In November of the 12th year of Yongle, the Northern Expeditionary Corps finally returned to Jinling.

The imperial court held a grand welcoming ceremony.

As the old man who is the emperor immediately, he actually doesn't like this kind of scene.

In the past, when he came back from the expedition, he always went back directly, and this kind of grand scene was not allowed to greet him.

But this time was different.

The old man was not angry, but happily waved to the cheering people around him.

This unprecedented victory, the old man's mood can be said to be exceptionally good, and he also wants the people to see the momentum of the soldiers of the Northern Expedition.

And since receiving the news from the palace that he has a great-grandson, the smile on the old man's face has not stopped.

Along the way, he kept urging the troops to speed up, hoping to return to Jinling as soon as possible to hug his great-grandson.

What made Zhu Zhangui even more speechless was that the old man did not allow him to come back early.

In the words of the old man, what should you do if you little cub rushed at my great-grandson with murderous aura, follow me back slowly, and read the scriptures by the way to resolve the murderous aura on my body.

Zhu Zhangui was seriously skeptical.

This old guy wants to be the first to hug the little one.

"Congratulations to the emperor!"

Jinling Ten Miles Welcome Pavilion.

During this time, the crown prince Zhu Chubby, who was also in a very good mood, greeted him with a big salute from civil and military officials.

But the old man who was at the front on a horse didn't pay attention to Zhu Chubby and the saluting officials at all.

Laughing, he turned over and dismounted, walked to Zhu Chubby's side, and picked up the little guy who was being held by the female officer.

"Hahaha, good, good!"

The little guy was asked by Zhu Di to come over, and in the words of the old man, he wanted to see this little guy for the first time.

"Yikes!"

The little guy, who has been almost three months old, is not afraid of life, blinking his bright eyes and looking at the old man in front of him curiously.

After looking at it for a while, his eyes lit up, and he seemed to have found some interesting toy, so he excitedly grabbed the old man's beard and pulled it hard.

The old man who grabbed his beard was not only not angry, but even happier.

"Hahaha good boy, his hand strength is so big, he must be a tiger general again when he grows up."

"Grandpa... Let me hold for a while! ”

Zhu Zhangui, who was standing on the side, saw his son who was hugged by the old man, and he was so anxious that he rubbed his hands, and he didn't grab it several times.

"Fuck off, fuck off, you haven't taken care of the child, your hands are so heavy, what should you do if you hurt my little good grandson."

The old man hasn't enjoyed it yet, how can he give Zhu Zhangui a butt, put Zhu Zhangui aside, hugged the little guy who pulled his beard, and walked up to the dragon chariot with laughter.

The surrounding ministers and nobles all showed happy smiles on their faces when they looked at such a harmonious side.

Of course, there are also unhappy ones.

Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Han who followed behind, has always had a flat face since the old man picked up the little guy.

"I've seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

After the old man got into the car, Zhu Gaoxu, Zhu Gaosui and other generals saluted the prince one after another.

"Second brother and third brother, thank you for your hard work!"

Zhu Chubby, who was smiling, hurriedly reached out to help Zhu Gaosui and Zhu Gaoxu, and then bowed to the generals.

"Thank you generals, let's go home first to report your safety, and come to the palace in the evening to participate in the celebration banquet."

"Yes!"

The team set off again, cheered by the people on both sides of the road, and headed for Jinling City.

"Okay, don't look at it, you have one to hold when you go home."

Zhu Chubby, who was riding on a horse, saw that his son had been sticking his head out to look at the car, and reached out and patted Zhu Zhangui speechlessly.

At the same time, he also complained: "Your mother's spoiled Qi Rui is no longer available, and the old man is even more spoiled here, I'm really worried that this little guy will be spoiled in the future." ”

Zhu Zhangui assured with a smile.

"Don't worry, if he dares to be disobedient in the future, I will have to beat him to death."

Hearing this, Zhu Fatpang's eyes were instantly stunned.

"If you dare, if you move my grandson's finger, I will beat you to death!"

Zhu Zhangui: "......"

After the elaborate welcoming ceremony, the group finally returned to the palace.

The little guy was taken away by the old man, and it is estimated that he will not be spoiled for a few days, and it will be difficult to bring it back.

Zhu Zhangui and his father Zhu Chubby, chatting about the situation of the war and going to the East Palace.

The entrance to the East Palace.

The crown princess Zhang, with her daughter-in-law and all the staff of the East Palace, was already waiting at the door.

