Since the edict was received on March 27, a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

On April 1, the king was commemorated, and on April 2, he bid farewell to Princess Chiang, and the heir arrived at Liangxiang County, about 70 or 80 miles southwest of the capital, on April 21.

Zhu Houxi was sitting in a large carriage decorated with ivory at the moment, which was the carriage of the prince's honor guard for long-distance travel, and was called the elephant chariot.

The Fengying regiment was light and simple, and naturally did not drag a full guard of honor over.

The overall height of the elephant chariot is one foot six inches, the width is seven feet nine inches, and the length is nearly two feet.

The cabin space on the car is only about 1.6 meters long and high, and the width is about 1.3 meters.

The red lacquered wood in the carriage, the red flower carpet, the red brocade mattress, the red Luo curtain, and the woven gold Qi cushion are all remarkable and noble, full of joy.

In front of the carriage, Lu Song assumed the responsibility of driving the car on the left, and it was Lu Bing who acted as a rider on his right.

Now Lu Bing was guarding there decently with a knife in his hand, and Xiao Hong's face was extremely serious.

The cub Lu Bing went out for the first time, and he was excited and proud along the way.

What a glory is that as an heir?

He now has the identity of a "Jinyi Guard", that is, a reserve officer in the Jinyi Guard.

At this time, Zhu Houxi's special kindness to his Lu family, everyone knew that Lu Bing was Zhu Houxi's milk brother along the way. Now that the front and rear wings of the escort army are properly guarded, this "ride" is actually given to such a twelve-year-old child.

"Your Highness, the front is the county seat of Liangxiang." Huang Jin walked to the elephant's side and reminded him.

The car is not fast, and it is comparable to the normal speed at which a person walks.

Zhu Houxi lifted the curtain of the car in the elephant chariot and looked out with curious eyes.

Cui Yuan, who was not far behind him, also leaned over on his horse and introduced: "There are two major gateways to the capital, one is Tongzhou, the mouth of the waterway, and the other is the throat of the land. Your Highness, when you get here, you can enter the palace tomorrow. ”

Cui Yuan is now 43 years old, and he can be said to be the first handsome among the people Zhu Houxi has come into contact with.

I remember that Lao Qin once said that Zhu Yuanzhang made a hard rule for his future children and grandchildren in order to prevent the risk of his relatives interfering in politics: whether it is a prince or a palace maid, the marriage will choose a good family of the people rather than a meritorious and important minister.

In addition to having to marry one or two in order to stabilize the regime in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, after Zhu Di chose a handsome guy for his youngest sister in the Yongle Dynasty, the hard criterion for choosing a horse captain was to be handsome.

Cui Yuan is not only handsome, but also not low in cultural literacy.

Zhu Houxi nodded with a smile when he heard his introduction: "It's hard work." Listening to Master Yuan, Cui Juma is famous, sensitive, and strategic, and I have been deeply touched along the way. Confined to ancestral training, Cui Yuma is not allowed to enter the court as an official, but I will keep the merits of Yingli in my heart. ”

"The minister does not dare to claim credit." Cui Yuan saluted on the horse, "It is the duty of a minister to do a good job." ”

"I heard that Brother Ling's knowledge is also amazing, and he is still preparing for the next year's exam, right?"

Cui Yuandeng's heart moved, and he bowed his head and said yes.

Zhu Houxi only smiled: "I hope that this time I can be named on the gold list." ”

"Your Highness has high hopes, your ...... I must give more encouragement to my brother. ”

Where did you notice that your brother was preparing for the next exam? Cui Yuan couldn't hear the meaning of Zhu Houxi's mouth anymore, and he would be ashamed of his reputation for being smart.

Zhu Houxi said again: "After ascending the throne, I still have something to worry about when I turn around. My mother and sisters, at that time, I will ask the horses to run again to welcome them into Beijing. ”

"Your Highness has an order, don't dare to disobey!"

Zhu Houxi nodded and looked at the outline of the county town that was gradually becoming clear in front of him: "It's finally here!" ”

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Liangxiang is a very famous place, and there is a major event in the history of the Ming Dynasty.

It is said that when Renzong Zhu Gaochi died, Zhu Zhanji was still in Nanjing. His second uncle, Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Han, arranged a net to intercept along the way, but Zhu Zhanji suddenly flashed to Liangxiang to receive the edict and ascended the throne as Emperor Xuande.

Now that Zhu Houxi has also been sent to Liangxiang with the edict, the people who want to stop him in some aspects have also arrived.

The 3,000-strong escort army was stationed outside the city, and dozens of royal attachés lived in the Xichayuan in the north of the city, which was one of the places where the Shuntian Mansion patrolled the imperial history.

When the escort army passed by in a majestic manner, the people in Liangxiang County were shocked.

The new Son of Heaven is about to ascend the throne, and the Liangxiang Zhixian has made the scene quite small.

