Zhu Gaochi rarely had a good sleep.
Ever since the war in Peiping broke out, he, the Crown Prince of Yan, had been shouldering a heavy burden and had never been able to take a good rest.
Now that the war in Peking is finally over, and Su Yang is supporting him in the west, he, the Crown Prince of Yan, can finally have a good rest.
As a result, Zhu Gaochi was awakened at dawn.
"Your Majesty, something happened."
Hearing this, the originally sleepy fat man suddenly sat upright.
"What's wrong?"
"Then Qu Neng comes to attack the city again?"
"The Confederate Army has sent an envoy!"
The guard explained with a strange expression.
Zhu Gaochi was stunned when he heard this. He couldn't handle it.
So why did the Southern Army send an envoy?
The winner has not yet been decided on the main battlefield!
"Summon Daoyan, Jin Zhong, Chen Heng, and Gu Cheng to discuss matters!"
Zhu Gaochi calmly ordered.
Last night, Tan Yuan and Zhu Gaoxu had taken advantage of the darkness to quietly lead 20,000 cavalry to the frontal battlefield.
After all, the crisis in Peiping has been resolved, and there is no need to keep the two of them here.
These two are both first-rate tiger generals, and charging into battle is their destiny.
As for the 20,000 cavalry, the majority were the former Yanshan Three Guards. The best among the best, naturally they could not sit idle in Beiping City.
There are 10,000 cavalry left in Peiping, which is enough.
Soon everyone arrived in the front hall one after another.
"Everyone, the Southern Army has sent an envoy. What kind of regulations is this?"
Zhu Gaochi said with a confused face.
After hearing this, Dao Yan and Jin Zhong's expressions changed slightly.
With their intelligence, it was not difficult to guess the purpose of the southern army's envoy.
It's nothing more than trying to persuade him to surrender.
In the current battlefield situation, Beiping City has become a key link.
The main force of the Southern Army, the main force of the Yan Army and Beiping City formed a triangle.
If the Southern Army captures Beiping City, the officers and soldiers of the Yan Army will be reduced to bereft dogs, and the rest will only be strangled to death.
Therefore, Beiping City is indeed extremely important to the war situation.
"Your Majesty, it's better not to see you!"
Monk Daoyan stroked his beard and said, "So as not to offend anyone!"
That's what he really wanted to say.
Anyway, Zhu Gaochi would not surrender to the imperial court.
In this case, there is no point in going to see someone else!
On the contrary, if he goes to see him now, the news will spread to His Highness King Yan, the main force, and it will cause unnecessary fear and suspicion!
Therefore, the advice given by Mousheng Daoyan was simply ignored and ignored!
Jin Zhong also reacted and also suggested: "There is really no need to meet, the prince should act with caution!"
Hearing the words of the two wise men, Zhu Gaochi was immediately confused.
Just go meet and hear what the court wants to do, and you won't lose a piece of meat!
Chen Heng and Gu Cheng have different views, especially Gu Cheng.
"Your Majesty, I think it's better to meet him in person."
"When the two armies are fighting, it is the most basic etiquette not to kill the envoys. If the prince avoids it, he will lose the reputation of His Highness King Yan!"
Hearing Gu Cheng's words, Zhu Gaochi nodded.
What he fears most is that his father will be dissatisfied with him.
Chen Heng and Gu Cheng had a good personal relationship, and he followed Gu Cheng's words.
In the end, it was a tie at 2-2, and the decision was still in Zhu Gaochi's hands.
Without hesitation, he directly agreed to receive the envoy.
Daoyan and Jin Zhong looked at each other, and then sighed heavily.
The four of them walked out of the front hall. Daoyan looked at Gu Cheng and spoke in a bad tone.
"General Gu Cheng, who uses power for personal gain and ignores the overall situation, is not the behavior of a veteran general!"
Gu Cheng's expression froze when he heard this, with a look of shame on his face.
But he had no choice, because his wife, children, and children were all still in the Imperial Capital of Jinling!
After Gu Cheng was defeated, he had to surrender in order to survive. But if he surrendered, what would his wife, children, and children do?
With Zhu Yunwen's temperament, Gu Cheng simply didn't dare to think about it!
So when he heard that there was an envoy from the imperial court, Gu Cheng became interested and wanted to ask about his wife, children, and children, so he tried his best to persuade Zhu Gaochi to meet the envoy from the Southern Army.
On the side, Chen Heng saw that the atmosphere was a little tense and hurriedly spoke to smooth things over.
