Seiwa

In the battle of Jiahe, the imperial court's 20 troops were wiped out, the battlefield situation was completely reversed, and King Yan finally took the upper hand.

While mobilizing the army, King Yan planned to take advantage of the victory to pursue it, and at the same time sent an edict to Emperor Jianwen in Nanjing, demanding that Emperor Jianwen remove Qitai Huang Zicheng from his official position and impose severe punishment.Even though he knew that Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng would not be able to play much role around Emperor Jianwen, but would be more of a hindrance, King Yan still disliked them.

Emperor Jianwen in Nanjing was also in a hurry, and almost all the frontier troops of the guards from all over the country were withdrawn.In order to guard against Japanese pirates and foreign countries such as Annan, the defenders in the coastal and southwest areas must not move.After all, the military strength of the imperial court is already stretched.

A minister in the DPRK proposed to recall Mu Sheng, Marquis of Qianning, who was guarding the southwest.Mu Sheng and He Fu once fought together to quell the chaos in Luchuan, and they are familiar with the art of war and strategy. There are tens of thousands of soldiers under his command who are good at fighting, and they should be able to crusade against the King of Yan.

After careful consideration, Emperor Jianwen vetoed the proposal.

The king of Yan rebelled and still ordered the frontier army to guard the fortresses in the northern border and defend the key points.As the king of a country, how can he ignore the frontier defense?

The deployment of guards has weakened the coastal defense.Last month, Japanese pirates invaded eastern Zhejiang. Yi Shaozong, a thousand households in the Qiancang Office, led his troops to the battle. After leaving a letter on the wall, he bid farewell to his wife and died in a fierce battle with the Japanese pirates.

"Set up generals to defend against the enemy, and set up an army to defend the people. Even if the enemy is unfaithful, it is unkind to abandon the people. If you are unfaithful and unkind, how can you be a minister! If you are not a minister, how can you be a human being!"

This is the iron bones of a soldier in the Ming Dynasty, and it is also the firm belief of a man in defending his family and the country.

When the imperial court received the report, the Japanese pirates had been repulsed, and all the ministers praised Tianwei one after another.

Tianwei?

Emperor Jianwen smiled wryly, King Yan is rebelling, and the imperial army has been defeated in a row. Where did he come from with world-class martial arts and surrender to all nations?Compared with these praises, he wants to know how many "Yi Shaozongs" there are in the court.Even though he is good at doing things, it doesn't mean that Zhu Yunqi is really a fool and can be easily fooled by a few good words.

Interrupting the eloquence of Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Rites, Emperor Jianwen said: "The decree is to bury Yi Shaozong generously, give sacrifices, erect a monument to commemorate the guards who died in the war, and reward his family members generously."

This decree is not too much, and the important minister Qi claims that it is.

But when Emperor Jianwen said that he would posthumously present the third-class earl of Yi Shaozong, the censor in the civil service team immediately jumped out.

"Your Majesty, I beg your Majesty to take back your order."

A small thousand households, a military officer of the fifth rank, but killed a few Japanese pirates, to be posthumously awarded the title?What's the point!If it's a civil servant, it's fine, military officer?Absolutely not!

Censor Kangyu took the lead, and Huke and Like came out successively in the matter, resolutely opposing the emperor's posthumous gift to Yi Shaozong.

Burials and sacrifices are fine, monuments are erected and rewards are fine, posthumous titles are definitely not acceptable!There is no reason to give a gift to a thousand households, which is against the rules.

Yu Shihe spoke aggressively during the incident, and Emperor Jianwen's expression became more and more gloomy.

The eunuch standing by the throne turned pale.The ministers didn't know, but all the servants in the palace knew that the emperor's temper was not as good as the world thought.Recalling the scene where Emperor Jianwen lifted the table and kicked the stools, the eunuch looked at Kang Yu and the others with extremely unfriendly eyes, flying knives whizzingly.

These few are very happy, and those who serve the emperor in the palace will be in trouble.

Our family will remember the one who dances the most!

It can be seen that it is not without reason that the Dongchang and Xichang run by eunuchs prefer to invite civil servants to drink tea and chat more than Jinyiwei.

