The next day, the news that Young Master Liu personally led his troops to welcome back the emperor's eldest son Li Ye spread like wildfire in the capital.
Many officials breathed a complete sigh of relief, and more officials let go of their worries. Duke Dingguo really did what he said, rather than just talking in vain on the surface.
Liu Mingzhi's act of welcoming back Li Ye can be said to have completely appeased most people's hearts.
In the Qiyun Room in the inner courtyard of the Liu Mansion.
Qi Yun was serving Mr. Liu, who was wearing the special official robe of the Assistant Minister, and arranged the waist buckle for her husband. Qi Yun took out the fish bag and tied it around his waist.
"Husband, you have put on your official robe and can go to court."
"Have you informed Yan'er and the queen mother?"
"I have already sent someone to inform me. I think they are almost ready. After all, the eldest son of the Emperor has become the emperor, and no one is more anxious about inheriting the throne than the Queen Mother."
Liu Mingzhi nodded silently and breathed a sigh of relief.
"That's right, without further ado, let's go to the palace first for my husband."
"Okay, husband, walk slowly."
Liu Mingzhi strode towards the door of the mansion with a majestic expression. As soon as he left the door, he saw two carriages waiting in front of the door.
Needless to say, it goes without saying that they are Queen Mother Nangong Meng and the third princess Li Yan, mother and daughter.
"The last general Du Yu meets the commander-in-chief."
Liu Mingzhi nodded silently: "No courtesy!"
"Thank you, Marshal!"
Liu Mingzhi took out a command arrow from the wide sleeve of his official robe and handed it to Du Yu's hand.
"Go forward with my commander's order and order that the entire city from the military camp to the palace is under martial law. No one is allowed to approach. Anyone who violates the order will be detained on the spot."
"Brothers divided their troops into five groups, and four groups of troops searched along the four main streets to eliminate all suspicious persons. Vice General Song led a group of troops and took the emperor's eldest son Li Ye straight to the Lin'an Gate of the palace and entered the Qinzheng Hall."
"Got the order!"
Watching Du Yu leave with a group of personal guards and rush towards the military camp, Liu Mingzhi got on his horse and walked towards the two carriages, nodding to the driver.
"Enter the palace!"
"Yes, sir."
The two carriages moved slowly, with Liu Mingzhi riding on the horse, his thumb fidgeting back and forth between the hilt and scabbard of the Heavenly Sword, and his eyes scanning the surrounding streets from time to time.
The more critical the moment came, the more Liu Mingzhi knew he couldn't let down his guard.
Everything was ready but only due to the east wind, but in the end, it happened that things went wrong for Young Master Liu, so his nerves became tense from the moment he went out.
The third princess gently opened the carriage curtain, her pretty face was haggard, and the worry in her beautiful eyes was obvious.
"Husband, will something happen?"
Liu Mingzhi looked at the third princess, smiled lightly and shook his head.
"Yan'er, don't worry. There are 200,000 elite cavalry stationed in the city. It's not an exaggeration to say it's an iron wall. My husband won't let some brats cause trouble."
"No matter what happens today, Li Ye must ascend the throne and become emperor."
"Dalong can no longer withstand such endless turmoil. Even if blood is shed in the palace today, he will still succeed to the throne."
The third princess breathed a sigh of relief when she saw her husband's serious expression and nodded silently.
"Then I'll feel relieved."
Liu Mingzhi walked out of the street in front of the door and saw officials riding in groups heading towards the palace.
Liu Mingzhi smiled slightly when he saw this. It seemed that these officials were quite honest after receiving his letter and had no intention of doing anything they shouldn't do. Otherwise, Young Master Liu wouldn't mind shedding some more blood today.
After half a stick of incense, Young Master Liu pulled the reins of his horse and stopped in front of the fully decorated palace gate.
"Hush!"
"The last general, Jia Zhengjing, meets the commander-in-chief!"
Liu Mingzhi turned over and dismounted and nodded to Lao Jia: "Nothing happened, right?"
"Everything is as usual, 80% of the officials have already entered the palace and are rushing towards the Qinzheng Palace. Marshal, please go in quickly."
Liu Mingzhi nodded and pointed towards the carriage: "The Queen Mother and the three princesses."
"Chen Jia is serious"
Liu Mingzhi stopped Jia Zhengjing, who was about to salute, and looked around.
