Emperor Tianqi and Zhang Jing headed south one by one, with almost no stop along the way.

The place where Guangping Prefecture is governed is Handan.

This Handan City is a famous historical city, but at this time, it has fallen a little bit.

On that day, Emperor Qi and his team arrived, and finally there was movement here.

The first person to welcome him was the prefect Zhang Shao. Zhang Shao hurriedly led the local civil and military officials to walk ten miles outside the city to welcome him.

Kneeling beside the road, respectfully, but I felt a little uneasy in my heart.

Why did Your Majesty suddenly come here?

Why didn’t I make any statement after entering the mansion?

Besides... are you passing by here or...

Countless questions poured into my heart.

Emperor Tianqi got out of the car, so Zhang Shao stepped forward and said, "I..."

Emperor Tianqi said, "I'm walking around, what are you doing? You're still so generous."

Zhang Shao hurriedly said, "Your Majesty is here to Guangping Prefecture, and I am a minister, so I should welcome you."

Emperor Aoki smiled and said, "I have heard of you."

Zhang Shao squeezed out a smile: "I am ashamed."

"You were originally a juren. You first chose an official as a county magistrate, and then you have achieved great achievements. You have been a county magistrate in Shandong and a co-magistrate of the prefecture. Finally, you came here and became a prefect. Among the juren... those who can serve as prefects are rare in my Ming Dynasty."

Zhang Shao said: "That is why I am grateful."

"This is all useless. If you become an official, you will think it is your own ability. How could you be grateful to me?" Emperor Tianqi continued coldly: "There is no need to say such false words."

Zhang Shao: “…”

To be honest, the emperor who was in the ninth level and was above the top was actually a slut, which Zhang Shao did not expect.

Emperor Tianqi then became excited again and said, "I have heard for a long time that I happened to go to the city to see you today."

Zhang Shao hurriedly wiped his sweat, nodded, and then got back on his way.

However, after Emperor Tianqi entered Handan, he was greatly disappointed.

The prosperity and excitement he had expected was not visible at all. Like most palaces, there were traces of decline and disrepair everywhere.

The rammed earth city walls have been weathered for a long time, but no one has paid attention to them. Most of the streets are broken and a depressing scene.

Emperor Tianqi was very surprised and went to the prefect's office and just sat down. When the people accompanying him brought him a teacup, he drank it. He first exchanged a look with Zhang Jingyi, then looked up at Zhang Shao and said, "Has Handan always been like this?"

Zhang Shao gritted his teeth and said, "I have been doing this since I took office..."

Emperor Tianqi looked at him with a strange look and said, "There is a Guangping Mining Industry in Handan, with a huge market value and abundant minerals here. This Guangping Mansion must have received a lot of benefits."

Yes, Emperor Aoki is not a fool.

He knew very well that a mine with such a huge market value would definitely recruit countless craftsmen, which would require countless manpower, and at the same time, a large number of other merchants would be produced.

But as a place where the prefecture is governed, Handan can definitely get the benefits.

However, when Emperor Tianqi mentioned Guangping Mining, Zhang Shao's face changed slightly, but he was calm and said: "Guangping Mining is mainly thirty miles southeast of Handan and has no connection with Handan County. As for Guangping Mining, I have indeed heard of it, but I don't know much about the others."

When he spoke, Emperor Aoki became even more suspicious.

Because... Zhang Shao, as the prefect, could not have known it.

Logically speaking, the prefect has been honored to have Guangping Mining. This is a great political achievement after all. Now when His Majesty asks, any local parent official wants to take all his credit.

In addition... the scale of Guangping Mining is too large, how could he be the dignified prefect not ask?

Emperor Tianqi just smiled and said, "Is that true? You are the local prefect, and you have no idea?"

Zhang Shao hurriedly said, "No...I don't know."

But at this moment, Emperor Tianqi suddenly slapped the table and said, "Bold, you dare to deceive the king and miss the emperor."