"enough!"

Emperor Jianwen shouted angrily, interrupting the "blunt speech" of the officials, his face was flushed red with anger, but his voice seemed to be icy, "Several Qing families can die for the national power war, and I will give it back !"

"His Majesty!"

"Retreat!"

Emperor Jianwen was so angry that he had a headache and left with a wave of his sleeve.Kang Yu and the others, who still had a lot to say, looked at each other in blank dismay. This was the first time the emperor had such an attitude.

The expressions of Xie Jin, Yang Shiqi and others at the end of the civil service team changed slightly. Thinking of the memorial handed over to the palace by the envoy of the General Administration not long ago, they felt concerned.The incident in eastern Zhejiang was just an introduction, and the root cause of the emperor's anger was probably still with King Yan.

Kang Yu and the others were likely to be angered. After all, the emperor has always been kind to civil servants, so he should not become angry because of Yu Shi's blunt words.

The speculation of Xie Jin and others is not unfounded.

Since Emperor Jianwen came to the throne, the status of court officials has faintly surpassed that of military officials.Emperor Hongwu once strictly ordered the students not to talk about government affairs, and despised all kinds of scholars. Now it has only been three years.Even the students in the prefectural and county schools can give pointers to the imperial court at every turn.

Most of the civil servants in the DPRK were happy to see this departure, and the various relationship networks of fellow villagers, classmates, and the same year became even larger.

The military officer has resentment in his heart but has nowhere to vent it, so he can't ask the emperor for an explanation, right?Especially the nobles from the Hongwu Dynasty to the present, they can't complain to the emperor, they can only snort at the nostrils of the civil servants.

It can't be blamed that more and more generals under Emperor Jianwen are changing jobs. If you want to blame, you can only blame the boss for the bad working environment and unsatisfactory salary.Fighting desperately, but also being crushed by a few ruthless scholars, who catch wind and shadows at every turn, being slandered for life style problems, even if they were gods, they would lose their temper.

King Yan successfully took advantage of the dissatisfaction of military officers and nobles in the court with the emperor, and through the matchmaking of his brother-in-law Xu Zengshou, he joined forces with the eunuchs in the palace to weave a large transparent net around Emperor Jianwen.

Sooner or later, Emperor Jianwen would fall into the net and be dragged off the throne abruptly.

This day is not far away.

Back at Qianqing Palace, Emperor Jianwen overturned the table case just as the eunuch expected.

The eunuch Wang Jinghong bowed his head and followed the emperor, always on guard against the emperor's injury to the dragon's body.The eunuchs and female officials in the palace walked on tiptoe, not daring to make a sound.

"Bastard!"

Emperor Jianwen swung the palace lantern down again, Wang Jinghong's heart skipped a beat, he winked behind him, and immediately a little eunuch went to find out what happened to Zao Shang.

According to the situation, the matter is definitely not small.

When the anger came out, Emperor Jianwen finally looked better.Turning around and walking into the inner hall, eunuchs and palace people immediately cleaned up the mess.

Wang Jinghong followed carefully, and saw the emperor himself, spread out the paper, and wrote down two orders.

Yi Shaozong, who gave Qiancang Qianhu as a posthumous gift, was the third-class uncle.

Huang Zicheng's official position in Qitai was cut off, and his family was recorded by a secretary.

After the edict, Emperor Jianwen wrote another secret order, which was to inform Qitai Huang Zicheng that his official position was cut to paralyze King Yan, and the house raid was just a formality.The two were sent out of the capital in order to secretly recruit troops to fight against King Yan.

Most of the combat-capable guards in the south were transferred, and the rest could not move.Emperor Jianwen really had no choice but to order the two to recruit soldiers from the people.

After the secret order was written, it was sealed immediately and sent to Qi and Huang before the order was issued.Emperor Jianwen believed that Qitai Huang Zicheng might not be capable enough, but he was absolutely loyal to him.The task of recruiting troops is entrusted to them, so I should rest assured.

