King of Han Dynasty of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 60 Something unexpected happened, stop the coming!
  At the city gate.

Following Zhu Di's order.

The prince, the king of Han, and the king of Zhao rode their horses to the front of the army and waved to the army behind them.

In an instant, the army turned around and followed the three men, quickly heading into the distance along the official road.

At this point, the soldiers who stopped and annihilated Timur's empire embarked on a journey.

An upcoming war is about to begin.

Zhu Di stood on the dragon chariot and looked at the army disappearing on the horizon. His original excitement calmed down instantly, and at the same time a sense of emptiness filled his heart.

After a brief moment of daze, he simply collected his emotions, waved to the slave beside him, and said in a deep voice:
  "Let's go back to the palace!"

"No." The slave who was waiting quietly responded quickly.

After that, the luxurious dragon chariot turned around and galloped towards the palace, disappearing into the mist.

"Is there a fight?"

In the imperial study room in the palace.

Stay until everyone has left.

Zhu Di glanced at him casually, put down the memorial in his hand, waved at him, and asked:
  "What's the matter?"

"Has Timur's army arrived at the border?"

Zhu Di was leaning on the soft couch, flipping through the memorials sent by the people below from time to time, sometimes frowning, sometimes showing a playful smile at the corner of his mouth.

The slave waiting at the door entered, carefully looked at the emperor who was looking at the memorial, bowed and said:
  "Your Majesty, Lord Ji, the commander-in-chief of the Jinyi Guards, is outside asking for an audience."

Not long after, Ji Gang walked in from the door alone. Seeing Emperor Yongle staring at him with half-closed eyes, he knelt down and saluted:

The common people chatted with each other with excited faces, telling each other how they felt about meeting Long Yan, and praising the power of Emperor Yongle and the bravery of the Ming Dynasty soldiers. This spread throughout the capital.

Zhu Di's eyes suddenly opened, and he stood up from the soft couch with a sudden movement, with murderous intent rising all over his body, staring straight at him with a frosty face, and asked in a deep voice:

After listening to the question, Ji Gang raised his head and took a cautious glance at Zhu Di. He happened to meet Zhu Di's heart-wrenching eyes. He was so frightened that he trembled in vain. He quickly lowered his head and replied:
  "Your Majesty."

After a while, the originally dull and silent city gate suddenly became lively.

Ok?
  Hearing this, Zhu Di couldn't help but frown, and a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes:
  "Announce him to come in."

"What's the enemy's strength?"

"There is news from Suzhou."

Oh?
  This statement came out.

"I pay my respects to Your Majesty."

Just at this time.

The people who had been standing not far away, staring closely at the city gate watching the excitement, were relieved and couldn't help but let out a few long breaths. Their nervous minds relaxed instantly, and they stretched out their hands to wipe their foreheads. Already covered with beads of sweat.

……

The sense of solemnity and silence that filled the air slowly dissipated.

"Is there really an army of 200,000?"

"Can the Suzhou soldiers stop it?"

A series of questions stunned Ji Gang, who was kneeling on the ground.

My mother!

What is this all about?

It's over.

After a moment, he came back to his senses, and instantly understood that his statement was inappropriate, which made the man in front of him want to do something. He was so frightened that he trembled, his eyes were full of panic, and he hurriedly explained:

"Your Majesty, Timur's army has arrived."

Ok?
  After hearing this, Zhu Di's face darkened, his eyes were full of coldness, and he stared coldly at Ji Gang who was kneeling on the ground, waiting for the next step.

Feeling the eyes focused on him, Ji Gang continued:

"Your Majesty, you asked me to send a message to Suzhou some time ago."

"I ordered Song Sheng to pay close attention to Prince Han. We have received news about each other's expedition."

"Reply to the letter and ask someone to relay it to you and say hello to you."     So that's it.

He was startled, thinking that Timur's army had arrived early?

Are feelings because of this?
  Thinking of this, Zhu Di couldn't help but let out a long breath, and the expression on his face softened a lot. He glanced at Ji Gang meaningfully, chinned his head and said:
  "okay."

"I see."

"You have also paid close attention to the affairs of Suzhou during this period. If you have any news, come and report it immediately."

"If there's nothing else, let's go down first!"

Although they were words to chase away guests, they were no less than the sounds of nature in Ji Gang's ears.

"Huh..." He exhaled a long breath and said quickly without any hesitation:

"Yes!"

"Wei Chen retire."

After saying that, he quickly turned around and left the hall as if running away.

Looking at the leaving figure, Zhu Di raised his eyebrows with a strange smile on his face.

.........

In the third year of Yongle, it was early morning on January 15th.

It was drizzling in the sky, the air was filled with mist, and the cold wind was biting.

In the cold wind and drizzle, a group of thousands of brave knights galloped on their horses.

Their faces were covered under bamboo hats to protect them from the rain.

The space between heaven and earth was filled with the sound of horses' hooves trampling on the mud and the sound of whips waving in their hands.

The galloping horses had bursts of hot air coming out of their nostrils from time to time.

This cavalry group was the prince, the king of Han, and the king of Zhao who had been marching day and night for more than half a month.

Hu…

Zhu Gaochi reined in the reins, couldn't help but look up at the sky, and reached out to rub his slightly hungry belly.

He turned his head to look at Zhu Gaoxu and asked loudly:

"Second brother, where are you now?"

"How far is it to Gansu?"

Zhu Gaoxu got off his horse and waved behind him. Several soldiers quickly came to his side and held up umbrellas.

Then, he took out the marching drawing from his arms, looked at it in detail for a moment, and said loudly:

"Boss, Third, there are still about twelve miles to reach our destination."

After that, he looked at the slightly tired soldiers and horses behind him, and said to the prince:
  "Boss, we have been running for a few hours, and none of us have had breakfast. Why don't we rest here for a while, eat something, and let the horses eat and rest for a while."

Zhu Gaochi, who had this intention, nodded:
  "Row."

"We've been on the road for such a long time and it's rainy again today. It's a good idea for you all to take a break and eat something to warm yourself up."

Get an affirmative answer.

Zhu Gaoxu waved to the soldiers following him, and then the order was conveyed as quickly as possible.

Just when everyone was eating and resting.

Da da da……

In the hazy rain and fog, a deafening sound of horse hooves came.

swoosh…

The soldiers who were eating all looked solemn. They all stood up and immediately got on their horses, unsheathed their swords, cocked their crossbows and pointed them forward. They quickly set up their charging formations to protect Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui. behind.

Each of them had a stern look on his face, with a chilling air scattered around his body, and his eyes were staring straight at the figure getting closer and closer in the rain and fog directly in front of him.

Immediately, they separated a group of soldiers and went straight to meet them. They shouted loudly at the group that was approaching at a fast speed:

"Stop whoever comes!"

(End of this chapter)