Chapter 153: A Thousand Miles of Journey, Today’s Journey
On the second day of April, at the beginning of the month (three o'clock in the morning), the prince, accompanied by his bodyguards, went to Fengxiang Palace to kneel down and say goodbye to the princess.
If there were any instructions that needed to be given, the princess had already given them last night, and now she was left speechless and in tears. When the prince knelt down and said his farewell words, the princess was already trembling slightly.
Her body was already unsteady, so she was supported by the three princesses and the fourth princess before she walked to the prince.
She helped the prince up, but could not say a word except tears.
Prince Rao looked calm. After all, he was here at this age and it was the first time in his life that he had left home. Seeing the princess like this, he was also suffering from the separation, and tears rolled down his face.
The three princesses were nearby and wiped away their tears. The youngest fourth princess could not help but sob.
Suddenly, the entire Fengxiang Hall was filled with the sound of weeping.
The princess wiped away her tears and said with a forced smile: "The young eagle will always spread its wings. My son has grown up. I'm about to shed my tears. After going north, my son must take good care of himself and don't let his mother worry about him."
The prince choked with sobs and said: "An unfilial son must obey the instructions of the emperor."
The princess nodded happily, looked at Fan who was standing next to her, and said seriously: "Fan Yiren, Your Highness will entrust you to take care of her."
Fan said solemnly: "Princess, don't worry, I don't dare to slack off at all."
The princess looked at the Dao Chi behind the prince, Lu Bing and others, but said nothing. Although several adults from the capital did not accompany the prince to say goodbye to the princess, several internal officials were there...
When the group of people came out of Fengxiang Palace, it was already Maozheng (four o'clock in the morning).
Even though the princess has a strong heart, she is so close to her mother that she almost loses her composure. The prince feels sorry for the princess, so how can he bear to let her watch him leave. The third and fourth princesses also tried hard to persuade them, and in the end it was the two sisters who acted as princesses to send the prince away.
Arrive at the gate of the palace.
Although the prince was ordered to go to Beijing to succeed the throne, he had not ascended the throne after all, so he still used the full royal guard of honor when traveling.
The prince said goodbye to his sisters and took Tao Chi with him. Lu Bing and others boarded the elephant chariot.
The official road from the palace gate to the city gate has long been under martial law. Anlu local civil and military officials as well as prominent gentry and village elders gathered outside the palace gate, walked to the city gate with the palace guard of honor, and then knelt to see the prince off the country.
The head of the Wang family, Mr. Wang, and his grandson Wang Zhen were both in the queue. When they saw Dao Chi wearing plain clothes and standing behind the Crown Prince, their faces were a little startled. Dao Chi nodded slightly in greeting, and then followed the Crown Prince onto the car.
The chariot is an elephant chariot driven by six white horses. The chariot is more like a small house, one foot by one foot high and seven feet and nine cents wide.
In addition to Dao Chi, Lu Bing and Hu Tou, the prince also brought Huang Jin to serve in the car. Even though there were five people in the car, it was still not crowded, and because it was driven by six horses, it was extremely stable. There were several small people in the car.
The tea on the table rippled slightly as the carriage moved forward, but it never overflowed.
There was the sound of horse hooves outside, and the prince was still immersed in the sadness of farewell. Everyone looked at him, so they didn't bother him.
Dao Chi sat there, looking at his nose and nose, thinking about the surprise in the eyes of several big men in the capital when he and Lu Bing boarded the car with the crown prince.
Huang Jin is the most useful internal official around the prince, and Hutou has been taken by the prince a few days ago. Although he and Lu Bing have shown their faces in front of the big guys in the capital before, being able to accompany the prince on board the car is a must for them.
We need to re-evaluate the weight between the two of us.
I believe that within two days, the identities of myself and Lu Bing will be revealed by these big guys.
