<>The prince's army is getting bigger and bigger, and its marching speed is naturally getting slower and slower...
Regarding this, British Duke Zhang Fu and others expressed great concern, fearing that King Zhao would take the opportunity to escape.
"Your Highness, once King Zhao goes west, the war may be prolonged. We cannot afford to support such a huge army!" Zhang Fu persuaded the prince: "We should march quickly to avoid long nights and dreams!"
"Hasn't Marquis Anyuan already led his army to Tongzhou?" The prince was sitting in the big tent, much more majestic than before. He was standing tall and inviolable.
"Anyuanhou's troops are a bit insufficient to attack the city. It is better to let me lead an army and join forces with him to attack the city together." Zhang Fu said in a deep voice.
"Young Master, don't worry," the prince shook his head and said with a smile, "My third brother will definitely be waiting for me in Tongzhou."
"Oh, how did your Highness see it?" Zhang Fu asked in confusion.
"Although Beijing is very close, the city is deep and easy to defend and difficult to attack. He has no confidence in taking it." The prince looked at Zhang Fu with a smile and conveyed his strong confidence in his words: "And his subordinates and their families are all in Beijing and
How could Tongzhou be willing to flee to the end of the world with him?"
"The most important thing is that he has been favored by his father since he was a child. He has never suffered much or suffered anything," the prince said solemnly: "Now that he has suffered repeated blows, I don't believe he still has the courage to start over."
"I hope so." Zhang Fu had no choice but to stop persuading him and followed the prince's army slowly approaching the capital...
In Tongzhou City, the generals helped Tian Zihe retreat and hurriedly asked the military doctor to treat his broken arm. Looking at Tian Zihe who was almost unconscious, the generals could not help but feel sad that the rabbit was dead and the fox was dead.
"Everyone, what's going on, Your Majesty? All fools know that what Lao Tian said is not wrong at all!" Chen Kai stamped his feet and said repeatedly: "The prince's troops have exceeded 400,000, and there are still 200,000 forbidden troops in Beijing. We only have these few
Tens of thousands of people, many of them running away, even putting a hole in their teeth are not enough, why should they stay here and wait to die?"
"I think the prince is crazy..." the taciturn Ma Shu said quietly.
"..." The generals nodded in agreement. They had gone through the whole process. Originally, after Zhu Di fell ill, King Zhao had a great chance of winning. The entire capital and the emperor's life were in his hands.
At the time, it seemed like a sure win. However, no one expected that in the end, King Zhao was defeated and fled the capital in disgrace.
When he escaped from the capital, King Zhao was not particularly discouraged. After all, he thought he could occupy Tongzhou and starve the grandson and others in the capital to death. Unexpectedly, when he arrived, he discovered that all the food in Tongzhou had been shipped to Wang Xian.
Prince, now it is not the prince or grandson who will starve to death, but King Zhao himself!
Seeing the prince calling for the wind and rain, all the people surrendering, and the army gathering, King Zhao completely understood the gap between himself and the prince. If he wanted to compete with him, there was no chance of winning!
From being sure of victory yesterday to having no chance of victory today, the situation has plummeted like a waterfall. No one can accept this gap. However, His Highness King Zhao does not have the perseverance and ability to start over again. Thinking about it this way, he is crazy.
It's normal, it's weird if you're not crazy!
It's just that everyone originally followed King Zhao because they wanted to rise from the dragon and join the third batch of meritorious princes in the Ming Dynasty, but they didn't go crazy and die with him!
"Hey, what should we do..." Chen Kai looked at the gloomy crowd and saw that even Gao Zheng, the most fiery-tempered person, was wilting there. No one answered aloud, but everyone had their own thoughts in their hearts.
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That night, Liu Qiang and Ma Shu led their troops out of the city and surrendered to the prince. Almost at the same time, Chen Kai led his troops to the west... With such a large-scale army leaving the city, it was natural that Gao Zheng, who was in charge of city defense, could not hide it. However, Gao Zheng, who was always irritable, unexpectedly
He ignored this, and when his subordinates reported this situation to him, Gao Zheng was drinking heavily. He just burped after hearing this, and continued to drink strong alcohol until he was completely drunk...
On the second day, Zhu Gaosui held an "Enthronement Ceremony" in the original Tongzhou government office and officially proclaimed himself emperor. Although the conditions were very simple, and even the Shao music was performed by the band from the Tongzhou brothel, His Royal Highness King Zhao was still meticulous.
Complete every step, completely immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the ceremony, and enjoy the honor of this moment.
When he was wearing a dragon robe and a crown, sitting upright on the throne, he saw that there were only a few chamberlains and civil servants in front of him, and then he frowned slightly and said, "Where are my generals?"
"Now, back to the emperor..." The chamberlain eunuch replied bravely: "General Liu and General Ma surrendered to the prince last night, General Chen led his army to the west, General Tian was seriously injured, and General Gao was still drunk... Therefore, both
Didn’t show up.”
"Humph! These warriors are really not worth it," Zhu Gaosui just snorted, then stopped taking it to heart and began to confer titles on the eunuchs and officials in front of him. The civil servants were all ministers at the first level, and the eunuchs all had the title of governor.
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It's just that the eunuchs and officials were not at all excited about the "high-ranking official show", and they seemed to regard fame as garbage. Of course, they didn't really regard fame as garbage, they just regarded such fame as garbage...
Seeing that the prince's army is about to attack the city, is it interesting to still play house here?
At least King Zhao, ah no, His Majesty the Emperor found it very interesting. He looked at the newly appointed civil servants and military generals and talked loudly: "When the world is pacified, you will be my hero in solving difficulties. When the time comes, you will be granted the title of Duke and nobility, and it will be hereditary!"
