The plain was covered with the huge sound of horse hooves of "rumble...", and more than 20,000 cavalry surged on the ground. Some people were walking slowly in line, and some were jogging in detours. The horse army occupied a large area, and the formation of more than 20,000 cavalry was already earth-shaking.

The banner of the central army of the Emperor of Ming Dynasty fluttered in the wind, and the guards in brightly-clad clothes surrounded Zhu Gaoxu, and the crowd gradually embarked on the road of the official road.

At this moment, a shout came from the road ahead: "Ping safely, the vanguard!"

The two riders slapped their horses and questioned them. After a while, the messenger walked to Zhu Gaoxu's horse, knelt on one knee to present a memorial, and said, "The King of Zhao sent Huang Taiping, the eunuch of the King of Zhao's mansion, and a memorial. General Ping ordered the general to bring the memorial and present it to the emperor with a fast horse!"

Zhu Gaoxu asked Chen Wu beside him to open the paint seal. He got the memorial and sat on the horse's back to read it. Then he handed it to Qi Tai, Hou Hai, Zhang Fu, Wu Gao and others next to him.

Gao Sui said in the article that the eunuch Huang Yan, who was beside him, might have committed a serious crime and suddenly fled a few days ago. Gao Sui admitted that he was not strict in control and could not escape the fault. So he tied up Huang Yan's godson and asked to sack all the guards of the Zhao Palace!

Zhu Gaoxu and other civil and military officials around him finished reading the memorial, and he looked back with inquiring eyes.

Unexpectedly, everyone was very silent, and even Hou Hai, who had always talked a lot, didn't say anything easily. After all, Gao Sui was Zhu Gaoxu's younger brother, and the officials seemed to be not easy to make suggestions...

This place belongs to the North China Plain, and the terrain is flat to Beiping. Zhu Gaoxu personally led more than 20,000 horse troops and marched normally. He arrived outside the city of Peiping in less than four days.

The majestic city of Beiping should be the largest city in the north; during the Yongle period, the imperial court planned to move the capital here. Zhu Gaoxu was also familiar with this place, and there was also his former home in the city, the Prince's Mansion of Gaoyang County.

Zhu Gaoxu looked at the city tower in the distance and saw that the city gate in the east was open, and a large group of people had come out of the city gate. It was obvious that King Zhao Zhu Gaosui was not prepared to resist this time!

Ping'an's 10,000 cavalry had passed by Beiping City before, but they did not enter the city. The large tents in the city were the military camps built by Ping'an's baggage battalion for the subsequent army.

After a long time, the crowd of cars and horses came out of the city and gradually approached the Central Army's flag, which was not far away.

Suddenly, a person jumped out of a gorgeous carriage called "Xiang Luo". The man "pop" and fell to the ground. It was Gao Sui wearing a red dragon robe!

The followers around were in an uproar and hurriedly surrounded Gao Sui to save Gao Sui. Gao Sui was pushing people while lying on the ground and cried: "Second brother! Second brother... Brother... I finally see you!"

Gao Sui cried on the ground while Ordovician cried. His appearance was so touching.

However, almost everyone on both sides had a serious expression; people's expressions made the atmosphere inexplicably tense, but few people were moved.

Zhu Gaoxu quickly turned over from the horse's back and walked forward strode forward. The distance between the two brothers was getting closer and closer. Zhu Gaoxu stepped forward and grabbed Gao Sui's arm and said, "It's so stupid! What should I do if I fall my third brother! Is it okay?"

Gao Sui shook his head, hugged Zhu Gaoxu's leg and cried, "How many times did my younger brother see his second brother in his dreams, thinking about the days when our brothers laughed in the past... Isn't my brother just dreaming now?"

"Okay, okay, don't cry. So many people are watching, don't make people laugh." Zhu Gaoxu sighed, "The safe men have set up the tent of the Central Army. Let's go to the Central Army headquarters and sit down to talk about the past."

So Zhu Gaoxu helped Gao Sui up and asked someone to give him a mount, letting him ride a horse by his side. Gao Sui told his heart all the way, and when he talked about his brothers' past, he burst into tears from time to time.

Everyone came to the headquarters of the central army. The tent had been set up in advance by the vanguard army and the baggage battalion. Zhu Gaoxu sat down in the north of the tent. After Gao Sui and Zhu Wenwu bowed, they were also allowed to sit down on both sides by En.

Zhu Gaoxu took the confession file from Hou Hai and said, "My third brother and Gu Changshi (Gu Sheng, the chief of the Zhaowang Mansion), both saw that this was the confession of Yang Pu, a counselor of the King of the Democratic Republic. Huang Yan should have escaped for fear of his crime!" After that, he handed the file to Chen Wu beside him.

Gao Sui and Gu Sheng, who was standing behind him, looked through the files one after another. Chen Wu bent down, turned a page, and pointed to the content about Huang Yan.

Gao Sui's face was very pale. He occasionally took out a handkerchief and wiped his sweat gently. After a while, he said heartbrokenly: "Huang Yan was originally a slave rewarded by his father. He has served me for a long time, so I believed him wrongly! Unexpectedly, the slave was traitorous and was so brave that I couldn't detect it in time. It was too late to regret it, so I accidentally let him run away..."

He changed his breath and asked with a sincere look on his face: "Everything that I said is true. Does the Lord believe me?"

