Chapter Seventy-Eight
The taste of a hangover is hard to describe, and riding on a horse, in addition to a headache, the stomach is also uncomfortable.
When he arrived at the palace, Meng's face began to turn pale. He regretted it a little, he knew that he shouldn't have rejected Shen's good intentions to command the ride, compared to getting off the horse and not being able to walk in a straight line, seeing that people have three heads, what is face?
The palace guards checked the waist card, and a eunuch in a purple sunflower shirt had already greeted him in the palace.
"Our family has seen Commander Shen, Meng Tongzhi."
Meng smiled and arched his hand, "Listen to things in vain." ”
The dog has been given the surname Bai by King Yan, and the surname Zheng is the same as that of Sanbao.
Sanbao made meritorious contributions in Zhengcunba, Gou'er emerged in Baigou River, Hou Xian was active in Mongolia, and several tribes have expressed their intention to move inward. Meng Shishilang had to sigh that King Yan was really Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and even the eunuchs were not simple. On the other hand, Emperor Jianwen, in addition to Qi Tai is Huang Zicheng and others, he also has to add Li Jinglong, and he is really not wronged to lose the throne.
King Yan is discussing in the carrier hall today, except for Shen Xuanmeng, Zhang Yu, Zhu Neng, Tan Yuan, Xu Zhong and other generals. Zheng Heng and Chen Hui are considered the second echelon. General Chen Heng was seriously injured in Baigou River and is still bedridden. All commanded Teng Ju to die in the battle, Yan Wang Haosheng appeased his generals, and now Chen Heng and Teng Ju's subordinates sharpened their knives and swore to avenge the main general.
The human heart is available.
Monk Daoyan took the opportunity to propose to King Yan that the time and place were favorable, and everything was ready, and it was the best time to fight Hebei, attack Shandong, and point to Nanjing.
"Heaven is with you, how can you not take it?"
There is no need for Dao Yan to say more, King Yan had the idea of rushing out of Hebei and moving towards the whole country.
The celebration banquet is to further gather people's hearts, and by the way, let the attached southern army take a look, and follow King Yan to have meat to eat!
What does Zhu Yunwen have, benevolence, righteousness and morality, the way of Confucius and Mencius? Can the doctrine of the saints be eaten as a meal? The profession with the head pinned to the waistband of the trousers must be practical!
Zhu Di is very good at speaking, and a few words can arouse everyone's beautiful associations.
Following the rebellion of King Yan, there is meat to eat and wine to drink. When the day of the great cause is achieved, it is basic to divide the fields and houses, and the official luck Heng-Tongmei-female-ring knees are not a problem. For the Mongolian cavalry who followed him to fight, Zhu Di said that he would not be treated badly, there was no problem with cattle and sheep, and there was no problem with the pasture! Anyway, it's all empty checks, and it doesn't hurt to write as much as you want.
The Yan army was inspired, the southern army was moved, and even the Mongolian strong men were in tears.
Immortal, this profession is even more iron than an iron rice bowl.
Meals and accommodation are all-inclusive, salaries are paid, welfare year-end bonuses are not lacking, and even the life events of marrying a wife are solved by special personnel.
There is no better employer than King Yan, and he must rebel with King Yan!
Meng walked into the hall one step after Shen Xuan, and it was the first time he had officially heard the announcement to the carrying hall to discuss the matter. In the past, the level was not enough, but now it is officially the core group of the Yanwang Rebellion-team?
When everyone arrived, King Yan immediately began to perform.
"Today, the young emperor was confused by the traitorous ministers, violated the system of the Tai-Zugao Emperor, abandoned the law of the Tai-Zugao Emperor, and left the Tai-Zugao Emperor to raise troops and make it difficult to recruit soldiers, which was designed to sweep away the traitors in the court and support them...... After months of tossing and turning, nothing big happened. Lonely food does not know the taste, the night is restless, and the tears are wet and long...... Every time I think about it, I feel heartbroken! ”
The same opening sentence, Meng can memorize it. Just like Uncle Liu Huang in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms said that I am the queen of King Jing of Zhongshan, Emperor Hongwu's testament is a signboard that King Yan carries on his shoulders and a fig leaf for his rebellion. Even if he grinds his ears out of the calloon, he must speak every day, and the members of the group-gang-organization who follow the rebellion must also listen, and he must listen excitedly, sincerely, and intoxicated.
After King Yan finished speaking, he immediately raised his arms, the prince is wise, the prince is thousand, and the prince is mighty! Tai-Emperor Zugao has knowledge under the spring, and he will definitely support the prince!
