Seiwa

The fighting in Beiping lasted for three days.

The defenders of eight of the nine gates were quickly defeated, either surrendered or withdrew from the city.The defenders of Duxi Zhimen were extremely brave, and the Yan army could not attack for a long time.The number of people killed and injured here is actually more than the sum of the other eight sects.

King Yan became angry, and he withdrew He Shou, who led the troops to attack the gate, and personally commanded the battle.

He Shou, who was sprayed with saliva all over his face, didn't dare to say anything. The commander was withdrawn, so he simply took up his long knife, acted as a pawn, and launched a charge with the soldiers under his command.

If he couldn't win Xizhimen, he would lose face.

For a moment, arrows flew like rain in front of Xizhimen, and swords shone like clusters.Soldiers from both sides kept falling, but no one took a step back.

Once the killing starts, it cannot be easily ended.

Yan Jun knew that after three days, only Xizhimen was left among the nine gates, and only by capturing here could he truly control Beiping.

The guards of the city gate also know that once they are defeated, the only thing waiting for them is death.

King Yan rebelled, and he must sacrifice blood to the flag.

Waiting for reinforcements outside the city was an extravagant hope. Song Zhong's army was in complete chaos. The two thousand cavalry led by Kaipingwei Commander Xu Zhong, like a sharp long knife, ruthlessly plunged into Song Zhong's chaotic army. The army of 3 people fell apart in an instant, and the smoke and dust filled with blood.

The defenders on Xizhimen witnessed this scene with their own eyes. It is not that no one thought about fleeing, but how and where did they flee?

Beiping is the territory of King Yan, no matter where he escapes, he will inevitably die.

Then fight hard, die loyal to the court, and die well.

Those who were ordered to guard Xizhimen commanded Peng Er. Instead of escaping from Beiping amidst the chaos, he gathered the remnants of the army and guarded the city gate.

When the Yan army's offensive was further strengthened and it was doomed not to be able to wait for Song Zhong's reinforcements, Peng Er showed no fear on his face, ordered his own soldiers to lead the horses, jumped up, held a spear, and shouted: "The king of Yan is here for the rebels!" Thieves, we all eat the royal salary, and we should be loyal to the country! Let me kill the thief! Kill!"

"kill!"

The remaining defenders of Xizhimen, with their last strength, launched a countercharge against the Yan army.

There is no chance of winning, just willing to die.

Compared to Yu Zhen who fled, compared to Song Zhong outside the city, Peng Er and his remnant army demonstrated true bravery and loyalty.

Looking at the one hundred remnants of the army fighting from Xizhimen, the king of Yan raised his long sword. The man who has been fighting with the Tartars in northern Xinjiang for many years is the most important hero.

In front of him is the enemy who wants to put him to death.

He is also an admirable man, a hero!

"kill!"

The Yan army's infantry separated like a tide, and the cavalry rushed out. Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Gaoyang County, charged forward, holding a long knife, and instantly joined the oncoming Peng Zhan.

The blades collided and the spears swung. This was the last battle in Beiping City, and it was also the most tragic one.

In the sky, the setting sun was like blood, and under the city gate, blood flowed like a river.

Peng Er finally fell down, holding a spear in his hand, dying with regret.

King Gaoyang was about to behead him, but was stopped by King Yan.

"Commander Peng is a man, give him a good burial!"

Zhu Gaoxu put away the long knife, "Follow the order!"

The shouts of killing in the city stopped suddenly, and Song Zhong outside the city knew that there was nothing to do. He led Yu Zhen and others who escaped from the city gate, gathered some southern and frontier troops, and retreated hastily to Juyongguan.As for the Yanshan guards and other frontier soldiers, whether to kill or surrender, let them go.

The general took the lead in sneaking out, and the soldiers naturally no longer had the will to fight.

Yang Duo and others took the opportunity to meet up with the cavalry brought by Xu Zhong, and wiped out Song Zhong's men who were trapped in the chaos.

So far, more than [-] people under Song Dudu's command, not to mention all losses, are also seriously injured.

