The queen mother, the eldest prince, the third prince, Master Daoyan, the British public Zhang Fu and other people who stayed in Beiping will arrive in Beijing today.
Zhu Di issued an order to take a special day off, and the Manchu Dynasty went to Yanziji to welcome the queen across the river.
In fact, Zhu Di ascended the throne in June, if Concubine Xu and others went south immediately, it would not have taken so long to arrive, but in the past four years, Beiping and Yongping have been under the direct control of Yanwangfu.
Today, it is said that Yanziji welcomes the queen not only in the civil and military officials of the court, but also to the officials, Shilin celebrities, honorable ministers, relatives of the emperor, including monks, nuns and Taoists to come, these monks are not only to welcome the mother of the country, but also to welcome Daoyan, Daoyan monk was appointed as the monk Lu Si Zuo Shanshi, in charge of the world's monks, the monasteries and Taoist temples in Beijing naturally want to send people to greet each other, people from all walks of life are coming from the capital one after another, Yanziji has been crowded.
Fortunately, although Ji Gang, who was in charge of security affairs, was presiding over such a big event for the first time, all aspects were arranged in an orderly manner, and he had divided different areas in advance, and all kinds of people who came to greet him were waiting in different places according to their identities, so that although it was crowded, the order was also orderly.
On the wharf, the Ministry of Rites has set up a colorful shed for three feet and six, the red silk is hung high, the flag is fluttering, and the singing, dancing and vocal music are all in place.
Because considering that the length of waiting time is difficult to determine, and it is inevitable that there are some weak old and sick people in the people who greet the queen, I am afraid that they will not be able to stand for too long, and there are many sheds on both sides of the road, allowing those who wait to sit and wait, and there is tea in the shed.
The second highness Zhu Gaoxu appeared, he usually wears arrow sleeves and dresses as a martial artist, but today he is dressed very solemnly, wearing a winged crown, wearing a red-colored robe with a disc collar and narrow sleeves, and a rhino horn jade belt around his waist, his thick eyebrows and big eyes are still heroic, but his demeanor has become very calm.
He kept walking in various sheds, smiling and greeting the princes and ministers he knew and didn't know, and while walking, the jade pendants of the two sides on the jade belt were only slightly shaking, so old, so calm and condensed, many old ministers saw it in their eyes, and nodded secretly.
Zhu Gaoxu is still martial, in addition to being able to recruit veterans with strong martial arts skills can make him admire and convinc, he will be respectful and cordial when he meets, and he doesn't pay much attention to other people, but now he doesn't know if it's because his mother is about to come from Yanjing, or for what reason, he has become polite, and he is very polite to meritorious heroes, imperial relatives and even civil and military officials, such a modest and polite attitude has naturally won the favor of many people who have met the second prince for the first time.
"Your Highness, you are here, the commander of the brocade guard is looking for you."
Zhu Gaoxu had just come out of a tent to comfort some old ministers, and he bumped into a brocade guard officer head-on.
"Oh" Zhu Gaoxu also knew that Jinyiwei was solely responsible for arranging the safety of the entire welcoming ceremony today, I don't know what Ji Gang was looking for him, he asked where Ji Gang was, and walked over, and the Jinyi Qianhu immediately gestured to the crowd, and then continued to check the security and defense as if nothing happened.
In the corner of the wharf, there is a tent, which is the temporary command place of Ji Gang, and the arrangements and dispatches of thousands of Praetorian Guards and Jinyi Guards are all issued orders from here one by one, and any disturbances in various places are also directly reported here to ensure that the entire welcoming ceremony does not make the slightest mistake.
However, at this time, the queen's honor guard had not yet arrived on the other side, and she was not in a hurry for a while, and Ji Gang also went out of the tent to inspect the scene in person, and only two people were left on duty in the tent.
These two people, one is called Zhu Tu and the other is Ji Younan, both of whom were henchmen who were personally picked up by Ji Gang after taking over the Jinyi Guard.
At present, Ji Gang is still expanding the Jinyi Guard, and there are a total of eight henchmen raised by him, in addition to Zhu Tu and Ji Younan, there is also Wang Qian, who is looking for Zhu Gaoxu, as well as Yuan Jiang, Zhuang Jing, Li Kunchun, Zhong Canghai, Gao Xiang, eight thousand households, known as the Eight King Kongs of Beizhen.
As for Liu Yujue's side, it is far less majestic than Ji Gang's side, Liu Yujue is only Nanzhenfu, one level lower than Ji Gang, and is mainly responsible for the internal military discipline and justice of Jinyiwei, and his external authority is not as good as that of Beizhen Fuda, so there are only two thousand households, that is, Chen Dong and Ye An, these two people were also given a nickname by the captains of Jinyi, called the second general of Nanzhen.
The two of them sat lazily in the tent and ate tea with the tent half-draped.
The last time Emperor Yongle ascended the throne, they didn't have the luck to see that grand scene, and this was the first time they saw all the leading figures in the entire Jinling City go out together, and the two of them couldn't help but talk about this grand event.
