"Master Daoyan, we have arrived at Baoding City. How should we open the city gate?"
When the army arrived in front of Baoding City, Zhu Gaoxu rode up to Yao Guangxiao's carriage and asked.
In ancient times, when armies were marching, they had to continuously capture cities along the way. This was because the army was attrition on the way and needed supplies from the city. Otherwise, hundreds of thousands of people would be gone while walking.
Especially in this kind of military town, there are troops stationed inside. It is basically impossible to get around it. When you are halfway through, people can come out of the city to invite an attack and disperse the army.
Yao Guangxiao opened the curtain of the carriage, poked his head out, and said slowly: "We should take the current plan."
Zhu Gaoxu interrupted: "Master, there's no need to say anything else."
Yao Guangxiao said: "Why don't you tell me, are you going to attack it by force? This is absolutely not the case."
Zhu Gaoxu said: "It's not a forceful attack, it's the door that opened by itself."
Yao Guangxiao: "???"
Yao Guangxiao looked toward the city gate, and sure enough, the Baoding City gate was opened, and there was a guard above waving to them.
"Prince Yan, don't be careless, be careful of fraud."
Yao Guangxiao became cautious for a moment, wondering about the fishiness involved.
"Yes, yes, it may be a scam."
Zhu Gaoxu also became cautious. He had just set off for the war, so something good wouldn't happen, right? He didn't even need to fight, so he just opened the door?
"Is it an empty city plan?"
Zhu Gaoxu looked at Yao Guangxiao and asked curiously.
Zhu Gaoxu, you should read more books. Yao Guangxiao shook his head: "King Yan, the empty city strategy means that there are no soldiers in the city, so that the suspicious enemy troops will be frightened and dare not enter. There are 20,000 defenders in Baoding City, how can there be no soldiers?"
"So this is what the empty city plan means."
Zhu Gaoxu scratched his head and asked: "Master, I'm afraid there is an ambush in this city? Should we enter or not?"
Yao Guangxiao pondered: "First send someone to explore the truth."
Zhu Gaoxu: "No need to probe."
Yao Guangxiao: "Why?"
Zhu Gaoxu pointed forward, "The opponent's guard put a white flag on his back and ran out on horseback."
Yao Guangxiao: "???"
Yao Guangxiao is really full of question marks.
He quickly got up, got off the carriage, and walked to the front of the army.
I saw a guard riding alone in Baoding City and running out of the city gate. In order to prevent him from being shot to death by random arrows, he also put a white flag on his back.
This person is Gu Tong, the son of Gu Cheng.
According to normal historical progress, when Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunwen was cutting off the Yan vassal, Gu Cheng surrendered to Queen Yan, including Gu Tong, and Gu Cheng's family was killed by Zhu Yunwen.
However, this timeline was disrupted by Li Xiao.
Zhu Yunwen was killed before anything else happened.
This Gu Tong had made great achievements with Li Xiao in Dezhou last time. Now he was promoted and became the guard general of Baoding City.
"Marquis Yongle! Princess Yong'an! You two are still well!"
Gu Tong waved to Li Xiao and Zhu Ningyun.
"Hey, it's you, Xiao Gu."
Li Xiao was originally a little surprised as to why the city gate was opened. When he shouted, Li Xiao immediately remembered that this was Gu Cheng's son Gu Tong.
The last time we were together in Texas, we all fought together.
Sure enough, it is easy to get things done if you have acquaintances. It seems that you can enter Baoding City directly.
Gu Tong rode up to Li Xiao and others, cupped his hands and said, "I've met King Yan, I've met Yongle Marquis, and Princess Yong'an. It's been a long time since I've seen you. How are you?"
At this time, Zhu Gaoxu looked familiar. He scratched his head but couldn't remember, "Hey, aren't you that little one?"
Zhu Gaoxu's memory is not very good and he forgot.
Gu Tong laughed and said: "Your Majesty, King Yan, you are so forgetful. A few months ago, you guys saved my grandma in Dezhou, and then we all fought in a battle together. Several brothers from our Gu family have made meritorious deeds. Promoted one level."
"Ah, yes, yes."
Zhu Gaoxu remembered: "Yes, Dezhou! Let's join forces to fight. Speaking of which, we even handed over a batch of tea in Dezhou."
"King Yan, it was the ship my father sent me to inspect at that time."
Gu Tong came over and whispered: "I secretly left 50,000 catties of tea for you. You should have received it."
Li Xiao's eyes lit up, what a good guy, what a good guy.
I just asked why the 50,000 kilograms of tea were not found during the inspection.
It is true as an old man said, the arena is not about fighting and killing, it is about human relationships.
"brother!"
Zhu Gaoxu gave a thumbs up: "Be loyal, Gu Tong, I will remember your love."
