Seiwa

In the second year of Jianwen, at the end of February, King Yan returned to Beiping, more than ten days later than expected.

After winning Juyongguan, King Yan was in a good mood. He wanted to go home quickly and sent people to the grassland to investigate the situation and solve the problem of Duoyan Sanwei's salary. He didn't want to receive a message from Xu Zhong on the way, "Anlu Hou Wu Jie attacked Sure."

Once it is really determined that there is a mistake, it will be taken advantage of by the Southern Army.

Xu Zhong is first-class in field battles, and his defense is also not weak.While sending people to send the news, at the same time speed up the construction of city defense.The fortifications left by Geng Bingwen have been fully utilized. What should be reinforced and rebuilt should be rebuilt. Not to mention that the city of Zhending is impenetrable, there are almost few.

Back then, when the Yan army besieged the city, the artillery bombarded it for several days and couldn't take the city down, so Wu Jie still couldn't.

How cool it is to attack another's shield with his spear.

Standing at the top of the city, Xu Zhong sneered at the Southern Army below the city, Wu Jie, attack the city if you have the ability!No matter how many people there are, no one will be afraid!

Outside the city, Wu Jie, Marquis of Anlu, furrowed his brows deeply.

A few months ago, Geng Bingwen was besieged by the King of Yan in Zhending City. He had led troops to rescue him, but he was beaten back by the cavalry led by Zhu Neng without seeing the city bricks.

Wu Jie was defeated, his nose was bruised and his face was swollen by Zhu Neng, and he ordered to retreat to Yongping.

If you can't afford it, you can always hide it, right?In the end, that didn't work either, so Zhu Neng pursued him all the way to Yongping City.

Want to defend the city?Zhu Neng pouted, do you think you are Geng Bingwen?With one stroke of the long knife, the brothers go up with a certain family, cut first and then talk!

Zhu Neng is a fierce man who dared to lead thirty cavalry to attack an army of 10,000+. How could Wu Jie resist it?

The soldiers under him had no intention of fighting, so Wu Jie tried his best, but he was cut down to the point where he lost all his armor and armor, and was driven back to Nanjing.

Not long after Wu Jie returned to Nanjing, Geng Bingwen was also replaced by the emperor, and Li Jinglong took office.

An Luhou suddenly looked up to the sky and sighed, he really couldn't keep it!

Anyone who knew Li Jinglong a little bit would not give him the seal of commanding hundreds of thousands of troops.No matter how many troops there are, this kid has to pay for it!However, the emperor's confidantes are all empty-talking rotten scholars, and there are no people who know how to fight. Isn't this obviously sending food to King Yan?

In resentment, Wu Jie found a place where no one was around and cursed at Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng and others.

"Stupid Confucianism harms the country, should be killed!"

The instigator Huang Zicheng should indeed be scolded, but Qi Tai is really wronged.He did jump high to oppose Huang Zicheng's bad idea, but the emperor didn't listen to him.

As Wu Jie expected, Beiping was not defeated, and the battle of Zhengcunba was also lost, and almost all of the 50 troops were lost.Li Jinglong left the army and fled overnight with his commander-in-chief. He also colluded with Huang Zicheng to hide from the court. He escaped without losing his head.

An Luhou, Wu Dinghou and other veterans got together and talked about the current situation on the battlefield, and they all shook their heads.

"Your Majesty listened to false beliefs, dismissed Qi Huang and others from their official positions, and still stayed in the capital. Sooner or later, it will be a disaster!"

According to Wu Jie, Guo Ying and others, Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng and others should be slaughtered, and then lead the army north to beg Yan.

Didn't the King of Yan raise his troops under the banner of treacherous ministers in the court and the Qing emperor?

Now that all the treacherous ministers have been killed, what excuse does he have?Not stopping the army is a real rebellion, and the emperor's edict can be punished by all the soldiers in the world!

The emperor dealt with his uncle neatly, but he was soft-hearted and hesitant in this matter, refusing to lose the reputation of killing ministers.As everyone knows, the emperor's reputation for benevolence has long been discounted after the cutting of the vassal.

What worries Wu Jie, Guo Ying and others even more is that Chaozhong Xungui is increasingly dissatisfied with the emperor's increasingly indifferent attitude.They all survived from the Hongwu Dynasty, and they have worked hard without credit, but they are not as good as a group of rotten scholars who only know how to talk?

As long as the emperor has some brains, he should understand that compared with those rotten scholars, these nobles whose glory, wealth and life are tied to the imperial power are more worthy of reuse.It's a pity that the emperor was only holding on to those rotten scholars, and kicked all the nobles in the court to the corner. If one kick is not enough, then make up for it. Let's all play in circles!

