavilion so far away to greet me!
Zhang Yifan knew that although his group did not change into official uniforms, their characteristics were obvious. If someone was interested, they would definitely know their itinerary.

But the problem is, since I'm changing into casual clothes, I don't want to disturb the place.However, these officials from Guangdong actually found out and were waiting here for a long time, with such a grand pomp!
If Zhang Yifan likes this kind of moment to show his authority, he will definitely like it very much, and he will have a better impression of the officials who arranged this reception.

But the problem is, Zhang Yifan doesn't like this.Especially when he came all the way and saw the suffering of the people after the typhoon, he was not in a good mood!
While he was thinking, the group of people had already greeted him.

The man at the head was tall and tall, wearing a marquis attire. There was one more feather on the back of his hat than the Prince Consort's.

Behind him are senior officials of the Ming Dynasty wearing scarlet and scarlet robes. They should be provincial officials, and behind them are those in green robes and blue robes.

"All colleagues in Guangdong welcome the Prince Consort and the Princess!" The marquis smiled on his rough face and shouted loudly, before his loud voice was far away, "It's been a hard journey!"

As soon as he finished speaking, other officials also spoke loudly to welcome the arrival of the consort and the princess.

According to the regulations of the Ming Dynasty, the Prince Consort and the Marquis were of the same rank. However, the Marquis in front of him automatically dropped one level and took the initiative to salute Zhang Yifan and Zhu Jingjing first.

Even if Zhang Yifan doesn't like this, he feels good about being supported by so many Ming officials.

In such an occasion, it’s hard to throw away your sleeves and walk away, right?
Facing such a scene for the first time, Zhang Yifan hesitated for a moment, not knowing what attitude he should adopt?

At this moment, the crowd was already in front of him.

Zhu Jingjing reined in her horse slightly, trailing Zhang Yifan by half a horse's head. Apparently, she wanted Zhang Yifan to step in and not want to steal her husband's limelight.

Seeing this, Zhang Yifan clasped his fists and said with a smile: "You don't need to do this, it's too troublesome for you!"

"Where is it!" When the Marquis heard this, he laughed and replied, "It is the first time for the consort and the princess to come to Guangdong. Wouldn't it be rude if she didn't come to greet her?"

"Yes, yes!" Another man in a green robe echoed, "Those two people don't know how to show appreciation. They dare not come to greet the consort and the princess. They will definitely look good when they turn around!"

Upon hearing this, an official wearing a scarlet robe stopped him and said, "Don't mention these disappointing things in front of the consort and the princess!"

After hearing this, the Marquis spoke with a loud voice, which immediately overshadowed the others and said loudly: "This is the ancestor of Zhu Liang, the Marquis of Yongjia. His consort has come to Guangdong. Let's move around more in the future!"

In the third year of Hongwu, Taizu of the Ming Dynasty made a great official.Zhu Liangzu was awarded the title of Auxiliary Movement of the Founding of the People's Republic of China, and he was awarded the title of Military Minister of Xuanli, Honorable Doctor, and Zhuguo. He was granted the title of Marquis of Yongjia, with a salary of [-] shi, an iron coupon, and was hereditary to his descendants.

At that time, Taizu of the Ming Dynasty designated 34 heroes, among which Zhu Liangzu ranked No. 20.This status and merit are already considered very high.

If ordinary people heard that it was him, they would definitely feel honored.After all, such a highly ranked founding hero and a hereditary marquis took the initiative to please him in a low profile.

However, when Zhang Yifan heard this, he immediately remembered the fate of this marquis, who was relatively famous. He and his son were beaten to death by Zhu Yuanzhang with a whip.

He was thinking about this, and the scarlet-robed official who spoke just now was right behind Zhu Liangzu, and he was already saying: "Xu Ben, the chief envoy of Guangdong, has seen the son-in-law and His Royal Highness the Princess!"

These people came to greet her, and of course they wanted to let the princess and the consort know who they were, otherwise their hospitality would be in vain.

After Zhu Liangzu introduced himself, others immediately followed suit.

However, Zhang Yifan had already remembered Zhu Liangzu's ending and had decided what to do.

So, I saw him interrupting the officials who were introducing themselves and asked them: "Just now you said that there are two officials who have not come to greet them. Who are they?"

When he said this, there was no smile on his face.

Xu Ben was a little hesitant after hearing this, but when Zhu Liangzu heard it, he immediately replied: "One is the new magistrate of Guangzhou Prefecture, Fang Keqin, and the other is the magistrate of Panyu County. His grandma does not know how to commend me. I said hello to them and ignored them, and more importantly, they actually looked down on the consort and the princess, and they will definitely make them look good when they turn around!"

When Zhang Yifan heard this, he remembered that when he came, the people affected by the disaster mentioned that they envied those in Panyu County and said that their magistrate was a good official.In addition, when Zhang Yifan saw the ending of Zhu Liangzu before, he happened to see that he was related to the magistrate of Panyu County, so he also remembered this person.

