Yang Yiqing took a deep breath and looked at Chu Yi, the look on his face was very entangled, and he took a deep breath and said to Chu Yi: "Chief Administrator, Your Majesty, does he really want to crown you king?" ”

Chu Yi chuckled and said, "With Chu's understanding of Your Majesty, since Jiao Fang sent someone to deliver the letter, I'm afraid that Your Majesty has already made up his mind!" ”

Yang Yiqing smiled bitterly and sighed: "With the merits of the chief manager, it is enough to be crowned king, but since the beginning of the founding of the country, hundreds of years, I am not a clan and cannot be crowned king, if the chief manager sets this precedent, I am afraid that it will be in the history books of later generations, I don't know how to record this matter." ”

As a scholar, Yang Yiqing knows very well that once Chu Yi is crowned king, he will definitely touch the nerves of those old pedants, and he doesn't know how to record Chu Yi in the book when the time comes.

As for whether Chu Yi would cause any harm to Daming, to be honest, Yang Yiqing was not worried.

Even if he is crowned king, it is just a false name, with Chu Yi's current power, if he really wants to endanger the Son of Heaven and the Ming Dynasty, there is no shortage of the name of the prince.

Of course, Yang Yiqing is also worried about one point, that is, once Chu Yi is crowned king, Chu Yi will inevitably be rewarded in the future, and at that time, will the relationship between the monarch and the minister still be as harmonious as it is now, once the monarch and the minister fight, no matter what the result is, it will be the vitality of the entire Ming Dynasty that will be damaged in the end.

Instead of smiling, Chu Yi glanced at Yang Yiqing lightly and said, "Lord Yang thinks that Chu should be rewarded by His Majesty?" ”

Yang Yiqing pondered, his face showed a bit of solemnity, and said slowly: "Yang secretly thinks that for the sake of the chief manager and His Majesty's future plan, the chief manager should dissuade His Majesty." ”

Chu Yi nodded slightly, but did not reply to Yang Yiqing directly.

Chu Yi did not deliberately conceal the news from Jinyiwei, and the conversation between the two in the carriage was naturally inseparable from Lin Pingzhi, Yue Buqun and others outside the carriage.

It didn't take long for the news that the Son of Heaven wanted to crown Chu Yi as king spread among the generals in the army.

Different from Yang Yiqing, for example, Xu Tianzuo and others immediately thought of nothing else after hearing the news that the Son of Heaven wanted to crown Chu Yi as king, but felt extremely happy for Chu Yi, and at the same time secretly looked forward to how the Son of Heaven would reward them.

This time to pacify Jiangnan and defeat the Tatar army in a battle, it is needless to say that the first merit of such a hundred years of rare military exploits will be recorded on Chu Yi's head, but these generals will also be rewarded by the imperial court.

It can be said that the imperial court still has the strength of the reward of the Son of Heaven, just looking at the reward for Chu Yi, you can see one or two.

Chu Yi's military exploits are the greatest, if the court and the Son of Heaven are not very good at rewarding Chu Yi, then I am afraid that it will not be good for other generals.

Now that the Son of Heaven is actually preparing to crown Chu Yi as king, this has suddenly expanded the space for their reward.

At the beginning, Xu Tianzuo and other generals thought about whether they could be crowned an earl or a marquis by virtue of their military exploits, and as for the rest, they didn't think about it at all.

However, if Chu Yi, who is the commander of the first army, is crowned king, does that mean that people such as Yang Yiqing, Cheng Xiangwu, and Wang Shouren will be named dukes and marquis by the Son of Heaven.

Since the martyrdom of Cheng Zu, there have been very few dukes named by the Ming Dynasty, but this time it is a hope.

As the soldiers at the bottom heard the news, the morale of the army was high.

These low-level soldiers don't care what Chu Yi's background is, they only care about whether their military salaries, rewards and even the pensions of the soldiers who died in battle can be in place in time, and now that they have returned victoriously, the imperial court will definitely reward them.

As for the addition of officials to the knighthood, this is obviously impossible for the soldiers, and all they ask for is some rewards.

The Son of Heaven can even be willing to take the position of prince, and naturally he will not be stingy with some silver, so after hearing the news, all the soldiers were excited.

The mighty army stretched for more than ten miles, and everywhere it passed could be described as smoke and dust, and every time they went to a city, the officials in the city came out to meet Chu Yi.

As the distance from the capital became closer and closer, the news of Chu Yi's victory in leading the army spread in the capital.

With the urgent report of a group of fast horses, almost every hour passed, a few fast horses galloped by, and then revealed the location of Chu Yi and the other armies one by one.

Zhu Houzhao held the brush in his hand, and saw that on the rice paper in front of him, a few lines of large characters looked obviously absent-minded, and it seemed that his attention was not on practicing calligraphy at all.

