Chapter 272: Preparations for the Grand Military Parade in the Capital
After coming out of Huagai Hall, Zhu Ying began to inspect the twelve personal guards.
In less than ten days, it will be the first day of October. This is an important day for Zhu Ying.
At the same time, Zhu Ying also proposed to the old man that after the morning ceremony, around noon, the Ming Dynasty military parade would be held.
The location of the military parade was chosen at the gate of the palace, and all the people were allowed to watch it together.
The most important of these is for the envoys of all tributary countries. This is the best time to show force.
Especially Pierma Heima.
Thinking of Pierma Heima, Zhu Ying couldn't help but ask Ye Yueqing next to her: "What is Pierma Heima doing recently?"
Hearing this, Ye Yueqing said with a smile: "Reporting to Your Highness, Pi'er Ma Heima has been getting along particularly well with His Highness Yunwen recently. The two hit it off immediately and have been traveling around the capital for the past few days."
Although Pierma Heima came with the envoy team, in fact he did not belong to the envoy, he was more like a tourist.
Through Zhou Bingyan, Zhu Ying's thirty-seventh disciple, he had a deep understanding of the royal family.
At the same time, I also asked Zhou Bingyan to ask if he could send a message to His Highness Yunwen and ask him to meet him.
After reporting to Ye Yueqing and getting Zhu Ying's permission, people from the Qunying Chamber of Commerce approached Huang Zicheng and asked him to convey it on his behalf.
At present, not many people know about the relationship between Qunying Chamber of Commerce and Zhu Ying, and many people are also very secretive about it. Huang Zicheng does not know that Qunying Chamber of Commerce belongs to His Highness Chang Sun.
For this reason, I did not refuse the benefits sent by the Chamber of Commerce and directly accepted them.
Huang Zicheng, who had benefited from this, naturally worked hard on communication. The key point was that the situation of Pierma Heima was very similar to Zhu Yunwen's situation.
They both have eldest brothers and are second in line to the throne. Their grandfathers are both emperors, their fathers are both dead, and they are not much different in age.
After receiving such news, Zhu Yunwen immediately became interested and went out of the palace to meet Pi'erma Heima.
"I said that during the morning court just now, this boy was absent-minded about things like Duke Liang. He just wanted to go to court early and meet his friends."
"At this time, I'm afraid I've already met Pi'erma Heima."
Zhu Ying asked with a smile.
Ye Yueqing nodded. Currently, as a female official beside His Highness Changsun, she is not qualified to attend the morning court. During the morning court, she will also exchange information with the Jin Yiwei.
Now Jinyiwei has been nominally under the jurisdiction of Zhu Ying, and on the actual executor side, Ye Yueqing is the representative.
"Your Highness's guess is correct. After the morning court, His Highness Yunwen has already left the palace."
Listening to Ye Yueqing's answer, Zhu Ying smiled and continued to inspect the personal guard station.
In fact, it was very troublesome for the prince to leave the palace. In the past, if the prince wanted to leave the palace, he had to get Zhu Yuanzhang's approval.
Later, in the exchange between Zhu Ying and Zhu Yuanzhang, they mentioned that the princes should be allowed to see the real situation of the people, and that they would not have too many thoughts in their minds because they were too bored in the palace.
Therefore, the current prince has the right to enter the palace on his own after he reaches the age of twelve.
At this point, many princes are quite grateful to His Highness Changsun.
Most of the princes have only been out of the palace for a handful of days from birth to now. Who doesn't have a playful heart?
Although the palace is large, there are many rituals, and after being here for more than ten years, it is too boring, and everyone wants to get out of the palace to play.
Now that His Royal Highness Changsun has issued the order, everyone is very happy.
Zhu Yuanzhang did not expect that even this small incident would cause Zhu Ying's status in the hearts of many princes to skyrocket.
This is also the reason why Zhu Yunwen gradually accepted his eldest brother.
Just when Zhu Ying was inspecting the guard post, Zhu Yunwen finally arrived at the bank of the Qinhuai River.
Next to Zhu Yunwen, there were several Jinyi guards following him.
As a prince, normal security work must still be carried out. Whenever a prince leaves the palace, he will be protected by royal guards.
"Brother Yunwen, I've been waiting for you for a long time. It's almost lunch, why did you come here just now?"
On a luxurious two-story boat on the river bank, Pi'er Ma Heima looked around and finally waited for Zhu Yunwen.
Zhu Yunwen bowed and said: "Brother Ma Hei, I am not as cool as you. I have to go to the morning court before dawn. Only after the morning court can I have my own time."
As he spoke, Zhu Yunwen boarded the building boat, and the Jin Yiwei also stood guard on the building boat.
