Volume 3: The grass in the south of the Yangtze River has not withered at the end of autumn Chapter 178 Decision

is still the same sentence, Zhu Di can defeat Jianwen and succeed in counterattacking, his own efforts are still a secondary factor, and the opponent must be stupid enough to go against the grain. For example, Li Jinglong, when he arrived at the front line, he found that the army was full of energy, and he was about to break through Beiping, this second ancestor was unhappy, because it was not his credit to take Beiping City at this time, so who would dare to take credit with Ben Shuai? Li Dashuai immediately ordered, whoever attacked the city, immediately returned to me His father's generation of military god Li Wenzhong If he knew that he had such a son, he would have to live with Emperor Taizu.

With such a boss, hundreds of thousands of troops fell mold for eight lifetimes, and the whole army was wiped out......

It is said that even a blind man should see that this thing is more cheating than Zhao Kuo, right? But Huang Zicheng, an idiot, turned around and suggested sending Li Jinglong to lead the troops to fight Beiping, and I don't know how many benefits the surname Li gave him...... And Jianwen's trust in Huang Zicheng has reached the point of no return, and he actually agreed again.

People say that the same mistake cannot be made twice, but Emperor Jianwen does not believe in evil, but this time Li Jinglong refreshed the lower limit. When he arrived in Beiping, he was so frightened by Zheng He that he fled, just flee, and he didn't say a word to his subordinates, leaving 600,000 troops on the periphery of Beiping in the ice and snow to drink the northwest wind......

Just such a criminal minister who defeated an army of millions, in any dynasty, it was enough to die a hundred times, but in the merciful Jianwen, he was unscathed. But compared to Jianwen's love for Zhu Di, this is nothing...... From the beginning of the siege of Yanwang's Mansion until the start of the Jingyan Campaign for three years, Emperor Jianwen objected to instructing his generals not to let me bear the charge of killing my uncle......

As soon as the emperor Chrysostom opened, Zhu Di has since become invulnerable, it is simply a hanging, since he learned of his good nephew's care, Zhu Di naturally wants to use this 'kindness to the extreme. Every battle must be charged ahead, the imperial army can only avoid its edge, the Yan army is often overwhelmed, and the tide of the war is often reversed.

In addition to playing tricks on the battlefield, Zhu Di also used it to hit the morale of his opponents. After the First World War, he only took more than ten horsemen and slept all night in front of the camp of Sheng Yong, the general of the official army. Early the next morning, Sheng Yong's men and horses eagerly surrounded King Yan. King Yan's face did not change, and he blew nonsense towards Sheng Yong, and then calmly passed through the armor array, and walked away, Sheng Yong did not dare to stop him.

Please, it's a fart like this, the morale of the officers and soldiers is extremely low......

And the myth of Zhu Di was cast, and 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 heaven of the Ming Dynasty and would definitely bring them the final victory

Emperor Jianwen, a benevolent and erudite young emperor, had never experienced a day of battlefield baptism, and under the staff of a group of 25 Confucian scholars, his military orders were scattered, rewards and punishments were excessive, and he was politically at a loss. At the most critical moment of the battle between the two armies, Emperor Jianwen actually committed suicide by being injured in the palace concubine, unable to help himself, living in a simple house, and having no intention of being in the government. The court was detached, and pessimism and disappointment quickly spread......

Finally, in the fourth year of Jianwen, Zhu Di adopted Yao Guangxiao's suggestion to avoid the city and go straight to the capital. Li Jinglong, who was able to survive under the special grace of Emperor Jianwen, betrayed the emperor without hesitation, and opened the city gate with the king of Gu to welcome the Yan army into Beijing......

Zheng Tang's thoughts were deep and long, and in the past ten years, he had not reviewed that period of history so carefully, because he was afraid that he would be crushed by boundless frustration, and he would no longer have the courage to support the day when Emperor Jianwen reinvigorated......

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

Hearing this, Zheng Tang came back to his senses, even if he had more opinions on Jianwenjun, whenever he saw these melancholy eyes like a lake, they all disappeared, and he kowtowed respectfully and said: "The old minister visits the emperor." ”

"Why should the old man be polite," Jianwenjun shook his head slowly and said: "Luotuo Jianghu is not a gentleman, get up and speak quickly." ”

"Your Majesty." Zheng Tang sat on the futon opposite him, his eyes lowered slightly, so as not to be humble.

"I'm sorry." Jianwenjun looked at Zheng Tang and said apologetically: "The ominous person has brought great disaster to the Zheng family and Pujiang. ”

"How can you complain about the emperor?" Zheng Tang shook his head and said: "There is no disaster in the world, and mediocre people take it for themselves." If it weren't for the collusion between the evil son and the Ming Sect, how could the imperial court target Pujiang and eventually incur the exposure of His Majesty? "In fact, the reasons for the crisis are very complicated, but the old man took the responsibility in order to make the emperor feel better.

"Ling Lang is loyal and righteous, after accompanying me to leave the capital division back then, he has been running around, begging for the restoration of the country, how can he be blamed?" Jianwen Jun said.