There was a rush of footsteps, and Zhu Houzhao suddenly looked up at the door of the study, and saw a chamberlain hurrying over, bowing to the ground and saying to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, the chief manager...... The chief manager is still ten miles away from the capital! ”

Now it has been nearly a month since the good news of Xuanfu's great victory came, and it has been almost 20 days since Chu Yi led the army to return to the dynasty from Xuanfu.

It can be said that after Zhu Houzhao got the news of the return of the class teacher, he sent people to keep an eye on the news almost every day, and almost every day there was news about the march with Chu Yi and others.

According to Zhu Houzhao's estimate, Chu Yi will be able to arrive in Beijing today, and he will be able to see Chu Yi, so even when Zhu Houzhao is practicing calligraphy, he is still not in his mind.

Zhu Houzhao got up suddenly, almost knocked over the table in front of him, and threw the paralysis in his hand on the table, his eyes flashed brightly, and he said with a little excitement: "Spread my will, order the hundred officials to gather in front of the Fengtian Palace, and I will lead the civil and military officials to welcome the return of the big companion!" ”

The Son of Heaven led hundreds of officials to welcome the returning generals from the expedition, which is the greatest recognition and glory of the Son of Heaven for the meritorious soldiers.

Zhu Houzhao has always compared himself with Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang and Chengzu Zhu Di, although he said that he did not drive the expedition, but in his heart, Chu Yi went out to fight the same as his royal expedition, so this time Chu Yi returned from a great victory, Zhu Houzhao had already made up his mind to personally lead the hundred officials to welcome him no matter what.

Soon the civil and military officials received the order, but it was only half an hour's work, but all the officials who could arrive rushed to the Fengtian Temple.

The officials of the black oppression gathered together, even if Zhu Houzhao didn't say it, with the well-informed level of these officials, they all knew that Zhu Houzhao had summoned them this time, and nine percent of them were to welcome the return of the army led by Chu Yi.

Zhu Houzhao, who was dressed in a full costume, wore a heavy and solemn dragon robe, solemn and solemn, with Zhu Houzhao's will, Luan drove slowly, and hundreds of civil and military officials followed Luan after driving.

On the long street, the men and horses of the first step were already under martial law, and on both sides of the long street, many people knelt and worshipped on both sides.

When these people saw the Tianzi Luan, they not only did not dare to stare at it, but lowered their heads one by one in awe.

Tianzi Luan and the civil and military officials slowly passed by, and the people who were kneeling on the ground on both sides breathed a sigh of relief, and secretly looked at the team of Luan and the civil and military officials who were far away.

"Oh my God, it turned out to be Tianzi Luan, I actually saw Tianzi Luan......"

"I can see the Son of Heaven in this life, and I have no regrets in death!"

The Son of Heaven is high, except for a very small number of important ministers, even the Chinese military officials of the DPRK, if the official level is not enough, they will not see the Son of Heaven.

As for leaving the Forbidden City, to be honest, there are really few emperors who will leave the Forbidden City, and even if Zhu Houzhao was not safe enough to live in the early years, he did not run to this long street.

Therefore, for the people of the world, in their impression, the Son of Heaven is simply a high-ranking existence in the impression to a great extent, and there are naturally very few people who can see the Son of Heaven.

Now that these people have seen the Son of Heaven Luan, they are naturally extremely excited.

The long queue gradually left the capital.

The loess paved the road, and the twelve guards were full of heroic guards, and the Son of Heaven drove them.

Almost a few miles away from the city, I saw a fast horse in front of me.

"Report, the chief manager leads the army, and there is still a mile away."

Jiao Fang stepped forward and saluted Zhu Houzhao and said, "Your Majesty, the army of the chief manager will be here soon, why don't I wait to welcome the return of the chief manager here!" ”

Zhu Hou looked around, nodded slightly, and said, "In this case, I will rely on Jiao Ge Lao!" ”

Soon Zhu Houzhao's will was passed on, the team stopped, and the officials of the Ministry of Etiquette began to coordinate the civil and military officials to line up to prepare for the victorious return of Chu Yi and other generals.

As soon as the officials of the Ministry of Rites had arranged for a group of officials, they saw smoke and dust billowing in the distance, and they could even feel the shaking of the earth.

The earth shook slightly, and it could be clearly felt that a group of officials subconsciously looked into the distance, and as far as the eye could see, they could see a black oppressive patch, and the mighty people and horses swept like a torrent.

These soldiers and horses were full of a murderous aura, and although they had not yet approached, a vicious aura came to their faces, and they couldn't help but palpitate.

There are people who know soldiers and soldiers, looking at the large group of people who are coming slowly, and their eyes can't help but show a little horror.

The soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp can only be said to be not bad, compared to the so-called elite is naturally too much worse, and now the Tengxiang Four Guards Battalion stationed in the capital has experienced the previous battle to defend the capital, and even some soldiers personally went out of the city to attack and harass the Tatar army, but also sharpened a group of elites.

