Two days later, Zhu Qiyu and his party arrived in Xuyi County. After settling at the inn, he asked Cheng Jing to prepare sacrifices and notify the ancestral mausoleum guards.
The next day, Zhu Qiyu took the sacrifices to the Mingzu Mausoleum on the bank of the Huaihe River to offer sacrifices.
It is only a few meters away from Hongze Lake. The ancestral tombs of the Ming Dynasty were well preserved and basically not damaged. In later generations, they became a major attraction in Xuyi County.
"Future generations of descendants Zhu Qiyu pay homage to their ancestors and ask them to bless the Ming Dynasty forever and bless me to get well soon..."
After paying homage to the ancestral mausoleum, Zhu Qiyu continued towards Huai'an.
One day later, Zhu Qiyu finally arrived outside Huai'an City.
"Your Highness, we have arrived in Huai'an!"
The carriage stopped and Cheng Jing shouted respectfully from outside the carriage.
Ahem, cough, cough
"After a month of walking, we finally arrived in Huai'an."
Zhu Qiyu stepped out of the carriage with Cheng Jing's support and looked at the canal capital in front of him with a lot of thoughts.
It's been a month, plus the three days before departure, it's already thirty-three days.
The news of Ming Dynasty War God Zhu Qizhen's defeat of Tumubao should have reached the capital.
The capital is about to become lively.
According to the system of the Ming Dynasty, when a prince becomes a prince, he needs to be rewarded with the corresponding palace, land and money.
Zhu Qiyu had already collected the money, leaving only the land and the palace.
Zhu Qiyu was in a hurry to declare the vassal status. Not long after the news of the vassalage reached Huai'an, the Huai'an Mansion had not had time to build Prince Tan's Mansion.
In a short period of time, Zhu Qiyu will not be able to move into the new city palace.
For a long time, Zhu Qiyu could only live in the inn.
The land that the Empress Dowager Sun rewarded Zhu Qiyu was only 100 hectares, which was far behind the 20,000 hectares of Fu Wang Zhu Changluo.
Zhu Qiyu didn't think it was too little. After all, one hundred hectares was ten thousand acres. In later generations, his family only had six or seven acres, which was already a lot in comparison.
However, the land property does not directly allocate so many fields to you, but only gives you the taxes on so many fields.
In comparison, Zhu Qiyu preferred to allocate fields to him directly.
It doesn’t need to be more, five thousand acres is enough.
The city of Huai'an is not simple. The Governor of Water Transport is located in Huai'an.
Huai'an is located in the middle section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, and the Governor of Water Transport controls the three water systems of the Yangtze River, Yellow River, and Grand Canal.
The Governor-General of Water Transport is the local management organization of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal established directly under the central government by Zhu Di, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, who ordered Pingjiang Bo Chen Xuan.
Since the second year of Yongle (1404), a general officer for water transportation was established, leading an army of 120,000 people to be responsible for water transportation.
In 1451, a civilian governor of water transportation was established.
The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal was the transportation lifeline on which the economic circulation and rule of the Ming Dynasty depended.
Emperor Yongle established the Governor of Water Transport in Huai'an to ensure the smooth flow of the thousands-mile-long Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and to ensure the supplies needed for the survival of Beijing's millions of people.
The water transport governors who guarded Huai'an were of extremely high rank. Most of them were descendants of the founding lords and ministers of the Ming Dynasty. They inherited the lordships of their fathers and ancestors, and were called uncles or marquises.
As for the civilian governor of water transportation, it was only established in the second year of Jingtai.
From then on, the Governor of Water Transport was responsible for collecting supplies, while the General Soldier of Water Transport was responsible for escorting them to Beijing.
However, it is not yet known whether Zhu Qiyu will be the emperor or not. Although the civilian governor of water transportation is from the first or second grade, it is difficult to say whether he will appear.
Yang Li, deputy commander-in-chief of water transportation, staff general, and governor of Huai'an, led a group of people from the governor's office of water transportation, Huai'an Prefecture, and Shanyang County Prefecture to greet him outside the city.
"I'm waiting for you to see King Xi! Your Majesty is a thousand years old!"
Everyone saluted and said hello, Zhu Qiyu was the prince, and all the officials in Huai'an City had to go out of the city to greet him.
Ahem, cough, cough
"No courtesy! Thank you for your hard work!"
Zhu Qiyu, supported by Cheng Jingdi, motioned for everyone to get up.
Accompanied by a group of people including the Caoyun Governor's Mansion and Huai'an Mansion, Zhu Qiyu slowly walked into Huai'an City.
