Zhu Gaoxu stood on the base decorated with white marble, raised his head and took a deep breath of fresh air outside.

At this moment, a group of people in the distance slowly walked towards this side under the surveillance of the armored soldiers. Zhu Gaoxu narrowed his eyes and watched for a while, and saw clearly the two people in front of the group of eunuchs and palace maids: one is the queen Zhang and the other is the eldest son!

Zhu Gaoxu held his hand on the white railing and waited quietly.

After a long time, the people walked up the stone steps towards the Imperial Gate. The palace servants and servants were still standing on the stone steps below, and Zhang and the eldest prince walked up to the Stair.

Zhu Gaoxu's burly and tall body, wearing iron armor, still standing there, was a little arrogant at this time.

Although the Han Palace did not recognize the throne of Emperor Hong Xi, the situation has changed suddenly now; Zhang's name is still Zhu Gaoxu's sister-in-law, similar to the elders. So she did not take the lead in bowing her knees, but just smiled reluctantly: "Gao Xu is so virtuous and has brought 20,000 guards. In less than two years, she swept the world and led her army to the imperial palace in the capital! The sister-in-law is both admired and frightened. They are all family members, so Gao Xu must have some mercy."

Her smile was forced, just like a slight smile. Although she spoke it gently and nicely, Zhu Gaoxu saw the hidden deep in her eyes, hatred, resentment and despair; but her face was a little pleasing.

But this is also human nature. For the queen, who can let go of the end of today?

Although Zhang did not salute solemnly, he immediately pulled the eldest prince beside him and whispered: "Why don't you salute the emperor!"

The eldest prince buried his head, looking angry, looked up and looked at Zhu Gaoxu with hostile gaze. He finally stepped forward reluctantly, clasped his fists and said, "Greetings to the Second Emperor."

The prince is eleven years old this year and has grown into a half-old boy. Zhu Gaoxu knows that boys of this age have already understood a lot of things, but they have no experience, so he is somewhat rebellious.

Zhang hurriedly said, "The child is ignorant, so don't be as knowledgeable as him."

"It's easy to say, no gifts." Zhu Gaoxu also smiled, looking very generous and tolerant!

However, he certainly did not tolerate himself! Children? No, no! Whether it is children, nephews and relatives, these are not the primary identities; Zhu Gaoxu could understand the key, the most important identities of the eldest prince and others... political figures.

The system of the family, country and the world. As long as the person at the center of the royal power and power, who is not a relative? Can everyone be harmonious and happy because of family affection? It is not the same intrigue and use any means to fight and kill millions of troops on the country!

The eldest prince killed Zhu Gaoxu's family and slandered Zhu Gaoxu, and was defeated and lost. Zhu Gaoxu was shuddered when he thought of this and couldn't sleep, which turned into a nightmare for many years!

But if you think calmly, neither Zhang nor the eldest prince is wrong. The winner is like that. You will often have to eliminate the threatening person to eliminate future troubles and to be sent to the eighteen levels of hell forever. Slandering an imperial uncle and slaughtering countless families of his party members will definitely be unwilling to do so. From ancient times to the present, everyone has done this, and the rules are like this, this is the best option!

Otherwise, would you leave it to those who sympathize with political enemies and are unsuccessful as an excuse to speak up righteously? Of course not! The political enemy must be ruined and there is no chance; those with ulterior motives are ashamed to be related to those who are morally corrupt and unwilling tolerate nature, and have nothing to rely on.

Perhaps because Zhu Gaoxu has become the winner now, his mentality has gradually become open-minded. Once the threat is lifted, he finds that he is not too cruel to Zhang and his son. After all, when he reaches that position, he has to do those things... Of course, Zhu Gaoxu also plans to deal with them rationally and calmly.

Since we are not wrong with each other, then Zhu Gaoxu thinks, what is wrong with me?

At this moment, a "ding-kang-kang" iron piece grinding sound rang out on the steps, and Chen Dahui, a strong man wearing heavy armor, quickly walked up to the base.

Chen Dachui ignored the queen who had the remaining status. He walked straight to Zhu Gaoxu, bowed his head, covered his mouth and Zhu Gaoxu's ears, and whispered quietly: "The second son of the pseudo-emperor (Zhan'an), Concubine Zhang and the third prince are all in the palace! Our brothers found them and sent someone to guard the harem on the spot."

When Zhu Gaoxu heard this, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief with great ease, nodded and said, "I understand."

Chen Dahui took two steps back and clasped his fists and said, "I will leave at the end."

Zhang looked slightly sideways and looked at Chen Dachui with complicated eyes, as if he was guessing what Chen Dachui said just now. But she probably didn't hear it. Chen Dachui's whisper just now was very small.

Zhu Gaoxu sighed and said in a "heart-to-heart" tone: "Sister-in-law, I used to have a nightmare, and my dreams are the same..."

Zhang asked, "What dream did Gao Xu have?"

