Bright Spring

Zhu Gaochi looked at the eunuch who reported and nodded.

After a while, a sergeant arrived at the gate of the main hall.He approached, clasped his fists and held a military salute and said in a deep voice: "His Royal Highness, the exit of the secret passage is outside the Chaoyang Gate. The younger ones questioned the soldiers and civilians all the way, and when they arrived at the Gaoqiao Gate of the outer city, the officers and soldiers guarding the city also said that they saw a man and a man. The girls went out of the city, and the men among them were wearing red dragon robes. The younger ones ran out of the city gate to see that there was a barracks for soldiers and horses outside the Gaoqiao Gate. The King of Han has gone to the barracks!"

"Ah!" Hearing the report, the people in the main hall were in an uproar, and many of them were surprised.The King of Han is really a wonderful person, and he always surprises people when he does things.

Chaoyang Gate is the east gate of the inner city of the capital; Gaoqiao Gate is the east gate of the outer city.

The capital used to have no outer city walls, only the inner city.The outer city wall was built in the 23rd year of Hongwu. At that time, Taizu believed that the Mufu Mountain in the north and Yuhuatai in the south were the commanding heights of the capital; The outer city was built.

The secret road was obviously built at the same time as the foundation of the imperial city was being built, earlier than the outer city wall.Therefore, the secret road only leads to the Chaoyang Gate, which is in line with the situation in the early years of Hongwu... The discovery of the secret road at this time exposed a problem: Emperor Jianwen should also run from the secret road back then, and Emperor Jianwen could only run out of the capital. How did he get out of the city?At that time, the capital was surrounded by "Jingnan Army", which had already monitored the whole city.

However, no one cares about the past right now, the most urgent thing in front of you!

Tan Qing stared and said: "The barracks outside the Gaoqiao Gate is currently stationed by people who have returned to the capital from An Nanguo. The King of Han will not send troops, but wants to attack the capital?!"

Jin Zhong blushed, turned his head and said to Tan Qing: "General Tan is just a commander of the guard who leads thousands of people. At your level, it's not a good thing to think too much."

After hearing this, Tan Qing even showed a slight look of anticipation... He may have misunderstood Jin Zhong's words, thinking that his current rank is too low and he needs to be promoted.

Yuan Gong, who was looking at the face, waved his hand first, signaling the sergeant to retreat.When the sergeant who reported the matter walked out of the main hall, Yuan Gong stepped forward and closed the door of the hall, walked back and said, "Prince, we must immediately move the emperor to the Qianqing Palace. Then call Ji Gang into the palace, and immediately inform Xuanzang of the matter." Master Daoyan of the temple."

Things were urgent last night, and Dao Yan lived in the temple outside the Taiping Gate.Daoyan is getting old, and now he seldom goes to court.At that time, the city gate had already been closed, so up to now, I haven't had time to tell Master Daoyan about the matter.

When Yuan Gong mentioned Ji Gang and Dao Yan together, he probably considered spies and eyes and ears. After the "Battle of Jing Nan", Dao Yan had handed over many former spies to the Holy Master and put them in the Jin Yiwei; but Yuan Gong might think that Dao Yan still had someone in his hands.

At this moment, the Crown Princess Zhang said softly: "I feel that the Crown Prince should focus on important matters. The first thing you should do is go to Kunning Palace."

When Mrs. Zhang said something, Zhu Gaochi immediately turned his head and glanced at her, pondered for a moment and said, "My concubine makes sense. Yuan Gong is going to Xuanzang Temple, and I am going to Kunning Palace immediately!"

Zhang said: "The concubine will go with the prince, but after a while you will enter the palace alone to meet the queen."

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Gaoqiaomen Barracks.The soldiers in the camp and in the barracks were all idle, and many of them were packing their things.

Zhu Gaoxu quickly walked into a barracks, and a group of generals and civil officials who greeted him followed him in without knowing why.Zhu Gaoxu found two sets of clothes, a pair of chain mail, and a Yanling knife.

He turned his head and said: "Call the brothers to gather in the camp. Donggong traitor|The party murdered the king, murdered the clan, and told everyone the news!"

Immediately, the barracks seemed to explode, and there was a lot of noise and discussion.

At this time, a civil official said: "Don't blame the King of Han, there is no order from the Ministry of War at this time, we can't act rashly anymore."

Zhu Gaoxu turned around and looked at the civil servant: "I only asked everyone to stay in the camp, and didn't ask you to leave the camp."

As soon as the two talked, the room gradually became quiet. Most of the people were silent, some looked away with flickering eyes, and some lowered their heads thinking about something.

The civil official said: "Military law is military law, and rules are rules! The king of Han is a noble man, so he should show himself to him. Now the people here are no longer under the command of the king of Han. Don't you all know?"

Zhu Gaoxu stared at the civil servant with wide eyes.

The civil servant was terrified, took half a step back, put his hand on the corner of the table behind him, and said in a trembling voice: "The King of Han is angry! At this time, you should be more cautious. If you kill the court official, it will be unreasonable. Everyone in the world will misunderstand the King of Han..."

But the civil servant talked too much, and before he finished speaking, Zhu Gaoxu had already jumped out of the barracks.

Standing in the open space outside the door, he immediately yelled vigorously, "The traitorous party in the East Palace conspired to rebel, and the Holy One has been killed by the traitorous party! It is illegal for the traitor to rebel. Entering the palace, I, the King of Han, was almost murdered by a traitor! Fortunately, the Emperor Tai|Zu appeared, and I was able to escape from Fengxian Hall..."

Countless soldiers came out of the surrounding barracks, and stood around the camp, stretching their necks and watching, listening to Zhu Gaoxu shouting there.No one moved, but no one stopped Zhu Gaoxu either.