Most of the Yanshan guards turned against the King of Yan, and the frontier army had no intention of fighting. After counting the number of people, there were less than 1 troops who retreated to Juyongguan with Song Zhong.Fortunately, the defenders who withdrew from Beiping City were recruited one after another, and the number barely reached [-].

Song Zhong ordered Yu Zhen to lead [-] soldiers to defend Juyongguan, and he led the rest of the army to retreat to Huailai. At the same time, he sent a horse to deliver a letter to the court. King Yan rebelled, and Beiping City fell into the hands of the rebels.

Knowing that Song Dudu only left 5000 people for himself, Yu Zhen understood that he and these 5000 people would become abandoned sons and cannon fodder for delaying time.

Yu Zhen did not express any objection, nor did he have a position to object.

Zhang Bing and Xie Gui were killed, and King Yan took advantage of the situation to seize Beiping City. He has to bear a lot of responsibility.If he hadn't patted his chest to guarantee, Zhang Bing and Xie Gui might not have died so neatly.Afterwards, Yu Zhen was also introspecting, why was his mind twitching at that time?It is not necessary to enter both of them to enter Yan Wang's mansion to verify their authenticity, isn't it enough to enter one?

If Zhang Bing and Xie Gui hadn't been chopped off by the King of Yan, and Zhang Xin followed the King of Yan to rebel, the defenders outside the palace would not be leaderless, let alone be defeated so quickly.He would not be coerced by the rebellious army, and he withdrew from Peiping all the way.

Thinking of this, Yu Zhen sighed, the matter has come to this point, regretting is useless.Since Song Dudu regards him as an abandoned son, it is much better to die on the battlefield than to be questioned by the court.

If he died, at least he could save his family from disaster.

In the city of Beiping, the bodies of the soldiers who died in battle were collected, and countless torches were lit in the city. King Yan was riding on the horse, with majestic tiger eyes, and said in a deep voice: "I am Emperor Gao, the son of Empress Xiaoci Gao, and I have But follow the law and keep the points, everyone sees it. Today, the son has no way, he was blinded by treacherous ministers and mutilated the vassal clan. !Follow the instructions of Emperor Taizu Gao, from now on, the soldiers will calm down, wipe out the treacherous officials, wipe out the universe, and clear the emperor's side!"

Just when the sun was rising in the east and the fog cleared the sky, King Yan was dressed in armor, majestic and majestic, making people admire him.

"I am willing to attach myself to the tail and help the prince to pacify the universe, wipe out treacherous ministers, and help the country!"

"I am willing to follow the prince!"

"Your Highness, Chitose!"

With the experience of propagating the theory of rebellion last time, both Yan Wang and Zhang Yuzhuneng have become extremely proficient in their business.

King Yan gave the ladder, and immediately someone went up to help it, crying and shouting, and among them, He Shou shouted the most vigorously.

I didn't do a good job in the previous work, I couldn't break the gate, and my immediate boss was very dissatisfied. This time I have to perform well. If I perform well, I will have a future in the future.

When Xu Zhong entered the city, he happened to catch up with the opportunity to show his loyalty, so he dismounted immediately, and with a loud voice, he instantly overwhelmed everyone.

When it comes to voice, who are the men in the frontier army afraid of!

Meng Qinghe knelt on the ground with others, the blood splattered on his face had dried up, chapped into lumps, very uncomfortable.

You can't rub it if you feel uncomfortable. This is evidence of participating in the battle.I didn't see the few people around King Yan, they were very good at killing, they were too quick to strike, and they reacted too quickly, so they didn't splash any blood, so they could only wipe it off by themselves, all of them were red-faced Guan Gong.

King Yan was still giving impassioned speeches, in which he mentioned many times that he was the son of Emperor Hongwu and Empress Ma, and plated himself another layer of gold.

Emperor Jianwen was not born to the concubine Chang. His mother was a side concubine first and then a step concubine. Strictly speaking, he was born as a "bastard".The king of Yan emphasized so in order to show his position in terms of identity. Compared with Zhu Yunqi, he should be more orthodox.

No matter what other people think, anyway, King Yan said so.

Doubt?Weigh the consequences yourself.

Meng Qinghe made up his mind to follow Yan Wang Jingnan and fight for power, wealth and beauties all his life. Even if Zhu Di said he was born on Mars, what does it matter?

