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Chapter 175 Decision
Still the same sentence, Zhu Di can defeat Jianwen and succeed in the counterattack, his own efforts are still a secondary factor, and the opponent must be stupid enough to do it.For example, Li Jinglong, when he arrived at the front line, he found that the army was going all out and was about to break through Beiping. The second generation ancestor was not happy, because it was not his credit for taking the city of Beiping at this time, so it’s okay!Who dares to take credit from Ben Shuai?Marshal Li immediately ordered that anyone who attacked the city should return it to me immediately!If Li Wenzhong, the military god of his father's generation, knew that he had such a son, he would have to be angry with Emperor Taizu.

With such a boss at the stall, hundreds of thousands of troops were unlucky for eight lifetimes, but the entire army was wiped out...

Ordinarily, even a blind person should see that this guy is more cheating than Zhao Kuo, right?But Huang Zicheng, an idiot, turned around and suggested that Li Jinglong be sent to lead the army to fight Beiping. I don't know how much benefit the surname Li gave him... and Jianwen's trust in Huang Zicheng was beyond the limit, so he agreed again.

People say that the same mistake cannot be made twice, and Emperor Jianwen just didn't believe in evil. As a result, this time Li Jinglong broke the lower limit again.When he arrived in Peiping, he was so frightened by Zheng He that he ran away. He ran away as soon as he ran, and he didn't even tell his subordinates, leaving 60 troops to stay in the ice and snow outside Beiping to drink the northwest wind...

Just such a sinner who defeated an army of one million would have died a hundred times in any dynasty, but here in the benevolent Jianwen, he was unscathed.But compared to Jianwen's love for Zhu Di, this is nothing... From the beginning of the siege of the Yan Palace to the three years since the Battle of Jingnan, Emperor Jianwen objected and asked his generals not to make me bear the burden of killing my uncle charges of...

As soon as the emperor Jinkou opened, Zhu Di became invulnerable from now on, and it was almost open. Since he learned of the love of his good nephew, Zhu Di naturally wanted to use this "kindness" to the extreme.Every battle must charge forward, and the imperial army can only avoid its edge. The Yan army is often invincible, and the battle situation is often reversed.

In addition to playing tricks on the battlefield, Zhu Di also used it to damage the morale of his opponents.After the First World War, he brought only a dozen or so horsemen, and fell asleep soundly all night in front of the camp of the general Sheng Yong.Early the next morning, Sheng Yong's men eagerly surrounded King Yan.King Yan didn't change his face, he blew nonsense at Sheng Yong, then calmly passed through the armor formation, and walked away, Sheng Yong didn't dare to stop him.

Please, what a fart this is!The morale of the officers and soldiers is extremely low...

And Zhu Di's mythology was thus forged. Even if he encountered failure and difficult situations, his soldiers firmly believed that His Royal Highness King Yan, who descended from heaven like a god, was the true son of the Ming Dynasty and would definitely bring them final victory. !

However, Emperor Jianwen, a benevolent and knowledgeable young emperor, had never experienced a day of battlefield baptism. Under the staff of a group of [-] Confucian scholars, his military orders were scattered, rewards and punishments were excessive, and he was at a loss politically.At the most critical moment of the battle between the two armies, Emperor Jianwen was so sad that his concubine committed suicide. He could not help himself, lived in seclusion, and had no interest in government affairs.The imperial court was dissociated from morality, and pessimism and disappointment quickly spread...

Finally, in the fourth year of Jianwen, Zhu Di adopted Yao Guangxiao's suggestion and avoided the city and went straight to the capital.Li Jinglong, who survived under the special grace of Emperor Jianwen, betrayed the emperor without hesitation, and opened the city gate with King Gu to welcome the Yan army into Beijing. If a river flows eastward, rushing to the sea and never returning...

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Zheng Tang's thoughts were deep and long. In the past ten years, he hadn't looked back at that period of history so carefully, because he was afraid of being overwhelmed by the boundless frustration, and he would no longer have the courage to hold on to the day when Emperor Jianwen regained his strength...

At this time, the chanting stopped, and the incompetent and benevolent emperor and the melancholy and compassionate monk slowly opened their eyes, and said softly to him, "Old man, I have caused you trouble."

Hearing these words, Zheng Tang came to his senses, no matter how many opinions he had on Mr. Jianwen, every time he saw these melancholy eyes like lake water, they all vanished. emperor."

"Old man, why should you be so polite?" Lord Jianwen slowly shook his head and said, "Luotuo Jianghu is not a gentleman, so get up and talk."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zheng Tang sat on the futon facing him, his gaze lowered slightly, so as not to be inferior.

"I'm sorry." Lord Jianwen looked at Zheng Tang and said apologetically, "The ominous person has brought disaster to the Zheng family and Pujiang."

"How can you blame the emperor?" Zheng Tang shook his head and said, "There is no disaster in the world, and the mediocre people take it for themselves. If it weren't for the evil son colluding with Mingjiao, how could the court focus on Pujiang and eventually expose His Majesty?" In fact, it led to a dangerous situation. The reason for this is very complicated, but the old man took the responsibility in order to make the emperor feel better.

"Your son is unparalleled in loyalty and righteousness. After leaving the capital with me, he has been running around, begging to restore the country, how can he be blamed?" Jianwen Jun said.

