Outside the courtyard of Black Tiger Hall, Wang Xian was sitting on a high chair, his eyes slightly closed as he listened to his subordinates report on the battle situation.
"Sir, we killed more than 300 enemies in this battle and captured more than a thousand people. The losses of the soldiers were minimal." Cheng Zheng said with some frustration: "But there is a tunnel in the Black Tiger Hall, and all the leaders have absconded..."
"Don't be too harsh..." Wang Xian said indifferently: "Those are all cunning and cunning guys. It would be really strange if they say there is no secret way and just surrender without mercy."
Cheng Zheng slightly raised his voice and said: "Brothers are pursuing us, we must bring them to justice!"
"It doesn't matter." Wang Xian shook his head and said with a smile: "Our goal is to destroy their power. The few fish that are left to slip through the net are no longer relevant to the overall situation."
"Yes." Cheng Zheng felt better after hearing what the adults said, and he showed a smile and said: "Your Majesty, your skills are really amazing. Originally, these guys were scattered so far that we couldn't catch them all at once, but during the day, we
The action made Ji Gang mistakenly think that we were going to use those martial arts people to deal with his disciples, and ended up ordering them to get together... Who would have thought that we had been waiting for them to get together and give him a thunderous blow!"
"What is true is false, what is true is false." Yang Rong also said with a smile: "My master's attainments in the art of war have reached the advanced level."
"Okay, stop flattering me. Besides, I'm proud..." Wang Xian stood up from his chair and said, "Go and look elsewhere!".
The same encirclement and suppression was launched inside and outside the capital. Without reporting from his men, the sound of artillery and explosions woke Ji Gang from his sleep.
"What's going on?" Ji Gang walked barefoot outside the house, and saw Zhuang Jing also hurriedly put on his clothes and came out. The two looked at each other in shock, and then looked frightened.
"It seems like there's something going on outside..." After Zhuang Jing finished speaking, he got excited, slapped his thigh hard and said, "It's bad, we've been tricked!"
"..." Ji Gang also suddenly understood that he had been completely plotted by Wang Xian. The fierce offensive made by the original surnamed Wang during the day was actually just a false move. The real purpose was to get him to give the order to gather those disciples and disciples, and then Wang Xian used it.
The army and Beizhen Fusi—catch them all in one fell swoop!
The reason why it is chosen at night is because every day when it gets dark, the nine gates of the imperial city will be locked, and no one can open the gate unless he is the emperor's gold medal! The Han Palace is within the imperial city, and his Imperial Guards' Yamen is also within the imperial city. However, it was later separated.
The Fusi Yamen in Beizhen has a huge prison, but it is located outside the imperial city. As for the gang members' lairs, naturally none of them are located in the heavily guarded imperial city. They are all located in the outer city and outside the city...
Wang Xian took advantage of the fact that he and the King of Han could not be present tonight, so he went ahead and killed so unscrupulously... Because after tonight, the soldiers of the King of Han and the Jin Yiwei will guard his people tightly, and if he wants to let go and fight, he will
It's impossible.
"My ancestor is in trouble!" Ji Gang's face was livid and his hands and feet were cold. Wang Qian hurriedly came in and reported: "Just now, the children climbed up to the tower and saw firelight on all sides of the outer city. Judging from the location, it was exactly where the children gathered.
Wow!"
"Wang Xian..." It was one thing to guess the result, and another thing to confirm it. Ji Gang's body swayed, and in the light of the fire, his face was pale, with bloodshot eyes looming at the corners of his mouth:
"You're going too far!"
Zhuang Jing opened his mouth, but was speechless. Those ideas were all his, but he didn't know they would fall into other people's hands. It's like playing mahjong and letting others light cannons. It's really damaging to confidence...
"Ancestor, although we can't get out of the imperial city, Master Yuan, Pang Pang and the others are outside!" Seeing that both of them were silent, Wang Qian had no choice but to bite the bullet and said, "Maybe they can stop Wang Xian..."
"There's no chance of counting on those two guys..." Ji Gang said bitterly, "Change!".