Zhu Gaoxu yelled for a while, took his things, saw a few war horses tied beside the barracks, and went forward to lead two horses.He helped Miaojin get on the horse first, then he turned over and jumped on the horse, patted the horse and ran out of the barracks.The sergeants at the gate of the camp were standing there in a daze. At this time, no one issued any military orders. The sergeants completely ignored the prince in the tuanlong robe and let them walk away.

Zhu Gaoxu and Miao Jin rode south along the official road and rushed to the Fengtai Gate on the south side of the outer city.He first observed the officers and soldiers standing outside the city gate for a while, seeing the expressionless faces of the officers and soldiers, who seemed a bit bored.

So Zhu Gaoxu sat on the horse and waited.He glanced at Miao Jin next to him, and saw that Miao Jin was looking at the tower nervously with a pale face.Zhu Gaoxu said kindly: "Don't be afraid, the East Palace is also in a hurry at this time. Do you see that the officers and soldiers guarding the gate look like something happened?"

Miao Jin nodded hurriedly.

Not long after, I heard the sound of horseshoes in the corridor of the city gate.The officers and soldiers standing outside the door picked up their weapons and looked into the corridor. A general shouted: "Whoever leaves the city, get off your horse! Who are you?"

A moment later, a group of helmeted hawks shook, and a group of cavalry rushed out of the city gate. Wei Da's voice said: "We are the guards of the king of Han, get out!"

The officers and generals were very hesitant. Seeing a large group of elite cavalry rushing out, the sergeants did not dare to run to the middle of the road to stop them.It was still morning at this time, and there were many officials and people coming in and out of the outer city gate, and the city gate was always open; the cavalry of Wei Da and others rushed out of the city gate very quickly.

Zhu Gaoxu patted his horse and went up to meet him, and saw that the person walking in front was Wei Da, the commander of the guards in the palace of the Han Dynasty, and the little eunuch Wang Yin beside him was also riding a horse.

"My lord!" Wei Da clasped his fists on the horse's back and shouted.

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Just come out."

Wei Da rushed to the side of the road, gradually reined in his horse and turned back. He jumped off the horse, and held up a waist card with both hands, Zhu Gaoxu held it in his hand.Instead, he flattered and approached Fengtai Gate.

What happened in the palace made Zhu Gaoxu very angry, and the anger has not disappeared yet.But what he did was not entirely out of impulse.

Zhu Gaoxu understood in An Nanguo that although the principle of righteousness is invisible and intangible, it is still useful; the party who has no righteousness at all is at a slight disadvantage, at least people will have more excuses to surrender.

So he didn't have time to think about it, so he did it first.Immediately, he shouted to the people in the city tower and the city gate: "The traitors in the East Palace conspired against the party and killed the clan. The Holy Majesty has been killed by the traitors! The traitors have rebelled!"

At this moment, the city gate moved slowly, and the officers and soldiers outside the gate ran towards the corridor.Soon the city gate of Fengtaimen was closed, and the people on the road had already run away from the city gate, but there were also many people who stopped in the distance and looked at this side, listening to what Zhu Gaoxu was shouting.

Chapter 348 The Empress Dowager

In June, the weather was cloudy and there was no wind, and it was extremely hot and muggy.In less than half a day today, Zhu Gaochi has already tossed a lot of things, he was busy changing clothes to go to Kunning Palace, his face was covered with sweat and his face was very red.

Zhu Gaochi didn't sleep well last night, and now he feels a little dizzy, and his physical strength is gradually exhausted.

After changing his clothes, Zhu Gaochi washed his face again, and at this moment, the second sergeant came back.

The sergeants who chased out of the tunnel earlier were two of Tan Qing's subordinates.The first came back first to report that the King of Han had gone to the military camp outside the city; the other came back only now.

Someone reported: "The King of Han shouted at the barracks, seized his horse and ran to Fengtai Gate on the south side of the outer city. His personal soldiers also rushed out of the city, and the King of Han shouted in front of the city, saying, calling... "

"What?" Zhu Gaochi asked.

The sergeant who had just entered the palace faltered and said: "When I arrived at Fengtai Gate, the King of Han had already left with his troops. I heard from others that what the King of Han yelled was probably bloody, saying that the people in the Eastern Palace conspired against you." The mutiny has killed the Holy Majesty, and even killed the King of Han..."

Although Zhu Gaochi was already prepared to be slandered and misunderstood, he immediately became dizzy when he heard this.He was not only angry, but also felt a wave of fear in his bones.

Mrs. Zhang's voice seemed to become ethereal, far and near, and she said: "Prince, you are the head of the family and the crown prince of the country. My concubine and many others respect and rely on you! You have done a lot Nian Shizi, the prince for several years, has been doing very well, you must hold your breath at this critical moment!"

When Zhu Gaochi heard this, he immediately remembered the forbearance, grievances, and persistence for many years!He gritted his teeth, and the surrounding scene gradually became clear. The single-lidded eyes of the Crown Princess Zhang appeared in front of him, and his eyes were full of encouragement.

"En!" Zhu Gaochi looked into the eyes of the princess and nodded vigorously.

Zhang said: "Don't worry about it so much, the prince, do the most important thing first, and go to see the queen mother."

Zhu Gaochi then took a long breath and walked towards the door.Mrs. Zhang also followed, and whispered beside him: "I will be in the same car with the crown prince in a while, and I will tell you what to say."

So a group of people followed the prince's chariot all the way out of the Hall of Spring Harmony, and entered through the small east gate behind the Hall of Jinshen.Early in the morning, Yuan Gong and others were in charge of guarding the gate.