The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1884

[1884. Chapter 1793: Met the Emperor]

All the way to the north, countless farms were dotted around.

Occasionally… there will be some farmers who build a simple village with wood. There are probably seven or eight people in a family. Although the village is simple, the owner here is often the holder of thousands of acres of land nearby. .

With thousands of acres of land, in many places, they can be called landlords. Even in Franji, they are by no means an ordinary class, but here… they are just the simplest farmers.

They often already raise some cattle and horses, and pig houses are also indispensable. The pigs imported from Tuntianwei have long been loved by most farmers.

There are roughly four or five people working in the family.

The women fed the horses and pigs, while the men worked in the fields.

The emperor’s presence was just to the north of the lake. He brought tens of thousands of ministers, eunuchs, concubines, guards, and immigrants who came to settle here, reclaimed the land, and built a city with a radius of ten miles.

Zhu Youtang’s house is just bigger than ordinary people.

Although Fang Jinglong sent some tributes, Zhu Youtang gave most of the things to the people around him.

The ministers who came with them were wailing all over the place at first, but… people are like this. At first, they felt precarious on the ship and just wanted to survive. After seven or eight months of sailing, they reached the land. They then had the feeling of escaping a catastrophe.

This is how people are. After suffering the hardships of sailing, they slowly began to adapt to the environment. Even if they need to practice hard now, the gifts given by the emperor are limited after all. Everything needs to be started again by oneself, settling down and reclaiming some land with the family. I have gradually adapted to using it as a home.

The weather here is significantly colder.

To the south is a dock of a lake where fishing can be done, and to the north are patches of farmland.

Emperor Hongzhi got up early every morning and walked around.

At first, he was unable to review the memorials, which made Emperor Hongzhi very uncomfortable.

But slowly, he got used to such a slow pace of life.

And Xiao Jing is getting older and stooped, and in this climate, he has to walk with a stick!

At this time, the sky was filled with heavy snow.

People have gradually become accustomed to the weather here. Most of the time, people still hide in their houses and grill themselves over charcoal fires.

Coal stoves are not popular here, and people don’t like to burn coal for heating.

There are many trees nearby, so there are businessmen who specialize in cutting down trees to build kilns and burn charcoal. This charcoal is very popular.

These former princes generally believe that the smell of coal is not as good as charcoal. The most important thing is… this is their last bit of persistence. Only in this way can they not forget their original noble identity.

The emperor and his men would take a walk on the rammed earth tower.

His body was tightly wrapped, his beard and hair were white, and he was blown by the cold wind. His wrinkled face had a pair of bright eyes. When his eyes fell in the direction of Ming Dynasty, he always pondered for a long time.

There… after all, there are too many things that cannot be let go.

Xiao Jing was on the side. Although he was old, he was always in a hurry at this time. Whenever the strong wind blew away the corners of the emperor’s clothes, Xiao Jing was always worried that the cold air would invade the emperor’s body and cause illness. Therefore, he Just stroke it here and cover it up that side.

“Your Majesty, it’s getting late.”

The Emperor just nodded and then his eyes fell on Xiao Jing: “The urgent report sent yesterday… I wonder if Hou Zhao will come to see me.”

Xiao Jing looked worried. .

He knew very well why the emperor came to the Golden Continent. The emperor wanted to hand over his power to his son as soon as possible so that his son could have a good life. Not only that, bringing these old princes and ministers to the Golden Continent also made the new emperor less resistance.

Xiao Jing has no son, but he has been in contact with the emperor for a long time, and he understands better than anyone else the pity for the hearts of parents in the world.

But… news came yesterday that the emperor actually came to Golden Continent.

Xiao Jing didn’t dare to answer… the emperor’s question.

Instead, Emperor Hongzhi smiled and said, “Xiao Banban, what are you afraid of? Are you worried that I will be unhappy?”

“My slave… I think…” Xiao Jing only said half of his words.

