On April 11, the twentieth year of Hongxing in the Ming Dynasty, the day after the news of the great victory of Niulanguan was sent back to Wuhan Mansion through 600 expedited flights, a group of characters in black gauze python robes had gathered on the Hanyangmen wharf in Wuchang. The black and white archway and the funeral pavilion have been built in accordance with the regulations of the county king. After Zhu Cihong came to power, although many important ministers and princes passed away, they were not sent ceremoniously. First, those people are sick and dead at home, born and old, sick and dead, and they can do it at home; Second, it is still a period of overcoming difficulties - Sichuan and Yunnan have not yet recovered! Therefore, we must be strict and economical, not extravagant and wasteful.

But this time the dead man came differently, and since yesterday, all entertainment in the city has stopped. From the dawn of today, the officers and soldiers who were full of garrisons of the Yamen rushed to maintain order outside the Hanyang Gate, and after a while, hundreds of cavalrymen from the guard battalion and the garrison of the New Army came, all of whom were covered with white cloth over their armor. When the sun was gradually rising, four-wheeled carriages kept coming, and those who got off the carriages were all big officials in black gauze robes.

Hanyangmen Wharf is a prosperous place, there are many merchants from the south to the north to enter and exit from the wharf, and there are some locals who make a living in the Hanyangmen area, all of them are looking at it from a distance, Wuhan Mansion is now at the feet of the Son of Heaven, of course, the local people are psychic, and they all know that the dead person who came today is Wu Sangui, who died of illness on the front line of Luoyang in February. After a while, the people who watched the excitement began to sigh to each other.

"It's a great funeral...... Wu Dashuai is also worth it! Look at this pomp, I don't know how much more grand than the ordinary national funeral! ”

"What about returning the country? People have been crowned kings! The newspapers have all been published, and the king of Pingxi has been posthumously sealed! The funeral was solemnly held according to the prince's standards, and the tomb was built in Wolong Mountain, next to the mausoleum of today's son! ”

"And what! The two sons of King Pingxi were stained and crowned with titles, the eldest was named the Duke of Kenan Ning, and the second was named the Duke of Kenan Rong. ”

"Isn't the Wu family originally the Duke of the Kingdom?"

"The original name is not good, Liang Guogong is cool, where is Ning Guogong and Rong Guogong good? And Wu Dashuai was originally a male, and now his two sons are male! One door and two countries! If you count the two countries of the three handsome families of Wu, the old Wu family is a prince of the four countries!

"Also, changing the name of the Duke of the State is considered to be sealed, although the title is still the Duke of the State, and the land will not increase, but there will be a new title and silver...... With this sealing, the two brothers of the Wu family can get tens of thousands! ”

"And that's not all! The two brothers of the Wu family also got the position of vassal marshal, the eldest was the envoy of the Jinou Army, and the second was the protector of the capital of Anxi...... This grace is the number one since the founding of the emperor! ”

"It seems that Your Majesty still favors the Wu family, and the first noble of the Ming Dynasty is still the Wu family!"

"Wu Dashuai's death is worth it!"

Wu Sangui is indeed dead! It doesn't count that he posthumously crowned the king of Pingxi, and he also earned an extra duke and a vassal for his son. In particular, Wu Yingxiong, the boss of the Wu family, got the Jin Ou Army Festival Envoy, but he was a fat shortage, and he also inserted his foot into the sphere of influence of the old Zheng family - the marshals of the Jin Ou Army have been changing, Zheng Zhilong's two brothers have presided over the Jin Ou Army, Shi Lang's father Shi Daxuan also served as the Jin Ou Domain, and the current Jin Ou Domain Marshal is Zhang Jiayu, a Wenchen from Dongguan, Guangdong, who is undoubtedly close to the Zheng family.

Now that Wu Sangui's eldest son has joined the Jin Ou Army, it is undoubtedly a warning to the southerners who are in the limelight!

While the bustling people on the dock were talking, a hurried sound of horses' hooves suddenly sounded, and then I saw a group of golden-armored cavalry trotting all the way on tall folded horses. When they arrived outside the Hanyang Gate, the knights began to shout.

"His Majesty the Emperor is coming, and the subjects are greeting ......"

