Yongle Emperor's grandson: Zhu Yuanzhang with cheats, Zhu Di went crazy

Chapter 91: The Arrogant Layman is online (Please subscribe again and again)
The Shenji Camp was stationed two miles away from Huangzhuang, with a small hill behind it.

There is a natural cave in this mountain, which is dry and ventilated. The Ministry of Works sent people to transform it into a storage place for the Shenjiying equipment and gunpowder.

In order to ensure the safety of these equipment, Jiang An has at least a team of 100 people guarding here every day.

Today, the Shenji Battalion was the same as usual. After the troops were disbanded at sunset, the soldiers had their meals and studied military affairs for half an hour before returning to their respective barracks to rest.

The soldiers guarding various places stood straight, their eyes alert in every direction in the darkness.

The first rule of the Shenji Camp is that at any time and in any place, as long as you are on guard duty, you must maintain the highest vigilance.

"Whoosh, whoosh."

The sound of footsteps came from a distance, and the officer guarding the gate suddenly raised his hand. The soldiers of the Shenji Camp who were on guard at the camp gate raised their loaded muskets without hesitation and aimed at the place where the sound came from.

"Stop, this is a strategic military location. Anyone who trespasses will be killed without mercy."

The officer put his hand on the hilt of the knife at his waist and shouted loudly with a cold expression.

"I am Zhu Gaosui, the Prince of Zhao. I have come to inspect the military camp under the orders of Your Majesty and the Ministry of War."

A response came from the darkness, and a group of people came over with torches.

The officer gestured to the vigilant soldiers to remain on guard, and he walked forward and saluted Zhu Gaosui with his fists clasped.

"Please give your orders, King Zhao."

Zhu Gaosui took out two documents.

The officer took it and took a look at it, confirmed that the content was true, handed the order to the other party, and waved behind him.

"Let go!"

Looking at the soldiers who had lifted their guard, Zhu Gaosui secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the second brother did not fool him. Both orders were real.

It was true that he didn't know, but these two orders were issued when Zhu Gaoxu was regent.

From this we can see that Zhu Gaoxu had already prepared for the worst when he was regent.

As we entered the Shenjiying camp, we saw many patrol teams along the way and were also inspected several times.

If it were in the past, he would have lost his temper a long time ago, but today is different. He has to endure any humiliation no matter how great it is.

After checking along the way, they soon arrived at the equipment and gunpowder storage area in the back mountain.

Looking at the sign next to him that read "Gunpowder-intensive area, open flames prohibited", Zhu Gao took a deep breath and walked over with his men.

"Your Highness Prince Zhao, there is no need to investigate here."

Just as Zhu Gaosui and his men walked forward, a man wearing general's armor stopped him with a smile.

Looking him up and down, Zhu Gaosui said uncertainly, "You are Jiang An, the deputy commander of the Shenjiying."

Jiang An smiled and nodded, then bowed and said, "It is me."

Zhu Gaosui withdrew his gaze and looked towards the heavily guarded warehouse.

"I have been ordered to inspect. No place can be neglected. The warehouse is a place of military importance, and it is also a place where shady things are done."

After saying this coldly, Zhu Gao raised his hand and was about to push Jiang An aside.

But Jiang An's body remained motionless, and he looked at Zhu Gaosui with a smile: "Your Highness, if you go in here, I will lose my head tomorrow."

"Go away!"

Zhu Gaosui shouted coldly and increased the strength in his hands.

Jiang An was unmoved and spoke again: "I have parents and children to take care of. For the sake of my life, I'm sorry that I can't obey your order."

"Haha..." Zhu Gaosui sneered, "I'm sorry, but I can't obey your order, right? You're afraid of losing your head, right? Then I'll take your head now."

"bass!"

The cold knife was half out of its sheath when Jiang An grabbed it.

"Boom blah blah..."

People on both sides drew their weapons.

"Tap tap tap......"

A burst of orderly footsteps sounded, and hundreds of soldiers from the Shenji Camp, holding shields and holding bows and crossbows, surrounded the people brought by Zhu Gaosui.

It's not that they don't use muskets, but they are not allowed here. The personnel patrolling and maintaining security here are all equipped with swords and bows and crossbows.

When Zhu Gaosui saw the situation, a hint of anger flashed in his eyes. Looking at Jiang An who was holding the hilt of his knife in front of him, he couldn't help but roar.

"Insanity!"

Jiang An turned a deaf ear to him and whispered in Zhu Gaosui's ear, "There is an imperial decree."