Emperor Hongzhi said: “Since I am in the Zen position, I have no intention of taking care of how Houzhao governs the world. Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. This is not something I can control. What’s more, if I think about it carefully, I am after all. He is not very smart, but as for Hou Zhao, what he has done over the years shows that he is very smart, and with the help of Fang Jifan and others, even if he acts recklessly, he must be restrained when he comes to Huangjin Continent. Make some arrangements.”

Xiao Jing breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the emperor’s words. He was afraid that the emperor’s anger would break his body.

Emperor Hongzhi smiled again and said: “Huzhao is my son. Without my protection, the well-being of thousands of subjects in this world will be on him. Sometimes I feel distressed, but no matter how distressed I am, there is nothing I can do about it.” “He was born into an emperor’s family. This is his fate. I believe…he will not insult his ancestors.”

Xiao Jing said quickly: “What the emperor said is true. He understands everything clearly. “

The slaves are very impressed.”

After Emperor Hongzhi said this, he tightened his fox velvet cloak and walked down the tower.

At this time, someone panted and climbed onto the tower, stumbling and saying: “Your Majesty, Your Majesty, urgent report, urgent report, urgent report from New Qingdao.”

The Emperor smiled and looked around: “It seems that my dragon My son is about to leave.”

He stretched out his hand, but it was trembling.

The ordinary years in Golden Continent have made his heart begin to become peaceful. But at this moment, it seemed that his own flesh and blood caused waves in his heart again.

He took a deep breath, took the emergency report, and opened it gently.

His eyes were a little blurred and he couldn’t see clearly, so Xiao Jing hurriedly put his head forward to help the emperor read it out.

Xiao Jing was smiling and was about to open his mouth, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he froze.

So… in the wind and snow, it actually became extremely embarrassing.

The emperor frowned when he saw Xiao Jing like this, so… he rubbed his eyes hard to distinguish the words in the emergency report.

The wind and snow howled.

The emperor also fell into a deathly silence.

The emperor appointed Fang Jifan as the regent, who was above all the kings and had jurisdiction over the military and political affairs of Golden Continent…

Xiao Jing’s face… turned miserable. He raised his head and looked at the emperor carefully, but the emperor fell into deep thought.

Silent for a long time.

……………………

The weather was really cold, biting to the bone, but at this time, Zhu Houzhao and Fang Jifan finally arrived.

After galloping all the way, he was inevitably tired, but Zhu Houzhao seemed extremely urgent.

He entered the city without stopping, and then… he looked at the emperor’s palace and sniffed.

The Daming Palace is so magnificent, and the capital is so prosperous and noisy, but here…

we agreed not to shed tears.

But Zhu Houzhao’s eyes seemed to be caught in the wind and snow at this moment, and he wanted to rub them.

Fang Jifan looked around, and finally he couldn’t help but sigh: “This place… Hey, I never thought that the emperor would be so poor. Why not build a Longevity Palace for the emperor in the south… But…”

Well, if you think about it carefully, it seems that if you build a palace in this vast and sparsely populated place, you will most likely not be able to recoup the cost. Fang Jifan felt that he was overly excited.

Outside, hundreds of officials had already greeted them. The people who had been sent here were all tightly wrapped in official robes of their respective ranks, and they still wore winged hats. At this time, they all fell down in obeisance. .

“I have met your Majesty, long live my emperor.”

Zhu Houzhao found that some of them were old acquaintances here, even… including Xie Qian.

Xie Qian was old and had wrinkles on his face. When he saw Zhu Houzhao, he couldn’t help but burst into tears.

Zhu Houzhao asked: “Where is the emperor?”

“The emperor is in the palace. Your Majesty, please come to the palace with the regent.” Xie Qian replied.

Zhu Houzhao and Fang Jifan looked at each other.

The word regent came out of Xie Qian’s mouth, and naturally it had a different meaning.

Fang Jifan couldn’t help but take a deep look at the simple palace. He didn’t know whether it was fear, anxiety, or excitement and joy of being reunited.

The two of them filed into the hall one behind the other.

Then I saw an old man sitting by the charcoal fire, trembling slightly as he added charcoal to the charcoal brazier.

When Zhu Houzhao saw this man, he immediately prostrated himself: “I have seen my father!”

(End of this chapter)