Since the Spring and Autumn Period, China has had the custom of calling out troops on the battlefield in the autumn. In autumn, when the weather is dry and there is little rainfall, the crops are harvested and the farm work is done, the army begins to drill. After the drill is completed, if there are enemies, they will pull them over and start fighting.
Quite. If you can't find an enemy, you can practice in front of the emperor and prove to the leader that you are not a freeloader.
Although the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is now in Beijing, this year's military parade is still held as scheduled. One day ahead of schedule, in addition to the 300,000 troops accompanying the Emperor to the north, the remaining 300,000 Beijing Guards officers and soldiers also marched from Zhongdu, Shandong, Henan, Zhejiang and other places.
The troops guarding the capital in shifts, totaling 400,000 troops, have been stationed thirty miles due south of Zijin Mountain.
Wearing a mighty golden armor and a scarlet cloak on his shoulders, His Highness the King of Han stood on a square mountain like a jade seal, overlooking the joint camp stretching for dozens of miles below the mountain. At this time, the red sun in the west sky had not yet set, the Jade Rabbit was born in the East, and the stars were looming.
His chest was filled with the pride of swallowing up heaven and earth, and he couldn't help but recite the great poem of Emperor Taizu:
"The sky is a tent and the ground is a felt, and the sun, moon and stars accompany me to sleep. I dare not stretch my legs at night for fear of stepping on the mountains, rivers, and grains."
When the generals surrounding him heard this, they were all agitated and echoed loudly, wishing they could fight with the west wind immediately.
"Morale can be used, morale can be used." Hearing this passionate voice, the King of Han laughed loudly and said: "You don't have to stay here anymore, go back to your military camp quickly, prepare yourself for the battle, and fight bravely tomorrow to take the lead.
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"Here" all the generals responded with a roar, saluted the King of Han and dispersed.
After everyone left, only Song Hu, Li Maofang, Ji Gang and other confidants were left by the King of Han. Guarding these people, the King of Han naturally no longer had to cover up, and there was a gloomy and murderous look on his face. He set his sights.
Looking at the iron curtain-like military camp in front of him, he smiled with satisfaction: "This is clearly a dragnet..."
"Yes." Li Maofang said with a smile: "If everything goes well, it seems good to arrest Zhu Gaochi on the spot." After saying that, everyone's expressions froze. Li Maofang couldn't help shrinking his neck and asked in a low voice: "What?
Did I make a mistake again?"
"Haha..." King Han suddenly smiled and said, "Actually, this is a really good idea."
"Indeed." Song Hu nodded and said, "There are very few opportunities to get the prince out of the capital. If we can arrest him in front of all the officials at Fangshan Military Camp, and then force them to stand in line,
Isn’t it better than calling a deer a horse?”
"I didn't expect that I would make the right idea sometimes?" Li Maofang was overjoyed when she heard this, but when she saw the teasing look in Song Hu's eyes, she suddenly said: "Actually, that's what you thought, right?"
"I didn't say that." Song Hu chuckled.
"If you don't deny it, then that means admitting it?" Li Maofang looked shocked and said with some displeasure: "You guys are really hiding it."
"Don't you know you have such a big mouth?" Song Hu glanced at him and said, "If I had told you earlier, I'm afraid the whole world would know about it."
"How could that be?" Li Maofang said in a low voice, "I still know what to say and what not to say."
"It's not to guard against you." Zhu Gaoxu smiled coldly and said murderously: "It's because we have a few traitors among us."
"Scared." Li Maofang was startled. He couldn't care less about his depression and asked hurriedly: "Who, who is it? I killed him."
"Of course the traitor is not present." Song Hu said: "If he were present, we wouldn't say these things."
"Who is that?" Li Maofang guessed: "Xu Cheng? Gu Xingzu, or..."
"Stop guessing." Zhu Gaoxu said in a deep voice: "Anyway, just remember that except for the people here now, everyone else is unreliable." He said calmly: "Besides, you don't have any opinions on this matter.
I didn’t even tell Mr. Ji and Mr. Zhuang. It’s not that I don’t trust you, but it’s just that there’s no need to tell you.”
"Yes." Li Maofang didn't know about Ji Gang and Zhuang Jing before, so she felt more balanced. She immediately smiled at Ji Gang and said, "Old Ji, it turns out we are treated the same."
"It's an honor." Ji Gang smiled faintly, but his heart was filled with turmoil. He didn't expect these daring guys to change their plans without authorization and wanted to arrest people at the military exercise site in advance. But he calmed down the next moment, because on his side
He also did not reveal his plans to the King of Han. He had made arrangements on his side, and now everything was ready. He only needed Dongfeng. Moreover, Master Zhuang was still in the capital, so he refrained from saying anything.
"Okay, don't wait here. Go to the various armies and walk around again. Sharpen your guns before the battle. If you don't do it quickly, it will be ruined." The King of Han waved his hand and said: "Go."
"Yes." Everyone bowed and left.
At this time, the Jade Rabbit was rising high, and His Highness the King of Han was left standing alone on the jade-seal-like square mountain. The evening wind blew his cloak and danced, and the moonlight stretched his majestic figure longer and longer...
The next day, before dawn, deep horn sounds sounded in the military camps up and down Fangshan Mountain. The originally quiet military camp suddenly became commotion. After a burst of noise, the heavily armed soldiers trotted out of the camp and followed their respective orders.
