Chapter 157: It's better to be the acting king
Jin King Zhu Li, a person who people are reluctant to contact.
Zhu Yunxi only stayed in Taiyuan for two days before leaving.
Go north to Datong Mansion and find a good brother to act as King Zhu Gui!
Datong, Shanxi, is an important frontier town in the Ming Dynasty.
The jurisdiction extends from Juyong Pass in Beiping in the east to the partial pass at the bend of the Yellow River in the west, stretching for more than 1,000 kilometers from east to west, and hundreds of kilometers from north to south.
The scope of Datong Mansion is large, and it is the first of the nine sides.
The honor guard army entered the territory of Datong Mansion, and saw that on the plains on all sides, there were dense military forts and tun forts.
Approaching Datong City, Zhu Gui, the acting king, had already gone out of the city thirty miles to greet him.
Zhu Gui is nineteen years old this year and is the thirteenth son of Zhu Yuanzhang.
In the main hall, he has the best relationship with Zhu Yunxi.
Knowing that Yunxi's nephew was canonized as the emperor's grandson, Zhu Gui was so happy.
On the same day, he slapped the eunuch next to him twenty times in a row to celebrate.
When Zhu Gui stepped forward to salute Zhu Yunxi, Zhu Yunxi held Zhu Gui's hand and said with a smile: "The acting king doesn't have to make this big gift." ”
Zhu Gui said softly: "The imperial grandson has suffered all the way. ”
The two exchanged a few words, and Zhu Yunxi took Zhu Gui's hand and entered the city together.
Seeing that the imperial grandson was so affectionate to the acting king, all the officials were very hot, and hurriedly followed behind.
The city wall of Datong Mansion has been repaired for a long time, up to 14 meters, it can be said that the wall is high and the river is deep, and it is as solid as an iron wall.
The drawbridge is wide open.
Long Yuan entered from the Yongtai Gate of the South Gate of Datong.
Because there was no war for many years, the city was very prosperous.
On both sides of the main road bluestone slab street, there are densely packed with restaurants and teahouses.
When the honor guard of the imperial grandson entered the city, the streets were lined with onlookers, most of whom were military family members.
Looking at these rolling ironclad cavalry, the streets and streets seemed to be out of sight, and the voices of fear and exclamation never stopped.
Someone said: "Look, this is the majesty of heaven!" ”
Another humane: "The imperial grandson actually went to Datong, an important border town on my border, in person!" ”
Half a year ago, Zhu Gui, the acting king, came to Datong and set off a huge repercussion.
The onlookers poured into Datong City like a tide.
The prince guards the border, which is rare since ancient times.
I didn't expect to see the future Emperor Ming today!
The arrival of the imperial grandson greatly enhanced the sense of security of the military and people in Datong.
Acting King Zhu Gui was fortunate to ride with the imperial grandson, listening to the discussion on the street, he sighed: "The people of Datong border are willing to the imperial court, and the army and the people work together to prosper." ”
Zhu Yunxi glanced at Zhu Gui and said with a light smile: "Acting King, it seems that you like it very much here." ”
Zhu Gui nodded: "Compared to Jingshi, it is more free here." ”
The vassal king is in the fiefdom, he can go wherever he wants, and when he is in a bad mood, he can also order his troops and horses to go out of the jam and set fire.
Unlike Jingshi, who is in the palace every day, it is difficult to get out.
Even if you go out occasionally, you either go to the barracks to suffer, or you go to Fengyang to practice.
How can you be comfortable as a king in a fiefdom?
A group of people shuttled on the main road of Datong City, and Zhu Yunxi looked at this fortified city.
This city was built by his grandfather Chang Yuchun.
Later, Xu Da rebuilt Datong City on the basis of the old city.
The streets near the gate of the Daiwang Mansion have long been heavily guarded.
In order to welcome the imperial grandson, from early in the morning, this area is cleared and strictly guarded by the army.
Zhu Yunxi got off the dragon chariot.
What catches in front of you is the Nine Dragons Wall in front of the palace.
He was stunned, as if he had returned to the afterlife.
In the 21st century, he also stopped in front of this photowall.
Six hundred years later, only the Nine Dragons were left in the Imperial Palace.
The Datong Nine Dragon Wall, the Beijing Forbidden City Nine Dragon Wall, and the Beijing Beihai Nine Dragon Wall are collectively known as the "Three Great Nine Dragon Walls of the Ming and Qing Dynasties".
"Greetings to His Royal Highness!"
The voices of the people in the palace pulled Zhu Yunxi's thoughts back.
It was a noble young woman who caught her eye.
