After the vegetables were loaded, the vegetable seller drove the carriage to the yamen of the Ministry of Rites, and Li Yuntian and Lei Ting followed the carriage left and right, marching with their heads down, trying not to attract the attention of others. Chasing the reckless wasteland, you have to be quick.

Compared with Li Yuntian's nervousness, Lei Ting was very excited, and she couldn't wait to know what Li Yuntian was going to do.

At the same time, thirty miles northwest of the capital, Yong'an Town.

Yong'an Town is an ordinary town in the north of the capital, the only place to enter the capital in the north, at this time, the intersection of the north of the town is densely packed with brightly dressed, helmets and armor of the feather forest avant-garde sergeants, one by one with a stern expression, silent.

The Yulin avant-garde was originally the Yanshan guard of the Yanwang Mansion, and after Emperor Yongle ascended the throne, it was changed to a pro-army, and it was one of the twenty-two pro-guards of the pro-army governor's mansion.

In front of the crowd, a middle-aged chamberlain stood there with a yellow scroll in his hand, looking at the road in front of him expressionlessly, and a long line appeared in his sight, and the soldiers inside marched towards Yong'an Town under the banner of Hebei Dusi and Jingwei in the suburbs of Beijing.

"Who in front of you dares to block Qin Cha's way, quickly retreat!" When they came to the entrance of the town, the people in front of the team were blocked by the feather forest guard, and a lieutenant rode up to the middle-aged chamberlain and shouted coldly.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's edict is aimed at this, Yang Rong, a scholar of the Wenyuan Palace, and Hai Shou, the young eunuch of the Imperial Horse Prison, will be escorted into Beijing by the Yulin Guard, and the people of Hebei will return to the jurisdiction immediately, otherwise they will be punished for plotting against each other!" The middle-aged chamberlain raised the yellow scroll in his hand and said to the lieutenant in a sharp voice.

Hearing this, the captain's face changed, he glanced at the yellow scroll in the hand of the chamberlain, pulled the reins of the horse and ran to the rear of the team, looking for someone to ask for instructions.

Seeing this, the middle-aged servant couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and couldn't help wiping the cold sweat on his forehead with his hand, there was only one personal guard behind him, and there was at least eight guards on the opposite side, if this captain ignored him, the Yulin avant-garde alone couldn't stop the other party at all.

Fortunately, the lieutenant seemed to be in awe of Zhu Gaochi, who was in charge of the country, and did not dare to make a mistake.

"We escort the emperor's holy decree, and we have the order of the emperor, so we can't accept the decree of His Royal Highness the Prince!" Not long after, the lieutenant turned back again, and with a cold expression, he threw his hand at the middle-aged servant, and said murderously, "Those who obstruct the holy decree from entering the capital will be killed!" ”

As he spoke, the lieutenant raised his right hand and waved it forward gently.

"Kill!" The soldiers in the team behind him immediately raised their spears forward in unison, assumed an attacking stance, and shouted in unison.

The face of the middle-aged servant changed a few times, and the captain used Emperor Yongle to suppress him, he had no way at all, no matter how he said that the prince was only in charge of the country now.

Although Emperor Yongle has died, as long as the edict has not been announced, then the emperor of the Ming Dynasty is still Emperor Yongle, this is a fact that no one can deny, how can the prince's edict be compared with Emperor Yongle's edict?

After a moment of silence, the middle-aged servant bowed down and retreated to the side of the road, and the soldiers of the feather forest avant-garde also dodged to both sides, making way into the town. The update is the fastest and most stable

Seeing this, Du Wei waved his hand at the team behind him, walked in front of the horse, and led the team into Yongle Town.

The middle-aged waiter stood on the side of the road and watched the procession, his face was full of helplessness, in fact, he already knew that this would be the result before he came, but he still had to do what he should do, and he couldn't just let the people of the Han King enter the capital unhindered.

Suddenly, a carriage in the team caught his attention, the carriage was wide and luxurious, and it was also engraved with the pattern of a python dragon.

Just when the middle-aged chamberlain stared at the carriage in surprise, the curtain of the carriage window opened a corner, and a middle-aged man wearing a python robe and a jade crown appeared at the window, looking dignified, very similar to Emperor Yongle.