Without knowing it, Emperor Hongwu was completely "represented".
If he can express his resistance, Zhu Yuanzhang will definitely kick open the door of the imperial mausoleum and roar angrily, representing a XX! When did Lao Tzu support his son to rebel against his grandson?!
It's a pity that Emperor Zugao, the Ming Dynasty who has been wise and martial all his life, jumped high and jumped in the ground, and the whip was thrown so vigorously that it could not affect King Yan.
Embarking on the broad road of rebellion is destined to open the bow and have no turning back.
Want to go back? Countless historical experiences are reminding Zhu Di that he will only die faster.
Set the tone of the speech, everyone set up a platform, King Yan stood up, and made some sighs about Emperor Hongwu's dislike of Emperor Jianwen's father and son, and then pointed out that his father loved himself very much, so he handed over the responsibility of guarding Beiping to himself.
"Beiping is the capital of the former dynasty, which is of great significance."
In a word, when his father assigned him to Beiping, he must have thought of passing the throne to him one day. Therefore, the throne of Emperor Jianwen should have been his!
For the time being, no matter how far-fetched this reason is, whether it is tenable or not, everyone who listened to Zhu Di's speech all said that what His Royal Highness King Yan said was the truth!
Not convinced? Drag it out and chop it into a mashed meat!
It sounds exaggerated, but after Zhu Di ascended the throne, most of the people who still expressed doubts about this "truth" did not end well, such as the die-hard element Fang Xiaoru.
As King Yan's speech became more and more excited, Meng's head began to buzz.
However, there were not a few people in the temple who were like him. Obviously, many people at yesterday's celebration banquet were drunk, and it was certainly not pleasant to be dragged to the carrying hall early in the morning to attend a rally and listen to the theory of rebellion.
With a partner with a headache, Meng Shishilang is not as uncomfortable as before. Seeing others more uncomfortable than him, regardless of the body, can always get some comfort psychologically.
“…… Therefore, Lone decided to send troops to Texas and attack Jinan! ”
Finally, King Yan threw out a plan to march into Shandong.
Everyone was immediately in high spirits, especially the several strong men who represented the Mongolian cavalry at the meeting, all of them seemed to be excited, their eyes were shining, and they were gearing up.
It's good to fight!
In today's battlefield situation, the Yan army has an absolute advantage. The imperial army, which claimed to be one million, was defeated by the Yan army and driven out of Hebei like a duck.
Yu Tongyuan, the Marquis of Yue, and Qu Neng, the fierce general, died in the battle, and Wu Jie, the Marquis of Anlu, became prisoners, and sat facing the wall with Zhang Lun, the former Hebei commander who was captured by Shen Xuan, in the palace of King Yan, remembering the glory of the past. The warlike Ping'an retreated to Jinan, and Guo Ying, the Marquis of Wuding, ran to the west, and before he returned to Beijing, he was dismissed from his official position by Emperor Jianwen. The old general was immediately disheartened, and his subordinates were no longer afraid.
After Xu Huizu led the crowd to intercept the Yan army halfway, he was ready to enter Dezhou, but who knew that Emperor Jianwen's head was pumping again, and he ordered him to be recalled to Nanjing, and even Ping'an was called away.
Who is left guarding Texas? There is only the famous long-distance running champion Li Jinglong.
Such a God-given opportunity, if he didn't take Texas, Zhu Di felt sorry for his nephew's kindness.
"Attack Texas!"
There are soldiers and food in Dezhou, which is the only way to attack Jinan, and if you take Dezhou, Jinan is at your fingertips, and if you take Jinan, Shandong will fall into your pocket sooner or later.
Shandong won, will Nanjing be far away?
After playing on his own turf for so long, Zhu Di thinks it's time to give Zhu Yunwen some color.
Listening carefully to King Yan's plan, Meng couldn't help but think of the beautiful future.
When it comes to military strategy, few people in the current Ming Dynasty can compare to King Yan. King Ning may be able to, but he has been tied to King Yan's chariot. Xu Huizu, the Duke of Wei, is also one, Nair can't make his own decisions, and there is an Emperor Jianwen who often makes mistakes on his head.
Who else can match the King of Swallow?
Meng patted his head, and a name suddenly broke into his mind, Tie Xuan.
All the good things were swept away at once, Meng Shishilang was excited, and the Tiegong Temple was in Jinan! In history, King Yan was defeated by Tie Xuan, returned from the city of Jinan, and almost lost his life.