After saying that, Zhu Gaoxu felt something was wrong and said: "Hey, Gu Tong, how did you know that I became the King of Yan?? But there is no official document, it was the Prince of Yan who appointed himself."
"I already knew it!"
Gu Tong smiled and took out a newspaper from his chest, shook it, and said: "That's not what it says. The first king of Yan was killed by a traitor, and there were traitors in the court. In order to eliminate the traitors and rebel against the party, the king of Gaoyang County took up the responsibility of the king of Yan. .There is also a "Jing Nan's Prosecution" written by you. The general will be filled with anger and anger after reading it!! The government is actually controlled by people like Lan Yu, and the country will not be able to survive!!"
Zhu Gaoxu was stunned. He didn't even know about this. He turned to look at Li Xiao, "Brother-in-law, did you do this?"
Li Xiao said helplessly: "Let you study more, read more newspapers, eat less snacks, and sleep less. Your brother-in-law has worked hard and silently paid so much for you, and you don't know it."
That's right, Li Xiao had already criticized the public opinion.
He stuck the most critical and climactic chapter of The Eight Parts of Demi-Gods, that is: the three brothers gathered together to fight against the martial arts heroes!
The climax of the whole story is on sale.
This is when sales of this newspaper are at their peak.
At this juncture, Li Xiao asked the newspaper to update it and published the news about Zhu Gaoxu becoming King of Yan and Fengtian Jingnan.
Please update the book that cost thousands of people. A newspaper can travel a long way.
Although Li Xiao spread the newspaper sellers across the country, it was not enough.
But with this kind of climax, most people are willing to pay a high price for this newspaper, so scalpers were born.
Countless scalpers went to Peking to buy newspapers, then took them back and sold them at high prices.
There are also countless printing workshops, and they spend a lot of money to buy first-hand newspapers, and then take them back to print them themselves and sell them.
In short, this newspaper was completely popular throughout the Ming Dynasty.
What caused the same fire was the news of Fengtian Jingnan.
Li Xiao wrote Zhu Gaoxu as a great hero who wanted to eliminate harm for the people.
The emperor of the court, Lan Yu, was described as a heinous and treacherous official who planned to usurp the throne and control the government. In addition, Lan Yu's bullying of the people was also widely spread.
To control newspapers is to control the direction of public opinion.
The common people were gnashing their teeth one by one, naturally hoping to get rid of the treacherous ministers and rebels in the court.
"Brother-in-law, it turns out you have a plan a long time ago. Gao Xu admires it."
After Zhu Gaoxu read the newspaper, he felt more confident in himself and stuffed the newspaper into his arms.
At the same time, my gratitude to Li Xiao is like an endless river. Look at this brother-in-law, he has already helped me get things done behind the scenes.
"Everyone, please enter the city. I have asked the officials in the city to prepare a banquet. The soldiers have traveled a long distance and can also take a rest in the city."
Gu Tong cupped his hand and immediately gestured with his right hand in the direction of the minister's door.
"Okay! Gu Tong, after this king pacifies the traitors and rebels against the party, you will be the hero!"
Zhu Gaoxu laughed, waved his hand and said, "The whole army is entering the city!"
Just like that, the army entered Baoding City. Yao Guangxiao was still worried on the way. Could it be a conspiracy?
But his worries were soon dispelled. After everyone entered the city, everything was fine.
When it was time to eat and drink, Gu Tong also hosted a banquet in honor of them.
In particular, the people in the city spontaneously organized a welcome ceremony, beating gongs and drums, and performing dragon and lion dances, which was very lively.
Yao Guangxiao suddenly felt like he was useless?
I can't use the Dragon Slaying Technique.
Isn’t this really playing into the world of human nature? ?
night.
Several people sat around a table, reminiscing about old times and connecting with each other.
At the wine table, everyone was enjoying themselves.
Gu Tong pulled everyone to the sand table and said with a smile: "King Yan and Marquis Yongle, please see, you don't need to fight in Hejian Mansion. The third brother Gu Neng is stationed here. He has been promoted to the commander of the capital for his meritorious service last time. Further south, my father Gu Cheng is stationed in Jinan City, and the door is open for you. This section of the road will be smooth for you."
Zhu Gaoxu looked at the sand table and said excitedly: "Okay, great! Then follow this march route and march quickly!"
Li Xiao also nodded.
Mainly, this time it was indeed Lan Yu's attempt to usurp the throne. The time was too short and the people below were dissatisfied and unable to control it, so it could have such an effect.
Gu Tong said again: "When you get to Xuzhou, Fengyang, and Yangzhou, the general will not be able to help you. Most of Lan Yu's trusted generals are stationed here. Especially Yangzhou has sent veteran Geng Bingwen to garrison. The general thinks that here, there will be This is the most difficult battle. If you can really get here, Lan Yu will probably ask Geng Bingwen to intercept you outside the city, and he will personally lead his troops to fight you."
