Jingshi has entered the end of July, and it is getting hotter and hotter, and although the palace has allocated ice cubes to Yun Wei, it seems that it can't suppress the heat wave that is blowing in his face. In a few days, it will be the day of the burial of his father's crown prince, Zhu Yunwen asked Zhu Yuanzhang and Liu Sanwu for leave, fasting and bathing at home, missing his deceased father. Although it was very hot, Yun Wei was still wearing sackcloth, insisting on meditating, slowly calming his mood, recalling his father's voice and smile in his mind, in a few days, he would not be qualified to miss his deceased father, there were too many things to do, and the threat of King Yan was imminent....... Father, I'm sorry, but I will protect my mother and younger siblings like a man, Yun Wei muttered silently in his heart.

August 12, the day of the burial of Prince Zhu Biao. As soon as the sky was bright, the whole city of Nanjing was shrouded in white, and the road from Chaoyang Gate to Xiaoling was also white, and the civil and military officials waited outside the noon gate, sending the prince Zigong to Xiaoling, in addition to the necessary personnel left behind, the officials of the six departments almost poured out. Zhu Yunwen took Yun Xi, Yun Xi and Lu Shi to support the coffin together, Zhu Biao's Zigong was carried by sixteen Han generals to Xiaoling, due to the long distance, the middle still needs to be replaced. In the past few days, Zhu Yunwen has been fasting, so he has eaten very little, and when he is halfway through, he can't stand it, but he still tries to persevere; Yun Hee's body is very strong, and he doesn't feel anything; But Lu Shi and Yun Xi couldn't stand it anymore, and at Yun Wei's insistence, the mother and son got on the sedan chair to rest for a while when they were tired, and then continued to walk after resting.

Just after about 9-11 o'clock, a group of people arrived at Xiaoling, Zhu Biao's mausoleum was repaired very quickly, so the structure was relatively simple, and even some facilities were "borrowed" from Xiaoling, which was not enough and looked simple and atmospheric on the whole. Under the guidance of the ceremonial officer, Zhu Biao's coffin was soon buried in the mausoleum. At the moment when the mausoleum began to be closed, Lu Shi, Yun Xi, Yun Xi and Yun Xi fell to the ground, crying loudly, and almost fainted, and Zhu Yuanzhang was also in tears. At the same time, the surrounding officials are also crying, although there are elements of drama, but most of them are also sincere, because Zhu Biao is very popular, and he has been the prince for many years, and he has long been expected.

Because there are few cases of the burial of the crown prince in history, the etiquette of Zhu Biao's burial is also difficult to determine. Later, after discussion, it was felt that the officials would keep a day of vigil for the prince in the mausoleum, and then go back to work; Family members such as Yun Wei and others kept a vigil for 7 days. Zhu Yunwen and his entourage lived in a courtyard to the east of Zhu Biao's mausoleum, which was used for temporary residence for worshippers. During these seven days, the excessive puja was held day and night, and Zhu Yunwen, the Lu family, and their younger brothers and sisters were heartbroken, and they also cried morning and night. Everyone eats very simply, and when 7 days have passed, a few younger brothers and sisters are fine, maybe they don't know how to worry, but Yun Wei, Yun Xi and Lu Shi are full of haggardness.

On the last day of the vigil, Zhu Yunwen took his younger siblings to give his father three bows and nine bows before leaving.

When I went back, everyone sat in a sedan chair, the weather was gray, and the mood was a little heavy. Zhu Yunwen looked at the scenery on the side of the road in a daze on the sedan chair, it was already autumn, there was a scene of harvest and peace on the roadside, and he seemed to feel the power of the huge empire he was about to control, and Yunwen couldn't help but be full of confidence in the future.

Back at Duanben Palace, Zhu Yunwen gave himself a few days off to recuperate his body a little. During this period, Zhu Yuanzhang came to see him, and he was relieved and regretful, let him take good care of his body, and hurry up to Zhan Shifu to see, in addition, the people he wanted were also in place one after another, and he had to hurry up, Zhu Yunwen was very happy, and he coquettishly told Zhu Yuanzhang and expressed his gratitude, and Zhu Yuanzhang left satisfied.

A few days later, at the court meeting, Zhu Yuanzhang promulgated a holy decree, appointing the emperor's second son Zhu Yunwen as the emperor's grandson, and the canonization ceremony was scheduled for September 12.

Zhu Yunwen's body recovered, so he continued to go to Wenhua Hall to take classes, Huang Zicheng also became the main teacher, almost all day to accompany Zhu Yunwen to read books, and when the conversation was deep, Yunwen found that Huang Zicheng was a person with a clear mind and quick response, and he came to the Four Books and Five Classics and the Code System as soon as he opened his mouth, and he read the book very well, every word and deed, every move must be in line with the Confucian classics, Yunwen likes this person very much, but he feels that this person is a little pedantic, there are too many rules and regulations in his head, and he is not very flexible. Yun Wei felt that this person was loyal to him, so he got along with him more, and his feelings became deeper and deeper.

One afternoon, Zhu Yunwen was exercising, and Liu Zhen ran in and said, "Your Royal Highness, the chief manager has brought a few people and asked to see him outside." ”

"Huh? Let the chief manager in. Yun Wei wiped his sweat and said.

