Sheng Yong and Wu Jie's defeated troops soon shook the world again, most of Hebei was owned by King Yan, and the remnants of the official army were cowering in Zhending and other big cities, not daring to come out at a step. In just a few months, Emperor Jianwen experienced great joy and sorrow.

Compared with the loss of countless money, grain and equipment, the loss of soldiers is the most unbearable, and the imperial court, which urgently needs time to collect materials and train soldiers, and cannot come up with countermeasures to save the situation, can only announce the demotion of Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng again, in order to cancel the pretext of Yan Wang's army.

But Qi Huang's debasement, in addition to highlighting the incompetence of the imperial court, how can it play a role? Even the people of the world can see through the capricious actions of the imperial court, which is nothing more than a way to delay time, not to mention the military and civilians of Beiping.

The court also knew that King Yan would not stop the army, Qi and Huang were obviously expelled, but in fact they sent Lu to recruit troops, and Zhu Di, who won the battle, also needed time to repair, so he seized the opportunity to write to the court to complain about grievances, win the hearts of the people, and secretly fight hard in order to fight again.

In this way, a political war of words began between the Yan Wangfu and the imperial court, and Xu Hao ambushed the 30,000 Shandong troops who came to the rescue with 8,000 musketeers, and won a big victory! Zhu Gaoxu all the way to the other side of the river, after ten days of transportation, all the materials obtained by water were sent to Cangzhou, in order to dispel the idea of King Yan going south to Shandong, Xu Hao returned the empty city of Dezhou to Sheng Yong.

The disappearance of his father-in-law Xu Da made Zhu Di vigilant, and faced Xu Hao, who had made great contributions, and said: "Do a good job, and when you are rewarded for your merits, you will be promoted to the governor of Zuodu." By the way, where did Tarzan go? ”

Xu Hao said honestly: "The second grandfather was impatient to live in the palace, and he lived in seclusion for more than ten years, and he couldn't bear to hide his head and tail again, so he traveled all over the world alone. ”

"Traveling the world?" Zhu Di looked uncertain, "You just let the old man drift alone?" If you come here without my permission, you don't take this king seriously anymore. ”

Xu Hao said: "The order of the elders dare not disobey, and now that the overall situation has been decided, it doesn't matter whether you are there or not." I also hope that the prince will fulfill his old man. ”

Zhu Di stared at the young man in front of him who had made great achievements, and said in a deep voice: "If my father-in-law returns to Beijing to fight against me for the imperial court, then you are a sinner." ”

"Yes!" Xu Hao's expression remained unchanged.

Zhu Di didn't want to reprimand him too much, and said: "Everyone stays, you return to Liaodong as soon as possible, send an envoy to Korea and the Jurchen hinterland on behalf of the king, and recruit all ethnic groups to set up guards." ”

Xu Hao nodded and turned around, Yao Guangxiao said in a low voice: "Xu Hao is the right hand of the prince, and he can be sure that Shandong will be foolproof, is it overkill to return to Liaodong?" ”

Zhu Di shook his head and said: "He's just good at seeing the seams." Thinking that this king led the soldiers to fight bloody battles repeatedly, but he took the opportunity to obtain military exploits, and repeatedly obtained them for nothing, and the two armies might be able to defeat him if Gao Xi could defeat him, how could this king dare to let him confront Tie Xuan's Shandong army and fight a tough battle? Besides, he is more proficient in internal affairs than fighting, and he is the best man to guard the eastern part of Liao. ”

Now Zhu Di is most concerned about dealing with the imperial court, and he has no time to worry about a Xu Hao, and the above table must state the "merits". After all, the imperial court occupies a prominent position, and at first it was forced to raise troops to get the sympathy of the soldiers and civilians of Beiping and many people who did not know the truth. Now that the imperial court has exiled the two traitors, regardless of the crime of rebellion, they have fought for several years and caused the lives of the north to be devastated, and both sides have suffered heavy losses. If we don't withdraw our troops, it will be intolerable.

