In the fourth year of Jianwen, in May, King Yan sent troops to Sizhou, 100,000 troops besieged the city, and Zhou Jingchu, the defender of the city, knew that he was invincible, not to mention that the imperial court sent reinforcements, so he simply opened the city gate and surrendered the city.

The officials of Sizhou surrendered, and those who refused to surrender either found a rope to break it themselves, or fled south before King Yan entered the city.

Zhou Jingchu was quite kind, thinking of the friendship he worked with, turned a blind eye and let these people out of the city.

King Yan outside the city didn't send troops to pursue, he ran away, even if he ran to report to the court, it didn't matter, Zhu Yunwen still had a few cards in his hand, and he knew it clearly.

Unless a stone falls from the sky and smashes Zhu Di to death, otherwise, at this point in the battle, it is basically impossible for Emperor Jianwen to turn the tables.

After taking Sizhou, the first thing King Yan did was not to send troops to check the treasury, nor to search for spies in the city, but to change into a crown robe and lead Zhu Gaochu and Zhu Gaosui to visit the ancestral tomb.

From the rebellion to the fight in Hebei, Zhu Di has experienced too much in four years, suffocation, anger, and fear, all of which turned into a long sigh at this moment.

More time than success, he thinks of failure.

escaped death several times, in addition to being grateful to the generals who fought to the death, we should also be grateful to Zhu Yunwen, who often had a twitching head.

Dao Yan sent many good person cards to Emperor Jianwen, and King Yan agreed, and his nephew was indeed a good person. But in the political-political-political struggle and military game, the last thing that is needed is good people.

In front of the ancestral tomb, the king of Yan Xuanyi is on the right, the crown is five picks, and he bows three times, solemn and pious.

The real dragon on the Xuanyi seems to be about to fly into the sky, there is no etiquette, there is no bell chime, only the majestic voice of the emperor echoes in the heaven and earth.

"The Son of Heaven has no way, he is confused by traitors, changes the law of his ancestors, and destroys the affection of relatives. There is no minister in the court, in order to protect the Jiangshan Sheji, and the posthumous training of Emperor Gao has been difficult to appease, and it has been four years now. Several times of life and death, fortunately thanks to the ancestors, I have to worship the tomb today! ”

"Future generations, swear in front of the ancestral mausoleum that they will sweep away the traitors, sweep the peace, restore the law of the ancestors, and return the society to Qingming!"

Speaking of the most embarrassing queen, King Yan wept: "The ancestors have spirits, bless me with the Ming Dynasty!" ”

Zhu Gaoxu, who was kneeling behind his father, did the same, kowtowed in front of the mausoleum, and said loudly: "The ancestors have spirits, bless me with the Ming Dynasty!" ”

The soldiers under the mausoleum, led by Zhu Neng and Shen Xuan, struck the ground with spears and said in unison: "Your Highness Chitose!" We will swear to follow His Highness to the death, sweep away the traitorous ministers, and clear the king's side! ”

Meng's injuries had not healed, and he barely supported himself to stand beside Shen Xuan.

It is estimated that King Yan's father and son are about to finish worshipping, so they secretly pulled Shen Xuan and whispered a word in Shen Xuan's ear.

Shen Xuan didn't turn his head, but passed the words to Zhu Neng as they were.

Zhu Neng nodded cautiously, and Xu Zhongfangkuan, who was standing beside him, was also reminded, and secretly said in his heart, no wonder Shen Xuan can be appreciated by the prince and accepted as a righteous son, this thought is really rare.

As everyone knows, the fox hiding behind the steppe wolf is the real promoter.

As soon as the father and son of King Yan in crown clothes appeared, the solemn expression on their faces had not yet receded, and the generals under the mausoleum, such as Zhu Neng, Shen Xuan, and Xu Zhong, pressed the long knife in their hands at the same time, knelt on one knee, and shouted: "Your Highness is a thousand years old!" ”

Only the chief general of the Fifth Army had the code in advance, but the deputy general and the small soldiers were not stupid, and when they saw the main general kneeling, they naturally would not continue to stand.

The soldiers fell to their knees one after another, and the sound of a thousand years old rushed to the shore like a tide.

