This is really not a joke, in the future, I will have to keep the cane in my hand, in case this thing is broken or stolen, I can only kill myself.

This scepter is his status symbol, just like the seal of an official, if the seal of an official is stolen, it will be over.

Jiu Niang looked at the situation and laughed, she just wanted to tease and play, in fact, their master and apprentice now don't say that the wall is down and don't help, even if the emperor arrives and doesn't accept it, they only obey it.

However, Jiu Niang's "suit" made it almost unbearable, in order to avoid this little ancestor, now he no longer dares to enter the inner house casually, and he is usually intimate with Xiao Nier and Zuo Ling in his own bedroom in the outer house.

Murong Yanran watched the two of them fight, and she didn't speak, she didn't care about anything except for her safety, and now her mind has been patrolling both sides, lest an assassin pop up somewhere.

In that powerful family, there is a depressing atmosphere.

The second-grade master sighed: "It's a pity that the peaches in my hand were still picked away." ”

The white-haired old patriarch sneered: "The peach has long been taken away by the emperor and given away, and we have all been tricked by the emperor." It seems that the emperor can't swallow this evil breath, and deliberately let us play this farce. But the peaches are the real peaches when they are in the hands of our people, and when they are in the hands of this kid, it will be the evil fruit, so let the emperor swallow the evil fruit of his own brewing. ”

The young patriarch was puzzled: "What does my father mean?" ”

"What else can it mean, of course, is to turn a good thing into a bad thing. If we don't get it, we will destroy it, and in the end they will have to come to our door and beg us. You send these letters out at once. The old patriarch snorted coldly.

The young patriarch looked at the address on it, and his heart jumped suddenly, it seemed that his father was going to be ruthless.

He felt sad in his heart: Boy, you are too angry, you really don't want to come back this time.

Turning hands into clouds and hands into rain is the energy and true colors of these powerful families.

Moreover, when I came to the city gate, I found that there were thousands of people gathered here.

There are hundreds of officials along the way, this is a booked program, and it was the same when Hai Rui was patrolling Jiangnan, but there was no lively crowd that time, and there were not so many and so many officials gathered.

This time, even all the members of the cabinet, such as Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, and Xu Jie, also came in person, and the heads of the departments of the six ministries, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Taifu Temple, the Dali Temple, the Guanglu Temple, the Honglu Temple, and the General Administration Department also came in person.

They were so grand because this minister was not ordinary, he was at the princely level, and he was also given Shang Fang's sword and scepter, which the emperor generally did not grant easily, and most of the governors did not have Shang Fang's sword when they went on patrol.

This also illustrates a problem, besides, the relationship with the cabinet is not ordinary, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, and Xu Jie have a good relationship with him, not to mention Zhang Juzheng, the other cabinet members are all in these three factions.

The cabinet members are generally the Shangshu or Shilang of the six ministries, so all six ministries are present. Other departments are because the reopening of negotiations in the imperial court is a major event, which may be related to the rise and fall of the imperial court for a hundred years, and it has something to do with themselves, so they all came to see them off.

Of course, they all felt a little regretful in their hearts, how could the ambassador of the plenipotentiary negotiation choose such a hairy child, but unfortunately this was appointed by the emperor, and they did not dare to publicly spread any remarks, so they could only mutter in their hearts.

Fortunately, in the negotiations, all departments have selected experts or officials with certain powers, and they are the main force in this negotiation.

Seeing this prince-level dress, all the officials secretly said in their hearts: It seems that it is certain that he is the illegitimate son of the former emperor, otherwise the emperor will definitely not reward him with a python robe and jade belt, let alone other prince-level supplies.

If it is really the illegitimate son of the former emperor, why didn't the emperor find out his identity and then directly crown the king? What kind of medicine is bought in this gourd?

Everyone also drew a question mark in their hearts, but some people speculated that this is because the identity of the illegitimate child is not easy to determine, if it is clear, the ministers will definitely resist not letting the emperor admit this younger brother, once the matter is stiff, the emperor can't hold it on his face.

At that time, there was no means of DNA testing, and it was really difficult for a person to prove that his father was his own father. In the same way, it is equally difficult for a person to prove that his son is his son.

The royal family has a strict system, for the emperor, the prince every time the concubine and the palace maid have a record, once someone is pregnant, there will be a special female official to lead the palace maid eunuch to monitor and protect every day, all words and deeds of the body changes even including what people are in contact with have written records, until the final child is born, so that it can be completely determined that it is a dragon species, not a wild species.

If Emperor Jiajing really has a son outside, it is impossible to be sure, for this kind of prince who cannot be identified, even if the emperor wants to canonize him, he will also be brought back by the Ministry of Rites. The division of the prince is a major national matter, not the emperor alone, and even many times the power of ministers and departments is greater than that of the emperor.