Xungui has been dissatisfied with Emperor Jianwen for a long time, and the Yanwang faction represented by the left governor Xu Zengshou has been active in private.In addition to Xungui, he often went to Gu Wang's house to eat, and occasionally even went around twice to the place where King Qi was imprisoned.

An undercurrent began to surge in Nanjing, and many people wavered.

Following Emperor Jianwen is doomed to be unable to succeed, so it must be feasible to take refuge in King Yan?

Xu Zengshou also wanted to visit An Luhou, but Wu Jie refused with various excuses.Even so, Wu Jie still had a trace of uncertainty in his heart.

For the sake of face, the emperor insisted not to take back Li Jinglong's commander-in-chief seal, and continued to increase rewards, allowing him to stay in the army.

With such a coach, defeat is always easier than victory.

Even if Li Jinglong kept his mouth shut and stopped commanding randomly, as long as he ran with the commander's seal again, no amount of troops would be useless.

Marquis Wu Ding and Marquis Anlu arrived in Dezhou successively. They met Li Jinglong respectively, and met again to discuss it. They decided to find someone to watch over this unreliable coach.

After the governor arrived safely, he immediately joined Wu Jie and Guo Ying's small group and actively put forward opinions and suggestions.Ping'an thought that it was not enough to keep an eye on people. It was better to scuttle Li Jinglong's boat in the dark. Without the boat, no matter how fast he ran, he could find a way to get it back!

Wu Jie and Guo Ying shook their palms at the same time, "Great kindness!"

When the three of them started fighting, they received the full assistance of the governor Qu Neng, Sheng Yong and others.Make sure that the boat sinks to the bottom of the river, and when it is fished out, it is also a pile of broken boards.

When the leading general arrives at the front line, the first thing he considers is not to formulate a battle plan, but how to deal with his own coach and prevent him from escaping. To anyone, it is a kind of sadness.

Everyone racked their brains in such a way that the scene outside Zhengcunba and Beiping would never happen again.

But what Wu Jieping and others never imagined was that they would rather bear infamy in order to win the war, but the emperor of Nanjing made trouble for them!

Li Jinglong was rewarded successively with ax and ax and Jingyan. Hearing that Li Jinglong's boat disappeared by the river, he was specially rewarded with a big boat, an absolute luxury passenger ship.

What is this called?

Wu Jieping and the others were completely speechless, feeling that they were fooling themselves.

Who are they working so hard for?The emperor just demolished them like this?Also rewarding a big boat, does it imply that Li Jinglong should run out of Shandong this time and go straight to Nanjing?

No matter how unwilling they are, Wu Jie and others cannot scuttle the big ship bestowed by Emperor Jianwen, otherwise they will be accused of contempt for the emperor and disrespect.We can only increase the stalking outside Li Jinglong's tent. Once he wants to run, he must be caught immediately!

At the same time, several people agreed on a battle plan.

It's cold in the north, and the imperial army has not yet been fully assembled. It is absolutely impossible to launch a decisive battle at this time. It is the best policy to lead the troops to capture several strategic locations.Even if it can't be completely won, it can still mobilize King Yan's troops to explore the opponent's reality.

Hejian is guarded by Zhang Yu, a general under King Yan, and cannot be touched for the time being.The person who kept the truth was Xu Zhong, the former commander of the Kaiping Guard. He was not as famous as Zhang Yu for his bravery, but he could give it a try.

It is agreed that the military attack is really decided, and Wu Jie slaps the table, don't fight with any other family!

Guo Yingpingan and others also knew that before Wu Jie rushed to help Geng Bingwen, he was beaten back before he arrived. Zhending City is definitely a cinnabar mole in Wu Jie's heart, and he must find a way to smooth it out.

An Luhou led his troops out of Dezhou, and Li Jinglong learned the news.Sitting in the military tent, Li Jinglong gritted his teeth with hatred, dare to ignore him as the coach?Let's see!

Due to sufficient supplies, Wu Jie's army quickly arrived outside Zhending City, set up camp, and made siege equipment on the spot.

Xu Zhong didn't dare to trust him, and while building the city defense, he sent someone to deliver a letter to King Yan.

The reinforcements came very quickly, and the vanguard troops led by Shen Xuan arrived almost at the same time as Wu Jie ordered the siege.

Seeing the southern army surrounded by the city, Commander Shen didn't say anything, and he didn't have to form a team. He drew out his long knife, pinched the horse's belly, and took the lead in charging like a tiger descending a mountain. The rest of the Yan army also rushed over.

