Chapter 652: The Emperor's Imperial Grace Covers the World, You Jianru Scholars Have No Virtue and Speak Recklessly!

One must have a beginning and an end in doing things.

Li Chengliang discovered that he had become an obstacle to the Great Ming's royal transformation of Liaodong, so he planned to leave. However, before leaving, Li Chengliang carried out a careful plan, intending to let the rebels jump out by themselves, and then give them a severe lesson, making the entire Liaodong quiet for fifty years.

This is having a beginning and an end, not leaving a mess for the empire.

This plan was really good, and Zhu Yijun supported it vigorously. The Great Ming didn't even need to dispatch the capital garrison to do it; it only needed the partial division of Liaodong.

The only thing that made Zhu Yijun a little helpless was that Li Chengliang didn't say it clearly. Even if he played rogue and insisted on staying in the capital, Li Chengliang didn't say it. This was out of fear of the civil officials, and also out of self-protection.

Once this plan fails, or if this kind of plan has an accident, for example, if the Great Ming is defeated by these stinky fish and rotten shrimp at Sarhu, what should be done?

"Can Wang Rulong take on the heavy responsibility?" Zhu Yijun asked for Qi Jiguang's opinion. Qi Jiguang is the Grand General, and major personnel appointments and removals in military administration naturally need to be asked of Qi Jiguang.

"Like a hawk chasing birds, what is there to fear?" Qi Jiguang said quite calmly, "Wang Rulong joined my account from Yiwu. His life is nothing more than courage, fierceness, and ruthlessness."

Wang Rulong joined Qi Jiguang's command when recruiting soldiers in Yiwu. Since then, he had fought more than fifty battles, large and small, and was a sharp blade under Qi Jiguang. Wang Rulong going to Liaodong would not cause too many problems.

"In that case, send Wang Rulong to Liaodong." Zhu Yijun agreed.

Zhu Yijun also chatted with Xiong Tingbi for a few words. The Emperor's meaning was to let Xiong Tingbi prepare for the autumn examination in the capital, that is, to take the degree of Juren, but Xiong Tingbi patted his chest and said that he could also prepare for the imperial examination in Suiyuan and would not delay.

The Great Ming Emperor returned to the Imperial Study of the Tonghe Palace at dusk and began to deal with the memorials.

"Eh, why hasn't Shen Shixing been reinstated yet? Wasn't he reinstated for his merit in supervising the construction of fast sailing ships and stabilizing Zhejiang?" Zhu Yijun looked at the official book screen and saw that Shen Shixing was still a fifth-rank Physician, and was greatly surprised!

This is the Provincial Governor of two places, a fifth-rank Physician. What kind of system is this?

A ship capsized, and more than a hundred square of teak sank into the sea. Shen Shixing was anxious, and with the help of the merchant Sun Kehong, he luckily escaped a disaster. According to the examination law, Shen Shixing should have ended his punishment period, but on the official book screen, Shen Shixing was still fifth-rank.

"Provincial Governor Shen is a bit unlucky." Feng Bao said helplessly, "The matter of supervising the construction of fast sailing ships was three days late. It was completed on the 28th of the twelfth lunar month. According to the examination, it was the 25th. Just because of these three days, there was no merit in supervising the construction of fast sailing ships."

The examination law is to set a limit, complete it within the time limit. If you don't finish it after the last time, you are wrong, and if you finish it, you have no merit and no fault.

"How could it be three days late?" Zhu Yijun asked with slight surprise.

"This has to be said about Yan Shixuan." Feng Bao frowned and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, this Yan Shixuan is a bit evil."

"The Master does not speak of strange powers and chaotic gods. Don't talk nonsense. Yan Shixuan is the Hangzhou Prefect. How can he affect the Songjiang Shipyard?" Zhu Yijun corrected Feng Bao's superstitious remarks. Just talk about things if there are things.

"The shipyard had an epidemic, and three shipyards were stopped." Feng Bao looked left and right and said, "The Great Physician of the shipyard searched everywhere before finding the source of the epidemic."

