Ming Dynasty: I, Zhu Yunwen, started by resurrecting my grandmother.

Zhu Yunwen originally planned to travel to Suzhou by angel, but unexpectedly, Zhu Yunwen issued another decree ordering him to go to Yanjin Ferry as soon as possible to negotiate with Zhu Gaochi and the others.

Zhu Yunwen thought to himself that this must be Qi Tai's idea. He thought, "If I go to Yanjin and get into trouble in just three sentences, wouldn't I be like a lamb being led to the slaughter?"

That old bastard Qi Tai is trying to kill me.

However, since the imperial decree had been issued, it could not be disobeyed.

So he took the necessary items, rode on an angel, and flew directly to Zhu Gaosui's military camp at Yanjin, a crossing point on the Yellow River.

Zhu Gaosui stood on horseback by the Yellow River, gazing at the rolling river, full of vigor and ambition.

This time, Zhu Gaosui was the sole commander of this army.

Throughout his military campaigns, he always followed behind Zhu Gaochi.

Zhu Gaoxu could attack or charge at will.

Sometimes, he resented Zhu Gaochi's command, believing that Zhu Gaochi lacked military command ability. This time,

Finally, he had the opportunity to take charge on his own.

General Zhang Yu stood beside him on horseback.

"General Zhang, do you think we can take the capital on this trip?" Zhu Gaosui asked.

"Your Majesty is wise and mighty, and your strategist is astute as a god."

"I believe we will win!" Zhang Yu pulled on the horse's reins.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Gaosui laughed heartily: "You say that Zhu Yunwen is weak, incompetent, stupid, and clumsy. How could he possibly be a match for Father?"

We mobilized 10,000 troops, but only told them it was 2,000, and they believed us.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yu frowned: "In the court, there are many civil and military officials, including many strategists and generals who are good at fighting."

You must not underestimate them.

Zhu Gaosui laughed heartily: "General Zhang, don't boost the morale of others while diminishing the prestige of our own people!"

What generals are left in the court?

Besides Chang Yuchun, who else could it be?

However, Chang Yuchun was old, and he was currently fighting pirates.

We don't need to be afraid of him. Besides, he's too busy taking care of himself to spare any attention.

At this moment, a soldier ran up to him and reported, "Young General, Zhu Yunwen requests an audience."

"Who wants to see me?"

"Zhu Yuntong," the soldier repeated.

"Nonsense, wasn't he with Chang Yuchun in Suzhou?"

"How could they possibly be here?" Zhu Gaosui was skeptical.

"He did come."

They are currently waiting in the military camp.

Zhang Yu, who was standing nearby, said, "Third Young Master, why don't you go back and see him, and see what he has to say?"

"All right!"

Zhu Yunwen descended gracefully from mid-air, riding on an angel.

He discovered that there were approximately 2000 men in Zhu Gaosui's camp.

However, there were still eight or nine thousand men hiding around the military camp.

Zhu Yunwen thought to himself, "This kid is indeed cunning. He's been hiding his strength. It seems they have something planned."

Just then, Zhu Gaosui and Zhang Yu rode up to Zhu Yunwen on horseback.

Zhu Gaosui and Zhang Yu dismounted.

Upon seeing Zhu Yunwen, Zhu Gaosui's expression turned very ugly.

This reminded him of a time when Zhu Yunwen had dug a cesspool, and he had accidentally fallen into it and almost filled himself up.

Thinking of this incident, Zhu Gaosui was filled with rage and wished he could slap him twice across the face.

However, it still has to be passable on the surface.

Zhang Yu tugged at Zhu Gaosui's clothes from the side.

Zhu Gaosui then came to his senses and quickly bowed, "Brother, when did you arrive?"

Zhu Yunwen returned the greeting and said with a smile, "I just arrived too."

"Please come inside the tent to talk."

The three men entered the main tent. Zhu Gaosui sat facing east in the center, Zhang Yu on the left, and Zhu Yuntong on the right.

A soldier offered tea.

Zhu Gaosui, holding the hilt of his sword, said, "Brother, if I remember correctly, shouldn't you be in Suzhou fighting against Chen Zuyi and his son Chen Shiliang?"

How did you end up here all of a sudden?

Zhu Yunwen, holding onto the table, smiled and said, "Gao Sui, you're right, that's the situation."

However, the Emperor has decreed that I come and speak with you.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Gaosui and Zhang Yu exchanged a glance.

"What does His Majesty wish to say to us?"

Zhu Yunwen looked directly into Zhu Gaosui's eyes and asked, "I would like to ask you something: Is your military expedition this time truly intended to support my attack on Chen Zuyi and his son Chen Shiliang?"

"Of course," Zhu Gaosui's eyes darted around. "My elder brother Zhu Gaochi said that Chen Zuyi and his son Chen Shiliang are a major threat to the court. I'm afraid you are outnumbered and outmatched, so he sent me to support you."

