Zhu Zhi joined the battle group in front of Shence Gate with two guards. His arrival was like the last straw on the camel's back. With the last trace of Yu Yong's desperate attempt to seize the gate, the rebels completely lost their will to fight. They cried and ran away in scattered ways. Those who could not escape could only kneel down on the ground and beg for surrender.

But the Yulin Lang, who had just fought with them, were already red in his eyes and were reluctant to stop. With one knife, he saw a corpse. The soldier next to him who had already lost his fighting spirit had no will to escape except crying and trembling, waiting for slaughter.

Zhu Zhi finally understood what a defeat was like a mountain. He stood in the distance surrounded by a group of generals, looking at the slaughterhouse coldly. It was not until he saw that his soldiers were completely in control of the situation that he sent a messenger to convey the order to "submit people will not be killed". However, more than 5,000 rebels had already gone to two thousand.

Zhu Zhi slowly passed through the street in front of Shen Ce Gate, and the bloody smell made him vomit. However, he tried his best to suppress his churning stomach. As a commander, he could not make his soldiers feel cowardly. In Zhu Zhi's eyes, human bloodthirsty nature was fully displayed in this Shura field, and the distance between humans and beasts was actually only one step away.

When Zhu Zhi came to the city gate, Tie Hyun was already standing respectfully at the door to greet him. Zhu Zhi patted Tie Hyun on the shoulder and said for a while: "Taoshi, thank you for your hard work." Tie Hyun hurriedly bowed his hand to return the gift.

Zhu Zhi walked up the city tower silently, Tie Xuan, Chu Zhi, Xiao Ma Wang and Zhuang De followed closely. Standing on the high gate tower of Shence Gate, Nanjing was in full view. It was a crazy night. The bells had stopped, the fires were still flashing everywhere, and the local fighting was still going on. These soldiers were bleeding, the city was bleeding, and the entire empire was bleeding...

Zhu Zhi felt his breathing a little rapid, and his chest was pounding. At the first moment of life and death in this great era, he finally broke through. Butterflies can turn wings into storms, and history is no longer the original history. He was finally pushed to the forefront. This time he won, what about the next time? Can you still have such luck?

"Your Highness." A voice came from the side, Tie Xuan, "Please ask for instructions, how should we do the next step?"

Zhu Zhi woke up from his meditation. He felt tired and said, "What do you think about Dingshi?"

Tie Xuan said: "Just just came to report that Wang Xin, the commander of the Right Guard of Longjiang, has been captured. However, Lan Yu was not found in the chaos. According to a surrendered soldier, seeing that he had fled back to the Duke of Liang's mansion. Now catching him is the top priority."

Zhu Zhi said to Chu Zhi: "Chu Zhi, you lead the remaining troops of Shen Ce Guard to guard here. Dingshi, Xiao Ma Wang and I go to get the blue jade."

On the way, Zhu Zhi and Tie Xuan chatted and found out that after Tie Xuan arrived at Shence Gate, the soldiers who had been arranged here by Lan Yu thought that the Yulin Guard was ordered to come to pick him up, and were not prepared to be killed by Tie Xuan and then seized control of the three city gates.

After a while, Sun Rang and Mao Hai, outside the city, had already led their troops to fight and were about to call the gate to enter. Tie Xuan shouted at the top of the city: "The emperor learned of Lan Yu's rebellion conspiracy and had already taken Lan Yu. If you don't get off the horse and surrender, you can save your life." Sun Rang was furious and led his army to attack the city, but was served by Tie Xuan with a burst of arrows. Nanjing City was high and deep, Sun Rang and others also knew that it was a daydream to attack the city with their little force, so they gave up the Shence Gate and escaped to other city gates.

Due to unknown circumstances, Tie Xuan did not dare to act rashly. He just wanted to prevent the storm in the city from escaping, leaving ambush troops in the gate, but who knew that he would actually block Lan Yu.

A group of soldiers came to the Duke of Liang's Mansion, and there was already a mess inside and outside. The servants and maids inside cried and rolled up their bags and ran out to flee in all directions. The little horse king quickly dispatched troops to surround the entire mansion, and captured all the escaped people, leaving no one left behind.