But the soldiers who really give people the feeling of being elite are only tens of thousands of people, but now these people can be regarded as elite when they only see the oncoming soldiers and horses.

"What a strong army, no wonder it can destroy the Tatar army of more than 100,000 in one battle and subdue the Tatar nobles such as Dayan Khan!"

An important minister stroked his beard and looked at the soldiers and horses in front of him with a look of amazement on his face.

I don't know when Zhu Houzhao actually got off the Luan drive, and personally rode a horse and looked ahead.

Not long after, a figure appeared in the sight of a group of people.

This figure is riding on a horse, wearing a big coat and a python suit, just looking at its dress, not above the court, who is the majestic chief Chu Yi.

The moment Zhu Houzhao saw Chu Yi, a bright light flashed in his eyes, and he slapped the imperial horse under him, and immediately saw the imperial horse rushing out.

Zhu Houzhao rode out on horseback, but Gu Dayong and the others who were accompanying him were startled, but Zhu Houzhao's reaction was too sudden.

"Your Majesty!"

Gu Dayong exclaimed in surprise, and almost instinctively used light skills to chase after him, and there were also several old eunuchs who also chased out, these old eunuchs were all light and fluttering, but they caught up with Zhu Houzhao in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, Chu Yi, Yang Yiqing and others also saw the honor guard in front of them, Zi Luan, and hundreds of civil and military officials who went out of the city for several miles to greet each other.

Being able to get the Son of Heaven to lead hundreds of civil and military officials out of the city to greet him in person, it can be said that except for Chu Yi who can remain calm, everyone else, even Yang Yiqing, is surprised.

Although they also know that the meritorious deeds made this time are very great, no matter how great the merits, whether the Son of Heaven is willing to go out of the city to greet him in person depends on the will of the Son of Heaven himself, after all, no one stipulates that what kind of military merit must be greeted by the Son of Heaven in person.

When the Son of Heaven rushed out and rushed towards them, it can be said that all the soldiers who saw this scene showed a look of surprise one by one.

It was the Son of Heaven who drove his horse to them.

"Haha, Chu Daban, I really want to be evil! Daban has returned victoriously, and I have come to welcome Daban back to Beijing! ”

Zhu Houzhao did not hide his importance and favor for Chu Yi at all, it can be said that everyone who saw Zhu Houzhao riding straight to Chu Yi was full of waves in their hearts, full of envy and jealousy looking at the most enviable person in the world, the chief manager Chu Yi.

Chu Yi looked at Zhu Houzhao who came on a horse, and was moved in his heart, how can people be ruthless, how kind of grace Zhu Houzhao is to him, Chu Yi is naturally very clear. Therefore, seeing Zhu Houzhao coming on horseback, Chu Yi also grabbed the war horse under him and greeted Zhu Houzhao.

The two stood opposite each other on their horses, their eyes looked at each other, only to hear Chu Yi slowly speak: "After a few months, Your Majesty has reduced a lot!" ”

Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: "The big companion is still the same!" ”

While speaking, Chu Yi turned over and dismounted and saluted Zhu Houzhao, Zhu Houzhao raised his hand and said: "The companion doesn't have to be formal, the companion is the protagonist today, and I will lead the horse for the companion......"

Hearing this, Chu Yi hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is really tormenting Chu Yi, don't do it!" ”

If Zhu Houzhao really led the horse for him, I was afraid that the envious eyes in front of him would pounce on him one by one, and the hundreds of civil and military officials who were eager to fall would pounce on him one by one.

Zhu Houzhao didn't care, he didn't think that such a move was a loss of his identity, and laughed: "I am leading the horse for my meritorious soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, the companion pacified the south of the Yangtze River, and destroyed the Tatar army of more than 100,000 in another battle, and captured Dayan Khan. ”

Although he said that, the civil and military officials around him would not think so, they would only think that Chu Yi was arrogant and ignored the monarch, and would definitely annoy Zhu Houzhao with the concert.

Chu Yi naturally couldn't let Zhu Houzhao lead the horse for him, although Zhu Houzhao didn't mind, but Chu Yi had to think about Zhu Houzhao.

Originally, Zhu Houzhao named him the king, which made the government and the opposition talk a lot, if he led the horse for him again, the ghost knows if it would provoke some old stubbornness.

At least Chu Yi noticed that the elder Chen Ding had an old face, obviously a little dissatisfied, Chu Yi dared to guarantee that if he dared to let Zhu Houzhao lead the horse for him, the next moment, Chen Ding would jump out and point at him and scold.

Chen Ding and others are not afraid of him, for such a person, even Chu Yi has no way, fortunately, there are not many people like Chen Ding who are loyal and upright or even a little pedantic.