In the palace of King Yan, King Yan saw Zhu Quan, King of Ning's meticulous cursive writing, read it carefully, and couldn't help but praise it: "Good article! Good article! Seventeen brothers' pen is shining, and one article is comparable to thousands of armies! No wonder when my father was there, he often said to us, "Seventeenth brother, you are capable of writing and martial arts, and your intellect is outstanding, and it is really as your father said!"

Ning Wang Zhu Quan is also proud, he has both civil and military, reading and Shu King is on par, Shu King is a famous love to read vassal king, Emperor Gao jokingly called him "Shu Xiucai", Zhu Quan can be compared with Shu King in reading, and is good at writing and ink, so under the strong request of King Yan, this grass thing fell on King Ning's body.

King Ning is a person who has to bow his head under the eaves, he knows that he was taken back to Beiping by King Yan, and it can be explained to the outside world that he was forced, and King Yan's soldiers can't even resist the army of the imperial court, not to mention King Ning, who was "cut off three guards"? But now that this text comes out, he can't escape the blame, and everyone in the world knows that now Ning and Yan are confluent.

Although Zhu Quan's joining the Yan army seemed to be forced, it was actually a kind of alliance, and they had already changed from vassals and auxiliaries of the imperial court to antagonists of the imperial court. Their alliance is motivated by the preservation of the same interests. The vassal kings of the world are the thorns in the eyes of Emperor Jianwen, and they can't watch him eradicate them one by one, that is, King Yan does not rebel, and cuts the vassal to King Ning, he spends his selfishness, he once imagined himself such a love place - if he cut his Daning before King Yan, what would he do?

He thought about it and found that he was also a person who was not willing to be captured!

Rather than sit in the middle of the chariot, be humiliated by the hands of slaves, wander through the wilderness, and be confined to high walls, he might as well have the opposite! King Thaning was also a vassal king who had been in battle and had "80,000 armors and 6,000 leather armors," and he also ruled over the local Duoyan Sanwei, who was known for his bravery and good fighting! How could he sit back and watch the imperial court cut off his wings!

There was only one emperor's throne, but now there are two brothers united. Although King Yan raised the banner of rebellion, but he incorporated the elite of King Ning, King Yan will take nearly half of King Ning's new army to fight in the future, if he wins, who will be the emperor - maybe these are too far away, but in front of him, what does King Yan take and promise to King Ning?

"Seventeenth brother," King Yan took his hand and sighed: "Why did the fourth brother raise an army, those traitorous ministers in the court, dug up the house that his father had built with great difficulty, shovel after shovel of land! Not only that, but they also want to drive us people out of the house! Don't give us a chance to live! Such a traitor, I don't wear the sky like him, I don't take revenge, I can't close my eyes when I die!"

When King Ning heard this, he couldn't help but nodded, but he heard King Yan say again: "This is a public heart—don't I have a little selfishness? I have it too! Jianwen Xiao'er really doesn't look like the biological son of Brother Yiwen, not like it at all! It's all with his mother Lu's family! Even that half of the head looks like it! My father and emperor all read the love of the eldest brother and gave him a great reputation for benevolence and filial piety! Tell me, where is his benevolence? Where is his filial piety? If he has a little benevolence, can he make such a dead hand against his own uncle? If he has a little filial piety, will he abandon the ancestral law and reform the ancestral system when his father's mausoleum is not dry?"

King Ning said in his heart, Yun Wei was just a twenty-year-old young man, who was damaged by a group of Wenchen, but saw King Yan coming over: "Seventeenth brother, you say that he is like this, how can he be worthy of being the emperor, how could his father choose him to be the emperor in the first place?"

King Ning said slowly: "Who knows, my father is old, and there are not many people who are old and not confused!"

King Yan said: "Jianwen is self-isolated, seventeenth brother, tell me, among our brothers, who has talent and virtue and can inherit the ancestral business?"

