"Brother Zhu, I don't know whether to say it or not."

"Oh, Brother Liu, but it's okay."

Zhu Cilang put away his sword and said with a smile.

"Brother Zhu should be a general, right?"

Liu Qubing pressed his voice very low, only he and Zhu Cixuan could hear it.

Zhu Cilang was slightly stunned and immediately understood what the other party meant.

Yes, if I were not a general, I could not explain why I had so many muskets and crossbows.

"You know and I know this, and you must not tell others."

"I know."

Liu Qubing was very happy to learn that his judgment was correct.

"With a loyal minister like General Zhu, I believe that the court will one day wipe out Jiannu and restore Liaodong!"

Liu Qubing clenched his fists tightly: "Everything is for the Ming Dynasty and for the Emperor!"

Zhu Cilang's expression stagnated, his lips opened and said, "Everything is for the Ming Dynasty and for the Emperor!"

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After leaving Liujiazhuang, Zhu Ciying and his party went smoothly. He arrived outside Huai'an Prefecture two days later.

Huai'an Prefecture belongs to Nanzhili, with nine counties under the jurisdiction of Shanyang, Qinghe, Yancheng, Andong, Taoyuan, Muyang, Ganyu, Suining, Suqian, and Haizhou and Pizhou. The residence has a total of 19,25 households and 96,33 households.

Of course, this is the statistical data from the sixth year of Wanli. There were some increases and decreases in the Chongzhen period, so it was generally accurate.

The capital was in Shanyang County, and the Governor of the Grain Transport was also located in this county. Huai'an City is located between Shenjing and Nanjing, and is an important hub on the Grand Canal of Beijing and Hangzhou. Therefore, the Ming court established the Governor of the Grain Transport and the Prime Minister for the Grain Transport Transport Transport.

Zhu Cilang knew that the current governor of the canal transportation was Lu Zhenfei. At this time, Lu Zhenfei also had the title of governor of Huai'an, and he was well-deservedly in the top leader of this region.

Zhu Cilang had a high opinion of Lu Zhenfei. After the destruction of the Hongguang court in the original history, this person was able to follow Emperor Longwu Zhu Youjian to resist the Qing Dynasty. He was also one of the few civil officials with great character in the Ming Dynasty.

This is also the reason why Zhu Cixuan chose to come to Huaian directly. At this time, the four towns had not yet been formed, and there were loyal people like Lu Zhenfei in Huaian, so the general situation was still good.

The geographical location of Huai'an Prefecture City is extremely important. It is located in the north of the Huai River, the Yongji River in the southwest, the Sheyang Lake in the southeast, and the Maluo Township, Miaowan Town and Yangzhai Township three inspection departments, which can be said to be a key step.

Unlike ordinary four-sided cities, Huai'an is a pattern of three cities that are arranged side by side by side by side by side by city.

The old city is eleven miles in circumference, and the city is thirty feet high, with four gates. The east gate is called Guanfeng, the south gate is called Yingyuan, the west gate is called Wangyun, and the north gate is called Chaozong. There are four buildings, three corner towers, fifty-three nests, and two thousand nine hundred and sixty castles on the city.

The new city is seven miles and twenty feet long and two eight feet high. It has five city gates. The east gate is called Wangyang, the west gate is called Lanyuan, the south gate is called Yingxun, and the north gate is called Hongji. On the west side of the Great North Gate, there is a small north gate called Daichen Gate, and there are four other corner towers, forty-eight nests and 1,200 castles of pheasants.

Liancheng is between the two cities of the new and old, with a length of 256 feet in the east and 225 feet in the west, with a height of 145 feet in the city. The city is 167 feet in the middle and thickened by 45 feet in the middle. The city is 67 feet in height and thickened by 45 feet in size. The city tower is four large and small. The city gate in the southeast is called Tianqu Gate, the city gate in the northeast is called Fucheng Gate, the city gate in the southwest is called Chengcheng Gate, and the city gate in the northwest is also called Tianqu Gate, and the 620 castles of the scepter are 620 castles.

The three cities are combined, with a circumference of seventeen miles and an area of ​​about four square kilometers.

The old city was first built in the Tang Dynasty, while the new city was built by Shi Wenbing, the army of Zhang Shicheng in the late Yuan Dynasty, north of the old city.

As for Liancheng, it was built in the 39th year of Jiajing.

