Chapter 107
【Hou Tai came to Shandong as instructed, but what greeted him was the arrogant and domineering Zhu Gaoxu】
【Even though the rebellion plan had been exposed, Zhu Gaoxu did not have the slightest fear. He was determined to go all the way to the dark side. Therefore, when facing the imperial envoys, Zhu Gaoxu had a condescending attitude.】
【Hou Tai was a little confused. He didn't know where Zhu Gaoxu got the courage. You must know that the imperial court has hundreds of thousands of elite troops, and Zhu Gaoxu's total number of troops is less than 10,000.】
【With a strength gap of dozens of times and almost no hope of victory, Zhu Gaoxu actually dared to be so arrogant.】
【When Zhu Gaoxu saw Hou Tai, before Hou Tai could question him, Zhu Gaoxu preemptively shouted at Hou Tai:"In the battle of Jingnan, if I had not sacrificed my life, how could Zhu Zhanji be where he is today?"】
【As a result, Emperor Taizong believed the slander and sealed me off to this remote place. Zhu Zhanji also used the ancestral system to suppress me. How could I be subjected to such a shame and humiliation?】
【You go back and report to your master and ask him to send me those who have recently made slanderous remarks, and then proceed to the next step of peace talks.】
【After Zhu Gaoxu finished speaking, in order to show his force, he took Hou Tai to the military camp and showed Hou Tai all the soldiers, horses and ordnance he had prepared.】
【Before leaving, Zhu Gaoxu also told Hou Tai: With my soldiers and horses, I am enough to run rampant in the world, so your master should not be ignorant of praise.】
【Hou Tai was sent back to the capital in confusion. He still can't figure out who gave Zhu Gaoxu the courage to be so rampant?】
【After Zhu Zhanji received Hou Tai's reward,29 he also understood that the matter had come to this, and there was only one battle left.】
【The same uncle rebelled against his nephew, and the same disparity in military strength. Will this be another peace battle?】
【Of course not, because Zhu Zhanji is not Zhu Yunwen. Although Zhu Zhanji is young, he is deeply loved by Zhu Di. Therefore, Zhu Di often takes Zhu Zhanji with him when he goes out to fight.】
【Zhu Zhanji was also very brave in battle, completely different from Zhu Yunwen, a weak emperor.】
【In this battle, Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong and others suggested that Zhu Zhanji let Zhang Fu lead the army to attack Zhu Gaoxu】
【But Zhu Zhanji shook his head. He wanted to be like his imperial grandfather and lead the army in person.】
【He knew that the first battle in this battle was particularly crucial. Shandong was very close to Beijing. Zhu Zhanji did not want to give Zhu Gaoxu a chance. The first battle was the decisive battle. He wanted to defeat Zhu Gaoxu in one fell swoop and not give him a chance to delay.】
【In the end, at Zhu Zhanji's insistence, he led the three major battalions of the Beijing Camp, totaling 300,000 elite troops, to press closer to Zhu Gaoxu.】
【Zhu Gaoxu was frightened when he heard that Zhu Zhanji actually led the expedition in person and brought 300,000 people with him.】
【He originally thought that Zhu Zhanji would send Xue Lu to lead troops to quell the rebellion, so he did not take the court seriously.】
【But he never expected that his good nephew would come in person. He immediately panicked and organized soldiers to resist, but few obeyed his orders.】
【On August 10, the first year of Xuande, Zhu Zhanji personally conquered Le'an. The 300,000-strong army moved quickly and arrived outside Le'an City on August 2.】
【At this time, Zhu Gaoxu realized that he was so weak. Facing Zhu Zhanji's powerful attack, he was completely helpless.】
【Zhu Zhanji has also been on the battlefield for a long time, and he is no ordinary person. During the journey, he once asked his ministers: How do you think Zhu Gaoxu will act?】
【A minister replied: Le'an is too small, he may attack Jinan to resist the large army】
【Some ministers also said: He has been in Nanjing for many years, and he will definitely lead his troops south to capture Nanjing, and then rely on the natural dangers of the Yangtze River to compete with the imperial court.】
【Zhu Zhanji smiled and shook his head, saying: None of you are right.】
【Although Jinan is very close, it is not easy to attack, and the army is marching quickly, so he has no time to attack, and Nanjing is even less likely. The families of his men are all in Le'an, so how can they be willing to go south?】
【Finally, Zhu Zhanji said firmly: He will always be waiting for me in Le'an.】
【This is indeed the case. Zhu Gaoxu has always been in Le'an, not because he wants to fight to the death, but because he has nowhere else to go.】
【As Zhu Zhanji analyzed, whether he was going north or south, Zhu Gaoxu had no chance. The only thing he could do was stay in Le'an City and wait for death.】
【This is also the reason why Zhu Di sealed Zhu Gaoxu to Le'an City. It was too far from Nanjing and too close to Beijing, so there was no possibility of it happening.】
【Zhu Zhanji's 300,000 troops came to the city. Before they even started to attack the city, people in the city were already in panic.】
【Zhu Zhanji fully understood the battlefield situation and the psychology of the soldiers, and sent someone to tie the order on an arrow and shoot it into the city.】
【In addition, Zhu Zhanji also promised that if he counterattacked and captured Zhu Gaoxu alive in front of him, he would be rewarded with 10,000 gold and promoted to the third level.】
【After Zhu Zhanji's psychological attack, Le'an City was already on the verge of collapse, and Zhu Gaoxu was in a desperate situation. He finally realized how terrifying Zhu Zhanji was.】
【Seeing that there was no hope of victory, Zhu Gaoxu could only send people out of the city to ask for surrender. He expressed his willingness to leave the city and surrender. He just hoped to have a night to say goodbye to his relatives and surrender.】
【The next day, Zhu Zhanji surrendered the whole city, and the farce ended.】
【Zhu Gaoxu was brought back to Beijing by Zhu Zhanji. In the end, because Zhu Gaoxu was obsessed with treason and conspired to tamper with him, he was eventually steamed to death by Zhu Zhanji.】
【The struggle for the throne between Zhu Gaochi and his son and Zhu Gaoxu led to constant political struggles during the Yongle and Xuande years, and eventually even the tragedy of uncle and nephew killing each other. The root of all this came from Zhu】
【Doting on his young son made Zhu Gaoxu think he had hope of ascending to the throne, which made Zhu Gaoxu repeatedly conspire against him. Zhu Di has an unshirkable responsibility. ]
Ming Dynasty, Yongle period.