"Alas, the old man is really, if you have to let Qi Rui go to greet you, what if it freezes on this cold day! It's been almost an hour, and your father doesn't know if he asked Nainiang to feed him. Have you ever changed the diaper, this child is a clean child, and he cries when he is a little uncomfortable..."

After his little grandson was taken away for a while, Zhang felt that his heart had been poked up, and his mouth kept dripping.

Since beating his daughter-in-law and giving birth, the Zhang family has never let Zhao Linger worry about it.

After the full moon, she took the child with her and took care of it intimately.

In Zhang's words, you are young and inexperienced, you can't take care of the child, plus you have just given birth to a weak body, just take care of your body, you don't have to worry about the child, I will take care of it.

Zhao Ling'er, the mother, wanted to see the child and ran to the East Palace.

"It's back, it's back!"

The eunuch who was standing at the intersection saw a group of people coming over in the distance, and hurriedly reminded him loudly.

Zhang, who was muttering, hurriedly looked up.

Zhao Ling'er, Ji Yun, Yu Qingyao, Hu Shanxiang, and several daughters are even more eager to wear it.

Looking at the group of people waiting at the door, Zhu Zhangui quickened his pace and walked quickly in front of everyone.

Zhao Ling'er and the girls looked at Zhu Zhangui, who had returned safely, and covered their mouths excitedly, their eyes slightly red.

Zhang subconsciously stepped forward and wanted to hug his son, but then he thought of the rules, so he looked at Zhu Zhangui with a straight face.

Zhu Zhangui walked up to his mother and knelt down on one knee.

"Mother, my son is back!"

Looking at his heroic son, Zhang took a deep breath, suppressed the excitement in his heart, and asked in the loudest voice.

"What is the result of Wu'er's expedition this time!"

Zhu Zhangui clenched his fists.

"My son went out this time, first annihilated more than 3,000 enemies, and then led 8,000 warriors to run thousands of miles, directly attacked the enemy's royal court, beheaded the prince, and then led the soldiers to raid the enemy's camp, rampage, no one can beat!"

With pride on his face, Zhang continued to ask in a loud voice.

"Fighting on the battlefield, my son has brought shame to the family!"

Zhu Zhangui replied loudly.

"The son must go forward in every battle, and he will not retreat when he encounters a strong enemy, and the enemy soldiers he kills are brave and cold, and he has been beheaded countless times, and he does not dare to forget the loyal and patriotic teachings of his family ancestors, let alone shame the family."

Zhang nodded with satisfaction, and bowed with all the female rolls.

"Wu'er has worked hard for the country!"

"For the country and the people, don't dare to speak hard!"

Zhu Zhangui replied respectfully.

"Remove your armor!"

Lao He, who was standing next to him, saw that the princess had finished asking, and shouted at the top of his voice.

This is the etiquette to greet the soldiers who go out on the expedition.

The purpose is to tell the neighbors that my son has returned from the war for the country.

Asking loudly about the merits of the war is to let the neighbors know that my family has also made great contributions to the country.

Zhang stepped forward with the female scroll behind him, helped Zhu Zhangui up, reached out and took off Zhu Zhangui's helmet, and carefully placed it on the tray of the palace maid next to him.

Zhao Ling'er and Ji Yun reached out and untied the cloak on Zhu Zhangui's body and folded it carefully.

As the head of the family, Zhu Fatpang stepped forward, took off the matching knife on Zhu Zhangui's waist, raised it high, and bowed in the direction of the Taimiao.

This means that the descendants went to war, and the weapons were stained with countless blood, and the ancestors were asked to take action to suppress these evil spirits and protect the health of their descendants.

Zhu Zhangui stretched out his hands and let his mother and Zhao Ling'er Ji Yun take off the armor on his body.

This is not a step that anyone can take.

Only the grandmother of the head of the house and the wife of the man who went on the expedition were qualified to do this.

When they went to the armor, Zhao Ling'er and Ji Yun's eyes kept looking at Zhu Zhangui, full of tenderness and longing.

Zhu Zhangui also looked at the second daughter with a smile, conveying his feelings of longing with his eyes.

When he put on a python robe, the whole ceremony ended completely.

"You bastard, you've been gone for so long, you haven't even written a letter, and you don't have me as a mother in your eyes!"

Helping Zhu Zhangui tie his belt, Zhang patted Zhu Zhangui angrily.

Zhu Zhangui, who was making eye contact with his daughter-in-law, smiled awkwardly.

"Isn't it like I don't have time, running so far for thousands of miles, I just want someone to send a letter, and I can't send it back."

"Humph!"

