My father Yong Le Emperor, you let me keep a low profile

Chapter 121 News Enters Beijing!

"Da da da……"

"Get out of the way, 800 miles in a hurry..."

On the fourth day of July in the 12th year of Yongle, early in the morning.

The gate of the imperial city has just been opened, and under the supervision of the city guards, the people are preparing to leave the city and enter the city.

However, as soon as the team lined up, the sound of hurried hooves sounded from a distance, and at the same time there were bursts of angry shouts.

When the officers and soldiers guarding the city heard that the 800-mile speed was urgent, they hurriedly drove the people who were blocking the way aside and made way for them.

"Da da da……"

Several knights ran quickly, and the officers and soldiers guarding the city recognized the cavalry of the [-] Battalion at a glance when they saw the clothes on the opponent's body and the command flag on the back.

It has been half a year since the Three Thousand Battalion went out with His Majesty, and now they are rushing back in such a hurry, it is likely that the war has already come to an end.

As for winning or losing, based on their past experience, it is estimated that it will not be a good result.

In the past, if a big victory was achieved, the messengers would shout the great victory in the north after entering the city, so as to cheer up the hearts of the people.

I didn't shout anything today, maybe the result of the war was not as expected.

The messenger ran all the way, didn't stop when he reached the imperial city, just flashed his token, and rushed in.

Instead of reporting to the prince of the supervisory country, they went to the Yamen of the Ministry of War.

This is what the emperor told him to notify all the bosses first, and then notify the prince, concubine, queen and others after they have gathered to discuss and come up with a result.

"Master Shangshu, hurry up for eight hundred miles!"

Fang Bin, who had just returned from the Xiaochaohui, hadn't finished his tea when a Yuanwailang rushed in with a messenger.

Fang Bin saw the other party's clothes and immediately knew the source of the letter.

He quickly stood up and asked the messenger, "Is there something going on in the north?"

The messenger did not answer, but took out the token given by the old man, and said loudly: "Your Majesty's word of mouth!"

Fang Bin and all the officials present quickly knelt down.

"I respectfully invite Sheng An!"

"Convene all the members of the six cabinet departments to discuss matters at the Ministry of War, and do not notify the prince, concubine or queen."

Hearing this strange order, Fang Bin was puzzled.

If the war fails and something goes wrong, as the prince of the prison, he will naturally be the first to know.

Why not let him come over.

And don't let the princess and queen know.

and many more……

Fang Bin felt a "click" in his heart, and a thing he never dared to think of appeared in his mind.

He looked at the messenger trembling slightly, "Is it..."

However, before he could speak, the messenger said with a cold face: "Fang Shangshu should hurry up and call people, but I can tell you, it's not what you think."

Hearing the messenger's words, Fang Bin secretly breathed a sigh of relief, as long as there is no problem with His Majesty, everything can be dealt with.

Soon the big bosses of the six departments and several cabinet scholars were called over.

After the big guys arrived, they saw the courier who was eating and drinking. He didn't speak, but just sat quietly, waiting for the arrival of others.

Soon the rest of the bosses came in, nodded at each other, and waited quietly for the messenger.

"His Royal Highness is here!"

Seeing that everyone was here, the messenger was about to drive the others out, and was about to tell the big brothers what happened in the north, when the young eunuch shouted outside the door.

The people present hurriedly faced the door and bowed their hands in salute.

"His Royal Highness Jin An!"

Zhu Pangpang, who hurried in, waved his hands at everyone, and asked the messenger, "Is there something wrong with the north?"

The messenger frowned and looked at Fang Bin, blaming him for notifying the prince.

Fang Bin replied helplessly.

This is the imperial palace, the crown prince is in prison, and there are messengers from the north, it is impossible to hide the crown prince.

"His Royal Highness, His Majesty has ordered you not to know about this matter for the time being, and please return to the East Palace to wait."

"Forehead…"

When Zhu Pangpang didn't let him know, his expression was stunned. After looking at the messenger for a long time, he nodded silently, and said to Fang Bin and the others: "Then I will go back to the East Palace first. If you need me, come and inform me at any time." I."

After speaking, with the support of the little eunuch, he left in a bit of a lonely state.

"What's going on, even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can't know!"

Hu Guang, a cabinet bachelor, frowned and looked at the messenger.

The messenger didn't speak, but let the two accompanying guards drive away everyone except the six chiefs of the cabinet.

Soon, only the messenger and the bosses were left in the room.

Seeing this, several people felt their hearts rise in their throats, stood up one after another, walked to the messenger and looked at him.

