Jinyi Night Walk

On the south bank of the Yangtze River, a large ship sailed towards the north bank with drum tents. Standing on the prow was a woman dressed in palace attire in silver and jade jacket.

She is the fourth daughter of Zhu Yuanzhang, the lord of Qingcheng County, and she is a little older than Zhu Di. When Zhu Di was in Beijing, he had a good relationship with the fourth sister's family. Seeing that King Yan's army had arrived on the north bank, once all the boats were raised, they would cross the river. But before the troops from all walks of life arrived, Zhu Yunqi followed Fang Xiaoru's words and asked his fourth aunt to come forward to negotiate a peace in order to slow down the enemy.

Princess Qingcheng is just a woman from a Taoist family." Before Zhu Yuanzhang won the world, she was already an adult girl, so she didn't have the opportunity to read and write. military affairs...

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, the emperor said, this matter is just a little dispute between my uncle and nephew, let me go to Xiao Si'er to make peace with him, let's live as a family." Flesh and flesh are close relatives, no matter how wronged Xiao Sier is, now that he has led troops to fight here, it's time to let him out, and I will persuade him to go back to Beiping's house "The family is still harmonious and happy, that would be great" ..." Princess Qingcheng thought of this, and her brain became active, and she began to think about how to chat with her fourth brother after seeing her.

In the capital, Zhu Yunwen in the Jinjian Hall said anxiously: "Where is Mei Yin? He has 40 troops, and he is close to Yan Ni. He is my greatest support. Why hasn't he made any moves so far?"

Fang Xiaoru said: "My son-in-law didn't know that Yan's rebellion had gone to the Yangtze River, so..."

"nonsense!"

Zhu Yunwen was furious: "Did I ask him to go to the Huai River to see the scenery? Didn't I give him 40 troops just to prevent the Yan army from going south? Could it be that he had 40 troops" and stayed in the barracks all day long , do you know nothing about foreign affairs?The prefects of Suzhou, Ningbo, Huizhou, Leping and other Zhongxian counties all led troops to King Qin. When King Yan went south, more than [-] troops passed by Huai'an city. Would he not know? "

In desperation." Zhu Yunxuan also ignored the courtesy of the other party Xiaoru, and scolded him for nonsense, but he didn't realize that his tone was very different from usual.

Fang Xiaoru mumbled, "Or maybe Prince Consort Mei is worried about being taken advantage of by the enemy, so she wants to hold on to the city..."

After fighting for four years, an idiot will understand some military principles, no matter how stupid Zhu Yunqi is, he can't accept such a childish reason." He said angrily, "What is he going to stick to?"If I'm gone" If my country is gone, what's the use of him sticking to Huai'an? Yan Ni has already crossed Huai'an soldiers to the Yangtze River." He has an army of 40. Doesn't it have a scout horse?With the mobilization of so many troops, countless refugees fled, and even the Qin Wang's divisions in Suzhou, Ningbo, Huizhou, and Leping rushed to the capital after hearing the news. He still doesn't know anything in Huai'an?Is he a dead man! "

Zhu Yunxuan's cheeks twitched suddenly." Nervously grabbing Fang Xiaoru's hand, he asked nervously: "Mr. Xi Zhi, is it... Did Mei Yin also surrender? "

Fang Xiaoru hastily said: "The Concubine Mei is a loyal minister, how could he betray the Emperor, the Emperor need not worry." Maybe... Concubine Mei has already sent troops to attack the Yan army at this time. "Don't worry, Your Majesty," Fang Xiaoru said. He winks at Zhu Yunwen.

Zhu Yunwen was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses: "That's right." No matter why Mei Yin held back the army, it must not be brought up at this time. The civil and military officials are already panicked, and Mei Yin's 40 elite soldiers are the key to fighting the King of Yan. Huai'an soldiers approaching the Yangtze River" If Mei Yin sent 40 troops out of the city and "attacked from behind him" would not only break the siege of Nanjing, maybe this head-to-head confrontation could wipe out all the Yan troops who were fighting to the death. This is the city of Nanjing. Our hope lies in not disturbing the morale of the army.

