The Empress Niang, the Prince of Chinese New Year's Eve, the Third Prince, the Daoyan Chinese New Year's Eve Division, the British Duke Zhang Fu and other personnel who remained in Beiping will arrive in Beijing today. Zhu Di issued an order to take a special day off, and the Manchu Dynasty went to Yanziji to welcome the queen across the river.

In fact, Zhu Di ascended the throne in June, if Concubine Xu and others went south immediately, it would not have taken so long to arrive, but in the past four years, Beiping and Yongping have been under the direct control of Yanwangfu.

Today's Yanzi Alum to welcome the queen is not only in the court's civil and military officials, to the officials, Shilin celebrities, honorable ministers, royal relatives, but also including monks, nuns and Taoists are coming, these people are not only to welcome the mother of the country, but also to welcome Daoyan, Daoyan monk was appointed as the monk Lu Si Zuo Shanshi, in charge of the world's falling people, in Beijing of the temples and Taoist temples naturally to send people to greet each other, people from all walks of life are coming from the capital one after another, Yanzi alum has been crowded with bells.

Fortunately, although Ji Gang, who was in charge of peace affairs, was presiding over such a grand event on Chinese New Year's Eve for the first time, all aspects were placed in an orderly manner, and he had divided the areas that did not fit in advance, and the various people who came to greet him waited in the incompatible places according to their identities, so that although it was crowded, the order was orderly.

On the wharf, the Ministry of Rites has set up a colorful shed for three feet and six, the red silk is hung high, the flag is fluttering, and the singing, dancing and vocal music are all in place. Because considering that the length of waiting time is difficult to determine, and it is inevitable that there are some weak old and sick people in the people who greet the queen's mother, afraid that they will not be able to stand for too long, there are also many sheds on both sides of the road, allowing those who wait to sit and wait, and there is tea in the shed.

The Second Highness Zhu Gaoxu presented, he usually wears arrow sleeves and makes martial arts clothes, but today he wears it very ceremoniously, wearing a winged crown, wearing a red robe with a plate collar and narrow sleeves, and a rhino horn jade tied around his waist. Belt, thick eyebrows and Chinese New Year's Eve eyes are still heroic, but the demeanor has become very calm. He walked endlessly in various sheds, greeting the princes and courtiers he knew and didn't know on Chinese New Year's Eve with a smile, and the two sides of the pressure robe jade pei on the jade belt were only slightly shaking, so old, so calm and condensed, many old courtiers looked at it in their eyes, and secretly bowed their heads.

Zhu Gaoxu is still martial, in addition to being able to recruit veterans who are accustomed to fighting martial arts, he can be admired and convinced, and when they meet, they will be respectful and cordial, and some people who don't Chinese New Year's Eve to other people are usually ignored, but today he doesn't know if it is because his mother is about to come from Beijing or for what reason, he has become polite, and he is very polite to meritorious heroes, imperial relatives and even civil and military officials, such a modest and polite attitude has naturally won the favor of many people who have met the second prince for the first time.

"Your Highness, you are here, the commander of the brocade guard is looking for you."

Zhu Gaoxu had just come out of a tent to comfort some old ministers, and he bumped into a brocade guard officer looking at the color of his uniform, which should be a thousand households.

"Oh?" Zhu Gaoxu also knew that today was the Jinyi Wei who was solely responsible for placing the safety of the entire welcoming ceremony, and he didn't know what Ji Gang had asked him about where Ji Gang was, so he walked over, and the Jinyi Qianhu immediately made a gesture to the crowd, and continued to check the safety and defense as if nothing happened.

In the corner of the wharf, there is a tent, which is the temporary command occasion of Ji Gang, and the placement and adjustment of thousands of Praetorian Guards and Jinyi Guards have issued orders from here one by one, and all the wind and grass everywhere are directly reported here to ensure that the entire welcoming ceremony does not have the slightest mistake.

However, at this time, the queen's guard of honor had not yet arrived on the other side, and she was not in a hurry for a while, and Ji Gang also went out of the tent to inspect the scene in person, and only two people were left on duty in the tent.

These two people, one is called Zhu Tu and the other is Ji Younan, both of whom were henchmen who were personally picked up by Ji Gang after taking over the Jinyi Guard. At present, Ji Gang is still inexhaustibly expanding the Chinese New Year's Eve Jinyi Guard, and there are a total of eight henchmen raised by him, in addition to Zhu Tu and Ji Younan, there is also Wang Qian, who has just looked for Zhu Gaoxu, as well as Yuan Jiang, Zhuang Jing, Li Kunchun, Zhong Canghai, Gao Xiang, eight thousand households, known as Beizhen Eight Chinese New Year's Eve King Kong.

As for Liu Yujue's side, it is far less majestic than Ji Gang's side, Liu Yujue is only Nanzhen Fu, one level lower than Ji Gang, and is mainly responsible for the internal military discipline and justice of Jinyiwei, and his external authority is not as good as Beizhen Fu Chinese New Year's Eve, so there are only two thousand households, that is, Chen Dong and Ye An, these two people were also given nicknames by the Jinyi captains, called Nanzhen Hum Ha Second General.

The two of them sat lazily in the tent and ate tea with the tent half-draped. The last time the Yongle Emperor took the throne, they didn't have the luck to see the pomp of the Chinese New Year's Eve, and this was also the first time they saw all the leading figures in the entire Jinling City go out together, and the two of them couldn't help but discuss this grand event. "Zhu Tu, just now I went out to inspect a circle, and I heard a few Chinese New Year's Eve ministers discussing, the emperor welcomed Niangniang back to the palace, and immediately knighted as the queen, but the eldest son of the emperor has been the prince of Yan for more than 20 years, and now that the emperor is sitting in the world, it is logical that Wang Shizi should be promoted to the crown prince, but the emperor did not mention this matter at all this time,... Does the emperor have the mind of easy storage?

