Shen Zhanran couldn't help but be shocked when he saw that the soldiers and horses who rushed in were all in Beijing army uniforms, and they surrounded them without distinguishing friend or foe.
Because after discussing with Wang Jiayan, he felt that the Beijing army was not reliable. If it was used to suppress rebellion, it would be detrimental to the overall situation if it defected before the battle.
Therefore, their plan was to have Wang Jiayan take some reliable generals to sit in the Beijing army camp and not let any soldiers leave the camp, so as not to give Li Zushu and others an opportunity.
Now that he saw thousands of Beijing troops rushing in, he couldn't help but secretly groan in his heart.
But now that the matter was over, he had no choice but to step forward and shout: "Whose soldiers are you, and you came to quell the rebellion under the orders of Lord Minister Wang of the Ministry of War?"
Although Shen Zhanran's voice was loud, the soldiers ignored him and still surrounded them.
Seeing this, Wu Mengming commanded the Jin Yiwei to move closer to Zhu Cihong, and whispered to Shen Zhanran: "Master Shen, why don't we take advantage of the opponent's unsteady formation and kill him first?"
Shen Zhanran glanced at the soldiers with murderous looks on their faces, and then at Xu Yunzhen who was also confused. He shook his head and said: "If we take action now, even if we can save His Highness from the siege, we will not be able to protect the imperial city."
"The Queen and the others are all in the palace. If we lose the imperial city, how can we explain to His Majesty?"
"Moreover, this army doesn't seem to belong to Xu Yunzhen. Let's wait and see, maybe there will be a turn for the better!"
When Wu Mengming heard this, he couldn't help but frown and stared at the other party closely.
"Wu Tongzhi, I will come out to hold back these rebels soon. You take the opportunity to rush to Dongnuang Pavilion and protect the queen mother and others from the palace city!"
At this time, Zhu Cixi suddenly spoke.
When Wu Mengming heard Zhu Cixiang's words, he couldn't help but be shocked.
Because although Zhu Cixiang's voice was not loud, his tone was very firm, and it faintly revealed an irresistible power.
He had only seen this kind of momentum in Zhu Yuanzhang, but he didn't expect that it would also appear in Zhu Cixiang now.
Although he felt that Zhu Cixiang's momentum was still very weak, he believed that as long as Zhu Cixiang could survive today, given time, he would be able to make people bow to him like Zhu Yuanzhang.
When Shen Zhanran, Fan Jingwen and others heard this, they all looked at Zhu Cihong in surprise.
Immediately, he felt that Zhu Cixiang's thin figure gradually grew taller, faintly exuding an aura that looked down on the world.
"Wu Tongzhi, did you hear me clearly?"
Just when Wu Mengming was surprised, Zhu Cixiang's voice sounded again.
Wu Mengming was stunned for a moment, then immediately bowed and said: "The last general takes command!"
It's just that although he agreed in his mouth, he was determined in his heart to rescue Zhu Cixiang.
Zhu Cixiang didn't know what Wu Mengming was thinking. After seeing him agree, he nodded with relief.
Then, when he was about to ask Wang Chengen who was blocking the front to get out of the way, he suddenly saw the British Duke Zhang Shize, Funing Marquis Zhu Guobi, Yu Shi Chen Mingxia and others walking in, and his heart sank.
When Xu Yunzhen, who was originally confused, saw the crowd, his face showed a gleam of joy. Just as he was about to step forward, he heard Zhu Cixiang's voice: "Young Lord of England, Marquis of Funing, why did you lead your army to the palace?"
Hearing this, Zhang Shize, Zhu Guobi and others did not answer, but just stood there with strange expressions on their faces.
Xu Yunzhen, who was about to step forward, was stunned when he saw this.
"Hahaha, good, you are worthy of being a descendant of our old Zhu family, you are indeed brave!"
At this time, a burst of heroic laughter sounded, and then Zhu Yuanzhang was seen walking in accompanied by Li Ruolian.
"Father!"
When Zhu Cihong saw Zhu Yuanzhang, he was surprised and happy. After exclaiming, he was stunned.
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at the people present, then looked at Xu Yunzhen and said: "Dong Guo Gong, you are holding a sword and leading the army into the city. Are you planning to rebel?"
When Xu Yunzhen saw Zhu Yuanzhang, his legs were already shaking with fear.
