The crowd of government troops on the avenue was moving slowly, their steps were slow and heavy, like a group of people wearing shackles.
The leather water bag hanging on the waist of a sergeant was leaking, and water was constantly seeping out, soaking his leather armor and trouser legs. When he found out, he took off the water bag and shook it, and a look of disappointment immediately appeared on his face.
The sky had cleared up, the setting sun was shining in the sky, and the forest-like mountains in the east stood in the distance, looking particularly green under the sun. The soldier holding the broken water bag turned his head and looked to the west. There was a clear river not far away, and the sparkling water was particularly tempting. The soldier licked his dry lips and suddenly staggered towards the river bank.
"Come back!" The general behind him shouted, "Who told you to leave the team without permission?"
The soldier didn't care about anythi
Twenty-six-year-old Zhu Chanyi is the second generation of King Jingjiang. His grandfather Zhu Wenzheng is the nephew of Taizu Taizu of the Ming Dynasty. But in recent years, his health has been very poor. He is often bedridden and feels that he will not live long.At that time, one hundred thousand officers and soldiers in Guangxi were defeated and surrendered, and the rebels were about to approach the walls of Guilin. The news had reached the Jingjiang Palace. But Zhu Chanyi didn't care about this at all. What saddened him the most was that he was still ill and his life was in danger. Why did he care about the two uncles fighting for the throne?At this moment, Chang Shi Xiao asked for orders to come in. When Xiao Yongdao saw Zhu Zanyi, he said, "Your Majesty, Governor Lei Quan wants to see you and says that we have something important to discuss with you.""I have nothing to do with the affairs of the Guilin Mansion... Ahem! What does he want from me?" Zh
Lei Tian, Geng Hao and others escorted the wife and prince of King Jingjiang out of the north gate of the city. They planned to go north to Huguang Provincial Administration Office first, meet with General Zhang Fu of Pinghan, report the situation in Guangxi, and then go to the capital.The officials in the capital fled, and the attitudes of the officials in the three yamen of Guangxi began to change obviously. Those who are interested can feel this change from the details of the names. In the past, everyone called them "rebel king" and "rebel army", but now when talking about the army approaching the border, they usually call them "King of Han" and "Han King's Army", and some even call them "the army of punishing crimes"...In late August, the King of Han's Central Army was the first to arrive at the south gate of Guilin Prefecture.People say that Guilin's landscape is the best in the world, and it really lives up to its reputation. Even near the largest c
Madam Li took the second son of Prince Jingjiang, Zhu Zuomin, and walked into the hall. She lowered her head and looked submissive, with a pair of eyes shining with shrewdness, and she would look up at Zhu Gaoxu from time to time.When they got closer, she knelt down gently and said, "I, Li, greet the emperor's uncle." Then she pulled the four or five-year-old boy next to her and whispered, "Call me uncle."Zhu Zuomin knelt on the ground and kowtowed obediently, "Zuomin greets uncle.""Okay, no courtesy." Zhu Gaoxu smiled and reached out his hand to make a gesture. I don't know if it was an illusion, but Zhu Gaoxu felt that Li's tone was a bit awkward. However, many women and people in the palace were like that, maybe it was just his illusion.The mother and son got up and sat down next to King Jingjiang, accompanying him.King Jingjiang had a sick look on his face, and he was still weak when he spoke. Sometimes he was also out of breath when he
