In the second year of Zhaowu, October 18th.

Capital.

As early as the news of the emperor's triumphant return to the capital arrived, all the people in the capital were in a turmoil and disappeared without a trace in an instant.

All the ministers in the court either resigned from their official positions, sold their property, and left the capital, or they changed their previous clamor and honestly performed their duties.

Especially after the emperor triumphantly entered Shuntian Palace, the voices of praise that had disappeared also appeared again, filling the capital.

On this day, in the early morning, the capital, which should have been in a curfew state, became completely lively.

Every household was hanging dragon flags high, and the people held incense burners in their hands, standing on both sides of the streets under the organization of Shuntian Prefecture officials.

Officials from various departments of the court gathered at the Meridian Gate of the Palace early, and then headed towards the outer city gate under the leadership of the cabinet.

It was noon, but there was no bright sunshine. Instead, the autumn wind was cool. Deshengmen had already been completely martial law and silence. All officials went out of the city to welcome him for thirty miles. The main force of the people along the way, the dragon flag was flying, showing their vastness.

There was a faint roar between the sky, and it was also clearly heard from far to near.

Step on...

The sound of horse hooves rumbled, and the rushing iron cavalry and the battle flags covering the sky and the sun were rushing towards the capital like mountains and seas.

"I, please welcome your Majesty to return triumphantly!"

"Long live your Majesty, long live your life, long live your life!"

The ministers bowed and shouted.

Then, the people standing along the way also knelt down one after another, held up the incense burner, and shouted in unison: "Long live Your Majesty!"

"You guys are exempted from courtesy!"

The emperor looked around the ministers and raised his hand in vain.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The ministers shouted again before they stood up one after another.

The emperor asked: "I have been personally expeditioning for more than a year. Can everything be done in the court?"

"Report to Your Majesty, everything in the court is safe, all ministers are united, the court is stable, and the country is peaceful..."

Lai Zongdao bowed and spoke.

"Is that true?"

The emperor smiled in person, then looked around the ministers again, bowing and standing down, unable to see what they were thinking.

Lai Zongdao's heart trembled. Just when he didn't know how to deal with this level, the emperor took the initiative to end the topic.

"Each battalion of the Beijing Army will go directly to the Beijing Army's Dazhai."

"The imperial guards and the imperial front camps will follow me into the city!"

With a command, the vast army that was beyond sight also divided the troops and moved, and the Beijing army camps and united the troops toward the Beijing army's camp.

The emperor, surrounded by the Imperial Front Camp and the Imperial Guards, slowly headed towards the capital along this path of people kneeling and shouting.

"Long live!"

"Long live! Long live! Long live!"

The shouts of tsunamis still ring endlessly.

"I heard that the empresses are going to bring several princes to welcome the emperor?"

As the mountains and thunders were heard, the emperor turned his head to look at the cabinet chief Lai Zongdao beside him and asked casually.

Lai Zongdao immediately bowed and replied:

"Report to Your Majesty, the empresses wanted to come to welcome the emperor at first. I thought that the prince was young and the wind was quite cold outside. I thought of the prince's body of a thousand gold, so I refused."

The emperor nodded, his expression as usual, but he didn't say anything more.

Lai Zongdao looked at the emperor carefully, and couldn't help feeling uneasy, not knowing why the emperor was asking.

Just when the Zong Dao was nervous, several harsh sounds of breaking through the air suddenly rang out.

At the same time, the roar suddenly sounded, the fire flashed, and the smoke filled the gunpowder!

The emperor who rode his horse suddenly jumped up at this moment.

Arrows flew, and the projectiles broke through the air.

"According to the will of the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, kill the usurping traitor Li Xiu!"

"kill!"

Among the crowd, someone shouted with a short gun holding an arm crossbow.

Then, among the crowd of people kneeling down and worshiping, more than a hundred people were holding short guns of swords and swords, throwing down the incense burner, and firing the muskets, and then rushing towards the imperial guards.

"Protect the car!"

"Protect Your Majesty!"

The soldiers of the Imperial Front Camp followed him and immediately moved for it. In just a few breaths, they protected the imperial guards and formed a formation to kill them towards the assassin.

The battle suddenly started, and the originally jubilant triumphant victory also suddenly became a mess. The people fled in panic. The soldiers behind faced the chaotic crowd and urgently aided the soldiers of the Imperial Front Camp. Among the crowd, there were even more people who were fighting with the assassins.

The emperor looked at the war horse that was already lying in a pool of blood, his eyes becoming cold and harsh.

If he hadn't sensed the terror, and had noticed it immediately and avoided it in time, the tragic situation of this war horse would probably be his fate!

"Your Majesty, are you okay?"

Lai Zongdao could not even explain clearly, and asked tremblingly.

"I'm very good!"

The emperor looked like frosty, glanced at Lai Zongdao, then looked around. The soldiers stood around, surrounded by shield walls, which were already completely iron walls.

Through the vague gap in the shield wall, you can also clearly see the chaos outside. Tens of thousands of people are welcomed by the crowd. What is the situation in the panic is also obvious.

"Brother Xiu, are you okay?"

Erwai came hurriedly, and before the people arrived, a hurrying voice had already been heard.

Then, he appeared in front of Li Xiu in a few steps and looked up and down until he personally confirmed that Li Xiu was not injured. Erwazi breathed a sigh of relief.

"Damn, this is how your cabinet organizes the welcome?"

Erwazi raised his foot and kicked Zongdao to the ground, then drew his sword and was about to chop off the Zongdao.

"Get out!"

"Isn't it too idle enough, right?"

But with the emperor shouting angrily, Erwazi also glared at the frozen button that was pressed, and glared fiercely at Lai Zongdao, who looked pale, and then retreated to the side with unwillingness.

"Go and let some survivors be left in the Imperial Front Camp!"

"Erwa, go and review it yourself!"

Li Xiu glared at Erwazi coldly, then looked around and said, "Where is Li Ruolian, where has he gone?"

"Report to Your Majesty, the commander will lead people to encircle and annihilate the assassins!"

The Jinyiwei next to him immediately clasped his fists and spoke.

"Assassination has appeared, he still needs to take his people to encircle and suppress it? Has the assassination been successful, and he still wants me to collect the body?"

"Let him get out!"

The emperor shouted angrily.

"Subordinates follow the order."

The Jinyiwei hurriedly took the order out.

The soldiers surrounded the guards, and the emperor was furious, and the ministers and generals were also trembling and shocked, and did not dare to say anything more, for fear of causing the emperor to turn to him.

"I'm going to see Your Majesty!"

The shield walls separated, Li Ruolian broke out and suddenly fell to his knees and crawled on the ground.

The emperor stepped forward a few steps and kicked Li Ruolian away. After losing control, Li Ruolian also rolled to the ground, but at the first moment, Li Ruolian immediately stabilized his body and hurriedly knelt down and crawled again.

"I am guilty of my subordinates, please give up the crime!"

"Tell me, what exactly does the Jinyiwei eat?"

The emperor ignored Li Ruolian's begging for mercy, drew his sword and put it directly on Li Ruolian's neck.

"Your Majesty, your Majesty!"

Li Ruolian's face turned pale, and she was sweating coldly, begging for forgiveness.

"A million taels of silver every year, I raise a bunch of waste?"

The emperor is already surging intent!

"Your Majesty, give me some time. Three days, only three days, three days. I will definitely investigate the envoy behind the scenes and leave it to your Majesty for disposal!"
To be continued...