Chapter 12 Thousand Jin Gate
There is also the rule of civility on the left and force on the right. Most of the time, the palace does not open the main entrance, and civil and military officials enter and exit on both sides. For the convenience of going to court, or as a reward to high-ranking officials, houses of high-ranking officials will be arranged around the palace.
Of course, there is also one north of the palace.
But generally speaking, the harem is located to the north of the palace. Access to the harem is not allowed. Unlike the palace where everything has side doors. Plus, the back garden.
That's right.
It is impossible to arrange any entertainment measures in the front hall. Maybe it can be arranged on the left and right sides, but the most suitable one is actually to arrange the back garden behind the palace.
Since ancient times, the palace or the capital has not changed much. Therefore, the most important street in the capital is called Tianjie, or Zhuque Street, because it is south of the palace, and the north gate of the palace, called Xuanwu Gate, is north of the palace. .
However, since a certain person fought hard at Xuanwu Gate and won the throne. Later generations changed Xuanwu to Shenwu.
Now, this time Deng Zhen chose to enter the palace through Shenwu Gate, but it was not just because of the geographical location. Now in Beijing, the south of the city is prosperous, while the north of the city has more open space. The army entered the palace directly from the north of the city, and there was minimal movement.
But he never expected it.
Deng Zhen's plan that he thought was foolproof was completely in He Xi's eyes.
After all, He Xi has been preparing for three years. In the past three years, He Xi and Yao Guangxiao have carefully scrutinized every link. Naturally, Deng Zhen, the key figure among them, has made various speculations. Yao Guangxiao had already figured out Deng Zhen's plans.
So Deng Zhen watched Neiying open the Shenwu Gate and immediately drove his men into the palace. Only halfway in, I heard a loud noise behind me.
Deng Zhen's expression suddenly changed and he said, "Thousand Jin Gate."
This is a mechanism arranged in the middle of the city gate. Whenever necessary, huge rocks can be smashed down from the middle to block the city gate.
But this kind of mechanism is only found in city gates. Every city gate in Beijing has such a mechanism. Even Deng Zhen went to check it out. But this is the palace gate. Although the palace is large in size, there are still differences between the imperial city and the outer city.
The bigger difference is that Deng Zhen looked at the gates of the palace city and did not find this mechanism.
After all, embedding huge stones in the city gate is a huge project. It can't be hidden from anyone.
Deng Zhen didn't know that He Xi had made reforms.
Instead of using stone, iron was used.
Use stones, which need to be of particularly large size to ensure that they will not be lifted up. But using iron doesn’t have to be so troublesome. It is ten centimeters wide and can cover the entire doorway. No, it should be a big piece of iron, at least several tons. Who can push it away?
In addition, there are heavy objects weighing down the city gate tower.
It's no worse than the Thousand Jin Gate. And it is much more concealed than the Thousand Jin Gate. And to be sure, all the gates of the palace were decorated like this.
Just when Deng Zhen realized something was wrong.
Countless torches were raised all around.
One person shouted loudly: "Shen Guogong, Ye has been waiting for you for a long time."
The person who came forward was none other than Ye Chen.
Deng Zhen looked desperate and said, "It's you. When did He Xi do something? He wanted to do this from the beginning, right? But the situation in the world has been decided. What kind of trouble can he cause by doing this?"
In Deng Zhen's view, Nanjing is the world, and the situation in Nanjing has been determined. There can be no recurrence of the situation in this world. This is why Deng Zhen decided to take action.
Even at this time, he still wanted to fight for a glimmer of life for himself.
Ye Chen didn't care about this.
Ye Chen's strengths and weaknesses are equally outstanding. At this moment, Ye Chen's shortcomings seemed to have become his advantages. Ye Chen's shortcoming is that he is not politically sensitive enough, so when presiding over military operations, he can create situations that embarrass He Xi.
But because of this, Ye Chen would not think about other things, and he would do whatever He Xi asked him to do.
The political risks behind this are not considered at all. Otherwise, Ye Chen would not be here today. You must know that Zhu Xiongying also has generals among him.
But why didn't they come? First, Zhu Xiongying failed to react in time. Secondly, Zhu Xiongying also lacks self-confidence. After all, this thing is too important. Once an inhumane person is used, Zhu Xiongying's head will be hard to save.
In the end, Zhu Xiongying chose to believe in He Xi.
Ye Chen said calmly: "If the Duke has anything to say, you can say it to Lord He. I don't understand."