As for Fang Keqin, another new prefect of Guangzhou, he has no impression.In fact, this man's son is very famous, that is, Fang Xiaoru, the one who was said to have wiped out ten clans by Zhu Di.

At this time, Zhang Yifan, who had not come to greet him from the Taoist community, thought that he was probably busy with disaster relief after the typhoon.Indeed, the typhoon has just passed, and all the people who came here were affected by the disaster.However, these officials gathered here to welcome him. This kind of thing should not be done.If my father-in-law heard this, he would probably be very unhappy.Of course, this also conflicts with my own conscience.

With this in mind, Zhang Yifan clasped his hands and said, "Everyone, Guangdong has just been hit by a disaster and the people are waiting for treatment. I am also worried about the situation in Xiangshan County. Thank you for your kindness. I'd better take the first step!"

After finishing speaking, he turned his head and signaled to Zhu Jingjing, then drove his horse forward and left by himself.

Watching him leave, the large group of officials who came to greet him were stunned.

It wasn't until Zhang Yifan drove his horse away and left his back for them that they finally came to their senses.

For a moment, they also looked at each other in blank dismay, and then looked at Chief Minister Xu Ben and Yongjia Marquis Zhu Liangzu.

"His grandma, what is this?" Zhu Liangzu said angrily, feeling very bored.

He lowered his status to flatter someone, but ended up flattering him in the foot.

So, he strode away, reached the pavilion, got on his horse and prepared to leave.

His son Zhu Xian was the military commander of the Guangdong Prefecture. He also followed his father to greet the consort and the princess. At this time, he caught up with him and asked in a low voice: "Dad, what should we do? The prime minister wants us to try our best to win over him. of!"

Yes, Hu Weiyong sent a secret letter to Zhu Liangzu, asking Zhu Liangzu to do everything possible to win over and corrupt the consort.

When Zhu Liangzu heard his son's words, he did not look back immediately. After he got on his horse vigorously, he lowered his head and looked at his son and said: "For a big boy, the emperor probably told me before he came, don't be anxious, as long as you are in Guangdong, there are plenty of opportunities." !”

He can rank No. 20 among the seven founding heroes, and has made countless military achievements in the Southern and Northern Wars. Of course, he is not a rough guy on the surface.If you don't have a little patience, it will be even more impossible.

After Zhu Xian heard this, he didn't ask any more questions. He got on his horse and followed his father.

There were a lot of civil servants here. Xu Bende, the chief envoy, wiped his butt and said to other officials: "The Prince Consort and Marquis Yongjia are all gone. Let's disperse. Let's disperse!"

Not to mention how boring these officials feel with hot faces and cold buttocks, let's just say that Zhang Yifan came to Guangzhou City after driving his horse away.

He came from the north, and Xiangshan County is in the south and has to pass through Guangzhou City.

Originally, Zhang Yifan planned to rest in Guangzhou for a while, but after what happened just now, he didn't plan to stay any longer.Otherwise, that group of people would definitely stick around.

Just as he was thinking about it, he heard Zhu Jingjing say to him: "Brother Fan, look!"

After hearing this, Zhang Yifan looked in the direction she pointed.I saw a large construction site near the Guangzhou City Wall. Tens of thousands of young men were working under the supervision of the imperial army to expand the northern part of Guangzhou City.It looks like it's almost fixed.

Obviously, Zhu Jingjing remembered that the people affected by the disaster had said that all the young people in the village were recruited by the government, and that was the people in front of them.

At this time, just after the disaster, if these young people can stay at home, it will definitely be more beneficial for disaster relief.

If possible, Zhang Yifan would certainly want to help.However, he was not the emperor and could not control the whole of Guangdong. Not to mention that the conscription was led by Marquis Yongjia and had a high level, so it was even harder to control.

After watching for a while, Zhang Yifan said to Zhu Jingjing helplessly: "Forget it, let's go!"

My errand is to go to Xiangshan County, a special zone, to do some experiments, regardless of occupational restrictions, to set up a bank, and follow the method in the memorial, will it be better than the current hereditary occupation in Ming Dynasty?

He is still confident about this matter.After three years, I have done this well and my father-in-law has seen it. If it is promoted nationwide, it will be a great merit.

With this in mind, they set out on the road again, rushing to Xiangshan County.

Guangzhou City is indeed the most prosperous place in Guangdong. Even if construction is going on outside the city, there are still a lot of people in the city, which is at least more prosperous than many places.

Before Zhang Yifan had time to look at the street scene in Guangzhou, a man suddenly came out from the street corner and stopped the group of them.

When the two Qi Xiang's men saw it, they immediately stepped in front of Zhang Yifan and Zhu Jingjing and shouted, "What are you doing? Why don't you get out of the way?"

(End of this chapter)