"Master Daoyan, the prince is just here to meet with the imperial envoys. There shouldn't be any problems, right?"
Jin Zhong sighed after hearing this. After looking around to make sure no one was eavesdropping, he spoke in a low voice and revealed a secret of Prince Yan's palace.
"The two generals may not know this, but because the prince was born obese and frail, the prince has always been dissatisfied with the prince and favored the brave second young master!"
As soon as these words came out, Chen Heng and Gu Cheng were shocked.
They never expected that this rumor turned out to be true, and that there was actually a fight for the heir in Prince Yan's palace!
Especially Gu Cheng, who had an old face full of shame and realized that he had made a big mistake!
At this moment, His Highness King Yan is leading the main army to a decisive battle with the main force of the Southern Army!
The prince received an envoy from the imperial court at this moment!
Once His Highness Prince Yan learned the news, he was already dissatisfied with the Crown Prince, so...
The reason why the Yan army was able to resist the strangulation of the imperial army was because of the unity of the people!
If a fight breaks out between the eldest son Zhu Gaochi and the second son Zhu Gaoxu for the right to inherit the throne, the Yan army will definitely be doomed!
This is going to cause trouble!
Gu Cheng's expression changed and he hurriedly said, "I'm going to tell the prince right now and stop him from receiving the envoy!"
"It's too late!" Monk Daoyan sighed, "There are some things we can't say so straightforwardly. If you go in now, it will be like tearing off this fig leaf."
"Let's take it one step at a time. His Royal Highness, King Yan, is wise and mighty. He should not fall for this despicable alienation plan!"
Upon hearing this, the other three fell into deep thought.
Half an hour later, the envoy from the Southern Army arrived at the city gate, and Prince Yan Zhu Gaochi led four people to greet him in person.
The two sides met outside the city gate to avoid misunderstanding between the soldiers of the two armies.
However, when Monk Daoyan saw Lai Shi's face clearly, he was suddenly shocked and turned pale.
"Master, what are you..." Gu Cheng asked in a low voice.
"The bastard is despicable!" Monk Daoyan cursed, "General Gu Cheng, the prince has really been harmed by you this time!"
When Gu Cheng heard this, he was even more confused.
"how do I say this?"
"That person is Fang Xiaoru!"
"Fang Xiaoru?!"
Gu Cheng's head exploded, and he felt intense uneasiness in his heart.
Fang Xiaoru!
A person's name, the shadow of a tree.
This person is Emperor Jianwen's master, and he is an out-and-out favorite of Emperor Jianwen!
It was this person, together with Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng, who planned and implemented the national policy of reducing vassal states!
Zhu Gaochi was also a little shocked at this moment. He did not expect that the imperial envoy would be Fang Xiaoru, a confidant of Emperor Jianwen!
Fang Xiaoru looked at the fat Crown Prince Yan, with a hint of contempt flashing deep in his eyes.
But it was important, so he spoke straightforwardly without showing any signs of it.
"Zhu Gaochi, as Taizu Xueyin, why do you want to help Zhou to commit evil and follow the traitor Zhu Di to become an eternal evil thief without a king or father?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the Yan army suddenly changed their expressions.
Zhu Gaochi also suppressed the smile on his face and stared at Fang Xiaoru with evil eyes.
"I have heard for a long time that you, Fang Xiaoru, are a well-known Confucian scholar in the world, but when I see you today, I am disappointed!"
"It is rude to scold a father when he is a son. You, Fang Xiaoru, have spent your whole life reading books about saints and sages, and have you read them all into a dog's belly?"
Fang Xiaoru's face turned red when he heard this and stared at Zhu Gaochi fiercely.
Qu Neng on the side quickly reminded him in a low voice: "Mr. Fang, business matters are important."
"Hmph!" Fang Xiaoru then suppressed his inner anger and said arrogantly: "Zhu Gaochi, His Majesty, thinking of his friendship with you, specially wrote a letter and ordered me to deliver it in person."
"The traitor Zhu Di has no king and no father, and wants to overthrow our country, the Ming Dynasty. He is doomed to die and his family will be destroyed, and his infamy will last for thousands of years!"
"If you, Zhu Gaochi, are willing to surrender to the imperial court, your Majesty will crown you as the contemporary King of Yan, inherit the lineage of the Yan vassal, and continue to guard Beiping..."
Zhu Gaochi: "???"
What?
Am I becoming the King of Yan?
Who are you so disgusting with?