The middle-aged waiter was taken aback when he saw this, and hurriedly lowered his head, not daring to look at the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man glanced at the middle-aged waiter who was standing on the side of the road, a disdainful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and then closed the curtains.

"And he came!" After the carriage left, the middle-aged attendant looked up at its back and whispered with a complicated expression.

The middle-aged man in the carriage was none other than Zhu Gaoxu, the second son of Emperor Yongle, the king of Han, and it stands to reason that he should now be in the domain, Le'an Prefecture in Shandong, and if there is no edict from Emperor Yongle, he can't leave Le'an, otherwise he will be punished for rebellion.

Zhu Gaoxu's appearance in the team was not surprising at all, and it was clear that he was going up to the dragon chair of the Jinluan Palace, otherwise he would not have mobilized the troops of the Hebei Metropolitan Division into Beijing with great fanfare.

The town of Yong'an has been put under martial law by the army, and the whole town is surrounded by water, and the two sides of the road are full of soldiers with spears in their hands, watching the lively people being blocked behind, chattering, not knowing what is happening, making the town chickens and dogs jump and panic.

Zhu Gaoxu's carriage stopped in front of the house of a large family guarded by heavy soldiers in the town, and two carriages were parked at the door.

The courtyard was full of soldiers, and when the supervisor Zhu Gaoxu came, they all bowed and saluted, and their attitude was very respectful.

In the hall, Yang Rong sat on the chair with a cold expression, and a middle-aged chamberlain walked back and forth in the room restlessly, looking very panicked, he was Hai Shou, the young eunuch of the Imperial Horse Prison, and this time he followed Yang Rong into Beijing to preach the edict.

There was a tray on the table next to Yang Rong, and the tray was covered with a yellow brocade cloth, and under the brocade cloth was the edict of Emperor Yongle.

"Lord Wang!" Seeing Zhu Gaoxu coming in, Haishou hurriedly greeted him and bowed.

"Young Eunuch Hai doesn't need to be polite, you and Lord Yang have come thousands of miles to deliver the decree, and you are my meritorious ministers." Zhu Gaoxu smiled slightly and stepped forward to help Hai Shou.

"Lord Wang." Yang Rong stood up, bowed to Zhu Gaoxu, and asked quietly, "The prince is not in Le'an Prefecture, how can he appear here?" ”

"This king received a secret decree from the emperor and came to the capital to wait for the decree." Zhu Gaoxu heard the meaning of vigilance in Yang Rong's words, and said with a smile, "Lord Yang has traveled all the way, and he is tired from the journey, so please rest here, and the rest will be served by this king."

"Lord Wang, does the lower official still have a choice?" Yang Rong suddenly smiled bitterly when he heard this, looked at Zhu Gaochu and said, now there are Zhu Gaoxu's people inside and out, Zhu Gaoxu asked him to stay, how can he go?

Regardless of whether Zhu Gaochu has Emperor Yongle's secret decree in his hands to let him enter Beijing to wait for the decree, one thing is completely unreasonable, Le'an Prefecture is in the south of the capital, and in terms of route, Zhu Gaoxu will directly enter the capital if he enters Beijing to wait for the decree, but he actually made a big circle to Yong'an Town, which is located in the northwest of the capital, and the motive has to be intriguing.

"Lord Yang has worked hard and made great achievements, he is the mainstay of my Ming Dynasty, now he can rest at ease, and he will definitely be reused by the emperor in the future, how can a mere scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion show Lord Yang's achievements."

Zhu Gaoxu laughed, he was in a good mood now, ignoring the hint of sarcasm faintly revealed in Yang Rong's words, walked over and picked up the tray on the table, got up and left the hall, comforted Yang Rong in his words, and promised him a high-ranking official.

"Lord Yang, take care." Since Zhu Gaoxu didn't say that he would let Hai Shou wait here, then Hai Shou naturally followed, bowed to Yang Rong, and hurriedly followed.

