At the same time, Liu Ji and others also received the news.

"When the Crown Prince returns to the capital, His Majesty asked the Crown Prince and the King of Wu to go out of the city to greet him. Naturally, those of us who are ministers will also go!

Is Song Lian already on his way?"

"It's over." Liu Lian nodded.

Liu Ji nodded and sighed, "It's a pity that Brother Zhang and Brother Ye passed away early. Otherwise, why would I have to compromise with Hu Guoyong?"

Zhang Yi and Ye Shen, plus Song Lian and him, were known as the Four Masters of Eastern Zhejiang.

It's a pity that the first two have passed away now, leaving only him and Song Lian.

If not, he would not stand with the wallflowers and Hu Guoyong.

Hu Guoyong can backstab those in Huaixi today, but he can betray the people in eastern Zhejiang in the future.

Although the eastern Zhejiang line controlled Yanguan, they had no ministers. Like the Huaixi line, each one was an important minister or general, or a fellow countryman of the emperor.

The reason why Li Shanren was able to fight today was that it was difficult for him to resist. It was just the result of the emperor weighing the pros and cons.

In the future, Hu Guoyong will surely master the Huaixi lineage.

"How are those things arranged?"

"Don't worry, father, everything has been arranged!" Liu Lian cupped his hands.

"That's good!" Liu Ji nodded, he wanted to kill Li Shanren at once!

Soon, Zhu Jun and Zhu Yingxiong arrived outside the city. Not long after the group arrived, Zhu Gang and Zhu Sha arrived.

Following closely behind was Zhu Di.

"Second brother, third brother, fourth brother!" Zhu Jun held his hands in succession.

Zhu Yingxiong also quickly paid tribute to several uncles.

"You are quite well informed!" Zhu Gang looked at Zhu Di and sneered.

"Aren't you the same?" Zhu Di said coldly.

As long as these two brothers get together, they will definitely quarrel, and Zhu Jun quickly pulled them away.

Then Li Shanren and others arrived.

When he saw Zhu Di and others, they also hurriedly greeted him, but when he saw Song Lian, he sneered in his heart, "How can any teacher go out to pick up students? If word spreads, wouldn't it affect the prince?"

Song Lian snorted coldly: "Then did your Majesty ask the right minister to come and greet you?"

"I am the head of a hundred officials, and also the prince's junior master. When the prince returns to the capital, I will naturally come to greet him. This is my duty!" Li Shanren said.

"It's good for a subordinate to be the prince's tutor, but it's also true that he is a minister of the prince. You are in front of the tutor, so why not come to greet him?" Song Lian used Li Shanren's words to sarcastically say: "Don't you even understand the principles of You Lian?

?If you don’t understand, I can ask my grandson from the etiquette class to teach me!"

Not only was Li Shanren not angry, but he smiled and said: "Okay, then I will go see your grandson when I return to Beijing!"

Song Lian's grandson, named Song Zhen, was affiliated with the Etiquette Department of the Imperial Palace, serving as the preface class for etiquette, and ranked as an official of the ninth rank.

The second son, Song Sui, was promoted to Zhongshu Sheren this year and was in charge of writing imperial edicts, making edicts, silver books, iron certificates, etc.

His ancestors and grandson served in the imperial court for three generations, and he was envied by many people.

Zhu Jun watched with great interest. This old man Song taught the right minister how to behave in front of so many people. How tough!

But if he remembered correctly, this old man Song seemed to be from eastern Zhejiang.

If the Zhejiang lineage wants to rise, it must please his elder brother.

The seemingly complicated relationship between the court and the court is actually not complicated at all. It is nothing more than competition between two factions.

But this has nothing to do with him.

At this moment, the sound of horse hooves came from ahead, and the prince's flag could be seen in the distance.

"Quick, His Royal Highness is back, let's play music!" Li Shanren said quickly.

The welcoming music sounded, and everyone was looking forward to it, including Zhu Jun.

Soon, the convoy approached, led by Yongchang Hou Lanyu.

His name was originally Lan Yu, but he took the initiative to avoid Zhu Yu's name and changed it to Yu, which means auspiciousness and wealth.

"Quickly, get out of the way, get out of the way!" Lan Yu shouted at the top of his lungs: "Everyone, get out of my way, don't block me!"

After hearing this, everyone's expressions changed. Logically speaking, seeing them, the speed of the convoy should have slowed down, but now instead of slowing down, it has accelerated.

Zhu Jun had an ominous premonition in his heart, "Where's eldest brother? Why didn't you see eldest brother?"

"Everyone in front, get out of here!" Lan Yu shouted at the top of his lungs.

Seeing the convoy getting closer and closer, Li Shanren quickly got out of the way.

The convoy sped past without stopping at all.

Everyone in the motorcade looked anxious and unspeakably panicked.

"W-what on earth is going on?"

Everyone who came to greet him looked at each other in confusion.

"Come on, let's go back. Something must have happened." Zhu Gang's expression changed and he hurriedly mounted his horse.

Zhu Sha also narrowed his eyes and followed.

Zhu Di's heart was beating wildly as he thought of a possibility.

He suppressed the excitement in his heart, got on his horse, and said, "Quick, follow us and have a look!"

"Uncle Six, my father..."

"Don't worry, it will be fine!" Zhu Jun hugged Zhu Yingxiong and got on the carriage, "Little Jiji, follow me quickly!"

Li Jiba nodded and quickly followed, while Niu Wuliu followed behind on horseback.

"Quick, get out of the way!" The convoy rushed into the capital and drove towards the palace without stopping.

When the guards outside the Meridian Gate saw this, they drew their swords one after another, and the archers unloaded their arrows.

But when he saw the dragon flag representing the prince, he hesitated again.

Lan Yu shouted: "Get out of the way, His Royal Highness is injured, call the doctor, hurry up..."

Hearing Lan Yu's cry, the guards were stunned and did not dare to stop him. They rushed into the palace with the carriage.

Soon, the news of the prince's injury spread throughout the palace.

When Zhu Yuanzhang, who was reviewing the memorial in Fengtian Hall, heard the news, his pen slipped from his hand, "Who do you think was injured?"

Wang Gou'er knelt on the ground, trembling all over and said: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness fell from his horse and broke his legs. He was sent back to the palace by the Marquis of Yongchang and fell unconscious..."

"My son!"

Zhu Yuanzhang felt like the world was spinning. He held on to the document, and his eyes went black. He gritted his teeth and stood up with a strong force, "Quickly, call the imperial doctor quickly, call the imperial doctor quickly!"

He rushed out of Fengtian Temple in panic, praying in his heart that nothing would happen to his son.

"Block the news, don't let it reach Kunning Palace, and don't let the queen know!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely anxious, but he had not completely lost his sense of control. He didn't know how the prince was doing now, but the queen would definitely not be able to bear it if she found out.

He arrived at the Imperial Medical Office, and the entire Imperial Medical Office was already busy.

Lan Yu and others walked around anxiously in the yard.

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang coming over, Lan Yu and others knelt on the ground with a thud.

"Your Majesty, the guilty minister failed to protect His Highness the Crown Prince, please punish him!" Lan Yu and others knelt down and cried bitterly.

Zhu Yuanzhang trembled all over and looked at Lan Yu.

"Wenzhong failed to protect His Majesty the Crown Prince, and I have no face to see His Majesty!" Zhu Wenzhong directly drew out the knife and was about to chop off his own neck.
Chapter completed!