Cao Jixiang's voice was still echoing in Zhu Qizhen's ears, but the unlucky Emperor Yingzong didn't say anything.

From the moment Feng Mubin became the king of Xiping, he knew that some things had escaped from his control. Once the king is crowned, it is equivalent to having his own palace, and even having his own guards, although the number of people can not be too much, but the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, who knows that under the superficial obedience, there is not a restless heart in secret? Especially the king who is crowned the king by war, this kind of killing from the sea of corpses and blood is more specific to the military strength that cannot be underestimated.

It's just that if they don't become kings, how can they do their best? Xiping Hou Mu Bin is already the boss of Yunnan, there is nothing to seal, nothing to reward, he wants to let the bystanders use it for himself, there is no other way except this trick, and he has no choice but to do so.

Although the effect of the matter is not very good, in any case, with Mu Bin staring at the rear, it also diverted a lot of energy from the Min Wang family, so that they could not attack the southern hinterland with all their strength.

A throne only played a role in containment, Zhu Qizhen was a little dissatisfied in his heart, but what could he do? It is true that he is the emperor, and it is true that he is the Son of Heaven, but if he does not have enough strength, how many people can listen to what he says?

For the emperor, being crowned king for the sake of war is equivalent to dividing part of the power in his hands, which may be seen as a sign of shame. At least none of his ancestors had ever done such a thing, but it was better than the moment when he was really forced to perish.

If he insisted on it for the sake of face and finally let King Min's family come to Nanjing, at that time, he would really be a sinner of the Zhu family, and he would have no shame to go to see the ancestors and ancestors.

Thinking that the current situation is so erosive and difficult, Zhu Qizhen was furious, and began to seriously consider what Kuang Ye said about Yang Chendong's proposal. "Aiqing, how is the body of the loyal and courageous father? Also, what is the point of asking you to find a way to contact the mercenaries? ”

As soon as these things were mentioned, Cao Jixiang's face became very ugly. Originally, he was still clamoring that he couldn't be crowned king, and he hurriedly lowered his head and said: "The emperor is angry, and the ministers are incompetent." ”

It's no wonder that Cao Jixiang said this, it really doesn't matter whether Yang Chendong or the mercenary, for such a long time, Jinyiwei has made no progress.

Needless to say, the mercenaries have a very perfect military discipline, and the soldiers who can obtain the qualifications to go out of the Red Embedded City have been seriously tested in terms of loyalty, and they don't run into gangs, so it is even more difficult for outsiders to know their details. Even if the Jinyi Guard seems to be everywhere, there is nowhere to start in the face of such a military discipline-like army, and it is difficult to achieve anything.

As for Yang Chendong here, the defense is so tight that even the auxiliary soldiers can't get close, and only the elite cold front who has undergone many tests is qualified to guard it, not to mention, there are also elite existences like the first and second guards? Under such heavy protection, if you want to find out Yang Chendong's condition, it is even more difficult to ascend to the sky. Jinyiwei sent a lot of people, but most of them returned in vain, on the contrary, many of them ended up missing.

Cao Jixiang said that the ministers were incompetent, and he expressed his helpless attitude towards Yang Chendong and the mercenaries. This sentence caused Zhu Qizhen's anger again. "Incompetent, incompetent, don't you know what to say besides this sentence? Get out, get out. ”

"Yes, yes." Seeing that Zhu Qizhen was angry again, Cao Jixiang, who knew that he was like a tiger, immediately knelt down and retreated.

Zhu Qizhen is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, one person under ten thousand people, inheriting the foundation of his ancestors. But at the same time, he also inherited the temper of his ancestors, which is capricious. Who knows if in a fit of anger will he severely punish Cao Jixiang for being angry?

In the main hall, Cao Jixiang retreated, and the other eunuchs all lowered their heads and did not dare to speak, and it didn't take long for a heavy sigh to spread throughout the hall, and no one could know what the so-called true dragon emperor was thinking at this moment.

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Gaozhou Mansion. Kuang Ye, the secretary of the military department, sent two urgent secret letters of 800 li to Emperor Yingzong, but he did not see any reply for a long time. It was at this time that a very bad news came. Miao Jinlong, the leader of Tianzhu Village in the Miao army, that is, the Marquis of Qinwu, who was sealed by the prince of Min, led an army of 80,000 from Nanning Mansion to them.

As soon as Kuang Ye Shangshu got the news, he urgently summoned his subordinates to come to the front of the hall. At this moment, Ma Wei, Guan Ying, Yu Guang and other generals were also extremely ugly.

Under the hall, the scout general was telling the battle report he had obtained. "The Miao Jinlong family is an army among the Miao people that is very capable of fighting well, and it is second only to Yang Wenbo, the head of Miao in Duliao Village, in terms of strength. So far, they have attacked four cities and plundered four prefectures, including countless small county towns, and the team has grown from 10,000 at the time of the army to 80,000 now. Now we are attacking the Lianzhou Mansion, and we are not far away. ”

"How many soldiers are there in Lianzhou?" Kuang Ye asked straight to the point.

"It's just a thousand." The scout general didn't dare to raise his head and said.

