Bright Spring

Zhu Gaoxu said: "I am the King of Gaoyang County."

Shouts came from the crowd of people in the distance: "King Gaoyang is mighty! King Gaoyang is mighty..."

Zhu Gaoxu looked back, his thick eyebrows frowned slightly.

The round-faced man next to him said: "All the officers and men can see the achievements of the prince! The army was unfavorable in the morning. Fortunately, the prince defeated the elite cavalry of the army. Otherwise, how could King Yan's army be able to surround and defeat Sheng Yong?"

Zhu Gaoxu didn't say a word, and he stopped chasing the defeated soldiers, so he withdrew his troops and went to the central army formation.

Not long after, King Yan came up with a bloody bright sword. Zhu Gaoxu stepped forward and clasped his fists and said, "I report to my father, the Sheng Yong army has all collapsed, and the horse team is still chasing!" The child deserves the greatest credit!"

Zhu Gaoxu immediately said: "It's because of the unity of father and son in our family, the king father sits in the middle army, and the sons charge into the battle. This is the Jingnan army defeating the official army, and the father king defeating Sheng Yong!"

King Yan looked at him and nodded with satisfaction.

Several generals came one after another to congratulate King Yan on his victory. Zhu Neng opened his mouth and shouted, "After this battle, there will be no more officers and soldiers!"

King Yan rode his horse and ran for a while, then turned his head to look at the vast river.

At this time, Zheng He said in a deep voice: "Last year, King Gaoyang and his servants failed to attend the appointment in the capital and did not see Chen Xuan. But at that time, there were people everywhere in the city, carrying the portrait of King Gaoyang to search. Chen Xuan must be able to guess What is going on, you can also understand our sincerity. Don't worry, my lord, Chen Xuan should come to surrender!"

As soon as the words fell, everyone saw the sails on the distant river like clouds, and a large number of ships were coming to the north of the river.

In less than half an hour, a military general came to report: "My lord, Chen Xuan, the governor of the army, led the navy to surrender!"

"Hahaha..." King Yan suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed, his brows stretched out, and everyone around congratulated, "My master can cross the river soon!"

King Yan laughed, turned his horse's head, patted Zhu Gaoxu's shoulder twice, and said, "How could I cross the river without Gaoxu?"

Everyone seemed to think that Zhu Gaoxu would get carried away at this time, but unexpectedly Zhu Gaoxu responded very sincerely: "If the son is not the son of the father, I don't know where to sell straw sandals now! How can the kindness of the world compare with the kindness of parents?"

"Hahaha!" The generals burst into laughter again.

King Yan pointed his sword at the sky, opened his arms as if embracing the entire river, and hesitation was written on his face.What he will embrace is not just Dajiang, but the whole world, more than a dozen chief ministers, more than 1000 counties, and billions of subjects.

... Chen Xuan led the navy to surrender, the river was no longer safe to defend, and the government and the public were shaken.

Lianying, the supervisory censor, impeached Xu Zengshou, the governor of the left: make friends with Chen Xuan and collude with Yan Ni.Xu Zengshou defended himself at court, but the furious emperor Zhu Yunwen took up his sword and stabbed Xu Zengshou to death in the temple with his own hands!

Xu Zengshou covered his stomach with his hands, blood came out from between his fingers, and he fell on his back in a pool of blood, looking at the golden dome of the hall with a face of reluctance, struggled for a long time and remained still, his eyes still could not be closed.

When the ministers left the imperial city, outside the Donghua Gate, Fang Xiaoru handed the reins to a boy and walked towards Lianying.Only then did Lian Ying realize that the person leading the horse was not a child, but a dwarf.

Fang Xiaoru glanced at Lianying, then turned his head following his eyes, clasped his fists and said, "He is my adopted son Fang Zhongyi." Then Fang Xiaoru praised: "Lian Yushi is firm, loyal and outspoken, which is extremely admirable. .”

Lian Ying said: "It's just to seek his own government in his position! Since I am the supervisory censor, it is not my duty to impeach the unruly ministers in the court? How can I be afraid because of who is in a high position?"

At this moment, a voice filled with righteous indignation said: "A lot of people are really afraid now! If all the ministers strictly abide by their duties, why is the country in this state?"

Lian Ying followed the sound, and it turned out to be Jing Qing, the official censor.Lian Ying said: "The country is in trouble, and the only thing is death. Why fear it?"

"Okay! There is nothing to be afraid of such a good one!" Jing Qing said, "The country is in trouble, and I will die with Duke Lian to repay the emperor's favor!"

Fang Xiaoru also hurriedly said, "Count me in."

The three of them suddenly looked generous, and bowed their hands to each other to show their admiration.

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Master Yan crossed the great river, and the defenders of Zhenjiang and other cities surrendered without a fight.Sheng Yong gathered the remnants of the army and resisted the enemy in Gaozi Port.Zhu Gaoxu led [-] cavalry to rush out, and found that this army could not stand the charge at all, and the iron cavalry charged forward violently.In less than two quarters, Zhu Gaoxu divided Sheng Yong's formation from front to back, left to right, and Sheng Yong's army was defeated.When the main force of the Yan division arrived at Gaozigang, the officers and soldiers had already become a chaotic army.

