Chapter 171 Break Yingtian Prefecture and enter the city!
Inside Longtan Camp.

Zhu Di and Princess Qingcheng sat opposite each other.

When Zhu Di understood the purpose of Princess Qingcheng’s visit, his expression became extremely strange for a moment.

Land ceding and compensation?

If Zhu Yunwen really wanted to divide the territory of the Ming Dynasty into two parts and give one of them to Zhu Di, wouldn’t the old man in the underworld have to die again?
But unlike the previous time, this time he was pissed to death.

The most important thing is that Zhu Di really wanted to ask Zhu Yunwen… Is there anything wrong with his brain?

He was about to capture Yingtian Prefecture, but Zhu Yunwen was still asking him to cede territory and pay compensation.

When Zhu Di completes this last step steadily, won’t all of this belong to him, Zhu Di?
Why would anyone need Zhu Yunwen to give more alms or gifts?

After a lot of rambling, when Princess Qingcheng got back to the point, Zhu Di, contrary to his previous smiling face, spoke seriously:
“Princess, there is no need to say more. I, Zhu Di, am here to quell the rebellion in order to purge the emperor’s entourage, eradicate evil, clean up the imperial court, stabilize the country, and preserve the kinship of my family. How can these external things seduce me?”

Believe it or not.

But if we talk about how much Princess Qingcheng really cares about Zhu Yunwen…

That didn’t seem to happen either.

She thought about it, looked at Zhu Di seriously, and then looked at the soldiers behind him.

You know, these soldiers who were chosen by Zhu Di to march quickly are the elite among the elite.

Even the Princess of Qingcheng could feel the extraordinary aura lingering over such a powerful army.

She thought for a moment and quickly made her choice.

“Cousin, everyone says Longtan has beautiful scenery. How about… I stay here for a few days?”

Zhu Di smiled.

What a beautiful view!
However, the fact that Princess Qingcheng could stay was also good news for Zhu Di.

Unless it was necessary, Zhu Di did not want to use force against this cousin with whom he had a good relationship in the past.

……

After Princess Qingcheng went to Longtan, she attracted the attention of many people.

However, this situation did not last long. Instead, a huge wave of uproar was set off by the issuance of a “Confession of Sins”.

In the “Edict of Criticism”, words like “The people of Yan are immoral, they start wars without permission, and harm the people” are already the most basic operations.

As for the so-called “I am not virtuous and have been invaded, which is not worth mentioning. But will my subjects abandon me and not care about me…”

After hearing this, Zhu Di couldn’t help but want to laugh.

Even in the “Edict of Confession of Sins”, Zhu Yunwen did not forget to throw dirty water on him.

Then just pour it!

Who said that Zhu Yunwen was the only one who could throw dirty water?

So Zhu Di, who was waiting for an opportunity at the Longtan camp, immediately issued a manifesto.

Among them there is a sentence “However, the emperor was deeply bewitched and indulged by treacherous ministers, so my father’s flesh and blood was still cold, and when the earth of his mausoleum dried up, he took my stepmother as his wife.”

When Zhu Yunwen saw it, his face turned red on the spot.

However, just when the uncle and nephew were hurting each other, Zhu Di was unwilling to continue wasting time.

In Yingtian Prefecture, most of the people who needed to communicate have already communicated.

Waiting any longer would only waste time, allowing Jinan and Dezhou to react.

Too late and things will change.

That night.

The Yan army crossed the Yangtze River and headed south to the gate of Yingtian Prefecture.

All the way there, we were armed with open fire and brightly lit.

The imperial army and the Yan army were facing each other, and the atmosphere was tense.

The city was even more solemn. The Qinhuai River, which was once bustling, was now completely silent, with only the ripples of the still night wind. However, the people in Yingtian Prefecture were not at peace.

They don’t care who sits on top.

All they care about is how many soldiers on the city wall will die in battle tonight.

Whose family will receive news that their son has died?

……

The Duke’s Mansion of the State of Wei.

Xu Huizu looked at Xu Zengshou, who was sneaking out in the night, looking around all the time, and felt it was unbearable to watch.

The corners of his mouth twitched and he wanted to say something, but in the end he didn’t. Instead, he straightened his clothes and walked out.

Tonight…

It is destined not to be quiet.

There are a total of thirteen city gates in Yingtian Prefecture.

If Zhu Gaoyu were here, he would be able to discover that the history that has been rolling in seems to have some inexplicable coincidences.

Prince Gu Zhu Sui and Xu Zengshou both came to Jinchuan Gate, one of the thirteen city gates, located in the northwest protrusion of the inner city of Yingtian Prefecture.

Unlike the blatant violence in other places, the atmosphere here seems less tense.

Especially when Prince Gu Zhu Sui and Xu Zengshou appeared, they quietly mobilized the guards near Jinchuan Gate and replaced them with their trusted subordinates.

On the city wall, Xu Zengshou glanced at Gu Wang Zhu Sui, looking as if he was about to laugh, and said with a twitching mouth:

“What a coincidence. You’re out so late.”

Prince Gu didn’t look at this guy well either.

He, the King of Gu, is just a speculator, so what?
Although Xu Zengshou has always kept in touch with Zhu Di and is considered a loyal member of the Prince of Yan faction, he still has a brother!
You know, Xu Huizu has always been a member of Zhu Yunwen’s faction.

