Yuzhou

The vermilion lacquer gate slowly opened, and an ordinary horse-drawn carriage came out of the ordinary house

The street where the house is located is in the middle of nowhere, and there are not many pedestrians, and even if there are, they are mostly rushed by.

The income and expenditure of such a carriage will not be noticeable at all.

The driver who drove the car was a middle-aged man who looked very honest, in his forties, dressed very thickly, with an ordinary face, not smiling but also kind, but in terms of his appearance, he belonged to the type that was thrown into the pile of people and may not be recognized.

The door of the carriage was tightly closed, and it was impossible to see inside.

With a shout, the long whip was raised high, and it fell down with a crisp "pop", and the two jujube red horses that were pulling the cart immediately neighed and rushed towards the front.

The carriage was still running smoothly, and the coachman still had some skills.

Out of the deserted street, the carriage continued to turn towards the fork in front, and on this road it had traveled for at least half an hour to the nearest street to the inner city.

Further forward, less than five miles is the inner city, which is the place where the princes and generals live, although it is now occupied by the Chu army, it is still a place for officials to rest and live temporarily, and the income and expenditure need tokens, and it is difficult for ordinary people to approach.

At last the carriage came to a halt in front of a large house near the street, and the coachman leaned back slightly, and said to the inside, "My lord, the place has arrived." ”

As soon as the words fell, there was a slight sound inside, and it didn't take long for the car door to be gently pushed open by the people inside.

A man jumped out of the carriage.

After the coachman stopped the carriage, he stood aside, saw the man get out of the carriage, and hurried over to support him.

The man who came down was about thirty years old, with an ordinary appearance, low-key clothing, and good clothing, but it was difficult to identify this person at the first time.

The man looked up at the mansion in front of him, turned and whispered to the coachman, who nodded his head, stepped up the stone steps, and began to knock on the door.

After a while, there was the sound of footsteps inside, the door creaked, and a person came out of it, looking up and down at the two outside.

"Excuse me, who are you looking for?" The tone in which this person spoke was quite polite, but he was actually not modest, looking at his temperament, he didn't look like he was a subordinate, and a pair of eyes swept over, so sharp that people could hardly parry.

The man who came didn't seem to be surprised, so he asked the coachman to step aside, and walked over, just showing the servant a tool in his hand, and the servant standing on the steps immediately changed his face, and this time he finally showed a smile, and even bent down and made a "please" gesture.

Toyoo waited outside, and a man in a brocade suit stepped up the steps and followed the servant inside.

The door closed softly after he walked in.

When he got inside, the man went in and saluted slightly: "Lord Qianhu!"

"Lord Xu doesn't need to be polite. Inside was a middle-aged man, and he said lightly: "What information do you want Lord Xu to come in person?"

Between thousands of households, there is no need to make a big salute.

"My lord, Xuzhou is flat. Xu Duqian finished the salute and said.

"Oh, use the clipper to send the news to the dragon boat!" the middle-aged man was moved, and immediately said.

In December, it is cold, and even more so on the water.

However, on the southern river, the water has not yet frozen, but the misty water vapor is permeating the water surface, which does not prevent the passage of ships.

Because it takes several days to walk by water, he spent a whole day in the cabin on the first day, and on the second day after boarding the ship, Wang Hongyi walked out of the cabin to breathe on the deck.

There was a fog around, not thick, Wang Hongyi stood at the bow of the boat, followed by a few guards, and one person looked into the distance.

It is a dragon boat, long and strong, there are five floors on the ship, 30 meters high, it can accommodate 500 soldiers, and then accommodate 100 maids, carrying a total of 600 people, the ship can also open a circle to plant flowers and vegetables, and the water palace is the same, and even the palace of worship and worship has it.

The uppermost floor has the main hall and the inner hall.

Wang Hongyi doesn't understand shipbuilding, but he also knows that the craftsmanship of this ship has reached the limit of classical, even if it is not as good as the treasure ship that went to the South Seas in the Ming Dynasty, there is not much difference, but this kind of dragon boat luxury is luxurious, but the speed is very slow, but it is stable.

The scenery on both sides of the strait, in this case, is as light and elegant as an ink painting, but it is actually not real.

Wang Hongyi felt that he was standing in the map of thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, looking at it sideways, but it was difficult to enter it.

"Your Majesty, it's cold, so let's go back. Seeing that Wang Hongyi had been standing outside for a long time, an attendant came over and said cautiously.

Wang Hongyi nodded his head and said, "Go back." ”

There are also some things that need to be thought about and pondered.

Wang Hongyi lives on the fifth floor, which is the central area.

The fourth floor below was originally the residence of the concubines, and now the area is now the temporary residence of the ministers who accompanied them, but in the entrance to the fifth floor, there are guards.

The third floor is the residence of the eunuchs.

At this time, in front of the fifth floor, there are guards patrolling back and forth.

Two chamberlains with food boxes were stopped in front of this door.

"It's still the old rule, open the food box. Because it was an acquaintance, one of the guards said directly, and there was a doctor behind him, and the taster was all prepared.

After checking the food box, I found that there was no problem, so I let the person in.