Zhu Gaoxu smiled and said: "It's just blue jade, nothing to be afraid of, just do it like this!"
Gu Tong said: "At that time, I will leave half of the defenders of Baoding City, and I will take 10,000 soldiers to go out with you."
Hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu was even more happy.
This battle is half won before it is even fought.
What the people want, what the people want!
"drink wine!"
"drink wine!"
Everyone returned to the wine table and drank together.
The army was stationed in Baoding City for two days, and Li Xiao had a good time. He took Ningyun to wander around the streets, go shopping, play, and fall in love.
Two days later, the army set off again.
As Gu Tong said, when he arrived at Hejian Mansion, his third brother Gu Neng was moved by emotion and reason, and wanted to talk to the general.
However, the guard general did not agree. That night, Gu Neng summoned people, took the guard's head and hung it on the city wall at night, seized the military power, and opened the city gate.
Then we entered Hejian City and repaired it for two days.
Gu Neng also joined with 10,000 troops and set off again.
The team of 100,000 people had swelled to 120,000 people by Hejian.
Afterwards, no troops came out of the city to intercept them along the way.
The army walked very fast and went straight to Jinan. When they arrived in Jinan, it was true that the door of my house is always open and you are welcome to come.
Peng Pengqiang, Peng Pengqiang, Peng Pengqiang, Peng Pengqiang, Peng Pengqiang——
Outside the city, people beat gongs and drums, hung red lanterns high, and fired firecrackers.
Mr. Gu Cheng went out to greet him personally, and Li Xiao was his benefactor.
In fact, Lan Yu had already issued a transfer order to remove Gu Cheng and replace him with another general. However, when the general came with the imperial edict, he was directly killed by Gu Cheng.
The troops rested in Jinan for another two days and then set off again.
"Brother-in-law, are we really here to fight? Are we here to travel?"
Zhu Gaoxu was a little at a loss.
There was no fighting at all along the way, and no one stopped them.
Occasionally when passing through a village, the people will come out in pairs, clap their hands and praise each other.
"Isn't this bad?" Li Xiao asked.
"Very good" Zhu Gaoxu nodded.
Li Xiao said: "Don't worry, the tough battle is still ahead."
Zhu Gaoxu shook the knife in his hand, his eyes flashing with cold light: "I have long wanted to compete with Lan Yu!"
After two months, the army accepted additional troops and has grown to an army of 150,000.
After another half month, the army arrived at Yanzhou City.
On the city wall, soldiers stood ready.
"It's time to fight a tough battle."
Zhu Gaoxu smiled and waved: "Thirty miles outside the city, set up camp and prepare to attack the city!"
Although fighting will result in the loss of troops, after these few months, Zhu Gaoxu found that his troops were on vacation, and the soldiers began to slack off.
This can't go on like this. We're not here to travel! !
It's time to see blood and improve the ferocity of the soldiers.
Otherwise, how can we fight against Lan Yu when we meet him? ?
Seeing that they were about to set up camp, Li Xiao waved his hand and said: "Gao Xu, wait, let me try and see if I can open the city gate."
Zhu Gaoxu was stunned: "What?"
Li Xiao smiled lightly and waved.
Chang Yingwu took Zhu Yunwen out from one or two carriages.
When Zhu Gaoxu saw this person, he was immediately confused, "Zhu Yunzhen?"
This is an old acquaintance. I was still laughing at myself in class.
Upon hearing the words Zhu Yunwen, all the generals were stunned.
The scene suddenly became awkward.
Zhu Yunwen's expression was also very sad. He had been trying to sneak away these days.
But this man named Chang Yingwu put a knife on his neck every day and watched him every time he went to the toilet. He couldn't escape even an inch.
He had no choice but to wave to Zhu Gaoxu: "Cousin, you're welcome."
Zhu Gaoxu: "."
Ever since he knew that the insidious and cunning Zhu Yunwen had set him up several times, this Zhu Gaoxu didn't have a good face to show him, "You kid, how did you sneak into the king's army?"
Zhu Yunwen smiled bitterly: "It's hard to put it into words, cousin, we are all cousins, don't be so outspoken."
Zhu Gaoxu: "."
Li Xiao smiled and said, "Let him have a try."
Zhu Yunwen said: "Give it a try."
Li Xiao: "Wait."
Zhu Yunwen: "What?"
Li Xiao winked, Chang Yingwu took out a dragon robe and handed it over.
Li Xiao smiled and said: "Wearing the dragon robe, the effect will be better."
Zhu Yunwen had no choice but to return to the carriage and put on his dragon robe after seeing Chang Yingwu's fierce look.
Seeing this scene, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly came to his senses and said: "Brother-in-law, I understand, this is called coercing the emperor to order the princes."