Zhu Tu pursed his lips and said to Ji Younan: "My old Ji is idle, the emperor is not easy to store, it's a matter of!" Take the difference well, it's better than anything else, don't talk about this kind of idle grinding of teeth. ”

Ji Younan said: "Why don't I use my brain? Listening to our emperor's eldest son, he has a benevolent temperament, and likes elegant things such as piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, poetry and songs. In the first few years, our Jinyi guards were mixed like grandsons, who was arrested and who was bowed to the waist, and the yamen was so desolate that he could support the family birds, isn't it because Emperor Jianwen didn't look down on our Jinyi guards? ”

At this time, Zhu Gaoxu had already walked to the tent, and was about to lift the curtain to enter, when he heard the conversation between the two, he stood there quietly, but the two in the tent seemed to be chatting and did not notice it.

Zhu Tu said: "So what, who does the emperor want to be the prince, do we manage it poorly?" At present, our Jinyi Wei is being favored, and he followed the Chinese New Year's Eve people and left with a muffled voice of Chinese New Year's Eve wealth, what do you care about so much? ”

Ji Younan said: "People have no long-term concerns, but they must have near-term worries." Ji Chinese New Year's Eve people also asked people about the emperor's intentions in this regard, and Chinese New Year's Eve people also made calculations in their hearts, but I don't know if His Royal Highness has the ambition to fight for tomorrow, and His Royal Highness has a very high prestige in the army, if he is willing to show his banner, the generals and relatives will definitely join forces, and our Chinese New Year's Eve people are estimated to be ....... ”

Zhu Tu said resolutely: "If you can't do it, you can stand tomorrow, and it will be this rule for several years, who can mess up?" The emperor is not too much to resist. The emperor thinks which one is good, so he will set it up? That's also stabilized, after the full text from now on, does the royal family still have a quiet day, and the princes of each generation don't gang up and fight to the death? Even if the qualifications of tomorrow's eldest son of a certain generation are mediocre, it will not be mediocre for generations of tomorrow's eldest sons, which is better than the desperate infighting of each generation of princes, so if it is not the best style, it has become the best style, and the emperor has to do it! ”

Ji Younan shook his head and said, "I don't think ......, not necessarily." Our emperor is not tomorrow's eldest son. Further up, the Yuan people are barbarians, so there is no need to mention it, the second emperor of the Song Dynasty, is he the eldest son of tomorrow? The second emperor of the Tang Dynasty, is he the eldest son of tomorrow? The second emperor of the Sui Dynasty, is he tomorrow's eldest son? Our emperor is equivalent to rebuilding the founding monarch of the country, this country is ......, hehe....... ”

Zhu Gaoxu was thrilled when he heard it, and then he heard Ji Gang's voice in the distance: "Second Highness, where are you here?" ”

At the door, Zhu Gaoxu turned around, and saw Ji Gang running over from afar, so he smiled comfortably: "Oh, I heard that I was looking for this king, I was afraid that there was something important, so I came to ask for news, but I just arrived at the tent, but I didn't expect to come back from outside." ”

In the tent, Ji Younan and Zhu Tu hurriedly rushed out to meet them, Zhu Gaoxu carried them with the corner of his eye, and saw their happy faces, as if he thought that he had not heard their conversation. Ji Gang placed this bureau when he tested his mind, and saw that he didn't know what he had just heard, but in fact, he didn't say anything and scolded him, so he said with a smile: "The minister got the news sent from the other side, and the queen's car will take more than an hour to arrive at the earliest, I wanted to inform His Highness, tell His Highness not to worry, there is nothing urgent, since His Highness has arrived, please come in and drink a cup of tea and rest." ”

"It's good!"

Zhu Gaoxu smiled and said: "Okay, in the past, I served my father in the army together, I was born and died together, and I shared joys and sorrows. ”

Ji Gang also smiled: "Yes, the minister has always admired His Royal Highness's bravery, but unfortunately when he was in the army, he has no time to be close to His Royal Highness, such as today's decision, but His Royal Highness has become a prince, and the minister does not do ......, Zhu Gaoxu glared at him and said: "What about now?" I know that this king has always cared Chinese New Year's Eve those red tapes, and when he is free in the future, he can just come to my house, let's ride horses and shoot arrows, eat and drink, and have fun. ”

Ji Gang smiled even more happily: "The minister is going to disturb him a lot, hehe, Your Highness, please!" ”

"Chinese New Year's Eve, please!"

The two of them went one after the other, and then they entered the tent.

At this time, there were still various Chinese New Year's Eve members rushing to Yanzilu in Jingli. Xia Xun went on horseback, such a short distance must be reached, so he didn't get up so early and was too hurried, he got up early in the morning to practice boxing and swords as usual, ate breakfast, washed and stopped, then took eight guards, rode out of the house, and went on the road in a leisurely manner.

The place where Xia Xun lived was a private residence of Wang Yuma, not near the main road, so after coming out of the house, he directly copied the alley. When Xia Xun walked out of the alley with eight guards, suddenly a sedan chair flew over, followed by two families in green clothes and hats. The alley was already narrow, and the sedan chair ran like this, blocking Xia Xun's way, and Xia Xun's guards immediately reprimanded.