Seiwa

In the fourth year of Jianwen, in May, the king of Yan sent troops to Sizhou, and a hundred thousand troops besieged the city. Zhou Jingchu, the guard in the city, knew that he was invincible, let alone expecting the imperial court to send reinforcements, so he simply opened the city gate and surrendered.

All the officials in Sizhou surrendered, and those who refused to surrender had to either find a rope and cut it off, or flee south before King Yan entered the city.

Zhou Jingchu was quite kind, thinking of his friendship as a colleague, he turned a blind eye and let these people go out of the city.

King Yan outside the city didn't send troops to chase after him, he just ran away, even if he ran to report to the court, it didn't matter, Zhu Yunqi still had a few cards in his hand, he knew exactly how many cards.

Unless a stone falls from the sky and kills Zhu Di, otherwise, it is basically impossible for Emperor Jianwen to turn the tables at this point in the battle.

After taking Sizhou, the first thing King Yan did was not to send troops to check the treasury, nor to search for spies in the city, but to put on a crown and lead Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui to visit the ancestral mausoleum.

From the rebellion to the battle of Hebei, Zhu Di has experienced too much in four years, depression, anger, and fear, all turned into a long sigh at this moment.

More often than success, he thinks of failure.

After escaping several times, in addition to being grateful to the generals who fought desperately, we should also thank Zhu Yunqi, who often twitches his head.

Daoyan sent many good person cards to Emperor Jianwen, and King Yan agreed that his nephew was indeed a good person.But in political struggles and military games, the last thing you need is a good guy.

In front of the ancestral mausoleum, the king of Yan wears the right lapel in Xuanyi, wears a five-colored crown, bows his head three times, and is solemn and pious.

The real dragon on the Xuanyi seems to be flying into the sky, there is no ceremony, music, bells and chimes, only the majestic voice of the emperor echoes between the heaven and the earth.

"The son of heaven has no way. He was deceived by treacherous ministers. He changed the laws of the ancestors and destroyed the relationship between relatives. There are no ministers in the court. In order to protect the country, the country and the country, it has been four years since the emperor's legacy. Ancestors, you have to pay homage to the mausoleum today!"

"The descendants of the descendants swear in front of the ancestor's mausoleum that they will wipe out the traitors, wipe out the universe, restore the law of the great ancestor, and restore the cleanliness of the society!"

At the end, the King of Yan wept: "The ancestors have spirits, and protect my country!"

Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui, who was kneeling behind his father, followed suit, kowtowed in front of the mausoleum, and said loudly: "My ancestors have spirits, bless my country!"

The soldiers under the mausoleum, headed by Zhu Neng and Shen Xuan, struck the ground with their long spears and said in unison: "Your Highness is a thousand years old! We will follow His Highness to the death and wipe out the treacherous ministers, Qing Dynasty!"

Meng Qinghe's injuries were not healed, and he barely managed to stand beside Shen Xuan.

Guessing that King Yan and his son were about to complete the worship, they secretly pulled Shen Xuan and whispered something in Shen Xuan's ear.

Shen Xuan didn't turn his head, but passed the words to Zhu Neng intact.

Zhu Neng Shen nodded his head, Xu Zhong, Fang Kuan and others who were standing beside him were also reminded, he thought to himself, it is no wonder that Shen Xuan was appreciated by the prince and adopted as a foster son, this kind of thought is really rare.

As everyone knows, the fox hiding behind the prairie wolf is the real pusher.

As soon as the King Yan and his son in crown clothes appeared, the solemn expressions on their faces had not yet receded. Zhu Neng, Shen Xuan, Xu Zhong and other generals under the mausoleum pressed their long swords at the same time, knelt down on one knee, and shouted: "Your Highness! Thousands of years, thousands of years!"

The only one who got the signal right in advance was the chief general of the five armies, but the deputy generals and soldiers were not stupid. Seeing that the chief general knelt down, they naturally wouldn't continue to stand.

The soldiers fell to their knees one after another, and the voice of a thousand years was like a rushing tide hitting the shore.

