Chapter 666: Joyful

The yamen set an example and the merchants became accomplices. Quanzhou's tossing momentum obviously did not pass so quickly. The holiday originally scheduled for three days was ahead of schedule two days ago. The entire Quanzhou suddenly became idle from tension, but it was not so easy to have to be idle.

At dawn, the servant took the gong to the street and started calling people. Although there was no corvee service in Quanzhou, there was something to be done in the yamen, and everyone was willing to go there, so they just walked around the street and immediately followed a lot of young and strong people. Most of these people were looking at the excitement, but the yamen were very serious, rolling up their sleeves and constantly giving guidance in the storm. The people of XXX were standing here, seeing the imperial carriage coming, and instructing them not to be disturbed.

Everyone also thought it was just a fun thing, not a conscript to repair bridges and roads, but they all agreed with laughter.

"Be serious, be serious. This is the matter of Lord Master Mansion in person. It is not a joke on the street. It is related to the future of our regent. If something goes wrong, everyone will be in trouble together." Seeing their appearance, the servants immediately raised their faces and began to scold them.

The lively crowd then calmed down a little. Some were still smiling, some were shaking their heads, and some were shouting: "Tiger head, tiger head, be careful, come back!"

The officers got angry and shouted, "No one is allowed to bring their children out at that time, they look like they are..."

Some old men also moved a teahouse, sat at the door, brewed a pot of fragrant tea and drank it slowly. When they saw this, they shook their heads and murmured: "What's this like? The last emperor of the Shenzong rebelled was not this kind of trouble..."

Some people are happy and some are worried, but there is no big complaint from the people. Anyway, they just join in the fun. Each workshop is treated as a job and let everyone take a vacation. If you can still join in the fun with your wages, why not? Although there are many laughs, everyone knows that it is related to the auxiliary government and even the maritime government, and it is very likely that they will destroy their jobs, so they are all careful and the officers will practice all the tasks assigned by them.

In an instant, the whole city was singing and dancing, and the opera troupe invited from Fuzhou and even Panyu, Guangnan, arrived in a hurry. They were all transported directly by the Clippers, without delay at all. They started to form formations when they arrived at the site. They were all drafted and there was no mistake at all.

Wu Wencai was so tired that he couldn't straighten his waist. The King of Governors was relaxed. In a word, he was the one who ran around. After a while, he finally took a break and heard that the opera troupe was coming, he rushed to see it. He returned to the mansion in the middle of the night. He said that the stone statue had been almost carved, and Wu Wencai went again, but this time he came back, his face was a little bad, and he wanted to slap Ma Yinglong to death on the spot. Ma Yinglong sent him back in person, looking worried, and probably felt that he was inappropriate.

Wu Wencai asked Ma Tai to sit down in the front hall and asked someone to pour tea. Then he started pouring bitter water: "Ma Tai, that stone statue...oh..."

Cold sweat oozed on Ma Yinglong's forehead: "Time is too short, so I can only do this. Please ask Lord Wu to take care of him."

Wu Wencai took a sip of tea and said, "This is not a matter of whether I am taking care of it or not. It must be done with the emperor and the auxiliary government. Let it go... Now the matter has to be driven to the shelves. You can call someone overnight and erect the stone statue to the square."

Ma Yinglong nodded, looked at Wu Wencai, and said carefully: "I heard that this is related to Your Highness and the Prince's competition for favor and credit, I don't know..."

Wu Wencai couldn't help but smile bitterly: "The news you heard is nothing but nonsense. Your Highness is just doing his best to make the emperor happy. Alas... I haven't touched his temper yet, so what does he want? I can't figure it out..."

Ma Yinglong said seriously: "Mr. Wu, please tell you the truth today. If Your Highness wants to... I, Ma, dare to follow the dragon. Not only Quanzhou, but also the entire Fujian Road, they are willing to go through fire and water for Your Highness."

The word "Long" is really disobedient to the extreme, which is simply a rebellious thing. However, Ma Yinglong said solemnly and happened to talk about Wu Wencai's worries. Wu Wencai and Ma Yinglong have been colleagues for many years. He knew his temperament and said lightly: "Don't say these words randomly, be careful."

Ma Yinglong's voice became louder: "Don't worry, Lord Wu, it was because of Lord Wu that the subordinate dared to say that if someone else had no taboos."

This means that we are wearing a pair of pants. Wu Wencai couldn't help but smile and said, "Since you want to serve, you should prepare early. You are the prefect. You should know that the grain transported from sea ships over the years has been piled up in the official warehouse. Now these official warehouses are full. In the past, they were sold to other road governments for money, but now... build more warehouses to store, and there is no need to sell them again."

Quanzhou is different from other road governments. The imperial court has strict control over the warehouses and grains in various places. The so-called strong, dry and weak branches almost all the grain collected from the local area must be transported to Bianjing on time. If there is a disaster, the court will send it out from Bianjing at the discretion. However, Quanzhou's grain is extremely abundant, because these grains are not taxes, but rice transported from all over the Southeast Asian region, so naturally there is no need to be handed over to the court. Therefore, the food stored here is not under Bianjing. You must know that because a certain tariff is exempted from transporting rice, almost all ships go out to sea will bring goods out, but when they come back, most of them are willing to bring slow-ship rice back. After all, there is no strange goods in the Southeast Asian region. Some rare products such as ivory have become common now, so it is more practical to transport rice.