Hearing this, he hurriedly threw away the long sword in his hand and said incoherently: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, I am here for peace... Look, I... I... ."
The more Xu Yunzhen talked, the more panic he became, and the more panic he spoke, the more unfavorable he became. Just when he was about to collapse, he suddenly saw Gao Qiqian at his feet. He hurriedly pointed at the opponent's body and said, "I just led my troops to kill the rebel leader." High rise and dive..."
But before he spoke, he couldn't help but stop when he saw Zhu Yuanzhang's cold eyes again, standing there with a panicked look on his face, at a loss.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the cowardly Xu Yunzhen, and couldn't help but think of Xu Da again. He hesitated for a while, and then said to Li Ruolian on the side: "Go, tie them all up, and interrogate them carefully. We must find out the person behind the scenes!"
After Li Ruolian bowed in agreement, he shouted loudly: "Take it down!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the soldiers who had just entered immediately rushed towards Xu Yunzhen and others like wolves and tigers.
During this period, several people tried to resist, but as soon as they raised their swords, they were immediately killed by sharp arrows.
When the others saw this, they were shocked. They all put down their weapons and surrendered.
After Zhu Yuanzhang waited for Li Ruolian to capture the rebels, he walked slowly to Zhu Cihong, patted his shoulder kindly, and then comforted Fan Jingwen and others before walking towards Dongnuan Pavilion.
When Zhou Hou saw Zhu Yuanzhang, he was not as happy as Zhu Cixiang. He just bowed respectfully and prepared to leave Dongnuan Pavilion.
Zhu Yuanzhang knew that Queen Zhou had always been docile, but when he saw that she was out of character, he couldn't help but be shocked.
It happened that Zhu Cixiang also came to Dongnuan Pavilion at this time. Seeing Zhou Hou's angry look, he thought that Hou Zhou was blaming Zhu Yuanzhang for coming back too late and frightening them, so he hurriedly explained to Zhu Yuanzhang.
But Zhu Cixiang didn't know what Zhu Yuanzhang had gone through. He just went through the test of life and death, and felt that it was rare for the family to be reunited. He didn't want to be separated, so he tried to persuade him, so he had to make up nonsense.
How could Empress Zhou be such a smart person, but she couldn't hear Zhu Cihong's lies.
But when she looked closely, she found that Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were filled with fatigue. She knew that Zhu Yuanzhang's journey would not be easy, and she couldn't help but feel a little soft-hearted.
At the same time, seeing that her beloved son was so reluctant to leave, she no longer persisted. Instead, she borrowed the donkey from Poxia and sat down next to Zhu Yuanzhang with the help of Zhu Cihong.
Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang knew that Empress Zhou had seen through his plan, and said guiltily: "Queen, are you blaming me for being too cruel to the prince?"
Zhou Houben hesitated for a while whether to expose Zhu Yuanzhang's lies when he explained, but he didn't expect that he would say it so directly, and he was stunned for a moment.
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw this, he sighed, then looked at Zhu Cihong and said, "Queen, we know you love your child, and in fact we love him too, but you have to know that just loving him is not enough."
"The world is in chaos now. The generals from all over the country support their own troops and do not pay attention to the imperial court at all. Although we are confident that we can wipe out the rebellion and restore the imperial court..."
As Zhu Yuanzhang spoke, he suddenly felt that Zhu Cixiang in front of him seemed to have turned into Zhu Yunwen again, and he felt even more sad.
He calmed down and continued in a deep voice: "But what happens after that? We can't guarantee that there won't be rebellions or arrogant generals in the future. We can protect him for a while, and we can protect him for a lifetime. ?"
"With his previous personality, once we go, how will he be able to control those arrogant and powerful generals and bear the responsibility of thousands of miles of country?"
"So this time we are cruel. Even if the imperial city is destroyed and blood flows into rivers, as long as you are not in danger, we will not take action."
"We just want him to understand the suffering in this world and the difficulty of being an emperor. Only in this way can he be able to bear the storms he encounters in the future."
"Look at this child. Although he has suffered a little this time, he is much more energetic than before..."
Zhou Hou was a little angry before, but now she heard Zhu Yuanzhang's words and her body couldn't help but tremble slightly.
Zhu Cixiang on the side knelt beside Zhu Yuanzhang, his face full of tears.