"Zhu Tu, just now I went out to inspect a circle, and I heard a few ministers discussing, saying that the emperor welcomed Niangniang back to the palace and immediately canonized as the queen, but the eldest son of the emperor has been the prince of Yan for more than 20 years, and now the emperor is sitting in the world, it is logical that Wang Shizi should be promoted to the crown prince, but the emperor did not mention this matter at all this time, do you say that the emperor has the mind of Yi Chu" Zhu Tu pursed his lips and said to Ji Younan: "I said Lao Ji, you are idle, the emperor is not easy to save, take your errand as a good thing, it is better than anything else, this kind of idle grinding teeth, don't talk about it." ” Ji Younan said: "I said, why don't you use your brain, I heard that our emperor's eldest son is surnamed benevolent, and likes elegant things such as piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, poetry and songs, you said that if such a prince becomes the emperor, see if our Jinyi Wei can be pleasing to the eye In the first few years, our Jinyi Wei mixed like a grandson, who was caught and who nodded his head, and the yamen was so desolate that he could support his family, isn't it because Emperor Jianwen doesn't look down on our Jinyi guards?"
At this time, Zhu Gaoxu had already walked to the tent, and was about to lift the curtain to enter, when he heard the conversation between the two, he stood there quietly, but the two in the tent seemed to be chatting and didn't notice it.
Zhu Tu said: "So what, who does the emperor want to be the prince, let's manage it badly Right now, our Jinyi Wei is being favored, just follow Master Ji and make a fortune, what do you care about so much?"
Ji Younan said: "People have no long-term concerns, but they must have near-term worries."
Lord Ji also asked people about the emperor's intentions in this regard, and the adults also made calculations in their hearts, but I don't know if His Royal Highness has the ambition to compete for the succession, His Royal Highness has a very high prestige in the army, if he is willing to show his banner, the generals and relatives will definitely join forces, and our adults estimate it. ” Zhu Tu said categorically: "It's impossible, it's been this rule for thousands of years, and whoever can mess with the emperor can't."
The emperor thinks which one is good, which one is not messed up, from now on, the royal family still has a quiet day, each generation of princes is not all gangs and factions, even if the qualifications of the eldest son of a certain generation are mediocre, but it is not so mediocre that the qualifications of the eldest son of each generation are mediocre, this is better than the desperate infighting of each generation of princes, so ah, even if it is not the best way, it has become the best way, and the emperor has to do this."
Ji Younan shook his head and said, "I can't see it."
Our emperor is not the eldest son.
Further up, the Yuan people are barbarians, there is no need to mention it, the second emperor of the Song Dynasty, the eldest son of the second emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the eldest son of the second emperor of the Sui Dynasty, the eldest son of the emperor, our emperor, is equivalent to rebuilding the founding king of the world, this country hehe" Zhu Gaoxu was thrilled when he heard it, and then he heard Ji Gang's voice in the distance: "Second Highness, are you here?"
At the door, Zhu Gaoxu turned around, and saw Ji Gang running over from afar, so he smiled calmly: "Oh, I heard that you are looking for this king, I was afraid that there was something important, so I came to ask for news, but I just arrived at the tent, but I didn't expect you to come back from outside." ” In the tent, Ji Younan and Zhu Tu hurriedly rushed out to see, Zhu Gaoxu carried them out of the corner of his eye, and saw their happiness on their faces, as if he thought that he had not heard their conversation.
Ji Gang arranged this bureau when he tested his mind, and when he saw that he didn't know what the other party had heard, he didn't scold him, and he already knew it in his heart, so he smiled and said: "The minister got the news sent from the other side, and the queen's car will take more than an hour to arrive at the earliest, I wanted to inform His Highness, tell His Highness not to worry, there is nothing urgent, since His Royal Highness has arrived, please come in and drink a cup of tea and rest." ” "It's okay" Zhu Gaoxu smiled and said: "Okay, in the past, you and I served our father and emperor in the army together, born and died together, sharing joys and sorrows, since we came to Beijing, we haven't been together for a long time." ” Ji Gang also smiled: "Yes, the minister has always admired His Highness's bravery, but unfortunately when he was in the army, he has never had time to be close to His Highness, if it is decided today, but His Highness has become a prince, and it is inconvenient for the minister" Zhu Gaoxu glared at him and said: "What do you know now, this king has always cared little about those red tapes, and when he is free in the future, just come to my mansion, let's ride horses and shoot arrows, eat and drink." ” Ji Gang smiled even happier: "That minister is going to bother him a lot, hehe, Your Highness, please" "Ki-sama, please" The two of them went one after the other, and then they entered the tent.
At this time, there were still all kinds of officials in the capital rushing to Yanziji.
Xia Xun went on horseback, such a short distance must be reached, so he didn't get up so early and in a hurry, he got up early in the morning to practice boxing and sword practice as usual, ate breakfast, washed and stopped, then took eight guards, rode out of the house, and went on the road with a good ride.
The place where Xia Xun lived was a private residence of Wang Yuma, not near the main road, so after coming out of the house, he directly copied the alley.
When Xia Xun walked out of the alley with eight guards, suddenly a small sedan chair flew over, followed by two families in green clothes and small hats on the left and right.
The alley was already narrow, and the sedan chair ran like this, blocking Xia Xun's way, and Xia Xun's guards immediately reprimanded.
To be continued: