After the news spread that Zhao Junchen was about to leave Nanguan Village, the people of Nanguan Village gathered on both sides of the road in the village to see him off.
Many people even took out the longevity tablets of Zhao Junchen that they worshiped at home and placed them in their yards to burn incense and pray for Zhao Junchen.
When Zhao Junchen and others left Nanguan Village, this was what they saw along the way.
Seeing this scene, Bao Wenjie also had a deeper understanding of the depth of Zhao Junchen's reputation here. There have been few cases in ancient times for people to take the initiative to worship officials' longevity tablets, although this situation is limited to Lu'an Prefecture.
, but it is enough to show that Zhao Junchen has indeed done good things for the people here.
So, Bao Wenjie recalled the experience of the past two days, and recalled that Zhao Junchen's usual performance did not seem to be that bad. He felt that Zhao Junchen was still in the "saveable" range, and secretly decided that he would ask Zhao Junchen for help during this period.
Speak more about the principles of serving the country and the people, and hope that Zhao Junchen can "repent".
Not talking about Bao Wenjie's inner thoughts, he said that after Zhao Junchen led his men out of Nanguan Village, they found Zhao Dali kneeling outside Nanguan Village.
Zhao Junchen stopped his horse next to Zhao Dali, frowned and asked: "Zhao Dali, what do you mean?"
Zhao Dali said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy, I want to follow you to Taiyuan Prefecture to rescue my companions. I hope you will give me your permission!"
After a pause, Zhao Dali added in order to increase his persuasiveness: "Your Majesty, the common people will never cause trouble for you. The common people are very familiar with the situation in northern Shanxi and will definitely be able to help you."
Zhao Junchen asked again: "Don't you still have three companions staying in Nanguan Village? One of them is your sister. Haven't you always wanted to rescue them from Nanguan Village? Now you just don't care?"
Zhao Dali replied: "The three of them have... become husband and wife with the villagers of Nanguan Village, and they are already considered women of Nanguan Village. Besides, Nanguan Village has no worries about life, so it is okay for them to stay in Nanguan Village.
It's not a bad thing. Xiaomin originally wanted to take them away from here because their families were driven away by Nanguan Village and they couldn't bear the pain of being separated from their relatives. But now the relatives of the three of them have been arrested by the government.
If they are captured, the common people will have no choice but to let them stay in Nanguan Village."
After Zhao Junchen pondered for a moment, he nodded and said: "I hope you can really be of some use."
After speaking, Zhao Junchen ordered Mao Jiadong behind him: "Give him a horse and let him accompany him. You will be responsible for everything on this man's journey. Don't let him cause any trouble."
After hearing Zhao Junchen's decision, Mao Jiadong, who had always had a calm temper and showed no signs of anger or anger, actually had a flash of joy on his face. He immediately arranged a fast horse for Zhao Dali and gave it to him on his own initiative.
Zhao Dali has a saber and a pot of bow and arrows.
Zhao Dali's tireless performance in the past two days showed his great love, justice and tenacity. He seemed to be a highly capable person. Mao Jiadong could not help but admire him a little.
In fact, Zhao Junchen also admired Zhao Dali's character and style. Although he had the stain of deserting, he was excusable and his flaws were not covered up. However, Zhao Junchen did not show it, but was deliberately a little cold.
Zhao Junchen can show his respect for Mao Jiadong, because Mao Jiadong is the boss of most of the Jinyiwei. Zhao Junchen can also show his kindness to the people of Nanguan Village, because the people of Nanguan Village are just passers-by, but Zhao Junchen
If Junchen showed his appreciation for Zhao Dali and even expressed his intention to promote him, many narrow-minded Jin Yiwei would be jealous and deliberately make things difficult for Zhao Dali in this team.
It is difficult to move even an inch.
Therefore, although Zhao Junchen also admired Zhao Dali and had the idea of using him for his own use, considering Jin Yiwei's position, this kind of thing had to be done slowly.