Meng was uncertain, and King Yan had already formulated a battle plan with the generals. In the eyes of everyone, the defenders of Texas are just a group of defeated soldiers, and they can't find a general who can lead troops in Shandong, and this battle will definitely be won.
In the middle of the battle meeting, King Yan was in a good mood, and even joked with the generals, "In less than ten days, I will set up another celebration banquet in Jinan." ”
The generals applauded, and Meng slapped together, but he couldn't declare what he thought in his heart, he didn't want to be charged with disturbing the morale of the army.
The prince Zhu Gaochi, the king of Gaoyang County, Zhu Gaoxu, and the third son, Zhu Gaosui, observed the whole meeting.
Zhu Gaochu and Zhu Gaosui followed King Yan on the expedition continuously, Zhu Gaochi held Beiping, and since King Yan raised his army, the three brothers have made great contributions. Especially Zhu Gaoxu, who fought bravely and took the lead, fought hard in the battle of Baigou River, and fought desperately to save King Yan from the enemy formation, and was even more valued by King Yan after the war. Now, his position next to King Yan is almost on par with Zhu Gaochi.
As the prince of the royal family, Zhu Gaochi did not raise any objections to this. He knew that even if he mentioned it, it would be useless, but it would make his father unhappy. He could only behave more modestly and be more friendly to his brothers, but he won a lot of praise from King Yan.
On the surface, Zhu Gaochi and the three brothers and sisters know each other well behind their backs.
King Yan was bent on appeasement, and it was inevitable to ignore the turbulent dark tide between his sons.
Princess Yan was sick in bed, although she was diagnosed and treated by Dr. Zhao, she could only recuperate slowly, and she had to teach the princess, and she was powerless to reconcile the increasingly difficult relationship between her three sons.
The palms and backs of the hands are all meat, and all three are biological, so it's not appropriate to favor any one.
Fortunately, Jingnan has not yet succeeded, and the competition with Emperor Jianwen is still the biggest problem and the main contradiction in front of the three Zhu Gaochi brothers.
Before the invasion of Nanjing, the three brothers were all petty fights, and they knew very well that now the big trouble would not end well, so that Emperor Jianwen would take advantage. When King Yan ascends to the Ninth Five-Year Plan, the torrent hidden under the table will really break out.
"Gao Chi, Gao Xu, what do you think about this?" After listening to the opinions of his subordinates, Zhu Di turned to look at his three sons, "Gao Sui, you can also talk about it." ”
Zhu Gaosui is getting older, and his sleek personality is gradually revealed, listening to King Yan's inquiry, he hurriedly said: "The two brothers are here, how can they have a son to speak." ”
Zhu Gaoxu took the opportunity to make a look of respecting his brother and said, "Please also ask the prince to speak first." ”
Zhu Gaochi was not good at being humble again, thought for a moment, and said, "Back to my father, my son thinks that it is not difficult to capture Dezhou, and if you want to go to Jinan, you need to make more preparations." ”
As soon as these words came out, not only King Yan was surprised, but Meng also looked over in surprise.
Zhu Gaochi is good at government affairs, but his military talent is not as good as that of his two brothers. Meng is plug-in was opened, only to know that Lu Dao Jinan City might not be able to beat, where did he see it?
Nonsense? Unlikely. Zhu Gaochi didn't dare to do this in front of King Yan.
What is the reason for that?
"My son thought that when my father conquered Texas, the court would be on guard. Jinan is not better than Texas, the city is high and deep, and it is backed by Nanjing. Although there are no unscrupulous generals, if there is no popular will, it is not easy to gather people to resist and take the city. After a pause, Zhu Gaochi continued, "The son is worried about the fact that my father only has three counties, and Jianwen leads the whole country. Large adjustable troops. The guards are unbearable, and there are still the southwestern guards, especially Musheng in Yunnan, and the father must not be worried. ”
After a few words, he poured a scoop of cold water on Zhu Di.
King Min was exiled to Fujian, and he was denounced by Mu Sheng. Whether Mu Sheng will support Emperor Jianwen to the end, Zhu Di can't be sure, but he knows very well that Mu Sheng will definitely not rebel with him. If the imperial court really gives an order, there is a chance that eight out of ten - nine will lead troops north.
Thinking of this, Zhu Di's sweat fell.
Muying, the king of Qianning, was the adopted son of Emperor Hongwu, and his military strategy was no worse than that of the governor of Ping'an, and even slightly better. Otherwise, Emperor Hongwu would not have ordered him to guard Yunnan.