Li Xiao: "No, this is called the Son of Heaven."
Not long after.
Zhu Yunwen wore a dragon robe, rode a big horse, and swaggered to the city wall. Of course, he sent a team of cavalry to protect him and prevent him from suddenly escaping.
"I am Emperor Jianwen. The generals on the city will listen to the order and open the city gate quickly to welcome me in, otherwise."
Before he finished speaking, an arrow flew down.
He shot towards Zhu Yunwen's forehead.
"Escort! Escort!"
Zhu Yunwen was shocked and fled towards the rear on his horse.
Fortunately, Chang Yingwu had quick eyes and quick hands, and he knocked the arrow away with one strike of his sword.
Zhu Yunwen's face turned pale. I was scared to death. I was scared to death. Not long after I left, these treacherous officials and traitors dared to do this to me.
He was so scared that the door was too dangerous.
But it is also an opportunity. When the opportunity comes, you must seize it. Run away now.
"First Emperor, you are going in the wrong direction!"
Chang Yingwu laughed, how could he let Zhu Yunwen escape? With a wave of his hand, the cavalry evacuated while carrying Zhu Yunwen in the direction of the army's return.
"Damn it, this arrow missed."
The guard on the city wall is Huining Hou Zhang Wen, who is Lan Yu's confidant. How could he care about a former emperor? Other soldiers dare not shoot arrows, but he dares!
"Hmph, trying to open the city gate with such a trivial trick is simply idiotic."
Before Zhang Wen could finish speaking, his chest was suddenly pierced by a sword.
He looked at the sword on his chest in disbelief. He turned around and saw a man in a python robe pulled out the sword. Poof.
Blood spilled all over the floor and he slowly fell down.
"Bold, a little marquis dares to attack the late emperor!"
The person who assassinated Zhang Wen was none other than Zhu Zhaohui, the son of King Lu Wang Zhu Tan, the king of Gunzhou vassal, and the current king of Lu.
Not long ago, he received a secret letter.
It said that Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang was still alive, and that this journey to peace was just a test of supervising the country. He was also told that the late emperor Zhu Yunwen would come to call the door soon. If it did not open, he would wait until the throne returned. If he achieves nothing, he will come to an end as a vassal king.
After Lu Wang Zhu Zhaohui received this secret letter, he tossed and turned. He did not want to help either side and remained neutral, but it said that Emperor Taizu was still alive, and he did not know whether it was true or false.
He believed most of it until he saw Zhu Yunwen actually appear.
So there was the scene just now.
"King Lu, how dare you kill the general!"
Zhang Wen's trusted soldiers held swords and wanted to subdue King Lu.
But King Zhu Zhaohui of Lu was well prepared, and the personal guards he brought immediately rushed to the city wall, took control of the situation, and took control of the military power.
"Open the door! Welcome!"
Following the order from Lu Wang Zhu Zhaohui, the city gate slowly opened.
On the other side,
Zhu Yunwen, who returned to the army, had a bitter look on his face.
He looked at Li Xiao and begged for mercy: "Master Yongle, I can't do this job. Please let me go."
Li Xiao touched his nose and thought that calling it a door wouldn't work. He was obviously Lan Yu's crony and it was of no use. Since it was of no use, he might as well find a dark and windy night to kill people and bury him. Already.
While thinking about it, Zhu Gaoxu was overjoyed and pointed at the city gate and said: "Brother-in-law, your move is so powerful, the city gate is open!"
Li Xiao: "????"
Li Xiao looked over.
Hey, the door is really open?
What's going on? Aren't you still shooting people with arrows?
Suddenly figured it out?
Impossible, absolutely impossible.
Li Xiao's eyes kept scanning over and finally stopped on Yao Guangxiao.
Yao Guangxiao, who had always had no sense of presence, finally found a sense of presence. He nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Marquis Yongle, you have Zhang Liang's plan. I have a wall ladder, but are you still satisfied?"
Yes, that secret letter was sent by Yao Guangxiao. When he went to the toilet one time, he accidentally saw the bald Zhu Yunwen and instantly understood Li Xiao's plan.
So Yao Guangxiao thought about it and added to Li Xiao's plan to make it more perfect. As for Zhu Yuanzhang still alive, he wrote it blindly to deceive people.
However, Yao Guangxiao really had this hunch. He felt that Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di would not die so easily. Of course, it was just a hunch.
Li Xiao was stunned.
Wow! This bald man really has some skills.
Yao Guangxiao, the evil monk in black, is well-deserved!
What did he do to open the city gate?
"It turns out to be the current King of Lu, his cousin Zhu Zhaohui."
Zhu Zhaohui on the city wall kept waving, and Zhu Gaoxu also saw it at a glance.
Zhu Gaoxu smiled and waved, and then ordered: "Enter the city!"
