Ming Dynasty: The Jingnan Rebellion has just been successful, and Zhu Yuanzhang has been resurrected

Chapter 117 Palace Night Banquet
"Why not? Will His Majesty drive us out after we go there?" Yao Guangxiao asked back.

"That shouldn't happen!" Zhu Di shook his head.

Although he did not receive an invitation from Zhu Yunhuan, if he went, it would represent a kind of submission. Zhu Yunhuan should not deliberately target him. After all, he had no grudge against Zhu Yunhuan before, and his son was still serving under Zhu Yunhuan.

To put it another way, even for Zhu Gaoxu's sake, Zhu Yunhuan should not have made things too difficult for him.

But, is it really like this?
He prepared for so long.

I am so unwilling!
Yao Guangxiao looked at Zhu Di and said with a wry smile, "Your Majesty, we have no better choice now."

He could understand Zhu Di's feelings at the moment. To be honest, he was not willing to accept it either. However, when you are under someone's roof, you have to bow your head.

No one can compete with Zhu Yunhuan now.

If Zhu Di fails to recognize the situation, he will end up destroyed.

Zhu Di lowered his head and remained silent.

Yao Guangxiao looked up at Zhu Di, opened his mouth, but said nothing in the end, feeling bitter in his heart.

He has said everything he needs to say, and the rest depends on Zhu Di himself.

Time passed by minute by minute.

I don't know how long it took, Zhu Di let out a long sigh: "Alas"

Yao Guangxiao turned his head and looked at Zhu Di.

"Let's go. I'm a little hungry now." Zhu Di said.

After saying that, he walked out of the house.

Outside the house, Zhang Wu saw Zhu Di and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty!"

"Go and call Ping An over." Zhu Di waved his hand.

"Yes, Your Highness!" Zhang Wu nodded, turned around and walked away.

Zhu Di raised his head and looked towards Yingtian Prefecture with a complicated expression.

He finally returned to Yingtian Prefecture, but the way he returned was a little different from what he had imagined.

"Since there is Di, why does Hun come?" Zhu Di's heart was filled with bitterness, and he murmured: "Father, you have hurt me so badly!"

At this moment, he suddenly felt an impulse in his heart. He ran to Zhu Yuanzhang's tombstone and burst into tears.

Such an outstanding Zhu Yunhuan was actually thrown into the high walls of Fengyang by Zhu Yuanzhang. Isn't this nonsense?

If the heir to the throne was not Zhu Yunwen, but Zhu Yunhuan, how could he have coveted the throne? He would not dare to do that!

Not to mention the capable Zhu Yunhuan, just looking at Lan Yu, Chang Mao and others around Zhu Yunhuan, he did not dare to have any improper thoughts about the throne.

"Your Highness!" Yao Guangxiao walked up to Zhu Di with a worried look on his face.

Zhu Di looked up at Yao Guangxiao, forced a smile on his face, shook his head and said, "Don't worry, I'm fine."

Now that things have come to this, what can he do?

"Your Highness, Ping An is here." Zhang Wu came back with Ping An following behind him.

"Greetings, King Yan!" Ping'an bowed.

Zhu Di's eyes flashed with surprise. He said, "Ping Bao'er, why aren't you clamoring to persuade me to surrender? Moreover, you are so respectful to me. There's something wrong with you today."

Ping An smiled and said, "There's nothing wrong. I stopped trying to persuade the prince to surrender because he had already decided to do so. As for respect, the prince is your majesty's uncle, so I should be respectful to him."

"This..." Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, turned his head to look at Yao Guangxiao beside him, and said: "Look, Master, this Ping Baoer has grown a brain!"

Yao Guangxiao was also a little confused. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "General Ping, there is something I don't understand. I would like to ask General Ping to clarify."

"Mr. Yao, please speak." Ping An said.

Yao Guangxiao took a deep breath and said, "Your Majesty is the successor of Taizu. General Ping."

"Mr. Yao!" Ping An interrupted Yao Guangxiao.

Yao Guangxiao was stunned and looked up at Ping An.

Ping'an's expression was resolute. He said, "I've made it very clear that Your Majesty is Taizu's heir. This is absolutely true. Perhaps you find many things suspicious and unreliable, but I can tell you responsibly that it's all because of your preconceived notions. You view Your Majesty through tinted glasses, which is why you see problems everywhere."

Yao Guangxiao: "."

Zhu Di showed a helpless look on his face and shook his head, saying, "Forget it, Master. I can see that this guy has been completely taken advantage of by Yun Hun. Whenever he encounters anything related to Yun Hun, his mind automatically runs away."

"Indeed!" Yao Guangxiao smiled bitterly.

