The main hall of the Palace of Heavenly Purity.

"Your Majesty, I am guilty. The seven people sent by His Royal Highness Changsun to follow Your Majesty were arrested by the Royal Guards."

After entering the hall, Jiang Li immediately bowed and saluted.

"What should we do now?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked in a bad tone.

He had known about the tracking a long time ago and had told Jiang Li not to alarm him.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Li hurriedly said, "I ordered my subordinates to release them, but these people would rather die than leave the prison. They said they would not leave until tomorrow at noon."

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he thought about it for a moment and understood the truth behind it. He smiled and said:

"Our eldest grandson does have some loyal subordinates. It seems that he is good at controlling his subordinates."

Jiang Li said with some concern: "But I am afraid that Your Highness Changsun is too cautious. Will he..."

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly, thinking of his eldest grandson's vigilance and precautions.

If he runs away, it's really possible.

"Notify the Five Cities Military Department immediately and strengthen the defenses of the city gates. If anyone sneaks out of the city, bring him to justice."

"Arrange additional personnel to monitor Da Sun's movements. If he shows any signs of escaping, stop him immediately."

"Do it immediately."

Zhu Yuanzhang said quickly, he was really a little worried.

I finally got to see my eldest grandson. It would be embarrassing if he misunderstood and thought I had run away.

It won’t be that easy to find someone when the time comes.

"I obey your order."

Jiang Li bowed and replied, then left immediately.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who was originally feeling a little sleepy, now couldn't fall asleep.

He felt a little nervous when he thought that his eldest grandson might leave.

This feeling of regaining something that he had lost will make him cherish it even more.

He would find it hard to accept even the slightest possibility.

After hesitating for a moment, he summoned the eunuch Liu He from the Imperial Household Department.

"Immediately send an order to the Five Military Commanders' Office to strictly guard all the city gates and not let anyone leave the city."

"I obey your order."

After making all the arrangements again, Zhu Yuanzhang felt a little relieved.

If it hadn't been dark, Zhu Yuanzhang would have even had the urge to go over and look after his eldest grandson right now.

"We need to speed up the work on the mausoleum."

"We must get our eldest grandson into the palace as soon as possible. This is making us really nervous."

Zhu Yuanzhang thought to himself.

He had no doubt whether his eldest grandson was his biological grandson.

But royal affairs are not that simple.

Even though he was the emperor, he could kill anyone who opposed him.

Even important officials who had met Crown Prince Zhu Biao could believe it.

But this matter of appearance cannot stop people from talking about it.

When it comes to the succession to the throne, it is a national affair.

When he was still alive, he could naturally suppress it.

If he left, he was afraid that his eldest grandson would be alone and powerless.

'No, we have to make some arrangements for our eldest grandson.'

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly realized that the civil and military officials in the court were too unfamiliar with his eldest grandson.

Especially when the identity of the eldest grandson is in doubt.

There were also those censors and imperial officials, which sometimes gave Zhu Yuanzhang a headache.

'Who should we arrange?'

While thinking, a figure appeared in Zhu Yuanzhang's mind: Duke of Liang Lan Yu.

Lan Yu was Chang Yuchun's brother-in-law, and Zhu Biao's legal wife, Chang, was Chang Yuchun's eldest daughter.

Lan Yu was Zhu Biao's uncle.

Zhu Xiongying is Lan Yu's great-nephew.

Zhu Yuanzhang knew Lan Yu very well. Although he was arrogant and domineering, he was a very loyal person.

I also care a lot about family ties.

This is the reason why Zhu Yuanzhang has not dealt with Lan Yu until now.

At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang, who originally wanted to kill Lan Yu, was quietly changing his mentality.

…

"Boss, this is bad. For some reason, a large army has been dispatched. All the city gates are now strictly guarded."

The hour of Hai is almost ten o'clock in the evening.

Uncle Zhang entered the yard in a panic and reported to Zhu Ying who was in the study.

Zhu Ying frowned.

It's really like when it rains it pours.

The dispatch of the army definitely had nothing to do with him.

But given the current situation, it will be difficult to leave the city tomorrow morning.

It becomes more difficult to sneak out.

"Don't panic. Find out the news tomorrow morning and proceed according to the plan."

Zhu Ying said calmly.

Having seen a lot of storms, he wouldn't be flustered by such a small matter.