At this moment, Li Xiao also understood that Yao Guangxiao used a borrowed knife to kill someone.
high.
Once again, the city was captured without spending a single soldier.
Why does Jingnan feel a little too simple?
No way, no way.
Are you really going to Nanjing as a tourist?
Probably not.
After all, Li Jinglong is not here and no one opens the door.
"You can take action and open the door for that guy Li Xiao."
In the room, Zhu Yuanzhang slowly stood up, it was time to take action after waiting for so long.
After all, if we continue like this, people will really die.
This is not what Zhu Yuanzhang wants to see.
Zhu Di said with emotion: "Be it loyal or treacherous, you can tell whether it's good or bad. Oh, I can't believe that among so many vassal kings, only Zhu Gaoxu, who is not a vassal king, and Li Xiao, who cares about the people, dare to stand aside from the emperor."
Zhu Di sighed with emotion and praised his son and son-in-law.
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di already knew everything about the situation during this period.
In the whole world, only Li Xiao, Zhu Gaoxu and others are fighting against Heaven and raising the banner of fighting against Heaven.
"I really didn't expect that Li Xiao's newspaper could have such an effect."
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the newspaper on the table, feeling uncertain.
I am afraid that such an important weapon of the country cannot be placed in the hands of an individual. It is too exaggerated to be able to influence the public opinion of the people in the world. This is also the reason why the peace process went so smoothly.
After thinking for a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly felt that although it was not good to leave it in the hands of an individual, it would be even worse if it fell into the hands of a traitor in the court.
You can confuse right and wrong at will and smear others, but it is better to leave it in the hands of Li Xiao, a ruler of the world.
In the midst of his thoughts, a shout interrupted Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts.
"Report——"
Shen Yun walked in, cupped his hands and said, "Jingnan's army has successfully entered Gunzhou City. King Zhu Zhaohui of Lu killed the guard, took control of the situation, and welcomed the army into the city."
Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang was slightly happy: "Yes, there is also a grandson who has done something. Our chilled heart is finally better."
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "How did you do it?"
Shen Yun said: "It was Zhu Gaoxu who asked Zhu Yunqi to put on his dragon robe and call the door and open it."
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di: "????"
The two of them were a little confused.
Why did Zhu Yunwen go to Zhu Gaoxu's place?
And isn’t this too disrespectful to royal dignity? ?
Zhu Di pretended to be angry and said: "Damn it, this Zhu Gaoxu is really ungrateful. Zhu Yunwen is also his cousin after all, but he treats him like this."
After speaking, Zhu Di raised his hands to Zhu Yuanzhang and said: "Father, Zhu Gaoxu is young and inexperienced. When he suddenly encountered such a military operation, it was inevitable that he would act without scruples. Please forgive me, father."
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter, Zhu Yunwen dares to deal with even his uncle, so he should suffer some hardships. After this matter is over, I will demote him to a commoner and exile him to Yunnan. My old Zhu family There are no such unworthy descendants, weaklings!"
Zhu Yunwen's behavior had long made Zhu Yuanzhang dissatisfied.
He quickly ascended the throne, cut down the vassal vassals, and was unable to hold on to the throne. Now even humiliating things like calling someone out have happened.
A few days ago, Zhu Yuanzhang once wanted to kill his grandson.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang did have feelings for Zhu Yunwen. After being together for so many years, he finally couldn't bear to make this decision.
"Okay, without further ado, let's set off to capture Lan Yu!"
Zhu Yuanzhang stood up slowly and said with a smile: "We haven't fought in many years. Brothers fighting tigers, father and son are going into battle! Fourth brother, today you and I will go together and stretch our bones!"
Zhu Di's eyes lit up and he held his hands in excitement: "My son, take the order!!"
Capital City, Imperial Palace.
In the Yangxin Hall, who would have thought that the Duke of Lan Yu was sitting on the dragon throne.
Zhu Yunxi, the emperor in dragon robes, was sitting on a small stool nearby, as if he had become a puppet.
"Damn it! Damn it! Where did this thing come from? Kill everyone, kill them all!"
Lan Yu looked at the newspaper in front of her with raging anger. It described him as a heinous traitor who controlled the court.
"Uncle, this newspaper has gone viral. It is spreading everywhere. There are endless killings." Zhu Yunxi said helplessly.
He was actually very dissatisfied.
He finally became the emperor, but he didn't have the say.
A group of officials in the court changed, and they all became members of the Lan Yu family.
He had many adopted sons and became a famous one.
He couldn't speak at all in the court, and no one listened to his words.
The tiger returns to the mountain. Although he has taken the top of the mountain, the top of the mountain is occupied by the tiger.
Zhu Yunxi could only think to himself that he should be like the First Emperor Ying Zheng, looking for an opportunity to kill this uncle who looked like Lu Buwei.