Looking at the backs of the two, the corners of Yang Rong's mouth showed a sneer, how could he care about Zhu Gaoxu's wooing, it seems that the one who knows Zhu Gaochu best is still Emperor Yongle, who has long been on guard against Zhu Gaoxu's edict, so he left a hand and let Li Yuntian take the lead in returning to the city to pass the edict.

"Hopefully he'll be in time!" Then, Yang Rong's brows couldn't help frowning, the King of Han had the ticket to victory, and the crown prince was waiting for an idle person, how could he sit still and wait to die?

Now the only person who has the ability to turn the tide and prevent the Ming Dynasty from setting off a bloody storm is Li Yuntian with the edict on his body, and only Li Yuntian can enter Beijing one step ahead of Zhu Gaoxu and hand over the edict to the prince in time, then it is possible to avoid the arrival of the storm.

For Yang Rong, the only good news at present is that King Han has not found Li Yuntian yet, otherwise he would have entered the city to spread the edict, so why wait for him and Haishou here?

Facing the shape in front of him, Yang Rong can only hope for a miracle, otherwise the Ming Dynasty is in danger!

Leaving the hall, Zhu Gaoxu did not go straight out of the courtyard, but turned around and went to the side room, Haishou hesitated for a moment and did not follow, and got into a carriage parked at the door.

Although it was August, there was a brazier in the chamber, burning with a blazing charcoal fire, and an attendant stood on one side of the brazier, holding a yellow scroll in his hand, and bowed when he saw Zhu Gaoxu.

Zhu Gaoxu put the tray in his hand on the table, and lifted the yellow brocade cloth to reveal a yellow scroll, which was the edict of Emperor Yongle escorted by Yang Rong and Haishou into Beijing this time.

"Father, you are too partial, not to mention that I have much more credit than my eldest brother during the Jing Dynasty, in terms of courage and talent, which point is I not as good as my eldest brother?" After opening the edict and taking a look, Zhu Gaoxu sneered and closed it, the smile on the corner of his mouth looked a little hideous, and then threw it into the brazier in front of him.

"There should be capable people living in the world, you can rest assured, I will definitely make the Ming Dynasty permanent and create a prosperous generation!" Looking at the edict that lit the flame in the brazier, Zhu Gaoxu's face showed a smug look, and he said in high spirits.

After the edict turned to ashes, Zhu Gaoxu took the yellow scroll he was holding from the hand of the chamberlain on the side and put it on the tray, re-covered it with a yellow brocade cloth, pushed the door and walked out of the room.

The two guards who were guarding the door then entered the room, and when they came out, one of the guards carried a sack on his shoulder, which seemed to contain a person.

Since then, no one in the world has ever seen the chamberlain in the house who witnessed Zhu Gaoxu's burning of the edict.

"Young Eunuch Hai, the edict must be taken." When Zhu Gaoxu came to the carriage where Hai Shou was riding, the guards on the side opened the curtain, he smiled and handed over the tray basin, and said quietly, "Young Eunuch Hai is not a young man in the Imperial Horse Eunuch, this king sees that Young Eunuch Hai should go up, and the position of Eunuch with Palm Seal is none other than Young Eunuch Hai." ”

"Thank you, Lord Wang." Haishou held the tray in both hands and hurriedly thanked Zhu Gaoxu, his eyes flashing with a hint of joy.

The Imperial Horse Eunuch is the second largest yamen in the 24 yamen of the inner court after the celebrant eunuch, the imperial horse eunuch has a noble status, Haishou has been a young eunuch for more than ten years, and has long thought that he can be promoted to the position of eunuch.

Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu showed a satisfied look on his face, and got up in his own carriage, Haishou is different from Yang Rong, Yang Rong is inclined to the crown prince and wants to maintain the orthodoxy of the Ming Dynasty, while Haishou is an internal servant and is only loyal to the future emperor, as for who will be the emperor, it is not something they consider.

The team that stopped in Yong'an Town immediately set off, and rushed to the capital in a mighty way, Zhu Gaoxu sat in the carriage and closed his eyes to recuperate, and now he has the chance to win, and the dragon chair on the Jinluan Hall is close at hand, and it is within reach.

On the way, many Jingwei stationed along the way joined the queue, which made the scale of the team larger and larger, and the momentum was amazing. One