Zhu Zhi ordered the little horse king to ignite a thousand people and split them into two teams to attack from the front and back gates to test the defense situation in the mansion. Unexpectedly, the two armies rushed around the mansion and basically encountered no resistance. The Tianyuan Pavilion, which had been in mid-advance, was shot by the bow and arrow.

News came out that Zhu Zhi did not care about the persuasion of the surroundings and rushed into the mansion. He saw that the Liang Duke's Mansion, which was once glorious, had become a mess, and some servants and maids were killed in the courtyard by soldiers who were attacked. In the lobby of the front yard, a shocking scene made Zhu Zhi thrilling. More than a dozen Lan Yu's family members hanged themselves in the hall. The entire Lan Mansion had become like hell, and dead people could be seen everywhere.

Zhu Zhi walked to the second entrance hall and saw countless soldiers holding torches, swords and guns to surround a two-story building in the yard. The little horse king stopped him and said, "Your Highness, don't go out. There are still remaining soldiers guarding Tianyuan Pavilion, shooting cold arrows from time to time."

Zhu Zhi said: "Send people to go up and shout, and let the people in the building come out to surrender. Just say what I said, those who surrender will not die."

Dozens of soldiers surrounded the pavilion and shouted to the inside: "The King of Liao is destined to give up his weapons and surrender quickly, and those who surrender will be spared from death."

The person who said this cried a few times, and suddenly a shout came from the building: "Don't die? Fart, since the matter is defeated, I didn't think I could survive. Take care of Liang Gong, Tu Si can't serve him anymore, so take a step first! Haha..." The voice stopped. Without thinking, a Lan Yu's confidant killed himself in despair.

The entire Tianyuan Pavilion and the Yulin Langs around were shocked by the miserable screams and fell silent for a moment. Suddenly, many people in the building laughed, some were in pain, and some shouted: "I'm defeated, you can die at most, take care of Liang, I'll leave." "If you die, you'll die. Why do you have to cry? Brother, I'll give you a ride..." These howlings in despair were creepy. Even the Yulin Langs around who had just emerged from the dead could not help but look at him.

After a while, the sound in the building gradually subsided. Zhu Zhi arrived at the door, and two lieutenants on both sides immediately protected him with large shields. He shouted to the inside: "Is Mr. Lan inside?" Without answering, he asked again.

After a moment, a voice came from the building, "Mr. Lan is here, is Your Highness willing to go upstairs and sit down?"

Zhu Zhi said: "Mr. Lan, my father wants to see you."

"Are you still worried that Mr. Lan would pull you to cushion?" The voice inside the building showed a hint of sadness.

Zhu Zhi sighed in his heart. A powerful and magnificent general had already reached such a desperate place. For some reason, he raised his foot and walked into the building. The little Ma Wang and Tie Xuan hurriedly stopped him: "Your Highness, you can't."

Zhu Zhi said, "I want to meet him, you don't have to stop him." As he said that, he walked over without looking back. The little horse king was startled and hurriedly pulled Zhu Zhi and said, "Your Highness, you must not take risks. Wait until your subordinates clear the remaining enemies in the building, and you can go in." As he said that, he led a team of soldiers into the building.

Zhu Zhi also understood Xiao Mawang’s worries and waited in the yard for a while. Finally, Xiao Mawang came out and whispered: "The remaining soldiers in the building have been cleared. Lan Yu is in the study on the second floor, saying that he would invite His Highness to go up and have tea."

Zhu Zhi nodded and walked into Tianyuan Pavilion. Tie Xuan and a dozen guards hurriedly followed in. The situation inside the building can only be described as horror. Dozens of confidant soldiers following Lan Yu had all committed suicide, and some female relatives were mixed with them. Zhu Zhi couldn't bear to stop and quickly walked up to the second floor. The scene on the second floor was completely different from the downstairs. It was spotless on it, and a rich fragrance suppressed the bloody downstairs. Several soldiers surrounded a small door, and Lan Yu was in the room. Zhu Zhi went up to knock on the door, and the door was opened, and a beautiful woman in the palace appeared in front of him.