Zhu Gaoxu pondered for a moment and said, "I dreamed that my strength was completely wiped out and trapped in a city with air and no risks on all sides. Although I had resentment, I could do nothing. I just wanted to spend my rest of my life safely."

He changed his subject and suddenly said coldly: "Unexpectedly, my nephew became the emperor and suddenly sent someone to tell me: You, the emperor uncle, have rebelled! I didn't accept it and went to argue, but my nephew was burned to death, and all his wives, concubines and children were also killed. His brothers, who had a little friendship, were killed in the whole family! Terrible..."

Zhang looked embarrassed, but agreed with kind words: "Gao Xu's dream is really terrible."

Zhu Gaoxu sighed: "Yes! But now I finally let go of those worries and fears. Sister-in-law, you can't blame me, I'm just forced to helpless."

Zhang seemed to realize something, his eyes were immediately filled with tears, and he choked and said, "Gao Xu, your elder brother knows that he is wrong, we all know that he is wrong. Your elder brother was also punished. Not only did he lose the throne, he could only watch his wife and children beg you in humiliation, and he was powerless! Gao Xu, think about the affection between our family when the late emperor and his mother were still there. Let go of hatred, and there is no need to do things too much."

"Did I do it so well?" Zhu Gaoxu asked coldly.

Zhang hurriedly said kindly: "I have no intention of blaming Gao Xu, I am just begging you now."

Zhu Gaoxu pondered for a moment. He felt that he was still very sincere in front of his elder brother; but there was no need to be so honest in front of Zhang and his son. Because her surrender at this time might not be very sincere.

Zhu Gaoxu said kindly: "Sister-in-law, don't be afraid. The nightmare I said will no longer exist in the future; in this way, we can get along well! Sister-in-law and others are all royal people, and they have a noble status. I, Zhu Gaoxu, will never let you be insulted."

Zhang asked, "Can Gao Xu remember the family's affection, can his subordinates show mercy?"

"Of course it will!" Zhu Gaoxu said seriously.

He did not want to continue talking to Zhang, so he said to the military general and civil servant Pei Youzhen outside the Imperial Gate: "It is strange that the late emperor died. I think the elder brother's throne is illegal and never admits that he is the emperor. Therefore, he cannot live in the Ganqing Palace, and my sister-in-law cannot live in the Kunning Palace.

But the elder brother's reputation as the crown prince was enthroned by my father and the late emperor, which is a fact. Therefore, I think that the elder brother's family can continue to live in Chunhe Palace.

You can arrange to escort the Crown Prince, the Crown Princess, the concubine Zhang, and the three princes to live in Chunhe Palace. Do not be humiliated or treated unfairly."

The generals clasped their fists and said, "The last general is waiting for orders!"

Pei Youzhen bowed and said, "The prince's decision is reasonable and convincing. The prince's wise and powerful martial arts, and the officials admire him!"

Zhu Gaoxu waved his hand, ignored Zhang's mother and son and others, and walked straight to the steps. The brick square outside the Imperial Gate was full of soldiers and horses, which made the imperial palace feel a little turbulent. However, after Zhu Gaoxu led his troops into the palace, there was no fighting in the palace, nor did he shed blood; the end of the fight between millions of troops outside the capital had been settled, and the people in the palace had already understood that resistance was meaningless.

After he walked down the steps, he stepped on the stirrup and turned his head to look at the numerous palaces in the north. The most important emperor family in the palace would be controlled and detained in Chunhe Palace. The remaining concubines and palace servants could not leave the palace, so I would ignore it if I stayed inside.

Zhu Gaoxu turned his head, shouted "driver", gently clamped his legs and ran southward. A large group of cavalry soldiers also got on the horse and followed Zhu Gaoxu towards the direction of the Meridian Gate. The sound of horse hooves on the brick floor resounded again throughout the palace.

Before Zhu Gaoxu ascended the throne and became emperor, he lived in this palace without a name. There was no need to give people a lewd and chaotic palace excuses when victory came. The Ming Dynasty is still in the Zhu family, so of course he would not deliberately insult the royal family.

A group of people left the Meridian Gate and walked out of the palace. However, in front was a spacious corridor with red walls on both sides, and people had to go out of Duanmen and Chengtian Gate to have a place to stay.

He led his army to the capital and went to the imperial palace to the time when he ascended the throne and became emperor, where should he live?... After the "Jingnan Battle", Zhu Di set an example, so that Zhu Gaoxu had experience: he lived in the government office on Qianbulang.

In this way, it is possible to control the central institutions of the Ming Dynasty nearby, and to isolate the contact between ministers and the "pseudo-emperor" near the palace. It is most appropriate to plan the matters before the ascension to the throne.

The elder brother Zhu Gaochi was right. The most urgent and important thing about Zhu Gaoxu is to find a way to ascend the throne and become emperor first! Only with the status can we gradually control the situation in the world and follow the rules; only then can we make the brothers in the crime army and all the civil and military nobles in the capital feel at ease, because people are most afraid of what they cannot be determined.
Chapter completed!