Chapter 725: The Emperor Mingde (The Finale)(1/3)
On the street, a man and a woman heading towards somewhere, walking and talking. Because the topic was America, the man mentioned an animal in America: "When it comes to North America, do you know the characteristics of North American bison?"
The woman shook her head, blinked her big eyes, and looked at the man and asked, "I don't know, can you tell me?"
The man nodded: "Well, you know that the court set up settlements in the North American plains and organized the people to open up land and farm, just like prefectures and counties. Then he found that the local bison had a very special habit, that is, his mind was stubborn."
"The local natives hunt bison regularly to get fur and food, but they don't have iron tools or even horses, so they thought of a way..."
"That is, in the place where the bison must pass, near the cliff area, build a corridor with stones, like a maze, and finally lead to the cliff, and then arrange people, and suddenly shout when the bison herd passes."
"The bison was frightened and panicked, running towards the corridor, and then ran forward with a stubborn mind, but ended up running to the end of the corridor... A joke, a cough cough..."
Seeing that the woman was a little scared, the man did not describe the tragic situation after the buffalo fell off the cliff. He quickly changed the subject and talked about America.
The dynasty explored North America for decades. Today, hundreds of thousands of immigrants have cleared and settled on the Great Plains of North America. There is no longer a wilderness that makes people feel terrified.
Because the Central Plains to America's steamship routes are opened regularly, Jiazhou, on the west coast of North America, has a railway to cross the mountains, Gobi and deserts eastward to the Great Plains, so it is very convenient for people in the Central Plains to go to the North American Plains.
"The big plain is a good place, and it is a fertile land that is endless and there is no shortage of water. It is a great place. Not to mention planting wheat, just planting selected varieties of corn and potatoes, with a large yield per mu."
"But, that place is too flat. When the cold wave comes in winter, there is no mountain or river blocking it. The temperature drops sharply and it is very cold."
"It's thanks to the government's preparations, otherwise a large area of people and animals would be frozen to death and frostbite when the cold wave came."
"There is a tornado that is easy to blew in summer and autumn. Do you know that the tornado is like a pillar of heaven, connecting the heaven and earth, and can roll things on the ground into the sky. From a distance, it looks like a demon dragon appearing in the world, so terrifying..."
The woman was nervous and asked, "What should I do if the tornado comes?"
The man replied: "First of all, the house must be made of bricks and the cellar must be prepared. If the area where you live is just on the road when a tornado is passing by, you can only think that you are unlucky. The family and livestock hide in the cellar, and wait for the storm to get the house back."
"Don't worry, that tornadoes not occur often, and it will not abuse the entire plain. Otherwise, how would the court have the confidence to organize the people to open up and settle there?"
The two of them walked and said, coming to a square.
There is a fountain in the middle of the square, and there is a big stone turtle next to the fountain pool, which is about to emerge from the water. Many tourists gathered in front of the big turtle and threw things into the pool, not knowing what they were doing.
There are also vendors selling snacks on the edge of the square, and many children chase and fight in the square, with various sounds mixed together, making the entire square full of vitality.
The man led the woman to the direction of the big turtle by the fountain, took out another "Yuanhe Tongbao" and stuffed it into the woman's hand: "Hey, this is the famous wishing pool in Xiyang. Throw the copper coins into the pond, and then make a wish to the big turtle in your heart, and then your wish may come true."
"Why is it a big turtle?" the woman asked, looking at the man in confusion.
The man explained: "This is the white turtle in the famous white turtle repaying kindness story in Xiyang. Look, this big turtle is white all over. Isn't it just a white turtle?"
"I tell you that the white turtle's mouth is so powerful, it is called the "Talk of Truth". If you put your hand in its mouth and then tell lies in front of it, it will bite your hand off!"
After the man finished speaking, he took the woman in line. The woman looked at the stone carved white turtle and thought about the "mouth mouth" and was quite curious.
It was their turn to stand in front of the white turtle, throw the copper coins in their hands into the fountain pool, then folded their hands together, closed their eyes and made a silent wish.
After the wish was made, the woman was about to leave, but she saw the man put his right hand into the white turtle's open mouth.
"I'll prove that the truth is not wrong." The man said so, looking at the woman with a smile.