The beauty in front of Zhu Zhiying was shocked. She was so inconsistent with the environment in front of her. The little horse king ignored this and rushed in with a few guards. The beauty's body was like a small boat floating in the huge waves under the left and right impact of the guards.

When the beauty was brought aside, Zhu Zhi saw clearly that a study room was clean and simple. A burly figure was sitting cross-legged on the couch at the door, with a golden sword on his legs. Amid the torch, Lan Yu was looking at himself with a smile: "Your Highness, come in and have a cup of tea, Longjing in the Ming Dynasty, the new tea from last year."

Zhu Zhi didn't answer, and walked into the room and sat down on the couch in front of the tea table. For the first time, he looked at the last famous general of Hongwu so close. Lan Yu looked peaceful and gently picked up the teacup and took a sip, put down the beauty beside him and said, "Qin'er, give your highness tea." The beauty also looked peaceful and put a delicate celadon tea bowl in front of Zhu Zhi, picked up the same celadon teapot and poured a bowl. Then she sat next to Lan Yu and looked at Zhu Zhi quietly.

Lan Yu said: "Longjing before the Ming Dynasty, it tastes unique to use this set of Ru kiln tea sets. Please."

Zhu Zhi picked up the tea bowl, and Xiao Ma Wang and Tie Xuan spoke at the same time: "No!" Zhu Zhi smiled at them and drank it all over: "Goddess General Lan, how can you do such tricks? You don't have to worry about them." Qin'er filled both of them with tea again.

Lan Yu raised her eyebrows and said, "Crown Prince Yiwen mentioned His Highness to Lan many times during his lifetime, saying that His Highness was his most respected younger brother. Today, when Lan met him, the prince had a good reputation and was indeed well-known."

Zhu Zhi said: "The prince once mentioned General Lan's ability in front of me. In such a situation, General Lan can still hold a beautiful woman to taste fragrant tea, and he is indeed not afraid of danger."

Lan Yu said: "This is Lan's newly adopted concubine, named Shui Qin'er, and is Lan's favorite person. What does Your Highness think?"

Zhu Zhi took a closer look and saw that she was wearing a light gauze and her hair was lightly tied. No matter how you look at it, there were thousands of styles that made people feel endless aftertaste. He smiled and said, "It turns out that the whole country is so beautiful, and General Lan also has a time when he has a strong bones and soft heart."

Lan Yu laughed and said, "Yes, it's a pity that he has only been with me for four months..."

Qin'er interrupted him and said, "General, it's four months and five days."

Zhu Zhi looked at her in surprise, and couldn't help but envy Lan Yu. A concubine was so calm at the last moment of her life.

Lan Yu laughed again: "Qin'er's heart is so soft that I, a rough man, can know."

Qin'er's eyes flashed with tears and said, "The general is not a rude man, but a great hero, a great hero who stands tall and strong."

Lan Yu smiled even more unscrupulously: "Okay, with Qin'er's words, I, Lan Yu, have no regrets. Come to my good Qin'er, would you like to sing and dance for Lan again?"

Qin'er stood up and Yingying said, "The general likes it. He dares not obey orders. I don't know what the general wants to listen to?"

Lan Yu said: "I am a big guy, oh, no, a big hero, I don't know so many, I like everything Qin'er sings."

Qin'er thought about it and said, "I will write a song about Li Houzhu's 'Linjiangxian'." As she said that, her voice turned and she started singing:

"The cherries fell and the spring was gone, and the butterflies turned into light pink and pink.

Zigui Tiyue’s west building,

The jade hook and the silk curtain, the melancholy smoke hangs."

Lan Yu's fingers flicked the beat on the back of the golden knife, Qin'er sang and danced in a small area, flowing clouds and flying sleeves, with all kinds of postures, singing like crying and complaining, and turning thousands of times.

"After the lonely alleys are scattered, I see the residual tobacco sluggish.

