In the late lunar month of the second year of Tianwu, Zhu Cilang arrived in Jiangning County, Yingtian Prefecture by water and land from Tianjin.

The news of the new emperor's rebellion personally quelling the rebellion, recapturing the land outside the pass, and returning triumphantly caused a sensation in the entire Nanjing city.

King Ding Zhu Cijiong, King Yong Zhu Cixue, the two kings led all civil and military officials to meet the river thirty miles away.

On the avenue from Nanjing City to the Yangtze River, there have been loess and clean water, and dozens of triumphal arches built with yellow silk and pine and cypress. Every half a mile, there is a large tent paved with red felt, decorated with beautiful wine, fruits, and snacks.

The grand atmosphere of the sacred carriage this time has reached an unprecedented height since the Ming Dynasty.

"Brother!"

King Ding Zhu Cijiong came over and greeted him with a smile. King Yong Zhu Ciqiu followed him, looking very restrained.

Zhu Cijiong is fifteen years old this year and has the same father and mother as Zhu Cixuan. He has had a good relationship in the past. King Yong Zhu Cixuan was born by Concubine Tian. He has little contact with Zhu Cixuan and is relatively unfamiliar. Therefore, he was very disciplined when facing the new emperor.

Seeing the strangely dressed King Ding, the smile on Zhu Cixuan's face gradually disappeared and said, "King King Ding, what are you wearing?"

At this time, Zhu Cijiong was dressed in a European prince outfit, white breeches, black boots, and a red dress with white edges, with two rows of conspicuous gold buttons, looking handsome and imposing.

Zhu Cijiong smiled and gave a standard European gift, saying, "Brother, this is a dress given to me by Mr. Widell, the Minister of the English Ming Dynasty. I think it's very handsome, so I wear it. Do you think it looks good?"

Zhu Cijiong's teacher is Fang Yizhi, a great scholar of the Hanlin Academy. Fang Yizhi has written and translated many European books, literature, history, philosophy, territorial, medicine, physics, and everything. He advocates the spread of Western learning and the combination of Chinese and Western, and has a very good understanding of Europe.

In the 13th year of Chongzhen, before Fang Yizhi went to Beijing for the palace examination, Zhu Cixuan summoned him and told him that the third prince and the fourth prince had no intention of political affairs, and asked him to tell the two princes more about the affairs of the countries of Taixi. Unexpectedly, Fang Yizhi trained King Ding to become a fake foreign devil!

Seeing Zhu Cijiong's complacent look, Zhu Cilang's face darkened and said coldly: "If you feel that the prince's crown is uncomfortable in dressing, I don't mind cutting your title!"

After saying that, Zhu Cilang turned around and ordered the carriage to start, and immediately entered the city. He didn't even look at the grand show that welcomed the carriage.

Zhu Cijiong's face turned pale and stood there on the spot. Zhu Cixue, the King of Yong beside him, was shocked and frightened.

The civil and military ministers also looked at each other, but they really didn't expect that the emperor would get so angry at King Ding and even say the heavy words of removing the king's title.

Yang Tinglin, the chief assistant of the cabinet, comforted his heart and said: "On such an important occasion, His Highness Ding did not follow the etiquette to regulate the prince's crown, but was wearing Western-style clothes, which is indeed too much."

A group of ministers around him nodded repeatedly and said yes. Someone shook his head and sighed that His Highness Ding is still too young.

No matter what the relationship between brothers was in the past, now the elder brother was the emperor. King Ding was not only dressed in an unrighteous manner, but was in public. He called the emperor the emperor the emperor's brother so ignorant!

Under Yang Tinglin's leadership, the civil and military ministers had to line up and follow the imperial chariot and rush back to Nanjing City with the saint.

Along the way, Zhu Cilang was indeed very angry, not because of the name, but because of the clothing problem. What did the prince of the Ming Dynasty wear when he showed up at the official event!

Zhu Cilang hated the most in the past for those who admired foreigners. Although Zhu Cijiong could not be regarded as admiring foreigners, it was only considered a curiosity, but his identity, wearing this clothing on official occasions, would have a great impact. If it is not curbed, I don’t know how many people will follow the trend in the future.

Zhu Cilang's ideal was that the Ming Dynasty would flourish and have an influence all over the world, and use Han culture to influence the entire world, rather than being influenced!

In later generations, since the late Qing Dynasty, Western culture has continuously influenced Chinese culture. Whether it is architecture, clothing, festivals, musical instruments, food, movies, and even values, many Chinese people live in it but don’t know it, which is heartbreaking...

After entering the city, Zhu Cilang kept worshiping the Taimiao and proclaiming the world. He immediately came to the Cining Palace where the Supreme Emperor and Empress Dowager Zhou were.

The Supreme Emperor and the Queen Mother had already moved out of the Ganqing Palace and Kunning Palace, built a palace in the Xuanwu Lake area, and bought a garden in Wuxi and Suzhou as a holiday palace. They lived a very relaxed life.

Cining Palace is just the place where the old couple settles in the palace. They come to live occasionally for a month or two a year.

In the Cining Palace, the Supreme Emperor Zhu Youjian, Empress Dowager Zhou, Princess Kunxing, Princess Zhaoren, and Princess Yong Zhu Cixiao were all there. Only King Ding Zhu Cijiong heard that the emperor had returned to the palace to worship Taimiao, so he hurried back to Wenhua Palace.

"The emperor's son pays his respects to the emperor's father and mother!"

When the family met, Zhu Cilang paid homage to the two elders. King Yong and the two eldest princesses also saluted Zhu Cilang, and the scene was harmonious.

Only the Supreme Emperor was in a bad mood and seemed to be sulking.

At the request of Princess Kunxingchang, Zhu Cilang talked about the various thrilling battles over the past year in front of everyone, especially the scene of the drifting donkey carriage of the slave chief Dorgon, which made everyone laugh.

Only Empress Dowager Zhou's pretty face turned pale, she gently held Zhu Cixuan's hand with her hands and said, "Why did you go into battle and kill the enemy yourself? You're not injured?"

Zhu Cixuan quickly said, "The Imperial Guard is protecting so many people, it's okay."

Empress Dowager Zhou said melancholy: "If I had known that you were so desperate, even if my mother interfered in politics, she would not have let you go to the expedition in person!"

The emperor on the side said a little dissatisfied: "Being an emperor, it is a skill to personally fight and kill the enemy. Emperor Chengzu personally fights and Emperor Wuzong personally fights. They all went to battle to kill the enemy and rushed forward with a knife. You are a woman, what are you talking about here!"

Empress Dowager Zhou turned her head and complained angrily: "Oh, the emperor is capable of going to fight to kill the enemy in person. Then why didn't you have that skill when you became the emperor?"

Emperor Chongzhen was stunned and then muttered: "Don't I have no chance..."

After saying that, he turned his head, with a hint of dissatisfaction on his face.

Zhu Cilang showed a look of praying on his face and said, "Don't be angry, the emperor knows that he is wrong."

Empress Dowager Zhou did not get angry this time, but said: "The Queen Mother knows that you are for the country and country of the Ming Dynasty, but you are also the Queen Mother's son. If you have a few things, how can you let the Queen Mother live?"

After saying that, Empress Dowager Zhou's tears rolled down like pearls with broken threads.

Zhu Cilang's eyes were also wet. He felt the care of a mother. He immediately knelt down and said, "The emperor promised his mother that next time he personally fought, he would never rush forward with a knife."
Chapter completed!