Zhu Dijing's army has reached the north of the Yangtze River, and most of Pingyan's conquest army is still circling in Shandong!

Emperor Jianwen was in a hurry and ordered King Qin's army to return to Jinling to defend the capital, but the edict was issued, and the army of the king of the Bafang Domain, the garrison of the guard echoed very few!

Most of the people were watching, or simply turned against King Yan and surrendered. Especially the vassal kings with heavy troops, after Jianwen heard the tragic situation of King Xiang's family being burned alive in the first year, they actually despaired of Zhu Yunwen's nephew, who could at least live to be a rich prince in the hands of the fourth brother, and the nephew wanted the lives of our imperial uncles!

Shandong reinforcements have not returned for a long time, and King Qin's army is also slow, and if it can be delayed, it will be delayed, and if it can't be delayed, he will pretend to be sick, and he will have a headache today, and his feet will hurt tomorrow, so he will not lead the troops to King Qin.

Only then did Emperor Jianwen realize that he had reached the point of betrayal and separation.

The three ministers who took care of their lives, Huang Zicheng, Qi Tai, and Fang Xiaoru, jointly wrote a letter, suggesting that the land be cut and negotiated peace.

Emperor Jianwen disagreed, "How can the foundation of the country left by the ancestors be given to the rebellious people in vain!" ”

Qi Tai said: "This is a plan to delay the army, first send people to talk, take the Yangtze River as the boundary, divide the river and rule, King Yan is north of the Yangtze River, for the Northern Ming Emperor, the emperor is in the south of the Yangtze River, for the Southern Ming Emperor." ”

Huang Zicheng also nodded and said: "The Northern and Southern Dynasties are fake, waiting for reinforcements is true, let's send someone to stabilize King Yan first, and when the reinforcements arrive, we can immediately turn defeat into victory!" ”

Fang Xiaoru touched his beard and said: "Shandong's 500,000 troops are rushing to Jinling, and the army of King Qin of Bafang is also assembling in the capital, at most a month, we can launch a counterattack and subdue King Yan." ”

Emperor Jianwen had no choice but to endure the humiliation and accept the plan to delay the army, "Who do you think Aiqing will send to negotiate with King Yan to divide the river between the north and the south?" ”

Qi Tai said: "Weichen thinks that Xu Huizu, the Duke of Wei, is the most suitable, he is the brother-in-law of King Yan, but he is loyal to the imperial court, and I heard that he did his best when attacking Beiping City, if it wasn't for Li Jinglong's straw bag to order him to reinforce Jinan, I'm afraid Beiping City has been breached." ”

Emperor Jianwen thought about it, and was about to come to the city, and only the Duke of Wei was the most suitable, "Spread the word and announce the Duke of Wei." ”

Xu Huizu, the Duke of Wei, was reused, was named the minister of the Qincha, and was ordered to cross the river for peace talks.

When the news came out, Cao Guogong Li Jinglong's heart was even more unpleasant, because the soldiers were in the city, and the court and China were in an embarrassing situation, so they had to reactivate Li Jinglong, a "defeated general", to guard the capital, but the former commander of the 600,000 army actually fell to the point of garrisoning one of the thirteen gates of the capital - Jinchuan Gate!

Li Jinglong borrowed wine to kill his sorrows, and Xu Zengshou personally sent the wine and accompanied him to drink. Li Jinglong was slightly drunk, "Brother Xu, now that I'm down, everyone's eyes are full of ridicule, only you have been with me, hey, it's still a friend of wine and meat." ”

Xu Zengshou held the wine jug, poured it full of wine, and handed it to Li Jinglong, "Brother Li, don't be discouraged, the small Jinchuan Gate will also be of great use in the future." ”

"There's a fart!" Li Jinglong said foul language, "Your eldest brother has gone to the peace talks, King Yan and the emperor divide the river and rule, each as their own emperor, this world is still their old Zhu family!" ”

"Tut-tut!" Xu Zengshou said with a smile: "The bird's ambition is clear!" King Yan will not accept peace talks, the ambition of King Yan is in the world. ”

Li Jinglong's eyes lit up, "So you still have to fight?" ”

Xu Zengshou pointed to the Jinchuan Gate, squeezed his eyebrows and said: "You saved King Zhou, and King Yan has long been ignorant of his past suspicions - however, you have to guard this gate 'well'." ”

After many years of friends with wine and meat, Li Jinglong heard the meaning of his good friend's words, "Okay, I will definitely guard the Jinchuan Gate for King Yan." ”

Xu Zengshou patted Li Jinglong's shoulder excitedly, "Good brother! ”

The Royal Palace, the Imperial Study.

