The Battle of Zhili actually ended on the 20th day of the first lunar month of the seventh year of Yongle (the second year of Hongxi). It only took one morning for the Han army to defeat the main force of the official army from the front, but it was even more time-consuming to pursue the army northward and accept the defeat.
At noon on the 21st of the first lunar month, Zhu Gaoxu led the front army with tens of thousands of cavalry and arrived outside the Fengtai Gate of the capital. The Chinese army divided its troops and went to various city gates of the capital. Except for the south city gate, only two hundred households teams were mobilized at each other gate; the purpose was to control the entry and exit of people in the outer city of the capital.
The capital has long been under martial law and the city gates are closed. However, Xu Huizu lost more than 100,000 troops in the north of Taiping Prefecture, leaving the capital with few defenders at this time. In
Countless horseshoes trampled on the brick and stone streets of the Thousand-Step Corridor, making a loud noise that immediately broke the quiet and solemn atmosphere here.There are many government offices here; almost all the central institutions of the Ming Dynasty are near this Imperial Street. In addition to hundreds of civil and military officials, there are also countless clerks and runners. At this time, people stood on both sides of the Imperial Street and bowed to Zhu Gaoxu.Many people, especially civil officials and scholars, must not like Zhu Gaoxu's power; but Zhu Gaoxu is a member of the royal family after all, and people's resistance is not strong. Now that the army has entered the imperial city, everyone can only face reality temporarily, after all, the arm cannot twist the thigh.In the distance, the Chengtian Gate Tower stood deep in the large building complex. Zhu Gaoxu walked north while instructing his subordinates to do some things.
"The most important thing for you now is to ascend the throne as soon as possible!"It is not strange for anyone to say this sentence, but it was precisely the current Ming Emperor Gao Chi who said it first. There was an indescribable weirdness at once!Zhu Gaoxu never dreamed that Gao Chi would sit here and think for a while, and the first sentence he said would be this.He looked at Gao Chi carefully with a curious look. After a short while, he understood that his elder brother must have something to ask for!No wonder Gao Chi remained relatively calm after the palace was breached. That was because there was still something unfinished in his mind, but he still had some hope; Gao Chi wanted to do his best to complete this matter.Therefore, Gao Chi's expression was very pale, but his eyes were very forbearing; he temporarily controlled all the emotions that were about to get out of control. The reason must be that it was something that was diffi
Zhu Gaoxu stood on the platform decorated with white marble, looked up and took a deep breath of the fresh air outside.At this time, a group of people in the distance, under the surveillance of armored soldiers, slowly walked towards this side. Zhu Gaoxu squinted his eyes and watched for a moment, and saw clearly the two people in front of the group of eunuchs and palace maids: one was Empress Zhang, and the other was the eldest son!Zhu Gaoxu rested his hands on the white railing, waiting quietly.After a long while, those people walked up the stone steps to the imperial gate platform. The palace servants were still standing on the stone steps below, while Zhang and the eldest prince walked up to the platform together.Zhu Gaoxu, with his tall and burly body, wearing iron armor, still stood there, looking a little arrogant at this moment.Although the Han Palace did not recognize the throne of Emperor Hongxi, and the situation had suddenly chan
Just like the scene when the Jingnan Army entered the capital eight years ago, there was no fighting or turmoil inside or outside the capital at this time. Although wars were fought many times in various places, causing devastation in various places, the flames of war ultimately failed to affect the capital of the Ming Dynasty.However, the tense atmosphere and the prelude to a bloody storm gradually weighed down on the capital!The bustling streets suddenly disappeared, and very few people went out recently. From civil and military officials to ordinary people, everyone knew that the imperial power of the Ming Dynasty would be handed over again; whenever the imperial power that ruled the world was handed over, especially when it was seized by force, it was almost impossible not to shed blood!The few remaining imperial guards and soldiers in the capital were disarmed and stationed in the military camp outside the city in accordance with the order of the Min
On the 21st day of the first lunar month in the seventh year of Yongle, the punitive army entered the city gates of the capital at almost noon.Yao Fang was released at Qingshou Temple, and went outside the city to pay respect to Wang. When he returned to the city, it was already afternoon. He was now much calmer, and had some ideas in his mind; but hatred still filled his heart, and he was thinking about revenge!Together with two soldiers, he presented the seal at Hongwu Gate and walked into the Thousand-Step Corridor in the imperial city.The Prince of Han's headquarters was located in the lobby of the Ministry of Rites, on the east side of the middle of the Qianbu Corridor. Yao Fang didn't know what was so special about the Ministry of Rites, and it was not the nearest government office to the palace. However, Yao Fang soon understood the reason: when the Jingnan Army entered the city, the Prince of Yan's station was the Ministry of Rites; the Prince of
Xue Yan went back to the Dali Temple, took some things, and returned to the signing room of the Ministry of Rites. At this time, no outsiders were allowed to approach within 20 steps of the signing room, and Zhu Gaoxu's confidant Chen Dachui was responsible for watching outside.As the sun was setting, the ancient courtyard of the Ministry of Rites was very peaceful, but the sentries around it added a sense of tension.There is a small window high up on the west wall of the signing room; the sunlight that originally slanted in has become flatter and flatter, and judging from the angle, it is not far from the You hour!Zhu Gaoxu was able to keep his composure despite the tight deadline. He sat at the desk, his movements calm and steady, without any sense of panic, and he was silently and quickly browsing the secret scroll that Xue Yan had brought.After a while, Zhu Gaoxu looked up at Xue Yan and said calmly, "Mr. Xue, please sit down."Xue Yan, w
After the drum sounded at the hour of You, the sun had not yet completely set below the horizon; the sunset glow in the west was crimson, like a large amount of blood that had just flowed!The light was much weaker than before, and the surrounding scenery had a large contrast in light and dark. The Chang'an Left Gate in the east was shining with the afterglow of the setting sun, which was much brighter than the Chang'an Right Gate in the west. The people on the platform left long shadows on the ground.Perhaps it was Xue Yan's slight hesitation that made more people stare at him and almost hold their breath.Xue Yan finally spoke up, "I haven't finished investigating my case yet, but the facts I've found are... the late emperor died in the East Palace! He died from the poison of a silver ring snake!"After a moment of dead silence, the crowd outside Chengtian Gate suddenly burst into an uproar. Countless people's faces changed, and people made shocked
Long ago, when young wives in rural areas mourned for their parents-in-law, they would cry and recite poems like this. Zhu Gaoxu learned this very early, but he was puzzled: Isn't it said that the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is bad? Why are there so many sad young wives who are heartbroken for their mother-in-law?Today he finally understood that they were not pretending, but were maintaining a kind of order and rules and asserting their status. Now Zhu Gaoxu's crying was even louder and louder, it was simply deafening!Zhu Gaoxu cried and shouted, "I am an unfilial son. I have made great contributions in Annan and happily returned to Beijing to offer captives. I wanted to comfort my father who has been working so hard on state affairs. But I didn't expect that this would make my father hate and plot against him... It's my fault!"He was heartbroken and cried for a few times, then continued to cry, "Father, hold your son's hand and