As the era entered the castle era, the entire Zhu Bai territory undoubtedly rose to a new level, reaching a new height.
On the other side.
A day passed, and the news quickly reached Qiongzhou Prefecture.
"What, you said that it's under the rule of His Highness King Qiong?”
Listening to the soldier's report, Wang You, who was originally worried, could not help but be stunned.
His reaction was almost no different from that of Thousand Households Li.
"Yes, that's what the farmers there said!”
"Moreover, from their words and actions, Lord Thousand Households concluded that they are not pirates or barbarians, because they are people of my Ming Dynasty!”
The soldier nodded and carefully reported the matter that the Thousand Households Lord had given him.
"This, this!"
"How is that possible?"
Wang You muttered to himself. He had never thought that he would hear the name of that prince again under such circumstances.
And that King Qiong might really have come to Qiongzhou Prefecture.
But they didn't notice.
Thinking of this, Wang You's heart could not help but thump.
His thoughts started to fluctuate.
However, Wang You quickly took a deep breath and calmed himself down.
That person might not be that prince. Even if he was, they might be able to make up for their mistakes this time.
Thinking of this, he did not hesitate at all and quickly stood up.
Then, they began to mobilize the Hainan Guards.
Although it was very likely that it was that prince, he still had to take precautions. Therefore, he was prepared to bring 500 people to take a look. Adding on the 100 people from before, even if there was an accident, it would be resolved.
However, he had just taken action.
The magistrate of Qiongzhou Prefecture, Wang Qiuhao, rushed over.
"General Wang, did you notice anything wrong?”
Wang Qiuhao said nervously.
He had been paying close attention to Wang You all this time, and he would rush over as soon as he made a move.
Seeing Wang Qiuhao's arrival, Wang You cursed at the old fox in his heart. Then, he told him everything that had happened.
He couldn't hide this matter.
It was fine if Wang Qiuhao didn't find out, but if he did, he would still tell him.
"Are you saying that the southern region is very likely to be that prince?”
Wang Qiuhao was also shocked.
"Yes, it's very possible!"
"His Highness boasted during the court meeting half a year ago, and I'm afraid he's currently carrying it out.”
Wang You hesitated for a moment before nodding.
Regarding Zhu Bai's motives and the situation before him, he had a vague guess.
At this moment, he knew what Zhu Bai had said at the court meeting that day.
In one year, he earned 10,000 taels of gold, and in three years, he put down the Japanese pirates.
Although he seemed to be dreaming, the other party had gone missing, and now that he had appeared, and from the information reported by Thousand Li, the other party had already developed to a certain scale, there was a high chance that they were really doing it.
As for how a prince could develop in just a few months…
What a joke, this was a prince.
Moreover, it was said that he was one of the most favored princes of the Emperor.
Wang You didn't believe that his emperor really didn't give him any support.
Even this disappearance could be fake.
His Majesty was deliberately acting.
"It's really that person!"
"Good!"
"General Wang, can I go with you?”
Wang Qiuhao was excited. Then, he looked at Wang You with a questioning look.
"Of course!"
Wang You cursed in his heart, but in the end, he still agreed.
As he agreed.
Then, the two of them quickly set off.
However, due to the addition of the magistrate, the original 500 people were directly expanded to 1,000 by Wang You.
Although he had a guess, it was still just a guess. It was better to be safe than sorry.
1,000 people set off in a mighty manner
With the path they had opened up, it was undoubtedly much easier to reach Zhu Bai's location, or rather, Thousand Housekeeper Li's location. On the third day, the group arrived at Thousand Housekeeper Li's location.
Looking at the bustling gathering place.
There were also farmlands.
Wang Qiuhao and Wang You could not help but widen their eyes.
As the highest-ranking officials of Qiongzhou Prefecture, the two of them knew that it was actually very difficult for Qiongzhou Prefecture to open up farmland.
There were many poisonous insects, snakes, and ants here, and there was also an unimaginable miasma. The people of Ming Dynasty could easily get sick when they entered.
But what did they see?
There were more than a thousand people in the gathering place ahead.
The farmlands stretched for thousands of meters, creating a peaceful scene.
If the two of them weren't sure that they were in Jingzhou and not Jiangnan, they would have suspected that they were in Jiangnan instead of Jingzhou.
"Jingzhou actually has such a rich land.”
Wang Qiuhao muttered to himself.
Rich, that's right, rich.
For local officials like them.
To be more precise, for an official like Wang Qiuhao who was dedicated to the people, such a situation was rich, not gold, silver, and jewelry.
The paddy field was watching this scene.
His heart went from being stunned to being ecstatic.
It was just that at this moment, the time was right.
As everyone arrived, Thousand Householder Li quickly ran out and bowed to the two of them.
"General, Lord Wang!"
Thousand Households Li said respectfully.
How is the situation? Can you confirm that it is really His Highness King Qiong?”
Looking at Thousand Households Li, Wang You didn't stare at the farmland like Wang Qiuhao. Instead, he asked directly.
"It's basically confirmed. If nothing goes wrong, it should be that Highness.”
Thousand Housekeeper Li nodded. He had done a lot in these two days.
He made many inquiries in the village.
The result was the same.
Unless someone was impersonating King Qiong, it was unlikely to be wrong.
As for impersonation.
King Qiong was previously King Xiang. Just like what was said before, in the Qiongzhou Prefecture, other than them, no one else knew of this person.
"Good!"
"Let's go. We'll immediately go and see His Highness.”
Hearing Thousand Households Li's report, Wang You heaved a sigh of relief and said,
Since it had been confirmed, it was inevitable that they would meet him.
Although local officials and vassals were different, they were still vassals, especially in the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, the vassal kings in the early Ming Dynasty were different from other eras. They really had enough real power.
In the third year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang established the vassal system of Ming Dynasty on the basis of drawing lessons from the enfeoffment of the past dynasties. In the third year, the eleventh year and the twenty-fourth year of Hongwu, his twenty-four sons and one grandchild were enfeoffed in the main cities in the border areas and the interior.
But now, there was no such thing as enfeoffment without giving land, nobility without ruling the people, and food without governing.
A vassal king was really just a little worse than a vassal state in the early Han Dynasty.
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