Emperor Jianwen returned from the dispersal of the court, and had to face the mountains of twists and turns, busy and anxious, just entered the study, he heard the sound of the skirt, his study only allowed Chang Jin to come in, even Queen Ma could not be an exception, so Emperor Jianwen deliberately eased his face, washed his sad face, and said in a warm voice: "Jin'er? There you are? ”

Chang Jin came out of the mountain of twists and turns, and said resentfully: "Your Majesty, if you didn't go to the Rouyi Palace to rest last night, did you dislike me for being old and decrepit?" ”

Because the aconitum poison in the Western Regions is too domineering, Chang Jin has recovered from his illness until now, his body is thin, and his chin is so thin that he can almost see the light blue blood vessels.

Emperor Jianwen said apologetically: "The war ahead is tight, the military situation is continuous, I didn't sleep all night last night, and I was discussing state affairs with the ministers. ”

Chang Jin asked casually: "Didn't you say last time that King Yan's army couldn't bear the scorching heat in the south, got the plague, and was about to retreat?" Why is there a fight again? ”

Emperor Jianwen deliberately lied, not wanting to worry Chang Jin, who was seriously ill, so he said perfunctorily: "It is said that a miracle doctor came to the army and cured the plague. ”

Chang Jin muttered, "What miracle doctor? It is estimated that it is Princess Yan again, she knows medical skills. ”

Emperor Jianwen said: "Maybe, let's not mention this - did you take the medicine today?" Did you take a nap? Look at the blue and black color under your eyes, you must not have slept last night, right? How many times have you woken up? ”

Chang Jin seemed to believe Emperor Jianwen's words, and no longer asked, saying: "It's still the same, I didn't sleep well last night, I want to take a nap today, but I can't sleep after tossing and turning, maybe-you can sleep peacefully if you accompany me?" ”

Emperor Jianwen said: "You go to sleep first, I still have a bunch of official duties." ”

Chang Jin immediately burst into flames, "You must think I'm old!" I'm annoying! I don't protect my children! ”

Speaking of children, Chang Jin's eyes were red.

Emperor Jianwen sighed in his heart, "I said it a long time ago, I can't blame you, it's the Queen Mother who is too vicious, let's not quarrel, okay?" I haven't slept all night, and I'm tired, so let's catch up on sleep together. ”

On the dragon bed, the two hugged each other and slept together, hearing the sound of the person next to the pillow breathing evenly and gently, Chang Jin got up quietly, walked barefoot to the royal case to look through the confidential documents......

At night, the Hall of Rouyi.

Hu Shanwei combed Chang Jin with evening makeup, and Chang Jin handed Hu Shanwei a note, "Tell King Yan not to attack the river directly in Jinling, where the defense is tight, and the elite of the entire Shenji Battalion is stationed here." Ask King Yan to follow the instructions of the note, avoid the edge, and cross the river in a curve. ”

Hu Shanwei hid the note in his bun, and the note was sent out of the palace, and when it reached Xu Zengshou's hand, it happened that Xu Huizu, the Duke of Wei, went to Zhu Di's military camp for peace talks as a minister, Xu Zengshou simply pestered Xu Huizu with a dead face, "Big brother, they all say that they fight tiger brothers, go into battle father and son soldiers, take me with you!" My brother-in-law may not listen to you, but he will definitely listen to me! ”

Xu Huizu was an upright and foolish man, and Emperor Jianwen wanted him to negotiate peace, so he really thought that Emperor Jianwen was going to shake hands with King Yan and make peace, and the two crossed the river and ruled. The younger brother Xu Zengshou is indeed good friends with the Yanwang family, and with the help of his younger brother, he may get twice the result with half the effort.

Xu Huizu nodded and said, "Okay, but everything must be under my command, and you are not allowed to act without permission." ”

Xu Zengshou said with a smile: "Big brother doesn't know me yet, I hope peace talks the most, it's all a family, it's really boring to fight around, make money with anger, make money with anger!" ”

In this way, Xu Zengshou joined the peace talks team as a deputy envoy. Zhu Di, the king of Yan, warmly entertained the two brothers-in-law, as if they were very interested in peace talks.

Xu Zengshou quietly handed the note to Zhu Di. After the dinner, Zhu Di opened the note, and Juanxiu's handwriting was written with a line of poetry: "Jingkou Guazhou is a water, and Zhongshan is only separated by a few mountains; The spring breeze and the south bank of the Green River, when will the bright moon shine on me. ”

Zhu Di threw the note into the brazier and said: "Guazhou is the weakest place in the Yangtze River defense line, pass the order, immediately secretly assemble the army, retreat to Yangzhou City, and cross the Yangtze River from Guazhou." ”

The next morning, when Xu Huizu and the other peace talks team woke up, they found that overnight, the people in the Yanwang military camp were empty, and they didn't even pack their baggage, as if everyone had disappeared out of thin air!