Therefore, Zhu Di wanted to win the support of public opinion, and sharply pointed out that the imperial court was just "in the name of expulsion, and the ambition of the Zhongshi lord to slaughter the clan", and the strategy of cutting the feudal domain remained unchanged at all. Don't you see the "Texas Soldiers Daily Collection" and "Re-hearing the Recruitment of Civilian Children as Soldiers"?

Publicly demanding that the imperial court both admit its sins and actually withdraw its troops, is not the case. For the sake of his life, he didn't dare to make peace. According to King Yan's words, Qu was in the court, and he was still forced to save himself, and kicked the ball back to the side of the court.

King Yan's letter was sent to the Jingshi, and Fang Xiaoru, who had become a minister of strategists, thought that this was an opportunity to slow down the Yan soldiers, and suggested that the emperor give answers to the above questions, so as to relax the fighting spirit of the Yan soldiers.

In the Qianqing Palace, Fang Xiaoru said: "It will take at least a month or two for the exchange of letters, the Yan army has been stationed in the Daimyo for a long time, and it is about to be in the hot and rainy season, and the northern soldiers will not tolerate the heat and humidity without fighting." During this period, the soldiers and horses of the official army were gradually concentrated, and only when the Yunnan army from afar arrived at the front line, they could start encirclement and suppression of the Yan army. ”

The Yunnan army refers to the conquest of the general He Fu, as the deputy general He Fu has assisted the late Pingxi King Muying and his son for many years, and has repeatedly quelled the rebellion and made great achievements.

In order to deal with the king of Yan, Qi Tai recommended He Fu to lead 10,000 Yunnan elites into Beijing, and was promoted to the governor of Tongzhi, preparing to succeed Sheng Yong as a general to attack the Yan army.

However, Fang Xiaoru did not think that He Fu could replace Sheng Yong, because he was born as a deputy general and had been stationed in the border of Yunnan for a long time, so he was not familiar with the north.

Zhu Yunwen still did not change his trust in his confidants, but he forgot Qi Tai's explanation, and said happily: "According to Qing's suggestion, General He was appointed as the governor of Zuodu, and led his troops to increase troops to assist General Sheng Yong as a deputy general. ”

Fang Xiaoru also suggested: "Recruit Xu Hao, the general of the Yan Army, to return to the imperial court, pardon his sins, promise the marquis, and Yongzhen Liaodong, then he will not be willing to be subordinate!" He was ordered to transfer the Liaodong army and horses to attack Shanhaiguan and Yongping, and to transfer the Dezhou army and horses to disturb Beiping. At that time, the army will gather to chase after it, and it will definitely be able to break the Yan soldiers in one fell swoop. ”

"Xu Hao?" Zhu Yunwen sighed deeply, regretting that there was a stiff falling out between him and Xu Hao at the beginning.

Fang Xiaoru urged: "The matter has been completed, and the opportunity must not be lost. ”

In this way, the imperial court sent Xue Yan, the Shaoqing of Dali, and others to the Daimyo's Mansion to announce a truce, and the holy decree drafted by Fang Xiaoru was intended to pardon the sins of the father and son of King Yan and the soldiers, so that they would return to their own country, not to pre-empt military administration, but still restore the prince and be a vassal assistant forever.

Because he was inspired by the Yanjing Times, Xue Yan also carried thousands of proclamations printed on small yellow paper, and at this moment, the Yanjing Times had already been ordered to be seized by Zhu Di. On the contrary, the trend of establishing newspapers in Shilin colleges in various provinces under the rule of the imperial court was in the ascendant, and Zhu Yunwen and Wenchen were very encouraged by this, and it was hailed as a grand event in the literary world.

The edict was secretly disseminated, so that the soldiers of the Yan army would know the edict of the court and stop following the traitors.

Xu Hao, who was far away in Liaodong, sighed: "If I did this a year earlier, the army's heart would have been disintegrated, and now that I have been fighting for nearly three years, the hatred is so strong that I can't dissolve. ”

For a nerd like Xue Yan, Yan Wangfu has already had a successful routine, Xu Hao can guess his ending, but what about his own ending?