Hundreds, thousands, ten thousands, one hundred thousand.

The roar soared into the sky and hit Zhu Di's chest hard.

"Your Highness Chitose Chitose!"

The people of Sizhou were also shocked by the scene under the mausoleum, and under the leadership of the clan elders, they chanted with the soldiers.

The heart of the army, the heart of the people.

King Yan clenched his fists, otherwise he couldn't restrain himself.

The person on the top, the Ninety-Five Supreme, one step, only the last step!

Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui's chests stirred. The brothers gritted their teeth and tightened their cheeks, this is status and power!

The most terrible poison in the world, the sweetest elixir!

Zhu Gaoxu's hands were so hard that his muscles were bruised, and Zhu Gaosui's throat was dry. If it is said that the brotherly rivalry in the past and righteousness, from now on, everything is for the highest throne.

Fathers can, they can!

How is the son?

is also the son-in-law of the father, and when the father is renamed the father, the three brothers will once again stand on the same starting line.

Previously, Zhu Gaosui did not participate in the competition between his brothers. Now, the flame of power has been ignited in his heart. is also the son of King Yan, and naturally knows that there will be no pie in the sky, and what you want can only rely on your own hands to grab, fight, and grab!

King Yan never expected that Zu Ling and his entourage, and the generals under his command would give him such a surprise.

Today's news is out, Zhu Yunwen's orthodox status will no longer be a threat, and he can stand up to his nephew in an upright manner.

Dad's banner is very easy to use, and the ancestor's banner must be even better.

Zhu Yunwen, a good nephew, as an uncle, I will definitely teach you the most precious lesson. The praise of the rotten Confucians is of course important, but in the face of absolute strength and popular support, they are destined to fail!

King Yan was very excited, and when he saw the scene in front of him, no one would not be excited.

Today is a thousand years old, tomorrow is long live!

Wait for the day when you look down on all the people of the world......

Zhu Di clenched his fists again, suppressed his surging emotions, and began to make an impromptu speech to the soldiers and people under the mausoleum.

It's a pity that the venue is too big, and the throat is torn open and the shouting is broken, and only a small range of people can hear it.

Meng, who had been paying attention to the dynamics of King Yan, pulled Shen Xuan again, and Shen Xuan turned his head, and understood.

Soon, a horn was delivered to Zhu Gaoxu. The corners of Zhu Gaoxu's mouth twitched, and he respectfully dedicated it to his father.

The workmanship of the horn is not exquisite, and it is no different from what the Yan army used to scold the southern army. It's just that a red cloth is tied on it, and four large characters are written with a brush: "Chitose only".

Zhu Di took the horn, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

"Father's ......"

Zhu Gaoxu wanted to say something, but found that it was not appropriate to say anything. Although the horn was presented by Shen Xuan's personal soldiers, who came up with the idea, you don't have to think about it.

Those who achieve great things are not informal.

King Yan waved his hand domineeringly and raised the horn.

Afterwards, according to the records of the historians, Emperor Taizong's voice was like a bell, covering mountains and rivers, and a word could be spread for thousands of miles, and the non-true dragon emperor could not do it.

As for the horn that destroyed Zhu Di's image very much, it was naturally dropped by the historians with the most advanced brushwork.

"Ming Taizong Record" can give Zhu Di's mother to the Spring and Autumn Period, not to mention a horn?

Zhu Di spoke heartily and completely out of script.

The soldiers and people under the mausoleum listened with blood boiling and were fascinated.

Meng carefully supported his body and wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, the Yongle Emperor was really extraordinary! is so eloquent, even if he doesn't become an emperor, he can still make a noise. Compared with him, what X profits, what X sales, all of them are weak.

After a long time, the speech showed no sign of ending. The sweat on Meng's forehead became more and more, and his face became more and more pale, and he really couldn't hold it anymore.

There was a light rain in the sky, Meng couldn't help but shiver, and couldn't help but smile bitterly, he wouldn't fall down on the spot, right? In this way, Dr. Zhao's bitter medicine, I'm afraid it will take another half a month.

