The sunset reflects the sky.

Qianqing Palace, candle flame brilliant.

"Grandpa, my grandson will leave tomorrow."

Zhu Yunxi came to say goodbye.

Early tomorrow morning, he will set off to inspect the border gates.

This time, it will take at least half a year.

Zhu Yuanzhang said earnestly: "Yunxi, be careful in everything on the road, don't easily reprimand officials, and the outside is not as good as Jingshi." ”

He was worried that his baby grandson would happen to him outside.

After listening to this unusual admonition, Zhu Yunxi was moved in his heart and nodded frequently: "Grandson remembers." ”

This time, the imperial grandson went out to patrol the border pass, and Zhu Yuanzhang was not at ease, so he ordered nearly 10,000 horses from Jingwei to accompany the guard.

"Let Chang Sheng follow you, and when you come back, Chang Sheng's cloud riders will be merged into the Shenji Battalion."

Zhu Yuanzhang felt that Chang Sheng, the founding father of the People's Republic of China, was Zhu Yunxi's second uncle, and he would definitely be very careful to protect him.

The cloud ride was created by Chang Yuchun that year, and the generals all followed Chang Yuchun.

They are loyal to the Chang family and are more like private soldiers.

Although there are only 1,000 people and horses, all of them are elites, rushing into battle to kill the enemy, as if entering a no-man's land!

The Chang family's cloud ride, it's time to take over the imperial court.

If you are reluctant to give it to your nephew, then don't blame me for being rude!

The first stop of this inspection of the border pass was the Qinwang Mansion in Xi'an.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked: "Yunxi, do you know why you were asked to go to Xi'an first?" ”

Zhu Yunxi replied obediently: "Sun Er understands that the second uncle King Qin is the head of all kings, and Sun Er should visit him first. ”

"No, you don't understand."

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Your position as the prince was rewarded to you, not by yourself." ”

"You can convince grandpa, but you may not be able to convince uncles."

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang's words came out, Zhu Yunxi, who was still full of confidence, suddenly involuntarily withered with the high-spirited momentum on his body.

Lao Zhu is right, he can be so smooth sailing and willful, in the final analysis, Lao Zhu is behind his back.

Seeing his bewildered reaction, Zhu Yuanzhang knew that his deliberate words just now had worked.

So he took advantage of this enthusiasm and launched his true purpose to Zhu Yunxi.

"It is the duty of your imperial grandson to let the kings bow down and let the border army recognize!"

"Grandpa asked you to make the Divine Machine Battalion, not to let you train and play, let alone as a guard, but to train them into a weapon of the country!"

Of course, Zhu Yunxi knew that if he didn't have a few brushes in the military, how would the kings who had commanded the army all the year round bow down?

Zhu Yuanzhang also knew that he was quite confident in his grandson's military talents.

Therefore, this task of inspecting the border passes was arranged.

The reason why the imperial grandson was allowed to go to Xi'an for the first time was that the king of Qin recognized the imperial grandson was only one of them.

The main reason is that Zhu Yuanzhang has been preparing for many years to conquer the Western Regions!

Xi'an is not a border pass, and the fact that the second-ranked King of Qin is in charge shows that his old Zhu attaches great importance to the west.

This night, the grandfather and grandson talked all night.

Talked a lot.

At the beginning of April, spring flowers bloomed.

On the 5th, the imperial court held a grand farewell ceremony.

Hundreds of civil and military officials gathered in Zhengyangmen to see off the emperor's grandson.

Tens of thousands of emperors' own troops wore armor and held sharp, and there were Luan driving honor guards playing chess and cards, escorting the imperial grandson to embark on a border patrol trip.

......

Tongguan.

Since ancient times, the soldiers must fight for the place, this place can attack the Central Plains, and retreat can defend the three Qin.

In the fifth year of Hongwu, Tongguan was set up to guard the palace of thousands of households, and Liu Tong of thousands of households built a city here.

Hongwu nine years set up Tongguan guard, belongs to the Henan capital division, and increase the repair of the city card, according to the mountain and zigzag to build the city wall.

On the mountain road outside Tongguan.

A passionate march drum melody sounded, and a mighty ironclad army was marching westward in high spirits.

They were half cavalry, half infantry, and all the sergeants were fully armoured and armoured.

In the center of the army is a luxurious dragon chariot.

The dragon chariot is driven by six horses, and the body is carved with dragon and phoenix motifs, showing the royal dignity and luxury.

The dragon chariot is a symbol of the supremacy of imperial power, and only the emperor and empress can ride.

And Zhu Yunxi, the emperor's grandson, is sitting firmly in it.

Zhu Yuanzhang rarely used such a luxurious royal honor guard, which cheapened Zhu Yunxi.