As a superior, Zhao Junchen must take into account all aspects of his thoughts, especially when he is not yet able to control his group of royal guards at will, many things need to be considered carefully.
After settling Zhao Dali's matter, Zhao Junchen said goodbye to the people in Nanguan Village, and then led the team north.
Sun Miao, the prefect of Lu'an, left Nanguan Village with Zhao Junchen. He personally sent Zhao Junchen and his party to the north of Lu'an Fucheng before returning to Lu'an Fucheng.
Of course, as Zhou Shangjing's favorite disciple, Sun Miao was still very loyal. After returning to Lu'an Mansion, he sent a secret letter to Zhou Shangjing. After explaining the strange situation in the northwest, he also said that Zhao Junchen's appearance would inevitably cause
The official circles in several northwestern provinces were shaken, and I hope Zhou Shangjing can prepare early.
After sending a secret letter to Zhou Shangjing, he remembered the conversation between Zhao Junchen and Wang Laozhang, and became concerned about the planting of corn in Lu'an Prefecture. He immediately summoned his staff to discuss the matter and supervise the counties in Lu'an Prefecture.
Every village must resolutely implement the imperial order and publicize Zhao Junchen's remarks everywhere.
Finally, in the second year, Lu'an Mansion became a successful example of the Ming Dynasty's agricultural reform plan, and Sun Miao was promoted to an official position.
But these are things for later, so there is no need to mention them further for now.
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But he said that after leaving Nanguan Village, under the urging of Zhao Junchen, the group of people did not delay at all, and worked hard along the way, traveling day and night. It only took more than a day to leave Lu'an Prefecture and enter the territory.
Within Taiyuan Prefecture.
After entering Taiyuan Mansion, Zhao Junchen asked his men to dress up as officials from Lu'an Mansion and people fleeing the famine.
As for Zhao Junchen, he put on a long scholar's shirt and disguised himself as an aide to Sun Miao, the prefect of Lu'an.
At this time, the scope of Taiyuan Prefecture was very large, including Taiyuan, Jinzhong, and Yangquan in later generations. It was one of the most extensive prefectures in the Ming Dynasty, more than twice the size of Lu'an Prefecture.
Therefore, although Zhao Junchen entered Taiyuan Prefecture, it would still take one to two days to reach Taiyuan Prefecture City and meet Shanxi Governor Li Xun, and he would have to pass through many villages and counties along the way.
After entering Taiyuan Prefecture, because it was closer to the northern war zone, the security was obviously tighter. Every time you passed through a county, you would encounter checkpoints, and the villages and towns passing through were obviously more vigilant than the villages and towns in Lu'an Prefecture, so Zhao Junchen
The group of people did not get a good rest on the road. Everyone was holding on, and the Jin Yiwei were complaining incessantly.
Along the way, if there is no government checkpoint, everyone will ride on horseback. If they see a local government checkpoint from a distance, they will go around it if they can. If they can't get around it, they will disguise themselves as officials from Lu'an Prefecture and escort them to escape.
The team of victims and their horses were horses provided by Lu'an Prefecture to Datong Military Town.
In fact, it is enough for the Jin Yiwei to disguise themselves as official servants, but the idea of having them disguise themselves as people fleeing famine is not very appropriate. Although most of the Jin Yiwei are delicate young soldiers, they are also carefully selected strong men in the Forbidden Army. Even if
He was wearing the tattered clothes of a disaster victim, and his body was deliberately smeared with dust, and he had absolutely no temperament of a disaster victim.
Therefore, Zhao Junchen and others naturally encountered a lot of suspicion along the way.
Fortunately, Sun Miao, the prefect of Lu'an, had thought carefully and arranged for a messenger named Ma Jia from Lu'an Prefecture. This person was often responsible for the exchange of official documents between Lu'an Prefecture and Taiyuan Prefecture, and was familiar with the official officials passing through the counties.
He was bribed with some money, so his whereabouts were not exposed along the way.
Finally, after traveling day and night for three days, Zhao Junchen and his party finally saw Taiyuan Fucheng from a distance.