Chapter 447 Your Majesty, please issue an order!

Chapter 447: Your Majesty, please issue the decree

It is the first day of March in the twelfth year of Orthodoxy.

From the first day of the first lunar month to now, Jia Zhen has been in mourning in the mansion for forty-nine days, and today is the time for the funeral.

The Jia family has been making preparations for this for a long time, and all possible ostentation has been arranged, including monks, Taoist priests, flags and flags, all kinds of paper tying

In addition to these ostentation, the capital Wu Xun There are also many people coming to offer sacrifices on the road, and many sacrifice tents have been set up along the street.

Except for people with particularly good relationships, most of these honors are sent by family members and nephews, and the Jia family only needs to send people to express gratitude in return.

But what no one expected was that King Beijing, the only remaining one among the four kings, actually came to the road festival in person.

This was indeed beyond the expectations of everyone in the Jia family, so Jia pardoned Jia Zheng and summoned close relatives of the Jia family to go together to see Wang Shuirong of Beijing.

While everyone in the Jia family was preparing in a panic, Shui Rong in the sedan chair tightened his clothes.

"You will definitely offend King Rui when you go to the road festival. You have really decided."

"I have no choice."

"In this case , then you go."

This is the conversation between Shui Rong and his wife before leaving today, and it comes to mind again at this moment.

"Yes, I have no choice at all. Only by following the prince will I have good results."

Muttered softly, Shui Rong completely made up his mind and his eyes became firm.

After about a few minutes, everyone in the Jia family finally finished preparations and came to the water-soluble sedan chair.

"I am waiting to see the prince"

Although Shuirong has no status in front of the three Zhu Jinghong brothers, his status as the prince is really high, so at this time Jia Zheng What others are waiting for is a great ceremony of kowtow.

The sedan curtain was opened, and Shui Rong walked out of it, with a slightly sad look on his face.

"Everyone is safe"

After everyone stood up, Shui Rong said, "My nephew Zhen and I have had a close relationship. Now he has returned to Jiuquan, seriously."

Speaking of this, Shui Rong shed a few tears. He really felt sad at this moment.

Sad about being lonely and helpless

Yes, the dignified Prince of Beijing County actually feels lonely and helpless at this moment.

The reason why I feel this way is because I saw Jia Zhen dead and thought that he was beaten half to death by Zhu Jinghong, and finally died early.

Although Shui Rong has a high title, he is nothing in front of the three Zhu Jinghong brothers

Shui Rong has negative thoughts, which can be regarded as touching the situation.

After expressing his condolences, Shui Rongfang raised his head and said, "This person has passed away, and the living still need to move forward. Don't mourn too much because the deceased is gone."

Hearing this, Shui Rong smiled and said, "What's the friendship between worldly friends?""I said this."

After saying this, Shuirong ordered the palace chief Shi to pay a memorial ceremony for him. Jia Zheng, Jia She and others followed him and returned to Shuirong after the memorial ceremony was completed.

Because The timeline was completed, and Shui Rong and Jia Baoyu were already familiar with each other, and they started chatting with him now.

After staying here for about a quarter of an hour, Shui Rong drove away, and the Jia family's funeral procession could continue. Okay.

The news that Shuirong went to the roadside ceremony reached Zhu Jingyuan an hour later, when he was talking to the scholars at Jixian Hall.

The academy is not the Hanlin Academy, and the bachelors here are just ordinary Jinshi. According to common sense, they can only be sent out to serve as county magistrates.

But with Zhu Jingyuan's help, they can often find a better place to go, so this gang. People naturally follow Zhu Jingyuan's lead.

Zhu Jingyuan has arranged for a few people to go out recently, and naturally he has won a lot of praise. At this moment, everyone is fawning over him.

It's natural to be flattered. He was happy, but Zhu Jingyuan was not happy anymore when the news came.

"Your Highness, what happened?" an official asked,

looking at the crowd. Zhu Jingyuan just sighed and seemed hesitant to speak.

