Chapter 240 Break your dog legs!

Author: Potato Sweet Potato Pie

Chapter 240 Break your dog legs!

The Tangfang Ferry on the eastern outskirts of the capital was already bustling with people. There were five merchant ships docked at the dock. These merchant ships were about fifty meters long and twenty or thirty meters wide. They were no different from the treasure ships used by Zheng He when he sailed to the Western Ocean.

method comparison.

But it was enough to be used as a freight. On weekdays, the produced white sugar was transported along the canal to all parts of the world during the Ming Dynasty. Even the Bangzi Kingdom next door was a dumping ground for white sugar.

At this time, countless people carried large and small bags to the ship. Among them were grain purchased from Shuntian Prefecture, herbs purchased from major pharmacies in the capital, and burlap cloth.

Numerous tools, shovels, hemp ropes and other items were also prepared on the ship. With the help of thousands of people, basically everything was loaded onto the ship.

Everything is ready except for the doctor.

To the west in the direction of the capital, one could vaguely see the smoke and dust. There were three people riding horses in front, and a carriage following behind.

When they arrived at the pier and the ferry, several people got off their horses. Xia Yuan was worried. He had really tied up the doctor now.

Moreover, this doctor was also the imperial physician in the palace. More than a dozen imperial physicians were all tied up with ropes and their mouths were stuffed with rags. They were all packed in a carriage, which was packed like a sardine can.

The first time he kidnapped someone, he was still kidnapping the palace doctor who he didn't like. Zhu Houzhao was so excited that he opened the curtain and said, "Come on, bring all the people here to me."

Ship, take it away!”

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

The doctors inside all opened their eyes wide and struggled in the crowd. Their mouths were stuffed with rags and they could only whimper.

I originally came to see His Highness the Crown Prince with a heavy heart, anticipating that I might be kicked again, but I didn't expect that as soon as I entered the gate of the East Palace, many eunuch guards rushed up and tied them up with ropes without saying a word.

They were stuffed with rags and loaded into the carriage.

Now we have to put it on the ship and transport it away

Where to transport it?

No one answered their questions. Only tall and thick men came over one by one, stretched out their thick arms, and pulled these imperial doctors in official uniforms out of the carriage one by one, and then put them on their shoulders and transported them to them like sacks.

on board.

Seeing the imperial doctors being transported one by one to the boat, Liu Jin and Gu Da, who were in charge of driving the carriage, twitched with the corners of their eyes. His Highness the Crown Prince was becoming more and more ridiculous now, even the imperial doctors dared to tie him up.

Zhu Houzhao got on his horse, raised his whip, and said, "Come on, master, let's go back."

"If you don't want to go back, your highness can go back by yourself. I want to get on the boat."

"Get on the boat?" Zhu Houzhao was almost shocked. What are you going to do on the boat?

Xia Yuan ignored him and said solemnly to Wang Shouren: "Bo'an, I know you are confused now. Whether you believe it or not, the ground in Puzhou has probably collapsed. I want to take you with me.

There will definitely be many dangers by then. If you don't want to, go back to the Ministry of Works now."

Wang Shouren had been expressionless since he was called out by the Ministry of Works, but now his expression finally changed slightly, and his pupils shrank slightly.

Earth collapse?

Puzhou collapsed?

Even the imperial court didn't know about this. How did the teacher know about it?

"No, you really want to get on the ship. Do you want to go to the disaster area?" Zhu Houzhao reached out to pull his sleeves, with an indescribable expression on his face, which seemed to be a little excited.

"Yes, go to the disaster area."

Xia Yuan was a little nervous about making this decision at first, but after tying up the imperial doctor today, he made up his mind.

Imperial doctors all have official positions of fifth or sixth rank, and are serious court officials.

What is the crime of kidnapping a court official in the Ming Dynasty Law?

It seems to be a serious crime.

Although Zhu Houzhao ordered the ropes to be tied and the rags to be stuffed, Zhu Houzhao also ordered the carriages to carry these old gangsters.

But this was his own instigation.

Instead of going back and waiting to be punished, it is better to go to the disaster area together. When the news of the collapse of Puzhou reaches the capital, it should not be a crime. Even if it is, no one will care about you at that time.

Secondly, many people who are rushing to the disaster area do not know what the situation is. If there is no one who can talk to them, they will have to turn back when the ship is halfway through and learns about the landslide.

From ancient times to the present, human beings have always maintained an instinctive awe for natural disasters, and are even more afraid of them. There are very few people who can possess a fearless spirit.

What's more, when it comes to earthquake relief, he has more experience than others. He served as a volunteer several times during his college years.