The southern army who was besieging the city was a little confused, this came too fast, right?The city gate didn't hit a few times!

The Yan army didn't care so much, besides the Yanshan guards, there were also Duoyan Sanwei's cavalry among the forwards.

The drums began to beating at the top of the city, and the gate of Zhending City was opened wide. The Yan army in the city, led by Xu Zhong, rushed out, and Wu Jie's army was suddenly caught in a front and back attack.

want to run?Leave your head behind!

Wu Jie was also a battle-hardened veteran, and he was still a little flustered in the face of such a ferocious attack. Shen Xuan's fierceness reminded him of Zhu Neng, and he couldn't help shivering down his back.

Reality does not allow him to think too much. The Yan army, which is mainly composed of cavalry, has cut the southern army into several pieces, wielding long knives and spears, and wantonly slashed and killed in the army formation.

The southern army fought hard, but was still defeated bit by bit.

Blood stained the earth, but no one surrendered.

Do not surrender!

Shen Xuan joined forces with Xu Zhong and launched a more violent charge.

Wu Jie was protected by his personal soldiers and rushed out. The Southern Army guarded him one after another. They used their weapons and even their own chests to resist the attacking Yan Army and cut a bloody path for him.

"Master Hou, let's go!"

Another soldier was pierced through the chest, and blood poured out of his mouth. He firmly grasped the spear pierced into his body with both hands, and with a loud shout, he dragged the Yan army off the horse.

"Master Hou, let's go!"

The sound was torn in the wind, and the screams of dying were annihilated in the shouts of killing.

Wu Jie's helmet was nowhere to be found, and he looked back at the fallen soldier with tears in his eyes.

Pushing aside his own soldiers, brandishing a spear, he picked up a Yan army, snatched the horse, and jumped on the horse, no one could stop him.

The horse's hooves splashed the crushed snow, and Wu Jie finally broke out of the encirclement.

Tens of thousands of Confederate soldiers escaped only a thousand.

The rest either died in battle or were trapped by the Yan army, with no possibility of escape.

"Commander Shen, the main general of the southern army has escaped, should we pursue him or not?"

"No need." Shen Xuan flicked the long knife, and blood drops fell on the snow, dazzlingly red.

"Can……"

"The prince has an order, just solve the siege of Zhending. It is also a great achievement to capture these southern troops."

"Follow the order!"

Yan Wang led the army to arrive, and the trapped Southern Army finally collapsed.The defeat has been decided, and any resistance is nothing but a dead end.

"Is it Marquis An Lu?"

King Yan did not enter the city, but listened to Xu Zhong and Shen Xuan's report on the battle situation outside the city. When he heard that the southern army fought bravely and defended the main general to break out of the siege, he couldn't help sighing.

"The Duke of Qian was brave in the past, and so is the Marquis of Anlu today."

Laozi is a hero and a hero, even if he is defeated, he is still brave.

Xu Da's son couldn't compare, and was dumped eight blocks by Wu Fu's son.If he could get out of the coffin, Li Wenzhong would definitely hack Li Jinglong to death, so as not to continue to embarrass him.

After clearing the battlefield, King Yan ordered Xu Zhong to continue to garrison Zhending, and appointed Yang Duo as his deputy.

Teng Ju, who had surrendered to the Yan army outside Datong City, and his 1 men were taken back to Peiping.

After seeing the tragic scene of fighting on the battlefield, Teng Ju took a deep breath. The brave Yan army really lived up to its reputation.

In Beiping City, Zhu Gaochi heard the report from the defenders at the top of the city that the army of King Yan had arrived outside the city, so he immediately tidied up his clothes and went to meet him in person.

Meng Qinghe was also notified to go out of the city to meet them. The Yanshan guards commanded the affairs and were responsible for guarding the palace. It was a great honor to be able to go out of the city to welcome the army back.Many people who wanted this opportunity to show their faces couldn't get it, such as He Shou who was left in the city.

Halfway through, Meng Qinghe suddenly rolled his eyes, stopped, turned around and walked towards the wing where Gao Wei was imprisoned.

It's a pity that Mr. Gao didn't show his face in such a scene.

"Mr. Ding's footsteps are fast, go and report to the prince, so you can be prepared."

"Humble and obedient!"

King Yan went to the city and was very happy to see the prince who came out to greet him in person. He almost didn't recognize Gao Wei behind him.

Now Gao Wei, where is the shadow of the Qing Dynasty literati?

The whole person is like a steamed bun, so fat that the eyes are squeezed into a slit, and the official uniform is worn on the body, and the belt cannot be tied.The wound on the finger has healed, but the throat has been hoarse. He was very excited to see King Yan, and he said "you" a few times with a hoarse voice. Someone kicked his black feet from behind and paid homage to King Yan.