"Shhh Kuang Ye, who gasped, knew in his heart that he was afraid that Lianzhou would not be able to hold it, and with more than 1,000 people against 80,000, the result was already conceivable.

"Report!" At this moment, another scout entered the hall, and the kneeling scout general whispered something in his ear.

Seeing that the scout general's face changed again and again, he waved his hand, and after his subordinates withdrew, he said with a panicked expression: "I just got the news that General Lianzhou Mansion has surrendered Kaicheng." ”

"What?" Kuang Ye, who suddenly heard the latest battle report, stumbled, and fell to his side without standing firmly. Fortunately, Guan Ying on the side reacted quickly, stretched out his hands to hold it up, and shouted anxiously, "Teacher, teacher, are you okay?" ”

"It's okay, it's okay." Kuang Ye, who took a strong breath, had his chest rise and fall continuously and violently for a few times, then he stood firm and waved his hand at Guan Ying. Then he angrily reprimanded: "Bastards, a group of bastards, who are favored by the emperor, do not think of repaying their kindness during the war, and do things that beg to surrender, they should really be killed, destroyed, and punished by the nine clans!" ”

Kuang Ye reprimanded angrily, but unfortunately General Lianzhou couldn't hear it at all. Even if he hears it, he won't be so scared, after all, he has surrendered now, and who knows how long Nanming can hold out.

The teacher was angry. Now that Lianzhou is broken, the next target of attack is our Gaozhou Mansion, how to deal with it, and the teacher has to come up with an idea. Guan Ying saw that Kuang Ye was able to stand up on his own, so he took two steps back, clenched his fists and asked.

"Coping? What else? When they are stubbornly guarding Gaozhou Mansion and there is an old man, they will never let these rebels take a step forward. Although Kuang Yeren was old, his voice roared like thunder.

Kuang Ye made the decision to defend the city to the death, and as a student, Guan Ying immediately clasped his fists and said: "The student is willing to follow the teacher, defend Gaozhou Mansion, and fight to the death." ”

Guan Ying's voice was heard in the ears of Ma Wei and Yu Guang, and after the two exchanged a slight look, they both clenched their fists and said: "The last general will follow the order of Lord Shangshu, defend Gaozhou Mansion to the death, and fight to the death." ”

In other words, Ma Wei and Yu Guang have no choice. Although they are in Gaozhou Mansion, their families are not actually here, and their original defensive place is not Gaozhou. If he really did the surrender like General Lianzhou now, I am afraid that once the news comes out, the family members in the rear will not be able to survive in the first place. Even for the sake of their families, they have no choice. What's more, with the military department here, even if they want to choose to surrender, they must be able to control the army.

Listening to the generals' statements, Kuang Ye's face looked a little better. "Okay, your loyal emperor will definitely know that after defeating the enemy this time, this official will definitely ask for credit for you."

"Thank you, Lord Shangshu." Guan Ying and the three of them bowed their heads and clenched their fists again. But as for this so-called request for merit, whether they will really listen to it in their hearts is a matter of two words.

After unifying their opinions first, Kuang Ye wrote another letter of 800 miles and sent it to Kyoto and Nanjing immediately, and after reporting the situation here one by one, he looked at Guan Ying and the three of them and said: "Seal the city immediately, and at the same time concentrate the young and strong young people in the city to help the army defend the city."

There are still 40,000 people in Gaozhou Mansion, including 5,000 young and middle-aged people.

"Teacher, did you inform the loyal and brave prince and ask him to enter the city to help us defend the city?" Guan Ying saw that Kuang Ye didn't mention Yang Chendong's matter, so he thought that the other party was in a hurry and forgot about it, so he reminded him loudly.

"They? Alas, it is sufficient to send someone to inform you, but if you do not want to enter the city, you must not force it. Kuang Ye thought of Yang Chendong's request to be crowned king, so he shook his head and said very perfunctorily. He didn't think that before he got the letter, the little fox-like Yang Chendong would be willing to help him defend the Gaozhou Mansion.

Outside Gaozhou Mansion, among the mercenary camps in the direction of Leizhou Mansion. The battle report from the front had already been sent here, and Yang Chendong naturally knew the fact that Miao Jinlong had led the troops.

"Heh, is it finally here?" has a completely different attitude from Kuang Ye, when Yang Chendong heard this, he was not the slightest panic, but he looked like he knew it earlier.

"Young Master, shall we beat them?" Hu Mang, who was standing on the side, asked excitedly. Judging from his words, it is not whether he will fight or not, but whether he will be beaten or not, and this alone shows how firm the confidence in his heart is to win.

In fact, it's not just Humang, I'm afraid that more than 7,000 Yang Jiajun think like this. Needless to say, Leng Feng's auxiliaries, with weapons that are more advanced than the contemporary era for I don't know how many years, allow them to look at the world and not reject any strong enemy. is a temporary auxiliary, who has been trained for so long, and after excellent tactics, he is also full of confidence, just thinking about military merits under the first battle and joining the auxiliary, and becoming a member of the elite cold front as soon as possible, which is enviable.