The emperor's ceremonial guard walked all the way north for more than twenty days, passing by Prince Yan's Mansion and the Forbidden City without stopping.
Seeing that he was about to move forward, Li Qing couldn't sit still, and thought to himself: The fourth child is not too stimulated and wants to go to the grassland to risk his life with the Yuan people?
Although there are many honor guards, they are far from the scale of dispatching troops. Moreover, the food supplies are not enough. If we really go to the grassland, we will die.
"Your Majesty, where are we going?"
"Juyongguan."
"What?" Li Qing was stunned, "Your Majesty, do you really want to go to the Northern Expedition?"
"When did I talk about the Northern Expedition?" Zhu Di rolled his eyes at him.
"Then why go to Juyongguan?"
Zhu Di sighed, "Choose a geomantic place."
Then, he cursed again: "Damn it, if I am buried under Juyongguan, who in the future generations will dare to move back?"
Li Qing smacked his lips, there was nothing wrong with what he said.
However, if the fourth child does this, Lao Zhu will become a loner. If you think about it carefully, the Ming Tombs are far away in Jibei, and only Lao Zhu guards the south of the Yangtze River. For a founding king, this is really...
After thinking about it, Li Qing felt relieved again. With Zhu Biao and Queen Ma, Lao Zhu wouldn't be too lonely.
Li Qing cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty is wise!"
After a pause, he asked, "What's your auspicious place?"
"The queen will be buried after the imperial mausoleum is built," Zhu Di said softly.
Li Qing was shocked. Not to mention that in this era, even in later generations, he had never heard of people dying and not being buried for several years!
He wanted to give some advice, but he didn't know where to start.
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After another day's journey, the honor guard arrived at the Juyong Pass. Zhu Di climbed up the Great Wall and looked outside the pass.
In his sixties, he once again flourished. The King of Yan in his early twenties reappeared, full of ambition, willfulness and madness.
After a long time, he slowly exhaled, "Time flies so fast. In the blink of an eye, I am already old. Alas..."
Zhu Zhanji on the side said flatteringly, "Grandpa is in his prime, and he is not old at all."
Zhu Di smiled bitterly, ignored his grandson, and continued to enjoy the scenery.
Zhu Zhanji put a big cloak on him sensibly and stood aside quietly.
After a long time, Zhu Di felt a hint of coldness and tightened his cloak, "It is said that Qin Tianjian once worked in politics and Liu Yuyuan came."
The accompanying eunuch agreed and walked away with small steps. Not long after, a group of people came over and said, "I will see you, Your Majesty."
"Pingshen." Zhu Di said, "Choose auspicious soil within 50 miles of this place, and do good things as quickly as possible. After the errand is completed, I will be richly rewarded."
"I obey the order." Everyone in Qintian Prison responded respectfully, feeling extremely excited.
Choosing a mausoleum for an emperor is a matter of honor for one's ancestors. These people who usually watch the astronomical phenomena are naturally excited to have such a big job all of a sudden.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured that I will live up to your Majesty's expectations."
"Well, go ahead."
"I'll take my leave."
The north wind was howling, blowing a biting coldness on his face. Zhu Zhanji advised, "Grandpa Huang, it's windy here, let's go back to the house!"
"Well, let's go."
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Prince Yan's Mansion.
The two of them lived in the backyard, and Li Qing lived in the front yard. There was no one to talk to, so they were bored all day long.
This stay lasted for three months, and it was not until the beginning of summer that the officials of Qin Tianjian selected Jirang for the imperial mausoleum.
Then a large group of people were recruited from the capital's craftsmen to build the imperial tombs.
On the ninth day of the fifth lunar month, the acupoints are fixed at the Chou time, and sacrifices are made to Houtu, the Five Gods, and the Dragon God at the Chen time...
Not long after, Zhu Di gave him a golden sword and ordered the Imperial Heavenly Supervisor to touch the auspicious points.
Unexpectedly, Qin Tianjian opened the golden well, and water immediately gushed out.
Zhu Di saw water coming out of the golden well from a distance, and his face darkened.
The water gushing from the golden well was not a good sign, and everyone in Qintian Prison couldn't help but be dumbfounded, with their faces all as pale as earth.
Seeing that the emperor was about to be furious, Zeng Congzheng immediately said: "The floods are rolling in the caves of Loess Mountain, and they are really dragon caves;
As soon as the Holy Lord Emperor Xingluan arrives, the spring will stop!"
Zhu Di was doubtful and walked slowly to the golden well. However, the fountain did not stop.
Liu Yuyuan immediately shouted: "The twenty-four directions, the land, the stars, the earth's obsidian, the 28 constellations... The Holy Lord Yongle established the foundation for eternity, the imperial mausoleum for thousands of years;
All the mountains and rivers thousands of miles away belong to the Holy Lord, who dares to disrespect Him?
Holy Lord Luan has come to this place, the flood should stop, how can you dare to disobey it? It is a sin against heaven and earth!"