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The eunuchs and civil servants remained there until someone reported the situation and thanked the Lord for his kindness.
"Without ceremony..." Zhu Gaosui motioned to the eunuchs on the side and announced that his reign title was 'True Dragon'. According to the rules, in order to show respect for the old emperor, the title was changed the following year. But Zhu Gaosui did not plan to wait that long.
, the decree was issued to change the Yuan Dynasty on that day. Therefore, in Tongzhou City, today is not the Yongle period, but the sixth day of the sixth lunar month in the first year of Zhenlong.
Naturally, the officials below will not object. Anyway, it is just like playing house, just let them have fun...
Zhu Gaosui then asked someone to announce the decree and prepare to give the late emperor a temple title. Before he started to recite it, he saw an officer rushing in with a worried face and loudly said: "It's not good, Your Highness!"
"You're too presumptuous to call me Your Majesty!" Zhu Gaosui said with a stern look on his face: "Next time you dare to call me something wrong, you will be punished without mercy!"
"Yes, Your Majesty..." The officer choked and cursed: 'How long has it been, and you are still being poor here!'
"What's the matter?" Zhu Gaosui asked slowly.
"The prince's army has arrived at the city! We are surrounded!" The officer then remembered the business and hurriedly reported.
"Ah?" Everyone in the hall expressed their emotions, lamenting in their hearts, 'I can't run away now!'
"Why are you panicking!" Zhu Gaosui stood up calmly, stepped down from the dragon chair and said, "Follow me to the top of the city to have a look!"
Everyone hurriedly followed Zhu Gaosui to the entrance of the 'Golden Palace', but saw 'His Majesty the Emperor' stopped again.
"Your Majesty, why don't you leave?" the eunuch accompanying him asked.
"Where is the guard of honor?" Zhu Gaosui said solemnly.
"Ah?!" Everyone couldn't laugh or cry, and advised: "Your Majesty, the matter depends on the authority. It is important that we rush to the city as soon as possible!"
"Absurd!" Zhu Gaosui said firmly: "I am the emperor, and every move must comply with the etiquette. How can people know that I am the emperor when there is no guard of ceremony?"
"Hey..." Everyone had no choice but to quickly set up a guard of honor for the 'Emperor'. Fortunately, for the enthronement ceremony, they prepared a lot of umbrellas, big fans, pumpkins, and axes.
Captain's guard of honor.
"It's a mess..." Looking at this mob that was not in compliance with the etiquette at all, 'His Majesty the Emperor' snorted coldly, reluctantly said nothing, and boarded the jade chariot that was converted from an eight-carat sedan chair.
"The Emperor has taken off..." As the eunuchs sang loudly, the bearers carried 'His Majesty the Emperor', and under the guidance of the ceremonial guard that looked like a feather duster, they marched out of the 'Imperial Palace'...
The street was in chaos, and the people were panicking and didn't know where to hide. Suddenly they heard the sound of gongs in front of them to clear the way. Following the sound, they saw a long guard of honor leading the way. Behind them, sitting on a large sedan without a shed.
A middle-aged man wearing a dragon robe.
"Your Majesty is traveling, why don't you avoid it!" Zhu Gaosui's 'Minister of Civil and Military Affairs' shouted loudly, and someone used whips to hit the people who could not escape.
The common people hurriedly tried to run away, but were whipped with whips and scolded: "You still don't kneel down before your Majesty!"
The common people were completely confused now. Do you want us to hide or kneel? There must be a correct answer... So some kneeled and some hid, and for a while they became headless flies and a mess.
Zhu Gaosui sat on the jade chariot, looking at everything in front of him expressionlessly, not knowing whether he was enjoying it or feeling disgusted...
When he finally reached the top of the city with all the guards of honor clearing the way, the prince's army of more than 400,000 people had already surrounded Tongzhou City. Standing on the city and looking out of the city, he felt that he was on an isolated island, and beyond it was the vastness.
The boundless vast ocean...
At this time, everyone on the top of the city truly felt how weak they were...
Zhu Gaosui stood at the top of the city, wearing a particularly eye-catching yellow robe. He looked at the vast sea of people below the city and asked someone to shout that he wanted to talk to the prince.
The generals in the city did not dare to act independently and quickly asked the prince for instructions, but the prince shook his head and said: "We have plenty of time to sit down and talk face to face later, so why bother shouting at each other at the top of our lungs and let the soldiers see Tian's joke."
Zhu Gaosui waited at the top of the city for a long time, but did not wait for the prince to appear. Instead, he saw the prince's army below the city starting to prepare to attack the city. The generals at the top of the city knew that the prince did not want to see Zhu Gaosui, and were worried that he would get angry, so they ordered an attack at all costs. Who knew?
'His Majesty the Emperor' just sighed deeply and retreated from the city.
The generals looked at Zhu Gaosui confused, and the next moment they no longer cared about the feelings of 'His Majesty the Emperor', because the siege had begun!
Although the prince had more troops, he did not attack by force. Taking into account the safety of the people in the city, he did not even fire cannons or trebuchets. He only used firecrackers and bows and arrows to shoot at the defenders on the city. But even so, the momentum was amazing, and arrows rained from the sky.
It roared like dark clouds towards the top of the city, and the sound of firecrackers was like the firecrackers on New Year's Eve, deafening and resounding through the sky!
The defenders at the top of the city had little morale to begin with, so they scurried away one after another, either curling up in a ball and hiding under the arrow stacks, or rolling and crawling down the city wall, fleeing as far as they could.