Zhu Yunwen smiled broadly: "Then I'll thank you in advance."

May I ask how many men you brought with you?

"Two thousand cavalrymen."

Zhu Yunwen looked outside the tent: "Brother, there's a saying: 'Never lie in front of a true person.'"

"Did you really only bring two thousand men?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Gaosui thought to himself that it seemed Zhu Yunwen had discovered something.

He looked at Zhang Yu.

Zhang Yu added, "King Wu, in addition to the 2000 cavalrymen we brought, we also have more than 1000 infantrymen to transport grain and supplies."

Zhu Yunwen nodded: "That's understandable. An army needs supplies before it can move."

It's understandable that some people are needed specifically to transport grain and supplies!

Between us brothers,

I think there's no need to hide anything from others.

I'm here today to make one thing clear to you.

Because someone reported to the court that you were not there to support me in attacking the pirates of Chen Zuyi and his son Chen Shiliang, but rather to attack the capital.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Gaosui was greatly alarmed.

With a clang, he drew his sword, pointing the tip at Zhu Yunwen, and roared, "Zhu, now that you know this secret, I'll kill you right now!"

Zhu Yunwen sat there, motionless, as steady as Mount Tai.

He gently picked up the teacup and took a sip.

Zhang Yu quickly stepped forward to dissuade him, grabbing Zhu Gaosui's right wrist with both hands and taking the sword from his hand: "Third Young Master, you mustn't be rash! Zhu Yunwen has come on the Emperor's orders; he is an imperial envoy!"

Zhu Gaosui snorted: "Zhu Yuntong, now I finally understand. You are always protecting the court, but you have forgotten your own identity. You are also a prince, and you have been stripped of your title. You are still helping the court. I really can't understand what you are thinking."

Upon hearing Zhu Gaosui's words, Zhu Yunwen's eyes dimmed. He gazed southward and said, "I am not working for the court, but for the common people of the land."

The people of our Great Ming have already suffered a great deal of hardship. They are ravaged by the Northern Yuan from the outside and persecuted by pirates from the inside. It can be said that the people are living in misery. In addition, drought and locust plagues have made the people suffer even more.

Before I left, my grandmother repeatedly told me that we must not fight among ourselves.

Last time, when you three brothers were trapped in the capital, your grandmother was heartbroken. She tried everything to clear yourselves of the blame and gave you advice, telling you to go find Xu Zengshou.

Then, Xu Zengshou pleaded with the Emperor, and finally, the three of you were released from the capital.

Grandma has had a tough life. Fourth Uncle is her own son, and you three brothers are her own grandsons.

Of course, I am also his grandson.

Now, with the formidable Northern Yuan eyeing them covetously from the outside,

The area was infested with pirates, led by Chen Zuyi and his son Chen Shiliang, who were causing havoc along the southeastern coast.

At this crucial moment, when we should be united and working together against external threats, how can we allow internal strife to arise?

However, Zhu Gaosui wouldn't listen.

He waved his hand and said, "Don't try to preach to me. I only know that I'm acting on the orders of my elder brother, Zhu Gaochi."

He told me to go east, but I will never go west;

I'd rather beat a dog than chase a chicken.

We would brave any danger, whether it be climbing mountains of knives or plunging into seas of fire!

Now that you're here, you're not leaving.

"I'll detain you for now. After we take the capital, we'll ask my elder brother how to deal with you."

The air inside the tent became unusually tense.

Zhu Yunwen knew that Zhu Gaosui in front of him was like a donkey; once he got stubborn, no one could stop him!

No matter how capable you are, you can't fight against someone else's massive army when you're on their own little piece of land.

At this moment, Zhu Yunwen had no choice but to take off the Qiankun Golden Lock around his neck and raise it high.

"Zhu Gaosui, do you recognize this lock?"

Zhu Gaosui looked at it and asked, "Wasn't this lock a gift from my grandfather to my grandmother? How did it end up in your hands?"

"Then don't ask. Seeing this lock is like seeing the Emperor himself. Do you dare not kneel down?"

Zhu Gaosui glanced at Zhang Yu.

Zhang Yu examined it carefully and confirmed that it was indeed the Qiankun Golden Lock.

He tugged at Zhu Gaosui's clothes, and the two of them immediately knelt down.

Zhu Gaosui said, "Greetings, Your Majesty!"

Zhu Yunwen stood tall and proud: "Now, as your imperial grandfather, I can order you to hand over your military power."

"This—." Zhu Gaosui thought to himself that if Zhu Yunwen really did this, he would really be in a difficult position to deal with it.

"But I don't want to do that, after all, we're brothers!"

My purpose in coming here is to ask you to withdraw your troops!

You should tell them that the Northern Yuan army has suddenly attacked, and Beiping can't hold out any longer, so they need to send you back to provide relief.

In this way, you won't have to cross the Yellow River to go south.