These rice are purchased by the government at the official price and then tried to sell them everywhere. However, there has been no disaster recently, and there is too much rice in the warehouse. A few days ago, Ma Yinglong was still anxious about this matter.

After hearing what Wu Wencai said, Ma Yinglong immediately understood his intentions and immediately said: "The official understands. Once the matter assigned by the auxiliary king is over, he will prepare immediately."

Wu Wencai sighed and said to Ma Yinglong: "Master Ma, you and I are not outsiders. We follow the Assistant King to do things in order to be happy and satisfied. In the past, I have held so many official positions, but now I am wasting my time. Only in this Naval Government Office can I know that I can do so many things, and every move can affect the careers of so many people. Therefore, I have the same meaning as those of the Naval Chamber of Commerce. The Naval Government must not be abolished, and I will fight with whoever abolishes the Naval Government. Now the attitude of the Auxiliary King is still ambiguous, but we cannot relax and we must always prepare for the future."

Ma Yinglong said solemnly: "What Lord Wu said is reasonable. What the lower officials think is the same as Lord Wu. The maritime government cannot be abolished. Whoever abolishes the lower officials will be irreconcilable with him."

The two of them talked for a while, and Ma Yinglong thought that tomorrow would be the day when His Majesty went on a tour, so he no longer delayed and said, "Sir, say goodbye. If you have any questions, please leave it for tomorrow before you can talk about it."

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The next morning, the weather was clear and cloudless.

Chen Ao got up early in the morning and was full of energy. He was a little excited when he thought of taking Zhao Ji on a tour today. He suddenly realized that what is the use of being sad? Since God is destined, how could Chen Lengzi cry? It's too unreasonable. Instead of doing this, it's better to spend more time with his elders and close friends to have a good time. If you drink today, you will be drunk today, and you will be sad tomorrow.

After dressing, An Ning tied a belt for Chen Ao and said sadly: "Do you really want me to go? I always want to see my father?"

Chen Ao whispered to comfort her: "You have gone, but it will make him feel sad. Today I will make him happy."

An Ning bit her lip and responded. Her originally plump and plump figure had lost weight a little, and she felt a little bit more skinny. She looked at Chen Ao with tears in her eyes: "Then go quickly, don't delay."

Chen Ao had no time to comfort her, so he quickly went out and rushed to the palace. When he arrived at the palace, even Yang Jian was wearing new clothes and forced a smile: "Chen Ao... Your Majesty is waiting for you."

Chen Ao smiled and said, "My father-in-law, today is a happy day. Why are you smiling bitterly? Come on, give me another smile to my son-in-law, so you should be more beautiful."

Yang Jian grinned.

Chen Ao had a stern face and said, "Smile another one."

Yang Jian cried and said, "Don't you take the life of a family?"

Chen Ao didn't dare to make a fuss anymore and quickly entered the bedroom. At this time, Zhao Ji was sitting on a cushioned bench, allowing the eunuch behind him to comb his hair. When he saw Chen Ao coming, his eyes were still on the bronze mirror. Seeing himself aging in his teenage years after he was sick, a trace of helplessness and vicissitudes flashed in his dark eyes.

He trembled slightly and said thinly, "Come..."

Chen Ao leaned over.

Zhao Ji forced out a few bitter smiles and said, "I was so handsome and romantic when I was at your age. Unfortunately, time has never forgiven people. Looking back now, it really makes people feel moved."

Chen Ao said happily: "What do you want to do in this? Today is a good day. Look at the sun outside, you are waiting for His Majesty to go out."

Zhao Ji showed a little smile and urged the eunuch to put a crown on him. The eunuch had a little quick hand and feet. Zhao Ji had no strength to talk to Chen Ao. Chen Ao naturally made a good speech, which made Zhao Ji cough and laugh, and said, "I haven't had much time to be tossed by you like this."

Chen Ao said seriously: "Instead of persevering and suffering with pain, it is better to just have a few days of enjoyment. Why should you take life and death to heart? Your Majesty, you are obsessed with it."

This kind of words is a rude thing, but Chen Ao said it very well. Zhao Ji repeatedly said it, just to have a few days of pleasure, his face turned a little rosy, and said, "Yes, I'll just have a few days of pleasure, even if I die, I'll have a close eye."

After wearing the Tiantian crown, several eunuchs put on robes on Zhao Ji and putting on this new dragon robe, Zhao Ji finally regained his spirits. He had already prepared a custom-made wheelchair car, and the wheels were supported by a canopy on the head, which was used as a windshield. In order to reduce bumps, cotton wool and silk were wrapped around the wheels, and even the seats were cushions for comfort.

Chen Ao personally helped Zhao Ji into a wheelchair with a few eunuchs. Zhao Ji sat on it and couldn't help but smile a little reluctantly: "This car is good, it's more interesting than chasing."

Chen Ao grabbed the handle behind the back, pushed it gently a few times, and asked, "Does Your Majesty feel bumpy?"

Zhao Ji said: "Good...it's very good."

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Chapter completed!