Zhengyangmen is the main gate of Nanjing, in the past when Nanjing was still the capital of the Ming Dynasty, Zhengyangmen was the national gate of the Ming Dynasty, and foreign envoys came to the pilgrimage to see each other through the Zhengyangmen Gate.

When the crown prince's guard of honor entered the Zhengyang Gate, it immediately caused a sensation in Nanjing City, and there was no emperor or crown prince in Nanjing City for more than 200 years, which is a rare thing that has not been seen in a hundred years.

There are many rumors about the crown prince, some people say that he is a benevolent monarch who is both civil and military, not only put down the rogues entrenched in the Central Plains, but also went north to recover Liaodong, and also fed a large number of people.

Some people also say that Zhu Cihong was extremely cruel, not only serving the eight great Jin merchants in one pot, but also killing a large number of nobles in the Beijing division, including his grandfather Jia Dinghou.

But no matter what, what is certain is that the crown prince and the Tianwu army are not easy to mess with!

Zhu Cihong sat in the dragon chariot, looking through the curtain at the Nanjing officials who were welcomed on both sides of the city gate, only to see them all bowing their eyebrows and bowing their heads, their faces full of fear.

Zhu Cihong nodded secretly, this time he brought 100,000 Tianwu troops into the city to have this effect, the fear of the Nanjing officials will make him a lot less troublesome, although he has a certain understanding of the forces in Nanjing, and he also plans to kill a group of Liwei, but for the first time, it is better to have an in-depth understanding before starting.

A middle-aged man wearing a jade belt python robe led a group of Nanjing nobles and civil and military officials to take a few steps forward and said, "Xu Hongji, the prince of Wei, leads the subjects of Nanjing to greet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" ”

The official dialect of the Ming Dynasty is not the Beijing Mandarin of later generations, but the Nanjing dialect, which has no difficulty in communicating in language.

Zhu Cihong nodded slightly, he is no stranger to Xu Hongji, the Duke of Wei, he is the fourteenth grandson of Xu Da, the king of Zhongshan, who was crowned the Duke of Wei during the Wanli period, and Xu Yunzhen, the Duke of Dingguo in Beijing, is the same clan.

The Xu family is one of the two dukes, stationed in the north and south of the two capitals, and is in charge of the military power of the two capitals, which can be said to be the most powerful among the nobles.

After Xu Hongji, a group of nobles also came out to ask for peace, including Huaiyuan Marquis Chang Yanling, Longping Marquis Zhang Gongri, Linhuai Marquis Li Hongji, Huaining Marquis Sun Weicheng, Lingbi Marquis Tang Guozuo, Anyuan Marquis Liu Zuochang, Yongchang Marquis Xu Hong, Xincheng Earl Zhao Zhilong, Dingyuan Marquis Deng Wenyu, Xiangcheng Bo Chang Yingjun, Daxing Bo Zou Cunyi, Ning Jin Bo Liu Yunji, Nanhe Bo Fang Yiyuan, Dongning Bo Jiao Mengxiong, Ancheng Bo Zhang Guocai......

Among them, Lingbi Marquis Tang Guozuo is the descendant of Tang He, Tang He and Xu Da are the first to follow Zhu Yuanzhang to fight the world, and they were awarded the title of Xinguo Gong, and were given hereditary coupons, and they died at the age of 70 and were posthumously named the king of Dongou .

But after the death of Tang He, because his sons, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren died early, they could not attack the title, and the descendants of the Tang family lost their titles when they arrived in the Ming Yingzong.

Linhuai Marquis Li Hongji is the eleventh grandson of Li Wenzhong, the king of Qiyang, Li Wenzhong is Zhu Yuanzhang's nephew, but also the founding father of the Ming Dynasty, outstanding military achievements, after his death not only crowned the king but also deserved to enjoy the temple.

Huaiyuan Marquis Chang Yanling is the descendant of Chang Yuchun, and Liu Kongzhao, the sincerity of Bobo, is the descendant of Liu Bowen.......

After more than 200 years of development, the power of various families has been deeply rooted in the south of the Yangtze River.

Zhu Cihong is not interested in these founding heroes, a group of nobles standing here, most of them are spineless seeds, after the Qing soldiers entered the south in history, most of the nobles in Nanjing took the initiative to open the city to welcome the surrender, losing the face of their ancestors!

