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Chapter 617 Inside the Hongwu Gate
Outside the courtyard of the Black Tiger Hall, Wang Xian was sitting on a high chair, with his eyes slightly closed, listening to his subordinates report on the battle situation.

"My lord, more than [-] enemies were killed in this battle, and more than a thousand were captured. The losses of the soldiers are minimal." Cheng Zheng said in frustration, "But there is a tunnel in the Black Tiger Hall, and those leaders have all absconded..."

"Don't be too demanding..." Wang Xian said indifferently: "They are all old and cunning guys. If they say there is no secret way, they will be captured obediently, which is really strange."

Cheng Zheng slightly raised his voice and said, "Brothers are launching a chase, we must arrest them!"

"It doesn't matter." Wang Xian shook his head and said with a smile: "Our purpose is to destroy their power, and the remaining fish that slip through the net are irrelevant to the overall situation."

"Yes." Hearing what the lord said, Cheng Zheng felt better, and Fang smiled and said, "My lord is really ingenious. Originally, these guys were scattered so much that we couldn't catch them all, but our daytime This action made Ji Gang mistakenly think that we were going to use those martial arts experts to deal with his disciples and grandchildren, so he ordered them to get together... Who would have thought that we would have waited for them to get together and give him a thunderous blow!"

"What is false is true, what is true is false." Yang Rong also laughed and said, "My lord's art of war has reached the peak."

"Okay, stop flattering me. I'd be proud if I say it again..." Wang Xian stood up from his chair and said, "Go look elsewhere!"

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The same siege was carried out inside and outside the capital, and Ji Gang was awakened from his sleep by the sound of artillery explosions without his subordinates reporting.

"What's the situation?" Ji Gang walked out of the house with bare feet, only to see Zhuang Jing hastily put on his clothes and came out, the two of them looked at each other with some astonishment, and after the astonishment, panic appeared on their faces.

"It seems that there is a cannon shooting outside..." Zhuang Jing was shocked after speaking, and slapped his thigh vigorously: "It's broken, we have been tricked!"

"..." Ji Gang also suddenly understood that he was completely tricked by Wang Xian.The original surnamed Wang's fierce offensive in the daytime was actually just a false move. The real purpose was to let him order to gather those disciples and grandchildren, and then Wang Xiancai used the army and Beizhen Fusi to catch them all!
The reason why it is chosen at night is because every day when it gets dark, the nine gates of the imperial city will be locked, and non-emperors with gold medals are not allowed to open the gates!The King of Han's Mansion was within the imperial city, and his Jinyiwei yamen was also within the imperial city. However, the Beizhen Fusi yamen, which was later separated out, was located outside the imperial city because of a huge imperial prison.As for the lairs of those gang members, naturally none of them are located in the heavily guarded imperial city, all of them are in and outside the outer city...

Wang Xian just took advantage of him and the King of Han being unable to be there tonight, so he would kill so recklessly...Because after tonight, the King of Han and the soldiers of the Jin Yiwei will guard his people strictly, and it would be a waste if they want to let go of their hands and feet to do a big fight Impossible.

"The old ancestor is not good!" Ji Gang's face was livid, his hands and feet were cold, Wang Qian hurried in and reported: "Just now when the child climbed the tower, there were fires all around the outer city. Judging from the location, it is the place where the children gather. Wow!"

"Wang Xian..." Guessing the result is one thing, but confirming the result is another. Ji Gang's male body shook, and in the firelight, his face was pale and bloodshot appeared at the corner of his mouth: "You are too deceitful!"

Zhuang Jing opened his mouth, but was speechless.He came up with those ideas, but who knows that they are in the hands of others.This is like playing mahjong and setting fire to others. It destroys confidence too much...

"Old Ancestor, although we can't get out of the imperial city, Lord Yuan and Master Da Da are outside!" Seeing that the two of them were silent, Wang Qian had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "The two of them may be able to stop Wang Xian..."

"It's useless to count on those two guys..." Ji Gang said angrily, "Change!"