"This Luo Muying entered the city to suppress the bandits, and the entire nine battalions of Zhejiang followed. There was worry about the disaster reaching the family, so they ran to Songjiang Prefecture. Among the refugees, there was a family of ship craftsmen who entered the official factory after arriving in Songjiang Prefecture, and then this epidemic started."

Does it have anything to do with Yan Shixuan? It seems to have nothing to do with it, but it seems to have a connection.

Zhu Yijun was stunned and paused for a while before saying, "It is indeed a bit evil. Yan Shixuan was transferred away from Shanghai County, and Shen Shixing has been smooth sailing. After acting as the Zhejiang Provincial Governor, it seems that everything is not going well."

"That's what I'm saying. Once Yan Shixuan leaves, Provincial Governor Shen is all right. Once he becomes Yan Shixuan's immediate superior, he is unlucky. Strange, strange." Feng Bao hit his right palm with his left fist, still having lingering fears.

Shen Shixing is really unlucky. He really tried his best, but in the end, he was still three days late. And the Minister of Personnel and Grand Secretary Zhang Juzheng, who was responsible for the examination, did not give Shen Shixing any preferential treatment. In the end, Shen Shixing was still a fifth-rank official. This joke still has to follow him.

"In April, the 4,500 elite soldiers selected from the nine battalions will go from Songjiang Prefecture to the Nagasaki Governor's Office." Feng Bao reported the progress of the selection of the nine battalions. The nine battalions established by Hu Zongxian finally fulfilled the purpose of their establishment: go to the Japanese country, destroy the Japanese pirates, and the safety of the southeast is on the sea waves.

Zhu Yijun sat on the grand master's chair in the Imperial Study and began to read the memorials.

All preparations for the southern tour were ready. The imperial uncle Zhu Zaiyu was the supervisor of the state. This was a false name; Zhu Zaiyu had no heart for administrative affairs.

The Prince of Lu, Zhu Yiliu, was the guardian of the state, responsible for handling administrative affairs. Zhao Mengyou led three thousand Embroidered Uniform Guards to follow. The Great Ming capital garrison would have two infantry battalions, one cavalry battalion, and one vehicle battalion, led by Qi Jiguang to the south. In addition, 36,000 people were on standby, ready to rush to support the south at any time.

The main ministers left in the capital were Grand Secretary Wang Guoguang and court official Zeng Shengwu.

Zeng Shengwu was the Minister of War. After the Emperor left the capital, he accepted the dispatch of the Governor of the Capital Garrison.

Having the Minister of War stay in the capital was the valuable experience the Great Ming gained after the Tumu Fortress disaster. Even if a disaster of heaven tilting occurred, the Minister of War could organize soldiers and civilians to resist.

The capital garrison elite soldiers and the Songjiang Prefecture water navy were the Emperor's greatest confidence in going south this time.

Zhu Yijun finally saw the Great Physician Pang Xian, who had returned to the capital from Guihua City, on the 12th day of the first lunar month, before the Little New Year was over.

"Great Physician, you have worked hard. Please sit down. Feng Bao, prepare good tea." Zhu Yijun met Pang Xian in the Tonghe Palace and said with a smile, "Presenting the Chonggu Award, but not presenting it to Physician Pang in person, is really a pity."

"To bring the people to longevity and health, and to summon harmony to the dome." Pang Xian hurriedly bowed his head and said. This was the imperial decree given by the Emperor to the Jieku Academy after the Emperor established the Jieku Academy. It was the Emperor's expectation, and the Jieku Academy did it.

"Was the trip smooth?" Zhu Yijun began to talk to Pang Xian about the cowpox vaccination in Suiyuan.

Pang Xian said with some compassion, "At first, it was very unsmooth. Smallpox was also rampant on the grassland, and everyone talked about smallpox with fear. Since the Great Ming conquered Bansheng, the human pox method was introduced to the grassland, but these Mongolian doctors were almost no different from shamans. The human pox method was only learned in fur, and they were vaccinated at will, resulting in countless deaths and injuries."

