pjbooks Chapter 598 Judy: Follow your brother, and you'll get your share of the good stuff!
Chapter 598 Judy: Follow your brother, and you'll get your share of the good stuff!
"Songting Pass is a strategically important and difficult pass to attack. Liujia Pass is not much better. It was first built in the early years of the Hongwu reign. It is a brick and stone structure of the Great Wall, ten meters long, nine meters wide, and twelve meters high. It is not easy to pass through."
"Zhu Di's time was of the essence, and he could not afford to make a single mistake, because he still had to rush to Daming to "appease" the parents and families of the soldiers in Daming, then "invite" the Prince of Ning to purge the court of corrupt officials, and finally return to Beiping at top speed."
Wan Chaozhongren: You were invited passively, right?
"Therefore, Zhu Di ordered a group of soldiers to first circle around to the rear of Liujiakou before launching an attack, thus cutting off the enemy's retreat and quickly capturing Liujiakou."
During the Zhenguan era of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin was already interested in the future Yongle Emperor. He felt that they shared the same sentiment, because a true man never plays the game of succession!
On the other side, Prince Ning, Zhu Quan, received glances from the other princes, which seemed to say: You're in trouble, you've run into a brother who's sabotaging you!
Zhu Quan: We dare not say, we dare not ask!
Judging from Fourth Brother's attitude, he's probably joining passively and might as well give up. Didn't he hear the name of the Yongle Emperor?
Lin Ke paused for a moment, feeling that the following records were a bit outrageous!
"After Zhu Di and his entourage arrived in Daming, the city's defenders closed the gates and refused to defend the city. Therefore, Zhu Di and his party circled the city in search of a possible breach."
"Just then, the southwest corner suddenly collapsed with a loud 'boom.' Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Prince of Yan entered the city, arrested Fang Kuan, and then pacified the people within the city."1
Prince Zhu Gang of Jin: ?!
Prince Zhu Shuang of Qin remarked: "Fourth Prince, could it be that you've imitated Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu and created a great magician as well!"
Zhu Di retorted: These are all legitimate historical materials. If you don't believe me, go ask Yongle!
Zhu Shuang rolled his eyes. He watched as his fourth son frantically altered historical records, only to find out the whole world knew that an uncle had usurped his nephew's throne! What a waste of time!
"Was the construction of this city wall done shoddyly? How come the southwest corner collapsed right off the bat?!"
"However, the History of Ming presents a different picture, saying that Judy rode alone into the city to complain to Prince Ning, saying, 'Brother, I'm suffering so much! That nephew is ruthless when he's beating his uncle,' and so on."
"When the older Zhu Di, who was playing the emotional card, got going, how could the young Zhu Quan, who was only in his early twenties, resist? He treated his fourth brother to good food and drink for several days in a row, but he never expected that you and your brother were of one mind, and your brother was playing tricks on you."
"Thus, the unsuspecting Prince Ning was ambushed and forced to join his fourth brother's Jingnan campaign, with the added clause that if the campaign succeeded, the world would be divided among them."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Quan looked miserable on the surface, but inwardly he was cursing. He had really been tricked. Would he be portrayed as an idiot in later generations?
The other princes, eager to stir up trouble, rushed to Zhu Quan, the person involved, and provoked him, saying, "Seventeenth Brother, how could you tolerate this?!"
Prince Ning, Zhu Quan: I may be young, but I'm not stupid!
Zhu Di: “…”
"However, considering Prince Ning's reputation for strategic brilliance, these historical records might be somewhat unreliable, so there's another version of the story."
"Da Ning's three guards and soldiers had fought against Zhu Di in the early years. The one they captured, Fang Kuan, was one of his former subordinates, and he may have already submitted to the Prince of Yan."
"It seems that our Prince Yan has quite the personal charisma. Regardless of the facts, the strategy for conquering Da Ning has been successfully completed, and we can return to Beiping now."
Zhu Pangpang: (；′д｀)ゞ Dad! Help me!