The four seasons are reincarnated, and the grass and trees are flourishing and withering. The setting sun shines on the towering city tower of Zhengyangmen, reflecting a dazzling light.

At the 8th day of the second month, at the 8th day of the second month, the officers and soldiers in front of Zhengyang Gate in Nanjing began to evacuate people in and out, and several officials from the Ministry of Rites were here to welcome them.

According to regulations, Zhengyang Gate, as the main gate of the capital, is generally open to the public and allows people to enter and exit.

Only when there are royal ceremonial guards and officials at the level of the governor will they enter and exit temporarily, and others will be prohibited from entering and leaving. The ban will be lifted after the ceremonial guards or officials pass.

A cloud of smoke and dust gradually approached in the distance. Xu Mingwu's personal soldiers led four horses in front of him, and the horses behind him were in groups, hundreds of horses guarding several spacious luxury carriages to drive quickly.

When he arrived at the door, Gao Da tied the reins and handed them from his arms to the officials of the Ministry of Rites, saying with great force: "Princess Zhaoyang and the prince-in-law returned to Beijing!"

The small official of the Ministry of Rites stretched his head and looked back, but saw smoke and dust everywhere, and there were countless people coming, so he smiled and said, "Your Highness the Princess and the Prince Consort returned to Beijing. Are there more entourages?"

Gao Dashang waved his horse whip and shouted: "There are only a few people. This time the Governor returned to Beijing and escorted a serious criminal. Five thousand Far East Army escorted him, and only one hundred and eighty horses entered the city, which is the least!"

"Repeated offender? Who is it?"

Gao Da replied last time: "The traitor Wu Sangui!"

"Mr. Prince Consort captured him?" A burst of exclamation came from the city gate.

"Of course!" Gao Dashang was quite proud with his head raised.

The officials of the Ministry of Rites walked to the carriage dedicated to the prince and princess and shouted: "I welcome His Highness the Princess back to Beijing!"

While speaking, he aimed at the chasing cart with his own light. Although he was the official who was waiting, he also held the responsibility of inspecting people.

God knows if the princess and the prince consort are sitting inside? If not, then the trouble will be great!

A corner of the sedan curtain was lifted, and Xu Mingwu poked his eyes out, his voice was strong and powerful: "Stop being slow, go into the city!"

In just an instant, the quick-witted officials of the Ministry of Rites identified the "authenticity" of the prince-consort and immediately smiled and flashed aside.

In a quarter of an hour, Xu Mingwu's car arrived at the Zhaoyang Princess's Mansion, where they had been married for several years.

After Princess Zhaoyang led her eldest son Xu Changjun into the mansion, Xu Mingwu did not go in.

He walked aside and whispered to the attendants from the Han Palace: "What do you mean by Prince Han?"

The attendant of the royal palace shook his head: "The prince didn't say anything, just ask you to go to the royal palace as soon as possible."

Xu Mingwu felt a sudden heart and thought that this time it seemed that the time was not the time to come back, and he encountered a big event as soon as he came!

He also heard about the situation in the capital on the way. Especially after he got ashore, his intelligence network reported all the important information he had collected recently, which was a surging undercurrent.

The most core problem is that the emperor is seriously ill, and many princes, nobles, civil officials and military generals who took advantage of the great demise of the Supreme Emperor, seemed to have decided to take sides!

On one hand, there was the prince who returned from India, and on the other hand, there was the prince of Han who returned to the west with the expedition.

All the civil and military officials in the court knew that the emperor seemed to dislike the crown prince. He liked the Han King who was good at opening the border. In the past few years of his expedition, the Han King was with him, so he might not be sure to change the world.

Just like an old rich man, it would reasonably allow his eldest son to inherit most of his inheritance, but before his death, the eldest son was not filial and was taken care of by his youngest son, so he would inevitably do some unreasonable and very reasonable behaviors.

King Zhu Heqi of Han asked himself to come to the mansion to discuss matters as soon as possible. It seemed quite anxious, which shows the seriousness of the matter.

After returning to the princess's mansion, Xu Mingwu and Princess Zhaoyang entered the palace to meet the saint to pay their respects. This is the old rule.

However, the emperor unexpectedly did not summon him, and the two of them only met Empress Xu and Princess Zhaoyang's biological mother Concubine De.

In the afternoon, Xu Mingwu entered the Han Palace.

The front door of the palace was crowded with officials of all sizes, and officials of all sizes wanted to visit the King of Han.