"The human pox method itself has an incidence rate of more than 30%, and the mortality rate is about 10%, which means that out of ten people vaccinated with human pox, one will die. This itself is a very dangerous gambling method, but these Mongolian doctors tossed it, and the mortality rate soared to 30%. The grassland people were extremely resistant to the cowpox method."

Zhu Yijun nodded and said, "Indeed, the human pox method itself is gambling, and these Mongolian doctors are perfunctory, naturally everyone talks about smallpox with fear and fears it like a tiger."

Pang Xian continued, "Fortunately, the Provincial Governor, San Niangzi Zhongshun, found 140 people and ordered them to be vaccinated. These 140 people were not death row prisoners, but San Niangzi Zhongshun's personal guard. San Niangzi Zhongshun believed in the Great Ming and bet her personal guard army."

"After 140 people were successfully vaccinated, smallpox broke out thirty li north of Guihua City. These 140 people were sent there to deal with this matter. Seven days later, they returned to Guihua City completely intact. The cowpox method finally opened up the situation. San Niangzi Zhongshun's personal guard had 900 people, all of whom were vaccinated."

"Originally, I thought that promoting the cowpox method would be smooth sailing, but I didn't expect that it was not the case. The local Mongolian doctors began to make noise."

Zhu Yijun said with surprise, "140 personal guards went to the place where smallpox broke out outside Guihua City and were unharmed. In the face of iron facts, the Mongolian doctors made noise? Are they crazy!"

Pang Xian spat out a turbid breath and shook his head repeatedly, saying, "They told everyone that if you are vaccinated with cowpox, you will become a cow, so you won't get smallpox. At night, you will grow cow tails and cow horns, and during the day, you will change back. Moreover, the Mongolian doctors specially joined together to denounce the cowpox method."

"San Niangzi Zhongshun heard this and immediately ordered the arrest and investigation of all Mongolian doctors in Guihua City. Anyone who spread rumors would be killed without mercy."

"Wait, killed without mercy?" Zhu Yijun was stunned. The San Niangzi San Niangzi San Niang, who seemed quite clever, seemed to have a side he didn't know.

Pang Xian also saw the angry San Niangzi San Niangzi San Niang for the first time in Guihua City. She was a mother tiger. Pang Xian said with a smile, "Your Majesty, San Niangzi Zhongshun is a woman. She emptied Altan Khan at the age of 27 and moved everywhere. Her methods are extremely ruthless."

"That day, 124 Mongolian doctors were arrested. 23 were beheaded that day, and the rest were sent to Shengzhou by San Niangzi Zhongshun to dig coal."

"Only then did the rumors end."

"In less than seven days, our physicians who went to Guihua City vaccinated 4,000 people, but encountered new challenges." Pang Xian said with some helplessness, "Too many people came to be vaccinated, and there were not enough hands. Fortunately, the cowpox method is not difficult. We taught nearly a hundred young Mongolian doctors in the local area to vaccinate together."

"In July of the 12th year of Wanli, smallpox broke out again outside Guihua City. This time, nearly 10,000 people in the city were still vaccinated, which kept the plague of smallpox outside the city."

In the past, as long as smallpox broke out, it was a dead place where no one could enter. After closing the city gates, it was a human purgatory. In the end, it was a blessing that half of the people could survive. In addition to the death of the plague, there were also various turbulent looting and burning. According to the Great Ming's experience, if an epidemic broke out in a city, almost half of the people would die.

The Central Plains is like this, and the grassland is the same.

But this time it was different. San Niangzi Zhongshun had some personal guards who could go deep into the forbidden area, so the place where the epidemic broke out was not a forbidden area, and the disposal would be very fast.

Pang Xian sang two lines of lyrics in the Guihua City dialect before explaining, "This is a widely circulated song on the grassland, meaning: The Bodhisattva soldiers blessed by the Eternal Heaven, carrying the Emperor's blessing, came to the grassland. The angel descended and killed the plague god in the mud. Look, that is the Emperor's protection. Listen, that is the Emperor's gospel. The Emperor's light shines in all directions."

