On the seventh day of the lunar month, the brothers arrived in Zhenjiang.

In order to welcome the arrival of the five highnesses, a few days in advance, Zhenjiang Mansion and Dantu County cleaned up the official ship wharf.

Then he also put loess on the wharf, laid out a red carpet, and arranged guards, Leban, carriages and horses...... Anyway, I was well prepared.

Early in the morning of the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, the representatives of the Cao Governor's Mansion, Zhou Zhi County, the local gentry, and those big families in the south of the Yangtze River who were invited by His Royal Highness the King of Chu all got out of the warm quilt early, dressed neatly, and rushed to the official ship wharf by car.

Although the Zhenjiang River in Layue is not as cold as the north, it is also wet and cold, freezing so cold that people shrink their necks and snort. The old man sat in the car, holding the stove, still shivering.

If it weren't for the fact that they would have welcomed Your Royal Highnesses, they would not have suffered this sin.

The sedan chair gathered on the dock from all directions of the city. The old man waited for a long time, until the red sun jumped out of the river and there was a golden light in front of him, and someone shouted: "Coming, coming!" ”

Everyone hurriedly got down from the sedan car and waited on the pier, and sure enough, they saw a long line of warships coming from the Guazhou ferry, but they couldn't see the tail of the line.

"How many warships are there?" The big families in Jiangnan turned their heads and said: "The pomp and circumstance of a few masters is too big, right?" ”

"Don't know, do you? This is the Chaohu Water Division, they were the ones who took His Royal Highness the King of Chu and his army of the King of Chu and went north. A well-informed person said: "I heard that it is still in Henan, and tens of thousands of anti-thieves have been eliminated." ”

"That's not right." At this time, the fleet was closer, and there was a sharp-eyed sight: "There is no flag of Chaohu Water Division on the bow of the ship." Hung is ...... Mention, lifting, city, ship, division? ”

"Ichibu?" The big families couldn't hear these two words the most, and they were uncomfortable when they boarded.

Although when they talked to Zhou Zhixian, they all seemed to have nothing to do with themselves, and they had nothing to do with Haimao. But in fact, every family is richer than the princes.

It was so easy for them to get their hands on and shut down the city. Of course, I don't want this kind of yamen to compete with them for profit to resurrect again.

"Pingjiang Gong, what do you say over there in Nanjing?" Everyone looked at Lu Zhonghe. Over the years, this person seems to be the leading brother of a big family in Jiangnan.

First, the prestige of the Lu family is there; Second, I don't know what way to go, he has also become good friends with the big people in Zhongshu Province, and he has revoked the city department before, and his 'good friend' in Zhongshu Province has made a great effort.

"That's what the emperor meant." Lu Zhonghe said lightly: "It's just a whim of the young man." ”

"That's it......" When everyone heard this, they all breathed a sigh of relief, and then shook their heads and said: "The emperor is too arrogant to engage in such a big battle on a whim, right?" ”

"Well, I can't help it." Xie Yunzhang, the parent of the Xie family in Hangzhou, sighed and said: "Didn't Ye Boju speak up for this before, but was he rebelled by the emperor and arrested in Beijing?" Although the righteous people of the court tried their best to rescue them, they heard that they were already in prison and were starved to death. ”

"Really?" Everyone was terrified. The reason why they are more honest than the previous dynasty is because Boss Zhu has never killed people without blinking.

"Liting Gong said cautiously." Lu Zhonghe coughed and said to everyone: "This is not Jiangnan, we are still cautious in our words and deeds, and it is right to go home safely for the New Year." ”

"Yes, yes, Pingjiang is reasonable." Naturally, everyone was as good as a stream, and they all obediently shut up. It's so close to Nanjing that it's uncomfortable.

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When the battleship of the city port slowly approached the shore, the feeling of oppression as high as the city wall came to the face, making the people on the shore involuntarily nervous.

This is exactly the effect that His Royal Highness the King of Chu wants to achieve. For this reason, Nan Anhou drove the big boats at the bottom of the Chaohu Water Division. It is also full of flags and axes, showing swords, guns and artillery, and the main focus is a deterrent.

After the gangway was erected, a trumpet gun sounded on the flagship, and war drums rang out one after another on all ships.

Amid the sound of neat drums, groups of heavily armed officers and soldiers marched in unison to disembark. Then stand opposite each other on both sides of the road.

The soldiers in bright armor pressed the hilt of their swords, stood upright, and their postures were tall and majestic, and the sense of oppression brought to the big families in Jiangnan was stronger than those giant ships. After all, no matter how big the giant ship is, it can't go ashore. But these officers and soldiers who are full of slaughter can kill them at any time.

"Why are there so many soldiers?" Lu Zhonghe and the others looked at those officers and soldiers, densely lined up in two rows, from the dock to the front of the government three miles away, and they were still coming down from the ship in a steady stream.

They couldn't help but be secretly frightened, knowing that this was His Royal Highness the King of Chu demonstrating to them. In fact, no matter how elite the army is, they are not afraid, because the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty will not kill people for no reason; But they were afraid of this army, in the hands of a boy of twelve or thirteen.

Children of this age are neither light nor heavy, irritable and irritable, their brains are pumping, they are impulsive, and it is not unusual for them to do anything.

It took half an hour for the escorting troops to stop disembarking. Someone silently counted that the strength of the army was fifteen or sixteen......

That's not all, followed by all kinds of banners, umbrellas, golden melons, sleeping melons, big knives, red stirrups, yellow stirrups...... composed of a long princely guard of honor.

And it's the honor guard of the five princes added together......

With such a huge formation, it is simply not enough to rely on the manpower of the Chu Wangjun, and the guards and honor guards of several of his imperial brothers are also among them.

Well, of course, there are good reasons. Several highnesses have just been attacked, for the sake of safety, how to strengthen the vigilance, right?

This is also the reason why the elder brother crossed the Yangtze River so late, and he had to write a letter to discuss with the eldest brother first, so that the eldest brother could convince his father that the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion could issue an order to the guards of the palaces. Otherwise, even if it is the prince's army, they will not be able to leave Beijing at will.

After the release of the Metropolitan Governor's Office, the various royal armies crossed the river to Guazhou to join the brothers, and then went to Zhenjiang. There is only one purpose for such a revival and great effort - to open the eyes and wake up the minds of these big families in the south of the Yangtze River, and create a lifelong memory for them.

In this way, when they want to go against the city in the future, they will naturally recall everything they have seen today.

If this shock can make them sober up in time and rein in the precipice, the sixth child's hard work will not be in vain.

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After the guard of honor is finished, the bells and drums on the pier are loud and the gongs and drums are noisy. There are also sixty-four big suona, and they struggled to blow the "Introducing Phoenix Tune" to welcome the saint's travel.

The sixth son of the current Hongwu Emperor, His Royal Highness the King of Chu, Zhu Zhen, finally appeared on the deck surrounded by a group of chamberlains.

"The ministers greet His Royal Highness the King of Chu, His Royal Highness Chitose Chitose Chitose Chitose!" Cao Zhifu and Lu Zhonghe hurriedly led the crowd to bow.

After four worships, Zhu Zhen took the steps of six relatives who did not recognize, and slowly walked off the boat with the support of Wang Defa, who was wearing a python robe.

(End of chapter)