First Prince of Ming Dynasty

The little eunuch saw the Crown Princess sizing him up and hurriedly kowtowed for a while and said, Slave Zhao Huaian, see the Crown Princess.

Chang Luohua looked at Zhu Biao as soon as he heard it. The Huai character is special, and the servants below did not dare to take it by themselves. Liu Jin who was on the side explained: This is the name given by His Highness last night.

Hearing this, Chang Luohua nodded and looked at the lucky little eunuch and said, So you two should serve His Highness well along the way, and you will be rewarded generously when you come back.

The two agreed immediately, and Chang Luohua gave some more careful instructions. At this time, Zhu Biao also finished his breakfast, put down his chopsticks and said with a smile: It's not a long trip, let alone traveling with Shengjia, so don't worry about it. , or hold on to your body.

After speaking, Zhu Biao got up and put on a moon-white cloud brocade thin kudzu dress, which was suitable for summer wear. It was light, comfortable and breathable, but it was men's clothing after all, not comparable to women's tulle skirts.

Chang Luohua leaned on the leader who came up to tidy up her husband himself and said softly: It's summer, Your Highness must be careful when you are outside, don't suffer from heat stroke.

Zhu Biao looked at his pregnant wife with tenderness in his eyes: I have already ordered the imperial physician to come and ask for pulse every other day. If you suddenly feel unwell, you don't need to worry about day and night, just ask Liu Jin to ask the imperial physician immediately. I left him a handbook that no one dares to stop.

Chang Luohua took his hand and put it on his belly which was already in shape: The concubine will definitely take care of herself and the child.

The two got a little tired, and Zhu Biao turned around and left the East Palace. Liu An and Zhao Huai'an just hurriedly followed. As for Zhu Biao's daily things, they were all placed on the car, and the car was driven to the gate of the palace early in the morning. waiting.

Zhu Biao went straight to Kunning Palace. After Liu An saluted, he hurried past him and walked to the front to clear the road. His Royal Highness came across the harem concubines who got up early and walked around.

All the way to Kunning Palace, Zhu Biao obediently listened to his mother's instructions. His mother was worried about his son traveling thousands of miles, while his father was drinking tea and watching with great interest.

Seeing that it was almost the same, Lao Zhu spoke a few words of persuasion, and Empress Ma let go of her son, then turned to look at her husband and said suddenly: I wonder if I will go with me, after so many years, I have never had a chance Kowtow and offer incense in front of the mausoleum of parents...

Before Zhu Yuanzhang could reply, she shook her head and vetoed the proposal: Hey, forget it, Luo Hua is pregnant, so I don't feel at ease if I go. I'm afraid I'll be back soon after leaving the city. Let's wait for the next time.

Old Zhu nodded and said: Then next year, our whole family will go there next year. It's time for a big sacrifice in the fifth year of the founding of the country. At that time, our Zhu family will have the third generation. The descendants will be prosperous for the ancestors to see. Let’s all follow the music, so that I can bless the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty and the people to live and work in peace and contentment.”

After speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang went straight out. Zhu Biao hurriedly followed after saying goodbye to his mother. When he was walking towards the gate of the palace, he was stopped by a group of civil servants: Your Majesty, stay here, you are going Where are you going, I heard that the Holy Majesty is going to lead His Highness the Crown Prince to leave Beijing for a tour, this is too dangerous, please think twice, Your Majesty!

Zhu Biao at the back raised his hand to cover the glare of the sun, thinking that this would take a while, and fortunately most of the censors are still in the prison of the Ministry of Justice, otherwise the ink stains would not leave until dark.

The Tian family had no personal affairs, so it was difficult to conceal the news from the palace, not to mention that the emperor's guard of honor and the guards at the gate of the palace were clearly placed, the officials naturally sensed that the emperor was going to make a big move.

Seeing them, Zhu Yuanzhang felt helpless: We are going to take the crown prince back to Fengyang to pay homage to the imperial mausoleum. For the time being, the government affairs will be presided over by Hu Weiyong, the prime minister of the left. All the affairs of the court will be handled with all your best, and the military and state affairs will be urgently reported to us.

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials bowed and said: The Ministry of Rites should also arrange the regulations for the worship of the emperor, and then let His Royal Highness lead all the princes to worship on behalf of the emperor. The affairs of the country are heavy, and the emperor cannot be separated from him for a day.

The officials of Zhongshu Province also clasped their hands and said: The country cannot be without a king for a day. Even if the sage misses the emperor's concubine and is going to worship in person, he should leave the crown prince and heir to supervise the country. How can the two lords come out together? I ask the sage to think twice.

The rest of the officials also mean the same thing. Your Majesty, it is best not to go. If you really want to go to the ministers, you will not be able to stop you, but you have to leave the crown prince to us. Otherwise, if there is a chance, it will turn the world upside down. They dare not take this risk.

After a while, Hu Weiyong led a large group of people. Under the sun, a group of officials cried and howled again. Everyone knew that the emperor mainly wanted to go to Xianyi Huihou's grave to explain, and then executed Liu Chun justifiably. , to ensure the continuation of the purge of officials.

The guilty officials naturally didn't want to see Liu Chun killed. After all, once Liu Chun died, the inspecting royal officials must have understood the emperor's determination, and they would definitely catch them even more.

However, Lao Zhu had made up his mind, and after the ink was stained for a while, he directly ordered the soldiers to separate the officials, and went straight to the car. Zhu Biao, who had been in a relationship with him, also hurriedly followed, and pulled away the hand of the Minister of Rites that was holding his sleeve: Old Shangshu let go, it's just a trip to Fengyang, there will be no problem.

After getting into the car, the father and son touched the beads of sweat on their heads, and saw that the emperor and the crown prince were all on the same page. The officials who were crying at first quieted down instantly, and they worked hard, and there was nothing left to do.

After going out of the palace gate, you can see the emperor's ceremonial guards of huge crowds, with banners unfurled, canopies fluttering, and drums and music ringing in the sky, with a magnificent momentum. There are more than 800 people in the accompanying drum band alone. Snare drums, Yubao drums, flute, Xiao, Jia Changming and Zhongming, Daheng blowing, and 筚篥 are the main ones.

This is only part of the display of honor guards. The larger escort guards of honor are waiting outside the city gate, and the larger accompanying vehicles such as jade, large, horse, golden, and walking are also waiting outside the capital. .

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang's royal driver arrived, Zhang Wei, who was at the forefront, led the flag team to go first. After the sun, moon and dragon flags, there were 2 Tianwang flags, 12 Twelve Star flags, 1 Tiantian Taiping flag, 5 Wufanglong flags, and golden flags. There is one Luan Jinfeng flag and two lion flags, fluttering in the wind, and people kneel on both sides of the road along the way.

Sima chariots, evil chariots, Jidao chariots, Jingshi chariots, elephant chariots advocating, and Shidaohou clearing the road in sequence. A large number of infantry, cavalry, school captains, court officers, and escorting generals use halberds, sabers, bows, and advocacy. Escort.

In fact, since the founding of the People's Republic of China, this set of guards of honor was used for the first time. Zhu Yuanzhang had also been out of Beijing during this period, but he always disliked the large guard of honors, which were slow to come and go and inconvenient to move, so he always went away with Qingqi escort.

But this time it is for the world to see, so naturally we have to walk slowly to let things ferment. The bigger the guard of honor, the better. The crimes committed by Liu Chun have already been spread. It is simply a matter of anger and resentment when it is passed on to the back.

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