A hundred people, a thousand people, ten thousand people, a hundred thousand people.

The roar went straight into the sky, hitting Zhu Di's chest hard.

"Your Highness is a thousand years old!"

The people of Sizhou were also shocked by the scene under the mausoleum. Under the leadership of the clan elders, they chanted along with the soldiers.

The heart of the army, the heart of the people.

King Yan clenched his fists tightly, unable to restrain himself otherwise.

The man above the people, the Ninth Five-Year Supreme, one step, only the last step!

Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui's chests were agitated.The two brothers gritted their teeth and tensed their cheeks at the same time. This is status and power!

The most terrible poison in the world, the sweetest nectar!

Zhu Gaoxu's hands were so forceful that his veins bulged, and Zhu Gaosui's throat felt dry.If it is said that loyalty was included in the rivalry between brothers in the past, from now on, everything is for the highest throne.

Father can do it, so can they!

How is the son?

They are also the legitimate sons of the father. When the father is renamed the father, the three brothers will stand on the same starting line again.

Before, Zhu Gaosui did not participate in the competition between his brothers.Now, the flame of power has been kindled in his heart.He is also the son of King Yan, so he naturally knows that there will be no pies in the sky, and he can only rely on his own hands to grab, fight, and grab what he wants!

King Yan never expected that the generals under Zu Ling and his party would surprise him so much.

If today's incident spread, Zhu Yunqi's orthodox status will no longer be a threat, and he can stand upright against his nephew.

Dad's banner is easy to use, and the ancestor's banner is definitely better.

Zhu Yunqi, good nephew, as an uncle, I will teach you the most precious lesson.The praises of corrupt Confucians are important, but in the face of absolute strength and popular support, they are doomed to fail!

King Yan was very excited, seeing the scene in front of him, no one would not be excited.

Today is Chitose, tomorrow is Long Live!

Waiting for the day when you overlook the people of the world...

Zhu Di clenched his fist again, suppressed his surging emotions, and began to make an impromptu speech to the soldiers and common people under the mausoleum.

It's a pity that the venue is too big, and the throat is broken, and only a small range of people can hear it.

Meng Qinghe, who had been paying attention to King Yan's news, pulled Shen Xuan again, and Shen Xuan turned his head, understanding.

Soon, a trumpet was delivered to Zhu Gaoxu.The corner of Zhu Gaoxu's mouth twitched, and he respectfully dedicated it to his father.

The workmanship of the trumpet is not exquisite, and it is no different from the one used by Yan Jun to scold the Southern Army.It's just that there is a red cloth tied on it, and four big characters are written with a brush: "for thousands of years old".

Zhu Di took over the trumpet, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

"Father..."

Zhu Gaoxu wanted to say something, but found it inappropriate to say anything.Although the trumpet was presented by Shen Xuan's personal soldiers, but who came up with the idea, one doesn't need to think about it.

Those who achieve great things are not careful about the little things.

King Yan waved his hand domineeringly and raised the horn.

Afterwards, according to official historians' records, Emperor Taizong's voice was like a torrent of bells, and his voice could cover mountains and rivers.

As for the trumpet that damaged Zhu Di's image, it was naturally dropped by the historians using the most advanced brushwork.

"Ming Taizong Records" can give Zhu Di's mother to Chunqiu, let alone a trumpet?

Zhu Di spoke heartily, completely off script.

The soldiers and common people under the mausoleum were excited and fascinated when they heard it.

Meng Qinghe supported his body carefully, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, Emperor Yongle was indeed extraordinary!With such eloquence, even if he doesn't become an emperor, he can still make a lot of noise.Compared with him, all X profits and X losses are all weak.

After a long time, the speech still showed no signs of ending.Meng Qinghe sweated more and more on his forehead, his face became paler, and he really couldn't hold it anymore.

There was a light rain in the sky, Meng Qinghe couldn't help shivering, and couldn't help but smile wryly, wouldn't he fall down on the spot?In this way, Dr. Zhao's bitter medicine may take another half a month.

A powerful arm suddenly wrapped around his back, Meng Qinghe was stunned.

