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Chapter 334 The Emperor Arrives

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In the first month of the third year of Xuande, after many tedious processes, the second generation of the Ming Dynasty monarch finally arrived outside Wuchang City.

It actually snowed heavily in the first month of Wuchang City.

However, the snow on the south bank of the Yangtze River is just a visual feast. On the surface, it seems that the world suddenly becomes covered in silver, but the snow is too light and easy to melt, completely different from the thick snow covered in layers in the north. The snow here will see mud when you step on it.

Zhang Ning led the officials to wait quietly for several miles outside the city. For this reason, he specially wore a special yellow new robe and a black winged crown to show the royal family members.

At this critical moment, before Zhu Yunwen's team could be seen, a fast horse was racing from the city gate.

At this time, the main road from Nanmen to Fuqian Street had been cleaned up. Except for the people from the Zhuque Military Office, no one could ride a horse on this road.

As expected, the person who came was a young official, wearing gray robes and different from those in the local yamen.

The young official said a few words to a guard in the distance, then walked straight to Zhang Ning and whispered: The Senate Department just received the official document. The horses from Changde from the "Wuchang Camp" discovered a large fleet on the river. The number of ships was huge. It was already close to Guizhou...

Zhang Ning hurriedly asked: Find out where it came from?

Guan'er replied: Sichuan army from Sichuan.

Zhang Ning's heart skipped a beat, and his heart suddenly became irritable.

The gateway to Sichuan is Kuizhou. Guizhou, which the Sichuan army arrived, had already reached Kuizhou a hundred miles east and entered the Huguang territory; did the spies of the Zhuque Army actually discovered it when the army arrived in Guizhou?

This is no wonder Zhou Mengxiong. After all, he mainly operates military affairs. Only scouts cannot extend their tentacles too far, and there is no agency in the military camp responsible for intelligence.

Zhang Ning inexplicably felt that the local army in Sichuan could not be ignored after forming a large camp, which was mainly an intuition.

No matter whether the Jiannan army was brave during the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Ning told many stories when he heard about it. During the Anti-Japanese War, the Sichuan Army was not afraid of death, and the Red Army also suffered losses from Sichuan warlords.

The Southwest Basin has always been the back of China, far away from the line of fire, but the Sichuan Army gave him no impression of soft eggplant, but the reason is unknown.

However, a large army mobilized the entire Sichuan area, collected ships, food and supplies, and swaggered down the river. There was no secret of the momentum of mobilizing troops; Yao Ji's provincial eunuch was responsible for collecting intelligence, so why did they have no news at all?

Or the spies from the Eunuchs Province did not pay attention to Sichuan at all...

But for the Vermilion Bird Army in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, the upstream region itself is a strategic focus.

Maybe it was because the people from the Eunuchs’ Province did not understand the strategy of the Suzaku Army at all.

He thought for a while and saw a group of black people on the official road already appearing in the snow, so he had to say to the official, "You go back to the official office first, the matter here is done. The king and Zhu Butang will rush to the official office, and we will talk about it then."

Obey the order!Guan'er bowed with fists.

When the horse team came over and made way for the road, a four-horse carriage appeared in front of Zhang Ning and others in a crowd, and the emperor had almost all the ceremonies.

There are twelve dragon flags and sixty-four flags. In front of the cart are yellow guards, yellow basins, canopies, curved basins, purple square umbrellas, red square umbrellas, pheasant fans, and red ball fans...

There are also various sections, battles, swords, swords and halberds.

This reliance was organized by the Senate Department. Emperor Jianwen, who had been in the mountains before, would not be able to handle these cavalry and chariots and horses in a short period of time.

The entire team was vast and colorful, and even Zhang Ning, who had been an official of the Ministry of Rites, couldn't understand all kinds of symbolic meanings and various combinations with Heaven.

But Zhang Ning didn't understand, there were always people who understood that the civil servants around Jianwen could still understand these etiquettes after more than 20 years.

With such a huge pomp, most people will feel awe from the bottom of their hearts when they see it.

However, Zhang Ning was still awake. He understood that these momentum things would not be of any use if they did not have strong military strength and economic foundation support.

When the four-horse truck approached, Zhang Ning knelt in the snow without any pressure. Kneeling in ancient times was just a common etiquette of facing the upper and lower sides.The officials then knelt in the cold snow.

Zhang Ning pressed his hand on the ground, and the loose snowflakes on the surface were as unreal as cotton candies, and his palms quickly touched the cold mud.

He shouted loudly: My son, King Xiang, Zhu Wen, welcome your father!

At this time, the car stopped, and with the help of a eunuch, he walked out of the car.

I saw the yellow robe hem with the back of my boots exposed. Zhang Ning knew that it was Emperor Jianwen, but he couldn't look up to see what he looked like.

When the emperor walked up to him and he knelt on the ground, it would be obviously very disrespectful if he suddenly looked up to look at his face.

A flat body.

A pair of hands stretched out from the long sleeves and came up to help Zhang Ning up in person.

The gentle and kind voice made Zhang Ning feel a little warm. He suddenly recognized a stranger as his father and therefore less psychological resistance. Of course, even if he was very resistant, he would have to admit it.

After Zhang Ning was helped up from the ground, he saw the appearance of Emperor Jianwen from Yu Guangli. This was the first time he saw Jianwen himself.

