The sound of repeated cannon fire came one after another, and it stopped after about a quarter of an hour. Zhu Cixiang knew that it was over.

Sure enough, not long after, Jin Yiwei and Ye Bu took it back and brought back three living people.

Qianhu of Jin Yiwei came forward to report:

"Your Majesty is very good at predicting things. There are more than two hundred men in black on the mountain ahead. We quietly divided into groups and surrounded them. Under the continuous fire of cannons, none of them escaped and we captured three alive..."

Zhu Cixi nodded:

"Well done, hurry up and interrogate these three people!"

"According to the order!"

Jinyiwei Qianhu immediately ordered his subordinates to start interrogating the three living people. But as soon as the interrogation started, black blood suddenly flowed from the corners of the mouths of these three people, and they were all dead...

Jinyiwei Qianhu stamped his feet and hurriedly stepped forward to check:

"Damn it, there was a poison bag in my mouth. I made a mistake this time..."

The faces of the interrogating Jinyiwei turned pale, and they immediately knelt down and apologized to Emperor Shenwu:

"Your Majesty, I deserve to die. I didn't expect that they would have poison packets in their mouths. Please punish me..."

"Forget it, pay attention next time!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Although Zhu Cihong was unhappy, he did not blame Jin Yiwei. Only an incompetent person would punish his subordinates who were loyal to him.

There are too many people who want to kill him, and the only ones who can do it are those nobles. They will die sooner or later anyway, let them stay around for a few more days...

…

On the first day of September, the army entered outside Nanjing.

Seeing the arrival of the large army, many villagers came to watch the excitement.

They pointed at the Shenwu Army and Tiger and Leopard Cavalry soldiers wearing fine red helmets, but they were not afraid at all.

There were even bold people who came forward and asked:

"Where did the military master come from?"

Seeing that the people of Yingtian Mansion were not afraid of the government troops, several Shenwu Army soldiers were a little confused. When they reacted, a soldier smiled and said

"We are the national defense army!"

The people in the north of the Ming Dynasty saw the officers and soldiers as if they were bandits. At worst, they were robbed of all their property, and at worst, their heads were used to kill the good ones for taking credit for their merits.

Unlike the people in Jiangnan who not only moved forward, but also laughed and pointed.

When Zhu Cihong saw this scene, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

The people in Jiangnan had not experienced war for many years, and they were not afraid of the army at all.

Completely unaware of the suffering suffered by the people in the north during the war in the past few years.

Seeing more and more people watching, Zhou Yuji worriedly said:

"Your Majesty, there are more and more of these people. They are blocking the road and affecting the entry of my army into the city."

Zhu Cixi nodded:

"Send a few teams of troops to disperse the people, and then send a team of messengers to Nanjing City to inform all officials in the city to come out of the city to meet him!"

Then Zhu Cixiang said:

"Send the order to the whole army, show your momentum and prepare to enter the city!"

"According to the order!"

…

Zhou Yuji gave an order, and several groups of tiger and leopard cavalry immediately shouted for the people to disperse...

The onlookers cursed and left...

The knights who were driving away were very depressed. They encountered this situation again this time...

At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang captured Jiqing Road and renamed it Yingtianfu.

In 1368, Zhu Yuanzhang founded the Ming Dynasty and made Nanjing the capital. Nanjing became the political, economic, and cultural center of China.

In the early Ming Dynasty, Nanjing had a total population of about 700,000. It was the largest and most populous city in China at that time and the largest city in the world.

The Forbidden City in Nanjing was the largest palace complex in the world, and the Nanjing City Wall was also the largest city wall in the world.

The prosperity of Nanjing in the early Ming Dynasty witnessed the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty. The Imperial College, located at the foot of Jilong Mountain, had nearly 10,000 students, as well as international students from Japan, Korea, Annan, Ryukyu and other countries studying here.

After Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty moved the capital to Beijing, Beijing became the political and military center of the Ming Dynasty, while Nanjing became the economic and cultural center of the Ming Dynasty. More than half of the number one winners in the imperial examinations of the Ming Dynasty came from the Jiangnan Gongyuan in Nanjing.
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