In the 27th year of Zhizheng reign of the Yuan Dynasty, when Zhu Yuanzhang, who claimed to be the "King of Wu", began to build the new palace of King Wu for himself, after 25 years of construction, the Ming Dynasty Palace City was formed, which coexisted with the inner and outer imperial cities. Layout. The palace city is the emperor's harem, and the main buildings are Qianqing Palace and Kunning Palace. The inner imperial city is where the emperor goes to court, and the main buildings are the three main halls. The cabinet and the six departments are also located in it. The most eye-catching part of the outer imperial city is It is the square in front of Chengtianmen. There are thousands of steps on the left and right. On the east side of the square are the five departments of officials, households, rituals, soldiers, and workers... The punishment department is outside Taipingmen in the north of the imperial city, and on the west side is the Five Army Governor's Mansion. The royal palaces such as the Imperial Palace, Prince's East Palace, and the Han Palace are also in the inner imperial city. They are separated from the civilian world by a strict wall. The main entrance of the outer imperial city is called Hongwu Gate!
Dozens of knights on horseback surrounded Ji Gang and rode out of the Jinyiwei Yamen and went straight to the Hongwu Gate!
"Stop!" The torches under the Hongwu Gate were bright, and the light was as bright as day. The Imperial Army was heavily guarded. Seeing someone riding a horse to guard the street, they hurriedly blocked the horse in the road. The commander of the gate guard, Wang Tie, shouted in a deep voice: "Who dares to do this late at night?" Riding horses in front of the imperial city gate!"
The leader, Wang Qian, showed his Jin Yiwei waist badge and said sternly: "Open the city gate quickly! There is a rebellion outside the city, and my governor is going out of the city to quell the rebellion!"
"It turns out to be Wang Qianhu." Normally, Wang Tie knows Wang Qian, but he doesn't dare to ask: "May I ask if Governor Ji is here?"
"I'm here. General Wang, please open the city gate quickly! Don't delay the important event of Jin Yiwei!" Ji Gang came out to take pictures of the crowd, wearing a unicorn uniform that was particularly dazzling in the firelight.
"The general will pay homage to the Governor." Wang Tie hurriedly bowed on one knee, but refused to let his men move away from the horse: "The Governor has a name, and the general should obey him. However, it is the ancestral system of the Ming Dynasty. The Hongwu Gate is closed late at night. Unless there is an imperial edict, otherwise Don’t open the door!”
"This is a sudden change!" Ji Gang, who is of course well versed in the laws of the Ming Dynasty, said urgently: "You can open the door when there is a sudden change!"
"But that requires an edict to supervise the country..." Wang Tie looked confused: "Don't be surprised, Governor, if the general dares to open the city gate without authorization, it will be tantamount to rebellion, and he will kill the nine tribes..."
"Bastard!" Ji Gang didn't have time to talk to him. He took a look at the soldiers in Chang'an and knew that no matter how much he talked, it was nonsense, so he rode his horse and turned towards Dong'an Gate.
Unexpectedly, the same scene happened again in front of Dong'an Gate. The gatekeeper said helplessly: "Without the emperor's gold medal and the decree of supervising the country, we dare not open the door..."
The frustrated Governor Ji spit out thick phlegm and then rode back.
"Ancestor, let's go to Xi'an Gate and have a look?" Wang Qian asked in a low voice.
"What the hell, are you going to get in trouble again?" Ji Gang cursed and ordered: "Go to the Han Palace!"
The palace of the King of Han had also been alarmed for a long time. Zhu Gaojiu and his son thought that Ji Gang was going to rebel first. They were busy gathering their own soldiers and generals, armed them and prepared to attack the East Palace. First, they chopped up Zhu Gaochi's fat pig! Who would have thought that when they gathered all the troops, they would just attack. When we were about to set off, we saw Ji Gang coming in sweating profusely.
Zhu Zhantan hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Didn't we agree that we should do it together? Why did you start it in advance?"
"What did I do?" Ji Gang was confused, but he soon understood and cursed: "I didn't do it, it was that lunatic Wang Xian who took advantage of the imperial city to be closed and went on a killing spree outside!"
"Ah!" Zhu Zhantan said in surprise: "He is so brave, he is not afraid that we will accuse him of rebellion?!"
"That's all for later, let's focus on the present first!" Ji Gang said as he came to the main hall of the palace and saw Zhu Gaoxu, who had recovered from his injuries. By the way, His Highness the King of Han deserves to have the most powerful body in the Ming Dynasty, despite being so seriously injured.
