Ming Jiajing: Starting from Immortality

Chapter 154 King Jing goes abroad, ten billion silver taels!
The nine gates of the capital open at different times in the morning in each season, depending on the daybreak. They open earliest in summer and latest in winter.

Today is the tenth day of the tenth month. It was dawn at three quarters past three in the morning and the city gates opened.

The East Gate, in particular, is the only water gate in the capital. All official ships heading south from the capital set sail from here. Therefore, this gate opens two quarters of an hour earlier than the other eight land gates to allow for the departure of ships.

According to the rules, as long as a palace ship wants to leave, official ships of various departments have to move back and give way.

The Prince Jing's Mansion was directly under the palace system. Although Prince Jing's fiefdom was reduced, his throne was not taken away.

In the dim dawn, ten palace ships, without lanterns or flags, were parked on the shore far away from the pier.

Thousands of elite soldiers wearing modified Ming Guang armor were divided into the cabins, ready to follow His Royal Highness Prince Jing all the way south until they left the country.

Prince Jing Zhu Zaizhen no longer had the ostentatious look he had when he entered the capital. He changed into casual clothes, and although he stood at the bow of the boat, no one recognized him.

"Words are obstacles, and clothes are creepy fur." ​​Without the dragon robe, King Jing only looked more noble.

A sedan chair, carried by four people, with eight legs, ran quickly towards the boat.

When the weeping willows on the bank stopped, a eunuch hurried forward and lifted the curtain of the sedan chair. Huang Jin, who was wearing casual clothes, came out from inside. He looked at Zhu Zaizhen and said, "Greetings, Prince Jing. Your Majesty ordered me to see you off."

The relationship between father and son is different for everyone, and it is difficult to say who is good and who is bad. The son has to travel thousands of miles away and may not be able to return home for the rest of his life, but Zhu Houcong did not come in person after all.

Zhu Zaizhen was neither surprised nor disappointed, but he still looked behind Huang Jin, "Is there no one else?"

Huang Jin was stunned by his question: "I wonder what Prince Jing is referring to?"

"My royal brother, His Royal Highness Prince Yu of the Ming Dynasty." Zhu Zaizhen laughed as he spoke.

My royal brother, how could such a cowardly and weak man come to see him off?

But we are brothers, even if there is no affection, there is blood relationship, even if the bones are broken, the tendons are still connected. Even if we may never see each other again in this life, and the next time we meet is separated by the Yin and Yang, we are unwilling to show our faces.

To outsiders, this seems quite ungrateful and disloyal.

My brother the Emperor doesn’t understand this logic, so does that extremely intelligent sister-in-law the Emperor also not understand it?
Huang Jin didn't want to think about the twists and turns between the princes, so he shook his head and said, "No."

"It's fine if you don't."

Zhu Zaizhen sighed, turned around and walked towards the cabin: "Let's go."

"Congratulations, Your Majesty."

Huang Jin knelt on the shore to see King Jing off.

King Jing seemed to wave his hand, the oars were pushed, the oars started to move, and the palace boat left the shore.

Behind them was a huge fleet.

Looking at the palace boat gradually swaying towards the river until it disappeared, Huang Jin stood up and got into the sedan chair, which was then quickly carried towards the east gate.

Return to the palace to report to His Majesty.

But just as the fleet entered the North Canal and officially headed south, it was stopped.

King Jing guessed that someone wanted to see him, so he walked out of the cabin and stood on the bow again.

Zhu Qi appeared carrying a cloth bundle, clasped his hands and bowed to King Jing, "Greetings, Prince Jing."

"Seventh Master!" King Jing said with a smile. Hearing this familiar "Seventh Master", Zhu Qi's heart almost jumped out of his chest. He didn't want to come, but the commander-in-chief sent him a message in Xishan, insisting that he come. He said he wanted someone else, but the commander-in-chief insisted on sending him alone.