A powerful arm suddenly wrapped around his back, and Meng was stunned.

"Command?"

Shen Xuan's expression was calm, and his attitude was very natural, "I can't stand, rely on me." ”

Meng: "......"

In full view?

Meng Shishilang wanted to say that they were standing in the front row!

Shen Xuan didn't care, and Zhu Neng, Xu Zhong and others didn't care. The king of Yan in the high place was impassioned, and when it came to the most critical point, he would not notice Shen Xuan's movements at all, and the only one who could not get over his face was Meng Shishilang.

Zhu Neng also glanced at Meng with concern, and said to Shen Xuan in a low voice: "If you can't look at it, you can hold on." ”

"Yes."

Shen Xuan nodded, and Meng was speechless again.

It's not that Zhu Neng and others are too nervous, it's just that Shen Xuan often sees Shen Xuan hugging Meng up and down, hugging him in and out, and getting used to it.

After Meng was injured, he had become Shen Xuan's "salute".

March, hold.

Horseback riding, holding.

Set up camp and hold on.

Eat, hold.

Fight...... Well, this one didn't hold.

Even if Shen Xuan wanted to hug it, for the sake of his life, Meng Shishilang would not obey.

Dr. Zhao appeared to say that Meng Tongzhi was seriously injured and was not suitable to act on his own. Then King Yan spoke, be sure to let Meng Tongzhi heal his injuries as soon as possible, Shen Xuan hugged Meng as a doll all day long, the reason is legitimate, the division is famous, and the soldiers are not used to it.

The former army general, who was also seriously injured, was very envious of Meng's VIP treatment, lying on the grain cart and looking at the soldiers who took care of him, Lao Tzu was stabbed three times, why didn't he see this treatment?

The soldiers wiped their sweat, oh my God, Meng Tongzhi was as thin as a lamb, not as strong as his mother-in-law, and Commander Shen held up one arm without any pressure. You are as old as a rock, tall and mighty, hugging? If you can't crush it, you have to get sick from exhaustion.

The general lying on the grain cart pondered for a long time, but could only nod his head and no longer strive to improve his treatment.

When these words came out, no one in the army had any objections to Shen Xuan holding Meng Shishilang in and out. But another question arises, which is lighter between Meng Tongzhi and the spear that Commander Shen is used to?

Several Yan Jun, who were accustomed to using guns, got together, weighed each other's spears, and their eyes fell on Meng in unison.

It is clear which is more important than the other.

When Meng Shishilang learned of this conclusion, he was speechless for a long time.

And a spear than weight? When he drinks the wind and dew, can he be blown away by the wind?

He's a man, anyway! Even if you don't have eight-pack abs, you're a mighty man!

Shen Xuan agreed.

Mighty...... Discuss again.

King Yan was happy, and Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui took the lead and shouted Chitose again.

Looking at his two sons, King Yan smiled more and more.

After returning to the camp, King Yan ordered an inventory of the Sizhou warehouse, and learned that the grain in the warehouse was limited, so he immediately allocated a part of the military rations to supplement the defenders. Anyway, it was snatched from Zhu Yunwen's hands, and he borrowed flowers to offer Buddha, and he didn't feel distressed at all.

The defenders in the city were all grateful, and the officials below the Zhizhou level all said that His Royal Highness was merciful.

Perhaps because of the addiction to fame, during Yan Jun's recuperation in Sizhou, Zhu Di cordially met with the elders in Lizhong, and rewarded the elders with wine and meat, and distributed food, so that the elders could take them back and send them to the villagers.

"Your Highness is merciful!"

The father and elder of Sizhou were moved, and praised King Yan for his benevolence, kindness, and the style of a high emperor.

Zhu Yuanzhang killed officials like a scolding, and incidentally despised scholars, but he was benevolent to ordinary people.

Respect the elderly, recuperate with the people, and build a solitary to accommodate widows, lonely and beggars. Even in the name of good killing, many people remembered his goodness.

Comparing himself with his father to the people, Zhu Di is modest on the surface, but secretly refreshed in his heart. This is not what he said, it was said by the people.

King Yan has the wind of Emperor Hongwu, goodness, absolute goodness!