"cough!"

Meng Qinghe coughed, and Zhu Gaochi immediately came back to his senses. Under the surprised eyes of everyone, he said bravely: "Mr. Gao is grateful for his father, Wang Ende, and insisted on going out of the city to welcome him. My son can't stop it..."

"cough!"

This time it was King Yan who coughed.

Old man Gao is grateful for his kindness?Do you feel grateful that you didn't cut him down?

Facing King Yan's shocked gaze, Zhu Gaochi continued: "Mr. Gao understands righteousness deeply. There are indeed treacherous ministers in the court. It is a just act for the father to raise troops to calm down the difficulties. He has written a memorial and will send it to the court soon. Painful." The harm of Chen's treacherous officials, the loyalty of the father and king!"

King Yan didn't speak, and everyone looked at Gao Wei with subtle expressions.

Is this cheated?absolute.

Who came up with the idea?It's really...a bit of a loss.

After today, even after jumping into the Yellow River, Gao Wei couldn't clear up his suspicion of "King Yan's accomplices".

Said he was loyal to the court?No one will believe it.

Crying that he was mistreated in the palace?No one believed it.

Gao Wei wanted to argue, but his voice was extremely weak, and tears streamed down his face.

Zhu Gaochi is not thick-skinned yet, so he really can't go on.Such a reversal of black and white, or in front of the sufferer, really runs counter to the sage doctrine he has kept in mind.

Meng Qinghe didn't have so many worries, the son kept silent, and the play had to go on, proving that a diehard like Gao Wei was influenced by King Yan, what else in the world couldn't do?

"My lord, Mr. Gao expresses his emotions every day, praising his benevolence and righteousness. When he is excited, he will recite poems and howl at the moon, accidentally hurting his throat. Seeing the lord, he is too excited to make a sound, so he can only Expressing it with tears shows his support and love for the prince."

King Yan; "..."

Prince: "..."

Generals: "..."

Gao Wei stopped crying and grabbed the ground with his head.

Meng Qinghe immediately raised his voice, "Mr. Gao doesn't have to be like this, the prince must know what you want."

Everyone remained silent, King Yan coughed again, tried his best to control his facial expression, stepped forward to help Gao Wei, and smiled very kindly, "Mr. "

Gao Wei rolled his eyes and almost fainted.

Shen Xuan turned her head silently, put her hand on her lips, and her shoulders shook twice.

Zhu Gaoxu took a step ahead of Zhu Gaochi and said: "Father is a hero, he will definitely wipe out treacherous officials and help the country! My son is willing to follow father, Qingjun side!"

Following Yan Wang's side and listening to countless speeches, Zhu Gaoxu almost came here with his mouth open.

Zhu Gaochi took a step too late, and could only shout along with the crowd, "My lord, thousand years old!"

Meng Qinghe took a step back, the stage was set up, the play was over, it was time to find a place where no one was around.

Outside the city of Beiping, the three armies shouted "Your Highness is a thousand years old".

When the army entered the city, people stood on the side of the road, braving the north wind and heavy snow, shouting in unison, "Your Majesty, thousand years old!"

Such a scene has never appeared in Nanjing since Emperor Jianwen ascended the throne.

Gao Wei, who was forced to walk beside King Yan, had a look of surprise on his face.

If it is said that the soldiers followed blindly, how would the people in front of them explain it?There were many scholars in Confucian shirts in the crowd, who also blushed and shouted loudly.

King Yan is so popular?

"Gao Wei." With a smile on his face, King Yan looked at Gao Wei, without any trace of anger or murderous intent in his eyes, "What about the lonely Jianwen?"

When the hearts of the people are so far, the world should take it!

Zhu Di rode on the horse and waved to the shouting people.

He is the son of Emperor Taizu Gao. He has the world in his heart and a great talent. The world should belong to him!

Compared with King Yan's complacency, Marquis Anlu, who fled back to Dezhou, was still in shock.Tens of thousands of troops were thrown under the city of Zhending, which cannot be exposed with a few words.Marquis Guo Ying of Wuding and Governor Ping'an both frowned deeply. If Li Jinglong used this as an excuse to attack the court, Wu Jie would definitely be questioned.

Unexpectedly, Li Jinglong did not say a word, nor did he write the memorial. His attitude was very clear, and he would not pursue this matter.

Wu Jie was relieved, but his feelings were very complicated. Guo Ying and Ping An also remained silent for a long time.For Li Jinglong, they can't rest assured.

