Returning to Prince Xin's Mansion, the princess called the second concubine and others over.
"Meet the princess!"
Some people salute!
"Sisters, you already know about His Highness's vassal affairs. We have already chilled His Highness's heart once, and we cannot do it twice.
His Highness did not say anything about us in his memorial to the court. He only said that he would take the first step and we would leave after a while.
In the next few days, we will pack our things and prepare to go.
Say goodbye quickly when it's time to say goodbye, and deal with the unfinished business as soon as possible.
I’ll give you three days and we’ll set off in three days. "
The princess arranged for a few people to prepare. Although they had fewer people this time, they had more things.
Zhu Qiyu didn't take many things with him when he left.
Now is a complete move, and everything in Prince Tan's Mansion must be moved away.
After they left, the house still belonged to Zhu Qiyu, but no one lived there.
There are still people to take care of it, and the Zongren Mansion will take care of it. If King Xin comes to Beijing in the future, he will still live in Prince Xin's Mansion.
"OK!"
Several people dispersed. Except for the princess and the second concubine who had children, the others had no children.
You only need to bring your own luggage, gold and silver, and the maid beside you.
If the maid doesn't want to go to Huai'an, then just sell it or give her her freedom.
cabinet
Yu Shiyue reported the investigation results to Chen Xun.
"In the imperial court, the Queen Mother has asked Eunuch Jin to send a message that he will be severely punished. You should first submit the investigation results to the clan government.
Once the Zongren Mansion's opinion comes out, the Punishment Department will arrest people. "
Chen Xun has come to a conclusion. Except for the guards, everyone in the City Prince's Mansion will be dismissed from their posts and investigated.
"I obey my orders!"
Yu Shiyue took the order and left, because the princess, second concubine and others had not left yet, and the arresters of the palace would have to wait for a few days.
Otherwise, it will affect the life of Prince Xin's palace, and the crime will be serious.
"Be thrifty and look for candidates!"
Chen Xun asked Wang Zhi to arrange the candidates for the vacant official positions in the palace of Prince Yin. Prince Yin then went to Huai'an and arrived in Huai'an in more than 20 days.
Others also got their seats, after all, Prince Tan's Mansion had to be rebuilt.
"Okay, Jisuke."
Wang Zhi was the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and all officials in the Ming Dynasty had to go through him for appointment.
Three days flew by
Early in the morning, carriages were parked at the entrance of Prince Xi's Mansion, and boxes were loaded onto the carriages by guards.
"Let's go, sister."
The princesses and the others left in a state of reluctance, taking the newly acquired maids and the newly appointed officials from the Imperial Palace to Prince Nie.
The original maids did not escape the disaster and were all taken to the Criminal Department for interrogation.
Ahead, Zhu Qiyu had been walking for ten days and had already left Beizhili and entered Shandong.
The bumps along the way made Zhu Qiyu a little unbearable. Although the carriage was cushioned, it was still inferior to the sofas of later generations.
Shangguan Road was not as smooth as the roads of later generations, and the carriages did not have any shock absorbers.
In addition, Zhu Qiyu was weak and suffered from motion sickness several times and vomited several times.
Cheng Jing persuaded Zhu Qiyu several times to rest for a few days at the inn, but Zhu Qiyu refused.
Stopping to rest means not far from Beijing, and you may be called back twenty days later.
Zhu Qiyu was going to suffer all the way and made himself miserable.
After worshiping Taizu and the ancestral mausoleum, it should be August 16 or 7 when we arrive in Huai'an.
At this time, the news of Zhu Qizhen's defeat of Tumubao also reached Beijing.
When he arrived in Huai'an, Zhu Qiyu was ready to collapse on the bed.
At this time, the ministers will ask the Queen Mother to issue an order to recall them to supervise the country.
At that time, Zhu Qiyu will firmly refuse. I am bedridden. How can you supervise the country and go to Changsha to find King Xiang?
Moreover, even if we hurry up, it will still take ten days to go from Beijing to Huai'an, which is 800 miles away.
With Empress Dowager Sun's urinary temperament, she would definitely immediately issue an edict to make the emperor's eldest son Zhu Jianshen the crown prince.
If Zhu Qizhen fails to come back, Zhu Jianshen can ascend the throne as emperor. If Zhu Qizhen does come back, then he can just give up the throne.
Zhu Qiyu wanted to make Empress Dowager Sun listen to politics behind the curtain and make her violate the ancestral precepts.
Lord, please let them worry about it.
"Wang Cheng, has the Yellow River arrived?"
After another three days, Zhu Qiyu estimated that he should reach the Yellow River.
"Going back to Your Highness, at the current pace, it will take about seven days."
Wang Cheng was very surprised. The Yellow River was still far away. Why did His Highness ask if the Yellow River had arrived so early?
"oh."
Zhu Qiyu said nothing after hearing this. He remembered that at this time, the Yellow River was still flowing into the sea from the Huaihe River.
To the Yellow River means Xuzhou.
Zhu Qiyu estimated the location of the Yellow River based on later generations, which resulted in some errors from reality.
In 1855 (the fifth year of Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty), the Yellow River burst in Tongwaxiang, Henan, ending more than 700 years of history of flowing from the Huai River to the sea.
