Bright Spring

Zhu Gaoxu is currently short of people, and his entry to Beijing was too smooth and fast, but he seemed a little hasty.Almost none of the civil and military personnel from Hanwang Mansion and Hanwang Dudu Mansion followed; now Zhu Gaoxu has only a forward army of about 6 people.

Therefore, it is necessary to find those who are inclined to Zhu Gaoxu in the imperial court of the capital to help.

Zhu Gaoxu also told Hou Hai that he would meet those Beijing officials later and record their attitudes.As long as it is not the former official of the East Palace of the Hongxi Dynasty, the confidant minister, the main war|criminal, who took the lead to take refuge in it, it can be used for the time being.

Zhu Gaoxu's violent emotions when he first entered the capital were slightly relieved at this time; no matter how intense the mood is, it is difficult to last, and excitement is no exception.Instead, he seemed to have mixed feelings in his heart.

The imperial palace was right in front of him. Looking at the majestic and colorful palace city, he gradually brought back many memories.Although Zhu Gaoxu, as a vassal king, has never lived in the palace; but before Zhu Di came to the throne, he has been to the palace (memory); at the beginning of Yongle, because his parents and brothers and sisters lived there, he also walked around the palace many times...not only There are banquets and etiquettes again and again, as well as the experience of running away like a bereaved dog.

Zhu Gaoxu immediately thought of Ma Enhui!

This is the queen of the Jianwen Dynasty and the enemy of the Yan Dynasty; and when Zhu Gaoxu saw her, she had no power, no power, no personal freedom, and she was an insignificant person... But it is such a Ma Enhui, if there is no such People, Zhu Gaoxu felt that he definitely didn't have the result of fighting back to the capital today!

It has been six or seven years since Mr. Ma was imprisoned in the last years of Jianwen!is she still aliveWhat are you doing?

Zhu Gaoxu probably knew where Mrs. Ma was. When he was in the Yunnan Mansion, Mrs. Ma was sent to Fengyang to guard the mausoleum; it was difficult for the royal family members to come out when they arrived in Fengyang.If she is still alive, she is probably still in Fengyang now.

Thinking of this, Zhu Gaoxu was both worried and impatient.He turned his head and called Hou Hai to come over, after thinking for a while, he called General Wang Yu to come over.

"Empress Ma, Jianwen, is kind to this king." Zhu Gaoxu said in a deep voice, "Hou Hai, go to the Ministry of War and get the military order from the Ministry of War, ordering the defenders of Zhongdu (Fengyang) to follow the order of the Ministry of War, and allow the soldiers of the King of Han to enter the city. Yu, you take the cavalry across the river, go to Zhongdu immediately, and escort Ma Shi back to the capital."

The two clasped their fists together and said: "The lower official (the last general) obeys!"

Zhu Gaoxu continued to ride northward with his big legs. When the horses and horses passed the Waiwulong Bridge, the soldiers in front had already shouted open the Chengtian Gate.So everyone passed through Chengtianmen, and dispatched troops to control Chengtianmen, and took away the weapons of the gate guards.

Pass Chengtianmen, walk through the avenue between the palace walls, and soon it is Duanmen again.After passing the Duanmen Gate, there was a long and wide street. Countless soldiers immediately poured into the long street, occupying the avenue.

Walking through the long street, the Meridian Gate, the main gate of the palace, appeared in front of it.

Zhu Gaoxu gradually approached the Meridian Gate, as long as he walked through that gate, he would be inside the palace!The eldest brother Gao Chi is inside.

One can easily imagine the miserable mood of an emperor who is about to be ousted from the throne at this moment!But the arrogance of Gao Chi tricking Zhu Gaoxu into the palace and trying to kill Zhu Gaoxu at the beginning, and now the end is just a game of reversal of the strong and the weak, no one is innocent!

And whether Gao Chi will simply die, maybe.

As soon as the army followed Zhu Gaoxu to the front of the Meridian Gate, the palace gate was slowly opened by the soldiers of Jin Yiwei.As the door opened, Zhu Gaoxu glanced at the scene inside, and couldn't help being stunned for a moment!

I saw Gao Chi, who was fat and fat, wearing a five-clawed dragon robe and black gauze, surrounded by eunuchs and maids, standing beside an imperial chariot.Gao Chi is alive and well, and seems to be waiting for Zhu Gaoxu!

"Drive!" The cavalry officers and soldiers in front rushed into the Meridian Gate first, but they ignored the emperor, and only went to the Jinyiwei soldiers guarding the gate to hand over their weapons.

Zhu Gaoxu held his breath and did not get off his horse. He rode his horse and walked slowly into the Meridian Gate.People were very silent.

I really don't know what kind of mood Gao Chi is in. Gao Chi's face is full of complex emotions, but there is no such expression as miserable and angry... He even showed a weird and forced smile, which looks very funny and embarrassing.

Gao Chi looked up at Zhu Gaoxu who was wearing heavy armor on horseback, and said, "Gao Xu, you are here!"

"Hmm..." Zhu Gaoxu nodded.He suddenly felt a faint headache.

In fact, Zhu Gaoxu still hopes that Gao Chi will end it on his own!In that case, Gao Chi, who was the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, would not have to endure humiliation; Zhu Gaoxu would also not have to think of ways to kill his elder brother.Hello everyone!

However, Gao Chi obviously didn't intend to do that.

Gao Chi didn't even have the panic and madness of a dying person at all. He actually said: "I'm afraid there is a misunderstanding between us brothers. Anyway, it has become like this. Can we talk about it?"

Zhu Gaoxu almost didn't scold.Misunderstand?The war almost swept across the entire area south of the Great River in the Ming Dynasty. It was costly and caused countless casualties. The total troops invested by both sides were more than 100 million!Gao Chi actually said that it was a misunderstanding. Could it be that everyone has misunderstood and now reconciles and everything can be settled?

