He was just thinking about taking advantage of these ministers to pay homage to the imperial envoy and take down the prisoners as well, but he didn't expect the fifth elder brother to come up with such an idea.

That's right! Pay homage to the late emperor and walk in his footsteps again. How dare these Jiangnan officials not follow?

Is there any better excuse than this?

Officials like banquets and banquets can use the excuse of being busy with official duties to shirk it, but I would like to pay homage to the late Emperor and try to shirk it.

Thinking of this, he, a tall man of 1.9 meters, bent down, saluted the little kid of 1.6 meters, and tried to call, "Little Master?"

Hong Zhou raised his eyes and met Li Wei. Li Wei instantly understood that this was what this man had in mind.

This is really awesome.

The two of them had a tacit understanding, and no one complained. Hong Zhou continued his journey, and Li Wei arranged his affairs.

But when the imperial envoy arrived, Li Xu's heart was aroused.

It came too fast.

I was very anxious. I knew without asking that Li Yutang must have confessed to everything. But to what extent this man confessed, he really didn't know.

I was just asking people to go and inquire about it, but Hong Zhu came.

Li Xu frowned tightly. What a coincidence. As soon as he got the news, these three little brothers stopped copying the Filial Piety Sutra in the palace.

No matter what he was thinking, Li Xu rushed out and said, "Please come in quickly. I'm preparing to invite you." His tone was a little impatient: "The imperial envoy has arrived..."

Hong Zhu chuckled: "That's why I came here. The fifth elder brother wants to pay homage to the late emperor along the way, so we brothers have to rush back."

Is this the fifth elder brother?

Li Xu felt relieved. He really didn't know this news. He only knew that it was a little-known man named Li Wei who brought an emperor's brother. They were not afraid of the emperor's brother, even the third brother was watching them.

I'm still a young boy. I'm just afraid that if one of those old brothers comes, I'll be doomed.

Now that he saw this little brother sincerely inviting him to go with him, he immediately put a smile on his face and said, "I will make arrangements now."

The winter in the south is different from that in Beijing. It is not so cold and unbearable.

The three of them rode side by side on horseback. Hong Tun glanced at Li Xu who was lying behind and didn't know what the arrangements were, and asked Hong Yan, "Why did the fifth elder brother choose Gaoyou Lake?"

"Why did you choose such a place?" Li Wei stood by the lake, looking at the endless lake, "Why didn't I think of this?" Gaoyou Lake is both a lake and a river, and it has direct access to a canal. Along the canal, heading north is Tongzhou.

, we have reached the boundary of the capital city.

There really is no better place.

When all the officials from the south of the Yangtze River gathered together, Hong Zhou said this, "...Every time Huang Mafa visited the south, he had to inspect the river works. The first time he visited the south, he visited northern Jiangsu. At that time, he moved to Suzhou by carriage.

Qinghe, a journey of 200 miles, lasted twelve days. Wherever we passed, we saw that the laborers working hard to transport soil and ram the river had a lot of hard work. They stopped the car many times and went out on foot to express their condolences and give instructions to Jin.

The assistant and other river management ministers took strict measures to prevent unscrupulous officials from eroding the already meager labor wages, and ensured that everyone could receive a fixed amount of money. A few days later, the late emperor took a boat from Qinghe River southward along the canal. When passing Gaoyou Lake,

I felt very uneasy when I saw that many of the private fields and cottages were submerged in the water. I boarded a boat and walked ashore on the lake embankment for more than ten miles to observe the situation. I summoned local elders and scholars to learn more about the root cause of the flood and find a solution." At this point,

He pointed at the long embankment, "This is where the late emperor once walked." As he said that, he looked at Li Xu, who was standing behind Hong Zhu and the others, and said, "Master Li deeply trusted the late emperor, but do you still remember the situation at that time?

"

Everyone couldn't help but look at Li Xu, who bowed his hands in salute. Remembering the late emperor was something he was willing to do.

At this time, when he saw that the fifth elder brother asked no one, but asked himself, what else had he mentioned?

Choking with sobs, he raised his voice and said: "The late emperor once said to Mr. Wang Xinming, the governor of Liangjiang who was accompanying him, 'I originally wanted to visit the sufferings of the people on this trip. Wherever there are advantages and disadvantages in the place, I will try to eliminate them so that everyone can find their place. Now I see this.

How can we not try to save floods?' Then the late emperor issued an edict that all prefectures and counties with floods should be investigated in detail one by one. After accurate verification, they must be solved, and how much money is needed should be spent without hesitation."