This made everyone more curious, so they asked about the situation again and took the opportunity to express their loyalty to solve his problems.

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Seeing that the atmosphere was almost over, Zhu Jingyuan opened his mouth and said, "Someone has insulted me."

Everyone in the audience was surprised when he said this. Who else in the world can insult you, the emperor or the prince?

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"Your Highness, who is so short-sighted?"

"Beijing King Shuirong, he and I have an old grudge, but his family has made great contributions to the country, so I can only be more tolerant. ”

Here, Zhu Jingyuan ignored how Shui Rong insulted him, because he didn’t know how to make it up.

Others also knew that this was just a pretext, and they didn’t go there. After delving into these details, they all understood that the point was that Zhu Jingyuan was venting his anger.

"Your Highness, although the King of Beijing has made great contributions to the country, that does not mean that he can act unscrupulously."

"Master Chen. What you said makes sense, our Ming Dynasty has the national laws and regulations, let alone the current King of Beijing, even if his ancestors are guilty, they should be punished according to the national laws."

These people are also very talkative, the ancestors of the King of Beijing To be granted the title of King with a different surname by the ancestors, that is the absolute kingdom of Qiancheng.

If the first King of Beijing really stood here, these people would never dare to give up.

Of course. There are no ifs in the world, so now they dare to fire on Beijing Wang Shuirong.

Everyone complained about Zhu Jingyuan, but the latter said with a worried look, "Forget it, he didn't commit any serious crime after all." Wrong, if he cannot be brought to justice, it will only add to the laughing stock.”

On the surface, Zhu Jingyuan is saying to forget it, but in fact he has put forward very strict requirements. He wants to bring Beijing to justice. The palace killed him directly.

Since the Donghua Gate Incident, the nobles have abided by a rule, which is not to participate in the fight for the throne.

Now that Shui Rong is clearly siding with the crown prince, Zhu Jingyuan will never be happy unless he is killed to show his power to the public.

He also believes that the emerging nobles will definitely be happy to see the results of clearing out old nobles such as King Beijing who occupy high positions.

In fact, among the four princes, eight princes and sixteen princes who assisted Shizu in reviving the throne, three of them were executed during the reign of Shizu, and three more families were destroyed due to crimes during the subsequent Taiping years.

In other words, under a system such as demotion and promotion, it is extremely normal for nobles to decline or even die.

Since other nobles can perish, so can the Beijing Palace.

"Don't worry, Your Highness, the Prince of Beijing has always been domineering, and I will impeach him as soon as I find evidence of his guilt."

"This person has no duty to be a minister, and he actually insulted His Highness." , is it tolerable or not?"

Seeing that everyone had unified their thoughts, Zhu Jingyuan truly felt relieved, and he no longer needed to teach him what to do next.

At the same time, the news of the memorial ceremony for Jia Zhen on Wang Road in Beijing also reached the ears of Xu Xinan, a bachelor of Zuo Chunfang.

Xu Xinan knew the serious relationship between them. He knew what King Beijing’s actions today meant, and he also knew that Prince Rui’s Mansion would definitely take action against him.

Xu Xin'an naturally disliked Shui Rong's "exceeding the rules". As a civil servant, he rejected Wu Xun's involvement in seizing the heir, believing that this was a way to cause chaos.

But even if he was rejected, Xu Xinan had to be profit-oriented and unite a group of people to protect him in this matter.

Shui Rong himself did not expect such a situation at all. He only thought that following the prince would offend King Rui, and he thought about the seriousness of offending King Rui.

This is not because Shui Rong is not smart enough, but because he underestimated the significance of his actions to the entire drama of seizing the heir.

Soon, Xu Xinan found the prince Zhu Jingyuan, who was reading memorials as usual.

The memorials were all written a few years ago. Zhu Jingyuan mainly looked at what happened and how he responded to these things in his comments.

On his left and right sides, there were several bachelors accompanying him so that he could ask about the situation at any time.

After hearing Xu Xinan’s analysis, Zhu Jingyuan was particularly surprised, and then he became worried about Shui Rong.