Zhu Di stayed in Sizhou for several days, first, to pay homage to the ancestral tomb, and second, to formulate the next offensive plan.

The ultimate goal is the capital, but there are many routes to march. Some generals thought that Fengyang should be taken and the capital should be confronted by the imperial court. The other part believes that Fengyang is well defended and should take Huai'an first.

"Huai'an has a lot of grain, and if you go down, you can cut off the grain road of the imperial court."

After pondering for a long time, King Yan looked at Shen Xuan, who had never made a sound, and asked, "What does Xuan'er think?" ”

Shen Xuan replied: "I think that Fengyang has more soldiers and Huai'an has more grain, and it is not easy to attack. If you don't take another shortcut, the following capital is important. ”

The generals looked puzzled, but Zhu Neng quickly understood, and immediately said: "Lord Wang, seconded the proposal." ”

Shen Xuan proposed, Zhu Neng expressed his position, and even if others had ideas, they could only press it temporarily, listen to what King Yan said first, and then decide whether to agree or oppose.

"What Xuan'er said is very true." King Yan said with a smile, "It is not the best policy to go to Huai'an under the phoenix sun." It is better to take advantage of the victory and go straight to Yangzhou. Attacking Yangzhou, the Beijing division is lonely, and civil strife will inevitably occur. And Yangzhou, the defenders of Huai'an and Fengyang will be shocked! ”

The generals all showed a sudden look on their faces, and said in unison: "The prince is wise! ”

Zhu Di smiled, with Xu Zengshou and Yang Duo and others in the city, there will definitely be a few fires if there is no big chaos.

In May of the first year of Jianwen, the Yan army marched from Sizhou, and in order to hide its true intentions, it attacked Huai'an.

At that time, the Sheng Yong army, which rushed from Shandong, held the south bank and prepared thousands of ships.

King Yan adopted the advice of the strategists, ordered the soldiers to cut down and build ships with great fanfare, attracting the attention of the enemy, and sent Zhu Neng and Shen Xuan and other elite generals to travel 20 miles west, cross the river in small boats, and launch a surprise attack behind Sheng Yong's army.

After Zhu Neng and Shen Xuan crossed the river, he touched the back of the Southern Army, set up the tiger squat cannon sent by Dao Yan at night, and bombarded Sheng Yong's camp.

As soon as the cannon sounded, the Yan army immediately held torches and crossed the river with rafts and wooden bridges.

In order to prevent soldiers from falling into the water, the boats and rafts are all connected by ropes, and the firelight is connected together, like a fire dragon swimming in the river.

Sheng Yongjun was caught off guard.

In the night, I could only see countless torches, and I couldn't see how many Yan troops crossed the river. Sheng Yong ordered to organize archers to shoot arrows in the river, but the sound of artillery behind him was endless, Zhu Neng, Shen Xuan and others took advantage of the chaos to rush into the camp, and the army was in chaos, and they couldn't organize an effective resistance at all. If you continue to stay, there is only a dead end.

Sheng Yong was full of bitterness, and was sandwiched by his subordinates to board the boat and escape by night.

In this battle, Sheng Yong's tens of thousands of troops were wiped out, and more than 1,000 warships of all sizes also fell into the hands of the Yan army.

The general of the Southern Army who was ordered to burn the ship was killed by Shen Xuan's arrow, and when his soldiers saw this killing god, they threw away their weapons and shouted loudly: They know where the battleship is, and they will lead the way immediately! Take a shortcut!

Zhu Neng stepped forward and patted Shen Xuan's shoulder, "Ziyu is brave!" ”

Meng, who crossed the river with the army, raised his arms high, "Command majestic, command mighty!" ”

Zhu Gaoxu coughed, and Zhu Gaosui grinned, "Brother Righteous is really my example!" ”

Shen Xuan held a long knife in his hand with an unpredictable expression.

To cut or not to cut? Which one should be cut?

Seeing the battleship moored in the water, Meng's mouth opened wide and his eyes widened, no wonder he was regarded as a dirt bun by Shen Xuan! It is worthy of being a fierce dynasty that organized the first ocean-going fleet in the world, what a mighty and domineering one!

