March of the first year of Jianwen.

The side door of the Yanwang Mansion in Beiping was wide open, and more than ten figures quietly walked out of the side door, holding the warrant tiger talisman of Zhu Di, the king of Yan, and went out of Beiping City at night and went to the major camps of the Yan army outside the city.

The Yanwang Mansion is still as calm as usual, the vermilion gate is shiny and shiny, on the square in front of the door, two rows of freshly clothed armor soldiers stand upright, a team of Yan army sergeants come and go to patrol the shuttle on guard, and the gestures are all fierce and capable, the border soldiers on the battlefield of a hundred battles are full of a sense of solemnity and rigidity, and the gate court patrol is also as domineering as the enemy charge.

There was silence in front of the palace gate, and everything was as usual, calm and orderly.

Only the soldiers of the Yan army in the palace know best, calm, often brewing a storm that destroys the world.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, a team of sergeants wearing black armor with solemn and condensed expressions entered the side gate of the palace under the leadership of Zhu Neng, the commander of the left guard of the Yan Palace, and they had a ribbon wrapped around their arms, the ribbon was red, red like fresh blood, dazzling and dazzling.

The inner courtyard of the palace has been cleaned up, all eunuchs, palace maids, and servants are not allowed to enter, and Zhu Neng led a team of about fifty people all the way to the garden of the outer courtyard of the inner hall of the palace.

At the door of the inner hall, Dao Yan squinted, his hands were shrunk in the wide sleeves of his robe, seeing that Zhu Neng was in place, Dao Yan's expression remained unchanged, but he nodded at him lightly, Zhu Neng understood, stretched out his hands flat, pressed downward, and fifty people moved in unison, and all of them were prostrate in the dense garden bushes.

In early spring, the flowers bloom and the palace garden is full of purple and red, and the murderous atmosphere soars into the sky in an instant.

In a moment, Zhu Di, the king of Yan, was wearing a dark yellow robe, his dark face was as resolute as usual, he carried his hands, surrounded by Dao Yan and the general Zhang Yu, and slowly walked into the inner hall.

The moment he stepped into the threshold, Zhu Di seemed to turn back inadvertently, and his eyes swept towards the dark shadow of the garden, and the figures in the garden were looming, and the light of gold and iron was looming.

The corners of Zhu Di's eyes twitched slightly, and his majestic body suddenly stopped on the threshold.

One thought of heaven and one thought of hell, is this thought planted with good or evil causes?

Zhu Di, who was decisive in killing, hesitated at this moment, and he suddenly found that he couldn't bear such heavy consequences.

The monk Dao Yan who followed behind him saw Zhu Di's hesitation, and Dao Yan was a little anxious. Assist the Ming Lord, subvert the country, in order to prove his talent, this is his lifelong long-cherished wish, his long-cherished wish needs the burly and majestic Lord in front of him to help him realize, how can the Ming Lord hesitate?

Dao Yan whispered a Buddha name, and said slowly: "Lord, the monarch is bestowed by heaven, and heaven also chooses people, a thought is here, knowledge and action are accessible, and mortals are more worried, but they don't know that Bodhi can also be proved under the Shura butcher's knife, the country changes hands, and the destiny of heaven returns, so don't hesitate anymore." ”

Zhu Di nodded when he heard this, his eyes were resolute, he raised his legs and stepped forward, stepped over the threshold with one foot, and stepped into the inner hall, his steps were firm and calm, without hesitation.

This idea has been brewing for more than ten years, and finally took the first step, Zhu Yunwen, and let God choose who is the real son of heaven!

Dao Yan followed behind Zhu Di, looking at his steady steps, a relaxed smile appeared on Dao Yan's old face.

In less than three moments, two official sedan chairs stopped in front of the Yanwang Mansion.

The sedan curtain was opened, and Zhang Yu, the political envoy of Beiping, and Xie Gui, the deputy envoy of Beiping, walked out of the official sedan chair.

When the two met, they politely exchanged a few words of greeting, and where their eyes met, they all showed a sense of understanding.

