Ping An Biography

Zhang Ning inquired a lot of things from Luo Yaoniang, and even had information about the chief general of the court's suppression of the rebellion. It was impossible to hear these things by hearsay on the street.At first, the emperor wanted to send Xue Lu to suppress the rebellion, but Xue Lu was afraid, and the courtiers also had disputes.Later, it was discussed that the imperial conquest, or sending the highly respected British Duke Zhang Fu in the military circle.

Then Zhang Ning and his party left the capital. Luo Yaoniang looked a little sad, but her performance was not too exaggerated.

That's great, what else?Want Zhang Ning to say "for your own good", you are the daughter of a court minister and your life is bright, so I can't drag you down?It is obviously not Zhang Ning's style to do so.

Looking at the crude map, it is not far from the capital to Le'an, Shandong. When Emperor Yongle was alive, he said "capturing at night" is a bit exaggerated, and the army cannot reach it in a day, but for the Kuaima team, it is not easy to reach it in a day. lie.At the beginning, Emperor Yongle thought that Zhu Gaoxu would be a hidden danger to the dynasty, but because he was his own son and he thought of Zhu Gaoxu's hard work during the "Jingnan" battle, he couldn't bear to kill him, so he made preparations early on for his descendants to inherit the throne. Foreshadowing: seal the King of Han to Le'an.Le'an is right in front of the capital, and the capital camp with the most combat effectiveness of the Ming army is in the capital. As long as there is any change in the King of Han, troops can be sent to solve it in a short time to avoid the expansion of the civil war.This is the so-called "capturing at night", obviously Zhu Gaoxu was plotted by his own father very early on.

On the carriage, Zhang Ning asked Lao Xu: "We have received a lot of news. If you are the King of Han at this moment, what should you do?"

Old Xu was speechless. This battle that had begun to become complicated was beyond his understanding. After all, Old Xu had only been a middle-level military officer.It can be seen that counselors and strategists have irreplaceable status.

Zhang Ning doesn't consider himself a strategist, but he thinks this matter is still easy to judge.He then said: "If I were the king of Han, I would grasp the two words 'drag' and 'far'. Although Emperor Xuande's name is justified, but he was young and had just ascended the throne, and his prestige was not as good as his uncle Hanwang. That's why the capital will have such a great reputation. People who wait for the results from the other side, as long as Emperor Xuande can't kill the King of Han in one go, the longer the delay, the better for the King of Han. Second, to delay the time, the best way is to stay away from the capital where elites are stationed. Let’s avoid the battle in the south of Shandong, and it is difficult for the Beijing camp to attack in a short period of time. When the outcome of the local defense is uncertain, it is estimated that few people are willing to fight to the death to prevent the King of Han’s whereabouts; even if there are, they can be bypassed. Willing to take the initiative to pursue."

Old Xu said: "The Master's knowledge is very far... I wonder if the King of Han has such knowledge?"

Now Zhang Ning was speechless.According to the historical knowledge in his memory, Zhu Di was the one who caused the biggest prodigal son in the rebellion of the vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty, followed by the later King Ning, the King Ning in Tang Bohu's Dian Qiuxiang.However, King Ning didn't struggle for long. Wang Mingyang, a master of the Heart School, assembled a force of troops and wiped out King Ning before the court soldiers arrived.Apart from these two, other vassal kings in history had a shorter tossing time, including the King of Han in front of him.

Zhang Ning deduced it a little bit, and felt that if the king of Han left Shandong and went south to capture the south of the Yangtze River, let alone the victory or defeat, it would definitely not be so easy to be wiped out.The problem is that there is no such play in history.

After thinking about it, he replied with some helplessness: "I'm afraid he won't do that."

At this time, the middle-aged believer who drove the car said through the curtain: "There is one of our strongholds outside Jinan City. I went there when I was a messenger in the church and knew the people there. Jinan is very close to Le'an. How about we go?" where to settle?"

Both believers have the surname Jiang, the middle-aged man is called Jiang Youde, and the young man is called Jiang Hai, so they should be relatives.When we first met, Zhang Ning couldn't tell the names of the two, so he called the middle-aged man Lao Jiang and the young man Xiao Jiang.These two people have some status in the church, and it is impossible for ordinary church members to travel so far to Shandong to deliver letters.

When Zhang Ning heard what he said, he immediately agreed, "That's good. Jinan Prefecture may be under martial law now, so it's not easy to enter, and Le'an is more dangerous; and if our strongholds can't be seized, most of them are hidden very deep. "

Jiang Youde turned back and said: "It can stand the investigation, the house is nominally the property of a big family in the capital, and has everything from land deed and household registration."

When a group of two carriages approached Jinan Prefecture, they could not take the post road, and there were checkpoints on the main road as rumored.But it didn't matter. The roads on the Shandong plain extend in all directions, so you don't need to take the main road. You just need to know the direction and don't get lost. Neither the officers and soldiers of the Jinan Prefecture nor the rebels of the King of Han can't mobilize so many people to block all the roads.

