The cannon fodder just wants to survive until the end

After Ming Huaixi left, Emperor Sheng Yuan issued an edict to allow his most beloved Mingzhu to marry, and at the same time conferred the title of Princess Mingyue on Ming Huaixi. At this time, Emperor Sheng Yuan's reputation actually improved a little.

A diplomatic mission to another country usually lasts three months, including two months for the round trip, which means there is only one month for preparation.

Thanks to Ming Huaixi for asking the Xinyang Marquis' Mansion to help with the preparations in advance, otherwise time would still be a bit tight. The princess' marriage is a big event, and if it follows the ritual process, it will take at least two months, from the princess's wedding dress, to the princess's dowry, to the delivery of the marriage to the princess, to the princess's daily necessities in the future, and so on.

The Ministry of Rites has been particularly busy recently.

Ming Huaixi was relatively the most idle one. He only had to wait for the people below to be ready, and then he could return to Zhao State with the Zhao State delegation.

At this time, the people who were monitoring Lingyuan Marquis' Mansion gave Ming Huaixi an unexpected message.

The old Marquis Lingyuan went to see the imprisoned eldest prince, and used the remaining power of the Marquis Lingyuan Mansion to exchange for the merit of following the dragon.

All the well-informed dignitaries in the capital knew about some of the disgusting things that happened in the Lingyuan Marquis's Mansion. It was impossible for the eldest prince not to know about it. I heard from the people below that when the old Lingyuan Marquis left, he had a very pleasant conversation with the eldest prince.

Is this what happened? Is the eldest prince going to give shelter to the Lingyuan Marquis's Mansion?

If this is the case, then Ming Huaixi thinks that the eldest prince is no different from the other princes of Jingguo. In order to achieve his goal, he even dares to take that kind of person under his command, which shows that he does not care about those people.

Ming Huaixi asked his subordinates to continue keeping an eye on the Lingyuan Marquis' Mansion. Once the old Lingyuan Marquis died, the things that the Lingyuan Marquis' Mansion had done, once exposed, would not be something that a prince could suppress, unless he no longer wanted his future.

The people below watched for a while and found that the power of Lingyuan Marquis' Mansion had gradually gathered in the hands of the eldest prince.

As expected, the eldest prince accepted the goodwill of the old Marquis Lingyuan, and it seemed that the Great Jing Kingdom was destined to change its master.

A few days before Ming Huaixi set out for Zhao State, the old Lingyuan Hou passed away due to illness. Although he had made great achievements in battle, he had many hidden scars on his body. Regardless of his personal morality, the old Lingyuan Hou was respectable.

Emperor Sheng Yuan personally went to the Lingyuan Marquis' Mansion to see the old Lingyuan Marquis off. Other dignitaries in the capital also came. This was probably the last glory of the Lingyuan Marquis' Mansion.

A few days after the burial of the old Lingyuan Marquis, Ming Huaixi and others, two days before the marriage, spread the various evil deeds of the Lingyuan Marquis Mansion among the people. They also contacted some surviving victims of the persecution and helped them to go to Jingzhao Prefecture to beat the Wen Tian Drum and sue the Lingyuan Marquis Mansion for their evil deeds.

The Wen Tian Drum has not been struck for ten years, because anyone who strikes the Wen Tian Drum will be whipped twenty times. Those twenty lashes are delivered with a whip covered with barbs. Twenty lashes can take half of a person's life directly, so as to prevent it from being struck at will.

The Wen Tian Drum was struck several times in one day. The prefect of Jingzhao could not hide it even if he wanted to, so he had to report it to the emperor, who handled it personally.

After being whipped twenty times, those people were brought into the palace with their last breath. The gate of the palace was also surrounded by people. They all knew the injustice of those people and wanted to see what the final outcome would be.

At this time, the Zhao envoys had not left yet, and Emperor Sheng Yuan did not want to be looked down upon by other countries, so he ordered the Jingzhao Prefecture and the Dali Temple to jointly investigate the grievances of those people.