Mu Sheng is Mu Ying's second son, inheriting the title, and is as brave and good at fighting as his father and brother who died young, and his army is especially good at using firearms. If he is transferred from Yunnan, Zhu Di will be in big trouble.
"Brother's words are wrong." When everyone fell silent, Zhu Gaoxu stood up, with a heroic aura, as if he was printed in a mold with King Yan, "Mu Sheng was ordered by Emperor Zugao to guard Yunnan, how could he be easily mobilized?" Moreover, the road from Yunnan to Jingshi is dangerous, even if he leads the troops to come, it will take several months, and by then, his father has already ......"
"Gao Xu!"
King Yan broke off and stopped Zhu Gaoxu's unspoken words.
"It's a good time." said this, but there was no trace of panic on his face. Why did the prince suddenly mention Mu Sheng, Zhu Gaoxu didn't have time to think deeply, but it was really refreshing to be able to refute the other party in person with reason and evidence.
Everyone in the world knows that King Yan is rebelling, but no one says it. Since he dared to make such a gesture, he expected that his father would not blame him. He was originally a "grumpy" and "reckless" person, and his father and all the generals present knew very well that after a little while, no one cared.
On the contrary, it is the prince of the world, this remark cannot be said to be wrong, but it is a pity that there are almost no advisers in the palace, they are all military men who lead the troops, and Zhang Yu, who is known as a Confucian general, may not agree with his words.
Zhu Gaochu slapped out and slapped Zhu Gaochi's face with a snap, without any pressure.
Who asked Zhu Gaochi to stretch out his head to fan him?
After scolding Zhu Gaoxu, King Yan stroked his short mustache and said, "Although it is formless, it is reasonable." ”
As soon as the words came out, it was clear that he agreed with Zhu Gaoxu more.
A trace of embarrassment flashed on Zhu Gaochi's face, and he took a step back and stopped making a sound.
In the Xinuan Pavilion, Dao Yan learned about the situation in the palace from the eunuch, and specially asked: "Have the poor monks offered advice?" ”
"Back to the Buddha, Meng Tongzhi never spoke. It's just that our family looked at it, and Tongzhi's face didn't seem to be very good, as if he had a hangover. ”
"Amitabha."
Dao Yan pronounced a Buddha name, and he was optimistic that Lu's apprentice was really smart. The prince has already made up his mind, and he has his own furrow in his chest. At this time, it is useless except to be eye-catching.
Shizi's words may be reasonable, but the timing is not right. The king of Gaoyang County has the demeanor of a prince, and he is a little impatient.
Seeing that Dao Yan was no longer silent, the eunuch turned around and withdrew from the warm pavilion.
In the case that Meng Shishilang knew nothing, he had been labeled as an unbeneficial-sect.
Daoyan monk Fengren regarded himself as his master, and after several times, from the king of Yan to the prince, from the king of Gaoyang County to the official office of the palace, including the eunuchs around King Yan, they all knew that Meng Tongzhi, who was the guard of Yanshan, was the apprentice of the monk Daoyan.
The reason doesn't make sense, don't live or die to apprentice?
It doesn't matter, you can build momentum in public opinion, this is Daoyan's housekeeping skills. When the master-apprentice relationship between the two is known to everyone, Meng will not be able to wash it even if he jumps into the Yellow River.
Jiang is old and spicy, and Meng Shishilang, who is still a small green onion, is naturally not the opponent of old Jiang Daoyan.
So, good apprentice, come to the bowl of the teacher.
Dao Yan smiled slightly, 100% kind, 100% profound.
Meng in the carrier hall suddenly felt a chill behind him, and subconsciously looked back, delusional?
Shen Xuan noticed Meng's actions and asked in a low voice, "But you're not feeling well?" ”
"Nope." Meng frowned, "I always feel ......"
"What?"
"It's nothing, it's probably a lowly job and still having a hangover, and I'm too careful."
Shen Xuan nodded, looked away, and did not continue to ask.
I made up my mind in my heart, and it seems that I still have to practice the amount of alcohol.
As Dao Yan expected, King Yan was already determined to attack Shandong, and asking the generals for their opinions was just a formality.
The battle plan was formulated, and the generals received the order, and left the palace one after another and returned to the camp to prepare.
Zhu Gaochi was still ordered to mobilize grain, grass and ordnance, and Zhu Gaochu and Zhu Gaosui were sent by King Yan to help the prince. Looking back at the two younger brothers who followed behind him, Zhu Gaochi had a headache.
