After leaving the Forbidden City, Li Zhi took out the ceremonial guard of the county king. This set of ceremonial guard was sent by the clan government.
The Zongren Mansion is responsible for managing the royal family members of the Zhu Ming clan. In fact, Li Zhi is not a member of the Zhu Ming clan, and his ceremonial guards are not the responsibility of the Zongren Mansion. However, there were no kings with different surnames in the Ming Dynasty, and the highest level of the Ministry of Rites only had the ceremonial utensils of the Duke of the country.
It belongs to the prince. So after some wrangling, Li Zhi’s ceremonial things finally fell to the clan’s mansion.
This set of ceremonial guards is very gorgeous.
"Four-clawed golden dragon flags eight, divided into left and right, with eight soldiers in the army. One Beidou flag, one with three soldiers in the army. Twenty-four flags: door flag, sun flag, moon flag, green dragon, white tiger, wind, cloud."
, thunder, rain, river, river and other flags, bear flag, luan flag, each flag has two soldiers, one to hold the flag and one to protect it."
There is not only a gorgeous flag procession, but also a curved cover, a purple square umbrella, a red square umbrella, a pheasant fan, a Zhu Tuan fan, a feather banner, a purple flag, etc., each with three rows followed by a banjian, a wuzhang, and a standing melon.
, lying melons, ceremonial swords, stirrups, halberds, etc. In each of the three lines of the team, there are also gold chairs, gold footrests, water basins, and red fans, all of which are held by the captain.
The entire honor guard team was huge, with more than a hundred people in total.
Li Zhi rode on the imperial horse and led the ceremonial guard to the outside of the imperial city.
Along the way, we met officials coming out of the Forbidden City. These officials quickly moved to both sides of the road, bowed and let Li Zhi's honor guard go first.
Although the civil servants hated Li Zhi in every possible way, the rules and etiquette of the Ming Dynasty were there. When encountering nobles of the level of the county king, the civil servants did not dare to overstep their bounds.
Li Zhi walked along the way, and the official sedans in front of him rushed to both sides of the road one by one and came out to salute. Li Zhi met the sedan of Fan Jingwen, a bachelor of Dongge University, on the edge of the imperial city. Even the Donglin boss, the cabinet minister, did not dare to
Tu Da, quickly got out of the sedan and bowed to Li Zhi.
Li Zhi glanced at Fan Jingwen several times.
This Fan Jingwen was also a vanguard against Li Zhi. He was the same as Gong Dingzi, but his moves were more subtle. Li Zhi would have to deal with him sooner or later. However, now that the Donglin Party has lost power in the court, Li Zhi is not in a hurry.
Seeing the unwilling but polite actions of the civil servants, Li Zhi smiled on his horse and said nothing.
This is the status of the county king. The so-called position of being an extremely popular minister is nothing more than this.
After walking out of the imperial city and walking into the inner city of Beijing, the people in the city saw Li Zhi's guard of honor and crowded into Chang'an Street to see Li Zhi.
Li Zhi is so famous. In the past few years, he destroyed the arrogant Tatars, incorporated the three northeastern provinces into the territory of the Ming Dynasty, annexed North Korea last year, and defeated the bandits who were ravaging Henan. The Ming Dynasty was originally shaky, but Li Zhi
One person held on steadily, and managed to survive from the 17th year of Chongzhen's death to today's 21st year of Chongzhen, and it seems to be thriving.
Although the common people do not know the original history, they all know the horror of the Tatar Qing plunder and massacre in Gyeonggi, Shanxi and Shandong, and they also know the danger of the intruders sweeping through Shaanxi last year. Li Zhi single-handedly turned things around several times, and even
Let the Ming Dynasty expand its territory and become a national-saving hero in the eyes of the people in the capital.
The people in the capital are the most well-informed and know everything about what happens in the court, and they have their own set of public opinion. This set of public opinion is so powerful that even the Donglin Party cannot control it.
For example, when Yuan Chonghuan, the general of the Donglin Party, boasted about the "Five Years of Ping Liao", he secretly made peace with the Manchus and destroyed Dongjiang Town, which led to the Manchus Wuyou breaking in. Later, when Yuan Chonghuan was late, the people in the capital rushed to eat Yuan Chonghuan.
of human flesh.
This shows the level of knowledge of the people in the capital.
If in the past when Li Zhi's meritorious service was not great, the gentry could still control the public opinion in the capital and block Li Zhi's influence. Today, Li Zhi has completely defeated the influence of the gentry by relying on his brilliant military achievements in opening up territories. No matter what the gentry said
, the people in the capital all supported Li Zhi.
If others rely on their power to force the emperor to grant a king with a different surname, they are rebellious ministers and traitors, and the people in the capital may stone the king with a different surname. But if Li Zhi grants a king with a different surname, it is very different. It is a well-deserved reputation for being the king of the world.
Return.
The status of a hero who saves the country and the people and opens up new territories has always been lofty.
The so-called Wei Huo is nothing more than the defeat of the Xiongnu and the submission of the grassland peoples. It has been praised for more than a thousand years without allowing the Han people to gain a foothold on the grasslands. Li Zhi directly opened up thousands of miles of territory, allowing the Han people to cultivate and multiply the land north of the country.
He reached Blackwater, reached Taiwan in the south, and reached North Korea in the east. How big of a hero is he?
This heroic deed is enough for history writers to brag about for a thousand years.
At this time, I heard that Li Zhi was named the first king with a different surname in the Ming Dynasty and came out of the imperial city. The people in the east of the inner city crowded into the road to see the honor guard of the Tianjin prince.
As soon as Li Zhi left the imperial city, he saw a dark crowd crowding the road.
At first, Li Zhi was afraid that the road would be blocked by the people and he would not be able to pass. But as soon as the honor guard came in front of the people, the people struggled to make way for Li Zhi to pass in the middle of the road.
Some people were so crowded that they even hid in the surrounding shops and restaurants. The owners of those shops supported Li Zhi, and none of the shopkeepers made a fuss with the people watching the excitement.
Wherever Li Zhi's honor guard went, the people there were separated on both sides like sea water being split.
Li Zhi walked among such people and felt the people's support for him, thinking deeply.
After walking a few hundred meters, Li Zhi bowed to the people around him on his horse.
There were many children of the gentry in the capital, and it was originally a place controlled by the gentry. However, the people in such a place were able to understand right and wrong and support Li Zhi, which shows that these people understand what country and family are better than the civil servants in the court.
These people in the capital could afford Li Zhi's gift.
When the people around saw this action of the King of Tianjin, their eyes lit up with excitement.
After a few seconds of silence, the surrounding people suddenly knelt down on both sides of the road. At first, only a dozen people knelt down, but soon all the people from all directions were kneeling on the ground. Whether it was the old man with pale hair,
The children who were in charge of the office all knelt on the ground and gave the heaviest gift to Li Zhi.
"Your Majesty, a thousand years old!"
"Your Majesty, a thousand years old, a thousand years old!"
"Chitose!"
"The Prince of Tianjin is a thousand years old!"
The common people knelt on the ground and kept shouting to Li Zhi, "Qian Sui". The shouts became louder and louder, and finally merged into a roar. It was no longer possible to hear what individual people were shouting, but people could only understand what was coming from the sound.
of adoration and respect.
Even Li Zhi, who has experienced many battles, couldn't help but be a little shocked when he saw such a scene.
The ceremonial guards around Li Zhi were even more excited. They were all proud of themselves. They raised the flags in their hands higher and walked on Chang'an Street with their heads held high. (.)
