Chen Xi originally just regarded himself as a bystander to participate in such a slightly hasty and abrupt prisoner offering ceremony. After all, there were so many respected ministers present, and even the emperor sent the eunuch in charge of the Sili Supervisor as the imperial envoy. It was not expected that he would be the turn of his to preside over the ceremony.

But looking at Xiao Jing's expression, Chen Xi realized that it was not as simple as a polite sentence. It seemed that the emperor had really told him to preside over the offer of prisoners.

Chen Xi refused again: "Eunuch Xiao, isn't this suitable?"

Xiao Jing said with a smile: "Shen Zhongcheng, these are your troops. Now that you have returned from triumphantly, shouldn't you personally preside over the old army's entry ceremony? Don't refuse..." As he said that, he approached Chen Xi and whispered, "This is what Your Majesty personally ordered, and you must obey!"

Even the emperor's name was raised, so Chen Xi naturally had no reason to refuse, so he reluctantly agreed.

On the other hand, Zhang Mao and Wang Shouren and others had already climbed the Zhengyang Gate Tower. Chen Xi, as the host of the entry ceremony, did not need to go up to the city tower, but just stayed in Zhengyang Gate and presided over the overall situation.

"Shen Zhongcheng, please!" Xiao Jing stretched out his right hand and made a "please" gesture.

Zhang Heling, wearing an official hat and a military officer, came over. As the governor of the Governor's Office of the Five Army and the admiral of the Beijing camp, Zhang Heling had a high status in the army. This was mainly because Emperor Hongzhi valued Empress Zhang's family, so he brought the two brothers from white to a high position, and there was no way out except for the loyal royal family.

Emperor Hongzhi adopted an attitude of neither suppressing nor supporting Zhang Heling. In this way, the Zhang brothers had certain power, but because the ministers who were lucky enough to advance had no foundation in the court, they could not threaten the civil servant group. This made Zhang Heling less ambitious to usurp the throne and could only concentrate on supporting the royal family.

Zhang Heling said: "Governor Chen, judging from your appearance, you probably have never had the experience of hosting such a large ceremony, right?"

Chen Xi smiled and bowed and replied: "What Shouning Hou said is that he really has no experience, and he is afraid of causing trouble and making a laugh!"

Zhang Heling has a relatively peaceful personality. He smiled and comforted Chen Xi without the aggressive attitude of his younger brother Zhang Yanling, saying, "Governor Chen doesn't have to worry, just preside over the ceremony of opening the city gate. The rest is natural, just arrange guards and horses to prevent the people on both sides of the street from causing trouble!"

Chen Xi's eyes fell on Zhengyangmen Street, which led directly to Damingmen.

The main gate of the Ming Dynasty capital is not far from the main gate of the imperial palace where the Ming Emperor lives. In this short journey, thousands of people have gathered to watch, and more and more people have rushed over from all over the capital.

Chen Xi thought to himself: "To create such a big battle, it can prove that the emperor really wants to establish his authority in this prisoner offering ceremony. This is also to see the Tatars withdraw from Zijing Pass and will escape from Zhangjiakou soon, otherwise the court would definitely not dare to easily lift the martial law in the city!"

Accompanied by Zhang Heling, Ma Wensheng and Xiao Jing, Chen Xi came to a temporary high platform built by Zhengyang Gate. The platform is made of a wooden structure, more than two meters high, and a red carpet was laid on the surface, just like a reviewing stand. Chen Xi and others will inspect the soldiers entering the city here.

Chen Xi said to Hu Songyue, who was standing below: "General Hu, please go out of the city to report to the soldiers of the three armies and prepare to enter the city!"

Even if the soldiers of the three armies are waiting to enter the city, the soldiers and horses cannot wait under the main gate of Zhengyangmen. They must line up one or two miles outside the moat to have a temporary rest.

At this time, someone must go out of the city to spread the news, and they must also lead the Ministry of War and one token from the Governor's Office of the Five Army so that the troops can be transferred into the city.

If the gates of the capital are never opened, the troops can only return to the garrison along the original route... These rules are all to prevent local soldiers from entering the capital, especially the soldiers of the vassal kings. They have learned from the predecessors of the Jingnan Campaign, and they must be cautious.

Hu Songyue took the order and said, "Get the order!"

Hu Songyue had prepared a strong horse. Hu Songyue turned over and left the city from Zhengyangmen's small gate, and went all the way to the waiting area south of the moat to send a report.

Chen Xi was waiting on the platform, looking around boredly... The platform was built in the city, separated by a towering city wall in the middle, and he could not see the situation outside Zhengyang Gate, so he could only wait for news.

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The number of people gathered on Zhengyangmen Street is increasing. In the end, there are already 20,000 to 30,000 people. Although the road is very spacious, the road is not long, and the gathered people almost filled the entire Zhengyangmen Road.

Zhang Yanling suddenly came over and whispered a few words in Zhang Heling's ear. Zhang Heling nodded slightly, but looked at Chen Xi, as if what he was talking about was related to Chen Xi.

Just at this moment, Hu Songyue returned quickly and reported to Chen Xi: "Mr. Shen, the troops are already outside the city gate. Are you allowed to enter the city?"

Chen Xi knew that the troops under his command had been transferred into the city one day before, about 5,000 people, almost all of them were elite. The remaining troops were mainly food, supplies, and escort prisoners. The number was only average, but the convoy was more, because yesterday the court temporarily allocated hundreds of carriages out of the city to respond.

Chen Xi first looked up at the direction of the city. The people on the city gate tower needed to investigate the detailed situation outside the city before they could issue a flag saying whether to allow the city gate to be opened.

After the flags on the city were swaying one after another, Chen Xi waved his hand and shouted: "Open the city gate!"

“Woo woo woo woo woo woo woo…”

The trombone that had been prepared long ago was blown at this time, and the drums and music were heard, and each sound was very thick. The streets inside Zhengyangmen instantly became quiet.

"Candy sugar...squeak!"

The inner gate of Zhengyangmen City Gate was first opened, then the main gate, and finally the gate of Wengcheng. The three gates of Zhengyangmen are not directly opposite, and this is mainly to prevent the invading soldiers and horses from driving in.

Chen Xi did not look out to see the situation outside the city gate. He just needed to wait on the platform for his troops to enter the city like a wooden stake.

The vanguard commander arrived with fast horses.

The number of these messengers was only twenty or thirty, and there were small flags of various colors on their backs. When these people appeared in Zhengyang Gate, the people who had been waiting in Zhengyang Gate for a long time had already made noises.

The Ming Dynasty went to war with the Tatars for several months, and this was the first time they saw such a heroic army.

Compared with the heroic appearance of these athletes, the guards in the city can be said to have no heroic spirit, but only the heavy dusk energy and the fatigue and laziness.

The commander's commander put down the commander's flag, and then went to the Meridian Gate in batches to spread the news. You can only ride a horse to the Daming Gate. For the remaining section of the road, the commander's commander must run quickly with both legs.

Today, the main task of these messengers is to quickly report the situation at the city gate to Emperor Hongzhi who was waiting in front of the Meridian Gate to know.

At this time, Zhu Youzhang must have arrived in front of the Wu Gate and had already been promoted to Luan.

The emperor must always know the speed of the three armies' progress to determine whether he should continue to stay and attend the ceremony or return to the palace to rest for a while.
Chapter completed!