The woman looked at him and then at the hand that reached into the white turtle's mouth, her eyes full of expectation and worry.
The breeze suddenly stopped, and a crisp sound rang out: "I, Yu Shuren, really like Cen Zhaolin."
This passage made the maid behind the woman stunned when she heard it, and the man's follower was so embarrassed that he looked around.
The tourists next to him looked at the man and woman in surprise after hearing this.
The sudden confession made the woman so shocked that she raised her hand to cover her mouth, and looked at the man in shock, excited, and then her cheeks flushed.
Before she could say anything, she heard a scream: Yu Shuren pulled his hand back in pain, but his hand was bitten by the white turtle and could not be pulled out.
At that moment, Cen Zhaolin was shocked, his head turned blank, and he rushed forward in a hurry, grabbed Yu Shuren's right hand, trying to help him pull his hand out of the white turtle's mouth.
Seeing this, the follower's expression changed and he was about to step forward, but he saw something and stopped.
After a while, my hands finally came out, but only my sleeves were left.
Cen Zhaolin looked at the empty sleeves, his heart was as if he was shattered, and he almost fainted, but he saw Yu Shuren swing his sleeves with a smile, and then "growing" a newbie.
It turns out that this is a scam!
Cen Zhaolin's eyes were so anxious that his eyes turned red and tears were about to overflow, but he saw something on his right hand that Yu Shuren "growns".
"Dangdangdangdangdangdang, this is a gift for you." Yu Shuren reached out to the other party and apologized: "I paid the wage yesterday and bought this North American ox horn paperweight to give it to you as a gift."
North American ox horn products are not cheap (relatively speaking). Cen Zhaolin knew that Yu Shuren had a summer vacation worker in Xiyang. If he wanted to buy this small American ox horn products, he would probably spend all his monthly wages.
After taking the other party’s gift, she felt full of happiness. When she remembered the scenes just now, her cheeks were hot and her heart was bumped into a deer.
The people watching next to him looked at the couple and showed meaningful smiles. Someone sighed sincerely: "Young man, you are really good at it!"
Yu Shuren smiled and touched his head and replied: "Hehe, I laughed, I laughed."
Cen Zhaolin held the gift from his lover tightly, listened to the discussions of others, blushed like a ripe apple, lowered his head and left Yu Shuren, and turned to the bench on the edge of the square to sit down.
Looking at Yu Shuren who was talking, looking at the other person's clear facial features, she shyly lowered her head and thought to herself:
So, Yu Shuren, what is your real identity?
Cen Zhaolin's father, Cen Wenben, was the Minister of the Congregation of the Ministry of Education and was ranked as the chief minister, and his status was extraordinary. Therefore, although Cen Zhaolin, as a lady from a noble family, had many suitors, but was not accessible to ordinary men.
However, Yu Shuren, a military student, stood out, attracted Cen Zhaolin's attention and quickly won her heart.
However, when Cen Wenben learned that the military school student was dating his youngest daughter, he did not object, but only instructed Cen Zhaolin to "return from affection and only from courtesy" when dating men and women.
That is, you can have a righteous relationship and a bright future, but you cannot be alone and widowed in a room, and you must not have any behavior that exceeds the etiquette system.
Therefore, Cen Zhaolin felt that Yu Shuren's true identity was extraordinary.
If you are born into a gentry, the status of the gentry is no longer the same as before. Even if the children of the five surnames and seven hopeless children have lost their arrogance and have started to join the army and do business, their arrogance at that time has disappeared a lot, so how could the unique temperament of Yu Shuren?
Secondly, there is no Yu family's county view among the gentry, so Yu Shuren cannot be a child of the gentry, nor is he an ordinary civilian.
She inquired from many sources and found that although there were officials above the fifth rank in the court, there was no man named Yu, but no family had a husband named "Yu Shuren".
Considering that nowadays, the children of the royal family often use the pseudonym of "Yu" to study, and it is said that they have to work part-time to do "holiday work" during the holidays, so Cen Zhaolin judged that this was a child of the royal family.
So, which sect is he from?
Most of the royal family members were divided into border areas, such as Liaobei, Beihai, Hezhong, and overseas North America. The families of each king were basically in fiefdoms, so Cen Zhaolin felt that Yu Shuren was not very much like the son of the outer sect prince.
