Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 52
The Ming city of Nanjing is not small, with a circumference of 96 miles.

Like Beijing, the entire city of Nanjing is also divided into three walls: the palace city, the imperial city, and the outer city.

However, later Zhu Yuanzhang considered that Zhongshan and other highlands should not be located outside the city, which made Miyagi vulnerable to shelling.

Therefore, another outer wall was added.

And the whole city of Nanjing is four walls from the inside to the outside.

The road that Zhu Youjian entered now is the Zhengyang Gate located in the south of Nanjing City.

The city of Nanjing is different from Beijing because it is located between the Yangtze River and the Qinhuai River, and there is a large Xuanwu Lake in the north, and there is Zhongshan, the remnant of Maoshan Mountain, in the west.

Therefore, although the city of Nanjing is said to be a place where tigers dominate and dragons dominate, it is not as neatly arranged on a central axis as Beijing city.

After Zhu Youjian entered Zhengyang Gate, he could see Zhulou Yuyu on the bank of Qinhuai River.

Hundreds of officials and scholars have also been waiting on both sides of Zhengyangmen Street.

After Zhu Youjian entered on horseback, everyone knelt down and shouted long live!

The streets have been paved with loess, and the Nanjing Jingying officers and soldiers stand on both sides holding spears.

The appearance of the emperor in Nanjing City is a rare event that has not been seen for a century for the people of Nanjing.

Zhu Youjian could also see the excitement on their faces.

The Ming Dynasty has been established for a hundred years. Although natural disasters and man-made disasters have caused the people in the north to lose their hearts, they are still famous in the south.

However, the officials were not as excited as the civilians. Zhu Youjian could feel the disappointment of many of them from their low voices shouting long live.

Zhu Youjian smiled, waved his hand, and eagerly greeted the millions of people in Nanjing.

As a result, the enthusiasm of millions of Li Shu was even higher.

Even the embroidered girls hiding in the attic poked their heads out and waved their handkerchiefs outside.

Back then, when he was young and thin in green shirts, he rode a horse leaning against a leaning bridge, and the building was full of red-sleeved tricks.

Although this poem is out of place here, Zhu Youjian's bright yellow robe and hundreds of gorgeously dressed, brightly colored concubines and tens of thousands of majestic soldiers behind him did give the officials and people in Nanjing a great deal. shock.

At this time, the city of Nanjing can be said to be deserted by thousands of people, and even the bustling Qinhuai River is deserted, and they all gather under the Zhengyang Gate.

This is the sensation brought about by being the emperor of Ming Dynasty.

Even though there are many officials in Nanjing City who don't want Ming Emperor Zhu Youjian to appear in Nanjing City, they dare not play tricks when Zhu Youjian enters Nanjing City.

As the emperor of Ming Dynasty, their legitimacy and strong appeal naturally made them dare not openly rebel.

It can be said that from the moment Zhu Youjian entered Nanjing City, it is very difficult for any ghosts and monsters with ulterior motives to reappear.

Wang Duo, Shangshu of the Nanjing Ministry of Rites, was in a complicated mood at this time. Although he had to accept the fact that Emperor Zhu Youjian of the Ming Dynasty arrived in Nanjing safely, he really hoped that the prince would directly rule the world.

Gao Hongtu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials in Nanjing, also sighed. Like other ministers, he thought it was true as rumors that His Majesty the Emperor died in Dantu, but he did not expect to enter Nanjing City overnight.

Zhang Shenyan, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs of Nanjing, never dared to leave the prince Zhu Cihong for half a step these days. He just hoped to have a closer relationship with the prince. Successfully broke away and arrived in Nanjing City.

Baoguo Gong Zhu Guobi, Chengyi Bo Liu Kongzhao, and guarding eunuch Han Shoujing were all uneasy. As ministers of honored relatives, they could be regarded as the emperor's retainers, but because of the misleading of the Donglin civil official group, they thought that only the prince was on the southern tour, so they didn't It was time to go out of the city dozens of miles to meet His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty.

Seeing the complex expressions on the faces of these civil and military officials, Zhu Youjian couldn't help but smiled contemptuously, and didn't reprimand these people in front of millions of people.