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From the 27th year of Yuan Dynasty to Zhengzheng Dynasty, when Zhu Yuanzhang, who was fashionable to call himself "King of Wu", began to build the new palace of King Wu for himself, after 25 years of construction, a huge pattern of coexistence of the palace city of the Ming Dynasty and the inner and outer imperial cities was formed.Miyagi is the emperor's harem, the main buildings are Qianqing Palace and Kunning Palace.The inner imperial city is the place where the emperor went to court, and the main buildings are the three main halls.The cabinet and six departments are also located in it.The most eye-catching thing in the Outer Imperial City is the square in front of Chengtian Gate, which is built with a thousand-step corridor on the left and right.On the east side of the square are the five ministries of officials, households, rites, soldiers, and workers...the Ministry of Punishment is outside the Taiping Gate in the north of the imperial city, and on the west side are the Dudu's Mansion of the Five Armies and the Jinyiwei Yamen.The Crown Prince's East Palace and King Han's Mansion are also in the inner imperial city, which is separated from the world of common people by a fortified city wall, and the main gate of the outer imperial city is called Hongwumen!

Dozens of knights surrounded Ji Gang and rode out of the Jinyiwei Yamen, heading straight for Hongwu's gate!

"Stop!" The torches under Hongwu's gate were brightly lit, as bright as day.The imperial guards were heavily guarded. When they saw someone riding a horse on the street, they hurriedly blocked the rejecting horse in the road.The commander of the gatekeeper, Wang Tie, shouted in a deep voice: "Who dares to ride a horse in front of the gate of the imperial city late at night!"

Wang Qian, who was the leader, showed his Jinyiwei waist card and said sharply: "Open the city gate quickly! There is a rebellion outside the city, and my family's governor wants to go out of the city to quell the chaos!"

"It turned out to be Wang Qianhu." Normally, Wang Tie knew Wang Qian when he bowed his head but didn't look up. He didn't dare to ask, "May I ask if the governor Ji is here?"

"This seat is here, General Wang, please open the city gate quickly! Don't delay the important event of Jin Yiwei!" Ji Gang shot out from the crowd, his unicorn suit was extremely dazzling in the firelight.

"The last general pays his respects to the governor." Wang Tie hurriedly bowed on one knee, but he refused to let his subordinates move away from the horse: "The governor is famous, and the last general should obey it. It is only the Ming dynasty. Hongwu gate is closed late at night, unless there is an imperial edict, otherwise Do not open the door!"

"This is a sudden change!" Ji Gang is naturally well versed in the laws of the Ming Dynasty, and said anxiously: "When there is a sudden change, you can open the door!"

"But that requires the decree of supervising the country..." Wang Tie looked puzzled: "Don't blame the governor, if the general dares to open the city gate, it will be tantamount to rebellion, and he will punish the nine clans..."

"Bastard!" Ji Gang didn't have time to chatter with him. He glanced at the soldiers in Chang'an, knowing that any chatter would be nonsense, so he rode his horse and turned to Dong'anmen.

Who knew that the same scene would happen again in front of Dong'an Gate, and the gatekeeper said helplessly, "Without the emperor's gold medal and the decree to supervise the country, we dare not open the gate..."

Dudu Ji, who had a dusty nose, spat out a mouthful of thick phlegm, and rode his horse back.

"Old Ancestor, shall we go to Xi'an Gate?" Wang Qian asked in a low voice.

"Go to hell, touch your nose again?" Ji Gang cursed, and ordered: "Go to Hanwang Mansion!"

The palace of the King of Han was also alarmed, and Zhu Gaoxu and his son thought that Ji Gang would rebel first.He was busy gathering his own soldiers and generals, armed and ready to go straight to the East Palace, and chop off Zhu Gaochi's fat pig first!Unexpectedly, when the troops were assembled and just about to set off, Ji Gang came in sweating profusely.

Zhu Zhantan rushed forward and said, "Didn't you agree, do you want to do it together? Why did you start it in advance!"

"What did I do?" Ji Gang was at a loss, but soon realized, and scolded, "It wasn't me who did it, it was that lunatic Wang Xian who started killing outside while the imperial city was closed!"

"Ah!" Zhu Zhantan said in surprise: "He is so courageous, isn't he afraid that we will sue him for rebellion?!"

