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Chapter 193 The Cruel and Merciless Zhu Di

In order to justify his rebellion, King Yan crafted several proclamations in the following months: they included two letters to the court in August and December 1399, and a later declaration to unite the government and the people.The vassal king insisted that what he was doing was a just act to end the civil strife, and whether he was measured against Confucian filial piety or against the terms of the "Ancestor's Record" that stipulated the obligations of vassal kings, his actions were is right.He blamed the emperor, especially for not informing him of his father's illness and not allowing him to attend the funeral. In addition, he also accused him of destroying the palace where the late emperor lived, thereby betraying the ancestral precepts of Emperor Hongwu.

He also accused the emperor of being tempted by Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng and other Xiaoxiao ministers to persecute the princes, and falsely accused him of making military preparations to oppose the emperor.He argued that the actions he took were justified in self-defense, and he demanded that the emperor remove his treacherous advisers and restore the laws and institutions of Emperor Taizu.In addition, he also claimed that he had an obligation to carry out this disciplinary mission because he was the eldest living son of Empress Ma, so he had no shirk; he categorically denied that he was interested in the throne, but It is said that he started to eliminate villainous officials in the court based on the provisions in the "Ancestor's Instructions".

Based on the material provided by modern historians, it is doubtful whether any of his accusations were well founded in fact, or whether he was actually able to make these arguments public at the time.However, these accusations were a matter of success or failure for King Yan; ultimately they would legitimize his actions against the imperial court and help him gather men capable of disobedience.This is why the vassal king changed historical records after usurping the throne, removing all records that contradicted his remarks and replacing them with some historical arguments that supported his legal inheritance rights.

Of course, these are things for the future. If he fails to launch a rebellion, it will be empty talk.

If you look at him starting the rebellion with 800 people, it's just a joke.

But in fact, this is just for outsiders to see. During these 16 years of preparation, not to mention the south, he sits in Yanjing, the most powerful, and his influence radiates throughout the north!
Not to mention that not all of his secret guards are military generals!
In this case, he is naturally invincible and will not lose the battle!
But Zhu Di can win in this kind of prepared battle, but in a siege battle, he has nothing to do!
For example, Bingwen entered Zhending City and guarded behind closed doors.The Yan army failed to attack the city for three days and returned to Beiping.

There are not too many examples like this!
It is true that Zhu Di Dazhang has his own tricks, but the most important thing is that his spies are useless in such a siege campaign.

And another point, Zhu Di didn't dare to expose these spies, because as long as he was exposed once, Emperor Jianwen would become alert and wonder if there were spies around him.

This is his greatest strategic weapon. As long as Emperor Jianwen doesn't know, it's only a matter of time before he wins this battle, so he won't die, and if he can't attack, he will return first!
Going back doesn't mean there is no conspiracy, but from this example, after Zhu Di went back, Yao Guangxiao knew the situation, and immediately used Feige to send a letter to activate the biggest dark hand!

This secret agent was Li Jinglong. Li Jinglong was the son of Cao Guogong Li Wenzhong and was the most trusted by Emperor Jianwen.

Why do you trust so much? !This Li Jinglong is the cousin of Emperor Jianwen!

Li Wenzhong is the nephew of Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, a famous general and counselor who founded the Ming Dynasty.When Li Wenzhong was 12 years old, his mother Princess Cao Guochang passed away, and his father Li Zhen took him among the rebellious army and was on the verge of death many times.It was two years later that I saw my uncle Zhu Yuanzhang in Chuzhou.When Zhu Yuanzhang saw Li Wenzhong, he loved him very much, so he adopted him as his adopted son and took his surname Zhu.

At the age of 19, Li Wenzhong led the army as a family member, supported Chizhou with the army, defeated the Tianwan army, and became the leader of the generals with bravery and skill.Zhu Yuanzhang favored Li Wenzhong very much, and often sent him to supervise the army and accompany the generals on expeditions.Wen Zhong moved to the battlefield, and his official position was Dr. Ronglu and Pingzhangshi in Zhejiang Province, and his surname was changed to Li.

Because of Zhu Yuanzhang's favor and trust in Li Wenzhong, Li Jinglong also had the best relationship with Emperor Jianwen!
But Zhu Di still instigated Li Jinglong, and it was before Emperor Jianwen became emperor!
Therefore, Emperor Jianwen is not wronged at all. When you meet someone like Zhu Di who is so deliberate, you are really hard to guard against!

The cousins ​​with the best feelings are all from the other party, which is the main reason why Li Jinglong led an army of 50 people and was unable to defeat Zhu Di's tens of thousands of people in the end.

He is the coach, he is holding back his legs, and Zhu Di's other spies are helping, and he will only send troops to Zhu Di secretly!It is impossible to defeat Zhu Di!

To be honest, Yao Guangxiao's move was a bit risky. If Emperor Jianwen became suspicious of Li Jinglong and killed Li Jinglong, they would face huge losses, and they might lose the victory of this war!

But in the end Yao Guangxiao made the right bet!
Li Jinglong returned in a big defeat. Although Emperor Jianwen was annoyed and refused to follow him, when Li Jinglong talked about his childhood affection, Emperor Jianwen was still soft-hearted and did not kill Li Jinglong!

Later, Zhu Di used a lot of strategies, the most important of which was the estrangement, which made Emperor Jianwen feel that there was no trustworthy person around him!

At this time, I unconsciously thought of my cousin Li Jinglong again!
Li Jinglong was activated again, so naturally he was defeated and fled back to Jinling!
At this time, the balance of victory had already reached Zhu Di's side, and when Zhu Di's army approached the city, Li Jinglong stopped pretending, and swaggered with his spies to open the city gate to welcome him!
Of course, the history books don't say that, you know everything!Not knowing is either stupid or bad!

As the biggest spy, Li Jinglong was also the biggest contributor to Zhu Di's victory, and he also got his reward.

During the period of Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty, he was granted special honors to Dr. Guanglu, Zuo Zhuguo, and Prince Taishi to increase the annual salary and rank first among the officials.

This is a reward for meritorious deeds!

But this guy didn't end well, because Emperor Jianwen was also let go by him, and he even burned the palace to make the illusion that Emperor Jianwen set himself on fire!

At first, Zhu Di did not suspect Li Jinglong. Later, he secretly investigated the matter and found that all the signs were pointing towards Li Jinglong, which showed that it must be Li Jinglong.

Zhu Di secretly asked Li Jinglong about the whereabouts of Emperor Jianwen.

At that time, many years had passed, and Li Jinglong had never had any contact with Emperor Jianwen. He only knew that Emperor Jianwen had gone to sea, and he didn't know anything else.

Zhu Di believed it, and this is how Zheng He's voyages to the West began in the future!
But it was never found, which has always been Zhu Di's worry!

As for Li Jinglong, the second-five boy, it was not good, because of this matter, Zhu Di hated him!
Later, Li Jinglong was impeached repeatedly, and Zhu Di took the opportunity to remove him from the rank and ban him, and he didn't die until the end of Yongle.

This shows that Zhu Di is very vicious and imprisoned this greatest hero until death!
As the leader of the group of ministers, one can imagine how uncomfortable Li Jinglong would be if he jumped down and ended up like this. I'm afraid it would be more uncomfortable than killing him directly!

(End of this chapter)