"As long as you are wholeheartedly loyal to the court, resist the Northern Yuan, and defend against foreign threats, I don't think the Emperor will do anything to you."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Gaosui was stumped.

Zhu Di's orders to him were to cross the Yellow River and march straight to the capital, but now this unexpected turn of events has occurred.

Zhang Yu knelt behind Zhu Gaosui and nudged him with his elbow, indicating that he could agree.

Because Zhang Yu was experienced in battle, and as the saying goes, speed is of the essence in warfare, the key to military strategy lies in the word "unconventional".

Only by catching the enemy off guard and striking unexpectedly can we have a chance of victory.

Now that the imperial court knew their military intentions, it would be difficult for them to attack the capital.

Zhu Gaosui turned around and glanced at Zhang Yu.

Zhang Yu nodded at him, and Zhu Gaosui said loudly, "Alright, as you say."

Zhu Yunwen took a look and found that the Qiankun Golden Lock was indeed quite useful and worked.

Zhu Gaosui, who was usually as stubborn as a donkey, had actually become obedient today, which was something Zhu Yunwen had not expected.

Zhu Yunwen put away the Qiankun Golden Lock, and then said earnestly, "Gao Sui, when you return to Beiping this time, be sure to have a good talk with your fourth uncle."

"That's right," Zhu Gaosui's eyes darted around, "You're mistaken, aren't you? My father has gone mad, what's the point of talking to him?"

"Alright, let's just assume Fourth Uncle is crazy. Well, you can talk to your eldest brother, Zhu Gaochi, right?"

"What do you mean by 'just take it'? Father has indeed gone mad."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yunwen thought to himself that there was no need to argue with him, since Zhu Di wasn't here anyway: "Alright, you can rest today, and return to Beiping tomorrow."

"Once I return to the capital, I will certainly speak well of you before the Emperor. From then on, you will continue to garrison Beiping, and everyone will be happy. Wouldn't that be better?"

"It's a deal, we'll do it your way." Zhu Gaosui nodded in agreement.

night.

A bright moon hung in the sky.

Zhu Yunwen was resting in his tent when he suddenly heard deafening shouts of battle outside, as if Zhu Gaosui's army was fighting with another army.

Zhu Yunwen jumped out of bed, dressed himself, and went outside the tent.

Tens of thousands of troops from both sides were already engaged in fierce combat.

Because Zhu Gaosui's army was caught off guard, they suffered heavy losses.

Just then, Zhu Gaosui led dozens of his personal guards and captured Zhu Yunwen.

Zhu Yunwen looked at Zhu Gaosui and asked, "What are you doing?"

Zhu Gaosui sneered, "You ruthless fellow surnamed Zhu. I trusted you and agreed to your demands, but you secretly ordered Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying to lead troops to attack our camp. Today, I'll fight you to the death!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yunwen's head was buzzing. He thought to himself, "Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying, you've really put me in a lot of trouble."

I've already made all the arrangements here, so how could you still send troops to attack?

It turns out that Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying already knew that Zhu Yunwen was in Zhu Gaosui's military camp.

Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying discussed: "Since Zhu Yunwen has gone to Zhu Gaosui's camp, let's wait for news from him."

The King of Wu is very capable.

Guo Ying disagreed: "The Emperor gave us 10,000 troops. We've come all this way. Are we just going to return empty-handed?"

When I return to the imperial court in the future, I'll definitely be looked down upon.

"So what do you mean?"

"Zhu Yuntong was in Zhu Gaosui's military camp, and Zhu Gaosui and Zhang Yu certainly weren't on guard."

We can then take advantage of the momentum and defeat them in one fell swoop.

This will also let them know how powerful our imperial army is!

"Don't we have some face and merit in front of the Emperor?" Guo Ying analyzed.

"I'm afraid this won't work. Wouldn't doing this harm Zhu Yunwen?" Geng Bingwen looked troubled.

Guo Ying then said, "Zhu Yuntong has already been imprisoned in the Dali Temple jail twice by the Emperor."

The emperor almost killed him.

Don't forget that Zhu Yunwen was also a vassal king, and he was also a major concern for the emperor.

Moreover, Zhu Yunwen was of noble birth; he was the son of Zhu Biao and Lady Chang.

After Zhu Xiong Ying died, he should have been the legitimate grandson of the emperor.

He was originally eligible to inherit the throne; according to the primogeniture system, he should have been the grandson of the emperor.

Although Lady Lü was later elevated to the position of empress, Zhu Yunwen could not be considered a legitimate grandson of the emperor.

Therefore, the emperor always harbored a deep-seated fear of Zhu Yunwen.

If Zhu Yunwen were to die, the Emperor would probably be grateful to us.

Didn't you notice that this time the Emperor and Qi Tai only gave Zhu Yunwen a little over a thousand men to attack the pirates led by Chen Zuyi and his son Chen Shiliang?

Isn't the point to send him to his death?