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Zhu Cilang led the fleet to land directly at Tanggukou, Tianjin by sea, and sent a clipper to notify the local officials in Tianjin when it was about to arrive.
Wang Zhang didn't know that it was Zhu Cihong, the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, who led the team. He thought it was the emperor's personal conquest and triumphant return. When he saw the Chongzhen ship docking, he immediately led local officials to greet him.
Qi Jiguang was the first to get off the battleship, followed by Zhu Cihong, and behind Zhu Cihong were Li Dingguo, Zhang Huangyan and others.
Seeing Qi Jiguang, local officials in Tianjin thought the emperor was behind them, and hurriedly knelt down and saluted:
"See Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty on his victory and triumphant return, and praise my Ming Dynasty..."
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Chapter 621
Chapter 621
Seeing Tianjin local officials knelt down and chanted Your Majesty.
Qi Jiguang was taken aback for a moment, and then he realized that these officials must have thought that the Holy One had returned triumphantly.
When someone sees the Holy One, Qi Jiguang will definitely not be able to speak, and the Crown Prince of Ming Dynasty is still behind.
Qi Jiguang stood aside, and Zhu Cihong appeared in front of everyone.
Zhu Cihong walked quickly to the Tianjin Governor Wang Zhang who was kneeling in front of him, and bent down to help him up:
"My lord, please get up quickly, let's all get down! It will take some time for the father to return triumphantly."
Wang Zhang knelt on the ground and lowered his head when he suddenly heard a voice that seemed familiar.
He looked up, only to see a sixteen or seventeen-year-old young general helping him up.
He was somewhat familiar with the young general's face, but he couldn't remember where he saw it.
"Your Majesty hasn't come back, so you are?"
Zhu Cijiong, as the crown prince, and as the former censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Wang Zhang has met several times.
It's just that the crown prince has been missing for so long, and everyone dare not say anything, and they already think in their hearts that he was killed by rogues.
Now he suddenly appeared dressed as a general, how could Wang Zhang connect him with the prince.
But what Zhu Cihong said about Ben Gong and father made Wang Zhang completely confused.
The local officials following him were even more confused than Wang Zhang.
They were originally there to welcome the emperor, but before the emperor arrived, a person who called the emperor Father appeared instead.
If they hadn't seen Qi Jiguang, Li Dingguo and others, these local officials would definitely think that someone was pretending to be the prince.
Wang Zhang looked up at Zhu Cihong, with his mouth open, and it took him a long time to utter two words:
"you are……"
Zhu Cihong could understand the behavior of these local officials, but he would be just as confused if it were the other way around.
"My lord, Zhu Cihong, the crown prince of this palace, has been away from the capital for almost two years, and now he is back."
"God! It's true that the prince Zhu Cihong has returned, and the prince is not dead..."
The local official who got up just now fell to his knees again:
"See His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the Holy Majesty is blessed, and the Ming Dynasty is long live..."
After confirming the identity of the prince, Tianjin officials kowtowed to the prince one after another.
And tears flowed from many people's eyes, the emperor has a queen.
Zhu Cihong didn't know whether their tears were sincere or fake, and he was also very excited, so he helped Wang Zhang up again:
"Everyone please get up quickly, the boat behind is full of grain, you immediately arrange manpower, use all available carriages in Tianjin, and send the grain to the northwest of Daming as soon as possible."
"Obey, Your Highness and the soldiers have worked hard all the way and go to rest, and the rest will be arranged immediately."
Half a month of sailing is still very hard, now it's time for them to take a rest.
Tianjin also has an army and can recruit local young people.
When Wang Zhang gave an order, the army and civilians in Tianjin immediately began to act.
Soon, thousands of Ming troops arrived, all of them were sent by the Ministry of War to support them.
They first unloaded the grain from the merchant ships, and then the imperial court would send troops to transport the grain to the northwest with them.
The navy officers and men rested in place, but Zhu Cihong, Qi Jiguang, Zhang Huangyan and others did not rest in Tianjin, but straddled their horses and went straight to the capital.
The news of the triumphant return of the army had long been announced by the Da Ming Daily, and the people along the way were arrogantly welcoming them.
Although it was not a local battle, the victory of the Ming army's expedition still made all patriots feel excited.
The army galloped all the way, and at a place more than ten miles away from the capital, a large army blocked the way.
The leader is none other than Sun Chuanting, the chief assistant of the Ming cabinet.
Beside him are Sun Chengzong, Minister of the Ministry of War, Meng Zhaoxiang, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Ni Yuanlu, Minister of the Ministry of Households, Fan Jingwen, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and so on.
It can be said that the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty are almost all the principals and assistants of each yamen.
Seeing the Daming Dragon Flag flying high in the distance, they immediately got off their horses and sedan chairs and waited by the roadside.
Qi's army led the way, Zhu Cihong and Li Dingguo's Dragon Banner Army were in the middle, and Huang Degong led the Longteng Army to the rear.
The majestic and majestic army
Appeared in front of civil and military personnel welcoming the triumphant army.
The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty immediately shouted, look at the Holy Majesty leading the army back in triumph, it is really majestic!This is my Great Ming Army, the Ming Army is mighty...
The civil and military ministers who welcomed the triumphant army immediately bowed and waited for the emperor to appear.
Qi Jiguang waved his hand to stop the army, and urged the horse to stand in front of Zhu Cihong, clapping his hands and laughing:
"Your Highness, almost all the civil and military personnel of the court have come to welcome you."
How could Zhu Cihong not know that they were here to greet his father.
Hearing what Qi Jiguang said, he smiled slightly and said:
"General, they are here to welcome the emperor, how can I, He De, let the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty come out of the capital to welcome them!"