In fact, it doesn’t matter whether they meet or not. As long as the royal palace accepts the post and records it, it will be considered the Han Dynasty King Party.

In the inner garden of the royal palace, several important figures of the Han Wang Party gathered in the Han Wang Mansion.

In addition to old acquaintances such as Wang Dacao, there are also a few new faces. Xu Mingwu does not recognize them. He thinks it is the confidant brother of King Zhu and Ji, who was taken over by Han Wang, in Beiting.

One of them said with a serious face: "Everyone, reliable news. When His Majesty inspected the Emperor's Tomb of Shenlie Mountain in the first month of the year, he coughed up blood again. Even the Doctor Li who was on vacation was recalled!"

"Is it so serious?" Zhu Heqi couldn't help but become nervous.

Since inspecting Shenlie Mountain in the first lunar month, it has been a whole month since then. There has not been a court meeting held, and Zhu Heji has not even seen his father's face.

Xu Mingwu's heart was also a sudden surprise. No wonder his father-in-law didn't summon his family and didn't even meet his grandson. It turned out that he was seriously ill!

It seems that the disease is very serious!

"Are the prince going to visit?" said the military general Wang Dacao.

Zhu Heqi sighed and said, "You also know the rules of the Tian family. When the emperor is sick, the prince and the ministers are not allowed to visit him. I believe the prince dare not exceed the rules."

Visiting in the name of filial piety?

In the eyes of the emperor, there are more elements to look at the opportunity and want to rebel!

Therefore, the physical condition of the emperors throughout the dynasties is secrets of the court!

It's okay if you don't know, but if you know, it's trouble.

For example, this time, the news that the emperor coughed up blood was revealed in February, and it was revealed about the first month of the year, which shows how good it is to keep it confidential in the palace.

However, this news has always come out. No matter who released it, the palace knows that it will definitely be investigated!

If you change your life to a message, only you know whether you lose or not.

"Your Highness, I have received reliable news that the prince's men have moved to guard!"

The person who spoke was an official in charge of intelligence in the Han King Party. It is said that he was also a Jinyiwei family. He was a man of great intelligence in intelligence. I don’t know when the Han King dug it up.

"Move defense? Didn't they move to Annan? Where did they change to this time?" Zhu Heqiu was just curious in his words.

"Taiwan!"

"What! The prince's men moved to Taiwan?" Wang Dacao exclaimed.

This news was like a bolt from the blue, which stunned everyone present.

Xu Mingwu frowned. Annan was under the jurisdiction of the Southern Army Governor's Office, but Taiwan was not. It was directly under the Navy!

The prince actually ignored the jurisdiction stipulated by the Ministry of Military Affairs and mobilized troops!

You know, it takes only about two days to go from Taiwan to the capital, which is equivalent to the prince having already arranged his own army next to the capital!

"It seems that Shi Lang, Liu Guoxuan and other naval ministers have defected to the prince, and losing their composure is very unfavorable to us!"

Zhu Heqi was also quite anxious. Shi Lang was in charge of the Yangtze River Fleet and controlled the Yangtze River waterway. In case of sudden situation, his fleet could block Nanjing City and Qinhuai River as soon as possible.

"This is not the worst. Yesterday, Duke Li Shaoyou of Chaoguo entered Beijing. After being rejected, he went to the East Palace as soon as possible. He heard that Duke Chaoguo's personal staff rushed back to Japan that night!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Mingwu took a breath.

The fool can see that the Duke of Chao seemed to have reached some kind of agreement with the prince!

Li Shaoyou has always wanted to be the King of Japan and the Local Emperor. He may not want to rebel, but he is determined to take the team to succeed the next emperor and make a contribution to following the dragon.

This time, it was the opportunity he seized!

At the end of hearing, a thin layer of cold sweat appeared on the King of Han’s face.

Obviously, the prince had made every preparation in advance.

However, the Han King Party’s troops were pitifully few, because all his troops were left in Europe by his father!

If the father really can’t do it and want to pass the throne to him again, he will not be able to hold this position!

At present, he could only rely on his teacher Yang Qili's Long Xiangye, as well as the military forces of the Wang family, Xu family, and the Princess family.

If the founding Duke Xu Qingshan was there, there would be no big trouble. He was in charge of the Tianwu Army, the Governor's Office, and was responsible for the defense of the capital, but he could suppress all unstable factors. Unfortunately, he was far away in Vienna!
Chapter completed!