Zhu Qiyu could see the Water Transport Governor's Mansion located in the center of Huai'an City, covering a wide area.
After passing Caoyun Square for a long time, Zhu Qiyu came to Huai'an Fushu.
"I will pay my respects to the prince. The prince is a thousand years old!"
After Zhu Qiyu sat on the throne of Huai'an Mansion, everyone saluted again.
Ahem, cough, cough
"No gift!"
Zhu Qiyu signaled Yang Li, the prefect of Huai'an, to speak.
"Your Majesty, I have just received the imperial edict from the imperial court, and the palace has not yet been built. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
Yang Li first admitted his mistake. Generally speaking, there is a process for the vassal king to change the vassal.
However, many processes of King Tan's vassalage were not carried out, and the time was so short that Huai'an Mansion had no time to prepare.
Ahem, cough, cough
"I don't blame Mr. Yang. I am in poor health and will not recover for a long time. I specially asked the court to allow me to come to the south to recuperate.
Gu asked the court to give Gu a place with beautiful mountains and clear waters to recuperate. The Queen Mother hoped that Taizu and her ancestors would protect Gu and specifically asked the court to grant Huai'an a vassal.
Regarding the palace, Gu is the prince and it was built according to the prince's specifications.
Gu hopes to build it on a higher ground. Huai'an is close to the Yellow River. If there is a flood, Gu will not be trapped in the flood. "
Historically, in 1453, there were floods in Fengyang, Huai'an, and Xuzhou.
Zhu Qiyu didn't want the palace to be flooded just two years after he moved into the new palace, and he was trapped inside.
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will build the Prince's Mansion in accordance with the regulations of the imperial court and the requirements of Your Majesty."
Yang Li hasn't even decided on the location of Prince Xi's palace yet, and he has a headache after hearing Zhu Qiyu's request.
According to regulations, the smallest palace of the Prince of Ming Dynasty was a quarter of the size of the Forbidden City in Nanjing.
Considering that King Yin is the emperor's only younger brother and the only son of the late emperor, it is definitely not feasible on the smallest scale.
As a result, only one-third of the Forbidden City in Nanjing was of appropriate size.
The corresponding cost will be very high and the construction time will be very long.
"Your Majesty, it will take several months or even two years to build the palace. We can only let the prince live in the inn for the time being."
Yang Li could only arrange for King Yi to stay in the post station first. According to the specifications of the palace suitable for King Yi, it would take a long time to build it.
Ahem, cough, cough
"Forget it about the inn. Please find a yard for me, Mr. Yang. Gu's wife, concubines and children are still behind.
If you are alone, just find a place to live in the yard. "
Zhu Qiyu refused to live in the inn. Now there are only twelve people around him who can live in the inn.
But in a few days, my wife, concubines, and children will arrive, and it will be troublesome to stay at the inn.
Besides, so many guards also need a place to live.
"I'll have someone do it right away. I've ordered people to prepare meals. I'll take care of the prince later!"
Upon hearing this, Yang Li immediately ordered people to find the yard.
Ahem, cough, cough
"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Yang. I can't eat spicy food. Mr. Yang, tell the kitchen."
Zhu Qiyu is now a sick cat and can only eat light food.
Beijing City, Ministry of War.
Yu Qian, the left minister, received the urgent battle report from eight hundred miles away from the border. After being shocked, he hurried to the cabinet.
"Master Yu, what's wrong? You're in a panic."
In the cabinet, Chen Xun looked at Yu Qian, who was anxious and sweating profusely, and asked him what happened.
"Lord Ci Fu, something bad has happened. Something bad has happened. The Emperor was defeated at Tumubao."
After Yu Qian finished speaking, he handed the battle report to Chen Xun. Several pavilion elders were stunned after reading the battle report.
I have read all the history books and have never heard of it.
"Where is your Majesty?"
After a long while, Chen Xun came back to his senses. The Ming Dynasty was defeated. What happened to the emperor? Where is he?
"I don't know, His Majesty's whereabouts are unknown!"
Yu Qian shook his head. The battle report didn't mention it, and he had no way of knowing where the emperor was for a while.
"It's a disaster, it's a disaster..."
Chen Xun, who had always maintained his integrity, was lost in thought at this moment and slumped in his chair.
"Mr. Ge, now is not the time to be flustered and depressed. You must go to see the Queen Mother as soon as possible."
Yu Qian reminded Chen Xun that now is not the time to be frustrated and panicked, and he must quickly find the Queen Mother for advice.