Sheng Yong's army was defeated, the warship was captured, and the Yan army took advantage of the situation to capture Xuyi, and the way forward was cleared again.

King Yan ordered the whole army to speed up, all the way to the city of Yangzhou, put on a formation, open the muzzle, not waiting for the siege, Yangzhou guard Wu Li has bound the supervision of the imperial history Wang Bin and the command Chonggang to the front of the Yan king's tent, the city to Yan.

Yangzhou, the states and counties heard the wind and fell. Yan Jun even went down to Gaoyou, Tongzhou, Taizhou and other places,

In May of the fourth year of Jianwen, the Yan army set up a large camp in Yizhen, which was the capital of Xiajiang, and the secret envoy of Nanjing, made the official impeach Chen Xuan, the guard of Jiangdu.

Chen Xuan was suspected, and the long-accumulated dissatisfaction broke out, so he secretly sent someone to contact King Yan, and was willing to return to Yan with the boat leader.

That group of rotten Confucians poured sewage on him all day long, saying that he was disloyal and had secret contact with King Yan, and the Son of Heaven listened to the words of one side and wanted to take back his military power and call him back to Beijing, how could it not make people chill?

I don't want to sit still, so I'm simply disloyal to the court!

Desperately working and being slandered, Lao Tzu is fed up! Instead of blaming a crime in vain, it is better to rebel with King Yan!

Chen Xuan jumped ship, and King Yan was naturally overjoyed, and he made so many moves, camping in Jiangbei without attacking, in order to be this boat division in Jiangdu!

Now that the boat master is in hand, what else can Emperor Jianwen do to stop him from crossing the river?

Hearing that Jiangdu and other places belonged to the king of Yan, the guards collectively jumped ship, Emperor Jianwen was shocked, and the officials who impeached the Jiangbei generals jumped even more happily, this group of reckless men really voted for Yan, and they were impeached correctly.

But when Emperor Jianwen asked about the defense of the riverside, the officials were instantly dumbfounded.

If the generals are gone, who can still fight for the emperor?

On weekdays, the civil officials who point out the country, suppress the military generals, and want to participate in the last book at every turn, King Yan hit the door only to find that there are no generals, and they may be pulled up by the king of Yan at any time.

Huang Zicheng, who returned from recruitment, cried in court: "The general trend is gone!" Ten thousand deaths of our generation are not enough to atone for the sin of misstalking! ”

Emperor Jianwen wants to cry more than Huang Zicheng, Wenchen is unusable, and the generals have jumped ship, who else can pull him now?

Sheng Yong?

Xu Huizu?

Geng Bingwen?

Zhu Yunwen was very confused, he finally understood what it was like to be "alone".

In the Wei State Mansion, Xu Huizu put down his pen and looked at Xu Zengshou who was sitting in front of him, with a complicated expression.

"Brother hasn't seen the Son of Heaven clearly?" Xu Zengshou sneered, and a scabbed scar ran across his left cheek, "If it weren't for the news that the junior brother got the news in advance, he would have become a dead soul at this time." Why did the Son of Heaven suddenly summon his brother back to Beijing, and what happened to those Son of Heaven's pro-troops outside the mansion, the elder brother still doesn't know? ”

Xu Huizu smiled bitterly.

When he arrived in Beijing a month ago, he knew that the Son of Heaven wanted to arrest Xu Zengshou, but his fourth brother was bold, and he and the Son of Heaven's army used a knife, killed several people in a row, and fled all the way into the Wei Mansion, took out Emperor Gao's Danshu iron coupon, knelt in the direction of the palace, and said loudly: "The Son of Heaven does not sympathize with his subordinates, listens to the words of traitors, and is at the mercy of villains, and kills Zhongliang in vain!" ”

Xu Zengshou's trouble, and the accumulated dissatisfaction of the nobles in Beijing also found an outlet.

Those who have iron coupons will kneel with Xu Zengshou with iron coupons, and those who don't have iron coupons will also join in the fun. Coupled with the activities of Yang Duo and others, rumors soon spread in Beijing.

