A circle of white cloth had been hung on the Meridian Gate, and faint sounds of mourning were heard from the palace. Zhu Gaoxu stood on the Thousand-Step Corridor and heard Wang Bin say that the emperor had committed suicide by burning himself in the Fengtian Hall and had passed away.
Zhu Gaoxu looked back to the north and thought to himself: When the Fengtian Hall caught fire, I went in personally, and I didn't see the emperor inside at all.
He did not comment, but handed the reins to Wang Bin and said, "She is Yao Ji. You take care of her while I go to see my father first."
Wang Bin said, "I obey your command."
Yao Ji's bright eyes rested on Zhu Gaoxu. Zhu Gaoxu saw it and knew that Yao Ji didn't know anyone here except him, so he said kindly, "Don't worry, I'll be back soon."
Wang Bin pointed to a mansion on the Qianbu Corridor, and Zhu Gaoxu walked towards that place alone.
On the way, he was still thinking about one thing: before going
It looks very desolate among the carved windows and painted buildings.Zhu Gaoxu walked into the gatehouse and saw Yao Ji coming out of a wing room. She leaned against the door and looked at him, then took another step out, knelt down and bowed, her slender neck very straight.Yao Ji was still wearing a monk's robe, and it was a bit strange for her to perform such etiquette. However, she had lived in the palace before, so she performed the etiquette very properly."Forget it." Zhu Gaoxu said.The woman had to look at the ground while doing the salute. At this time, Yao Ji immediately raised her head and asked softly, "When the prince saw Queen Ma, what did she say?""I said some bad things about you." Zhu Gaoxu forced a smile and said, "But I defended you. You were born to be extremely beautiful, so you are jealous of others, and because you have been bullied for a long time, you have so much resentment."Yao Ji immediately cast a grateful
The people in Wuding Marquis's mansion were in mourning and weeping. They were not weeping because the emperor had passed away, but because the old Marquis Guo Ying had passed away!Yesterday, the Jingnan Army entered the capital. This morning, Guo Ying drank poison and died for his country. When he died, blood was gushing out of his seven orifices and his face was hideous. When the son-in-law Guo Zhen got the news, he hurried back to the mansion. At this time, the second son of the Marquis, Guo Ming, had already wiped the blood off his father's face and discussed with his brothers: when the funeral was held, they should say that their father had died of illness!Two brothers disagreed, but the eldest son Guo Zhen quickly sided with his second brother Guo Ming. The eldest brother had his own opinion, so the Marquisate claimed that Guo Ying died of old age and illness.At this time, many shops in the capital were still closed. The incident happened suddenly a
Just when Guo Ming was about to go find Dali Temple Minister Xue Yan, Xue Yan came to his house on his own to mourn the old marquis.Xue Yan was immediately received as a distinguished guest by Guo Ming, who personally followed him around and led the way. Xue Yan went to the mourning hall to pay respect to the spirit tablet, and then said to Guo Ming and others, "The old marquis is old and has many children and grandchildren. Guo Dianbao must mourn for him."Guo Ming replied with tears in his eyes, and then said, "Mr. Xue Si, please come this way."He took Xue Yan to the living room not far away and sat him down. He said, "The world is in turmoil right now, but Mr. Xue Si still took the risk to come here. The Guo family is very grateful.""Where is the unrest? The situation has long been determined." Xue Yan said calmly, "Yesterday, when the King of Yan came to the capital, I met with him. Many people urged him to ascend the throne, and I followed suit
On the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, the third day after the Jingnan Army entered the capital, Prince Yan refused several attempts to ascend the throne and received no consent from his ministers, so he reluctantly ascended the throne in the imperial city and became emperor.Since Emperor Jianwen died by self-immolation in the Fengtian Hall, the Fengtian Hall was burned down, and the coronation ceremony was held inside the Fengtian Gate. Zhu Gaoxu followed the royal family, nobles, generals and ministers to watch the ceremony.The interior of Fengtian Gate had already been properly decorated. On the dragon throne were set up a cloud disk and a yellow cloud cover that could collect "fairy dew". The ground was covered with a vermilion carpet that extended all the way outside the gate.The court officials and the musicians from the Jiaofang Bureau filled the Fengtian Gate. During the national mourning, the musicians did not play music, but the ceremon
