After staying in Qingdao for another day, Zhu Youxiao left Qingdao and returned to Laizhou.

Zhu Youxiao did not stop in Laizhou, so he returned to Jining directly, and then boarded his own boat.

The fleet continued to head south.

After leaving Shandong's territory, Zhu Youxiao did not stay any longer, but instead switched to Nanjing.

This time I went south, Zhu Youxiao was nominally going to worship his ancestors, so he still had to do what he should do.

On this day, the Royal Fleet arrived in Nanjing.

Officials of all sizes in Nanjing naturally came to welcome him. Compared with other places, these people care more about Zhu Youxiao's arrival.

The reason is also very simple. In addition to local officials, Nanjing also has a government team.

The six ministries have neat yamen, the Censorate, and even the Jinyiwei have a team. It can be said that there is only one emperor missing here, and then the entire team can be set up.

Some of these people are retired here, while others are making a transition here.

The Ming Dynasty regarded Nanjing as a base for training central officials and retirement base. If the emperor disliked him, he asked him to come here to support his retirement. Some potential officials would also go here to go around and adapt to the working methods of the six ministries in advance. When the central government lacks people, they would be transferred to them.

So for these people, it is a big deal for the emperor to come here. After all, they all want to take another step forward. Being able to perform well in front of the emperor is the best opportunity for them.

They naturally care about Zhu Youxiao's arrival.

But Zhu Youxiao didn't see them at all, and he was too lazy to see them.

Zhu Youxiao was too lazy to tell them any messy things, nor was hesitant to listen to their praises.

If you have to meet, you have to wait until you leave. After all, during this period of time in Nanjing, there may be a major earthquake in the officialdom in Nanjing. In this case, it doesn’t make much sense to not see these people, because in the end, it is likely that a few of them will not be left behind.

After arriving in Nanjing, Zhu Youxiao moved directly into the imperial palace in Nanjing.

The eunuchs here have long cleaned up the place.

As for Nanjing's defense, Zhu Youxiao also sent someone to take over.

You know, this time when Zhu Youxiao went south, in addition to bringing his three thousand personal guards, he also had a group of people marching on the shore.

The commander of this group was Lu Xiangsheng. The 15,000 people transferred from the Royal Army's yamen were led by Lu Xiangsheng to protect the emperor's safety.

The guards of the Nanjing Imperial Palace are made by three thousand personal guards.

In addition, Lu Xiangsheng is the city defense in the entire Nanjing.

Zhu Youxiao’s current situation is very clear and he is also very clear about what he is facing.

Under such circumstances, it was difficult for Zhu Youxiao not to be prepared, so he simply did the best. When he came to Nanjing, he took over the city defense first.

The whole city of Nanjing had no confidence in what the emperor did. According to the normal process, the emperor should meet them first.

But this time the emperor did not do this. Although he gave a reason, saying that the emperor was unwell and occasionally felt cold, this reason would be fine.

Some people are full of confidence, and more people are panicked.

The emperor has been ruthless for a long time now, and no one knows who His Majesty has targeted him in Nanjing this time.

Except for the yamen in Nanjing, other places are also staring at this place. For example, officials from the Huai River, officials from Yangzhou, and officials of all sizes are watching Nanjing.

The reason is also very simple. These people are in charge of salt and are not ordinary local officials at all. They hold a lot of money in their hands, which is a very critical thing for them.

What should they do if His Majesty is eyeing their money?

For a moment, the wind and clouds surging.

Although it is very calm on the surface, everyone knows that it is just calm on the surface. The undercurrents under the water have long been stirred up.

Zhu Youxiao seemed to turn a blind eye to this, doing whatever he should do, worshiping step by step, cultivating step by step, and even having fun.

After choosing a sunny day, Zhu Youxiao even climbed Beigu Mountain and recited a song "Nostalgia in Beigu Mountain" and missed Xin Qiji.

Only Zhu Youxiao himself knows whether he was missing Xin Qiji or mourning the Ming Dynasty in the original history.

In this way, seven or eight days passed in a blink of an eye. Everyone was a little tired, and some people began to breathe a sigh of relief. His Majesty seemed to have no plans to do anything, but instead seemed to be wandering around, which felt very good.

As night fell tonight, Zhu Youxiao changed into clothes.

He was dressed as a scholar and had a jade pendant hanging around his waist.

Next to him, Qi Yuangong and others also changed their clothes.

The group was about to go out, obviously to go out for fun at night.

After looking at the Wei Dynasty beside him, Zhu Youxiao asked, "Is Duke of Wei here?"

"Go back to the emperor, Duke of Wei has been waiting outside." Wei Chao said hurriedly.

"Then let him come in." Zhu Youxiao nodded, and the expression on his face did not change at all.