Of course, if the identity is indeed correct, it is a matter of the emperor's words, and the Ministry of Rites and the cabinet can only decide the location and treatment of the prince's feudal domain, not the prince.

Because these ministers are familiar with the allusions of the imperial court, they will believe the rumors that it is the illegitimate son of the former emperor, thinking that the emperor cannot be canonized clearly, so he can only use various methods to make him meritorious, and finally accumulate meritorious deeds to confer a prince or something, and then they can comfort the spirit of the former emperor.

Besides, if you know what they are thinking, you can only laugh and have a stomachache, and then go to the side and vomit.

The lineup of the hundred officials and ancestors to see off was strong, and the scene was also unprecedentedly grand, and those thousands of people who watched the excitement really didn't come for the sake of the situation, but to appreciate the 10,000 elite soldiers and the huge business group behind them.

Besides, looking at the merchant group that stretches for more than ten miles, he is a little embarrassed, although this is a merchant group, in fact, he is all alone, plus buying some goods for the emperor and the palace, this is too ugly.

But he can also find a reason, this time the army traveled, but the emperor didn't give funds, he didn't want to make some money, and the soldiers were not allowed to drink the northwest wind?

He wore a python robe and held a scepter, and greeted all the officials one by one, and each department set up a pergola, under which a table was set up, on which were the wine of practice and some melons and fruits that were drunk.

"Yunming, it's all up to you when you get out of the capital, you can't be impatient, be careful in everything." Zhang Juzheng instructed earnestly.

"Yunming, make a great contribution this time, and when I come back, I will personally write to you to ask for merit for you." Gao Gong said loudly.

"Virtuous nephew, this farewell may be the last time we will see each other, take care all the way." Xu Jie was very depressed.

"Please take care of your lordship, and you will definitely visit your lord when you come back." Besides, he changed his face.

The other hundred officials are hymns and sycophants, and most of them are some scenes.

Moreover, he walked along the pergola one by one, turned around and bowed to the hundred officials, and then boarded the car and began the journey of the envoy.

In front of him was a full support, and in the front were four guards holding aloft signs of silence and chastity, which were used in the quiet street. Behind the sign are bands on horseback and with various pianos and drums, and they are guarded on both sides. Behind them were two carriages, one car was sitting Li Xiangjun and three maid rings, and the other car was sitting Xiao Xueyi and four female guards, this time ten of their sisters came, and the other group was behind the car, following Murong Yanran and Jiu Niang's car.

Sitting in the last few carriages were the Maiko troupe brought by Li Xiangjun, ready to go outside the Saiwai to perform songs and dances for the princes.

In the dozens of carriages behind, there are clothes, water, food, and various utensils, which can be set up in the field at any time and set up a small town.

And that's not all, many horses carry all sorts of things on their backs, not commodities to be sold or exchanged, but for all kinds of needs along the way, and whatever you can think of, you don't have to bring with you.

Moreover, this time he brought three hundred guards, and the front and rear of the convoy were tightly guarded, but besides, the line was too big, and the entire convoy stood out like a flock, and if there was an assassin, he would definitely not find the wrong target and hit the auxiliary car by mistake.

After walking out of the twenty miles, I looked back at the magnificent Beijing city wall and city gate tower that were about to disappear, and my heart suddenly became extremely bright. At that time, he had the feeling that the dragon had returned to the sea, broken the golden lock and walked away from the dragon.

Finally stepping out of Beijing City, he didn't expect that there would be such a day, let alone that he would be able to leave so majestic and high-profile.

In the capital, he enjoyed incomparable glory and grace, but he always felt that he was a bird trapped in a golden cage, and only then did he feel that he was in control of his destiny again.

"Stop." He shouted.

"Your Excellency has an order, stop all." Ji Chang shouted loudly.

Two of his guards immediately stepped forward and the other backward, giving orders on both sides.

"Your Excellency has an order, stop all."

"Your Excellency has an order, stop all."

In a short time, the entire convoy came to a halt.

"Why don't you stop, don't go any further?" Jiu Niang poked her head out of the carriage and asked.

"Come out and breathe, don't rush to the road, wait for the people behind." Besides, he got out of the car and paced back and forth.

"Haha, you're missing your wife." Jiuniang laughed.

Zuo Ling was in the back of the merchant group, and it was also heavily protected like this, the merchant group's line was longer, more than ten miles before and after, and the last car was not far from the city gate.

At this time, the peasants who were busy in the fields all raised their heads and looked at them curiously, wondering what this mighty but somewhat nondescript army was doing.

Since the border passes, the army has come and gone frequently, and the people have become accustomed to seeing the army passing by, but it is the first time to see such a luxurious lineup of troops, especially the long convoy behind is a little strange.

"It's to deliver grain and grass to the border gates." One farmer took one look and went back to work.