My God, I am the emperor, the lord of mankind.

Chapter 23
"In that case...I'll leave now."

Seeing Zhu Houcong standing up in front of him.

Chen Song showed an expression that was indeed true.

The look in Zhu Houcong's eyes became more and more contemptuous.

But he didn't see the flash of sarcasm in Zhu Houcong's eyes in front of him.

He looked at himself as if he were looking at a dead person.

Think about it too...

Chen Song didn't care.

Originally, since the Jingnan period, Emperor Taizong (Zhu Di) had reduced the number of guards and horses of the vassal kings in various places and sent more censors to monitor them.

The power of the palace has been greatly weakened.

And now Emperor Zhengde is on the throne.

In the past, in the 14th year of Zhengde, Anhua King Zhu Chixiu mobilized troops to rebel in the northwest in the name of Tatar invasion. Later, in the [-]th year of Zhengde, King Ning Zhu Chenhao gathered tens of thousands of people and swept across the south, leading his troops to Nanjing.

Although the two vassal rebellions were eventually suppressed by the Ming Empire with force.

However, the Ming court became more and more suspicious of the feudal clans and clans in various places.

Together with this, the royal palace chiefs who were placed in various palaces starting from Zhu Di had more responsibility and authority to monitor the feudal princes and clans.

The Ming court adhered to the principle of preferring to kill the wrong person before letting go, and became more and more connivant when the princes of various places oppressed the clan and embezzled the property of the princes.

This was also the reason why Xie Changjie, Chen Song and others oppressed the clan so unscrupulously and embezzled the private property of the palace.

Chen Song looked at the obedient Zhu Houcong in front of him and said with a smile.

"Then Your Highness Prince Lao!"

Zhu Houcong nodded towards Huang Jin outside the door and motioned to follow him.

Huang Jin glanced at Zhu Houcong, who had a calm face, and then at Chen Song, who was walking in front of him triumphantly.

He knew it, having seen Zhu Houcong kill those abominable things with his own hands using thunderous means.

Someone is going to be unlucky.

The miserable kind.

Outside the palace, the guards sent by the palace were already ready.

Luo An was obviously a little surprised when he saw Zhu Houcong's arrival.

"The delegation has not arrived yet... Even if it does come, it should go to pay homage to the Crown Prince's mistress before announcing the decree. What does the Crown Prince mean by this?"

"Tong Chen passed on the order from Chang Shi and asked the prince to drive thirty miles to meet him on the road."

Huang Jindao said from the side.

Hearing this, Luo An's face turned red with anger.

"Our Ming Dynasty has strict laws and regulations, so there is no reason for slaves to arrange their masters. As the chief historian of the imperial court, Jie Changshi should abide by the laws and regulations. He should not listen to the slanderous words of villains and humiliate the master's clan in this way! How can it be the way of a minister!"

Not caring that Chen Song was still there, Luo An immediately cursed.

As a member of the Imperial Guard Qianhu in the Ming Dynasty, Luo An didn't care at all about Chen Song's livid face.

Xie Changjie was under the direct jurisdiction of the imperial court, and if he could not be kept safe, he would be transferred by the imperial court.

But people like Luo An and Lu Song were all ministers of the royal palace who had followed King Xingxian for generations.

A relationship in which both prosper and suffer.

Now that Xie Changjie was humiliating Zhu Houcong like this, he was slapping them in the face of his subordinates.

If there is no reaction at this time and the news spreads, will the Luo family, a family of nine generations of martial artists since the founding of the People's Republic of China, be able to raise its head among the generals of the Ming Dynasty in the future?
But after scolding, Luo An was helpless.

After all, a senior official can really crush people to death.

The Zuo Changshi of the palace was the head of the officials in the palace. He was appointed by the court and was in charge of the affairs of the palace.

All requests for names, seals, marriages, favors and thanks, presentations, letters, etc. are all written by the royal palace chief.

If the feudal king makes a mistake, ask the official.

The long history of the Ming Dynasty was a relatively special group among the bureaucratic group of the Ming Dynasty, having the nature of both government officials and state officials.

He can manage all the officials in the palace, but he is directly under the jurisdiction of the central court, and no one in the palace can rule.

"Drive!" Luo An angrily threw the riding whip to the ground, landing right in front of Chen Song.

At noon, tomorrow is high.

