Bright Spring

Zhang asked, "What kind of dream did Gao Xu have?"

Zhu Gaoxu pondered for a moment, and said: "I dreamed that my strength was cut to nothing, and I was trapped in a city that is surrounded by wind and no danger. Although I have resentment, there is nothing I can do. I just want to spend the rest of my life in peace."

He changed the subject, and suddenly said coldly: "Unexpectedly, my nephew became the emperor, and suddenly sent someone to tell me: You, the emperor's uncle, conspired against me! I went to argue against it, but was burned alive by my nephew|Death, wife and concubine All the sons and daughters died, and the brothers under him, the relatives, the civil and military men who had a little friendship were also killed! The whole family was killed! Terrible..."

Zhang's face was embarrassed, but she agreed with her kind words: "Gao Xu's dream is indeed too scary."

Zhu Gaoxu sighed: "Yes! But now I finally let go of those worries and fears. Sister-in-law, you can't blame me, I'm just forced to help."

Mrs. Zhang seemed to realize something, her eyes immediately filled with tears, and she choked up, "Gao Xu, your eldest brother knew he was wrong, and we all know that he was wrong. Your eldest brother was also punished. Not only did he lose the throne, he also only I can see my wife and children humiliatingly begging you here, but there is nothing I can do! Gao Xu, think about the bond between our family when the first emperor and the empress were still alive. Let go of the hatred, there is no need to overdo things.”

"Am I doing it right?" Zhu Gaoxu asked coldly.

Mrs. Zhang hurriedly said: "I have absolutely no intention of blaming Gao Xu, I am just begging you now."

Zhu Gaoxu pondered for a moment.He felt that he was sincere in front of his eldest brother, but he didn't need to be so honest in front of Zhang's mother and son.Because her surrender at this time may not be very sincere.

Zhu Gaoxu said kindly: "Sister-in-law, don't be afraid. The nightmare I mentioned will never happen again in the future; in this way, we can get along well! My sister-in-law and the others are members of the royal family, with noble status. I Zhu Gaoxu will never let you be insulted|humiliated."

Mrs. Zhang asked: "Can Gao Xu think about the relationship between the family and be merciful?"

"Of course it will!" Zhu Gaoxu said solemnly.

He didn't want to continue talking to Mrs. Zhang, so he said to Pei Youzhen, the military general and civil servant outside the imperial gate: "The first emperor passed away strangely. I think the elder brother's throne is illegal, and he has never been recognized as emperor; so he can't Living in Qianqing Palace, my sister-in-law cannot live in Kunning Palace.

But it is a fact that my elder brother's crown prince title was established by my father, the first emperor.Therefore, I think that the eldest brother's family can continue to live in Chunhe Palace.

Go and make arrangements to escort the crown prince, princess concubine, concubine Zhang, and the three princes to live in the Spring Harmony Palace.Do not humiliate or treat them badly. "

The generals clasped their fists together and said, "The last general must wait!"

Pei Youzhen cupped her hands and bowed: "My lord's decision is well-founded and convincing. My lord is wise and mighty, and I admire you so much!"

Zhu Gaoxu waved his hand, completely ignoring Zhang's mother and son and others, and strode straight up the steps.Many soldiers and horses stood on the brick square outside the imperial gate, which made the palace feel more turbulent.But after Zhu Gaoxu led his troops into the palace, there was no fighting or bloodshed in the palace; the ending of the battle of millions of troops outside the capital had already been settled, and the people in the palace already understood that resistance was meaningless.

After he walked down the steps, he stepped on the stirrup and got on the horse, then turned his head and glanced at the countless palaces with double eaves to the north.The most important emperor's family in the palace will be controlled and detained in the Chunhe Palace, and the remaining concubines and palace people will not be able to leave the palace, so let's ignore it for now.

Zhu Gaoxu turned his head, yelled "drive", lightly pinched the horse's belly with his legs, and patted the horse and galloped south.A large group of cavalry soldiers also got on their horses and followed Zhu Gaoxu towards the Meridian Gate. The sound of horseshoes on the brick floor resounded through the palace again.

Zhu Gaoxu has not ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, so he lives in this palace without a name, and there is no need to give people an excuse to prostitute|disorder the palace when the victory comes.The Ming Dynasty still belongs to the Zhu family, so of course he would not intentionally humiliate the royal family.

A group of people walked out of the Meridian Gate, and they were considered to have walked out of the palace.But in front of it is a spacious corridor with red walls on both sides. People have to go to Duanmen and Chengtianmen to have a place to camp.

Where should he live between the time when he led the army into the capital and moved to the palace after he ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor... After the "Battle of Jingnan", Zhu Di had already set an example, so that Zhu Gaoxu had experience to follow: live in a thousand steps In the government office on the corridor.

In this way, it is possible not only to control the central institutions of the Ming Dynasty nearby, but also to isolate the ministers from contact with the "false emperor" near the imperial palace.It couldn't be more appropriate to plan|plan matters before ascension to the throne here.

Eldest brother Zhu Gaochi is quite right, the most urgent and important thing for Zhu Gaoxu right now is to find a way to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor first!Only with fame can we gradually control the situation in the world and have rules to follow; only then can the brothers in the crusade army and the civil and military nobles of the capital all feel at ease, because people are most afraid of things that cannot be determined.

As for everything else, you can take it easy and wait until you become the emperor before making a long-term plan!

Chapter 588 New Enmity, Old Enmity

Just like the scene when the "Jing Nan Army" entered the capital eight years ago, there was no fighting and turmoil inside and outside the capital city at this time.Although wars were fought many times in various places, resulting in devastation everywhere, the flames of war did not reach the capital of the Ming Dynasty in the end.