Ning Wangqiang smiled and said: "Fourth brother, you are the eldest of our brothers, Fengtian is difficult, and you will be able to magnify your ancestral industry——"

King Yan stared into his eyes and said, "If I can really magnify my ancestral industry, I can't do without the help of my seventeenth brother!

Zhang Zhaohua and Gao Chi waited for a long time in the palace of the heart, and only then did they wait for the belated King Yan and King Ning. The dishes were already good, but now Zhang Zhaohua was asked to change it to heat, Brother Chun'er was impatient with hunger, and ate steamed buns and chicken crispy cake soup in the arms of his nursing mother.

Princess Xu saw that the brazier in the hall was too prosperous, and ordered to sprinkle water on the ground, King Yan came in, Zhang Zhaohua and Gao Chi greeted An, and then asked Ning Wangan, everyone sat on the big round table, talking and laughing.

Today's dishes are formulated by Zhang Zhaohua, in fact, it is not difficult to entertain Ning Wang and his wife, they are all northerners, the taste is almost the same, fried chicken, roasted duck, a twist of Zhen, boiled meat, perilla fish, signing rabbit, sandwiched noodles and cut meat, soup bones, sheep hall, sheep horns, steamed lychee kidneys, but also on the group of fairy soup, meat stuffed money soup, brocade cake soup several soups, the staple food is not rice, but stuffed steamed buns, Haiqing rolls, steamed cakes and Fangsheng cakes.

The craftsmanship of the restaurant is top-notch, especially the dishes, which are quite delicious. Zhang Zhaohua got up and poured wine for King Yan and his wife and King Ning, but he didn't pay attention, a wine glass was snatched by Brother Chun'er, and he drank it in a blink of an eye.

Zhang Zhaohua was taken aback, fortunately, the pomegranate wine poured for Princess Ning just now tasted light, otherwise he would have to be spicy. But when King Yan saw it, he laughed: "It's good to be able to drink, pour him another glass!"

Zhang Zhaohua rarely refused: "Brother Chun'er, children, can't drink! Wine makes people dizzy, and he doesn't have the amount of alcohol, so drinking too much is not beneficial." If you know what it's like and become an alcoholic in the future, then it's worth it!"

Princess Xu also said: "Little child, what kind of wine do you drink? Make him a bowl of sweet and sour soup." ”

King Yan pretended to be displeased and said, "My eldest grandson, I can't control it now? I want to hold Da Lang here to raise him, do you still want to rely on it?"

Zhang Zhaohua and Gao Chi, no one thought that King Yan would suddenly say this, and they were all taken aback.

Gao Chi said in a low voice: "My father is busy with military affairs, and Brother Chun'er is not honest, so he makes a fuss, disturbing his father's peace and distraction——"

Princess Xu said to King Yan: "You go out to fight every day, where can you raise Da Lang? Every time you come back, your blood and fire are not gone, and you are not afraid that children will not be able to stand it." ”

King Yan no longer mentioned this matter, but said: "The spy Li Jinglong recruited troops and horses in Texas and mobilized military horses from all over the country, it seems that he wants to use a large number of troops. I discussed with the generals that even if Li Jinglong wants to use troops on a large scale, he will have to wait until the spring is warm next year, otherwise he will not dare to move lightly, he took a turn under the city of Beiping, because he knows the climate of the north, and it can frostbite the southerners. ”

King Yan made a battle plan to attack Datong, Datong was in an emergency, he would ask Li Jinglong for help, if Li Jinglong sent help, the southern soldiers who were not tolerant of the cold would go thousands of miles to help, and they would inevitably be tired and unable to fight.

"The fourth brother has just returned to Beiping, and he is going to go on an expedition again. King Ning sighed, "When?"

"Ten days later. King Yan turned to Gao Chi and Zhang Zhaohua: "You are guarding Beiping, you have worked hard, I have listened to Gu Cheng and Chen Wen, this time many matters, Zhang is praising the painting, and reaping miraculous results." ”

As he spoke, he actually raised his glass to Zhang Zhaohua: "Women don't let you have eyebrows!" and sighed: "Use soldiers, Qi Zheng is complementary, when guarding, you can use tactics to delay and avoid casualties, Zhang's merits, everyone is Mobi!"

