The army marched very fast, and in just a few days, it had arrived twenty miles away from the capital.
Seeing that Zhu Gaojie suddenly ordered the army to be stationed, Su Wu, who was accompanying him, couldn't help being slightly stunned and stepped forward to ask:
"Your Highness, what's wrong?"
Even Shen Qingyu, the commander of the Jinyi Guards on the side, couldn't help but hold his hand on the handle of the knife at his waist, his expression looking extremely serious.
After experiencing the previous assassination incident, he, the leader of the Jin Yiwei, was already very sensitive to this kind of thing.
Zhu Gaojiu reined in his horse and looked up at the distant walls of the capital. After a long time, he waved the riding whip in his hand and said to the two of them with a smile:
"It's okay, I'm just feeling a little emotional."
"Before the expedition, both the cabinet and the Ministry of Household Affairs advised me to stay in the capital to stabilize the overall situation, to use calmness as a brake and to use defense instead of attack. After the situation stabilized, we could slowly take action."
"I didn't agree at the time. I always believed that the best defense is offense!"
"The more unstable the situation is and the chaos inside and outside it, the more urgent it is to cut through the mess quickly and deal with one party first with heavy blows!"
He looked back at the army that was encamped, and saw many soldiers who were busy and unhurried, and the atmosphere was changed. It was obvious that they were a capable army that had experienced iron-blooded fighting, with orders and orders, and amazing combat power.
"Now that I have swept across Mobei, attacked and destroyed the foreign tribes, and completely eliminated the dangers of foreign enemies, I can feel at ease and concentrate on solving the domestic affairs of the Ming Dynasty."
"We won't be forced into a panic by the joint efforts of internal and external people like before..."
Su Wu on the side had experienced all this personally, and he was also very emotional about it:
"What His Highness said is absolutely true."
"I never expected that you could lead a large army to attack the entire Mobei grassland in one fell swoop and completely put an end to the Ming Dynasty's border troubles!"
"In this way, the Ming Dynasty will have at least a hundred years of stability, allowing us to develop rapidly. This is truly an extraordinary achievement and a blessing to the Ancestral Temple!"
"The officials and people of the Ming Dynasty would like to thank you, Your Highness..."
After Shen Qingyu heard Su Wu's words, her face suddenly moved slightly and she muttered silently in her heart:
"His Highness's extraordinary feats are truly astonishing, but some people may not appreciate it..."
As a sharp knife in Zhu Gaojie's hand, he was naturally very aware of the ill will that certain officials and aristocratic families had towards Zhu Gaojiao.
Even after experiencing the attack on the Wen Yuan, the Yunzhou assassination and other incidents, he had already completely awakened. The relationship between His Highness and those people had reached the point of fighting to the death with real swords and guns!
Either His Highness succeeds to the throne of the Ming Dynasty and begins to slowly liquidate these aristocratic families, or those people take risks and completely defeat His Highness!
No matter what interests and emotions are entangled between the two, there is no room for change!
Zhu Gaojie glanced at the two of them with a smile, and casually said something that made the two of them tremble with fear and almost become angry on the spot:
"In my opinion, this triumphant entry into the city will probably not be safe."
"Some people may want to jump over the wall and put on a good show of killing kings and generals..."
The first reaction of the two people was that this was impossible!
Everyone has arrived at the capital city, who dares to be so unwise?
The position of His Royal Highness in the East Palace is a lie!
Now that the old emperor has passed away, and His Highness has accomplished such extraordinary feats, taking charge of the army, and succeeding to the throne is a sure thing, there is no problem at all!
Who dares to risk the annihilation of nine tribes to assassinate His Highness?
Shen Qingyu took a step forward and said in a deep voice:
"Your Highness, what's the news?"
"I will go and make arrangements now. I will definitely handle this matter clearly and your Highness will never step into any danger!"
Even Su Wu on the side couldn't help but ask:
"Your Highness, there has just been a big purge in Yunzhou. Do these people really not want to die? I guess they don't have much power anymore..."
After Zhu Gaojie heard this, he did not speak immediately, but smiled faintly:
"When a person is about to die, he can do all kinds of crazy and funny things."
"Don't take it lightly either."
Since he merged with Yue Fei's personality, he has gained the ability to detect unexpected risks and discern safety.
He just glanced at the city wall in the distance for a few times, and then suddenly on a whim, he noticed a vague and disturbing danger, which could even be called a heavy murderous intention!
Another assassination?
Zhu Gaojie couldn't help but start to think, these people are really crazy, they actually want to take such risks when the army is triumphant!
It seems that they have indeed panicked. Not to mention whether they can succeed in the assassination under heavy protection. Even if they take 10,000 steps back, if they really encounter something unexpected, I am afraid that the soldiers of the three major battalions will be furious. , the entire capital will instantly fall into flames of war!
When Zhu Gaojie thought of this, he couldn't help but shake his head slightly. He felt very contempt for his opponents. They were really desperate and crazy...
"Rabbits know how to bite people when they are anxious. These centipede insects are dead but not stiff. It is normal for them to gather some dead ones."
"The capital is already entangled with all the major forces. Shuntian Mansion also has their people. The Five Cities Military and Horse Division has been penetrated into hundreds of holes, which is not enough."
He told Shen Qingyu:
"You first let most of the Jinyi Guards enter the city and clean up order. I will send army lieutenants to take over the city's defense."
"They don't have the ability to gather many people. Most of them are just like Yunzhou, who just want to blend in with the crowd to assassinate."
Zhu Gaojie thought for a while and ordered someone to call a deputy general from the fifth army camp:
"Let the Fifth Army Camp enter the city to take over all defenses. The road starting from Andingmen and all the commanding heights along the way must be controlled and cleaned up."
"The defense work needs to be more detailed. I will ask the Jin Yiwei to cooperate with you and make sure there are no loopholes."
After the arrangements were made, Zhu Gaojie thought about it again and said to Su Wu:
"Let the messenger pass the message first, let Mr. Yang Ge, Mr. Xia, and others wait, and then check the process and personnel of the ceremony that day."
"These aristocratic families have always had a deep foundation. They may be able to recruit some brave people who are not afraid of death and mix them with the crowd watching the ceremony. Moreover, there were previous oversights by the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War. It is said that a lot of military equipment was leaked out, so we must be careful. "
Hearing Zhu Gaojie's words, the two of them were shocked and their expressions changed slightly.
Dead soldiers, ordnance, infiltration...
If I don't make more preparations and defenses, what if those people really go crazy and succeed...
Then wouldn’t people like myself become the complete sinners of the Ming Dynasty?
The two looked at each other for a few times and immediately made up their minds.
We must strictly investigate and protect His Highness’ safety! (End of chapter)