Then as always, he asked Xu Xinan how to deal with it.

"Your Highness, I think that"

While the two parties were preparing intensively, Zhu Jinghong was accompanying the emperor to watch the martial arts performance.

More than twenty days have passed since the last outing. Hou Jing and Wang Jie have led their troops to the northwest. Others have also been assigned to the pro-army. Everyone has a good destination.

Today's military performance is for the emperor to once again test the actual combat capabilities of the Northern Four Guards, and decide whether to send them north based on their performance today.

Although the generals of the Four Northern Guards were heavily relied upon by the emperor, they all hoped to achieve more military exploits so as to lay the foundation for promotion.

The commander of the pro-army army has only three options. It is best to transfer the Beijing camp to serve as deputy chief military officer., and the second is to transfer it to local places and serve as commanders.

As for the third way, it is to stay until the age of fifty. The imperial court will give you the false title of deputy commander of the Beijing camp, and then you can serve as an official and go home to recuperate.

In other words, although the guards and soldiers are deeply trusted by the emperor, it is not easy to be promoted to the command, so military merit is particularly important.

On the watchtower on the hillside, Zhu Xianming held a monocular and observed the movement and retreat of the troops on the plain below.

Beside him, Zhu Jinghong stood quietly. Although the emperor didn't speak much during the whole process, he already felt that the old man was very satisfied today.

Behind them were the governors of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, as well as Qian Shi, who also served as the commander-in-chief of the Beijing camp, and other pro-army commanders.

Today's martial arts performance was to test the actual combat capabilities of the Northern Four Guards. Zhu Xianming did not like to act arbitrarily on this kind of matter, so he called in senior military attachés to discuss the details.

Although the emperor did not speak, the military attachés behind him started talking, and they all generally expressed their praise for the Northern Four Guards.

Not all armies need actual combat to test their combat effectiveness. The North Four Guards have proven their strength simply by performing military exercises.

The martial arts exercise lasted for an hour and ended. The unique combat method of infantry and artillery coordination brought a bright smile to Zhu Xianming's face.

After the martial arts performance, Zhu Xianming did not leave in a hurry, but called the generals together for discussion.

In the meeting hall of the school grounds, Emperor Zhu Xianming sat at the top of the table, and on his left stood Zhu Jinghong, holding a sword.

A group of generals were arranged on both sides of the hall according to their rank, and they were discussing the performance of the four northern guards.

Everyone is talking, and the angle and content of the speech are different, but the meaning is that only one of the four Beiwei has actual combat capabilities.

After listening to everyone’s thoughts, Zhu Xianming looked thoughtful. At this moment, he was making the final decision.

"Your Majesty"

"Your Majesty"

Several shouts came, Zhu Xianming raised his head and looked forward, but it was the four commanders of the North Guards who were kneeling. in front of.

At the front is Jiang Qingsheng, the commander of the Yulin Left Guard. Among the four, he has the highest official rank, so he is the leader.

"Your Majesty, Junggar is ambitious and intends to disturb the balance of the world. I am your majesty's pro-army and the sword of the emperor, and have been well treated by the court. Your Majesty has great trust."

"At this time, the thieves made At the time of rebellion, I hope that I can enjoy wealth and wealth, so please show mercy to your majesty. I will be loyal to you and serve the country, so I will transfer you to the northwest to conquer the rebels."

Jiang Qingsheng had already prepared these words. , so when I say it at this moment, it is not only fluent, but also has the feelings of family, country and world, which is quite combative.

"With your majesty's sanction, I allow my ministers and others to attack the rebels, capture the enemy chiefs alive, and hold the emperor accountable for his crimes."

This sentence was uttered by these four commanders together. The loyal king will serve the country. The true feelings are particularly contagious, at least Zhu Xianming was touchedarrive.

Immediately afterwards, the four people who were almost lying on the ground raised their heads in a very awkward posture and prayed, "Your Majesty, please give the decree."

