Although Gao Jie is a military general, he is not an ignorant and reckless man.

When he saw a young man in a brocade robe sitting on Lu Zhenfei's head, he asked in surprise, "Governor Lu, who is this?" ”

Lu Zhenfei looked at Zhu Cihong, and when he saw Zhu Cihong bowing slightly, he cleared his throat and said, "This is under the East Palace." ”

Gao Jie was stunned.

East Palace?

The handsome young man in front of him is the prince?

I'm going to you!

Gao Jie only felt dizzy and almost fell headlong.

He pursed his lips, not knowing what to say.

"Gu Su heard the name of General Gao, and it was really extraordinary when I saw it today."

Zhu Cihong stretched out his right arm and said in a harmonious voice: "General Gao, sit down." ”

Gao Jie only felt that his throat was dry, and he said in a dumb voice for a long time: "The minister obeys the order." ”

Gao Jie was confused at the moment, his ass was only about to be stained on the chair, but he didn't dare to sit down.

"Mr. Gao, Your Highness is from Huai'an Mansion by sea."

Lu Zhenfei said unhurriedly: "The Jingshi was besieged by the rebellion, His Highness came to the south to supervise the country, and my generation of civil and military affairs should swear to follow His Highness to the death." ”

Gao Jielian claimed to be.

He probably understood now, it turned out that the East Palace had escaped before Li Zicheng attacked the city, and then came to Huai'an Mansion by sea.

Although it was the end of March, Gao Jie felt sweating on his back. After learning that Li Zicheng was wielding Shenjing, he hurriedly ran away, first to Shandong, and then all the way to Nanzhili. He thought that he could breathe a sigh of relief, but he met the prince of the East Palace in Huai'an Mansion. This is really his own life.

Who is the Prince? That's the eldest son of today.

When the Son of Heaven was weak in Shenjing, he once issued an edict ordering all troops and horses to enter the king of Jingqin, but Gao Jie turned a deaf ear and just ran away.

If the prince settles accounts after the autumn and is held accountable, Gao Jie will definitely not be able to eat and walk around.

He now felt more and more that this banquet was a Hongmen banquet. The god-damned Chen Jinxing actually instigated him to come to the banquet. Now it's okay, he even has his own soldiers downstairs. In case this prince of the East Palace really wants to attack, he has no power to resist.

Gao Jie is a thief with a weak heart, so he naturally feels that the rumors are loud. He looked around, and only felt that there were armor soldiers hidden behind the screen, and he was afraid that the prince would rush out as soon as he threw his wine glass.

He barely squeezed out a smile, and arched his hand at Zhu Cihong: "Since His Royal Highness is the prison of the country, the ministers should serve His Highness to the death, kill thieves and captives, and support Sheji." ”

He never mentioned the siege of Shenjing, because he was afraid that he would be implicated.

He also knew that it would be a matter of time before Li Zicheng would break through the Jingshi, and at that time, the Son of Heaven would definitely not be able to survive, and the crown prince of the prison country would inherit the throne as a matter of course.

At this time, it is somewhat useful to express his position, Gao Jie does not ask for an additional official and becomes a knight, but only hopes that this East Palace can not pursue his sin of running away for his life for the sake of his own service and follower.

"Yes, yes! Mr. Gao has such a strong ambition, and he is very relieved to be alone. ”

Zhu Cihong slapped his palms and smiled: "I don't know how many people and horses General Gao brought with him to Huai'an?" ”

Gao Jie hurriedly replied: "Your Highness, there are 20,000 foot soldiers and 5,000 cavalry. ”

Zhu Cihong sighed, but he was surprised in his heart.

25,000 men and horses, including 5,000 cavalry, this strength is not ordinary.

This is still Gao Jie's men and horses who have just fled to Huai'an, and after he decided to open the town in history, he replenished the local troops and commanded more soldiers and horses. It's no wonder that when Shi Kefa wanted to go on the Northern Expedition, the first thing he thought of was Gao Jie, probably because this person's strength was the strongest among the four towns.

Zhu Cihong was a little glad of the decision at that time, what he lacked now was a general with combat experience like Gao Jie.

He poured a glass of wine, took a sip, and said quietly: "There are more than 20,000 horses, and the matter of grain and grass is the top priority. ”

When Gao Jie heard this, he cast a grateful look at Zhu Cihong.

Lu Zhenfei helped him with food and grass for no reason, and he felt very strange. I never thought that this would come from the meaning of the prince of the East Palace.

Gao Jie fled all the way like a rat crossing the street, and the civil officials didn't even look at him.

Although Lu Zhenfei said some polite words to him, Gao Jie knew that if it weren't for the prince Lu Zhenfei, he would not be so polite to him.

"Your Highness! The minister will be His Highness's person from now on! ”

After saying that, Gao Jie actually knelt on the ground with a thud and kowtowed to Zhu Cihong.

Although he is a military general, he is very shrewd. Now fools can see that the Son of Heaven has no way to live, so it will be a matter of time before this East Palace succeeds to the throne. At this time, although it is not a charcoal in the snow, it is much better than the prince after he ascends the throne.

At that time, the overall situation had been decided, and the prince had become the son of heaven, so how could he look at tens of thousands of horses. What's more, the icing on the cake is much lighter.

Gao Jie couldn't kneel, but Zhu Cihong didn't rush to help him.

The superior corporal Lixian in exchange for the other party's follower has a complete routine. In the meantime, it is particularly important to grasp the proportion, and the effect of a detail that is not in place will be greatly reduced.

Of course, Zhu Cihong didn't think that Gao Jie would follow him with all his heart, since this person would rebel in the first place, he would not believe any nonsense ordered by heaven.

Zhu Cihong and Gao Jie are just using each other. What Zhu Cihong needs now is an army with enough deterrent power, and the 20,000 regiments are naturally not good for training, and Gao Jie's troops are the best choice.

Gao Jie needs to use Zhu Cihong to find the skill of the dragon, so as to become an official and become a knight.

He is now the chief soldier, and he can't be added to the ranks, but he can be promoted.

As for the arrangement for Gao Jie, Zhu Cihong had already thought about it. At this time, he will rely more on Gao Jie, and when the situation is stable when he ascends the throne and becomes emperor, he will slowly marginalize Gao Jie's troops and split his army.

At that time, Zhu Cihong will inevitably already have his own pro-army, and his absolute strength will be higher than Gao Jie, and Gao Jie will not dare to object.

Of course, Gao Jie himself Zhu Cihong will still use it, but he will dilute Gao Jie's influence and only reserve a battalion of troops for him.

This is also the Ming Dynasty's routine of balancing the generals, the general army only has the right to command during the battle, and the general army in peacetime in addition to the officers and soldiers of his own battalion, even the deputy general and the general are not in command.

Of course, these are all for later, and for now, we still have to get Gao Jie's allegiance.

Gao Jie's words seem ordinary, but they actually express an important message, that is, he is Zhu Cihong's private person.

Zhu Cihong is not the emperor after all, even if he ascends the throne and becomes the emperor, he will have confidants.

It seems that this Gao Jie has great ambitions, and he wants to be the henchman of the future Son of Heaven.

In this regard, Zhu Cihong did not reject it, just because Gao Jie dared to raise troops to fight the Qing Dynasty, he was not a bad breed.

This person certainly has tyrannical and mercenary flaws, but he is also useless.

Defective talents are better controlled, and Zhu Cihong firmly believes that he can control him well.

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