On April 16, Xue Yan came to the barracks with the edict of the Son of Heaven, Zhu Di read the edict, and sneered: "The way of the emperor has its own magnificence, giving orders, and showing great faith in the world. ”

First used the majesty of the prince to subdue Xue Yan and the others, and looked at the officials who were prostrate in front of him, Zhu Di asked: "If the edict is like this, what is the words of your fate?" ”

Xue Yan, who was kneeling on the ground, replied: "But if you want Your Highness to release the soldiers, come to Xie Xiaoling, then the soldiers can rest." ”

Zhu Di sneered: "The sect is in danger, the calamity is endless, and the society is deeply worried, and I will insist on treachery and ugliness to sacrifice Taizu to thank Xiaoling, and my wish is also." The soldiers who are canonized are tested by the emperor, and they are considered to be guards, and they are not safe. The system is already in place and it is difficult to change it. If you want to release the soldiers today, you are bound with your bare hands, this traitor is a fallacious plan, and he wants to deceive people, although the three-foot boy is not reckless. ”

As he spoke, King Yan was angry, his fingers were angry at the King Kong-like soldiers, and he said loudly: "Is there a big husband? ”

The soldiers immediately held swords and scolded loudly, demanding that Xue Yan be hacked to death, and the bluffed Xue Yan and the others were too frightened to speak.

Seeing that the demonstration was almost over, Zhu Di stopped the angry soldiers and said: "There are only a few traitors, Xue Yan is the order of the Son of Heaven, and the crime will not lead to death." ”

Just as the crowd looked around angrily, Xue Yan was sweating and trembling, not that he was afraid of death, but that he should not have come to speak generously alone on this occasion, and to fight the Confucianism? Why can't you say a word of excitement?

Zhu Di smiled secretly in his heart and said: "I see Xue Yan and others flattering and looking far away, I have come to look at my hypocrisy, not to seek peace, I should show it." ”

At that moment, King Yan ordered all the armies to assemble and line up, and asked the court envoy to review it. Xue Yan had no choice but to get up and tidy up his clothes, cheer up, and follow King Yan out of the big tent.

It is said that the officials of the imperial court really want to see how the Yan army has won many battles is doing, and they climb high to read, only to see that the Yan army camps are connected, boundless, and stretching for more than 100 miles.

In the camp, the Gejia banner shines on the field, the soldiers gallop and shoot drills, and the cymbals and drums shout, shaking the heavens and the earth. Especially the Shenji Battalion created by Xu Hao, with its straight new military uniforms and uniform pace, not to mention combat effectiveness, at least when it comes to parades and parades, it can definitely be called the No. 1 fancy shelf in the world today.

The cavalry is divided into heavy cavalry, spear cavalry, musket cavalry, archer cavalry, light cavalry and ranger scouts, etc., after walking over is infantry, the classification of infantry is more, and the infantry is a musketeer, and the musketeer walks past is artillery, when a bronze and iron cannon with a unique shape is pulled by a carriage, Xue Yan and others are stupid.

Xue Yan was the first time to see such a powerful and mighty army, and he couldn't help but secretly sigh, and then stayed in the Yan army for a few days to further understand the strength of the Yan army.

It can be said that he saw the truest side of the Yan army with his own eyes, which made Xue Yan doubt whether this war could be fought, just like the previous waves of envoys, without gold and silver bribes and threats to his life, etc., he became a spiritual prisoner of King Yan.

The court did not believe that King Yan would stop the army, and King Yan did not believe that the court would keep its promise, in short, both sides were pretending to make gestures, delaying time, trying to get the other party to make substantial concessions, in fact, they both wanted the other party to die.

In this way, Xue Yan returned to Nanjing and reported the trip of the Yan army to Jianwen Junchen. He brought back a piece of information, the Yan army is rare in the world, and the whole is united, it is not easy to deal with on the battlefield, and it is difficult to make it fool with stratagems.

When the mission was returned, the contest between the Yan army and the official army did not stop, and both sides were making new arrangements, rather than saying that a new big war was brewing.

At this time, Xu Hao ushered in a visiting court official. At the same time, Zhu Gaochi also met with visiting officials, and the crisis came! (To be continued......)