Their official position is appointed by the imperial court, and they are appointed as officials in Beiping, and their most important duty is to monitor the every move of King Yan.

Zhang Yu and Xie Gui both ate Junlu, naturally loyal to the Son of Heaven of the imperial court, and served in Beiping for more than a year, they faithfully carried out the instructions of the Son of Heaven, and did not dare to be a little paralyzed and slack.

But when a person walks by the river, how can he not get his shoes wet? After being vigilant for so long, this time they still slackened.

King Yan's banquet was a very ordinary and inconspicuous trivial matter, and it was not abnormal at all. They have been officials in Beiping for more than a year, although they know each other's intentions and responsibilities, but they still maintain a superficial harmony with King Yan, the two sides set up banquets and entertains, you come and I don't know how many times, this time Zhang Yu and Xie Gui didn't feel anything wrong at all.

They couldn't have imagined that King Yan had the courage to kill the officials of the court and openly rebelled.

After greeting for a while, the two of them slowly walked towards the gate of the palace.

In front of the palace gate, a burly general of 100 households saluted the two with fists, turned around and waved his hand, opened the side door, and invited the two to enter.

Zhang Yu and Xie Gui smiled, and under the gaze of the hundred household generals Sen Ran, they stepped into the side door of the palace.

It was only at this time that the generals of the hundred households who were walking behind the two of them finally showed a relieved expression.

As long as they step through this door, these two people can be regarded as entering the ghost gate, and their surnames will come to an end.

The entourage guards behind the two followed them closely, and when they were about to go in with them, the general of the hundred households suddenly raised his hand, stopped them, and said in a cold voice: "King Yan has invited the two adults to a banquet, there is a big matter to discuss, and no one is allowed to enter, please wait outside the palace." ”

Walking into the palace, Zhang Yu and Xie Gui were still as leisurely as a leisurely stroll, and the eunuchs and servants in the front yard all saluted the two respectfully as usual.

Bypassing the wall and passing through the vestibule, the scenery outside the winding corridor is pleasant, and the lush trees are projected on the ground by the sunlight, a dark light and shadow, mixed with bursts of fragrant flowers, which makes people linger.

Yanwangfu covers a wide area, it was originally the palace of the former Yuan capital, after Zhu Yuanzhang drove away the Tartars, the capital was renamed Beiping, when Zhu Di was in the domain, Zhu Yuanzhang gave him the palace of the former dynasty, which is now the Yanwang Mansion. Because it used to be the palace, so many buildings and decorations in the palace have exceeded the system, including the ninety-five, Ming Huang and so on, there are many forbidden places, Zhu Yuanzhang also specially gave a decree to other princes, saying that you should not be jealous that King Yan has such a luxurious palace, Beiping is a border land, the fourth son of the emperor Di is the domain of Beiping with the heavy responsibility of driving out the Tartars, there is no harm to the body where the system is exceeded, and more importantly, the Dadu Palace is a ready-made palace, you can move in with your bag, you don't need to work hard and lose money, build a lot of buildings, and make do with it if you can use it.

It can be seen from this that Zhu Yuanzhang once favored and favored the fourth son of the emperor, Zhu Di.

It's a pity that the fourth son of the emperor, whom he favored, said that he was going to do something very sorry for him.

Zhang Yu and Xie Gui didn't know the impending doom, and walked to the inner courtyard of the palace with a smile and a smile.

When he was about to walk to the inner courtyard, Zhang Hao's eyelids suddenly jumped a few times, and a hint of foreboding arose.

At this time, a eunuch dressed in purple palace clothes walked in front of him in the corridor, still saluting the two respectfully as usual, and then bowed to the side, waiting for the two to pass first.

Zhang Hao's heart tightened, and he suddenly noticed that the eunuch's eyes quickly flashed with a look of nervousness and panic.

As an official and a political envoy, he can be regarded as a feudal official, of course Zhang Yu is not a stupid thing, his expression remains unchanged when he sees this, but his heart is violently shaken.

Today, the palace is quiet, the vestibule of the palace is much stricter than before, and the eunuchs and servants of the palace are all a little nervous...... Many doubts suddenly surfaced in Zhang Yu's mind.