Angel means the envoy of the Son of Heaven. This song was widely sung, and even the tribes at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains had heard of it. Merchants from the tribes at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains went to Guihua City to complain about the Emperor's favoritism, saying that no angel went to the foot of the Tianshan Mountains, to outside Lanzhou, or to the Western Regions.

Zhu Yijun got goosebumps when he heard such meat-ma-like praise, and waved his hand repeatedly, saying, "Who wrote this? It is clearly the joint efforts of Physician Pang and San Niangzi Zhongshun that saved the people from fire and water. I just issued an imperial decree, which is insignificant."

"San Niangzi Zhongshun wrote it." Pang Xian explained the problem clearly. This song was written by San Niangzi Zhongshun herself and deliberately spread.

In fact, Pang Xian didn't tell the Emperor that the question the grassland people asked most was when the Emperor would recruit more concubines and palace maids, so that they could send their daughters over.

At first, Pang Xian was strange why the grassland people would ask this. After inquiring carefully, he found out that in their view, the Emperor and the San Niangzi San Niangzi San Niang had a widely known love story, so sending more women to the Emperor could bring more benefits.

The love story is fake, and sending women will not be accepted by the Emperor, and even the preliminary selection of the Ministry of Rites cannot pass, and it cannot be exchanged for benefits.

"I wrote a 'Theory of Vaccination', please take a look, Your Majesty." Pang Xian took out a book he wrote himself and handed it to Feng Bao.

Zhu Yijun opened this book, which was not too thick, and looked at it carefully, from the origin of smallpox, to the pathogenesis and mortality rate of smallpox, the transmission method of smallpox, the types and limitations of the human pox method, to the treatment of smallpox, then to the discovery of cowpox, the experiment of cowpox, the vaccination method of cowpox, and the discomfort symptoms of cowpox, etc.

Although it is not very thick, this "Theory of Vaccination" is the first systematic research work on a disease in the Great Ming Dynasty.

"Good, good, good. Deserving of being the winner of the Chonggu Progress Award, this book is very good. Feng Da, send this book to the Three Classics Factory to be printed into a volume, and send it to the four directions of the Relief Pharmacy and the School Administration, to persuade the people to be vaccinated, and order all physicians to study well and prepare to vaccinate all the people according to this method." Zhu Yijun gave an order to Feng Bao.

Cowpox vaccination will have discomfort symptoms, fever, itching, scabs the size of soybeans, and some more serious ones will have loss of appetite, diarrhea, runny nose, but the probability of occurrence is extremely low, and it will not cause more serious problems due to vaccination. In the 50,000 vaccinations in Guihua City, only three people died.

"Then, since Physician Pang has returned to the capital, let's vaccinate the imperial descendants with the cowpox method." Zhu Yijun stretched out his arm and said, "Let's start with me. I have never been infected with smallpox. This southern tour is a long way, and I will see many people on the road, for fear of the danger of this epidemic."

"I obey the decree." Pang Xian began to vaccinate the Emperor with cowpox.

Pang Xian used a hawksbill knife to vaccinate the cowpox, which is a small scissor-like tool, but for the Emperor's vaccination, Pang Xian chose a small ivory hairpin, which is to cut two inches of ivory and grind it as thin as a needle. This small ivory hairpin is sharp and hollow, and for the Emperor's vaccination, Pang Xian also disinfected his whole body before starting.

The Great Ming actually produced hollow steel needles, but they were not applied in clinical practice, because hollow steel needles would rust, which might cause a bigger mess, so they chose the small ivory hairpin.

There are many elephants in these years, and the ivory obtained from the Great Ming maritime trade is by the ship.

Zhu Yijun felt nothing, just like being bitten by a mosquito.

Pang Xian had been observing the Emperor, observing for a full two quarters of an hour, before he breathed a sigh of relief. The pressure of vaccinating the Emperor was very great. Chen Shigong almost sent the Emperor away when knocking on the Emperor's wisdom tooth. Pang Xian vaccinated the Emperor's arm with cowpox, and there was no accident.

