Ping An Biography

At this time, Emperor Xuande Zhu Zhanji was not in the capital, but in Xuzhou; the three battalions had easily captured the city, and he was in the army.Xuzhou is really not a good place, it can be called "the land of the Four Wars", no matter whether the troops of the southern or northern expedition passed through this place. The main force of the "Northern Army" entered Xuzhou, which was the first to show its offensive posture, and showed the world that the imperial court still had the upper hand.The British Duke Zhang Fu suggested that the Huai'an Mansion should be captured first, and Zhu Zhanji obeyed him.

After the civil war expanded, in fact Zhu Zhanji was no longer competent as a military commander. His ability to command the army was limited, and he also had self-knowledge, so most of the military operations followed Zhang Fu's suggestion, and the British Duke almost held the decision-making power of the army.Is it superfluous for the emperor to come here?Of course not, it is not unreasonable for the "Three Yangs", Xia Yuanji and other civil servants in the imperial court to unanimously demand the emperor to conquest in person, the emperor and ministers are well aware of the mystery.

In the place where soldiers live and die, the generals who can be used are not easy to find. Emperor Xuande has just ascended the throne, and the best choice is the veteran of the Yongle era. There are not many people who are qualified to lead 20 elites. The British public Zhang Fu is the most suitable candidate.Zhang Fu, the British Duke, and his father, Zhang Yu, the Duke of Rong, died in the "Battle of Jingnan"; Zhang Fu, the son of a general, inherited his father's will and fought in the north and south for almost the entire Yongle era, conquering Mongolia in the north and Vietnam in the south , He showed extremely high military talents in many wars, which won him prestige in the army and created a generation of famous generals.

At this time, Emperor Xuande needed him very much, and of course he did not believe that Zhang Fu would fall to the King of Han.However, even so, Emperor Xuande will still be afraid if he wants to hand over the three major camps to Zhang Fu; it's like someone is pointing a gun at you, and you believe he won't shoot, but you will still be afraid... in case Zhang Fu led the three battalions to vote for Hanwang, and this competition can really be declared over.This is the reason for Zhu Zhanji's imperial conquest...Because Zhang Fu is also a military general, and he has a little friendship with Zhu Gaoxu. There are many generals in the three camps; and the most loyal generals are also military generals.

The main reason for the expansion of this civil war is that most of the military generals are on the side of Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu, but there are very few civil servants.If the generals defending the city of Nanjing did not easily change sides, it would be difficult for the King of Han to capture Nanjing only by relying on the troops brought from Shandong.

No matter how powerful Zhu Gaoxu was, if he stormed the heavily fortified city of Nanjing, it would be almost impossible in less than half a year, and even crossing the river would be very difficult; .History made a big joke. Zhu Gaoxu easily occupied Nanjing, causing a civil war to gradually expand, which may evolve into the scale of the "Battle of Jingnan"; perhaps it is not a joke, Zhu Gaoxu's reputation and prestige in the army It is unmatched by the young emperor.

...Zhu Zhanji sat on the public seat in the lobby of the Xuzhou Prefecture Yamen, and a group of officials below the magistrate knelt there tremblingly again.This group of people who are officials in Xuzhou this year is really unlucky. First, the King of Han may be killed when he comes;

The magistrate lay on the ground and explained in an almost begging tone: "The general Zhou Yuji was ordered to stop the rebels of the King of Han. He didn't hold back for even a day. The whole army collapsed, and Xuzhou City had no soldiers to defend. The criminal ministers wanted to recruit civilians and strong men. Going up to defend the city, and worried that the people in the city would be affected if the city was broken, so I had to use expediency to pretend to surrender the king of Han, and wait for the king's master to recover the lost land..."

Zhu Zhanji, who was sitting in the public seat, listened patiently to their defense, of course he didn't believe it.These officials surrendered in order to protect the people?This hypocritical reason is too naive.

Zhu Zhanji became even angrier after hearing this excuse: This group of killers is insulting my IQ.

But he didn't want to punish them right away.If the officials who surrendered are killed now, they will definitely encounter strong resistance in the future when they regain the cities that surrendered to the King of Han. The officers and officials guarding the city know that the court soldiers will die when they come, so why don't they resist desperately?

Zhu Zhanji turned his head to look at Yang Rong who was standing in the lobby, and seeing him shake his head slightly, he interrupted the nonsense of pleading guilty to the magistrate, and said: "Although you are guilty, you are not guilty of death. Take charge of Xuzhou affairs, wait for the Ministry of Officials to discuss, and then punish. Let's all go down."

The emperor had already made up his mind, but he still sought Yang Rong's opinion on the details.Make a show?It's not just for show. The relationship between "Three Yangs" was not intimate at the beginning. In fact, Yang Rong and Yang Shiqi had some conflicts, although Yang Shiqi tried to repair the relationship several times...

When the magistrate and others heard that it was the officials who were responsible for the punishment, they were overjoyed immediately. There must be no need to beheaded. It might just be downgraded and demoted, at most dismissed; in short, it is a hundred times better than directly throwing the imperial edict and waiting for the three courts to judge the crime, and then beheading or even implicating the family up.

"The emperor is benevolent, and the criminals are waiting to thank the emperor for not killing him." All the officials hurriedly kowtowed.