There were some sporadic resistance along the way, but the Yan division's iron cavalry was unstoppable, and the whole journey was like a broken bamboo.

In the Lantern Festival in the fourth year of Jianwen, it took only ten days for the Yan division to cross the river, and the army had already arrived at the capital city, and more than [-] troops gathered near the Waijinchuan Gate.

This festive season is destined not to have a peaceful and prosperous atmosphere.

The cold wind mixed with snowflakes whistling in the air, amidst the hazy snowflakes, the majestic city towers stood up like mountains, and the continuous tall city walls blocked the front, and the head and tail could not be seen from left to right.

King Yan took a list from the general, looked at it, and handed it to Zhu Gaoxu next to him.

Zhu Gaoxu also looked down, and it turned out to be a "Criminal Edict" issued by Emperor Jianwen. He probably glanced at the important parts: the capitals of the four directions, the chief secretary, the procuratorate, and the ministers of the defense, civil and military affairs of the various governments. Lead respectful, righteous and courageous men to King Queqin to support the clan society. As for meritorious service and rewards, I will not begrudge you at all...

Qin Wang's soldiers did come one after another, but before the Yan division arrived at the capital city, they defeated them one after another.The only thing that can really stop Master Yan's elite is the wall in front of him.

Zhu Gaoxu handed the edict of guilt to the other generals, and said to the King of Yan: "My minister promised Zhao Hui, a thousand households guarding the Outer Jinchuan Gate, to be his son-in-law. Li Jinglong also wrote a written statement. As long as they are still guarding Outer Jinchuan The gate should open the city gate."

"Hmm..." King Yan was still staring at the city gate.The soldiers and horses around were like a sea of ​​people, and the banners were like clouds all over the ground. As long as the people in the city were not blind, they could all see Master Yan coming.

But the gate of the city hadn't been opened yet, and as time passed, King Yan's expression became a little anxious.

The construction of Nanjing city is huge, big and strong. If you really want to defend it, you can't take it easily with only more than 20 troops. You don't know how long it will take if you just attack the city!What's more, Division Yan has been fighting continuously, and now the soldiers and horses are exhausted. At that time, more soldiers and horses of King Qin will arrive, and if there are generals in the court to coordinate, there will be a bloody battle under the capital city...

After a long time, suddenly there was a heavy sound of "Ga..." from the Outer Jinchuan Gate, and the city gate slowly moved.The heavy gate was gradually opened, and there was a burst of cheers from Master Yan.

King Yan immediately led his army to pat the horse and rushed over.At this time, Li Jinglong, Gu Wang, Zhao Hui and others came out of the city with a mess of soldiers and horses, and there was blood on Zhao Hui's face.

Li Jinglong and others got off their horses and knelt down on the ground, and said, "To King Yan, Zhang Qianhu, the guard at the Wai Jinchuan Gate, is on duty. He leads the army to block the gate and does not listen to restraint. We fought a battle but failed, and the imperial reinforcements are coming soon." The situation is very critical, fortunately the soldiers around Zhang Qianhu suddenly stabbed him to death from behind!"

After hearing this, King Yan asked, "Who is the name of that soldier?"

Li Jinglong said: "Yao Fang."

King Yan then dispatched troops to control the outer Jinchuan gate first, and then advanced to the inner city Jinchuan gate.

The army approached the gate of the inner city, and the gate was quietly opened, and the last defense of the capital fell without a fight... Starting from the corridor of the city gate, it continued to the street, with civil and military officials kneeling on both sides.

King Yan personally led the iron cavalry and rushed into the city gate swaggeringly.

At this moment, a loud voice suddenly came from the air: "Use your ministers to usurp the emperor, use your uncles to destroy your nephews, and you will die violently!"

Countless soldiers in strong and sharp clothes turned their heads to the right following the sound. On the deserted side street, the sound of "da da da..." horseshoes came, and there was a civil servant wearing a bright red official uniform, holding a long sword , riding a horse and rushing over!

Everyone was stunned, Zhu Neng took the lead to block on the right side of King Yan, and waited for the civil official to approach, Zhu Neng took the cherry gun and patted lightly on the waist, and the civil official yelled and fell off the horse.Immediately, all the soldiers rushed up, picked up their knives and guns, hacked and stabbed the people on the ground, blood was thrown everywhere.

King Yan pointed to the remains on the ground and asked the officials kneeling beside him, "Who is this person?"

One person replied: "Responding to the words of King Yan, this person is the supervisor of Yushi Lianying."

King Yan had a murderous look on his face, and let out a "hum".At this time, he said again: "Gao Xu, you lead the army as the vanguard, go to the imperial city immediately!"

Zhu Gaoxu clasped his fists and said, "Decree!"

Zhu Gaoxu then greeted the soldiers who had just entered the city, patted their horses and left.He crossed the pool of blood on the ground, turned his head and glanced at the mangled look of the civil servant.

From the beginning of the "Battle of Jingnan", Zhu Gaoxu has been looking forward to the day of victory all the time, but when the day really comes, he doesn't feel the ecstasy he expected.

The cold air and the smell of blood in his nose made him faintly feel that... the horror and killing|killing have only just begun.