"Is this all right?" Zhu Yijun looked at his upper arm and asked with a smile.

"On the ninth day of vaccination, there will be a scab the size of a soybean, which is a true pox. With a true pox, smallpox cannot harm Your Majesty at all." Pang Xian told the Emperor quite definitely.

"This small ivory hairpin is very good. I will pay attention to maritime trade and try to equip every physician in the Great Ming with a set." Zhu Yijun highly approved of this small ivory hairpin. Gold and silver are a bit soft, and the small ivory hairpin is just right.

The small ivory hairpin is a complete set of tools, as well as glass boxes specially used for disinfection, and injection cylinders, etc.

"I kowtow to thank Your Majesty for your imperial grace." Pang Xian bowed again.

Pang Xian began to vaccinate the Great Ming imperial family with cowpox. Zhu Yijun's third daughter, Zhu Xuanyuan, had a fever and was fine the next day. The fourth prince, Zhu Changhong, was a bit itchy and scratched it. On the ninth day, there was no true pox, so he supplemented it once. Apart from that, there were no adverse reactions.

The capital began large-scale cowpox vaccination.

"These lowly Confucian scholars are really annoying. Eating the steamed buns chewed by others, and not feeling ashamed! The ignorant Mongolian doctors on the grassland talk nonsense, and the lowly Confucian scholars in the capital hear it and publish it in the miscellaneous newspapers, confusing the public! And growing cow tails and cow horns, why don't they change seventy-two times! It's simply damn it!" Zhu Yiliu expressed his disgust for the lowly Confucian scholars quite angrily at the court session.

Zhu Yiliu was also vaccinated with cowpox, and had a true pox. He felt it was very magical. It only took a prick to completely defeat smallpox, which had a mortality rate of more than 30%. Even the True Martial Great Emperor couldn't do this. After all, the True Martial Great Emperor's authority didn't include healing the sick.

But the lowly Confucian scholars in the capital started talking nonsense again, saying that people would become cows and grow cow tails and cow horns.

"Your Majesty, San Niangzi Zhongshun killed without mercy for spreading rumors." Wang Chonggu took a deep breath and said, "San Niangzi Zhongshun's order to kill without mercy was because the plague god of smallpox was right in front of her. In order to prevent it, she could only be so violent. Your Majesty, although there is no major epidemic in the capital, they cannot be allowed to talk nonsense like this."

The San Niangzi San Niangzi San Niang were not bloodthirsty and just wanted to kill people. It was because smallpox had broken out thirty li north of Guihua City. It wouldn't be long before it spread to Guihua City. The epidemic was as urgent as fire. If you don't kill people, how can you intimidate them? It was a life-and-death juncture, so naturally, you should do it as fast as you can.

The Great Ming doesn't have to be so urgent.

"Pang Xian didn't write the 'Theory of Vaccination'? Publish it on a large scale to clarify the rumors. The miscellaneous newspapers in the capital, if they publish unverified remarks, will be warned for the first time, fined for the second time, and the publication number will be revoked for the third time." Zhu Yijun looked at Wan Shihe and said, "No more than two or three times."

Zhu Yijun is not going to start a literary inquisition, but in the Wanli years when there is no universal education, these readers wag their tongues like this, which will really affect the implementation of the Great Ming's government decrees. This is a necessary news censorship mechanism.

Freedom has never been unrestrained, and freedom has never been allowing people to smear, spread rumors, and spread rumors without any punishment.

"I obey the decree." Wan Shihe bowed his head and took the order.

The court officials looked at Zhu Yiliu. With this master's attitude toward lowly Confucian scholars, the Great Ming Emperor left the capital, and Zhu Yiliu completely lost his constraints. Who knows what kind of movement he will make? The lowly Confucian scholars who are used to being loose are afraid they will suffer a great disaster.

