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Chapter 1091 Where is Zhongde?

The one who can be guarded by four generals is naturally His Royal Highness Zhu Gaochi!At this moment, he is wearing a golden battle armor, sitting on the throne, looking ahead, the dragon flag is covering the sun, looking around, the gold is brilliant!Nearby, thousands of princes and officials looked up and danced, and in the distance, there were crowds of people, shouting long live!
This is really the most extreme scenery, the top honor, there is only one person in the world worthy of this honor, before it was my father, now it is finally my turn!
His Highness the Crown Prince's face was ashen, looking at the scene of the surrender of all the people in front of him, decades of long-term endurance, countless times of humiliation and torture, he finally endured this day of transcending the sea of ​​suffering!For this day, I and the people around me have paid so much that Zhu Gaochi can't tell at this moment whether he is more joyful or more bitter...

His Highness the Crown Prince was full of thoughts on the throne, and the chariot continued to move forward slowly. When the grandson and other ministers approached, Zhu Zhanji fell to his knees first, and hissed: "My son, Zhanji, welcomes His Highness the Crown Prince! Father Saint Stay healthy!"

Behind Zhu Zhanji, Cheng Guogong, Yang Wuhou, Jian Yi, Xia Yuanji, Yang Shiqi... All the ministers, ministers, civil and military officials who came to greet him, a total of more than [-] people, knelt down and shouted loudly. road:
"The ministers welcome His Highness the Crown Prince, Your Highness is in good health!"

The shouts of the more than two thousand people were enough to penetrate the clouds, and also called His Highness the Crown Prince back from his memories. He carefully looked at the familiar and unfamiliar faces of Zhu Zhanji and the ministers, and suddenly he frowned and asked softly : "Where is Zhongde?"

"This..." Zhu Zhanji saw that the prince didn't cry out, but instead asked where Wang Xian was, his heart skipped a beat, and he didn't know how to answer for a moment.

Originally, in Taisun's view, Wang Xian was suspected of killing the father and son of the King of Han, and even the death of Emperor Daxing was inseparable from him. The crime of killing his brother and nephew.That's why he left Wang Xian directly in the capital, firstly to vent his anger, and secondly to hope that Wang Xian would be dissatisfied and do something so that the crown prince would have to kill Ma Su with tears.

Unexpectedly, when the prince met, the first thing he said was to ask Wang Xian...

Seeing the grandson stunned, Yang Shiqi on the side hurriedly replied in a deep voice: "His Royal Highness, Zhao Niyu's party is not willing to fail, and the capital is still unstable. There must be important officials in the capital, so that His Royal Highness can lead all the officials out to welcome you with peace of mind. Anhou is the best candidate to sit in the town."

"En." Zhu Gaochi nodded slowly, then changed the subject, looked at Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong and others gratefully, and said, "During the time when the father was seriously ill, the treacherous king and the eunuchs colluded together with evil intentions. Protect the imperial order, so that the traitors won't succeed!" He stretched out his hand to them and said, "Please get on the bus and ride with Gu!"

"This is the loyalty that a minister should have!" Yang Rong and Yang Shiqi hurriedly said humbly: "Your Highness, don't kill ministers and others!"

"It is indeed the loyalty that a courtier should have, but if you don't reward him, I'm afraid this loyalty will become less and less." Zhu Gaochi sarcastically made the faces of all the courtiers burn...

When His Royal Highness said this, Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong, and Jin Youzi no longer refused, boarded the chariot with gratitude, and stood beside the prince with serious expressions.In fact, the three of them were so excited that they couldn't help themselves. Even in the Yongle Dynasty, they often accompanied the emperor on the Luanyu, and the princes and ministers respected them very much.But just like flattering eunuchs, it's just because they are emperors and people, so naturally they look down on them in my heart.

In fact, in Zhu Di's mind, the six ministers are the leaders of civil servants, and these cabinet scholars are just confidential secretaries, no different from eunuchs...

Now, they are regarded as important ministers of the country by the prince!It's not because of anything else, it's just because they are important and have high merit, that's why they accompany the king with dignity!This is what they could not get in the Yongle Dynasty, and it is what they have been willing to take risks and strive for!
All the sacrifices and sacrifices have been doubled at this moment. How can the three grand scholars not burst into tears with excitement, but first, they don’t want their colleagues to be jealous, and second, they also want to impress the prince as mature and prudent, so the three Ren suppressed his excitement, but also put on a look of flattery.

Although we are old acquaintances with the prince, but now a new chapter has opened, and all people and things have to start over again!

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After all the officials knelt down to greet him, the prince's chariot continued to move forward slowly. In addition to the original four generals, there were three more senior scholars who accompanied Wang Ban on the chariot.

The officials were naturally saddened by the honors received by the three academicians, especially powerful officials like Cheng Guogong and Jian Yi. They are dukes and heavenly officials, but they can only eat dirt on foot behind the chariot...

His Royal Highness Taisun clenched his fists even more, because from the beginning to the end, the Crown Prince didn't say a word to him, let alone let him get in the car with him.Normally speaking, this is not a big deal, but His Royal Highness is full of resentment, naturally sensitive and suspicious, he thinks this is the crown prince trying to show him off, and he wants to make himself pay for the past few years of contempt.