Zhu Yunxuan let go of his hand silently," glanced at all the civil and military personnel, and said in a vibrating voice: "That's right." There are many cavalry in the Northern Army." Come and go like the wind, swift as lightning.Concubine Mei didn't know that the Northern Army had already marched to the Yangtze River, so I issued an imperial decree to order Concubine Mei to dispatch troops immediately after receiving the order, to take the enemy's rear, and to restrain the Northern Army from going south." Shandong Tiepin and others have dispatched King Qin's troops to cut off the enemy's retreat. , as long as we procrastinate for a few more days by negotiating peace, the siege of Jinling will be resolved once the troops from all walks of life arrive!"

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In the camp of the Yan Army, Princess Qingcheng met Zhu Di.Ever since Zhu Di took over Beiping in the 13th year of Hongwu, the two have never met each other again. Now more than 20 years have passed. Became a blessed old woman, old.

Zhu Di, in particular, suffered a stroke and slept in the open in the past few years, and sometimes he was disarmed for a few days. Over the past few years, there were countless battles, so that his face was covered with weather, and his temples were already gray in his prime, making him uncomfortable to watch.

"Little four!"

Princess Qingcheng's heart softened, and when Xiao Si'er called out, tears came down.When Zhu Di saw the fourth sister who used to hold hands and lead him to play in the street when he was young, he couldn't help feeling a little emotional. He quickly stepped forward and grabbed the hand of Princess Qingcheng, and said sentimentally: "Fourth sister, you are getting old."

"Yes, yes, the little four from back then." Now, we have gray hair, and we are all old. "Siblings hold hands and look at each other, weeping deeply.

Zhu Di let Princess Qingcheng into the big tent "to host a banquet, and after some family squabbling, Princess Qingcheng turned the topic to the real thing, and she first talked about it with the words of her closest relatives." Then he said: "Little Sier, this is all our Zhu family's housework, do we need to use knives and guns? No matter what you say, the emperor is your own nephew, you, as an uncle, have to let him do it, right? "

Zhu Di was not fully sure that he would have to fight the Yangtze River. "The Yangtze River is not easy to cross. The imperial court still has naval divisions, and his Northern Army is just not good at water warfare. Behind him, the son-in-law Mei Yin with 40 soldiers does not know why. This kind of consideration, as if he didn't know that he was approaching the Yangtze River, he kept his troops on hold, but if Mei Yin suddenly sent troops "to force him with 40 troops, his cavalry would not be able to gallop freely in this Jiangnan water town. It's hard to guarantee that you won't suffer if you beat them down.

Further back, He Fu, who was thrown off by him, and Jinan's Tiepin are also dispatching troops. Once they cut off their retreat and supplies, the consequences will be even more disastrous." So he knew that he could not stay here for long. If Can't take Jinling quickly" The final result is to return to Peiping as soon as possible. He knew that the fourth sister must have been sent by the court to plan to "negotiate peace", but in fact she was delaying the army, so he had already thought about it.

As soon as the princess of Qingcheng finished speaking, Zhu Di said with a serious face: "Fourth sister, my father's imperial tomb is not yet dry." Our brothers were frequently killed, and the cruelty of harming others, what could be more cruel?That's right." This is our Zhu family's housework, but this housework has been confused by outsiders, making it bloody! The emperor listened to the words of the slanderous ministers, and his heart is as hard as a stone to his flesh and blood." Brother has reached this step today. Is it willing? "

Speaking of this, tears welled up in his eyes." Princess Qingcheng remembered Xiang Wang Zhu Bai's family self-immolated, Dai Wang, Qi Wang, and Zhou Wang were all prisoners, and was speechless for a while. Speaking of it, she was just a It's just a simple and honest village woman. If she is reasonable, she is no match for Zhu Di, so she can only murmur: "But...he is the emperor after all. The emperor has already ordered him to commit crimes." What can you do to him as an uncle? Little Sier" When my sister came, the emperor said, "As long as you are willing to retreat", the emperor will not fight any more. The emperor is willing to rule the river with you and divide the country equally one by one."

