The one who can get the four generals to defend is naturally His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi! At this moment, he was dressed in golden armor, sitting on the throne, looking at his eyes, the dragon flag covered the sun, looking around the left and right, Jin Ge was brilliant! Nearby, thousands of princely officials looked at the dust and danced, and in the distance, the people were crowded, shouting long live!

This is really the most extreme scenery, the most top honor, there is only one person in the world who deserves this glory, he was his father before, and now it is finally his turn!

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince blushed with a blue face, looking at the scene of surrender in front of him, decades of perseverance, countless humiliation and torture, and finally came to this day beyond the sea of suffering! For this day, he and the people around him have paid too much, so much that Zhu Gaochi can't tell the difference at the moment, whether he is more happy or bitter in his heart......

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was full of thoughts on the throne, and the chariot continued to move slowly, and when he came to the front of the prince and the ministers, Zhu Zhanji took the lead in kneeling down and roared: "The son of Zhanji welcomes His Royal Highness the Prince!" Father's eucharist! ”

Behind Zhu Zhanji, Cheng Guogong, Yang Wuhou, Jian Yi, Xia Yuanji, Yang Shiqi ...... All the ministers, civil and military officials, a total of more than 2,000 people, who came to greet him, knelt down together and shouted:

"Ministers welcome His Royal Highness the Prince, His Highness the Holy Communion is well-being!"

The shouts of more than 2,000 people were enough to penetrate the sky, and also called His Royal Highness the Crown Prince back from his memories, carefully looking at the familiar and unfamiliar faces of Zhu Zhanji and the ministers, suddenly he frowned, and asked softly, "Where is Zhongde?" ”

"This ......" Zhu Zhanji saw that the prince did not shout, but asked where Wang Xian was, and he sighed in his heart, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.

Originally, in the eyes of the prince, Wang Xian was suspected of killing the father and son of the King of Han, and even the death of Emperor Daxing was inseparable from him. That's why he left Wang Xian directly in the capital, firstly, to vent his evil anger, and secondly, he hoped that Wang Xian would be dissatisfied and do something to come out, so that the prince had to cry and kill Ma Xian.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the prince met, the first thing he said was to ask Wang Xian......

Seeing that Taisun was stunned, Yang Shiqi on the side hurriedly replied in a deep voice: "Back to His Royal Highness, Zhao Zhiyu's party is unwilling to fail, and Beijing is still unstable. And Le'anhou is the best choice to sit in the town. ”

"Hmm." Zhu Gaochi nodded slowly, and then the words changed, and looked at Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong and others gratefully: "During the serious illness of my father, the traitorous king's eunuchs were complicit and had bad intentions. As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to them and said, "Please get in the car and ride with Lone!" ”

"This is the loyalty of a courtier!" Yang Rong and Yang Shiqi hurriedly said humbly: "Your Highness, don't kill your ministers!" ”

"It is indeed the loyalty that a courtier should have, but if he is not rewarded, I am afraid that this loyalty will become less and less." Zhu Gaochi seemed to unintentionally sneer, which made the faces of the ministers in the audience hot......

When His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said this, Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong, and Jin Youzi no longer shirked, boarded the chariot with a thousand thanks, and stood beside the prince with a serious face. In fact, the three of them couldn't help themselves with excitement in their hearts, although they were in the Yongle Dynasty, they often accompanied the emperor on Luanyu, and the princes and ministers also respected them. But it's like stammering with the eunuchs, just because they are close to the Son of Heaven, and they naturally look down on them in their hearts.

In fact, in Zhu Di's heart, the six Shangshu are the civil leaders, and these cabinet scholars are just confidential secretaries, no different from eunuchs......

Now, they are regarded by the crown prince as important ministers of the country! It's not because of anything else, it's just because they are important and have high merit, so they will accompany the king in a dignified manner! This is what they have been begging for in the Yongle Dynasty, and it is also what they have been willing to take risks and diligently pursue!

All the efforts and sacrifices have been doubled at this moment, so that the three scholars can not be excited with tears, but they don't want their colleagues to be jealous, and secondly, they also want to leave a good impression on the prince, so the three of them endured their excitement and put on a pampered and unfazed look.

Although I am already an old acquaintance with the prince, a new chapter has been opened, and all people and things have to start over! .

After the hundred officials knelt to greet him, the prince's chariot continued to move slowly, and in addition to the original four generals, there were three more scholars accompanying the king on the chariot.

For the honors won by the three scholars, the ministers were naturally sad, especially the powerful ministers like Chengguo Gong and Jianyi, it should be their job to accompany the king and driver, but now they are accompanied by the prince, but they are three scholars, as dukes and heavenly officials, they can only follow the chariot and eat soil on foot......

His Royal Highness the Grand Sun clenched his fists even more, because from beginning to end, the prince didn't say a word to him, let alone let him get in the car and ride together. Normally, this is actually nothing, but His Royal Highness Taisun is full of resentment in his heart, naturally sensitive and suspicious, he thinks that this is the prince is giving himself a horse, and he wants to make himself pay the price for his contempt in the past few years.

