Chapter seven hundred and eighty third grand welcome
The capital camp made a triumphant return to the capital. Every step of the way there were fast riders reporting to the capital when and where they had arrived. In the hope of the people in the capital, the capital camp finally approached the capital.
On this day, the short man's family got up early before dawn. His mother-in-law got up first, warmed up the cakes she had prepared yesterday, and then brought them out to the short man and two four or five-year-old children.
My son eats it.
When she first brought it to the table, she noticed through the candlelight that the short man was wearing the wrong clothes, so she quickly reminded: "Didn't I prepare a new suit for you last night? Go and change it quickly."
When the short man heard this, he quickly explained: "I thought you had prepared this outfit, so I hurriedly went to change it. You eat first, don't waste time."
As soon as he walked away, the eldest son asked his mother excitedly: "Mom, do you think you can meet Marquis Zhongxing?"
"So we have to get up earlier and get a good seat as soon as possible so that we can meet Hou Zhongxing!" His mother said with a smile while helping her son arrange his new clothes.
Her youngest son was just dozing off and was rubbing his eyes. When his mother said this, he quickly asked: "Mom, Zhongxinghou is so powerful that he can kill Jianlu with just his hand. How can he avenge his grandma, grandpa, and uncle?"
Aren’t you going to look very fierce?”
After hearing this, the short woman smiled, rubbed her little son's head and said, "You will see what Mr. Hou looks like later. You will know then. Stop talking now and eat quickly. It will be late."
If you don’t, you won’t be able to occupy a good place to see it.”
The short man had finished changing his clothes and returned to the table. Hearing the conversation between the two of them, he smiled and said: "Your father, I have seen Mr. Hou in person, just from such a distance. Don't tell me, I really didn't expect Mr. Hou."
I will have dinner with us common people..."
Before he finished speaking, he heard someone calling him outside. Needless to say, it must have been his third brother who lived nearby.
The short man immediately stopped showing off to his son. He picked up a pastry and ate it while walking, not forgetting to tell his wife and son: "Eat quickly, I'll go say hello to my third brother."
As soon as the door opened, I saw the third brother at the door. As soon as the strong man saw the short man, he smiled and said: "Second brother, you are wearing your New Year's clothes again."
By this time it was already getting a little brighter, and with this little light I could roughly see what I was wearing.
When the short man heard this, he also smiled and replied: "You are not the same, you have also put on new clothes. By the way, you don't have a wife yet, have you eaten in the morning? Let's eat some together, your sister-in-law has prepared some cakes
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"Hehe, needless to say, I just came to my second brother's house to have some food." The strong man was very thick-skinned and replied calmly.
Not long after, the short man and the strong man each held a child, while his mother-in-law walked out with a basket of food and walked to the street they had planned.
As he was walking away, his mother-in-law was still nagging: "We have to wait for several hours, I'm afraid this pastry will be cold by then."
"It's cold when it's cold. It'll be hot when you go home later." The short man said indifferently upon hearing this.
They thought that since they got up early enough, they would be able to get a good seat. But not far out of the alley, they saw other people on the road, with their families and their families, wearing new clothes, walking in the same direction as them.
This made them a little anxious. They stopped chatting on the way and walked hurriedly so that they could get a good seat.
When it was daylight, the street where the army was scheduled to pass on its triumphant return was already crowded with people. Without exception, everyone was dressed in new and festive costumes, waiting to welcome the triumphant army of Zhongxing Hou.
Even the soldiers of the Five Cities Military and Horse Command who stood guard along the streets to maintain order were all wearing clean and tidy uniforms.
Both soldiers and civilians had joy on their faces. Every once in a while, a horse would fly past, heading towards the Forbidden City. Along the way, people would loudly shout where the Beijing camp had arrived.
At nearly noon, all civil and military officials, according to their official positions, walked from the Meridian Gate to the East Gate along the street.
The short man noticed that the clothes of these officials were also brand new like them.
Whenever a group of officials passed by, the people in the capital began to comment on the official levels, discussing what level of officials would appear in the next group and what standard of officials would eventually greet them.
After the six ministers passed by, the people could already confirm that the cabinet would definitely appear. Maybe it was the cabinet that went to the city gate to welcome Zhongxing Hou Banshi's triumphant return.
Sure enough, Wen Tiren, the chief minister of the cabinet, also appeared with a group of cabinet members.
However, what they didn't expect was that the emperor's personal troops in golden clothes appeared immediately. This meant that the emperor would personally come to greet them.
While they were surprised, they also felt that it was reasonable. The Jin Kingdom established by Jianlu had just seized such a large territory from the territory of the Ming Dynasty, but the Ming Dynasty had nothing to do with Jianlu.
They even allowed Jianlu to invade the capital, causing so many casualties among the people. Perhaps the people and officials in the southern part of the Ming Dynasty did not have much feelings for Jianlu, but the people and officials in the north of the Ming Dynasty, including the imperial court, had no feelings for Jianlu.
Lu's strength and worry were engraved in his bones.
But after Zhongxinghou emerged in the Ming Dynasty's officialdom, he won successive battles against the captives. Today, he destroyed the Jin Kingdom in one battle and restored peace to the north of the Ming Dynasty.
Now there is no biggest enemy in the north of the Ming Dynasty, and there is no Mongolian opponent who has been intertwined with grievances and hatreds since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. From then on, there were no enemies in the north of the Ming Dynasty. All of this can be said to be attributed to Hou Zhongxing.
This credit is so great that even if the emperor personally came to welcome him, it is indeed not an exaggeration.
After seeing the emperor's chariot welcoming him out of the city, the people who lined the streets to welcome him knew that the Beijing camp was probably outside the city. Many people began to stretch their necks and look towards the east gate, hoping to see the triumphant army as soon as possible.
Zhong Jinwei had already learned that Emperor Chongzhen would come out to welcome him before he arrived in the capital. He thought it was too grand and wanted to suggest canceling it.
Normally, Emperor Chongzhen would listen to Zhong Jinwei's suggestions. But this time, his suggestions were rejected by Emperor Chongzhen. Therefore, Zhong Jinwei had no choice but to accept this arrangement.
When Zhong Jinwei arrived at the east gate of the city, he had already seen a large number of officials standing at the city gate, with all colors of official robes. He also saw that the royal guard of honor was also there, and he knew that Emperor Chongzhen and all the civil and military officials were already waiting.
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So he immediately asked the cavalry to dismount with him and walk towards the city gate.
The civil and military officials were arranged on both sides according to their positions. Emperor Chongzhen and his cabinet members stood on the official road in the middle, smiling as they watched Zhong Jinwei approach.
Before Zhong Jinwei could reach Emperor Chongzhen, he knelt down on one knee and led the whole army to pay homage to Emperor Chongzhen: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"