Attack on Beiping Jingnan Campaign
yongle emperor
in december 1398, prevent potential attack prince of yan, jianwen emperor appointed several imperial staff beiping (present day beijing) zhu di stationed in. in response, zhu di pretended ill while preparing anticipated war. however, conspiracy reported imperial staff in beiping 1 of staff in yan court. result, arrest prince of yan ordered imperial court. zhang xin, 1 of imperial staff, decided leak imperial order prince of yan. prepare imminent arrest, zhu di ordered general zhang yu gather 800 men patrol yan residence in beiping.
in july, imperial staff surrounded yan residence, , zhu di responded executing imperial staff , stormed gates of beiping. nightfall, zhu di in control of city , officially rebelled against imperial court. next several days, yan forces captured tongzhou, jizhou, dunhua , miyun. end of july, juyong pass, huailai , yongping fell yan forces , entire beiping area under control yan control.
as yan forces captured huailai, prince of gu fled nanjing territory in xuanfu, situated near yan forces. in august, imperial order demanded prince of liao , ning return nanjing. prince of liao accepted order while prince of ning rejected. prince of dai intended support yan forces, forced remain under house arrest in datong.
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