There must be many people who have the same idea as him.

The people expressed their loyalty three times, expressing that they must unite around King Yan, hold high the banner of Jingnan, and take the road of rebellion wholeheartedly, unwaveringly.Yan Wang took advantage of the opportunity to encourage a few words, and promised to follow Laozi to Jingnan, which will definitely benefit a lot!The house ticket is not a problem, and the official position is not a problem!

Everyone shouted again, and the atmosphere became more enthusiastic.

King Yan struck while the iron was hot, appointed Zhu Neng as the vanguard, and led two thousand cavalry and three thousand infantry to pursue Song Zhong.

At the same time, Yanshan guards were sent to pass a message to the brothers who live nearby. I want Jing Nanqing to be on the side of the king and raise the flag to rebel. You can figure it out.

Zhu Di's style of doing things is very similar to Zhu Yuanzhang's. Either he doesn't do it, and once he does it, he will go all the way to the dark. If there is no way ahead, he can open a way.Axes and hammers are useless, just bombard them.

In this regard, Emperor Jianwen is not as good as Yongle, let alone Hongwu.There is always a lot of scruples when it is time to make a decision, and it is doomed to be unstable and loser.

The brothers reacted differently to the news of King Yan's rebellion.

Some people were watching, some were eager to try, the one who reacted the most was Gu Wang, I don’t know what this guy thought, when he received the news, he packed his luggage and went straight to Nanjing without saying a word, or at night.

Zhu Di is also quite puzzled, it's not safe to be a neighbor with him, but it's safe to go to Emperor Jianwen's territory?

Must have been hit on the head with a rock.

However, now he doesn't have much time to think about how big a hole was smashed into King Gu's head. After the war, the residents in Beiping City need to be appeased, weapons and fodder need to be requisitioned on a large scale, and a large number of strong men from the countryside need to be resettled. Stacked together, the entire Yanwang Mansion was so busy that they kicked the back of their heads.

Meng Qinghe also had no time to spare, and was ordered to lead people to arrest the secret workers in the city, resettle the surrendered enemy troops, and cooperate with the military commander in the city to deal with the environmental sanitation problem.

These "important jobs" were all won by the crown prince for him. When he was seconded from Shen Xuan's subordinates, Commander Shen agreed on the spot.

Meng Qinghe was very depressed. Right now is the best opportunity to make a contribution. After the previous battle, he thought that he could be promoted to another level. If there is no Qianhu, the Deputy Qianhu will do.

As it turned out, he was a police officer in the morning and a prison guard in the afternoon, and he had to do some urban sanitation work when he had time.

What's going on here?

He broke his head and entered the world's top [-]. He was full of ambitions, but he was told that other positions are full, so you need to use a broom to make do with it.

Throw the broom first and then the table?

Meng Twelve Lang said that this cannot be done.No matter what job he does, he will get the same salary. If he does well, he will have a future.

Self-comfort was very effective. When I saw Zhu Gaochi again, even if I wanted to beat him up in my heart, I could still keep a smile on my face.

Zhu Gaochi was grinding his teeth with sorghum pancakes, while arranging work for his subordinates. His father was going to go out in person, and more than half of the government affairs in Beiping City were on his shoulders.During these days, he has lost a lot of weight. Although he can still fit Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui together, he no longer needs help when he walks, and he can run a few steps occasionally, which made Princess Yan and Concubine Shizi wipe their tears together.

The concubine's surname was Zhang, and she gave birth to Zhu Gaochi's eldest son not long ago, who was also a fat boy, who was later Ming Xuanzong Zhu Zhanji.

Zhu Di doesn't like his big fat son very much, but he likes his big fat grandson quite a lot.Zhu Zhanji is his eldest grandson. In the Ming Dynasty, where he had a lot of heirs and elders, his position was more stable than his father.

Meng Qinghe has not yet had the honor to pay respects to Ming Xuanzong when he was a baby. This is a fierce man who can cover his uncle in a copper vat. Although there is research evidence that this is nonsense, Zhu Gaoxu died in his hands. Indisputable fact.

The officials who were waiting to play left, Zhu Gaochi signaled to Meng Qinghe not to restrain himself, "Wang An, serve tea to Meng Baihu."