Zhang glared at him, and wanted to say a few more words, but he noticed the eyes of the two daughters-in-law and the two girls beside him, and knew that this small family had a lot to talk about, and they didn't talk about it anymore.

Instead, he pointed the finger at Zhu Chubby, who was smiling next to him.

"Qi Rui, let you take a child, why is the child missing in a blink of an eye."

Zhu Chubby spread his hands helplessly.

"Let the old man take it away, I ......"

"Oh, what kind of child will the old man take care of, don't make a fuss about the child, annoy him, let's go over and have a look."

Without waiting for Zhu Fatpang to finish speaking, the Zhang family pulled him towards the palace.

Looking at the two who walked away, Zhu Zhangui smiled.

said to Zhao Ling'er and the daughters: "Let's go back and wash up first, I haven't taken a bath for a long time, and I have to participate in the celebration banquet at night!" ”

Zhao Ling'er, who was looked at by Zhu Zhangui and looked at it a little unnaturally, heard that Zhu Zhangui was going to take a bath, and her pretty face turned red.

In the evening, a grand celebration ceremony was held at the palace, and the excitement lasted until the second half of the night.

The next few days.

The military department and the ceremonial department were busy, constantly confirming and counting the combat exploits of the soldiers.

On the fifth day of his return, the old man held a court meeting and rewarded the meritorious generals and soldiers.

Among them, Jiang Huai, the deputy commander of the Shenji Battalion, was named Anton Bo, and at the same time promoted his position to the commander of the Shenji Battalion.

Zhang Xian, the pioneer general of the Shenji Battalion, was appointed as the deputy commander of the Shenji Battalion.

Yu Qian, a scholar who followed the grandson for thousands of miles and fought many battles, was appointed as the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou because of his outstanding military achievements and strategy, and inspected the two provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou on behalf of the Son of Heaven.

In addition to Jianghuai, two other generals were knighted.

One of them was the general of the left guard of the three thousand battalions, and the other was the local garrison of one hundred households.

These two were cavalry officers who followed Zhu Zhangui for thousands of miles, and in both battles, they charged forward and killed countless enemies.

The general of the left guard of the 3,000th battalion, when he charged the Wara barracks, because he did not keep up with Zhu Zhangui, chose to lead his subordinates to make trouble everywhere in the battalion, dragging many Warat soldiers and relieving Zhu Zhangui of a lot of pressure.

When Zhu Zhangui launched a raid on the herdsmen's camp, he led people to wander outside and stopped the Warat people who escaped from the herdsmen's camp, which delayed Mahamu to know the news that the herdsman's camp was raided.

Apart from these three, the others were only verbal commendations.

No way, who let them have some cheating sons and nephews.

Before the expedition, Zhu Di checked a large number of moths, and later, considering the overall situation, the old man gave them a chance to exchange military merits for the lives of these people.

So most of the credit they made this time was to offset the charges of cheating on their fathers.

So this time they have made such a great contribution, and they can only get some gold and silver and verbal praise.

Looking at the three people standing in the middle of the crowd and listening to Zhu Di's reward, the others were angry in their hearts.

Damn, if you don't have those pit goods at home, this time you have made such a big contribution, and the title must at least be mentioned.

The more I thought about it, the more angry I became, and finally the generals made up their minds that they would beat those bastards again when they went back.

After the end of the Northern Expedition, the imperial court once again returned to its previous calm.

Next, in addition to welcoming the new year, it is the canonization ceremony of Zhu Zhangui, the grandson.

The eighth day of December in the 12th year of Yongle.

On this day of Laba, the eldest grandson Zhu Zhangui was officially canonized as the grandson.

His wife, Zhao Ling'er, was named the princess.

Jin Yiwei commanded Ji Gang's niece Ji Yun, and Yu Qingyao, the cousin of the governor of Yungui, to be named the concubine of the grandson.

Hu Shanxiang, who has been serving as the granddaughter's official, was named a talented person.

"When are you going to leave, Xia Yuanji's guy is crying with me every day, and Xie Jin's side has been urging me for silver for the past two days."

In the old man's study, the old man who was holding his great-grandson looked at Zhu Zhangui, who was crawling on the imperial eucalyptus, frowning and correcting the recital, and asked when Zhu Zhangui planned to start planning.

Since Zhu Zhangui officially became the grandson, in order to let the eldest son rest more, the old man threw the affairs of the court and politics to Zhu Zhangui again.

As for him, well.

He has to take care of his great-grandson and doesn't have that much time.

After correcting the music in his hand, Zhu Zhangui rubbed his wrist and replied.