"That's all for later, let's focus on what's in front of us first!" Ji Gang said, and came to the main hall of the palace, where he saw Zhu Gaoxu who had recovered from his injuries.It is said that His Royal Highness the King of Han deserves to have the most powerful physical body in the Ming Dynasty. After suffering such a serious injury, he has recovered to his original state in just a few months.

"What's the matter, Lao Ji?" Zhu Gaoxu was dressed in a bright yellow armor, holding a golden gun that had accompanied him in battle for many years, and stared at Ji Gang with wide eyes: "Where did you sing?!"

"It's nothing..." Ji Gang had no choice but to repeat what he said to Zhu Zhantan to the King of Han.

Zhu Gaoxu blew up when he heard it, "Hey, this kid is so bold, did he treat this king as a display!"

"That's right." Ji Gang said angrily, "Don't take us seriously!"

"But you are also a waste, and you can't get out of Hongwumen!" Zhu Gaoxu waved his hand, and the family general led his big black horse, turned on the horse and said, "Look at me to open the door!" The general of the personal army immediately followed him out of the Han Palace, and arrived in front of Hongwu Gate in a blink of an eye.

"Wang Tie!" Seeing Ju Ma crossing the street, Zhu Gaoxu waved his golden spear, pointed the halberd at the gate guard commander and shouted, "Come and see Gu!"

"My lord..." When Wang Tie saw that it was his old boss, his limbs went limp, but he didn't dare to go forward.Because above his head stood a heroic young man in bright yellow armor with a face resembling Emperor Yongle.

"Hehe, Second Uncle is so majestic." That person is naturally Zhu Zhanji.His Highness Taisun stood on the tower of Hongwu Gate, looked down at his uncle and said, "You took people out of the palace late at night, are you going to hunt?"

"Oh, who am I supposed to be? It turns out to be the elder nephew." When Zhu Gaoxu saw it was Zhu Zhanji, he narrowed his eyes in hatred, but said with a smile in his voice: "Why, you can't stop the second uncle?" ?!"

"Don't dare, it's just that the ancestral system is hard to violate." Zhu Zhanji said with a smile: "If the second uncle has nothing urgent, it's better to wait until dawn before going out."

"Why am I in no hurry? Can't you hear the rebellion outside?" Zhu Gaoxu said with a dark face.

"Because the situation is unclear, the city gate cannot be opened." Zhu Zhanji still smiled casually: "According to the regulations, the city defense should be strengthened at this time, and we will not care about it until dawn!"

"Stop pretending to be confused here!" Zhu Zhantan spat: "Who is making trouble outside, don't you know?"

"I don't know." Zhu Zhanji categorically denied: "I am here to inspect the imperial city at the order of my father!" He raised his voice and said word by word: "Decree from the Prince Jian Guo——Anyone who dares to open the city gate tonight Those who commit crimes will be punished as treason!"

"So, you're going to kill yourself?" Zhu Gaoxu was so angry that his lungs exploded.

"It's hard to violate the order of the supervisor..." Zhu Zhanji said indifferently.

"Take chicken feathers as arrows..." Zhu Gaoxu gritted his teeth and said, "I'll see how you end up tomorrow!"

"We'll talk about tomorrow's matter tomorrow," Zhu Zhanji said with a smile, "Oh, by the way, it's not tomorrow, it's today."

"You wait for me!" Zhu Gaoxu roared: "This has just begun!"

"That's right, it's just the beginning!" Zhu Zhanji also said with a dark face: "Second uncle, just let the horse come over!"

"Good! Good! Good!" Zhu Gaoxu stared at his nephew on the tower with resentment, and finally turned the pier and shouted in hatred: "Go back first!"

"Father..." Zhu Zhantan was a little dumbfounded. Why did the always tough old man give in to his most hated nephew?

"Shut up!" Zhu Gaoxu gave him a hard look, and rode away without looking back.The soldiers and generals looked at each other in blank dismay, so they had no choice but to go back with His Highness the King of Han.

In a blink of an eye, calm was restored in front of Hongwu Gate, only Wang Tie and others, whose faces were full of panic, looked anxiously at His Highness Taisun upstairs above the city gate.

I saw Zhu Zhanji's complexion as iron, and his eyes burst out with murderous intent!
(End of this chapter)