It is a law of the Ming Dynasty that whenever the imperial court urgently reports a report, no one at the prefectural or county gates can stop it.

However, no one has the authority to intercept those horses with urgent messages before they reach the imperial city.

The anger of Zou Xueyu, the prefect of Yingtian, can only be summed up as incompetent rage.

The leaving Xinma team had already rushed all the way to the imperial city.

Yingtian City seems to be relatively peaceful recently.

There were also a lot less disputes in the court.

Just because the accident on the river has never been concluded, it was difficult for everyone in the court to close the case, and every court meeting in the court exuded a strange atmosphere.

It's past noon now.

Near Taipingmen on the southeast side of Xuanwu Lake.

Probably due to some unspeakable factors, the yamen of the Three Law Departments of the Ming Dynasty were not set up in front of the imperial city, together with the yamen of other ministries.

The official offices of the Sanfa Division are all located outside the Taiping Gate of Yingtian City.

After exiting Taipingmen, the Xingbu Yamen is on the left. Going north, at the intersection of Xuanwu Lake Shili Longdi Road, is the Dali Temple Yamen. To the west along the river bank from the Xingbu Yamen is the Duchayuan Yamen.

Jiangnan's tenderness and passion can always be reflected in every detail.

Even though it is early winter, the area around Xuanwu Lake is still surrounded by green shade and green grass.

Because there is sufficient water, the trees on the shore of Xuanwu Lake grow very strong.

Xingbu Yamen.

Qi, the Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, was wearing a bright red round-neck uniform and walked out of the Yamen with a swing.

Standing in front of the Yamen, Qi turned his head and looked at both sides, then put one hand behind his back and the other in front of his belly, then walked down the steps and walked northwest along the stone road in front of the Yamen.

Due to the prestige of Sanfasi, there are very few ordinary people traveling along this section of the road.

Even though there is a beautiful view of Beihu Smoked Willows not far away in the northwest, people are more willing to take a detour and leave the city through Shence Gate in the northwest of Yingtian City, and then walk over to enjoy the scenery instead of passing by the Sanfasi Gate.

It seems that for people, even passing by the entrance of Sanfasi may make them feel embarrassed.

The bad luck is tight.

However, the sparsely populated area makes the Xuanwu Lake on the Taipingmen side seem quieter and more suitable for strolling.

Qi Zhu walked very slowly, strolling under the tall trees on the shore, looking at the sparkling Xuanwu Lake from time to time.

When he arrived at the gate of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he slowed down a little and turned to look inside the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Because it was noon, the officials guarding the yamen at the entrance of the Metropolitan Procuratorate had also come to take a break. From time to time, we could only see censors in the yamen who had eaten in the kitchen of the main yamen and returned to their official rooms.

Qi Zhu frowned, then turned around and continued walking forward.

After walking for less than a cup of tea, there are fewer trees on the shore, the lake view becomes more open, and Huangceku on the island in the center of the lake is clearly visible in the distance.

In addition to the official boats of the imperial court guarding Huangceku, which were slowly dragging on the lake, there were also some private boats wandering farther away from the island in the center of the lake.

In the open space on the shore in front of Qi Zhu, there is a viewing pavilion sitting on the shore.

Under the pavilion, there was already a person wearing red uniform sitting there, and a tea set was already placed on the table in front of him.

Qi walked over leisurely.

Sitting under the pavilion, Jiang Yi, the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, heard the sound and raised his head and looked over.

"Qi Shangshu, I asked you to walk more, but the tea has just been brewed, which is a coincidence."

Qi moved his mouth and said, "The food in the Yamen is bland, so I still have to go to the Censor of the Capital to find some tea flavor to satisfy my hunger."

While talking, Qi Zhu had already walked into the pavilion, fluffed up his robe and sat opposite Jiang Yi.

With a smile on his face, Jiang Yi saw Qi sitting down and raised his sleeves to get him a cup of tea.

"Come as often as you can while you can see this natural scenery." Jiang Yi turned to look at Xuanwu Lake and sighed: "The new waterway in Yingtian Mansion that connects Xuanwu Lake from outside Shangyuan Gate will soon be dug.

Okay. They are also planning to build a dock and storage area opposite Dali Temple. By then, Xuanwu Lake will be very noisy."

Qi's eyes flickered: "Oh? It's not that Yingtian Mansion only built Shangyuanmen Pier to relieve the pressure on Longwan Pier. That waterway was only convenient for the imperial court to deliver news reports. Why did it need to build a wharf at Xuanwu Lake again?

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The Shangyuanmen Wharf is connected to the waterway of Xuanwu Lake, mainly to allow official ships from Jiangbei to be delivered directly to Taipingmen. When people from the government get off the ships and enter Taipingmen, they can directly enter the imperial city from Bei'anmenwai Street.

Jiang Yi smiled, shook his shoulders, lowered his head and took a sip of tea, and then continued: "I just mentioned the plan to go to the Ministry of Industry a few days ago. The cabinet has already agreed. Now we are just waiting for His Majesty or the Prince to give it his seal."