Some people say that the Son of Heaven was bewitched by Confucianism and wanted to kill the generals.

Some people also say that the Son of Heaven seems to be benevolent on the surface, but in fact, he wants to follow Emperor Hongwu's example to attack the heroes.

Emperor Jianwen was so angry that he vomited blood, but there was nothing he could do with Xu Zengshou and others.

Emperor Hongwu can go back on his word, issue iron coupons and collect iron coupons is the same as playing, and cut off anyone's head without delay.

Emperor Jianwen didn't dare.

The revival of Zhou Li was already criticized by the Tai-Zu faction, and then blatantly cut Xu Zengshou who was holding an iron coupon? clearly pulled out the pigtails for King Yan to catch.

Emperor Jianwen really had no choice but to transfer Xu Huizu back in the name of guarding the Jingshi. Jingzhong Xungui made a lot of trouble, and he really didn't feel at ease when he let Xu Huizu lead troops outside.

It can't be said that Zhu Yunwen was very wrong, but what he did did help King Yan a lot.

In the final analysis, there are only eight that can be described, God does not bless, and creation makes people.

"Brother......

Xu Zengshou wanted to say more, but Xu Huizu frowned and interrupted him, "No need to say more, I don't want to hear it anymore." Tampering with iron coupons is disrespectful to the ancestors. From tomorrow onwards, you will enter the ancestral hall with me, and you will not interfere in any other affairs. ”

Enter the ancestral hall?

Xu Zengshou's mind turned sharply, and he immediately understood Xu Huizu's intentions.

did not vote for King Yan, but he did not plan to continue to work for the emperor.

Should I say pedantic or smart? However, it was not easy to get his brother to express his position like this, Xu Zengshou accepted it when he saw it, got up and withdrew from the study.

Outside the door, seeing Yang Duo dressed as a guard, Xu Zengshou smiled sincerely, "If it weren't for Yang Tongzhi's mention, I'm afraid my head would have fallen to the ground." This favor, Xu remembered. ”

Yang Duo clenched his fists and said, "Dudu, this is not a lowly job, and a lowly position is also a point to be raised." ”

"Oh?" Xu Zengshou asked curiously, "Which master is it?" ”

"This person is the Governor of Lu Dao, and he is the disciple of Master Daoyan, and the guard of Yanshan is Tongzhi Meng."

"Is that him?" Xu Zengshou said, "In this way, when His Royal Highness enters Nanjing, I will definitely thank him in person." ”

In May, King Yan led his two sons and his generals to sacrifice to the Yangtze River and swore to invade Nanjing.

At the same time, the boats on the river were connected, the war drums shook violently, and the trumpets sounded in unison. Flags are in the sky on the shore, and swords and guns are buzzing.

Emperor Jianwen asked the ministers for advice again, only Fang Xiaoru spoke, delayed time by cutting the land for peace, and then sent people to go out to recruit troops, and ordered the king of the world to relieve the siege of the Beijing division.

"You can summon warriors to burn Yan Rebellion's warship at night, without a boat, how can Yan Rebellion fly across?"

As soon as these words came out, the ministers echoed one after another, but the generals frowned.

Burning the ship? Think Yan Jun is all deaf and blind?

Some generals objected, and they were immediately suppressed by the voices of the ministers.

In the end, the generals kept silent, and Emperor Jianwen adopted Fang Xiaoru's opinion.

In order to ensure the smooth implementation of the strategy, Emperor Jianwen deliberately issued an edict and released King Qi from his detention.

The responsibility of liaising with King Yan and acting as a lobbyist fell on the lord of Qingcheng.

The county lord of Qingcheng was not very happy, and it was too difficult to be a lobbyist for the emperor and reason with King Yan. What's more, she didn't think that the emperor really wanted to cut the land and sue for peace. In case something goes wrong, it is certain that King Yan will turn his face, how can he get out?

Helplessly, the emperor's order has been issued, and no matter how unhappy he is, he has to play the county lord's honor guard and go to the Yan army camp by boat.

Looking at the military camp on the north bank, the county lord of Qingcheng sighed repeatedly, her uncle and nephew are fighting, what does it matter to her? This is unlucky!