"Please. Your Majesty has issued an order, and the officers and men of the Four Northern Guards are willing to die for Your Majesty."

"I beg Your Majesty to issue an order." However, at this time, Zhu Xianming looked at Zhu Jinghong aside and said calmly, "But There are really people like you."

"Dad, my son really doesn't understand what you are saying." Zhu Jinghong pretended to be confused.

After snorting twice, Zhu Xianming looked forward and said solemnly, "Okay, everyone, get up."

"The dignified pro-army commander is so frivolous and rude as he is right now. , what will it be like?"

Though he said this, everyone knew that the emperor was very happy at this time.

When Jiang Qingsheng and others got up to join the class, Zhu Xianming picked up the tea cup and asked, "What do you think about the North Fourth Guards participating in the war?"

Although there were many military attachés in the hall at this moment, there were The only people qualified to speak on this matter are the governors of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the Four Northern Guards were originally strong troops, but now they have been reborn, and I think they can be used."

"I second the proposal"

"I Seconded."

Although the Ministry of War has the power to deploy troops, it is a procedural process and they have little say in how to deploy troops.

The advantage of military generals leading the army is that it can be oriented to war needs to the greatest extent without adding other unnecessary things.

So at this moment, the governors all support the participation of the Northern Four Guards in the war. On the one hand, they believe in the capabilities of the Northern Four Guards. On the other hand, they also want to know what the combat effectiveness of this new army is.

The latter point is particularly important, because it is related to the direction of military improvement and has a profound impact on the Ming Dynasty.

We all thought that with the support of ourselves and others, the emperor would agree.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Xianming looked at Zhu Jinghong again and asked, "What do you think?"

In fact, Zhu Xianming had already made up his mind, but he still asked this question by mistake, which made everyone at the scene unable to help themselves. After some thought.

"My son thought that we could let the Northern Four Guards try it out."

"Yeah"

"Password to the household department to send an additional 700,000 shi to the northwest." For food, the Ministry of Works sent an order to allocate ordnance, and the Ministry of War ordered the North Four Guards to go to the northwest in mid-April."

The so-called food and grass go first before the troops and horses are moved. In fact, in addition to food and grass, there are many things that need to be prepared for the increase of the army. .

So the North Fourth Guards will set off in mid-April, and there are still more than 40 days to prepare.

"I would like to thank His Majesty for your kindness." Jiang Qingsheng and four others went out to pay homage.

The other pro-army commanders present looked at them with envy in their eyes, secretly sighing that they were one step closer to being promoted.

No matter what the outcome of the battle is, as long as you go to the northwest to fight a good battle, you can add a lot of luster to your resume and become an extremely powerful step forward.

Next, everyoneThe situation in the northwest was discussed again, and then the emperor ordered the ministers to disperse and went to the palace himself.

On the way, Zhu Jinghong followed the dragon chariot on horseback, thinking about how to speak.

After brewing for a while, Zhu Jinghong finally made up his mind and said, "Dad, my son also wants to visit the northwest."

Only heard Zhu Xianming reply from inside the sedan, "I know you can't hold it in." "Come on, don't think too much about this. Even if I agree, your mother won't agree."

"Father, you are an emperor who obeys his words. You can just agree to this. Are you still afraid?" "Mother is causing trouble for you"

You really got it right. Although he thought so in his heart, Zhu Xianming said, "Your mother also loves and protects you, you kid, don't be ignorant"

"Two years ago, when you went to Jinling with your fourth son, you got seriously ill and almost lost your life. At that time, you scared your mother half to death. She cried and cried every day."

Those days , Zhu Xianming was also constantly complained by the queen, so he remembered the situation very clearly.

When I went to Jinling two years ago, it was outrageous that my predecessor, who was in good health, fell ill, and it was even more outrageous that he died of illness. The more Zhu Jinghong thought about it, the more wrong he became.

Thinking too much about it will lead to no results, so Zhu Jinghong gradually forgot about it. Now being mentioned by the emperor brought back his memories.

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