Pirma Heima smiled and said: "You Ming Dynasties are really troublesome. When I was in Samarkand, I never had to take care of these things. My eldest brother took care of it. I can get up whenever I want."
"The teacher who teaches me also needs to wait until I get up before starting. If I feel unhappy, I can just go out to play. There is no need to worry about this."
Hearing Pierma Heima's words, Zhu Yunwen's eyes flashed with pride.
After all, he is a barbarian. Although his identity is similar to his own, he really lacks instruction in etiquette.
Although I am a little tired like this, I am not as shallow as Ma Heima in front of me.
Zhu Yunwen didn't want to talk more about this aspect, so he talked to Ma Heima about some customs and customs in the Middle East.
The two of them chatted, sipping tea and looking at the scenery on the river.
Zhu Yunwen still feels very comfortable with this kind of life.
"By the way, Brother Yunwen, I heard from the envoys that on the first day of October ten days later, the Ming Dynasty will hold a grand military parade. Not only will all the tribute envoys be invited to participate, but the common people will also be allowed to observe the ceremony."
"Could you ask Brother Yunwen to help me broadcast all of this on demand?"
Pierma Heima seemed to suddenly remember, and then asked.
Pi'er Ma Heima was very excited about this grand military parade. When all the envoys got the news, they were very excited. They could see from the military parade the situation of the Ming Dynasty's most elite army.
Especially people like Ma Heima, who were somewhat hesitant about paying tribute to the Ming Dynasty, took this matter more seriously.
The status of the location has not yet been officially announced, but Pi'erma Heima has already ordered the envoys to obtain the best viewing location no matter how much it costs.
At Tianjie Temple, the officials who contacted envoys from foreign countries have been extremely busy since this notice was issued. Every day, there are envoys who are trying their best to get specific seats to watch the ceremony.
When Zhu Yunwen heard this, his eyes dimmed at first, and then he immediately recovered and said: "This military parade was arranged by my eldest brother, His Highness Sun. The first day of October is also the day when my eldest brother is canonized as the grandson."
Hearing these words, Pi'er Ma Heima immediately tightened his lips, knowing that this had touched Zhu Yunwen's sore spot.
Pi'erma Heima still knows some news about Zhu Yunwen, which is why he feels that this is the only difference between Zhu Yunwen and himself.
My eldest brother has always been alive and well. Pi'erma Heima is a posthumous child, and his father died when he was born.
Therefore, from the time when he was sensible, Pierma Heima's eldest brother Mahema Sultan was already the heir to Timur's empire, but he had never experienced such pain as Zhu Yunwen.
I wanted to say a few words, but Pi'erma Heima didn't know how to say it.
He also knew that Zhu Yunwen's eldest brother only returned a few months ago.
Regarding the fact that Zhu Yunwen's eldest brother returned after disappearing for ten years, from Pierma Heima's point of view, it seems normal.
Because there are too many such situations on the grassland. When migrating, it is easy to get separated. Nomadic people often appear in this regard.
But for Zhu Yunwen in front of him, he must be in a very bad mood.
After Zhu Yunwen said this, he also noticed Pi'erma Heima's thoughts, so he said again: "My eldest brother is far inferior to me in Wen Tao's martial arts. He is a born king. Even if he is living abroad,
It’s also extremely powerful.”
Seeing that Pi'er Ma Heima seemed a little unconvinced, he said casually: "You don't know, right? Qunying Chamber of Commerce was founded by my eldest brother who was living abroad. I wonder if you have heard of it. It is said that it is very famous in the Western Regions."
"What!"
Hearing this, Pi'erma Heima felt like a bolt from the blue. He instantly stood up in his seat.
Zhu Yunwen was so shocked by Pi'erma Heima's reaction that he accidentally spilled some of the tea in his hand.
"Brother Ma Hei, what's wrong with you?" Zhu Yunwen asked in surprise.
Pi'erma Heima quickly explained: "Nothing, nothing. I didn't expect that the Qunying Chamber of Commerce was actually founded by your eldest brother."
As he spoke, Pi'erma's black and numb voice sounded a little panicked.
Zhu Yunwen continued: "I think you must have heard of Brother Ma Hei. My eldest brother is really talented and blessed by nature."
Pierma Heima smiled awkwardly, the shock in his heart continued.
He has not only heard of it, the Qunying Chamber of Commerce is not very famous in the Ming Dynasty, but it is extremely famous in the Western Regions. It is a force that spans a large area and has the support of many nobles.
Even Pierma Heima has come into contact with quite a few people from the Qunying Chamber of Commerce.
Many precious porcelains, teas, and silks are dumped by the Qunying Chamber of Commerce. Even many nobles in Timur's empire are partners of the Qunying Chamber of Commerce.