There is nothing to worry about, counting and counting, there are only a few people who can really be trusted.If you don't leave the matter to Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng, is it possible to let Fang Xiaoru do it?Fang Xiaoru's academics are top-notch, but in terms of practice, I'm afraid he can't even be considered third-rate.

Emperor Jianwen thought he kept it secret, but he forgot the eunuch standing behind him.

Emperor Hongwu didn't allow eunuchs to study, in order to make things easier, only some eunuchs were allowed to read.Wang Jinghong worked as an internal servant, and was lucky enough to enter the literacy class. In addition, he was smart and had a superb memory, so he quickly stood out and became an internal servant and eunuch.King Yan rebelled, and Wang Jinghong quickly took refuge and became an important intelligence officer lurking beside the emperor to deliver news.

After writing down the contents of the "secret order", Wang Jinghong took two steps back, secretly thinking about how to deliver the news out of Beijing as quickly as possible.Soon, there was a conspiracy in my heart.

Jianwen three years, leap March

The imperial court issued a decree to posthumously reward Yi Shaozong and dismiss Qitai Huang Zicheng, and Wang Jinghong also successfully sent the news out of Nanjing.

King Yan, who had obtained the information, sneered again and again, playing tricks on him, the emperor is still more tender!

That month, King Yan ordered to send troops to Zhending.

Zhending City is high and deep, if you can't hold on to it safely, if you try to beat it down, your own losses will not be small, so you can only win by trying to lure the enemy into battle.

King Yan asked the generals about the strategy, and they all scratched their heads.It is not easy to be fooled by Ping An. If a flaw is revealed, it will be tricked, and the trouble will be big.

Everyone was hesitant, the outpost outside Zhending came to report, and the secret agent who sneaked into the city sent the news that Ping'an had been transferred away, and now the person stationed in Zhending was in command of Tao Ming.

Who is Tao Ming?Not to mention peace, even Marquis Guo Ying of Wuding couldn't match him, and his level was comparable to Xu Kai, the defeated general of King Yan.

King Yan was overjoyed, and all the generals were also beaming with joy, saying one after another that they would not be fooled by Ping An, and Tao Ming would definitely not be a problem!You can lure the enemy to fight, and you will definitely fight!

Meng Qinghe also took an active part in it. It is really that the strategy the general came up with is too simple and crude. If he wants to succeed, he must master the details.

"My lord, my humble opinion is that people who pretend to be avoiding military disasters can be mixed into the real world, and then the defenders will be transferred out of the city, and the exceptions will be taken to seize the city."

King Yan nodded, "Great kindness!"

"In order to be realistic, the number of people must not be small."

King Yan continued to nod, "Yes!"

"It's better to have a big bag and a small bag, drag the family with you, and it's even better to hold a baby..."

Halfway through the conversation, the big tent became extremely quiet, perhaps it should be said, too quiet.

Meng Twelve Lang took a closer look, and everyone's eyes, including King Yan and Shen Xuan, were on him, with a faint green light.An alarm signal sounded in my mind, what is the situation?

King Yan turned his head and discussed with Shen Xuan in a low voice, Shen Xuan shook his head first, then nodded again.

King Yan laughed and patted Shen Xuan on the shoulder, "My son is very good!"

Immediately facing Meng Qinghe, "Meng Tong knows that this plan is a great good, and if he acts according to this plan, everything will be successful."

"Thank you, my lord!"

After leaving the big tent, Shen Xuan told Meng Qinghe that the King of Yan had entrusted him with the task of luring the enemy out of the city and waiting for an opportunity to seize the door, and he could act according to the plan when everything was ready.

"The commander wants to go in person?"

Shen Xuan nodded and said, "Meng Tongzhi needs to accompany him."

"The lowly position takes orders." Meng Qinghe responded happily, and he hesitated again. After thinking for a while, he still said, "Commander, the lowly position just needs to change clothes, but the command..." If you don't want to be recognized, you probably have to Change face.

If you hide your face, you can't hide your evil spirit.

Shen Xuan's reputation as a God of Killing is too ferocious. All the southern soldiers who fought against the Yan army have never seen it with their own eyes, and have heard of this fierce name from their fellow robes.