If it was replaced by Meng, Zhu Gaochi would definitely raise his hands and shout to his father Wang Yingming, if he replaced these two, he would be thankful if he didn't help.
Zhu Gaochi shook his head and sighed, no matter how helpless he was, he could only accept the facts. Meng has been promoted to Yanshan guard Tongzhi, from the third grade, it is not something he can easily deploy. Without Meng Tongzhi, the efficiency of doing digital-related work has slowed down a lot.
Before King Yan held a combat meeting, Zhu Gaochi tried to discuss with his father whether he could be accommodating again, but of course the result was unsuccessful. I don't know if King Yan sent Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui over out of compensation or other plans.
Not only Zhu Gaochi has a headache, but Zhu Gaochu and Zhu Gaosui are the same.
The three brothers looked at each other, and it was rare to have a kinship.
When encountering such a father who does not play cards according to the rules of the cards but has martial arts, it is absolutely impossible to resist, so he can only be honest and obedient.
It's not easy to be a brother.
Back outside the city, the army had not yet drawn its camp.
Shen Xuan asked King Yan that since he was going to send troops soon, why bother with the toss inside and outside the city, just camp outside the city.
If King Yan thinks about it carefully, this is indeed the truth. Worried about Shen Xuan's injury, he simply ordered Dr. Liu to stay in the camp, and on the day the army started, Shen Xuan's shoulder injury must be cured.
I was promoted to an official position, and I gradually had more things to do. Commander Shen was wounded, another Tongzhi was heroic in the Battle of Baigou River, and all the affairs of Weizhong were pressed on Meng's shoulders. Fortunately, there are three servants to help share the burden, otherwise, before the army sets off, Meng Tongzhi will die of labor and death in the line of duty.
"Qian Yanshi is seriously injured and can no longer serve in the military, can he be selected to command the vacant position?"
Meng flipped through the roster of the army, except for the people who had been with him since Kaipingwei, he didn't know much about most of the others.
"Empty for now." Shen Xuan had just changed the medicine, and pressed his hand on his shoulder, "After the war, he will be promoted with military merits." ”
This is a good way, Meng couldn't help but nod.
There are more than a dozen thousand households in Weizhong, all of whom have military exploits, such as Zhao Qianhu and others, who have followed Shen Xuan since the time of Yanshan Zuowei. There is only one position, and it is not appropriate to promote anyone. Promote one servant, vacate a thousand households, and there are more than 100 households below, just think about it, Meng is one head and two big.
It's still Shen Xuan's idea, in terms of military merits, everyone was comparable before, and after this war, there will definitely be a high and low.
In terms of military exploits, no one can say anything.
In addition to the matter, the Yanshan defender also has an empty position of Tongzhi. Shen Xuan can't call the shots in this position, so he must ask King Yan. Including the candidates for the matter, they must also be implemented after the nod of King Yan.
"The prince has set a departure date." Shen Xuan motioned for Meng to sit down, "Twelve Lang want to go home and have a look?" ”
Go home?
Meng shook his head, now is not the time to go back, this victory is unpredictable, do more mistakes and make fewer mistakes, it is better to follow Commander Shen closely.
In case King Yan loses, he will find someone to vent his anger, and he will not be able to find his head.
"Not going back?"
"There is nothing to do at home, just return home to visit when the army triumphs."
"It's fine." Shen Xuan said, "If people don't return, their families always have to take care of them a little more." ”
As he spoke, he handed Meng a list of cloth, grain, mutton, and spices, even sugar and cakes.
Meng looked up, what does this mean?
Commander Shen smiled beautifully, and the gentleman was calm, "Since the first visit, I haven't come to the door again, so I can only use this to express my heart." ”
Meng lowered his head and continued to look, and the more he looked, the bigger his eyes became.
Cloth, grain, mutton and spices are all daily necessities, as are sugar and pastries.
But what is the matter with copper coins, gold and silver ingots, and jade carvings?
In addition to the first time, there are two geese?
Meng Bu was calm, and his hand holding the list trembled a little, "Commander, what is this?" ”
Shen Xuan raised his eyebrows, "I hunted it with my own hands, and Twelve Lang took it." ”
Meng: "......"
Keeping it away?
Luan Fengyu can't be accepted casually, can the wild goose be accepted?
Look at Shen Xuan, and then look at the list, Meng really wanted to cover his face.
If you stuff the list back in your hand, when you don't see anything, what are the chances of being safe and proper?
It seems that less than half of it.