"Oh." Zhu Gaoxu sighed first, without answering immediately. He looked at Gao Sui and said earnestly: "I didn't want to be an emperor, I just wanted to be a prince. It was because of those people with ulterior motives and ambitions who wanted to become successful and slandered, and the elder brother made a big mistake; I was forced to sit in this position! I have been trying my best to keep my brothers and uncles safe. However, Jianwen's remnants are constantly provoking discord and conspiring to do evil, and it is difficult for me to do evil!"

Gao Sui nodded seriously and said yes.

Zhu Gaoxu continued: "Who is not sad about the elder brother's family? I did not expect this in advance. If the third brother doesn't believe it, the officials of the court's government are still investigating the case in Zhongdu. Please send someone to watch it!"

Gao Sui clapped his chest and said, "Can I still not believe in my brothers? Such a vicious thing must be the conspiracy of Jianwen's remnants!"

Zhu Gaoxu immediately took over the conversation: "Since it is his own brother, the third brother believes in me, why don't I believe in my third brother? Huang Yan, the eunuch who colluded with the counselor of the Daiwang Mansion, must have deceived the third brother by himself! We are brothers, and the third brother cannot have a second thought towards me."

Gao Sui was moved and almost burst into tears again. He wiped his eyes on his sleeve, nodded vigorously and said, "My brother and the emperor, no matter when and where, we will always be together!"

"Third brother!" Zhu Gaoxu looked at Gao Sui with emotion and nodded vigorously.

Gao Sui also clasped his fists and said, "Now the eldest brother is gone, our family can only rely on the emperor to make the decision!"

Zhu Gaoxu's expression suddenly changed and he said coldly: "But our thirteenth uncle, King Dai will never be wronged! The people captured by the official army were all counselors and guards of the Prince Dai's Mansion. I also rushed to Datong Mansion and personally blamed the Prince Dai for not caring about family affection! My third brother was born in Peking, and your guards could not be removed; I would be relieved only if you were in Peiping to take charge of the rear!"

Gao Sui hurriedly knelt on the ground and shouted: "I thank you for your kindness!" After he said that, he seemed to breathe a sigh of relief when he lay there.

The surrounding civil and military officials seemed to relax a little at this time, and the sound of buzzing and buzzing began to appear in the big tent.

"Second brother, please get up quickly." Zhu Gaoxu made a move to help.

After Gao Sui thanked him, he invited Zhu Gaoxu to Beiping City and wanted to hold a banquet to welcome the carriage.

Zhu Gaoxu said: "This time I have no time. My army will take a break and continue to march tomorrow morning. The third brother will do the important business for me first, and wait for my victory in the north, and then drink and chat with my third brother."

Gao Sui bowed and said, "My brother received the order."

Zhu Gaoxu said again: "After I captured the Dai King, I asked the vassal kings to send people to Peiping. The third brother was in charge of the overall situation and was responsible for interrogating the truth."

Gao Sui was stunned for a moment, nodded quickly and said, "My brother must do his best to not let the emperor down."

...At night, Gao Sui returned to Beiping City with his men. Zhu Gaoxu was sent to the gate of the central army and returned to the tent.

Qi Tai, who was responsible for transporting grain and fodder, walked into the Central Army's tent. He waved his hand and asked the guards in the tent to go out for the time being.

Qi Tai stepped forward and asked in a low voice: "Since the King of Zhao has asked to remove the guards, the emperor has shown mercy this time, but he has compromised for the case of deposing the prince?"

"It's not all because of this." Zhu Gaoxu raised his head and said, "When our monarch and ministers were in the capital, we discussed the strategy. This time we went north to shock the various places, stabilize the north, and weaken the military power of the vassal kings; rather than suddenly eroding the vassal kings! Although things were unexpected, we could not do it and suddenly changed our original intentions easily."

Qi Tai thought for a while and bowed, "I'm talking too much, please ask the Lord to sue you."

Zhu Gaoxu disagreed and said, "Qibutang is my minister. Of course, my strategy should be informed."

Zhu Gaoxu sighed, stood up and took a few steps, turned around and said to Qi Tai, "The original strategy, after several months of planning, I can almost confirm that nothing will happen! Now, if I change my approach temporarily and cut off several vassal kings, who can determine what the consequences will be?"

Qi Tai bowed and said, "The emperor holds the power of the world, but he can restrain himself and not abuse it. I admire him very much!"

Zhu Gaoxu waved his hand and asked, "Qi Butang thinks, do I do this right?"

Qi Tai said: "The Lord is wise!"

Zhu Gaoxu walked to the chair and sat back. He looked thoughtful. After a while, he suddenly said, "What I said in front of Gao Sui is not a false statement. I really didn't want to be an emperor before, and I could enjoy wealth and honor for a lifetime without worrying about it. Why not? If I hadn't been forced to do anything, I might not have pointed to relying on the little forces in Yunnan to plan major events."

Qi Tai nodded slowly with all his thoughts, then immediately clasped his fists and said, "What the emperor said is very true."

Zhu Gaoxu said: "But I have become an emperor and ruled the territory of the Ming Dynasty. So many people have died for this throne. I want to do some long-term and meaningful things, and I cannot fall into the matter of reducing the vassal states!"

The king and his minister looked at each other for a moment. Qi Tai's expression was a little complicated. He seemed to understand Zhu Gaoxu's intentions, but he seemed to be not very clear.
Chapter completed!