This is Zhu Ying's first time passing through a post station.
Compared with before, the feeling of the inn is similar to the difference between high-speed rail and green train in later generations.
Daming Station is directly operated by the government and is prohibited from private use.
The summary of post stations is similar to that of express logistics in later generations. Before Zhu Yuanzhang captured Yuandu, he began to restore and rebuild various post stations in the Ming Dynasty.
Earlier, there was a consort who was sentenced to death by Zhu Yuanzhang because he used the post station to pull four carts of goods without permission.
This fully shows the importance and strictness Zhu Yuanzhang attaches to the post station.
Nowadays, Ming Dynasty's inns mainly rely on the relay method.
Set up a post station twenty miles away.
For example, in the earlier eight-hundred-mile express, the sequence of post stations was set up starting from the capital. The post soldiers took the edict and galloped to the next post station to deliver it.
In this way, the relay was continuously passed on, reaching a speed of eight hundred miles a day.
Nanjing to Peiping is a straight line of 900 kilometers, equivalent to 1,800 miles.
Including the detours, it was about a little over 2,000 yuan.
It took eight hundred miles to rush and it took three days to arrive. In today's Ming Dynasty, it is not unpleasant.
Of course, it was impossible for Zhu Di and others to use this method when they set out from Peiping. It would be good if they could travel two hundred miles a day.
And you can't travel day and night. You will rest at the post station when it gets dark.
The inn is free for all officials who use it, including food and accommodation, even for important events such as King Yan's return to the capital.
Every time a stage is passed, horses will be changed to maintain horsepower, and the speed is very fast.
But even so, it was not until the eleventh day that they reached the city of Nanjing.
In the first three days, Zhu Gaochi and Yao Guangxiao were able to chat with gusto, but later on, they basically just got in the car and lay down.
After a rough day, I arrived at the inn and fell asleep.
A fat man, an old man in his fifties, really couldn't handle such a long journey.
After getting off the bus in Nanjing City, only Zhu Ying was still energetic, while the others were already exhausted.
"Brother Ying, you are new to the capital, and you probably don't have a place to stay. Take your guards and rest with us."
It was a little difficult for Zhu Gaochi to speak. At this moment, he just wanted to go to the mansion and sleep as soon as possible.
"Then thank you, the eldest prince."
Zhu Ying nodded in response.
Among the group of people, only Zhu Di's mental state is the same as Zhu Ying's, which may be because he has great hopes for himself.
As a vassal king, Zhu Di naturally has his own house in the inner city of the capital. Of course, it is usually a reward from his majesty.
There are a bunch of prince's mansions and county prince's mansions here in the inner city.
There are also the Zhenguo General's Mansion, the Fuguo General's Mansion, and the Fengguo General's Mansion.
When you come to General Fengguo, you will be granted the title by your great-grandson.
The fourth-generation grandson who has not come out yet is the lieutenant of Zhenguo, the fifth-generation grandson of Fuguo, and the sixth-generation grandson and below are all the lieutenant of Fengguo.
Zhu Yuanzhang has basically arranged these matters for future generations in Huang Ming's ancestral precepts.
Zhu Di traveled from Peking to Nanjing, a distance of more than 2,000 miles, in eleven days, which was considered very fast.
Some nearby vassal kings have basically arrived, but they are still far away, especially the King of Shu, which may be delayed for a few days.
After all, the road to Shu is difficult and the journey is much slower.
There are still seven days left before the day of condolences set by Zhu Yuanzhang.
Every street and shop in Nanjing has been hung with white cloth.
Moreover, at night in Nanjing, a curfew has been implemented, and the lively Qinhuai River is also dark.
Prince Yan's Mansion in the capital is still very large. Even if Prince Yan does not live here, there are still servants and maids to clean it.
Zhu Ying moved in with more than ten people, and it didn't feel crowded.
It was not until the early morning of the next day that most people were able to recover from the fatigue of running around.
Zhu Gaochi couldn't wait to take Zhu Ying to visit Nanjing.
Prince Zhu Biao was Zhu Gaochi's uncle, and he didn't have much contact with him. Naturally, it wasn't that he felt too much sadness, at most he was a little emotional.
Zhu Ying hesitated for a moment and said, "His Royal Highness has passed away now. As the eldest son of King Yan, you, the eldest prince, will definitely be named the crown prince in the future."
"If word spreads about the outing at this time, I'm afraid there may be some twists and turns in the future."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Gaochi immediately reacted and looked at Zhu Ying with gratitude.
How could he not know that his father didn't want to see him, if he was really caught?
Perhaps the first person to dethrone his status as the heir apparent was his father.
"Thank you, Brother Ying."
Thinking of this, Zhu Gaochi bowed deeply to Zhu Ying.
"The eldest prince, please don't do this." Zhu Ying quickly supported him.
The two of them could only stay in this courtyard and wait for the day of condolence to arrive.
While the two were chatting in the yard, Zhu Ying did not shy away from it and asked Butler Zhang to take a few people around the capital to see if there were any shops worth buying.
Although the environment here in Prince Yan's Mansion is good, there is always a feeling of being dependent on others.
Prince Zhu Biao passed away, and all the kings expressed their condolences.
It will take nearly two months at the earliest.
It is impossible for Mr. Zhu Ying to live in Prince Yan's Mansion for two months. He has many secrets, which are obviously very immutable and easy to be exposed.
Hearing that Zhu Ying wanted to buy a shop, Zhu Gaochi thought for a while and said, "My home is next to the capital Qinhuai. There seems to be a teahouse."
"After I tell my father, I will give it to Brother Ying."
King Yan Zhu Di still had some property in the capital, but he basically didn't care about it.
Of course Zhu Gaochi was well aware of the importance his father attached to Zhu Ying. Otherwise, he wouldn't be so polite to Zhu Ying.
I really thought that as the eldest son of Prince Yan, he would be so easy to talk to everyone. Anyone else might not be able to take care of him.
Zhu Ying's eyes flashed when he heard this, and then he said directly and unceremoniously: "Then I'll trouble the eldest prince."
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The Ming Dynasty Palace, Renzhi Hall, and Funeral Palace are located.
Zhu Yuanzhang stood in front of Zhu Biao's coffin, with a stooped figure and a dead look in his eyes.
Unlike when Queen Ma died, Zhu Biao did not cry loudly, and his whole person was like a quiet piece of wood.
However, the surrounding guards, eunuchs, and palace maids were already prostrate on the ground, trembling with fear.
In the back hall of Renzhi Hall, as well as dozens of palace maids and eunuchs, those who used to serve Prince Zhu Biao have all been executed and buried.
Beside the coffin, Zhu Yunwen, who was only fifteen years old, knelt on a futon on the ground, dressed in white clothes, and let out a hoarse sob.
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes only turned to Zhu Yunwen, and a faint anger emerged.
He had not eaten for a day, but the eunuch guards did not dare to persuade him.
The one who persuaded him last time is now lying down in the apse, preparing to accompany the prince.
After a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang's back gradually straightened.
There was no sigh, just silent turning and leaving.
Our sister is gone, our eldest grandson is gone, and now our son is gone too.
Only Zhu Chongba was left.
That's it.
In the following years, there was only the Ming Emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang! ! !
