"We captured the governor as soon as we launched an attack. The counties in Qinzhou are now divided and there is no one to give orders. Therefore, the resistance is very weak. We just need to capture them one by one."
"Although we only have 20,000 people, we must send out a division to attract the attention of the imperial court. The troops attacking the capital are of great significance and cannot be accomplished unless they are good generals." Xie Chengdong said lightly.
King Lu sighed after hearing this: "I wanted to echo the situation between the north and the south, but I didn't expect that the Marquis of Jibei would have no future, and it would end in the blink of an eye."
As he spoke, King Lu hammered the desk, full of annoyance. After thinking for a moment, he seemed to have made up his mind, and suddenly shouted: "Han Hongwu!"
"The general is here!" Han Hongwu strode in. He looked to be in his thirties, his handsome face expressionless, as if made of iron.
Xie Chengdong looked at it but said nothing. King Lu was once said by the emperor to be "like Xiao and I bow". He was not an incompetent person. Not only did he win over generals in the capital, but he also had generals in his own palace.
This Han Hongwu was nineteen years old. He was harmed by thieves. He spent all his wealth to recruit local warriors and captured the giant thieves. He joined the imperial army as a seventh-rank military attache. At that time, there were thousands of thieves in Tongshan. He was ordered to encircle and suppress them and was promoted to sixth rank.
In the summer of the following year, he captured the enemy's total troops and was promoted to the fifth rank. However, it was close to the end of the founding war and there was no chance for him again.
Since Han Hongwu was a native warrior, he was ostracized and dismissed from his post for some reason. King Lu came to his rescue, so he became a loyal member of the palace and one of King Lu's confidants.
King Lu raised his head and looked at Han Hongwu: "You have always had military strategies, and I know it well. Now I will give you five thousand elite soldiers. I will also give you all the seven thousand soldiers in the two counties. Go and fight them one by one." Can we leave Qinzhou?"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. There are 12,000 people. The governor of Qinzhou has been captured. The counties have no leaders. The generals will quickly put them down." Han Hongwu listened to King Lu's order and knelt on the ground to obey.
"Okay!" King Lu turned around and looked at Xie Chengdong after hearing this: "Mr. Xie, would you like to join Gu and lead an army to hunt in Beijing?"
This is about to lead 10,000 troops to conquer personally. Not wanting King Lu to be decisive, Xie Chengdong glanced at King Lu and sighed: "Your Majesty is so brave that no one in the world can match it. It is a great honor for me to be able to attach myself to you."
These words are not false. Although the attack on the capital has been planned long ago, it is a strategy and not a real attack. However, the danger of breaking into the hinterland of the imperial court is very high. And King Lu dared to risk it personally at the beginning of this. Yaishi, this is the energy.
And as soon as King Lu said these words, she seemed to be a little more angry.
Looking carefully, King Lu's atmosphere changed drastically, with yellow air reaching the top, purple air hanging down, and black air surrounding the purple air, forming the shape of a dragon.
"Hiss!" Xie Chengdong's eyes hurt when he vaguely saw King Lu's appearance, and he quickly closed his eyes. If he hadn't been a person recognized and trusted by King Lu, he wouldn't have seen this appearance, and he wouldn't have dared to pry more. , but at this moment I took a breath of cold air, feeling either happy or worried.
Qi never comes out of thin air, even earth dragons are just yellow Qi. According to the Taoist summary of this world, under the rule of a hundred thousand people, they are called red, a million are called yellow, and tens of millions are called green, and only 60 million people can be promoted to purple.
Daxu unified the world, with a total of 14.48 million households, equivalent to 70 million people. The emperor's dignity is no more than Ziqi. Why is there such a change? Could it be that what King Lu and the blind Taoist said is true. Destiny is not fulfilled
Thinking of the blind Taoist, Xie Chengdong was cast a shadow again. Last time someone reported that the Taoist temple was blown up by lightning, which was suspected to be a natural disaster, but the whereabouts of the most important blind Taoist inside were unknown.
At this time, I didn't have time to think about it carefully, but I listened to King Lu's order: "Okay, without further delay, pass on the order, repair the army now, and set off tomorrow."
"Yes, Your Highness." Everyone responded.
King Lu walked for a few steps, but then thought of Pei Ziyun again. He couldn't help but raise his head, looked at the sky outside the door, and sighed: "The chaos in Yingzhou will be over in a blink of an eye. Pei Ziyun is not young, what will my father think?" Woolen cloth?"
Beijing
The sun was hot, and the palace maids who came and went wore thin clothes, but they were still sweating and walked even more lightly when approaching the bedroom.
The eunuch hurriedly entered and saw the emperor wearing a gauze robe and lying on the couch to relax. The bedroom was very plain, with only the imperial incense curling up from the coiled dragon incense burner. Finally, there was some movement.
The eunuch knelt down and kowtowed three times with his head on the ground: "Long live!"
Seeing that the emperor had no reaction, he knelt down and took a step forward, cautiously saying: "Long live, this slave has brought urgent military information."
"Then what did the traitor do?" The emperor lay on the couch and his Adam's apple moved. He understood that the only thing he could directly inform about his situation was King Lu.
He propped himself up, stared straight at the eunuch, and said for a long time, "It's you, get up and talk."
The eunuch slowly stood up and said, "Your Majesty, there was an urgent report just now that King Lu has captured Qinzhou's Suolong Pass."
After listening to the report, the emperor was not angry. He stood up and became thinner and thinner, with wrinkles on his face. He was in a daze and sighed: "I know... Hey, King Lu is really capable, I How should you feel at this time?"
