August 8th.
Beijing, outside Yongding Gate.
Mighty and majestic sergeants with bright armor, holding red tasseled spears and carrying wild goose feather knives on their waists were lined up on both sides of the road, stretching for three miles. Xu Huizu, Ping'an, Tie Xuan, Zhang Bing, Zhang Sigong, Chen Gui and others led more than 600 officials, large and small, to gather outside Sanli Pavilion.
Dressed in formal attire, he stood solemnly.
No one made any noise, everyone waited quietly in the queue.
A horse came from afar, and its loud voice said: "Five miles!"
Xu Huizu felt a gust of wind blowing, and the sergeant who reported the news had already rushed past and reported the news to the city first. Countless people were waiting in the outer city, and many wanted to see the majesty of the royal family.
Ping An looked at the empty road in the distance and said to Xu Huizu on the side: "Did Jinling really not decline in the past six months due to the relocation of the capital?"
Xu Huizu glanced at Ping An and said with a smile: "It is impossible to say that there is no decline. We can only say that the decline is limited. In my opinion, the most injured person is probably Shili Qinhuai who sings and sings every night. As for the others, it doesn't matter. What."
Ping An sighed: "If you don't talk to the emperor, forget about leaving me in Beijing. If I go to Jinling as a guard, I'm afraid I won't be able to help but go to the Qinhuai River."
Xu Huizu shook his head: "It is not a vain duty to stay in Jinling. There are still 50,000 Beijing troops there. Remember, they are the Beijing army. The emperor, the Ministry of War and the Fifth Army Governor's Office have not canceled the status of Jinling Sergeant as a Beijing army. Over the years, You have been training in Beijing, now you are training in another place."
Ping An felt bitter and shook his head: "The purpose of training troops in Beijing is to kill the enemy. What is the purpose of training troops in Jinling?"
Xu Huizu raised his brows slightly, leaned on his chest, and whispered: "Compared to the Imperial College in Jinling, there is one less branch in the Imperial College in Beijing. Do you know which one it is?"
Ping An narrowed his eyes and looked at Xu Huizu: "You mean the Navigation Academy? They have all decided to participate in the voyage. It is impossible to come to the Imperial College in Beijing."
A slight smile appeared on Xu Huizu's lips: "After they return from their spectacular global voyage, the Navigation College will still be in the Jinling Imperial College. The Navigation College is not affiliated with the Beijing Imperial College. The Beijing Imperial College is only responsible for collecting its teaching materials and classics, and does not have a navigation branch."
"you mean?"
Ping An seemed to understand a little.
Xu Huizu nodded heavily: "The Navy Governor's Office proposed that in order to prevent the Jinling Army from slacking off and losing its combat power, the Jinling Army can be used as a naval reserve force to select talents to enter the Navy, and the outstanding ones can enter the Navigation Academy. You should see clearly, Under the overall situation that there are no enemies on the border, Ming Dynasty will pay more attention to the navy."
Ping An's eyes lit up: "Seriously?"
Xu Huizu said with a smile: "Although the Emperor has not yet approved the documents, it is still delayed due to the delay in moving the capital. Once the Emperor arrives at the Beijing Palace and settles down, the batch of documents will still be approved. Until then, your task will not be easy."
Ping An smiled.
As long as you don't let yourself become an idle general, eating and drinking all day long and waiting to die. It is not a bad idea to cultivate reserve talents for the navy. The imperial court has invested a lot of money in shipbuilding and the navy this year, which shows that Zhu Yunwen still attaches great importance to maritime affairs.
There is no telling that one day he will be able to travel to distant Africa. I heard that Zhu Quan is probably working as a supervisor in a place where horses are repairing rivers.
There should be more Ming people outside the sea.
While Ping An and Xu Huizu were talking, two more groups of sergeants reported the news.
"Get ready for pickup!"
Xu Huizu shouted sharply.
On the road in the distance, we finally saw the marching team.
Da Jia Lu Bo appeared in Beijing for the first time. His majestic etiquette shocked many people who had never seen him before.
Luo Guanying and Liu Changge arrived on horseback, met with Xu Huizu and Pingan, and then guided the ceremonial officers and troops to move forward. The entire team did not stop until Zhu Yunwen's jade chariot arrived.
Zhu Yunwen walked out of the jade chariot, and Ma Enhui followed him out.
Xu Huizu led the crowd to greet him with great salutes, and the mountains roared loudly.
Zhu Yunwen raised his hand: "Sit down."
Everyone stood up.
Xu Huizu stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, Beijing is ready to welcome you. The palace and inside are well arranged, and the people are waiting in the outer city to welcome you."
Zhu Yunwen nodded slightly, looked at the city of Beijing in the distance, and said, "My dear friends, please follow me into the city."
The construction of Beijing New Capital took seven years!
During these seven years, millions of migrant workers, craftsmen, and soldiers worked continuously to finally build this magnificent imperial capital!
The city wall, which is two to three feet high, is intimidating to look at.
On the city wall, there is a small round house every ten feet away.
When casting the city wall, Zhang Sigong, Chen Gui and others considered the potential threat of firearms. While using a large number of strips of stone, they also built a small reinforced concrete "bunker" on the city wall to store magical cannons and gunpowder shells. Except for the gun barrel mouth and the lookout port, the bunker did not leave any windows to the outside of the city.