As for the real person behind the Qunying Chamber of Commerce, it has always been a mystery in the entire Western Region. No one has ever known or even seen it. They only know that the Qunying Chamber of Commerce is very powerful and has deep cooperation with many big nobles.
The amount of money he controls is unimaginable.
Even many of Samarkand's expensive treasures were given to his grandfather Timur by the Qunying Chamber of Commerce.
However, the main leaders of the Qunying Chamber of Commerce under the Timur Empire were not Han Chinese, but Sogdians.
"Your elder brother is indeed very powerful."
After a long time, Pi'erma Heima sighed and said.
Zhu Yunwen nodded in agreement. He was now convinced of his eldest brother.
From Pi'erma Heima's reaction just now, it was not difficult for Zhu Yunwen to guess that the Qunying Chamber of Commerce under his eldest brother was probably much more famous outside the Ming Dynasty than he thought.
In fact, Pi'erma Heima and Zhu Yunwen didn't know that the Qunying Chamber of Commerce in the Timur Empire and the Qunying Chamber of Commerce in the Ming Dynasty could be regarded as two different chambers of commerce strictly speaking.
More similar to the concept of franchisees in later generations, the persons in charge of the Chamber of Commerce in the Timur Empire were relatively more autonomous and were nominally under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty. In fact, due to distance restrictions, they were basically all mills.
Special people are making decisions.
Furthermore, the credit for the expansion of the chamber of commerce over there mainly lies with the person in charge.
Of course, the model of the Qunying Chamber of Commerce and the products from the Ming Dynasty are also irreplaceable for the chamber of commerce in the Timurid Empire.
The core economic lifeline is also controlled by the Ming Chamber of Commerce.
Businessmen are always seeking profits, and at least for now, the relationship between the two chambers of commerce is very harmonious.
In fact, there are many such elite chambers of commerce, and the Sogdians are not the only ones within the current scope of the Timur Empire. However, in terms of business, the Sogdians are the most famous.
The Sogdians are an ancient people from the Amu Darya and Syr Darya rivers in Central Asia who speak the Middle East Iranian language.
From the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Song Dynasty, they had been active on the Silk Road.
Their business activities promoted economic exchanges and cultural exchanges between the East and the West, and built a bridge between farming civilization and nomadic civilization, and between Eastern civilization and Western civilization. They were called the "Jews of the Central Plains."
For example, Anlushan during the Tang Dynasty was a Sogdian.
A large part of the Sogdians were influenced by the culture of the Central Plains and began to merge with the Han people. However, there is a big difference between the Sogdians on Timur's side and those on the Ming side.
"My eldest brother is not only very powerful in business, but also in the military."
Zhu Yunwen said with a somewhat proud tone.
Perhaps this was the first time that he described his elder brother so proudly in front of outsiders.
Especially when I think about that time, when I was practicing in the palace martial arts field, my shocking training method would definitely surprise Pirma Heima in front of me.
"Brother Yunwen, what do you mean by this? Could it be that this military parade was mainly organized by your eldest brother, His Highness Sun?"
Pierma Heima asked.
Managing and arranging are two different things.
If it were an arrangement, it would be to enhance the prestige of His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, His Highness the Grand Sun, but the concept of handling it was completely different.
Zhu Yunwen nodded and said: "Yes, this military parade was organized by my eldest brother. Even the training methods of the army were personally trained by my eldest brother."
"Just a few months ago, I was trained by my eldest brother in the martial arts arena in the palace, along with many princes."
"When you see it, you will naturally understand that scene. It is really spectacular."
Thinking of the scene in the palace, Zhu Yunwen couldn't help but look forward to the military parade.
The scale of this military parade is very large, and envoys and people are watching. It can definitely shock the world.
Hearing this, Pi'erma Heima became even more excited.
However, he did not ask for specific details. After all, it involved the army, and it was difficult to ask too much about some things. The identities of the two of them were laid out here.
After thinking for a while, Pi'erma Heima followed suit and bowed: "Brother Yunwen, I have a merciless request."
Zhu Yunwen said: "Friends like you and me, if you have anything to do, just ask. If I can help, I will definitely not refuse."
Hearing this, Pi'erma Heima immediately said: "Recently, Tianjie Temple has notified us about the grand military parade in the capital, but the specific location of the envoys to watch the ceremony has not been decided yet."
"I would like to ask Brother Yunwen for help in finding a good place to watch the ceremony."
When Zhu Yunwen heard this, he felt a little embarrassed.
It's true that he is the grandson of the emperor, but Tianjie Temple, especially when it comes to envoys, he has no power to arrange anything.
Zhu Yunwen, who didn't want to lose face, had no choice but to bite the bullet and said, "I have to ask my elder brother for instructions on this matter."