Entering the door, the decoration inside is not too luxurious, but it is majestic and simple, and the food box carried by the waiter was taken by the people inside again, and after inspection, it was delivered in.

Although it is not as heavily guarded as the royal palace, it can be regarded as well defended.

But at this time, in the inner hall of the ship, there was a desk table, and Wang Hongyi was sitting behind the table, hanging his head, holding a pen and writing on a paper roll.

There were two chamberlains standing far away, and they didn't say a word.

When someone walked in outside, Wang Hongyi seemed to be aware of it and stopped writing.

"Meals?"

"Your Majesty, this is the lunch sent by the dining room, I have seen it, please enjoy it.

The chamberlain said.

"Put it on the table. ”

"No!" the waiter put the two food boxes in his hand, carefully took out the dishes inside, they were still hot, put them on the table, and retreated.

Wang Hongyi cleaned his hands a little in the basin of water that was called, walked back again, and sat down to eat.

It's just a few dishes, and the dishes are still in line with the taste, Wang Hongyi ate quickly, and after eating, he asked people to remove the dishes.

Wang Hongyi continued to review the recital.

Outsiders must not have imagined that the dignified King of Chu, in private, is actually not luxurious, the general meal, just a few dishes, in fact, is not extravagant and wasteful, and in private is also focused on political affairs, there are about ten hours of work every day.

Although in terms of enjoyment, Wang Hongyi will not wronged himself.

Many princes' favorite songs, dances, and wine banquets, Wang Hongyi has gradually cultivated fun over the years, and he is not stingy in banqueting the ministers on weekdays, and there are a large group of musicians in the palace for entertainment.

But this kind of thing, Wang Hongyi usually doesn't enjoy much, and now the world has not yet been calmed, even if he is already the lord of half of the country, he is not the Son of Heaven.

Even if he becomes the Son of Heaven, water can carry a boat, and he can also capsize a boat, and if he is not diligent in political affairs, he is afraid that there will be problems.

Thinking of this, Wang Hongyi suddenly thought of his heir who was far away in Jinling.

The eldest son is five years old, and the second son is also four years old.

It's just that he doesn't have the skills to take care of, so he only turned to Jinling earlier and picked out enlightenment teachers for several princes.

While he was thinking about this, an attendant came in from outside, stood in front of the desk, and said, "Your Majesty, the remaining thousand households of the Thirteen Divisions ask to see you. ”

Yu Jinzhi?

Wang Hongyi knew this person, this person came to see him, he should have information to report.

"Let him in. ”

"No. After a while, a man walked in from the outside, led by the chamberlain.

After standing in front of Wang Hongyi, he knelt down and bowed quickly, his voice was loud and his speech was clear: "Minister, Yu Jinzhi, I have seen the king!"

Yu Qing was exempt from courtesy. Wang Hongyi said with a smile, seeing the other party standing up, and then asked, "But what news has come?"

If you want to say that the matter of transmitting information, it is still the Thirteenth Division that is the fastest and the most appropriate.

Even if it is a military report from the military, the fast horse transmission is not as fast as the speed of the thirteenth division.

Therefore, a lot of information was reported to Wang Hongyi by the officials of the 13th Division at the first time.

Hearing Wang Hongyi's question, Yu Jinzhi lowered his hand and replied: "Your Majesty, the minister has just received the news that Xuzhou has won a great victory, and General Fan has captured the entire Xuzhou, and at this time the detailed military report is already on the way, presumably it will be delivered to the king within three days." ”

"Oh, Xuzhou has been defeated?" Although this news was expected, it made Wang Hongyi very happy, stood up, and walked back and forth in the hall a few times: "It's really rare to be so fast."

As he spoke, he looked at Yu Jinzhi again and asked: "That is the case, the Thirteen Divisions are in Xuzhou, there is no need to send any more people, and the surplus people are all sent to Luoyang and Liangzhou to pay close attention to the actions of Zheng Guogong and the King of Thailand." ”

Bingzhou has fallen, Youzhou is almost the same, and the situation in Liangzhou can be said to be what Wang Hongyi cares about the most.

The Hu people are foreigners, and they have strong strength in invading the Central Plains, but unfortunately although the south is basically unified now, the Central Plains has not been completely pacified, and even if it is pacified, it has not been quickly transformed into capital.

Yu Jinzhi was as his name suggested, and when he heard Wang Hongyi's words, he didn't make a sound, but just lowered his hand and listened to the instructions.

"Go down and tell the ministers the news. After thinking about it, Wang Hongyi said.

"Yes, Lordship. Yu Jinzhi withdrew.

After Yu Jinzhi withdrew, Wang Hongyi thought about it, Xuzhou had been pacified, Fan Liuhaiyi was relieved of military power, and returned to Jinling to be rewarded, and the two continents were divided into provinces, and each important person was in charge, which was necessary.

Xuzhou Yiping, approaching the New Year, after returning to Jinling, it is time to prepare for the enthronement ceremony.

Although the time is a little rushed, in fact, the ceremony of becoming the king that day is preparation, and now there are many talents, and I am not afraid that I will not succeed in the New Year.

It's just this ding)" Chu. But it is no longer suitable, and the name of the year will have to be set in the future.

These two tasks are the most important and must be handed over to the ministers for discussion