He took off the package from his body, took out a battle report, and handed it to Fang Bin, Shangshu of the Ministry of War.

Fang Bin, who received the battle report, trembled in his heart and dared not look at it.

But as Minister of the Ministry of War, he must be the first to read the border report.

The few bosses around did not urge them, but just waited quietly.

Taking a few deep breaths, Fang Bin took off the seal and slowly unfolded it to watch.

However, just looking at it, his body trembled violently.

Seeing this, several people around couldn't bear it anymore, and rushed up to watch together regardless of etiquette.

After seeing the above content, the big guys are not much better.

Yang Rong, a cabinet bachelor from the East Palace, saw the content above, his eyes darkened, his body staggered, and he almost fell to the ground.

"How is it possible, His Royal Highness, he..."

Everyone looked at the messenger, they couldn't believe it was real.

The messenger nodded heavily.

"It's true, the body of His Highness the Great Sun has already arrived in Beiping under the escort of the army."

The Office of the Imperial Palace of the Ministry of War suddenly fell silent, and no one said a word.

Some frowned in thought, some lowered their heads and sighed, and some wept secretly.

The old man is throwing the burden on them.

Let them inform the prince, and comfort the prince by the way.

How they inform, how they appease.

The bereavement of a father and son is the greatest pain in life, and no father can bear it, so how can they speak.

After an unknown amount of time, Yang Pu spoke first.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince's physical condition, everyone knows in their hearts that if they are hit in vain, they may not be able to bear it!"

Xia Yuanji said helplessly: "Although this is the case, we have to face what we have to face. We can't hide this matter even if we want to."

"Instead of letting His Royal Highness know, it's better for us to tell him first, so that he can be prepared."

"However, in my personal opinion, I only need to inform His Highness the Crown Prince. The Empress and the Crown Princess will make a decision after discussing with His Highness."

The others nodded and agreed with Xia Yuanji's idea.

As Xia Yuanji said, this matter cannot be hidden at all.

Lu Zhen, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, suggested: "Invite His Highness the Crown Prince, if you go to the East Palace to speak, I am afraid that the Crown Princess will not be able to hide it."

"Then who are we going to inform the prince?"

The presence fell into silence again, after a long time Yang Pu got up and said, "I'll go!"

After finishing speaking, he wiped his face, sorted out his mood, and went to the East Palace.

And in the East Palace, Zhu Pangpang, who just came back, was sitting under the grape trellis in the yard in a daze.

The news came from the border, but the prince who supervised the country was not allowed to know. This was a very bad signal.

This kind of situation is really special, even if the frontier is defeated, as the prince of Jian Guo, he should know immediately and discuss with the officials how to deal with it.

Whether to send troops for reinforcements, or to strengthen border defenses to prevent the enemy from taking advantage of the victory to pursue.

But he was asked to avoid it.

From this, it can be explained that it is not about the battle, but about the internal affairs of the imperial power.

There are only two possibilities for this situation.

First, the two brothers who followed Dad, or the fourth brother who rushed over later, rebelled and controlled the army, intending to threaten the capital.

Second, there was something wrong with his father, and he, the prince, had to avoid suspicion.

No matter which of the above two situations occurs, it is a signal to cause turmoil in the court.

"His Royal Highness, Bachelor Yang Pu is here."

Just when Zhu Pangpang was in a daze, thinking about what happened, the little eunuch walked in with Yang Pu.

Zhu Pangpang recovered from his daze, and smiled at Yang Pu, "I was distracted just now, did you take it?"

Yang Pu saluted, "Your Highness, please move to the Yamen of the Ministry of War. I need to discuss some important matters with you."

Hearing that the other party asked him to go to the Yamen of the Ministry of War, Zhu Pangpang understood that he needed to communicate with him.

"Okay, let's go."

Zhu Pangpang didn't talk nonsense, he has been through ups and downs for so many years, and he can withstand no matter how big the storm is.

The two came to the Yamen of the Ministry of War in silence. Once they arrived, Yang Pu asked the accompanying eunuchs to wait outside, and he personally helped Zhu Pangpang to go in.

As soon as he entered the Yamen of the Ministry of War, Zhu Pangpang felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere.

All the big shots in the court stood up silently and waited for him, some of them even had sadness on their faces.

Seeing the expressions of those people, Zhu Pangpang's heart sank, took a deep breath and got down with Yang Pu's support, sat down at the first place, and said to everyone:
"My lords, if you have anything to say, just speak up. I'm already mentally prepared."