In the large tent of the Chinese army, Li Jinglong put down his pen and sneered.He admits that he can't beat Zhu Di, and he is inferior in terms of military strategy, but compared to the methods in the court, these people may not be his opponent when pinched together.

Now we have to use them to fight wars, and when the war is over, it is time to settle the final score.

"Come on!"

A soldier outside the tent walked in, "What orders does the general have?"

"Raise the account, call the generals."

"Follow the order!"

Nanjing

The war in the north was tense, but it did not affect Nanjing City at all.

The spring has passed, and the tributes who have been selected are preparing for the palace examination on the first day of March. Whether they can leap into the dragon's gate depends on this encounter.

The Zhouli faction and Taizu faction in the court still pinched each other when they met, and there was a cloud of smoke.

In the warm pavilion of Fengtian Palace, Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng, who were dressed in commoner clothes, wept bitterly. They were self-criticizing, beating their chests and crying loudly. They were sorry for the emperor's attention and failed the emperor's cultivation.

Qi Tai was more solid-eyed, crying all the time, beating his chest so hard that it made a loud bang.

Huang Zicheng watched Emperor Jianwen's expression while crying, and cried a few words from time to time to excuse himself and Qi Tai, hoping that the emperor could use them again.

In the past, Huang Zicheng would never have done this, but now, he and Qi Tai are grasshoppers tied to the same rope, and if they want to be reused again, they must advance and retreat together.

"You two gentlemen, get up quickly."

Emperor Jianwen was moved. The dismissal of the two men was forced by the situation and there was really no way.

Now that the imperial army is gathering in Dezhou, and they are about to fight the king of Yan, there is no need to continue to hide their ears and steal their bells.

Another news came from Beiping that Gao Wei had jumped ship to the command of King Yan. When King Yan returned to his teacher, he went out of the city to greet him in person, crying very excitedly.

Zhu Yunwen didn't want to believe it, how could Gao Wei, who vowed to defend the dignity of the court with his life, suddenly changed his family and willingly opened his eyes for Zhu Di?

If people like Gao Wei become fence-sitters, who else can they trust?

Infected by Qitai Huang Zicheng, Emperor Jianwen couldn't help but get red eyes.

If the courtiers could cry in front of him, who should he cry to?

Are you going to cry Taizu Gao?

There was nowhere to vent the sorrow in his heart, and Emperor Jianwen cried more sadly than Qitai Huang Zicheng.

Qi Tai cried: "Your Majesty, I am suffering!"

Emperor Jianwen continued, "Qing Family, I am suffering too!"

Huang Zicheng cried: "Your Majesty, I can't share His Majesty's worries, and even missed His Majesty's important affairs, I will die!"

Emperor Jianwen wiped away his tears and nodded, "I agree."

Huang Zicheng: "..." How could he answer this?They both cry, why is there such a big difference?

After crying, Emperor Jianwen felt better, and expressed his satisfaction with Qitai and Huang Zicheng's self-criticism, but did not mention the official position they were seeking at all.

Qi and Huang walked out of the Nuan Pavilion, looked at each other, shook their heads and sighed, the king's heart is unpredictable, it is difficult to get reused again!

At the same time, Meng Qinghe was packing his bags and preparing to take another family leave.

King Yan returned to the army, Meng Qingjiang and Meng Hu made meritorious service in Dezhou and Datong, Meng Qingjiang has been promoted to the general banner, Meng Hu's military position has not changed, but he has received a lot of rewards.The two took the initiative to find Meng Qinghe. It is best to resolve the family affairs as soon as possible. It is better to go back in the near future to avoid future troubles.

Fighting on the battlefield several times, surviving from the dead, Meng Qingjiang and Meng Hu's hearts hardened.

Meng Qingjiang raised his left hand, which was missing two fingers, "If parents continue to protect him, no wonder I'm unfilial!"

The basket that Meng Qinghai poked out, they used their lives to make up for it. This time King Yan let the Meng family go, if there is another time...they only have one life!

The three of them made up their minds, Meng Qinghe asked to see the son, solved Gao Wei, and sent two more credits, at least they should give some benefits, right?

Zhu Gaochi agreed very happily, and also rewarded a lot of food and treasures.

Looking at this stack of precious banknotes, Meng Twelve Lang always felt that something was wrong. When he asked for leave, the prince agreed too quickly and his attitude was too enthusiastic.

Always feel like a little guilty?The kind where the conscience is condemned.

Is he thinking too much?

There was a knock on the door, Meng Qinghe put down the half-packed baggage, walked around the screen, opened the door, raised his head, and faced a pair of dark eyes, the familiar cold fragrance poured into his nose.

"Commander Shen?"