The incense in the stove is swaying in the phoenix.

Holding the Luo belt in vain, looking back and resentful.

Holding the Luo belt in vain, looking back and resentful.

Holding the Luo belt in the air, looking back and resentful."

At the end of the singing, Qin'er's body stopped and the singing kept surrounding the beam. She was already in tears. Qin'er turned around and suddenly hit the blade of a guard. First, she was close, second, she didn't expect her to come suddenly, and the sharp knife had penetrated her intestines. The guard was frightened, his hands softened, and the knife fell to the ground with Qin'er's body.

Qin'er's beautiful eyes were still looking at Lan Yu nostalgic and said, "General, Qin'er can no longer serve the general to drink tea. In the next life, Qin'er will follow him again..." After saying that, Xiangxiao disappeared, and a wisp of fragrant soul was left with only Hate Yiyi.

Lan Yu's face twitched twice, and her hands trembled and picked up the tea bowl, drank the fragrant tea that Qin'er had just poured, and a trace of tears fell on her eyes and sprinkled to her temples.

In this situation, Tie Xuan closed his eyes, the little Ma Wang opened his mouth slightly, and the guards slowly lowered their heads. Zhu Zhi's heart was turbulent. What is the standard for measuring a man's success? Is it power? Money? Is it honor? Or at the end of the road, there is still a confidante who follows his life and death.

Lan Yu slowly put down the tea bowl and said to Zhu Zhi: "The emperor asked you to come and take me? Are you going to live and die?"

Zhu Zhi was stunned for a moment before coming back to his senses from the tragic scene in front of him and said, "Father gave up his life and wanted to see people alive and corpses alive. He didn't say what he had to want?"

Lan Yu said, "That's good. I wonder if I can have a good conversation with Your Highness?" Zhu Zhi understood and waved his hand to his hands. The little Ma Wang was about to speak, but Tie Hyun pulled his clothes and called on the guards to silently withdraw from the study room. Only Lan Yu and Zhu Zhi were left in the room.

Lan Yu said: "Actually, at the beginning of the uprising, Lan didn't have much confidence in success."

Zhu Zhi said: "Since that's the case, why did General Lan take the risk? He committed this great crime of having no king or father."

Lan Yu smiled faintly and said, "The emperor dislikes us old brothers, and sooner or later we will be eliminated one by one. Old Fu dares to fight to the death in front of him, but Lan does not have the courage to do so. Since it is better to rebel than to have a straight knife. How can a real man be humiliated by the prison officer?"

Zhu Zhi said: "Is it just for this? I'm afraid the throne above is also a factor that attracts General Lan."

Lan Yu was stunned and said, "Who doesn't want to be the emperor? Please tell me? In the first lunar month, only the emperor can express his power to live and kill the people of the world. We are just hawks and dogs. The world is pacified and the rabbit dies and dogs cook birds and hide them all. Only when you reach that position can you turn around and control the life and death of others. Yes, Lan also has this kind of selfishness, but Lan has no choice. I don't want to live humbly like Tang He, because I am Lan Yu."

In feudal autocratic dynasty, the position of the emperor was an inextricable knot. Those so-called Confucian order and etiquette never stopped those who wanted to climb to that position. From "Where are kings, princes, generals and ministers, there is no seed" to "clearing the king's side" to "embracing the imperial robe" is the supreme power, which attracted people all over the world to follow him. In Chinese history, there may not be a year that has not occurred in rebellion, and it is all driven by the Rubik's Cube. Zhu Zhi understood Lan Yu, and he was just a loser who fell into this power knot.

Zhu Zhi said: "Since that's the case, the loser will be the enemy. General Lan will follow me."

Lan Yu's face was miserable and said, "Even a woman knows that she will not be humiliated when she dies. I, Lan Yu, have played with the most beautiful woman, drank the most mellow liquor, and enjoyed the most glorious glory. Life is enough. I have taken poison and will occur from time to time. Don't bother with your highness." Zhu Zhi was shocked and said nothing more. This may be his best result.