Zhu Di immediately interrupted Princess Qingcheng's words: "Sister! This country is the foundation laid by my father, and it was chopped up by my son. How can I be a prodigal son and divide up the ancestor's family property first? Daming is divided into two parts." Two, how absurd! Brother, I don’t want half of the country! I just want to take the head of the traitor in the court!”

Princess Qingcheng said in embarrassment: "Little Sier..."

Zhu Di breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "Fourth sister, think about it, my brother was conferred a feudal land by the emperor's examination, but the whole city of Beiping has become a thorn in the emperor's eyes." To cede half of the land, is the emperor really so sincere?On the day when my younger brother raised his army, he once announced to the world that it was difficult for Jing to raise an army, only for the side of the Qing emperor, punishing traitors, founding the clan society, and securing the world, not in every inch of land.When the emperor wants his ministers to stop their troops, he only needs to kill the traitors. The ministers must pay homage to the Xiaoling Mausoleum, court the emperor, and serve as assistants to the vassals.If the treacherous officials are not eliminated, I will never return to Beiping." This is the emperor's plan to delay the army." I can hide it from you, my sister, but I can't hide it from Zhu Di! "

Princess Qingcheng was stunned by what he said, and didn't know how to respond. After thinking about it, she said: "Then...fourth brother, which traitors do you want to kill?"

Zhu Di fumbled in his sleeve, took out a notebook, piled it up in front of Princess Qingcheng, and said awe-inspiringly: "My minister here" lists 29 traitors of the dynasty! "

Princess Qingcheng was taken aback and said, "So many?"

Zhu Di said: "The three chief villains are Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng, and Qi Tai. My Mingzong personally killed each other, and countless soldiers were killed and wounded in the four-year war. It is all because these three people are the chief culprits of the culprit. These three must die! The remaining 26 people, if they are willing to bow their heads and plead guilty, don’t necessarily have to kill them.”

Princess Qingcheng heaved a sigh of relief, and thought, "Just killing three" is better than losing half of the country.Since Xiao Si'er has said so openly, as long as the emperor kills those three bastards who instigated my family to kill each other, Xiao Si'er will not be able to hold on anymore. "

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Zhu Yunqi was looking forward to it in the imperial court. He offered the condition of planning to rule the river. This was a difficult problem for Zhu Di. If Zhu Di agreed, he would be convicted of usurping him. Everything that is difficult to deal with the Qing Dynasty has become a major issue. It's a joke, forgive him for not daring to agree, but with such a generous condition, Zhu Di can't be indifferent, after all, whether he can win Nan Zun is still in doubt." But Jiang Zhi is easy to get, as long as he hesitates a few times God, my reinforcements have arrived.

I didn't want Princess Qingcheng to come back, but brought back a list of 29 ministers on the list." In addition to Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng, Qi Tai, Jing Qing, Lian Zining, Huang Guan and others were also impressively included. It was the minister who advocated the reduction of the vassal. Zhu Di did not agree to his conditions, but instead took him into the army." Once the list of "war criminals" was announced, it immediately caused an uproar in the court.

The officials who were listed in the "list of traitors" were all very angry, "all the officials who were not on the list were relieved", and Li Jinglong, Ru Chang and other peace officials took the opportunity to clamor and asked the emperor to punish the three traitors as a thank you to King Yan.

Many ministers of the centrist faction couldn't help feeling inexplicably angry at this point. Just four years ago, "Who would have thought that King Yan would have today, and who would have given him the power and prestige of King Yan today?" The vassal king who started from a family has fought back and forth to the point where he is today." Even if the three traitors who ranked first in the war criminals of King Yan were not traitors, were they mediocre ministers?