Lan Yu turned her head and glanced at Zhu Yunxi: "You seem to be dissatisfied with my uncle?"
Zhu Yunxi hurriedly handed over his hands: "Uncle, how could my nephew have such an idea?"
Lan Yu nodded slightly and said with a smile: "It's good to know. You are still young and can't play with those old monsters in the court. Without the pressure of your uncle and grandpa, you, the emperor, can't sit still."
Zhu Yunxi nodded repeatedly, "My uncle and grandpa said so."
Lan Yu stood up and said: "Okay, this time my uncle will go out personally to get rid of the scourge Li Xiao. If he gets rid of him, no one in the world will dare to gossip about us anymore."
"Report——"
At this time, a eunuch hurriedly walked into the palace and said anxiously: "Dong Liang, something is not right."
That's right, on the first day when Lan Yu asked Zhu Yunxi to take office, he changed the name Duke Liang to Duke Liang. He felt particularly happy and poured out his dissatisfaction with Zhu Yuanzhang.
Lan Yu said: "I'm so panicked. How can a mere kid named Li Xiao scare me?"
The eunuch reported: "An urgent report came from the Ministry of War. Li Xiao was traveling unobstructed along the way. Every time he saw the city, the late emperor Zhu Yunwen came out to call the door. The slogan has become to bring the late emperor back to the capital and eliminate the rebels. Many places within the city were guarded. There is a general attempt to seize power, and every time the door is called, it will be opened. I am afraid that it will not be long before the army descends on Nanjing."
"What!!"
Lan Yu was shocked: "Zhu Yunwen is still alive??"
The eunuch nodded: "Yes, he is still alive. He went to Zhu Gaoxu's army for some reason."
Lan Yu said angrily: "Why did such news come just now?"
The eunuch replied: "It was just reported from the Ministry of War. It was also reported by Master Bo."
In fact, such urgent news should have reached the emperor long ago.
However, he was suppressed by Qi Tai, Minister of the Ministry of War.
When Qi Tai learned that Zhu Yunwen was still alive, hope was ignited in his heart. He tried his best, teamed up with Huang Zicheng, Tie Xuan and others, and operated internally and externally to suppress the news.
I just hope that Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Yunwen will return to the capital and ascend the throne again, then they can be considered heroes.
Of course, Qi Tai and others alone cannot achieve this level.
Among them is Erhu, the former commander of the Jinyi Guards, who is secretly helping the village. Erhu knows that the Holy Lord is still alive and has been observing every move in the court.
"This is unreasonable! The people from the Ministry of War actually delayed and concealed the news!"
Lan Yu was furious and looked at Zhu Yunxi and said: "Without further delay, I will lead the troops to kill Zhu Yunwen now. You stay in the capital to control the overall situation. Let Chang Sheng assist you and replace all the people in the military department first!"
Zhu Yunxi was overjoyed and said: "Okay, uncle and grandpa, please go, I'm with you in the court!"
He thought to himself that since his uncle left the city, he finally had a chance. When he left the city and fought with Li Xiao and others to the death, he could take the opportunity to send people to get rid of Lan Yu and take control of the power himself.
In this dispute, everyone has their own thoughts.
In this way, Lan Yu slowly set off from Nanjing City with an army of 150,000 people.
But what was unexpected was that as soon as Lan Yu stepped forward and Zhu Yunxi was about to make a move, the situation changed again.
Seeing that Lan Yu was gone, Qi Tai and others immediately released Xu Huizu and told the officials that Zhu Yunwen was still alive and heading towards the capital. The officials were noisy and frightened, and turned their sides one after another.
With the help of Erhu, Xu Huizu took the military power, immediately led his troops to capture Zhu Yunxi, and then closed the gate of Nanjing.
In this way, the army led by Lan Yu instantly became a kite with its string cut off, an isolated and helpless army.
Everything happened very quickly, like running water.
The moment Lan Yu left the city gate, everything changed.
When Lan Yu learned about it, her eyes rolled up with anger, and she immediately turned her guns and attacked Nanjing City. If the old nest was gone, this battle would be impossible to fight.
Just when Lan Yu was preparing to attack the city, a more terrifying existence appeared.
An existence that made Lan Yu extremely desperate.
It was Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di who came with 60,000 troops and blocked the path of Lan Yu's army. They were attacking from both sides and had nowhere to go.
In front of the two armies, a eunuch came out and shouted:
"The Holy One has decreed that I, Zhu Yuanzhang, is still alive and summering in Huangshan. I never thought that there would be traitors and traitor assassins to assassinate me with the intention of usurping the throne. It is a heinous crime!! In order to find out the traitors, I and the King of Yan conspired to escape the golden cicada. Now the main culprit is The ambition of Lan Yulangzi has been revealed, and I will come to capture him!! You are all our soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. If you don’t know why, I am ordering you to immediately put down your weapons and surrender to avoid his death!"