Zhang returned to the Prince's Mansion and told Zhu Gaochi about Xu Miaojin's situation, repeatedly hinting that Miaojin's whereabouts had been unknown for half a year. But Zhu Gaochi was not interested.Then Zhang said, "Tie Xuan of the Shandong Provincial Administration Office has not surrendered yet. Didn't the official document from the capital say that your father will lead troops to attack him? When your father returns to Beiping, the prince can follow your father to the capital."Zhu Gaochi slumped on a couch, nodded thoughtfully and said nothing.Seeing this, Zhang said kindly, "My Lord, when you arrive in the capital, don't forget those former officials who were unsuccessful in their duties."Zhu Gaochi immediately said in a deep voice, "Are you dissatisfied with my father's satisfaction with me and think that things are not chaotic enough?"Zhang said softly, "The Crown Prince is our father's eldest son. If he doesn't become the Crown P
The gray sky was covered with drizzle. The light between heaven and earth gradually dimmed, and the day was quietly coming to an end. But the tragedy of this fortified city that had been breached was not over yet.Zhu Gaoxu stood at the door of a mansion, looking into the depths of the long street. Occasionally, a woman's scream could be heard from afar, sounding particularly mournful in the misty drizzle.At this time, an old felt carriage drove to the door. Wang Bin walked up and said, "Your Majesty, the carriage is ready.""Let's go." Zhu Gaoxu said.After he finished speaking, he and Wang Bin got on the felt cart one after the other. He stretched out his hand and patted the wooden board, and Chen Dachui in the front whipped the cart to drive it.The carriage slowly shuttled between the streets and alleys. Zhu Gaoxu lifted a corner of the curtain with his hand and looked at the scene outside in the dim light of the rain. After a while, he hear
Last year, Zhu Gaoxu had no choice but to take the risk and go to the capital for others; doing so now is equally risky, but this is to find his own way.The place where Qu Neng and his son were imprisoned was a mansion. Today, Zhu Gaoxu took a car and took a walk around the mansion. He noticed the guards and there seemed to be fewer people at the door than last year. Perhaps the Jingnan Campaign had ended and the officials in Beiping had relaxed their guard.The whole world belongs to the king. The Jianwen court has fallen. Without the army, these military commanders have nothing to worry about. Just like Sheng Yong, he is now the general commander in Huai'an. After Ping An was sent to Beiping, he was said to be able to go out recently.But all this tolerance is obviously an illusion!According to Zhu Gaoxu's understanding of Zhu Di over the past few years, Zhu Di's temporary tolerance of Jianwen's generals was only to avoid making too many enemies at
It was just getting dark, lights were on everywhere but people were still awake. This was the time when the scenery was most prosperous.When Zhu Gaoxu walked out of the dining room, he heard a touching call, "Prince Gaoyang." He stopped and turned around, and saw Miao Jin quickly following him, so he turned around and saluted.Miao Jin said to the eunuchs beside her, "You go back and serve His Majesty. I will escort Prince Gaoyang out of the inner hall." The two eunuchs handed over the lanterns and said, "Yes."So Zhu Gaoxu and Miao Jin walked slowly towards the gatehouse of the inner hall, one behind the other. Miao Jin looked preoccupied, and his originally noble face now looked a bit sad.Zhu Gaoxu felt that he had thousands of words to say to her, including his apology for imprisoning her for a year, when she was released, Jingqing's surrender, etc., but for a moment, in the inner hall of Prince Yan's Mansion, he There is no way to start talking a