zhuyuanzhangtingdaozheigexiaoxi，lianshangshunjianluchuleyihuodeshenqing。
tadeyanjingweiweizhengda，manshibujieyujingya，xinzhongxiangdao：“yuntengzheixiaozi，weiheyaozuochuzheibandanibudaozhishi？”
ranhouzhuyuanzhangkanxiangsongzhong，neiyanshenyourushizhiyiban。
taxiwangcongsongzhongneilidedaodaan，huozhezhishaoshiyigehelidejieshi。
songzhongbeiheleyitiao，zhijieyuanditiaoleqilai。
tadengdaleyanjing，zhihuzheibukeneng：“huangye，zheijuebukeneng。”
songzhongduishangzhuyuanzhangdeyanshenhou，ganshoudaoleneiyanshenzhongdeyaliyuyiwen。
tayouzhuantoushuodao：“chenzheijiuqucha，shuowanbianjimanglikai。”
tadejiaobucongcong，tabixujinkuaichamingzhenxiang。
erzhuyuanzhangzeduzizhanzaitingyuanzhizhong，tadexinzhongchongmanleyihuoyudanyou。
zheichangturuqilaidebiangu，jianghuibadamingwangchaodaixianghefangni？
“zanjiasizheigejuedingdaodishiduihaishicuo？”
zhuyuanzhangnannanziyu，xianrulechensi。
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jinlingchengmatou，cikedehaimianquandoushigezhongquanfuwuzhuangdechuanzhi。
neixiezhanchuanyisouaizheyisou，mimimamadibumanlehaimian。
chuanshenjieshiyonghoushidemubandazaoercheng，mubandefengxijianhaitumozhefangshuideyouzhi，zaiyangguangdeyingzhaoxiafanzheyoulengdeguang。
chuantoushangdezhuangjiaoshanshuozhebinglengdejinshuguangze，sushuozhetamendegongjixing。
meisouchuanshangdeweiganlinli，judadechuanfanbeihaifengguzhangdemanmande，shangmianyinzhezhuyuntengdebiaozhi，neibiaozhizaifengzhonglieliezuoxiang。
chuanxianliangce，baifangzheyipaipaiheidongdongdepaokou，jiuxiangyizhizhilengkudeyanjing，kuishizhejinlingchengdefangxiang。
jiabanshang，shibingmenlaihuichuansuo，tamenshenzhejiangudekaijia，shouchifenglidebingqi，jiaobuzhengqieryouli，yanshenzhongtouzhejiandinghejueran。
jinlingchengmatoudehaimian，congweiyouguorucisenyandejingxiang。
zhuyuntengdejianduirutongyipianwuyunyacheng。
zhuyuntengzhanzaiqijiandechuantou，yanshenjiandingdiwangzhejinlingcheng。
suihoutapairenchixubuduandiduizhejinlingchenghanhua：“xianzarendengjinkuailikai，buribiankaishipaohongjinling。”
neishengyintongguojudadelabachuanchuqu，zaijinlingchengdeshangkonghuidang。
baixingmentingdaozheihanhua，dunshiyipianhuangluan。
yigelaozhezhouzhemeitou，manlianyihuodiduishenpangderenshuo：“zheiqiongwangdianxiazenmeturanyaogongdajinlingle？jinlingkeshizandamingdegenjisuozaia，tamobushifengle？”
pangbiandenianqingrenyeshiyilianmangran：“sheizhidao，zheiqiongwangdianxiayizhidouzaiqiongzhoufu，hejinlingyemeishenmedamaodun，zenmeturanjiubinglinchengxiale？”
yiweifunvjinjinbaozhehaizi，jiaojidishuo：“buguanweisha，zanmenkebunengzaizheierdengsi，deganjinzhaogedifangduoqilai。”
yiweimaicaidexiaofantingxiashouzhongdehuoji，manlianbujiediduipangbiandegukeshuo：“ninshuozheiqiongwangdianxiashibushishouleshenmerendeguhuo？haohaodeweishayaodajinlingni？zheijinlingchenglikedoushizandamingdebaixing。”
gukeyeyaozhetoushuo：“woyexiangbumingbai，zheiqiongwangdianxiayiqianyemeichuanchushenmeexing，zenmeturanjiuzuochuzheidengdanibudaodeshiqing？”