The eunuch shouted the instructions loudly three times.
At this time, all the soldiers in Lan Yu's hands were stunned. The Holy Lord was not dead?
Shocked, extremely shocked, everyone was stunned when they heard the news.
Afterwards, Zhu Di came out, pointed at the blue jade army and said: "Your Majesty is here again, why don't you surrender and wait for death?!"
Later, Zhu Di sent cavalry in front of the formation and kept shouting: The Holy Emperor is here, please put down your weapons quickly to avoid his death! !
When Xu Shouhui on the city wall saw this scene, he was overjoyed. It turned out that the Holy Emperor was still alive! !
He immediately summoned all the soldiers and shouted on the city wall:
"Congratulations on your return, Your Majesty!"
"Congratulations on your return, Your Majesty!"
"Congratulations on your return, Your Majesty!"
Tens of thousands of people shouted together, and the sound resounded throughout the battlefield!
This is not bad. After hearing such news, the soldiers led by Lan Yu looked at each other. As the first man dropped his weapon and took off his armor, almost all the soldiers began to abandon their troops and remove their armor.
No matter how Lan Yu threatened, the soldiers remained unmoved.
Whoever dares to go against Zhu Yuanzhang is not seeking death?
Now that the Holy One is back, he is still working for Lan Yu. Isn't it stupid? The gate of the city wall behind is closed, and there is the Holy One's army in front, attacking from both sides, making it impossible to escape.
"Stop! Anyone who dares to drop his weapon will be killed!"
When Lan Yu saw this, she kept shouting to stop her, but she couldn't stop him at all.
The number of soldiers who dropped their weapons continued to spread. In the blink of an eye, most of the soldiers dropped their armor on the ground and sat on the ground, ignoring Lan Yu at all.
"Father, what should we do now?"
A general said anxiously.
He also wants to surrender, but he is one of the rebels, can he escape?
Lan Yu has three thousand generals and soldiers, and these people are loyal to Lan Yu.
"The situation is over. Zhu Yuanzhang, this thief, is so insidious that he actually faked his death. Those idiots from Tiansha were not killed at all."
Lan Yu shook her head helplessly. Things developed too fast. He had only taken control of the court for a short time, and the foundation was not stable at all. Now that the Holy Emperor has returned, he has no way to do anything.
"Are you waiting for death? Why not fight?" the general said.
Lan Yu's eyes lit up. Now that the situation has come to an end, all she can do is fight.
He waved his hand and said: "The fish is dead and the net is broken, there will be a fight!! Now we can only catch the thief first and catch the king first. Follow me and kill Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di. There is still a chance to stand up!"
"Subordinates take orders!"
Lan Yu immediately called for the remaining soldiers who could be dispatched, and the cavalry team of 3,000 people rushed directly towards Zhu Yuanzhang's central army.
Zhu Yuanzhang is riding in front of him at the moment, so Lan Yu has a chance to do it.
It's a pity that there is Zhu Di in front of him, a fierce general who is not weaker than him.
"Lanyu, it's time to settle the grievances that have occurred for many years!"
Zhu Di raised his reins and also led three thousand cavalry out. He pointed at Lan Yu with the long knife in his hand and shouted: "Lanyu, today is the day you die!"
“It’s still unclear who will win!”
Lan Yu is also a man, and he is not afraid at all now. He pointed a spear at Zhu Di and said: "Zhu Di is a thief, he is so calculating, he actually cheated his death, today I will let you die for real!"
Rumble——
Two teams of cavalry clashed, one was Lan Yu and the other was Zhu Di.
The armies of both sides looked at each other like this, looking at the two famous generals on the battlefield, who was better? This is really a spectacle that has never been seen in the ages! !
Zhu Yuanzhang also squinted his eyes, fascinated.
He knew Lan Yu's strength, which was very impressive, and his fighting methods were fierce and courageous. Zhu Di also rarely suffered defeats. He would fight with his own hands, charge forward, be flexible and changeable, and be good at using cavalry.
When the two armies met, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately saw the clues.
"Okay!! The Fourth Brother has been stationed in Peiping for so many years, and now his military ability is no weaker than that of Lan Yu, and is even vaguely better!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was very happy, even though his son had been winning battles for so many years.
But this was his first time to see Zhu Di fight with his own eyes.
When he saw Zhu Di being so brave on horseback, Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to see himself when he was young.
This old father's feeling of hoping that his son will become a successful child came to his heart at once.
"Fourth Brother, Fourth Brother, we have really despised you and ignored you. We should just hand the throne into your hands."
Zhu Yuanzhang was very emotional and felt that he had made a mistake before. After spending time with Zhu Di these days, he found that his son Zhu Di was a very emotional person.