Xu Hongji, the Duke of Wei, said: "Your Highness, the ministers are too late to welcome you, and I ask Your Highness to forgive your sins." ”

Zhu Cihong smiled and said: "It's not too late, after all the secretaries are heroes, you don't have to be so polite." ”

Zhu Cihong knew that many of them were very disappointed and didn't want to come to Nanjing to supervise the country, but since they came and brought another 100,000 Heavenly Martial Army, no one dared to grin with their yin and yang weirdness.

Xu Hongji continued: "The reception banquet prepared for His Highness has been arranged in the Fengtian Palace, please move to the palace city. ”

"Good!" Zhu Cihong nodded, very satisfied with Xu Hongji's attitude.

The three most powerful positions in Nanjing City are the Nanjing Garrison, the Nanjing Town Guard Eunuch, and the Nanjing Military Department Shangshu, among which Xu Hongji, the Duke of Wei, is a part-time Nanjing garrison as a noble, in charge of the Houjun Governor's Mansion, and is the most important in Nanjing.

The whole Nanjing city is similar to Beijing City, it is also divided into the Forbidden City, the Imperial City, the Inner City, and the three city walls, because the Nanjing Forbidden City in the eastern suburbs is too close to Zhongshan, Zhu Yuanzhang was worried that someone would bombard the Forbidden City on Zhongshan, so he ordered the construction of an outer Guo City.

Nanjing city is built according to the water, the southeast two sides are land, the north is Xuanwu Lake, the west is the Qinhuai River, all are the barrier of Nanjing, in addition to the natural barrier of the surrounding mountains and rivers outside the city, there are six acropolis, after several generations of construction, these city defense structures are very perfect.

The city defense of Nanjing City is divided into two parts, the inner city and the outer city, the city wall is generally above four zhang, very solid, Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang in order to prevent the bean curd slag from attacking the city, the next aim is to engrave the name of the manufacturer on each piece of brick and stone, thoroughly implement the principle of responsibility to the person, if which city brick has collapsed, then the manufacturer and the official responsible for the supervision of the work implement the joint sitting system.

Zhu Cihong once saw the bricks and stones carved with the maker of the Ming City Wall of Nanjing when he visited the Ming City Wall of Nanjing in later generations, and after more than 600 years of wind and rain, the Ming City Wall of Nanjing is still very strong.

Nanjing city tower is majestic and magnificent, overlooking the whole city at a glance, the city wall is as wide as five zhang, can accommodate more horses side by side, the large city defense weapons such as bed crossbows, catapults, artillery are placed on it, and it is divided into two layers up and down, it can be said that it is impregnable.

However, Zhu Cihong knows that in history, whether it is the Southern Ming Dynasty, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, or even the Republic of China, there can be no examples of Nanjing relying on the city to defend it, which shows that the strength of the city defense is not the decisive factor in the war.

When the guard of honor went to the Forbidden City, Zhu Cihong looked at the surrounding people of Nanjing through the curtain, and his brows couldn't help frowning slightly.

He saw that all the people around him were wearing red and green, not only the shoes on their feet were varied, but even the hats on their heads were all strange, and there were even many people wearing green hats......

"It's really high and the emperor is far away, you can play as much as you want!" Zhu Cihong was a little unhappy in his heart.

Daming has strict rules on wearing clothes, such as reading people wearing "Fengye", the common people can only be "light colored", not allowed to wear gold and silver, jewelry is not allowed to use gold and jade beads, now the readers in Nanjing are not like readers, the common people are not like the common people, more and more unruly, more and more unreliable.

Zhu Cihong is not a feudal ideology, it is nothing to wear red and green, and he is also accustomed to it in later generations, the key is that some scholars and ordinary people here are still wearing fucking red robes, and even some gay men wear a pair of red embroidered shoes, wearing green hats can be seen everywhere, and the women's clothing bosses of one color ......

This is not only a matter of opening up the people's customs, it has already involved some politics, and the people in Jiangnan have begun to ignore the imperial court decrees, and even the more they are not allowed, the more they want to try, and they will disrupt the various rules stipulated by the imperial court.

This sign is very bad, the people are like this, what about these scholars in Jiangnan? No wonder the imperial court's control over Jiangnan is getting weaker and weaker, and all kinds of taxes cannot be collected, and the problems are too big!