yigeshushengmoyangderenmozhexiaba，ruoyousuosidishuo：“huibuhuishichaotinglichuleshenmebiangu，rangqiongwangdianxiabudebuzheiyangzuo？danbuguanzenyang，zheidoushishenglingtutandeshiqing。”
tashenbiandelaozhetanlekouqishuo：“ai，buguanshenmeyuanyin，zanmenxiaolaobaixingkezaoyangle，zhixiwangnengduoguozheiyijie。”
baixingmendeyihuohekongjuzaizheiyikejiaozhi。
tamenbumingbaizheituruqilaidebiangubeihoudeyuanyou，zhinengbennengdixunqiuzibao。
zheishi，renqunzhongyourenkaishiwangjiadefangxiangpao，bianpaobianhan：“kuaihuijiagaosujiaren，qiongwangyaopaohongjinlingle，deganjinzou！”
qitarentingdaohou，yefenfenfanyingguolai，kaishiwangjialibenqu。
xiazhaidejiedaoshang，renmentuisangzhe、yongjizhe，gezhonghuhanshengciqibifu。
raner，haimeidengbaixingmencongyihuozhonghuiguoshenlai，zhuyuntengbianrangrenduizhehaimiankaipaole。
“轰！轰！轰！”
huopaofachuzheneryulongdehongmingsheng，paodanhuxiaozhechongxianghaimian，zaihaimianshangjiqijudadeshuizhu。
neishuizhushunjiantengkongerqi，ranhouyouzhongzhongdiluoxia，jianqidapiandeshuihua。
tachedijisuilebaixingmenxinzhongjincundeyisijiaoxing。
jinlingchengbeisiwangdekongjusuolongzhao。
baixingmenbeihedelianseshabai，tamenzaiyegubushangyihuo，jimanglikai。
dajiadouchaozhechengmenkouyongqu，yourenshuaidaole，pangbianderenhuiganjinlayiba，ranhoujixubenpao。
renmenfenfenbenzouxianggao，bazheigexiaoxigaosuzijidejiarenhelinju，ganjinyiqilikaizheishifeizhidi。
dajiexiaoxiangli，daochudoushihuangluanbenpaoderenqun，huhansheng、kujiaoshengjiaozhizaiyiqi。
jinlingchengxianruleyipianhunluanzhizhong。
金陵皇宫内。
yigeshicongjicongcongdichuanguozhangzhangdehuilang，tadejiaobuhuangluanerjicu，xielvyudimiandepengzhuangshengzaijijingdehuanggongzhongxiandegewaituwu。
tadeliansecangbai，etoushangmanshihanzhu，yanjinglitouzhejingkong。
shicongyilubenzhigongdianmenkou，haiweidengmenkoudeshouweitongbao，jiuzhijiechonglejinqu。
tadechuangrudapolegongdianneiyuanbendechenjing。
zhuyunwenzhouzhemeitou，lvedaibumandikanxiangzheigemaoshideshicong。
shicong“putong”yishengguizaidishang，shentihaizaiyinweibenpaoerweiweizhandou。
tadakouchuanzheqi，shengyindaizhezhandouheyisinanyiyizhidehuangluan：“bixia……bixia，dashibuhaole！”
zhuyunwenzuozhileshenzi，yansudiwendao：“heshirucihuangzhang？”
shicongyanlekoutuomo，taiqitoulai，yanjingbuganzhishizhuyunwen，jiejiebabadishuodao：
“bixia，qiong……qiongwangdianxia，ta……talvlingdalianghaijunqianlaijingongjinlingle！”
zhuyunwentingdaozheigexiaoxi，jiuxiangshitingdaoleyigehuangmiujuelundexiaohua，huaiyizijideerduoshibushitingcuole。
“tanalaidejundui？nalaidechuan？nalaidewuqi？”
朱允炆难以置信。
qiongzhoufusuiranshiyifangzhidi。
danzhuyuntengzenmenengzaizijihaowuchajuedeqingkuangxiazujianqiyizhinenggouqianlaigongdajinlingdehaijun？
haiturandaizhedajunchuxianzaijinlingchengwaidehaimianshang！
erqiezujianyizhihaijuntanherongyi，zheixuyaodaliangderenli、wulihecaili。
zhuyuntengzenmekenengqiaowushengxidijiuyongyoulezheiyangyizhiqiangdadeliliang？
zheijianzhijiuxiangshitianfangyetan。
zhuyunwenxinzhongmanshiyihuo。