At this time, cavalry continued to cross the battlefield.
Lan Yu's fighting style is vigorous and violent, like thunder.
And Zhu Di's military ability is so terrifying that he directly overpowers Lan Yu.
Especially in cavalry battles, his style of play is too flexible and maneuverable, all of which he has learned through many years of experience on the grasslands.
Zhu Di led the army in front and could find flaws at any time, commanding the cavalry to attack. After several back and forth, Lan Yu's cavalry was rushed to pieces.
At first, Lan Yu could still resist, but as the fight progressed, Zhu Di's hands became hotter and hotter, and he began to use extreme micro-manipulation command, able to command thirty or forty cavalry to cooperate with each other.
Soon, Zhu Di began to press Lan Yu and beat him.
Seeing this scene, Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked that his fourth child was so powerful. The old father became more and more excited.
Soon, Lan Yu's cavalry were dispersed.
He himself was exposed in front of Zhu Di.
"Lanyu, suffer death!"
Zhu Di rushed towards Lan Yu.
"Zhu Di, I will fight with you!"
Sapphire is now like a trapped beast.
His eyes were blood red, and he rushed towards Zhu Di with a spear.
Seeing this scene, Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked and worried about his fourth son.
But soon, he breathed a deep sigh of relief.
Zhu Di and Lan Yu fought for more than twenty rounds, and Lan Yu gradually became exhausted. After all, Lan Yu was a veteran.
On the other hand, Zhu Di was in his prime, and his personal force was still strong against Lan Yu. In the twenty-fifth round, Zhu Di exerted force with both hands, his muscles bulged, and he took a big knife and chopped it off on the head.
Puff.
Lan Yu's head rolled to the ground and was chopped off by Zhu Di!
"Sapphire is dead!"
Zhu Di picked up Lan Yu's head on horseback and held it high above his head!
Declare victory in this battle between cavalry.
He used his strength to let countless people see how terrifying Zhu Di's military talents and personal force were!
Subsequently, the remaining cavalry were also surrounded and suppressed by the army, and no one escaped.
"Okay! Zhu Di, my son!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed and led his army towards Nanjing.
"Long live my emperor! Long live!"
All the soldiers knelt down.
Zhu Yuanzhang rode his horse and walked slowly into the city.
"Long live my emperor! Long live!"
All the soldiers along the way knelt down one by one, and all the soldiers also went into the city to kneel down.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at all this with great emotion, his face was calm, and he slowly rode up the city wall on his horse, with Zhu Di following closely behind.
In this way, this farce of supervising the country ended completely with Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di's thunderous suppression.
On top of the city wall, Zhu Yuanzhang looked into the distance and said with emotion: "Fourth brother, you have impressed us all. Lan Yu is nothing but mediocre under your command."
Zhu Di cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Father, for your compliment."
At this time, an army appeared in the distance.
Zhu Di said in surprise: "Father, look, your grandson and grandson-in-law are here."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slowly: "We are standing here to welcome them. In the whole world, Yan Fan is the only one who is willing to eliminate harm for the Ming Dynasty. I am very relieved. Fourth child, it is you who teach well, and the whole family is happy." This makes me enlightened."
Zhu Di said seriously: "Everything is what a son-in-law should do!"
The other side.
"Are we really here to fight, not to travel?"
Seeing that they were almost reaching Nanjing City, Zhu Gaoxu became more and more depressed. The road was smooth and not even an arrow was shot.
All the way, Zhu Yunwen was the one calling the door, and the people inside either rebelled or just opened the door. Anyway, there was no battle.
Li Xiao smiled and said, "Isn't this good?"
Zhu Gaoxu's face was filled with bitterness: "There is no obstruction like this. It feels like I have no sense of existence."
Li Xiao pointed to the city of Nanjing ahead: "There is a tough battle to be fought soon."
Zhu Gaoxu said excitedly: "My spurge is already hungry and thirsty!"
Seeing that he was about to reach the bottom of the city, Li Xiao's eyes suddenly lit up and he laughed and said: "Great, there is no need to fight this battle. It turns out that my good brother is the guard of Nanjing City. He will definitely be able to open the door for me." !”
Zhu Gaoyu said silently: "Hello big brother. Who?"
Li Xiaoyi pointed on the wall of the city, an old man in armor, and said, "It is him, my big brother, Huang Ba."
Zhu Gaoxuan followed his reputation and saw the man clearly, and then the whole person fell.
And Li Xiaoyi ran over and shouted to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Big brother, you are a general of Nanjing, you can quickly open a door"
Zhu Yuanzhang: "."
Zhu Di: "???"
Zhu Gaoxu: "????"
Zhu Ningyun: "???"
At this moment, everyone stayed
(End of chapter)