"Don't make any noise, arrange for someone to take them through the east gate and sit down behind the Qinzheng Hall."
"Eunuchs and the harem are not allowed to interfere in politics. This is the order of Emperor Taizu Gao. We must not disobey it."
"It's not necessarily a good thing that the Queen Mother went to Qinzheng Palace."
Jia Zhengjing was stunned and nodded silently: "General, I understand. I will immediately have someone escort the Queen Mother and the princess into the palace through the side door."
Liu Mingzhi patted Jia Zhengjing on the shoulder, opened the curtain of the third princess's car, and whispered instructions to the third princess's round and round ears.
The third princess kept tapping her head, obviously remembering her husband's instructions carefully.
After a while, the carriage disappeared from the palace gate. Major Liu handed his mount to the soldiers at the side, looked at his official robe and rushed towards the Qinzheng Palace.
After drinking tea, Liu Mingzhi walked directly into the Qinzheng Hall. The low-pitched chatter of civil and military officials disappeared with the arrival of Young Master Liu.
Looking at the figure of Young Master Liu walking like a dragon and a tiger, all the civil and military officials had mixed expressions.
Liu Mingzhi stopped in the center of the Qinzheng Hall, glanced at the 80% of officials who had already arrived in the hall, and nodded in response.
"Colleagues, I am polite."
"I have met Duke Dingguo. I am polite to you when you are a subordinate."
The officials who were in the same class as Young Master Liu just returned the salute and nodded silently. They had no need to submit to Young Master Liu.
We all serve as ministers in the same palace and have the same rank. No one needs to be lower than the other, and we can get along immediately as equals.
Liu Mingzhi smiled lightly and knelt down on his seat, looking from the civil and military officials to looking outside the Qinzheng Hall.
According to estimates, Li Ye should be escorted over by soldiers within a quarter of an hour.
If Li Ye is not seen for a second, Young Master Liu will not calm down.
Li Ye's safety is closely related to his own, and nothing can go wrong.
From time to time, civil and military officials entered the Qinzheng Hall in twos and threes and knelt down, first nodding to the four auxiliary ministers present.
After Mr. Liu finished responding to the last official, he clearly heard the sound of neat footsteps, many and many.
Liu Mingzhi suddenly stood up, stared outside the palace, and breathed a complete sigh of relief when he saw Li Ye, who was surrounded by soldiers and rushing towards the Qinzheng Palace.
"See the Marshal!"
Sensing the surprised looks in the civil and military officials' eyes, Liu Mingzhi frowned and glared at the general kneeling in front of him.
"I'm confused. The Crown Prince is here. You should bow to the Crown Prince first. Why don't you hurry up and salute the eldest son?"
"yes!"
"We meet the eldest son of the emperor."
"We meet the eldest son of the emperor!"
"We meet the eldest son of the emperor!"
Li Ye looked at the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses kneeling down in a daze, and could not see the edge from the Qinzheng Hall to the end of the school grounds.
Liu Mingzhi walked gently to Li Ye: "Your Highness, no courtesy!"
Li Ye came back to his senses and remembered the words taught by his mother and concubine last night. He took a deep breath and waved his sleeves.
"No gift!"
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Liu Mingzhi retreated directly in front of Li Ye, knelt on one knee and looked at Li Ye quietly with his hands clasped in his fists.
"Your Majesty, Liu Mingzhi, beseeches His Highness to put state affairs first, ascend the throne as emperor, rectify the affairs of the court, and stabilize the country of Dalong Jiangshan."
All the civil and military officials were startled, looking at Liu Mingzhi with different expressions, and finally gave Li Ye the courtesy of a courtier.
"I respectfully welcome His Highness to ascend the throne as emperor and inherit the great treasure."
When Li Ye saw this, his eyes became a little nervous.
Liu Mingzhi stared deeply at Li Ye, gave him a look, and motioned for him to walk towards the dragon platform.
Li Ye nodded silently, walked slowly towards the dragon platform, looked at Liu Mingzhi's expectant eyes, and slowly sat on the dragon chair.
"You all love your health."
Liu Mingzhi looked at Li Ye's movements, with a happy smile on his lips, and silently closed his eyes.
"Brother, your soul can rest in peace in heaven!"
ps: Brothers, I'm really sorry, it's still the second update today. I'm a little worried about my personal affairs and have to solve a big financial problem.
Updates will be resumed after these two days. I hope brothers can understand my difficulties.