On the Pearl River in the early morning, the water is swaying. The summer in Guangzhou is humid and hot. The river is vast. On the ferry, the officials of Guangzhou are lining up, waiting for the newly appointed Prince of Pearl River to control the military forces of the four places.
The arrival of the Prince of Zhujiang County.
A bunch of officials were sweating on their heads. Someone complained: "His Royal Highness sent a letter last night saying that he would arrive early this morning. I will be waiting here at Mao hour. It's already midnight and there's no one around. What's going on?"
"You're a kid, you can't do anything right."
Suddenly the official who said this felt like he was being stared at by a tiger and was covered in cold sweat. A fat man standing in front of him turned his head and stared at him fiercely.
The fat man's voice was very soft, but full of fierceness: "How many years have you been an official, and you still haven't kept your mouth shut?"
"Jin... Lord Jin, this official realizes his mistake."
The fat man turned his head, and the fierce look just now was gone, leaving only a fat face smiling, looking very kind.
This person is the Chief Envoy of Guangdong, and the Chief Envoy Jin Wu is simply the top leader in Guangdong.
Such a affable and rich man looks like a wealthy businessman you can see at any time in a restaurant if he were not wearing official uniform.
The Ming Dynasty was divided into two capitals and thirteen provinces. The two capitals were Shuntian Prefecture and Yingtian Prefecture. This year, Shuntian Prefecture will be moved to Shuntian Prefecture as the capital. The other thirteen provinces should be called the Chengxuan Government Envoy Department. Each place has a Chengxuan Government Envoy.
In charge of civil affairs, the envoys are in charge of the military affairs, and the envoys in charge of punishments and inspections are in charge of justice.
This is a three-division company, but it has a bit of a sense of separation of powers among the three, avoiding the dominance of one company.
Now the top leaders of the three divisions are here.
Chief Minister Jin Wu was the fat man.
The commander-in-chief, Huang Huihong, was a strong man, but not very tall, with dark skin and a thick beard.
When he was sentenced and inspected, he was a gentle man, but there was this ruthlessness in his actions.
The three of them represented the highest authority within the Guangdong vassal, and the prefect of Guangzhou and others had to stand back.
Normally, when a prince becomes a vassal, there is no need for the Sansi to be present. After all, he is not a prince, and because he is a member of the clan, he should be able to avoid too much close contact in order to avoid suspicion. But this prince is different.
He has soldiers, soldiers given by the emperor, and officials must learn to guess what the emperor wants.
After all, the young man who is about to arrive has a lot of power and must be taken seriously.
By noon, everyone was a little impatient. Everyone in official uniforms was soaked with sweat, and complaints could be heard from time to time.
At this time, the sound of steam whistles was heard on the river, and three huge steam warships were approaching in the distance. With the rising steam, the warships looked particularly majestic under the scorching sun.
"What is that?"
"Why is there smoke? Is it on fire?"
After all, Jin Wu and others were better informed, and they could guess at a glance that it was a steamship that showed great power in transportation capabilities during the Northern Expedition.
"Jin Dusi, this is the steamship. I heard that the steamship was also made by this young highness." Tixing quietly said to Jin Wu when he inspected the envoy.
Jin Wu smiled heartily: "It's great to have such a powerful emperor and grandson come to our side."
The steam warship slowly approached. A warship of this level gave people a strong sense of oppression. The people at the ferry looked here one after another, and everyone was talking about it.
When the warship docked, Yang Song led the guards to the land first and lined up on both sides.
The tall imperial guards were fully armed with a sense of majesty and oppression, and the officials who were waiting in line on the shore to greet Zhu Zhanyi had to retreat one after another.
"The third division commander and the prefect of Guangzhou Prefecture stay, and the others move away." Xiaosheng shouted, his voice sounded a bit like the eunuch who went to court.
Chu'er covered her mouth and chuckled softly on the battleship: "Your Highness, the young man is becoming more and more distinguished."
"From now on, I will be the internal affairs manager of the Pearl River County Prince's Mansion. Don't you have to be a little more polite? You, too, should show some discipline outside in the future. Don't lose my reputation as the Pearl River County Prince's Mansion."
Chu'er covered her mouth and chuckled: "Yes, Your Highness."
Zhu Zhanzhen stood with Li Xiaozhu and Zara on his left and right, and glanced around: "I'll have to trouble you two to cooperate with me later."
