Although Gao Jie was a military general, he was not an ignorant and reckless man.

He saw Lu Zhenfei sitting in a brocade robe sitting on the head, and asked in surprise: "Governor Lu, who is this?"

Lu Zhenfei looked at Zhu Cilang, and saw Zhu Cilang nodding slightly, then cleared his throat and said, "This is the Eastern Palace Highness."

Gao Jie was stunned.

East Palace?

Is the handsome young man in front of me the prince?

I'll tie my mother!

Gao Jie felt dizzy and almost fell head-on.

He pursed his lips, not knowing what to say.

"Gu Suwen General Gao's name, it turns out to be extraordinary when he saw it today."

Zhu Cixuan stretched out his right arm and said in a stern voice: "General Gao, please sit down."

Gao Jie only felt his throat dry, and after a long time, he said hoarsely: "I obey the order."

Gao Jie was confused at the moment and only had his butt stuck on the chair, but he didn't dare to confirm it.

"General Gao, Your Highness arrived at Huai'an Prefecture by sea."

Lu Zhenfei said slowly: "The capital was besieged by the rebels, and the palace was descended to the south to supervise the country. We civil and military officials should follow His Highness to the death."

Gao Jie repeatedly claimed that he was.

He probably understood now that the Eastern Palace escaped before Li Zicheng attacked the city, and then walked to Huai'an Prefecture by sea.

Although it was the end of March, Gao Jie felt sweating profusely on his back. After learning that Li Zicheng was urging to Shenjing, he hurriedly ran away, first arrived in Shandong, and then fled to Nanzhili. He thought he could breathe a sigh of relief, but he met the Prince of the East Palace in Huai'an Prefecture. This really cost him his life.

Who is the prince? That is the eldest son of today.

When the emperor was in a state of diminishing power in the Shenjing, he issued an edict to all troops and horses to enter the capital to serve the king, but Gao Jie turned a deaf ear and ran away.

If the prince settled the accounts in the autumn and held the blame, Gao Jie would definitely not be able to take it.

Now he felt that this banquet was a Hongmen banquet. Chen Jinxing, who was killed in heaven, actually encouraged him to come to the banquet. Now, even his personal soldiers were downstairs. If the prince of the East Palace really wanted to attack, he would have no resistance.

Gao Jie was guilty and naturally felt that the wind and shuddered. He looked around and felt that there were soldiers hidden behind the screen, and he was afraid that the prince would rush out if he threw a wine glass.

He forced a smile and bowed to Zhu Cilang, "Since your highness is the governor of the country, I will serve you as your highness to kill the thieves and the enemy, and support the country."

He never mentioned that he was surrounded by Shenjing because he was afraid of implicating himself.

He also knew that it would be a matter of time before Li Zicheng captured the capital, and the emperor would definitely not survive at that time, and the prince who was in charge of the country would naturally inherit the throne.

It is of some use to express his opinion at this time. Gao Jie did not ask for an increase in the title, but only hoped that the Eastern Palace would not pursue his crime of running away for his own sake.

"Okay, okay! General Gao has such ambitions and is very comforted."

Zhu Cixuan smiled and said, "I wonder how many troops General Gao has brought to Huaian here?"

Gao Jie hurriedly replied: "Report to your Highness, there are 20,000 infantrymen and 5,000 cavalrymen."

Zhu Cilang said oh, but was surprised.

There are 25,000 men and horses, including 5,000 cavalry, and this strength is not ordinary.

This is the troops that Gao Jie had just fled to Huai'an. After he decided to open the town in history, he added more troops in the local area and had more troops under his command. No wonder Shi Kefa thought of Gao Jie the first time he wanted to fight the Northern Expedition, probably because this person's strength was the strongest among the four towns.

Zhu Cixuan was a little grateful for his decision at that time. What he lacked now was a general like Gao Jie with combat experience.

He poured a glass of wine, took a sip, and said with a sip, "More than 20,000 people, the matter of food and grass is the top priority. Gu has already ordered the governor of Lu to send food and grass to General Gao in accordance with the regulations of the guest army, which should be able to solve the urgent problem."

Upon hearing this, Gao Jie cast a grateful look at Zhu Cilang.

Lu Zhenfei helped him with food and supplies for no reason, and he felt very strange. He never thought that this actually came from the prince of the East Palace.

Gao Jie escaped all the way like a rat crossing the street, and the civil servants didn't even look at him directly.

Although Lu Zhenfei said some polite words to him, Gao Jie knew that if it weren't for Prince Lu Zhenfei, he wouldn't be so polite to him.

"Your Highness! I will be your Highness's man in the future!"

After saying that, Gao Jie actually knelt down on the ground with a pounce, kowtowed to Zhu Cilang.

Although he was a military general, he was very smart. Now even fools could see that the emperor had no way to survive, so it would be a matter of time before the Eastern Palace succeeded. Although showing loyalty at this time is not considered a timely help, it is much better than the prince's successor after he ascended the throne.

At that time, the overall situation was decided and the prince had become the emperor. No matter how he looked at his only tens of thousands of people, it was much lighter than the icing on the cake.

Gao Jie couldn't get up, but Zhu Cilang didn't rush to help him.

The superiors have a complete routine to respect the virtuous and the wise and the wise and follow each other. It is particularly important to grasp the position in the meantime, and the effect will be greatly reduced if a detail is not done properly.

Of course, Zhu Cilang didn't think that Gao Jie would follow him wholeheartedly. Since this person would rebel, he would not believe in any nonsense that he was ordered by heaven.

Zhu Cixuan and Gao Jie are just a relationship of mutual use. What Zhu Cixuan needs now is an army with enough deterrence. The 20,000 regiments are naturally not good at training troops. Gao Jie's troops are the best choice.

Gao Jie needed to use Zhu Cilang to find the merit of following the dragon, so he was promoted to the position.

He is now the general, so he can't be promoted, but he can be promoted.

As for the arrangements for Gao Jie, Zhu Ciyang had already thought about it. At this time, he would rely more on Gao Jie. After the situation of ascending the throne and becoming emperor stabilized, he would slowly marginalize Gao Jie's troops and split his army.

By then, Zhu Ciyang will definitely have his own personal army and will definitely be higher than Gao Jie in terms of absolute strength. I would not dare to object.

Of course, Gao Jie himself, Zhu Cilang, can still use it, but it will downplay Gao Jie's influence and only retain the first battalion of troops for him.

This is also the routine of the Ming Dynasty to check and balance military generals. The general only has command power during combat. Usually, the general cannot command except for his own battalion officers and soldiers, even the deputy generals and the generals.

Of course, these are all later stories, and now we still have to gain Gao Jie's allegiance.

Gao Jie's words seem ordinary, but in fact they express an important message, that is, he is Zhu Cilang's personal.

After all, Zhu Cilang is not an emperor now, and even if he ascends the throne and becomes emperor, he will have a confidant.

It seems that Gao Jie has great ambitions and wants to be the confidant of the future Holy Emperor.

Zhu Cilang did not refuse this. Just because Gao Jie dared to launch troops to fight against the Qing Dynasty, he was not a coward who was not good at it.

Although this person has the flaw of being tyrannical and profit-oriented, he is useless.

Flawed talents are better controlled, and Zhu Cilang firmly believes that he can control him well.

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Chapter completed!