It is said that this is the second Ming Dynasty emperor Zhang Ning met, and the first emperor was when Xuande and Zhu Zhanji did not ascend the throne.

Jianwen's temples are gray and there are many wrinkles on his face. However, he looks very good. He is tall but a little thin compared to the emperor with a belly in the portrait. He has a fairy-like temperament without being hunched on his back. His facial features are upright and his eyes are full of wrinkles on his cheeks, which make his face look long, but his face makes people feel amiable...

But when I think about it, Emperor Jianwen is only fifty years old, and his appearance looks a little old, looking like a sixty-year-old.

Jianwen and Zhu Yunwen grabbed Zhang Ning's wrist with one hand and said, "It's cold and the earth is frozen, you can follow me in the car."

Zhang Ning was not easy to refuse, so he hurriedly said: Thank you.

When they turned around, they saw Zhu Heng and several others slightly raised their heads among the people kneeling on the ground. Perhaps it was Zhang Ning who got into the car alone, which made them feel a little worried.

But Zhang Ning didn't think anything was there. Although Jianwen was like a stranger to him, this was the nest of Wuchang City and the Suzaku Army. Besides, what are the benefits of Jianwen harming him at this time?

Zhang Ning got on the carriage and was given a seat.Then the carriage slowly started, slowly and steadily.

Suddenly the two were alone in the same space, Zhang Ning felt a little embarrassed because he had no common topics with this old man and was not familiar with each other.

However, Zhu Yunwen sat opposite him and looked at Zhang Ning with great interest, and nodded slightly while touching his beard.

Most people with blood relationships do have a kind of similarity, which can be seen from their facial features and facial features...

The population in his previous life had reached as many as 6 billion. Apart from his relative Zhang Ning, he had never seen anyone look like him.

Zhang Ning was about to find a respectful topic to say a few words when suddenly a fire broke out in the distance, covering up the embarrassment of the cold.

He hurriedly said: Fran's machine cannons fired at the top of the city, which was a tribute to the emperor by the soldiers in the army.Like firecrackers, but more powerful than firecrackers.

well.Zhu Yunwen nodded, still calm, not scared by the cannon.

At this time, Zhang Ning gently opened the roller shutter on the car window, and the situation by the roadside immediately attracted Zhu Yunwen.

It was the guard of honor that the guard acted as after training. Unlike the emperor's majestic and cumbersome guard of honor, the guard of honor of the Zhuque Army had a unique scenery.

More than a hundred people stood in two straight rows, and their neat lines were unique in this era.

The soldiers of the guards wore square scarfs, wearing blue military uniforms and white linings, and gray pants and soap boots on the lower body. Unlike the cyan outer clothing of ordinary soldiers, they looked more stable and serious, and the white linings highlighted the tidy feeling.

If this is not unusual, then white gloves must be the first of the Ming Dynasty's ceremonial wars.

A voice shouted: Raise the sword... salute to His Majesty the Emperor!

Suddenly, the whole team raised the brand new sword in their hands, and the white gloves drew neatly in the air. Then the troops raised their left hand and raised their heads and chests to stare at the direction of the emperor's car.

The unique military salute of the Vermilion Bird Army is the left hand, because the right hand often requires weapons.

play music!

A melodious sound of flute sounded, ethereal and quiet, and the Guzheng played the melody with it.

Compared with the Ancient Music in the Palace, the military music is somewhat insufficient, but its long and touching melody is also moving.

When Zhang Ning saw this scene, a hint of pride appeared in his eyes.

This kind of etiquette and organizational rigorousness was a performance developed gradually after the Renaissance. It was very shocking at this time. Just look at Jianwen who was very interested in watching it.

Zhang Ning wanted Emperor Jianwen to know that if he asked him to come out and become the emperor, the foundation below was not the grass-roots team...

Just looking at the guard of honor with more than 100 people on the roadside, is this purge the temperament that the uncivilized mountain people or the rebel army with poles possessed?

At this time, Zhu Yunwen pointed to a young man standing meticulously on the front of the team and asked: Is that Zhou Zhong?

When it comes to my father's words, it is Zhou Zhong, the son of General Zhou.Zhang Ning replied.

Jianwen turned around and said: I almost couldn't recognize it. It's good, very energetic. A tiger father has no dog son.

Zhang Ning bent down slightly and affirmed, thinking that he had said this sentence himself.He said: Zhou Mengxiong is currently in Changde, and he is in charge of nearly 10,000 people in Wuchang Camp, and governs Changde Prefecture, Chenzhou Prefecture, and Changsha Prefecture.

Jianwen looked very good after hearing this. Zhou Mengxiong was a loyal general who fled from Nanjing with him. Now he is being reused is a good omen.

Zhang Ning also hopes that Jianwen can feel his sincerity and will need to unite with each other in the future.

After the military music was played, the guard of honor ran to the front of the convoy and drove the way for the chariot instead of the cavalry.

This team of young and strong men has never really fought a war, and may not be able to fight, but the queue is focused on training, and the road is uniform and very imposing and ornamental.

After approaching the city gate, I saw that the city was full of people. After Wuchang restored order, people's onlookers were revealed again. The military and civilians were all on the road and wanted to see the emperor's majesty. It was very lively for a while, like a festival.

The young and strong soldiers of the guard of honor who pioneered the way in front also showed off their sensation, which feasted the girl and the little wife, and their faces turned red.