At that time, Japanese pirates in the southeast were raging and invaded Huai'an several times. In order to prevent Japanese attacks, Zhang Huan, the Censor of the Cao Transportation Commission, submitted a report to the court, connecting the northeast corner of the original old city to the southeast corner of the new city, and built a Liancheng, connecting the old and new cities, also known as Jiacheng.

At this point, the basic pattern of the three cities of Huai'an City has been formed.

Zhu Cilang couldn't help but be amazed when he saw such a majestic city.

Most of the government offices in Huai'an Prefecture are concentrated in the old city. Zhu Cixuan and his party come from the north. If you want to enter the old city, you have to pass through the new city and Liancheng first.

They entered the city from Hongji Gate, the north gate of the new city, and all the way through the new city, Liancheng, then went to the old city through the north gate of the old city and entered the old city, and headed straight to the governor's office.

The Governor's Office is located in the north of the old city of Huai'an City and slightly south of the government office.

There are quite a few yamen in Huai'an City, including Shanyang County, Huai'an Government, Governor's Office, the Grain Transport Governor's Office, and the Standing Inspectorate.

Now Lu Zhenfei serves as the governor of the canal transportation and the governor of Huai'an, but it is said that he lives in the governor's yamen.

This is understandable. After all, the canal was interrupted several times at this time, and it took very little energy to spend on the canal transportation. Lu Zhenfei must have spent most of his energy on supervising the military and political affairs of Huai'an.

Zhu Cixuan knew that in the original historical time and space, Huai'an was the first to get the news of the fall of Shenjing. On the eighth day of the April 19th, Lu Zhenfei announced the news to the officials and gentry under the rule according to the Tang newspaper.

Later, when officials in Nanjing stayed in the capital also learned the news, they all had bad ideas, hoping to gain the goal of supporting the vassal kings.

Now that Zhu Cilang has broken through the capital, it is naturally impossible for these political speculators to do whatever they want. As long as he, the real prince, is the Taoist throne and the unquestionable successor of the throne.

Zhu Cixuan's knowledge of Lu Zhenfei came more from historical books. In this life, he only read Lu Zhenfei's name several times from the newspaper, but he had never seen him. Of course, before he traveled through time in the 17th year of Chongzhen, Zhu Cixuan didn't know whether the prince of the East Palace had seen Lu Zhenfei.

However, it doesn't matter if you have seen it before. Zhu Cilang carried the Eastern Palace seal with him, which was enough to prove his identity. Lu Zhenfei was absolutely loyal to the imperial family. With his support, Zhu Cilang could arrive in Nanjing safely.

"My master, there is the governor's office ahead."

The eunuch Liu Chuanzong said carefully.

Zhao Xin, the head of the Eastern Palace Guard, also said: "Young Master, let's go in with you."

This title was specifically emphasized by Zhu Cilang. At first, Zhao Xin often called His Highness, which was too dangerous, so Zhu Cilang ordered him to call him the prince only.

Zhu Cilang let out a long breath and calmed down and said, "If you act according to the opportunity, you may not be able to deal with those guards."

Liu Chuanzong and Zhao Xin nodded together.

The group walked to the Governor's Office, and indeed several guards came forward.

Seeing that Zhu Ciyang was dressed in luxurious clothes and had a good temperament, they did not dare to scold him rashly, and said carefully: "What is the price for this young man to come to the Governor's Office?"

Zhu Cilang smiled and said, "I am the nephew of Futai University. I was ordered by my father to come to visit Futai University."

The two soldiers became more and more respectful when they heard that Zhu Cilang was the nephew of Governor Lu.

"Should you wait, I'll report it."

One of the soldiers hugged Zhu Cilang and turned around and entered the governor's yamen.

A short while, a man wearing a navy blue cloud patterned Sushi robe walked towards Zhu Cilang. Behind him was the soldier who went to inform him.

The man was not too tall, with a slightly fat figure, and a very rich face.

Zhu Ciyang was thinking that this person would not be Governor Lu, but the man was the first to speak: "I am Lu An, my family's disciple. How dare you ask what the young master calls me?"

He was very respectful and had a smile on his lips.

Zhu Cilang was stunned for a moment, "The sect official?" This guy is just a sect official? The sect official is wearing silk clothes, and he is so handsome!

He cleared his throat and said, "Wangsheng's surname is Zhu, who comes from the capital. I'll ask the old man to report it."

The official of the sect nodded slightly and turned around.

Zhu Cilang was not in a hurry and stood there quietly waiting.

After about a cup of tea, the official ran out panting, with a smile on his face: "Young Master, please come in, please come in quickly."

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Chapter completed!