After all, Lu Bing was the crown prince's younger brother. He was born and raised in the royal palace, and he was a hardcore among the hardcore. As a companion who entered the prince's house three years ago, he might have an opportunity to take advantage of him in the eyes of others.
As a step-son, I don't want anyone to take advantage of it when the "Great Etiquette" dispute arises.
Since I am young and have not entered the court, even if someone takes advantage of it, it will not have much effect. It will just make the prince feel troubled. The worst result is that the prince will be disgusted with me. However, if the prince has a deeper friendship with me, he will feel that those people have ulterior motives.
You will be more willing to protect yourself.
When the imperial envoys reported their itinerary to the Crown Prince, Taoist Chi also heard it. The plan was to make four stops a day, covering a hundred and twenty miles, and it would take twenty-three days to get from Anlu to the capital.
The prince's impression of him was five points good, and he needed to turn the five points into eight points on the 22nd. He also took the opportunity to talk about the family affairs in detail, so that the word "adoption" would attract the prince's heart in the future.
Resentment arises.
Thinking of this, Dao Chi broke the silence in the car: "Has Your Highness ever been out of Anlu? Can you leave Anlu today?"
The prince was stunned when he heard this, then shook his head and said: "The farthest place I have gone to is the tomb of King Liang. However, the territory of the vassal state is no more than one mansion. I should be able to leave Anlu today."
The Taoist idiot said with some uneasiness: "The book says that the winds are different in ten miles, and the customs are different in hundreds of miles. I don't know what the capital is like."
The prince said: "I heard my father mention the capital city. The palace is very large and magnificent. Although the structure of the palace is similar to that of the palace, but in comparison, it is completely different. The capital city also has a large population, several million in total."
This was a general statement. When he thought about it, he didn't have much idea, so he asked Huang Jindao: "Didn't you come from the capital? What is the capital like?"
Huang Jin smiled bitterly and said: "Your Highness, I was only eight years old when I left the capital. I really don't remember much about the capital. On the contrary, I vaguely remember the life in the palace. The red walls and yellow tiles, even a wall, are very impressive." As he spoke,
, the tone was very honorable.
The buildings of the palace were also mainly grand. For a moment, both the Crown Prince and Lu Bing were a little distracted, as if they were imagining how grand the palace walls of the Forbidden City really were.
The Taoist idiot also pondered on his face, but his heart was calm. Five hundred years later, the Forbidden City became the Palace Museum. It is one of the must-visit attractions when relatives and friends come to Beijing. There are many buildings in the harem, but I can’t remember some of them; the first few places
He remembered everything about the main hall clearly.
The regulations on the prince's palace in the Ming Dynasty were all formulated by the Taizu Dynasty, and the princes were treated very favorably. The difference between the imperial palace and the royal palace cannot be said to be a difference between clouds and mud.
Unexpectedly, King Xing, who seemed to be indifferent to fame and fortune, would ever talk about the palace in such a tone.
Emperor Chenghua had no legitimate son, and Emperor Hongzhi was granted the title of crown prince, but it was because the eldest son of Chenghua died young, and Hongzhi became the de facto eldest son. Prince Xing only became a vassal king because he was behind Emperor Hongzhi, and could be said to have left the throne.
We were once separated by one person.
The prince came to his senses and said with a smile: "No matter how grand it is, it is just a wall. No matter how nice a house is, it is just a house."
Since the topic mentioned the capital, everyone started talking around the capital, which diluted the original sadness of separation. It was the first time for everyone to travel far away, so it was inevitable that they were a little excited.
Unknowingly, at noon, the team arrived at the inn.
After traveling sixty miles from Anlu City to here, the prince's elephant and chariot had to change horses, and the accompanying soldiers also had to rest for a while.
When the carriage stopped, the king's tent had been set up outside for the prince to take a rest.
Gu Dayong brought two internal officials and approached the prince to respectfully ask him to get out of the car.
Although the team went up the official road and stopped at the inn, how could these tens of thousands of people enter the inn.