He knows how to avoid aftershocks, how to save people, and how to carry out disaster relief in a systematic way.

The reason for calling Wang Shouren was, of course, because this guy had a very high force value and could protect himself. Natural disasters were accompanied by man-made disasters. With this guy around, he felt somewhat safe.

"Bo'an, are you going or not? Just a word."

"Student, go." Wang Shouren nodded. Although he felt that the collapse of the earth was a bit ridiculous and had some doubts, he still decided to go along.

"Very good. My teacher's love for you has not been in vain."

Xia Yuan was very pleased that he was indeed his first disciple. He then waved his hand and said, "Let's get on the boat."

As soon as he took a step forward, he was stopped by Zhu Houzhao, "No, you have to take me with you, and I will go too."

"What the hell! You are the prince, is that a place you can go? Go back quickly!"

When he said this, Xia Yuan's voice suddenly rose, like a roar, with a meaning that could not be refused. This was a collapse of the earth. If something happened to this dog prince, who could bear this responsibility?

Faced with this sudden roar, Zhu Houzhao was shocked and stunned on the spot.

Seeing his stunned look, Xia Yuan shouted to the two eunuchs again: "You have guarded the prince. If you let him get on the boat, I will break your legs!"

Liu Jin and Gu Dayong looked stern, their hearts trembled, and then they felt resentful. If they broke their legs, they would break their legs. Why are they still dog legs?

Besides, His Highness the Crown Prince is something we can keep under control. However, the ground collapsed.

Did the ground really collapse?

Xia Yuan didn't care about the three masters and servants anymore, turned around and got on the boat with Wang Shouren.

At this time, all kinds of supplies have been loaded, the people who are going have been gathered, someone on the deck has begun to pull up the anchor, and the sail has been hung up.

"Which ship are those doctors on?"

"It's the one carrying the herbs."

"You are quite good at pretending, and you also classify them into categories. Watch out, but don't let these people steal our herbs."

"Sir, don't worry, there will be a dedicated person guarding it and nothing will happen." The steward assured him again and again, and then asked: "Sir, what are we going to do with all these grains, herbs, and those hoes and shovels that we have prepared?"

"Go to disaster relief."

"Disaster relief?"

Xia Yuan nodded, "Yes, disaster relief. The ground in the west collapsed. We are going to provide earthquake relief and serve as volunteers."

The steward's expression immediately changed. Although he didn't quite understand what a volunteer was, he understood the topic of earthquake relief and earthquake relief.

His lips trembled for a while, but he smiled, with a dry smile, "The adults are really good at joking, how could it be the collapse of the ground? I looked at the river. It's calm, yes, it's calm, how can it be?"

It looks like it's falling apart, so these things must be for sale."

Xia Yuan looked at him deeply and suddenly laughed. He reached out and patted his shoulder gently, "Just think I'm joking with you."

After that, he ignored the steward who was still laughing and said, "Set sail!"

As soon as these words were spoken, someone began to wave the flag, and then the anchors of the large ships were pulled up.

Zhu Houzhao was still in a daze, but when he saw the boat moving, he ran towards the side of the boat, "No, I have to go!"

Hearing this, Liu Jin and Gu Dayong were so frightened that they hurriedly grabbed the prince and said, "Your Highness, you can't go. Master Xia just said that it would be a ground collapse. If it really collapses, people will die."

Many people are going to die."

Zhu Houzhao turned around and shouted at the two of them: "What do you know? I am going to suppress the rebellion!"

"Counterinsurgency."

Both of them were stunned. The ground collapsed. How could they counter the rebellion?

Seeing the two people's confused expressions, Zhu Houzhao simply didn't bother to explain to them and didn't understand anything.

Although he had never seen an earthquake before, he didn't know much about what a landslide was. The previous experience was just a tremor on the ground, not even an aftershock.

Zhu Houzhao's understanding of the earthquake was limited to the memorials that came from various places after each earthquake occurred.

Although he hadn't seen it very often, he could remember clearly that every time a landslide occurred somewhere, someone would take advantage of it to start a rebellion and gather people to rebel.

After so many years of studying military formations, I finally found a place to put them to use, but the two eunuchs refused to give in.

Seeing that one ship had left the dock, and even the last one had set off, Zhu Houzhao immediately became anxious.

"Don't drag me, let go immediately! Otherwise, I will break your dog legs!"

As he said this, he struggled and kicked again, knocking the two eunuchs to the ground in two or two strokes, and then rushed towards the dock.

This last ship was carrying grain and had the deepest draft. Zhu Houzhao jumped suddenly and grabbed the side of the ship with his hands. With a strong effort of his arms, he pulled up to the ship.
To be continued...