Whenever they met, Prince Jing would call Zhu Qi "Seventh Master". Zhu Qi was not used to it and only felt endless fear.

Prince Jing's bad taste is really laughable.

Zhu Qilian said he didn't dare, and looked at the two Jinyiwei beside him. The two attendants understood and walked away. At the same time, he signaled to the Jinyiwei who followed him, and everyone walked away.

Zhu Qi pulled out a token from his sleeve, with "Lu Bing, the commander of the Imperial Guard" written on it. He looked at Zhu Zaizhen and said, "Prince Jing, the commander asked me to give you this token. Take it and tell you to come back when you can't hold on any longer. Find a quiet place to stay in the imperial court and contact the Imperial Guard first. You don't need to worry about the trouble of 'returning to the country without an imperial edict'."

After saying this, Zhu Qi exerted his strength and threw the token and the bundle onto the bow of the boat.

The dull sound of the bundle falling to the ground proved its weight. This was the savings of Lu Bing during his decades in charge of the Jinyiwei. Even if he didn't say it, one could tell how valuable it was.

Lu Bing, the commander-in-chief of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, the "King of Hell" and "butcher" who frightened the world, was the person closest to Zhu Zaizhen besides his mother. I believe the same is true for the person in Prince Yu's Mansion.

Zhu Zaizhen's eyes were red and tears welled up in his eyes: "Tell Uncle Lu that I will be back!"

Zhu Qi took two steps back and replied, "I obey your command!"

The fleet set sail again.

Zhu Qi knelt on one leg and said loudly: "Farewell, Your Majesty!"

The prince's grand trip abroad was like the calm flow of the Grand Canal in early winter, with only a slight ripple on the surface.

King Jing's fleet sailed southward from the capital, carrying the king's unshakable will, the emperor's expectations and the court's hopes.

……

Datong Town.

After counting and recording for such a long time, the Jinyiwei dug three feet into the ground and almost turned the entire Xishan upside down, and finally they had a more detailed calculation of the Shanxi merchants' wealth over a thousand years.

In order to carry the wealth of the Shanxi merchants, the Embroidered Uniform Guard filled three large granaries. Gold, silver, and copper coins, the least valuable things, were randomly spilled on the ground.

More than ten thousand messengers in brocade uniforms guarded the three money warehouses strictly to ensure that not even a fly was let in. They took turns guarding them twelve hours a day and night to prevent anyone from getting close.

Even outside Qiancang, Governor Xuanda cooperated by mobilizing three large camps and 16,800 soldiers from the border towns of Xuanfu and Datong to add a line of defense.

Anyone approaching will be warned first. Anyone who does not leave or continues to approach the money warehouse will be killed without mercy.

During these days, there were no people who did not heed the warnings, but there were many wild beasts and livestock who did not heed the warnings. This place was close to the mountains and forests, so it was normal for wild beasts and livestock to break in. After the soldiers of the three camps shot them to death, they asked the kitchen to add more meals with tears in their eyes.

Hearing that the Jinyiwei had almost settled their accounts, Wang Chonggu, the governor of Xuanda, who was discussing with the court's newly appointed General Zhaoyong when Han Naji would leave the border, immediately set off to come over.

By the way, General Zhaoyong also brought Hanaji here. They have surrendered to the Ming Dynasty for so long, so before leaving the border, General Zhaoyong would be given a little shock from the Ming Dynasty.

When Hannaki saw the warehouses and valleys full of treasures, he knelt down in glory.

There is no need for candlelight here, these treasures are the light!
"Changsheng... Your Majesty, how much money is this?" After Han Naji accepted the title conferred by the Ming Dynasty, he changed his belief in Changshengtian to His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Subconsciously, it was difficult to change the habit for a while, but he reacted quickly and changed Changshengtian to Your Majesty Changsheng.

Lu Bing appeared from the two stunned people and whispered stealthily, "One billion taels of silver!"

(End of this chapter)