After a while, Changfu walked in, with four young men behind him, all of them with straight bodies, blazing eyes, and a soldier's demeanor. They walked in and lined up behind Changfu, Changfu walked in, and hurriedly greeted Zhu Yunwen: "See His Royal Highness Taisun, these people are the martial arts companions that Long Live Lord selected for you." ”

"Thank you, Mr. Chang, I want you to run this thing yourself, thank you so much."

"Look at what you said, it is a blessing to be able to do things for His Royal Highness the Taisun, come, a few of you will introduce yourself to His Royal Highness! Start on the left. ”

On the left was a very powerful man who spoke first: "His Royal Highness the Emperor Grandson, Geng Xuan, the son of Geng Bingwen, Marquis of Changxing, is lowly positioned." ”

"His Royal Highness the Emperor Taisun, the son of Guo Ying, Marquis of Wuding," the second red-faced man from the left continued.

"His Royal Highness the Emperor Grandson, Wu Sheng, the son of Wu Gao, Marquis of Jiangyin." The third slightly thin man from the left said.

"His Royal Highness the Emperor Grandson, Song Xuan, the son of Song Sheng, is Xining." The sturdy man on the right replied loudly.

Zhu Yunwen looked at these people with satisfaction, they are all sons of heroes, and they were personally selected by Zhu Yuanzhang, there will be no problem in loyalty, and there is finally someone who can discuss military affairs, great.

"Everyone, you are all the sons of heroes, Lone asked the emperor to come to you, mainly hoping that you can accompany me to exercise my body, and explain some martial arts to me, and I also hope that you can serve Lone more in the future and serve the Ming Dynasty."

"Swear allegiance to His Royal Highness the Imperial Grandson, and swear allegiance to the Ming Dynasty!" The four replied in unison.

"Well, from tomorrow, you and I will go to Wenhua Hall to study, and the orphan will invite officials from the Ministry of War and the Military Governor's Mansion to give lectures to improve everyone's military literacy. Do you have confidence? ”

"Yes!" The four big men replied in unison.

Zhu Yunwen waved his hand: "Then you guys will arrange it first, and start reporting here at four o'clock tomorrow, don't be late." ”

The four of them answered, turned and went out.

When the four of them walked out of Hongwumen, they all relaxed, Geng Xuan had the oldest qualifications and the highest status among the four, and he was also older, so he naturally looked like a big brother, and patted the other three on the shoulder: "A few of us will be colleagues in the future, let's go to Fengmanlou to have a meal together, I'll treat you." ”

"Okay, no problem, what about the two of you?" The youngest Guo Jian echoed.

Song Xuan clapped his palms and said, "Okay, I haven't been to Jingshi for a long time, and I haven't been to Fengmanlou to eat. ”

Wu Sheng was more calm, and smiled lightly: "I'm fine, let's go together." ”

On the edge of the Qinhuai River, the wind is a three-story building, shining under the sunlight of the golden signboard. The four of them walked into the lobby shoulder to shoulder, Geng Xuan seemed to be a frequent visitor here, and beckoned directly, and said to the guy, "Give our brothers a private room by the window." ”

The guy nodded and said, "Master Geng, no problem, that room has been kept for you." What do you want to eat today? ”

Geng Xuan walked upstairs and said, "Pick up what you are good at, Jian Nanchun, the wine will take twenty years, and my brothers are all massive." ”

The four of them came to the private room upstairs, pushed open the window, and faced the Qinhuai River, and the evening breeze blew, making people feel relaxed and happy. After a while, the wine and food came up, and Geng Xuan stood up first: "Come, brothers, let's have a toast, for us to be able to gather together, and to be the companion of His Royal Highness the Grand Sun, cheers!! A few other people quickly stood up, drank it all, and then put down the wine glass and ate the food. Although several people are from rich and noble backgrounds, they all have military positions, so they are all very bold. After a wine and dinner, everyone almost became good friends who talked about everything. After they had eaten and drunk, they went home.

Time flies quickly, a month has passed in a blink of an eye, and September 12 is the day when Zhu Yunwen was canonized as the emperor's grandson. The ceremony of canonization is very complicated, although Zhu Yunwen has read the ceremony description in advance, and there are also corresponding eunuchs and officials of the Ministry of Rites to explain, but when it comes to the end, he is still stunned, and he only remembers that when he received the prince's treasure seal and the golden book, he had a feeling of suddenly dreaming, he was only 17 years old, and the world in his dream was still a child, and today he often became the heir of a huge empire, but the feeling of being a person in two lives still made him very calm. When saluting the Lu clan in the inner sanctum, the joy of the Lu clan was indescribable. Finally, it was a little more natural to go to the Wenhua Hall to accept the celebration of his younger brother. Later, I also met Zhu Yuanzhang and the elders in Wuying Hall, and I felt that I was different from their eyes.

The next day, hundreds of officials entered the congratulatory table, ordered the woman to attack and pay homage to the crown princess Lu, and the next day, Zhu Yun went to the temple and confessed to the ancestors. After the official canonization, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered Zhu Yunwen to accompany him to the court and learn to deal with government affairs for an hour every day.