Hong Zhou nodded, "Master Li is indeed a loyal minister. Now when I talk about it, the voice and smile of the late emperor are as if I am in front of my eyes. When I was in the palace, I often heard Huang Ama talk about the great achievements of the late emperor. If I remember correctly, the late emperor

After meeting Mr. Wang Xinming, I couldn't sleep that night. The poem "Huaiyang suffered from floods, and the waves were ever so vast. Dragon boats passed by, and I looked at Leizhou Island. All the acres of land were destroyed, and half of the houses were collapsed. The poor and poor people,

He was lying in deep sleep. He was wary of it and had no idea how to swaddle him. 'That's exactly what he did that night."

Li Xu hurriedly said 'yes'! I didn't expect that such a small child would treasure the late emperor's deeds very well.

The three of them, Hong Zhu, looked at each other. Hong Zhou had really put a lot of thought into this.

Hong Zhou sighed: "The late emperor's love for the people is known to all the world. I remember Huang Ama mentioned that before the late emperor's first tour to the south, the governor of Liangjiang, Yu Shilong, passed away. The late emperor was deeply saddened, and when he was interrogated, he said,

'How many honest officials today are as honest as Jackie Chan?'".

Everyone's ears stood up, this finally got to the point.

Hong Zhou glanced at Li Wei, who was standing quietly in the distance, and when he saw Li Wei nodded slightly, he looked back and continued: "Yes! How many honest officials can be as good as Jackie Chan in the world today?"

Everyone was shocked. Is this really about corruption?

However, Hong Zhou just sighed to himself and started laughing again. He continued the topic that had just been diverted: "When the late emperor asked, there were seven people who answered, including Zhang Penghie, Guo Xiu and Peng Peng. But the late emperor

He did not believe it easily. In the autumn of that year, he passed by Yanzhou on his southern tour and met Zhang Penghie, the magistrate of Yanzhou. After inspection, he found that it was indeed good. Zhang was promoted from Zhejiang Governor to Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. During his southern tour to Wujiang, Jiangsu, he served among the people in private, and the people praised him.

Guo Xiu, the magistrate of this county, was an upright and good official. He was promoted to the imperial censor and later the governor of Huguang. In addition, there are a large number of officials who were promoted from the late emperor's southern inspection tour. I believe that one of the ten

The six or seven are all good and upright officials recognized by the late emperor..."

As soon as these words fell, there was a sound of sobbing in the crowd. Whether it was really commemorating the late emperor, expressing gratitude for his kindness, or doing a political show, but at this time, the mood was aroused, and it could be said that he was in the most relaxed state.

And Hong Zhou said in his words that sixty-seven out of ten of them were good and honest officials recognized by the late emperor. It didn't sound like he was investigating corrupt officials, but more like appeasing Jiangnan officials.

Everyone felt relieved. The war in Qinghai was imminent, and Jiangnan was a rich granary. They could move anywhere, but Jiangnan would not. Not only could they not move, they had to do their best to appease them. There should be no war in the front and chaos in the rear.

With this thought in mind, they exchanged glances with each other in private, and followed Hong Zhou in thinking about her face.

Hongxuan frowned and looked at Hongzhu, "Why do I feel something is wrong?"

That's not right!

That's not what the emperor said before leaving the house.

The two of them looked at Hong Zhou, who blinked at them with a look of nostalgia on his face.

After the crowd calmed down for a while, Hong Zhou pointed to the lake embankment, "This is what the late emperor once walked... I would like to follow my brother and re-walk the road that the late emperor walked..."

Dare or not?

So everyone was excited and rushed to follow Hong Zhou.

For a naughty kid who jumps up and down all day long, walking more than ten miles is too easy. But for such a pampered and elderly man, walking more than ten miles can be life-threatening.

Besides, even the road that the late emperor walked was just a dam in the wild fields by the lake. How can the road be better?

We didn't even walk down five miles, and many old people couldn't keep up.

Hong Zhou especially sympathized with these elders and made the "pacification of Jiangnan" as real as possible, "...the late emperor put the country and the people first, and all of you are here to guard one side. You know that this will waste everyone's time, so I just

I'm afraid you will be unhappy." As he said that, he pointed to the ship that was getting closer and closer, "My lords, please get on the ship. Emperor Ama will hand over Jiangnan to you. I will personally deliver it to you all, Nobuzhong.

Everyone returns to take office..."

Amidst the shouts of thanks, Hong Zhou stood at the bow of the ship and took the officials on board with a smile. When the last person came on board, he winked at Li Wei.

Hong Zhu came over and asked, "What are you planning to do?"

Hong Zhou shook his pigtails, but he still had the upright look on his face. He said with a smile: "You've already come up and you want to get down easily?"

As soon as Hong Zhu took a look at the vast misty lake, he understood immediately.
Chapter completed!