, it only took a few months, and it was already back to normal.
"What's going on, Lao Ji?" Zhu Gaoxu was wearing bright yellow armor and holding the golden gun that had accompanied him in battles for many years. He stared at Ji Gang with wide eyes: "Where are you singing from?!"
"Nothing is wrong..." Ji Gang had no choice but to repeat what he said to Zhu Zhantan to the King of Han.
Zhu Gaoxu was furious when he heard this, "Hey, this kid is so brave, does he treat me as a decoration?"
"Isn't that right?" Ji Gang said angrily: "You don't take us seriously anymore!"
"But you are also a waste, how could you be blocked from leaving the Hongwu Gate!" Zhu Gaoxu waved his hand, and the general took his big black horse, got on the horse and said: "Let me open the door!" He whistled, and more than a thousand people gathered.
The soldiers and generals followed him out of the Han Palace in a mighty manner and arrived in front of the Hongwu Gate in the blink of an eye.
"Wang Tie!" Seeing Juma crossing the street, Zhu Gaoxu hit the golden spear with his hand, pointed the halberd at the city gate guard commander and shouted: "Come here quickly to see me!"
"Your Majesty..." When Wang Tie saw that it was his old boss, his hands and feet became weak, but he did not dare to step forward. Because above him stood a heroic young man wearing bright yellow armor, whose face resembled Emperor Yongle's.
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"Haha, the second uncle is so majestic." That person was of course Zhu Zhanji. His Highness Taisun stood on the tower of Hongwu Gate, looked at his uncle and said: "You took people out of the palace late at night to go hunting!
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"Oh, who do I think he is? It turns out to be his eldest nephew." When Zhu Gaoxu saw it was Zhu Zhanji, his eyes narrowed with hatred, but his voice was filled with a smile: "Why, why don't you stop my second uncle?"
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"How dare you, how dare you, it's just that the ancestral system is hard to violate." Zhu Zhanji said with a smile: "Second uncle, if there is nothing urgent, it is better to wait until dawn before going out."
"Why am I not in a hurry? Can't you hear the rebellion going on outside?" Zhu Gaoxu said with a dark face.
"Because the situation is unknown, we cannot open the city gate." Zhu Zhanji still smiled and said with a smile: "According to regulations, the city defense should be strengthened at this time, and we will not worry about it until dawn!"
"Don't you pretend to be confused here!" Zhu Zhan spat: "Who is causing trouble outside, don't you know?"
"I don't know." Zhu Zhanji denied it flatly: "I was ordered by my father to inspect the imperial city!" As he spoke, he raised his voice and said word by word: "The Prince of the Supervisory State has issued an order - Anyone who dares to open the city gate without authorization tonight
Those who do so will be punished as treason!"
"So, you won't open it even if you kill me?" Zhu Gaoxu was furious.
"It is hard to disobey the order of supervising the country..." Zhu Zhanji still said calmly.
"Take the chicken feathers as an arrow..." Zhu Gaoxu gritted his teeth and said, "I'll see how you end up tomorrow!"
"Let's talk about tomorrow's matters tomorrow," Zhu Zhanji smiled nonchalantly: "Oh, by the way, it's not tomorrow, it's today."
"Just wait for me!" Zhu Gaoxu roared, "This has just begun!"
"You're right, it's just the beginning!" Zhu Zhanji also said with a gloomy face: "Second uncle, just let your horse come over!"
"Okay! Okay! Okay!" Zhu Gaoxu stared at his nephew on the tower with resentful eyes. Finally, he turned around and yelled bitterly: "Go back first!"
"Father..." Zhu Zhantan was a little dumbfounded. How could his always tough father give in in front of his most hated nephew?
"Shut up!" Zhu Gaoxu glared at him fiercely and rode away without looking back. The soldiers and generals looked at each other and had no choice but to follow His Highness the King of Han back.
In the blink of an eye, calm returned to Hongwu Gate. Only Wang Tie and others, whose faces were filled with panic, looked uneasily at His Highness Taisun on the city gate.
I saw Zhu Zhanji's face was like iron, and his eyes were filled with murderous intent!