"Do you really want to be like him and swallow your anger for decades?" I don't know if it's hot and confused, or I really can't help it, Zhu Zhanji actually blurted out.

Although the voice was not loud, the people next to him could hear it clearly, and they all looked at the grandson in shock, Zhu Zhanji knew that he was speechless, but he had no intention of justifying, so he lowered his head and continued to walk forward.

At dusk, the team finally arrived in Beijing, looking at the gray city wall that was getting closer and closer, Zhu Gaochi sighed and said: "Lonely hope, this is the ...... of Nanjing"

The three scholars who accompanied the driver were shocked, and seeing that the prince was just sighing, he pretended not to hear, Jin Youzi smiled and said: "Your Highness, look, the people of Beijing are greeting you!" ”

Needless to say, Zhu Gaochi also saw that there were thousands of people crowding under the city gate, and the common people desperately squeezed over and hugged them in order to be able to move forward, squeezing the officers and soldiers in charge of martial law into a crooked manner, and the scene was already a little out of control.

"Your Highness, the people are looking forward to the stars and the moon, and they are finally looking forward to you." Yang Rong said to the prince with a pun: "Not only the people of the capital, but the entire Ming Dynasty have waited too long......"

Zhu Gaochi nodded with a serious face, he knew how heavy the burden on his shoulders would be.

As the procession slowly entered the city, there were more people in the city, but fortunately, Shuntianfu had strengthened its strength to maintain the streets, and the order was much better. The prince sat in the car, only to see incense cases placed at the door of every house, and the people bowed down devoutly, shouting long live!

Looking at the sea of people who looked up to him and knelt down to worship him, the prince did not feel much glory, but his heart became heavier and heavier - the people of the world have suffered for a long time from the first emperor, and this country has been overdrawn to the point of bankruptcy by the first emperor for 20 years, the people are destitute, the government is in high debt, the army is not good on food, and local bandits are rampant!

The common people are so respectful and bow down to themselves, they regard themselves as gods who save the world! Counting on himself to be able to give them a few days to live without food and clothing...... Can you do it yourself? Can you really clean up this mess?

The closer he got to the palace, the heavier the prince felt, until the glory in his heart was gone, and only the shackles were left on his body......

Because the prince returned to Beijing for the funeral, because there was no ceremony in the city, Zhu Gaochi went straight to the mourning hall of Emperor Daxing. This is also the reason why Zhu Zhanji and his ministers went out of the city to greet each other. The bones of Emperor Daxing are not cold, and the people in Beijing will always give people a bad feeling. But it is a good way to get the best of both worlds by not letting the future newcomer feel contemptuous, so everyone is a little tired and walks out of the city to greet them.

When the team entered the imperial city, the prince got down from the chariot, took off his armor left and right, changed into mourning clothes with green clothes and horns, and helped His Royal Highness the prince to sit on a white flag fluttering ox cart. The ministers also took out their mourning clothes like tricks and put them on their bodies. The sound of a low horn sounded, and the celebratory atmosphere that had greeted the prince's return to the court changed......

Zhu Zhanji wore filial piety clothes, wrapped a white scarf around his head, and drove for the prince with a whip in his hand, and came to the gate of Xiyuan, which was decorated with white curtains. The prince got off the ox cart, and with the support of the grandson, he entered the West Garden tremblingly, the cigarettes curled in the West Garden, the mourning music bursts, the eunuchs and guards were all dressed in mourning clothes, the monks and Taoists chanted and prayed for blessings, and the ceremony of commemorating the Emperor Daxing was being carried out in an orderly manner.

Zhu Gaochi, supported by Zhu Zhanji, walked to the front of the mourning hall of Emperor Daxing, inside and outside the mourning hall, the attendants on duty knelt down with brushes, and Zhu Zhanji choked up and said: "Grandpa Huang is inside." ”

Zhu Gaochi looked at the mourning hall, under the black velvet curtain, there was an altar for the whole pig, cow, sheep, melon and fruit offerings. There are also three large copper stoves on the altar, and there are large incense sticks with the thickness of cups in the furnace, and the cigarette smoke curls up, and the room is full of smoke. After a mist of clouds, the curtain hung down, it was the huge Zi Palace of Emperor Daxing, and the body of Emperor Daxing was lying quietly in it.

From approaching the West Garden to entering the mourning hall, although Zhu Gaochi looked solemn, he never had a sad face, which made the princes and ministers who followed behind very worried, and said secretly: "Shouldn't it be a shout, father, I'm late!" Then he threw himself into the coffin of Emperor Daxing, bowed to the ground and mourned, and heard through the palace? How can you behave so coldly? ’

The ministers were secretly worried, but no one dared to say half a word of nonsense, because the Ming Dynasty is now the crown prince, and he is dancing in front of the emperor's mourning hall......

Looking at the huge Nanmu coffin, Zhu Gaochi didn't pay attention to the reaction of the ministers at all, he was completely immersed in his own world. Signaling Zhu Zhanji to let go of himself, His Royal Highness Taisun walked to the altar with his own strength, offered a stick of incense, and then slowly walked to the coffin of Emperor Daxing.