My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 606: Prohibited from Returning to Beijing
Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Zhanhe chatted for most of the night, until it was almost dawn, and then they went back to their rooms to rest.

The next morning, Zhu Zhanhe woke up from his sleep and had a not too early breakfast. Then he found Zhu Gaoxu again, only to see that Zhu Gaoxu had already arrived at the dock and was directing the soldiers to unload the ship with Zhang Zhong. , ready to rush to Beijing immediately.

After all, Zhu Gaoxu traveled thousands of miles back from Tianzhu just to attend Zhu Di's funeral. It has been almost a year since Zhu Di passed away, and Zhu Gaoxu couldn't bear to keep his father waiting for him.

Zhu Zhanhe also understood Zhu Gaoxu's thoughts, so he also stepped forward to give instructions, and also chatted with Zhang Zhong for a few words.

However, at this moment, Li Qi suddenly came running to report with an anxious face: "Your Majesty, something serious has happened!"

"what's up?"

Zhu Zhanhe was also stunned. Li Qi had always had a steady temper, and it was rare to see him lose his composure like this.

"Xue Lu, Marquis of Yangwu, led his troops and blocked all roads in Tianjin City, strictly prohibiting anyone from leaving!"

Li Qi wiped the sweat from his forehead and reported it.

"Xue Lu? Why is he surrounding Tianjin City?"

Zhu Zhanhe was stunned and couldn't react for the time being.

"I don't know yet, but I'm worried that he is here for the prince!"

When Li Qi said this, he turned around and glanced at Zhu Gaoxu next to him.

"Xue Lu has always been at odds with me, but without orders from above and with some courage from him, I wouldn't dare to send troops to surround Tianjin!"

Zhu Gaoxu had already heard Li Qi's report and sneered at this time.

"Dad, let me go meet that Xue Lu and see what he wants to do?"

Zhu Zhanhe was also angry. Just after Zhu Gaoxu came back, a large army surrounded Tianjin. Is this to give their father and son a blow?
"Wait a minute, I'll go with you!"

Zhu Gaoxu was able to keep his composure. After speaking, he ordered the guards around him to gather and fetch his horse. Then he led hundreds of guards and left the dock with Zhu Zhanhe.

Tianjin was originally a city that developed based on the port. The city and the dock are integrated, but now the entire city of Tianjin has been put under martial law. There are almost no pedestrians on the streets, and several major streets are guarded by the army.

The team of Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Zhanhe was quickly stopped by a checkpoint. Zhu Gaoxu rushed forward, glanced at the soldiers behind the checkpoint and said, "Where is Xue Lu? Let him come over to see me!"

"Your Majesty, please calm down. Marquis Yang Wu will be here soon. The general is also following orders. I hope you won't be offended!"

The general guarding the checkpoint was very polite and apologized when he came up.

Although Zhu Gaoxu has left the Ming Dynasty for many years, his prestige is still there, not to mention that the prince Zhu Zhanhe has a higher prestige in the Ming Dynasty, so these generals do not dare to offend.

Zhu Gaoxu snorted coldly, but did not embarrass these people.

After a while, I saw a group of people rushing towards me from behind the checkpoint. The leader was a gray-bearded veteran, none other than Xue Lu, Marquis of Yangwu.

"Haha~, Your Majesty, I haven't seen you for so many years, but you still look as good as before!"

I saw Xue Lu coming to the checkpoint, but he did not dismount, but held his hands on the horse.

"It's been so many years since I last saw you, you've gotten a lot older!"

Zhu Gaoxu raised his eyes and looked at Xue Ludao.He didn't like Xue Lu, but he had to admit that Xue Lu was brave and resourceful and a very difficult guy to deal with.

"What the prince said is that the general is getting old. He should have gone home to entertain his grandchildren long ago. It's a pity that your majesty entrusted him with such an important task. I can't do anything about it. I hope the prince won't blame me!"

Xue Lu said politely again, he was an old man who followed Zhu Di to raise an army. Naturally, he had seen Zhu Gaoxu's bravery, so he did not dare to show any slightness at this time.

"Stop talking nonsense, why did my eldest nephew, the emperor, send you here?"

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at Xue Lu and asked.

"Your Majesty has a decree. The late emperor passed away in a short period of time, and your Majesty has just ascended the throne. The situation in the capital is unstable. Therefore, I hereby inform His Highness the King of Han that you do not need to go to the capital. You can return to Tianzhu someday!"

Xue Lu replied with a smile.

"Marquis Yangwu, when I came to Tianjin, Your Majesty didn't say not to allow my father to enter the capital!"

At this time, Zhu Zhanhe next to him finally couldn't bear it anymore and immediately asked Marquis Yang Wu loudly.

To be honest, Zhu Zhanhe was very angry now. When Zhu Zhanji took away the power in his hands, he had already said that he would come to greet Zhu Gaoxu. As a result, Zhu Zhanji was very happy at that time and even urged him to come to Tianjin. As a result, Zhu Gaoxu arrived. , he actually refused to let their father and son return to the capital, which was simply too much bullying.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. I am also acting according to His Majesty's will. Furthermore, Your Majesty, please think about it carefully. Did Your Majesty ever promise to let the King of Han come to the capital?"

Xue Lu still calmly asked Zhu Zhanhe.

"This……"

Zhu Zhanhe was stunned, and carefully recalled what he and Zhu Zhanji had said during this period. It seemed that the other party had really not promised to let Zhu Gaoxu come to Beijing, but only urged him to come to Tianjin to welcome him.

"Xue Lu! I have traveled thousands of miles from Tianzhu to the Ming Dynasty to attend the funeral. Do you really want to block my way to Beijing?"

Zhu Gaoxu stared at Xue Lu with undisguised murderous intent.

In fact, it's not surprising that Zhu Gaoxu was angry. He rushed back from Tianzhu after Zhu Gaochi sent someone to report the funeral. He spent more than half a year by boat along the way, encountered several storms, and lost two boats.

After finally returning to the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Zhanji refused to let him enter the capital. With Zhu Gaoxu's temper, how could he swallow this?

"His Royal Highness, it's not that I want to block your way, but His Majesty has an edict and I have to obey it!"

Xue Lu stared at Zhu Gaoxu firmly.

In fact, Xue Lu didn't understand why Zhu Zhanji gave such an order, but as the saying goes, military orders are like mountains, Xue Lu only knew that the king had orders, and as a minister, he should obey them, so he never gave in.

"I have to accept it. Remember what you said today!"

Zhu Gaoxu's words were threatening, but after speaking, he turned his horse's head and led the escort back to the dock.

Next to him, Zhu Zhanhe was also following his father closely. In addition to being angry, he also admired Zhu Gaoxu very much. The opponent had indeed changed a lot. If it had been before, Zhu Gaoxu would have rushed over without hesitation. Instead of temporarily avoiding the edge like now, after all, they only have a few hundred guards now. The strength of Xue Lu's men is unknown, but it is definitely far superior to them.

Looking at Zhu Gaoxu's leaving figure, Xue Lu sneered and whispered: "King Han, King Han, it seems that the older you get, the less courage you have, but you can actually endure this tone!"

Zhu Gaoxu had a sullen face all the way and didn't say a word. When he returned to the dock, Zhang Zhong immediately came up to ask about the situation. Zhu Zhanhe told Xue Lu about sealing off Tianjin and forbidding them from returning to the capital, which made Zhang Tadashi frowned.

(End of this chapter)