Everyone was silent for a while, Xia Yuanji and the others looked at each other, and nodded to Fang Bin who was holding the report.

Taking a deep breath, Fang Bin stepped forward and put the report in Zhu Pangpang's hand.

Zhu Pangpang glanced at several people, looked down at the report on the table, and did not stretch out his hand for a long time.

Yang Pu, Yang Shiqi and others even walked to Zhu Pangpang's side, ready to help him at any time.

Seeing this scene, Zhu Pangpang felt even more heavy in his heart. After taking a few deep breaths, he slowly stretched out his hand, picked up the memorial, and slowly opened it.

Quiet, deathly quiet.

Everyone looked at Zhu Pangpang, fearing that something might happen to him, Hu Guang even came to the door, ready to call the imperial doctor waiting outside.

Zhu Pangpang, who was holding the newspaper in his hand, stared blankly at the contents above, and even stopped breathing briefly.

After an unknown amount of time, Zhu Pangpang was stunned, the circles of his eyes slowly turned red, and a tear fell from the corner of his eyes.

"His Royal Highness condolences!"

Everyone knelt down.

Zhu Pangpang, who was holding the report in his hand, didn't seem to hear what everyone said, but just stared blankly at the content of the report in his hand.

"His Royal Highness, don't hold on, cry if you want to cry."

Looking at Zhu Pangpang, who was stiff and motionless, and Yang Pu who was supporting him, he said with a choked voice.

"what!"

Only then did Zhu Pangpang come back to his senses, he looked up at Yang Pu, then at the people kneeling in front of him, slowly put together the report, got up tremblingly, stretched out his hand and said to everyone: "Get up, everyone!" , the orphan is not as fragile as you imagined."

"Don't think too much about it. There are no immortals in ancient wars. The children of ordinary people can die. Why can't my prince's son die?"

"It's an honor to fight and die for the country, and the shroud of horse leather is the greatest honor for Zhanji!"

"It's also my greatest honor as a father. Don't say that he is the only one who died. As long as he is fighting for the country, even if all my sons die, I will have no regrets."

After saying this, Zhu Pangpang was silent for a moment, and said to everyone: "Don't tell the empress and the princess beforehand, I will find time to inform them, and the Ministry of Rites has made all the preparations, so let's do it according to the old man's arrangement .”

After finishing speaking, he waved to everyone, pushed away Yang Pu who wanted to help, and walked out with big strides.

When he came to the door, Zhu Pangpang took a deep breath and looked up at the sky, as if he saw his son smiling at him.

"Go and invite Zhao Wang Yue Wang Han Wangfei."

After explaining to the eunuch beside him, Zhu Pangpang walked out.

Everyone looked at the figure in the distance, and bowed silently to the ground!
Zhu Pangpang did not go back to the East Palace, but went back to the Shang Study where the old man arranged for him.

When he got there, he kicked everyone out and closed the door himself.

The moment the door closed, his serious expression was instantly covered by confusion.

He staggered towards the seat, but his body shook more and more as he walked. When he was approaching the table, his feet suddenly softened and he collapsed to the ground.

Zhu Pangpang, who was lying on the ground, stared blankly at the table, recalling the scenes of his son in his mind, and sadness gradually welled up in his heart.

In the evening, everyone in Zhu's family, except those who went out to fight, was summoned by the prince.

The reason is that the big victory on the front line brought everyone together to celebrate.

Among them, Zhu Zhanjin, the son of Zhu Gaoyu, is the most lively.

The two-year-old little guy, who has just learned to walk, is the most naughty time.

He ignored the nurse's call and ran around the banquet hall.

Zhang Yue trained a few words, but this little guy was not afraid at all, made a face and continued to run around.

"This child is at the time of making a fuss, and he will be sensible when he grows up."

Seeing that Zhang Yue was so angry that he was going to beat up the brat, Empress Xu smiled and persuaded him.

At her age, she prefers such a lively child.

Now she loves this little guy very much, and she can't think about it if she hasn't seen him for a few days.

During the period when the old man was on the expedition, she even took this little guy by her side to take care of him.

"Sister-in-law, I heard that you are choosing a concubine for Zhanji, how is the selection going?"

The bored Princess Zhao glanced at the Crown Princess who smiled and looked at everyone, and asked about Zhu Zhanji's choice of concubine.

When she heard about choosing a concubine for her eldest grandson, Empress Xu also looked at the crown princess.

"What's the deal? Zhanji is so old now. It's time for a daughter-in-law to stabilize his temperament. It would be better to have a child as soon as possible."