He said in a very casual tone: "Prepare a piece of clothing for Duke Wei, and let him change it later."

"Yes, the emperor." Wei Chao agreed: "I will ask someone to prepare immediately."

It didn't take long for an old man to come in from outside.

This person was Xu Hongji, Duke of Wei in Nanjing. In the first year of Tianqi, Xu Hongji resigned from his official position as a garrison in Nanjing, saying that he had resigned, but in fact he was replaced.

This time, Zhu Youxiao came to Nanjing, and Xu Hongji and his family were the most popular.

Xu Hongji and the others also know what the emperor did today. What's more, what the emperor has done over the past few years is shocking. These old ministers may not last long after relying on their previous contributions as blessings.

On the first day Zhu Youxiao arrived in Nanjing, Xu Hongji invited him to see him immediately.

On the one hand, this is a natural meaning of being a minister, and on the other hand, Xu Hongji wants to meet Zhu Youxiao in advance and show his loyalty.

Xu Hongji and his family had problems themselves. When they were in Jingnan, they had already stood in the wrong team.

In fact, when Emperor Yongle was in crisis, Xu Hongji and his family also played a trick.

After all, Emperor Yongle's princess was from their Xu family at that time. Their family was still in Nanjing at that time, and it was considered under Zhu Yunwen's nose. If he wanted to play any trick, he might have killed himself.

At that time, the Duke of Wei, that is, the Changfang lineage, clearly supported Zhu Yunwen. The person who did this was Xu Huizu, who was the current Duke of Wei.

In secret, the Duke Ding, the younger brother of Xu Huizu, secretly supported King Yan Zhu Di, and quietly sent him all kinds of information.

As a result, when the Jingnan victory was about to be won, Xu Huizu's younger brother Xu Zengshou was discovered, and Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunwen killed Xu Zengshou.

Xu Zengshou used his own life to exchange his descendants for the title of Duke Ding, which led to a Duke of Two Kingdoms.

In fact, in Zhu Youxiao's view, this is a matter of a family taking sides.

Xu Huizu's lineage was Duke of Wei. With this title, they had no other choice except to support Zhu Yunwen.

But in order to preserve the family, someone must support King Yan Zhu Di. However, what people unexpectedly expected was that Xu Zengshou was actually killed by Zhu Yunwen.

In such a situation, the person will die. However, when making such a choice, Xu Zengshou may have been prepared to be killed.

Looking up and down at the old man in front of him, Zhu Youxiao had a gentle smile on his face, but he was thinking in his heart that if he faced some things, the person in front of him would not know what choice he would make.

When King Yan Zhu Di moved the capital to Beijing and left some people in Nanjing. The establishment of such a yamen was actually to consolidate his rule in Nanjing.

Moreover, the country is too big, and it is easier to deal with some things in Nanjing.

This is the Duke of Wei State's Mansion, a major town in Nanjing, and someone needs to take charge.

However, Zhu Youxiao didn't want such a big behemoth to occupy here now. He wanted to change the place for the Duke of Wei's Mansion, so this time he found Xu Hongji.

"My minister Xu Hongji, please see Your Majesty!" After seeing Zhu Youxiao, Xu Hongji hurriedly said.

After looking up and down, Zhu Youxiao smiled and said, "Duke Wei will be exempt from gifts."

In fact, Zhu Youxiao was very careful about Xu Hongji.

After all, in the original history, Xu Hongji resigned during the Tianqi period, and then resumed his post during the Chongzhen period. He was alive all the time.

Although Xu Hongji said that he was in poor health, his life was quite long.

As for the ending of their family, Xu Hongji didn't see the fate.

His son finally surrendered to the Qing Dynasty and was directly demoted to the common people, which was considered to have survived, but there were not many records later.

Zhu Youxiao reached out to hold the hand of Duke Wei Xu Hongji, with a very enthusiastic attitude and a very friendly tone, obviously looking harmonious with the monarch and his subjects.

Zhu Youxiao seemed very happy to see Xu Hongji, and had a mixed impression.

For a while, the atmosphere was harmonious and the monarch and ministers got along very well.

Looking at Zhu Youxiao's dressing, Xu Hongji couldn't help but ask, "Your Majesty, where are you going? How could you dress like this?"

"I have heard that Nanjing City is very lively at night. How can I not go out for a walk when I arrive in Nanjing? So I want to go out for a walk." Zhu Youxiao said with a smile: "But I am not familiar with this place, and my dear will take me for a walk."

"Your Majesty, you're so confused that night, and you're still a little messy. If anything happens, I'm afraid..." Xu Hongji quickly said with a serious face: "Your Majesty's body of a thousand golds should be put first."

"What's more, although there are many legends outside, Nanjing is not Beijing after all. There are many rumors about many things, but in fact it's just ordinary."
Chapter completed!