Connecting these abnormal situations in series, Zhang Hao's mind flashed, and he came to a very ominous conclusion: something is wrong!

King Yan wants to make a move on him and Xie Gui? Does he have the guts? What does it mean to kill an official of the imperial court without permission? Is he going to rebel openly?

Zhang Yu's heart was shocked, he couldn't believe this conclusion, but this conclusion was so clear in his mind.

"Master Zhang, what's wrong with you? Is your face so pale and your body is sick? Xie Gui, who was beside him, looked at him curiously.

Zhang Hao paused for a moment, squeezed out a smile, and said in a trembling voice: "This official...... The official suddenly felt a little unwell, and I am afraid that the prince's banquet will not be able to go......"

Xie Gui said inexplicably: "My lord, we have all entered the palace, and there is the inner court in front, even if you want to go back to the palace to rest, you should at least inform the prince in person, right?" ”

Zhang Hao secretly scolded stupidity in his heart, and when he thought that he was already in the palace now, Zhang Hao's face suddenly turned gray like a dead man.

"This official ...... The body is very uncomfortable, or ...... Let's go first, and I beg Lord Xie to tell the prince on behalf of the official......"

After Zhang Yu finished speaking, he turned around and left, his body trembling involuntarily.

As soon as he took two steps, Zhang Hao's eyes went dark, and two burly sergeants stopped him in the corridor.

Dao Yan's smiling voice came from behind him: "Lord Zhang, why did you enter but didn't say goodbye, but you think King Yan was snubbing your guests?" ”

Zhang Yu staggered and almost fell to the ground.

Turning around mechanically, Zhang Hao could even hear the clicking of his neck bones.

"Dao...... Master Dao Yan ......"

Dao Yan stood under the cloister, saluted Zhang Yu, and said lightly: "The prince set up a banquet in the inner hall to greet him, and the poor monks were sent to greet him. ”

The calm tone was heard in Zhang Hao's ears, but it was as desperate as impermanence.

Looking up at the two burly sergeants in front of him, their eyes were fixed on themselves, their hands pressed on their waists, and an invisible force of coercion was tightly enveloped Zhang Hao.

Zhang Yu was as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, his face was pale, and he smiled miserably: "In this way, Master Lao is far away." ”

When Zhang Yu and Xie Gui went to the banquet, Qiu Fu, the guard in Yanshan, led a guard of elite soldiers, quietly went out of the palace from the back door of the palace, and then the soldiers were divided into nine roads, hundreds of people on each road, led by their own hundred households, and rushed to the nine gates of Beiping City with a full face.

Qiu Fu led one of the elite soldiers to drive directly to the Zhengyang Gate of the Nine Gates.

Zhengyangmen is the main gate of the inner city of Beiping, after the arrival of Xie Gui, the deputy envoy of Beiping, sent thousands of people to guard, which was originally intended to trap the king of Yan and prevent it from moving.

In less than three moments, Qiu Fu was covered in armor, hundreds of Yan troops followed, and the defenders of Zhengyangmen were at the time of changing guards, Qiu Fu saw it from afar, and did not hesitate to meet it.

When the defenders saw a group of armored sergeants coming in front of them, they couldn't help but be very nervous, drew their swords out of their sheaths, and shouted: "Stop! Who are you? ”

Qiu Fu smiled fiercely: "A certain Qiu Fu under the command of King Yan, now he is ordered by the king to receive the Zhengyangmen defense ......"

The defenders said angrily: "What royal order did you take? How could King Yan have the right to receive the Nine Gates? Does he want to rebel? ”

Qiu Fu smiled cruelly: "You are so smart, you actually guessed ......"

Baihu was shocked, and before he could react, Qiu Fu's body shook, and at the same time as he stepped forward, he drew his knife and slashed fiercely, blood burst out, and the head of the Baihu general rose to the sky, a blood fountain erupted from his neck, his body shook a few times, and he fell to the ground heavily.

Qiu Fu's knife was like sending a signal to seize the nine gates, and hundreds of people behind him stepped forward without hesitation, slashing at the stunned Zhengyangmen defenders, and the defenders were killed in pieces.

