I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 370 The Military Parade Begins

Chang'an Avenue was cleaned spotlessly, flags were fluttering on both sides of the road, and new marking lines were drawn on the clean road.

On both sides of the road were the Imperial Guards and the Beijing Camp soldiers on duty, maintaining order.

More than 15,000 people were invited to attend the ceremony. People wearing Royal Group uniforms checked the invitations one by one and then let them in.

Important guests were picked up one by one by four-wheeled carriages with the Royal Group logo.

"Duke Chengguo, you are here too?" After Xu Guangzuo got on the carriage, he saw Duke Chengguo Zhu Fu at first sight.

Duke Chengguo Zhu Fu is now in charge of the Vanguard Military Governor's Office. He has grown old in recent years and has often taken sick leave. Xu Guangzuo has not seen him for a long time.

"Duke Dingguo, you are too polite. Our second son said that this military parade is grand and rare to see, so he asked me to come and see it, so I came to see it," Zhu Fu tightened his clothes and said with a smile.

"I've heard about it too. I heard that His Royal Highness the Prince of Jing has been busy with this matter for two or three months. It must be a big deal," Xu Guangzuo said with a smile.

"I heard that the second son of your family also participated in the battle of Yingzhou? And he made military achievements? He was even injured?" Xu Guangzuo thought of something.

When this topic was mentioned, Zhu Fu's face broke into a bright smile, "You are talking about Zhu Feng, he did go to participate in the Battle of Yingzhou. At first he was a staff officer of the Imperial Guards, and later he asked to join the combat unit. He stayed by your majesty's side in the Battle of Yingzhou, fighting four battles with the Mongols. He was injured in the battle, but not seriously. As a result, your majesty still remembered it, personally issued an order to comfort him, and awarded him a first-class merit medal."

As soon as Zhu Fu talked about his second son Zhu Feng, he became more talkative.

Xu Guangzuo's face was full of envy when he heard this.
"Zhu Feng has earned face for us nobles this time, unlike that brat in our family. If I had known this, I would have sent that kid to the new army even if I had to tie him up," Xu Guangzuo said with an annoyed expression.

"Duke Dingguo, you are too polite. There is no need to be upset. Your Majesty has the potential to be a famous general. This is just the first battle. As long as we follow Your Majesty closely, we will have no worries about not having military merits. I think good days are coming for our nobles." Zhu Fu said.

Xu Guangzuo listened in silence.
"This is definitely a big scene. Look, His Majesty's banner has been brought out from the Taimiao," Zhu Fu said, looking up at the banner fluttering in the air.

When Xu Guangzuo came to his senses, he saw that there was suddenly a tall flagpole in the middle of the imperial road, with the emperor's banner hanging on it.

The two dukes were guided up to the Chengtian Gate Tower. Their seats were next to the railings, and they found their seats by the names on the chairs.

They kept greeting the people on the city wall, and they found that even the current Duke Yansheng, Kong Wenshao, had come.

They saw a circle of people holding various musical instruments under the flagpole opposite the tower, about 200 people, but their clothes were rather strange, not like the common musicians.
Then they watched the other invited people being guided by staff to the viewing platform in front of the tower.

The viewing platform is made of brick and wood and due to time constraints, it can only accommodate more than 15,000 people, unlike the 21,000 people that can be accommodated in later generations.

However, in this era, it is a rare thing to gather tens of thousands of people at an event.

People from all walks of life poured into the viewing stands. Among them were many outstanding employees from various departments of the Royal Group, as well as many middle and low-level officials from the capital, scholars, envoys from various countries, and so on.

"It turns out that this place is used for viewing ceremonies on occasions like this." Many people who walked to the viewing platform talked about it.

Bu Chi and a group of Mongolian nobles also had seats in a corner of the viewing platform. As captives, they lived well in the capital, but their freedom was always restricted. Now there were many people in uniforms around them, separating them from other spectators. The Yingzhou battle dealt a huge blow to Bu Chi. Although he behaved very respectfully and numbly on various occasions, there was actually a raging fire burning in his heart. He was still not convinced. He had his own pride, the pride of being a member of the Golden Family. He had been trying to win over the captured Mongolian nobles recently. He longed to return to the grassland, unify the grassland tribes like his grandfather, and then fight the Ming emperor.

Bu Chi turned his head and looked towards the center of the city wall, and made one oath after another in his heart.

By the time of Si, most of the invited participants had arrived. The Guards parade troops on the east side of Chang'an Avenue ended their rest and standby status, formed parade squares on one side of the road, and waited silently.

The military band suddenly started playing a powerful and unfamiliar tune. The sound of more than 200 people playing together was so loud that everyone on and off the city wall could hear it clearly.

The noisy viewing stands immediately quieted down, and they quietly enjoyed the piece of music.

At this time, there was a yellow hat and a bright yellow figure on the city wall, and next to that figure there was a dark figure.

It was Zhu Houzhao and Zhu Houxun. Huge cheers immediately broke out on the viewing platform. After more than a month of publicity, Zhu Houzhao is now very popular among the people.
Zhu Houzhao smiled and waved his hands. He was really enjoying the feeling of being followed by thousands of people.

Since the Ming Dynasty did not have the concept of a national flag or national emblem, many links were omitted.

There was no loudspeaker equipment, so speeches were omitted.

Zhu Houzhao got on a specially made four-wheeled carriage and arrived on Chang'an Street through the middle gate of Chengtian Gate.

The commander-in-chief of the military parade, Jiang Jiangong, was also standing in a specially made four-wheeled carriage waiting for Zhu Houzhao.

When the band stopped, the eyes of tens of thousands of people on and off the city wall were focused on Zhu Houzhao.

"Your Majesty, the troops to be reviewed have assembled. Please review them!" Jiang Jiangong shouted.

"Start!" Although Zhu Houzhao did not participate in the rehearsal, he was very clear about the entire process.

The military band immediately began to play. Zhu Houzhao's carriage drove on the inside of the road, while Jiang Jiangong's carriage lagged behind a little and drove on the outside of the road.

Zhu Houzhao stood on the carriage, which was not going fast but was running very steadily. He held the railing and looked at the extremely neat square formations. Everyone in the square formation was looking at him with admiration, and his heart suddenly surged with infinite pride.

"Hello, soldiers!" Zhu Houzhao had not yet forgotten what he needed to do. He shouted and waved to the troops on parade.

"Hello, Your Majesty!" The guards did not hesitate to speak with their voices, and their voices were extremely uniform.

"Thank you for your hard work, soldiers!" Zhu Houzhao shouted even louder.

"Fight for His Majesty!" The soldiers of the Guards responded to their commander with the most enthusiastic voice.

Zhu Houzhao was so excited that he trembled a little
I'm stuck, so I'll post one chapter first, and I'm still writing the second chapter
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(End of this chapter)