Zhu Gaosui's pupils shrank, and he slowly retracted his knife and took a step back.

He looked Jiang An up and down and stretched out his hand.

Jiang An waved his hand, and an officer came over with a tray with a small scroll of imperial edict on it.

Looking at this small scroll, Zhu Gaosui frowned.

"The people over there said that there aren't many words, and it would be a waste to use a big one." Jiang An picked up the small imperial edict and said, "The court has been poor in recent years, so we can save as much as we can."

After saying that, he handed the imperial edict to Zhu Gaosui with both hands. Zhu Gaosui looked at him suspiciously, took the imperial edict and unfolded it.

Looking down, his expression was stunned for a moment.

What familiar content, what familiar words, what a familiar word.

His eyes flickered slightly, and he threw the imperial edict to Jiang An, grabbed Jiang An by the collar, and whispered in his ear: "I haven't been here tonight."

Jiang An smiled and pointed to the big tent not far away.

"It's getting dark now, and the city gates must be closed. Your Highness, why don't you rest here for a night?"

Zhu Gaosui looked at Jiang An for a while, then turned around and walked towards the big tent with dozens of his men.

The second brother's plan failed. The old man had already grasped everything and set up traps, waiting for him and the second brother to jump into them.

As a result, he was unlucky as he was the first one to jump in. As for the second one, he probably didn't feel much better.

Thinking of this situation, Zhu Gaosui couldn't imagine how angry the old man would be tomorrow.

"Keep a close eye on them! Anyone who comes out without orders will die!"

After watching Zhu Gaosui and his men enter the tent, Jiang An gave some instructions and rode out of the camp on his horse.

Soon they arrived at the gate of the imperial manor.

The gate of the imperial manor was open, and a table and a chair were placed in the wide passage.

There was tea and snacks on the table, and a young man in brocade clothes was sitting on a chair.

Behind the young man, two pretty little girls stood on his left and right, one waving a round fan to fan the air, and the other holding an incense burner to drive away mosquitoes.

"Your Highness, the person has been detained."

Jiang An got off his horse, walked up to the young man, knelt on one knee and reported the result.

Zhu Zhanjun nodded, picked up a sweet-scented osmanthus cake and stuffed it into his mouth. While chewing, he said in an unclear voice: "Let's start."

"Yes."

Jiang An responded loudly, turned around, mounted his horse, and galloped away.

After a while, they arrived at a large pit, inside which were hundreds of jars and pots densely packed.

At this time, several soldiers climbed out of the pit with fuse in their hands.

"Are you ready?"

Jiang An asked the officer in charge.

The officer nodded and said, "Report to the deputy commander, we are ready."

Jiang An took the other party's torch and walked towards the ignition point in the distance.

Soon, the fuse was brought over and placed in front of Jiang An.

Jiang An waved to the officers, and torches were lit all around. Under the light of the torches, piles of firewood appeared one after another.

"Chichi..."

The torch touched the fuse, which was ignited with a crackling sound and quickly moved towards the pit.

Throwing away the torch, Jiang An covered his ears, opened his mouth and half-knelt on the ground.

The other soldiers threw their torches onto the firewood pile, then ran to a safe place, squatted down according to the drill, covered their ears and opened their mouths.

The fuse burned quickly and the pile of firewood was ignited bit by bit.

"Rumble, rumble, rumble..."

A deafening explosion sounded in the dark and silent night, and people within dozens of miles heard the loud noise.

“They succeeded.”

Two miles away from the imperial farm, in a small forest, a man looked excitedly in the direction of the sound.

There was already flames up there, there must be a lot of things burning.

"Brothers, the dragon's power is right in front of us, follow me and kill it."

The man roared, drew his sword and rushed towards the imperial farm.

Behind him, people wearing various clothes and holding various weapons followed closely with excitement on their faces.

Perhaps because they imagined a better future, these people moved a little faster than before and arrived in front of the imperial farm in less than half a quarter of an hour.

Looking at the imperial farm so close at hand, the man could not suppress the ecstasy in his heart. His Highness had promised him that he would make him a marquis after the task was accomplished.

I had never thought about being granted a title of nobility in my life. I didn't expect that just by building a small farm, I could get this title that countless people dream of.

The more I thought about it, the more excited I became, and my pace quickened.

However, as he ran, he gradually stopped and stared blankly at the imperial farm less than a hundred steps away, or to be more precise, at the open gate and the young man who was leisurely drinking tea.

The man was a soldier, and such a scene gave him a bad feeling.

It seems they have fallen into a trap!
(End of this chapter)