Zhang Zhaohua hurriedly stood up, didn't dare to be a toast to King Yan, and said: "The son-in-law has no merit in size, and she really doesn't dare to be honored with this honor." Beiping was completed, and it was the soldiers who worked hard, and the prince and I were just in the middle of the plan, driving the righteous and brave. ”

She said and said with a smile: "Everyone is looking forward to the father's return as soon as possible! They all say that if the father is in Beiping, the north will be safe, and the nine sides will be safe." My father alone can defeat millions of people, and this time I know that if there is no father, where will we have a peaceful life!"

King Yan was praised all over his body, and said: "Zhang, you don't have to be modest, it is right to reward merit and reward ability." Whatever you want, say it, and the king agrees to it all. ”

Zhang Zhaohua said: "My son has nothing to want, as long as his father drums out, plays triumph and returns, settles the great disaster, and calms the world, so that Emperor Taizu Gao has a trust, and the people of the world will always rely on." ”

She also said: "If my father wants to reward, I am willing to reward the wife of the military and civilian school who defends the city in Beiping. ”

King Yan was very happy, and said in a loud voice: "You go back and record their names, I will definitely reward them!"

Zhang Zhaohua said: "I have compiled a list of 1,471 people, but I am afraid that there are still omissions, and I want to make a list in the city." ”

Princess Xu nodded again and again: "Don't leave out a person, even if you have carried a bucket of water for the city, you are also a meritorious person!"

King Yan also thought about it, since he raised the banner of Fengtian Jingjing, he awarded rewards to soldiers who had made meritorious contributions in battle, and many generals were promoted. King Yan knew how to control the army very well, and he was good at using rewards and punishments to drive his soldiers to use their lives. He said that reward and punishment are "the way of the public world", and if the reward is in line with the people's hearts, it will have the effect of persuasion, and if the punishment is in line with the people's hearts, it will have the effect of admonishment.

Those who are good at government do not give rewards to their relatives, and do not punish them for personal grievances. It is necessary to be as stable as a rock, as clear as a water mirror, and since the soldiers serve wholeheartedly, they must be rewarded for their efforts. For example, this time, he promoted a lot of people according to his merits, Tan Yuan, the commander of the right guard of Yanshan, Chen Xian, the commander of Gao Shi and Shen Yong, the commander of Fuyuwei Jingfu, the commander of Xie Fang and Chen Xu, the commander of Duanliang, the commander of the left guard of Yingzhou, the commander of Qian Wu, the commander of Jiyangwei, the commander of Qi Yi, the commander of the guard in Yanshan, the commander of the guard in Yanshan, the commander of the guard of Yanshan, the commander of the guard of Yanshan, the commander of the guard, Li Qing, the commander of the left guard of Yanshan, etc., all of which have been improved because of their merits.

It's just that when he heard Zhang's say today, lest there be something missing, he suddenly thought that it is difficult for a person to know the full situation, and the reward may not be exhaustive. King Yan thought about it and decided that from now on, he must ask the generals to report everyone's achievements from the public, without favoritism, without public opinion, and whether they have merit or not, everyone can see it.

Everyone ate some wine and food, King Yan put down his chopsticks and said to King Ning: "Seventeenth brother, this time in Zhengcunba, your fourth brother and I captured more than 2,000 officers and soldiers, these officers and soldiers, those who are willing to stay, and those who are unwilling to stay, I will send them back." ”

Among the dismissed captives, King Yan found two people who were different, not that they were high-ranking generals of the Southern Army, but because these two people were drawn from the guards of the imperial tomb, which made King Yan angry and compassionate.

Before King Yan became a vassal, he had lived in his hometown Fengyang for a long time. These two imperial mausoleum guards reminded him of the grass and trees of his hometown and the mausoleum of his ancestors, and also made him feel nostalgic for the experience of these decades. After inquiring about the situation of the imperial tomb, King Yan really comforted them again and gave them the passage fee.

