If I fail to overcome the tribulation, I can only return to the Ming Dynasty and become a prince.

Chapter 76 Zhu Zhanji borrows troops
"Borrowing troops? Brother, do you know what you are talking about?" Looking at Zhu Zhanji who came to borrow troops from him, Zhu Zhanji said angrily and funny: "You have neither grandpa's imperial edict nor the Ministry of War and the The commander-in-chief of the Fifth Army issued an order to mobilize troops. He came to me and told me that he wanted to borrow troops. Brother, are you not mistaken?

These soldiers and horses all belong to the imperial court, not our own. It’s not bad enough to lend you a hundred or so men to fill the field, but you want to mobilize at least one thousand soldiers and horses, but you don’t have any on hand. Any document or imperial edict for mobilizing troops, just relying on a gold medal from grandpa to mobilize the army..."

Speaking of this, Zhu Zhanyu looked at Zhu Zhanji as if he was looking at a fool.

Zhu Zhanji also knew that he was a bit like a fool for doing this, but at this moment he had no better way to convince Zhu Zhanji. He could only look around and see that no one was eavesdropping, then whispered to Zhu Zhanji Zhan Yun said: "Grandpa is embarrassed to make this decree. Second Uncle wants to rebel! The Ministry of War and the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion are all under Second Uncle's people. I can't get the documents to mobilize troops, let alone the military symbols! Second Uncle Brother, please help me this time and lend me your soldiers!"

"Not to mention whether the second uncle really wants to rebel, even if he does, it's not the reason for borrowing troops from me because you don't have anything, big brother." Zhu Zhanquan shook his head as if there was no oil or salt in his mouth. He shook his head and still rejected Zhu Zhanji.

This undoubtedly made Zhu Zhanji feel uncomfortable. He had already received the news that King Zhu Gaoxu of Han pretended to be ill and left the capital for Tangshan with King Zhu Gaosui of Zhao. He also had the transfer order for the Ministry of War to change defenses and was preparing to move troops from Tangshan to Beijing. .

"The defenders in Tangshan are all my second uncle's old troops, and he has the order in hand, so he can lead the troops into the city in a legitimate manner. When the time comes, he only needs to give the order, and the old things of Xuanwu Gate will be close at hand! Second brother!" Zhu Zhanji! He was already furious, but Zhu Zhanquan remained unhurried and insisted on the fact that troops could not be mobilized without the Ministry of War's written transfer order and imperial edict, that is, he would not agree to borrow troops.

In Zhu Zhanju's view, Zhu Gaoxu's desire to rebel and to lead troops into the city to repeat the events of the Xuanwu Gate Incident of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty was purely overthinking.

Not to mention that Zhu Di was a horse-riding emperor who had fought all his life on horseback. As long as he appeared in front of the army, Zhu Gaoxu's soldiers could switch sides and surrender. The city defense of Nanjing alone was not something that the mere Tangshan defenders could break.

If you don't know Zhu Gaoxu's conspiracy and let him lead his troops to trick him into opening the city gate and leading the Tangshan garrison into the city, that's another story.

But having known in advance that Zhu Gaoxu planned to lead troops into the city to cause trouble, and allowing him to successfully enter the city, Zhu Zhanjun began to wonder if there was really something wrong with his eldest brother's head.

However, facing Zhu Zhanji, who was already anxious and about to have blisters at the corners of his mouth, Zhu Zhanji still thought about it and said to him: "Second uncle led troops into the city. Since you have received the news in advance, then tell the city gate guard If the army doesn't open the door, why don't we just keep the second uncle out of the city? Does he still dare to attack the city?"

The Xuanwu Gate Mutiny by Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty was successful because, on the one hand, he had troops in Chang'an City and did not need to mobilize troops from outside the city. On the other hand, Chang He, the commander-in-chief of the imperial guard who was responsible for guarding the palace at that time, was himself a member of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. Tang Taizong was able to successfully lead his troops into the imperial city to ambush and killed Prince Li Jiancheng at Xuanwu Gate.

But what about Zhu Gaoxu?First of all, he had to mobilize troops from outside the city. Secondly, there was no internal response within the city. The only troops he had were the Tangshan garrison that could be mobilized with a defense transfer order. The total strength of the troops would not exceed one guard post.

With this small force, let alone entering the Nanjing city carefully built by Zhu Yuanzhang, even if they were allowed to enter the city, it would be impossible to break through the defense of the imperial city.

You must know that the defenders of the Imperial City alone include the Banner Guards who are responsible for guarding the gates of the Imperial City, and the Jiyang Guards, Jeju Guards, Fujun Guards, Huben Right Guards, Jinwu Vanguard, Yanshan Vanguard, and Yulin Vanguard guarding the south of the Forbidden City.The east and west parts of the Forbidden City are respectively Jinwu Left Guard, Yulin Left Guard, Fujun Left Guard, Yanshan Left Guard, Huben Left Guard, Jinwu Right Guard, Yulin Right Guard, Fujun Right Guard, and Yanshan Right Guard.

Stationed in the northern part of the Forbidden City from the left and right sides of Xuanwu Gate to the left and right sides of Bei'an Gate were Jinwu Guards, Fujun Guards, Tongzhou Guards, and Daxing Left Guards.

These 21 guards and horses, plus the Jin Yiwei who are responsible for "directly driving the guards, patrolling and arresting", are the 22 guards of the emperor's personal army!At its peak, each guard and horse could number ten thousand people.

These soldiers and horses have just returned from Zhu Di's Northern Expedition. Each unit can be called a veteran, the real elite of the Ming Dynasty!

Zhu Gaoxu wanted to stage a Xuanwumen mutiny to force the palace to take power with only a few guards?Zhu Zhanjun felt that unless Zhu Di was not in the palace, there was a slight chance that Zhu Gaoxu could enter the palace, otherwise he was just messing around.

It is easy to understand why Zhu Di did not issue an edict, because in Zhu Di's view, Zhu Gaoxu had no possibility of success, and he could kill him for this little thing without any response!
But Zhu Zhanji didn't think so. He persuaded Zhu Zhankui earnestly: "Second brother, you know grandpa. The biggest obstacle in his heart was the Jingnan incident. He didn't want our Zhu family to kill each other. If the second uncle is really allowed to attack the city or start a fight, everyone in the world will know that the second uncle is going to rebel, and our Zhu family will start fighting again, which will make the world unstable!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was born in a rebellion, and Zhu Di himself raised an army to seize the throne from his nephew. This made the Ming Dynasty from Zhu Yuanzhang to Zhu Di, including Jianwen, the grandson who succeeded him. The inheritance of the throne has always been in turmoil. If something happens again, There will be rumors and gossip about Zhu Di's improper position and his unmatched moral character.

Therefore, no matter whether Zhu Gaoxu really wants to rebel or not, Zhu Zhanji cannot really let Zhu Gaoxu lead troops into the city, or even take action, because once a war breaks out or any gossip spreads, it will become difficult to deal with it.

The only way he could think of was to stop Zhu Gaoxu before he led his troops into the city, and then persuade Zhu Gaoxu to give up.

To achieve this, considering Zhu Zhanji's ability, it is not impossible, but if we can borrow soldiers from Zhu Zhanquan and don't need to use Zhu Di's token to pull the tiger's skin to make a big flag bluff, It will undoubtedly make this much less risky.

Although he really wants to do things beautifully, if he can avoid taking risks, Zhu Zhanji still hopes to handle this matter more safely and successfully.

After all, if Zhu Gaoxu is determined to cause a scene and he has no soldiers at all, Zhu Gaoxu can directly capture him and prevent him from using any moves.

(End of this chapter)