Meng Qinghe didn't dare to really relax, "The son summoned you to humble yourself, but do you have something to order?"

"It is true that I need to ask Meng Baihu for help." Zhu Gaochi picked up a blue book from the table and handed it to Meng Qinghe, "When I was in Nanjing, I found out that Meng Baihu was proficient in arithmetic. When the palace was employing people, I asked for instructions." Father, keep hundreds of Meng households in Beiping, so there is no need to go out with the army this time."

Meng Qinghe didn't understand. Is this going to change his job?

"Father has ordered Meng Baihu to be promoted to be the commander of Yanshan guards, to lead the troops to defend the palace, and to serve him as he pleases."

What happened to the commander of the Yanshan guard?

Meng Qinghe looked at Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Gaochi smiled honestly, picked up another sorghum pancake, and continued to grind his teeth.

"Meng Chen, thank you soon."

Seeing Meng Qinghe in a daze, Wang An, who was waiting on the sidelines, reminded him.

Meng Qinghe came back to his senses in an instant, "Thank you for your lowly position, my lord, my son!"

Happiness comes too fast. When you are hungry, you are suddenly hit by a meat bun. Maybe this is the feeling?

Meng Twelve Lang got promoted and made a fortune here, but people in Wanping County School were panicked.

The teaching and instruction of the county school went to the county government office to meet the grand decree, but they have not come back so far. The students and Confucian teachers in the county school also have their own thoughts.

Rather than denouncing King Yan for rebellion, most people are worried about their own future.

There is still one month before Qiu Wei, and the king of Yan rebelled, how can they still take the exam?Even if Beiping Prefecture holds the rural examination as usual, will the imperial court recognize the results obtained?

King Yan is rebelling, and Emperor Jianwen only reused the Juren who came out of his territory.

Although Emperor Jianwen would take a smack from time to time, he probably wouldn't make such an obvious mistake.

In the corner of the county school, a few students headed by Du Qi and Liu Gen loudly denounced Yan Wang's rebellion for not keeping his ministers' integrity, and having no king and no father.

Compared with these blushing and impassioned people, most of the others have worried faces, and very few of them will be like Meng Qinghai, with the same complexion and calm as before.

In this month's assessment, he has been demoted to the third class, and it is impossible for him to take the provincial examination.Hearing that King Yan rebelled, he was surprised, but faintly excited. This is an opportunity, a chance for him to stand up.

Half an hour later, the instructions and instructions returned from the county government, and they also brought back the news that the Prince of Yan's mansion recruited talents.

He Yin, the magistrate of Wanping County, and a group of officials in the county government have clearly supported King Yan. If they respond to the call of King Yan's mansion, they will also be marked as rebels.

Being in Beiping, it is impossible to take part in the provincial examination, so entering the Palace of Prince Yan to do business might be a way out.As the saying goes, if wealth and wealth are sought in danger, if the King of Yan can succeed... from the merit of the dragon, as long as they think of these four words, many people's hearts will start to beat fast.

But they were all waiting and watching, with some calculations in their hearts, and they needed to be reserved on the surface.

When someone takes the lead, others will respond one after another.

The result was beyond everyone's expectations, Du Qi turned out to be the first!

Wasn't this guy still yelling at King Yan just now?To be so impatient now, you really are a hypocrite!

The instruction and instruction were a little surprised, but since some students set an example, they were still first-class Du Qi, which saved them a lot of trouble.

With those who take the lead, there will be more people who will stand up.Meng Qinghai got up halfway, so he was not conspicuous among the other sentient beings.

Seeing Meng Qinghai, the county school teacher showed displeasure, after all, he didn't say much, he just told many students that preparations were ready tomorrow, and he went to the county government office with him, where he would be inspected by the magistrate before being recommended to the palace.

Meng Qinghe didn't know his cousin's plan. At this moment, he was burying his head in the papers, his eyes were dizzy from exhaustion.

The three armies have not moved, and the food and grass will go first.

For an army of [-] people, everything needed for food, horses, mules, weapons, etc. must be properly arranged.

