At the same time that Zhu Di rushed to the palace, another person was hurrying to the palace, this person was the commander of Jinyiwei, his name was Mao Xiang, for Zhu Di's actions today, especially rushing to the door to smash and rob this kind of thing, Mao Xiang was really surprised, because since the establishment of Jinyiwei, no matter how big an official you are, how much merit you make, no one has ever dared to do anything against Jinyiwei, whether in Beijing or outside Beijing, Jinyiwei has always walked sideways, that is to say, Mao Xiang has never suffered this anger.

For the domineering Mao Xiang, in the face of today's shame, he really can't swallow it, he wants to fight back, he wants to fight back with all his might, not only to teach this arrogant Yan King a lesson, but also to save the face lost today and save the reputation of Jinyiwei, after all, he will still have to mix in the capital in the future, he wants everyone to know that Jinyiwei is not so easy to bully.

Mao Xiang's self-confidence is based on evidence, today you Zhu Di is not only the face of Jinyiwei, but also the face of your father Zhu Daboss, you know, this Jinyiwei was established under the coordination of the emperor himself, and he is only directly instructed by the emperor, Jinyiwei represents your father Zhu Yuanzhang, represents the supremacy of imperial power, even if you are the vassal king, I can also press you to the ground and rub it.

Another reason why Mao Xiang was so eager to launch a counterattack was because a certain leader had already revealed to him that someone above was going to do something to Zhu Di, so at this time, Mao Xiang believed that he was not fighting alone, let alone fighting alone.

On the way to the palace, he also sent a henchman, yes, it was a henchman, he sent this henchman to secretly go there to report the news, Mao Xiang believed, no, he was convinced, as long as he made a move here, he would definitely assist from the side, at least secretly cooperate, so that under the attack from both sides, Zhu Di would definitely be unable to eat and walk around. Zhu Di, you are to blame.

At this time, for both sides, the most precious thing is time, you must know that "first to Xianyang for the king, and then to Xianyang can only support the court", preemptively, and then to others. Whoever is faster can be taller and stronger.

In terms of gaining time, Mao Xiang did take advantage, because he set off one step ahead of Zhu Di, when Zhu Di hit the door, Mao Xiang had already hidden, Zhu Di had just finished smashing and robbing in front, and when he was making an impassioned declaration, Mao Xiang had secretly got the horses and started the journey to the palace in advance.

But winning time really doesn't mean that you can get the first move, because countless classic episodes in history tell us that too many uncertain factors can influence the first move, and too many conditions can affect the final direction and ending. Yes, you guessed it again, this time, Mao Xiang is also in trouble.

The first trouble Mao Xiang encountered was his means of transportation, that is, the horse, because Mao Xiang's subordinates were in the extremely chaotic scene, risking their lives to secretly prepare a horse for Mao Xiang, it is estimated that Zhu Di's guards had already called at that time, this kid was in a hurry and casually led a horse over to make up the number, so there was no time to see if it was a good horse or a bad horse for a while. In fact, Jinyiwei's funds are very sufficient, and there are many superhorses with excellent performance and proper training in official Mali, but Mao Xiang is obviously not.

Ran a few steps, the horse began to make mistakes, either stop and go halfway, or want to change lanes privately, no matter what method Mao Xiang used, begging, fighting, this horse should be deducted too much salary, bonuses and food subsidies on weekdays, today is a temporary overtime shift, Jinyiwei of course does not give overtime subsidies, the horse knows that he is the department manager of Jinyiwei on his back, so a strong competition, it is estimated that the purpose is to recover his arrears of wages.

After a lot of effort, Mao Xiang finally came outside the palace. But then, his second trouble arose, and that was the gate of the palace. Due to the particularity of spy work, the timeliness of intelligence work, and the urgency of the secret front, as the commander of the Jinyi Guard, Mao Xiang has the right to meet at night. But today is different, Mao Xiang met a person who didn't like him.

This person's name is Feng Opponent, he is the commander of Shenwuwei, and he is also a celebrity in the eyes of Boss Zhu, when Boss Zhu set up Jinyiwei, Feng Opponent was not only one of the popular candidates, but also the top seed player, but on the day of the final announcement of the results, it was actually Mao Xiang who counterattacked and killed in a dark horse attitude, and unexpectedly won as the commander of Jinyiwei. No matter how you say it, it is not as good as the powerful Jinyi Guard's command to make it beautiful and affordable, so since then, Feng's opponent has always hated Mao Xiang in his heart, and always wants to find an opportunity to take revenge on Mao Xiang.

Coincidentally, today it happens to be the Shenwu Guard who is responsible for guarding the palace gate, this Feng opponent, although he has been promoted to the commander of the capital, but he also has the position of the commander of the Shenwu Guard, so he is naturally responsible for the night patrol.

When Mao Xiang came to the gate of the palace panting, reported his name, and claimed to meet the emperor Boss Zhu to report to work, of course, the soldiers of Shenwuwei did not dare to be self-conscious, and soon reported the situation to Feng's opponent, this Feng's opponent's efficiency is really high, and he learned that Mao Xiang came to report the situation in the middle of the night, and the boss was unhappy in his heart, he took out a vigorous and resolute style, without delay, and never shirked, and immediately ordered: "No one is allowed to open the door, I will go to verify the situation in person." ”

After giving the order, Feng Opponent himself immediately took action, he dressed neatly, led his subordinates, and personally went to the various palace gates to inspect. And the palace gate of his first inspection was the north gate of the palace, which was completely opposite to the south gate where Mao Xiang was located.

Mao Xiang waited left and right, and didn't wait to open the door, no matter how he called the door, how to reveal his identity, how to claim that he had something important, it was useless, the soldier guarding the door only replied to him with one sentence: "There is an order from above, come and check it in person." ”

Mao Xiang was in a hurry, and he was in a hot sweat, if he delayed it like this, wouldn't Zhu Di follow?

Mao Xiang's prediction was right, Zhu Di had indeed followed, but Zhu Di did not go to the south gate, but came to the east gate, he took out his waist card and entered the palace smoothly.

Zhu Di came to Zhu Yuanzhang's bedroom very smoothly, at this time, Emperor Hongwu, is playing his usual professionalism, busy reviewing the folds, I heard that the fourth came in the middle of the night, listened to a stunned, today should be the day when the fourth left Beijing to go to Beiping, in the morning is still in the morning to see the resignation, why did he enter the palace overnight? But he immediately realized that something had happened, otherwise how could the fourth child not leave Beijing, and how could he use himself to give him the privilege of the waist card?