Countless horseshoes stepped on the brick and stone street of the thousand-step corridor, and the movement was very loud, which immediately broke the quiet and solemn atmosphere here.

There are many government offices here; The central institutions of the Ming Dynasty are almost all near this royal street. In addition to hundreds of civil and military officials, there are also countless officials and servants. At this time, people were standing on both sides of the royal street and bowing to Zhu Gaoxu.

There are many people here, especially civil officials and scholars, who must not like Zhu Gaoxu in power; However, Zhu Gaoxu is a member of the royal family after all, and the world's resistance is not strong. Now that the army has entered the imperial city, everyone can only face the reality temporarily, after all, the arms can't twist the thighs.

In the distance, the Chengtianmen Tower towered in the depths of the large building complex, and Zhu Gaoxu walked northward while instructing his subordinates to do some things.

Zhu Gaoxu asked the general to deploy troops safely and transfer troops to control the entire imperial city inside and outside; And sent people to guard the mansions of important people, that is, those traitors who fought against the sins and rebelled against the various documents, as well as Qingshou Temple and other places.

also called the right chief Shi Houhai, and then arranged for people to find Yao Fang and Du Erlang of Jinyiwei; The message called Xungui Qiu Fu, Wang Zhenliang and others to also come to the Thousand Steps Corridor.

Zhu Gaoxu is now short of people, and his entry into Beijing is too smooth and fast, but it seems a little hasty. Almost none of the civil and military personnel of the Han Wangfu and the Han Wang's Governor's Mansion followed; Now Zhu Gaoxu has only about 60,000 forward troops under his command.

Therefore, it is necessary to find those who are inclined to Zhu Gaoxu in the Jingshi court to help.

Zhu Gaoxu also told Hou Hai to meet those Beijing officials later, and record everyone's attitudes. As long as they are not the confidants of the East Palace of the Hong Xi Dynasty, the main war criminals, and the first to take refuge, they can be used for the time being.

Zhu Gaoxu's violent emotions when he first entered the Beijing Division were slightly relieved at this time; It's hard to sustain any emotion, and excitement is no exception. Instead, there seemed to be a mixed feeling in his heart.

The palace was in front of him, and he looked at the majestic and colorful palace city, and gradually evoked many memories. Although Zhu Gaoxu, as a vassal king, never lived in the palace; But before Zhu Di ascended the throne, he came to the palace (memory); Yongle Chu, because his parents and brothers and sisters lived in it, he also walked around the palace many times...... There are not only banquets and ceremonies, but also the escape experience of a lost dog.

Zhu Gaoxu immediately remembered Ma Enhui!

This belongs to the queen of the Jianwen Dynasty and the enemy of the Yan Dynasty; And when Zhu Gaoxu saw her, she had no power or power, and she didn't even have personal freedom, and she was an insignificant figure...... But it is such a Ma Enhui, if it weren't for her, Zhu Gaoxu felt that he would definitely not have the result of returning to Beijing today!

Ma has been imprisoned since the end of Jianwen, and it has been six or seven years now! Is she still alive? What are you doing?

Zhu Gaoxu probably knew where the Ma family was, when he was in Yunnan Mansion, the Ma family was sent to Fengyang to guard the tomb; When the royal family arrived in Fengyang, it was difficult to come out again. If she was still alive, it is estimated that she should still be in Fengyang by now.

Thinking of this, Zhu Gaoxu was both worried and impatient. He turned his head, beckoned Hou Hai to come over, thought about it and called the general Wang Yu over.

"Queen Jianwen Ma is kind to this king." Zhu Gaoxu said in a deep voice, "Hou Hai, you go to the military department, get the military order of the military department, order the defenders of Zhongdu (Fengyang) to obey the order of the military department, and the soldiers of the Han King army enter the city. Wang Yu, you cross the river with the cavalry, go to Zhongdu immediately, and escort the Ma family back to Beijing. ”

The two clasped their fists together and said: "Xiaguan (the last general) obeys the order!" ”

Zhu Gaoxu continued to ride north with a large number of steps, and when the men and horses walked across the Waiwulong Bridge, the soldiers in front had already called open the Chengtian Gate. So everyone passed through Chengtianmen, and transferred troops to control Chengtianmen, and collected the weapons of the guards guarding the gate.

After passing through the Chengtian Gate, walking through the avenue between the palace walls, it was soon the end gate again. After passing the end gate, there was a long and wide street, and countless soldiers immediately poured into the long street and occupied the avenue.

Walking through the long street, the main gate of the palace appeared in front of the noon gate.

Zhu Gaoxu gradually approached the noon gate, as long as he walked into that gate, it would be the palace! The eldest brother Gao Chi was inside.

An emperor who is about to be ousted from the throne, the tragic mood at this time can be easily imagined! But Gao Chi's arrogance in tricking Zhu Gaochu into the palace and wanting to kill Zhu Gaoxu, and then today's end, is just a game of reversal of strength and weakness, and no one is innocent!

And whether Gao Chi will simply die, it is uncertain.

As soon as the army followed Zhu Gaoxu to the front of the noon gate, the palace gate was slowly opened by the brocade guards. With the opening of the door, Zhu Gaoxu looked at the scene inside and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment!

I saw the white fat and wide Gao Chi, wearing a five-clawed dragon robe and black yarn, surrounded by eunuchs and palace maids, standing next to a royal chariot. Gao Chi is alive and well, and he seems to be waiting for Zhu Gaoxu!