Ping An frowned and said, "Prince Yan, you are His Majesty's uncle, so I respect you, but why are you cursing?"

They said his mind was running away.

Damn, you’re bullying him for being uneducated, right?
Do you really think he doesn't understand? Isn't this just a roundabout way of calling him stupid?

Zhu Di did not respond to Ping An's words. He took a deep breath and said, "Ping Bao'er, lead the way. I want to go to Yingtian Prefecture for a banquet!"

"Attending a banquet? What banquet?" Ping An was stunned, extremely confused.

He looked up at Zhu Di.

Zhu Di looked calm and showed no intention of explaining.

Ping An frowned, but did not ask any more questions. He suppressed his doubts and said, "King Yan, please!"

He didn't know what banquet Zhu Di was attending in Yingtian Prefecture, but he knew that Zhu Di was going to Yingtian Prefecture most likely to meet Zhu Yunhuan.

In that case, he should just lead the way obediently.

Yingtian Prefecture, in front of the city gate!
Zhu Yunhuan looked calm and stood quietly. Behind him stood Zhu Gaoxu, Li Jinglong, Zhu Chun, Zhu Liang and others. On both sides were the Snow Dragon Cavalry and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry to maintain order.

"Prince Jin, Prince Gu, and the others are about to surrender. After tonight, the vassal kings will be dealt with by Your Majesty."

"After this incident, the feudal lords are now in name only. I heard that His Majesty wants to let the feudal lords go out and conquer their own territories."

"I think this result is quite good. If the princes had defeated Your Majesty, our Ming Dynasty would have been in chaos. Now it's good. Our future will definitely get better and better."

"Indeed, I also think this is a good idea. In addition, Your Majesty has handled the affairs of the vassal kings very well."

"Yes, His Majesty is kindhearted. He could have imprisoned all the princes, but he chose a gentle approach. However, on the other hand, the princes are His Majesty's uncles after all. If he had killed them all, I don't know about others, but I think it would have been a bit too cruel."

"I also think your Majesty's way of dealing with the vassal kings is very good, but I am worried about one thing. Your Majesty has such a gentle personality. What if the vassal kings don't appreciate your kindness? If that's the case, wouldn't it be like letting a tiger go back to the mountain if Your Majesty spared them now?"

"Release the tiger back to the mountains? What nonsense are you talking about? Do you really think the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry are just sitting there doing nothing? Or why don't you go ask the princes why they surrendered when they clearly still have over a hundred thousand soldiers and horses at their disposal?"

"It's obvious you've never seen the battle scenes between the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, yet you're still letting the tiger go back to the mountains? You're really overthinking it. I can only tell you this: the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry are invincible. You should know what invincibility means, right?"

"Hey! Don't just talk about the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. I admit that these two armies are very powerful and their fighting power is very fierce, but why don't you talk about His Majesty? His Majesty is the true dragon emperor, the one appointed by heaven to sit on the throne. Have you seen the brand new city gate? Do you know why it was changed?"

"I know this. It's said that when Your Majesty was attacking the city, the God of Thunder and the Goddess of Lightning came to your aid from the sky, raining down thunder and fire that smashed the city gate into countless pieces."

"That's right, I know about the skyfire. I'm going to tell you something you don't know. You must keep it a secret. I never share this information with anyone. My cousin, a soldier, told me that when he was defending the city, His Majesty arrived at the city gate alone, facing a volley of tens of thousands of arrows, yet he remained cheerful and cheerful, and in the end, he escaped unscathed."

"Hiss, is this true? Facing a barrage of tens of thousands of arrows, he managed to remain unscathed?"

"This is true. I've heard about it, too. Although it sounds incredible, think about it. Your Majesty is the true Dragon Emperor. He has the protection of Heaven. If you think about it this way, doesn't everything make sense?"

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The people gathered in front of the city gate, talking excitedly, one after another. They stretched their necks and looked at Zhu Yunhuan.

At this time, the figures of Zhu Gang, Zhu Tan and others appeared in the distance and came towards the city gate.

Zhu Gaoxu stepped forward and said, "Brother Hu, the Prince of Jin and his men are here."

"Yeah!" Zhu Yunhuan nodded.

Not long after.

Zhu Gang and other vassal kings arrived at the city gate.

"This Yunxun actually came to the city gate to pick us up?"

Seeing Zhu Yunhuan actually waiting for them in front of the city gate, the princes were stunned at first, and then they all dismounted and saluted: "Your Majesty!"

Zhu Yunhuan stepped forward, helped Zhu Gang up, and said with a smile: "My dear uncles, please stand up. The banquet is ready. Please come in!"

"Your Majesty, please!"

"Your Majesty, please go first!"

Zhu Gang and others spoke one after another.

