My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 608 Entering the capital
It was already dark, and Xue Lu inspected each checkpoint before returning to the military camp to rest.

Xue Lu is getting older, he will be [-] soon, and his energy is not as good as before. He is already exhausted after just one inspection tour.

As Zhu Di's favorite general, Xue Lu followed Zhu Di and fought all his life. After Zhu Di's death, he also had the idea of ​​​​retiring. Unfortunately, before he could write a letter, Zhu Gaochi suddenly passed away.

Two days ago, Xue Lu entered the palace again. He originally wanted to submit a letter to Zhu Zhanji to resign, but he did not expect that Zhu Zhanji ordered him to lead troops to Tianjin and surrounded Zhu Gaoxu to prevent him from entering the capital.

Xue Lu had a conflict with Zhu Gaoxu back then. If Zhu Di hadn't protected him, he would have been killed by Zhu Gaoxu long ago, so he happily accepted this task. After all, by doing so, he could give Zhu Gaoxu some eye drops and vent his personal secrets. Secondly, it can also please the new emperor Zhu Zhanji. When he retires in the future, his descendants can also be taken care of.

Thinking of the scene of meeting Zhu Gaoxu today, Xue Lu couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

Originally, in Xue Lu's impression, Zhu Gaoxu was a reckless man with no merits. As long as he was provoked casually, he would definitely rush forward regardless, and then he could justifiably teach the other person a lesson in repayment for the humiliation.

However, he did not expect that Zhu Gaoxu could endure it. This surprised Xue Lu, and then he looked down on Zhu Gaoxu. In his opinion, His Highness the King of Han no longer had the spirit of the past, and a general who has lost his spirit is basically gone. Nothing to be afraid of.

As for Zhu Gaoxu's establishment of a country overseas, Xue Lu even ignored it. After all, in his opinion, the Ming Dynasty's military strength was the best in the world, and any Ming army pulled out could defeat the natives overseas.

The second update had passed. Xue Lu asked someone to help him take off his armor. He felt a little sore all over his body. This made him feel that he was really old. He remembered that when Jing Nan was in trouble, he followed Zhu Di to fight everywhere. He had been fighting for a whole month. Even without taking off his armor, he was still alive and well.

After eating something hastily, Xue Lu went to bed to rest. After a while, he started snoring.

However, not long after Xue Lu fell asleep, he was suddenly awakened by the noise outside.

Before Xue Lu could hear clearly what was going on outside?Suddenly, a bodyguard ran in in a panic and shouted: "Something is going wrong with Lord Marquis, the King of Han...the King of Han is coming to kill you!"

"what?"

Xue Lu jumped up when he heard this, with an expression of disbelief on his face. He never dreamed that Zhu Gaoxu would actually dare to rebel.

"Pierce armor! Prepare horses!"

Xue Lu reacted quickly and immediately shouted an order. No matter what Zhu Gaoxu thought, he must block the opponent. Otherwise, if Zhu Gaoxu was allowed to fight out of Tianjin, the city of Beijing would be in danger.

Thinking of the consequences of Zhu Gaoxu's attack on Beijing, Xue Lu was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat. He followed Zhu Zhanji's imperial edict and came to intercept Zhu Gaoxu. Instead of being successful, he put the capital in danger. His ten heads were not enough for Zhu Zhanji to chop off.

However, before Xue Lu could put on his armor, he heard a commotion outside. The army unexpectedly rushed outside his tent. Then horses' hooves broke through the tent, and a mighty general came in. It was Zhu Gaoxu.

"King of Han, do you know that rebellion is a capital crime? Why don't you put down your weapons quickly?"

Although Xue Lu was frightened to death, he still did not forget to shout, hoping to scare Zhu Gaoxu with the accusation of rebellion.

However, Zhu Gaoxu sneered, Tima rushed forward, and struck Xue Lu hard on the chest with the spear in his hand, sending Xue Lu flying backwards and then hitting the ground heavily.Zhu Gaoxu rushed past Xue Lu, bent down and lifted Xue Lu on his horse, and captured him alive. Then he rushed out of the tent and handed Xue Lu to his men to tie him up.

"Xue Lu has been captured alive by this king. Anyone who is not involved must retreat quickly, otherwise they will be killed without mercy!"

Zhu Gaoxu shouted loudly, and the guards around him also lifted Xue Lu on the horse, and at the same time shouted Zhu Gaoxu's words.

The soldiers who came with Xue Lu learned that their general had been captured, and that the one who attacked them was actually Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Han, who was the emperor's uncle. This caused many soldiers to retreat. After all, there was a conflict between uncles and nephews, and he was an outsider. What are you selling your life for?

There are also many people with flexible minds who suddenly think of what happened to Zhu Di in the past. It was also his uncle who beat his nephew. In the end, Zhu Di successfully won the throne of Ming Dynasty. Is it going to happen again today?
Thinking of the consequences of Jingnan, they did not dare to stop them. Some of them were even bolder and wanted to follow Zhu Gaoxu to the capital, so that they could become a hero of the Conglong. Didn't you see that Xue Lu and other princes were all Conglong? Is it difficult for Jing Nan to make a fortune?

So under this situation, Zhu Gaoxu dispersed Xue Lu's army almost effortlessly, and then seized a group of war horses from the army and marched towards the capital in a mighty manner.

Originally, Zhu Gaoxu's men were short of horses, but after seizing two batches of war horses, his 3000 men were able to do one person with two horses or even three horses. This also increased their speed to the extreme. They changed horses along the way and killed directly. Go to Beijing city.

In the afternoon of the next day, Zhu Yong came to the city wall for routine inspection. Whenever he saw any lazy soldiers, he would immediately scold him.

"Master, what's wrong? Did you eat gunpowder? Why do you scold people when you see them?"

A general guarding the city asked in a low voice to his colleagues beside him.

During this period of time, Zhu Yong has been responsible for the security of the city gate, so the soldiers guarding the city have become familiar with him. Zhu Yong is a affable person and gets along well with everyone in the army. Starting yesterday, Zhu Yong seemed to be a different person. Whenever he saw something unpleasant, he would scold him.

"You really asked the right person. I heard that your father-in-law went to the palace yesterday, but he was kicked out without even seeing His Majesty. I guess he was angry with His Majesty, so he vented his anger to On our heads."

Another general replied in a low voice.

"So that's what it is. His Majesty seems to dislike the father-in-law and keeps giving him little shoes to wear. No wonder he is so angry."

When the first general guarding the city heard this, he also showed an expression of sudden realization.

"A few miles south of the city, there is a cavalry of unknown origin galloping towards the city gate!"

At this moment, suddenly from the watchtower overhead, a watchman shouted a warning downwards.

Beijing is the capital, and the defense here is extremely tight. Generally speaking, no matter where the army approaches the capital, the soldiers guarding the city must be notified in advance to prevent misunderstandings, otherwise the troops guarding the city will regard the other party as an enemy.

Zhu Yong, who was cursing, was startled when he heard an army of unknown origin approaching. He immediately raised his telescope and looked at the galloping cavalry team.

(End of this chapter)