On the fourth day of the fifth month, the Forbidden City cleared its door.

The Great Dynasty will never be held easily if there is no major state event, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military, princes and nobles, neatly divided into two classes, the left and the right, the prince stands first on the left, Ye Yichen stands first on the right, with his qualifications and merits, in addition to the prince, even the emperor's son Zhao Wang Ye Minyu is ranked behind him.

The bells and drums rang out at noon, and Chen tried to drive the book from the Taihe Hall to the Qianqing Gate, "The emperor has arrived!" The eunuch's voice came one after another, and the eunuch on duty in the Qianqing Palace was the master of ceremonies, Meng Chong, who hurriedly stepped forward and shouted: "The emperor is in the court, and the hundred officials kneel to greet him!" ”

"Long live the emperor, long live, long live!" The hundred officials knelt on the ground and shouted in unison.

There was a sound of boots, and the orthodox emperor slowly walked up the steps, sat down on the throne of Jinluan, and then waved his hand: "All the ministers are flat!" ”

Everyone got up from the ground one by one, Ye Yichen looked up, and saw that the orthodox emperor was wearing a bright red dragon robe and a twelve crowns, but his face was sallow, listless, and he looked like a sick man, without the demeanor of the Great Chu Tianzi and the father of Zhaomin.

The emperor looked at the two civil and military classes lined up outside the Qianqing Gate, and suddenly felt sad: "I have been eight years since the Imperial Pole, and I have been diligent and conscientious in respecting the heavens, and I don't want to have today's great disaster...... It was difficult for the ancestors to start a business, and thousands of miles of rivers and mountains were going to be buried in my hands......" said that after all, he wiped his tears with his sleeves.

After all, he is the emperor of Great Chu, he also wants to govern the country well, and he also has the dignity of the emperor! Seeing this situation, the civil and military officials below remembered that the state affairs had fallen to this point, and the Beijing division was about to be lost, so first a few old ministers cried, and then the entire court cried.

How did a good country suddenly become like this? The Orthodox Emperor couldn't figure it out either!

The majestic and solemn Qianqing Gate, the monthly court meeting, has turned into a mourning meeting, which is really a strange story for the ages!

The corners of Ye Yichen's lips curled slightly, and he sneered, the orthodox emperor was cowardly and incompetent and talentless, although he could not be said to be a faint monarch, but the word "Yongjun" could never run away. How can the state be in the hands of such a person without problems!

After crying for a while, the orthodox emperor felt a little relieved, and then he stopped his sad voice and said: "Now that the Tuwu and Jurchen iron cavalry have come to the city, and the defense of the Beijing division is empty, how to resist foreign enemies, do you Aiqing have a good plan?" ”

The orthodox emperor had already discussed many times with the cabinet, the six ministries, and the five military governors, although there were many people who opposed it, but he still decided to move south for refuge, and the purpose of this court meeting was to discuss a result he wanted - such a big thing as moving south was to bear the infamy, and the emperor himself did not want to bear such a heavy infamy, this proposal was put forward by the courtiers, although the orthodoxy could not choose himself cleanly, but his responsibility could be smaller. Later historians can also be merciful in their writings.

At that time, the most important thing in the officialdom was to figure out the intentions of the emperor, and the emperor had the intention of moving south, and the civil and military officials under him must cite the scriptures and classics to find various reasonable and legal grounds for him to move south, which is also the real motive for the orthodoxy to hold a great court meeting at such a critical moment.

As soon as the orthodox words fell, someone came out of the class to play: "Minister, Zhang Ning, the supervisor of Qintian, has a book to play!" "Qin Tianjian is not a high official, but he is the most suitable person to advise him to move south today. He was also a member of the Xiao Party, and he was ordered by Xiao Zongchang, the secretary of the ministry, yesterday, so as soon as the emperor's words fell today, he jumped out.

When the orthodox emperor saw an insignificant petty official, he was a little strange, so he said: "Aiqing has something to do, play it quickly!" ”

Zhang Ning said loudly: "Your Majesty, the ministers watched the sky at night, compared the calendar, and found that if today's fate has gone, only by moving south can we avoid this difficulty." Therefore, the minister suggested that His Majesty should leave immediately and move the capital to Nanjing! ”

The orthodox emperor was stunned for a moment, with the help of the illusory theory of the Mandate of Heaven, wouldn't it just be able to block the mouths of the people in the world...... That's the best reason to move south. As soon as he said this, his gaze at Zhang Ning softened.