"The emperor is benevolent, now that the imperial army is pressing, the county town has been occupied by Mingjiao, a big war is about to break out, and there is no place in Pujiang to be safe." Zheng Tang got to the point and said: "Old minister, may I ask what is the emperor's holy will?" ”

"That's why I'm here for you." Jianwen said with a troubled face: "My own thoughts, of course, are that I don't want to bring more pain to the people, so I would rather surrender to Uncle Huang." Because the widow has been meditating and reflecting on the past for many years, he has already known very well that he is not the opponent of the emperor's uncle at all, but the courtiers have now taken action, and if I escape, they will be poisoned by the court. Even if the court opens up and spares their lives, they will not be as good as death, which is really unfair to them."

"......" Listening to the emperor's words, Zheng Tang sighed lightly: "Your Majesty always thinks about others like this. After a pause, he said in a deep voice: "If Your Majesty wants to go to the county seat to join the Ming Church, the old minister will immediately ring the alarm bell, gather two thousand soldiers, and swear to follow His Majesty to the death."

"What if you go to the county seat?" Jianwen's eyes were full of confusion and said: "Is it really as they said, half of the country is submissive, and the coalition forces of the provinces have recovered the capital?" ”

"This ......" Zheng Tang said in a low voice, "Impossible." ”

"Well...... although he knew that there was little hope for Lu Dao, but hearing the old man so categorical, Jianwenjun was still a little frustrated.

"Your Majesty is tolerant, and the old minister thinks there are three reasons." Zheng Tang said in a deep voice: "One, if Zhejiang's army is still dealing with the Japanese at sea now, we still have a chance to take advantage of it, but now, Tang Yun's army has surrounded Pujiang, once we raise the banner of His Majesty, he will attack the city at any cost, Pujiang County is low and narrow, easy to attack and difficult to defend, I am afraid that the provinces will not have time to respond, we will destroy the city first." ”

"Both, Zheng Qia's activities in the provinces, the old ministers are quite clear, and the people who know and deal with them are civil officials and vassal kings. However, the experience of ten years ago tells us that if you don't have to fight the world's officials, you still have to rely on military generals. However, Zhu Di's prestige in the army is extremely high, and most of the provincial officers rebelled against him, not only is it impossible to stand on our side, but once something happens, he will spare no effort to eliminate us like Tang Yun. Your Majesty thinks about it, with the township brave and righteous army pulled up by the civilian officials, can they deal with those officers and soldiers who can fight well? But I am afraid that when the provinces arise, it will be the day when the loyal servants will be martyred......"

"The time is not right. If something happened before yesterday, Lao Chen can still see some hope, when 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 people were squeezed and miserable. At that time, the difficulty of the incident was smaller, and the number of people who responded was more. But now that Zhu Di and Zheng He's army has already returned to Beijing, only there is a war in Jiaozhi, and the people can breathe again. When we start an incident at this time, the time, place, and people are not occupied, the difficulties are multiplied, and there is little hope......"

"Alas......" After listening to Zheng Tang's words, Jianwen felt the most fortunate in his heart, and it was completely shattered, and after a pause, he said quietly: "But there has been an incident in the county, and the provinces are afraid that they have also taken action, right?" ”

"It is the people of the Ming Sect who occupy the county seat," Zheng Tang said senran: "The Ming Sect is a cult appointed by Emperor Taizu, if His Majesty is mixed with it, what orthodoxy is there to speak of?" After a pause, he said: "As for the provinces, Your Majesty can rest assured that the biggest problem of civil officials is that they look forward and backward, and rarely have the courage to move forward. Not sure if His Majesty really appeared in Pujiang, they would not act. ”

"Hmm." Jianwen nodded and said: "What about the Zheng family, the imperial court knows that the widow is hiding in Pujiang, and he will not let go of the Zheng family......"

"The Zheng family has long put life and death aside, and His Majesty doesn't have to mind." Zheng Tang said lightly: "What's more, we are the 'filial piety family' inscribed by Emperor Taizu himself, and without real evidence, the court can't move us." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang is really powerful, wrote a few words, and let the Zheng family risk his life to protect his grandson.

"Alas, you have been miserable by these words...... Jianwen sighed faintly: "The Zheng family is loyal and righteous, I can't let you suffer." Why don't you tie me up and sacrifice me, and find a different way of life. ”

Zheng Tang looked at Jianwen suddenly, and saw that he was serious when he said this, not a joke, and couldn't help but be secretly moved, although this is not the Ming Lord, but Renjun, he is also worthy of allegiance. He shook his head categorically and said: "If this kind of buyer wants to live, my Zheng family will be spurned by the world, and it is better to die for 10,000 years."

"Alas......" Jianwen thinks about it, for a family like the Zheng family, honor is above all else, including life and death. Does the old man have any other way? ”

"Your Majesty, don't worry too much, this matter is left to the old minister." Zheng Tang nodded and said, "It's just that Your Majesty has been wronged here for a few days now, and when the time is ripe, there will naturally be a way." ”

"I can stay anywhere," Emperor Jianwen held Old Man Zheng's hand and said sincerely: "I also have to count the descendants of the K family, because I will lose the whole family."

"Your Majesty, rest assured......," Zheng Tang said in a low voice: "The old man's grandchildren and great-grandchildren have already gone to Fujian ......"