Zhu Houcong and others finally saw the welcoming convoy arriving in Anlu from Beizhili.

The moment they saw the motorcade, everyone held their breath involuntarily!
I saw the flags of the motorcade in front of me waving, spreading for dozens of miles!
There were thousands of cavalry and horses recruited from nearby states and counties alone.

The servants who serve are all dressed in silk clothes, and the musicians play music as they march.

Ritual music was playing, accompanied by the sound of military drums, the ceremonial officers singing poems, the hooves of war horses crushing earth and rocks, the soldiers' armor clanking, and the hunting flags, which seemed particularly solemn and solemn!
"This this……"

Seeing this scene, Chen Song couldn't help but look a little pale, dumbfounded, and speechless for a moment.

As a small flag officer of the Ningxia Guard, he took over the position of commander of the royal guard by fawning over Xie Changjie.

Where have I seen such a formation?

Moreover, in the past years, envoys from the imperial court had only simple carriages and horses, waiting for the palace to bribe them to please them.

How can it be as grand as an imperial parade today?

Little did he know that Ming Ting had already made preparations before sending the convoy.

The welcoming convoy moved forward in a low profile at first, secretly ordering officials from various places to escort them.

As soon as the convoy entered Huguang, the carriages and horses were immediately deployed. Three thousand elite cavalry transferred from the border town of Datong, Liaodong, immediately rolled up their armor and set off towards Anlu with great fanfare.

On the other hand, after receiving the news that the chariots, troops and horses were in place, the Ming court immediately conveyed the emperor's edict to the whole world in the name of the Queen Mother's Yi Zhi by the Chief of Ceremonies.

Since Emperor Zhengde had no heirs, he upheld the principle of brother-in-law and succeeded him to the throne with Zhu Houcong, the eldest son of Prince Xing's family.

Of course, this was done to prevent another clan from taking advantage of the sudden death of Emperor Zhengde without any children and taking the opportunity to start an army and cause rebellion!
The carriages and horses in front of them obviously also saw Zhu Houcong and his entourage greeting them on the road.

Seeing that the banner of Prince Xing's Mansion was in front, he didn't dare to neglect it.

Immediately, knights came out of the battle holding the elite horses of Liaodong Royal Horse.

A group of knights came to Zhu Houcong and others. The leader was a man in his thirties with a serious face.

He glanced at everyone, immediately clasped his fists, and said politely.

"Thank you to the palace for welcoming me here. I am Li Zi, the general of Liaodong. I have been ordered by the imperial court to welcome the crown prince to the capital. I don't know who is in charge."

During the Zhengde period, Emperor Zhengde was deeply aware that the Beijing army was poorly equipped and extremely corrupt. He asked the Ministry of Household Affairs to verify that the actual number of 12 registered Beijing troops was less than 6. Moreover, the equipment was old and the soldiers were weak.

So he ordered the eunuch Gu Dayong, the eunuch of the Bureau of Ceremony, Liu Jin and others to recruit soldiers from the Liao Dynasty to Beijing for training. The world called them the "Four Outer Schools" to reorganize the Beijing army.

This Li Zi entered the Beijing army just when the Liaodong army and horses came to Beijing for training.

Although the largest among the officials and military attachés of the royal family in front of them is only a thousand households.

But Li Zi did not dare to neglect at all.

Although he did not dismount, his attitude was extremely polite.

He thinks that his etiquette is so complete that no one can find anything wrong...

but……

I don't know who yelled!
"The Crown Prince is here!"

When Li Zi heard this, his mind went blank, his body swayed, and he almost fell off his horse.

His first reaction was.

'MD!Another thief wants to harm me! '

Immediately after calming down, he saw a young man getting out of the carriage and walking towards him, surrounded by people. He was [-]% similar to the royal face in the portrait that Eunuch Gu had summoned everyone to take turns to look at.

Without any time to think about it, he hurriedly jumped off the horse and immediately knelt down on one knee regardless of his armor.

"Li Zi, the Liaodong Counselor, has met the Crown Prince!"

After all, it's not like these palace officials who have no information.

He knew exactly what he was going to do this time.

"Get up..."

Thinking of the young man's face he had just glanced at, his body was trembling with excitement.

I really saw the emperor!
The emperor of tomorrow is standing in front of him!
(End of this chapter)