He nodded slightly, and then asked, "Do the rest of the Aiqing have other opinions!" ”

"I think what Lord Zhang said is very true. Now the Beijing division is empty, and the two armies of Tuwu and Jurchen have 60,000 cavalry, and they have experienced a hundred battles, and it is difficult for the Beijing division to defend. It is better to move the capital to Nanjing, and then transfer the northwest border army back to the division of King Qin, if the northwest army wins, the emperor will return to the Beijing division, if he does not win, the emperor will save the civil and military ministers, the elite of the court, and the future can also be slowly mapped! "It was Xiao Zongchang, the secretary of the ministry, who spoke.

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

Seeing Xiao Zongchang say this, everyone in the Xiao Party echoed it, and Yang Peishi was listed in the civil official class, and his heart was heavy. He is not in favor of moving the capital, although the Tuwu and Jurchen coalition forces are powerful, but after all, there are only 60,000 military horses, if the emperor sits in the capital division, up and down, he may not be able to retreat from the enemy, but the emperor since he summoned the Juyong Pass to escape back from the guard Bi Ji, Bi Ji in order to reduce his crimes, the Jurchen soldiers are described as majestic as lions and tigers, all of them are infinitely powerful, more than 100 cavalry can defeat the Great Chu thousands of well-trained soldiers, plus he bought the eunuch to help him speak, the emperor was frightened by the courage of the Jurchen cavalry described by Bi Ji, In addition, he learned that only the old, weak, sick and disabled of the Jingshi garrison were left, and he strengthened his determination to move south.

Xiao Zongchang, the traitor, is just adding fuel to the fire to invite the holy favor.

It's just that Yang Peishi knows very well that once he gives up the Beijing Division, then the entire north will fall into the hands of ethnic minorities, and without the dangerous terrain as a basis, who can stop the abrupt and Jurchen iron horses...... Millions of people will be ravaged under the Iron Horseback......

Xiao Zongchang may not be ignorant of this truth, but he thinks more about himself than the country. Anyway, when he arrived in Nanjing, he was still a secretary and a heavenly official, and the small court was also a court after all......

In order to persuade the emperor to dispel the idea of moving south, Yang Peishi led several loyal people in the cabinet to kneel outside the imperial study for a day and a night, but the emperor listened to the words of the eunuchs and Xiao Dang, and lost his courage, saying that he did not dare to stay in Beijing to defend against the enemy.

Yang Peishi was about to leave the work, risking offending the emperor to admonish again, when he suddenly heard an awe-inspiring and agitated voice sound: "Those who suggest moving south should be killed!" I saw Ye Yichen python robe and jade belt, walking in the middle of the hall and kneeling, with a loud voice: "Your Majesty, Jingshi is the foundation of the world, once you give up, half of the country will not be guaranteed, if the emperor is really like this, what face do you have to see Rong Ma for a lifetime, and only after nine deaths and a lifetime did he lay down the ancestors of this great river and mountain!" As a descendant of Taizu, the younger brother is unwilling to be reluctant, if the emperor's heart to move south does not change, the younger brother is willing to stay and guard the Beijing division alone, and vow to live and die with the Beijing division! ”

Ye Yichen's tone was aggressive, and the emperor didn't dare to meet his cold gaze. He has been on the throne for eight years, and naturally knows the truth about Emperor Taizong's accession to the throne: Emperor Taizong poisoned Emperor Taizu that year and fabricated an edict to inherit the throne, which took the throne from Taizu.

In this world, it should have belonged to Taizu, and this throne should have been Ye Yichen!

The orthodox emperor glanced at Ye Yichen, who was kneeling on the ground, young, handsome, and as bright as the sun and the moon. He is ashamed and jealous of his character, talents, qualifications, prestige, handling government affairs, marching and fighting, and everything is ten or eight times better than himself......

"Father! Uncle Sixteen is right! I am a dignified Heavenly Empire, how can I be scared of 60,000 soldiers and horses to move the court, and my sons are willing to guard the capital together with the sixteenth uncle, the city is in the people, and the city is dead! Unexpectedly, the person who spoke was Ye Minyu, and these words were also sonorous and powerful.

At this moment, Xiao Zongchang and the others were greatly embarrassed, but they didn't know that Ye Minyu was also an extremely proud person, and it was the same thing as the eldest brother Ye Minshu to take the heir, and now it was the same thing! The person he admires the most in his life is Emperor Taizu, who wants to be a great hero like Taizu, and now he has not fought a battle with foreign clans, so he fled to Nanjing in disgrace, he would rather die on the battlefield!