The two of them blushed, and Li Xiaozhu nodded. Zara and Zhu Zhanzhen didn't get along for long, but they were much more enthusiastic than Li Xiaozhu, so they nodded.
Below, Liang Fu, the prefect of Guangzhou Prefecture, wiped his sweat and followed behind the boss of the Third Division, waiting to greet Zhu Zhanchang, but Zhu Zhanchang still did not intend to go down too quickly.
Until Jin Wu smiled and asked the leader Yang Song: "General, I don't know when His Royal Highness the Prince of Zhujiang County will come out."
"Your Highness, you have your own arrangements. I'd rather bother you to wait a little longer."
It was so grand that even the bosses of the three divisions had to wait. This was the first impression of other officials.
After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, Xiaosheng shouted: "Welcome to the Prince of Zhujiang County."
Boom
Boom
Boom
The military drum beat three times, and Zhu Zhanzhen slowly walked out from the ladder.
The handsome young man had his left hand around the waist of the North Korean princess, and his right hand around the waist of the Timur Empire princess. They hugged each other one on the left and the other on the right. There were three or five maids behind him holding umbrellas to block the sun.
It seems that he is afraid that others will not know that he is a dandy.
As Zhu Zhanzhen walked, he placed his hands lower, and when he pinched it, it turned out that Zara's development was better, and his gluteus maximus muscles were more upright.
Just like this, they walked down in such a blatant and majestic manner, hugging each other. Jin Wu and others really did not expect this to be the case. They spent time in the officialdom to celebrate the New Year, went to Beijing to meet the saints, and also saw the ancestors of the princes in Beijing.
You are a domineering young master, but seeing His Highness the County Prince like this is like a eldest daughter entering the bridal chamber - the first time in her life.
Jin Wu's face was full of smiles, and he came forward with a smile. Yang Song stretched out his hand to block the middle.
"Who is this?" Zhu Zhanchen asked, but his hands were still placed on the waists of the two women.
"I have met your highness, Jin Wu, the chief envoy of Guangdong."
"Oh, it turns out to be the chief envoy. I'm glad to meet you." Zhu Zhanchen let go of his hand at this time and supported Jin Wu who was saluting.
The chubby man's face was stained with sweat, but he still had a smile on his face: "Your Highness is here. I hope that I will forgive you for being a little distant."
"What are you talking about? I'm going home, why are you coming here? This is my fiefdom, my home. I should say welcome home. The wording is not accurate enough. I won't do it next time."
Several people in the back looked at each other in confusion. Jin Wu was stunned for a moment and then returned to his flattering smile: "What your Highness said is that the Pearl River County Prince's Mansion has been built, and His Highness is temporarily staying in the former Governor's Mansion."
"The Governor's Mansion is an old mansion left over from the Yuan Dynasty. It's unlucky and I can't live there." Zhu Zhanzhen directly overturned the original arrangement.
"this……"
"There is a famous oiran in Guangzhou."
"this……"
Seeing that Jin Wu didn't answer, Zhu Zhanyi shouted: "It seems that the chief envoy does not usually go to these places, Liu Shifang." Zhu Zhanyi called Liu Shifang, an official from the Ministry of Household Affairs who was originally from Guangzhou Prefecture.
"I'm here."
"There is a famous oiran in Guangzhou."
Liu Shifang also looked embarrassed, but still said: "There is a restaurant on the edge of the Pearl River in Guangzhou Prefecture called [Twenty-Four Bridges on Moonlight Night]. It is the largest romantic place. There are four great courtesan [Shan Yin] [Shui Tuo] [Qiujiang]
】【Nancao】The Four Great Oirans."
Now it was Zhu Zhanzhen's turn to be surprised: "Do you understand it in detail?"
"It's all just hearsay, it's all just hearsay." Liu Shifang smiled sarcastically.
"I'll keep the twenty-four bridges under the moonlit night for half a year. I'll live there."
"Your Highness..." Jin Wu wanted to say something.
But Zhu Zhanzhen interrupted him directly: "By the way, I am tired from the long days of sailing. Tomorrow all three of your companies will go to the Twenty-Four Bridge to look for me on a moonlit night. I have to get to know Guangzhou and the land of Guangdong and Guangxi well."
"Your Highness, this..."
Zhu Zhanzhen didn't intend to pay attention to him: "Come to see me tomorrow at noon. Forget it, come at noon."
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Zhu Zhanzhen drove straight to the brothel in a carriage with his arms around him.