If Zhu Di really came to power, what would have been Xu Huizu’s fate…it’s hard to say!
Thinking of this, Prince Gu Zhu Sui looked at Xu Zengshou proudly.

No matter what, Zhu Sui also has the surname Zhu, and is Zhu Di’s brother, and they have the same father. Seeing this, Xu Zengshou didn’t say anything, but he was too lazy to say anything more to the fool Prince Gu.

Ha ha.

As Xu Zengshou’s elder brother, Xu Huizu not only understands Xu Zengshou, but Xu Zengshou also understands Xu Huizu.

If at the beginning, he was indeed nervous and careless and didn’t notice it.

Today, Xu Zengshou has obviously understood.

Xu Huizu was actually not unaware of what Xu Zengshou had done since the Jingnan Incident.

Xu Huizu was just playing dumb.

The younger brother placed his bet on Prince of Yan, while the eldest brother in the family placed his bet on Zhu Yunwen. He did not offend either side and also gained a good reputation for being loyal.

To be honest, who is that traitor Li Jinglong?
Compared with Xu Huizu, his skills are not even worthy of carrying Xu Huizu’s shoes.

Just as Prince Gu and Xu Zengshou were each thinking about their own things, the people under their command gradually began to move in the cover of night.

The Jinchuan Gate, one of the thirteen gates, was opened in full view of the crowd…

On the city gate, a line of beacon smoke that was hard to ignore rolled up into the night sky.

Outside the city gate, King Yan’s eyes suddenly lit up when he saw this.

The journey of thousands of miles, the last step, is finally coming to an end!

……

Inside Yingtian Mansion.

Prince Xiang’s Mansion.

Tonight seems unusually quiet.

Not only was the Prince of Xiang’s Mansion quiet, the entire inner city was extremely quiet.

In fact, since being imprisoned in Yingtian Prefecture like a prisoner, Prince Xiang has been losing weight rapidly.

He even felt that instead of living like this, it would be better to just die and be done with it all. At least this way he could have a clear conscience.

Just die now…

It seems too late.

Prince Xiang smiled, but his expression contained an indescribable sense of dejection.

If it weren’t for what Li Jinglong said to him that day, the King of Xiang might really have chosen to set himself on fire to prove his innocence, which was better than being imprisoned here, being treated like a prisoner, and being looked down upon.

But looking back, Prince Xiang was not sure why he believed Li Jinglong’s words in the first place.

Will Zhu Di’s Jingnan Campaign really succeed?
Even if the Jingnan Campaign succeeds, can he really treat these former vassal kings with leniency after he comes to power?
As a vassal king, Zhu Di naturally resisted the reduction of his power.

But if he sat in that position, what would Zhu Di choose?
The King of Xiang was in a state of confusion.

But at this moment, there were suddenly loud and powerful footsteps coming from outside.

Amid the footsteps, there was also the sound of armor and swords colliding.

Why did this kind of sound come at this time?
The King of Xiang was a little confused for a while.

He had been imprisoned here for so long that he was cut off from any news from the outside world.

But soon, he thought of a possibility, and his eyes suddenly widened, as if he couldn’t believe it.

As if to confirm King Xiang’s inner guess, King Zhou’s voice was heard from the street.

At first, the King of Xiang’s reaction was very calm.

Oh.

It’s the King of Zhou.

Wait a minute!

Wasn’t it that Zhu Yunwen later found a reason to imprison the King of Zhou in the King’s Palace?

How could he appear on the street at this time?

As the King of Xiang thought about it, he couldn’t help but stand up and walked quickly towards the front door, as if he wanted to find out what had happened in Yingtian Prefecture in just one night.

The closer he got to the front gate, the louder the wailing of Zhou Wang Zhu Su came to the King of Xiang’s ears:
“If God hadn’t given me a brother! Without my elder brother, who would have been able to quell the cholera, keep the country safe, and protect my family! If it weren’t for my elder brother, I, the younger brother, would have fallen into the hands of the treacherous and treacherous, and would have died with my eyes open!”

When King Xiang heard this, the corner of his mouth twitched.

In fact, not only him, but even Zhu Di couldn’t help but jump the veins on his forehead when he looked at his unlucky brother.

He wanted to say something, but when he saw Zhu Su’s sunken cheeks and dark eyes, as if he had not eaten or slept well, Zhu Di swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth, and instead reached out his hand and patted Zhu Su’s shoulder:

“With my brother here, what are you afraid of?”

No matter what would happen to Zhu Di in the future, when he led his troops into the city, he released his younger brother, King Zhou, first. He also said these words in front of so many people, and King Zhou was really moved.

He was so moved that tears flowed down his cheeks.

Along with it came King Zhou’s tears and snot, and…his chattering.

“Brother… When you’re not around, I can’t eat or sleep well…”

“I finally returned to my fiefdom, but was captured and taken to Yingtian Prefecture again. Who did I offend?”

“Brother, my heart stops beating when you are by my side…”

The more you talk, the more inappropriate it becomes…

Zhu Di couldn’t listen any longer and added silently:
“Okay, I have things to do. You go away. Also, your heart isn’t beating… that means you’re dead!”

After saying this, Zhu Di walked towards the city with the gait of a dragon or a tiger.

King Zhou knew that his fourth brother had important things to do, but he still couldn’t help feeling a little resentful.

What happened to the promise of “brother is here”?

(End of this chapter)