Qi Zhu looked sideways at Xuanwu Lake with some regret: "The imperial court has money, and now people everywhere are asking for money."

Jiang Yi sneered: "The money is placed in the large warehouse of the Ministry of Revenue, and it is just copper and iron. It is only money when it is spent."

There was an ambiguous look on the face of the Zuodu Censor.

Qi Zhu asked: "What reasons and excuses were used this time?"

"Zou Xueyu said that the wharf and storage area of ​​Xuanwu Lake will be used exclusively by the imperial court in the future and will not be occupied by the private sector. All reports from the north can go directly to Xuanwu Lake and then enter Yingtian City. The grain and grass supplies in the palace and the imperial court will also go to Xuanwu

Lake, do not seize the storage space of Longwan Wharf and Shangyuanmen Wharf."

Jiang Yi explained the news he had received.

Qi turned back to look at the northeast side of Xuanwu Lake and sneered: "Once the Xuanwu Lake dock and storage area are repaired, won't the warehouse over there also need to be rebuilt?"

Jiang Yi thought for a while, nodded and said: "Zou Xueyu proposed to expand Itakura."

Qi Zhu sighed softly, and then lamented: "Look at these people, now they are all famous people in the court, and they are determined to move forward in everything they do."

Jiang Yi added a cup of tea for Qi Zhu and joked: "If the minister thinks this is good, he can go to the book and newspaper office to pay his respects."

"Bow down?" Qi Zhu looked sideways at Jiang Yi: "Wow down for what? I am the official of the court, and I don't want to pay homage to the so-called gods and Buddhas all over the sky."

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Under the pavilion, the breeze blows from the lake.

But it is not as cold as the bone-chilling cold in northern Xinjiang, but it is still a bit comfortable.

However, Jiang Yi said quietly: "The two ministers of the Ministry of Hubu and the Ministry of Industry have gone to Yingzhou, and there are currently six departments in the imperial court.

Zhai Shanxian, the Minister of Civil Affairs, finally got his wish and entered the cabinet.

Hengtai is still in charge of the Ministry of Rites, while Ru Yun is as stable as Mount Tai in the Ministry of War.

Do the math, the Ministry of Household Affairs will probably have a walking director, and the Ministry of Works will probably have Zhang Ergong, a craftsman, as the minister.

From now on, we should talk less in the court, so as not to make others unhappy, and we will go fishing in Yingzhou later."

This official of the Ming Dynasty, who had served successively as Minister of the Ministry of Works and then as Yushi of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, should have been very proud of himself, but at this moment his face showed a hint of loneliness.

Qi Zhu sighed and said: "Your Majesty is working hard to create a prosperous era with his own hands, and no one can change his mind. I heard that the cabinet was still discussing the suspension of the opening-up system a few days ago."

"Is the cabinet going to stop opening up China to China?"

There was a trace of surprise and surprise on Jiang Yi's face.

Doesn't this mean that the cabinet wants to take action against the Nine Borders and extend Hongwu's New Deal to the Nine Borders?

Qi Zhu nodded: "Yesterday, someone from the Lianghuai River came to see me and asked what the court meant now and whether they would increase their commercial taxes in the future."

Jiang Yi hummed and said: "There can't be chaos in the Huaihe River. Now, I think there may be chaos on the Shanxi Road."

The cabinet wants to stop the Kaizhong system, and the Kaizhong system is linked to Shanxi Province Shanxi merchants using the salt ponds given by the court to undertake the transaction of supplying grain and grass to the hundreds of thousands of border troops on the nine sides.

And now that the Kaizhong system is to be stopped, this undoubtedly shows that the imperial court is taking action against Shanxi merchants.

How could such a large piece of fat that had been swallowed in the stomach be spit out so easily?

Qi Zhu shook his head and said: "I don't think Shanxi Road will be in chaos. You and I must not forget that Taisun is currently patrolling the north, and Taisun has the will of His Majesty's personal visit. Even those people from Jiubian

A clan lord and a vassal king must also be controlled by him."

For a moment, Jiang Yi was speechless.

The current situation in the court made him increasingly confused. Everyone knew that the court was vigorously promoting the Hongwu New Deal. In order to do this, the emperor even drove away hundreds of Beijing officials. And those people

Before he left the capital, he was arrested and detained by Jin Yiwei for various reasons.

Just waiting for this time.

The sound of footsteps could be heard on the road on the shore of Xuanwu Lake.

The voice was urgent.

Not long after, several government officials who were already running and sweating profusely rushed outside the pavilion.

"Shang Shu, Censor of the capital."

"Something big happened in the court!"

"The entire family of Feiyan Shenggong who went south encountered a storm at sea and sank to the bottom of the sea!"

After one person finished speaking, another person hurriedly said: "There is also an urgent report back to the capital from Henan Road. Taisun has found out the cause of the accident in the river channel, and has attached a memorial to report to Your Majesty."

bass.

In the pavilion, Qi Zhu and Jiang Yi stood up at the same time, with shock and solemn expressions on their faces.

Jiang Yi spoke first: "Is there anyone left in the Kong family?"
To be continued...