I don’t know if this guy really has any tricks or if the water in Jinjing has run out. After scolding him, the water in Jinjing stopped flowing.
God gave him face like this, and Zhu Di's expression softened greatly. Seeing that the scenery here was indeed beautiful and not far from Juyongguan, and everything met his requirements, he suppressed his anger.
All the officials from the Qintian Prison breathed a long sigh of relief, and their clothes on their backs were all wet.
After walking around the gates of hell, they were filled with a sense of happiness for the rest of their lives.
Li Qing did not believe in ghosts and gods. He knew that the so-called water coming out of the golden well was because it was dug deep, which was a geographical phenomenon. It was just that these people were lucky and did not dig the spring.
The officials of Qintian Prison also knew the inside story, so they hurriedly sent craftsmen to spread dry soil, pound it, and lay gold bricks...
The so-called gold bricks are not bricks made of gold, but a craft. They are exclusively used in the Fengtian Hall of the Imperial Palace and the Emperor's Mausoleum.
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After staying for more than ten days, Zhu Di was relieved to see that the imperial mausoleum was being built in an orderly manner. He wanted to go back after being out for so long.
Li Qing was even more anxious to return home. When he saw that Zhu Di had this intention, he immediately kept mumbling, "What state affairs are so important? The prince can't handle it alone..."
Barabara...
Two days later, the emperor's ceremonial guard returned to the capital.
Along the way, Zhu Di still had a stern face. He had not smiled since the death of Queen Xu, but his expression was no longer serious and there was a sense of relaxation on his face.
Xu Shi felt a sense of relief when he saw his resting place, but Zhu Di's mood changed and he sighed: "Life is so short!"
Hearing this, Li Qing also fell silent. After a while, he consoled him: "It's wonderful, isn't it?"
Zhu Di was startled for a moment, then showed a smile that he had not shown in nearly half a year, nodded and said: "Yes, it's wonderful!"
After this northern tour, Zhu Di became more enlightened, looked past many things, and was no longer so stubborn.
But sometimes, it is not necessarily a good thing to be relieved of the burden, especially for people like Zhu Di.
When the guard of honor arrived in Shandong, Zhu Di fell ill without any warning and became very ill.
Zhu Zhanji's face turned pale with fright.
Li Qing was also frightened and said in his heart: Fourth, you have to hold on, your tomb has just begun to be repaired, so don't be in a hurry to hold on!
As a last resort, the honor guard had to stop in Shandong.
Zhu Di suffered from vomiting and diarrhea. After a lot of trouble, he lost more than ten kilograms. With Li Qing's full treatment, he finally stabilized his condition.
"Grandpa, Ming Dynasty can't live without you, you have to take care of yourself!" Zhu Zhanji's heart was trembling. His second uncle was still in the capital. If the old man had any bad intentions, something big would happen.
"Don't worry, I'm still alive." Zhu Di said, "Let's continue on our way!"
Zhu Zhanji looked at Li Qing, who nodded, "The emperor has basically recovered."
"That's good." Zhu Zhanji breathed a sigh of relief and then let the young eunuch go to deliver the order.
Ten days later, the group returned to the capital.
As soon as he entered the palace, Ji Gang, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, came up to him and said, "Your Majesty, I have something important to report to you."
"explain."
Ji Gang glanced at Li Qing and Zhu Zhanji, then said bravely, "Your Majesty, please step aside."
"Huh?" Zhu Di's face darkened, but he did not get angry. He waved his hands and said, "You two, please step aside first!"
"I obey the decree."
The two people cupped their hands and retreated more than ten meters, but did not leave.
Seeing that the two men had retreated, but not completely, Ji Gang couldn't help but secretly complain. However, seeing that the emperor's patience was running low, he had to say: "Your Majesty, Xia Yuanji from the household department, Jian Yi from the official department, and Yang Shiqi from the cabinet... paid a private visit to the prince, with evil intentions."
He lowered his voice very low, confident that the two of them couldn't hear him.
"Yes, I understand." Zhu Di nodded.
Ji Gang was shocked. Is this still the suspicious Emperor Yongle?
"emperor……"
"Okay." Zhu Di waved his hand. He could see clearly that Ji Gang had been bribed by his second brother, and asked: "How about Xie Jin?"
Ji Gang was stunned for a moment, and then he couldn't hide his disappointment and raised his hands, "I understand."
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"Uncle Qing, did you hear what that guy said?" Zhu Zhanji asked in a low voice.
"He said that your father visited officials privately and had evil intentions."
"What?" Zhu Zhanji said in surprise, then quickly lowered his voice and said murderously, "This bastard has a way to kill himself."
Li Qing rolled his eyes, "Do you think your grandpa will believe his words?"
"just in case……"
"Don't worry, your second uncle won't be able to succeed." Li Qing stretched himself, "Look, his mission as a tool has been completed, and he will be vassal soon."