Jinyi Night Walk

A horse fell on the road, and a car collapsed next to it.

Prince Zhu Gaochi stood in front of the car, Yang Pu, Yang Shiqi and other officials of the East Palace surrounded him, looking out from a distance.

"Prince, I'm back!"

A light car came suddenly in the distance, and before the car arrived, Zhongguan Yi who was sitting in the front of the car shouted loudly, his voice was like a man who had been a widow for 18 years and suddenly found out that he was said to have died in a foreign land. Back home like a rich man.

The carriage rolled up a trail of smoke and dust, and came to an abrupt stop in front of Zhu Gaochi, the coachman tightly reined in the horse, Yiyi rolled over from the shaft and fell to the ground, helped Zhu Gaochi up and said: "Prince, you are in a hurry, this servant will help you get into the carriage! "

Zhu Gaochi didn't have time to say more, so he quickly boarded the car and sat down, and told the driver: "Go! Go to the pier!"

The coachman shook the reins immediately, and the four-horse carriage rushed forward. The relieved Yang Pu, Yang Shiqi and others got on their horses one after another, and galloped behind the carriage.

Zhu Gaochi arrived at the palace early this morning, summoned the 24 eunuchs in charge of the inner palace, and asked them one by one about all matters related to welcoming the emperor back today. After confirming that everything was correct, he left the palace and drove to Yanziji to meet him.

As soon as the carriage drove out of Nanjing City, for some reason, a horse pulling the carriage stumbled and broke its tui.If it's just that the horse pulling the cart breaks a leg, it doesn't matter, just leave a guard at random, and change his horse to drive the cart.But when the horse fell down and pulled on the shaft, it was unknown whether the shaft had been in disrepair for a long time and was rotten or because of an inch of strength, the shaft broke with a click.

Zhu Gaochi's body is obese, he has a leg problem, how can he behave like a horse.If he turned him upside down by the river, with his hat crooked and his clothes twisted, wouldn't the majestic prince lose face in front of the civil and military courts of the Manchu Dynasty and fifteen foreign envoys?

Zhu Gaochi knew that his image was not very good, so he was very concerned about his image in front of the public. Seeing that there was still time, he asked B to fetch another car once he returned to the house.Unexpectedly, it took too long for Yiyi to go, and the prince was so anxious that his forehead was sweating.

"Hurry up. Hurry up!"

Zhu Gaochi was sitting in the car, hurriedly urging the groom, and the groom's whip was pouring down like rain, and the car was about to fly, bouncing and bouncing all the way.Yang Pu and Yang Shiqi, one on the left and the other on the right, urged the horses to approach, and said to Zhu Gaochi: "Prince, don't worry, calculate according to the time of sending it earlier. We will definitely arrive before the emperor crosses the river."

On the car, B kept apologizing to Zhu Gaochi, explaining: "Prince, please forgive me, the maidservant could have come back earlier. Unexpectedly, on the way, I met a family who got married and blocked the road. On the way back, I passed an intersection. There were a few rogues fighting again. It took some effort to disperse them all.

Zhu Gaochi was anxious in his heart, but he comforted Yidao instead: "This is not your fault, I will never blame you."

Zhu Gaochi also knows that there is still time, but it is always bad to be too hasty.If the emperor's relatives, civil and military officials from the Manchu Dynasty all arrived, and the prince was late, it would be obvious to others that gossip would be inevitable.Zhu Gaochi knew that his father didn't like him, and he didn't want to have anything to annoy his father.

I didn't want the car to be galloping, but a rider came rushing towards me like an arrow from the string, and the guards in front of the car rushed forward immediately.Pressing the knife, he shouted: "The crown prince is in honor, come and make way!"

The prince's guard of honor is holding a banner, no matter whether the visitors are officials or civilians, they don't need to shout, just looking at the guard of honor, even if they don't recognize this is the prince's team, they can still know that it is a great person, and they will naturally avoid the side of the road.But this person didn't dodge and ran directly towards their team.

Several guards noticed something different.Immediately forward, the long knife at the waist has been unsheathed.With a cold light, he pointed directly at the other party.

The person who came shouted: "Get out of the way, the Duke of Fu has an urgent message, the prince! The Duke of Fu ordered the villain to report the news, the emperor... the emperor has arrived at Yanziji!"

"what?"

When Zhu Gaochi heard it in the car, his chubby face, which was originally flushed, suddenly turned pale, and he said in astonishment, "Father...here?"

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The big ship put down the ladder, and the hatchback palace music played loudly.Emperor Yongle was dressed in a uniform with a winged crown, a black gauze folded upper towel, a collar, narrow sleeves, twelve dragon chapters, and leather boots with a jade belt, appearing majestically at the bow of the boat.

Immediately, like a mountain falling, led by Zhu Gaoxu, king of Han, the imperial relatives, relatives, civil and military officials, vassal princes, envoys, and the imperial army on both wings knelt down in unison and shouted in unison: "Kowtow to the emperor!"

Zhu Di walked down the gangway steadily, and Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu hurriedly kowtowed again: "My son welcomes the emperor!"

"Uh-huh?"

Just as Zhu Di nodded, he suddenly frowned, seeing that something was wrong.If he had many sons, and Zhu Gaochi was only a prince, once he stood in the crowd, Zhu Di might not be able to find out if he was there just by scanning him casually.But he has only three sons in total, and Nanjing only has two, and the one who is missing is still the current prince, how could Zhu Di not notice it.

Zhu Di swept his eyes and asked lightly, "Where is the prince?"

The king of Han hurriedly said: "Uh... I don't know, my son has just discovered that the emperor's brother is not there, and I have already asked people to ask."

Zhu Di snorted, pressed the matter aside, and gently raised his hand to the ministers, "Everyone is in peace!"