The lightning battle ended quickly, and none of the Zhengyangmen defenders survived, and all of them were killed.

At the same time, several other city gates in Beiping City also resounded with earth-shattering shouts of killing...... Qiu Fu wiped the blood on his face fiercely, and said viciously: "Someone! Go to the palace to report to the prince, Zhengyangmen, get it! ”

The inner hall of the Yanwang Mansion.

Zhu Di was wearing a royal robe, picked up a glass of wine with a calm expression, saluted Zhang Yu who was sitting in the guest seat, and said with a smile: "Lord Zhang is in Beiping, there is a lot of hardship, this Wang respects Lord with a glass." ”

Zhang Yu trembled his hands, slowly picked up the wine glass, smiled miserably at Zhu Di, didn't even say polite words, raised his head and drank it all.

Xie Gui is a military general, this military general has a rough nerve that ordinary people can't imagine at all, at this time, he actually didn't see anything wrong with things, seeing that Zhang Yu didn't even care about officialdom etiquette, and drank Zhu Di's wine without saying a word, Xie Gui couldn't help but look at him curiously, his eyes were very puzzled.

The atmosphere of the banquet in the inner hall was very silent, Zhang Yu kept drinking, Xie Gui was a little embarrassed and laughed, while Zhu Di and Dao Yan looked at the two with a smile, their eyes were like eagles staring at two stupid rabbits running around on the grass.

After a long time, Zhang Yu finally put down the wine glass heavily, and said loudly with red eyes: "The prince said that he was so entertained today, and he must have a frank confession, and the officials will listen to him." ”

Zhu Di said with a smile: "Lord Zhang is serious, this king is just a little bit of thin wine, and he has worked hard for Beiping with his lordship." ”

Zhang Yu sneered: "Is that all? ”

Zhu Di's smile gradually retracted, and his expression became solemn: "Since Lord Zhang asked, this king will not hide it, dare to ask my lord, this king has been in Beiping Mansion for many years, what do you think of this king's treatment of the people of Beiping?" ”

Despite being hostile, Zhang Yu still sighed gloomily: "The prince governs the people and spreads benevolent government, loves the people like a son, promotes water conservancy, raises business, opens a city, advocates agriculture and mulberry, and the people respect him like parents." ”

Zhu Di's eyes gradually became sharp, and he said coldly: "This king is on the border of the domain, and the Tartars have repeatedly violated the border, dare to ask my lord, how is this king's martial arts in governing the army and resisting insults?" ”

"The prince is strict in governing the army, and the soldiers under his command are brave and unparalleled, and he often takes the lead, and has been on the battlefield many times, fighting with the Tartars, and the prince's martial arts are comparable to the first emperor."

Zhu Di said coldly: "Since this king's martial arts are so good, why can't I be allowed to do so many times today?" Doesn't he know who this king is guarding the country for and for whom he is fighting? Why does he still want to cut this king step by step? What is wrong with this king? Ordinary people still know the brotherhood and clan friendship, as the uncle of the emperor of heaven, but I still have to worry about my surname from time to time, the court treats me like this, what else can I not do in this world? I was forced by the Son of Heaven! ”

Zhang Yu raised his head and stared at Zhu Di tightly, and said, "It's all an excuse!" The fault of the prince lies in your increasingly inflated ambition, the prince is just the prince after all, and the destiny of heaven is all related to the son of heaven, why does the prince have to change his life against the sky? When today's son is benevolent and benevolent, he is the Shengming monarch designated by the first emperor, and the prince can govern Beiping, but can you govern the world? ”

Zhu Di laughed: "This king can rule Beiping, why can't he rule the world?" Where does the destiny of heaven belong, you have to try it to know, Lord Zhang is talented, why can't he fall under the command of this king? In the future, when the great event is accomplished, this king will allow you to be a prince, and you will live in the temple and lean on one side, wouldn't it be happy? ”

Zhang Hao sneered: "What if the lower officials don't agree? ”

Zhu Di said coldly: "If you don't fall, you will die." ”

Zhang Hao's face twitched a few times, and he suddenly looked up to the sky and smiled: "I'd rather die with a broken head, don't be a minister, lord, you underestimate Zhang's loyalty to the Son of Heaven!" ”

At this time, Xie Gui, who was beside him, finally heard that something was wrong, and sat on the side of the seat and kept trembling.

