Chapter 442 Zhu Gaojie: Dead soldiers? I’m waiting for you!
For the people in the capital, today is a pretty good day.
First of all, His Highness the Ming Prince who went on an expedition to Mobei finally returned to the court today. It is said that he led 50,000 Ming troops and swept across the entire grassland, wiping out the Tatars and Oaras one after another...
This news was so shocking and exciting to the people who had suffered from the alien races in the north that many people found it unbelievable and unbelievable.
After all, the Ming Dynasty only lasted a few decades. Counting from the time of Emperor Hongwu, it was only a few years before the Mongol Tatars were driven out of the Central Plains. Although the later emperor Zhu Di often defeated the Tatars, these nomadic
The foreigners came and went like the wind, and they often came south to clear grass and valleys during the autumn harvest, causing plunder and devastation to the people throughout the north.
But now many people suddenly heard that Zhu Gaojie led an army to wipe out all these Tatars, and even their country was destroyed, just like the Liaodong and Japanese countries before, which had been completely destroyed by the Ming Dynasty. This
How can you make them feel unexcited and excited?
Moreover, with the spread of this good news, the lockdown that lasted for almost a month is said to be coming to an end soon. This is even more important good news for the people inside and outside the capital. After the lockdown is lifted, food supplies will
and prices will naturally fall back, so they won’t have to worry about it anymore...
Finally, according to the knights and soldiers on the street, His Royal Highness the Prince will lead his army into the city today to offer sacrifices to the Ancestral Temple. Among the troops will be those Tatar prisoners of war and their heads, as well as various trophies, and
Every citizen who goes to watch will receive a bag of food, which is regarded as compensation given by the court for the closure of the city during this period.
This made most of the people in the capital feel very happy and satisfied.
Of course, there are also those who don't believe it and say weird things.
In a teahouse on the street, people were drinking tea and talking to kill time, while waiting to watch the soldiers returning in triumph.
Suddenly an unsociable voice came out:
"The Tatars are so fierce. How could they be wiped out so easily?"
"I think they are probably just exaggerating because they want to come back in a hurry."
Now, with the deliberate spread of the news by thoughtful people, the death of the old emperor Zhu Di has already spread throughout the streets and alleys of the capital, and everyone knows it, including the entire Northland.
In the eyes of some people, they felt that Zhu Gaojie must have wanted to succeed to the throne this time, so he gave up halfway and hurried back.
And this so-called offering of victory to the Ancestral Temple is mostly just trying to make a fool of oneself, trying to create a formation that will lead to a great victory.
As soon as these words came out, there was a sudden silence in the teahouse.
Soon, someone began to refute:
"What do you mean?"
"Your Highness, is he such a person?"
"When we conquered Liaodong and pacified the Japanese kingdom, which one was not successful and easy to capture?"
"Those Tartars in the north were just His Highness the Prince who didn't want to cause more trouble. Now that they dare to attack us this time, how can His Highness spare them so easily?"
"Even so, your idea is too..."
Everyone criticized the man one after another, thinking that he was talking nonsense, but unexpectedly he rolled his eyes and said angrily:
"You just believe what the officials say?"
"Is it true that he said the Tatars were wiped out? Do you know how big the Mobei grassland is?"
"Sit in a well and look at the sky! What a bunch of ignorant people!"
Um?
Seeing that many customers were arguing with this person, the teahouse owner immediately narrowed his eyes and quickly walked out to comfort him. He glanced slightly towards the door of the teahouse and made a secret signal with his hand calmly.
On the street outside, there were several armored and sharp-edged army sergeants and two Jinyi guardsmen carrying embroidered spring knives. At this time, they were looking into the teahouse with a little vigilance because of the commotion in the teahouse.
As soon as the eyes of the two parties met, the soldiers outside nodded slightly, and then glanced around the teahouse, firmly remembering the appearance of the man in their hearts.
After the Jin Yiwei and the soldiers from the fifth military camp took over the city defense, and some suspects had been captured, they had long known that some people seemed to have bad intentions and might stage another Yunzhou assassination incident.
And people like this man who deliberately spread rumors in the teahouse and caused trouble to people are also under surveillance. After today's parade ends successfully, the Jin Yiwei will start to pick people up everywhere...
Of course, if there are really people who don't know how to show off, rush to show up to cause chaos, and have evil intentions, then they will naturally kill them mercilessly!
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Outside Andingmen.
A group of civil and military officials from the imperial court, headed by Yang Rong, finally welcomed Zhu Gaojie and his entourage.
"I have met His Highness the Crown Prince."
"Get up," Zhu Gaojie looked at Yang Rong and found that although his right-hand man was in good spirits, he was also visibly haggard. The old minister Xia next to him looked even older.
He immediately dismounted, came to the crowd, helped the two of them up with his own hands, and spoke with emotion and sincerity:
"I am on an expedition to Mobei, and all the matters in Beijing have left you two worried."
Yang Rong's heart suddenly heated up and he said with a smile on his face:
"Your Highness, these are my duties. Now that you are back, everything will go smoothly."
Xia Yuanji on the side also said cheerfully:
"Your Highness, you conquered the grassland and accomplished such extraordinary feats. What does it mean for us old bones to work harder?"
When Zhu Gaojie heard this, he immediately became happy.
He turned to look at the many civil and military ministers and glanced over them one by one. He saw some people were smiling and frightened, some were rolling their eyes and their thoughts were racing, and some were staring at him with a scary smile...
"Ah," he had a general grasp of the situation in his mind instantly. Without saying anything more, he turned back to his horse and said to Yang Rong and others:
"Don't miss this auspicious time. Mr. Yang Ge and Shangshu Xia, please lead the way. Now let the soldiers enter the city."
The moment he turned his head, Zhu Gaojie glanced in a certain direction and accurately grasped the murderous aura coming from there.
He was thoughtful:
"Ministry of Rites? Someone named Hu?"
"Wang Zhi, this old guy, doesn't seem to be moving at all. He seems to be very confident..."
Zhu Gaojie rode his horse slowly, and couldn't help but sneer in his heart:
"I want to see what kind of dead warrior can rush in front of me this time!"