Zhang Shao was so scared that he was so angry that he bowed and kowtowed: "My... I am the magistrate, and I am in charge of civil affairs to ensure peace in one area. I don't understand the rest of the matter very well. It's really not a deception to the emperor."

As he said that, he hurriedly kowtowed again.

Emperor Tianqi still had his anger.

What he hated was that this prefect knew what secrets were.

But... the emperor was so angry that he slapped the table. He still didn't dare to tell the truth. What did he want to hide?

The question is...what power is that made him rather bear the furious furious Emperor Apocalypse than dare to speak a word?

Emperor Tianqi glared at him for a long time, knowing that he would not get the result he wanted, so he said coldly: "Okay, if you don't say it, then don't say it. Zhang Qing, let's go to Guangping Mining in person."

"Your Majesty..." Zhang Shao said quickly: "It's still some distance away from the mining industry... and the road is inconvenient."

Emperor Tianqi laughed and said, "No matter how inconvenient the road is, my legs are on my body. If I want to go, I will go. Are you talking nonsense here?"

Zhang Shao then said again: "I still think..."

Emperor Aoki waved his hand impatiently.

Zhang Jingyi had already stood up and pressed the handle of the knife around her waist.

Immediately afterwards, he protected Emperor Tianqi and left the government office directly.

Zhang Shao shivered, and for a moment, he was stunned. Then, Sigu was already scared into a group of second-rank officials and other civil officials. Then he closed his eyes in despair and never spoke again.

Soon, the carriage left the city.

Emperor Aoki sat in the car, squinting his eyes, as if he was dozing off.

However, Zhang Jingyi knew that Emperor Tianqi was not sleeping, but was thinking about something.

As we walked further, the road was still rugged and difficult to walk.

The carriage kept bumping, and the people in the car could no longer bear it.

Emperor Tianqi opened his eyes at this time, looked at Zhang Jingyi, and said seriously: "What do you think?"

Zhang Jingyi said: "There is a little..."

"explain."

Zhang Jingyi said: "The most important thing in mining in mining is transportation. If the transportation is inconvenient, how can we connect with each other and how can we transport countless minerals? But... the roads here are rugged, logically speaking... we must build a flat road anyway."

Emperor Apocalypse nodded, and he didn't say anything anymore.

After that, Emperor Tianqi could not stand the bumps, so he simply gave up the car and turned over the horse.

The way is heading towards the overgrown weeds.

It was not until the evening that I finally arrived at a deserted mountain.

Looking around, there are only a few disrepaired buildings in the distance, which look like a village, but this village has long been dilapidated, and there are wastelands nearby, and no one has cultivated them.

The captain of the Jinyiwei directly raised the torch, then expanded the map, looked carefully, and finally said: "Your Majesty, mentor, this place is convenient for Guangping Mining, nothing wrong."

He said something special.

It's because...most people may feel wrong when they are here.

Emperor Aoki frowned and looked around.

I really feel like I am in an ancient temple in the deep mountains.

So he rushed forward and looked around carefully while moving forward.

There seemed to be some people in that "village".

Emperor Tianqi approached the "dense" place and then dismounted.

Zhang Jing waved his hand.

A hundred students and lieutenants rushed over first.

Soon, a sound of exclamation and shouting came from the front.

When Emperor Tianqi approached, he heard someone wailing, "Who are you? Do you know which master's place is this..."

Emperor Tianqi really didn't know whether to cry or laugh at this time.

Soon, one person was taken to come.

This is a rough man, dressed in short clothes and dark skin all over, just like a frightened little bird at this time.

When sent to Emperor Apocalypse, Emperor Apocalypse said, "What's your name?"

But the man said, "Who are you?"

So a musket hit his forehead.

But he was not afraid.

Zhang Jingyi cursed, "What's the use of scaring him with this thing?"

After saying that, he pulled out the embroidered sword from his waist and put it on the shoulder of the thick man with one knife.
To be continued...