"Lord Wang...... You, do you want to ...... Rebel? Xie Gui spit out the last two words with difficulty.

Zhu Di's eyes flickered, and then he laughed: "General Xie has good eyesight, but he can only see it at this time!" ”

After laughing, Zhu Di's face was full of murderous intent, and he said in a gloomy tone: "Since you refuse to surrender to me, this king can't keep you, two, offended!" ”

Zhang Yu said resolutely: "If the prince wants to kill, he will kill, and the lower officials will never complain!" However, the lower official also has to tell the prince that you can't win, you will never win, and you can't sit on the dragon chair in the Jingshi Palace! ”

Zhu Di was furious, picked up the wine glass in his hand fiercely, slammed it to the ground, and shouted: "This king hangs your head on the south gate of Beiping, so that you can take a good look at whether this king can sit on that chair!" ”

The crisp cracking sound of the wine glass spread to the outside of the hall, and a large number of Yan saber axe hands came out of the groves in the garden, rushing into the inner hall under the leadership of Zhu Neng, under Zhang Yu's resolute expression, in Xie Gui's frightened and desperate gaze, Zhu Neng's eyes were murderous, and he took the lead in drawing the knife, and wiped Zhang Yu's neck with a knife, and the knife and axe hand behind him rushed up, raising the knife and axe and slashing at Xie Gui.

Xie Gui's miserable screams gradually stopped, and his body had been split into a pile of mutilated meat sauce by the knife and axe hand.

When the two of them died, Qiu Fu, who was covered in blood, rushed into the inner hall and said loudly: "Lord Wang, Beiping Nine Gates, I will do it!" ”

Zhu Di's heart was relieved when he heard this, and he looked up to the sky and laughed.

Outside the gate of the palace, a large number of Yan soldiers continued to pour in, concentrated in the small square in front of the inner hall, and everyone stared at Zhu Di silently.

Zhu Di's eyes showed a resolute look, and he shouted awe-inspiring to the soldiers of the Yan army: "When today's son has no way, he is close to the villain, and he is far from the virtuous minister, listening to slander and wanting to harm the emperor's uncles, why not?" Guy is surrounded by all the ministers of the Son of Heaven, such as Xiao Fan, Ru Yu, Qi Tai, etc., the court is full of smoke and miasma, and the world is in turmoil! This king is not talented, bears the mandate of heaven, wants to raise swords and soldiers and enter the pilgrimage to the Son of Heaven, and implore the Son of Heaven to kill the ministers with soldiers, the side of the Qing monarch, restore the ancestral system of Hongwu, and return the world to the world! Soldiers, are you willing to follow this king? ”

The soldiers of the Yan army were all in one place, Zhang Yu and Dao Yan saw the opportunity quickly, and the two of them knelt down to Zhu Di at the same time, and said loudly: "I am willing to die for His Highness!" ”

Someone took the lead, and the soldiers of the Yan army knelt down one after another, and said in unison: "I am willing to die for His Highness!" ”

Zhu Di pulled out his waist knife, pointed obliquely at the sky, and said awe-inspiringly: "That being the case, this king has ordered to wave his army to the south and take it straight to his arms!" ”

"Order!"

Under the big day, the wind and clouds suddenly changed, and that night Beiping poured heavy rain, thunder and lightning.

The candles in the inner hall of King Yan's Mansion flickered and flickered, flickering and flickering.

A terrible and ferocious roar came from the inner sanctum.

"Zhu Yunwen, give me your throne!"

On the ninth day of March in the first year of Jianwen, Zhu Di, the uncle of the fourth emperor of the Son of Heaven, rebelled in Beiping in an attempt to usurp the throne.

In this rebellion, the Yan army was named "Fengtian Jingjing".

(To be continued)