The Daqing River in Shandong entered the Bohai Bay from Lijin, thus forming the course of the Yellow River in later generations.
Behind them, the princess and her party were also very tired, and the children were too young to bear such a long journey.
She could only let the maids take turns taking care of her daughter, and left all other matters to the newly appointed officials from the Imperial Palace.
She was also worried about Zhu Qiyu's condition. According to the Queen Mother, Zhu Qiyu's condition was very serious.
The cabinet received two consecutive memorials from Zhu Qiyu, one of which requested that the princess Wang Zhaodi and the second concubine Hang Huiru be deposed.
One is to go to Fengyang Imperial Mausoleum to worship great-grandparents, to Nanjing Xiaoling Mausoleum to worship Taizu, and to Xuyi Ancestral Mausoleum to worship ancestors.
The cabinet did not dare to make the decision and asked Jin Ying to show the memorial to Queen Mother Sun.
"That's right, the Wang family and the Hang family have chilled King Yi and almost brought shame to the Tian family. King Yi has been relentless and they have shown mercy.
King Tan asked to go to Fengyang Imperial Mausoleum to worship his great-grandparents, to Nanjing Xiaoling Mausoleum to worship Taizu, and to Xuyi Ancestral Mausoleum to worship ancestors, so let him go.
It’s okay to pay your respects and hope that the ancestors and Taizu will bless King Tan for a speedy recovery.
However, King Xi cannot stay too long and just leave after paying homage! "
Empress Dowager Sun agreed to Zhu Qiyu's request and fulfilled his wish, maybe he could get better quickly.
Although she wished in her heart that Zhu Qiyu, a loser, would die on the road, she still felt sorry for Zhu Qiyu on the face of it.
After another twelve days, Zhu Qiyu finally arrived at the Yangtze River.
"Your Highness, we have arrived at the north bank of the Yangtze River!"
The motorcade stopped on the north bank of the Yangtze River, and Xi Jing reminded them outside the car.
Ahem, cough, cough
"Let everyone take a rest and then cross the river."
Zhu Qiyu changed his career in Xuzhou.
Five days ago, Zhu Qiyu received permission from the court to let the team cross the Yellow River and head to Fengyang, the central capital.
After staying in Fengyang for a day, Zhu Qiyu paid homage to his great-grandparents, brother and sister-in-law, and visited the Forbidden City in Zhongdu.
As for the feudal lord, he was not allowed to run around. Even when leaving the city, he had to go through the local magistrate and ask the court for permission before he could be released. Otherwise, he would not be able to leave the city.
Zhu Qiyu is still on the road to joining the feudal clan, and he is not officially joining the feudal clan yet.
Moreover, he requested a place with beautiful mountains and clear waters, but Empress Dowager Sun directly sealed Huai'an for him.
The area around Huai'an City is almost all plains, with no mountains.
However, there is a lot of water, everywhere.
Zhu Qiyu is the vassal of Huai'an, and it is impossible for him to practice in his mansion outside Huai'an city.
Zhu Qiyu went to Fengyang. In addition to paying homage to his great-grandparents, he wanted to see what the Forbidden City in Zhongdu looked like.
In later generations, there was only one ruins of the Forbidden City in Zhongdu, with only ruins remaining.
It's even worse than the Forbidden City in Nanjing. At least there are still some gates left in the Forbidden City in Nanjing.
When Zhu Qiyu came to Nanjing, in addition to preparing to pay homage to Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang and beg Taizu for his blessing, he also wanted to see the imperial palace in Nanjing.
The Forbidden City in Nanjing was once a magnificent and magnificent palace building, but now only a few ruins remain.
The Nanjing Imperial Palace was once the largest palace in the world, far larger than the Forbidden City in Beijing.
In later generations, there was only one Ming Palace Museum ruins park left in Nanjing, which was part of the Nanjing Palace Museum.
The total area of later ruins is approximately 50,000 square meters, accounting for only one-twentieth of the area of the original imperial city.
In other words, the Nanjing Forbidden City covers an area of more than 1.0125 million square meters.
The Forbidden City in Beijing covers an area of 720,000 square meters, which is far less grand than the Forbidden City in Nanjing.
After Emperor Taizong Zhu Di moved the capital to Beijing, hundreds of years of desolation, coupled with subsequent destruction by the Qing army and the Taiping Army, left the ground buildings of the world's largest palace completely gone.
In addition, Nanjing Imperial Palace is very close to Xiaoling Tomb.
The rolling Yangtze River divides the land of China into two.
After crossing the dangerous Yangtze River by boat, Zhu Qiyu and his party entered Nanjing.
At this moment, the city of Nanjing is not as lively as the city of Beijing.
After opening a room at the inn, Zhu Qiyu asked Cheng Jing to prepare sacrificial supplies and notify Xiaoling Guards.
Zhu Qiyu found the tallest restaurant near the palace to have dinner and admire the world's largest palace.
The next day, Zhu Qiyu came to Xiaoling with sacrifices.
Ahem, cough, cough
"My great-great-grandson Zhu Qiyu paid homage to Taizu, and asked Taizu to bless the Ming Dynasty for eternity, and wish my great-great-grandson to get well soon..."
After the worship was over, Zhu Qiyu left Nanjing. He was just passing by and could not stay too long.
The permission granted by the court did not allow him to stay too long.