They lined up in sequence, led by an officer in armor and wearing a red cape, slowly walked out of the military camp and lined up to the parade ground in front of Fangshan Mountain.
Zhu Gaoxu and other distinguished military generals stood on Fangshan Mountain, overlooking the previously empty mountain plains. Gradually, hundreds of thousands of troops marched, deployed, and rode in three battalions, divided into thirty-six roads and occupied them. At a glance,
, it is really like a forest of flags, and swords and spears like the sea, flashing with dazzling light under the rising sun, really like the sparkling sea under the rising sun.
Zhu Gaoxu stood where his father once stood, suppressing the excitement in his heart to remain as solemn as a statue. At this moment, he could not help but be excited, because the next moment, the sky and the earth would change color.
Time passed little by little, and at three o'clock in the morning, the army had already formed its formation around Fangshan, stretching for dozens of miles. The army was majestic and its momentum was soaring to the sky.
But the parade has not yet started, because the prince and officials have not arrived yet. However, Tan Ma has already reported, saying that they are already several miles away...
Everyone is waiting, but the vast majority of people are kept in the dark. Only a few insiders will be filled with excitement, worry, and worry about gains and losses...
Wang Ning and Gu Xingzu were also on the viewing stage in Fangshan. At this moment, both of them had some ominous premonitions in their hearts. This did not mean that they had a sixth sense, but that the two of them discovered that from unknown time on, several officers of the Tiance Guard
He stayed with them tightly and couldn't get rid of them...
The two of them realized with horror that this was clearly an arrangement for themselves... They had no time to think carefully about what went wrong, because the problem was there, and how to solve it was the top priority. Unfortunately, the two of them found helplessly that they were surrounded by the King of Han.
People, don't give them a chance to slip away...
Wang Ning secretly wiped his sweat and tried to escape from the mountain by peeing, but was stopped by the Tiance Guard soldiers who were on guard. Just as he was about to have a seizure, the Tiice Guard officers came over and said with a smile: "Hou
I forgive you, but your Majesty has ordered that no one is allowed to go down the mountain during the military exercise."
"Why?" Wang Ning frowned.
"I'm sorry, I don't know." Several generals shook their heads and said: "In short, it's the bastard's ass, the rules."
"Yes, Lord Marquis, you'd better make do with it and deal with it later." The general half persuaded and half pulled Wang Ning back to where he was.
Seeing Wang Ning leave and come back, Gu Xingzu immediately gave up the idea of leaving. Looking at the malicious eyes of the people around him, he had already predicted his fate and was about to faint.
"Master Hou, are you okay?" Seeing his shaky appearance, people around him asked with concern.
"No, it's okay. Maybe I didn't have breakfast and I'm a little dizzy." Gu Xingzu said incoherently. Before he finished speaking, he heard the sound of drawing horns suddenly coming from the bottom of the mountain. Five hundred large skinned drums rumbled. It was hundreds of people from the imperial court who came to watch the ceremony.
The officer has arrived.
"It's finally here." The generals immediately turned their attention away from him, and they were all gearing up, as if they wanted to tear the prince's fat pig alive. "It's been so hard for us to wait."
"You will accompany me to welcome the crown prince." The King of Han also looked relieved and glanced at the generals coldly. It was really a guilty conscience. The others didn't think there was anything wrong with this glance, but Wang Ning and Gu Xingzu seemed to be being exploited.
The sword pierced his heart, and he almost sat on the ground.
The two of them were in despair and were carried down by the generals. They didn't know how they got down, and they had already arrived at the foot of Fang Mountain.
At this time, a mighty team of civil servants also arrived. Surrounded by many guards, it was the driver of His Highness the Crown Prince. The King of Han was riding on the huge black horse that was a head taller than all the horses. He looked straight past the civil servants.
He laughed loudly and said: "Brother, you are too late and you are not giving face to me."
That loud laughter echoed down the mountain, but because no one answered, it seemed a little funny...
Seeing that the door of the prince's car was still closed and the prince refused to say anything, Zhu Gaoxu's eyes flashed fiercely and said: "It seems that the eldest brother wants the younger brother to help you get out of the car personally."
As he spoke, he spurred his giant black horse forward to open the car door himself.
The carriage was surrounded by the prince's guards. If there was a sudden attack, His Highness the King of Han would not be able to escape no matter how high his martial arts skills were. Song Hu, Wei Hong and others were so anxious that they could not care about their dignity. The latter hurriedly laughed and said
"How can I trouble my lord with such a thing? Let's do it in the future." He said, clasping his legs under the horse's belly, and passed the King of Han and rushed forward.
The King of Han was just showing off, but when he saw someone taking the risk on his behalf, he reined in his horse and stared intently at the carriage door.
While he was talking, Wei Hong had already arrived in front of the prince's car and was stopped by the guards of the East Palace. He raised his whip and whipped it indiscriminately, forcing his way out. When he got to the car door, he shouted loudly: "Your Highness, please get out of the car."
"His Royal Highness, please get out of the car." Driven by some unknown emotion, all the generals actually shouted together.
"Your Highness, please get out of the car." Seeing the generals shouting vigorously, the officers and soldiers nearby also shouted together. The sound quickly spread to the entire parade ground like a tide, with each wave getting louder than the other.