Apart from anything else, Zhu Yunhuan's act of coming to the city gate to pick them up calmed their nervous mood a lot.

Waiting at the palace and picking someone up at the city gate are two completely different attitudes.

The latter means that at this moment, Zhu Yunhuan still regards them as uncles, which makes them deeply moved and makes them decide to surrender.

The eldest nephew has been so humble to them. If these uncles don't appreciate it, then they deserve to die.

To be honest, Zhu Yunhuan's attitude was far beyond their expectations.

"Father, you should have let Yun Hun inherit the throne!" "Father, you are wrong, absolutely wrong. Yun Hun should have been the one to sit on the throne."

"No more words, the throne of the Ming Dynasty should belong to Yunxun!"

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The princes secretly thought that Zhu Yunhuan’s coming to the city gate to greet them had completely convinced them.

Compared with Zhu Yunhuan's behavior, they, the uncles, feel ashamed!

Fortunately, they came to the banquet this time and brought gifts, which could more or less save their face.

After a shove and jostle, Zhu Yunhuan was unable to defeat the other vassal kings and got on the dragon sedan chair.

Afterwards, a group of people marched towards the palace in a mighty procession.

Zhu Zhen walked up to Zhu Gang, Zhu Yu and the others and greeted them, "Third brother, brothers!"

"Sixth brother, long time no see!" Zhu Gang's face was full of sighs.

"Yes, it's been a long time since we last met. Fortunately, Yunxun is kind-hearted, otherwise we brothers might never have the chance to meet again in the future." A bitter look appeared on Zhu Zhen's face.

Zhu Gang nodded and said, "This kid Yunxun is indeed the material to be the emperor. I see a hint of my father in him."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhen's bitter expression disappeared, replaced by a smile. He said, "Third brother, let me be honest. Yun Hun does resemble father, but he is much more fierce than father."

"Oh? Sixth brother, what do you mean?" Zhu Gang showed a hint of curiosity on his face.

Zhu Yu, Zhu Tan and others also looked over.

"Yunhuan, his power of suppressing court officials is even stronger than that of my father!" Zhu Zhen's face was full of emotion when he thought of Zhu Yunhuan's plan to abolish the preferential treatment for gentry.

Then he told Zhu Gang and others what had happened.

"This..." Zhu Gang and others looked at each other in confusion.

As soon as he sat on the throne, he took action against the court officials. Even Zhu Yuanzhang would not have had such courage.

However, after thinking about it carefully, they soon felt relieved.

Unlike Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yunhu really dared to overturn the table and was really capable of doing so.

Looking at history, Zhu Yunhuan's situation is quite strange.

Generally speaking, the peak of imperial power is the founding emperor, after which the imperial power will decline little by little until it finally reaches a balance point.

However, Zhu Yunhuan broke this rule and was even more powerful than Zhu Yuanzhang.

Among them, the most important point is the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. There is no way around it, these two troops are too powerful.

When a scholar meets a soldier, there is no reason to explain.

This sentence, at this moment, was directly concretized.

Compared with Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yunhu not only had stronger suppression power, but he also lived a more comfortable life. He did not criticize the court officials too harshly, and even gave them some surprises occasionally. For example, he was not greedy for power and gave the rights that should be given directly.

"This kid Yunhu is a natural emperor!" A thought suddenly popped up in Zhu Gang's mind.

The next moment, his expression froze, and he said, "Tell me, is recruiting us as part of Yun Hun's plan?"

"Ah?" Zhu Zhen, Zhu Yu, Zhu Gang and others were all stunned when they heard this.

They all showed hesitation on their faces. If even they were calculated by Zhu Yunhuan, wouldn’t that be too scary?

After a moment, Zhu Gang waved his hand again and said, "Don't let your imagination run wild. I was just saying it casually. After all, if we bow our heads, no one in the Ming Dynasty will be able to threaten Yun Hu anymore. He will directly control absolute power."

"Well, I think you may be overthinking it, Third Brother. Yunhuan will never allow the existence of vassal kings." Zhu Zhen said with a wry smile.

Zhu Gang nodded and said, "Indeed, Yunhuan didn't even pamper the court officials, so it's natural that he wouldn't allow any power that he couldn't control to exist in the Ming Dynasty."

The palace!

At this time, the palace was brightly lit and full of joy.

It can be seen that Zhu Yunhuan is very concerned about tonight's banquet.

"Yunhuan, the way he does things is really impeccable!" Zhu Gang couldn't help but sigh again.

"really!"

Zhu Zhen, Zhu Xun, Zhu Tan and others nodded.

"Uncles, let's go. The food and wine are ready. Let's go in." Zhu Yunheng walked over with a smile.

Zhu Gang took a deep breath and said, "Yunxun, we didn't come to the banquet tonight empty-handed."