Since Zhu Gaoxu arrived at the Jingjiang Palace in the afternoon, the banquet to welcome him was a dinner. All the civil and military officials of Guilin Prefecture and respected celebrities were invited.The guards of the King of Han and the eunuchs of the Jingjiang Palace checked the guests outside the front hall to ensure that there would be no accidents during the dinner. All the delicacies and drinks had to be sent to the side hall first, and after people tasted them, they were brought to the main hall by palace maids.Prince Jingjiang was in poor health and was obviously very tired today. However, he still attended the opening ceremony and watched a feather dance, then used the excuse of changing clothes and never appeared at the banquet again.However, there were so many guests at the banquet that Prince Jingjiang's departure did not affect the atmosphere.Zhu Gaoxu, who was drunk, discovered that the solemn dance in the middle of the hall had b
After coming out of the room where Wu Gao was imprisoned, Zhu Gaoxu ran into Hou Hai. Hou Hai held a report and said politely, "I received this letter from Governor Sheng. Ruan Zhi, a Jiaozhi native, is being escorted to Guilin Prefecture. Your Majesty might want to see this news."Zhu Gaoxu took it and read through it. The content was similar to what Hou Hai had just said. He asked casually, "Only Ruan Zhi and Jin Shitou didn't come back?"Hou Hai said, "I don't know.""As soon as Ruan Zhi arrives in Guilin, bring him to see me immediately," Zhu Gaoxu ordered.He had a vague premonition that persuading the Ming army in Jiaozhi to surrender might not be easy.That afternoon, Ruan Zhi arrived at Guilin Prefecture. Zhu Gaoxu was discussing matters with his generals in the living room in the front yard. When he heard the report, he ordered Ruan Zhi to come and meet him.After waiting for a while, a dusty young man arrived at the door. He was R
It was only 400 miles from Guilin Prefecture to Yongzhou Prefecture, but Lei Tian and his group took three and a half days to get there.Before, they set out from Guilin Prefecture, so they naturally took the land route; after all, the rebels were behind them, and the water route was too slow. But if it weren't for the family of Prince Jingjiang, everyone could probably reach Yongzhou Prefecture in one day and one night by riding horses.After arriving at Yongzhou Prefecture, Lei Tian, Geng Hao and the others had to say goodbye to Mrs. Geng and her son. General Zhang Fu of Pinghan had already arranged to send a navy warship to pick up the family of Prince Jingjiang and go north along the Xiangjiang River; and ordered Lei Tian, Geng Hao and his party to go by land and ride fast horses along the official road to Changsha Prefecture as soon as possible.At this time, Zhang Fu was in Changsha Prefecture.At the Xiangjiang River wharf in Yongzhou City, a wh
Before Geng Hao left the mortgage room, Zhang Fu warned him seriously, "There are only two of us today and we haven't said anything. Do you understand? If General Geng has any thoughts, he'd better think about the consequences first. ”Zhang Fu walked back to the table, sat down on the chair, and waited for the second person to meet him. During this brief moment of silence, Zhang Fu did not feel a trace of shame or regret.His hand was on a seal, and he subconsciously pressed it hard on the table. A trace of anger rose from the depths of his pupils.Zhang Fu has been fighting in the front, but he knows very well that some people in the capital are playing tricks! They manipulate Zhang Fu like a fool and treat military affairs as a joke!At first, Zhang Fu was loyal to the court. He did not even meet Qian Changshi, the Chief Clerk of the Prince of Han's Palace, and directly arrested Qian Changshi and sent him to the capital. But later, Zhang Fu realized
The family letters of the King of Han were sent from the Chief Envoy of Guangxi to Guizhou City. All the family members in the mansion came to the central hall.This five-entry mansion was originally the residence of Gu Cheng, the Marquis of Zhenyuan, and was the largest and best residence in Guizhou City. Now it has become the palace of the Han Dynasty. After the Gu family was defeated in the Southwest Campaign, their property would of course be requisitioned by the Han Palace at will.Guizhou Dusi is indeed not a good place. Xu Zhang's daughter, Mrs. Xu, came to the southwest for the first time and felt that this place was not as good as Yunnan. Even now, the capital of Guizhou is the residence of the Han Dynasty, and native rebellions are still taking place in the mountains of Guizhou; the general responsible for guarding Guizhou has only recently sent troops to suppress them.I heard that the reason why the Han Palace was located here was to facilitate c