"Drive!" The cavalry soldiers in front were the first to rush into the noon gate, but they did not pay attention to the emperor, and only rushed to the brocade guards guarding the gate to seize their weapons.

Zhu Gaoxu calmed down, did not dismount, and rode his horse slowly into the noon gate. There was silence.

I really don't know what kind of mood Gao Chi is in, Gao Chi's face has mixed emotions, but there is no such expression as miserable anger...... He even showed a weird reluctant smile, which looked very funny and embarrassing.

Gao Chi looked up at Zhu Gaoxu, who was wearing heavy armor on horseback, and said, "Gao Xu, you are here!" ”

"Hmm......" Zhu Gaoxu nodded. He suddenly felt a faint headache.

In fact, Zhu Gaoxu still hopes that Gao Chi will break off on his own! In that case, Gao Chi, a person who has been the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, does not have to endure humiliation; Zhu Gaoxu also had to find a way to kill his eldest brother. Good for everyone!

However, Gao Chi clearly had no intention of doing so.

Gao Chi didn't even have the panic and madness of a dying person at all, he actually said: "I'm afraid there is a little misunderstanding between our brothers, anyway, we have all become like this, can we talk about it?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu almost didn't scold. Misunderstand? The war swept almost the entire area south of the Great River in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, with countless casualties, and the total number of troops invested by both sides was more than one million! Gao Chi actually said that it was a misunderstanding, could it be said that everyone misunderstood and reconciled now, and it would be fine?

Zhu Gaoxu sneered, nodded after a moment's silence, and said, "Okay." ”

"Then go to the Imperial Gate, it's not far from here." Gao Chi turned his head and pointed, "You will arrive at the Inner Five Dragons Bridge." ”

The military general Chen Da Hammer slapped his horse forward and looked at Zhu Gaoxu with his fists clenched. Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu nodded slightly.

Chen Dazhui beckoned: "Brothers, come with me!" In an instant, a large group of cavalry rushed from both sides of the emperor's chariot and ran all over the palace.

Gao Chi turned around. Zhu Gaoxu saw that he had difficulty walking and needed someone to support him, so he said, "Eldest brother, get in the car and take the car over." Gao Chi turned his head to look at it, nodded and said, "That's fine." ”

A group of people slowly marched north to the outside of Fengtian Gate, and Chen Dazhui reported that he had searched Fengtianmen and other places, and did not see a single enemy soldier or any abnormal military information.

So Zhu Gaoxu ordered those eunuchs and palace maids and his soldiers to wait outside the imperial gate, and he walked into the Fengtian Gate with Gao Chi......

People often call Fengtianmen the Imperial Gate, because this is the place where Emperor Taizu built and gave the emperors of all generations to "listen to the government". According to the ancestral system, the nobles and ministers of the clan met with the court, the court discussed major affairs, and the emperor handled state affairs and recitals, all in this gate. However, soon the emperors of the Ming Dynasty did not work here, but changed to the Dongnuan Pavilion, which was closer to the Qianqing Palace where the emperor lived.

The pedestal of the gate is mostly decorated with white marble, the walls are made of darker bricks and wood, and the heavy eaves at the top are covered with glazed tiles. The two walked into the imperial gate, and Zhu Gaoxu saw the emperor's dragon chair high above at a glance!

The spacious and magnificent imperial gate seemed a little empty at this time, because there was no one else but their brothers, only a few large golden and red pillars in the middle. There are all kinds of ritual utensils and decorations here, the palace of the Ming Dynasty is not as simple and serious as the Qin and Han dynasties, but it is not too complicated and fancy, and more attention is paid to the preciousness and texture of the material, as well as the matching of colors.

Zhu Gaoxu stood in the imperial gate, feeling the style of this place. Emperor Taizu's consideration should be that he does not want to be too fancy and frivolous, but also to highlight a kind of seriousness and domineering; I don't want to be too simple, and at the same time I have to have a noble and noble atmosphere.

Zhu Gaoxu looked at it for a while, and turned his head to see that Gao Chi was also looking at the dragon chair. The two brothers looked at each other.

Gao Chi opened his mouth and said: "In the position above, when the father and son and brother saw it, they all disagreed with each other. ”

"I wasn't really for the chair at first." Zhu Gaoxu said, "There are no outsiders here, and I won't lie to you." ”

"Second brother, let's sit down and talk for a while." Gao Chi pointed to the east. There were a few tables and chairs. It seems that there should be a place for the officials to sit; Sometimes, the people of the Hanlin Yuan would write the holy decree here, and other yamen officials would work.

So neither of them went to the throne above, but went to the place where the officials were sitting. Zhu Gaoxu pulled a chair and sat opposite Gao Chi, separated by a bookcase covered with a red tablecloth.

Zhu Gaoxu did not speak, and sat silently with a thoughtful expression. His mood is still very impetuous, or because the emotions of the day are too intense, but he is slowly calming himself down a little.

The huge imperial city, the capital division, and the complicated Ming Dynasty suddenly fell into his hands. Although Zhu Gaoxu won, there were a lot of affairs in front of him immediately, and he had to deal with them one by one...... After all, the victory that took so much effort and life to achieve should continue the good situation.

Gao Chi is also preoccupied. In fact, he is now at a certain point of view, and he is relaxed all of a sudden. But there must be something on his mind that he is very concerned about.