Xia Xun made a mistake with his foot, so he wanted to go out of the class to meet him. Although this was not in compliance with the rules, it was not too much in his capacity.

Unexpectedly, the King of Han stood up, took a step forward, and smiled at Zhu Di: "Congratulations, Father, Zheng He has been ordered to govern Nanyang, and he has returned triumphantly. The countries in Nanyang admire the Celestial Dynasty, and the countries that our Ming fleet passes by all follow the emperor's will. , grateful for the kindness of the heavenly court, and there are tributes to offer. Zheng He, I haven't seen the emperor yet!"

When Zheng He heard him being called, he immediately stepped out and knelt down on the ground: "Your Majesty!"

When Zhu Di saw Zheng He who had followed him for many years, his expression was filled with joy. He even stepped forward, helped him up, and said with a smile, "You will come back after one or two years, haha..."

Xia Xun sighed secretly, and stood back again.Here, Zheng He and Zhu Di exchanged a few words, then cupped their hands and said: "The emperor Wei Jia Yunei, the four seas are served. The slaves are ordered by the holy order to tour the south, and now Zhongshan, Shannan, Polo, Alu, Sumendala, and Manajia in Ryukyu , Heni, Champa, Siam, Banggala, Nanhuili, Little Gelan and other countries sent envoys to pay tribute."

The king of Han hurriedly said: "Father, the king of Boni Kingdom came to the pilgrimage with the queen, prince, and princess together! In addition, envoys from Japan and Timur also came to pay tribute. Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to the emperor!"

Zhu Di was overjoyed and said with a chuckle: "Quickly invite King Boni and the envoys of various countries to come forward and see me!"

The King of Han hurriedly waved his hand, and the envoys from other countries came forward to pay homage, Zheng He introduced their identities to the emperor one by one, Xia Xun stood in the class and secretly worried: "Why is the prince late for such a big event? "

But at this kind of pass, he can't make any moves, let alone argue for the prince. Xia Xun turned his head and looked back, and there was a dense crowd of officials behind him. Where could he see the prince's car coming? Come.Xia Xun sighed, turned his eyes, and met Yang Rong, a senior scholar who was also looking back, both of them had worried faces...

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The emperor drove back to the city, with twelve dragon flags on the left and right, one Beidou flag and a big banner in front, and one leopard tail flag in the back.Then there are sun flags, moon flags, Qinglong, Baihu, Suzaku, Xuanwu, wind, cloud, thunder, rain, etc. There are 54 sides in total. Each flag has one soldier holding the flag, four warriors holding the bow, and then the golden melon knife , Huangluo umbrella cover...

Before and after the imperial chariot of the Jin Emperor, there were countless generals of the Han Dynasty, dressed in brocade clothes and fish suits, with umbrella covers, followed by the relatives of the emperor, the six ministries of the cabinet, foreign envoys, and officials from various departments, except for a few old and infirm who could not ride horses Those who rode in chariots and sedan chairs followed by the others on horseback, guarded by the Imperial Forest Army on both sides, were dangdang, and headed for Jinling City along the official road.

As the guard of honor was walking, a group of people and horses suddenly appeared in front of them. There were people, horses, and cars. They all avoided the avenue and stopped in the wild grass on the side of the road. Everyone bowed to the ground.

The beaded curtains on the royal chariot were rolled up high, and Zhu Di had already seen the scene by the roadside. Zhu Di's peaceful complexion seemed to be suddenly covered with autumn frost and sank.He lightly raised his hand, and the eunuch outside the car immediately shouted: "Stop!"

The car stopped, and Zhu Gaochi prostrated himself on the ground and said in a loud voice: "My son is late to meet the driver, my father forgives me!"

Zhu Di glanced at him coldly, and as soon as he waved his hand, the eunuch immediately shouted: "OK!"

The car drove forward slowly, but Zhu Gaochi and all the officials in the East Palace knelt on the spot and did not dare to get up, so they had to lie down on the ground without getting the order.The emperor's guard of honor didn't stop for a moment, and he went straight down the official road, followed by a large group of people, relatives of the emperor, envoys from various countries, and civil and military officials from the Manchu Dynasty passed by all the way, seeing the prince prostrating himself on the ground to plead guilty and sweating all over his face.

Seeing that the prince is in such a state of embarrassment, there are many officials who feel sympathy, but at this moment, is it the time to intercede?Any move to sympathize with the prince now will only make the emperor even more angry.

Xia Xun came here by car because of injuries on his body. He also saw the prince's situation, but at this time he was powerless, so he could only sigh sadly: "The emperor is the emperor after all. This level of relationship, blood relationship and family relationship will fade away..."

The emperor's guard of honor and the procession of welcoming officials were endless, and it took less than half an hour to finish. Kneeling on the spot for so long, even a normal person would be dizzy and have numb legs, let alone Zhu Gaochi who is so fat With his body, he fell on the spot, sweating like rain, and his two legs completely lost consciousness.

But the emperor drove away without saying a word. He didn't get the order, how could he move, even if he knelt here to death today, he still had to grit his teeth and hold on.Zhu Gaochi put his hands on the ground, kneeling very hard, not only his face was covered with sweat beads, dripping soil one by one, and the several layers of clothes on his body were even soaked.

Zhu Gaochi's hands trembled slightly as he leaned on the ground, and the stars appeared in front of his eyes, sometimes turning black for a while, and he was about to faint. On the spot, a dozen imperial guards suddenly guarded a car and came out of the far away guard of honor, and ran straight to them.Before the car came to a complete stop, a young man jumped out of the car, pulled up his robe and skirt to wear the official road, ran to Zhu Gaochi quickly, hugged his arm and called out: "Daddy, get up quickly!"! .