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of War asks about the matter of Wang Rulong being transferred to Liaodong as Regional Commander. The Ministry of War discussed that Wang Rulong has been in battle for many years, fought against the Japanese and destroyed the pirates for decades, has been guarding the border in Yingchang for several years, his loyalty can be seen by heaven and earth, he is known for his bravery, has merit to the country, and can stabilize Liaodong." Zeng Shengwu represented the Ministry of War and replied to the Emperor's inquiry.

"The Cabinet agrees." Zhang Juzheng represented the Cabinet to express his position. The Cabinet had fully discussed this matter. Originally, Zhang Juzheng meant to assign another deputy regional commander from Xuanda and Suiyuan to Wang Rulong, so that there would not be a situation where Li Chengliang was the only one in Liaodong military affairs, but in the end, the Cabinet still believed that Wang Rulong should not have too many constraints.

In case of a war, the regional commander and the deputy regional commander have different opinions, delaying the fighter plane, which would be bad. In the end, the deputy regional commander was still Wang Rulong's old partner, Wu Weizhong.

As for the handover of power, Li Chengliang had already arranged it properly. Deputy Regional Commander Qin Deyi and Assistant Regional Commander Sun Shoulian led 1,500 Liaodong guest troops to Yingchang to change defense, forming a new Liaodong guest army.

The Cabinet, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Personnel, the Five Prefectures, the Duke of Fengguo Qi Jiguang, and the Marquis of Ningyuan Li Chengliang discussed in the capital for several days, and finally determined such a defense change.

"The Marquis of Ningyuan asked to follow Your Majesty to the south. He said..." Wan Shihe looked at the memorial and really didn't know how to speak.

"What did he say?" Zhu Yijun asked with a smile.

Wan Shihe said in a low voice, "The Marquis of Ningyuan said he wanted to see the flower buildings on the Qinhuai River and see how they are different from the flower buildings in Tieling."

"Hahaha." Zhu Yijun smiled and said, "Approved."

Even if the Yi people really joined hands and really defeated the Liaodong guest army and guard troops led by Wang Rulong, and defeated the Great Ming capital garrison left behind, Li Chengliang could directly take a boat from Songjiang Prefecture, land in Joseon, and catch Joseon by surprise.

Zhu Yijun doesn't know military affairs, but Qi Jiguang and Li Chengliang are both veteran generals who have fought all their lives. The plans formulated are interlocking. Anyway, with Zhu Yijun's military talent, he can't see any flaws, and he can't imagine what kind of strong soldiers and fierce generals can successively defeat the Liaodong partial division and capital garrison elite soldiers who have been trained for several years and rewarded with full pay.

Even if the gods of the West came down from heaven, they would have to be raised by him!

On the second day of the second lunar month of the 13th year of Wanli, the dragon raised its head, everything was ready, and the Great Ming Emperor issued an imperial decree to officially tour the south.

Early in the morning, Zhu Yijun changed into his military uniform, tidied himself up, and prepared to travel far. The only imperial family members accompanying him were Empress Wang Yaozhuo and the Imperial Eldest Son Zhu Changzhi. Zhu Yijun invited Empress Dowager Li and Empress Dowager Chen to go south together, but they refused three times, mainly because there were children in the Tonghe Palace to take care of.

Empress Dowager Li climbed to the position of Empress Dowager from a palace maid. She didn't feel that the Tonghe Palace was very safe now, especially when the Emperor left the capital.

She watched with her own eyes as seven of the eight sons of Emperor Shizong walked before Emperor Shizong, and only her husband survived, so Empress Dowager Li wanted to stay and protect her grandchildren.

Whoever dares to mess around, Empress Dowager Li dares to go crazy!

When Gao Gong felt that there were only orphans and widows in the palace, he said something he shouldn't have said and submitted a "Chen Five Things Memorial." Empress Dowager Li drove Gao Gong away. She was indeed a woman, but she was also the dignified Empress Dowager of the Great Ming.

"Respectfully invite Your Majesty to drive!" Minister of Rites Wan Shihe bowed and invited by the Dragon Pool of the Tonghe Palace.

