On the second day of October, there is still half a month before the Emperor’s Holy Birthday Festival.
To the north of the imperial city, at the Shanglinyuan Campus, more than 1,500 sergeants participating in the review lined up neatly under the leadership of their respective superiors, standing like a mountain.
Today, the school grounds are at an unprecedented high level of security, simply because the emperor wants to be there in person.
It was only ten miles from the Imperial City to the Shanglinyuan campus. The Wucheng Military and Horse Division mobilized 5,000 soldiers and horses to guard the route, and the Imperial City Yiwei Division also mobilized 2,000 people to guard the inner perimeter.
You must know that the area from the Imperial City to Shanglin Garden is a forbidden area. The tall palace walls and city walls isolate all outsiders. It is impossible for rebels and rebels to appear. Such a level of alert is outrageous.
When the emperor took off, he was accompanied by more than a thousand retinues and guards plus flag bearers and honor guards.
These are all visible, but the pro-military North Fourth Guards, who have not yet appeared, will also go to the Linyuan Campus to impose martial law within a radius of 20 miles.
In the emperor's spacious carriage, Zhu Xianming looked at Zhu Jinghong, who was in military uniform in front of him, and said with confusion: "Old Thirteen, this armor of yours... why does it look familiar to me!"
Zhu Jinghong's armor has quite an origin. It was given to Zhu Xianming, the "good sage grandson" by his ancestors.
After Zhu Xianming succeeded to the throne, when he appointed Zhu Jingyuan as the prince, he gave the armor to the prince in the hope that he would develop a martial spirit.
However, Zhu Jingyuan did not tell Zhu Jinghong these things, otherwise Zhu Jinghong would refuse to accept the gift.
In fact, even if the emperor did not discover this matter, Zhu Jingyuan, the sixth child, would reveal it at the right time.
"Dad...this is from my fourth brother!"
"A gift from the fourth child?"
After muttering something and carefully looking at the accessories and patterns on the armor, Zhu Xianming immediately understood what was going on.
Zhu Xianming was originally in a good mood, but now he felt as uncomfortable as eating a fly.
"Cheng Ying, immediately send someone to tell the prince to wait at Qianqing Palace!" Zhu Xianming's face was ashen.
In front of his family, Zhu Xianming will not deliberately maintain his personality, and his emotions and sorrows can be seen at a glance.
"yes!"
"Dad, why are you so angry?" Zhu Jinghong asked in confusion.
"What? Are you itchy? Is this what you should ask?"
Just listen to Zhu Xianming scolding: "I can tell you, if you don't have anything new for a while, I will break your dog legs...get out of here!"
Zhu Jinghong wanted to say another few words, but when he saw the old man's murderous eyes, he immediately stood up and got out of the car.
Among the accompanying guards, Lu Yuxin and Zhang Lin followed on horseback, and also brought a horse for Zhu Jinghong.
He jumped up and mounted his horse neatly. Zhu Jinghong pulled the reins to control the direction and ordered: "Let's go... let's go to the school field first!"
Then he pinched the horse's belly, and the horse naturally accelerated away, and Lu Yuxin and the others quickly followed.
About ten minutes later, Zhu Jinghong rushed to the school grounds first, and was greeted by Wang Jie, Hou Jing and several thousand households.
"In half an hour at most, the Holy One will arrive, and it's time to test the results of this month!"
"Tell the brothers, you must do your errands beautifully. If the Holy Spirit is happy, it will benefit them!"
"I don't need to say more about getting promoted and getting rich!"
Zhu Jinghong warned carefully that this was his first official errand and there was no room for any mistakes.
"Don't worry, Thirteenth Master, brothers have been waiting for this day!" Wang Jie said with a smile.
Hou Jing continued: "It is a supreme honor for the Holy Lord to come and watch, and everyone is holding their breath!"
Seeing that everyone was confident, Zhu Jinghong felt much more at ease and immediately said: "Very good...you all should return to your place!"
After everyone dispersed, only Lu and Zhang were left beside Zhu Jinghong, standing on the review stage facing the cold wind.