"Your Majesty is kind. Now that the imperial army is suppressing the territory, the county seat has been occupied by the Ming Cult. A great war is about to break out. There is no place on the Pujiang River that can be called safe." Zheng Tang entered the topic and said, "Old minister, what is the emperor's holy will?"

"This is exactly why I came to you." Jianwen said with a troubled face: "My own thoughts, of course, are that I don't want to bring pain to the people. For this reason, I would rather surrender to the emperor. Because the widow has been practicing for many years. Thinking hard and reflecting on the past, I already know that I am not the emperor's uncle's opponent at all, but the courtiers have already taken action. If I run away, they will most likely be murdered by the court. Even if the court spares their lives, their life would be worse than death , this is really unfair to them..."

"..." Hearing the emperor's words, Zheng Tang sighed softly: "Your Majesty always thinks of others like this." He paused and said in a deep voice: "If Your Majesty wants to go to the county town to join the Ming Church, the veteran will immediately ring the alarm bell and gather two Thousand soldiers, swear to follow His Majesty to the death!"

"So what if we go to the county seat?" Jianwen asked with confusion in his eyes, "Is it true that as they said, half of the country is surrendered, and the coalition forces of all provinces regain the capital?"

"This..." Zheng Tang whispered, "Impossible."

"Hmm..." Although he knew that the hope was slim, Jian Wenjun was still a little frustrated when he heard that the old man was so decisive.

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks there are three reasons." Zheng Tang said in a deep voice: "One, if the army in Zhejiang is still dealing with Japanese pirates at sea, we still have a chance to take advantage of the incident, but now, Tang Yun's army has already Surrounding Pujiang, once we raise the banner of His Majesty, he will definitely attack the city at any cost. Pujiang County is low and narrow, easy to attack and difficult to defend, if the provinces have no time to respond, we will destroy the city first."

"Two, Zheng Qia and their activities in the provinces, the veterans are quite clear, and know that the people they deal with are civil officials and vassal kings. But the experience of ten years ago tells us that it is not enough to defeat the civil servants in the world, and we still have to rely on generals. However, Zhu Di's prestige in the army is extremely high. Most of the military officers in the provinces started rebelling against him. Not only would it be impossible to stand on our side, but once there is an incident, they will spare no effort to eliminate us like Tang Yun. Think about it, Your Majesty, with civil officials Can the volunteer army drawn up by us be able to deal with those officers and soldiers who are capable of conscripting and fighting? I am afraid that when the provinces rise up, it will be the day when loyal ministers suffer..."

"Three, the timing is not right now. If there was an incident the year before last, the veterans could still see some hope. At that time, Zhu Di marched north, Zheng He went south, Zhang Fu was in Pingjiaozhi again, the army was thousands of miles away, the country was empty and undefended, and the common people It was unspeakably miserable to be squeezed again. At that time, it was less difficult and more people responded. But now Zhu Di and Zheng He’s army has already returned to Beijing, and only Jiaozhi is fighting, and the people can breathe again. At this time we In the event of an incident, the timing, location, and harmony of people do not take advantage of it, the difficulties are multiplied, and the hope is slim..."

"Alas..." After hearing Zheng Tang's words, the last trace of luck in Jianwen's heart was completely shattered. After a pause, he said quietly: "But there has already been an incident in the county, and the provinces may have taken action, right?"

"The Mingjiao people occupy the county seat," Zheng Tang said solemnly, "Mingjiao is a cult appointed by Emperor Taizu. If Your Majesty gets involved with it, what is the orthodoxy?" He paused and said, "As for the provinces, Your Majesty Don't worry, the biggest problem with civil servants is that they look forward and backward, and they rarely have the courage to move forward. They will not act if they are not sure that His Majesty is really in Pudong."

"Yeah." Jianwen nodded and said, "What about the Zheng family? The court knows that the widow is hiding in Pujiang, so they won't let the Zheng family go..."

"The Zheng family has long put life and death aside, Your Majesty doesn't have to worry about it." Zheng Tang said indifferently: "Besides, we are the 'family of filial piety' written by Emperor Taizu himself. Without real evidence, the court can't move us."

Zhu Yuanzhang was really powerful. After writing a few words, he asked the Zheng family to risk their lives to protect his grandson.

"Hey, you have been hurt by these words..." Jianwen sighed quietly: "The Zheng family is unparalleled in loyalty, I can't let you suffer. Why don't you tie me up and sacrifice me, and change your way of life."

Zheng Tang looked at Jianwen suddenly, and saw that he was serious about what he said, not a joke, and couldn't help being secretly moved. Although this is not a wise master, he is a benevolent monarch who deserves allegiance for the rest of his life.Then he shook his head resolutely and said: "Some such things that the buyer wants to live, my Zheng family will cast aside the world and leave a bad reputation for thousands of years! It's better to die with a full name!"

"Alas..." Jianwen thinks about it. For a family like the Zheng family, fame is above everything else, including life and death. "The old man has other ideas?"

"Your Majesty, you don't need to worry too much. I'll leave this matter to the old minister." Zheng Tang nodded and said, "It's just that your Majesty will be wronged here for a few days. When the time is right, there will be a solution."

"I can stay anywhere," Emperor Jianwen held Mr. Zheng's hand and said sincerely, "I have to count on the descendants of the Zheng family, because I will pay for the whole family!"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty..." Zheng Tang said in a low voice, "Several grandsons and great-grandsons of this old man have already gone to Fujian..."

(End of this chapter)