Zhu Zhanji waved his hand and didn't want to say anything to them.He still has a lot of things to worry about, even though he is in the army, he still has to deal with other state affairs; just like his grandfather Yong Le Emperor, he often led the army outside and sent memorials to the army.

The major events are mainly wars. In addition to the largest war of the King of Han's rebellion, there are Songfan Rebellion and Southwest Miaojiang Rebellion... The war against the Vietnamese in the south is not going well, and they can't withdraw their troops for a while; the situation in Wuliangha in the north is not very good. Stablize.

When Zhu Zhanji first sat on the throne in the Forbidden City, he thought that he should be a conservative king, and he could not choose the position given to him by the great tide; but soon his empire was full of wars, and it seemed that for the time being I can't become the king of success.

In fact, under the influence of Grandpa Yongle, Zhu Zhanji regarded Zhu Di as a great hero he admired since he was a child. He always dreamed that he could become a wise emperor like his grandfather and establish immortal achievements; The era he lived in would not give him a chance... But now that he has a place to use it, he feels that this is luck?Still unlucky?

Zhu Zhanji put down the ink brush for reviewing the memorial, meditating, thinking about something.The court officials standing beside him then quieted down, not daring to disturb him.

This war has its inevitability. In the final analysis, it is a continuation of the problems left by Taizu's mistakes.Back then, Taizu attacked the meritorious officials, but he was unwilling to face the ambitions of his sons rationally, and gave too much power and military power to the sons of the vassal king.The problem broke out just after the death of Taizu. The "Battle of Jingnan" lasted for four years. For many years, the problem has not been completely resolved. Now the 10 Beijing battalion has marched into Xuzhou, and the bloodshed continues.

"If Zhang Ning didn't come to Le'an, what would happen next?" Zhu Zhanji said in a tone like talking to himself.

All the officials below turned their heads slightly to look at Yang Shiqi at the same time, Yang Shiqi looked embarrassed and remained silent... What does Zhang Ning have to do with the old man?Is it because he once wanted to marry his adopted daughter to that person?This relationship is too far-fetched, and besides, the engagement has been cancelled.

History has no ifs.Just as historians would never say what would happen if An Lushan was blocked in Tongguan in the Tang Dynasty, these are meaningless.Bureaucrats, politicians and emperors of all dynasties are summing up experience and lessons from history books. They would rather believe that everything has a deep-seated reason, and try to find the laws and ideas to seize the world and govern the country; it is too meaningless to talk about if up.

Therefore, none of the court ministers under Zhu Zhanji spoke, and none of them were willing to answer the strange questions raised by the emperor.There is a kind of power in the dark, which is mastering the rules and deciding the fate of insignificant people and the fate of the country.

Zhu Zhanji came back to his senses and did not ask the ministers to answer his question just now. He began to face more practical questions.

Although the Songfan rebellion was considered serious, Zhu Zhanji immediately judged that there was no need to pay too much attention to it, let alone be nervous.In Songpan, it was mainly Tibetans who were making trouble. Tibetans could threaten the central government during the Tang Dynasty, but not after that.Zhu Zhanji threw Songfan's memorial aside, and he could pass it back to the capital, and let the Ministry of War send a general to take charge.

Next came the rebellion in Huguang Miaojiang. The Miao people in that place have risen more than once since the founding of the country. Of course, they failed every time, because the terrain is complex. The Tibetans have a reason, and the Miao people can't turn the sky around.For thousands of years, the Han people have continuously occupied the living space on the mainland, and the development of other races on the land of Kyushu has been far behind. It is not so few rebellions that can change the general situation.

Zhu Zhanji picked up the booklet, and was about to throw it into the one just now, when he suddenly put it down again.He thought of another report from the Ministry of War, that Shimen County in Huguang was overrun by rebels; and Jin Yiwei's secret report that the rebels who attacked the city were members of a cult to rescue their captured accomplices.

Although the news of the chaos in the Tang newspaper is only a small scale, it does not prevent Zhu Zhanji from paying attention to it.The evil cult was found to be related to the remnants of Jianwen... Not only that, but the rebellious party that Zhang Ning colluded with might also be the evil cult.Zhu Zhanji doesn't think that Jianwen's remnants have a chance to recover, but it doesn't affect his desire to kill those people in the early stage.

He thought for a while, then raised his head and asked, "Zhu Yong is now in Northern Xinjiang?"

A minister of the Ministry of War went out to pay homage: "If you go back to the emperor, he is indeed leading the army in the land of Duoyan Sanwei."

Zhu Zhanji said decisively: "Let the Ministry of War recommend someone to go, replace Zhu Yong, and let him be the commander-in-chief of Wuling..." He was just about to ask Zhu Yong to come to face the saint, but then he thought it was too complicated, and he could find someone It's okay for the eunuch to bring a secret decree to him.

Zhu Yong, son of Zhu Neng.Zhu Neng, Duke of Cheng, was a famous general in the Battle of Jingnan: in the Battle of Zhending, he defeated Geng Bingwen; in the Battle of Zhengcunba, he defeated Li Jinglong; , Dongping, and Feishui; Feishui defeated more than 10 officers and troops; Lingbi battle captured [-] people including Ping An...

Although Zhu Yong did not have as many famous military exploits as his father's generation, but after becoming a famous general, his knowledge of military warfare is far beyond that of ordinary people.