The Lingyuan Marquis's Mansion could not withstand investigation, so the joint investigation by Jingzhao Prefecture and the Dali Temple was naturally more efficient. The day before Ming Huaixi left for Zhao State, it had been determined that all the grievances were true.

Emperor Sheng Yuan was furious, but in the end he gave some face to the Lingyuan Marquis's Mansion and sentenced him to be stripped of his title as the eldest son of Lingyuan Marquis and exiled to Lingnan as a soldier. He also ordered that if he had military merits, he could only be a commoner and could not be promoted.

This means that the best the prince of Lingyuan Marquis can do in his life is to be a commoner. Moreover, the journey to Lingnan is long and there are many drug tents, so whether he can get there is another matter.

The Lingyuan Marquisate was downgraded to the Lingyuan Earlate, its hereditary rights were deprived, and it was executed after three generations.

The glory that old Marquis Lingyuan earned for the Marquis Lingyuan Mansion was ruined by his descendants after his death. If old Marquis Lingyuan knew about this, I wonder if he would regret indulging his descendants in their reckless behavior.

The eldest prince didn't dare to interfere in this matter at this time. The matter was so serious that he couldn't intervene.

Second day

Ming Huaixi put on her marriage clothes and got on the marriage carriage. She was escorted by her eldest cousin from the Xinyang Marquis Mansion and a group of elite soldiers. She followed the Zhao State delegation on the journey to the Zhao State.

Before getting on the carriage, Ming Huaixi looked back at the Jingguo Palace and thought, I probably won't be coming back anymore, the person in charge of Jingguo will be replaced soon.

Although the official road in ancient times was flat, it was still unbearable to sit in a carriage all the time. Ming Huaixi had been sitting in it for several days and felt that his bones were about to fall apart.

There were a large number of people in the marriage team, and there were also some dowry servants, so they could not travel as fast as an army march and could only walk slowly. Sometimes they could not make it to the post station, so they would just camp outside and rest for the night. Ming Huaixi naturally slept in the carriage.

After walking for several days, they arrived at a post station one afternoon. The third prince of Zhao and his eldest cousin wanted to rest for a night first, otherwise if they kept traveling, many people would fall ill before reaching Zhao.

Ming Huaixi was helped out of the carriage by the maid. When Ming Huaixi's feet touched the ground, she finally felt a sense of security.

In order not to delay the journey, Ming Huaixi never got off the carriage. She had to eat, drink, defecate and urinate in the carriage, which made her feel uncomfortable. Ming Huaixi hadn't taken a bath in the past few days. When she heard that she could rest for a day, she immediately asked someone to prepare hot water for a bath as soon as she arrived at the room in the post station.

After preparing the hot water, Ming Huaixi sent everyone away. Ming Huaixi didn't like having other people present when she was taking a bath, as it made her feel unsafe.

Only after taking a shower did Ming Huaixi feel like she was alive again. After having someone clean her up, she lay down on the soft bed that was specially made for her and sighed comfortably.

Although he had been in the carriage and had not done any activities these days, Ming Huaixi still felt very tired. He also felt uncomfortable sleeping in the carriage, so he fell asleep after lying on the bed for a while.

The entire wedding procession, except for the guards, rested quickly as they were very tired from traveling every day.

Second day

After packing up, they set off again. It was only August when the delegation left Zhao State, and it was already September when they arrived in Jing State. The scenery along the way for the marriage convoy also changed from the vibrant green at the beginning to a somewhat yellowish green.

They arrived at the border of Zhao State, and the elite soldiers who had escorted the bride were all going back, leaving only the princess and the servants who came with her as a dowry. Before leaving, Ming Huaixi gave her eldest cousin a letter and asked him to take it to her grandfather.

This is what Ming Huaixi decided to write after much consideration.

She told the old Marquis of Xinyang in the letter that if the Ji family ever showed rebellious intentions, the old Marquis of Xinyang could provide help as appropriate.

In fact, Ming Huaixi felt that he was doing something unnecessary. The fact that the old Marquis of Xinyang was able to escape unscathed from a famous general showed that he was better than most people in examining the court's movements.