The heavy palace gates of the Tonghe Palace opened one by one in the invitation, and the Great Ming Emperor appeared in the deep palace.

"Respectfully invite Your Majesty to drive again!"

Zhu Yijun raised his hands, pulled Zhu Changzhi, walked out of the heavy palace gates of the Tonghe Palace step by step, and came to the long street in front of the Tonghe Palace gate. Qi Jiguang stood in front of the gate in full military uniform. Seeing the Emperor walking over, he bowed and said, "I am the vanguard for Your Majesty."

"Thank you, Grand General." Zhu Yijun crossed the threshold and looked at the long street in front of the Tonghe Palace gate.

Zhao Mengyou had already led the Embroidered Uniform Guards to clear the street, but within ten zhang of the ceremonial guard, common people were still allowed to watch. Zhu Yijun waved to the common people before pulling Zhu Changzhi to step onto the imperial carriage step by step.

Qi Jiguang walked to the white elephant. Li Rusong would not follow the army south, so the matter of being the vanguard for the King returned to Qi Jiguang. Qi Jiguang climbed onto the white elephant quite nimbly.

Seeing this, Feng Bao flicked his whisk and shouted loudly, "Start the carriage!"

The compass carriage was at the very front, and the ceremonial guard began to move forward slowly. Zhu Yijun opened the carriage window and looked outside.

"Feng Da, today I am touring the south, is the capital full of joy?" Zhu Yijun was a little curious about the reaction of the powerful and wealthy people in the capital when he toured the south. After all, they had lived under heavy pressure for so long. Once this pressure was gone, wouldn't they fly to the sky?

"The Western Tucheng has already started to set up flowing water banquets, prepared two thousand fireworks, and is ready to set off fireworks after Your Majesty leaves the capital." Feng Bao thought for a moment and concisely summarized the joy of the powerful and wealthy people after the Great Ming Emperor left the capital.

Setting up flowing water banquets, setting off fireworks, inviting performers—these powerful and wealthy people knew that the Emperor would come back, but they could be happy for one day.

Zhu Yijun didn't answer, but looked quietly out of the carriage window.

The Great Ming Emperor left the loyal Shuntian Prefecture and went to the not-so-loyal Yingtian Prefecture.

Zhu Yijun's carriage had just arrived in Tongzhou, and before he had walked for half a day, a fast horse galloped over and came to the imperial carriage, shouting loudly, "Report! Inform Your Majesty, after Your Majesty left the capital, the Prince of Lu suddenly ordered the Tixing Company Commander Zhao Zhenyuan to close the nine gates!"

"I know." Zhu Yijun took the report, looked at it, and said to Wang Yaozhuo sitting next to him with a smile, "This Lu'er, he can't wait for half a day."

Zhu Yiliu ordered the city gates to be closed, of course, not to directly ascend the throne as Emperor. He was not that stupid yet, and the capital garrison didn't listen to him. What did he have to be Emperor? Zhu Yiliu ordered the city gates to be closed, naturally, he had his intentions.

Zhu Yiliu was not in the Prince of Lu's mansion, nor in the Wenhua Hall, but in the Northern Town Fusi Yamen of the Embroidered Uniform Guards. He held a piece of paper and said, "Zhao Zhenyuan, you are the sparring partner for His Majesty. I have a list here. The city gates are closed. Today at dusk, bring all these people to justice!"

"The Emperor's imperial grace covers the world, lowly Confucian scholars have no virtue and speak recklessly!"

"Dare to scold my imperial brother!"

"Catch!"

"And those who set up flowing water banquets, set off fireworks, and invited performers, fine each household 50,000 silver! Don't they have money? Give me a tribute first. If I don't see the silver tomorrow, the Embroidered Uniform Guards will go to their homes to copy their homes! It's rebellious!"

This performance of Zhu Yiliu was simply a demon king. He was actually very clear that he was relying on his own brother being there, so he dared to do whatever he wanted. Even if he poked a hole in the sky, his brother could cover it. ===== CHAPTER 653 =====