"No problem." Shen Xuan took off his armor and loosened his cuffs, "I have my own calculations."

Since Commander Shen was confident, Meng Qinghe didn't ask any more questions.With Shen Xuan in the same company, the risk factor has risen, and the safety factor has also risen linearly.Comparing the two, Meng Qinghe is more willing to act with Shen Xuan.

That night, Meng Qinghe slept well and had a not-so-pure dream.

When she woke up the next day, Shen Xuan was cleaning her face.

The drops of water splashed on Ruyu's face, and as Shen Xuan got up, they flowed, slid over the chin and neck, and stained the neckline with wet marks.

After a while, Shen Xuan turned his head, staring at Meng Qinghe, and raised one eyebrow, as if a little surprised.

Walking to the side of the couch, his slender fingers brushed the corner of Meng Qinghe's mouth, with a smile in his eyes, "Twelve Langs please me so much?"

Looking down, Meng Qinghe covered his face in shame.

This way I can drool, so can I be a little more useless?

It was all the fault of that dream!

The voice of a soldier came from outside the tent, Shen Xuan straightened up, and the ambiguous atmosphere was swept away immediately.

The curtain was lifted, and the soldiers sent several sets of commoner clothes.

Picking up a gray tunic, Meng Qinghe felt nostalgic.Since leaving home, the looped jacket and military officer's uniform have never left, and it is rare to have the opportunity to wear such civilian clothes again.

Unexpectedly, the outer shirt in his hand was suddenly taken away by Shen Xuan, and replaced by a light-colored dress.

Meng Qinghe blinked, and then blinked again.

No matter how you look at it, this is not a man's robe, but a skirt!

Before asking, another soldier sent two dolls to the tent.

Looking at the doll with its fingers in its mouth, and then at the calm Commander Shen, Meng Twelve Lang instantly petrified.

Who will tell him, is he wearing it again?Or were King Yan and the others imprisoned collectively?

Another skirt, another doll, who came up with such a bad idea? !

Shen Xuan looked at him silently, the meaning was very clear.

Meng Qinghe twitched the corners of his mouth twice and covered his face again.

Well, it was himself.

However, even if he wants to wear a "disguise", he doesn't need to wear a skirt by himself, does he?

Shen Xuan didn't speak, and after changing into his outer shirt, he signaled to the soldiers to take the two children who played in friendship first.Waiting outside the tent were the parents of the child. They were all nearby villagers. There were relatives in the clan who joined the army. Naturally, King Yan dared not disobey orders.

Meng Qinghe was still holding luck with the clothes in his hand, but was suddenly pushed down on the couch by Shen Xuan.Looking up in confusion, Shen Xuan raised his hand to loosen his hair.

Slender fingers combed slowly through the hair, as if a feather had gently swept across Meng Qinghe's heart.

Neither of them spoke. In the silence, emotions seemed to overflow from their chests, and they couldn't explain clearly.

Meng Twelve Lang clutched his chest, wasn't he just wearing a skirt?For beauty, he wears it!

Thinking about wearing grass skirts at the beginning, what is this? !

With a good psychological construction, Meng Qinghe is very righteous.Seriously consider whether to go to Yan Wang's tent and shout a few slogans, such a sacrifice must be seen by the boss.As for the embarrassment... everything is for the prince's great cause, throwing his head and blood!

As a result, Meng Twelve Lang failed to fulfill his wish.

Shen Xuan combed his hair for him, and asked someone to give him a set of men's outerwear.

Putting on the outer shirt, Meng Qinghe suspected that Commander Shen really wasn't using the previous skirt to tease him?

Walking out of the tent, Meng Qinghe was a little surprised to see Yang Duo in the team.

Yang Tongzhi was wearing a short shirt with a round collar and a right lapel, his hair was only tied up with a cloth belt, and his face was plastered with plaster, but he was still handsome.

"I have seen Commander Shen in my humble position."

Yang Duo clasped his fists to salute Shen Xuan, and the soldier in the team pretending to be a commoner also knelt down on one knee, "I have seen the command, and obey the command!"