After Zhu Youjian's southward withdrawal team entered the imperial city through Hongwumen, and then entered the palace city through Duanmen, Zhu Youjian issued an order: "After noon, all officials will come to the pilgrimage to see you. Qian Qianyi, the former Minister of Rites, , Liu Zongzhou, the former censor of the Zuo capital, Zheng Sanjun, the former minister of the Ministry of punishment, and Xu Shilin, have come to court with their old official positions, where is Han Shoujing, the eunuch in charge of Nanjing?"

Han Shoujing, the eunuch guarding Nanjing, hurried to Zhu Youjian: "Your Majesty, please give me instructions."

"Where is the crown prince, how many places have been cleaned up in various palaces in Nanjing, and how will I arrange my concubines?"

Zhu Youjian walked up the steps of Fengtian Hall after asking.

The eunuch Shi Kefa, the eunuch He Xin, the eunuch He Xin, the empress Zhou, and the imperial concubine Yuan followed closely behind.

Han Shoujing didn't dare to neglect, and hurriedly replied: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the Fengtian Hall, Huagai Hall, and Jinshen Hall have all been repaired, as well as the Fengxian Palace, Qianqing Palace, Kunning Palace, and the East and West Six Palaces. Now the prince lives in Dry the palace."

"From now on, the post of eunuch guarding Nanjing will be abolished, and you will be transferred to be the eunuch Bingbi and the eunuch Shi Kefa, who will follow me to exercise the right to approve red. Wang Cheng'en, the chief inspector of ceremonies and the admiral of the East Factory, is here to take charge of the inner court!".

If you want to fight against the outside world, you must first secure the inside. The inner court composed of 24 yamen in the Ming Dynasty is the backbone of the empire that you control against the civil servants.

Han Shoujing didn't expect that he would be directly transferred by the emperor Zhu Youjian to be the eunuch of Bingbi. This is like an official from a foreign dynasty entering the cabinet. Han Shoujing was so excited that he hurried to pay a big gift to thank him.

Zhu Youjian just smiled slightly. As soon as he entered Nanjing City, he first promoted Han Shoujing, the eunuch guarding the city, to win over the hearts of the Nanjing courtiers.

If the eunuchs in Nanjing were not brought under their own imperial power before the internal ministers united with the foreign court, if the Donglin Party and the eunuchs in Nanjing were to unite in the future, Zhu Youjian's emperor might still find it difficult to be the emperor.

Zhu Youjian entered the Fengtian Hall, which was shaped like the Hall of Supreme Harmony in Beijing. It was the place where he ascended the throne and performed state ceremonies, and it looked really resplendent and resplendent.

At this time, His Royal Highness Zhu Cihong came in a hurry: "I have seen the father and mother, the child is one step late, please punish the father!"

Zhu Youjian snorted, he naturally knew that this Zhu Cihong could not possibly have the intention of framing his father, but he also guessed that Zhu Cihong should have a weak personality and no assertiveness, otherwise he would not know that his father is also going south On the way, I didn't know to send someone to inquire in advance.

"You are very honorable. Is it possible that I have to go and greet you?"

Zhu Youjian deliberately said this harshly in order to scare Zhu Cihong, so that he would not be fooled by the civil servants to the point where he could really ignore his father.

The prince Zhu Cihong could hear Zhu Youjian's anger, so he knelt down in fright and said, "Father, please listen to my minister's explanation. It's not that my minister doesn't want to come to welcome my father and queen mother, but Mr. Wang and Mr. Zhang said that my minister He is the crown prince of a country, and the world is not stable and the situation is uncertain, so don’t leave the palace rashly, otherwise there may be a big change in the country, so my ministers think that state affairs are more important than family affairs, so according to what the gentlemen said, they have never left the palace.”

"When will you be able to be assertive!"

After Zhu Youjian said something, he asked Zhu Cihong to get up by himself, and then went to Fengxian Palace.

Fengxian Palace is the main palace of the Son of Heaven. Although Zhu Youjian's dragon dwelling place is not as solemn as Fengtian Palace, it is also carved with dragons and phoenixes, with golden brilliance.

"This kind of big bed is the style of an emperor!"

After Zhu Youjian said that, he ordered Shi Kefa, the eunuch in the hall: "When noon is coming, bring all the officials to meet on the platform of Fengxianmen!"

(End of this chapter)