Zhu Di looked at the light curtain above the sky with a complicated expression, and then looked at Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaoxu, not knowing what to say for a while.
After a long time, Zhu Di seemed to have made some determination and said to Zhu Gaoxu:
"Second brother, I’m here today. You all happen to be here too, so I’ll make it clear to you."
"This throne can only belong to your eldest brother, so you'd better give up."
Hearing Zhu Di's indifferent words, Zhu Gaoxu's face turned ferocious in an instant, but after a while, he lowered his head as if he had resigned himself to his fate.
What else could he do if he didn't go and become a vassal?
Is it really necessary to take stock of things like light and shadow ? After decades of hard work, did he end up dead in the end?
Looking back on his life, if it weren't for the obsession with the so-called prince, maybe he could become a general on the battlefield.
"Old man, I will go to the vassal state tomorrow and ban my guards, right?"
Zhu Gaoxu finally chose to be relieved. Since he can't be the emperor, he should be a vassal king of Xianyun Yehe. At least his eldest brother and nephew will not cut down the vassal like Zhu Yunwen.
【Next, we summarize Zhu Di’s life and begin to reward and punish Zhu Di based on his achievements during his lifetime.】
【The young commander Taizong of the Ming Dynasty was training his troops and took control of the land of Youyan. He took advantage of Jianwen's weakness and drove inward, and was about to conquer the world.】
【After he came to the throne, he practiced frugality, dealt with floods and droughts in the morning and evening, had no obstructions, knew people well and assigned them well, was insightful both inside and outside, and had a powerful strategy, just like the Emperor Gaozu】
【The Sixth Division came out repeatedly, and the dust in Mobei was clear. By the end of the year, their majesty and virtue were so great that guests from all over the world were convinced. Those who paid tribute under the order were almost thirty.】
【It is so vast that it reaches far away from the Han and Tang Dynasties! Success is great, outstanding and prosperous! However, at the time of eradication, if you act in the opposite direction, your shame and virtue cannot be concealed!】
【During Zhu Di's reign, he achieved high moral standards, stabilized China, conquered the barbarians, and built a prosperous age of Yongle.】
【Although he was not in the right position, killed too much, promoted eunuchs, and had an unstable crown prince, Zhu Di could be regarded as a heroic ruler.】
【There is no doubt that this is a good emperor, although he is not a good person. 】(To read exciting novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)
【Therefore, Zhu Di was rewarded with ten years of life, so that during his reign, Zhu Di could pacify the northern frontier of the Ming Dynasty and lay another hundred years of peace for China. 】
Da Ming, Yongle
"Dad, God recognizes you!!"
When Zhu Gaochi saw Tiandao commenting on Zhu Di like this, he was even happier than when he was praised.
And Zhu Di was even more excited and flushed. Although he was the emperor, the thing that worried him most over the years was not death. Afterwards, he went down to see Zhu Yuanzhang shamelessly.
He rebelled against his nephew and killed so many 380 Jianwen heroes. Zhu Di was ruthless in front of others, but behind the scenes, only he knew how many nights he had nightmares and was awakened.
Now he has the will of heaven. With the approval, Zhu Di finally felt proud. Even if he went underground to file a lawsuit with Zhu Yunzhen, he could still feel confident.
"Yeah!!!"
"Grandpa, you have added ten years to your life. I am afraid this Mongolian will be frightened again."
Zhu Zhanji was also congratulating Zhu Di, but Zhu Di's eyes were shining brightly at this moment. What he wanted to do most in his life was to do like Huo Qubing, wipe out Mobei and banish the wolf to Xu?
If today is a new year's holiday, he himself How can it not be a pleasure to be able to roam freely on the battlefield?
【Next, we will take stock of the number one war criminal who lost the Ming Dynasty. 】
Ming dynasty.
When he saw that Tiandao was planning to take stock of the culprits of the Ming Dynasty's demise, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes began to turn cold.
"Let’s take a look at the number one war criminal responsible for the fall of the Ming Dynasty. Who is it?"
"If they are the children and grandchildren of the fourth child, hum..."
Zhu Yuanzhang snorted twice, and then glared at Zhu Di meaningfully. The meaning was self-evident.
Zhu Di felt a chill on his back and couldn't help but hide behind Queen Ma.
Ming Dynasty, Yongle period
"The number one war criminal who destroyed the country? It must be that trash Zhu Yunwen!"
When Zhu Di saw the subtitles on Tiandao, he couldn't help but said:
"If I hadn't been that trash, would I have rebelled? If he can reuse uncles like us, the Ming Dynasty will be impregnable!"
"After all, it's all Zhu Yunwen's fault!"
Zhu Di gritted his teeth........The dividing line..
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