"command?"

Shen Xuan's expression was calm, and his attitude was very natural, "I can't stand up, just rely on me."

Meng Qinghe: "..."

In full view?

Meng Twelve Lang wanted to say, they were standing in the front row!

Shen Xuan didn't care, and neither did Zhu Neng, Xu Zhong and others.King Yan at a high place was impassioned, and when he talked about the most critical point, he would not notice Shen Xuan's movements at all, and probably only Meng Shierang was the one who couldn't get over his face.

Zhu Neng also looked at Meng Qinghe with concern, and said to Shen Xuan in a low voice: "I can't see it, please support me."

"kindness."

Shen Xuan nodded, Meng Qinghe was speechless again.

It's not that Zhu Neng and the others are too nervous, it's just that Shen Xuan often sees Meng Qinghe in his arms, in and out, and he's used to it.

After Meng Qinghe was injured, he had already become Shen Xuan's "salute" with him.

March, hold.

Riding, holding.

Camp, hold.

eat, hug.

Fighting... well, this one didn't hold.

Even if Shen Xuan wanted to hug him, for the sake of his own life, Meng Twelve Lang refused to do so.

Dr. Zhao showed up to prove that Meng Tongzhi was seriously injured and it was not suitable for him to act on his own.The king of Yan spoke again, must let Meng Tongzhi heal his injuries as soon as possible, Shen Xuan hugged Meng Qinghe like a baby all day long, the reason was justified, the teacher was famous, the soldiers were not used to it, but they got used to it.

The former army general, who was also seriously injured, was very envious of Meng Qinghe's VIP treatment. He lay on the grain cart and looked at the soldiers who took care of him.

The soldiers wiped off their sweat, God, Meng Tongzhi was as thin as a lamb, not as strong as his own wife, Commander Shen held it up with one arm without any pressure.You are as heavy as a rock, tall and mighty, holding?If you can't be crushed to death, you will also get sick from exhaustion.

The general lying on the grain truck pondered for a while, but could only nod his head, and stopped trying to improve his treatment.

After these words came out, no one in the army had any objection to Shen Xuan carrying Meng Twelve Lang in and out.But another question arose, which one was lighter, Meng Tongzhi and Commander Shen's usual spears?

Several Yan Jun who are accustomed to using guns got together, weighed each other's spears, and their eyes fell on Meng Qinghe in unison.

It is clear which is more important.

When Meng Twelve Lang heard this conclusion, he was speechless for a long time.

Compared with a long gun?If he drinks the wind and dew, can he be blown away by the wind?

After all, he's a man too!Even without eight-pack abs, he is still a mighty man!

On this point of the man, Shen Xuan agrees.

Mighty... Let's talk again.

King Yan said that he was happy, and Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui took the lead, shouting again for a thousand years.

Looking at the two sons, Yan Wang smiled more and more heartily.

After returning to the camp, King Yan ordered an inventory of the warehouses in Sizhou, and learned that the food in the warehouses was limited, so he immediately allocated a part of the army rations to supplement the defenders.Anyway, it was snatched from Zhu Yunqi's hands, and I don't feel sorry for borrowing flowers to present Buddha.

The defenders in the city were all grateful, and the officials below Zhizhou all said that His Highness was kind.

Perhaps because of his addiction to fame, Zhu Di cordially received the elders in Lizhong while the Yan army was resting in Sizhou, and rewarded the elders with wine and meat, and distributed food for the elders to take back and distribute them to the villagers.

"Your Highness is merciful!"

The elders in Sizhou were moved, and they praised King Yan for his benevolence, kindness, and high emperor style.

Zhu Yuanzhang killed officials like scolding, and despised scholars by the way, but he was kind to ordinary people.

Respect the elderly, recuperate with the people, and build nursing homes to house widows, widows, lonely people and beggars.Even with the reputation of being easy to kill, many people still think of his benefits.

Comparing himself with his father, Zhu Di is humble on the surface, but secretly happy in his heart.This is not what he said, but what the people said.