In fact, she is less than twenty years old, and she is said to be a young woman just because she has a big belly......
Princess Xu, who was nine months pregnant, personally went out of the house to greet her.
He is Xu Da's second daughter, Xu Miaoqing.
It seems that she will give birth in a month at most, and she is pregnant with the next acting king.
"Acting Princess, hurry up and enter the mansion!"
Zhu Yunxi personally got started and helped her in.
The Imperial Palace, modeled after the Emperor's Palace, was built to reduce regulations.
In addition to the three major halls, there are more than 20 large and small palaces and more than 800 houses.
After Zhu Yunxi was interviewed by Datong officials in the Carrier Palace, he and Zhu Gui came to the Changchun Palace.
It's not a family salute, it's a heart-to-heart conversation.
As the crown prince, it is impossible for Zhu Yunxi to treat the acting king so favorably because of his good relationship.
He has his own ideas.
During the conversation, Zhu Yunxi hinted to Zhu Gui that he should strengthen military training and pay attention to King Jin.
Zhu Gui is a smart person, and he can understand it at all.
Shanxi and Beiping were important military vassals facing the Mongols, and the imperial court would use their troops and horses for each Northern Expedition.
Zhu Li, the king of Jin, and Zhu Di, the king of Yan, held the main force of the Ming border army.
So much so that the power of their two kings is getting bigger and bigger.
As the prince of the Ming Dynasty, the imperial grandson will never let others have more power than himself.
Zhu Gui also knew that his father, Emperor Hongwu, divided the young vassal king this year, mainly to divide the military power of the second, third, and fourth brothers.
As the acting king, he is responsible for commanding the armies of Datong Mansion, and he has a great responsibility.
Of course, he was also a vassal king, and the acting king Zhu Gui was controlled by the king of Jin, Zhu Li.
The midsummer has passed, and the autumn is crisp.
In the evening, Zhu Yunxi finished dinner and took a walk in the garden of the Daiwangfu.
I took a breath of fresh air and felt refreshed.
At this time, I suddenly heard a burst of laughter.
Looking through the layers of trees, two women sat in the gazebo in the garden.
One of them is the acting princess Xu Miaoqing that Zhu Yunxi has seen.
She was dressed in a bright red bikini and was laughing with a young woman.
"It turned out to be the princess, what a coincidence." Zhu Yunxi walked over.
The second daughter looked at Zhu Yunxi in surprise.
I didn't expect there to be a man in the garden......
When I looked closely, it turned out to be the emperor's grandson.
"I've seen the emperor's grandson." On behalf of the princess Xu, she gave a gift.
Zhu Yunxi smiled at the princess and bowed his head.
The girl next to the princess is white and delicate, wearing a white skirt with a woven pattern.
Compared with the women's clothes of the Tang Dynasty, the women's skirts of the Ming Dynasty were a little less graceful and a little more tranquil, and they were not as restrained and straight as the women's clothes of the Song Dynasty.
The girl's age doesn't look very old, it is estimated that she is only fourteen years old, and she has a beautiful girl's image.
She stood beside the princess, looked Zhu Yunxi up and down, and suddenly smiled after Ying Ying gave the salute: "It turns out that the crown prince looks like this!" ”
Although I don't know who this girl is, but looking at her lively appearance, Zhu Yunxi suddenly became interested: "What does it look like this?" Is it handsome? ”
"Hee-hee!"
The girl's crisp laughter continued, her eyes were bright, and she seemed embarrassed to comment.
The acting princess smiled gently: "The imperial grandson, she is my third sister Miaojin, and she came to Datong Province." ”
It turned out to be Xu Miaojin, and Zhu Yunxi was stunned.
Xu Miaojin in history is virtuous and beautiful, and her appearance is the most beautiful one among the three sisters of the Xu family, and how many sons of the family admire her.
But Xu Miaojin insisted on finding his true love and never married.
It is rumored that after Zhu Di's successful rebellion, Empress Xu died a few years later, and he intended to canonize his sister-in-law Xu Miaojin as the queen.
So he sent someone to the Xu family to propose marriage, but Xu Miaojin ruthlessly refused, and wrote the famous "Answer to the Book of Emperor Yongle".
As a person who came over, the princess seemed to see that the imperial grandson was interested in the third sister.
"Miaojin, I'm not feeling well, you take a walk with the emperor's grandson, don't be lazy."
So he confessed and departed.
Zhu Yunxi: "......"
Xu Miaojin is too young to know these routines.
Zhu Yunxi knows very well that he has been on a blind date more than a dozen times before crossing over and has rich experience.
What kind of plane did the princess do...... Lone is just curious, this girl is too young......