In the middle of the dragon, Zhu Yunxi, who was dressed in a brocade robe, looked bored and flipped through the books casually.

Around the dragon chariot, a thousand cloud riders guarded it tightly.

The knights tensed their faces one by one, and they still kept their eyes open in the strong wind, and they did not dare to leave the dragon chariot for a moment.

Wu Qiang, a thousand households in the East Palace, took the lead and led a hundred horsemen to the front.

One by one, they are even more vigilant and face sudden crises at any time.

Before closing the city, the generals of Tongguanwei had already stood at Yingxun Gate to greet them.

Condescendingly, looking at the mighty team from afar, someone screamed: "Damn, Qin Shi Huang's patrol is nothing more than that!" ”

Someone laughed: "Have you seen it?" ”

"Yes."

"Don't talk nonsense, the official document of the imperial court says that the emperor's grandson does not live in Tongguan, let's just kowtow to meet him."

"Tongguan fart is a big place, it's all our Qiu Ba, how do the imperial grandsons live......"

Tongguan is a typical military acropolis, a guard post of more than 5,000 soldiers and horses, as well as family members, tens of thousands of people live here, crowded to the brim.

The honor guard was getting closer and closer, and the fluttering dragon flag was clearly visible.

The commander of Tongguan immediately stepped forward and led a group of subordinates to bow down from afar: "The last general, Liu Tong, greets the emperor's grandson!" ”

Wu Qiang drove his horse forward: "The imperial grandson is just passing by, no need to entertain, open the city quickly!" ”

"Yes!" The commander did not dare to slack off, and ordered someone to open the city pass.

Wu Qiang took a hundred horsemen to personally enter the customs to check whether there was any danger.

Luan drove through Tongguan quickly, and the commander of the Tongguan guard failed to take a step forward from beginning to end.

He really wanted to say a few words to the imperial grandson and get a little bit of relationship.

As a result, I didn't even see the face of the emperor's grandson!

Along the way, this kind of thing is all too common.

Almost all the officials and generals along the way were looking forward to the opportunity to let the imperial grandson see themselves and show their faces or something.

It's like an ordinary player, who met the national costume Shenhao, thinking that Shenhao had a good impression of himself and sponsored the upgrade equipment......

And the New Year's collective begging to be beaten a reason.

Along the way, Zhu Yunxi didn't see a single magistrate or general.

If you want to climb to the sky through relationships, such an atmosphere must not be promoted.

His purpose is very clear, it is to go to the border pass, to go to the various fiefdoms outside the fortress to see.

This is a reminder from Yao Guangxiao to him.

After Tongguan and crossing the Wei River, it is a vast plain, and you can see villages from time to time.

The sky was getting darker and darker, Wu Qiang grabbed the reins, turned over and dismounted, and walked to the side of Long Yuan: "Your Royal Highness, it's getting dark, and there is only a small city in the first twenty miles ahead, why don't you rest in a small temple in front of you tonight?" ”

It was a temple of the City God.

"Okay."

Zhu Yunxi's voice came from inside the dragon chariot.

The City God Temple is very common in the Ming Dynasty, almost everywhere, it is a temple used to worship the City God God, and most of them are played by famous ministers and heroes who have contributed to the local people.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the title of the god of the city god in the world was sealed, divided into king, duke, marquis, uncle, etc., and the sacrifice was made at the age of the year, and the main order was ordered by Fuzhou County.

The meaning of Zhu Yuanzhang's move is "to observe the good and evil of the people and the good and evil, and the good and the bright will not be spared."

However, during the war period at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the city god did not play a role in protecting the place.

The gods and goddesses of all walks of life only eat and do nothing, so there are fewer people who believe.

Wu Qiang quickly glanced at the City God Temple, and then ordered: "Quick! A hundred people, clean the apse and give it to the emperor and grandson to rest, and then invite irrelevant people out! ”

Soon, Jin Yiwei stepped forward to clear the scene and drove away several people in charge of the City God Temple.

Everyone served the emperor's grandson and lived in.

The scale of this city god temple is not small, almost comparable to the yamen of the local government office.

There is a main hall, and there are side houses.

After settling down, I only heard Yao Guangxiao pinching the Buddha beads and said: "Before the poor monk heard that His Majesty was called the emperor, he once stayed in the City God Temple and survived the catastrophe. ”

Zhu Yunxi was slightly surprised, it was a good product, wouldn't that be on the same level as the imperial court's Taishi, Taifu, Taibao and left and right prime ministers?

It is no wonder that the scale of the local city god temple is similar to that of the government office.

Outside, a pile of firewood was blazing.

Zhu Yunxi stood silently by the window, looking at the dark night sky outside the window.

In the rest of the place, Jinyiwei is still busy clearing.

Suddenly, someone shouted, "There's a man here, dead!" ”