Zhu Neng acted as the vanguard and led the troops to set off, followed by the army led by King Yan.King Yan personally marched, and the promotion officers of each army did not dare to be sloppy in the slightest. They could not run when they entered and left to play, and they all used the speed of race walking.

Meng Twelve Lang also met an acquaintance, Liu Jing of the Kaipingwei Command and Envoy Division.

It has been a few months since he left the frontier fortress. Liu Ching came to Peiping with Xu Zhong, and the guards left by the guards and the Wutun guards will also be recruited one after another.

"What about the Tartars on the grassland?"

"The Tatars are not at peace now." Liu Jingchen said while counting the supplies, "Last month, Elebek, the Great Khan of the Remnant Yuan, was killed by his subordinates. There are rumors that he is not of the blood of the remnant Yuan royal family, and the grassland is in chaos, and the fighting is lively. Otherwise, Commander Xu would not have left the guard."

The Tartars are also fighting?

Meng Qinghe looked up at the sky, could rebellion also be contagious?

When King Yan's army set off, the fast horse sent by Song Zhong finally sent the news of King Yan's rebellion to Nanjing.

The court was shocked.

Emperor Jianwen always thought that Zhu Di would not be willing to be a vassal king. When Zhu Di really turned his back, he was shocked but relieved.What should come has finally come, and finally I don't have to worry so much that I can't sleep.

But the facts proved that Emperor Jianwen was a bit relieved, even if King Yan rebelled, he had to rebel with a very individual character.

He did not send anyone to stop the fast horse that reported the letter. He calculated the distance of the fast horse, and then sent out the memorial that his colleague Daoyan had been preparing for many days. Has endangered the community.As the emperor's uncle, he followed the order of the emperor Taizu, commanded the town troops, raised troops to calm down, and the Qing emperor sided!

A few sentences are attached at the end, if Emperor Jianwen takes the initiative to hand over the treacherous ministers, there is still room for negotiation.Otherwise, don't blame him for bullying his nephew!

This letter to Shugong to the court shocked all the officials again, King Yan is really not an ordinary person, this thickness of skin, this method of making strong words, ordinary people really can't learn it!

Emperor Jianwen was completely angry, this is unbearable, absolutely unbearable!I have never heard of papa slapping someone twice, and then asking the victim to compensate for the material and spiritual losses of the assailant.

But King Yan just did this, and he was justified, so why should he demand compensation?Because my hand hurts!

Is there something so unreasonable?Have it? !

Emperor Jianwen was so angry that his anger rose, and a circle of blisters formed around his mouth.

He ordered to immediately mobilize the army, prepare food and grass, and conquer King Yan.

At this time, the Yan army had broken through Juyongguan, and the soldiers were coming to Huailai. Song Zhong had gathered nearly 5000 defeated troops in the city.

In order to rejuvenate the fighting spirit of his troops, Song Zhong told a lie, a very unwise lie.

He summoned his officers and ordered them to tell the soldiers, "All your family members were killed by the King of Yan. The corpses piled up on the roads. The Yan army came to attack. It is time to avenge your family!"

As soon as the rumors came out, the crowd was excited.

Family members killed?It's okay, revenge!There must be revenge!Fight to the death!

Song Zhongzheng was very happy, but he didn't want to have the secret work sent by King Yan to the city, and the news of the city was spread. King Yan was not in a hurry to attack the city, so he immediately wrote a letter in his own hand and sent someone back to Beiping to present his son.

Zhu Gaochi didn't delay after receiving the letter. According to King Yan's instructions, those who should find someone should find someone, and those who should prepare things should prepare things. In less than half a day, the matters mentioned in the letter from King Yan were handled properly.

"Meng Chen, this matter, I entrust it to you alone."

"Don't worry, my son, the humble job will bring you safely!"

"Meng Chen does things, don't worry."

Zhu Gaochi waved a small handkerchief and watched as Meng Twelve Lang led the team out of the city.

Meng Shierang, who finally escaped from the logistics work, felt that the sky had become extraordinarily clear. He looked back at the team following him, and took a deep breath. God gave him a chance to take revenge with his own hands. He couldn't easily let the opportunity slip away. .

Song Zhong, Song Dudu, are you ready?

Mr. Meng is here!