As for the current situation, the situation is unclear and we can only respond to changing circumstances by remaining unchanged.

However, Zhu Ying also had some preparations.

Makeup is a magical thing. Although Zhu Ying was not proficient in it in his previous life, in this ancient time when there were no photographs, there was no need to be too proficient in it.

Among Zhu Ying's subordinates, there was one who was about the same age and looked like him.

With his travel permit and household registration, generally speaking, there won't be any problems.

…

The next day, Zhongshan Xiaoling Mausoleum.

Before dawn, Zhu Di set out with Yao Guangxiao.

"Could it be that something big happened last night?"

In the carriage, Zhu Di frowned slightly.

When he just left the city, even he, as the King of Yan, was interrogated clearly.

In addition to the Five City Bingmasi who normally guard the city gates.

There is also the Five Military Commanderies and the Embroidered Uniform Guard to jointly enforce the law.

Even though he had already produced his father's imperial edict, the identities of all his followers were checked and questioned one by one.

Ordinary merchants and common people, seeing such a scene, did not dare to go out of the city gates.

In order to thoroughly implement His Majesty's will.

Most people who wanted to leave the city were driven back and prohibited from leaving.

But as of now, there are not many people who are qualified to leave the city.

But the crowd was a little confused and wondered if something big had happened in the capital.

The Xiaoling Mausoleum at Zhongshan is not far from the capital.

It’s just that the mountain road is difficult to travel on.

It took an hour to get there after leaving the city gate.

As the tomb of the Ming Dynasty emperor, it is heavily guarded by the Xiaoling Guards.

After the imperial edict was handed over, Zhu Di and his entourage were allowed to pass smoothly.

The tomb of Queen Ma is located southeast of the Xiaoling Mausoleum.

Zhu Xiongying's tomb is located at the southeast slope, less than two miles away.

The eunuchs in charge of guarding the mausoleum are called the Jingujian.

The shrine is in charge of matters such as sacrifices in various temples and has great power in the Xiaoling Mausoleum.

Of course, paying respects does not mean going to the mausoleum.

Instead, there would be a separate temple built in front of the mausoleum, which was called Taimiao in ancient times.

For example, a certain great hero died in battle or died of illness.

The emperor posthumously conferred him a title, added a posthumous name, and allowed him to be worshipped in the Taimiao.

This Taimiao is the place for memorial services.

Empress Ma was neither Zhu Di's biological mother nor his adoptive mother.

But when Zhu Di arrived here, under the watchful eyes of the Shrine Supervisor, he had to behave filially.

It took nearly an hour to complete the process.

At this time, Zhu Di could not leave immediately.

You must wait for another hour to fully express your filial piety, longing and sadness.

Two hours later,

Zhu Di left Empress Ma's ancestral temple with Yao Guangxiao and a dozen followers.

Then go directly to Zhu Xiongying's mausoleum.

Then when he reached the entrance, he was stopped by the Xiaoling Guards.

"Why, don't I even have the qualifications to walk through the Xiaoling Mausoleum?"

Zhu Di walked forward and asked the Xiaoling Guards in a deep voice.

"Please forgive me, Prince Yan. We, the humble servants, are following your Majesty's order. Currently, no one is allowed to enter Prince Yu's mausoleum."

The leading Xiaoling Guard bowed and clasped his fists and said.

Zhu Di frowned, took out the imperial edict he had received earlier, handed it to Xiaolingwei and said, "I came here today because of my father's imperial edict."

The leading Xiaoling Guard took the imperial edict and looked at it. He was a little confused when he saw its content.

Zhu Di's edict only stated that the Prince of Yan was granted the power to enter and exit the Xiaoling Mausoleum, but did not provide any specific details.

"Why, I have an imperial decree, but I can't walk in this Xiaoling Mausoleum?"

Zhu Di saw the hesitation on the face of the Xiaoling Guard and scolded him.

The Xiaoling Guards hesitated for a moment, but finally stepped back.

"Your Highness, please."

Zhu Di snorted coldly, then led everyone there.

Not long after walking, we saw a group of officials from the Imperial Observatory in front of us.

Zhu Di and Yao Guangxiao looked at each other, exchanged glances, and immediately understood what the other was thinking.

Zhu Di was glad in his heart, because if it had been delayed for another day, he might have missed the chance.

But it’s just right at this moment.