"Let's start spring next year!"

"Li Hu has already reported to me that after this year's battle with the Japanese Invaders, they have figured out the approximate location of the Wolves, and plan to completely eliminate the Wolves in April next year, and I plan to start at that time."

The old man nodded, handed the little guy who was already asleep in his arms to Nai Niang next to him, walked to the hanging map, looked at the location of Wadao and said: "This place is very evil, Meng Yuan sent soldiers several times, but they were blown back by the strong wind, you have to be careful when you do it." ”

Zhu Zhangui smiled confidently.

"Don't worry, old man, I've been at sea for so many years, and I'm not a fool."

The old man nodded at Zhu Zhangui, "Don't be careless." ”

"By the way, I heard Xia Yuanji say, you told him that there is three crops of grain a year in the south, and people there can just sprinkle some seeds in the ground, and they can't eat all the grain every year, right?"

Ever since Zhu Zhangui told Xia Yuanji about silver and grain, this old guy has been thinking about it every day.

When Zhu Zhangui came back from Shandong, he wanted to ask Zhu Zhangui when he would bring back the grain and silver.

As a result, Zhu Zhangui was going to supervise the country, and he didn't have time to care about this matter at all, so he kept making him wait.

As a result, I waited for nearly a year.

Now that the household is empty, it can run mice, and Xia Yuanji is in a hurry.

He wanted to ask Zhu Zhangui to mention this matter again, but he couldn't see Zhu Zhangui's people at all.

Zhu Zhangui did not appoint the old man in charge of the country this time, but only helped the old man deal with the affairs of the chapter, so he did not need to meet with the foreign minister.

In addition, during this time, Zhu Zhangui ran to the craftsman camp as soon as he was free, and Xia Yuanji couldn't find anyone if he wanted to.

In the end, he couldn't wait, he directly found the old man, and wanted the old man to remind Zhu Zhangui that the promise of the arrears should be repaid.

"The Sword Comes"

"There really is this place!"

After the old man mentioned this, Zhu Zhangui remembered that when he went to Shandong for disaster relief last year, he promised Xia Yuanji about it.

He was so busy all this time that he forgot about it.

Thinking of Xia Yuanji, who had a resentful expression on his face, Zhu Zhangui smiled awkwardly.

Walking to the old man's side, Zhu Zhangui flipped through a large pile of maps next to him, and found a simple map he drew back then, and hung it in front of the two.

Raising his hand to point to Ah Sanguo's position, Zhu Zhangui said with a serious expression: "Grandpa... This place is a big piece of fat, not only is it rich in products, but also the food is not finished, if we take here, at least we can give our Ming Dynasty a hundred years of national luck. ”

"And more importantly, it's very easy to fight here, and the people here are also very servile, as long as we capture this place and master their beliefs, this is our Ming Dynasty's money bag, inexhaustible, inexhaustible!"

"As far as I know, they are now divided into two states, called the Delhi Sultanate, and the Tughluk dynasty."

"Now that they are fighting, it is a good opportunity for us to start, and when the time comes, we will help them get out of the war, and these three men may treat us as saviors!"

Although the old man didn't know what Ah San meant, the old man had heard of this place in India.

The old man vaguely remembered that not long after he ascended the throne, there was a monk who claimed to be from there, paid tribute to 5 golden Buddhas, and he also made a temple for the other party.

According to the location of this place on the map, it should be southwest of the Usizang Dusi.

It's just that Wusi Zangdu Division is a plateau, and the people of the Central Plains can't adapt to the environment there, and the Ming Dynasty only occupies it in name, and the actual management and rule are still handled locally.

"If I'm not mistaken, our Ming Buddhism should have come from here!"

Looking at where India was, the old man remembered the origin of Buddhism that the old monk had told him.

Zhu Zhangui nodded and introduced.

"It's true that it came from here, but after we localized it, it was very different from them."

"Master Xuanzang of the Tang Dynasty came to them to learn scriptures back then."

The old man pinched his beard and squinted at the location of India.

"It's really rich here, and there's really a lot of food."

Zhu Zhangui nodded affirmatively.

"Grandpa... It's richer than you think, and there's more food than you think. ”

Zhu Zhangui's affirmation, the old man naturally believes it.

His grandson has seen a big scene, and it is certainly not wrong to say that this place is rich and that there is a lot of food here.

Pinching his beard and looking at the map, thinking about the hungry people in the country, as well as the excerpts that came up from various places to ask for money, the old man's eyes became colder and colder, and he finally punched up.

"Since we Daming need it, then he should belong to our Daming's territory."