The divine machine gunnery sergeant inside the bunker can be protected from enemy bows, arrows, muskets, and ordinary artillery stones to the greatest extent, and can take action calmly. The only trouble with this design is that when you are told to stop, you may not be able to stop because you cannot hear the order or see the order flag, and you will fire a few more shots...
The city wall is two feet wide, which is considered wide enough for horse racing and a large number of troops can be gathered on the city wall in a short period of time.
Entering the city gate, Zhang Sigong did not forget to introduce to Zhu Yunwen who opened the curtain: "This is Yongding Gate, which belongs to the outer city. The defense of the outer city is weaker than that of the inner city. For example, this city gate is only designed with two gates. The nine gates in the inner city in front, such as Zhengyang Gate, Chaoyang Gate, Desheng Gate, Fucheng Gate, etc., are all designed with three gates. The standard range of the divine machine gun on the outer city wall is four miles. Only half of the divine machine guns are deployed on the city wall."
Zhu Yunwen smiled and nodded.
The reason why the inner city's divine machine guns are not fully equipped is because the Second Artillery Bureau's advanced divine machine cannons need to be placed, and the range of these advanced divine machine cannons will exceed ten miles, but the Second Artillery Bureau has just solved the problem of the divine machine cannon rifling. , not all experiments and inspections have been completed, and due to the relocation, these things will be delayed for a while.
Countless people cheered along the street, many stood in buildings on both sides of the street and shouted, and some sprinkled pomegranate petals.
The people who migrated from Shanxi and took root in Beijing are even more grateful to Zhu Yunwen. Although they have endured the pain of separation over the years, the imperial court has fulfilled all its promises, giving the fields that should be given, the things that should be given, and the policies that should be enjoyed. Same decline, all cashed out. The Qingming governance in Peiping over the years has also allowed more people to live a stable and good life.
In addition, Beiping has been in good weather over the past few years. Many people have finally overcome the plight of poverty and nothing during the relocation period. Their families generally have food rations for half a year or even more than a year. Thanks to the farming and tax-free policies, hard work and frugality. , and finally established a foothold here.
I have never heard of the people who migrated and the local people here being unable to afford food and reduced to poverty and starvation. I think back then, if I had not moved out from Shanxi and still guarded those few acres of thin farmland and endured the expropriation of large households, life would not have been easy.
All kindness comes from Zhu Yunwen - Emperor Jianwen!
When they saw Zhu Yunwen waving from inside the jade chariot, countless people were moved to tears.
Seeing this scene, Ma Enhui couldn't help but sigh: "The people's hearts here are the same as those in Jinling. It's just that one is reluctant to give up, and the other is welcoming."
Zhu Yunwen waved to the people along the street and said to Ma Enhui: "After so many years of covering up, people's hearts will never be cold. In fact, the people know better than anyone else who treats them well and who treats them badly. They have a clear mirror in their hearts. There is a steelyard in the world, and this weight is the people. If we lose the support and support of the people, the weight will slide outward and fall on our feet."
Ma Enhui smiled and said, "This is similar to what the emperor said about the human heart being ballast. If you think about it carefully, throughout the ages, those who gain or lose the throne may not necessarily be because of the human heart, but those who gain or lose the world are often because of the human heart."
Zhu Yunxun glanced at Ma Enhui: "The queen's words are a bit bold."
"I am guilty."
Ma Enhui smiled softly.
Zhu Yunwen chuckled
: "I will write a treatise on the human heart in a while. You are responsible for teaching the princes and princesses so that they know from an early age how close the human heart is to the change of the dynasty. Even if he is a prince, he will not disturb the local people. Rules, still It needs to be established from a young age.”
Ma Enhui nodded repeatedly.
Zhu Yunwen did not only pay attention to Zhu Wenkui's child, Zhu Wenyuan did not give up his education, but compared to the way of governing the country that Zhu Wenkui learned, Zhu Wenyuan learned more about the way of being a human being and the way of exploration.
The Imperial City of Ouchi is located in the center of the entire city of Beijing. Compared with the Imperial City of Nanjing, which is located in the east of the city, it has a sense of "ruling the world" and "being in the center and controlling the universe", which is more in line with the royal etiquette.
The construction regulations of the mandala, temples, palaces, gates, etc. in the imperial city are the same as those in the Imperial City of Nanjing, but they are more spectacular in scale, grander in momentum, and more detailed and gorgeous in sculpture.
The entire imperial city is more than eighteen miles in circumference, and the inner palace is sixteen miles in six directions. On the central axis of the palace vestibule, Fengtian Hall, Huagai Hall, and Jinshen Hall were newly built in sequence from south to north.
The three main halls are unparalleled and majestic, and the majesty of the royal family is fully displayed here. In particular, the Fengtian Palace represents the emperor's unparalleled status in the world. As the center of power of the Ming Empire, it is even more magnificent. Compared with the Fengtian Palace, other palaces pale in comparison.
Behind the Jinshen Hall is the Qianqing Gate, and past the Qianqing Gate is the Inner Court. The central axis from south to north is the Qianqing Palace, the Jiaotai Palace, and the Kunning Palace, which are the emperor's and empress' sleeping quarters. The rear court also has six east and west palaces. , wine room, internal prison department room, dining room, etc.
After Zhu Yunwen visited the new Ming Dynasty Palace, he sat in the Fengtian Hall and accepted the worship of the officials. He had mixed feelings deep in his heart.
This city will become a witness to the Ming Dynasty entering its heyday.
Taizu!
I want to be here, continue to work hard, and open up the great cause of the Ming Dynasty!
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