The crown princess with a smile on her face reported: "After returning to mother, the daughter-in-law has almost been selected, and is preparing to report to you for confirmation in the next two days."

"Oh, do you have any favorite candidates?"

When Empress Xu heard that the selection was almost done, she was even more delighted, and asked the Crown Princess if she had a favorite candidate.

"Yes." The Crown Princess Zhang seemed to have been prepared for a long time, and asked someone to fetch two scrolls, opened them herself, and showed them to Empress Xu and the other three younger siblings.

"This Hu family, my daughter-in-law likes it very much. He is not only beautiful, but also has a very good personality."

"There is also this Zhao family, who is famous for being filial, and also has a good figure, so he is easy to give birth to."

"My daughter-in-law has been worrying and doesn't know which one to choose, so I want to let the queen mother take a look."

Listening to the princess's introduction, Empress Xu looked at the two portraits, pondered for a moment, and pointed to Mrs. Hu.

"I like this one better. This girl has a good face, and her brows are full of charity. She will definitely be a good mother in the future."

After speaking, she looked at the other three daughters-in-law, "Which one of you three is suitable?"

Seeing that Empress Xu has already made a decision, the other three of them naturally would not say anything against it, and they all praised her very well, making this girl a flower.

Seeing that the whole family had the same thoughts as her, the Crown Princess put away the scroll with a happy face.

"Since the mother and the three younger siblings all think that this Hu family is good, let her be settled. When the father comes back, let the old man take a look. If the old man is also satisfied, then arrange it as soon as possible and let them get married. "

"His Royal Highness is here!"

Just a few more mothers, and when they were talking happily, the eunuch's announcement sounded outside the door.

Zhang Yue and the girls quickly stood up, ready to welcome Zhu Pangpang.

However, just as everyone got up, they froze in place when they saw the scene at the entrance of the hall.

Apart from Zhu Pangpang's serious expression, there was nothing else.

To everyone's surprise, the ministers followed behind him.

The ministers were wearing official uniforms, with white belts tied around their waists, and they followed Zhu Pangpang in with heavy faces.

Officials tie filial piety belts, which means that there is a national mourning.

Empress Xu, who was still smiling just now, stood up in a daze, looking at Zhu Pangpang and the others with disbelief in her eyes.

Zhu Pangpang didn't wear filial piety on his body, only the ministers wore filial piety, which meant that nothing happened to the old man.

During the Northern Expedition, the old man took away his two sons, and even the youngest son rushed over because of something.

Thinking of this, Queen Xu's body trembled slightly.

The four sons are all the flesh that fell from her body. Although she usually scolds, if there is an accident, she can't accept it.

Zhang Yue, Princess Zhao, Princess Han and the other three also covered their mouths, with tears in their eyes trembling.

They naturally understood what this outfit meant.

Zhu Pangpang is not wearing filial piety, which represents the dead, who is the same generation or the younger generation.

Although Zhu Zhanji went with the old man, but because of the old man's love for him, he would definitely not let him be in danger.

From this point of view, the unexpected one must be the husband of the three of them.

"Three brothers and sisters, don't think too much, maybe it's a certain general. To show respect for him, the old man raised his meritorious service to the level of national mourning."

Seeing the three younger brothers and sisters, their bodies were a little unsteady, the Crown Princess Zhang sighed slightly, and calmed down softly.

Zhu Pangpang, who walked in, led the ministers to the ground, and his voice was hoarse like Queen Xu reporting.

"Mother, there is a battle report from the north. Grandson Zhu Zhanji fought the enemy and died in a fierce battle!"

"Boom!"

Empress Xu's eyes went dark, she called out my grandson, and fell down.

The Crown Princess Zhang, who was still thinking about how to persuade her three younger siblings, was stunned for a long time when she heard her husband's words, her body softened, and she fell into Zhang Yue's arms who hurriedly supported her.

ps: Tomorrow we will update [-]D for one day, and the month of [-]D as promised to everyone will come to an end.

The current results, how should I put it, have not reached the ideal goal, which may be the reason for my poor writing.

The main reason is that I stay up late every day to code words, plus writing so much, my brain can't keep up for a while, and the plot is a little bit worse.

Originally, I was thinking of reaching the boutique, and continue to give everyone daily, it seems that God let me rest.

Next, I will focus on real work. In terms of writing, I will ensure that 5000~6000 words are updated every day. Bosses who are still interested in this book are welcome and thank you. Bosses who don’t want to read or want to raise are also deeply grateful. ,Thank you for your support.

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