However, there are also quite a few clans in the Central Plains. In addition to the legitimate sons who inherited the title, most of them studied in a pseudonym.
Either you participate in the imperial examinations in literature or study in the military academy in martial arts, or you can go to the military for the imperial examinations or enter the officialdom after graduating from the military academy, enter the army, embark on an official career, and leave your clan origin, without the need for the clan fortune, and support yourself.
Cen Zhaolin tried every means to inquire, but still couldn't figure out who Yu Shuren was. When asked, the other party always said that he was from an ordinary background and lived in Huangzhou.
She felt that her parents should know, but she was embarrassed to ask.
Cen Zhaolin thought about it and couldn't help but look at Yu Shuren sitting beside him.
Yu Shuren has a unique temperament, knowledgeable, knowledgeable, very talkative, considerate and careful. She spent a while with the other party and felt a vaguely different feeling.
It was hot in summer. Yu Shuren saw that there was a vendor selling cold drinks not far away, so he wanted to buy them. Cen Zhaolin took the lead: she refused to let the maid serve her and went to buy them herself. Unexpectedly, Yu Shuren misunderstood that she was spoiled and could not do anything.
The master and servant walked towards the vendor, leaving Yu Shuren sitting alone on the bench and standing not far or near.
He looked at Cen Zhaolin's back and felt pleasing to the eye.
The familiar sound of brakes sounded, and Yu Shuren followed the sound, but saw several cars parked on the road beside the square, and several men in uniform jumped out of the car and headed straight for him.
Several patrolmen patrolling the square saw this and were facing a great enemy. They only thought that some madmen dared to commit crimes in broad daylight. They were about to step forward to intercept and blew the whistle, but they saw someone showing their ID.
Yu Shuren watched the people running towards him, subconsciously looked at Cen Zhaolin, and then "bounced" from the bench. He was about to say something to the person who came, but it was too late.
The visitor could see clearly that there was no woman beside him except for the followers, so he bowed and said, "Your Highness, please go back to the palace quickly!"
Cen Zhaolin, who was walking back, heard the conversation and saw several people saluting "Yu Shuren". He stopped and the ice cream in his hand fell to the ground. The maid next to him was stunned.
Your Highness the Crown Prince!
You are the crown prince!
Cen Zhaolin, who was extremely shocked, covered his mouth, opened his eyes wide, and looked at "Yu Shuren", with unbelievable eyes.
Yuwen, whose pseudonym "Yu Shuren", was so embarrassed that he was at a loss because his identity was exposed on the spot. He glared at the person who came angrily, ran to Cen Zhaolin, and smiled bitterly: "Zhaolin, you... listen to my explanation...I...I..."
The guard, who knew that he had ruined the prince's good deeds, gritted his teeth and said, "Your Highness, please go back to the palace quickly..."
Yuwen? Knowing that if it weren't for the urgent situation, the guards wouldn't be so ignorant. When he heard "Go back to the palace quickly", he thought of a possibility and was shocked. He didn't care about so much, and said to Cen Zhaolin: "I, I will explain to you another day, I'll go back first!"
After saying that, he ran to the car, ran two steps, stopped, and ordered the guards: "You guys, send the girl back home! You must send the girl back safely!"
Cen Zhaolin looked at the departure of "Yu Shuren" and her head was blank. She had thought about many possibilities, but she had never thought that this person would be the current crown prince.
The maid with surprise face whispered from the side: "Girl, he is the crown prince, he is the crown prince!"
Several guards stepped forward and saluted respectfully: "Please, please wait for the girl to escort the girl back home."
Cen Zhaolin felt his chest full of great happiness and murmured: "No wonder, no wonder my father ignored it..."
......
Yuwen, who jumped out of the car to walk into the palace in the suburbs of Xiyang City, angrily complained to the guards: "Eyes, where are you waiting for your eyes? Where are your brains? I don't know if I have something important today?"
Several guards replied with a bitter face: "Your Highness! I saw Your Highness sitting alone on the bench at that time. I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it..."
"You guys are really, alas!!"
Yuwen? Keep moving forward. Although his identity was exposed, it really annoyed him, but it was nothing. Anyway, he was sincere to Cen Zhaolin. Now that the weather is similar, it is time for him to propose marriage.
To be continued...