King Yan has the style of Emperor Hongwu, kindness, absolute kindness!

Zhu Di stayed in Sizhou for several days, one to pay homage to the ancestral mausoleum, and the other to formulate the next attack plan.

The ultimate goal is the capital, but there are many routes to enter.Some generals believed that they should take Fengyang and fight against the imperial court with China.Another part believes that Fengyang is tightly defended and Huai'an should be taken first.

"There is a lot of food in Huai'an, and if you go down, you can cut off the imperial court's food supply."

After pondering for a long time, King Yan looked at Shen Xuan who had remained silent, and asked, "What do you think?"

Shen Xuan replied: "I think that Fengyang has more soldiers and Huai'an has more food, so it's not easy to attack. If you don't want to take another shortcut, the capital is the most important thing."

The generals were puzzled, but Zhu Neng quickly understood, and immediately said: "My lord, I have seconded this humble position."

Shen Xuan suggested that Zhu Neng express his opinion, and other people can only press down temporarily even if they have ideas, and listen to what King Yan has to say before deciding whether to agree or disagree.

"What Xuan'er said is true." King Yan laughed, "Going to Fengyang and going to Huai'an is not the best policy. It is better to take advantage of the victory and go straight to Yangzhou. Attacking Yangzhou, the capital will be alone, and there will be civil strife. And once Yangzhou, Huai'an, Fengyang and other places The defenders must be shocked!"

The generals showed surprise one after another, and said in unison: "Your Highness is wise!"

Zhu Di smiled, with Xu Zengshou, Yang Duo and others in the city, if there is no chaos, there will be a few fires.

In Xinmao in May of the first year of Jianwen, the Yan army marched from Sizhou, attacking Huai'an in order to conceal their true intentions.

At that time, Sheng Yong's army rushed from Shandong to guard the south bank, with thousands of warships in preparation.

The king of Yan adopted the counselor's advice and ordered his soldiers to cut wood and build ships with great fanfare to attract the attention of the enemy. He also sent Zhu Neng and Shen Xuan and other elite generals to go west for twenty miles, cross the river in small boats, and go around behind Sheng Yong's army to launch a surprise attack.

After Zhu Neng Shenxuan crossed the river, he touched the back of the southern army, took the night to set up the tiger squatting cannon sent by Dao Yan, and bombarded Sheng Yong's camp.

As soon as the cannon rang, the Yan army immediately raised torches and crossed the river in a big way by means of rafts and wooden bridges.

In order to prevent soldiers from falling into the water, the boats and rafts are connected by ropes, and the flames are connected into one piece, like a fire dragon swimming in a river.

Sheng Yongjun was caught off guard.

In the night, only countless torches could be seen, but not how many Yan troops crossed the river.Sheng Yong ordered the archers to shoot arrows at the river, but there was no sound of gunfire behind him. Zhu Neng, Shen Xuan and others took advantage of the chaos and rushed into the camp.If you continue to stay, there is only one dead end.

Sheng Yong was full of bitterness, he was carried by his subordinates into the small boat, and fled by night.

In this battle, Sheng Yong's tens of thousands of troops were wiped out, and more than a thousand warships, large and small, also fell into the hands of the Yan army.

The general of the southern army who was ordered to burn the ship was shot to death by Shen Xuan. When his soldiers saw the god of death, they threw away their weapons and shouted loudly: They know where the battleship is, lead the way immediately!Take a shortcut!

Zhu Neng stepped forward and patted Shen Xuan on the shoulder, "Ziyu is brave!"

Meng Qinghe, who crossed the river with the army, raised his arms high, "The command is majestic, the command is mighty!"

Zhu Gaoxu coughed, and Zhu Gaosui grinned, "Brother Yi is indeed my role model!"

Shen Xuan held a long knife in his hand, with an unpredictable expression.

To chop or not to chop?Which should be cut?

Seeing the warship moored in the water, Meng Qinghe opened his mouth wide and his eyes widened. No wonder Shen Xuan regarded him as a bumpkin!It is worthy of being the sturdy dynasty that organized the world's first ocean-going fleet, how mighty and domineering!

