Early in the morning on December 28th.

In front of the Yongding Gate of the Beijing Division, there were crowds of people, and the inside and outside of the city gate were already crowded with people, as well as dense officials and soldiers of the Beijing camp who maintained discipline.

Today, the streets and alleys of the originally deserted Beijing Division suddenly became lively, and the news of the crown prince's victory has spread all over the Beijing division, and the news that the crown prince is going to return to Beijing has also been learned.

Many people came early, especially the people of Liangxiang and Xincheng, and even grabbed the position in the middle of the night.

Among the hundreds of people, there are old people in their prime, and children of several years old, all of whom spontaneously gathered outside the Yongding Gate to welcome the crown prince.

"Old man, you're so old, why are you still squeezing? There are a lot of people here, and it's not good if you are pushed and fall to the ground, so you should go back. ”

In the crowd, a white-robed scholar in his early thirties looked at the old man beside him and said.

The old man, who had passed the age of sixtieth birthday, was on crutches, and although he was dressed plainly, he was in good spirits, and his face was full of wrinkles and sparse silver hair, leaving behind the wind and frost of endless years.

The old man looked into the distance and looked forward to it: "The Tartars entered the customs twice, and it was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who led the army to drive away the hateful Tartars, greatly boosting the prestige of the country, and ensuring the safety of our Zhili side. ”

Speaking, the old man showed a look of remembrance, and said: "I think back then, when the old man was still a child, Zhang Ge Lao and Qi Shaobao were there, and the enemies inside and outside my Ming Dynasty were swept away. ”

The white-robed scholar nodded after hearing this, and no longer persuaded him, now compared with the Wanli Dynasty, the gap between the Ming Dynasty and the Wanli Dynasty is really too big, and in the past few decades, there have never been characters like Zhang Juzheng and Qi Jiguang in the Ming Dynasty.

While waiting, the old man also looked at the white-robed scholar curiously, and said, "Young man, I don't hear that your accent is not from Zhili, right?" ”

The white-robed scholar saluted and said: "Xiaosheng Henan Li Xin, traveled around, passing by Beijing. ”

The old man reminded: "Young man, I heard that there are still some Tartars in the Tongzhou area, you have to be careful, don't be caught by them, those Tartars are very fierce!" ”

Li Xin gratefully made another move, and secretly said in his heart that the people at the feet of the Son of Heaven were enthusiastic.

When Zhu Cihong was recruiting talents in Fengyang Mansion, Li Xin had already defected and personally went to Fengyang Mansion to investigate.

After the field trip, Li Xin strengthened his idea of defecting to the crown prince, but the time was unfortunate, Zhu Cihong first went south to Jiangxi and Huguang to quell the rebellion, and after tossing for half a year, he went north not long after, Li Xin followed all the way, also inspected the way, and witnessed the way.

All the people in the vicinity were talking about the crown prince one after another, and Li Xin listened quietly to their discussions.

"The crown prince is here!"

Not long after, in the cheers of the people, the Yongwei battalion guards came from afar, and entered the capital from Yongding Gate, in the center of the banners, Zhu Cihong's dragon chariot walked slowly, and there were dozens of carts with the heads of the Qing army behind the team.

"Look at so many Tartar heads!"

"The Heavenly Martial Army is brave!"

The people of Beijing let out bursts of exclamations, and hundreds of people were boiling.

Zhu Cihong walked out of the dragon chariot, stood on the car, and waved his hand to everyone, which immediately caused cheers and shouts in the crowd.

"Long live the Tianwu Army! Long live the crown prince! ”

In the crowd, a shout suddenly sounded, and after a moment of stuckness, immediately, the sound of the sound rang out, and the shouts resounded through the capital, resounded through the sky, and kept echoing in the city, and the scene was completely detonated at this moment.

Yang Sichang and Fang Zhenghua in the sedan chair behind the dragon chariot both had a big change in their faces, but fortunately, the two had a separate sedan chair, and no one noticed their expressions.

Zhu Cihong looked at the welcoming people, and his heart was sour, whether it was a rebellion or an alien invasion, it was the people who were injured in the end.

For ordinary people, peace in the world and peace in their families is their greatest wish.

Quelling the rebellion, cracking down on the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and developing the economy are all things he should do as the crown prince, and even the duty of every Ming official, who cannot afford to be treated like this by the people.

Looking at the people cheering like a sea of people, Zhu Cihong was moved, he opened his mouth to say something, but he swallowed back the words that came to his mouth.

Looking at the information from the heart on various faces, Zhu Cihong's heart was heavy, in this era, he wants to save this calamitous country and civilization, the road is heavy and long, and only now, he deeply feels the heavy responsibility on his shoulders.

Li Xin, who was in the crowd, was shocked, he was born in a big family, his family background was very good, he had seen many big scenes, but he had never seen such a shocking scene.

Li Xin originally thought that the crown prince was highly regarded in Nanzhili, but he didn't expect that there were so many supporters in Beizhili, which greatly surprised him.

At this time, four words came to his mind: what the heart wants.

Dozens of meters away from Zhu Cihong, a few people dressed in ordinary clothes crossed through the crowd, the crowd was too dense, shoulder to shoulder, there were no gaps, but it was not difficult for them to shuttle among the people, and they did not attract the attention of others.

These Mu Sen were like lurking poisonous snakes, standing quietly in the crowd, staring at Zhu Cihong on the dragon chariot with cold eyes.

Several guards around Long Yuan suddenly all walked close to Long Yuan, and their vigilance instantly increased several times.

Xu Sheng, who was standing beside Zhu Cihong, also felt a murderous aura, he couldn't help but get close to Zhu Cihong, and at the same time, his left hand made a seemingly random gesture behind his back.

Soon, the protection around Long Yuan was unconsciously strengthened several times, and there were still some ordinary people in ordinary clothes in the crowd looking for targets everywhere.

After the guard of honor arrived at Zhengyang Gate, Xu Sheng felt that the murderous aura disappeared, and he was relieved.

Xu Sheng whispered to Li Hu beside him: "Li Hu, when His Royal Highness enters the palace, go and find your father." ”

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After entering the inner city, the speed of the honor guard was very slow, and when they arrived at the Daming Gate at the main gate of the imperial city, an hour had passed, and at this time, the officials of the Ministry of Rites were all in front of the imperial city to greet them.

The officials of the Ministry of Rites were originally greeted at Zhengyangmen, but they were squeezed all the way to Daming Gate by the people, and seeing the enthusiasm of the people to welcome the crown prince, they were all dumbfounded, and their hearts were extremely shocked.

The imperial city is the place where the core institutions of the Ming Dynasty are located, inhabited by the royal family and important civil and military officials, as well as a large number of eunuchs and palace maids, it is difficult for ordinary people to enter, Zhu Cihong's guard of honor entered the Daming Gate, but the people are still cheering outside the Daming Gate.