It turned out that Zhu Cihong came to the dock to greet Wu Sangui's coffin! No wonder there are so many soldiers on the docks.

When the emperor arrived, the people and officials were of course to greet him. But you don't have to kneel and kowtow, when the emperor's carriage passes by, just bend down and bow.

All the people turned their heads to look in the direction of Hanyang Gate, and saw a large group of gold-armored cavalry coming in line, followed by one golden four-wheeled carriage after another, as many as nine in all. All the carriages were fitted with transparent glass windows, the windows were closed, and the curtains were drawn, and no one knew who was sitting in the carriage.

Zhu Cihong, who has been the emperor for 20 years, is now becoming more and more careful, every time he leaves the palace, he is accompanied by nine cars, and he will not tell anyone in advance which car he will ride in? In addition, there will be a battalion of guards and a battalion of guards to the left and right.

And today Zhu Cihong is riding in the eighth carriage, and there is a plain little girl sitting next to her, her eyes are red, and there are tears on her face, which makes people feel sad when they look at it!

This little girl is Wu Ake, the daughter of Wu Sangui and Chen Yuanyuan...... It's so beautiful no matter how you look at it! If it weren't for her father's death, she would definitely be a princess this time, and most likely she would still be the concubine of the king of the United Kingdom.

Now that her father is dead, of course she has to keep her filial piety. Although Emperor Zhu stopped the officials' three-year worries on the grounds of national disaster, the funerals that are easier to keep still have to be observed, such as being vegetarian, such as not drinking, and then stopping happy events - so Wu Ake and the local tyrant king have no chance.

But Zhu Cihong will not treat Ah Ke and the local tyrant king badly!

Wu Sangui's testament also said that he wanted Ah Ke to enter the palace to serve Emperor Zhu after the expiration of the filial piety period...... This is the last wish of a loyal minister, and no Ming monarch will be able to bear to refuse, let alone a rare Ming Jun like Zhu Cihong?

As for the marriage of the local tyrant king, Wu Sangui's testament also put forward a request, hoping to make Wu Ahuan the concubine of the king of the United States - this is not a disadvantage to the king of the United States, in terms of the degree of beauty, Wu Ahuan is still above Wu Ake! Moreover, Wu Ahuan's body is much stronger than Wu Ake, and she is the kind of woman who can withstand the wind and waves and the bumps of the journey, and she will be able to accompany the United King to fight all over Xinzhou in the future.

In addition, Wu Ahuan's father, Wu Guogui, is also a general in the army, and he is the Marquis of Kenan, so he can follow the local tyrant king to the United States as a general.

Therefore, for Wu Sangui's last wish, Zhu Cihong is 100% satisfied!

If he can meet such a master, Wu Sangui should also be blind.

"Ake, don't be sad...... Zhu Cihong glanced at Wu Ake, and found that the other party was also blinking watery eyes looking at him, so he continued to persuade him with kind words, "Let me and the queen take care of you in the future, are you willing?" ”

Wu Ake is young, but his love has already begun to open. After Wu Sanfu told him about entering the palace to serve the emperor, her heart was like a deer, fluttering and jumping, a little looking forward to it, and a little worried...... The reason why I was looking forward to it was because Wu Sanfu told her the purpose of this arrangement.

The Wu family can't compete for the position of the crown princess, so they have to give Wu Sanmei's queen seat another insurance - after all, Emperor Zhu is still in his prime, and he may be able to rule for thirty years!

If that's really the case, Wu Sanmei may walk in front of Emperor Zhu, who will take over as the queen at that time? If the women of the Zheng family are allowed to take the back position, the glory of the Wu family will be shaky. So I have to let Wu Ake enter the palace and be Wu Sanmei's substitute!

can have the possibility of being a queen, of course Wu Ake is willing - she is an eldest lady born in a feudal family, and the queen is almost the highest goal in her life!

But I'm afraid that Emperor Zhu is an old and ugly uncle, and when I saw the real person today, I found that the other party was dignified, mighty and upright, and a bit of a hero, so he was naturally willing.

Seeing that Ake nodded, Zhu Cihong was also relieved, at this time the carriage had stopped and the dock had arrived.

Emperor Zhu gently took Wu Ake's jade hand and whispered, "Ake, the dock has arrived, let's go and meet your father!" ”