Sheng Yong was defeated, the warship was seized, and the Yan army took advantage of the situation to capture Xuyi, and the way forward was cleared again.

The king of Yan ordered the whole army to speed up, rush all the way to the city of Yangzhou, put up a formation, open the muzzle, and before attacking the city, Wu Li, the Yangzhou guard, bound the supervisory censor Wang Bin and commanded Chong Gang to the front of the king's tent, and threw the city to vote. Yan.

Once in Yangzhou, all states and counties fell upon hearing the news.The Yan army went down to Gaoyou, Tongzhou, Taizhou and other places,

In May Jihai of the fourth year of Jianwen, the Yan army set up a large camp in Yizhen to go to Jiangdu, and the secret envoy to Nanjing worked carefully to make the officials impeach Jiangdu guard Chen Xuan.

Chen Xuan was suspected, his long-standing dissatisfaction broke out, and he secretly sent someone to contact the King of Yan, willing to lead the boat back to Yan.

Those rotten scholars poured sewage on him all day long, saying that he was unfaithful and secretly connected with the King of Yan. The emperor listened to one-sided words and wanted to take back his military power and call him back to Beijing. How could it not be chilling?

I don't want to sit still and wait for death, so I just show my infidelity to the court!

I've had enough of working so hard and being slandered!Instead of carrying the crime for nothing, it is better to rebel with King Yan!

Chen Xuan jumped ship, King Yan was naturally overjoyed, he made so many moves, camped in Jiangbei and did not attack, all for the sake of the Jiangdu boat master!

Now that the boat master is in hand, what else can Emperor Jianwen do to stop him from crossing the river?

Hearing that Jiangdu and other places belonged to the King of Yan, and the generals quit collectively, Emperor Jianwen was shocked, and the officials who impeached Jiangbei military generals danced even more happily. These reckless people really voted for Yan, and they were right in impeaching.

But when Emperor Jianwen asked about the defense of the river, the officials were instantly dumbfounded.

With the generals gone, who can fight for the emperor?

On weekdays, the civil servants who pointed out the country, suppressed the generals, and had to read a book at every turn, the King of Yan only found out when he went to the door. Without the generals, they might be grabbed by the collar and snapped by the King of Yan at any time.

Huang Zicheng, who had returned from recruiting soldiers, cried loudly in court: "The situation is over! Ten thousand deaths are not enough to atone for the crime of wronging the country!"

Emperor Jianwen wanted to cry more than Huang Zicheng, civil servants were useless, and generals quit one after another. Who else can help him now?

Sheng Yong?

Xu Huizu?

Geng Bingwen?

Zhu Yunqi was very confused, he finally understood what it was like to be "lonely".

In Wei Guogong's mansion, Xu Huizu put down his pen and looked at Xu Zengshou sitting in front of him with a complicated expression.

"Elder brother, haven't you seen the Son of Heaven clearly?" Xu Zengshou sneered, a scab ran across his left cheek, "If I hadn't got the news in advance, I would have been killed by the sword by now. Why did the Son of Heaven suddenly call my brother back to Beijing? What happened to the emperor's army, brother still don't know?"

Xu Huizu smiled wryly.

When I arrived in Beijing a month ago, I knew that the emperor wanted to arrest Xu Zengshou, but my fourth brother was so bold that he and the emperor's army used knives, killed several people in a row, and fled all the way to the Duke of Wei's mansion. Kneeling in the direction of the palace, he said loudly: "The Son of Heaven does not sympathize with his subjects, he listens to the words of treacherous men, lets villains manipulate him, and kills Zhongliang arbitrarily!"

With Xu Zengshou's disturbance, Jingzhong Xungui's accumulated dissatisfaction also found an outlet.

Those with iron coupons held up the iron coupons and knelt with Xu Zengshou, and those without iron coupons also joined in the fun.Coupled with the activities of Yang Duo and others, rumors spread quickly in Beijing.

Some people say that the Son of Heaven was bewitched by Confucianism and wanted to kill generals.