We stopped at the inn because it was convenient to get water.
Although the princess entrusted the care of the prince to Mr. Fan, Mr. Fan did not give any advice on the itinerary, but only took over the prince's diet. In addition to the meals, there was only a mouthful of hot water, which Fan personally watched as it boiled.
After passing it, I gave it to the prince.
Even if they knew it, it was just in case, but just for this possibility, no one dared to be careless at all.
The accompanying soldiers used marching stoves. The imperial envoys from the capital and high-ranking subordinate officials in the palace used small stoves at the post station. Others in the palace used the large stoves at the post station.
Lu Bing, Dao Chi and Hu Tou all had their meals prepared by Da Zao. Therefore, during lunch time, Jingzhe brought the regular meals for the three of them.
It seemed that there was a small pot of fried cabbage with soup and water, and a large pot of radish soup with a few pieces of fat, and the prince looked disgusted.
Although he was on the road, the prince still had about ten dishes for each meal. So, Dao Chi and a few borrowed the money, and the prince asked them to stop the three large stoves and accompany him to eat.
The daily lunch break lasted only an hour, but the prince's meals were not crude. In addition to a few stir-fries, each meal included two soups, which were simmered on a small stove on the road.
When they set off in the afternoon, several big shots in the capital got the news that the prince was not only taking several young people with him in the car, but also eating together.
People like Zhang Guojiu, who is not very smart, have a bit of contempt for the prince, thinking that children are children and they need someone to accompany them in everything they do.
Several internal officials were surprised by the importance of the Lu family.
Lu Song is in charge of the royal guards, Fan is in charge of the prince's food, and even the half-grown son Lu Bing has become the prince's personal attendant. The prince has a wet nurse and a family, but the internal officials around him have little weight. The Lu family must not be offended.
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The Minister of Rites was thinking that the king's minister was just an average person in the court, but he was the first in Anlu. It was rare that he had a good relationship with the palace. The prince brought three attendants with him in the car, two of whom were from the Wang family in Anlu. Listen.
It is said that Wang Shilang's nephew is the fiancé of the third princess and one of the prince's companions. The rise of the Wang family is unstoppable. When they return to the capital, the two families should be close to each other.
The scholar Liang Chu was old and prudent. He had personally witnessed the absurdity of Emperor Zhengde for more than ten years. He was a little worried when he saw the few attendants chosen by the prince.
Wang Dingshan was a member of the Jinyiwei family and was a martial artist; Wang Jin had the honor of being a scholar and was a scholar; although Lu Bing was young, he came from a Jinyiwei family and would also hold a military position in the future.
The prince has three attendants, two military and one civil. Does this also show the prince's attitude towards civil and military officials?
If the prince likes to wield swords and guns as much as Emperor Daxing does, then these old ministers will cry to death.
However, since he was a veteran of three dynasties, even if he was worried, he did not show it on his face. He just paid careful attention to the prince's actions. When he met and talked with the prince in the morning and evening, he also secretly observed the successor emperor and his three attendants.
After two or three days, he finally felt relieved.
Of the three attendants, the one who is strong and taciturn, the one who was selected as a scholar in the twelfth grade, is gentle and polite without the arrogance and impetuousness of young people; the remaining younger brother of the prince, even though he is younger, can be seen as an honest boy in his words and deeds.
These three people are by the Crown Prince's side, and even if the Crown Prince gets closer to them, no trouble will happen.
Looking at the prince's behavior, he is very strict and disciplined, which is completely different from the wild and unruly behavior of Emperor Daxing in his youth.
The team has arrived at the border of Hubei and Henan, and is about to enter Xinyang.
The envoy from Prince Xiang's Mansion arrived, and Prince Xiang met and took the crown prince to greet the successor emperor...
I'm out with my mom. The update time has been unstable for the past two days. It will return to normal when I return to Beijing tomorrow.