Sitting in the elephant's chariot and looking at the people kneeling on both sides of the street outside through the gap in the curtains, Zhu Houxi's expression was quite emotional.

Zhu Houxi didn't know how many people had been recruited from various places along the way, not only to ensure his safe entry into Beijing, but also to make him feel the loyalty and submission of the officials and people under his rule.

In addition to the fact that there are many things that are inconvenient and will make the local chickens and dogs jump, there is also a major reason for the cost.

Along the way, the roads were leveled and cleaned in advance.

It is the busy time for spring ploughing, and Zhu Houxi doesn't know how many people he has disturbed along the way.

When staying at each place, local officials will come to the inn or station at noon and evening to meet them.

Zhu Houxi will also meet him, but when he arrives at the back, he is a little numb: so many people are in a hurry, how many can they remember?

With this in mind, the convoy finally arrived at the place where it landed tonight.

As soon as they moved their bodies, Liang Chu, Mao Cheng and the others arrived at this temporary residence, the place called the Walking Palace.

"Your Highness, Yang Yingkui, a member of the Ministry of Rites, came to present the ceremony of entering the city tomorrow."

The clerk is an official from the five grades.

At present, in the Ministry of Rites, Mao Cheng is the boss, and he is the second product. There are two attendants on the left and right, and the rest are Langzhong, Wailang, and the chief of specific functions.

Mao Cheng said respectfully to Zhu Houxi: "Tomorrow, His Royal Highness will enter the city, and the whole Ministry of Rites is making preparations. The ministers hurriedly left Beijing that day, and His Royal Highness's entry into the city and the palace and the enthronement were all prepared by the subordinate officials of the Ministry of Rites during this time. Yang Yingkui led the messenger to come, I wonder if His Highness has seen it? ”

With Mao Cheng, the boss of the Ministry of Rites, here, the person who sent the official document was naturally handed over to Mao Cheng first.

Zhu Houxi smiled and nodded.

It is naturally not easy to be the first to go out of the city for dozens of miles among the hundred officials in the capital, which is also a second-level merit.

Since Mao Cheng mentioned it, he must be his confidant.

Zhu Houxi saw this Yang Yingkui and asked about it and knew that he was a Jinshi in the sixth year of Zhengde. The 25-year-old Jinshi, now 35 years old, is the golden period of career ascension. From the six positions of Wupin, the future is bright.

"The city and the palace are ready?" Zhu Houxi asked with a smile, "Yang Yuanwai, show me the instrument note first." ”

Mao Cheng nodded with a smile and asked him to hand it over to the heir, just to take him in front of the heir. With an impression, it will be faster to be promoted later.

This time, with the merit of Yingli, Mao Cheng, who was only one step away from entering the cabinet, was already thinking about it.

The new monarch's enthronement ceremony has been well managed, and then there is the Zhengde Emperor's temple number and funeral ceremony, so much merit and hard work, it's time to enter the cabinet, right?

Mao Cheng was in a happy mood, when he heard Zhu Houxi ask suspiciously and strangely: "Why did you let me enter the palace from Dong'an Gate and accept the persuasion of the letter in the Wenhua Palace?" Isn't this the etiquette for the crown prince to ascend the throne? ”

"Your Highness...... What's wrong? Mao Cheng didn't react for a while.

In the crowd, Xie Changjie's heart suddenly burst out: Didn't you say that you would ascend the throne smoothly first and "lie down and taste the guts"?

For so many days, the subordinate officials of the royal palace forgot the dispute about the heir and the succession of the emperor that day, what was it for?

He couldn't help but look at Zhu Houxi, and then at Yuan Zonggao, who had already converged.

The old guy looked at Mao Cheng and Liang Chu with a calm face.

A thought flashed through Xie Changjie's heart: Your Highness can't trust me after all...... They've already colluded!

Zhu Houxi put away his smiling face.

Along the way, he was easy-going, studious, and modest, and he became more and more harmonious with Liang Chu and others after rewarding the "old things of the royal family".

Now that his face was suddenly gloomy, the feeling of humility and politeness of the young man disappeared.

Liang Chu and Mao Cheng couldn't help but think of the feeling they felt when they first met him: an abnormal, age-defying calmness.

The eyes of the young men, they don't know how much they have seen.

All the way to the outskirts of Beijing with such fanfare, the city was already preparing for the ceremony of his entry into the palace and enthronement tomorrow, and Zhu Houxi finally got something that he could use to play.

He shook the instrument note in his hand casually, and his voice revealed the incomprehension and anger in the depression: "The edict is for me to come over to inherit the emperor's throne, not for me to be the prince." Liang Ge Lao, Mao Shangshu, what does it mean that the Ministry of Rites treats me as the crown prince? ”

Yang Yingkui, who was still happy just now, suddenly felt cold all over his body.

Something is wrong!