Xu Zengshou pretended not to know, and rubbed his eyes, "What about people?" I'm not dreaming, am I? ”

Xu Huizu's face was solemn, and he looked at the south bank of the Yangtze River, "King Yan has already crossed the river." ”

Xu Zengshou looked up and saw that the bright yellow flag on the other side of the river yesterday had been replaced by a big red military flag today, with a big "Yan" character written on it!

Xu Zengshou was surprised: "No! Didn't King Yan grow wings and fly over? ”

Emperor Jianwen sent Xu Huizu, the Duke of Wei, to negotiate peace, but King Yan crossed the river from Guazhou overnight and surrounded the capital overnight like a heavenly soldier!

The capital is in an emergency!

Xu Huizu hurriedly crossed the river with the peace negotiation team, was trapped in the position of the Yan army, and was captured and sent to the army tent of the king of Yan, and Zhu Di personally untied the ropes on the two brothers-in-law and invited them to stay in the camp.

Xu Huizu snorted coldly: "I disdain to be in the company of rebels like you, if you want to kill, I will not surrender!" ”

Zhu Di knew that his brother-in-law was foolish and loyal, so he no longer insisted on it, but Xu Zengshou refused to stay on Zhu Di's side in the intervener, and explained: "Brother-in-law, I know that you are for my safety, and I am afraid that Emperor Jianwen will be suspicious." But if I don't go back with my eldest brother, my eldest brother's wife and children will probably suffer. Yes, I do have a preference for my nephews, and I have been with them for sixteen years, watching them grow up one by one. But those juniors in the Wei Mansion also call me uncle, they are all flesh and blood. ”

"What's more, over the years, my eldest brother has treated me well, and has paid me a lot of gambling debts, he beats me and scolds me, but he also protects me from being bullied by others. I followed my eldest brother back to the capital, firstly, to dispel the suspicions of the imperial court and continue to pass on information to you, and secondly, to protect my eldest brother and the Wei Mansion from being implicated. ”

Xu Zengshou insisted on this, and Zhu Di released the entire delegation for the peace talks and returned to Zhao.

Imperial Palace, Fengxian Palace.

At the court meeting, the ministers quarreled into a pot of porridge and passed the buck to each other. Only the brothers Xu Huizu and Xu Zengshou knelt down at the foot of the stairs and were silent.

Gu Ming Minister Huang Zicheng pointed at the two brothers of the Xu family and scolded: "You two traitors, you have long conspired with King Yan!" If it weren't for that, you would go to the peace talks with the front foot, and the queen of Yan would hit the capital with the back foot! ”

Xu Huizu knelt on the ground and kowtowed, "Your Majesty, Weichen is not a traitor!" But Weichen's peace talks failed, it is a fact that King Yan crossed the river to surround the capital, Weichen has nothing to say, begging the emperor to believe in Weichen again, Weichen is willing to lead troops out of the city and fight to the death with the Yan army! ”

Xu Zengshou also kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, the two Weichen brothers have always been loyal!" If Weichen really betrayed the emperor and surrendered the Yan army outside the city, why bother to run back to the capital and be surrounded by this group of mediocre people in turn? ”

Huang Zicheng is a lot older, and he was actually regarded as a mediocre by Xu Zengshou, a disciple who does not learn and has no skills, and suddenly became angry, "Xu Erlang! How dare you quibble! You and Xu Huizu came through the heavy defense of the Yan army, and the two of them did not have any scars at all, it is obvious that the Yan army deliberately let you go! ”

Xu Zengshou shouted loudly: "Our brothers are more wronged than Dou E!" Our peace negotiation mission crossed the river and came back, and fell into the siege of the Yan army, the hypocrite of the King of Yan in order to buy people's hearts and show how merciful he was, deliberately gave way and let us come back, the emperor must not fall for the tricks of the King of Yan! ”

What Xu Zengshou said also makes sense, if the two brothers really have different intentions, they simply won't come back, so why bother?

At this time, Zheng Guogong Chang Mao stood up and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen believes that Xu Huizu is innocent, and should give him a chance to prove his innocence, and Weichen is willing to lead the troops out of the city with Xu Huizu, break out of the encirclement of the Yan army, and look for rescue." ”

The Yan army besieged the city, how could two generals rush out, saying that it was looking for rescue, but in fact it was almost the same as martyrdom and seeking death!

In fact, Zheng Guogong Chang Mao, like Xu Huizu, was the emperor of Yuzhong, and he also copied the skills of his father Chang Yuchun and Xu Da, two famous generals through the ages, and were the two capable generals who survived in the Ming Dynasty.

However, Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunwen was jealous in his heart, and he never dared to reuse them, in the three years of the Battle of Jingyan, Xu Huizu only had one chance to go out, and Zheng Guogong Changmao simply did not have a chance!

Such a world-famous general, it was hidden in the snow!

Now that the building is about to fall, Chang Mao chooses to die on the battlefield and achieve loyalty.

Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunwen pondered for a moment and said, "Quasi-play!" ”

Emperor Jianwen glanced at Xu Zengshou and said, "Your eldest brother Wei Guogong is on the expedition, you can take the Shenji Battalion to the Wei Guogong Mansion to take your sister-in-law and nephew into the palace, so as not to be harassed by the rebels." ”

Xu Zengshou was shocked: The emperor is still not worried about the eldest brother, and wants to capture the eldest brother's wife and child to the palace as a hostage!

After dispersing for a while, Xu Zengshou was drenched in cold sweat behind his back, and the little eunuch who cleaned the court said in a low voice: "Second Master Xu, don't worry, Aunt Shanwei has secretly sent someone to the Duke of Wei Mansion to transfer your sister-in-law and nephews, but the time is too tight, and the second master wants to drag the Shenji Battalion." ”

Xu Zengshou heard that Hu Shanwei personally helped, and he was relieved that the Shenji Battalion was about to take Xu Zengshou to the Wei Mansion to "pick up people".

Xu Zengshou held his stomach and said painfully: "Oops, my stomach hurts!" People have three urgency, I'll go squat for a while first! ”

After that, he also cooperated with a few stinky farts.

Shenji Ying covered his nose and said, "The emperor wants us to hurry over to pick up people, Second Master Xu go and squat, let's go to the Wei Mansion first." ”

Xu Zengshou said: "No, no! If you guys go to my house, you'll scare my sister-in-law and nephews, if I don't come out

Face, they will not go with you, you will wait for me for a while, for a while. ”

…… Xu Zengshou squatted for half an hour, and when the Shenji Camp was really impatient, Xu Zengshou came out satisfied, "Recently, I have been on fire, I have eaten too much meat, and I have squatted for a while, I hope you will forgive me." ”

Xu Zengshou took the Shenji Battalion to the Wei State Mansion, and when he saw the upside-down teacup on the lobby, he knew that Hu Shanwei had secretly transferred his sister-in-law and nephews, and secretly said that he was finally done and could retire.

Xu Zengshou said: "Wait a minute, I'll go in and ask my sister-in-law and nephews to clean up and salute." ”

The guard said: "You don't need to clean it up, don't you have it in the Duke of Wei's mansion, but not in the palace?" Less verbose, hurry! ”

Xu Zengshou said: "That's right, everything in the palace is complete, so I called them out." ”

Xu Zengshou ran into the back hall, and the Shenji Battalion sat and waited, feeling that something was wrong, and he had a bad premonition in his heart, "Close the door and search the Wei State Mansion!" ”

The Shenji Battalion found Xu Zengshou who was climbing over the courtyard wall, and immediately shouted that he was fooled! An arrow shot Xu Zengshou down!

Xu Zengshou was escorted to the palace, and at this time the military report came: "Your Majesty! Li Jinglong, the Duke of Cao Guo, rebelled, led all the officers and soldiers of Jinchuan Gate to surrender, opened the city gate, and the army of King Yan had rushed in! ”

The ministers were suddenly shocked, and Emperor Jianwen held the dragon head on the dragon chair tightly, "Send the order to go down, quickly reinforce Jinchuanmen, and be sure to drive the rebels out!" ”

As soon as the words fell, another military report came: "Your Majesty! The King of Gu and the King of Liao rebelled and opened the Treasure Gate! ”

The ministers fell silent, then fell to their knees and cried loudly!

Emperor Jianwen patted the dragon's head, "Silence! Give me silence! The palace is still there, I'm still there, the country is still there, everything is variable! ”

But the cries of the courtiers muffled the roar of Emperor Jianwen.

Emperor Jianwen simply dragged Xu Zengshou, who was shot in the thigh, to the side of the dragon chair, and drew his sword on his throat!

The ministers were stunned for a moment, and the court was as silent as death.

Emperor Jianwen said coldly: "Have you seen it, Xu Zengshou is the brother-in-law of King Yan, I tied him to the gate of the palace, do you see if King Yan dares to break in!" ”

Xu Zengshou laughed and said, "Everyone, King Yan wants me to bring a message to you, surrender and not kill." As long as you surrender, your official titles can be kept, and everything is a nephew playing a lantern - as usual (according to the uncle)"

After that, Xu Zengshou pounced on the blade, blood flew by, and Xu Zengshou was angry on the spot! 166 Reading Network