After saying that, he waved his hand behind him.

"Shhhhh!"

Zhang Yu, Tuoerhuocha, Azhashili and Haisanandaxi were pushed in front of Zhu Yunhuan.

Zhu Yunhuan looked stunned.

"Zhang Yu!" Zhu Gaoxu recognized Zhang Yu and exclaimed in surprise.

Zhu Yunhuan looked at Zhu Gaoxu with confusion.

"Brother Hu, this man is Zhang Yu, a general under my father's command." Zhu Gaoxu pointed at Zhang Yu and then looked at Zhu Gang and said, "Uncle Third Prince, what's going on?"

"Haha!" Zhu Gang smiled and said, "Your Majesty, let me explain to you. Gao Xu was right. This man is Zhang Yu, a general under the Fourth Master."

After saying this, he pointed at Tuoerhuocha, Azhashili, and Haisanandaxi and said, "As for these three people, their appearance may be very unfamiliar to you, but their names are definitely familiar to everyone. They are the famous Three Doyan Guards under my Seventeenth Brother, and these three are the three leaders of the Three Doyan Guards, Tuoerhuocha, Azhashili, and Haisanandaxi."

"Ah? The Three Guards of Duoyan?"

When everyone heard this, they were stunned and looked at Tuoerhuocha, Azhashili and Haisanandaxi.

"Greetings to His Majesty the Emperor!" Tuoerhuocha, Azhashili, and Haisanandaxi knelt down in front of Zhu Yunhuan without any hesitation.

They were originally soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, and they had no psychological burden kneeling down to Zhu Yunhuan at this moment. What's more, Zhu Yunhuan controlled their life and death at this moment, and he could kill them with just a thought.

backbone?

If they really had backbone, they would not have defected to the Northern Yuan Dynasty and directly joined the Ming Dynasty.

The three guards of Doyan may be very powerful in combat, but the word loyalty does not exist in their dictionary. To them, whoever feeds them is their mother.

The same was true of the Three Guards of Doyan in history.

They were the Ming Dynasty's thugs, tearing and killing the grassland tribes, but occasionally they also had an ambiguous relationship with the grassland and took a bite of the Ming Dynasty.

"Uncle San, I like this gift you prepared for me very much!" Zhu Yunhuan smiled.

He did not ask much about how Zhang Yu, Tuoerhuocha, Azhashili, Haisanandaxi and others fell into the hands of Zhu Gang and others.

Actually, there is nothing much to ask about this matter. It must be that Zhu Gang and others took advantage of the unpreparedness of Zhang Yu, Tuoerhuocha, Azhashili, Haisanandaxi and others and launched a direct sneak attack.

He didn't believe that Tuoerhuocha, Azhashili and Haisanandaxi would run to Zhu Gang and others alone. That was a bit unrealistic. It was most likely that they led their troops to meet up with Zhu Gang and others, and then were ambushed.

"As long as Your Majesty likes it!" Zhu Gang, Zhu Yu and others all smiled.

Zhu Zhen, Zhu Tan, Zhu Zhi, and Zhu Zhan all looked a little embarrassed.

Among all the princes, except Zhu Di, Zhu Chun and Zhu Yu surrendered directly. Zhu Gang, Zhu Yu, Zhu Yu and others surrendered with full "sincerity", and only these four people took action.

"Come on, uncles, please take your seats!" said Zhu Yunhuan.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The princes nodded and followed Zhu Yunhuan into the palace where the banquet was held.

Inside the palace.

Sheng Yong, Tie Xuan, Fang Xiaoru, Xia Yuanji, Xie Jin, Hu Yi, Yang Shiqi and others were all present.

Seeing Zhu Yunhuan come in, everyone in the hall stood up and said, "Your Majesty!"

"Yeah!" Zhu Yunhuan nodded, walked to the top seat and sat down.

Zhu Gang, Zhu Zhen, Zhu Yu and others followed Zhu Yunhuan and sat down at the tables on both sides below Zhu Yunhuan.

"Shhhhh!"

The palace maids brought up exquisite food one by one.

In the blink of an eye, the table was already filled with food, and the tempting aroma of the dishes, along with the rich aroma of wine, filled the hall.

However, no one picked up their chopsticks.

Everyone's eyes were vaguely looking at Zhu Yunhuan.

Zhu Yunhuan took a deep breath, stood up, and said with a faint smile on his face, "I am very happy that the princes can come today."

At this time, a young eunuch hurried over and whispered something to Ma Sanbao.

Ma Sanbao was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand at the young eunuch. He then walked up to Zhu Yunhuan and said, "Your Majesty, the Prince of Yan requests an audience!"

(End of this chapter)