However, the tense atmosphere and the prelude to the bloody storm gradually weighed on the sky above the capital!

The hustle and bustle between the streets and alleys of the city suddenly disappeared, and there were very few people going out for activities recently.From ministers of civil and military affairs to ordinary people, how could they kill her..."

Yao Fang suddenly turned her head and stared at the monk!

The previous sadness has turned into intense hatred!His eyes were full of murderous intent and hostility, with just one look, the monk was scared back two steps.

Yao Fang said coldly: "I have persuaded her that day, and I was not threatened. I could tell from the look in her eyes that she must have believed it. If a person who begged for death hadn't died, how could he beg for death so easily? Besides Why does she want to die again?! I am also a person who does dirty things, you just want to silence me, and you still want to deceive me as a three-year-old child?"

Yao Fang hissed, "Isn't it enough for you to deceive me!"

"General Yao..."

Yao Fang forbade the monk to speak at all, and stood up with tears and anger on her face.His face was distorted: "I was killed by someone since I was a child! My innocent father, who was framed | colluded with pirates, wandered around the world. I even recognized the culprit's enemy as my benefactor !Tricked to play|Play with so far!

I have not been able to see my family for many years, and now I am only a woman, and you will cruelly take her life.What was she guilty of, what was wrong with her?Why don't you come after me? ! "

"Misunderstanding, General Yao, you have misunderstood." The monk said anxiously.

Yao Fang's voice seemed to burst, and she waved her arms and stared at her bloodshot eyes and said, "I hate it! I want to kill... all of you to shreds and shatter your bones into ashes! No, I want to ruin his reputation, regret and despair!"

Yao Fang jumped over suddenly, and the monk staggered and nearly fell down, shaking in his robe, at a loss.But Yao Fang didn't jump in front of the monk, but rushed to a sergeant, and suddenly reached out to pull out the sergeant's waist knife.

"General Yao?" The sergeant was on guard and immediately grabbed Yao Fang's wrist.

"I won't kill you." Yao Fang said, when the sergeant hesitated for a moment, he suddenly pulled out his waist knife forcefully.Then he rushed in front of the monk, desperately threw the monk to the ground, held down the monk's bald head with one palm, and pressed his head into the mud with all his might.

"Ah! Ah..." the monk cried out.

Yao Fang was so emotional that she almost used all her strength to hold down the monk. Just one palm almost made the monk feel unbearable pain.At this time, Yao Fang swung his waist knife and aimed at the monk's neck, and said coldly: "Take your head first, and sacrifice to Miss Wang! None of you can escape!"

"don't want……"

After Yao Fang cut off his head, he picked it up and placed it in front of the mound.

The two sergeants of the King of Han Army looked helplessly at the headless body discarded on the grass, but they did not stop them and remained calm.After all, the vanguard soldiers of the crusade army who entered Beijing at this time were almost all people who had fought in great battles. They had seen corpses everywhere, and they were expressionless when they saw dead people.

After Yao Fang finished this task, she looked around and saw a messy forest not far away.He walked to a war horse, took a hatchet from the horse's back, and asked the sergeant for the pocket knife he carried with him.Soldiers who often camp and fight usually carry some tools, such as knives and flints, etc. are standing items.

He went into the woods, cut down a small tree, then painstakingly planed out a crude and rough plank, and returned to the grave.

After doing so many things, Yao Fang gradually calmed down a lot, so she continued to sit in front of the grave, picked up a knife and began to carve characters.

After a long time, a few words were engraved on the small wooden board: Tomb of the dead wife Yao Wang.And stained the notch with the monk's blood, Yao Fang inserted the wooden plank in front of the mound, and pounded it firmly.

After finishing these trivial matters, he turned to the mound and promised: "When I avenge myself, I will move you to the Yao family's ancestral tomb, build another big tomb, and replace this wooden tablet with a stone one."

After Yao Fang finished speaking, she left the earthen grave without looking back, her face was cold, and she began to plan how to take revenge!

Chapter 589 First Day Afterglow

On the 21st of the first month of the seventh year of Yongle, the crusading army entered the gate of the capital at almost noon.

Yao Fang was released from Qingshou Temple, and went outside the city to pay respects to the Wang family; when he returned to the city, it was already afternoon.He has calmed down a lot now, and he has some ideas in his mind; but hatred is still filled in his heart, and he is only thinking about revenge!

Together with two sergeants, he showed his seal at Hongwumen, and then walked into the Thousand Steps Corridor in the imperial city.

The Xingyuan of the King of Han is located in the hall of the Ministry of Rites, on the east side of the middle of the Thousand Steps Corridor.Yao Fang didn't know what was so special about the Ministry of Rites, and it wasn't the closest yamen to the palace.But Yao Fang soon understood the reason: when the Jingnan army entered the city, the residence of the "King of Yan" was the yamen of the Ministry of Rites;

"A country cannot be without a king for a day! The crown prince has lost his virtue, and the officials are waiting to invite the king of Han to succeed him." From the courtyard outside the hall of the Ministry of Rites, the voice of a young official in green robes came.Immediately, there was a lot of noise, and a group of people followed suit.

The scene is a bit chaotic.When Yao Fang walked over silently, he glanced casually at a large group of people standing outside the lobby; apart from the generals of the Conquest Army with plastered armor, most of the middle and low-level officials wore blue official uniforms, and even more so. There are low-level officials in green robes.