Ye Feng knelt beside Ye Yichen and said, "Your Majesty, the courtiers don't want to live in secret, and they are willing to live and die with Jingshi!" ”

The orthodox emperor looked at the three princes kneeling down, his eyes fell on Ye Minyu, and saw that he was heroic and heroic, like Emperor Taizu. Look at the prince again, cowering, full of pockets, without ambition, how similar he is to himself!

The orthodox emperor was not angry: "Good! Good! You are all descendants of the royal family, and it is a blessing for the community to have such ambitions......"

No one expected that the Great Dynasty would be held for three full hours, and the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs did not even have time to eat lunch. In the end, the orthodox emperor did not have the courage to stay in Beijing, and finally decided to move to Nanjing, the capital with the empress, imperial concubines, harem concubines, and civil and military ministers in the name of the southern tour.

However, the orthodox emperor finally decided to leave Ye Yichen and Ye Fengqi to guard the capital. Ye Yichen worshiped the "General Pingyu", awarded the seal of the general, Pingzhang military affairs, the governor of the three battalions of the Beijing Division, presided over the defense of the Beijing Division, and the military towns in the north listened to its moderation, Ye Fengqi and Ye Minyu were appointed as deputy generals......

The orthodox emperor was really reluctant to let his son take risks here, but Ye Minyu resolutely refused to "escape" with his father, and he could still monitor Ye Yichen if he was left. Now that the great changes in the country are no longer available, the orthodox has no choice but to hand over the responsibility of guarding the capital division to Ye Yichen, but giving him such great power, the emperor is a little relieved......

The whole Beijing division was in chaos, the high-ranking officials and dignitaries were packing up and saluting, waiting for the "southern tour" with the emperor, Yulan had lunch in the palace, and Doctor Xue didn't know what medicine she took, she sweated all over, and rested for a while, and she actually felt a lot better.

At this moment, the weather is sunny and warm, Yulan is stuffy in the house, looking at the spring outside, it is really good to want to go out for a walk, she feels that she is going to have something wrong these days.

The bean green eyes that have been waiting for her for the past few days are excellent, and she said without waiting for her to speak: "Girl, the weather is good today, the slave will help you out of the city and go for a walk!" ”

Yulan had already knocked on the side, and knew that this girl and the other girl Yao Huang were Ye Yichen's personal girls, and the seven-rank official in front of the prime minister's door, Yulan was not very embarrassed to call them. But they are extremely respectful to Yulan, and that respectful energy is even more than her own girls Xiaoyue and Xiaoyu.

Yulan didn't know what to say, these two girls have been with Ye Yichen for more than ten years, and they have never seen the prince pretend to any woman, his preferential treatment of Yulan simply shocked the two maids, Doulu was called by Ye Yichen yesterday to ask, no matter how big or small, the prince asked very seriously, that is, in front of the princess Bai that day, although Ye Yichen respected her, he was a little polite, and he was simply spoiled by Yulan.

Ye Yichen ruled the mansion very strictly, he has always looked at women very lightly, except for the Bai family in the mansion, although there are a few concubines, but all of them are not favored, Dou Lu and Yao Huang have never seen a woman in the backyard dare to talk to Ye Yichen like Yulan, but Ye Yichen has never been angry!

They knew that this woman was afraid that she would be the future housewife, how dare they not wait for her wholeheartedly!

Yulan said: "Trouble sister, just take a walk around this yard." "After all, this is the palace, Yulan thinks it's better not to walk around!

Dou Lu and Yao Huang helped her off the ground left and right, went out cautiously, and walked slowly in the yard. This small courtyard is paved with bluestone, the yard is not too big, there is a sycamore at the four corners, at this time it is close to the pavilion such as cover, there is a flower stand in the courtyard, and there is a stone table and stone bench under the flower stand.

Although the arrangement is simple, it is quite ingenious, at this time the flower stand is red, blue, yellow and white, all kinds of flowers quietly open, the dark fragrance comes faintly, and Yulan sees a burst of comfort. After walking for a while, she was not in good shape after all, and she felt a little tired, so she asked the two maids to help her sit down on the stool under the flower stand. Doulu was afraid that she would catch a cold, so he brought a soft cushion and put it on the stone bench.

Yulan basked in the sun for a while, and was about to go back to the room, when suddenly a little boy of four or five years old ran in, he was wearing a small blue velvet robe, a round little face, a ruddy and delicate face, big eyes were pitch black, and he looked extremely beautiful. Those curious eyes swirled around Yulan's body.

Yulan was taken aback, this ...... It can't be the prince's son, right?

The author has something to say: the weather is so nice today, it's completely like early spring