For a while, they also wrote letters of impeachment. They did not ask the emperor to kill Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng, and Qi Tai, but they also proposed that these three people were mediocre and detrimental to the country. Yan Wang's wrath.

Seeing the raging crowd, Fang Xiaoru couldn't help but become angry from embarrassment, and immediately shouted loudly. This great Confucian seldom got angry, and occasionally he would spit and spit all over the place, but the situation was horrifying. All the ministers dared not speak for a while.

Unexpectedly, all civil and military officials have just calmed down." Suddenly a person stepped forward and angrily reprimanded: "Above the court, it is the place where hundreds of officials discuss politics and discuss matters. The country has reached such a point, can't it accommodate people who dare to speak out? "

Fang Xiaoru glared angrily, seeing who was coming, his eyes widened in astonishment.Lian Zining!It was a starry night, and Lian Zining, who had just returned to Beijing, was on the same list of traitors, and he unexpectedly stood on the opposite side of himself.Lian Zining is a young and strong faction who will cut down the vassals." He also insisted on the policy of cutting down the vassals, but he really hated the ability of Huang Zhiliu.

Fang Xiaoru was like a thunderbolt, and his psychological defense was also defeated. Looking around, he felt that every pair of eyes he saw was full of hatred and contempt. Li Jinglong flicked his nails, and said very boringly: "Mr. ,emperor!When Emperor Jing slashed the vassal, the seven kings forced the palace, and the world was in danger. Chao Cuo took the initiative to ask for death to calm the kings" and finally bought time for Emperor Jing. Since Mr. Xi Zhi took the world as his own responsibility, why didn't he block the mouth of King Yan with his death? The King of Yan made such a condition, as long as you are dead, the King of Yan will have nothing to pay." How dare you break your promise to the world! "

Fang Xiaoru's face was as red as chicken blood, and he shouted angrily: "Fang Xiaoru, why do you cherish this body, you can be a minister, how can you fall into the emperor's injustice!"

"Bah!" Li Jinglong replied with his mouth curled up.

"Okay, alright, gentlemen, please stop arguing. Right now, King Yan has rejected my terms for peace negotiation." All the gentlemen thought, what should we do now? "Zhu Yunwen saw that his own people were quarreling first, so he had to come out to smooth things over.

Li Jinglong immediately said: "Please punish the three traitors!"

Fang Xiaoru said: "One Yangtze River can be used as a hundred thousand soldiers." The ships in the north of the Yangtze River have already been sent to burn them all. In ten days, Yan Ni will surely retreat. If he dares to cross the river brazenly in a bamboo boat, he will die in vain in front of our court navy, so what is there to fear!"

Zhu Yunwen hesitated and said: "Then, who can be sent as a general to lead the navy to resist the enemy on the Yangtze River?"

Liao Ping, the servant of the Ministry of War, came out of the squad and said: "Your Majesty, the governor Chen Xuan, the original leader was the navy and horses, and the Jingying navy is his old department. At this critical moment, only Chen Xuan can lead the navy to fight. It can resist the arrogance of the enemy Yan!"

Fang Xiaoru felt a little hesitant when he heard that, Chen Xuan was from Xu Zengshou's old army, "and because he was worried that he would have a relationship with King Yan, he cut his military position" and let him lead the army....However, "In the past four years, whether he has governed or recommended people, he has made mistakes almost every time, and his self-confidence has long been lost. The navy has its own way of fighting, and a general who is not familiar with water warfare will definitely No, Chen Xuan was recommended by the Minister of the Ministry of War, "it shouldn't be too bad." I don't have a suitable candidate in my hand. If I make a wrong recommendation again, it will really be outraged.

Thinking of this, Fang Xiaoru remained silent.

Seeing that Fang Xiaoru had no objection, Zhu Yunwen nodded his head and said: "Okay, let Chen Xuan lead the navy" to line up on the Yangtze River and reject the Yan army in the north! "!~!