Behind them is the emperor's throne that has been set up, and the eunuchs and maids of the inner court are waiting here.
Han Fengxunxun heard Zhang Lin say: "Thirteenth Master, the brothers have been training seriously these days, which is different from what they were back then. You don't have to worry too much!"
Looking back at Zhang Lin, Zhu Jinghong said slowly: "Be afraid of the unexpected in everything. You will all be generals in the future. Don't leave anything to chance!"
"yes!"
Time passed quickly. When the emperor's cavalry approached, people kept reporting the distance back and forth, which was equivalent to opening a map for Zhu Jinghong.
"Come on, let's go greet him!"
When the two came to the school grounds, they saw the emperor's guard of honor and the "strong" protective circles on the left and right from a distance.
In fact, the emperor was not completely ignorant of the training situation at Shanglinyuan. Reports on the situation were placed on his desk every day.
It's just that no matter how good the situation report is, it's not as real as seeing it with your own eyes, so Zhu Xianming wanted to come and see it.
In fact, Zhu Jinghong didn't mention it yesterday, but he would take the initiative to come over in the past two days. After all, this matter is related to Daming's face.
The carriage stopped outside the gate of the school ground, and another carriage carried by sixteen people came over. It was obvious that Zhu Xianming wanted to change carriages here.
"Dad, my son will help you down!"
Outside the carriage, Zhu Jinghong squeezed away the eunuch and stretched out his hand.
Looking at the armor on Zhu Jinghong's body, Zhu Xianming still felt uncomfortable, but he was no longer as angry as before.
Putting out his hand to support Zhu Jinghong, the emperor stepped out of the carriage and came to the sedan surrounded by eunuchs.
After the emperor got on the sedan chair, Zhu Jinghong took over Cheng Ying's errand and immediately ordered the emperor to get up and move forward.
Entering the school grounds, Zhu Xianming was immediately attracted by the neatly lined up and silent troops.
He was an expert at leading troops in battles, and he could see at a glance that the effect was extraordinary, especially the immovable momentum, which was an indescribable feeling.
In Fengshan Forest, something that seems simple is not that difficult to do.
Zhu Xianming was still doubtful at first, but now he has calmed down and his eyes looking at Zhu Jinghong are much softer.
This old Thirteen has some abilities... Zhu Xianming thought to himself.
After getting off the chariot sedan and waiting for Zhu Xianming to ascend to the throne, the sound of three-way drums sounded on the scene, conveying the signal of the emperor's elevation.
"Kowtow to Your Majesty, long live my emperor!"
The sound of mountain shouting was like a huge wave, sweeping over the entire school grounds.
It’s okay to have a loud voice, but even the salutes are neat and uniform, which is too strange.
More than a thousand people knelt down in unison, truly achieving the so-called thousand people as one person. There was no doubt that Zhu Xianming was shocked.
"No gift!"
Zhu Xianming looked calm, which made Zhu Jinghong confused. The old man didn't react at all?
As dozens of guards in front shouted together, Zhu Xianming's edict was conveyed.
"Long live thanks!"
As the shouts of the mountain ended, the soldiers stood up in unison the next moment, shocking Zhu Xianming again.
"Dad, all armies are divided into seven square formations, which are..."
Zhu Xianming already understood what was going on. At this moment, he still had the heart to listen to Zhu Jinghong's nonsense.
He couldn't wait to see what this army would look like in action.
"Okay, let's get started!"
Seeing the emperor's cold tone, Zhu Jinghong couldn't help but doubt himself... Could it be because he was exaggerating? Is the reality worse than the old man imagined?
"Start!" This order was given by Zhu Jinghong himself.
Immediately, a guard shouted loudly to convey the message. The next moment, military orders came from a distance, and everyone present took action.
The cavalry got on their horses, the infantry held their weapons, and the artillery began to move the cannon.
All the teams took action and marched neatly to the east side of the school field, which is the left side of the reviewing stand.
(End of chapter)