After lamenting for a long time, the emperor said again: "The common sense of life and death is clear and clear. At this point, I am no longer angry, I only feel sad."
"I think about the time when I used the three-foot sword to conquer the world. At that time, I made fun of all the great ancestors. I was a hero and had great achievements, but I failed to deal with my son's affairs well. His flesh and blood were so tragic that future generations would laugh. I don't want it to be my turn."
The eunuch burst into tears and choked for a moment. He couldn't say what he wanted to say, so he choked and said: "Your Majesty, the imperial doctor has a medical advice, saying that it is not a problem. Your Majesty just needs to take more care of yourself."
"The imperial doctor and you all say that my illness is fine every day. I know in my heart that my days are numbered." The emperor smiled, his expression unclear, and his voice gradually became lower: "My body cannot be cured by myself." If there is chaos, it’s up to the prince.”
As he spoke, he shed tears. As he was speaking, another news came. The eunuch wiped away his tears and went to receive it. In a blink of an eye, he came back: "Your Majesty, there is good news. Yingzhou is in peace."
After saying this, he handed over the certificate. After hearing this, the emperor was surprised: "Oh, so fast?"
He cheered up and said again: "Is it true that the discount is so fast?"
The eunuch quickly explained: "Your Majesty, this is a transcript. It was sent through the Taoist Records Department. According to the court system, it is not considered an official excerpt, so as to prevent Taoists from taking credit for it and to prevent Taoist institutions from gaining power. The official excerpts are still on the way. Hurry up. The boat also takes half a month.”
"Well, I know, show it to me!" the emperor said, it was just a Taoist act of worship. The key point was that in the fierce struggle, there were many mistakes in using Taoist methods to convey messages.
After killing people and investigating the matter, I found that both sides were considered loyal, but there was distortion in the process of transmitting the message. The law does not include noble people or important events. This is something that has been found out through the ages, so important information does not need to be like this. Method, but use the traditional fold to send it, of course there is no need to tell the eunuch.
The emperor looked at the folds. These folds were all copied, with smooth tentacles and a slight fragrance that refreshed the mind. The first one was Pei Ziyun's fold, and he opened it and read some, then stopped, thinking deeply.
"Your Majesty, what's wrong?" the eunuch asked in a low voice.
"It's nothing, it's just that Pei Ziyun is very creative in the format of the excerpts, and the things are very clear." The emperor said softly at this time, frowning slightly, and continued to read the excerpts.
"It's your Majesty's blessing that we have so many good ministers." The eunuch complimented, but the emperor didn't say anything. Then he looked at Uncle Zhongqin's excerpts, and then he continued to read, his eyebrows furrowed again, and his face became gloomier.
The room was filled with smoke from the incense burner. The eunuch looked at the changes in the face of the Holy Master in front of him, sweat secretly seeping out, and his heart was unpredictable.
Finally, there was a book written by Prince Chengshun. The emperor looked at it and laughed and shook his head. The eunuch couldn't help but wonder, what was written in this book
At this time the emperor said: "You should also take a look."
"Yes!" the eunuch agreed. He carefully took the book and read it. His heart was beating fast, his vest was wet, his hands were shaking a little, and he didn't dare to speak.
Looking at the eunuch's appearance, the emperor leaned gently on the dragon couch, took a long breath, and closed his eyes slightly, as if he was a little tired from reading the book just now.
After a long time, the emperor opened his eyes: "Help me up, I want to walk."
"Yes, Your Majesty." The eunuch supported him and walked a few steps in the palace. He arrived at the corridor, which is actually a place of cultivation. Next to the sea and the garden, he looked at the bright sun, lush vegetation, some birds flying in the sky, and butterflies. Bees were flying, and the emperor stopped to watch. There was a pool of water in the lake in the distance, and willow leaves on the lakeshore fell into the lake, creating a lively scene.
"Hey!" The emperor sighed, and the eunuch persuaded him in a low voice: "Why should the emperor sigh? He is just a Taoist. The emperor can deal with it how he wants."
After hearing this, the emperor lightly knocked his fist and said: "Pei Ziyun still has some talents, I cherish him very much, but he is a Taoist, so I have to be careful about what Uncle Zhongqin said."
"Your Majesty is right." After the eunuch said this, he remained silent. Seeing the emperor ponder for a while, he asked: "Is the prince aware of this matter? How is his reaction?"
"The prince is very happy. I am writing a request for merit. The first one is to ask for the title of true king for Pei Ziyun. I will present it to your majesty later." The eunuch said, although the prince is now in charge of the country, everything still belongs to the emperor. Under control.
"Well, I understand. The matter is urgent now. The court should not wait for the official announcement. First, based on the transcripts, we will discuss the rewards for the meritorious officials and the selection of the governor of Yingzhou. After the war is over, it will be governed by civil servants."
"As soon as the official information arrives, I will issue an edict to the governor to take up a post in Yingzhou, and announce that meritorious ministers will come to Beijing. I will revise the rewards based on the official information and information. When they arrive in Beijing, I will meet them and issue the order to reward them." ." The emperor said.
"Yes!" the eunuch responded.
Wenhua Hall
The prince was writing quickly when a voice came from outside: "Prince, there is a decree from the Holy One."
"My son, accept the imperial edict!" The prince came out of the palace and greeted the imperial edict. The eunuch chanted: "King Lu has rebelled and the war is urgent. In order to reassure the soldiers, I specially asked the prince to summon the important officials to discuss the rewards for the state's meritorious officials and the selection of the governor. The people of Anying Prefecture should be prepared for plague and famine."
After hearing the order, the prince said quickly: "Yes, I obey the order."
(End of chapter)