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In the East Palace of the Imperial Palace in Beijing.
He Xi and Zhu Xiongying were playing chess.
He Xi was very calm. After all, he had been preparing for this matter for three years, and Yao Guangxiao was still there to arrange it. He was worried about something, especially Yao Guangxiao. This kind of calculating people is Yao Guangxiao's specialty.
If Yao Guangxiao went there, the effect would be better than if He Xi went there in person. Why should He Xi worry?
But Zhu Xiongying is not like this.
Zhu Xiongying only got the news that Deng Zhen might take action a day ago, and he started to make secret arrangements after nightfall. Now the fight starts ahead. Zhu Xiongying still couldn't believe it and was in an extreme state.
The whole person seemed to be sleepwalking.
He was completely out of his mind, and his chess game was even more chaotic.
He Xi casually slaughtered Zhu Xiongying's big dragon.
Watching He Xi pick out more than a dozen of Zhu Xiongying's chess pieces, there was the clear sound of the chess pieces colliding, and the sound of killing in the dark. Zhu Xiongying just woke up from a dream and said, "Uncle, is Duke Yingguo really in trouble?"
This was the biggest failure of Deng Zhen's plan this time.
Although Deng Zhen's every move was under He Xi's sight, Deng Zhen had to wait for news from Nanjing, but he never thought about one thing. Not only did he have an informant in Nanjing, but He Xi also had an informant in Nanjing. Zhu Xiongying was there. There are also informants in Nanjing.
What confidence did he have that he knew one thing. Don’t He Xi and Zhu Xiongying know?
However, there is a benefit to this. If it weren't for sure that something happened to Lan Yu. It was not easy for He Xi to convince Zhu Xiongying.
Zhu Yuanzhang's judgment of Zhu Xiongying was also correct. Zhu Xiongying's previous self-confidence was a naive innocence. I think this is how the world should be. But in the past few years, the more Zhu Xiongying knows and has experienced, the more he understands that things are not easy, and the more he understands that many things cannot be done correctly.
This is why Zhu Yuanzhang did not let him directly succeed to the throne and let He Xi Bingzheng use this structure to implement the new law.
Without him, Zhu Xiongying really understood the situation inside the court. Zhu Xiongying is likely to make the decision that an emperor and a politician are most likely to make, which is to abandon the new law and maintain rule.
Now, Zhu Xiongying doesn't want to believe Lan Yu's death. It's not that Zhu Xiongying and Lan Yu have a deep relationship. It's because Zhu Xiongying has no reason to believe that he has been eliminated from the battle for the reserve position.
Yes, Zhu Xiongying had the same idea as Deng Zhen. He felt that the situation in Nanjing had been determined and the overall situation of the world had been decided.
Even if Deng Town is captured, it will be of no avail.
If Zhu Xiongying was not familiar with the world, would he believe that he could win against an enemy in one corner? Therefore, he repeatedly confirmed this matter.
He Xi said: "Your Highness, you have asked for the third time. Your Highness can wait a little longer. More detailed information will come from the capital."
Zhu Xiongying took a deep breath, pushed the chessboard aside, and said, "Uncle, what should we do? What plans does Grandpa Huang have?"
If Zhu Xiongying still doesn't understand today's situation at this time, Zhu Yuanzhang probably arranged it in advance, which would be too slow.
Zhu Xiongying and Zhu Yuanzhang, He Xi knew a common secret. It opened the door to a new world for Zhu Xiongying, and Zhu Xiongying discovered through many channels that Zhu Yunwen didn't know these things. This is why Zhu Xiongying has always been at ease in Beijing and has no intention of going back. And confirm the important reason why he is the crown prince.
Now the facts are not consistent with what Zhu Xiongying thought.
Zhu Xiongying thought about it and came up with two possibilities.
The first possibility is that Zhu Yunwen did something in Nanjing and took Zhu Yuanzhang hostage. Zhu Yuanzhang had lost control of Nanjing.
The second possibility is that this was Zhu Yuanzhang's original intention.
Which one does Zhu Xiongying believe?
Although Zhu Yuanzhang was seriously ill, Zhu Xiongying always had a copy of Zhu Yuanzhang's pulse here. He could be sure of one thing. Although Zhu Yuanzhang was seriously ill, he never lost consciousness or lost control of the palace. After all, if Zhu Yuanzhang loses control of the palace. It is impossible for many news in the palace to reach them.
The reason is obvious.