The people in Lizhong, who were presenting for the performance, were a little panicked, there were all kinds of salutes, Shen Xuan personally helped up an old man, and said: "Thank you, elder, Gao Yi!"

"Impossible!" The old man quickly waved his hand and said, "The lord is merciful, and he provided food for the people, so that the little old man's family can survive. Doing things for His Royal Highness King Yan is something that the little old man can't even ask for. Don't say anything about righteousness." , I can’t be a little old man.”

After listening to the old man's words, Meng Qinghe felt quite touched in his heart, turned his head to look at King Yan's big tent, pursed his lips, and his eyes became more determined.

In the third month of Yihai, leap year of the third year of Jianwen, hundreds of people fleeing the disaster of war rushed into Zhending City.Meng Qinghe, Shen Xuan and others mixed in with the common people and were not discovered by the defenders.

After entering the city, the old man who had talked with Shen Xuan took the initiative to ask to see the general at the gate of the city, and he had a secret report.

"Yan Ni is harvesting grain in the middle." The old man knelt in front of the lieutenant general, crying, "Little old man's food has been robbed from his house, so he can't survive, but I hope the heavenly army will protect him."

Meng Qing and the grandson who pretended to be the old man saw every stitch and added fuel to the story, crying even more miserable than the old man.Crying and cursing Yan Jun as nothing, the family’s food and livestock were taken away, only a few clothes and a few broken bowls remained, and they chewed grass roots and tree bark all the way until they finally settled down.

"The life of the little one is suffering... the life of the small family is suffering!"

Meng Twelve Lang cried very rhythmically, Li Jinglong has been blinded, and a blessing will go without saying.

Under the excellent singing and writing, General Pi shed tears of sympathy.No longer having any doubts, he reported the situation to Tao Ming.

Tao Ming summoned counselors to discuss, thinking that the Yan army was collecting food everywhere, the camp must be empty, and it was a good time for a sneak attack.

"General Gao Ming!"

The flattery of counselors and subordinates made Tao Ming forget his advice before he left safely: stick to the city and never take the initiative to meet the enemy, otherwise the truth will be lost.

Ping An's good intentions were wasted by Yan Wang's cunning and Tao Ming's stupidity.

Tao Ming decisively fell for the trick and led his army out of the city to attack the Yan army's camp. He fell into the trap set by the king of Yan and met the Yan army who had been waiting for a long time at the Hutuo River. The two armies immediately fought.

During the battle, King Yan once again displayed the spirit of forging ahead bravely and taking the lead.Without Shen Xuan following closely by his side, it was even more enjoyable.

Zhu Di only led a few cavalry to fight in and out of the formation, as no Southern Army dared to do anything to him.When he was hacked by King Yan, he was the only one who died. If he accidentally hacked to death and wounded King Yan, he was afraid that his whole family would die.

At this time, thick black smoke billowed from the direction of Zhending, which was a signal that Shen Xuan and others who had sneaked into the city had successfully seized the door.

The Yan army had no more scruples at the moment, and Zhu Di gave an order, and the shouts of killing shook the sky.

Tao Ming knew it was a trick, if he lost his confidence, his official position would certainly be lost, and his head might not be secure.Just go out and fight Zhu Di, maybe you can get a posthumous honor.

Seeing that the coach was desperately fighting, the Southern Army also showed amazing courage.Not daring to shoot arrows at King Yan, he simply vented his anger at the commander-in-chief of the Yan army. Under the rain of arrows, King Yan's central army banner was quickly shot into a hedgehog.

The banner guard held the banner, not knowing how to react.

what is this?Spiritual victory?

The southern army was fighting for their lives, and for a while, the Yan army had nothing to do with them.

However, God seemed to be really on the side of King Yan. When the two armies were fighting the most intensely, there was another gust of wind, which tore down houses and trees, and blew violently in the direction of the southern army.

From Baigou River, to Jiahe River, and then to Hutuo River, this is the third time that strong winds have helped.

It was impossible for Zhu Di to believe that he was ordered by heaven.