Others say that the Son of Heaven has one thing on the surface and another thing on the other side, seemingly benevolent, but in fact he wants to follow the example of Emperor Hongwu and attack the heroes.

Emperor Jianwen was so angry that he vomited blood, but he had nothing to do with Xu Zengshou and others.

Emperor Hongwu could go back on his word, issue iron coupons and receive iron coupons just like playing games, and he would cut off anyone's head without delay.

Emperor Jianwen didn't dare.

Fuxing Zhou Li was criticized by the Taizu faction, and then he blatantly chopped off Xu Zengshou who was holding the iron certificate?It was obvious that he pulled out his pigtails for King Yan to catch.

Emperor Jianwen had no choice but to transfer Xu Huizu back in the name of guarding the capital.Jingzhong Xungui was making a lot of trouble, and he was really worried about letting Xu Huizu take the troops outside.

It cannot be said that Zhu Yunqi was completely wrong, but what he did did help King Yan a lot.

In the final analysis, there are only eight that can be described. God is not blessed, and good fortune tricks people.

"Brother..."

Xu Zengshou wanted to say more, but Xu Huizu interrupted him with a frown, "No need to say any more, and I don't want to hear any more. It is disrespectful to the ancestors to tamper with the iron coupons. From tomorrow onwards, you will enter the ancestral hall with me, and you are not allowed to interfere with outside affairs. "

Into the ancestral hall?

Xu Zengshou's thoughts changed sharply, and he immediately understood Xu Huizu's intentions.

If you don't vote for King Yan, you don't intend to continue to work for the emperor.

Should I say pedantic or smart?However, it was not easy for his elder brother to make such a statement, so Xu Zengshou accepted it as soon as he saw it, got up and left the study.

Outside the door, seeing Yang Duo dressed as a guard, Xu Zengshou smiled sincerely, "If Yang Tongzhi hadn't mentioned something, I'm afraid my head would have fallen to the ground. Xu will remember this favor."

Yang Duo clasped his fists together and said, "Captain, this is not due to a lowly position, and the lowly position is something to be reminded of."

"Oh?" Xu Zengshou asked curiously, "Which expert is it?"

"The governor knows that this person is Master Daoyan's disciple, Meng Qinghe, the fellow guard of Yanshan Mountain."

"It's him?" Xu Zengshou said, "So, when His Highness enters Nanjing in the future, I will thank you in person."

In May, Jiayin, King Yan led his two sons and his generals to sacrifice to the Yangtze River, and swore to attack Nanjing.

Days and days, boats and boats on the river met each other, drums and horns sounded loudly.The flags on the shore cover the sky, and the swords and guns are buzzing.

Emperor Jianwen asked the ministers for advice again, only Fang Xiaoru spoke out, asking for peace by ceding land to delay time, and then sent people out to recruit troops, ordering the king of Qin to relieve the siege of the capital.

"You can summon warriors to burn Yanni's warship by night. Without a boat, how can Yanni fly across?"

As soon as this remark came out, civil servants agreed one after another, but the general frowned.

Burn the boat?Think Yan Jun is deaf and blind?

Some generals raised objections, but they were immediately suppressed by the voices of civil servants.

In the end, the generals kept silent, and Emperor Jianwen adopted Fang Xiaoru's opinion.

In order to ensure the smooth implementation of the plan, Emperor Jianwen specially issued an edict of guilt, and released King Qi from detention.

The important task of connecting with King Yan and acting as a lobbyist fell on Princess Qingcheng.

Princess Qingcheng was not very happy either. It was too difficult to be a lobbyist for the emperor and to reason with King Yan.What's more, she didn't think that the emperor really wanted to cede land for peace.In case something goes wrong, it is certain that King Yan will turn his face, how can I get out?

Helpless, the emperor's order has been issued, and no matter how unwilling he is, he has to show the guard of honor of the princess and take a boat to the Yan army camp.

Looking at the barracks on the north bank, Princess Qingcheng sighed repeatedly. What does it matter to her that her uncle is fighting with her nephew?This is bad luck!