After some twists and turns, we finally arrived at our destination.

The large yard, the solid houses with white walls and blue tiles, surrounded by ponds and trees, do not seem to be the homes of ordinary people.There were very few people in the yard, and there was an old man who claimed to be the master's housekeeper, and the master was a person of status living in the capital.After Jiang Youde recognized him, he showed his token and settled down here.There are many houses, enough to accommodate Zhang Ning and his party of seven.

The "housekeeper" old man chatted with Zhang Ning, but Zhang Ning was not interested, so he signaled Jiang Youde to deal with it.Zhang Ning only said that he wanted paper, ink and pen, so the butler opened the study next to the upper room.

As soon as Zhang Ning entered the study, he ordered Wenjun to grind his ink, and then he wrote vigorously.The draft of an article has been brewing for many days, and at this time, there is no need to think too much, just start writing.However, as I was writing, I found that some words and sentences were not appropriate, so I revised them while writing.

At this time, Lao Xu boiled a pot of water from the kitchen and took it into the study, and said to Wen Jun who was waiting for the pen and ink: "Go and ask where there is tea, and make a cup of tea for the master... The etiquette of this Zhuangzi is really not flattering. "

Zhang Ning put his pen on the inkstone, turned around and said, "There are only a few of them. I only saw two or three people. The old man and Lao Jiang were talking in the living room. The remaining two are probably busy preparing lunch for us. Section Don't worry about it, and you don't need tea, just find a cup and pour some boiling water to cool it down, and drink it later."

After hearing this, Lao Xu responded.

Several women were in the study, not knowing what to do next.This strange place makes everyone a little bit at a loss.

Zhang Ning left a scribbled article that had been revised in many places, and then scribbled and drew on the paper, as if he was thinking about something.After a while he put down his pen again and looked up at the window.

This Zhuangzi is very quiet, just like the "villa" of a wealthy family in the suburbs, it was not built in a densely populated village.You can hear the sparse birdsong, and you can smell the smell of the crops. The natural fragrance has a faint smell of dung.

Zhang Ning breathed a sigh of relief, and thought: Before contacting the outside world, there should be no one disturbing here, and it is relatively safe.In fact, many troubles are caused by oneself.

He turned his head to look at Lao Xu who had just poured boiling water on the table, then looked back at the three women who were staring at him, and couldn't help asking: "Why didn't the King of Han go south to attack Nanjing?" <Mei said casually: " Didn’t he want to rebel and become the emperor? As long as the capital is taken down, why bother to run all the way from Shandong to Nanjing?” <Mei hehe laughed and said, “I said it casually, I guessed it right?”

Zhang Ning said: "I think that's what the king of Han thinks. What he does seems to be in a hurry, impatient. With such a mood, he naturally wants to directly attack the capital for quick results... But this way is obviously not wise. "<Mei was relaxed, still smiling: "I think, it's better to let Mr. Zhang and Hanwang change their identities. If you become Hanwang, you might be able to seize the throne."

Zhang Ning said casually: "I don't want to boast. If I were in the position of King of Han, I might not be able to win the throne, but Zhu Zhanji wants to play|kill me, it must not be so easy...It's a pity that there is no if, I am not King of Han, What he has is far worse than him.”

He paused and said seriously, "What are we going to do when we come to Shandong?"

Several people turned their heads to look at him. This was exactly what everyone was concerned about.The rumors here are very tight now, and it looks like a war is going to be fought, what exactly do you want to take the risk of running here?

Zhang Ning said: "As long as one thing is done, find a way to let the King of Han lead his troops south to attack Nanjing. It is very important to us that the King of Han will not be wiped out soon. As long as he is still there, the imperial court will not be able to send the main force to the southwest We have enough time and opportunities for Bian Bian to deal with those of us. Otherwise, things will be extremely difficult." <Mei said: "We are not the King of Han, and we don't even know him, so we can control what he will do?"

"It's really difficult to handle, but we have to find a way. If you don't try to face the difficulties now, you will have to face even greater difficulties in the future." Zhang Ning pondered for a moment, and said, "The only solution for now is to learn from the Minister of War of the King of Han. Zhu Heng's attack... Yang Shiqi's vision, I believe it very much. Since Yang Shiqi said that Zhu Heng is very knowledgeable and talented, I also guess that this person is not a short-sighted person. Moreover, the King of Han can treat him with respect, and he was directly promoted to the Minister of the Ministry of War The important position shows that Zhu Heng is a person with weight when speaking in front of the King of Han."

<May laughs.Zhang Ning feels that this woman is very avant-garde in this era, and she often shows a casual and indifferent smile.

Zhang Ning shook his head and said, "How can bribery or beauty tricks work so easily? Assuming that Zhu Heng is greedy for money and lustful, and he took things away, why must he obey the beauty's advice, and it is related to military decision-making? Zhu Heng can be favored by big shots It's not like he's stupid."

After saying that, he turned around, took a piece of blank paper, picked up a pen and began to copy according to the scribbled article.