"Are you really going to be like him and swallow your anger for decades?" Zhu Zhanji blurted out whether he was confused or couldn't help it.

Although the voice was not loud, the people next to him could hear clearly, and they all looked at the grandson in astonishment. Zhu Zhanji knew that he had made a slip of the tongue, but he had no intention of defending himself, so he lowered his head and continued walking forward.

At dusk, the team finally arrived at the city of Beijing. Looking at the gray city wall that was getting closer and closer, Zhu Gaochi sighed and said, "There is so much hope, this is the city of Nanjing..."

The three university scholars accompanying the driver were startled. Seeing that the crown prince was just expressing emotion, they pretended not to hear. Jin Youzi smiled and said, "Look, Your Highness, the people in Beijing are welcoming you!"

Needless to say, Zhu Gaochi also saw thousands of people thronging under the city gate, and the common people desperately squeezed in order to move forward a little bit, crowding the officers and soldiers in charge of martial law, and the scene was a little out of control .

"Your Highness, the people are looking forward to the stars and the moon, and finally they are looking forward to you." Yang Rong said to the prince with a pun, "Not only the people in the capital, but the entire Ming Dynasty have been waiting for too long..."

Zhu Gaochi nodded with a serious face, he knew how heavy the burden would be on his shoulders.

The team slowly entered through the city, and there were more people in the city, but fortunately, Shuntian Mansion has strengthened the strength to maintain the streets, and the order has improved a lot.Sitting in the car, the prince saw incense tables placed at the door of every house, and the people bowed down piously, shouting long live!

Looking at the sea of ​​people who looked up to him and bowed to him, the prince didn't feel so honored, but felt more and more heavy--people in the world have suffered from the late emperor for a long time, and this country has been overdrawn to the point of bankruptcy by the late emperor for 20 years. The people are impoverished, the government is heavily indebted, the army is in short supply, and local bandits are rampant!

The common people are so respectful and bow down to themselves, they regard themselves as the gods who save the world!Counting on me to let them live a few days without worrying about food and clothing... Can I do it?Can you really clean up this mess?

The closer he was to the palace, the heavier the prince felt, until the glory in his heart was gone, leaving only the shackles all over his body.

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Because the prince was returning to Beijing for the funeral, there was no ceremony in the city, so Zhu Gaochi went straight to the mourning hall of Emperor Daxing.This is also the reason why Zhu Zhanji and the officials went out of the city to meet him.Emperor Daxing's bones are still not cold, and in Beijing, Xingshi mobilizes the crowd to welcome the prince, which will always give people a bad feeling.But we must not let the future new king feel contemptuous, so it is a good way to get the best of both worlds by walking out of the city to welcome everyone.

When the team entered the imperial city, the prince got out of the chariot, took off his battle armor for him from left and right, changed into mourning clothes with green clothes and corner belts, and helped his highness sit on a bullock cart with fluttering white flags.The ministers also took out mourning clothes as if by magic, and put them on one after another.The low-pitched horn sounded, and the atmosphere of celebration that had welcomed the return of the prince changed...

Wearing filial piety, wearing a white scarf around his head, Zhu Zhanji drove for the prince with a whip, and came to the gate of Xiyuan decorated with white curtains.The prince got out of the ox cart, and with the help of his grandson, he tremblingly entered the Xiyuan. In the Xiyuan, cigarettes curled up, mourning and joy bursting out. The eunuchs and guards were all in mourning clothes. , is proceeding in an orderly manner.

With the support of Zhu Zhanji, Zhu Gaochi walked to the mourning hall of Emperor Daxing. Inside and outside the mourning hall, the servants on duty fell to their knees. Zhu Zhanji choked up and said, "Grandpa Huang is inside."

Zhu Gaochi looked at the mourning hall. Under the black velvet curtain, there was an altar offering sacrifices of whole pigs, cattle, sheep, melons and fruits.There are also three big copper stoves on the altar, in which there are large incense sticks that are as thick as the mouth of a cup, and the smoke curls up, filling the room.After a cloud of mist, the hanging curtain hangs down, and it is the huge Zi Palace of Emperor Daxing, where the body of Emperor Daxing lies quietly.

From approaching Xiyuan to entering the mourning hall, although Zhu Gaochi had a dignified expression, his face was never sad, which made the princes and ministers who followed him very worried, and secretly said: "Shouldn't it be shouting, Father, I'm late." up!Then he threw himself on the coffin of the Emperor Daxing, prostrated himself on the ground and mourned loudly, and the sound echoed through the palace?How can you be so indifferent? '

The ministers were secretly worried, but no one dared to say nonsense, because the Ming Dynasty is now the crown prince's biggest, even if he dances in front of the emperor's mourning hall, everyone can only think that he is extremely sad and cannot control himself...

Looking at the huge nanmu coffin, Zhu Gaochi didn't pay attention to the reaction of the officials, he was completely immersed in his own world.Signaling Zhu Zhanji to let go of himself, His Royal Highness Taisun walked to the altar with his own strength, offered a stick of incense, and then walked slowly to the coffin of Emperor Daxing.

(End of this chapter)