This time the old emperor brought Chen Decai, Shen Zhiyi, Zhang Sheren, the Minister of Works, the Minister of Personnel, the Minister of War, Chen Shilang of Rites, the Minister of Revenue, the Lieutenant General of Qianwu Guards, and the Dragon Scale Guards in secret.
After finalizing the list, the old emperor began to look at the map, deciding where to go first.
【The Eighth Princess is here. 】
The old emperor raised his head, looked at the look in Chen Decai's eyes, and waved his hand, saying, "Let someone in."
"Father, my daughter wants to go too."
No one saw it, but everyone heard the Eighth Princess' voice first.
The eighth princess was panting, obviously having run all the way here.
The old emperor asked someone to pour a cup of tea for the eighth princess.
"Sit down. You're panting so hard that I can't understand what you're saying."
"Father, your daughter will also go on the southern tour with you."
"What are you going to do?"
The old emperor did not refuse directly, but was curious about what the girl was going to do with him.
[What else can I do? Of course I should avoid blind dates. ]
The old emperor looked up, somewhat disapproving.
Shen Zhiyi said that the Eighth Princess' biological mother didn't have much time left, and this child was only thinking about escaping, which was really unfilial.
[Haha, the old emperor didn't think that the eighth princess's mother didn't have much time left. The imperial physician took her mother's pulse some time ago and found that it was a misdiagnosis. It was really weird. The eighth princess happened to see this scene, so she refused to continue the blind date no matter what.]
The corners of the old emperor's mouth twitched violently.
When people are speechless, they will really laugh out loud.
There are actually imperial doctors in the palace who can make misdiagnoses, and there are actually such wastes kept in the palace.
Fire him, must fire him.
The Eighth Princess laughed awkwardly, came over cautiously, and pointed at Shen Zhiyi quietly with her right hand.
"Father, take me with you, it will be more convenient."
The old emperor looked at Shen Zhiyi, then at the Eighth Princess, and agreed without much hesitation.
"But let me make it clear first. I plan to keep a low profile this time. If you can't stand the hardship, you'd better leave as soon as possible."
"How could that be!"
The Eighth Princess was so happy at the thought of being able to avoid one blind date banquet after another that she wanted to jump up on the spot.
[Oh, the old emperor actually agreed to the Eighth Princess's request. With the Eighth Princess's lust for pleasure, she will definitely not be able to hold on for long.]
The Eighth Princess secretly waved her little fist at Shen Zhiyi.
How come she couldn't hold on much longer?
She wanted to prove it to Shen Zhiyi.
The old emperor was also a man of action.
After preparing the list and the places we wanted to go, we set off quickly.
Shen Zhiyi was so excited that she didn’t even fall asleep all night.
She had already thought about it, and the scene when the old emperor set out would definitely be spectacular.
Who would have thought that when people arrived, there were only a few horse-drawn carriages and some people who looked like bodyguards pulling carriages carrying goods.
Very low-key, super low-key.
Shen Zhiyi was disappointed.
【this? 】
【That’s it?】
[Is this the emperor's tour? ]
The eighth princess came over silently, her face not looking very good either.
"The Minister of Personnel said that everything should be kept simple because there is no money."
Shen Zhiyi was silent for a second.
[I knew it, it must be that stingy guy's idea! ]
The new Minister of Personnel looked at the old emperor silently.
Haha, he was really wronged, this was clearly what the old emperor said himself.
"Okay, why are you still standing outside like an idiot?"
After the old emperor spoke, everyone quickly got on the carriage.
Shen Zhiyi remained silent. This had nothing to do with the grand scene she had imagined.
[Is the old emperor really that poor? Not really, right?]
Old Emperor: As for that!
I don't know if he has such a big country to support. It's just a long journey, so naturally he will save as much as possible.
On the surface, this trip was to check the condition of the canal, but in reality the old emperor wanted to understand the situation underneath.
The old emperor thought of the night when the prince had just returned from Jiangnan.
——
"Dad, I think we have forgotten the common people over the years."
"explain."
"Dad, although my son's time in Jiangnan was not long, I heard the complaints of the local people against the local officials."
The old emperor was puzzled and said, "Didn't I replace a group of people?"
"Of course I dare not do anything when I am in the spotlight, but once the storm is over, who knows if I will become the same as those grassroots officials before?"
——
The old emperor thought about it for a long time that day. Although he added another exam to the imperial examination later, he was still a little worried.
If such widespread corruption has occurred more than 20 years after the founding of the People's Republic of China, how long can Daye last?
So on the surface the emperor was going to the south to inspect the situation of the canal, but in reality the old emperor intended to see the situation in the counties across the country.
The first stop is He County.
Compared with other nearby counties, He County can be described as relatively poor.
There is no good road, and there is no good inn.
As luck would have it, it happened to rain heavily, so the group decided to stay in the inn for a while longer.
“This feeling is really nostalgic.”
The old emperor stood in front of the window, watching the drizzle falling on the ground and the muddy road churning up mud. In short, going out in this weather was not a good choice.
"Dad, the county magistrate here is just a freeloader, why doesn't he build any roads?"
The eighth princess looked at the muddy road outside with disdain.
It was so muddy that it even soiled her favorite skirt.
"Oh, then you can pay for the repairs of He County."
The eighth princess stopped talking, and the old emperor killed her.
Shen Zhiyi held back his laughter and recorded this scene unceremoniously.
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