King Yan said: "Jianwen Xiaoer, don't focus on the ancestral mausoleum. How many soldiers and horses are there in the world, and they want to kill me, why do they just transfer the guards of the imperial tomb! The ancestors are uneasy underground, which is really a great sin!"

Faced with King Yan's accusation, King Ning also felt inappropriate: "The guard of the imperial mausoleum, there are less than a thousand people, how can Yun Wei be transferred from it, it is indeed unfilial!"

Zhang Zhaohua listened to it, but he really admired King Yan's strategy in his heart, he took advantage of the topic to play, and did not miss any opportunity to attack the court, speaking of which King Yan raised troops to usurp the throne, which was pointed out by the world, but he always tried to trap the court in an unrighteous position. He flaunted his respect for the ancestral teachings and the clan of the country. And Emperor Jianwen transferred a few imperial mausoleum guards to participate in the war, in the mouth of King Yan, it is not important to focus on the ancestral mausoleum, he said to others, maybe he doesn't care, but for King Ning, the Zhu family, the effect is not ordinary.

As for the imperial court, which is in the supreme orthodoxy, at the beginning, he thought that he was pressing the positive against the opposite, and the strong was pressing the weak, and the odds of victory were in his hands, and he didn't have to worry about some details, but he often left an opportunity for King Yan to take advantage of. A little bit of soil will form a mountain of soil, and if it goes on like this, the situation is really unpredictable.

King Yan and King Ning talked about the general trend of the court, Princess Xu and Princess Ning also talked slowly, this time Princess Ning came to the banquet, and did not dare to take your brother, that is, I heard that Brother Chun'er was here, this little demon star beat your brother out of the bag last time, Zhang Zhaohua is deeply guilty until now, but Princess Ning's grandmother is also very hairy, and she said that your brother's forehead is soft, and this fist went down, and it actually hit a depression or something, Zhang Zhaohua also saw it, and there was no at all.

As he was talking, he saw King Yan's eyes glaze out, and he actually said, "Who called her here!"

Zhang Zhaohua looked up and found that Wei Shi came at some point, tiptoeing towards her, and at this time, he was so frightened that his neck shrunk by King Yan's angry roar.

Zhang Zhaohua frowned, Wei Shi obviously came to find her, but when she came, she didn't tell Wei Shi to come with her at all.

Her top priority now is to appease the anger of King Yan, King Yan is not a person who can't get along with women, but this woman is different, she is Gao Xu's favor, and the person who is contrary to King Yan's intentions, and really can't do anything, King Yan saw her, as if he saw a stain on the perfect Gao Xu's body that couldn't be washed away, and he was naturally angry.

"Father's anger!" Zhang Zhaohua hurriedly said, before she finished speaking, she saw King Yan turn his head and say to her: "I said that I haven't found her in the past few days, so I was here with you." ”

A thin layer of sweat precipitated from Zhang Zhaohua's pores, and when King Yan said this, it actually means that he has murderous intentions towards Wei, but he didn't find anyone.

"Wei's is here with the daughter-in-law," Zhang Zhaohua was unhurried on his face, showing that he was not selfish: "The daughter-in-law is grateful to her because she saved Brother Chun'er's life." ”

Zhang Zhaohua dragged the sergeant Wei at that time, and then let Brother Chun'er survive in detail, seeing that King Yan's expression slowly relaxed, he finally took a look at Wei, but in his nose, he snorted, still quite dissatisfied.

Wei is also an ignorant person, Zhang Zhaohua is here to help her speak, she listened there for a long time, and suddenly opened her mouth and said: "I saw that sergeant's brain melon pulp flowing out, like tofu dregs, smellier than!"

At this time, King Yan was so angry that he dropped his chopsticks, and Wei Shi seemed to know that he had said something terrible, and his two sleeves were in a ball, and he ran away.

King Ning barely collapsed, but Princess Xu laughed without any scruples, and actually added an extra bowl of rice for this.