The southern army's battle formation was finally broken, and the Yan army took advantage of the situation to pursue and kill them. They chased them all the way to Gaocheng and beheaded more than [-] people.The main general Tao Ming disappeared, and he couldn't find his trace afterwards.However, judging from the situation at the time, "glory" was impossible, but "glory" was certain.

The defenders collapsed, and King Yan recaptured Zhending, and by the way, received a large amount of food, grass and ordnance left by the southern army.These were originally prepared by Ping An for the defense of the city, but they were all given to King Yan through Tao Ming's hands.

Meng Qinghe, who offered advice, was praised by the King of Yan, and Shen Xuan, Yang Duo and other soldiers also had their own favors.

The old man and Lizhong villagers who helped the plan were received cordially by the King of Yan. When they returned, there were soldiers pushing grain carts.King Yan once again borrowed flowers to present Buddha, and his reputation for kindness was even better than before.

Meng Tongzhi, who had done meritorious service, returned to his tent, only to see Commander Shen wiping his long knife.

The shark skin scabbard was put aside, and the blade reflected Shen Xuan's handsome face.

Since Zhen Dingcheng and his party, Commander Shen seems to be a little bit wrong.

"command?"

"Twelve Lang and Yang Tongzhi have a good friendship?"

"Ah?" Meng Qinghe was taken aback by the question, "It's not about friendship, it's just that we have worked together before."

"kindness."

Shen Xuan put down the cloth towel, put the knife back into its sheath, "Come here."

Meng Qinghe passed by honestly, then his mouth was gagged and his collar was torn off.

For several days, the marks on the side of Meng Twelve Lang's neck did not disappear.

At that time, he bit back, but... he couldn't think about it, the more he thought about it, the more sad he became.

After taking Zhending, King Yan led his army to continue the attack.

In the third month of leap, Guichou, the Yan army captured Shunde and Guangping.

In summer and April, the Yan army came to Daming City again, and the officials in the city took the initiative to greet them, saying that everyone has been waiting for the arrival of His Royal Highness King Yan, and everyone is looking forward to this day!

In the same month, Shichen sent by Emperor Jianwen set off from the capital to pay a visit to King Yan with the emperor's edict.

It was none other than Gao Wei who came.

At that time, hearing that the emperor was going to send envoys to Yan, the officials and generals in the court and the Chinese government asked for leave one after another.The reasons are all kinds of strange, only unexpected, nothing impossible, there is only one purpose, and you must not be caught by the emperor!

Is the King of Yan friendly?

Eight out of ten times out of ten, you won’t be able to come back.

Emperor Jianwen was angry, but there was nothing he could do with these quails.

Roll call and direct apportionment?The civil servants fainted directly, the military officials cried loudly in the hall, and the ministers were dull and unable to take on important tasks. The emperor should choose another talented person.

Fang Xiaoru took the initiative to ask for orders, and Emperor Jianwen shook his head like a rattle. This person has absolutely nothing to do with King Yan.Sending him to envoy Yan, don't delay the time, maybe it will stimulate the king of Yan to copy the knife and go straight to Nanjing.

I have to admit that although Emperor Jianwen had a hole in his head most of the time, he was quite accurate about Fang Xiaoru.

Thinking left and right, pulling back and forth among the ministers, finally, Gao Wei, who was shutting himself at home and thinking about his mistakes, came into the emperor's sight.

This person once took the initiative to use Yan, and his relationship with King Yan is very unclear.

If you send him there, even if you have no merit, you can be blameless, right?

So, Emperor Jianwen made the decision, and it was you!

Mr. Gao, who was bedridden, finally listened to the holy voice once, but he didn't want to be such a "heavy task".

Thinking of all the things he suffered in Prince Yan's mansion, the old man almost rolled his eyes and passed out.Not a false halo, an absolute true halo.

However, the emperor's decree has been made, and Gao Wei has no choice but to refuse.

Since the emperor is still willing to use him, isn't Mr. Gao stomping his feet to make Yan?He is not afraid!

Mr. Gao took the emperor's edict all the way to the north, and finally met King Yan in Daming.

At that time, King Yan was discussing with his subordinates, preparing to march to Zhangde.