Zhu Gaoxu sneered "hehe", nodded after a moment of pondering and said, "Okay."

"Then go to Yumen, it's not far from here." Gao Chi turned his head and pointed, "Cross the Inner Five Dragon Bridge and you'll be there."

General Chen Dachui slapped his horse forward, cupped his fists and looked at Zhu Gaoxu.Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu nodded slightly.

Chen Dachui beckoned and said: "Brothers, come with me!" A moment later, a large group of cavalry rushed from both sides of the emperor's chariot, and ran to all parts of the palace.

Gao Chi turned around.Zhu Gaoxu saw that he was having difficulty walking and needed someone to support him, so he said: "Brother, get in the car, let's go by car." Gao Chi turned his head to look, nodded and said: "That's fine."

A group of people marched slowly northward to the outside of Fengtianmen. Chen Dachui reported: Fengtianmen and other places have been searched, and there is no enemy soldier or any abnormal military situation.

So Zhu Gaoxu ordered the eunuchs, maids, and soldiers to wait outside the imperial gate, and he and Gao Chi walked into the Fengtian Gate together...

People often refer to Fengtianmen as Yumen, because this is the place where Emperor Taizu built it and gave emperors from generation to generation "the Yumen to listen to government".According to the ancestral system, the royal family's honorable ministers met in court, the court discussed major issues, and the emperor handled state affairs and memorials, all in this door.But soon the emperors of the Ming Dynasty stopped working here, and moved to Dongnuange, which is closer to the Qianqing Palace where the emperors lived.

The base of the imperial gate is mostly decorated with white white marble, the walls are made of darker brick and wood, and the double eaves on the top are covered with glazed tiles.The two walked into the imperial gate, and Zhu Gaoxu saw the emperor's dragon chair high above at a glance!

The spacious and majestic imperial gate seemed a bit empty inside, because there was no one else except their brothers, only a few large golden and red pillars in the middle.There are all kinds of ritual vessels and decorations here. The palaces of the Ming Dynasty are not as simple and serious as the Qin and Han Dynasties, but they are not too complicated and fancy. They pay more attention to the preciousness and texture of materials, as well as the matching of colors.

Zhu Gaoxu stood in the imperial gate, feeling the style of this place.Emperor Taizu's consideration should be not to want to be too flamboyant and frivolous, but to emphasize a kind of seriousness and domineering;

Zhu Gaoxu looked at it for a while, then turned around and saw Gao Chi was also looking at the dragon chair.The two brothers looked at each other.

Gao Chi said: "The position above, the father and son brothers saw it, and they didn't recognize each other."

"I didn't really do it for that chair at first." Zhu Gaoxu said, "There are no outsiders here, and I won't lie to you."

"Second brother, let's sit down and talk for a while." Gao Chi pointed to the east.There are several tables and chairs there.It seems that there should be a place for officials to sit; sometimes people from the Imperial Academy want to write imperial edicts here, and other government officials work.

So instead of going to the throne above, both of them went to the place where the officials sat.Zhu Gaoxu pulled up a chair and sat opposite Gao Chi, the two of them were separated by a desk covered with a red tablecloth.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't speak, and sat silently with a thoughtful expression.His mood is still very impetuous, or because today's emotions are too intense, but he is slowly calming himself down a little.

The huge imperial city, the capital, and the complicated Ming Dynasty suddenly fell into his hands.Although Zhu Gaoxu won, there are a lot of affairs in front of him immediately, and he has to deal with them one by one... After all, it took so much effort and risked his life to win the victory, and the good situation should continue.

Gao Chi also looked preoccupied.In fact, from a certain angle, he felt relaxed all of a sudden.But he must have had something of the utmost concern on his mind.

Chapter 586 The Truth Comes to the World

"The most important thing for you now is to ascend the throne as soon as possible!"

It is not surprising that this sentence was uttered by anyone, but it was precisely the current emperor of Ming Dynasty Gao Chi who said it first, and there was an indescribable weirdness immediately!

Zhu Gaoxu also dreamed that Gao Chi sat here thinking for a while, and the first sentence he uttered was this sentence.

He carefully looked at Gao Chi with strange eyes.After a short while, he understood that the eldest brother must have something to ask for!

No wonder Gao Chi acted calmly after the palace was breached. It was because he still had an unfinished but hopeful thing in his heart; Gao Chi wanted to do his best to finish this matter.

Therefore, Gao Chi's expression was very pale, but his eyes were very forbearing; he temporarily controlled all kinds of emotions that were about to get out of control.The person who did it must be the kind of thing that is difficult to let go.

Gao Chi continued: "Second brother raised troops from Yunnan, and he was able to enter Beijing very quickly, only because he defeated the main force of the official army several times, and then drove straight in; he didn't capture the cities one by one! Half the world, the second brother has not yet taken it. You can only as soon as possible Ascending the throne and proclaiming the emperor, we can legitimately order all the localities, make officials from all over the Ming Dynasty surrender, and avoid chaos."

He paused, forced a look of extreme pain on his calm face, "At this time, the fastest way is to let me help you ascend the throne!"

Zhu Gaoxu's sun-tanned face has completely calmed down, "What do you want, brother?"

Gao Chi took a breath, his face flushed a little: "My father was not the fault of me, the second younger brother should believe it; this matter cannot be blamed on me."

Zhu Gaoxu frowned and thought for a while.At the beginning in Hengzhou City, Qi Tai (Mr. Li) said that if Zhu Gaoxu wants to become emperor, there must be two legal principles in righteousness: one is that the throne of the first emperor is legal, and the other is that Gao Chi’s throne is not legal, and as the eldest son, he must have legal rights. mortal sin.