Lan Yu said: "A counselor once advised Lan to be careful of Your Highness. If Lan listened to his advice, she might have a chance, but Lan hesitated. Yesterday, Lan planned to leak it and learned that the emperor wanted to capture me tomorrow morning, so she forced Lan to take action in advance. Unexpectedly, the man was right and Lan was defeated by Your Highness."

Zhu Zhi said: "Maybe General Lan has been defeated from the beginning, and is defeated by his own character."

Lan Yu waved his hand and said, "Where is the defeat, Lan doesn't want to regret it anymore. The prince did not misjudge His Highness, and he would be relieved if he had His Highness in Lan."

Zhu Zhi said: "General's words..."

Lan Yu interrupted him, pointed outside, and whispered: "I once advised the prince to find a way to get rid of the King of Yan. The prince is kind and can't bear to take action. 'Come on, Your Highness, use tea instead of wine here, and have a drink with Lan.' Lan was worried that the prince would not surrender to the King of Yan in the future. The prince arranged his prince to Liaodong and had explained his intention to Lan. After tonight, the generals in the court might be cleaned up. Now it seems that with Your Highness here, the King of Yan finally had a decent opponent."

Zhu Zhi didn't know what Lan Yu meant to say this, and he couldn't make up his mind.

Lan Yu said again: "Lan and the prince will naturally help the grandson, so Lan is willing to give His Highness a gift. In the hilt of this knife, there is a treasure map, which was the remnant Yuan treasury found by the soldiers when they conquered the desert that year. The Tartars occupied my Central Plains for nearly a hundred years and plundered more than a million wealth, but they had been in exile for many years and spent less than three million taels left. This batch of wealth was buried in a secret place in the desert by me. Most of the people in the knowledge have been lost or silenced. Only I know this secret in this world. Now Lan will leave him to you." As he said that, he spun the pound of the knife handle, there was a small empty space in the middle, and a small scroll was drawn out from it and handed it to Zhu Zhi.

This incident really made Zhu Zhi not know what to do. He thought for a while, took the little relic into his hand, and whispered: "Why give it to me?"

Lan Yu said: "The emperor has not been a few years old. The grandson is young. With the ambition of the King of Yan, the world will change in the future. Lan did this just to repay the prince's kindness. He did not want wealth to disappear with Lan. At present, he is the most suitable one for him. In Lan's opinion, Your Highness is not a thing in the pool and will become a great person in the future. 'Your Highness goes back and tells the emperor that Yu will take one step first, and that his kindness will not be forgotten in the nine springs.' If the grandson can help him, he will support him. If he cannot help, he will replace him. In short, do not take advantage of the King of Yan. Your Highness must not be as kind as Lan's thoughts. If he should be cut off, he will break it, otherwise he will only regret his life in the end."

Zhu Zhi held the small scroll and felt that it was as heavy as a thousand pounds. He could not evaluate what Lan Yu was thinking, but the temptation of three million taels of silver was too great that Zhu Zhi could not refuse.

Lan Yu's face suddenly changed, and black quickly climbed onto her face, beads of sweat oozing out of her forehead. He reluctantly said: "Your Highness, Lan, Lan's family, if you are caught, I hope your Highness will help them with a happy time..." As he said that, Lan Yu slowly closed his eyes, a wisp of black blood flowed out of the corner of his mouth, sitting upright, not falling down.

"The jade is long and has a strong face, and is brave and talented. Since Kaiping was gone, Zhongshan has lost many troops and made many contributions. The great deal of Taizu is comparable to Wei Qing and Li Jing."——((History of Ming Dynasty - Biography 20))

Lan Yu died and completed the last journey of his life in his own way. As a figure in the political knot of autocratic kingship, his actions should not be criticized. He just tried his best to not live like a dog. The winner was the king, and the loser was the thief.

Zhu Zhi walked out of the door and looked up at the sky of the Ming Dynasty. The sky was like a treasure of dark blue, Qi Mingxing was hazy and shy, and the darkness before dawn seemed particularly strong, but he was still trying hard to find the light that was not easy to detect.

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